The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 133
"Okay, I'll contact their general manager."

"I think a No. [-] pick should be enough to get that kid."

The new general manager of the Timberwolves this year is David Kahn, an old acquaintance of Dumars.

Although he still can't figure out why Li Xun values ​​Curry so much, but since Li Xun wants it, what he has to do is to satisfy Li Xun as much as possible.

Among other things, just leading this year's lineup to the Eastern Conference finals, Dumars will meet any of Li Xun's requirements.

"Enough is enough, the sixth pick is enough."

"By the way, don't try out the trial training."

"Try not to let the news out."

Li Xun remembered some anecdotes about Curry's draft, and couldn't help reminding Dumars.

In this year's draft, David Kahn originally planned to select Curry with the sixth pick.

They will use the fifth pick to pick the golden boy Rubio.

As a result, Curry's father, Dell Curry, contacted Kahn, saying that he didn't want his children to go to a bitter cold place like the Timberwolves.

As a result, Kahn was really bewitched, and he really didn't choose Curry.

After many years passed, Kahn couldn't help but sigh every time he mentioned this matter.

Li Xun asked Dumars not to notify Curry to come to the team for trial training, and the reason was precisely that he didn't want the old Curry to get involved in this matter.

What if the old Curry doesn't want his children to come to the Pistons?
Simply choose Curry first, and cook raw rice and cooked rice.

After Dumas hung up the phone with Li Xun, he sighed heavily.

He was really reluctant to ask him to take out Afflalo to trade the Timberwolves' draft picks.

You must know that Afflalo even averaged 21 points per game in the last period of time!
Such a second-year rookie could not be found even with a lantern.

Although the No. [-] pick is precious, the chances of losing the rookie at this pick are not small. Only two or three out of ten can perform like Afflalo in the second grade.

Anyway, judging from Dumars' lifetime experience, this deal is by no means a good deal.

But since Li Xun attaches so much importance to Curry, he can only pray silently, hoping that Curry can play out.

……

Two days later, the results of the Magic and the Cavaliers came out.

The Magic defeated the Cavaliers led by James with a big score of 4:2, and joined the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals.

This result did not exceed Li Xun's expectations.

This year's magic is indeed the big boss in the east.

On the contrary, after they introduced Carter next season, their competitiveness dropped a lot.

The Nuggets in the West have eliminated the Mavericks 4:1, but the Lakers are still fighting the Rockets.

This Rockets team is an awe-inspiring team.

With the team missing Tracy McGrady first and then Yao Ming, they actually dragged a team like the Lakers into the tiebreaker.

Just imagine what it would be like if Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady were both healthy.

Maybe this year, as Sun Yue said, their Pistons and Rockets will meet in the finals.

On May 5, the Lakers won the Rockets in the tiebreaker.

Since then, the East and West semifinals have all ended.

"Of course I am confident that I can get rid of the Pistons and advance."

"Although we lost to Li Xun once in the regular season, we will definitely not lose again this time."

At the press conference before the game, Howard said with confidence.

Li Xun's pre-match press conference was basically the same routine.

In fact, the bosses of the two teams are now uncertain.

The Magic and the Pistons have a lot in common. When these two teams meet together, it really depends on luck.

In the same one-star four-shot tactic, Li Xun's rebounds are better than Howard's.

But the Magic's perimeter is more accurate than the Pistons.

So whichever side is luckier will be able to advance.

Don't look at Li Xun and Howard both look like they have the chance to win, but they don't have much confidence.

The first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals are the Magic's home games.

In these two games, the Magic's outside shooters played extremely well. Coupled with the home whistle, they won two consecutive cities.

As Orlando fans rejoiced, the Magic lost two more games in a row at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

This time the feng shui took turns, and the Pistons successfully kept their home court with the help of the home whistle and a good three-point shooting percentage.

Next, the Magic and the Pistons had a home game, and both teams won the home game.

The Magic and the Pistons turned out to be a 3:3 tie, and they will enter the tiebreaker.

Li Xun was speechless. He expected that it would be more difficult to play magic, but he didn't expect it to be difficult enough to enter the tiebreaker.

The terrible thing is that the seventh game is the home of the Magic.

According to the previous practice, the Magic's chances of winning this game must be greater.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Michael Curry looked serious, and he was more nervous than anyone else.

As a rookie coach, his ability to bring the Pistons to the Eastern Conference Finals this season has actually exceeded everyone's expectations.

But who can make it to the finals, who will only be satisfied with the Eastern Conference finals?

Michael Curry can be sure that as long as he can lead his team to the finals, even if he can't win the championship, there will definitely be countless teams extending an olive branch to him.

The other players also became more or less nervous, even a veteran like Iverson was no exception.

He can't remember how many years ago he reached the finals.

Now there is a chance to return to the finals, even if he is not the leader of this team, he is not willing to miss this opportunity.

Just when the atmosphere was somewhat silent, Little Jordan, who had been sullenly, suddenly spoke.

"Boss, can I play the starting center tonight?"

"Give me a chance, and I will definitely not let you down."

Jordan should have mustered up the courage for a long time before he came up with the idea of ​​starting.

In the first round of the playoffs against the Eagles, he did not start.

In the second round of the playoffs against Lukai, he played five games, and his performance was not impressive.

It's not that he is not strong enough, but that he is more responsible for blocking positions on the court.

Now playing the Magic, Li Xun played the starting center in the first six games.

Hearing that Jordan wanted to start, Li Xun pondered, this may not be a way to break the game.

Jordan's strength is undoubtedly not as good as Howard's.

However, during this period of time, Jordan has experienced the tempering of the playoffs and has grown a lot.

If you let him face Howard, you can liberate yourself on the offensive end.

In the three games they lost before, the Pistons lost because of their lack of offensive firepower.

The only question now is whether Jordan will be blown away by Howard.

If Jordan was at his peak, Li Xun would not be worried about this issue at all.

Because Jordan's rebounding strength at his peak was only stronger than Howard's.

This is not a joke. Jordan averaged 15+ rebounds per game in two seasons in his career, while Howard had none in one season.

In terms of rebound rate, Jordan's rebound rate in his peak period was as high as 26.5%, and Howard's highest year was only 23.5%.

However, in terms of defense and scoring, Howard at his peak is indeed better than Jordan.

"Li, I think you can try."

"As long as DeAndre doesn't allow the opponent to grab too many offensive rebounds, I think we have a good chance of winning."

Michael Curry decided to give it a try.

"Please call me Uncle Emperor!" Little Jordan couldn't help reminding.

He now cherishes his nickname of Emperor Uncle very much.

Li Xun nodded, and now he can only try, hoping that Little Jordan will not let him down.

(End of this chapter)