"How was your conversation there?"

"Nearly done."

"Nearly done? That means we haven't reached an agreement yet."

"..." Bird was speechless. If it wasn't for the fact that he was older, he would have really wanted to hit him with an old punch.

Nima, do you want to put it so bluntly that I am forcing someone to lose face?

Bird knows that the SuperSonics are short of point guards. Last season they could only use "white people can fly" Brent Barry as the starting point guard. This shows how short of a man they are at this position.

At first glance, Barry Sr.'s assist data is not bad, and he himself also gives people the feeling of having a high football intelligence.

But if you look at how many mistakes he made, you wouldn't think he is a qualified starting PG.

The shooting second position is a more suitable role for Old Barry. If you let him hold the ball and play PG, it is really a strongman locking up the man.

Therefore, Bird took the initiative to offer main point guard Jamal Tinsley + the 29th overall pick in the first round in exchange for the 12th overall pick from Wally Walker.

The premise is that Wayne is not selected before the 12th pick.

However, Wally Walker politely rejected Bird.

A short translation of his words is: "I'm afraid you're thinking shit."

"Wayne is very popular, he played in Seattle and I saw his performance.

So, Larry, for such an excellent rookie, I'm afraid Tinsley can't replace him."

Jamal Tinsley, a third-year guard, averaged 8.3 points and 5.8 assists per game last season. He is a flashy player and is known as "the man who plays NBA like a street ball."

Gone.

This is Tinsley, a qualified, but only qualified main point guard.

He does still have potential, after all, he is only in his third year. But Wally Walker doesn't think that such potential is worth a lottery pick.

So Wally Walker opened his mouth and said that he needed the Pacers' sixth man last season, Al Harrington, who averaged 13.3 points per game!

Only by adding Harrington to the bargaining chip can this matter be discussed.

Harrington is an important part of the Pacers. He ranked second in the Best Sixth Man selection last season, not far behind No. 1 Antoine Jamison.

Moreover, compared with Jamison, the two are very similar in terms of position and playing style.

Everyone knows that if Harrington is given more playing time and put into the starting lineup, he will definitely perform better.

Harrington is a good addition to the SuperSonics, which is aiming for the playoffs.

A trade can not only solve the starting point guard problem, but also add a reliable scorer. Isn't he great?

Then, the negotiations reached a deadlock.

It's not that Bird is reluctant to leave Harrington. In fact, Harrington is destined to leave this summer.

Because just a few days after the season ended, Harrington called Bird: "If I can't be a regular starter next season, then I hope to be traded out."

Harrington is tired of playing a role like the Sixth Man.

The Pacers' locker room already has two time bombs in Artest and O'Neal, and Bird doesn't want another whiny Harrington.

Therefore, he has put Harrington on the trade list.

It's just that Bird's plan was not to send Harrington to Seattle. He kept Harrington for other purposes.

After all, the Pacers need to introduce more than just Wayne. There is no guarantee that the Pacers can defeat the Pistons just by relying on one more Wayne.

Later, the two parties negotiated several times, but something went wrong with Harrington. As a result, the deal was temporarily shelved.

Bird has no choice. Among all lottery teams, only the SuperSonics and 76ers are willing to accept immediate combat power.

The other ones are of little use with immediate combat power.

But the 76ers were determined to get Iguodala, so Bird had no choice but to find the SuperSonics.

However, Wally Walker didn't put his words to death. He told Bird last night: "When you figure it out, call me anytime, even after the draft starts."

Bird was so angry, it was the first time someone had pinched him so tightly!

Just as Bird was recalling the whole transaction, the 2004 NBA Draft officially began, and David Stern took the stage.

On CCTV, teacher Sun Zhengping also began to bring live broadcasts of the draft to the fans.

"Mr. NBA President David Stern is about to take the stage to deliver a speech, and the draft will begin soon! Today, Wayne wore a red suit, which is very festive. I hope he can have a good ending."

After a formal speech, David Stern looked at the manuscript paper in his hand and then approached the microphone.

