NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 1 1997 Draft Conference
"Everyone, please take your seats."

"I declare that the 1997 NBA Draft has officially begun!"

A gray-haired white man on the stage shouted impassionedly.

Kong Bu under the stage looked dull, staring blankly at the old man on stage.

Kong Bu is a time traveler, he just traveled to this world 30 seconds ago.

Or is it this era?
The old man on the stage was very familiar to Comb, and he was NBA Commissioner David Stern.

Contacting the two voices he yelled just now, Kumbu, who was a top senior fan in his previous life, didn't know where he was at this time.

The scene of the 1997 draft!

This is all secondary. What really made Kong Bu look dull was his identity from the time travel.

Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations and team head coach.

Kong Bu is now starting to wonder if he saved the universe unintentionally in his previous life, otherwise how could he get such a perfect start.

"Boss, are you feeling unwell?"

Assistant coach John Newman on the side saw Kong Bu's demented face and couldn't help asking.

Kongbu shook his head, "No, it's just that I've been too tired from work recently."

Newman's face twitched, tired from work?The Raptors didn't make the playoffs at all this year.

After the regular season in mid-April, we will have a holiday.

And right now is the draft at the end of June.

He really couldn't figure out what kind of job his boss, who was so young and outrageously young, could have recently.

"Congratulations to host Kong Bu, the identity matching is complete."

"The iron-blooded bishop training system has been successfully activated."

"The system will release missions from time to time. After completing the missions, you can get star templates, skill packs, precious props, etc."

"It is detected that the host is participating in the draft on behalf of the Toronto Raptors, and the novice task is triggered."

"Task objective: During the draft, try to improve the team rating of the Toronto Raptors."

"After the draft, the host will be rewarded depending on how much the team's rating has improved."

A series of system prompts appeared in Kong Bu's mind.

The corners of Kong Bu's mouth turned upwards, and his heart became ecstatic. In addition to having past life memories, there are also system benefits?
If this fails to make a world in the NBA, it is simply unreasonable.

Thinking carefully about the system notification sound just now, Kong Bu wondered what the hell this team rating was.

Just as the idea came up, a piece of information popped up in his mind again.

"Toronto Raptors: The current overall team rating is B-."

"Offensive rating C+, defensive rating C, rebounding rating B-."

"Player potential rating B+."

After receiving the information, Kumbu knew clearly that the current Raptors' team rating should be B-.

"Can you check the ratings of other teams? For example, the Bulls?" Combe wondered.

Right now happens to be the period of the second dynasty of the Bulls. Any fan in this era may very much want to see how the Bulls are rated.

"Chicago Bulls: The overall team rating is S."

"Offensive rating S, defensive rating S, rebounding rating S."

"Player Potential Rating C-."

Kumbu was dumbfounded, startled by the Bull's evaluation.

Turtle, after all, is a historical superpower, this rating is enough to explain everything.

As for the player's potential rating is very low, not even comparable to the Raptors, Kumbu can figure this out.

The Bulls currently don't have a single decent rookie in their lineup. They all rely on the Trident and a bunch of veterans, so there is no place for a rookie at all.

In this case, of course, there is no potential to tap.

The Raptors now have at least Damon Stoudemire and Marcus Camby in the lineup.

Both are youngsters who have entered the league in the last two years.

After reading the ratings of the two teams, Kumbu really felt the gap.

If the bull is a lion and a tiger, the Raptor can only be regarded as a dog at best.

But Kong Bu had full confidence in this earth dog. He was sure that it wouldn't take long. Under his leadership, the earth dog could also tear apart ligers and tigers.

"The greater the improvement in the team's rating, the richer the rewards?"

"It seems that we have to think of a way, and we can't miss this opportunity to raise the starting point."

Kumbu frowned and thought about it.

If you want to improve the team's rating, the essence is to improve the depth of the team's lineup. In plain English, it is to introduce more stars.

Teams with many stars may not necessarily be strong due to poor chemistry, overlapping positions, uneven distribution of shots, etc.

But a team without a decent star in the team will definitely not be strong.

Kong Bu raised his head and looked around the venue. Since he wants to introduce stars to improve the team's rating, there are no other than two ways.

One is the draft.

One is transactions.

Now it's the draft scene, and representatives from all the teams in the league are here. Is there a better trading place than this?

"John, our draft picks this year are No. 9 and No. 41, right?"

Kongbu asked the assistant coach Newman next to him.

Newman almost vomited blood, he really wanted to grab Kongbu's skirt and ask, how did you ask such a question.

As the team president and coach, you are not sure about your team's draft pick?

Off the spectrum.

"That's right." Newman said weakly.

Combe grinned, these two draft picks are simply too quintessential.

Under normal circumstances, the Raptors chose Tracy McGrady with the No. 41 pick, and an unknown player with the No. [-] pick.

Now that Kumbu is here, McGrady is of course the No. [-] pick.

Because if you don't choose McGrady, there is really no one to choose.

If this is put in other drafts, Comb can still choose other stars with the help of the memory of his previous life.

Only the 97 draft is impossible.

It's really that this draft is so special, only three All-Star players were played in total.

They are No. [-] pick Duncan, No. [-] Billups, and McGrady who will be selected by the Raptors.

The Raptors' No. [-] pick will definitely not be able to select Duncan and Billups, McGrady is the only choice.

Although it is the only choice, Comb is still very satisfied. As one of the four future shooting guards and a member of the Hall of Famer, McGrady will definitely improve a lot of team ratings.

Speaking of the essence of the draft pick in hand, except that the No. 41 pick can just be used to select McGrady, the No. [-] pick can just be used to select martial arts saint Stephen Jackson.

Under normal circumstances, Jackson was selected by the Suns with the 42nd pick in the second round, and the Raptors' 41st pick just happened to be able to win him.

Although he has not been selected as an All-Star, Wu Sheng is actually a star.

A top small forward who averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game in his peak season.

In addition, the Auburn Hills Palace incident and the Warriors' Black Eight miracle incident in 07 also made him a name in NBA history.

In terms of fame, he is bigger than many All-Stars in history.

Guaranteed McGrady and Wu Sheng, Comb is sure that should lift the Raptors' team rating two notches.

Upgraded from B- to B+.

It's a pity that this kind of increase can't satisfy Kong Bu at all.

His goal is to raise the team's rating to at least A.

There is an A+ and S- level difference between the A-level and Jordan's Bulls, which means that even if it is promoted to the A-level, there is still a big gap with the Bulls.

(End of this chapter)