"In the 2005 draft, the seventeenth pick, the Golden State Warriors chose ......"

"From the University of New Mexico, 6'8" tall...... Danny Granger. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

When Stern reported Granger's name, Pacers general manager Larry Bird, who was the 18th pick, suddenly changed his face, and several members of the same Pacers uniform team panicked.

"How could it be, how could they choose Danny?"

"I was actually cut off by the walkers! How can they do this! ”

The walkers' uniforms were startled and angry, and they got up from the couch they were sitting on.

At this time, the apprehensive Danny Granger had a smile on his face, and the Western Mountain League, where the University of New Mexico is located, is considered a not strong Division I basketball league. Although he averaged 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 2.0 blocks per game in his senior year, he was not very favored from the perspective of the 31st place on the side.

Danny Green wasn't sure he would be drafted midway through the first round, after all, there are so many players.

Now, just like the college entrance examination results, he is liberated, standing up and hugging family and friends, and happily wearing the Golden State Warriors' baseball cap.

Warrior, it was the new army in the west, and the first thing that came to his mind was the huge back of the eight, strong as a brown bear.

Unconsciously, Yang Di has become the first symbol that everyone will think of when they talk about warriors.

Danny Granger walked onto the stage with a small smile on his green face.

He shook hands with David Stern and took the microphone.

"I really didn't expect to be drafted by the Warriors, my dad told me stories about the Warriors when I was very young, this is a team with a long history, and I want to be a qualified and good professional basketball player......"

In the box, Yang Di laughed and said: "I haven't experienced this link, the year before last, I watched the live broadcast directly on TV." ”

"It's just a formality, it's all about what the players do next, and at the end of the day, the draft is just a stepping stone." Mullin said that he firmly believes in the success of talent and hard work, and that people who have talent and do not work hard will eventually find it difficult to succeed.

At this time, the phone in the box remembered.

"Pacers call!" Garcia looked up and said.

"Oh?" An inexplicable smile appeared on Mullin's face, "Quick, get through and listen to their thoughts." ”

On the other end of the line, Larry Bird tried to keep his tone as calm as possible.

"Hello, Chris, I think you know what I'm here for."

"If you invite me to dinner, I think I've already made an appointment today."

"No, you're thinking too much."

The two old guys were making boring jokes, and Yang Di on the side couldn't help but spit out at the humor, and then he heard Larry Bird steer the conversation in the right direction.

"Danny Granger."

Bird said a little angrily: "I think this lad is very good, you already have Mike Dunleavy, Danny Granger and Mike Dunleavy have a bit of overlap in functional roles, I think we can make a deal on that." ”

"No, this player is also the player the Warriors need, he's a swingman for SG and SF, and I've been looking for a replacement since Petrus was traded."

"But he's not a replacement, and I think this rookie would be a good case of personality."

"Don't you also have Ron Artest, who is back in the new season, and in terms of position, he will also overlap with Danny Grant."

“OK。” Larry Bird interrupted Mullin and began to make direct offers.

"I'd like to trade the Pacers' next first-round pick No. 18 with Fred Jones for Danny Granger." Larry Bird's goal is clear, the No. 18 pick is behind the Warriors' current pick, and taking Fred Jones, who was the 14th pick in '02, is equivalent to giving the Warriors a player for nothing, and the Warriors earn blood.

Mullin hesitated, the conditions were indeed tempting.

Danny Granger is still on the court and loves San Francisco, but off the court he is already on the road to being traded.

"How?" Larry Bird urged Mullin that the trades in the draft are all electric and slight-glinting, because they are basically small trades for some team adjustments, and the general managers will basically directly quote the floor price.

It's fast, and some of the transactions that change history are often just a thought.

Mullin glanced up at Yang Di, Yang Di suddenly shook his head at him, and he didn't know why, at that moment, Mullin's heart suddenly calmed down, and he coldly and wisely rejected Larry Bird's offer.

"I'm sorry, Larry, I think Danny is the player we need, we're not going to trade him for now, this guy has a lot of talent, he has a lot of potential, and we're going to develop him."

Larry Bird hung up in disappointment, and then the Pacers drafted bouncing star Gerald Green with the eighteenth pick.

In the box, Yang Di said with a smile, "After the end of last season, Reggie Miller announced his retirement, and the Pacers lacked a battery-like figure on the outside,"

For example, Danny Granger, who has good physical fitness and can have an accurate outside shot, is simply the best candidate to inherit Reggie Miller, but unfortunately, he was cut off by the Warriors, and Larry Bird weighed it for a long time, so he had to choose Gerard Green, a young man from Houston, although he is thin and has a bad confrontation, but the bounce is really good, and the ball sense is also good, far beyond his peers.

"The Pacers are also helpless, after Ron's return this season, the Pacers are back in contention for the championship, and the missing fills must be completed, otherwise they will be defeated by other teams that have improved."

The three of them chatted in the box, and the second-round draft was fully analyzed and selected by Garcia.

At that moment, the phone rang again.

"A call from the Knicks." Garcia said.

"Pick it up." Mullin motioned for switching.

Yang Di frowned slightly, I don't know what the Knicks mean by calling the Warriors, they also have a fancy for Danny Granger?

Knicks general manager, the famous Isaiah Thomas, gets straight to the point.

"Chris, I'd like to ask you guys about the Jason Richardson deal."

"I heard that Jason is not having a good time with the Warriors, especially in this year's playoffs, with a record number of shots, and our Knicks player is very interested and willing to use the eighth pick selected in this year's draft as a bargaining chip to negotiate a trade with you."

Mullin was shocked that Thomas was really not an ordinary person, and the proposed deal was a blockbuster.