Chapter 799 Duncan on the Shelf

Next, the draft continues.

With the 12th pick, Colangelo's favorite point guard hadn't been selected yet, and he handed over the envelope again.

"Phoenix Suns, Rajon Rondo!" Stern read again.

Rajon Rondo, who was sitting in the back row, didn't react.

"Rajon, are you reading your name?" Will, the elder brother next to him, tremblingly asked.

"Me? Me?" He asked in surprise and confusion.

"Rajon Rondo, congratulations, you were selected by the Suns." Stern read it again with a smile when he saw no one stood up.

"Oh, oh, Rajon, it's really you, you're a lottery pick!!!" Will exclaimed excitedly.

"Really?" Rajon Rondo stood up, very proudly said: "I should have been a lottery pick."

As he said that, he hugged Will and walked to the front desk calmly.

Will is still in the excitement, his younger brother has become a lottery pick, and their family is about to live a good life.

His parents died one after another when Rajan was four or five years old, and he could only live with his grandmother. Come out of autism.

Rajon is also a very smart person, and he is very proud. When the draft market is not optimistic, he has always believed that he will become a lottery pick. If not, it must be the same as the Hammer draft. Layer blind.

Well now, it's really a lottery show.

The following draft continued, and the Suns selected Rodriguez, a guard, with their first-round pick.

Li Ba didn't look at it when he saw this.

Next, from now on, the alliance's trading market will officially open.

The management teams of the teams that have just finished the draft have started to get really busy.

This offseason, there are two top teams from last season to rebuild.

The first team is the Knicks, whose management has announced the end of the contract with D'Antoni. Stoudemire, who has been injured for three seasons, has been put on the shelf, but Nash has not. It can be seen that the Knicks should just give up running and bombing, and Not going to do a complete rebuild.

The original general manager, Isiah Thomas, the smiling assassin, was announced as the team's head coach.

The second team to announce the reconstruction is the Spurs.

Duncan insisted on leaving the team, and the Spurs were forced to rebuild.

Of course, it is not known whether the transaction will be successful or not. Anyway, without a good bargaining chip, the Spurs will definitely not let him go.

All the media predict that once Duncan leaves, the Spurs, a traditional strong team that has won two championships in several seasons, will fall into decline.

This prediction is very marketable, because reconstruction does not mean that it can be built.

The reason is simple. The Spurs have had such a good record in the past few seasons, they don't have a good pick at all, and they haven't picked any good rookies. What do they need to rebuild?

Popovich's selection is very good, but there are not so many Parker and Ginobili waiting for him.

The only bargaining chip is to use Duncan to exchange.

In New York, after the draft, as soon as Kupchak returned to the hotel, he began to contact Duncan overnight to invite him to join the Lakers.

"We are going to keep Yao. If you partner with him inside, you will definitely blow up the inside of the entire league, including the Suns.

On the front line, we are preparing to trade Artest. With him, we can stop the fast break of the Hammers.

On the guard line, we are going to trade Marbury, and his salary space will belong to you.

Aliens are also planning to join us with the basic salary of veterans, as long as you join, we will form the most luxurious Big Five..."

Kupchak said excitedly.

Duncan on the other end of the phone felt his scalp go numb after hearing this.

Does the league allow such a lineup?

"I will consider it." He did not directly refuse, and said, "You guys should contact the Spurs."

"OK!"

Kupchak said excitedly.

Then he called Spurs general manager Buford on the phone.

"Mitch, Yao, Bynum, and two first-round picks, it doesn't matter who the picks are, but they must be next year's picks, and then you can take Tim away."

Buford's tone was heavy, with anger, frustration and helplessness.

"No, the price is too high. It is impossible for us to let Yao go. He is entering his peak period and playing very well. He is now the top player in the league."

Kupchak didn't mention next year's first-round pick, and at some cost, he can still find a way to get it.

Buford said disdainfully: "Do you still want to use a few rotten fish and rotten shrimps to take away the number one power forward in history? Mitch, I have now received quotations from 20 teams. The Heat will take O'Neal and Mourning." For Tim, you won't be waiting long for you."

After speaking, Buford hung up the phone.

Duncan has insisted on leaving. After more than a dozen negotiations were invalid, the Spurs management has decided to rebuild the team, so Buford now needs to reach a deal for Duncan as soon as possible, and then work hard for the team's rebuilding.

He needs to get the bargaining chip to trade Duncan, and then do other transactions.

"Phil, the Heat trade Sharks and Mourning for Duncan, and the Spurs want Yao and Bynum. Do you have any ideas?"

After hanging up the phone, Kupchak immediately asked.

Phil Jackson began to calculate the gains and losses in his heart.

In fact, it is not cost-effective, he knows the strength of Duncan and Yao, of course, Duncan is stronger, and more than one point.

But the problem now is that Duncan alone can't beat the hammer, so what's the point of changing Yao and trading for Duncan?

So he quickly shook his head and said, "Mitch, let's talk about it. Except for Yao, we can actually talk about everyone. Marbury can also give it to them."

Nodding, Kupchak contacted Buford again without delay.

"Robert, Marbury + Bynum, other conditions remain unchanged, accept?"

"NO, we have Parker and Ginobili, we don't need Marbury. We want inside, first-class inside." Buford Road.

Kupchak's head was spinning crazily, and he was sweating. At this moment, he had a flash of inspiration, and quickly said: "The Knicks are trading Stoudemire. We can trade with multiple parties. If you get Stoudemire, we will talk about other bargaining chips." How about it?"

"this?"

Buford began to think about it.

Now the Spurs' first plan is to have a bad season in 2006-07, and then see if they can get the No. 1 pick and choose Greg Oden.

This plan is a complete rebuild that requires potential, not immediate strength.

But the chance of being the No. 1 pick is actually very small. It really depends on luck, so the Spurs have to accumulate a lot of picks, and they are high-end picks. Try to choose some potential rookies to complete the reconstruction.

Therefore, Stoudemire does not meet the Spurs' first plan.

The Spurs' second plan is a semi-rebuild.

With Parker and Ginobili at the core, with some immediate combat power from the trade, the reconstruction can be completed quickly.

And this kind of reconstruction will also make the team more stable.

Because both Parker and Ginobili have expressed their stance to the team, if the team is completely rebuilt, then they will stay on the team or choose to trade depending on the situation.

In a word, after the big brother Duncan left, Parker and Ginobili do not intend to accompany the Spurs to completely rebuild, because once they are completely rebuilt, their peak period will be wasted in the Spurs, reduced to the nutrition of the rebuild, for those rookies Make stepping stones.

In the end, Buford's plan is that if he can get a few good picks in 2007, then he will focus on the first plan, even Parker and Ginobili will be on the shelf, at least Ginobili will definitely be traded.

If you can't get a good pick for next year, then you need to trade good immediate combat power and complete the reconstruction before next season.