I’m Really Playing Basketball

After Chen Xiao stayed in Miami for a few days to congratulate Dayao and Wade on winning the championship, she returned to Charlotte from Miami.

When Chen Xiao returned to Charlotte from Miami, it was already June 24th, and it was only 4 days before the start of the NBA draft.

At this point in time, rookie camp for the Charlotte Bobcats is of course over.

The reason why Chen Xiao did not go directly to New York but returned to Charlotte was mainly because the transactions of several players of the team hosted by Jordan had also entered the final stage.

The first is the trade of Lou Williams. This trade is very simple. The Trail Blazers will use their No. 7 pick in this year's first round to exchange for Lou Williams.

Everyone has a circle of friends, the price is reasonable, of course it is directly agreed.

Therefore, this deal has been finalized, but it will not be announced until the draft.

After all, Jordan's draft reputation is too great. If everyone knows that Jordan is going to trade the top picks, doesn't it mean that Jordan has very promising players in this draft?

In fact, the NBA has never had any impenetrable walls.

Although the transaction between the Bobcats and the Trail Blazers has not been reported yet, many NBA general manager offices already know that Jordan has obtained the seventh draft pick of the Trail Blazers.

"I think Jordan traded this pick in order to continue trading upwards. Jordan's goal is the top three picks in order to get the No. 1 pick!"

"Michael Jordan is very optimistic about Morrison, he is looking for chips for Morrison!"

It has to be said that judging from the previous news reports, anyone with no IQ problem can guess why Jordan wants to trade up the draft picks.

Coupled with Jordan's deal with the Warriors with Monta Alice, it's also for an upward pick.

And the deal with the Warriors involves more teams, and it is even more impossible to hide it.

Jordan wants the No. 1 pick, which is the one that guarantees Morrison.

Chen Xiao didn't quite understand Jordan's attachment to Morrison, but he respected it.

After all, Morrison is also a B-level rookie. This ability value is not bad. If there is a future, the future will be really good.

So after completing the deal with the Trail Blazers, Jordan used his existing two chips, the No. 14 pick and the No. 7 pick, to start trading upwards.

The goal is the top three, the first is the No. 1 pick of the Supersonics, but the general manager of the Supersonics, Rick Sander, is not very satisfied with Jordan's strategy of replacing zeros.

To be honest, the SuperSonics are not a completely rebuilt team. This team has strength. Okafor and Rashard Lewis are all good, but they are not candidates for the leadership. Therefore, for the SuperSonics, It is said that what the Sonics need is not to pile up talents to select rookies, but to find a master.

Obviously, for the Sonics, Jordan's 7+14 for the No. 1 pick is not so attractive.

And the Warriors' No. 4 pick, Jordan, couldn't be exchanged for a long time.

The Warriors want Monta Ellis, but the Warriors are unwilling to directly exchange Monta Ellis with the No. 4 pick.

The Warriors feel that Monta Ellis + Bobcats' No. 14 pick can be exchanged for their own No. 4 pick.

In this case, of course, Jordan has to drag it first for the time being.

Before the dust settles on the upward transaction, any chips cannot be sent out first.

Although SuperSonics general manager Rick Sander has been rejecting Jordan, Jordan has been trying to convince Sander. For Morrison, Jordan's achievement to such an extent still surprised Rick Sander, so Rick Sander After Jordan told his friends about his efforts for his No. 1 pick, the entire NBA knew how "humble" Jordan was in order to get Morrison.

For a time, Morrison's value skyrocketed.

Why did Rick Sander speak out about Jordan's pursuit?

Of course it was to increase the value of the number one lottery in hand.

Only the greater the value of Morrison, the greater the value of the No. 1 lottery in his hand.

I have to say that there are still many smart people among NBA general managers.

And Boss Joe is very displeased with Rick Sander's behavior of using him as a tool to drive up prices instead of pursuing him.

How can I get my beloved Morrison when you're all this way?

Of course, from a side view, Rick Sander's behavior also let Jordan know that the Supersonics with the No. 1 pick are not interested in Morrison.

