Chapter 1588 1587. Maimang Is Divided, Each Is King

The Rockets selected "Chinese boy" Joe Alexander with the tenth pick. No matter what, the Rockets want to have more relations with China.

After the top ten picks were selected, after Joe Alexander was selected, basically all the T1 and T2 rookies in this year's draft predictions were selected.

The predictions for this year's draft at this stage are far less favorable than last year's predictions for last year's draft.

However, when it came to the 15th pick, the legendary 28-centimeter big brother Liu Mang longed for was selected by the SuperSonics, which received the Nets' 15th pick from the Clippers.

The direction of the Sonics' team building is very clear, and the general manager is very powerful and has a good vision.

This was another small upset. There were originally picks No. 17 and No. 20. Liu Mang thought there was no problem in taking Ibaka, but he didn't expect the Sonics to intercept him with the 15th pick!

However, Ibaka was originally predicted to be between the 17th and 22nd picks in the first round, so being taken away with the 15th pick was only a small upset.

When the Pacers selected Westbrook, Big Bird was wildly booed by the Pacers fans who came to the scene...

Compared with the Pacers' super upset, everything else is nothing!

However, with the 17th pick, the Hawks management selected Courtney Lee, whom Liu Mang admired very much, and with the 26th pick, DeAndre Jordan, whom Liu Mang wanted but the management was very hesitant about.

Jordan almost cried when he was drafted. When March Madness was over, he predicted that he would be the seventh pick. When trials began, his predictions dropped all the way... Although he was still in the Little Green Room, he still didn't pick the 25th pick when he got there. He was chosen, and finally he was chosen.

Finally, with the 26th pick, in order to appease Liu Mang from all aspects, the Eagles selected all Liu Mang wanted.

Since the Suns acquired the 16th pick from the 76ers and took away Robin Lopez, the Hawks, without a better choice, used the 20th pick in this year's first round and the 27th pick in the second round. They were traded to the 76ers together and received the 76ers' 2011 first-round lottery-protected pick and the 76ers' 16th pick in this year's second round.

The 76ers selected Roy Hibbert with the 20th pick and Marreese Speights with the 23rd pick.

With the 16th pick in the second round, the Eagles selected another rookie who was favored by Liu Mang, Goran Dragic.

Anyway, if there is any possibility that will make Liu Mang happy, what should the Eagles management do now...

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“These four years have been the best four years of my career, playing with probably the best player in history, and I got the championship rings I dreamed of, three, yes, three.

I’m going back to Toronto again. I love that city. If I’m going to start a new career, returning to the place where my dream started may be the best choice for me.

I am very grateful to the Eagles fans for their love for me during the past four years, to the Eagles management for always helping me, and to my teammates. Playing with you is a wonderful time that I will never forget in my life...

It feels great to be able to play against Ace again. I have always wanted to play against him on the court again. I feel that I am the strongest now. Maybe I don’t want to wait until we are old to play against each other again. …”

Watching McGrady saying those words of thanks under the Raptors logo in the background on the TV screen, two days later, Liu Mang calmed down.

He and Tracy McGrady have become rivals again...

McGrady's words made Liu Mang feel like he would be the boss when he returned home...

Feeling McGrady's fighting spirit, listening to McGrady's words that sounded like a challenge...Liu Mang actually felt himself getting excited.

McGrady wants to fight against Liu Mang. Why hasn't Liu Mang thought about fighting against top McGrady now that he has become stronger?

As McGrady said, the 29-year-old McGrady has not experienced major injuries. In Liu Mang's opinion, McGrady is at his peak now, but McGrady has been silently sacrificing behind him, from team status to statistics, To the salary...

"Contemporary Jordan, Little Hand Brown..." Liu Mang saw the two people sitting next to Tracy McGrady...

Liu Mang was really excited!

Just like the Eastern Conference Finals that he had just played, Liu Mang found that deep down in his heart he longed to be his opponent with Tracy McGrady again...

However, McGrady left, and Liu Mang knew that his responsibilities were even heavier. If he couldn't handle anything before or had any troubles, he could just leave it to McGrady. Now he needs to do many things by himself.

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This year's draft may be the one with the weakest impact after the draft.

Apart from the fact that the Pacers chose Westbrook, there really wasn't anything special about the draft.

Mainly because what the Hawks and Raptors did was too big.

The Hawks management also rushed back to Atlanta overnight after selecting three rookies.

Appeasing Liu Mang and dealing with matters after Milicic joined are the things that the Eagles management has to be busy with.

Also, getting Milicic but losing Tracy McGrady, the Eagles also need to make huge adjustments.

Trading Tracy McGrady was indeed an accident. I originally wanted to use Rondo as a core bargaining chip.

I didn’t expect the Raptors to want one of McGrady or Wade plus Kwame Brown. The Raptors actually don’t want potential players from the Hawks. They want players with maximum salaries. They want one of Wade and McGrady. This is what the Eagles do. What Bian didn't expect was that the Raptors seemed to have no shortage of shooting guards and small forwards. The forward-guard combination of Joe Johnson and Richard Jefferson was not a true top combination, but a quasi-top combination.

But sometimes it’s time to cut it off!

Eliminating the potential slack factors around Liu Mang and giving Liu Mang's teammates a stronger fighting spirit is what the management should do. Even if it seems very unkind, Coach Kruger, Stockton and others also It must be done.

They can only be the villains. Even if Liu Mang is dissatisfied with them, they have to do this.

In coach Kruger's mind, Liu Mang's position is even higher than that of his adopted son Jimmy Butler.

