The Rest, Only Noise

Chapter 1047: Shafir, who can both protect and warm the heart

The fact that Hurley fell to the ninth overall pick is a big upset in this draft.

He was considered a faster, more accurate Stockton.

But compared to Stockton, he is more like Nash who has weakened the shot and strengthened the breakthrough.

If healthy and developing normally, the ceiling should be an All-Star-caliber point guard.

Louie would love to draft him, but the Knicks already have Stockton and Rauf, and no soil for Hurley.

So, the Knicks selected Alan Houston as originally planned.

Houston responded well to the lights.

Appropriate appearance, natural speech.

He said the Knicks are the greatest team in NBA history, excited to play for Louie, and said he will learn from Miller and Wilson.

Ewing is the best center ever...

He licked all the people and things he could lick, and you could say he was a very good young man.

"Is John Selly really nobody wanted?" Louie asked Baylor.

Baylor reluctantly said: "He is indeed a very good player, but the Eden incident is a heavy blow to his reputation, no team wants a 'dime' that may reveal the whispers in the locker room to the media. "

If there is no good deal to do, Louis would rather give him away than keep him on the team.

Just when Louis felt impatient, his special plane rang.

The Knicks' draft war room is set up in Louie's president's office, and usually only people very close to him make calls.

"Hello, who is it?"

Louis asked straight to the point.

"Coach Lu, it's me, Lewis."

The caller was Lewis Shafir, the godfather of professional basketball in Miami.

Over the past few years, Shafir has been making a lot of calls to Louie in the offseason.

The Heat couldn't rebuild so quickly without Louie.

This year, the Heat have no draft picks.

They have just reached the Eastern Conference finals, they are very satisfied and optimistic about the future of the team, so they have no plans to make big trades.

"Is something wrong, Lewis?"

"Coach Lu, I heard that you are in trouble. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Louis knew that this guy would come to him.

John Salley certainly won't be here in New York, and the Knicks' century game with the Blazers proved that he's still a player who can play at a high level.

"You'd be doing me a favor if you could take that **** John Selly away from me," Louie said.

Shafir couldn't wait to say: "This is my purpose, Coach Lu, just name it, who do you want?"

Louie originally wanted to talk about P-J Brown, but on second thought, Ewing has Yu Tiancan as a backup, and they don't need Brown.

"Rick Mahon."

"make a deal."

Louie: ? ? ?

"What's the matter, Coach Lu?"

Louis asked, "What did you say?"

"The deal, I agree." Shafir's tone seemed to be taking advantage of it.

John Selley and Rick Mahon, both of which were representatives of the Bad Boys, but Mahone was far more famous than Selley because he was the top hitter on that team.

After entering the 1990s, both Mahon and Salley passed their peak.

However, Ma Hong's immediate combat power is obviously stronger than Sely.

If Mahong is traded for Salley, it will be a weakening for the Heat.

"Why did you agree so simply?" Louis asked curiously.

Shafir replied as a matter of course: "Coach Lu, when I needed your help, you helped me without hesitation. Now you just want to get rid of John Sally, why should I not help you?"

Louis was left with emotion.

"Have we made a deal, Coach Lu?"

"The deal is done."

The deal would completely address the negative impact of Selly.

Mahon is also a swingman at the 4 and 5 positions, and he is above Selly in terms of defensive skills alone.

Salley is a sweeping Spider-Man, and Mahone is the type of hob-bowl defense that Riley likes, and was selected for a second defense a few years ago.

His position just fills the vacancy of Sely, and the aggressive play also meets the needs of the Knicks. It can be said that he is the perfect complement to Seley.

Shafir was a big help this time.

"Is that done?" Baylor asked in surprise.

Louis glanced at Zhao Yuanzheng, "Go and inform him."

Zhao Yuanzheng asked, "What is John's next stop?"

"Miami."

Baylor then asked, "Who did we get back?"

"Rick Mahon."

The relationship between Shafir and Louie is evident, and both Baylor and Doug Moe are convinced.

In the case of Selly, it is difficult to have an equivalent return under normal circumstances. Because the Knicks are in a hurry to shoot, even if he is a good player, no team will come up with similar chips.

But Shafir is a kind person. He has produced better players than Salley at this stage, and his position and style are in line with the needs of the Knicks.

"Coach Lu, have you saved Lewis' life?" Lao Mo asked.

Louis pouted proudly, "You're right in saying that."

After that, Baylor called Shafir to finalize some details and added Wang Mukong to the transaction.

To join Wang Mukong, the Heat have to give something more.

Baylor tentatively asked for future draft picks.

Shafir graciously gave the 1998 second-round pick.

"Is he so talkative?" Baylor really couldn't understand.

Louis knew that Shafir was just repaying himself, so he didn't explain much, just let Baylor advance the transaction.

The draft was on, and the Knicks-Heat trade was completed.

The Knicks sent John Salley and Wang Mukong in exchange for Rick Mahone and the 1998 second-round pick from the Heat.

The Knicks used their first-round pick to sign combo guard Sam Cassell from Florida State University.

Then there are some of the players this year's destination.

George Murraysan, the top player in history, was selected by the Cavaliers with the 25th overall pick in the first round.

Then came the Cavaliers, who selected Nick Van Exel of the University of Cincinnati with the first overall pick in the second round.

Timeless backdrop, Baron Russell was drafted by the Spurs.

Then there is the draft situation of Chinese players.

This year, 8 Chinese players from Luyuan participated in the draft, of which 6 were from the second phase of Luyuan, but unfortunately, no one was selected in the second phase. The other two candidates are Du Shuai and Chu Nan from the third phase of the Young Eagles. They were drafted by the Clippers and the Magic with the 13th overall pick in the second round and the 20th overall pick in the second round -- and Louie swore it had nothing to do with him.

Especially Du Shuai, Louis was very worried when he saw that he was selected by the Clippers. While the Clippers are the top team in the West right now, they have a terrible owner who could tear them apart at any time because they don't want to spend more money.

As for Chunan, Louis was happy for him.

Before he and Du Shuai came to the United States, they were the most promising children of the third period, but their development after coming to the United States was not smooth. Especially Chunan, he was supposed to be a space-type 5 with a strong ability to protect the basket, but was hit by the ruthless reality.

Few coaches know how to use the space-type 5th position. After struggling for a few years, Chu Nan had to give up his studies and run for the election early.

From the technical point of view, the magic is his best destination.

His shooting ability can be matched with anyone in Shaquille O'Neal and Webber~www.novelmt.com~ will not hinder the play of these two big men, and can also open space and protect the rim.

The premise is that he has to adapt to the NBA's three-point line.

In any case, when the new season comes, there will be five Chinese players in the NBA, which was unimaginable in Louis's previous life, and he is excited and proud of it.

Here in New York, the Knicks have basically realized their strategic plan.

Through this draft, the No. 2 position was strengthened, Ainge's successor was found, and John Salley was upgraded to Rick Mahon by the way.

If Tony Kukoc can successfully land in the NBA and join the team, then when the new season starts, the Knicks can proudly announce that none of the 15 people on the roster is redundant.

Before the 1900s, it was a dime to call a public telephone in the United States, and by "dime" Baylor was referring to those who sold exclusive information on a public telephone.

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