The rest is just noise

When the Bucks completed their selection with the 22nd pick in the first round, the Knicks took the stage again.

The 23rd pick in the first round was the Lakers' first round pick. During the regular season, they traded the first round pick to the Knicks.

Since they got Oakley with the ninth pick, Louis doesn't know whether to choose A.C. Green. If he chooses another Green, the competition inside the Knicks will be too fierce.

Just when I was confused, the phone rang.

Louis winked at DeBusschere.

"I have a bad heart," DeBusschere said.

Louis jokingly said to Wu De and Kruger: "I should have signed two contracts."

"Hello, who's there?" Louis answered the phone.

"Dave, it's me, Jerry."

Louie ventured to ask: "Which Jerry?"

"You're not Dave?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Louis."

"Coach Lu, it turns out to be you." The other party was surprised at first, then relieved, "I am Jerry West."

Louis didn't expect that the person calling this time would be a big boss, but he just didn't know what the other person was calling him for?

"Mr. West, do you need anything?" Louis asked.

DeBusschere opened his eyes wide. He didn't expect that the person calling would be West.

"We want to use cash to buy back the 23rd pick in the first round that was traded to you." West reported a number, "300,000."

"Hold on."

This pick is indeed of little use to the Knicks. Although Green is good, there are too many insiders.

Louis informed the two bosses of the Lakers' intentions.

Wu De basically had no objection, and Kruger asked: "Are there any other options? US$300,000 is meaningless to us."

Louis also hopes that one day he can say so lightly that $300,000 means nothing to him personally.

"Let me try."

The advantage of crossing allowed Louis to know that what the Lakers wanted to add was the inside, so for them, the main purpose of this draft pick was to add an inside rotation.

If you want to say that West knew tonight that A.C Green could play the 16-year game at almost full attendance, that must be nonsense.

Selecting Green at a glance from the remaining players shows that West's draft vision is indeed good, and subsequent development is another matter.

Since the Lakers need an inside line, Louis will give him an inside line.

"Well, Mr. West, we have other uses for the draft pick. However, if you want to use it to select an insider, I have someone who can recommend it to you."

According to Louis' observation, every old fox on the trading floor would remain silent for a few seconds after hearing what the other party said.

So did West: "Is the person you want to recommend Antoine Kyle or Ken Bannister?"

"Kyle is not suitable for Karim." Louis said openly, "If I were you, I would choose Bannister."

"What do you want from us?

"Your first round next year."

West replied instantly: "Lu, I can't give away next year's first round for Bannister!"

"This is just a suggestion from me, Mr. West." Louis smiled leisurely, "Besides, I'm not sure you can get another insider who averages 9 points and 7 rebounds per game at such a small price. Kari

Tom is getting older and Ralph Sampson is climbing to the next level every year, you need the inside."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar performed at his peak level in the finals this year, averaging 33 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists per game, but he couldn't compare to Sampson.

In Game 6, if there was an insider who could help Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for a few minutes, maybe the Lakers would have won.

When talking to a master like West, you have to point out the key points.

Once you know what he wants, it will be easy to handle without having to talk to him.

"Okay, Little Lu, you are indeed as difficult as the rumors say." West said helplessly.

"Don't say that, Mr. West, Bannister is worth every penny."

"hope so."

In this way, an insider who scored 9 points and 7 rebounds on a team that was at the bottom of the pile was deceived by Louis and sent to the Lakers in exchange for the opponent's first-round pick in 1986.

It's not that Bannister doesn't have the strength, or that he can't help.

Rather, Louis knew that once the game reached the level of the finals, players like Bannister would not be able to help at all. Sampson could kill him with one hand, and he could still find time to caress Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's hand with the other hand.

Bald.

Send out Bannister, leaving a spot in the interior rotation. Now Louis can safely choose A.C. Green.

Not to mention that the Lakers also sent over next year's first round.

Although the Lakers are definitely at the bottom of the first round, the end of the first round in the hands of time travelers and the end of the first round in the hands of natives are not the same thing.

"Another first round?"

DeBusschere was frightened.

"How many first-round picks do we have next year?"

"Fortunately, there are not many." Louis smiled, "Only four."

The smell of Versailles filled the air, and DeBusschere said dazzled: "Why do I feel like you've hoarded 100 draft picks?"

This world is really unfair.

Louis, who had worked so hard to negotiate with others, was still numb, but DeBusschere, the hands-off shopkeeper who only cared about watching the show from beginning to end, was actually numb.

Next, the Knicks used the Lakers' first-round pick 23 to select A.C. Green.

Then the Mavericks used the fifth pick of the second round to select Manute Bol.

After selecting Bol, Louis found that they did not have a high second-round pick. The Knicks' 1985 second-round pick had been sent away many years ago.

This resulted in them missing out on Tyrone Corbin who was already committed.

Fortunately, he saw a familiar player on the list: Gerald Wilkins.

Louis immediately called Zhao Yuanzheng and asked him what he thought of this person.

Zhao Yuanzheng compared Wilkins to the legacy of the 1985 class. As the younger brother of the essence of human movies, he has good physical fitness and good skills. His position is so low because of off-field reasons. In February of this year,

There was a gambling scandal at Tulane University (Zhang Zhenlin's university), and Wilkins was involved, but there was no evidence to prove whether he was involved, so the teams were very afraid of him.

I want to choose but I dare not.

There was no good choice with the 18th pick in the second round, so Louis simply selected him.

Louis' next choice, in the eyes of others, is a complete job.

Only Louis knew what he was doing.

With the fourth pick in the third round, the Knicks selected Spud Webb PG, the smallest player among all players selected this year.

Finally, the Knicks selected Chinese player Song Tao in the fourth round.

This draft was reduced from the original ten rounds to seven. The Knicks selected seven players in the first four rounds and waived in the last three rounds.

Ewing, Oakley, Green, Ball, Wilkins Jr., Weber, Song Tao.

This class of Knicks players will be known as the "Golden Class of 85" in the future because of their amazing success rate.

Fans who are attracted by this catchy title don’t know that in the beginning, the Knicks were called the “Wonderful Class of ’85” and “The Animals.”

Ewing who looks like a gorilla, Oakley who looks like a bandit, Green who is said to be a virgin since he was a virgin in college, Wilkins, the only human being, Boll who says he is an alien and no one would doubt him, and a

On a geographical level, to Americans, Chinese players are already considered aliens.

Song Tao's draft was planned by Louis.

Before the draft, he asked Song Tao to write a letter to sign up for the draft, but the specific reason was not stated.

At that time, Chinese people only knew that the NBA was the best basketball league in the world, but it must be nonsense to say that some people dreamed of entering this league.

Because no one knows what the NBA is like.

You must at least know whether it is a human being or a ghost, whether it is playing basketball or doing something unflattering in the name of playing basketball. Only then can you dream.

The news that Song Tao was selected by the NBA did not cause much reaction in China.

Even Song Tao himself was as ignorant as Wang Zhelin, who was drafted by the NBA while sleeping.

He doesn't know the strength of the NBA yet, but he will soon.

This year, Song Tao will represent the Chinese team in the World Championships. When he learns that few of the best players from all over the world can make it to the NBA, he will know what an honor it is to be selected.

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The 1985 NBA Draft was also the first big year for international players in history.

For the first time, players from Germany, Italy, Spain, Sudan and other countries were selected by the NBA.

At the end of the draft, Louie leaned in his seat and let out a sigh of relief.

"Dave, stop covering your chest." Louis thought he was getting too involved.

DeBusschere said with an ugly face: "I really feel uncomfortable."