Chapter 359: 1 pit

In the 2007 draft, ninety-nine percent of the media’s attention was focused on Greg Oden and Kevin Durant, especially Greg Oden, who had gained momentum before the draft. Close to LeBron James in 2003, it is considered to be the combination of Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, and another behemoth that can dominate the NBA inside the next ten years.
Fox Leon sat in the draft room of the Suns, watching the reality show quietly, watching Greg Oden put on the Portland Trail Blazers red and black hat and smile like a 40-year-old kid . He certainly doesn't believe that Greg Oden is a combination of Russell and Chamberlain. Apart from anything else, the physical quality of these two people is at the level of no-comers, and Oden looks far worse. But Leon admitted that Oden was worthy of the champion, but he was not optimistic about Oden, the reason came from his instinct.
In addition to Oden and Durant, another player who has attracted attention is of course Yi Jianlian from China. He was picked by the Bucks at the sixth overall pick, but he didn't look very happy. Hester Eun smiled reluctantly when shaking hands.
Leon, who is a jack of all trades in the draft, certainly knows that the Bucks actually don't want to choose Yi Jianlian, and Yi Jianlian does not want to go to Milwaukee. The Bucks did not expect their pick to fall to the embarrassing position of sixth. They already won Andrew Bogut last year. This year they want a guard like Conley or a power forward like Al Hoffer. As a result, the sixth overall pick could not get them at all, so they could only choose Yi Jianlian, who was pretty good. With Yao Ming's successful experience, Yi Jianlian's expectations in the draft were much higher.
But a cold northern city like Milwaukee is obviously not a good place for its commercial value. Yi Jianlian might not think so, but his agent must think so. So this is a choice you don't love and I don't want to. Such a draft is doomed from the beginning, and it is likely to fail.
But Leon soon lost his mind to these messy issues. The more he got nervous after the draft, the media feast has passed, and the stage for the head coach and general manager has just been set up.
Leon sat there, holding the phone in his hand and kept looking. He was not looking at the time, but waiting for the call, waiting for the call from the Phoenix Suns general manager's office. Now Steve Kerr must be still communicating around, trying to spend his mouth on the deal he designed. Cole is very good. He has a lot of contacts. In this case, he can often complete some "emotional considerations" transactions. What's more, the transaction requirements made by Leon this time seem to be blood loss on the surface!
When the draft reached the tenth overall pick, the Atlanta Hawks won Assi Law in tenth place. Leon's cell phone finally rang and it was a call from Cole. Leon immediately connected and asked: "How is it?"
Cole's voice came from the other end of the phone: "The task of sending money was successfully completed."
"This is not a task of sending money, it is for the reinforcement of the team." Hearing Cole said it was done, Leon's heart relaxed and his tone became more relaxed.
"Yes, reinforce, and then send away the best sixth man of last season! If you can't make a name for yourself in the draft, I will be scolded to death by the Phoenix media." Said reluctantly. As the new general manager of the Suns, he feels that his greatest achievement is to recruit Fox Leon, and the biggest failure is also, now he has become Leon's little brother. The credit for the transaction should be shared with Leon, and if there is a problem, you have to recite it yourself.
Leon smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's our turn right away. If there is an interview in the media, I will give you all the credit."
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After hearing about the deal between the Suns and the Lakers, Buford immediately called the boss Holt and coach Popovich and communicated with them. The final response was: unchanged and changing, see what the Lakers will do. What kind of action was taken and how did this transaction complete? -
The Lakers have the 18th overall pick in this draft, which is higher than the draft picks of the Suns and Spurs. If the Lakers want Split in this draft, the Spurs have nothing to do. Yes, the pick is too much higher, no matter how it works, you can't get it. Buford thought before that the Suns' sign was only two positions higher than the Spurs. They might be able to get it after a trade. It turned out to be good. They traded with the Lakers, and it was really true that they won Split. It's gone.
Unexpectedly, at the 18th overall pick, the Lakers did not win Split, but picked Jared Dudley from Boston College. Buford immediately took out his cell phone and dialed Fox Leon’s number.
"Do you want a three-way transaction? Or do you have other plans?" Buford said.
"If you can guess my mind, you won't be in the current situation. You will know in a moment that our deal with the Lakers has been completed, and Split's right to sign is in our hands. , We only have one request, to win Marc Gasol in 28th place!" Leon said to Buford in a quick tone.
Marc Gasol? Buford had a bit of an impression of him. A fat man from Spain and the younger brother of Pau Gasol, the Spurs had inspected this player and thought that Mark had gaps in all aspects compared to his brother and was not a good draft choice. But now that Leon said so, Buford agreed.
Soon, news came out from the NBA official media that the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns completed a draft pick deal. The Lakers selected them with the 18th pick to Jared Dudley, Ronnie Turiaf and the team. A special trade exception was sent to the Phoenix Suns, from which they received last season's best sixth man Barbosa and the 29th overall pick.
"29th pick?" Buford saw the draft pick sent by the Suns and seemed to understand something. The Suns obviously had the 24th pick in their hands, but they traded a pick that was one pick lower than the Spurs. For the Lakers, there must be some ulterior motive.
But now Buford is reluctant to think about it. Soon the draft reached the 24th overall pick. The Suns really won Thiago Split at this position, and Buford called Popovich and Holt, told them the requirements of the sun. So in the subsequent 28th overall pick, the San Antonio Spurs picked the center from Spain, Marc Gasol.
There was a small commotion on the scene. Obviously everyone felt a little puzzled about the Spurs picking such a player in this pick. Although Marc Gasol is Paul Gasol’s younger brother, he is in the United States. Not well known. His performance in the European arena also cannot be compared with his brother. However, there was a small commotion at the scene, and in the Lakers draft conference room, it was completely cursed!
The little cards that Kubrick handed to Stern are already written~EbookFREE.me~ They are going to take down Marc Gasol in the 29th pick in advance, so as not to have a lot of dreams, how can they be intercepted by the Spurs? Up! According to their news, the player the Spurs wants is Split! As for Marc Gasol, Kubrick originally planned to win him with a second round pick, but in the past week there have been more scout evaluation reports on Marc Gasol, and the market is bullish. It has reached the very front of the second round. s position.
At this time, Steve Kerr called and wanted to use Barbosaga's first round pick to change the Lakers' Turiaf and an 18th pick, and let them win Dudley in this position. Of course, Kubrick didn't want to let this opportunity to give a big gift. A Super Sixth Man like Barbosa is exactly what the Lakers need. To exchange it with Turiaf is simply a gift for nothing. Then get the pick at the end of the first round for the Suns and get Marc Gasol ahead of time. Isn't it beautiful?
As a result, Marc Gasol was taken away by the Spurs. What are the Spurs doing? Kubrick thought of Thiago Splitter, who the Suns won 24th overall. In fact, when the Suns won Split, Kubrick already had a very, very bad Hunch.
"This it, Fox Leon!" Kubrick thought with his toes, and he could think of it. Apart from Fox Leon, who else likes to do this kind of draft picking? The whip of the of basketball