Legendary Basketball Tycoon

Time is back at the draft conference scene.

Bruce must find the treasures as soon as possible from the rookies who signed up for the draft in 1997 in the shortest time. Otherwise, Bruce will have to let the team's general manager Mitch Kupchak or take it out to trade with other teams. , Or it can only be sold cheaply.

To be honest, neither of these two options Bruce would like to choose, and in general they are not worthwhile.

But there is no way, the Raptors only told him the result a few hours before the start of the draft. How much time is this? !

Looking at the dense rookie list, Bruce also recalled the rearrangement of the 1997 draft on the Internet, and found that most of them were selected in the first round and were selected before the 18th pick, and the others had no effect.

But time waits for no one, so Bruce thought about it again. After all, since Bruce's intervention in the draft, he has never selected a "junk" (disappeared after only 1-2 seasons) rookies. Destroy your fame!

Finally, after thinking about it for a long time, the name Austin Crosier finally came into Bruce's mind.

This is also the rookie selected by the Hans in this draft. As for whether it will be used to trade or stay, it depends on Bruce coming to New York to make the final conclusion on the team's "change of blood".

Of course, the Raptors must have a deal after choosing McGrady. Although Bruce does not know what the Lakers paid, he can finally convince Larry Tanebaum that Thomas asked Johnson to take out a certain amount. It's a very expensive bargaining chip, otherwise Larry Tanebaum would not be a fool, and Thomas would not convince him if he had no huge benefits.

Bruce just watched the CCTV live broadcast of the draft meeting in silence, waiting to see what kind of chips the Lakers would come up with.

I am really a bit unconvinced, mainly to see how big the Lakers' bargaining chips can make Larry Tanebaum lose his trust.

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And Larry Tanebaum, who was far away in the Charlotte Stadium box, also put down his phone and said to Thomas, the general manager of the Raptors who was sitting casually by the side: "Isaiah, this time we offended Bruce, I I hope the promise made by the Lakers will be fulfilled?!"

"Otherwise, you know the result..."

Under normal circumstances, as long as the two teams have negotiated in the draft, it must be honored. The reason is simple. If you fool each other in the draft, then who will deal with you in the future, a little honesty Don't talk about it, oh, in order to hit others, you fooled me to choose the player you want, and in the end you didn't want it. This is definitely not enough.

Larry Tanebaum is participating in the draft for the first time. He is a little cautious about the "deal" (rules). After all, no league has announced a successful deal, so any result is possible. Be cautious.

"Boss, don't worry! The transaction will be announced soon!"

As the initiator of this "deal" Thomas, this is not a problem at all. Not to mention how strong the relationship between him and his good Maji Johnson is. Take the Lakers as an example. If a wealthy family doesn't even have this point of integrity. Since then, the Lakers have become nicknamed giants.

Larry Tanebaum nodded silently. In fact, he was also thinking in his heart whether the deal was made or lost...

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On the other side, in the Lakers' box.

After hearing that the Raptors finally chose the McGrady they wanted, Jerry West and Jenny Buss, the assistant general manager, both raised their glasses happily and touched them happily.

"Not bad! I didn't let McGrady slip away this time!" Jerry West said happily.

Can you be upset? Since Kobe was cut by the Hans last year, Jerry West has been under a lot of pressure. He did not expect Bruce to be able to pick Kobe from such a high position in the 4th pick. You have to know that in 1996 But in the new year of the draft, there are so many outstanding rookies, and the Han people don't know what nerves they have to choose a high school leftover guard.

But it was this high school guard who showed great strength in the first season. It is conceivable that Kobe will never be inferior to Jordan's existence in the future. The main reason is that Kobe wins at a young age and can have a long time to come. Create a more brilliant honor.

Prior to this, Jerry West was in the same mood as the management of the Portland Trail Blazers. Missing a "super giant" has been disgusting.

It’s fine now. It’s not a big loss to win Tracy McGrady this year. The most important thing is that Tracy McGrady is as young as Kobe, and both are drafted by high school students. This also gives Jerry West a future for Tracy McGrady. Infinite fantasy.

Let's be honest, McGrady has a 203CM wingspan but 218CM. His excellent wingspan gives him an advantage that ordinary people can't match. Then there is the excellent shooting talent that gives him the energy to score against the defender.

If Kobe is the result of acquired hard work, then McGrady is undoubtedly the best physical talent.

This is also the reason why Jerry West took a huge price to remove Tracy McGrady before the 4th pick, because the farther forward Jerry West is, the less bottom he is. God knows Kobe, who was a high school student who participated in the draft last year. There is such a huge strength that can burst out, and now there is no team in the league that does not look at it, and McGrady, who is also a high school guard, is undoubtedly the target of these teams' berserk!

In line with the principle of first attacking first, then starting to suffer, it must be the first time you must get it!

"Yeah, I was disappointed by missing Kobe last year, and getting McGrady this year will be stable for the Lakers for at least ten years. Together with the team and Shaq, the Lakers will form a dual core by then. The alliance is a thunderbolt!" Jenny Buss said triumphantly.

McGrady's solo training Jenny Buss participated in the whole process, so she was very confident in McGrady. It can be said that she saw Kobe's shadow from McGrady's figure. This is definitely another master who does not lose Kobe.

At least Jenny Buss thinks so.

O'Neill + McGrady's dual-core? !

"Jenny, this has to be tested by time!" Jerry West said hesitantly.

The main reason is that he still doesn't know if McGrady can react with O'Neal. If they repel each other, the result will be hard to predict.

"Definitely, if the Lakers coach can do more!" Jenny Buss replied nonchalantly.

According to Jenny Buss, if the current Lakers really have any shortcomings, then the head coach is definitely the biggest shortcoming of the Lakers.