Legendary star

Chapter 749 Kwame Brown
"Kwame Brown joins the Pacers!"

On the first day of December 2007, when the regular season was still in full swing, a piece of news about Kwame Brown caught everyone's attention.

As the No. [-] pick picked by Michael Jordan, Kwame Brown's career development trajectory is completely unworthy of Jordan's trust. In the same class as rookies Paul Gasol, Eddie Curry, Jason Richardson, Joe Johnson and others have already shown their worth, or when they were selected as All-Stars, Kwame Brown was crowned as the "parallel import champion", and the Wizards' management and Jordan were also labeled as blind. hat.

Because the quality of that draft is not inferior to any other draft, just the players selected for the All-Stars include Paul Gasol, Jason Richardson, Joe Johnson, Richard Jefferson , Tony Parker, Gilbert Arenas, Tyson Chandler, Troy Murphy, Zach Randolph, Jamal Tinsley, Gerald Wallace, etc. There are a lot of powerful players, but the Wizards selected Kwame Brown with the No. [-] pick. Until now, the media joked that Jordan just closed his eyes and chose one at random, and it might be more promising than Kwame Brown.

Even the unconvinced Lakers, because they coveted Kwame Brown's talent, later offered him a high-paying contract and planned to focus on training him, but Kwame Brown still didn't play out, and even became a model of high salary and low ability.

And then, the Lakers used the "parallel import champion" Kwame Brown, plus a few rookies, in exchange for All-Star power forward Paul Gasol from the Grizzlies. The trade that has always been praised, the Lakers not only took the opportunity to get rid of Kwame Brown's garbage contract, but also got Paul Gasol, an All-Star power forward who was at his peak, and the Lakers who got Paul Gasol, the first They made it to the Western Conference finals in the first season. As for the Grizzlies, who said they would not lose money, they also got Kwame Brown’s rubbish contract while sending away the head star, so the Grizzlies general manager Reece Wallace has been the object of ridicule by the entire league management since then.

But now, no one laughs at Chris Wallace, because Chris Wallace successfully dumped Kwame Brown's garbage contract to the Pacers and got a second-round pick from the Pacers With the exception of the $300 million transaction, Chris Wallace became synonymous with shrewdness for a while, but Larry Bird, who facilitated the transaction, is now called old-fashioned and stupid with too much money.

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On December 2007, 12, when the outside world was ridiculed, Kwame Brown came to Indianapolis. As long as he completed today's physical examination, the deal between the Pacers and the Grizzlies would be finalized. -Brown's body side data really surprised the entire Pacers management, no wonder Michael Jordan has been burdened with so much infamy, and he has to choose Kwame Brown with the No. 2 pick, and when the Lakers traded O'Neal with the Heat, Kwame Brown was called for by name, and after the transaction was completed, Kwame Brown, who averaged only 7 points and 5 rebounds per game at the time, was given a three-year $3 million contract. Brown's talent makes these people blindfolded.

A naked height of 2 meters, a wingspan of 08 meters, a standing reach of 2 meters, a maximum reach of 23 meters, a three-quarter sprint run of 2 seconds, a turnaround run of 75 seconds on all sides of the restricted area, and a bench press of 3 pounds 71 Second, of course Kwame Brown also has a very obvious shortcoming, that is, the palm is a bit small.

After seeing Kwame Brown's body profile, Larry Bird also had to sigh, this is full of talent!
"Hey, I'm here to introduce you to a new guy." After the physical and body side, Rick Carlisle took Kwame Brown to the practice field, while Larry Bird went to complete the follow-up work of the trade. Well, after taking Kwame Brown into the practice field, Rick Carlisle stopped what was going on, got everyone together, and introduced Kwame Brown to them.

"Hi everyone, I'm Kwame Brown. I'm very glad to be here in Indianapolis. I hope you will take care of me in the future." Before Rick Carlisle introduced them, Kwame Brown took the initiative to tell everyone on the scene People introduced themselves, but from the tone of Kwame Brown's speech and the dodge in his eyes, it can be seen that Kwame Brown is obviously a little worried and confused about joining the Pacers.

"Okay, okay, it's all over, let's go to training, there is a game tonight." After Kwame Brown's self-introduction, there was a burst of laughter at the scene, and Meng Xu was also laughing After a few calls, he dispersed the crowd and walked to Kwame Brown alone: ​​"Come on, Kwame, come here, let's talk over here."

