The Fifth Point Guard - Chapter 539

  Chapter 541 The strongest enemy is born (Thanks to Tenber. for the reward!)

  The Utah Jazz, who played the third game, selected the University of Illinois point guard Deron Williams with their pick.

  Williams is 1.91 meters tall and strong.

Originally, the Jazz swayed between him and Chris Paul, but later learned through scouts that Williams had practiced wrestling when he was young. This tough character made the Jazz finally choose the taller and stronger William. Mus.

Deron Williams is a player who pursues the concept of “passing the ball first, shooting second”. He can concentrate on playing for his teammates on the court and focus on the team record. This is also similar to the legendary Utah point guard. Tocton fits perfectly.

   Williams is believed to be an All-Star soon under the leadership of coach Sloan.

  The fourth appearance of the New Orleans Hornets took off Chris Paul without hesitation.

  They originally thought that Paul would be selected in the top three picks, but they didn’t expect it to be their turn.

  The management of the Hornets was overjoyed.

  Since high school, Paul has been a star player on the local school team.

  Although he is only 1.83 meters tall, Paul handles the ball well, has a very strong assist ability, and has a sharp breakthrough and can fight tough battles.

  In all high school and college high-profile key games, Paul’s performance has never been disappointing. Whether he wins or loses, he is the team’s most stable and outstanding player.

  The Bobcats with the fifth pick selected the NCAA champion guard, guard Raymond Felton from North Carolina.

  The next Trail Blazers selected a very athletic wing player Mattel Webster.

  The Toronto Raptors selected the violent forward, “Browless Man” Charlie Villanueva with the 7th overall pick.

  The Knicks continued to waste their lottery picks. They chose a mediocre center, Channing Frye.

  It is worth noting that the Los Angeles Lakers selected the youngest high school player among the rookies this year, Andrew Bynum, with the 10th overall pick.

  This player under the age of 18 averaged 22 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks per game when he played for St. Joseph’s High School, demonstrating extraordinary dominance at the basket.

  In the McDonald’s National Game, Bynum scored 9 points and 5 rebounds in 11 minutes.

  Bynum likes the physical contact under the basket and has a tough style. He is a traditional type of center forward.

  The Lakers drafted Bynum because of his future potential, but Kobe is said to be very dissatisfied with the results of the Lakers draft.

  According to people familiar with the matter, Kobe wants immediate players like Marvin Williams or Chris Paul, rather than potential players that may take several years to develop.

The next teams selected such as Sean May, Rashard McCants, Danny Granger, Gerald Green, Nate Robinson, Luther Hyde, David- Li and other players with great potential.

  Actually, this year’s draft is recognized as a minor draft year, so in the second round of the draft, many teams don’t have any good choices.

  In the case of local teams failing, many teams have set their sights on overseas.

  The Milwaukee Bucks chose the forward Eisen Ilyasova from Turkey.

  The Los Angeles Lakers selected a French power forward Ronny Turiaf.

  The Phoenix Suns chose a tall Polish center, nicknamed “Hammer” Marcin Gortat.

  Due to the new league rules, this is also the last time in the history of the NBA draft that high school students can directly participate in the draft.

   Soon after the transfer market opened on June 25, the Cavaliers ushered in a bench gangster.

  Heat point guard Damon Jones rejected the Heat’s request for a contract extension and instead signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers as a free agent and became a member of the Cavaliers’ bench.

  This deal is evaluated in the words of Barkley, that is, “If I can’t beat you, I will join you”.

  As a direct competitor in the East, the Miami Heat watched their own team go to the Cavaliers with guns, and their strengths were declining, and it was a bit anxious.

  On August 2, a month after the opening of the transfer market, a big deal involving 5 teams and 13 people that shocked the league was announced.

  This is also the largest transaction in NBA history.

  Heat, Hornets, Jazz, Celtics, Grizzlies five teams carried out personnel changes.

  The Heat got “White Chocolate” Jason Williams and small forward James Posey from the Grizzlies, and Antoine Walker “Fattou” from the Celtics.

  The Grizzlies got the Heat’s perimeter Eddie Jones and Jazz guard Lopez.

