"Amar'e Stoudemire, Cypress Creek High School, is 6 feet 11 inches tall and averages 29 points, 15 rebounds and 6 blocks per game. He is a good center and big man.
A young forward!" Larry Brown introduced.
Liu Dong didn't know much about this person, but looking at his muscular appearance, he looked very strong, and he was strong enough to play inside.
"I want to use our first-round picks on both of them. Of course, Yao has little hope. The one who may end up joining our team is Amare!"
After taking one last look at the muscular black man in the photo, Liu Dong turned and said, "What about the second-round pick?"
"Carlos Boozer, from the prestigious NCAA school Duke University, is 6 feet 9 inches tall. He played in 101 games in three seasons, averaging 14.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. More importantly, his shooting
His shooting rate has always remained at 61%. He is a very good power forward!" Larry Brown picked up the third photo and pointed at the black man with a round face above.
"...However, our second-round pick is not ideal, and we may not be able to sign the other party. Therefore, I hope that if Boozer is signed by another team, we can get Rasheed Hua from the Trail Blazers.
Rice was traded. In the new season, after the Sprewell trade, we need a candidate who can play the main role at the power forward position. Moreover, Rasheed Wallace also has playoff experience, which is what we need.
Yes!" Larry Brown said.
"Okay, no problem, I will provide the funds. I will leave the specific transactions to Tim. No problem, right?" As an outsider, Liu Dong, who has just learned a little about the NBA, in terms of players' cognition, in addition to Jordan, Chamberlain
, Russell, Olajuwon and other retired superstars, as well as current superstars such as Kobe, O'Neal, and Duncan, he does not know more than 95% of the current NBA players!
Therefore, he prefers to leave professional matters to professionals!
"Of course there is no problem, boss!" Tim Thomas, who was sitting on the side, said quickly.
After nodding, Liu Dong picked up the last of the four photos. It showed a white man who looked a bit elegant!
"Juan Carlos Navarro is a member of the Barcelona basketball team in Spain. He is 6 feet 3 inches tall and has excellent long-range shooting ability. He can take on important tasks in critical moments and can enrich the team's tactical capabilities!"
After listening to Larry Brown's words, Liu Dong nodded.
"So what do you think about the main lineup of this year's team?"
After thinking for a while, Larry Brown said: "After Ewing retired, the 5th position has always been our shortcoming, so this time I hope to get Yao or Amare. As long as one of them can come
Our team, then the Knicks don’t need to worry about the center position in the next 10 years. Marcus Camby is left, although his body is weak and often injured, but as a center substitute, he is already qualified! Finally, add a special
Lavis Knight, the three centers can meet the team's requirements in terms of ability, bench thickness and strength!"
"For the power forward position, I am considering Rasheed Wallace. In addition, we also need to find a potential rookie. In this year's draft, Nene Hilario and Carlos Boozer are both good choices! Again
In addition, Kurt Thomas is also trustworthy, and the three power forwards are enough to ensure the team's results!"
"Forward No. 3..., I want to wait a moment?" After pondering for a while, Larry Brown said.
During the major overhaul within the Knicks, the third position, that is, the small forward, is the hardest hit area. There are still one or two people left in several other positions, but Larry Brown is the only one left at the third position.
All of them are on the shelves. The most famous one is Sprewell, who is known as the "Madman".
"Wait a minute, what do you mean?" Liu Dong frowned.
What he wants is the team's results, and he doesn't want to wait!
"Boss, next year is a big year for the draft. Many players who are favored by many media and teams will participate in the draft, and the best among them, LeBron James, Dwight Wade, Carmelo Anthony, etc. are all very outstanding.
There are many forward talents, I think Coach Brown wants to pick one from them, right?" Tim Thomas, who was sitting aside, explained.
"That's right!"
Larry Brown nodded, "The quality of the players participating in next year's draft is no less than that of the '96 Golden Generation'. In order to win them over, I want to free up the main position at No. 3!"
"Who do you like?" Liu Dong asked curiously.
"Dwight Wade!" Larry Brown said without hesitation.
After the conflict with Allen Iverson, he no longer wanted to coach those talented players who had never gone to college and had bad tempers. Compared with the most promising LeBron James and Cameron.
