David Stern wore the same suit that he had worn for many years, walked to the center of the court, and began his annual draft speech. However, Blake Dolan and the managers of each team who came to the scene obviously did not care what he said, they were
Looking at each other, maybe just one look can seal a deal.
Interception, containment, provocation, smoke... The annual draft is another battlefield in the NBA, like a gambling table. Every manager tries every means to get the winning card, and he does not hesitate to use various methods to do so.
means.
"As of right now, none of the top five teams have made a trade," Sam Presti said softly, sitting next to Blake Dolan.
"That's not important, I just care about when the Chicago Bulls will contact Elgin Baylor, or contact Pat Riley." Blake Dolan said.
"A few minutes ago, John Paxson, the new general manager of the Bulls, contacted Pat Riley, but it doesn't look like he got the results he wanted. I guess it won't be long before they contact us." Sam Pry
Steve said.
At this time, David Stern had already received the blue envelope sent by the Cleveland Cavaliers, opened it, then picked up the microphone and said:
"The Cleveland Cavaliers selected with the first pick in the first round..."
David Stern deliberately lengthened his voice and whetted the appetite of everyone in the audience. Even though everyone knew that the Cleveland Cavaliers would definitely pick LeBron James, at this moment, their hearts were high because
In the draft, all kinds of incredible things can happen at any time.
"LeBron, who won Ohio Mr. Basketball three times in a row, MVP of the National High School Charity Game, and graduated from St. Vincent's and St. Mary's High School! James! He is six feet eight inches tall and plays the position of point guard on the court!"
Although David Stern still dutifully introduced information about LeBron James, no one is paying attention to him now. The cameras that had been ready for a long time were all pointed at the little green room! They were pointed at the people walking out of it.
The first person!
LeBron James put on a baseball cap with the Cleveland Cavaliers logo on it, hugged his already excited mother, and high-fived his high school buddy, then walked to the podium and shook hands with David Stern for a photo.
Later, the Pistons also took away the talented boy from Serbia and Montenegro, Darko Milicic. Looking at this handsome little guy with a smile on his face, and then thinking about the Pistons' team basketball and Larry Brown's temper, Blake Dolan wanted to
Say good luck to this kid.
Carmelo Anthony became the No. 3 draft pick. It was obvious that he was a little unhappy. The strongest freshman in the NCAA was selected with the third overall pick this season.
When fourth Chris Bosh stepped up, Sam Presti received a text message on his phone and glanced up at Blake Dolan:
"Text from Elgin Baylor, John Paxson, who suggested that if Pat Riley drafted Kaman instead of Dwyane Wade, they would be willing to trade one of next year's draft picks for the Clippers to draft Hinrich,
Let them get Wade. If Wade is taken away, they are also willing to exchange next year's second-round pick for the Clippers to take Chris Kaman and give them Kirk Hinrich."
Blake Dolan smiled: "Tell him to dream, if Dwyane Wade is not picked up by Pat Riley, he will definitely put on a Knicks uniform! If we give Chicagoans Hinrich, Ty
How does Chandler fit into a Knicks uniform? I've been drooling over that strong, defensively brilliant big man for a long time. Call Elgin Baylor and tell the Clippers that without Dwyane Wade,
Then we need Kirk Hinrich."
"Tragic Chicagoans." Sam Presti shook his head and said with a smile...
When the Miami Heat submitted the envelope to David Stern, Blake Dolan and Sam Presti stared at the old man on the court, but the miracle did not happen. David Stern announced that the Miami Heat
The team selected Dwyane Wade with the fifth overall pick.
Blake Dolan to Sam Presti:
"Everything was predicted by us, the miracle didn't happen, Pat Riley didn't make a mistake because of our smoke bomb, let's continue as planned, Dwyane Wade will not have a chance to wear the Knicks in four years
Uniforms."
At this time, Evans, the Clippers' assistant manager, had already stood up, walked to the podium with the folded envelope, and handed the envelope with the name of the sixth player who walked out of the Little Green Room to David Stern.
David Stern opened the envelope, glanced in the direction of the Clippers, and said:
"The Los Angeles Clippers, with the sixth overall pick, selected Kirk Hinrich, a point guard who graduated from the University of Kansas..."
Watching Kirk Hinrich excitedly put on a baseball cap with the Clippers style on it, Blake Dolan said:
"This kid may not know that before the start of the new season, he may move to three teams."
After the Chicago Bulls failed to pursue Hinrich, they decisively picked up Chris Kaman, pretending to be ready for a trade. However, Michael Sweetney was picked up by the eighth-ranked Bucks because of his eye-catching tryout.
Nick Collinson was selected by the Knicks with the ninth pick, that is, the Clippers. However, before the draft was over, everyone present had already learned about the first trade of this draft, the sixth pick by the Clippers.
Reaching a deal with the ninth-place Knicks, the Clippers sent rookie Kirk Hinrich to acquire Nick Collinson.
JaVale Hayes was picked up by the tenth-ranked Washington Wizards. As for TJ Ford, due to his injury history during the trial training, he fell all the way to thirteenth before being picked up by the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Knicks, who had two second-round picks, used massive data analysis on Daryl Morey and Sheldon Cooper to draft University of Arizona star players Luke Walton and
University of Alabama Crimson Tide captain and point guard Maurice Williams.
In this draft, there were a total of seven draft trades, and the only ones involving the trade of first-round picks were the Knicks and Clippers.
Chicago Bulls manager John Paxson told the media that he suspected insider trading between the Knicks and Clippers, and he would recommend that the league investigate the transaction.
ESPN TV station said in the latest TV commentary program that the young management of the Knicks club showed their ability and courage. They completed a draft transaction that looked very exciting on the surface just after taking over the Knicks. You know, six
Although the gap between the No. 1 pick and the No. 9 pick is very small, in the 2003 draft, this may be the distance between an All-Star and a role player. No matter what the Knicks promised to the Clippers, maybe one day, the Clippers'
People will regret this decision.
The 2003 draft ended in Madison, and in four days, the door to summer trades would open, and that's when the crazy operations of each team began.
"Our time is coming, Sam." Blake Doran said to Sam Presti beside him as he walked out of Madison.
"I think it's to tell this era that we are here." Sam Presti said with a smile.
(I'm sorry, I have a bad cold. I could have written better, but I really can't lift my spirits. I can't concentrate while sitting in front of the computer. I'm sorry, everyone. I'll just read it for now. I'm trying to take medicine... I'm very sorry)
