Chapter 562: End of Draft

The next day in the conference room of the NBA headquarters.
Richard and Jordan submitted the list of this draft expansion to the NBA headquarters.
There are only fourteen players on the list. Less than half of them were selected by Richard personally, and the strength of the remaining few players is completely unreadable.
Basically it's all in the slag.
After Stern looked at the list, he immediately greeted Xiao Hua to notify the selected teams.
After the teams got the news, they were disappointed, lucky, and expected.
Anyway, the expansion draft is completely over, and they can sleep well next.
After leaving the NBA headquarters, Richard and Jordan found a place to eat a meal.
"Lee, did the other party give an answer to the previously mentioned Clippers list or Magic No. 1 pick?" Jordan couldn't help but asked about work that was not under his jurisdiction.
Richard shook his head. He had said to Jordan before that he might take the No. 4 pick to trade for the No. 1 pick or No. 2 pick.
As a result, the Magic side is reluctant to trade, and in fact may be the bargaining chip for the Pirates.
The Pirates had only one No. 4 pick in the first round and one No. 4 pick in the second round before the Pistons' first-round 29th pick.
This is all the chips of the Pirates, the real poor jingle.
The Magic side naturally did not agree. They also hoped to reproduce O'Neill's miracle, and used this champion to sign a big player who was comparable to O'Neal.
Magic has an inexplicable desire for inside players...
It may even be that, as normal history, they will use this champion as the core of the team to start the official reconstruction of the team.
That is to trade off McGrady.
Richard himself did not have much hope for the Magic's champion. The real hope is the Clippers coached by Stevens.
What makes Richard helpless is that Stevens said that he had to consider it. In fact, this was almost a polite rejection of Stevens.
Historically, Old Dunleavy coached the Clippers, and then made a deal with the Bobcats. That is because Old Dunleavy's coaching style does not require too many inside players. A Brand is enough.
But Stevens is not the same. He was caught by Richard's ears. Over the years, Richard's team building ideas have been regarded as the truth of God.
There is now a chance to choose a strong insider to match Brand, how could he miss it!
Whether it is Howard or Okafor, these two are center position players. Brand comes to play in the fourth position. Such an inside combination is quite luxurious. In Stevens Jr.’s view, it can definitely give the Clippers the strength. Has made great progress.
It may even reach the Western Conference playoffs this year.
Richard can generally guess Stevens's idea, so it is impossible to force others.
The fourth pick is the fourth pick. It is also a good choice to win an Iguodala.
In the interior, Milicic and Mourning support, first make up for it, wait until the next draft or through the transaction, and then slowly enrich the strength of the inside.
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"You don't have to think about this. Both teams are reluctant to exchange. It is not necessary to change the flower picks. After all, we are now staring at Howard and Okafor." Richard said shaking his head.
Jordan nodded. Since the top two picks are not willing to trade, it really is not necessary to continue to think about it.
The two spent two days in New York and waited until the 25th, and the two appeared together at the draft conference.
Richard and Jordan are definitely super heavyweights in the history of the NBA. I am afraid there is no such combination in this circle.
Jordan is recognized as the first person in the history of the league, a god-like presence among players.
Although Richard talks about honor, he is not as good as Zen Jackson, but he is so young. In the eyes of everyone, he will become a godlike figure in the coaching group like Jordan in the future.
The two great gods appeared together and immediately caused a burst of cheers at the scene.
Richard and Jordan nodded one by one to greet each other. Now that they are the bosses, they can't be messed up by their own tempers as before...
Amidst the greetings, Stern began to take the stage and announced the official start of the draft.
"I announced that Orlando Magic chose Dwight Howard of Southwest Atlanta Christian High School with the first overall pick in the first round."
There was no exclamation from the audience. High school student Howard was the top pick. Anyway, he was either the top pick or the Okaforna top pick.
It is quite normal for Okafor to be injured because of the injury before, and the Magic dare not risk Okafor.
Richard sat down at the field, looked at Howard, his face full of youth, and couldn't help himself.
Who would have thought that this kind-hearted boy would become so important in later generations that men and women take it all.
Next came the Clippers' No. 2 picks. Unsurprisingly, they chose the University of Connecticut's Okafor.
A small smile appeared on Stevens's face. He favored Okafor more than Howard...
Now he got Okafor as he wished, and he was relieved.
Then it was the Chicago Bulls' rookie pick. Lambier was already fired, and Scott Skiles took over as his head coach.
Like normal history, they chose Okafor's teammates, also from Ben Gordon of the University of Connecticut.
Although Ben Gordon has not been selected as an All-Star in his career, the Bulls' choice is actually not a pit. Ben Gordon's strength is still quite good.
Quite a reliable three-pointer, the offensive firepower is quite sufficient, and easily scored 20+ points per game in the peak period.
The only difference is that the defense almost means that this is also the biggest reason why he has not been selected as an All-Star.
It was actually pretty good to have such a player selected by Tanhua. There are so many more pitfalls than this.
Next came the No. 4 pick of the New Army Pirates. All the people in the court raised their ears and wanted to hear who Richard chose again this time.
Although the results were not made public, almost everyone was sure that Richard must have targeted the inside players again.
Richard has always liked to use inside players to build teams. This is not a secret. Everyone on the scene knows this.
In this year's draft, according to media reports from various parties and the information returned from the scouts of each team, only Howard and Okafor are strong insiders, and I don't know whether Richard will next Surprise everyone.
"I announced that the Charlotte Buccaneers selected Andre Iguodala from the University of Arizona with the first round of the fourth pick!" After Stern announced the news, the whole person was also a bit stunned.
