As the 83/84 season of the NBA playoffs progressed, all the college stars who were interested in participating in the draft announced their participation in the draft one after another. It was not until Stern announced the draft picks of each team that the list of future stars and the shining 84 generation of rookies finally took shape.
Just like in his previous life, You Yin gave up on this year's draft and chose to fight another year until he won the championship.
Now, the rookies to be selected only needed to wait for the start of the draft. One of the 23 teams in the league would choose them.
Compared to these future stars who had already proven themselves in the university league, Liang Wenhao, who only had a five-minute performance record, was gradually forgotten as time passed. Among this group of people, he seemed so bleak.
On May 10th, the NBA playoffs were in the semifinals where the top four teams in the Eastern and Western Divisions would be selected. At this time, the bottom-ranked teams in the Eastern and Western Divisions, the Indiana Pacers and the Houston Rockets, tossed a ball, no, a coin, to decide who the top pick would be.
The next day, the league's president, David Stern, published the draft picks of all the teams in this year's draft in the league media.
The Houston Rockets won the first pick with their shrewd play and luck.
Of course, this draft pick was not inferior to theirs. As early as last season, they had already sent the draft pick to the hands of the portland trail blazers.
The second-to-last team in the Eastern Conference, the Chicago Bulls, received the flower pick in order.
The fourth pick originally belonged to the Golden State Warriors, but because of last season's trade, they gave both hands to the Houston Mavericks.
The fifth pick, the Philadelphia 76ers, also got this pick because of a trade.
Sixth, Huafu Bullets;
Seventh pick, San Antonio Spurs;
The eighth pick was the Los Angeles Clippers, owned by Sterling, who was particularly passionate about the team.
The ninth pick was the Kings of Kansas City.
The Philadelphia 76ers took the 10th pick…
The 22nd position also belonged to them.
Their record last season was second in the Eastern Conference. They had Moses Malone, Julius Owen, Andrew Tony, Morris Cheeks, and Bobby Jones as their five All-Stars. They were the strongest contenders for the championship.
This lineup had snatched the championship of the 82/83 season from the powerful Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics.
How exactly did they get three first round picks? It was very confusing.
That was why many team owners did not like the draft system.
The strong became stronger and stronger, while the weak could only beg for food.
Strong teams had enough resources and quality players to make any trades.
In addition to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Clippers and Mavericks each had two first-round picks. They would probably have a big fight in the draft.
Looking at the draft pick list, the general manager of the Warriors, Atters, felt as if he had eaten a fly. At the same time, he envied these teams that had the first round.
He regretted his actions last year. Not only did he fail to improve the team's record, but he also continued to miss the playoffs.
This was the seventh year they had not made it into the playoffs.
The players on the team came and went, changing one lineup after another. However, after winning the championship in the 74/75 season, the playoffs seemed to be under a spell, and the more they played, the worse they got.
He had lost count of how many times his head had turned white because of reinforcement.
After keeping the newspaper, Artes called his assistant and asked,""Joey still doesn't plan to renew his contract with us?”
"No, Al."
Artes could already hear the helpless voice on the other side." I've communicated with him. He has made up his mind to go. He wants to go to the overseas league.”
"What's there to charge through?"
Artes scratched his head, feeling extremely worried.
The team's lineup was not good to begin with. Now that Joey Barry Carroll, the star player in the team, was leaving, he did not plan to renew his contract with them. He felt that it was too difficult.
Carroll had been a strong player in the post with an average of 20 per game and eight rebounding in the past two seasons. He was one of the few players they could bring out.
"What do we do now?"
his assistant asked.
Artes thought for a moment and said helplessly,""Look for a draft pick. We need a first round.”
"First round?"
His assistant was stunned, but he quickly asked,""Are you going to take down that magical kid?”
Magical kid?
The image of Liang Wenhao slashing the points appeared in Artes 'mind. He smacked his lips and said with a bitter smile,""No, we need to choose an insider.”
His idea was that once Carroll left, the team would be filled with a bunch of forwards and guards, and he would have to choose a player from the inside in the first round.
Liang Wenhao?
Do you still think there aren't enough vanguard guards?
After saying that, he pondered for a while and suddenly added,"Don't worry about it. Let's try to trade up first.”
"Alright!"
"I'll contact them right away," his assistant replied respectfully.”
After hanging up the phone, Artes fell into deep thought.
However, she was quickly awakened by the ringing of her phone.
He picked it up and heard that it was the Knicks 'general manager, Dave Debusschild.
"What can I do for you?"
When he thought that the other party's call was not good, Artes asked bluntly.
Debschild didn't waste any time and asked with a smile,"Do you want to keep the second chakra in your hands? If you don't plan to keep it, why don't you give it to us?”
"You think you're funny?" Artes was furious. The other party really wanted to go for free?
"Impossible, unless you send Bernard King over!”
"Stop joking." "Bernard is worth more than just one second round!”
"He is our star player.”
The two-time All-Star, Bernard King, who had an average of 26 5 2 per game, was naturally not an ordinary player. It was even more impossible for him to win in the second round.
However, Artes only wanted to disgust this freeloader, Debuscher.
He had wanted to say something to provoke the other party, but suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and thought of a possibility. He asked,"Bernard King can't. What about Bill Cartwright?”
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