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Chapter 704 Immortals can't save damn ghosts 【Subscription】
Lin Long doesn't know how much Jordan listened to his words, and he doesn't know if he can change his original intention of choosing Kwame Brown, but Lin Long at least has a clear conscience.
The day before Lin Long set foot on the world tour, the NBA draft in 2001 was also held as scheduled. In previous years, Lin Long, who had let the team win Manu Ginobili, Lewis and others, was naturally also rejected by Auerbach. Invited to their draft war room to make suggestions for the team's draft.
This year's Celtics have only one first-round 29th overall pick and a second-round 58th overall pick.
How to choose, really need to do some thinking.
Auerbach sat in his chair and said lightly: "Lin, we may need to make some deals tonight, do you have any ideas?"
Lin Long frowned, he immediately guessed who Auerbach's trading target was tonight.
The first is Steve Jackson. This guy who has been the starting shooting guard for the Celtics in the past year has performed very well in both the regular season and the playoffs, although he averaged 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game. The data is not dazzling, but his defense, toughness and shooting have been seen by many managers in the league.
Many people believe that Jackson has the potential to become a star swingman!
It stands to reason that the Celtics will not let go of such players easily, but the problem lies in the fact that the Celtics now have 3 top-salary players, Lin Long, Rashid and Payton, and their wages have already exceeded the salary cap. , but also to pay a considerable share of the luxury tax.
Judging from the rules, although the Celtics signed a two-year contract with Jackson, they do not have his bird rights.
This means that the Celtics will not be able to renew Jackson on the cap next summer, and will not be able to offer him a contract above the minimum salary. Jackson will leave almost 100% in vain. With Auerbach's skill and determination, naturally he will not let him If this happens, he will trade Jackson out a year early in exchange for some useful assets.
Another traded asset in nine out of ten is Rashad Lewis.
Lewis has been on the bench for the Celtics for 3 years. The ambitious Lewis found Auerbach after the season and told him that he hoped to leave the team and go to a team that needs him more and can give him more. Teams with performance space give it a try. It's not just about money, it's about Lewis' own future.
For Lewis' request, Auerbach didn't say much, only told him to wait a little, and if he really wanted to leave, the team would not force him to keep him by matching the contract.
These two are the most difficult players to keep for the Celtics, but they are also the most valuable players. Most people believe that they can become future All-Star players. Auerbach seems to have made up his mind. Good evening show a wave of operations.
Lin Long bored through the list of rookies for this year's draft. With Dayao's airborne, the quality of this year's rookies is actually not bad. Although it is not as good as those of the top young people, it is also called a lot of talents. There are people who can fight well.
As the preparations and warm-up for the draft came to an end, David Stern finally stepped onto the podium for the first time and opened the first envelope tonight with a smile on his face.
"The Washington Wizards selected Kwame Brown from Charleston, South Carolina with the first pick in the first round 々々!
With the completion of Stern's reading, the first high school champion in NBA history was officially born.
In the Celtics draft office, three people said a word at the same time.
"々. Idiot! 99
Auerbach, Bird, and Lin Long glanced at each other after saying this, and then laughed at the same time.
Among them, Lin Long laughed especially happily. For Jordan, he really tried his best, but this guy was so confident and so inattentive, he missed an opportunity to really bring the Wizards up.
Then, the second-place Clippers did not hesitate to take Dayao to form their twin-tower combination, and the domestic fans cheered bursts of cheers. Since then, in addition to the Celtics and the Mavericks , Huaxia fans have a third home team in the NBA!
The next choice did not change much. Auerbach called from time to time and was not in a hurry. Tonight, he had a need for a transaction (Nord's), but he was not in a hurry. After all, Lewis and Jackson , he has time to solve.
It wasn't until after the Nets selected Eddie Griffin with the seventh overall pick that Auerbach suddenly raised his head and asked Lin Long, "Lin, what do you think about Joe Johnson and Vladimir Ladd? Who is the better Manovic, and what do you think if they're your partner next season?""
Auerbach no longer asks Lin Long if he knows who these rookies are. Anyway, previous experience tells him that Lin Long must know them all and has his own set of opinions!
He always suspected that Lin Long had a hidden scout army, but he couldn't find any evidence.