The Fifth Point Guard - Chapter 590

  Chapter 592 New season turmoil (4k)

  During the active preparations for the World Championships in various countries, the 2006 NBA Draft was held in Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.

  This year’s draft is recognized as a minor draft year.

The choice of 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. He also became the first Italian player to land in the NBA. .

In recent years, the NBA has been particularly fond of choosing international players as the No. 1 overall pick. Perhaps it was Yao Ming and the Chinese market that allowed NBA teams to discover that choosing a foreign top pick can bring so much money and attention to their team, so they are in the draft. When they were young, they were very keen on “going for gold overseas.”

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

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

  Actually, he once wanted to participate in the NBA draft during the 2004-05 season, but Shark O’Neal advised him to enter college first and then consider his NBA prospects.

  Aldridge really did.

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

   Sophomore season, Aldridge averaged 15 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, excellent standing singles ability, excellent mid-range jumper feel, solid basic skills at the basket, and flexible footwork.

  Compared to high school, Aldridge, who has honed in the NCAA for two years, has a tougher playing style.

After    announced their participation in the draft, the Portland Trail Blazers with the fourth pick liked Aldridge very much, but were cut off by the Bulls with the second pick.

As a last resort, the Blazers immediately proposed to the Bulls to exchange their No. 4 pick and Carriapa’s signing rights for Aldridge.

   So, under the guidance of the Bulls, the Blazers set the goal standard Terrence Thomas.

  Charlotte Bobcats have a lottery, and “Hand of God” Michael Jordan is also very cooperative. Instead of picking the No. 1 pick Thomas, he picked Adam Morris for the Bobcats.

  Compared with other draft players, Morris is completely an old-school NBA style in the 70s.

  Long fluffy hair, old stockings, precise and delicate ball style

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

   is also a white man who can’t run fast and doesn’t jump high, and he’s also a killer with a sophisticated offensive rhythm.

  In the NCAA 05-06 season, Morris averaged 28.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

  As long as he is given a little shooting space, he can seize the opportunity to shoot the ball.

   Relying on his offensive skills, he brought the little-known Gonzaga University to the top 16 of the NCAA National Championship.

  People who had seen him play wanted to take him with the pick, but after learning that Morrison was a diabetic, many people retreated.

  Because of diabetes, Morrison has to inject insulin before each game, which may have an impact on his career.

  However, Jordan, who is talented, still selected Morrison along with the Bobcats.

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

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

  Thomas went to Chicago, and Aldridge went to Portland.

  The Atlanta Hawks with the fifth pick selected Duke power forward Sheldon Williams.

  When you don’t know who to pick in the draft, a famous university insider is the safest choice.

  The Timberwolves selected Brandon Roy in sixth place.

  Roy is defined as an instant player who graduated from college, has a fully mature technology and a very good psychological quality.

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

  Selecting Roy was the pioneer’s idea.

  Actually, Trailblazers general manager Pritchard is an old fox.

  Aldridge and Roy are both his carefully selected rookies.

  In order to get Roy, he traded between the Celtics and the Timberwolves, first traded Randy Foye, who was selected by the Celtics at No. 7, and then made a deal with the Timberwolves.

  Roy heads to Portland, and Foye heads to Minnesota.

  At this point, Pritchard let out a sigh of relief.

  All the goals he carefully set before the draft have been completed!

  A power forward plus a shooting guard, the Blazers general manager believes that these two people may revive the Blazers’ past glory.

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

  In high school, Guy was one of the best players in the United States.

In his senior year of high school, Gay averaged 21.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game. He was selected to the McDonald’s All-Star Game, and was also selected to the All-American First Team. He was second only to the NBA in the National Small Forward Rankings. Josh Smith.

  Unlike Smith, Gay went on to study in university.

  He represented the University of Connecticut in the NCAA for two seasons.

  In the first year, he won the honor of the best newcomer in the Big East, and the “Sports News” named him the best newcomer in the United States.

In the second season, Gay averaged 15.2 points per game, double-doubles 6 times, led the team in scoring 28 times and all scored in double digits. He was named to the Big East League Best Team and the second best team in the United States. Array.

  After the Rockets drafted Guy, they didn’t wait for the Houston fans to imagine the talented wing of McGrady + Guy. The Rockets have sent Guy away.

  They used Gay and power forward Swift to trade for Shane Battier with the Grizzlies.

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

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

McGrady is naturally unwilling to share the ball with Gay, so in order to show his favor to McGrady, the Rockets traded to Battier as a supplement to McGrady’s wing.

  One offense and one defense, each perform its duties.

  However, the deal made Rockets fans boo Rockets general manager Dawson.

  However, Dawson had to do this. Yao Ming is gone and McGrady must stay, otherwise Houston’s tickets will not be sold.

  The Magic very pragmatically selected NCAA marksman JJ Redick with the 11th pick.

