The rest is just noise

The 1990 NBA Draft was held on June 27, 1990 in New York City, New York, United States.

This year's draft may be the most uninteresting one since 1983.

The disastrous 1983 draft left no one available for selection because Ralph Sampson entered the NBA three seasons early. That year, the Indiana Pacers, holding the No. 1 pick, selected Sampson, who had played with him in high school.

Sen is the same name as Steve Stipanovich, a white center who is also 2.2 meters tall. In terms of ability, he is not bad, but he has not fulfilled his potential and has dealt a heavy blow to the reputation of white centers.

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But even though the 1983 draft seemed to be overshadowed by a lack of top talent, it still produced star players like Drexler, Dale Ellis, Jeff Malone, Doc Rivers and others.

Therefore, talent on paper can only represent current expectations and will not determine future heights.

With the first pick in the first round, the Sonics seem to have no reason to give up on top pick Derrick Coleman.

In the end, they also took Coleman with the first pick in the first round.

The Warriors (from the Nets), who had the second pick, naturally had no choice, so they picked Gary Payton without any thought.

TNT commentator Doug Collins made Louis laugh when he commented on Payton: "Gary Payton may be the talkative guy in this draft class."

Considering Payton's notorious mouth, indeed, he is very "talkative".

Then comes the key. The Heat, who launched a surprise attack before the draft, took the third pick in the first round and stared at this year's rookies with eager eyes.

Louis has already made a plan with Lewis Shafir behind the scenes, but whether he can implement his plan depends on the follow-up.

The Heat still drafted Chris Jackson.

Louis was not surprised, it was part of the plan.

At the same time, in Elgin Baylor's office, the phone kept ringing.

There are many teams that want the eighth pick in the hands of the Knicks, because there are not many good players this year, the draft picks are not valuable, and the Knicks do not have the space to cultivate rookies, so there are many who want to take advantage.

Not to mention that Baylor can't make the decision, even if he could make the decision, he wouldn't agree.

Baylor heard rumors of the Miami trade through his own sources.

As soon as Baylor got the news, he sent someone to tell Louis.

The Heat are planning to acquire Chris Jackson's signing rights in exchange for the Charlotte Hornets' fifth pick in the first round.

Jackson and Payton, like Coleman, are the only three T1 players in this draft.

The value of his signing rights is significantly greater than the fifth pick, so the Heat can definitely ask for more in the deal.

Louis provided Shafir with two ideas.

The first is to get draft picks and exchange Jackson's signing rights for the Hornets' fifth pick plus future first-round picks.

The second type is combat strength. The Hornets are currently in a difficult situation. The existence of Knicks legend Dale Ellis, known as the "Original Hornet", has obviously affected the process of the two Hornets rising stars Rex Chapman taking over the team.

He and Glen Rice Ellis are the best shooters in the league, and contributed greatly to Louis' first championship with the Knicks. However, his temper is an unstable factor, and he is not good at communication and communication, which also brings troubles to his teammates.

troubled.

From a long-term development perspective, the transaction also meets the needs of the Hornets.

However, Shafir made a choice wisely.

He doesn't want Ellis.

The reason is very simple. Even the coach of the Hornets can't handle it. How can his coach be able to handle it? If he can't handle it, isn't his work in vain? So, without saying anything, just ask for the Hornets' No. 5 pick plus an unprotected first-round pick in the future.

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According to informants, Shafir was tough and aggressive in negotiations.

This is why Louis thinks the informant is talking nonsense.

As for Lewis Shafir’s character, is he tough? Aggressive? How can these words be applied to him?

It's hard to tell whether the rumors are true or not, but the result is that the Heat used Jackson's signing rights in exchange for the Hornets' fifth pick and the 1994 first-round draft pick.

The Kings, who had the fourth pick, faced a difficult decision. They finally made a rational decision and selected Denis Scott.

This guy is considered the safest choice in this draft.

It's the kind of mature and ready combat power that you don't have to worry about losing, but don't expect him to bring many surprises.

Later, with the Heat's fifth pick, following Louis' suggestion, Shafir decisively selected Kendall Gill.

The trade involved in this choice, the cost and resources the Heat have invested in this, all show that the Miamians are playing hard.

Shafir unconditionally believed in Louis' recommendation and brought the most offensive and defensive No. 2 pick in this draft back to Miami.

Shafir's choice solidified the cooperative relationship between him and Louis.

He made Louis believe that this was a fool who would implement whatever advice he gave. Louis had heard many rumors about Shafir. In those rumors, Shafir was smart, witty and tough, just like Auerbach.