The 29-team betting game is officially open!

"With the first overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft, the Orlando Magic selected...Dwight Howard, from Southwest Christian College in Atlanta."

Happy Beast happily became the number one scholar with a happy smile.

Okafor at the other table sighed gloomily with a depressed expression.

At this time, Okafor could only sigh with emotion: "It's good to be young."

If he were a freshman, Howard wouldn't be the No. 1 pick.

Chinese fans are so happy that the Magic selected Howard instead of Okafor, which means that the possibility of Mosaic getting the scoring champion McGrady increases!

"High school player Dwight Howard became the No. 1 pick in this year's draft! Howard, who just graduated from high school this year, is a big player with a style similar to Garnett. He has excellent ball control, mid-to-long-range shooting, passing, and breakthrough

, rebounding and shot-blocking abilities, quick steps and good ball control make up for his lack of physical strength." Sun Zhengping immediately introduced the No. 1 pick to the fans based on the information in his hand.

A few years later, when Teacher Sun Zhengping recalled this information, he probably only wanted to say two words: "It's a scam!"

Okafor, as in the original history, fell to the second overall pick and joined the Bobcats.

Although he still had the perfect smile on his face when shaking hands with Stern, in fact there were countless horses galloping in his heart.

Schwartz sighed. He had indeed tried his best to help Okafor build momentum and had communicated with the Magic more than once.

But since the Magic choose to rebuild, Okafor will definitely not be the best choice. There is no way to do it, and it will be useless even if he talks about it.

However, being in Charlotte also has the advantage of Charlotte, at least Okafor can brush up the data as he likes.

The third pick is the Bulls' turn, and Okafor's younger brother Ben Gordon is on the list.

Wayne looked at his parents and patted his chest: "They just came on stage, and both of them were defeated by me."

"I see you are very tough. If you are so fierce, then why are you not one of the top three?" Wayne's father smiled.

"Hey, there's no other way. In this draft, it's not just whoever wins will be ranked higher. It's very complicated here!"

With the fourth pick, high school genius Livingston appeared.

From then until the 10th pick, the results of the draft were the same as in Wayne's previous life.

However, the Cavaliers at No. 10 are really fascinating. They already have Mousse, but they selected Luke Jackson, a white small forward, with such a high pick...

The Cavaliers' draft is really hard to explain. Unless the answer is very clear like James, they don't seem to be very good at selecting people.

But don't worry Luke Jackson, he's not the most obsessed yet.

In the future, if nothing else happens, there will be a guy named Anthony Bennett who will be even more obsessed than him.

With the 11th pick, the Warriors were satisfied to take Biedrins, who had a professional background.

In fact, the Warriors management struggled for a while between Wayne and Biedrins, but ultimately believed that Biedrins, who was already a professional player, was a safer choice.

As a result, Wayne is basically certain to be selected with the 13th overall pick.

Well, if Wayne were a shooting guard, the 13th pick would probably bring him a lot of attention.

Steve Patterson also breathed a sigh of relief. The only warrior who could possibly intercept Wayne Hu did not take action. He finally got the hot man he dreamed of!

Wayne, come to the bowl!

At this time, Schwartz's cell phone rang, sitting next to Wayne.

He just responded a few times, nodded a few times, and then hung up the phone.

Then, he leaned into Wayne's ear.

"Wei, when you are interviewed after being selected, try not to talk about anything related to Seattle."

"Huh? Seattle?" Wayne looked confused as to what kind of operation this was.

Going to play IT basketball?

On the stage, David Stern spoke again.

"With the 12th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, the Seattle SuperSonics selected...Wayne, out of Oklahoma State University."

"Wang Defa!?" In the box, Patterson directly wondered if Stern had seen it wrong because of his old eyesight.

Seattle SuperSonics? There is no information saying they will draft Wayne!

Or... did the SuperSonics choose it for others?

Wayne stood up mechanically, but soon smiled again.

Although he doesn't know the details yet, Wayne can probably guess that the Pacers have done something about it.
To be continued...