NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 306 The Upcoming 2003 Draft
After sweeping the Magic, the next step is the Eastern Conference semifinals, and Jordan has officially returned to the team.

During the regular season, Jordan once told Comb that he would start playing when he reached the Eastern Conference semifinals this season.

Comb doesn't care about Jordan's appearance or not. With Jordan's current strength, he may not be as strong as Prince, who has already entered his peak period.

However, regarding the selection of Grant Hill in the military expansion draft, Comb must first communicate with Jordan. After all, it is an expenditure of 6000 million US dollars, which is not a small amount of money.

Kongbu invested only 5000 million U.S. dollars in the Charlotte New Army, while Jordan paid [-] million U.S. dollars. Due to the situation and reason, Kongbu could not make his own opinions.

"Kong, your humor is too deliberate, it's not humorous at all."

"And it's been almost a month since April Fool's Day. It's not humorous for you to play this kind of prank with me."

Jordan didn't take it seriously at all. Although Comb in his mind was not taking an unusual path, he could win Grant Hill in the military expansion draft?This is not a matter of ordinary roads or unusual roads. He should be locked up in a mental hospital.

"Michael, look at my expression carefully, do you think I'm joking?"

Kumbu sat upright, trying to make Jordan realize that he was seriously discussing with him.

Jordan's face suddenly changed, "Kong, aren't you? What do you think about such an outrageous decision?"

"What did Rivers tell you? He married his daughter to you? Nope, I remember you guy ain't interested in black girls and white girls."

Jordan frowned, realizing that something was wrong.

"What are you talking about? Rivers' daughter Callie is only ten years old now. Marrying her would be considered a pervert even in Texas."

Kong Bu said angrily.

Rivers' daughter doesn't look good, but she is still very famous in the NBA circle. She collected stamps from many NBA stars, such as Pickled Pepper, Irving, etc., and later found an honest man to marry.

This honest man is Curry's younger brother Seth Curry.

"Well, it's my fault, you can't be that perverted."

"But what are you thinking? You suddenly like men? But liking Rivers is too harsh, isn't it?"

Jordan still couldn't figure out why Combe wanted Hill, there must be something wrong with it.

If Rivers didn't sell his daughter, he must have sold himself.

"Why are you so resistant to Hill? Is Hill not strong enough? After all, he was once the number one small forward in the league. At his peak, the outside world believed that he was stronger than Pippen."

"We won such a player for nothing, and the Magic has to give us a lot of bargaining chips. Why not?"

Kong Bu opened his mouth and said.

Jordan shook his head quickly, "You also said that it is the peak period, but does he still have the peak period now?"

"How many games has he played in the last three years? God, you don't expect him to return to the top?"

"Now you pull a hundred NBA fans from the street, and one of them thinks he can return to the top, so I won't say anything and agree with you."

Jordan didn't mention Hill's salary issue. He didn't think Hill was too expensive, but simply felt that Hill's strength was not enough.

Jordan used to be a player with an annual salary of 3000 million. If Hill can return to his peak, he can fully accept 6000 million in the next four years.

It's a pity that as he said, out of a hundred NBA fans on the street, none of them think Hill can return to the top.

"Michael, you should have heard a saying that the truth is always in the hands of a few."

"I think Hill will be able to return to the top, I am absolutely sure of this."

"Even after he is in my hands, he has not only returned to his peak, he will definitely be stronger than he was at his peak."

"Today's top small forwards in the league, whether Pierce, Mashburn or Carter, will be crushed by him."

"And if you think about it, we selected Hill in the military expansion draft. What a huge topic flow it will be, and it will definitely make our new army the object of everyone's attention."

"Even if they want to wait to see our jokes, they must also pay attention to the game. The ratings of our game will definitely be scary."

Combe patiently explained to Jordan.

Jordan is still a little uneasy. This kind of thing cannot be dispelled by talking about this kind of thing.

