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Chapter 53: The Raptors have become smaller

"Hey, Mike, do you know? I must be the second place." Jackson laughed at Bibby beside him.

Bibi rolled his eyes, and he felt that he was the most miserable one among the rookies of this class.

Originally, I had a very good chance to win the second place, especially when the Grizzlies, who lacked point guard, got the second place draw, I could even be said to be a sure-fire second place pick.

But David and Jackson, who have emerged now, are so dazzling. If they were the Grizzlies' management, even if the Grizzlies lack point guards, they would never choose themselves. They would definitely choose Jackson who looks higher than their potential and combat power.

"Hmph!" A tall black player in the small green house snorted coldly, obviously very unhappy with Jackson's words.

Seeing this player, Bibby was immediately happy, as if he was not the most miserable rookie, and Olovo Kandi in front of him was the one.

Originally, Olovokandi was regarded as a popular candidate for the No. 1 pick, but now it's better. Not to mention the No. 1 pick, he can't even win the No. 1 pick.

...

Stewart wrote the words Stephen Jackson of the University of Pittsburgh on the note and handed them to the staff at the scene. Jiang Dongbing sighed and finally reunited with Jackson.

It is true that Jackson's potential is not as high as Carter or Pierce of the same class, but Jiang Dongbing is used to using Jackson. If you want to say all-round, Jackson is not worse than Carter or Pierce.

"I announce that the Vancouver Grizzlies chose Stephen Jackson, a small forward from the University of Pittsburgh, with the second pick in the first round." Stern announced the second pick on stage.

Although I had known this would be the case, there was still a lot of noise in the audience. The main reason was that the top scorers and second place in this year were won by the University of Pittsburgh, which has never happened in NBA history.

In the small green house, Jackson stood up. Olovokandi snorted coldly just now. He was not angry, and he smiled at him, "Man, then I'll go out first. If we have a chance, we will fight in the game."

...

Seeing that the Grizzlies had officially got Jackson, Jiang Dongbing sorted out his suit and began to quietly wait for the draft below.

He was still very curious about the top scorer and the second scorer are not consistent with normal history, and he didn't know how many picks Olovokandi and Bibi would be selected.

The Denver Nuggets, who lacked the inside, chose Olovo Kandy with the third pick, and the highly anticipated center finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, the Raptors chose Jamison, the Warriors chose Vince Carter, and Jiang Dongbing speculated that these two teams might exchange these two North Carolina aces like normal history.

From this transaction alone, we can see that the Raptors' pattern is too small.

Logically speaking, the Raptors must have wanted Carter, but when they held the fourth pick, they didn't choose Carter, just chose Jamison, the Warriors wanted.

In order to take advantage of the situation and earn a cash from the Warriors, and because Carter dropped from the fourth pick to the fifth pick, the rookie contract was also smaller.

Don't underestimate the decline in this ranking. After the four-year rookie contract, the Raptors can give a total of one million US dollars less.

Otherwise, the Raptors' situation is small, if it were other wealthy teams, they would definitely not have done such a petty thing.

Next, the Dallas Mavericks chose Bibi, but finally did not let Bibi's pick fall too much.

The Mavericks' choice is actually similar to the Raptors. The player they like is Nowitzki, but they may feel that it is a loss to choose Nowitzki in the sixth pick, so they simply exchanged it with the Bucks.

The rumors are that Green Kai reveals that he will use the No. 10 draw to choose Nowitzki, so the Mavericks simply made a deal with the Bucks and used the No. 6 draw to exchange the No. 9 draw and No. 19 draw from the Mavericks.

The two first-round picks exchanged for one first-round pick, which seemed to be a bit of a loss. In addition, the Bucks themselves chose Robert Trayler, which was a big deal, led to the deal becoming one of the most failed deals in NBA history.

However, now that the Bucks have chosen Bibi, the deal seems to be not so failed. Of course, it is also a loss, but at least with a player like Bibi, the Bucks are not considered to have no results.

When the Bucks chose Bibi, Jiang Dongbing obviously noticed that the Kings were a little restless. The Kings team lacked point guards. They could have chosen Bibi, but they were shot by the Mavericks.

In desperation, the Kings had to choose another point guard rookie, Jason Williams, a white chocolate.

Bai Qiao is also a legendary figure of a generation. He claims to be one person passing the ball and nine people are nervous. No one knows where he will pass it. The style of the game is indeed extremely gorgeous, but only the gorgeousness is left. Compared with those top point guards, Bai Qiao's offense, defense and even assist mistakes are a bit unfavorable.

It would be strange if an old-school coach like Adelman could tolerate Bai Qiao. He sold it out before the rookie contract was over.

Next, the Philadelphia 76ers, who ranked eighth, chose Larry Hughes, and Jiang Dongbing started to observe silence for Larry Hughes.

The head coach of this 76ers team is Larry Brown. Jiang Dongbing doesn't think Larry Brown has the ability and patience to cultivate Hughes. This coach is useless in cultivating newcomers.

Facts have also proved that Larry Brown really doesn't have the patience to train Hughes. He spent two years with the Philadelphia 76ers, and this high-ranking rookie only played six starters in total, averaging about 20 minutes of playtime.

Is it Larry Hughes who has no potential? That must not be the case. He later joined the Wizards, averaged 22 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.9 steals per game, and was awarded the season's steal king. He is already the top scorer in the league.

After less than a minute of silence, Jiang Dongbing suddenly remembered that he seemed to have recruited Larry Hughes when he was in Pittsburgh. As a result, this guy didn't come to Pittsburgh, so his experience was not worthy of sympathy.

If I came to Pittsburgh, I would definitely not have been selected by the 76ers and would not have been defeated by Larry Brown.

Next, the Bucks chose Nowitzki with the No. 9 draw, which basically confirmed their deal with the Mavericks.

Green Kai, who ranked tenth, chose Paul Pierce, and since then, all the previous ten picks were selected.

Even time travelers like Jiang Dongbing couldn't help but admire the amazing quality of this draft. Except for one of the top ten picks, Olovo Kandi, everyone else was well-known.

Even with Olovokandi, Jiang Dongbing felt that his ultimate potential must be low. It is likely that he has not played out after various reasons.

As the top pick, Olovo Kandi must have no problem with his body, and his innate foundation is better than most centers.

After the top ten picks were selected, the Grizzlies had to play until the 37th pick of the Philadelphia 76ers, and at least two hours had to wait.

The Clippers representative sat not far from the Grizzlies, and head coach Chris Ford moved his chair and sat directly next to Jiang Dongbing.

"Ginger, David was your player, I heard that your relationship is quite good." Ford asked in a low voice.

Jiang Dongbing nodded, "Coach Ford, my relationship with David is not just good, we are more like family."

"Can you reveal David's hobbies or personal habits?" Ford felt embarrassed to open his mouth.

As a coach with very low qualifications, it is very necessary to have a good relationship with the team's ace players. Now the outside world says that David Tyrone is the next O'Neal. If he can get along well with David, then his position as the head coach can be more stable.

Just like O'Neal's team, O'Neal's head coach, will the team substitution without hesitation? Obviously it is impossible.

Jiang Dongbing also knew Ford's thoughts, but he couldn't answer this question at all. He didn't say much to join David, so he didn't know David's hobbies.

Moreover, according to Jiang Dongbing's observation, David really has no special hobbies.

"I'm so sorry, Coach Ford, as far as I know, David doesn't seem to have any hobbies." Jiang Dongbing told the truth.
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