Stockton also regards Liu Mang as his most important disciple. His original plan was to stop playing basketball after retiring and did not even want to appear in the world of basketball. However, he stayed for four years and worked hard to learn how to play basketball. Be a good offensive coach, or even a trainer for the team's rookie point guard...

Although they lost McGrady, they retained Rondo, acquired Milicic, and got rid of Brad Miller's big contract, which reduced the salary space by more than 17 million in total. The Hawks management now has more room to operate than before. It's time to snatch it up. From the Milicic trade, the Eagles got a $17.25 million trade exception, which is good whether it is used or not.

The core combination of Milicic and Liu Mang, plus the recovered Wade, the most selfless point guard Rondo, and Jason Terry, what kind of free agent can't be attracted?

Time cannot be lost and never come back.

And according to the analysis of the Eagles management, the Raptors have a great possibility of sending Milicic away from this summer offseason to next season’s trade deadline, and then want to acquire Milicic from other teams. I don’t know how much higher the difficulty level is.

No one would give up the opportunity to get a center like Olajuwon!

Kwame Brown is very good, but this kind of physical center has obvious disadvantages. He will have no choice when meeting Yao Ming and O'Neal. Moreover, Kwame Brown has been used for five years. In two or three years, Kwame Brown will Brown is almost certain to see a visible decline once he reaches his late thirties.

Replacing Kwame Brown, who turned 26 in March, with 23-year-old Milicic, he can be used for at least another five or six years...

Except for the Magic, a team that has successively selected O'Neal, Webb, and Howard, they don't care at all about the feelings of the first center, and they don't feel bad at all if they lose them. Other teams regard top centers as treasures, and of course they must win them if they can get them.

McGrady and Wade must make a choice. Unfortunately, as Liu Mang gets stronger and stronger, Wade's adjustments to his playing style become more and more suitable for Liu Mang, and he is younger. The 29-year-old McGrady has become a bargaining chip.

For the Hawks to make up their mind to send McGrady away when he is 29 years old, having Wade who is healthy again is very important.

In terms of fighting spirit...Wade is much better than McGrady, and his defense is not weak.

Treating players as disposable items is morally speaking, and Coach Kruger and Stockton, who led the transaction, also feel bad, but if it is for Liu Mang to have a better future, they would rather be villains.

However, in this way, Marion, who was already ready to be sent away, suddenly stabilized his position.

Milicic is used to partnering with space-based power forwards, and Marion is a good fit for Milicic.

And although Marion's cutting ability has deteriorated, Milicic's previous partners Lewis and Bargnani have even worse cuts. The 30-year-old Marion is a master of cutting compared to Lewis and Bargnani.

Moreover, Marion has only degraded on the offensive end, but is still very good on the defensive end. He can defend everyone from shooting guards to non-low-post power forwards very well, and can even defend against most non-speed point guards and non-giant centers.

The three first-round picks obtained are also crucial. After all, Tracy McGrady + Kwame Brown are obviously worth more than Milicic. When the Hawks received the offer from the Raptors, they said they wanted at least three future first-round picks. , the Raptors agreed without hesitation. If they could get McGrady at his peak, they would give it to him in three first rounds.

The Raptors management is also very helpless. It would have been great to keep the cousins ​​combination back then.

Now that the Raptors have acquired Tracy McGrady and Kwame Brown, the Hawks want draft picks as late as possible. The first round in 2010 and three first rounds in 2012 and 2014. It is expected that the first round in 2014 may be Will be a high draft pick.

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As time went by, the sensation caused by the trade between the Hawks and the Raptors gradually subsided, and people began to discuss the deal more rationally.

The details of the transaction began to slowly come to light, and it was also revealed that Milicic applied for a trade and used the fact that he would not be renewed in 2010 as a bargaining chip.

The Eagles are worried that McGrady will lose motivation like in the 2006-07 season. The reason for the trade has also been exposed. The Raptors' request for one of McGrady and Wade has also been exposed.

As a result, the tone of the media began to change, describing this transaction as a deal where everyone gets what he needs.

Kwame Brown is an insider with excellent physical fitness. It is hard to say what level he will be able to perform after he is over 30 years old. Tracy McGrady is also 29 years old. The Eagles want another core who can partner with Liu Mang for a longer period of time. The Eagles choose Keeping Wade instead of Tracy McGrady was based on this consideration.

The Raptors want to take advantage of Joe Johnson's peak period to bring in top McGrady and Kwame Brown to compete for the championship if they can't keep Milicic.

Except for the Hawks, even the lineups of the Magic and Cavaliers in the East are not as good as the current core lineup of Joe Johnson + Tracy McGrady + Kwame Brown.

The Raptors were already strong before, but now they have traded the future for the present and become even stronger.

McGrady also wants to prove himself again to the team that selected him, and wants to play against Liu Mang to rekindle his fighting spirit...

The Eagles have eliminated the problem that core players may be slacking off, and also solved the potential problem that Wade may not be satisfied with his role...

People slowly discovered that it seemed that after this deal was formed, both the Eagles and Raptors became more interesting!

It’s just that even considering that McGrady may enter a period of slacking off again, this deal makes Hawks fans unhappy, and there is a feeling of killing the donkey, especially considering that McGrady may slack off. From the perspective of McGrady and Wade They chose to send McGrady away...

Price, the team owner, and Coach Krueger, who also serves as the deputy general manager, have both become targets of criticism from fans.

And in previous years, after the draft, the Eagles would have many photos of Liu Mang and the rookies, but this time there were no...

McGrady was traded, there was no post-draft interaction, and Liu Mang is now a free agent. Hawks fans feel like they have been having myocardial infarction every day since the day of the draft...