The Fifth Point Guard

While countries were actively preparing for the World Championships, the 2006 NBA Draft was held at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.

This year's draft is recognized as a weak draft year.

The choice for the No. 1 pick was almost always between Aldridge and Thomas, but in the end the Raptors used the No. 1 pick to select Italian Andrea Bargnani, who also became the first Italian player to land in the NBA. .

In recent years, the NBA has particularly liked to select international players as the No. 1 pick. Perhaps Yao Ming and the Chinese market have made NBA teams discover that selecting a foreign No. 1 pick can bring so much money and attention to their team, so in the draft When they were young, they were very keen on "gold panning overseas".

The Chicago Bulls immediately selected Aldridge, the local favorite for the No. 1 pick.

Aldridge was a star player as early as high school. In a direct conversation with Chris Bosh, Aldridge scored a double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds.

In fact, he once wanted to participate in the NBA draft during the 2004-05 season, but Shaquille O'Neal suggested that he enter college first and then consider his NBA prospects.

Aldridge really did it.

After graduating from high school, he joined the University of Texas.

In his sophomore season, Aldridge averaged 15 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. He has excellent positional singles ability, excellent mid-range jumper, solid basic skills at the basket, and flexible feet.

Compared to his high school days, Aldridge's playing style has become much tougher after two years of training in the NCAA.

After announcing his participation in the draft, the Portland Trail Blazers, who held the fourth pick, were very fond of Aldridge, but the Bulls intercepted him with the second pick.

As a last resort, the Trail Blazers immediately offered to the Bulls to trade their No. 4 pick plus Cariappa's signing rights in exchange for Aldridge.

So, at the behest of the Bulls, the Trail Blazers set their sights on Terrence Thomas.

The Charlotte Bobcats had the third overall pick, and Michael Jordan, the "Hand of God," also cooperated very well. Instead of choosing Thomas, the popular No. 1 pick, Adam Morris was selected for the Bobcats.

Compared with other players in the draft, Morris is completely in the style of the old-school NBA in the 1970s.

Long fluffy curly hair, ancient socks, precise and delicate playing style

He was considered by Jordan to be the next Larry Bird.

He is also a white man who cannot run fast or jump high, but he is also a killer with a well-measured offensive rhythm.

In the 2005-06 NCAA season, Morris averaged 28.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

As long as you give him a little space to shoot, he will seize the opportunity to shoot the ball.

With the offensive skills he has honed over time, he brought the little-known Gonchaga University to the top 16 of the NCAA National Championship.

People who had watched him play originally wanted to use draft picks to acquire him, but after learning that Morrison was a diabetic, many people backed down.

Morrison has diabetes and needs to take insulin injections before each game, which may have an impact on his career.

But Jordan, who cherished his talent, still worked with the Bobcats to select Morrison.

After all, he was the NCAA scoring leader last season.

The Trail Blazers happily picked Thomas and immediately completed the deal with the Bulls.

Thomas went to Chicago and Aldridge went to Portland.

With the fifth pick, the Atlanta Hawks selected Duke University power forward Sheldon Williams.

When you don't know who to pick in a young year of the draft, an inside player from a famous university is the safest choice.

The Timberwolves selected Brandon Roy with the sixth pick.

Roy is defined as an immediate combat player who graduated from college, with mature skills and excellent psychological quality.

But age and injuries make many people not optimistic about him, including himself.

It was the Blazers' idea to draft Roy.

In fact, Trail Blazers general manager Pritchard is an old fox.

Aldridge and Roy are both rookie players he carefully selected.

In order to get Roy, he dealt with the Celtics and the Timberwolves. He first traded Randy Foye, who was selected by the Celtics with the seventh overall pick, and then made a deal with the Timberwolves.

Roy is headed to Portland, while Foye is headed to Minnesota.

At this point, Pritchard took a long breath.

All the goals he carefully laid out before the draft were completed!

A power forward coupled with a shooting guard, the Blazers general manager believes that these two people may revive the Blazers' former glory.

