NBA: Becoming stronger starts with hard work and mastery

The new season is coming.

Logically speaking, the Boston Celtics, who only picked 29th in the first round, had no chance of selecting Ron Artest, who was predicted to be at the end of the lottery.

But as early as a month ago, Ron Artest told all teams that he would not go anywhere except the Boston Celtics!

As Han Yi's loyal younger brother at Georgetown University, the only team Ron Artest wanted to play for was the Celtics!

Height: 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters), weight: 110KG, wingspan: 217 cm.

The absolute core of Georgetown University in the post-Han Yi era, averaging 16.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.2 steals, and 2.5 blocks per game. He led Georgetown University to the top 32 in the NCAA this season.

Advantages: He may be the most versatile player in this session. He can score by any means, including but not limited to mid-range shots, back-to-the-basket singles, and layups. He has outstanding passing ability and vision among small forwards, and can lead teammates with organization like a point guard. He is also a good rebounder and defensive elite.

Disadvantages: The output of three-point shooting can be ignored, the free throw rate is poor, and he lacks the ability to open up space. Due to his excessive weight, his mobility is worrying. As a defender, he is difficult to keep up with elite guard players. At the same time, due to his lack of height, he may not be able to effectively interfere with small forwards.

Of course, these scout reports are for others to see, and it doesn’t even matter how Ron Artest performed in the Celtics’ tryout.

The important thing is that Han Yi specifically wants to take down this dark and strong man this summer!

In his previous life, Ron Artest was selected by the Chicago Bulls as the 16th pick in the 1999 draft, so Han Yi suggested that Auerbach should get a late lottery pick to be safe.

However, Auerbach decided to take the second path. After Ron Artest announced that he would not go to the Celtics, a report card of Ron Artest's tryout was leaked from the Celtics:

The three-point spot jumper hit rate was less than 25%, the free throw hit rate was less than 60%, and he was beaten to a pulp in the one-on-one match with Stephen Jackson. In the tryout match, he could not attack or defend, and was a bunch of scum!

After interviewing Ron Artest, the Celtics said that if Artest was willing to accept a second-round pick, they would promise to select him in the second round. If he wanted to rush for the first round, I'm sorry, although you Artest really want to come, but I, the Celtics, can't guarantee that I will sign you!

Compared with Ron Artest, the Celtics prefer to improve the draft to choose a more mature blue-collar forward: James Posey.

Compared with Artest, James Posey has stronger combat power. Although he can do less on the court than Artest, he is obviously more refined. For a team like the Celtics that pursues consecutive championships, it is really a better choice!

The 1999 draft officially kicked off at the MCI Center in Washington, DC!

After two consecutive super draft years in 1996 and 1997, and a mediocre draft year in 1998, the 1999 NBA draft did not attract much attention!

Because the output of genius also takes time. After two consecutive years of draft blowouts, it takes a long time to wait for another draft year.

But Han Yi, who had opened his eyes, knew that if we were to talk about superstars, there really were none in 1999, but if we were to talk about All-Star level players, there were really a lot of them:

Andre Miller, Andre Kirilenko, Lamar Odom, Richardson Hamilton, Baron Davis, Ron Artest, Shawn Marion, Elton Brand...

If Han Yi had not snatched Manu Ginobili in advance last year, he would have appeared on this list this year.

Ron Artest is Han Yi's little brother. Han Yi would naturally sit at the same table with Artest at the draft. A month ago, Artest's draft pick was predicted to be on the edge of the lottery zone, and he still had a chance to enter the green room.

But after the Celtics's tricky operation, Artest's draft pick was successfully lowered.

Ron Artest said he didn't care about this, because all he cared about was to continue to follow Han Yi.

After Han Yi joined the NBA

, Ron Artest also wanted to lead Georgetown University to continue its past glory by himself, and coach Thompson naturally entrusted Ron Artest, the second-in-command during Han Yi's period, with important tasks, giving him unlimited firing rights and a tactical core position.

As a result, they did not even make it to the top 64 in the first year, and in the second year, they were massacred by their opponents when they were 32-16, and were beaten to the point where they had no power to fight back.

Artest's number of shots went up, but his efficiency dropped across the board, which was too painful to watch.

When Han Yi was in Georgetown, other teams were terrified when they saw the Georgetown University basketball team, but when Han Yi left, Georgetown University became a veritable strong-on-the-outside-but-weak-on-the-inside team. When they first met, they could still fight, but the more they fought, the more they gave away.

"Boss," Ron Artest said, "Some people are born to be kings, and some people are born to be shields. I am willing to be your shield and escort you."

Han Yi was full of black lines: "Have you read some strange knight literature again?"

Han Yi's eyes were fixed on David Stern on the stage.

There were many All-Star-level second and third-in-commands in the 1999 draft, but if Han Yi only had to choose one from these people, he would choose Ron Artest ten thousand times!

On the one hand, Artest had followed him before, and on the other hand, as the top villain in the NBA in the first decade of the 20th century, he had to stay with him!

Unlike Bruce Bowen, who only knew how to fight, Ron Artest broke two ribs of Jordan as soon as he entered the league, and then he created the Palace of Auburn Hills incident. When he was old, he almost sent Harden to heaven with an elbow!

Whether we use it or not is another matter, but one thing needs to be confirmed:

This kind of nuclear weapon must not be in the hands of the opponent!

Ben Wallace, Stephen Jackson, Ron Artest!

Let's talk about it, if these guys stand behind you, you will feel insecure!