The rest is just noise

Chapter 782: A meal as fierce as a tiger's, but it's just an appetizer

A team that messes around usually has several characteristics: random trades, unclear drafts, and "what did you do earlier?" operations.

Starting from this year's sixth pick, "foolishness" has appeared frequently.

For example, the Mavericks, who had the eighth pick in the first round, believed that they could get the cornerstone of the team with the sixth pick, so they made the decision to trade the eighth pick for the sixth pick.

There is no reason for anyone to give up their pick without getting any benefits, so the benefit the Mavericks give to the other side (the Nets) is a protected future first-rounder.

The Nets refused, then agreed to a deal with the Washington Bullets, who held the ninth pick.

The plan given by the Bullets is the ninth pick + the ninth pick in the second round.

The Nets think it's acceptable.

This is tantamount to telling others that this year's second round is more valuable than a protected first round in the future.

Afterwards, the Bullets showed everyone what an unexplained draft is...

With a tough point guard like Avery Johnson, they selected another small guard, Terrell Brandon PG from the University of Oregon, with the sixth pick.

As a player who has received attention and praise from many people, Brandon was once one of the key targets of Louis' observation.

But he had two shortcomings that made Louis lower his opinion of him.

One is height, he is only 180 centimeters;

The other is his style of play. With such a height, he doesn’t have a stable shot.

What's outrageous is not that he was selected, but that he was selected with the sixth overall pick. In addition, in order to "cut off", some teams deliberately traded their ninth overall pick to the sixth overall pick, as if they were afraid of being picked first.

Wouldn't Brandon fall to the ninth pick without a trade?

This is just the chaotic part of the 1991 draft. The many changes since then are dizzying.

Starting from the sixth pick to the tenth pick, all transactions took place.

Luke Longley went to the Nuggets with the seventh pick, and in another upset, Greg Anthony went to Cleveland with the eighth pick. Likewise, the eighth pick was also traded by the Cavaliers.

What they do is no different from the Bullets, they both use transactions to ensure that the people they like can come to their team.

But Louis felt that even if they didn't make the deal, the person he liked would come.

In short, it's just a toss-up, as if not to toss it would be a disservice to the talent in this draft.

The SuperSonics selected Brian Williams with the ninth overall pick (BianWilliamsC/PF). Chinese fans may be more familiar with his other name, Bison Dele, an important insider for the Bulls in 1997.

Rotation, as a genius who was predicted to be the No. 1 pick by scouts when he graduated from high school, he made slow progress in college. At the same time, he had psychological problems, so he was more like a lottery ticket. If you scratch it out, you will make a profit, but if you don't scratch it out, you will not lose much.

With the 11th and 13th picks, the Celtics are in a dilemma.

They originally wanted to select one or two available guards in this draft to fill the void left by Thomas, but who would have thought that the Cavaliers and Bullets would make such serious mistakes?

First of all, the Celtics decisively used the 11th pick in the first round to select Doug Smith, who unexpectedly fell into the top five (DougS fan thSF/PF).

The 1991 draft class was extremely talented, with top talents at every position. At the power forward position, Larry Johnson was recognized as the No. 1 player, while Smith was ranked No. 2. He had unstoppable athletic ability and was fast enough to play.

Small forward's speed and soft jump shot.

Why would such a person fall to eleventh place?

Because Louis' words lowered his ranking.

Smith participated in the U.S. team last year, and his performance was so bad that Louis felt numb. When someone asked Louis what Smith's prospects were in the league, Louis replied: "There is a high probability that he will become a bubble. Talent is valuable, but light

It's not enough to have talent. He can't even withstand the intensity of the European level, so how can he realize his potential in the NBA?"

It is this sentence that scares every team.

Louis is a professional sports manager with outstanding achievements in draft history. Looking at the Knicks' draft history in recent years, he has almost never selected a waste.

Doug Smith will become a bubble for such people. Who can be sure that he will not become a bubble after entering the NBA?

The Celtics, who had no defenders to choose from and were in urgent need of a three-and-four swing, did not hesitate to use the eleventh pick of the first round to acquire Doug Smith.

