The Rest, Only Noise

NBA Official: The Los Angeles Lakers send Christian Laettner and Derek Harper to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Dana Barros PG, Stanley Roberts (StasC, David Wayne) Sealey (DavidWesleyPG), the 12th pick in the 1996 first round, the 12th pick in the 1996 second round, and the 2000 first-round pick.

When the deal was completed, Jim Bass still had the question: "Did we make a profit?"

After all, Christian Laettner is a very popular white player, still in the rising stage of his career, with All-Star-level strength, and it is really hard to say that the Lakers can make a lot of money with him and the Celtics. .

Dana Barros is a very strong point guard who reached the peak of his career last season, averaging 20 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists per game. He averaged 3.3 three-pointers per game, and the shooting percentage was an astonishing 44%. With a 49% rate and a free throw rate of 89%, he is indeed a rare player, but after signing a four-year, $16 million contract with the Celtics, his numbers dropped to 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game. , the three hit rates are still 48+40+88, but obviously one level worse than last year.

And Barros may be the only useful player among those the Celtics sent over.

Stanley Roberts is a parallel importer who completely wasted his talent. He came from the same school as O'Neal. Because of the NCAA's promulgation of Law No. 45, he left school early, went to Spain to play professional basketball for a year, and then ate himself into a big fat man. , Before the draft, Rick Barry ⑴ inexplicable kneeling and licking also strengthened his reputation, and finally entered the league with the 20th overall pick in the first round.

As a result, he was completely sorry for Barry's touts.

He is tall and has long arms, and his athletic ability is on the table. When he is in good physical condition, he can play like O'Neal, but the problem is that the period of time when he is not in good physical condition accounts for most of his life.

He was the "pioneer" of Andrew Bynum and Eddie Curry, a self-defeating man with great talent but only a **** mentality.

Now he's on a $3 million-a-year contract that doesn't expire until 1999, and like Benoin Benjamin, Bass Jr. can't imagine his role.

Another bonus giveaway, David Willis... an undrafted guard with a sleazy-looking stature, what's there to look forward to?

The ones that seem to work are those picks.

"If it's useful, you can see the effect again, don't rush to a conclusion." Louie said sternly, "Ask Jerry to see how his progress is going."

Little Bass went.

Louis took the statistics of the players who had just been traded.

The one that caught his attention the most was Dana Barrows.

If it wasn't for the chance to see Barros' 50-point performance in a single game in 1995, Louie couldn't believe that the league still had such a player similar to Mohammed Raouf.

Barros' style of play, offensive habits, stature, and even soft throws remind Louie of Stephen Curry in his rookie days.

Under the promotion of Louie, the acceptance of three-pointers by professional basketball is very fast, which also contributed to the rise of Barros (2).

Louis didn't want to pin the unfinished work of Raouf on Baros, but felt that such a player whose technical characteristics were a bit ahead of the times would have better development under his own hands.

Barros won't necessarily be part of "beautiful basketball," but if you want to turn the Lakers into the greatest offensive team of all time, you'll need to have the right tactical system as well as players who can play well during the regular period .

As for the other two, Roberts should be helpless, but he already has a plan to deal with this person. Wesley belongs to Louis who doesn't want it, and Gavit has to send it to his mouth.

In Gavitt's eyes, he just stuffed scraps in order to balance the salary of the trade, but he didn't know that Wesley would become a good starting point guard.

Coupled with this year's No. 12 pick and the unprotected first round in 2000, it's all a profit, right?

What can I do with this year's No. 12 pick?

At least one can be chosen between Steve Nash and Peja Stojakovic.

Louis had just finished the transaction, but West had a hard time.

Because Louie used all the two tradable positive assets, Latner and Harper.

The only disposable resource left for West is Ostertag.

But he doesn't want to trade Ostertag.

Because if Garnett wants to grow smoothly, the Lakers need a meat shield inside to help resist damage.

If you don't take out Ostertag, it's impossible for them to give the first-round pick to the front-middle section.

What's more, Ostertag can only be the basis of the transaction, and some other resources must be added to complete the transaction.

West had no choice but to come to the president's office and ask Louis to take his order back.

"With the resources we have right now, it's very difficult to trade another top first-round pick." West said that this deliberately paused, "unless ... pick a tradeable on the non-tradable list. of."

"That's all, Jerry, you've worked hard." Louie didn't even look at West, only the information in his eyes, "If you can, I hope you can help me keep an eye on San Antonio, what's going on over there? Tell me anytime."

West responded and was about to leave.

"By the way, what do you think of Stanley Roberts?" Louis asked casually.

West said: "If he can have a strong enough heart, there may be a day when he can realize his talent."

"Forget it, I don't have time to wait for him to strengthen his heart." Louis said softly, "What do you think we can get back with him?"

What can be exchanged for a premium parallel import?

"His contract doesn't expire until 1999..." West wasn't sure whether Roberts would be able to make a shot. "I think it's hard to get a valuable asset back."

"Yeah, that's what everyone says, so if we can get back a useful asset, shouldn't we push the deal decisively?"

"Theoretically yes."

"Even if this asset is slightly risky?"

"That's right."

At this time, West had a little unease in his heart.

Louie was obviously lying about his words.

"So, if I could trade Stanley for a high-risk, high-reward player, would you support me?" Louitu asked, "Do you think it's feasible to trade Stanley Roberts for Dennis Rodman? ?"

West's face changed dramatically: "This...I...I don't know."

"Let me ask another way, do you agree with this deal?"

"I have no idea."

"If you don't know, you just don't agree." Louie said with a smile, "Jerry, I'm not here to ask for your opinion, I'm here to inform you of the news, and I'll complete the deal."

In front of Louis, West has no strength to fight.

He's just the vice president, Louie is the president, and he can do whatever he wants.

When he respects you, he can act as if he values ​​your opinion, but when your opinion is inconsistent with his, he will let you know what it means to have absolute power in the first place.

Rodman is a badass player, undeniably useful in some of his skills, and, having played for Louie, was a friend of Wilson's and one of the core members of the Knicks dynasty.

Only now can the Lakers have the opportunity to trade **** like Stanley Roberts for Rodman.

"But... Portland didn't mean to trade Dennis..." West could only say that.

But Louie is a traveler~www.novelmt.com~ How could he not know how Rodman got to the Chicago Bulls?

Now, he's just doing the same thing again in Portland.

"Trust me, in a few days, Pat Riley will take great pains to send Dennis away, and when he is almost desperate, I will come like an angel."

⑴ "If this kid (Stanley Roberts) is not in the top three (draft), then there will be teams that will regret it, all the teams that select him after the top five are draft thieves, and now He's already stronger than a lot of NBA centers and already has the skills to be a great center. I think Stanley is way ahead of Shaquille O'Neal on offense (???), he can shoot from beyond the arc, He does a lot of unimaginable moves, and he's better than Shaquille." - Rick Barry.

(2) In reality, the explosion of Barros in 1995 was due to the shortening of the three-point line and the reckless slump of the 76ers, allowing him to play the giant planet as he wanted, but he shot 44% of the shots before the three-point line was shortened. Shooting percentage, so I don't think the length of the three-point line is decisive for him.