The Whip of the God of Basketball

Danny Ainge has been under considerable pressure recently. While the team was in the Eastern Conference finals a month ago, good news came from the draft. The Grizzlies'draw' to the second pick, and according to the previous two teams' handover. Yi, the Celtics got this second pick. --The team reached the Finals and also won the No. 2 pick in the 2003 draft. This is a great thing for any general manager. But Angie was caught in a dilemma.

On the one hand, most people in the Celtics hope that Angie can make good use of this No. 2 pick to select a rookie who has outstanding potential and can seamlessly join the team from this group of outstanding young people in 2003. The current voice is the highest. It’s Carmelo Anthony from Syracuse University. Although he and Paul Pierce overlap in position, he can also play the position of power forward. Many people think that getting Anthony will be a "Havricek" style. select. In 1962, the Celtics won four consecutive championships in Havlicek. After Russell retired, Havlicek became a leader in the 1970s, passing on the team's championship spirit.

Of course, people like Dwyane Wade, Kirk Hinrich and others are also favored by football fans. Now the whole team is preparing for the 2003 draft, and is preparing to welcome someone who can The arrival of a newcomer to change the future of the team.

However, Angie is a sensible person in his heart. He knows that the team’s head coach Leon has been planning to get Garnett for more than a year, although he did not trust Leon’s "transactional" feasible" earlier, so he has By'handing' Joe Johnson got pj-Brown's action. But when the Celtics got the second pick like a pie in the sky, Angie knew that everything was different. With this second pick as a bargaining chip, the possibility of getting Garnett by trading with the Timberwolves greatly increased. .

As for the salary issue, Angie is not worried. He knows that Leon is a magician and is'proficient' in the CBA agreement. Since he is ready to'deal' to get Garnett, then Garnett's salary of 28 million US dollars It's definitely not a problem.

The question now is whether he should follow the "public opinion" and pick a suitable rookie for the Celtics, or implement Leon's plan to lead the completion of the "transaction" that introduced Garnett.

Beginning on June 6, the finals are going on on one side, and the NBA rookie training camp is also held in Chicago as scheduled. This training camp Fox-Leon naturally can’t participate in person, this time it’s Angie’s turn to go out and training. Look for potential young people in the camp.

During the two weeks in Chicago, Angie really felt that this is a group of young talents full of talent, and it is a far cry from the previous three drafts. Now Angie is even more erratic. With the Celtics losing in the finals, this choice will become very important. It depends on whether the Celtics will hit the championship next season or continue to be subjugated. Selected times.

From the bottom of my heart, Angie is still more inclined to Leon’s choice of trading. After all, apart from LeBron James, no rookie can guarantee to reach the level of Kevin Garnett, and Garnett is already in it. At the peak, those young people still have a long way to go. But how to persuade the boss, persuade the "fans" of the ball, and persuade those old-time celebrities, is an issue that Anji must consider.

With such problems and worries, Angie went to New York three days in advance. The agents, scouts and bosses of each team will gather here. He hopes to get more consultation here.

When Angie arrived in New York, he got news that Fox Leon had also set off from Las Vegas for New York. Hearing that Leon was coming from Las Vegas, Angie was a little angry. After the finals, Leon basically disappeared from his field of vision. The team was operating and he had nothing to do with rookie selection. Participate, just ran to the casino to spend the world.

Angie doesn’t believe that Leon will do nothing about it. On the contrary, he is sure that Leon must be doing something, and he just doesn’t like Leon’s. As a member of the Celtics, he has his own A set of system contacts never reported any actions to him, making him, the general manager, restless facing the nailed stool. I don't know what this guy has brought with him the idea of ​​crooked ‘door’, and he is ready to make the draft.

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On June 23, after arriving in New York, Angie telephoned Kevin McHale, the general manager of Timberwolves, and met in a small restaurant in New York. After hesitating for a while, McHale agreed to the invitation of his old comrades-in-arms. Although he knew that Angie was a master who did not see rabbits and scatter eagles, but for many years of teammates, McHale also had a small nine in his heart, so naturally he agreed.

The agreed dining place is in a small American restaurant called "diptiy" in Manhattan. This is an old restaurant in Manhattan. Back then, Angie and McHale played in the Celtics and visited New York. I came to eat at a restaurant, so Anji did not hesitate to book this restaurant this time.

The two met again in a small private room. Although they can often see each other on the court due to work reasons, such a'private' gathering has not been held for several years. McHale, who has always been enthusiastic, gave Angie a big hug. , And then limped and sat down.

When old friends meet, it is natural to reminisce about the past. In the Celtics back then, Angie had a good relationship with Bird and McHale, but Bird and McHale didn’t like each other, so Angie did Become a microphone between the two, Bird has something to tell McHale and will not tell McHale directly, but first tell Angie and then let Angie tell.

In this way, there are a lot of interesting things between the three people, and they can't finish talking for three days and three nights.

The two of them talked and talked naturally to get to the point. In this draft, McHale opened the door and said to Angie, “I’m telling you Danny, we’re making a deal with the players. Kevin’s possible'sex' is almost 0. I said it's almost because you have done a lot of work. Compared with other teams, your possible'sex' is indeed higher, but... we will not give up he."

"But, if Garnett wants to leave? Then you can't stop it." Angie knew that the focus of Leon's work for more than a year was not to make the Timberwolves give up Garnett, but to make Garnett. Especially give up the Timberwolves, as long as Garnett wants to go, Timberwolves can't stop him.

"Yes! But I believe that after the draft, Kevin will stay, and we won't have no action at all." McHale smiled and said. Recently, the Timberwolves have also been moving constantly, ready to pass the'transaction'. Reinforce the team as a bargaining chip to keep Garnett.

"I believe Kevin will stay, Kevin, but Garnett is not necessarily anymore..." Because McHale is also named Kevin, Angie took this to mock McHale.

McHale smiled at this, and he said to Angie: "Even if you want to make a deal, it's hard to say whether the Bostonians will agree~www.readwn.com~ You know, there are some old stubborns. ...Also, Auerbach still has the right to decide, and his opinion must be very important."

McHale mentioned an important person. Since the Celtics got the second pick, the cardinal has still not spoken out. Although he is no longer in any position with the Celtics, his opinion is still very important. .

Angie wanted to tell McHale that Fox-Leon was simply Auerbach's own son. He would definitely support the ‘transaction’, but he still held back the words. This conversation was still mainly temptation. At least now he knows that the Timberwolves must have a reinforcement plan, and the Celtics should not pin their hopes on the ‘transaction’. Once the negotiation opens, the final ‘transaction’ cannot be reached, and it will only hurt the hearts of the Celtics players.

"Hey, where is your head coach? Fox Leon? It is said that he has been leading the poaching of Garnett. Has he also come to New York?" McHale mentioned Leon again, seemingly after the finals. , He disappeared from the public eye.

"I don't know, I can't contact him either." Angie said helplessly. As the general manager of the team, he can't control the coach at all.

"However, it is said that he has also come to New York." Angie added. Q