Chapter 624: End of season, 16th pick

Overall, the Bulls actually did not lose money in this transaction, but also made a profit.
With this Knicks draft pick, they didn't get any decent players.
Under normal circumstances, the Knicks' pick is the No. 2 pick, but the Bulls came out and traded with the Blazers.
The Blazers were the No. 4 pick. They used the No. 4 pick to sign Terus Thomas for the Bulls' Aldridge.
The strength of Terus Thomas is just right, but it is only just right, it is a qualified starter...
The peak period is about 10 points and 6 rebounds, which is quite a distance from the All-Star.
And now the Bulls use this Knicks draft pick in exchange for Gortat and Ariza, any of which is more valuable than Thomas.
So no matter from which point of view, the Bulls have made a profit in this transaction.
Richard also made some compensation for the Bulls. After all, they took Pippen and suffered a big loss.
In the 2006 draft, high picks traded quite frequently. Not only did Aldridge and Thomas swap their clubs, Roy was also selected by the Timberwolves at the sixth pick in the first place, but the next game was not traded and opened up. By.
There was also Rudy Gay, who was also sent to the Grizzlies after being drafted by the Rockets and also playing a game.
Randy Foye, the 7th pick, was selected by Green Kai and sent to the Timberwolves...
Most of the top ten players were traded by the team without playing a game.
This is quite rare in the entire NBA draft history.
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The Bulls completed the deal with the Pirates for the first time, and made an official announcement on their own official.
Then, just before the trade deadline, the boxing champion Tyson Chandler was traded out.
In this way, they basically evened out the impact of the Pippen contract, and then earned an Ariza...
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Soon the door of the trading market was closed, and the wave of trading was considered to have subsided.
Next, the Pirates will start Richard's plan.
Originally, Jordan did not approve of Richard's planned slander in the next schedule. After all, their pirates have already reached the top three in the east. If they enter the playoffs with this pick, there is still quite a lot. Opportunity to reach the final decision.
But Richard also expressed his own ideas. First of all, this team has a small chance of winning the championship.
No matter what order will be entered in the playoffs at that time, as long as they do not win the championship, in fact, for Jordan and Richard, it is completely meaningless.
There are a total of eleven total championships at hand. Do they care about the results of the division champions?
Obviously, they don't care. The only thing they care about is the championship.
Since there is almost no possibility of winning the championship, it might as well focus on next season.
What's more, this kind of planned slander doesn't mean that the chance of winning the championship is completely lost.
Any team in the playoffs has a chance to win the championship, provided that he is lucky enough and strong enough.
Even if it is the eighth position in the Eastern Conference to enter the playoffs, as long as the Pirates can have the dominance of the Peak Trail Blazers or the Peak Pistons, they can still easily win the championship.
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As a result, Jordan has no need to oppose, and can only support Richard's plan.
Richard's plan is to maintain the position of the second half of the Eastern Conference playoffs, so that the Pirates can get a higher ranking pick.
And entering the playoffs, will not let the Pirates lose hope of winning the championship.
Who can say good things about the future, maybe all the opponents in the playoffs are injured, and the Pirates have picked up a championship in vain. This is not impossible.
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In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of March.
Ncaa Purdue defending champion, Richard did not go to the scene this time.
The reason why I went to the scene last time was mainly because old Philip retired. He had to go. There is nothing special about it now. In the face of this kind of game that obviously hangs opponents, Richard's interest is not very big.
At the end of March, ncaa this season is even over, then they will enter a busy recruiting period.
For Purdue University, in fact, Black March is not a big problem for them, but the biggest difficulty is this new recruiting period.
If you can get all the players on Richard's list during the recruiting period, the national championship will be nothing more than a bag.
ncaa is not a business alliance, it should be fairly fair and fair, but in fact the water inside is deeper than nba.
Strong teams are always strong, and weak chickens will continue to weaken. This is difficult to change.
For example, some super strong teams, UC, North Carolina, Duke and other teams, they have always been a strong team.
However, some other minor league teams can only live at the bottom of the ncaa first-level league.
The reason is that they are not attractive to freshmen. Powerful freshmen are recruited by these top schools. They will never get a chance to turn over...
Fortunately, Purdue is now at the level of a top prestigious school, and they are now very attractive to freshmen.
As for those weak chicken schools, unless they are luck, and have recruited unknown and powerful newcomers for several years to improve the team's exposure, otherwise, they will always be hovering at the bottom.
And if you want to find an unknown newcomer for several years, this chance is even smaller than the lottery.
Unless they can get another passing person like Richard...
Moreover, they cannot be ordinary passers-by. Only passers-in who have a good understanding of the basketball circle can rewrite their destiny.
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At the end of March, and another half month, the regular season schedule of the 05-06 season is completely over, and the nba is about to usher in the playoff schedule.
Before the All-Star Game, the Pirates maintained the third record in the East, and after the All-Star Game, the record declined. When the season ended, they only got the sixth record in the East.
In the eyes of fans, this is also quite normal. After all, the Pirates have sold the main players Gortat and Ariza on the bench~EbookFREE.me~The team's record decline is taken for granted.
I have to say that the Pirates fans are still very patient, and may be their absolute trust in Richard.
Resting on other teams, the team sold two of the bench's main force halfway through the season, and it is estimated that the team will be killed by fans.
Fans are also very aware of Richard's plan now, that is to want the future...
Gottat and Ariza were sent away in exchange for two draft picks, including a Knicks high draft pick, which will enable the overall strength of the Pirates to increase in the coming year.
Because of Richard’s existence, the Pirates fans are convinced that every draft pick represents an All-Star.
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The Pirates rank sixth in the East, with 42 wins and 40 losses. Compared to the eighth King in the West, the Kings have 44 wins.
The strength of the East is indeed good, but the top teams are good. The teams in the first half of the playoffs are not worse than the West, and even look stronger.
The teams in the second half of the playoffs cannot be compared with the Western Conference.
The fifth-ranked Pacers have only 43 wins, and they can't make the playoffs when they sit in the West.
Richard glanced at the record rankings. Their pirates' record ranked 14th in the league and got a first round pick with a 16th overall pick.
This signing is quite powerful, enough to ensure that Richard easily chooses Rondo.
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It is worth mentioning that the Knicks have the second lowest record in the league this season...
Such an embarrassing record, even if Richard's luck again, is enough to allow them to get the top five picks in the bottom of the draft.
If you are lucky, it is not impossible to get the top pick again.
If I were to take another top pick, I'm afraid other teams would have to cry.