With no good defenders to choose from, the Celtics, who were worried about what to do with the 13th pick, completed the deal with the Miami Heat, who took the initiative.

The Heat sent star guard Maurice Cheeks to Boston in exchange for the Celtics' 13th pick in the first round and the 27th pick in the first round.

The Heat's deal was not within Louis' expectations.

He didn't know that Lewis Shafir was going to be rehabilitated.

Trading Cheeks for the 13th pick was something Louis never expected, and he never expected that Shafir would take a risk because he once said, "Dale Davis' rebounding ability is better than 95% of NBA centers."

Act of.

The Heat selected Davis with this pick, thereby adding depth to Hank Gathers' bodyguard team.

After he succeeded, Shafir excitedly called Louis' home.

At that time, Louis no longer paid attention to this year's draft.

He naively thought that everything worthy of attention was already on television.

Until Shafir told him to start with the sixth pick, the draft was like a chaotically edited group show that turned into a mess.

Especially when Shafir mentioned that he sent Cheeks to Boston in exchange for the 13th pick in the first round and acquired Dale Davis, Louis was dumbfounded.

"You traded Mochis for the 13th pick in the first round?"

"Coach Lu, you don't know something. This year's first round is several times more valuable than an ordinary draft year."

"Even if it's several times more expensive, it's not like exchanging Mochis for a non-lottery first-round pick." Louis said helplessly, "You know Mochis is the reinforcement the Celtics need most. They lost Yi.

Saiya, there is no reliable point guard, and there are no good guards among the remaining players in the draft class who can fill this role. Mochis can organize and defend the one position, which is an excellent reinforcement for them, how can you

Are you satisfied if you only get the 13th pick in the first round?"

"Actually, I made them spit out that the 27th pick in the first round was the one they traded for from New York. Coach Lu, do you want this pick? I'll sell it to you."

Shafir's tone and tone made such an image appear in Louis' eyes.

One person never thought, "So I still lost money on this transaction? No, I can't let other people see it. Stop this smart man's mouth quickly." Then he proposed to sell the Knicks to Boston in the first round at a low price.

Knicks.

"We don't need it, you can figure it out yourself!"

Louis doesn't want to do this kind of "you put this and put this" type of deal.

"Coach Lu, who can you choose for this position?"

"Aren't you very capable? You can do it yourself!"

After that, Louis hung up the phone.

If the trade of Isiah Thomas brings back Steve Smith, Doug Smith and Maurice Cheeks, it will not be too much of a disadvantage for the Celtics.

Cheeks is past his peak, but his technical characteristics are more suitable than Thomas's to serve as a porter for Sampson and Bird of the Green League.

Steve Smith is the second-position shooter the Celtics desperately need. He is like an all-round evolved version of John Long.

And the Doug Smith ticket.

Louis judged that there was a high probability that this person would not be able to play well, but if he went to the Celtics, who are good at cultivating players, who could say for sure?

If these reinforcements are effective, they will also affect the legacy of the deal Louis made with the Celtics some time ago.

The Knicks used this year's entire first-round pick on Chris Jackson and the Celtics' two future first-rounders.

Shafir, a smart-ass bastard, strengthened the Celtics by tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall, and also made Louis feel uncomfortable.

After trading Cheeks, will the Heat have a point guard of their own?

Who do they plan to use as point guard next season? B.J. Armstrong? It doesn't seem impossible.

The Heat used the 27th pick in the first round to select Randy Brown (PG), an athletic guard with excellent physical fitness. At this point, everything in the draft is over.

The day after the draft ended, Louis was about to notify Baylor to renew his contract in advance to prevent changes.

Billy Owens, the talented player the Kings just acquired with the second overall pick, a combination of tragedy maker and Bird, announced in a high-profile manner: "I do not plan to sign with the Kings, and I will not go to Sacramento."

"It was so lively yesterday, but it was just an appetizer?" Louis scratched his chin, thinking about how to fish in troubled waters.