The Jazz got center Ostertag from the Grizzlies.

  The Celtics got some role players.

  The Hornets won Rasu Butler and Kirk Snyder.

  After signing a five-year, $100 million new contract with O’Neal, the Heat added point guard Williams, small forward Posey and power forward Walker through this big deal.

  Although Eddie Jones has left the Heat, in terms of functionality, he and Dwyane Wade have overlaps.

Heat general manager Pat Riley said: “We made a lot of transactions and got three high-level players. Antoine Walker is the kind of versatile player who can control the ball, pass the ball, shoot three-pointers and grab the ball. Rebounding. No second person in the league is more comprehensive than him. Jason Williams can connect the team better. He is the most important piece of the puzzle on our way to win the championship. As for James Posey, he can play. The starting lineup can also be in the second team, with a strong style and three-pointers, which is very suitable for our current lineup.

  The lineup is more complete and the Heat has been running for a year. The goal of the new season is the championship!

  They have also become the Cavaliers’ strongest enemy in the East.

  Shortly after the completion of the largest transaction in history, the Houston Rockets, which had been relatively quiet in the transfer market, broke a shocking news.

  It is rumored that the Houston Rockets intend to renew their contract with Yao Ming in advance, and sent a five-year $76 million maximum salary offer, but Yao Ming turned it down after thinking about it for two days.

  After Yao Ming rejected the offer, the Los Angeles Lakers immediately greeted the “little giant” Yao Ming.

  Returning to the Lakers coach Phil Jackson and Lakers’s signature star Kobe also said that Los Angeles always opens the door for Yao Ming.

   “He is a player I really want to coach.” Jackson said in an interview with Chinese reporters, “If he can get here, I think I will tailor 100 sets of tactics for him.”

   Kobe’s solicitation meaning is more obvious.

“If he comes here, I think we can win 5 championships together. This is absolutely possible. He is the best partner, a good player, a good teammate, a good partner, a good man. “

Later, when Yao Ming was interviewed, he did not stop him and said directly: “I listened carefully to the suggestions of my friends and from my own heart. I still hesitate about renewing the contract. I need more time to think about it. And observation, I don’t want to limit myself to one place so quickly, everything is full of possibilities.”

Some fans from Houston or McGrady left a message on the Internet saying that Yao Ming’s actions were too selfish and might cause problems in the Rockets’ locker room or feud with McGrady. One decision support.

“Why? What are these people thinking on the Internet? Why do they blame Yao Ming? Just because of their so-called Yao Ming-style selfishness, they ignored their own selfishness? Didn’t they just ask Yao Ming to sign a contract and stay in Houston? I think Yao Ming’s approach is understandable, including other players in the league. I hope that when you sign any contract, you will first think of yourself, and then others. As for the sacrifices made to win the championship or for other reasons, it is not in this category. I. To support Yao Ming’s decision and to be me, I will also seriously consider my next career. After all, there are better opportunities waiting for him.”

  Obviously, that better opportunity is the vacancy left by O’Neal.

  There is a better market, a better lineup of players, a better head coach, a more generous boss, and a more powerful backup center

  Before the start of the new season, the first issue of the new talk show “Bold Talk” hosted by Charles Barkley invited Shentong as the first guest.

  The biggest highlight of the new season is whether the Cavaliers team of Shentong and James can defeat other teams to successfully defend the title.

  So does the Cavaliers boss Shentong have confidence in his team?

  Next, Barkley interviewed Shentong himself.

  Barkley: “Shentong, the new season is about to begin. In the face of superstars and the reinforcement of multiple teams, do you have anything to say?”

  Shen Tong: “I try not to raise the threshold of championship too high.”

  Barkley: “Sure enough, so many opponents regard the Cavaliers as imaginary enemies on the way to the championship, so are you nervous?”

  Shen Tong: “Of course I will. I will be nervous for them.”

  Barkley: “Ah!!! What’s wrong with that bullish attitude?! What do you want to say to your opponents?”

  Shen Tong: “My opponent is only myself.”

  Barkley: “Oh my God!!! It’s Shentong, arrogant and charming, if you can’t successfully defend the title this season, what will you do?”

