Legendary Basketball Tycoon

Bruce was furious as soon as the deal appeared.

This might have been a lottery traded by the Han for Nash. Although the selected rookie is the same person, it is conceivable that he gets the feelings that others get. Every thought of heaven and hell, this is enough to explain Bruce’s present moment. State of mind.

The words greeted the two families in my heart came out of Bruce's home on the other side of the ocean.

Although Bruce also knows that Jerry West is not greedy for McGrady in one day or two days, it can be said that if Kobe was really intercepted and could not be traded in the previous life, then McGrady in 1997 must be inevitable for Jerry. West's palm.

But why can't Kobe and McGrady combine together in the past? !

Everyone knows that 1997 is a recognized draft year. Although a top ten superstar like Duncan was born, the overall quality is still not high. Only Billups and Tracy McGrady are famous in the NBA.

As a high school player, McGrady’s performance definitely exceeded many people’s expectations. Before the draft, many scouts did not give McGrady a very good evaluation. They believed that a player who did not have a stable mid-range shot and his defensive ability was still very average. , It is difficult for a hairy boy who needs a lot of possession to gain a foothold in the NBA. After all, McGrady has not been baptized by the NCAA, and most teams dare not bet on a high school student.

Of course, there are also some senior team leaders who believe that Tracy McGrady can gain a foothold in the NBA and even become a superstar. Among them is Jerry West.

Since they are optimistic about McGrady, why don't the Lakers want to select or get him through a deal to form a trio of McGrady, O'Neal and Kobe?

As for why the Lakers management didn't get McGrady through the transaction, the reason was that Old Buss did not agree.

Jerry West wanted to use the All-Star player Eddie Jones as a bargaining chip to trade Tracy McGrady, but Bass believed that the Lakers already had a high school player, and Kobe hadn’t grown up at the time. No one knew him. Whether he can be famous in the NBA, Bass made it clear that he would not take risks anymore.

In addition, when the Lakers decided to replace Kobe with All-Star center Divac, on the one hand, they took a fancy to Kobe’s potential, and the more important reason was that the management had to clear the “obstacles” for O’Neal and let this basket play. Behemoth has become an absolute core player.

If you rush to accept a high school player, it will not only disrupt the Lakers' current lineup, but also affect the team's future plans, and it will also limit Kobe's development space. The combination of players is not simply 1+1=2. It is possible that the final chemical reaction will be counterproductive, and the gains outweigh the losses. Old Buss just made a more secure decision.

Kobe and Tracy McGrady are in the same position, and both of them are rookies and both want to prove themselves, but for the development of the team, both of them will definitely sacrifice part of the ball. This is likely to affect the team's direction, and it will also affect Kobe and Tracy. From this point of view on the growth of time, the decision made by the old Buss was not wrong.

Of course, it’s definitely not wrong to put it there, that is, when Bruce is reborn, he knows the potential of Kobe and Tracy McGrady, so that the two brothers will be integrated into a team in advance.

It is true that the positions of Kobe and Tracy McGrady are overlapped. They are both players who can play shooting guards and small forwards. However, in the past, Bruce knew that Tracy McGrady was more of a small forward after he came to the Rockets. After all, his height is 2.03. He is a very good front guard swingman. His early offense was also a kaleidoscope level, with backs, breakthroughs, and dunks proficient in everything, and he also made 8 three-pointers in a single game.

If you can get McGrady, this will not only allow him and Kobe to achieve great potential, but if McGrady is traded out at that time, the value will be even greater.

It's a pity... the facts are often unsatisfactory!

Even the Han Chinese general manager Mitch Kupchak, who was silently watching the screen in the box at the draft conference, was stunned.

"Jerry does not lose it is Jerry, even the rookie selected is exactly the same as the crown prince, this vision..."

Mitch Kupchak, the Han Chinese general manager, was immediately convinced.

He is also very envious of the draft vision of these two people, who are these people, they are too accurate, and there are few people who can be so close to each other to achieve such a consensus.

I have to say that in the past few years, Mickey Kupchak has really learned a lot by watching Bruce and his former boss Jerry West fight their wits in the draft and trades, but if you choose a rookie vision, I am afraid it will be impossible to catch up with these two of them in this life. Basically, as long as these two make a shot, none of the rookies selected are ordinary.

Now it seems that McGrady is indeed very powerful, even the prince and Jerry believed that the Lord can be weak to that point!

what a pity! In the end, the Han still missed McGrady.

Mickey Kupchak realized that the Han had missed McGrady. I am afraid that the prince also saw the deal on TV. I really don’t know how the prince would be angry over there.

If the Lakers didn't get McGrady or the Raptors didn't trade McGrady to the Lakers, the result would be better, but when I thought that the result would be the worst case, Mitch Kupchak's scalp numb!

He knows that the prince is very hostile to the Lakers, including Kobe's All-Stars. He remembers this pen, but now that the Lakers are taking advantage of it, this makes the situation even more confusing.

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In the following time, Stern also announced the ownership of the 14th place in the first round of the 1997 draft.

14. The New Jersey Nets chose Tariq Abdul Wahad.

15. The Charlotte Hornets chose Kevin Cato.

16. The Detroit Pistons chose Scott Pollard.

17. The Minnesota Timberwolves chose Paul Grant.

18. The New York Hans chose Austin Crowhill.

19. The Dallas Mavericks chose Chris Anstey.

20. The Seattle SuperSonics chose Bobby Jackson.

21. The Philadelphia 76ers chose Maurice Taylor.

22. The Portland Trail Blazers chose John Taylor.

23. The Atlanta Hawks chose Ed Gray.

24. The Los Angeles Lakers chose Anthony Parker.

25. The Houston Rockets chose Roderick Rhodes.

26. The New York Knicks chose John Thomas.

27. The Miami Heat chose Charles Smith.

28. The Utah Jazz chose Jacques Vaughan.

29. The Chicago Bulls chose Keith Booth.

The choice of the Hans is still Mitch Kupchak following Bruce's advice and choosing power forward Austin Crosier, and the supersonic rookie Bobby Jackson also followed Bruce's advice.