The rest is just noise

Louie whistled and agreed with Heat general manager Lewis Shafir.

When Shafir personally called him to tell him that his "good friend" Jerry Krause had learned the whole story and was very emotional, Louis was even happier.

"Lewis, I will definitely do my best to help you choose good players." Louis also expressed his stance.

Shafir was extremely happy, and both parties sent faxes to the alliance about this.

When the Knicks-Heat trade was completed, there was little discussion.

Even if there is, I still don’t understand it.

The Knicks traded their seventh pick in the first round to the Heat's ninth pick in the first round, with nothing else in return.

He simply lowered his draft pick by two positions. Why?

There are many transactions in history that people cannot understand.

This trade from the Knicks will soon be forgotten.

Only those who know the inside story will know why.

Compared with previous years, the Knicks are much more content this year. Many trade rumors have nothing to do with them, and those teams that make big moves are likely to become their opponents in the future.

On June 26, the Lakers announced that they successfully signed David Robinson.

But Robinson will serve in the Navy until 1989, which was decided early, and he will still not be able to play for the Lakers next season.

Why are the Lakers eager to sign him? Because if they don't sign Robinson before the start of this year's draft, in theory, the Pacers, who have the first pick, and even other teams can select David Robinson again

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At that time, they will face a passive situation when signing the contract.

Although it's ridiculous, it's part of the collective bargaining agreement. Fortunately, the Lakers have already signed him.

Judging from the lineup alone, the Lakers are also a team of the future.

Tragedy, Skyhook, Tyrone Corbin, Scottie Pippen, Derek McKay, Kevin Johnson and David Robinson who will join the team in the 1989-90 season.

On the books, they have the top ten players in their prime and three superstars from the 1990s.

With those three people around, the Lakers in the 1990s would still be a strong team.

Moreover, they may reach the finals again before the tragic star is infected with the HIV virus.

In addition, the Jazz acquired Alvin Robertson, the Suns rose last season, and the overall runner-up Trail Blazers suddenly appeared in the West. The Trail Blazers are still the strongest in terms of book strength, but the strength of the competitors cannot be underestimated.

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The second bomb of the offseason went off on the evening of the 26th.

Big deal from Portland.

The Trail Blazers sent Xavier McDaniel.

They sent the X-Men and restricted first-round picks in 1993 and 1995 to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the third pick in this year's first round.

Overall, this is a deal where the Clippers make a profit and lose money.

On the surface, the Trail Blazers traded a substitute for the third pick.

In fact, McDaniel can play on most teams and serve as the third-string coach.

He was on the bench for the Trail Blazers because Drexler was in the same position. As a substitute, he averaged 16 points per game and was the Sixth Man of the Year last season.

Moreover, he can bring a murderous ferocity to the Blazers.

Without him, how the Blazers can fight against the New York gangsters is a question.

The Clippers would certainly be ridiculed if they traded the third pick for a backup, but this year's draft picks don't mean much unless they get the first pick.

It's a bit like the 2019 draft.

To get the first pick is to win the biggest prize of the decade, the Burial of Love and Love for Life Grand Prize.

After the first pick, the only ones who seem slightly more reliable are Ja Morant and Fat Tiger's teammate RJ Barrett.

As long as Morant stays healthy, he will have a great future, while Barrett is not an exciting choice, although he led the Canadian U19 national team to defeat the United States and win the World Youth Championship when he was 17 years old.

The 1988 draft is very similar to the 2019 draft.

There is only one Danny Manning (Fat Tiger) who is fascinating, and the others are only half of Marist University's Rick Schmitz (Morant).

Schmitz is known as the Flying Dutchman, a pure white man of 2.24 meters, with exquisite inside skills and accurate shooting. He seems worthy of selection. But before Schmitz, there were already many high-ranking white centers in the NBA. Joe...

Klein (1985), Sam Bowie (1984), Steve Stipanovich (the most infamous person in 1983 as Sampson), Bill Garnett (1982), Rick

Robbie (1978), this list can go on and on. Of the above people, only Bowie is unable to fulfill his talent due to injury, the others are standard parallel imports.

Since Bill Walton was elected as the No. 1 pick in 1974, the NBA has suffered too many losses. It is basically a consensus that selecting a white big man in the top five picks is equivalent to selecting a parallel import. In the past ten years, there have only been two white big men in the top five picks.

Hit it out.

One is Suns star Alvan Adams (PFC1975), and the other is Kevin McHale.

What are the characteristics of these two people? Their height is below 2.08 meters.

In other words, after Walton, and you can even count the decades before Walton, there has not been another 2.10-meter white inside player. Walton is the only one, but everyone knows about his injuries.

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The only modern white big man who has played is like that. Who dares to expect Schmitz?

Therefore, except for the first pick, this year's draft picks are useless.

You hold it in your hand and don't know which insurance to choose, so you throw it out. If the price is too low, you won't be willing to part with it. If the price is too high, others won't even look at you.

This is why the Blazers were able to get the third pick at a relatively low price.

And, in the long run, the Clippers may win the future.

