Logically speaking, the Boston Celtics, who only picked 29th in the first round, had no chance of selecting Ron Artest, who was predicted to be at the end of the lottery.

But as early as a month ago, Ron Artest told all teams that he would not go anywhere except the Boston Celtics!

As Han Yi's loyal younger brother at Georgetown University, the only team Ron Artest wanted to play for was the Celtics!

Height: 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters), weight: 110KG, wingspan: 217 cm.

The absolute core of Georgetown University in the post-Han Yi era, averaging 16.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.2 steals, and 2.5 blocks per game. This season, he led Georgetown University to the top 32 in the NCAA.

Advantages: Probably the most versatile player in this session, he can score by any means, including but not limited to mid-range shots, back-to-the-basket singles, and breakthrough layups. Possessing outstanding passing ability and vision among small forwards, he can lead his teammates with organization like a point guard, and is also a good rebounder and defensive elite.

Disadvantages: negligible three-point shooting output, poor free throw shooting rate, lack of ability to open up space, due to excessive weight, poor mobility, difficult to keep up with elite guards as a defender, and insufficient height, may not be able to effectively interfere with small forwards.

Of course, these scout reports are for others to see, and even Ron Artest's performance in the Celtics' tryout is not important.

What's important is that Han Yi specifically wants to take down this dark and strong man this summer!

In his previous life, Ron Artest was selected by the Chicago Bulls at the 16th pick in the 1999 draft, so Han Yi suggested that Auerbach should get a lottery pick at the end of the lottery to stabilize it.

However, Auerbach decided to take the second path. After Ron Artest announced that he would not go to the Celtics, a report card of Ron Artest's tryout was leaked from the Celtics:

The three-point spot jumper hit rate was less than 25%, the free throw hit rate was less than 60%, and he was exposed as a scum in the one-on-one match with Stephen Jackson. In the tryout match, he could not attack or defend, and he was a scumbag!

After interviewing Ron Artest, the Celtics said that if Artest was willing to accept the second-round pick, they would promise to select him in the second round. If he wanted to rush for the first round, I'm sorry, although you Artest really want to come, but the Celtics can't guarantee that you will be signed!

Compared with Ron Artest, the Celtics prefer to improve the draft to select a more mature blue-collar forward: James Posey.

Compared with Artest, James Posey has stronger immediate combat power. Although he can do less on the court than Artest, he obviously does it more carefully. For a team like the Celtics that pursues consecutive championships, he is indeed a better choice!

The 1999 NBA Draft officially kicked off at the MCI Center in Washington, DC, USA!

After two consecutive super draft years in 1996 and 1997, and a mediocre draft year in 1998, the 1999 NBA Draft did not attract much attention!

Because the output of genius also takes time. After two consecutive years of draft blowouts, it takes a long time to wait for another draft year.

But Han Yi, who had opened his eyes, knew that if we were to talk about superstars, there really were none in 1999, but if we were to talk about All-Star level players, there were really a lot of them:

Andre Miller, Andre Kirilenko, Lamar Odom, Richardson Hamilton, Baron Davis, Ron Artest, Shawn Marion, Elton Brand...

If Han Yi had not intercepted Manu Ginobili in advance last year, he would have appeared on this list this year.

Ron Artest is Han Yi's little brother. Han Yi would naturally sit at the same table with Artest at the draft. A month ago, Artest's draft pick was predicted to be on the edge of the lottery zone, and he still had a chance to enter the green room.

But after the Celtics's tricky operation, Artest's draft pick was successfully reduced.

Ron Artest said he didn't care about this, because all he cared about was to continue to follow Han Yi.

After Han Yi joined the NBA, Ron Artest also wanted to lead Georgetown University to continue its past glory on his own. It was natural for coach Thompson to entrust Ron Artest, the second-in-command during Han Yi's period, with important tasks, giving him unlimited firing rights and a tactical core position.As a result, they didn't even make it to the top 64 in the first year, and in the second year, they were massacred by their opponents when they were 32-16 and were beaten to the point where they had no power to fight back.

Artest's number of shots went up, but his efficiency dropped across the board, which was too painful to watch.

When Han Yi was in Georgetown, other teams were terrified of the Georgetown University basketball team, but after Han Yi left, Georgetown University became a veritable strong-on-the-outside-but-weak-on-the-inside team. When they first met, they could still fight, but the more they fought, the more they lost.

"Boss," Ron Artest said, "Some people are born to be kings, and some are born to be shields. I am willing to be your shield and protect you."

Han Yi was full of black lines on his head: "Have you read some weird knight literature again?"

Han Yi's eyes were fixed on David Stern on the stage.

There were many All-Star second and third-in-command players in the 1999 draft, but if Han Yi had to choose only one from them, he would choose Ron Artest even if he chose 10,000 times!

On the one hand, Artest had followed him before, and on the other hand, as the top villain in the NBA in the first decade of the 20th century, he had to keep him by his side!

Unlike Bruce Bowen, who only knew how to fight, Ron Artest broke two ribs of Jordan as soon as he entered the league, and then he created the Palace of Auburn Hills incident. When he was old, he almost sent Harden to heaven with an elbow!

Whether we use it ourselves is another matter, but there is one thing that needs to be confirmed:

This kind of nuclear weapon must not be in the hands of the opponent!

Ben Wallace, Stephen Jackson, Ron Artest!

Let's talk about it. If these guys stand behind you, it's all over whether you feel safe!

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