The rest is just noise

When the Celtics selected Tony Parker with the 19th pick of the first round, the TNT studio was silent for five seconds.

Kenny Smith's sausage mouth opened in shock at this choice.

Rick Pitino laughed: I don't know if you still remember, two years ago in Los Angeles, Legend Lu selected two Argentine players. They have never played an NBA game. I think, Dejan

·Bodilloga's success influenced LegendLu's judgment of European players.

Barkley said a classic saying: I don't know Tony Parker, and I don't know where he comes from, but if Coach Lu is willing to use the first-round pick to select him, then he must be an excellent player.

Louis chose Parker not because of his white skin. Because Parker is essentially black.

He is of mixed race, but according to the one drop of blood principle of black people, he is black. There will be no place for Parker in the future non-black team that will win the championship.

It's just that that moment is still far away from now. Louis must first build a good enough team. By then, if players like Parker are to be traded, they will definitely be hot commodities. Now, the Celtics are short of

Point guard, Parker came just in time.

Thomas began to complain: After the start of the new season, there will be Americans, Chinese, Spanish, and French on our team. Which language will we use to communicate by then?

Louis quoted Bodilloga's famous saying: Don't worry, Isiah, basketball is the universal language. After that, the New York Knicks suddenly initiated a trade and sent Christian Laettner to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a contract that had become a garbage.

And veteran Ron Harper, who has decided to retire but has not yet announced it, and this year's first round picks 21 and 23.

Just like all the strong teams that have had Laettner, the NCAA champion seems to be very useful, but there is no hope of making it to the playoffs.

In this year's playoffs, Duncan completely defeated Ratner, which made the Knicks once again realize that it is imperative to strengthen the strong forward.

With the two draft picks obtained by the Pistons, the Knicks made their move.

They first selected black fat Zach Randolph with the 21st pick of the first round, and then selected Samuel Dalembert of Haiti with the 23rd pick of the first round.

If we start from the actual needs of the team, selecting these two people is like an eye-opener.

At this time, everyone in the New York draft war room, from Buford to head assistant Tom Thibodeau, looked gloomy.

James-Dolan, who had not interfered in the team's internal affairs for a long time, suddenly made two big moves. He not only asked them to send Laettner to Detroit in exchange for draft picks, but also decided who would use those two draft picks.

I really feel that I am having a bad time. Not long ago, I fell in love with a Frenchman with great potential, but my dear coach Lu beat him to him.

Just when he was confused, a big one came to Little Dolan.

Alas, this life is so miserable! Baylor said sadly, if these two people are not good materials, you and I will wait to be poked in the back by the media and fans!

However, Tomjanovich was puzzled by something.

Why did Mr. Dolan, who had no interest in the draft in the past years, suddenly become interested in this matter? Tomjanovich has a bold idea. Is there someone behind him giving guidance?

Rudy, you are not good at this, you are too optimistic! Baylor gets so angry when he thinks of that damn dude, that bastard who hates people and hates dogs, who would point him behind his back? If it hadn't been for him,

Louis wouldn't have left at that time! Looking at it now, Louis is really wise, he has already seen what that bastard is!

At this moment, the man behind James Dolan is drinking his last Coke of the day in the Celtics draft war room.

The Knicks made good choices with both hands. Dumars likes Randolph very much, and Zach is a promising power forward.

No one else responded. After Tony Parker's selection, everyone became more curious about Louis' choice for the No. 24 pick.

Should I choose a foreigner again?

Have any

Any recommendations? Louis asked businesslikely.

Isiah Thomas never forgets his original intention, Jamal Tinsley?

Can Tinsley play the 2 spot?

It seems not possible.

Then don’t choose. Louis looked at the others, what’s your opinion?

Dumas said: There seems to be a man named Brandon Haywood sitting in the little green room.

What is his position?

Power Forward.

We shouldn't use first-round picks on big men anymore.

Louis' eyes finally fell on the sports director.

Andy Greer said: Mr. President, before I recommend players, I must ask you a question - do you want mature immediate combat power, or do you want a player who needs serious polishing?

fetal.