"Okay, okay." Hearing Meng Xu said that he wanted to chat with himself, Kwame Brown was obviously hesitant. Without him, in the past few years with the Wizards and the Lakers, as soon as he heard those two people say, Kwame Brown , come here, I have something to tell you, Kwame Brown will feel his scalp go numb, but after hearing Meng Xu call himself, Kwame Brown has no way to refuse, because this is his team, here It was his territory, so Kwame Brown could only follow Meng Xu to the sidelines nervously.

"Don't be nervous, I don't mean anything else, I just want to chat with you. We have a rule here, that is, all new players, I will have a good talk with him, nothing else, just chat, you are right Future plans, as well as positioning in this team." Meng Xu is also very clear about Kwame Brown, as an arrogant champion, he is scolded bloody by Jordan every day, no matter who I can't stand it either, I finally got rid of Jordan's tiger's mouth, and entered Kobe's wolf den again. With Kobe's paranoid mentality, I'm afraid he would be more ruthless than Jordan. When Meng Xu was chatting with Kobe, Kobe I have complained to Meng Xu more than once, how can Kwame Brown play so well with such a talent, and even joked with Meng Xu that if he had such a good physical talent, there would be a player like Kobe. Teammates, they've already turned the bullshit Wake Forest duo into Wake Forest duo bears.

Jordan and Kobe scolded Kwame Brown. In fact, they didn’t have any opinions on Kwame Brown personally. After that, Kwame Brown always felt that his life was very depressing, and even on the court, he became less and less confident. Originally, after being traded to the Grizzlies by the Lakers, Kwame Brown was still secretly happy in his heart. People scolded myself, but who would have thought that the good times hadn’t been too long before being sent to the Pacers by the Grizzlies, and after being informed by the Grizzlies management that he would join the Pacers, Kwame Brown wanted to die I have my heart, because in Kwame Brown's view, Meng Xu, Jordan and Kobe are undoubtedly the same kind of player.

"Kwame, I read the news about your interview in the newspaper before." Meng Xu's opening remarks are still the same old ones, talking about ideals, life, and pouring chicken soup. Although it is very old-fashioned and nonsense, the effect is very obvious. Darko Milicic was "rescued" by Meng Xu in this way, so Meng Xu used the same trick on Kwame Brown: "You said you were grateful for basketball, because if it weren't for this wonderful Movement, you could hang out with the hoodlums, follow a gang of thugs to ransack the ghetto, have pinholes all over your arms, and eat donuts every morning in front of the police station to celebrate getting out on bail."

"You said that your daily training is to find your own shortcomings, and to hone them until they are perfect. In addition to all the offensive skills of the center, you also practice jump shots, because you are not only going to play inside, but also prepare when the opportunity is right. Under the circumstances, try a small forward." Speaking of this, Meng Xu smiled. To be honest, when Meng Xu saw this interview, he was very shocked. A talented, hard-working, and A confident player, his future is absolutely bright, but since entering the present, Kwame Brown has been wasting his talent and has never met the requirements of the outside world.

"On the last page of that report, what you said to Michael at that time, do you still remember what you said to Michael at that time?" Meng Xu was always observing Kwame Brown's face while speaking Changes, it is obvious that what Meng Xu said has touched Kwame Brown's heart.

"Remember, remember, I remember." Listening to Meng Xu helping himself recall the past, all kinds of past events came to Kwame Brown's mind one by one. When Meng Xu finally asked him what he said to Jordan at that time, Kwame Brown's voice also became a little choked up, and even tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

"Kwame, I don't have any requirements for you, I just hope you can remember why you play basketball, why you want to become a professional player, and why you want to enter this league, for your ideals, for those who care about you all the time People, I hope you will not give up your efforts, let alone give up on yourself. In this game tonight, I will suggest that Rick let you start the game, for yourself and for all those who care about you."

"Meng, thank you, thank you." After Meng Xu said these words, Kwame Brown could no longer control his emotions, and burst into tears.To be honest, since Kwame Brown entered the league, no one has ever said so many things to himself. Most people say the same thing, you are the No. [-] pick, you have to play well, and you have to take responsibility Responsibility to be assumed.So when Meng Xu and Kwame Brown talked about their ideals and life, the door in Kwame Brown's heart opened like Meng Xu's.

"Okay, okay, okay." Like an elder, Meng Xu hugged Kwame Brown who was still crying, and Kwame Brown cried even more after being hugged by Meng Xu , perhaps in Kwame Brown's consciousness, he is still a child who has not grown up now, and Kwame Brown's wanton crying also caused the Pacers players on the training ground to look at each other, let's talk heart-to-heart, Why is this big man still crying?

(End of this chapter)