This also gave Jordan hope.

As long as the Sonics don't find a suitable bargaining chip before the draft, and they don't want Morrison, they will definitely find him again and trade him down.

Therefore, Jordan felt that as long as he got the second pick in the trade, he would also have a chance to get Morrison.

Because of his pursuit of Morrison, Jordan's 'licking' of Rick Sander has become news.

Chen Xiao was curious about the courage to respect Morrison for giving up his own 'dignity'.

"Michael, do you really want Morrison that much?"

Although Chen Xiao also thinks Morrison is an excellent young player, is it necessary for Jordan to be like this?

"Chen, Morrison will become the most important symbol of the general manager's career just like you!"

Good guy, this evaluation is simply outrageous.

Jordan really believes that Morrison can grow into Larry Bird in the future!

Therefore, after getting Jordan's heart, Chen Xiao stopped caring about him.

Just let Jordan go to toss.

However, Jordan will still respect Chen Xiao's decision-making power when he is in trouble.

For example, when trading the second pick with his old club, the Wizards hoped to get the Bobcats' backup big man Blatche.

Blatche didn't get as many opportunities as Lou Williams and Monta Ellis last season, but in the few appearances he played, Blatche still showed great potential.

The Raptors also want Blatche, and are even willing to take two first-round picks.

In today's NBA, there are very few insiders who can shoot and control the ball like Blatche.

For the Wizards, Blatche's partner with Kwame Brown is very suitable. He can open up space for Brown and pass the ball to Brown.

Although Blatche is not a very important player in the team, Jordan will respect Chen Xiao's opinion whether any Bobcats player should stay or leave.

Therefore, Jordan will not send away the Bobcats players without the support of Chen Xiao.

In the end, Chen Xiao agreed after thinking for a while.

Let's put it this way, Blatche's role in the Bobcats is somewhat redundant. Whatever he can do, Chen Xiao can do, and what Chen Xiao can't do, he can't do.

Other styles of play are also outside-based, and the shooting is unstable and requires a lot of ball rights. You need so much ball rights. I give Chen Xiao the ball rights to digest. Isn't he better?

Therefore, Blatche can only be a substitute for ten thousand years in the future of the Bobcats, and the rotation time will increase.

And this is why Jordan is willing to use Blatche as a bargaining chip.

This is an excellent young man, but he is not suitable to appear on the court with Chen Xiao.

Jordan is now looking for players who are suitable to appear on the court with Chen Xiao.

Only the more players and types that appear on the court with Chen Xiao, the more possibilities the Bobcats can have.

When Chen Xiao hit five, Blatche couldn't hit four.

When Chen Xiao hit four, Blatche couldn't hit five.

This won't work.

After Chen Xiao agreed to release him, Jordan traded Blatche and the No. 7 pick from the Trail Blazers in exchange for the Wizards' second pick.

After Jordan got the second pick, the trade with the Warriors became simple.

The Warriors want Monta Ellis + the No. 14 pick in exchange for their No. 4 pick. Because the No. 14 pick is no longer a bargaining chip, this trade will no longer be a problem.

In the end, the Bobcats and the Warriors reached a deal, Monta Alice + the No. 14 pick in exchange for the Warriors' No. 4 pick.

After Jordan made such a fierce trade this summer, the Bobcats used their No. 14 pick + Monta Alice + Lou Williams and Bulla to switch to the No. 2 and No. 4 picks in the 2006 draft. right.

I won’t say whether these transactions were successful, but they were indeed converted from zero to whole.

Jordan was active in the lead-up to the draft, perhaps the most active general manager in the entire NBA.

His activity can be said to have ignited Morrison alone.

Morrison was originally the favorite to compete with Gay and Aldridge for the No. 1 pick, but he was the only candidate brought to the No. 1 pick by Jordan.

After all, in the words of Sonics general manager Rick Sund.

"The Wonder Boy has never humbled Jordan so much!"

This is indeed true.