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

  The Phoenix Suns selected Rajon Rondo, but they soon packaged him and Brian Grant to the Celtics.

  Rondo played for the famous Oak Mountain College in the United States when he was in high school, and he 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. Boston of opportunity.

  The Cleveland Cavaliers have the No. 25 pick, and they are hesitant between Shannon Brown and Jordan Farmar.

  Both of them are very good guards.

  But Shentong and James both suggested general manager Bernard King to consider power forward Paul Millsap who played for Louisiana Tech.

  Millsap and Utah Jazz legendary superstar Karl Malone are alumni.

  Like Malone, Millsap is also a tough guy.

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

  Although he is only 2.03 meters tall, he is a bit short as a fourth player, but he is full of energy, strong, can play at high and low positions, can score with both hands, and has excellent consciousness.

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

“No matter how tall he is, he can grab a rebound. Look at Dennis Rodman. He is only 2.01 meters, but he has 7 rebounds and 2 best defensive players, and he has been selected 7 times. One defense, two defenses. I have watched Paul play with LeBron and Dajuan, and I think he might become a rebounding idiot.”

  Shentong’s words made Jin make a decision.

  ”Well, although we also think Paul Millsap is a good player, we didn’t expect him to be favored by the three of you. I believe Shentong and LeBron’s eyes are him!”

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

   Their choice made the Utah Jazz go wild.

  Because long ago, Malone suggested to the Jazz to choose his junior.

  But the Cavaliers cut their heads halfway and rejected the Jazz’s request for a deal with Millsap.

  After the draft meeting ended, the league teams began to make their own calculations.

  The Bucks exchanged the team’s point guard TJ-Ford to the Raptors, and they got the promising power forward Villanueva 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 exchange with Artest.

  Artest gradually played brilliant data in the constant running-in of the Kings, but Peja was lost in Carlisle’s tactical system.

  One of the reasons Peja signed with the Hornets is because there is Chris Paul.

  The Mavericks signed a six-year, $50 million contract with Jason Terry, who performed well last season. They will continue to maintain their competitiveness against the championship.

  After getting Thomas, the Chicago Bulls traded power forward Chandler for PJ-Brown of the Hornets.

After Ben Wallace left, the Pistons immediately reached an agreement with Spurs’ free agent Mohammed, but everyone knows that although Mohammed is a very tough inside player, he can’t make up for Wallace. Leave the vacancy.

  After winning two consecutive championships with Shentong, James has agreed to renew his contract with the Cavaliers for three years.

  In addition, Wade, Anthony, Bosh and others in the same session have also signed renewal contracts with the original team.

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

   Soon, they signed a free agent, Ganero Pargo.

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

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

  For the championship, Alenzo Mourning decided to fight for another year. He renewed his contract with the Heat for another year and will continue to be the man behind O’Neal in the new season.

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

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

  Old Nelson said that this warrior is very suitable for his 7-point offense and 3-point defense tactical system.

  After drafting 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 players.

  At the same time, “Penny” Anfini Hardaway, who came to Cleveland in the middle of the season, decided to renew his contract with the Cavaliers for one year and play another season under Shentong’s persuasion.

“I did this all for Shentong and LeBron. They strongly asked me to stay. Shentong told me that the Cavaliers are going to win three consecutive championships. They need me. And I think I am in good physical condition recently and can do it for the team. Contribution, so I decided to fight for another year.”

  The Lakers started contacting former point guard Derek Fisher after forming the “weapons” combination of Kobe and Yao Ming. They hoped that Fisher, who played for the Golden State Warriors, could return to Los Angeles.

  But as soon as the Lakers planned to contact the Golden State Warriors, they completed a deal with the Jazz.

  The Jazz sent out Devin Brown, Keith McLeod and Andre Owens to obtain defender Fisher.

  This frustrated the Lakers’ wishes.

Sir    made it clear to the public that the trade of Fisher is to help Deron Williams grow quickly, and Fisher, who has championship experience and knows how to play in the right way, happens to be the most suitable candidate.

  Fisher is also very happy to be Williams’ mentor~www.mtlnovel.com~ At least this guy listens to him.

  So the Lakers can only continue to use “Reaper” Smush Parker as the starter of the new season.

  The new season can be described as turbulent.

  Each team has adopted a large or small deal to integrate the lineup.

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

  Especially those teams that were very close to the championship last year.

   However, just as the teams’ trades gradually died down, a burst of heavy news detonated the entire league.

  The 76ers Totem Allen Iverson with the word “loyal” on his neck fell into trading rumors.

  This news made Philly fans shouted absurd, but “NBA is business” was once again unfortunately verified.

  The “answer” considered the least likely to be traded was put on the shelves by the Philadelphia 76ers.

  This action caused more than half of the league’s teams to fall into trading rumors, and it also made the 76ers’ threshold was broken by fans who were required to push off their season tickets. Iverson’s transfer rumors caused a major earthquake in the league.

  (End of this chapter)