June 28, 2005, in the theater at Madison Square Garden in the Big Apple, New York.
At this moment, the 2005 NBA draft is about to be held in the theater, which is full of people and bustling with people.
A group of college students and high school students in suits and ties are gathering in the small green room.
They may pose for the flashing camera, and when they see familiar friends or opponents, they rush over to high-five, hug, or say hello. Occasionally, they suddenly laugh in a daze. When they are excited, they hug and kiss the relatives and friends around them, their faces
Hanging teardrops.
As long as you are invited into the Little Green Room, if nothing unexpected happens, you will be selected in the lottery pick range. Even if you are the 14th pick, you will have a four-year rookie contract of 8 million, which is an annual salary of 2 million.
Beautiful country is a free country, you can do anything...except you have to pay taxes.
The federal tax rate is less than 40%, which is 39.7%.
The state tax rate is less than 10%, which is 9.91.
There is also a brokerage commission cap of 4%.
The annual salary of 2 million will be cut in half. The dream of becoming a "millionaire" by entering the NBA league has truly come true.
No wonder I was so excited that I shed tears.
In fact, if you are selected in the top three picks, you can still get a four-year contract of about 20 million.
If you deduct half of it, you will indeed be a "multimillionaire".
Tears must be shed, this is the holy land of dreams and has created a large number of millionaires.
Among them, among the 20 rookies invited by Little Green Room, the most eye-catching ones are the "Four North Carolina Boys". After all, there is strength in numbers, and the camera is willing to give face to the main members of the NCAA championship.
Of course, the "three major point guards", Paul, Deron and Felton, also have a lot of spotlight. After all, they are surrounded by a group of tall insiders, which in itself highlights the excellence of the short "three major point guards"
, but their prospects are still guaranteed to be in the top five.
With the 2003 Platinum Generation ahead of them, the 2005 draft was unanimously considered by basketball commentators to be a bad year for the draft. Because the "three major point guards" had very high draft picks, this year was also called a point guard year.
Guard's draft year.
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The scene was still filled with boos. President David Stern stepped onto the main stage. Submerged in the flash, what appeared was an ordinary little old man.
After a brief opening speech, the 2005 draft officially began.
"In the 2005 NBA draft, the first pick in the first round, the Milwaukee Bucks had 5 minutes to consider..."
In the draft strategy room on the second floor, the Bucks general manager didn't even have to think about it. He immediately dialed the number of the draft staff who passed on the information and submitted the Bucks' final answer.
After experiencing the "Three Musketeers" era in the early 20th century, shining like a shooting star, and then with outside core Michael Reid as the cornerstone, the Bucks still had a half-dead record.
The Bucks figured it out.
No matter how much outside media praise the "three major point guards", they can't stop the Bucks from choosing an interior core to build the team.
And as a small city team, it should use the Spurs as the model, Duncan's inside line as the cornerstone, and the entire world as the place to select players...
Anyway, whatever the Spurs do, just copy it. The last word is to follow other people's path and leave people with nowhere to go.
Then, there is no suspense about the choice of the No. 1 pick!
David Stern opened the envelope in his hand and read the Bucks' chosen answer.
"In the 2005 NBA draft, with the first overall pick in the first round, the Milwaukee Bucks selected...
Center from the University of Utah, Andrew Bogut!”
Andrew Bogut has a good body, with bare feet of 211cm, height with shoes of 213cm, weight of 114kg, wingspan of 221cm, vertical jump of 70cm, run-up jump of 85cm, agility of 12.06, 84kg bench press 14 times... Various physical test data
All are excellent.
His skill package is also very rich, with a rock-like high-quality pick-and-roll, first-class high-post support ability, excellent defensive awareness, excellent positioning and footwork, and stable left and right small hook scoring ability. On the offensive end, he has both low-post skills and mid-range shooting.
On the defensive end, he has good mobility, strong strength and can resist people.
In the summer of 2004, he represented the Kangaroo National Men's Basketball Team in the Athens Olympics, averaging 13.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
In the 2004/05 NCAA season, Bogut averaged 20.4 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 blocks per game, shooting 62% from the field and scoring 26 double-doubles.