In terms of selection, Jordan is very convinced of Kumbu, but now it is not a matter of selection, but a player with physical problems, which has nothing to do with player talent.

"I'm still worried, Kong, why don't we study this matter further."

"You have to know that if Hill fails to return to the top as you said, he will occupy our salary space for four years, and we will not be able to turn around in four years."

Jordan is still very resistant to Hill, because the risk of this operation is too great. If it fails, the four-year salary space of the new army will be locked by Hill!
Seeing that Jordan still disagreed, Kumbu could only resort to aggressive methods.

"Michael, I know why you don't want Hill."

"Is it because he stole your All-Star ticket in his rookie season? You have always held a grudge?"

"You are already at this age, and you are still so jealous. You should be more magnanimous. Let him pass the past."

Kong Bu said with a smirk.

These words directly stimulated Jordan, and he jumped up like an old cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Are you kidding me, I will be jealous of that kid?"

"Yes, take that kid down. I've never been the kind of narrow-minded person."

"However, we need more bargaining chips. After all, this operation is too risky."

Jordan finally let go. For him, face is more important than money.

Kong Bu breathed a sigh of relief, Jordan agreed and it would be easy to handle, and then it depends on the sincerity of the Magic.

If the Magic really can't give a decent bargaining chip, then Kumbu will definitely not want to talk to them.

That afternoon, Combe met Rivers, who had arrived in Philadelphia in a hurry.

Rivers' eyes were red, and he looked like he hadn't slept well in days.

"How's it going, Doug? What good news for me?"

The following 2003 draft was a super year, but most of the high-quality players appeared in the high picks, so what Comb wants now is the high picks.

Like the picks late in the first round and the second round, Comb is not very interested.

The new army will bring a draft pick between the third and fifth positions, and Combe plans to use this pick to select Melon Anthony.

But that doesn't mean Comb doesn't want James, Wade and Chris Bosh.

The possibility of James is very slim. After all, it is the No. [-] lottery. The Cavaliers have the worst record at the moment. They have a high chance of being the No. [-] lottery.

Besides, after having Hill, it would be a bit outrageous to ask James again. These two people will definitely not be able to play on the same team. Iverson is taller.

But Wade and Bosh, it touches a little hope.

"Kong, this is all the draft picks I can get by contacting all the teams in the league in a week."

Rivers looked nervous and took out a form from his briefcase.

Kong Bu took a look and raised his eyebrows. The picks in this form are really too low.

The Magic made the playoffs this year, but they have the worst record among all playoff teams, so the first-round pick that comes with them is the 14th pick.

In addition to this first-round pick, the Magic are also preparing to use Gooden and other valuable bargaining chips in the team to trade draft picks.

It's a pity that Gooden's transaction value is not high. He was originally traded from other teams to the Magic halfway this season.

Then apart from McGrady and Gooden, there is nothing left for the Magic.

"You have been busy for a week, and you only changed this little thing?"

"A No. 14 lottery that you brought with you, then a No. 24 lottery, and a No. 26 lottery?"

"You told me that these three draft picks are worth 6000 million?!"

Kong Bu said angrily.

He thought Rivers could help him get a top-five pick, and then he would have a chance to pick Wade or Bosh.

But now he actually got two first-round picks in the 20s, which is useless.

It's not that it's useless, Kumbu can pick good players with these two draft picks, but Konbu still feels at a loss in his heart.

Hearing what Combe said, Rivers became nervous, and beads of sweat began to form on his forehead.

I haven't slept well for a few days, and now I am emotional, Rivers feels that he may faint in Combe's office at any time.

Kong Bu is now his life-saving straw, but he really has no way to get the chips that Kong Bu wants.

"Kong, this is really the limit of what I can do."

"Our Magic really don't have a decent bargaining chip, what can I do?"

"How about this, in addition to these three first-round picks, I will give you the 2004 first-round pick and the 2006 first-round pick."

