Although the Raptors won the first overall championship in franchise history, it was not the Raptors or the Portland Trail Blazers who quickly launched various trades.

Fifteen minutes before the start of the draft, there was a burst of shouts of "fire Thomas" in the Madison Square Garden arena, and even at the end, everyone shouted the slogan "sell the Knicks", all because the Knicks gave their first-round pick to the Warriors in a three-way trade last season, so what was originally their list is now a member of other teams.

Simply the biggest rival in history, Isaiah Thomas has become a joke in the league even with the Knicks.

The eighth-pick Rockets selected Rudy Gay, a sophomore small forward from Connaught Gedi University.

Rudy Gay's template is Scott Pippen, who has been described in previous rookie scouting reports, as a versatile player with good bounce, excellent mid-range shooting, high accuracy of passing, good teamwork, tough defensive style, passionate game and great development potential. The weakness is that the ability to control the ball needs to be improved, it needs to be a little stronger, a little more mature, and the game experience is not enough.

With the ninth pick, the Kings selected O'Bryant, an athletic center who can run and jump.

Then the supersonics, who were in the tenth pick, chose Sal-Heaney.

The 11th overall pick of the Magic drafted JJ Redick.

Yi Jianlian, who was sitting in the small green room, looked worse and worse, and many ideal teams ignored him, such as the supersonics, magic, rockets, and so on.

Although his draft prediction is on the edge of the lottery area, in fact, the prediction online for the last draw predicted that he is likely to be picked by the Rockets with the eighth pick.

If you really go to the rocket, it will be good, and partnering with Yao Ming can be regarded as a response.

Unexpectedly, all the predictions were disappointed, all the way to the twelfth pick.

David Stern pulled out the note and glanced at it, with a smile on his face, and his gaze suffocated at Yi Jianlian, who was restless and waiting for trial.

Yi Jianlian was slightly stunned, he looked at me! The president looked at me, does it mean that ......

Sure enough, the next moment David Stern announced unhurriedly: "The Charlotte Hornets, who are the twelfth pick, have chosen Yi Jian United from China." ”

Suddenly, the applause was thunderous.

Mr. Yi sat up from the round table and exchanged hugs with his friends and family, and the officials handed him the Hornets' caps.

"Well, that's good!"

When Yang Di saw this scene, he was also very happy for his compatriots.

For the Hornets, Chris Paul and David West are all young heroes, and Chris Paul is recognized as a good passer, good at transmitting air relays, Yi Jian United can run and jump, and can pull out to shoot, as long as you practice three-point shooting, it is not too difficult to score a double-double.

After Yi Jianlian took the stage, he politely expressed his respect for the New Orleans Hornets, and then said that he would learn from his two Chinese compatriots and strive to become a qualified NBA basketball player.

After a while, another transaction broke out on the scene.

The Rockets traded Rudy Gay, who was just drafted with the eighth pick, and Swift, a player he just struggled to acquire last summer, to trade for the Grizzlies' outside defensive big Shaun Battier.

Sean Battier is considered one of the league's best outside defenders, and the Rockets don't have the patience to develop new players and trade future possibilities for a more balanced and complete roster.

In fact, according to the original idea of the Rockets, they wanted to get Brandon Roy, but unfortunately, Roy was selected by the Timberwolves with the sixth pick, two picks short, which was very different from what he hoped in his heart, so he had to start the second plan according to the original plan.

After all, no matter how you look at it, it is really unreliable to have 19-year-old Rudy Gay assist Yao Ming and Maddie.

The Trail Blazers are still looking for a trade, they just changed their general manager in the summer, and as soon as the general manager came to power, they really became very positive people, and they didn't really want to get Tyrus Thomas, but with the fourth pick, Tyrus Thomas was already the most valuable player among the remaining players.

After all, his template is Yang Di.

The Bulls admire Tyrus Thomas, but unfortunately, the Bulls don't have particularly good trade chips in their hands, and if they want to trade Tyrus Thomas, they must at least trade young talents like Hinrich and Ben Gordon.