With the No. 8 pick, the Houston Rockets selected Rudy Gay, who has excellent physical fitness and excellent potential.

In high school, Gay was one of the best players in the country.

In his senior year, Gay averaged 21.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game. He was selected for the McDonald's All-Star Game and was also selected to the All-American First Team. He was second only to the small forward rankings in the United States and was later promoted to the NBA. Josh Smith.

Unlike Smith, Gay went on to college.

He played two seasons in the NCAA on behalf of the University of Connecticut.

In his first year, he won the honor of the Big East Conference's best freshman, and the "Sporting News" named him the best freshman in the United States.

In the second season, Gay averaged 15.2 points per game, scored 6 double-doubles, led the team in scoring 28 times and all scored in double digits. He was selected to the All-Big East Team and second in the All-American Team. Array.

After the Rockets selected Gay, before Houston fans could imagine the talented wings of Tracy McGrady + Gay, the Rockets had already sent Gay away.

They traded Gay and power forward Swift to the Grizzlies for Shane Battier.

Although they lost a star of hope, the Rockets gained a defensive expert.

Without Yao Ming, McGrady will definitely get more shooting opportunities in the new season.

McGrady is naturally unwilling to share the ball with Gay, so in order to show his goodwill to McGrady, the Rockets traded Battier to supplement McGrady's wing.

One for offense and one for defense, each performing its duties.

However, this deal caused Rockets fans to boo Rockets general manager Dawson.

However, Dawson had to do this. Yao Ming had left, and McGrady had to stay, otherwise Houston's tickets would not be sold.

The Magic were very pragmatic and selected NCAA sharpshooter JJ Redick with the 11th pick.

With Howard, they need to supplement their outside strength and shooting.

The Phoenix Suns drafted Rajon Rondo, but quickly traded him and Brian Grant to the Celtics.

Rondo played for the famous Oak Hill Academy in the United States in high school and averaged 21 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists per game.

In 2004, he scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in the McDonald's All-Star Game.

This year, he also sent out 31 assists in a single game, only 4 times less than the national basketball record.

In 2005, Rondo was invited to join the U.S. Youth Team and averaged 11 points and 4.5 assists in eight games.

He is an excellent organizer with great potential, but the Suns already have Nash and Barbosa, and there is no chance for Rondo, so after seeking Rondo's consent, the Suns sent him to a more developed team. Opportunity Boston.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the 25th pick, and they are undecided between Shannon Brown and Jordan Farmar.

Both of them are very good defenders.

But both STO and James suggested that general manager Bernard King consider power forward Paul Millsap, who plays for Louisiana Tech University.

Millsap and Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone are alumni.

Like Malone, Millsap is a tough guy.

In three seasons in college, Millsap averaged 18.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.3 steals per game. He won the NCAA Division I rebounding title for three consecutive years and was the first player in NCAA history to win such an honor. .

Although he is only 2.03 meters tall, which is a bit short for a fourth-position player, he is full of energy, strong, can play in both high and low positions, can score with both hands, and has excellent awareness.

Both Shentong and James believe that Millsap is the best choice for the Cavaliers.

"It doesn't matter what his height is, as long as he can grab rebounds, look at Dennis Rodman, he is only 2.01 meters, but he has won 7 rebounds and 2 best defensive players, and was selected 7 times One defense, two defenses. Me and LeBron and DaJuan have watched Paul play, and I think he has the potential to be a rebounding freak."

Shentong's words made Jin make a decision.

"Well, although we also think Paul Millsap is a good player, we didn't expect that he could win the favor of the three of you. I believe that in the eyes of STO and LeBron, he is the one!"

So, the Cleveland Cavaliers skipped Brown and Farmar and chose Millsap.

Their choice sent the Utah Jazz into a rage.

Because a long time ago, Malone suggested to the Jazz to select his junior brother.

But the Cavaliers stopped halfway and rejected the Jazz's trade request for Millsap.

After the draft ended, each team in the league began to make their own plans.

The Bucks traded point guard TJ Ford to the Raptors in exchange for power forward Villanueva, whom they considered promising, and some cash.

