The rest is just noise

Louis prefers to trade the sixth pick for a swingman who can shoot.

As a mid-year draft, this year's No. 6 pick is quite popular.

When Danny Ainge learned that the Celtics had acquired the Bobcats' No. 6 pick and were preparing to trade the No. 6 pick, he took the initiative to call Ewing and offered to trade Antoine Walker for No. 6.

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The Grizzlies have begun another round of rebuilding.

After the end of this season, the controversial player Abdul-Rauf announced his retirement. The Grizzlies, with the fourth-worst record in the league, received the fourth pick in the lottery. At the same time, several

In a trade two years ago, the Nets gave this year's first-round pick to the Grizzlies.

This first-round pick has now become the second-round pick.

In other words, the Grizzlies own the No. 2 and No. 4 picks in this draft, and they are also interested in the Celtics' No. 6 pick.

For this reason, they did not hesitate to send Antoine Walker.

If it was Walker at the beginning of the century, it would definitely be profitable to trade for the No. 6 pick. But now, Louis thinks it's not worth it.

Walker could still average 22 points per game last season, but due to injuries, he only played 50 games and averaged 41% shooting from the field. He took 8 three-pointers per game, but his three-point shooting percentage was only 32%.

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This is a typical piece of garbage data obtained by relying on high shooting. It has no positive effect except making the team lose continuously. It is no wonder that Ainge wants to trade Walker.

Ewing originally thought he had made a profit by trading the No. 6 pick for a player like Walker. After Louis' analysis, he discovered that Ainge was trying to trick him.

"This bastard doesn't care about old friendship, we won't make a deal with him anymore!" Ewing said angrily.

Louis hummed and said: "No business can be successful every time. Even if the business fails, you must leave a trace of dignity. There is no righteousness in business."

"What should we do? The draft is about to begin." Ewing actually thought it would be a good idea to keep the sixth pick for himself.

In exchange for the fighting power, how can the rookies I selected be so useful? They are young, have potential, and have five-year child labor contract bonuses. Just thinking about it makes people drool.

Like the Celtics' championship team this year, aside from the two foreign veterans, Kukoc and Houston, the others were all selected by themselves.

It's not like Louis never thought about using the No. 6 pick, but he looked around at the lottery favorites and found that there really weren't many players worth picking with the lottery pick.

"Anyone else have any ideas?" Louis asked.

Ewing said: "Larry has given himself a break since the end of the season. He believes in the management's vision. As for Coach Riley, his suggestion is high school player Martell Webster."

It's so rare. Louis didn't expect that in 2005, he would still meet a high school genius he didn't know.

It is certain that Riley made a mistake this time.

"Forget it, I've had enough of getting along with high school students in Los Angeles. I need a man, not a boy."

Ewing's eyes were strange. He didn't know what Louis was thinking.

Now he basically doesn't care about team affairs. Even if he chooses a high school student, Bird will be the one to worry about, right?

However, through Louis' attitude towards this draft, Ewing basically knows that he does not want the team to use the sixth pick, so trading the sixth pick is the only option.

On the eve of the draft, Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz wanted to trade the Bobcats' No. 6 pick, but was unexpectedly told that the pick had been sent to Boston, so he called Louis and made an offer he couldn't refuse.

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The Jazz want to trade Wally Szczerbiak with the sixth pick.

Of course, Louis was very tempted by this proposal, but this is not a few years ago.

When Louis and Sloan asked for Szczerbiak, the handsome shooter was still healthy and on the rise.

Last season, Szczerbiak averaged 19 points per game, scored 3 three-pointers per game, and shot nearly 40% from the field.

Considering his size, he is a very good, efficient and

A prolific shooter, but he has injury problems, and his efficiency plummeted entering the playoffs. It can be said that his health and playoff performance have devalued him.

In this case, Sloan wanted the sixth pick, so Louis certainly wanted something more and offered to let the Jazz take on Toni Kukoc's junk contract. This was a prerequisite for completing the deal. Because the Celtics did not have a separate

Take over Szczerbiak's cap space.

Sloan has no objection to this.

Then, Boss Lu, who was eager to push forward, made a request for the Jazz to add the 30th pick in the first round to the trade.