"It's like five first-round picks, how about it?"

After finishing speaking, Rivers sighed again, because he felt that these five first-round picks might not be able to impress Comb.

It's really not a high pick, even if there is a first-round pick in the top five, he can have more confidence.

Like the 20-plus picks he traded, it is reasonable to say that under certain circumstances, the value may not be as high as the value of the first and second picks in the second round.

But what Rivers never expected was that he already had no hope for this matter, and Comb actually agreed.

"Yes, five first-round picks. In addition, your second-round picks for this year and next year's second-round picks. I want them too."

"That's all, I know you won't be able to take out any more."

It's a pity that Combe didn't take advantage of this opportunity to get Wade or Bosh, but it's not bad to get two additional first-round picks.

In the 2003 draft, the decent stars produced were No. 4 pick James, No. [-] Anthony, No. [-] Bosh, No. [-] Wade, and No. [-] caveman Chris Kaman.

Kaman's caveman nickname really arouses the imagination of fans.

Then there is Kirk Hinrich at No. 7. Hinrich is a very rare white defensive champion. He is 193 cm tall and has been playing point guard at the beginning of his career. Later, he began to try shooting guard.

The three-point ability is good, and the defense has been selected to the defensive second team. He is a very cost-effective player.

But when he started playing point guard, he was good value for money, and when he played shooting guard, he started to pull.

No. 8 TJ Ford is also good. As a point guard, he is known as Iverson Jr. and is one of the fastest players in NBA history. Unfortunately, he has congenital spinal stenosis. Retired early due to injury.

In the lottery show, these are the few people who will be ranked, because Combe has no extra lottery picks in his hand, and maybe the next Anthony can only be selected at the highest.

Then it was not until the 18th pick that there was a decent player, David West. In the era when the inside line withered, David West was already considered a very cost-effective inside line, although his strength is not as good as Boozer, Bus, Stoudemire and others, but they can be selected with the 18th overall pick, what more bikes are needed.

David West is also a two-time All-Star insider, and Combe is going to use the Magic's first-round pick to accept him.

Then there is the 21st overall pick of the French striker Boris Diaw. Combe is not very interested in him. If he fails to win David West, he can consider using Diao instead.

Brother Diao's official positions are power forward and center, but with his height of 203 centimeters and lack of physique like Da Ben's, he can't play center at all, and it is even very difficult to play the fourth position.

The rebounding ability is not good, there are three points but not particularly accurate, the only thing that is better is his frontcourt organization ability, but this is Hill's strength, Hill's frontcourt organization ability is better than that of Brother Diao, that is not stronger A star and a half.

Then there is the second fat Kendrick Perkins with the 27th pick. The second fat has a great reputation, which does not match his strength at all. This guy has a big mouth, and Combe has no interest in him.

The 28th pick is the Brazilian Lightning Barbosa. This pick can choose Chin Barbosa, which is very cost-effective, and Kumbu is going to win it.

Then Josh Howard, one of the 29 picks in Dallas, is also Comb's favorite player. Josh Howard can be regarded as a slightly weakened version of Gerrard.

His body is not as strong as Gerald's, but he is more flexible than Gerald's.

Now the new army is likely to be unable to select Gerrard as under normal circumstances, and Combe is going to use Josh Howard instead.

Gerrard is more suitable to play the third position, while Josh Howard can play both the second and third positions.

In the next second round, there is also Jason Kapono, a fixed-point three-point machine. This guy is rumored to be able to hit 99 of [-] three-pointers in his daily three-point training.

Then Kyle Korver, the 51st overall pick, is also a three-point machine.

Because these two people are not high in the draft, and the price/performance ratio is good, if they can get it, Kumbu will definitely not miss it.

In addition, the 42nd pick Zaza Pachulia, this guy is actually good value for money, but it's a pity that Kumbu can't afford to lose that person. This kind of stuff is really not on the table.

(End of this chapter)