NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

After Jordan selected Adam Morrison and Marcus Williams one after another, he was looking proud at the moment, as if he was sure that these two people would grow into superstars in his hands.

Soon it was time for the No. 20 pick in the first round that Kongbu acquired from the Mavericks, and Kongbu selected Rondo without a second thought.

"I announce that the New Jersey Nets selected Rajon Rondo from the University of Kentucky with the 20th overall pick in the first round!"

Old Thomas looked a little weird on the side. He was impressed by Rondo because the Knicks lacked point guards, and they didn't have the right chips to trade top point guards, and they didn't have super high draft picks, so he kept paying attention. Some point guards who are not projected to be high draft picks.

Rondo is one of his targets.

Kongbu usually does not participate in the team's rookie trials at all, and it is even less likely to participate in the joint trials organized by the league, but Thomas is not good at it. He must participate in these matters, otherwise it cannot be closed how to choose during the draft. Choose randomly with your eyes open.

In the old Thomas' impression, Rondo is not an excellent point guard. He is short, thin, lacks strength, and his jumping is not that good. His speed is good, but he is not the top speed of Iverson.

The most fatal thing is that in his memory, Rondo has no offensive ability at all. As a point guard, his shooting ability is quite poor, much worse than many inside players in the same class.

The only thing that Thomas Sr. considers to be an advantage is his extraordinary arm span and palm length and width.

But this kind of super wingspan and palm width is of greater value in inside players, because it allows inside players to have a greater advantage when fighting for rebounds and blocking shots. But Rondo is a point guard, who would expect that? Is he going to grab a rebound?

"Kong, I know you don't have the habit of trying out players, but is Rondo's selection too aggressive?"

"He might not be as good as you think."

Old Thomas whispered in Combu's ear.

Kongbu laughed and shook his head, "No, old man, he might be better than you think."

"His defense is Kidd-level."

"His organizational skills and overall perspective are at the level of Paul."

"His rebounding ability must be at least as good as Bargnani's, the No. [-] pick this year."

"Of course, his offense may be at the top level, but his flaws cannot be concealed. There is no perfect player in the world. In my opinion, Rondo is perfect enough."

Kongbu’s words are actually not exaggerated at all.

Rondo's defense is really at Kidd's level. He has been selected to the All-Defensive Team many times and has been in the defensive first team. In his peak season, the defensive efficiency value reached 98 points and the defensive contribution value can reach about 5. Even if it is not as good as Kidd, it is still far behind. Not big.

Rondo's organizational skills and overall perspective are Rondo's strengths. He is the head coach on the court and can often arrange for his teammates to complete some wonderful offensive and defensive tactics. With him on the court, Kongbu can be even more of a hands-off shopkeeper.

As for rebounding ability, Rondo has maintained a season average of about 6 rebounds per game all year round, and this year's top pick Bargnani is almost at this rebounding level.

In terms of final offensive ability, it is not unfair to say that Rondo is a small player. His free throw shooting percentage is 6% all year round, and in some seasons it is even less than [-]%. It is hard to believe that this guy is a point guard.

Kidd's career free throw shooting percentage is 78.5%. In terms of pure offensive ability, Kidd is much better than Rondo.

Of course, offense cannot be said to be Rondo's biggest shortcoming.

His biggest shortcoming may be his personality. He is the kind of person who can't stand the slightest trace of dirt in his eyes.

When he was with the Celtics, Rondo was able to restrain himself a little because Garnett and Pierce were pressing him over his head. Later, there was no one to press him, and his career began to wander.

"Is it really as good as you say?!"

Old Thomas shouted exaggeratedly. He was a point guard, so of course he knew how terrifying the Rondo described by Kongbu was.

"If I had him last season, I would definitely win the championship!"

Old Thomas seemed to be telling the Knicks representatives on purpose, speaking very loudly.

Everyone also knew that Kongbu must be chatting with Thomas Sr. about Rondo, and they all pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what was so magical about Rondo.

As a result, Kongbu remained silent, while Old Thomas looked proud, sitting next to Kongbu and drinking wolfberry from the thermos cup.