Three-time All-Star Stojakovic signed a contract with the Charlotte Hornets.

In the previous season, Peja had just completed a one-on-one swap with Artest.

Artest gradually produced impressive statistics as he continued to work with the Kings, but Peja got lost in Carlisle's tactical system.

One of the reasons Peja signed with the Hornets was the presence of Chris Paul.

The Mavericks signed Jason Terry, who performed well last season, to a six-year, $50 million contract, and they will continue to remain competitive for the championship.

After acquiring Thomas, the Chicago Bulls traded power forward Chandler in exchange for P.J. Brown from the Hornets.

After the departure of Ben Wallace, the Pistons immediately reached an agreement with the Spurs' free agent Muhammad, but everyone knows that although Muhammad is a very tough inside player, he cannot make up for the loss of Wallace. Leave the vacancy.

After winning two consecutive championships with STO, James has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Cavaliers.

In addition, Wade, Anthony, Bosh and others from their same generation have also signed contract extensions with their original teams.

The Hornets continued to strengthen after acquiring Chandler and Peja. They signed guard Bobby Jackson and forward Rasu Butler.

Soon after, they signed free agent Garneiro Pago.

As a teammate of Shentong, Arenas, and Jefferson in the Arizona Wildcats, center Loren Woods, who has never performed well in the NBA, finally found a new contract.

He signed with the Kings and will continue to play in the NBA in Sacramento in the new season.

For the sake of the championship, Alonzo Mourning decided to fight for another year. He signed a one-year contract extension with the Heat and will continue to be the man behind O'Neal in the new season.

Gary Payton also chose to extend his contract with the Heat for one year.

The Golden State Warriors appointed former Mavericks coach Don Nelson as the team's head coach.

Nelson said that this Warriors team is very suitable for his tactical system of 7 points of offense and 3 points of defense.

After selecting Millsap, the Cavaliers and Gooden also renewed their contracts, so that the Cavaliers' power forward position in the new season will be shared by the two.

At the same time, "Penny" Anfernee Hardaway, who came to Cleveland in the middle of the season, decided to renew his contract with the Cavaliers for one more year and play for another season under the persuasion of Shentong.

"I did this all for Shentong and LeBron. They urged me to stay. Shentong told me that the Cavaliers want to win three consecutive championships and they need me. And I feel that my recent physical condition is good and I can make contributions to the team. contribution, so I decided to fight for another year.”

After the Lakers assembled the "weapon" combination of Kobe and Yao Ming, they began to contact the former point guard "minnow" Derek Fisher. They hoped that Fisher, who played for the Golden State Warriors, could return to Los Angeles.

But just as the Lakers were about to contact the Golden State Warriors, they completed a deal with the Jazz.

The Jazz sent Devin Brown, Keith McLeod and Andre Owens to acquire guard Fisher.

This frustrated the Lakers' wishes.

The Jazz made it clear that the purpose of trading Fisher was to help Deron Williams grow rapidly, and that Fisher, who has championship experience and knows how to play the game the right way, is the most suitable candidate.

Fisher is also very happy to be Williams' mentor. At least this guy listens to him.

So the Lakers can only continue to use "Reaper" Smush Parker as the starter for the new season.

The new season can be described as a big turmoil.

Every team has made trades, big or small, to integrate their lineups.

Obviously in the new season, every team wants to prove themselves.

Especially the teams that were so close to the championship last year.

However, just when the teams' transactions were gradually dying down, a burst of heavy news detonated the entire league.

Allen Iverson, the totem of the 76ers team who has the word "loyalty" written on his neck, has been involved in trade rumors.

This news made Philadelphia fans scream ridiculous, but "NBA is business" was unfortunately verified once again.

The "answer" considered the least likely to be traded was put on the shelf by the Philadelphia 76ers.

This action caused more than half of the league's teams to fall into trade rumors, and even caused the 76ers' threshold to be broken by fans who asked to turn down their season tickets. Iverson's transfer rumors triggered a major earthquake in the league.