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"A blockbuster three-way trade between the Celtics, Pistons and Trail Blazers!"

When the newspapers on the next day reported on the draft, they all reported on this transaction that changed the ecological structure of the league.

A newspaper commented:

"For the Pistons, when they drafted Lee Luo in the first place, they traded him to the Celtics. Then, the Pistons acquired Rasheed Wallace from the Trail Blazers in a three-party transaction and also traded him to the Celtics.

Selected Milicic, the European golden boy, with the sixth pick provided by the Celtics.

And they only paid the price of two fringe players and an unprotected first-round pick in 2007 to do all this, unprecedentedly strengthening the weak fourth position last year.

In this transaction, we can say that the Pistons really made a lot of money this time."

"The Trail Blazers got rid of Rasheed Wallace's big contract and his bad temper. Since the failure of the competition with the Lakers, the Trail Blazers have been committed to eliminating the impact of bloated interior and balancing their team's lineup.

Today's transaction will be an important step in the Blazers' reconstruction. After losing an All-Star-level inside man, they immediately got an All-Star forward to supplement. Antoine Walker was still a high-quality player with 22.1 points last year. Let us

Let’s wait and see how he performs next. Overall, the Blazers’ deal is a good one.”

"The Celtics' operation is very confusing. The Celtics twin stars also achieved results in the Eastern Conference Finals last year, and now they gave away one of them, Walker, for nothing with almost no profit.

Gave it to the Trail Blazers. In addition to two draft picks whose future is uncertain and a measly 3.5 million in cash, it seems that all the Celtics did was to move their No. 6 pick higher, just to select the only one.

A Chinese who has been playing for a year.

The price paid for this is too high. If I were a Celtics fan and saw the general manager torturing my home team like this, I would definitely ask him to step down."

"Hey, Angie, listen to the voices out there that want to fire you."

After achieving the set goal and selecting Li Luo, Auerbach, who was in a good mood, had a rare joke with his disciple, Danny Ainge, who is also the manager of the Celtics team.

The newspapers on Auerbach's desk were almost entirely filled with criticism, and even the local newspapers in Boston also published negative opinions relentlessly.

Danny Ainge could only respond with a wry smile. He was not unprepared. When he made the All-Star plus sixth pick to replace Li Luo, who had never proven and only played for one year, he had

Be prepared to be scolded.

However, he didn't expect the fans' actions to be so crazy. If it weren't for the security guards who stopped Anji, he would have no doubt that those fans would throw homemade cocktails at his window.

Maybe Danny Ainge has forgotten that this is Boston, the birthplace of the United States, and these people are definitely not compliant.

"Old man, now the deal has finally been reached, but I was still a little doubtful when I finally confirmed the deal?"

Danny Ainge pointed to Lo Lee's name in the newspaper.

"I don't doubt his strength or your vision, but..."

Danny Ainge was a little hesitant, but still said hesitantly:

"Is it just that we have to pay so much for using it?"

"Haha, Danny." Mr. Auerbach was suspected, but he was not angry at all. It probably had something to do with his relatively good mood recently. At this time, he was like a kind and kind godfather with aura, lighting his cigar patiently.

and Anji explained.

"Danny, there is no doubt that you are an excellent basketball manager, but basketball is not a number game of adding 11, and basketball trading is not just a simple stacking of stars."

"If this were the case, New York would have won ten consecutive championships!" As he said this, Auerbach did not forget to complain about New York's nouveau riche.

(When Danny Ainge was a player, he also suggested trading Bird, and he got a huge deal.)

"For a rookie, his body can be developed and his shooting can be practiced, but his energy and spirit can only be found if you get rid of the external fog and conduct in-depth exploration."

"Walker is too out-of-the-box. He is not suitable for the Celtics... He will definitely get a big contract if he goes to the Trail Blazers." Auerbach said about the former Gemini star who has been observing for several years.

Out of evaluation.

(Antoine Walker famous quote: Why do you like to shoot three-pointers? Because there are no four-pointers. It seems that you were born too early. If you were born in the small ball era, it would be great to shoot more than ten in a game.)

Having said this, Anji had no choice but to accept the fact that Luo Li was about to become a Celtic.

And Li Luo’s reaction?

Li Luo was confused when he first received the news. He had only been in second place for a few minutes, and he was now being traded?

I, Mr. Li, don’t want to lose face?

Let’s take another look at where it will go after being traded?

Oh? Celtics?

So what are you waiting for? Go ahead, as long as you don't go to the Pistons, everything will be fine.

Li Luo thought of this, and in front of countless reporters and media, he pulled off the piston hat from his head and threw it somewhere.

Then, Li Luo took the Celtics hat that Bill Duffy handed from the side.

Huh? Not bad, the wealthy teams are so well-established. Even the hats are much more refined than the Pistons. What? You say it's a psychological effect? ​​No matter what, the Celtics' hats are just beautiful.

It would be nice if...it wasn't so green.

Next, it came to the rookie contract. In order to show sincerity from the Celtics, Ainge flew from Boston to Austin to sign a contract with LeLo.

When salary contracts are not exploding, rookie contracts are usually very low. Even James, this year's No. 1 pick, only signed a three-year rookie contract of 12.96 million. This contract, after tax, is worth 2 million a year. Really

The most valuable part is the advertising contract. (Nike's 93 million in 7 years, the largest rookie contract in history. Compare Kobe's 45 million in 5 years (after the Eagle County incident), and Anthony's 18 million in 6 years.)

Non-lottery players are even worse. More than one million a year is the mainstream price, and there is no advertising revenue. Apart from taxes, room and board, and training, there is not much money left.

After discussion, Li Luo's rookie contract was set at 11 million for three years. This price was only slightly lower than James among the rookies in the same class.

When he was about to sign, Li Luo suddenly remembered something and looked at Anji with a half-smile.

"If I make the All-Stars or win the mvp during my three-year rookie period, are there no rewards in this contract?"

Danny Ainge is such a talented person, and he couldn't help complaining in his heart. After forcing Wang Bird to retire, no one has pretended to be cool in front of him for a long time.

I haven’t heard it for so many years, so sad!

Okay, Angie, don’t be verbose. If you really grow up so fast, I won’t be able to keep you without good treatment. I directly added a clause to the contract:

"MVP or becoming an All-Star in two years, in addition to some cash rewards. The next contract will be based on the league's first-line star signing."

In this way, a "Russ Treaty" came out in advance.