Legendary Basketball Tycoon

Chapter 647: The 1997 Draft (4)

"I announce that the Denver Nuggets selected forward Tony Barty from Texas Tech University with the 5th overall pick in the first round!"

Stern continued to announce the draft results of the remaining teams.

The Nuggets' selection of Tony Barty is also a helpless move, because the good and well-known inside rookies in this session have been selected in advance, and the rest are not famous such as Tony Barty but the data in the NCAA has passed. The rookie.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Nuggets are not strong inside players.

"I announce that the Boston Celtics selected guard Ron Mercer from the University of Kentucky with the 6th overall pick in the first round!"

This time the whole game was blown up, why? Because there is another super guard in this year’s rookie that is Antonio Daniels, and the Celtics did not choose Antonio Daniels. Instead, they chose one that is both stats and fame. People who are weaker than Antonio Daniels, this is incomprehensible.

Even Antonio Daniels, who has been waiting silently for Stern to call his name in the small green house, did not expect that he had not even made the top three. The ironic thing is that he has fallen behind and no team has chosen him. , Is there no team in the first round to choose yourself? !

Also, after all, in the NCAA, he definitely ranked among the top three players in the last rookie class in guards, but what is the situation now? !

At this time Antonio Daniels also began to panic.

In fact, the No. 6 pick belonged to the Nets, but in order to get Tim Duncan, the Celtics had already bought this pick through a trade last season. If you choose Super Guard Antonio Daniels everyone understands well. After all, Antonio Daniels has fallen into this position. Will a fool pick other rookies? !

And the Celtics' operations in this wave are really incomprehensible, star rookies don't want to choose other people, this is not the head squeezed by the door, what is it? !

But is it really so? !

Obviously not. It is hard for everyone to imagine that Antonio Daniels fell into this position, including not only Antonio Daniels himself, but also the Celtic management.

In the selection of the 6th pick, the Celtics’ management is very controversial. The team’s senior president Auerbach will not say anything. He was originally prepared to take the 3+6 picks at most and advance a few dollars in advance. Years later, the signing is to change the "No. 1 pick" Tim Duncan to Boston, but Popovich said that he did not want to trade. This broke the old man's heart, and the old man didn't care about the team behind. Choose, because it doesn't make much sense anymore.

But general manager Chris Wallace and the team’s new coach Rick Pitino have huge differences on the selection of the 6th pick. General manager Chris Wallace wants to use the 6th pick. Antonio Daniels, people didn't think it wrong. After all, he is a star player in the university. Even if he is selected, he will be traded in the same way even if he is not reused!

The newly appointed head coach Rick Pitino obviously has a different idea. Rick Pitino has just stepped down from the position of head coach at the University of Kentucky. En Mersell, Antoine Walker and Walter McCarty, who participated in the draft last year, belong to the Rick Pitino camp.

As soon as the new head coach came to the team, the "direct line" was adopted. This is not only common in the United States, but also in China. Everyone has long been surprised.

So with the "endorsement" of Rick Pitino, Chris Wallace as the general manager can only compromise. After all, the team's performance needs to be reflected by the head coach, and Rick Pitino He is also considered a well-known coach in the NCAA, and finally invited over to coach the team, if this is to make the relationship stiff, it is definitely not a wise move!

In addition, Antonio Daniels and Chauncey Billups are both point guards, and the front team has chosen Chauncey Billups. There is no need to ask for Antonio Daniels!

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The draft continues.

"I announce that the Golden State Warriors chose the Colgate University center Adonael Foyle with the 7th overall pick in the first round!"

The Warriors still did not choose Antonio Daniels. The reason is very simple. They are the same as the Nuggets. The team is just as bad on the inside line. The Warriors had BJ Armstrong as their guard. So the need for Antonio Daniels is also It's not so strong anymore.

"I announce that the Milwaukee Bucks selected guard Antonio Daniels from Bowling Green State University with the 8th overall pick in the first round!"

After hearing his name, Antonio Daniels, who was waiting anxiously for a long time, finally felt relieved. The No. 8 pick is actually not too low. I said, the six teams in front are blind. If you didn't choose me, I will prove that I am better than those people in the future.

To be honest, the Bucks chose Antonio Daniels, that definitely can take off in the new season, because the Bucks’ current lineup includes Almon Gilliam, Vin Baker, Glenn Robinson, and Ray Allen. 4 strong and capable players, and now with the point guard Antonio Daniels, then the new season will definitely surprise everyone. After all, the combined strength of these players is terrifying. There are no All-Star players on the Deer team (the current Wen Baker, Glenn Robinson, and Ray Allen have not yet been selected for the All-Star). If there is, it is definitely the most favorable competitive ball for the playoffs. One of the team.

Even Bruce was shocked when he saw the Bucks choose Antonio Daniels and compared the current lineup. Obviously, Bruce also felt the pressure. It is conceivable that the Bucks’ starting lineup is currently except for Almon Gilliam. In addition to getting older, the remaining four are definitely in their prime, which has already threatened the status of the Han Chinese in the East.

The Bulls will definitely fall to the bottom in a downhill form after Jordan retires, and most of the other teams in the East will not pick up. They will definitely not threaten the Hans for a while, but now it’s different. The Bucks have been doing this as always. If it stabilizes, it is definitely one of the biggest threats to the Hans. Although the Bucks’ bench depth is certainly not as high as that of the Hans, the team’s starting strength is strong. If they are given a few years of stable development, it may really make the Hans capsize. Maybe!

The Bucks are definitely a big threat!

Of course, Bruce doesn’t care how strong the Bucks can grow in the future, because Bruce believes that his Chinese team is invincible in the league after having the super five-star combination of Yao Ming + Garnett + Artest + Kobe + Nash. Existing, no team can contend for it.

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