  Shen Tong: “Then you just take what I just said, it’s all fart!”

  Barkley: “There is a kind!!!”

  The first time I was the host and guest, there was love between Barkley and Shentong. Wrong, it was the spark of passion!

  Last season’s finals, the Cavaliers and Spurs played their seventh game, the first since 1994.

  And on June 14th, perhaps because the draft made Kobe unhappy, the somewhat flustered Lakers management re-hired the “Zen Master” Phil Jackson. This action is also seen as the Lakers management showing good to Kobe.

  On July 28, Pistons meritorious coach Larry Brown took over as the Knicks, but many experts are not optimistic about Brown’s prospects in New York.

  Barkley bluntly said: “The stubborn Larry can’t adapt to the picky New York at all.”

   On August 19th, Joe Johnson officially joined the Eagles, and the Johnson trading storm that lasted for more than a month finally ended.

The Suns, who lost Richardson, lost another veteran from the outside, but the Suns signed Raja Bell as an outside supplement to the team. At the same time, the team’s iron triangle Steve Nash and Amare -Stoudemire and Sean Marion are still in the team.

  September 11, the Hurricane Relief Charity Competition was held, and Shentong was invited to participate in the exhibition competition.

  In the game, Shentong made 9 of 11 shots from outside, scored 34 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and won the charity MVP.

  As a member of Shentong’s opponent lineup, Arenas also made 8 of 12 shots from the outside and scored 30 points.

  The two faced three-pointers in the match, which caused a commotion on the scene.

  On October 15, Eagles center Collison died of a heart attack.

  Heart disease has become the number one killer of NBA players.

Shentong did not stay out of the matter and immediately announced that it would work with the NBA trade union to prepare a special charity fund for the treatment of heart diseases for NBA players, which will be used to help current and retired players with heart disease treatment. The first grant of this charity fund is from the Shen Fund. The first payment was as high as 8 million U.S. dollars.

  Shentong’s behavior allowed him to gain the support of more players in the league.

  On October 26, Duke University “K coach” Mike Krzyzewski officially became the American men’s basketball coach.

  On November 1, the 2005-06 regular season will begin.

  After the team trial and summer league, the Cavaliers cut several players and signed new contracts with several new players.

   Reggie Miller has not renewed his contract with any team after the Cavaliers won the championship. There is news that Miller is already considering his official retirement.

  Since Miller’s two options, namely retirement or return to Indiana, did not return to the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers signed with outside shooter Donyell Marshall to supplement the vacancy left by Reggie Miller.

  As for Scott Williams and Robert Treller, they are satisfied to retire after winning the championship ring, and do not intend to return to the stadium in the new season.

When McGinnis had no hope of returning to the main lineup, he asked the Cavaliers management to leave the team. The Cavaliers did not stay strong. They chose to trade with the Hornets and traded McGinnis for the second-year student JR Smith in the opposing team. And some cash.

  In this way, the 15-man lineup of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 05-06 season is as follows:

  Centre: Zaidrunas Ilgoskas, 2.21 meters, No. 11; (captain)

  Centre: Matinas-Andryuskovicius ~www.mtlnovel.com~m, No. 15; (Rookie)

   Center/Power Forward: Anderson Varejao, 2.11 meters, No. 17;

   Power forward: Drew Gooden, 2.08 meters, No. 90;

   Power forward: Alan Henderson, 2.06 meters, No. 44;

  Power forward/small forward: Tangyel Marshall, 2.06 meters, No. 24;

  Small forward: LeBron James, 2.03 meters, No. 23; (captain)

  Small forward: Ila Newbell, 2.01 meters, No. 14;

  Small forward/shooting guard: Alexander Pavlovic, 2.03 meters, No. 3;

  Shooting guard: Shen Tong, 2.01 meters, No. 25; (captain)

  Shooting guard: JR-Smith, 1.98 meters, No. 8;

  Shooting guard: Ronald Murray, 1.93 meters, No. 1;

  Point guard: Dajuan Wagner, 1.88 meters, No. 2;

  Point guard: Eric Snow, 1.91 meters, No. 20;

  Point guard: Damon Jones, 1.96 meters, No. 12.

  (End of this chapter)