The Trail Blazers were in the hands of the Clippers in 1993 (top 5 protection) and 1995 (top 3 protection). No one knew what the Blazers would be like at that time, and maybe they were already broken.

The Blazers want this draft pick, and their intention is clear.

They wanted to draft a big man, so their target was Rick Schmitz.

The ownership of the first few picks has little to do with the Knicks. Louis is just watching the excitement.

Then, the time came to June 27th.

The day before the draft was also the day of the fight of the century between Tyson and Spinks.

Louis put down work early and invited Rudy Tomjanovich and his family to his home for dinner.

This game has been warmed up for more than a month.

Media outlets everywhere have made their own choices.

Dave Anderson, Louie's friend and the man behind the New York Times sports section, published two feature articles in support of Spinks.

The two well-founded articles "The Champion of Champions, the True Champion Spinks" and "The World's No. 1" made countless viewers who were swinging between Tyson and Spinks turn to Spinks.

Both participants maintain an undefeated record and claim to be heavyweight boxing champions. Regardless of the outcome, this match will generate a total of US$71 million in revenue for both parties.

From this point of view, no one is an absolute loser. Anyone can say, "After this battle is over, I will go back to my hometown and get married."

The future master of the United States spent 10 million US dollars to buy a place in Madison Square Garden, calling it "King Wang Plaza" as the venue for the decisive battle. Countless superstars attended Jack Nicholson, Seale

West Stallone, Sean Penn, Madonna, Warren Beatty, Oprah Winfrey, Billy Crystal, George Steinbrenner, Carl Weathers, Jesse

Jackson, Chuck Norris, etc.

"Let me put it bluntly, Lu, this fight will go to the end. Tyson's punches are fierce, but Spinks is very flexible. He will tire Tyson to death and defeat the enemy with one punch at the last moment!" Tom Jaa

Norwich introduced the fight to Louis like a boxing master.

The live footage has been given to both participating parties.

Tyson turned his back to the camera. When he took off his clothes and exposed his terrifyingly strong back, he jumped and turned around.

When he faced the camera, he immediately gave people a terrifying atmosphere. His cold death face, unswerving gaze, and never trying to change the atmosphere of the scene, like other funny boxers, "I am the most ridiculous in the world."

, "Everyone cheers for me" gesture. He only wore his iconic black shorts.

Then, the camera showed Spinks, who was already sweating even before the game started.

Tomjanovich laughed: "Real champions warm up before the game starts, which is another reason why Spinks will win."

However, when Spinks turned around, Louis saw "prayer" on his sweaty face.

He suddenly closed his eyes.

It’s like really praying, what are you praying for?

God, let Tyson disappear.

That's roughly it.

When he opened his eyes, Tyson was still standing with a murderous look on his face. You could see that half of his expression instantly dropped, as if he was saying, "This bastard is still standing there, I'm dead."

Louis had watched some boxing matches here and there, but he had never seen a boxer show fear like Spinks did.

He knows he will lose.

Before the start of the game, the king of the square, who was a huge easter egg for Louis, appeared on the stage.

At this time, when the host introduced him to the public, he received cheers from the audience.

They never imagined that this man would have a huge impact on the United States decades later.

Then there was Ali, who wore glasses and looked seriously at the two contestants like a class teacher.

Before the game started, Tomjanovich got up. He had drunk too much wine tonight.

"It's all a test at the beginning. It's boring. I'm going to use the bathroom." Tomjanovich said and left.

Then, in the first ten seconds, Tyson forced Spinks to the rope. Tomjanovich said that Spinks was very good at wandering, but he had already received several punches from Tyson. Fortunately, he

Start swimming.

Thirty-five seconds later, Tyson's jab hit Spinks in the cheek, and Louis felt like he was going to collapse.

After all, he is an undefeated boxing champion, so he should be able to persevere. Louis thought to himself.

62 seconds later, Tyson forced Spinks to the rope again and punched the opponent hard in the stomach, causing Spinks to collapse.

Louis really felt that if this punch hit him, he would have gone back in time.

When Spinks stood up, the referee came to him and counted to make sure he was still conscious, and the game continued.

Then, at the 80th second, Spinks returned to Tyson and punched him for the last time. He was knocked down by Tyson and could not get up again.

The referee counted, the commentator announced excitedly, Louis was sure he would never get up again, Tyson completely destroyed him!

Tyson destroyed Spinks in 91 seconds. Louis can't understand boxing, but he understands what killing is.

Any competitive sport has moments like this.

Tyson's battle, like Miller's 8 seconds and 9 minutes, and McGrady's 35 seconds and 13 minutes, subverted everyone's perception.

The commentator had gone crazy, and the scene was filled with excitement. Tomjanovich came back with his pants lifted and asked: "Lu, how is the battle going?"

"There might be a big crowd of people queuing up outside MSG to buy tickets," Louis said with a smirk, "but the game is over, and that's why I'm not fucking going to watch it."

⑴Do you know why a height limit of 2.1 meters is added? This is to prevent the abuse of McCann, Pettit, and Jerry Lucas. Black American big men, OK! White American big men, no!!

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