anovelconsole Chapter 360 Rookies
Chapter 360 Rookies
Chapter 360 Rookies
In a slightly quiet corner of the bar, Bruce looked at the extremely serious Larry Bird with a pensive expression.
Bird stared at Bruce, he was very aware of the temptation of this bargaining chip, of course, it might not seem that big to Bruce!
After a long while, Bruce suddenly smiled: "Larry, to be honest, if we are stretched at the positions of shooting guards and wing players, your proposal has already moved me, but..."
Even if Bruce didn't finish his sentence, Larry Bird knew what he was going to say next.
"Sorry, Bruce, what about the pick?" Larry Bird asked expectantly.
"Larry, you know my love for draft picks!" Bruce looked at Bird playfully, and took a sip of the whiskey in his glass.
In addition to one of their own draft picks this year, the Warriors also obtained a late second-round pick from the Wizards, an early second-round pick from the Grizzlies and a pick from the Knicks in the previous trade. Second round of picks!
Although these four draft picks are all second-round picks, the value of them is still not a small temptation for other teams!
"Who do you want?" Larry Bird asked in frustration. After the two sat down, he thought about the current situation.
Hearing Larry Bird's words, Bruce already knew his thoughts very clearly!
Since Isaiah Thomas took over as the team's coach for the Pacers, the conflict between him and the players has gradually plunged the team into a huge vortex!
And this season until now, because of the previous Reggie Miller's injury, the already somewhat chaotic situation has become even more difficult!
Now, from Larry Bird's words, it is not difficult for Bruce to see his intense desire for reconstruction.
Once the transaction between the Pacers and the Bulls is announced, something enviable will happen to the Pacers!
Think about it, Brad Miller and Artest, what will the joining of these two generals bring to the Pacers?
"Sorry, Larry, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed!" Bruce said very seriously. Even though the players in the Pacers have some trading value, what they need for the current Warriors is not a change, but an improvement to the lineup. Consolidate!
"Hehe, it's nothing!" Larry Bird smiled bitterly, and then continued: "Can you talk about what the Warriors have reached their current height?"
"Aha, it seems that our legend is very interested in my business method!" Bruce said with a change of expression and a smile.
After that, the two had a very serious discussion on the idea of building a team. Even Bruce, who is a time traveler, admired Larry Bird's unique vision and the operation of the team!
On February 2th, with the start of this year's NBA All-Star Game rookie game and other individual events, the great atmosphere of the All-Stars suddenly struck!
This year's rookies are a little dull for the entire league. If it weren't for the fact that some of them are really talented, otherwise the rookies of 01 can only follow in the footsteps of the previous one!
According to the list of players ranked by the league before, the freshmen in the rookie game are Sean Battier and Paul Gasol of the Grizzlies, Brandon Haywood of the Wizards, and Tony Hayward of the Spurs. Parker and other freshmen who have recently joined the NBA!
The Warriors are the focus of the annual rookie game, but this year only Kirilenko was elected to the first-year team!
The second-year team players are Quentin Richardson of the Clippers, Hedo Turkoglu of the Kings, Kenyon Martin of the Nets, Mike Miller of the Magic and the Grizzlies Swift and more players!
This year's rookie competition is basically not much different from previous years, it just lacks some extremely talented rookies!
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror in the hotel, Bruce sorted out his suit for the last time, and then assembled with Wilkens and others before heading to the home court of the 76ers!
Originally, according to the league's punishment for Bruce, he was not allowed to participate in the All-Star Game, because the invitation of the 76ers made him enter the arena as the president of Miracle Entertainment!
At 9:04 p.m. on the 30th, as fans poured into the arena, the first rookie game will start at 5 o'clock!
In the arena, sitting on the long-lost grandstand seat, looking at the stadium so close, Bruce couldn't help but sigh with emotion!
"Bruce, isn't it good to be back in the familiar stands again?" Wilkens said with a smile.
"Of course, I hate players who are far away from me!" Bruce nodded affirmatively, and then said softly to him: "Although the All-Star Game attracts a lot of fans and the attention of the world, who can say that this is not for us managers? What about the event?"
Hearing some meaningful words from Bruce, Wilkens couldn't help asking curiously: "Who did you see?"
"Larry, Larry Bird!!" Bruce said with a smile. Thinking of the conversation between the two before, he couldn't help saying with some regret: "I should consider his proposal!"
"What??" Wilkens became more and more curious!
Immediately, Bruce told the original conversation between the two before!
After listening to Bruce's words, Wilkens said helplessly: "Seriously, Bruce, you should really think about it!"
"Yeah, four, four second-round picks!" Bruce said with a heartbroken feeling!
Although draft picks are particularly important in today's 21st century, too many second-round picks really have some embarrassing situations!
Even if the second round of 02 can only be said to have some leftovers, after all, there are as many as four draft picks. Even a rebuilt team will consider doing some upward or player transactions!