In addition to Bogut's tendency to spit shit and his arrogant personality, judging from his physical condition and data performance, when he was in college, he was worthy of the title of "White Duncan", or even worse.
When Duncan was in college and as a rookie, he was also known as the Flying Devil.
After suffering a serious injury, he developed the basic four-axe fighting style of the old man.
According to what Bogut said before the draft: He is not as good as Duncan now, but he will definitely surpass Duncan in the future.
In order to live up to the title of Duncan White, and for the date he invited, Bogut knelt down with tears in his eyes... and was about to suffer a serious injury.
Oh, he even said he wanted to surpass it!
This is possible.
Bogut, the top draft pick of Duncan, put on a Bucks cap, walked to the main stage with a smile, hugged President Stern, talked, shook hands, took photos, and left the stage...
…………
Immediately afterwards, the draft continued.
There is not much time left for the Atlanta Hawks, only 5 minutes...
In less than 5 minutes, Stern folded open the letter and read, "With the second overall pick in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks selected...
Swing forward from the University of North Carolina, Marvin Williams!"
There is no suspense in this choice!
If we were to rate this selection, it would be 99 points out of 100. The remaining 1 point is because we are afraid that the Eagles will be too proud and not implement the forward swingman draft strategy in the future.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Eagles are not randomly chosen by random bullies, they are backed by theory and science.
In 1995, Pat Riley proposed the theory of positional ambiguity. The future of the league is dominated by technical all-around swingmen of about 2 meters.
In fact, Riley's idea is not so much a new concept created as it is his concluding remarks.
In the 1980s, Riley was the coach of the Lakers. Magic Johnson's dominance at guard and center, as well as the versatility of Bird, his opponent at the time, led to the dominance of the black and white duo for an era, which gave Riley unlimited room for speculation.
Imagine five magicians playing at the same time.
In the 1990s, during the Bulls' second dynasty, Riley couldn't beat the Bulls' lineup of Hubble, Jordan, Pippen, Kukoc, Rodman, and it also gave him a lot of summary material. Imagine five Pippens on the court at the same time.
of destructive power.
At this moment, Joe Johnson, who is 2.01 meters tall, has already completed the contract. Among the "most ready" are Al Harrington, who is 2.08 meters tall, and Josh Smith, who is 2.06 meters tall and strong.
, and Josh Childress, who is 2.06 meters tall and has a shaggy head...
The Hawks are only one short of a "neither three nor four" swingman from theoretical success, and they can all attack with the ball, and whoever they hit is a misplaced swing forward.
Marvin Williams is 2.03 meters long, with a wingspan of 2.20 meters. He has a strong body, good speed, good jumping, excellent strength confrontation, strong playing style, good at sudden shooting, comprehensive skills, and his shooting range reaches the three-point line... There are
Didn’t you think of the almighty James?
He has an introverted and humble personality, is reliable and not merciless at critical times, works hard without complaining, does all the dirty work, plays the main role and comes on the bench, has no complaints, no ambitions, and goes with the flow...
It may sound like a healthy basketball game.
But that's not important. What's important is that he is the ultimate "no three, no four" swingman.
Selecting a forward swingman is definitely the best choice in the 2005 draft!
Well, instead of selecting a forward swingman, you said you are selecting the second overall pick now!
That's okay.
In 2005, the 76ers began to sell Iverson, which proved that with a defensive performance of 183, it would be difficult to win a championship. Paul was in the East, and when he met James, he would probably have mismatched singles and doubt his life.
It seems a bit worthless to select Deron, that little fat guy, with the second pick.
Felton is also fat and has no star appearance...
Therefore, no matter how you choose, there are pitfalls. It is better to use scientific methods to choose. When talking about science, you have to mention the "positionless basketball theory".
No matter how you choose, Marvin Williams is the best choice.
The Eagles' selection was not wrong. Marvin Williams also had no water. What was wrong was this era.
Being one step ahead is a genius, being ten steps ahead is a fool. As far as the results are concerned, the Eagles just took a step too far and got themselves into trouble.