The rest is just noise

“The Los Angeles Lakers select Chris Paul with the second pick of the first round…!”

Dumas exclaimed: "What a big gamble!"

Bird looked at Louis: "What do you think?"

What do you think? Louis suddenly felt that maybe the Lakers would establish a second dynasty under Zhao Yuanzheng.

Whether it is the decisiveness of transactions or the trickyness of vision, Zhao Yuanzheng has perfected it under Louis over the years.

"I think..." Louis' answer was surprising, "The Lakers drafted the best pure point guard in the next ten years."

Ewing only had doubts about this: "Is it that good?"

"We'll see."

After Paul was selected, the bright spot turned out to be his younger brother.

Paul's brother CJ fondly recalls all the fights he and his brother had, including one in which Paul even pointed a knife at him.

Regarding this scene of brothers and sisters showing respect, CJ actually said: "This is all out of love!" It is reported that CJ will drop out of school and work for his brother as his manager and personal assistant.

In other words, he wanted to suck blood, suck blood fiercely. Who asked his brother to point a knife at him?

Louis thought for a moment. Even if Garnett leaves, even if Prince is traded, the Lakers in the new season will still have Kobe, Paul, Artest, Kevin Martin, and Barbosa. This is a good six-person group.

Moreover, the salary space left by Garnett allows them to pursue star players in the free market to strengthen the interior.

It can be said that the Lakers' transactions and choices have ensured the fundamentals of the next ten years. What will happen if Kobe and Paul, the new generation of top guards who have not been able to join forces in their previous lives, come together?

Then came the Portland Trail Blazers, who held the No. 3 pick.

They won the No. 1 pick last year and Dwight Howard showed talent, but the rebuild has just begun.

With this year's No. 3 pick, the Trail Blazers made a wrong choice.

They passed on Deron Williams and invested in the talent of Marvin Williams.

This is of course a choice a rebuilding team will make.

You want someone with high talent, not someone who fits the team well.

Marvin Williams has almost everything, height, width, length, physical fitness, shooting ability, he still lacks something to combine talents.

Moreover, Marvin has a unique "popularity" among his peers.

Everyone talks about how easy-going he is, what a great professionalism he has, and how much these qualities help him realize his talent.

The ABC host said: "The sky is the limit for Marvin. His talent is incredible. Whether it is energy, athleticism, agility on the court, he is the most outstanding one in this draft. He also has a complete

His skill set, especially his shooting range, can be seamlessly transferred to the NBA."

Perhaps the host exaggerated too much. Louis couldn't help but sarcastically said: "The most special thing about him is that he can't even be a starter at North Carolina."

The subsequent selections of the Memphis Grizzlies proved that Danny Ainge is the biggest winner of this draft.

Used the No. 2 pick from the Lakers in exchange for half of the starting lineup and two future first-rounders, and then used the No. 4 pick to select Deron Williams.

Each of these operations allowed Louis to see Ainge's growth. He was no longer the rookie who gave away his first-round draft pick in 1997 and thought he was making a lot of money.

With the rise of Anji and Zhao Yuanzheng, road-based GMs have begun to emerge in the league just like road-based coaches.

The SuperSonics used the fifth pick to take away the eyebrowless hero Charlie Villanueva.

After waiting for more than half an hour, it was finally the Celtics' turn.

Louis called Jerry Sloan, "Unless you change your mind, you should be able to tell me who you want to choose by now, right?"

Logically speaking, the Jazz should choose Martell Webster.

Although this high school student is just a rough embryo, he is already the most promising player left in the little green room.

The Jazz's training system is good. If he can understand the five-ball cutter, he may be able to develop better than in his previous life.

But Sloan's choice surprised Louis for a while.

"We want Channing Frye."

Louis was silent for a few seconds, as if asking Sloan: Are you sure?

"Is something wrong?" Sloan asked.

"It's nothing." Louis and Sloan are friends who don't know each other very well, so there is no need to remind him that Frye made a bad choice. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, Channing Frye."

Upon hearing Sloan's selection, many people in the Celtics draft war room were puzzled.

"What makes Coach Sloan choose to pass up Szczerbiak and draft a center who doesn't grab eight rebounds per game in college basketball?"

Ranbir had an expression on his face that said, "I'm speechless."