At first, Sloan refused.

But as the draft approached, Sloan finally finalized the deal with Louis before the draft began.

According to the agreement, when the selection begins with the sixth pick, the Jazz will tell Louis the person they want, and Louis will then inform the Bobcats.

Sloan didn't know why he wanted to make the transaction so mysterious, and Louis didn't say much.

It is not difficult for Sloan to guess the answer to this matter if he thinks about it carefully.

How could a loyal person like Boss Lu trade someone before the team's champion has even finished his championship celebration?

2005 NBA Draft

Like last year, Louis also came to the Celtics draft war room.

This year, the NBA's No. 1 pick once again fell into the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers. Why do I say "again"? Because the last time the Clippers drew the No. 1 pick was four years ago.

That year, they used the No. 1 pick to select Stromire Swift, who was considered a super giant from the head down.

Then, Swift was shipped to Canada by the Clippers before even completing his five-year rookie contract.

For the Clippers, getting this year's No. 1 pick is not as comfortable as getting the No. 2 pick. Because this year's No. 1 pick is Australian center Bodog, and they have selected one center after another in the past few years, some of whom are known as the face of the team.

Emeka Okafor, Eddie Curry, who made Sampson happy to retire early before the draft, and even Rasheed Wallace, who racked up 41 technical fouls in a single season through trade.

, the last thing they need is to pick another big man.

However, as a rebuilding team, do they have any options?

Fat Curry seems to have difficulty realizing his potential. Okafor has been tested in his rookie season and is obviously over-praised compared to his pre-draft reputation. If Bodog is let go at this time, who can be sure that he will not become the next great

What about the center?

The Clippers thought over and over again, but finally decided to use the No. 1 pick to win Bodog.

"Is this crazy? It must be crazy!" Laimbeer complained continuously, "They now have three centers who need to be vigorously developed!"

Seeing that the Clippers selected Bodog, Louis laughed happily. Everyone thought he was amused by Laimbeer's complaints, but he was not.

Considering the rookies the Clippers have drafted in their history, considering the competitive pressure that Bob faces, and considering what a terrible owner Sterling is, the Clippers seem very likely to end Bob's career early.

Then, the biggest trade of the draft took place.

When Stern stood in front of the stage again, preparing to announce the Grizzlies' No. 2 pick to the world, he said a surprising news: "Ladies and gentlemen, all the viewers in front of the TV, here

I am announcing a sudden trade - the Memphis Grizzlies will trade the second overall pick to the Los Angeles Lakers. Therefore, we need to give the Lakers five minutes to make a decision."

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Louis, who had just been immersed in gloating about Bodog, suddenly sat up and asked, "When did it happen?"

With Louis' connections, it stands to reason that he shouldn't be an afterthought.

Ewing doesn't have a good impression of Ainge now, "Who knows, Danny is so full of bad intentions now, I don't think the Lakers will be able to please him!"

That's not necessarily the case

Louis knows exactly what the Lakers can do with the No. 2 pick.

Unless Zhao Yuanzheng goes crazy and uses the No. 2 pick to select Marvin Williams, this deal will not go through.

Bird was stunned, "Is it possible that the Lakers traded Beane?"

"Impossible." Louis shook his head. "Bean and Jasmine have determined that they cannot coexist. 1621/1622 Chapter 1564 Danny is really a vampire.

Under the circumstances, Jim Buss would definitely want to keep Beane, because Beane is the player he discovered first-hand."

Assistant coach Mike Budenholzer used his connections in Los Angeles to find out the details of the deal, and the results were surprising.

The Lakers sent Tayshaun Prince, Marko Yalic, Bobby Simmons, a 2006 first-round pick and a 2008 first-round pick to the Grizzlies for the No. 2 pick and Antoine Walker.

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"Danny is really a vampire!" Ewing shouted, "It's like letting him trade Antoine Walker!"

"They actually traded Tyshaun Prince?" Bird said in surprise. "They plan to keep Ron Artest?"

Considering the relationship between Artest and Kobe, it follows that the Lakers have already made a choice between Kobe and Garnett.

Then Stern returned to the stage.

"In the 2005 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Chris Paul from Wake Forest University with the second overall pick in the first round!"

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