We are a rebuilding team, that is, combat strength is meaningless to us. I want talented embryos.

After receiving Louis' reply, Greer confidently recommended: I suggest choosing Gerald Wallace from Alabama State University. This person's physical talent is very outstanding, but his skills in all aspects are very primitive and require long-term training.

Fortunately, he has enough ambition and desire to perform.

Louis smiled with satisfaction and said: Okay, I'll do as you wish.

In his previous life, Wallace made his debut in the talented Kings team. It was the peak period in the history of the Kings. He still played in the Princeton system that required high golf IQ to get started. It was normal for him to be unable to display his talents. But it was different when he came to the Celtics.

Yes, there is a lot of playing time here, and the system under Thomas' leadership is not complicated, which is suitable for his open and close style of play.

What Louis values ​​​​in Wallace is mainly his style and playing style.

He plays hard and has a desperate desire to perform. At the same time, although he looks like a small forward in terms of body shape, his performance is completely inside. Yao Yueban and Gasol are enough to support the Celtics inside.

But both of them have certain problems in the NBA.

Yao Yueban is weak in rebounding, but strong in protecting rebounds. He is good at using his huge body to block positions to help his teammates get rebounds. Therefore, the Celtics must equip him with someone who will take the initiative to rush for rebounds.

players.

Gasol's rebound protection doesn't have much of a problem, but I don't know why. Playing in the NBA is never as domineering as on the FIBA ​​stage, where Duncan, Dayao and other super insiders are regarded as chickens and dogs. There is always a lack of hardness.

It's almost enough to neutralize Wallace's toughness.

To sum up, Gerald Wallace was indeed a key figure in the early days of the Celtics in the Louis era.

Moments later, the Philadelphia 76ers used the No. 25 pick in the first round to rescue Brand Haywood from Little Green Room Hell.

Since the NBA launched the Little Green Room, one or two unlucky guys have been left behind every year.

Those who can be invited to the Little Green Room are usually players who have lottery hopes. If such people do not have any major problems, they will usually be picked in the middle of the first round. If they pass this stage, Little Green

There are people in the room, and the huge gap between reality and personal wishes is enough to make people collapse inside.

Seeing that Hayward was only selected at this time, Barkley smiled and teased the big mouth around him. It seems that Vince Carter will be the last NBA star in North Carolina!

Big mouth Kenny Smith sarcastically said: How good are you Auburn?

The fat man immediately stopped talking about martial arts. Kenny, if you keep talking, I will take out my championship ring and blind your eyes!

This scene seemed quite abstract to Louis in front of the TV.

Who would have thought that after Barkley retired, he would become a strong promoter of ring culture. If you have a ring, what you say is worth listening to.

You don’t have a ring, and whatever you say is nonsense. If you are really right, why can’t you win even a ring?

This is ring culture. It has no reason or logic, but it is very suitable for people who are too lazy to use their brains to think.

Isiah Thomas' heart-beat guard, Jamal Tinsley in first round

The 27th overall pick was taken by the Knicks.

Then, it was the Heat's turn.

As a team with the closest relationship with Louis, Lewis Shafir got advice from Louis early on and he knew who to choose.

Minutes later, the Heat selected Gilbert Arenas with the 28th pick of the first round.

If everything goes well, Arenas may take over from Petrovic and go on with Duncan. If everything goes wrong, Arenas may get so angry that he fails to understand Duncan's cold jokes and shoots him in the head.

Already.

The second hypothesis is why Louis chose the former between Parker and Arenas.

Thinking about it, Parker is better. His peak period is long enough and he is very durable. The most important thing is that he doesn't like playing with guns. At most, he uses the gun in his crotch to play with his teammates' wives. In terms of danger, he is better than Arena.

It is much smaller and the scope of influence is controllable.

Minutes later, the final first-round pick of the year was selected by the Lakers.

This was Jim Buss and Zhao Yuanzheng's first year in charge of the draft, and they selected Bobby Simmons with the 29th overall pick in the first round.