Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The whole sky is as if struck by thunder.

People are never satisfied.

After hearing that he was selected by the Spurs, a famous low-post Taobao expert, he was not only happy, but also inevitably fantasized:

Tony Parker, the current starting point guard of the Spurs, was selected by the Spurs with the 28th overall pick in the first round;

Backup guard Ginobili was selected with the 57th overall pick in the second round.

Although I have entered the NBA, no team attaches more importance to second-round picks than the Spurs.

etc……

Qi Tian felt that he had grasped the context of something:

The Spurs are located in the small ball market of San Antonio, and it has always been difficult to attract players, so there are very few transactions every year. In the summer of 2011, their only transaction was...

He quickly asked Jack in a low voice:

"Where have I been?"

After a pause, Qi Tian said tentatively:

"Isn't that right, a walker?"

This time it was Jack's turn to be confused. His surprised expression didn't require words and he told Qi Tian the answer.

…

On June 24, 2011, Yahoo received news that the Spurs had made a trade with the Pacers. The Spurs received the 15th pick, Kawhi Leonard, and George Hill would come to the Pacers.

Subsequently, more details of the transaction were revealed: the Pacers used the trade exception (obtained through the Troy Murphy trade) to acquire George Hill, and also packaged the No. 42 pick and 2005 rookie Elazam Loback.

The signing rights were sent to the Spurs together, and the No. 59 pick in 2011 was included in the deal by the Spurs as an add-on.

This center player who was born in 1970 and selected in 2005 - Elazam Loback is currently playing for Barcelona Basketball Club. At the age of 31, he will obviously not land in the NBA;

In the 2011 draft, the player selected with the 42nd overall pick was named Davis Bertans. Bertans also did not land in the NBA immediately, but stayed in the European arena until 2016.

NBA…

"So, I'm the only one who got the deal?"

Qi Tian felt a chill all over his body. Others who were also involved in the transaction were playing overseas, so he...

Jack said to Qi Tian helplessly:

"Seven, the good news is that the Pacers are eighth in the East. If you are in the Pacers, you obviously have more opportunities..."

He murmured twice, and sure enough he told the bad news that twins are bound to exist:

"The Pacers signed David West with a two-year, 20 million contract this summer. Of course, their starting striker will not affect you..."

Qi Tian was not knocked down by the bad news at all, because he himself knew an even worse news!

The current leader of the Indiana Pacers is still Danny Granger, but the 29-year-old Granger should not have thought that he would be knocked down by injuries at his peak age;

What he couldn't even imagine was that in the first season when he was injured, a rookie with technical characteristics highly similar to Granger's who could almost perfectly replace him emerged on the team - the 10th overall pick in 2010.

, Paul George, who plays small forward!

"hiss!"

If Qi Tian felt the joy of being selected more than ten minutes ago, then now he just wants to say:

"What kind of collapse of heaven is this?"

The team's boss Granger is still powerful, and George is already eyeing him behind him. Qi Tian's draft pick is not as good as George's, and the draft year is still late. In the Pacers, I'm afraid he won't even be able to drink soup!

In addition to the bad news, Qi Tian also thought of another person who made him feel cold all over - Lance Stephenson!

This rookie, also in 2010, will soon become George's right-hand man, working side by side with his teammates to snipe the Heat in the Eastern Conference!

The reason why Qi Tian felt chills all over was that these two were still physically weak. Plus West, how could the Pacers have any chance of their own?!

"I am the 59th pick, why are you giving me such a difficult task?!"

After being overjoyed and sad, Qi Tian felt like he was about to collapse.

But at this moment, after confirming his intention with the Kings, Isaiah Thomas, the 60th overall pick and 175 centimeters tall, walked out of the room and saw Qitian and Jack in the corridor.

"Hey you!"

After getting along for a short time, little Thomas successfully remembered Qi Tian and came over to greet him.

"Is everything going well?"

Looking at Thomas's healthy smiling face, Qi Tianqiang said with support:

"It's okay..."

"That's great!"

Little Thomas kept waving his arms, expressing his excitement:

"The Kings currently have only Fredette as a point guard. If I come in, I might be able to come on the bench. If I join the starting lineup, it will be easy to become the main force!"

Do you still want to marry Bai Fumei and reach the peak of your life?

Qi Tian pursed his lips and just nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Qi Tian was silent, Thomas Jr. apologized first:

"Haha, I'm too excited, but it just so happens that we two, one is 59 and the other is 60, we will hit it out later and let fans all over the world know that we are two low-ranked players!"

"Yes, yes."

Feeling that Qitian's words were insincere, little Thomas felt contempt in his heart:

It seems that this guy will only be a mediocre second-round pick in the future, the kind who will be found out the next year.

You and I are not the same person.

Feeling slighted, Thomas smiled reservedly, quickly ended the conversation, and went back to the hotel to celebrate.

The other party's contempt did not escape Qi Tian's eyes. He had seen it countless times from the eyes of his teammates, coaches, and even the audience since he joined the school team.

A burst of anger emerged from Qi Tian's heart, and he was almost about to activate his great prophecy technique and retorted:

Why are you happy? In a few years, you will go to the Suns to form a three-guard lineup to compete with Bledsoe and Dragic!

But thinking that even so, Thomas still played well and became the strongest 175 in the Celtics, Qi Tian was a little discouraged.

wrong!

Qi Tian quickly realized that something was wrong with his state.

What he can do, why can't I do it?

No matter how much he is despised, will he be more despised than Thomas Jr. who played 175 games in the NBA? But he was able to start from the bottom of the pile and let the whole world remember his name!

"In this life, I am not weaker than others!"

A belief from the inside out inspired Qi Tian to fight:

What about Granger, George, and Stephenson? As long as my ability attracts attention, why can't I squeeze them out and let George and Stephenson serve as substitutes?!

As an outsider, Jack watched the whole process and took in the changes in Qi Tian's state in just ten minutes. He was shocked:

It is common to go from great joy to great sadness, but it is common for Qi to recover from great sadness in the blink of an eye. With this kind of mind, even if he does not play basketball, he cannot be a thing in the pool!

At this moment, he made up his mind to become Qitian's manager. Maybe he could be like Rich Paul, who turned from a worker to a capitalist. This was so much better than the movies!

Spurs scout Ken Walker packed his things, opened the door, ignored the two people standing in the corridor, and turned around to leave.

When he looked back on the past, he wanted to give himself a big mouth countless times. There was once a huge opportunity in front of him, but he did not cherish it...

In 2011, the deal between the Spurs and the Pacers became the most famous deal in basketball history, nicknamed "That Deal."