Richard did not choose the inside? Did he take the wrong medicine?
Isn't it really going to use Milicic and the old inexplicable starter inside the team?
Thinking of this, Stern couldn't help but have fun, Richard was getting cold...
Maybe in the next draft meeting, I will announce here that the Pirates use the top pick to select a newcomer.
Everyone on the scene was shocked for a while, Richard chose a small forward...
In this way, it is estimated that only Howard and Okafor are reliable inside the draft.
If there are other powerful insiders, Richard cannot fail to choose!
For a time, some teams that were going to pick up the inside line were disappointed...
...
In fact, in Richard's view, Al Jefferson is actually a pretty good inside. After all, the peaks are 20+10, and the style is somewhat similar to Zach Randolph.
They are similar in length, they are black and thick.
The draft picks are also similar, all in the middle of the first round.
It is actually quite good to be able to pick such a player in the middle of the first round.
But compared to Iguodala, it must be almost meaning.
...
Soon, the first round of the draft was almost over, and in the blink of an eye the 29th overall pick of the first round.
"I announced that the Charlotte Buccaneers selected Anderson Valecho from Brazil's Santa Teresa in the first round at the 29th overall pick."
I finally chose an inside line. That's right. This is Richard's style.
The picks sent by the Pistons were selected by Brazilian filmmaker Valejo, and Richard was quite satisfied.
Valejo was selected for the best defensive second team, needless to say on the defensive end, extremely good at making opponents' offensive fouls.
Although the offensive ability is a bit anxious, there is not a bit of low-level ability, but the attitude is good, and I am willing to exercise my mid-range skills.
Of course, Richard certainly valued not Valejo's offensive ability, but his defense and rebounding ability.
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"I announced that the Charlotte Buccaneers chose Trevor Ariza from the University of California Los Angeles in the fourth round of the second round."
Richard again chose Ariza produced on the fourth round of the second round.
Since then, the work of the New Army Pirates in this draft conference is completely over.
Richard got the three players he liked, and the results were good.
At the end of the draft, Jordan looked excited.
The Pirates of the New Army, even if they are really set sail, can he and Richard, in the next few years, make the Pirates a dynasty team as they planned? !
"Li, our time is here!" Jordan said with an excited fist.
Richard laughed, he didn't expect Jordan to say such a nasty second.
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After the two returned to Charlotte, they immediately went into work.
Richard first sorted out the list of teams.
Shaving off the few cannon fodder players that Jordan chose, there are currently less than ten players available for the Pirates.
Inside position, Milicic, Mourning and Valejo.
Among them, Bobby Simmons can play the power forward position, but his height is less than two meters, playing power forward must be a disadvantage.
Frontline position, Iguodala, Ariza, Capono, Alvin Williams, James Jones and Pippen.
Otherwise, it's gone...
Richard sighed. It seemed that the team didn't have a point guard who could handle it, which was quite uncomfortable.
The solution is not without it. Both Jones and Alvin can make guest appearances at the point guard, but surely don't expect any good results.
"Hey, it can only come slowly, a poor new army, what kind of bicycle do you want?" Richard said with a wry smile.
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Such a lineup, it is really too difficult to come up with a starting list that satisfies Richard.
But there is no way, Richard still has to bite the bullet and make the starting list.
The starting center must be Milicic. This is Richard's plan.
The power forward position is Mourning, but this also scores.
Richard has the coaching skills "group therapy" at hand. Before the start of the season, it can be used to see if it can play an effect on Moning.
If it works, then Moning will start at power forward...
And if it doesn’t work, Richard guesses he’s reluctant to waste too many props on Mourning, and it’s likely that Valejo will start the center, and Milicic will start the power forward, and Mourning will come off the bench. .
The starting player in the small forward position is Iguodala.
Speaking of being a small forward, the position of the small forward is actually quite blurry with the point guard. Anyway, Iguodala and Ariza will occupy these two starting positions.
The starting point guard is definitely Richard's biggest headache. At the moment, it can only let Alvin or Jones play together~EbookFREE.me~ to see if they can find a trading opportunity after the start of the new season. In exchange for a reliable point guard from another team.
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"This lineup is really shabby. Although the starting lineup looks good, but the bench lineup is absolutely impossible to watch." Richard said with a sigh.
Even if it is a good starting lineup, Richard did not expect this lineup to play any good record...
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Just a few days after the draft conference ended, the entire NBA was a mess, and all kinds of breaking news.
It is already reported by reporters that O'Neill and the Lakers are in trouble, and the Heat are negotiating with the Lakers to discuss O'Neill's plan.
The Lakers are definitely worse now, Malone is retired, Payton is ready to leave, and O'Neal is about to be traded.
The luxurious F4 lineup, as if passing by, is gone.
Upon hearing this news, Richard immediately came to the spirit.
Payton is going to leave, which makes Richard Dele's mouth shut. The Pirates are just missing a point guard. If Payton can get it, it is a good thing to add pies.
However, Richard is also playing drums in his heart. Payton is definitely thinking of winning the championship. Will he promise to win a poor and white, and can't see the pirates who hope to win the championship?
It seems that the possibility is not very great...
Even so, Richard did not give up this idea, and directly called Payton.
Richard had recruited Payton when he was in the Pistons before, and naturally he had Payton's phone number on hand.
What delighted Richard was that Payton did not directly reject himself, but gave a response that would take several days to consider.
It’s fine if you don’t directly refuse, it means there is still a drama in this matter.
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