The Rest, Only Noise

Detroit Pistons draft war room

Pistons general manager Earl Monroe tried to make a trade with the Rockets.

Although Iverson and Camby are recognized as the top two, but with the Spurs selected Iverson, the Rockets could not decisively report Camby's name.

Because they are good enough inside.

Joe Smith, Rick Schmitz, Divac.. when you have so many insiders, do you want to pick another insider? Even if this guy overwhelms next year's No. 1 pick Tim Duncan in this year's NCAA?

Of course, the Rockets want to trade down in exchange for players who are more suitable for the team.

But the Pistons' pick is "too low". With the seventh overall pick, it is difficult to pick one of the six emperors in this draft. Even if they do, it may be the last one.

Unless the Pistons are willing to add a future draft pick to the deal, the Rockets won't consider a deep trade. Monroe's application was quickly thwarted, and just as he decided to keep the No. 7 visa for himself, the phone rang again.

"Hey, who is it?"

"Uncle Monroe, it's me, Louie."

Monroe's face changed: "I didn't expect you to call me when you had time."

"I was just on my way to the bathroom and thought of a deal that would benefit both of us." Louie's tone was always a deceitful tone.

Monroe and Louie had worked together successfully, so his vigilance was not strong.

"Is your transaction reliable? If it's not reliable, don't talk about it, everyone is very busy."

"Absolutely reliable."

"tell me the story."

"It's like this, I want to select a certain player, but our pick is too late, it's a bit unsafe, I want to upgrade our No. 10 pick to No. 7, and this needs your help."

Monroe asked directly, "What's in it for me?"

"The Pistons have access to my friendship, which means you can get my professional advice in the draft."

"Louis, that's not enough."

"Then I'll take the 19th pick in this year's first round. Do you see enough?"

Monroe believed that if Louis really had the sincerity to make a deal with him, even if he was a little greedy, the other party would agree.

"You have to give me another future first-round pick."

"Aren't you asking too much, Uncle Monroe, I really want to make a deal with you."

"Louis, you should know the value of the No. 7 pick. If I don't ask for enough, it's my dereliction of duty. I can't trade up and down."

"Well, I'll add another first-round pick for next year, right?"

"I think it's fine."

Monroe hung up the phone and told someone to report the deal to the league.

In the draft war room of the forum, Louie looked at the people around him and said, "The situation is urgent, there is no time to argue."

West felt that the price was too high. The No. 10 pick was replaced by the No. 7 pick to get the No. 19 pick and next year's first round. If Kobe didn't play it, who could be held responsible?

"Do we really have to do this for a high school student?" Kurt Rambis felt that Louie was too sensitive. "I don't think the Spurs would go for the No. 8 pick for Kobe."

Louie snorted: "If everyone thought like you, it would be much easier to build a good team. If we really want to get Kobe, we have to work hard enough to make sure we are safe."

Then came the second pick.

The Rockets still took Marcus Camby, but everyone believed they would trade the signing rights.

By Louie's estimate, Camby could now be traded for anyone in Ray Allen, Stephen Marbury, Antoine Walker, plus a sizable number of draft picks.

This is definitely when Marcus Camby trades at its highest value.

Camby's momentum was bigger than Louie had imagined.

Rick Pitino said: "He's a shot-blocker, he's very fast, he has elite post skills, and if you think that's not enough, he's also able to support it, a very solid team building core, in my opinion. Come on, he should be the No. 1 pick."

This kind of evaluation seems outrageous in later generations, but it is not incomprehensible considering Camby's performance in college.

This March Madness saw Camby meet Pitino's Kentucky.

In the face of Kentucky, who is known as the All-God Class, Camby scored 25 points, 8 rebounds and 6 blocks on 9 of 18 shots.

After that, Julius Irving was invited to comment on Camby.

Dr. J also raved about Camby.

These things have only one direction, which is to make Camby's value infinitely higher.

After that, the first variable in the draft came.

The Toronto Raptors, who held the third overall pick, chose Stephen Marbury instead of Sharif Abdul-Rahim or Ray Allen.

Seeing this scene, everyone believes that the Raptors will definitely trade with the Rockets.

Because what the Rockets need is a point guard, that means they're only interested in Iverson and Marbury.

The Raptors selected Marbury with the third pick, which is equivalent to seducing the Rockets to find themselves a deal.

The Vancouver Grizzlies immediately selected Antoine Walker with the fourth overall pick.

Angie called Louie before making this choice.

Louie had originally recommended Ray Allen, but Ainge felt they needed a wing who could score more.

Raheem, in Louie's impression, is a swingman like Weyman Tisdale who can score points in the third and fourth positions, but he can only score points, and he cannot be expected to win.

In contrast, Louie was more impressed with Walker and recommended this one.

After that, the Kings with the fifth overall pick Raheem excitedly.

They believe that the tragedy of Tisdale will not be repeated and that Raheem will become a great player.

With the sixth overall pick, the Timberwolves chose Ray Allen.

Then came the seventh overall pick of the Detroit Pistons.

Monroe called.

"Louis, who do you want to choose?"

"Kobe," Louie said. "Kobe Bryant."

Monroe asked in surprise, "That high school student who is eager for quick success?"

"Uncle Monroe, don't be so rude, Kobe just doesn't want to waste his talent to **** blood for college sports, what's wrong with that?" Louie said with a smile.

Monroe still couldn't believe it: "You put so much effort into changing our No. 7 pick just to choose a high school student?"

"Trust me, if I don't take your No. 7 pick, teams will use the No. 8 pick to draft him."

"Is Atlanta that crazy?"

"It's hard to say."

After making sure Kobe was the one to pick, Monroe hung up.

"In the 1996 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons selected ... Kobe Bryant from Lower Merion High School with the seventh pick in the first round!"

The Lakers' draft war room has entered a very strange atmosphere.

Everyone has no objection to this result, but feels that they should not have to pay such a large price.

After a small celebration with his family, Bryant took the stage to shake hands with Stern before being interviewed by Greg Seg.

TNT turns the camera to an interview with Kobe Bryant's father, Joe Bryant.

"I think Kobe is going to be a superstar."

As one of the few fathers on the scene who is not absent from the children's draft, there is a strong confidence in Lao Qiao's words.

"He can make his teammates better like Erwin Johnson and Larry Bird." Old Joe touted his son, "At the same time, he also has the offensive ability of Michael Jordan, he There will be no regrets for the team that drafted him."

At this moment, in the draft war room of the forum, the phone rang again.

Louie was about to open a bottle of Coke to celebrate when he asked West to answer the phone.

"Hey, this is the Lakers draft war room, I'm Jerry West."

"Yes, we have a deal with Detroit."

"Um..."

"Uh.."

West covered the phone and said to Louie: "It's the call of the Spurs' general manager Gregg Popovich, who wants to trade the No. 8 pick plus an additional draft pick for Kobe Bryant's signing rights."

As soon as the news came out, everyone's expressions changed.

Especially Kurt Rambis, who didn't expect anyone to do that for a high school player.

Think back to the Lakers' original plan~www.novelmt.com~ If they did nothing and waited for Kobe to drop to the 10th pick, then they would have to watch Kobe go to the Holy City.

Louis' caution avoided this outcome.

Now, Louie opened a Coke and said frivolously, "Do you want to replace Kobe with the No. 8 pick and a draft right? Well, if the Spurs are willing to use Allen Iverson's signing rights + No. 8 pick + future draft rights in exchange Kobe Bryant's signing rights, maybe I'll think about it."

West said Louis's offer with a look of embarrassment, and in exchange for a polite "goodbye" from the other party, there was no follow-up.

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