Chapter 555 554. Look, We Chose a Handsome Guy

After the five best rookies in the top five are considered the highest tier, and the T1 tier is not enough to describe, after being selected, the selection of the latter is much simpler.

The Clippers took away the most likely cornerstone of the remaining players with the sixth pick and got Central American Player of the Year and Best Defensive Player Chris Kaman.

With the seventh overall pick, the Bulls selected Kirk Hinrich, a senior at the University of Kansas who is regarded as the next Stockton, with excellent three-pointers, solid passing, and tough defense.

The Bucks selected TJ Ford, known as the next Iverson, with the eighth pick.

With the ninth overall pick, the Knicks selected O'Neal, who was known as the 2.03-meter version in college. This super forward Michael Sweetney in college was only 2.03 meters and weighed 130 kilograms.

The Wizards selected Chris Bosh's teammate, former No. 1 high school student in the United States in 1999, and 22-year-old mature small forward Jarvis Hayes from Georgia State University with the tenth overall pick.

After the first ten players who are considered to have the core talent for building a team are all selected, the subsequent draft is simpler, and they all follow the established rules.

The Warriors selected Mike Pietrus with the 11th overall pick.

The twelfth pick of the Sonics selected Nick Curry, the historical scoring leader of the NCAA Big Twelve, who was considered a top ten pick but fell out of the popular list due to a shoulder injury. Mori.

The Suns used the 13th pick in the first round to select another Serbian insider Zach Kabakapa.

The Celtics used the 14th overall pick from the Hawks to select James' former high school teammate Kendrick Perkins.

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After Liu Mang saw the top five picks, he was not interested in the rest. The Pistons chose Bosh instead of Anthony. Even if they knew that the Pistons did not want Anthony even before Prince stood up, Liu Mang was still very surprised by the brain circuit of the Pistons, even if Anthony was selected for trading!

Even if it's Wade, most teams want Anthony and Wade.

And the Pistons chose Bosh as a power forward. Liu Mang is very curious, will the Pistons wait patiently for him to grow?

However, Bosh is much more mature than Milicic. Milicic is a standard traditional insider. He has shooting, footwork and skills, but it takes a long time to train. It won't work, and it must be given enough opportunities to cultivate. Bosh's going to the Pistons will bring much immediate help to the Pistons.

Liu Mang feels that the Pistons overall, this draft is a better choice than Milicic, at least it didn't directly let Larry Brown waste a second pick.

The Raptors chose a seven-foot center that needs time to grow. Liu Mang seemed to see that Carter was not far away from the Raptors. The Raptors were forcing Carter to take the initiative to apply for a trade. It is the same for Bosh, who can only be fully grown in two years, and even more so. This time, Milicic will take at least three or four years to grow up.

Milicic's talent can be seen even if he wasted three years by the Pistons. In the first three years, he played 96 games in the Pistons, adding up to almost 400 minutes, which is roughly equal to the first 15 games of James' rookie season. Playing time, these three years can basically be said to have wasted the best growth period, but in the last 30 games of the third year, he was sold to the Magic, with an average playing time of about 20 minutes per game. With the data of 7 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks, the talent at both ends of the offense and defense is enough to show how strong it is. At that time, there were voices criticizing Larry Brown.

It's a pity that Milicic's talent had been wiped out at that time, and he had already passed the best growth period.

After the selection of the top five picks, Liu Mang waited for his team to snatch Josh Howard away.

At the 19th pick, after the Hornets selected their favorite handsome guy David West, who still has hair, Liu Mang became excited, closed his eyes and said to the three beauties beside him who were also looking forward to it. : "Here we come, we are going to choose a handsome guy, look after you!"

"Big handsome guy?" Women are always interested in handsome guys, sometimes just for the sake of seductiveness.

Both Levia and Alexia are very interested. Who is the handsome guy Liu Mang mentioned? Liu Mang was actually asked to describe him as a handsome guy. You must know that the Serbian handsome guy Liu Mang who was the fourth pick did not use the word handsome to describe him. He just said that he is very talented, but it may take a long time to slowly nourish.

But Dinah was vigilant, looked at Liu Mang with his eyes closed, and asked, "Uncle, what are you doing with your eyes closed when you choose a handsome guy?"

"I'm afraid I'll be blinded by his handsomeness." After thinking about it, Liu Mang covered Dinah's eyes so as not to affect the little friend's appetite for dinner later.

Dinah seemed to have guessed something, she didn't resist, and obediently closed her eyes.

Seeing that Liu Mang closed his eyes and covered Dinah's eyes, the two beauties beside him suddenly felt a little strange.

At this time, David Stern once again stood in the center of the stage. Although the two beauties felt something was wrong, they still stared at the TV screen.

David Stern opened the letter: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Atlanta Hawks have selected Josh Howard from Piedmont International University with the nineteenth overall pick!"

The scene changed, and the camera turned to the area where the players were selected. A face that looked like an alien creature with a surprised and exaggerated smile appeared on the screen. Tears and snot were sprayed out, and he jumped up and cheered and hugged the family members next to him.

Josh Howard is predicted to be a rookie at the end of the first round and the early part of the second round, and because his style of play is really unattractive, especially his image, and he was born with deformed legs. He has had corrective surgery and has potential injuries in his legs. Although he was predicted to be at the end of the first round, more people thought it would be good if he could be selected in the second round, so although he was invited to the draft scene, he didn't have much hope to become a first-round pick with a guaranteed contract.

But Josh Howard and his family and friends did not expect him to be selected in the first round, and he was still the 20th pick in the first round. They couldn't help but be surprised, so the exaggerated expressions and celebrations are justifiable.