Anthony and Wade's temper is considered the most acceptable to Larry Brown!
"Well, since Coach Brown insists, I can't say much more! However, our No. 3 position in the new season can't always be vacant, right?"
Liu Dong also likes talents, and he also hopes that his team can have superstars like Jordan. However, there is still one year left until 2003, so we can't have no players at the third position, right?
"Of course not. I hope the team can bring in Richard Hamilton from the Washington Wizards. His mid-range shooting is accurate and he can play at both the fourth and third positions. He is the same as the current team's 'mid-range shooting king' Alan.
Houston is very similar, but the latter is now 33 years old and has a knee injury and is close to retirement. There is no competition problem between the two!"
"Richard Hamilton and Alan Houston, plus a bench player at position 3, are enough to ensure our competitiveness at the small forward position in the new season!"
"At the fourth and fifth positions, Howard Isley and Charlie Ward are both very good. In addition, I hope to get Chauncey Billups from the Magic. This is a seriously underestimated talent at the fifth position!
"
"The above are all my plans for the Knicks in the 2002-03 season. If we can trade the people just mentioned and add some strong role players, then I guarantee that the team will definitely advance to the playoffs next year.
Game!" Larry Brown said confidently.
Liu Dong didn't know the strength of the players he mentioned, but since he had promised the other party all the rights to choose players when negotiating the contract, Liu Dong would not interfere.
It is much better to leave professional matters to professionals than to blindly direct things by yourself. This is the experience Liu Dong has summed up in the past few years!
Historically, Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, did this, and Liu Dong also studied the most famous emperor of the Liu family quite deeply!
"Tim, I'll leave it to you to do the player trade that Larry Brown's husband mentioned just now. I will give you 50 million US dollars for player trade in the new season!" Liu Dong said.
"50 million US dollars!" Larry Brown and Tim Thomas' eyes lit up at the same time.
50 million US dollars can buy two of the league's top players. If you include the funds left by cleaning up players, the Knicks' salary space for the new season will exceed 70 million. Under such a generous situation, Larry Brown and Ty
Tom Thomas can do whatever he wants!
"Understood, boss!"
Seeing the excitement on their faces, Liu Dong nodded. Then he looked at his watch and stood up, "Let's go, it's almost time!"
"Um!"
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Madison Square Garden is referred to as msg by New York locals, or simply 'the garden'. It is located above Pennsylvania Station, one of the largest train stations in the United States. The first thing many foreign tourists who come to New York by train see is
Madison Square Garden has a history of 126 years and is the face of New York.
At the same time, Madison Square Garden is also the home court of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Liberty, St. John's University, Red Storm University and other teams. It is also the venue for individual concerts, political rallies and other large-scale indoor events.
According to statistics, the arena holds 320 large-scale events a year. It is not only the NBA's 'Arena Mecca', a place where superstars such as Jordan and Reggie Miller left magical memories, but also the 'King of Pop' Michael
Jackson, 'Empress' Madonna, 'Princess of Pop' Britney and other superstars have also held their own concerts here!
Moreover, Madison Square Garden was also the 'boxing Mecca' before Las Vegas. It was the most active stage for boxing in the past century. It hosted the first and second fights between Frazier and Ali, Joe
.Lewis’ many boxing matches and other historical classic events.
A history of Madison Square Garden is actually a vivid history of American sports, literature, art and politics.
And today, June 26, 2002, Madison Square Garden once again focused the attention of basketball fans in the United States and even the world. Especially in China, I am afraid that this is the time that all Chinese people have paid the most attention to the NBA draft across the ocean.
Because for the first time, Chinese people were involved.
In order to provide more detailed coverage of the grand 2002 NBA draft, in which Chinese people are participating and are very likely to be selected as the number one pick, CCTV Sports Channel sent a dedicated camera crew to the United States for the first time.
But after they set up the camera, a Chinese face suddenly appeared on the screen.
With so many people in Madison Square Garden, it was not surprising that a Chinese face appeared, but what was strange was that sitting around him were coach Larry Brown and general manager Tim Towns who had just coached the Knicks.
And looking at the three people chatting, it is obvious that the Chinese person has become the center of the two! This seems strange! (To be continued.)
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