However, he dared to swear on his own life that if this guy was Auerbach II, Auerbach would have died of meningitis caused by shame.

A mediocre draft class often has several characteristics.

The selection is entangled, the team is not excited, and various rumors about selling draft picks are flying.

However, few teams will put it into practice.

Because no matter how valuable the draft pick is, it is better than nothing.

After that, the Orlando Magic took Felton Spencer, the only big man among the top six picks.

The Timberwolves immediately revealed a big upset in the draft. They skipped Bo Kimbell, the college teammate of Hank Gathers, the Heat's core core, and instead selected Alec Kessler, a white big man from the University of Georgia.

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This selection is as strange as the Spurs selecting Joshua Primo with the 12th overall pick in 2021. Because Primo does not have a lottery prospect, no, he does not even have a prospect in the middle of the first round. Compared with the same class

Among other players in the draft, his biggest advantage is his youth (the youngest in the draft). Perhaps the Spurs chose him because there was definite news. For example, other teams gave Primo a high draft pick, and they had to

in this way.

Either way, this is a gamble. Either the Spurs' front office proves itself again or becomes a laughing stock.

And about the Timberwolves' approach of selecting this white big man with the seventh overall pick that they had never even heard of.

"Grateful and grateful"

Louis hugs colleagues in the office.

They're really worried about Lionel Simmons being drafted.

Unexpectedly, the Timberwolves passed up Kim Bell and Simmons, who were obviously better, and chose Kessler, whom no one knew.

Isn’t this spirit of self-sacrifice and others worthy of encouragement and praise?

If the idiot general manager of the Timberwolves hadn't teamed up with Krause to deceive him last year, Louis would have wanted to call him to express his gratitude⑴.

"Is it our turn?"

Belle asked expectantly.

"Yeah." Louis nodded.

Baylor looked at Zhao Yuanzheng: "Who to choose?"

Zhao Yuanzheng looked at Baylor in surprise.

After all, he is the general manager. Isn’t it too exaggerated that he doesn’t even know who to choose?

"Don't look at me like that. This brat said there weren't many people to choose from this year. He was afraid that I would leak the secret and get intercepted, but he really didn't have any luck at all." Baylor complained in front of Louis.

Louis cleared his throat and said with a pleasant smile: "It has been several months since I told the story of someone calling an old teammate and leaking team secrets to help the Lakers complete their rebuild at light speed."

"That's enough! I didn't reveal any secrets at all! Didn't I just say something nice about Scottie Pippen!"

Seeing that the optimist was getting anxious, Louis stopped prodding him.

"Anyway, it's not time to announce the answer yet, why don't you tell us who is the best choice for us?"

This is the annual "Eliminate a Wrong Answer" session.

Baylor's poor drafting ability is as famous as his tragic history as a player.

What's more, Baylor's long-term failure as general manager of the Clippers has affected his historical status as the number one uncrowned king.

Because when you find out that such a rubbish general manager is actually a great player, but has never won a championship in the finals, many people will surely connect the two experiences.

Baylor didn't have that much airs, so he opened his mouth and said: "There are no good options left. I think Bo Kimbell is good. Aren't we in need of a defender? He can completely replace Honey's vacancy."

"Moreover, when he participated in the joint trial in Chicago, he beat Gary Payton one-on-one (fact)." Baylor said firmly, "I believe there is no better choice."

Louis did not refute Baylor, but signaled Zhao Yuanzheng to call the front line.

Having said that, Kimbell was able to beat Payton one-on-one, which really goes against the grain of knowledge.

But this also proves that one-on-one, three-on-three and five-on-five in basketball are three completely different sports.

And there's nothing worse than testing a player one-on-one.

At the draft, Stern later announced the Knicks' selection: "In the 1990 NBA Draft, New York selected Lionel Simmons with the eighth pick in the first round, from LS University!"

⑴Historically, the team that drafted Kessler was the Rockets. The Rockets used the twelfth pick to select a player who had a high probability of losing the draft. After Kesler was selected, there was a story similar to what Primo was told by his agent.

The Spurs' incredible reaction when they drafted him with the 12th pick (Primo's reaction was something along the lines of: Are you fucking kidding me?).

Kessler was interviewed at the time, and the content was as follows:

Famed reporter Sager asked Kessler: "Are you surprised by your draft pick?"

Kessler: "Kind of."

Saige: "It's just a bit stuck. To be honest."

Then Kessler said with a coy smile: "Well, I have to admit, I'm fucking shocked."

I feel sorry for Da Meng for a second.