Therefore, after Jordan drove up Morrison's price to such an extent, the SuperSonics' No. 1 pick really went up.

Originally, Rick Sander thought that Michael Redd of the Bucks would be exchanged for his No. 1 pick, so he should have agreed, but later, Michael Redd was replaced by Pierce of the Boston Celtics!

Who is better, Pierce or Reed?

It's hard to say. Reed is a popular young talent, while Pierce was a young talent in the previous wave, but now it's a bit dried out and a little bit cured.

But for the SuperSonics, a team looking for a big boss, of course Pierce is more suitable!

Even if the two are about the same strength, Pierce is still the boss!

Therefore, after being forced by the Celtics stars, Danny Ainge finally traded Pierce in exchange for the No. 1 pick.

In fact, there is no problem with trading Pierce.

After all, Danny Ainge has been trying to trade Pierce.

But who will be selected for the No. 1 pick obtained by trading Pierce, this is a big problem.

The Celtics stars must choose Morrison, who was stamped by Jordan and made Jordan "humble".

But Danny Ainge didn't know who to choose.

He doesn't like any of this year's rookies.

It should be said that he feels that none of this year's rookies is worthy of the No. 1 pick.

Pierce can make a profit by trading for the No. 1 pick, but trading for the 2006 No. 1 pick is a loss. It should be used to trade for the 2007 No. 1 pick.

However, Anji doesn't think about it. You want to take advantage, and others don't want to suffer. For the No. 1 pick in 2007, you think others are stupid.

Everyone is staring at the big man!

In short, although the 2006 draft was a small draft year, the trade war surrounding the 2006 draft is still an undercurrent.

Let’s not talk about the Celtics’ final deal with the SuperSonics for the second pick, let’s talk about the Houston Mosaic.

Dawson, the general manager of Mosaic, is very optimistic about University of Washington guard Roy.

In Dawson's plan, the double guard of Roy and Jay Williams will become the best guard combination in the league.

Therefore, Dawson, who has been trading Francis since last season, finally traded Francis out this time.

Mosaic traded Francis to Atlanta, one of the strongholds of the ACC.

For Francis, who graduated from the University of Maryland, this is a return to his own territory.

Mosaic traded Francis for the No. 3 pick just to select Roy.

Roy's current draft pick is around 10, so this draft pick is still a bit high for Roy.

Mosaic, who has always been shrewd, felt that using the No. 3 pick to select Roy seemed like a loss. After getting the No. 3 pick, he tried to trade down.

Therefore, Jordan and Dawson are the busiest in the offseason before this year's draft.

One is a crazy operation in order to trade upward.

The other one is trying to trade downward.

I have to say, this is indeed quite interesting.

After Chen Xiao returned to the Bobcats, he has been listening to Jordan's selection of candidates for this draft.

Because what Jordan exchanged this time was the No. 2 and No. 4 picks, these two picks are very high.

Therefore, the issue of selection is very important.

The No. 2 pick is already confirmed for Morrison.

So the question of the team's second goal in the draft.

Jordan hopes that the team's second target will be a power forward with speed and height.

Randolph is great, but too heavy, a little slow, and not tall enough.

In addition, the team's substitute insider Blatche was traded, so Jordan hopes to use the fourth pick to select an insider, and Bargnani is very good.

It seems that the 'Bird value' is also high.

However, Chen Xiao hopes that the team's No. 4 pick, the team's No. 2 pick, can select Roy.

He felt that Roy's strength was good and his attribute points were also very good.

"Michael, I think we can bring Ilyasova up from the Development League to play the fourth position next season. Gortat and Amir Johnson are also very good. We have sufficient candidates at the interior position.

I feel that we currently lack a guard who has a different style from Chris. After I play inside, he can play alone on the outside and relieve me of the pressure. "

After some discussion, Jordan finally respected Chen Xiao's idea.

The Bobcats do have a lot of interior reserves, and they can give those players more opportunities next season.

After determining the team's draft picks, Chen Xiao and Jordan can look forward to the 2006 NBA Draft.