Time quickly came to June 28, 2006, and the NBA draft was held today at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York.
It was broadcast live on ESPN TV in the United States, but Lin Yu made an appointment with Paul Pierce and ran to the Atlantic Ocean to catch fish.
Off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, there was a luxury yacht. Pierce patiently waited for the fish to bite, while Lin Yu, who was sitting on the front deck of the yacht, glanced at the time from time to time.
Pierce educated him: "Lin, fishing requires patience, patience is very important!"
Lin Yu smiled and replied: "Paul, I'm just waiting for the options conference to start."
"Why are you paying attention to the draft?" Pierce asked subconsciously, and then he reacted: "Will the Celtics officially announce the trade today?"
"That's right, today is the day."
Pierce immediately put down the fishing rod in his hand and ran back to the cabin of the yacht behind him. Lin Yu shook his head helplessly and followed.
"In half an hour, the NBA Draft will begin. Now, we see the group of rookies who are ready to go in the theater at Madison Square Garden. Who among them will become the No. 1 pick, and who will
Will he be the last player selected, let's wait and see."
Without blinking, Pierce asked Lin Yu a question: "Lin, who do you think will be the number one pick?"
"Andre Bargnani."
"That Italian softie?"
"Yes, everyone thinks he is the next Dirk Nowitzki, and Dirk Nowitzki has just won the O'Brien Trophy and the Bill Russell Trophy, and no one wants to miss him
, the Raptors are also on this list.”
"Okay, Lin, let's talk about it again, who do you like the most among these rookies?"
Pierce asked another question, and Lin Yu quit: "Paul, did you watch the ESPN program a few days ago?"
Pierce was happy: "You guessed it right. I just want to hear your prediction. I think you may be the next Charles Barkley. Come on, you have great potential in this area."
Lin Yu rolled his eyes: "The best performer among this rookie class will be Brandon Roy, but his injury and physical condition will be a hidden danger. Therefore, I think after the rookie season, LaMarcus Aldrie
Qi will achieve more than Brandon Roy."
"Don't you think highly of Adam Morrison? He's the next Larry Bird."
Lin Yu shook his head: "Too many Larry Birds have failed to perform as people expected, and Adam Morrison will be one of them."
"Okay, I'm optimistic about Adam Morrison, so let's compete to see who has a better vision and who is the real crow's mouth."
When the draft began, Lin Yu was very concerned because he wanted to use this draft to verify the extent of his impact on this time and space.
But when the draft really started, Andre Bargnani was selected as the No. 1 pick, followed by LaMarcus Aldridge as the No. 2 pick and Adam Morrison as the No. 3 pick.
Arranged in order, every player selected is no different from Lin Yu's memory in his previous life.
He was temporarily relieved: "It seems that I haven't had much impact on history."
The Celtics have the 18th pick in the first round of this draft, which is their own pick.
Therefore, when the draft reached the 18th pick in the first round, the first trade was officially announced.
"The Boston Celtics announced a trade in which they sent the 18th overall pick in the first round to the Seattle SuperSonics. We don't yet know what the Celtics got from this deal."
Danny Ainge has done a good job keeping secrets. So far, no reporter has broken the news that the Celtics are about to form a Big Three.
Not long after, the draft had just reached the 21st pick in the first round, and the Phoenix Suns, who owned this pick, announced a trade.
"The Phoenix Suns announced a trade in which they sent the 21st pick in the first round to Boston. At the moment, we don't know what Phoenix got from the deal."
Pierce frowned. He only knew that the Celtics were trying to form a Big Three, but he didn't know that the Celtics were going to choose Rondo.
"What does Danny mean by this deal? Who is he going to draft? Or is he also trading the first-round piece he got from Phoenix?"
"Danny Ainge must have taken a liking to that Rajon Rondo." Lin Yu explained.
Pierce couldn't accept it: "Rajon Rondo? A point guard who doesn't shoot at all? He's not going to be a good fit for us."
Lin Yu corrected the error in Pierce's sentence: "It's not us, it's you, Paul."
With the 25th pick in the first round, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced a deal: "The Cleveland Cavaliers announced a deal. They sent the 25th pick in the first round to Boston. At present, we don't know what the Cavaliers got from this deal.
What did you get?"
In the second round, the Cavaliers used a second-round pick to select Daniel Gibson, a thin three-point shooter.
It seems that the Cavaliers' general manager has completely woken up and knows that he should look for a three-point shooter for James instead of an unmatched star player like Larry Hughes.
The Celtics used cash to buy two second-round picks and selected Bobby Jones and DeHaan Brown respectively. Lin Yu knew that Anji was filling the roster with second-round picks.
As soon as the draft ended, media reporters gathered in front of the Celtics' interview booth. ESPN even broadcast the Celtics' draft press conference live.
Everyone smelled something was wrong. In this draft, the Celtics made too many moves. They made five transactions in total, got two first-round picks and two second-round picks, and then gave away one first-round pick.
.
Everyone is speculating on what kind of operation the Celtics are making, and why they need to spend so much money to acquire consecutive draft picks when they already have so many young players on the team.
Soon, Danny Ainge sat behind the interview table. With a smile on his face, he looked very happy and announced directly into the microphone.
"Here, the Celtics are announcing four deals involving player exchanges."
Four strokes?! The reporters in the audience suddenly fell silent.
"First of all, we reached a deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, sent away Lin Yu, and got the Cleveland Cavaliers' Alexander Pavlovich, the 2009 unprotected first-round pick, this year's first-round pick No. 25 and
Second-round pick in 2007."
With a bang, the interview room suddenly became noisy.
"Oh my god, China Lin was actually sent to Cleveland?"
"Danny Ainge actually sent the amazing Linsanity to the Celtics' direct competitors."
"..."
Ainge tried his best to make the interview room quiet: "Quiet, what I want to say is that we gave Lin the full power to choose his next club, and his final choice was the Cleveland Cavaliers."
Angie kept making official announcements and directly announced the second deal: "Secondly, we reached a deal with the Phoenix Suns and used the Cavaliers to get the 25th pick in the first round, plus some cash, to get the 21st pick in the first round.
draft pick, and Brian Grant."
This deal is not that eye-catching. It is just a swap of draft picks. In order to save money, the Suns gave away Brian Grant, who had an annual salary of 1.92 million in his final year.
Immediately afterwards, Danny Ainge took a deep breath, and the most critical transaction came.
"After the first two trades, we made a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves for Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomez, Gerald Green, Brian Grant, Alexander Pavlovich and Lee
Jeff LaFrentz will join the Timberwolves, and the Celtics will also send three future first-round picks, including the Cavaliers' unprotected first-round picks in 2007 and 2009, and the 2007 Celtics
Unprotected first-round pick." (The Cavaliers' 2007 pick belonged to the Celtics from the beginning. Historically, the Celtics used this first-round pick to acquire Rondo's signing rights. Please note)
A reporter in the audience was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and asked: "Who did you get?"
Danny Ainge gave a curt answer: "Kevin Garnett."
There was a bang, and there was chaos in front of the interview room.
"The fourth deal..." Anji ignored it and announced the fourth deal. At the same time, the interview room became quiet again.
"We sent out Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West, Michael Olowokandi, Marcus Banks and Dan Dickau, as well as this year's 18th pick in the first round.
draft pick, the Celtics' unprotected first-round pick in 2009, the Celtics' lottery-protected first-round pick in 2011, and Ray Allen from the SuperSonics..."
The Celtics interview box went crazy.
"Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce? Oh my god, this is crazy!"