Looking at the big close-up exaggerated face on the TV screen, Liu Mang's house was suddenly eerily quiet for a few seconds, and then there were two screams comparable to the sound of a dolphin...

"Ace, I'm going to kill you..."

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Liu Mang escaped from the house with Dinah in his arms, and hid in the basketball court behind the villa. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two beauties who hadn't been hunted down.

Almost got bitten to death!

"Really, Dinah, your mother and teacher don't have any sense of humor." Liu Mang sat down on the basketball hoop, pinching Dinah's face and said.

"Uncle, you deserve it. Dinah took a sneak peek just now, and Dinah will not dare to go to the arena to play in the future! It's too scary!" Dinah collapsed in Liu Mang's arms and laughed non-stop.

"Tch, you guys are serious, how can you judge people by their appearance? If there are really aliens, that guy might be the handsome guy in their eyes!" Liu Mang said plausibly.

Dinah laughed until she burst into tears: "Uncle, I don't think that ugly uncle will be happy even if he hears what you say!"

Liu Mang wanted to say a few more words, but the phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Coach Kruger calling. Isn't this a draft? What are you calling for?

After Liu Mang picked up the phone, he had a strange expression when he heard the words on the other end.

Dinah looked at Liu Mang answering the phone and didn't say a word, but her expression seemed to be surprised, a little excited but also showed some regretful tangled expression, very curious, but not easy to ask, Dinah is very sensible, Adults will not bother you on the phone...

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On the draft side, after the Eagles selected Josh Howard, the first round of the draft came to an end, and the Mavericks, who originally belonged to the Spurs with the 29th pick in the first round, were about to pick.

During the waiting period, the broadcast screen jumped to the deputy host next to him, and the screen switched here, which meant that there was a transaction!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Wizards just completed a one-game trade..."

The Mavericks sent out the 29th pick in the first round of this year, the 55th pick in the second round this year, the lottery-protected first round pick in 2004, and the second round pick in 2005, and got the 20th pick in the first round of the Eagles Josh Howard.

The Wizards sent Lang Kwame Brown, the 2001 No. 1 pick selected by Mr. Joe, to the Mavericks' 29th pick in the first round, 55th pick in the second round, and the 2005 second round pick.

The Hawks sent Josh Howard, the 20th overall pick in the first round, to the Mavericks' 2004 first-round lottery-protected pick and center Kwame Brown from the Wizards.

In a deal that is not too big or small, the Eagles said they did not lose too much. With a first-round pick from the Mavericks in the coming year, Kwame Brown, although not very strong, still has bright spots and good physical fitness. Playing off the bench in the past season has shown a certain defensive ability.

If you don’t look at Kwame Brown’s No. 1 pick, Kwame Brown’s slack attitude, lack of confidence, and miserable data in the past two years, this transaction looks like the Eagles and Mavericks. Also suffered a little.

The Mavericks' first-round pick for the coming year is estimated to be in the 25th or 6th picks. It is impossible to be higher than the 20th pick. It's just that Josh Howard, the person selected by the Eagles, is not favored by people.

It looks like this is a small loss for both the Eagles and the Mavericks.

In theory, the Wizards took advantage of it, but it still caused a sensation. The Wizards did not give Jordan face at all! This is the rhythm to completely erase the traces left by Jordan!

There have been rumors before that Jordan wanted to return to the management of the Wizards after retiring, but was rejected. Jordan depressed and returned to Charlotte, who lived in college, to heal his injuries and hurt his heart.

In the second round, the Eagles traded the second pick in the second round to the Hornets for the 40th and 48th picks in the second round. One was obtained from the Supersonics and the other was from the Hornets. of.

With the 40th overall pick, the Eagles selected one of the two additional first-choice names provided by Liu Mang, Josh Howard and Kyle Korver, Willie Green from the University of Detroit.

With the forty-eighth pick, two picks ahead of the 76ers, Kyler Korver, who was predicted to lose from Creighton University, a non-first-class university in the NCAA minor league, was selected.

The trade design of this year's draft mainly focuses on picks after the 13th pick in the first round to the top ten picks in the second round. Each team wants to pick some players with immediate combat power that they want, so they made some The change, after that, is purely luck.

For example, Korver was selected by the Eagles. Originally, the 76ers also tried to select. Although it was a big year in the draft, it was only a year with the top ten picks.

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After the draft, Liu Mang had some regrets.

Liu Mang was looking forward to being teammates with Josh Howard for two years, so it would be good to be a bargaining chip in the future! The main reason is that this guy is really good in singles, and he will come to him when necessary, and the main thing is this guy's face.

But get Kwame Brown!

Although Liu Mang suggested that coach Kruger trade Kwame Brown and find a substitute with tonnage and stature for Ratliff, coach Kruger said that even if the No. 1 pick is abolished for two years, it is not easy to trade. Maybe they won't lose face over there.

But unexpectedly, for a 29th pick in the first round and a second round next year, the Wizards sent Kwame Brown away! This is how disgusting what Jordan left behind!

Or does the Wizards feel that by driving away Jordan and Kwame Brown, they can erase the black history of the past two years?

The draft is over, Liu Mang has rested for half a month, he has had enough rest physically and mentally, and is ready to resume training.

Liu Mang has a training plan no matter when he returns to China or to do publicity, this summer can't be wasted.

However, Liu Mang still has important things to do, which are also related to training. On the morning of the second day of the draft, Liu Mang went to Spokane, the second largest city in Washington State, alone.