When the two were talking, as the first-year and second-year players walked out of the player tunnel, cheers suddenly sounded in the arena!
Hearing the cheers of the fans, Bruce couldn't help but stop talking with Wilkens.
Looking at the rookies of the two teams who are regarded as the stars of tomorrow on the field, Bruce couldn't help looking at those guys who had a pretty good impression in their previous lives!
"Richardson!!" Bruce saw Jason Richardson, who belonged to the Warriors in his previous life, at a glance. Seeing him wearing a Pistons uniform, he couldn't help but feel a sense of chaos!
Since the Pistons selected Richardson, who fell to the 11th overall pick, they have played a surprising season under the team basketball of many players!
Up until now, the Pistons have played with Jerry Stackhouse, Clifford Robinson and Jason Richardson, and they have played defensively and well under the leadership of Rick Carlisle, a defensive-first coach. The attack broke free from the huge quagmire after Grant Hill left in one fell swoop!
And another person who left a deep impression on Bruce was Paul Gasol, who was dubbed "Sister-in-law".
As a top pick in 01, Gasol's offensive ability is really impressive!
So far this season, he has averaged 17 points and 8 rebounds per game for the Grizzlies.
In the previous game between the Grizzlies and the Milwaukee Bucks, even though they lost by four points in the end, Gasol's 30 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks were absolutely top-notch!
Even though Gasol seemed a bit "noodles" in defense and inside confrontation, his power on the offensive end really surprised everyone!
A European player like him who can integrate into the NBA atmosphere within half a season is top-notch in the history of the NBA. His performance made Grizzlies owner Heisley not to mention how excited he is!
Since moving back to the United States, the Grizzlies have made great progress in terms of team record and ball market!
With the addition of Gasol and Battier this season, the abilities of the two have really brought them very strong fresh blood!
On the court, when Bruce fell into memory, when the referee threw the ball into the air, the competition between the two sides started brazenly!
Brandon Haywood, as the first-year team's center, is especially not dominant on the jump ball if it's not "Jump Man" Strommell Swift but Chris Mihm , he might be lucky enough to get the ball, now, forget it!
Swift patted the basketball to his teammate, and then quickly ran forward!
I don't know if these rookies want to pay tribute to tomorrow's All-Star Game. Their performance on the defensive end is really hard to watch.
Because the rookie game was changed to two halves before, I wonder if Stern wanted to let these guys experience the college atmosphere again, which made the two teams follow the rules of the college league in terms of substitutions and a series of rules. move closer!
Jamal Tinsley casually followed Hornets rookie Lee Nairon, feeling the relaxed atmosphere in the arena, he couldn't help but said: "Lee, do you want to take a shot?"
"Come on, Jamal, this place only belongs to the guys who work in the air!" Nelong said and threw the basketball to the basket, and Swift, who paid attention to the movements of the two, looked like a big bird. Like a bird, the moment his right arm received it, he fiercely dunked the basketball towards the basket.
Looking at the court as in his previous life, with his hands folded to make an eagle soaring, Bruce couldn't help but recall Swift in the Rockets in his previous life!
This explosive dunk in the second grade seems to have caused a series of effects. Jason Richardson, Desmond Mason, who will participate in this year's dunk contest, and Quentin Richardson, who will participate in the three-point contest Gradually detonated the entire arena!
They used gorgeous dunks one by one to show the fans in the arena their powerful physical fitness!
At the end of the first half, Quentin Richardson surprisingly scored 16 points in 21 minutes of playing time. His good shooting skills and brave breakthroughs made a lot of fans remember This potential stock of the Clippers!
And another one who has attracted everyone's attention is Desmond Mason, the champion of the last All-Star Slam Dunk Contest.
The little slam dunk king put great pressure on the first-year defense time and time again with his tough dunks and sharp breakthroughs. Under the explosive combination of the two, the first half of the second-year team was basically the same in regular time. Hitting against the first grade.
And as the two sides walked off the court one after another, Bruce couldn't help but look at Kirilenko with a calm face during the halftime break!
Based on his understanding, Kirilenko should have been a little shy in his rookie season, but now seeing his appearance and his slightly nervous appearance, Bruce couldn't help but feel amused!
"If Kirilenko is like me, I can come back and watch his debut among the All-Stars. I wonder if he will burst out laughing!" Bruce thought to himself with a smile, and then patted Wilkens on the shoulder: " Lenny, what do you think of the performance of this year's rookies?"
"Except for a few high-ranking picks, what else, huh." Wilkens smiled and looked at the young people on the sidelines. When he saw Kirilenko, he said a little depressed: "I remember Remind Andre before the start of the rookie game!"
"Haha!!" Hearing what Wilkens said, Bruce suddenly burst into hearty laughter!
(End of this chapter)