The thermos cup was a gift from Kong Bu, and the wolfberry was a gift from Dazhi. Lao Deng was living a very comfortable life.

"I announce that the Charlotte Bobcats have selected Josh Boone from the University of Connecticut with the 21st overall pick in the first round!"

Jordan used the first-round pick in exchange for Little Potato, Nine-Finger Green and others, and selected Josh Boone.

Kongbu was very impressed by Josh Boone, because this man explained what it means to have a weak heart and a snake swallowing an elephant.

He is the core insider of UConn. He was Okafor's inside partner during his freshman year. The two worked together to lead UConn to the NCAA championship.

Then Okafor participated in the draft. In fact, if Josh Boone also participated in the draft, he would definitely be a top ten pick.

But he may have wanted to be the No. 2004 pick, so he didn't participate in the [-] draft, and his performance in his sophomore season didn't improve at all. If he participated in the draft, let alone the top ten, the lottery would be difficult, and he wanted to play again. One year, maybe if he performs well in his junior season, he can be selected as the No. [-] pick.

It's a pity that this won't work in his junior season. Under normal circumstances, he would be selected by the Nets with the 23rd overall pick in the first round.

Two years were wasted, and the draft pick dropped. It was a loss to my grandma's family.

Jordan, a fool, can still choose the most rubbish player from a bunch of good players. Even if he chooses Shannon Brown or Jordan Farmar, he is still better than Josh Boone.

The key is that Jordan has no idea how bad his choice is, and he still looks complacent.

The Bobcats have a total of four first-round picks. Like the Nets, both sides have now used three.

Jordan chose three stinky tomatoes and rotten bird eggs, while Kongbu chose Ade, Roy and Rondo.

Soon the Nets' 23rd pick came, and Kongbu easily selected the little steel cannon.

In fact, Kongbu has an indifferent attitude about whether he wants a small steel cannon or not. Lowry is not that kind of talented player.

The defense is not good, and he is not even a little bit worse than Rondo. Even though Lowry is as strong as a calf, his defensive efficiency in many seasons was not even as good as Curry.

The offense isn't that good either. Although he averaged more than 20 points per game in many seasons, Lowry faltered at critical moments. Not everyone can achieve the feat of 0 points in a single game in the playoffs.

The offense has no explosive power at all, and it lacks stability.

His organizational ability is average, perhaps a little worse than this year's undrafted pick Jose Barea.

This is a typical example of wanting nothing, eating everything, and being unable to do anything. However, Lowry also has a valuable quality, which is diligence, and his training attitude is extremely serious.

He also has a good personality, is approachable, and is good at uniting teammates and easing conflicts in the locker room.It is precisely because of these factors that Raptors fans recognize him very much. The All-Star voting was very impressive and voted him as the Eastern All-Star starter many times.

However, the value of point guards is very high at the moment. A point guard like Lowry who knows a little bit about everything is actually not low in value. After being trained, he averages 20 points and 8 assists per game. It would be very good to trade him.

If you can combine the strengths of Lowry and Rondo, it would be truly invincible.

After Kombu selected Lowry, the Bobcats happened to have the 24th overall pick, and this time Jordan made another move.

Still chose an insider.

"I announce that the Charlotte Bobcats have selected Joel Freeland from Farnborough Institute of Technology with the 24th overall pick in the first round."

Combs was completely defeated by Jordan this time. He didn't even know where Jordan found such a player.

Farnborough Institute of Technology?If Stern hadn't read it out with seriousness, Combo would have even thought it was a made-up fake university.

Moreover, this player's surname is Freeland, freeland. Kongbu has seen many weird surnames in the United States. After all, there are people with the surname GAY, but this Freeland still opened his eyes.

It just so happened that Jordan glanced at Kongbu after finishing his selection.

Kongbu couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Jordan. If you don't agree, those are four first-round picks. The four first-round picks were obtained in exchange for Iguodala, Lou Williams, Nine-Finger Green, and Little Potato Robinson. Draft pick, but was ruined by Jordan.

A complete waste, not a cent of value left.

When Jordan saw Kongbu giving him a thumbs up, he thought Kongbu was praising his good draft vision, and his expression became even more proud.

"Kong, how about the kid the Knicks drafted this year?"