Scouting director Andy Grier added sternly: "And this is a senior center who averages less than eight rebounds a game."

Bird smiled and asked: "Then what are his strengths?"

"Shooting." Greer said, "His shooting is very accurate. This characteristic fits the Jazz's five-out system, but they already have Chris Bosh and Troy Murphy."

From now on, there will be nothing to do with the Celtics for a long time. Because the draft picks they hold are the 29th and 30th picks in the first round.

So, let's fast forward our narrative a bit.

Andrew Bynum, the youngest high school player in this class, went to the Magic. When Danny Granger was selected by the Pacers as the 15th overall pick, Louis realized the serious consequences of not doing his job properly.

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Since Louis felt from the beginning that there were not many people to choose from in this draft, he completely gave up the idea of ​​selecting people after taking a quick look at the list of candidates.

When the Pacers selected Granger, Louis' first reaction was "This guy is from the 2005 class"?

Obviously, Glenmorangie is much more fragrant than Szczerbiak.

But Louis can comfort himself this way, at least the existence of Szczerbiak has laid the foundation for the future team that may not have a black championship, which is something Granger cannot do.

Gerald Green, a talented high school student who is said to have the upper limit of Jordan but lower limit of Kobe, was selected by the New Orleans Hornets.

Little potato Nate Robinson and @starting killer Jarrett Jack went to the Raptors and SuperSonics respectively.

Then... after an hour of waiting, the Celtics were finally able to select someone. Louis selected David Lee with the 29th pick, and then used the 30th pick to select Ersen Ilyasova, and finally used the second round to select David Lee.

Jose Calderon was selected with the 29th pick. In addition, the two remaining gems of the second round, Monta Ellis and Lou Williams, were both selected by the Golden State Warriors.

This draft ended as usual.

Luigi's choice was a bit controversial. People discovered that since Legend Lu returned to Boston, his preference for international players has been greatly strengthened.

It is true that he selected many excellent international players, but some teams that followed the trend in selecting international players have lost their pants.

At this time, everyone discovered one thing. Louis is simply a trendsetter. When everyone was afraid of high school players, Louis first selected Sean Kemp, a recognized problem player in the middle of the first round when he was in New York.

, then completely started the trend of high school players in the Lakers, and after the beginning of the new century, international players became the most popular players in the draft.

The problem is that in the past five years, the only international players who have truly had a positive impact on their teams are Yao Yueban, Gasol Kirilenko, and Ginobili.

These people have one thing in common, they all played for the Celtics, and they were all selected by Louis.

Facts have proved that there is nothing wrong with choosing international players, but those who follow the trend are wrong. The mystery of international players is a plus point in the eyes of NBA management. Because of the mystery and unknown, they seem to be more worth the risk, while domestic universities in the United States

Because players receive round-the-clock attention from scouts, professionals are well aware of their shortcomings long before they enter the draft.

Faced with a local player with obvious shortcomings and an international player with great talent and many unknowns, everyone will choose the latter.

This is the joy of drawing a prize.

Regarding the draft trend that he personally created, Louis said he would not take the blame.

Because it's not like he forced those stupid GMs to make a choice.

On the third day after the draft, the Celtics held a grand championship tour celebration in the city center.

During the celebration, Louis publicly announced the construction plan for the new arena.

Louis promised that Celtics fans will have the best home arena in the league. This will be a luxury comprehensive stadium costing US$250 million to US$350 million and is expected to be completed within 4-5 years.

The fans were extremely excited.

Reed Auerbach also came to the scene, but he did not speak. He just sat on the parade bus and felt the atmosphere of celebration in the whole city.

When Lu Wuxia walked to the stage, the response was extremely enthusiastic. No other Celtics player has such crazy popularity.

Wuxia promised the home fans that they would bring the championship back next year. At that moment, the atmosphere of celebration reached its peak and everyone enjoyed it.

One day later, the NBA officially announced a three-party trade: the Charlotte Bobcats sent Channing Frye's signing rights, the Boston Celtics sent Tony Parker and Toni Kukoc, and the Utah Jazz sent Wally Sizer.

Biak, the signing rights of Ersen Ilyasova. In the end, the Bobcats got Tony Parker, the Celtics got the signing rights of Wally Szczerbiak and Ersen Ilyasova, and the Jazz got

The rights to sign Toni Kukoc and Channing Frye.

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