The rest is just noise

The match of the century between Tyson and Spinks ended in a special way, which symbolized Tyson's absolute dominance.

Tyson's performance was so visually impactful.

This made Louis feel that in Tyson's prime, he might have been the strongest heavyweight boxing champion in history.

The next day is the day of the NBA Draft.

This year's draft will still be held in a theater in Madison Square Garden.

You must know that a game of the century was just played here yesterday, and today it is hosting the 1988 NBA Draft.

MSG is a place where business is never a worry.

More trade rumors are flying everywhere, and Louis has a hunch that the Pistons will become the protagonist this year.

They are very determined to sell players, as if they continue to hold those players, their value will decrease.

That night, Louis stayed in the draft war room of the Blue Palace as usual.

Elgin Baylor shows up for the draft.

Since Baylor came to the Knicks and took office, he has been the spokesperson of the team's management.

There are many people who only know Baylor but not Louis.

Even many of the Knicks' operations are considered to have been completed by Baylor.

Louis is just a coach, what does he know?

There are many people who think this way. What they will never think of is that if Louis really can't help, wouldn't it be better for the boss to let him get two salaries and concentrate on being a coach?

Before the draft started, the commentators vividly called this year's draft "one super, many strong".

One giant, many strong players.

Louis feels that this statement is an irresponsible comparison. Can Manning become a super giant? Are there so many strong players?

There are definitely a few, but if you don’t have a good eye, you will definitely not be able to get them.

"Coach Lu, do you think there are any changes in the number one pick?"

Zhao Yuanzheng joked.

"I'll bet a dozen Cokes, unless Donnie Walsh is out of his mind." Before Louis could finish his words, Stern came to the front desk of the draft with the envelope.

"In the 1988 NBA Draft, Indiana selected Danny Manning from the University of Kansas with the first pick of the first round!"

The reason why Louis is not optimistic about Manning is simple: he doesn't know Manning.

This reason was enough when he first entered the industry.

If he doesn't know him, it means his grades are not good.

But now, he is no longer so confident.

Sampson and Wilson, these two examples can prove that his arrival has changed a lot.

The starting point and environment of a career will also affect a player's progress to a great extent.

Is Indiana a better place than the teams in Manning's previous life?

Louis isn't sure; he doesn't even know which team Manning was drafted by in his previous life.

He feels that as long as it's not the Clippers, it should be pretty good.

Secondly, there is the Cavaliers, who hold the second pick in the first round.

They still have ten minutes left to decide who to choose.

As the Cavaliers are Louis' hometown team, he still pays close attention to them.

But it's a pity that even with the second pick, no good players can be selected.

As far as this draft is concerned, the probability of picking a parallel import is very high.

Normally, choosing Rick Schmitz is the safest choice, but in front of Schmitz are the ghosts of white insiders who have lost their jobs.

At this moment, the phone in Louis' office rang.

Louis unexpectedly picked up the phone. Is there anyone else calling him at this time?

"The road is me."

Based on the voice, Louis recognized the caller.

"Mr. Allen?"

"Yes, you said that I can ask you if I have any questions about basketball. Is it convenient now?"

What's strange to Louis is that Paul Allen hasn't completed the acquisition of the Trail Blazers yet, so why do he have basketball questions to ask him?

The answer seems not difficult to guess. Maybe the acquisition has been completed, so he has obtained the operating rights of the Trail Blazers and started to play micro-management?

"Of course, Mr. Allen," Louis said.

Allen asked Louis to answer using hypothetical principles: "If you had the second pick, who would you choose?"

"It depends on who I need."

"What if we need an inside line?"

"Of the remaining guys, Rick Schmitz is the best choice."

Allen had obvious concerns about Schmitz: "What about the Dutch?"

"There are still a few options, but none of them are worthy of being selected with the second pick, and their development prospects are not as good as those of the Dutch."

After Allen asked a few questions, Louis was sure that he was concerned about drafting for the Trail Blazers.

When Louis hung up the phone, he was looking forward to who the Trail Blazers would select with the third pick.

Allen asked the question "Which insider is the best?" and also, putting aside the insider, who is the best among the remaining people?

This question really stumped Louis.

Because he really doesn't know who is the best among the remaining third picks.

Maybe Mitch Richmond? That was the only player he knew who became a star in the '90s and could cause problems for Jordan.

So, he said the name Richmond.

When the Cavaliers came to the front, the No. 1 upset in the draft emerged.

They were afraid of the history of parallel imports of white insiders, so they let go of Rick Schmitz, who was blindly talented, and selected Charles Smith, the king of the Big East Conference.

Smith graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and is the Panthers' all-time scoring leader. He scored 346 goals in four years and led Pittsburgh to the March Madness tournament twice. He is basically the strongest player in the Big East Conference in recent years.

The Big East Conference is one of the most competitive divisions in the NCAA, and the strongest players in the division are naturally favored by professional basketball.

It's not a surprise that Smith was selected high. The strange thing is that he was selected before Schmitz.

The Cavaliers did something that defied belief.

The contemporary practice is that when the inside line and the outside line are similar, the inside line is preferred.

But, what did they do?

When the inside line was obviously better than the outside line, they ignored the different situations that existed in reality because the inside line's attribute history had many unforgivable records. They would rather be scolded than take the risk and chose Smith.

This is a stable choice.

However, as the second overall pick, he is a bit too sure.

This position is to let you choose the person with the best talent besides the No. 1 pick for stability? When has the No. 2 pick been used for stability?

The Blazers management, which had already decided to draft Mitch Richmond, was shocked.

Schmitz actually fell off!

They made their choice almost overjoyed, selecting Schmitz with the third overall pick.

Mitch Richmond was selected by the Warriors with the fourth overall pick without any suspense.

The Spurs selected Auburn's Chris Morris with the fifth overall pick.

The Nets used the sixth pick to select Temple University's Tim Perry, a short big man who is undersized.

At this time, Lewis Shafir called.

He wanted to know who the Heat could select with the seventh pick in the first round.

Louis recommended to him Willie Anderson, whom Zhao Yuanzheng liked very much.

A flying small forward is expected to be a counterattack killer. As long as he polishes his skills, he will definitely become an All-Star level player.

In this matter, Louis is more or less secretive. He cannot introduce the players he likes to the Heat, but can only introduce those he is not interested in.

It's not that Anderson is bad, it's just that he's too rough.

To practice it, he needs patience and luck.

If a player like this who focuses on his body is injured before he can play, it will be all in vain.

The Heat therefore selected Willie Anderson, and the Hornets used the eighth pick to acquire Rex Chapman, a white forward who was very good at shooting.

After that, it was finally the Knicks' turn.

Everyone they like is on the list.

Stern named the Knicks twice. They selected Ronny Sierra with the ninth pick in the first round, and Dan "Thunder" Marley with the 11th pick in the first round.

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So far, the Knicks' two main targets in the draft have both hit the mark.