Thomas Sr.'s purpose in asking this was obviously not to wish the Knicks well.

"I didn't notice who they picked?"

"Michigan State University's Maurice Egger." Lao Deng said quickly.

Kongbu waved his hand, "I've never heard of it. At most, it's just like disappearing after the rookie contract is over."

Old Thomas suddenly beamed and smiled. He felt very comfortable when he heard that the Knicks did not choose a good person.

He now wants the Knicks to collapse, preferably to the point where they can't even make the playoffs in the new season.

……

After the first round selection, it's time for the second round pick.

There was nothing good for Kombu to choose in this round. The Nets selected Millsap with the No. 5 pick in the second round.

Then after the draft was over, Combe ordered Thomas Sr. to contact the unsuccessful Jose Barea.

Seeing Kongbu sign three point guards in a row, Thomas Sr. felt very uncomfortable.

When I was in the Knicks last season, I really couldn't find a point guard. All I thought about day and night was point guards. As a result, now that I'm with the Nets, I got three point guards in just one draft.

And Thomas Sr. is also convinced that these three point guards are definitely not simple. After all, these are the point guards selected by Kongbu.

At noon the next day, Combo received a call from King Adelman.

"Kong, my old friend, have you forgotten something?"

Kongbu slapped his forehead. He was so busy that he had promised to trade Artest with the Kings before, but he was so busy that he forgot about it.

"Old man, if you don't remind me, I will really forget."

"Which position are you looking for?"

"We are all old friends, so I won't be polite to you. Of course what you want is an inside player, but I think you only took Aldridge as an inside player in this year's draft. I don't think you can use him. Trade Ron.”

"Might as well go with the guy you drafted, Paul Millsap."

Old Adelman was not polite to Combs at all, and directly asked Millsap by name.

Combs originally wanted to see if he could fool Barea. Even if Barea failed, it would be okay to trade Lowry. At least in terms of combat power, Combs felt that Millsap's value to the Nets was higher than that of Lowry. Ray's.

"Old man, you have a good vision. Millsap is indeed a good combo forward."

"You will definitely not lose on this deal."

"But do you want to make more money? The Lowry I selected this year will not be lower than your point guard Bibby. Their styles are also relatively close. They can be perfectly matched after two years of training."

Kongbu really doesn't want to take a shot at Millsap. The Nets are relatively short of forwards. If Millsap is missing, there will be no one available.

And if Lowry is taken, starting Rondo and having Barea on the bench is almost enough.

Old Adelman was shocked, "Kong, you're not kidding me, are you? You are willing to trade such a treasured player for Artest?"

"Man, if you don't want it, trade Millsap."

"Stop it, idiots don't want it. That's the future All-Star point guard!" Old Adelman is not stupid either. He knows very well how valuable a point guard is. If Kongbu is willing to use such a bargaining chip, even if their king uses If you don't care about the point guard, you must take it in first.

Both parties were old acquaintances and didn't have that many contracts to leave. After reporting to Stern, the Nets and Kings held a press conference in New Jersey to announce the deal.

Poor little steel cannon Lowry just thought his life was about to take off and become a player under Kong Bu. Who would have thought that he would be immediately traded to the Kings without even getting his butt warm.

Artest is quite excited. He played under Combu and won a championship with Combu. He is back in the arms of Combu. He feels that his next championship is coming soon.

The deal between the Nets and the Kings has just been completed. In the afternoon, an even bigger deal came.

The Nets sent Vince Carter and the Timberwolves sent Kevin Garnett. The two players made a single swap and swapped clubs!
Nets fans are overjoyed. Carter has just arrived in the Nets not long ago, and they don't have much loyalty to Carter. This deal is obviously a profit for the Nets. If Kongbu hadn't come, Carter would have been unable to do anything. Just replace Garnett's.

Most of the fans on the Timberwolves side also abnormally supported the deal. They felt that the team owed Garnett. Garnett has been playing for the Timberwolves for 11 years and has not even seen a championship. arrive.

Now to follow Kongbu, after winning the championship, it can be regarded as an explanation of his career. Timberwolves fans support Garnett's transfer. (End of chapter)