And both Ben Gordon and Hinrich are in the rising period of their careers, and last year's run-in with Richardson was okay, and Ben Gordon is like a fish in water in the sixth man position.

If you want to trade Tyrus Thomas, you have to take a draft pick, and with an example like the Knicks in front of you, the NBA's current general managers are all extremely cautious, and no one is willing to trade a first-round pick easily.

The draft became a trade conference, and slowly some news of small deals came out.

The Warriors' 26th pick in the first round was the selection of the physical guard Shannon Brown, the template is Fred Jones, who is good at giving the opponent a lethal blow when he is on the fast break, and has strong physical explosiveness.

Then in the 11th pick of the second round, the Warriors chose Scotta Pelovic, a tall center from Serbia, but Pelovic was a little thin, with a height of 2.18 meters and a weight of only 109 kilograms, which was as heavy as Yang Di, who was ten centimeters shorter than him!

China's other two players, Sun Yue, was selected by the Spurs with the 59th pick, while Tang Zhengdong was named Sun Shan, and no team selected him.

After the Warriors selected three new players, the roster expanded further, and trades, layoffs, and the waiver of some players to contract extensions became inevitable.

As soon as the draft was over and the trade market became more volatile, with tentative and verbal negotiations going on between each team, it was at this time that a representative of one team contacted the Golden State Warriors, the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers.

He said to Mullin quietly:

"Chris, are you interested in the Aaron Iverson trade?"

Chris Mullin's brain was instantly congested, his heart was beating wildly, his breathing was rapid, and his voice was raised several decibels upwards, "Aaron Iverson? Are you sure? Son of Philadelphia, regular season MVP? ”

"What?"

Montgomery, Ron Adams and Byron Davis, who have not yet left, are all stunned, and the Allen Iverson trade?

This is not an unreliable rumor on the rumor board, but a confirmed transaction request from the other party!

Several people glanced at each other, all seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Allen Iverson is a superstar in the league, and if such a superstar trade is made, it will definitely cause turmoil in the league, and this news is too heavy and explosive, and the Philadelphia 76ers dare to bring it up, then Iverson must also know.

After the end of last season, there were rumors of Allen Iverson submitting a trade request, but I didn't expect it to be true, and now, the Warriors, who have many potential players, have also become a potential trade target for the 76ers.

"Please allow me and my team to think about it." Mullin will not directly reject the 76ers' general manager, in fact, NBA deals have always been like this, always in the constant negotiation to slowly adjust to the stage that both sides see fit, and there is no overnight deal unless both sides believe it is beneficial to their side.

The 76ers general manager said he understood, but he was not afraid to tell Mullin, "Iverson's potential next home is not just the Warriors. ”

This means that if the Warriors don't make up their minds sooner, Iverson is likely to be intercepted by someone else.

After hanging up the phone, everyone still couldn't come back to their senses.

Mullin then turned to Montgomery and Byron Davis, "What do you think?" What about Allen Iverson, a future Hall of Famer and the league's super-scoring machine. ”

Byron Davis nodded, his face excited: "I think so, if Iverson comes, I can't think of any other team that can stop our outside offense, and my partnership with him will be the most offensive backcourt in the history of the league." ”

Montgomery frowned, lost in thought.

"Allen Iverson is also a ball-handling star who needs the ball, although it will enhance our positional offense and tear apart the opponent's defense, but at the same time, our outside defense will also be a little lower, and it is not as variable and flexible as it used to be, and most importantly, Allen Iverson is 31 years old, he has too many injuries, I want to hear which players the 76ers want to trade."

Mulling paused, saying, "The 76ers want to get ....... from LaMarcus Aldridge, Danny Granger and Monta Ellis."

"......," Ron Adams cried, "no, I'm against it, we're at a loss!" ”

"Don't suffer, what about Allen Iverson, who averaged 33 points per game last season!"

"No, no, it's going to ruin our team's chemistry."

“…….”