Chapter 976 fo-fo-fo

"Fifth pick? This is not true!"

"We were robbed in New York!"

After the lottery results were released, Dumas' first reaction was this.

However, this sentence was said to Mo Mengchen privately, because the draft lottery has a long history, and there are both lucky stars and unlucky people.

For example, the Supersonics in 1990. Seattle's winning rate was only the second last, but they made a big news in the first year after the Lotto restructuring, and won the second draw with a 3.34% chance. If you draw well, you have to choose well. The Nets used the No. 1 pick to win the problematic teenager Derek Coleman, and the Supersonics were lucky to get Payton; this draft produced six All-Stars, but the sum of the five selected players, Coleman, Cebaros, Tyrone Hill, Jason Williamson, and Antonio Davis was less than the nine times that Payton had been selected.

Compared with the Eagles, the Pistons are not very unlucky.

Even if the pick left for them is fifth in the first round, it is better than the Hawks who finished the season and got the fourth in the first round.

They drew the fifth pick with a 15% chance of the No. 1 pick, while the Hawks drew the fourth pick with a 19% chance of the No. 1 pick. They can be regarded as brothers in difficulty, regardless of height.

But the piston has to worry.

In the fifth pick, he couldn't bring them Anthony and Wade, and James couldn't even think about it.

If you want to get what they want, trading is inevitable.

"Didn't you go to see the NCAA finals a while ago? How do you feel?" Dumas asked.

"Cameron Anthony," Mo Mengchen said, "I think he is good."

Dumas smiled and said, "I also think LeBron James is good. Can it be more realistic? We only have the fifth pick."

"As long as you are bolder, the fifth pick can become the first pick," Mo Mengchen said.

"you mean..."

"I don't mean you to change the fifth pick to the first pick," Mo Mengchen said. "Just change it to the third pick, we will get what we want."

To be honest, Dumas is really reluctant to move his current lineup.

Momonchen, Ginobili, Hill, Rashid, Curry, Reed, Jerome, Magloyle, Watson, etc.

This lineup just scored 77 wins for them, and next season, I can do it again with the original team.

Demolition of the 77-win lineup? No matter how stupid the general manager is, he will not do this.

Moreover, there is no problem with the contracts of this lineup. Ginobili's contract is long and cheap. Momonchen, Hill and Rashid all have a maximum salary contract, while Curry is still in the second grade. The Pistons can still take advantage of the rookie benefits for two years.

In this case, where can we move?

"Do you have to trade?" Dumas asked.

"How long do you expect me to fight Grant?" Mo Mengchen said, "You should have a long-term vision, don't look at the present, look at the future, don't just focus on the moment."

Dumas didn't ask Mo Mengchen who he values, but said, "Who do you want to use to make the transaction?"

There were only Momonchen and Dumas here. His words were heard in addition to the sky and the earth.

"The Count has already made a value and can be placed on the shelves." Momonchen paused and said, "Michael can also be sent out."

"Michael?" Dumas stared.

There is only one man named Michael in the Pistons.

Michael Reed, who was elected the sixth man of the year for two consecutive years, just finished his contract. He is a super scorer who averaged 18 points per game. His performance is enough to win him a maximum salary renewal.

The Pistons currently need to support Mo Mengchen, Hill and Rashid's three maximum salary contracts, and they will have to renew their contracts with Eddie Curry in two years.

Although the league does not have a hard salary cap, Dumas, as general manager, has built a competitive team and saved money for the boss. This is his duty.

"Honestly, I really like Michael," Dumas said.

Who is not?

A highly efficient and stable shooter, the pistons really need it.

After Houston left, the Pistons were called shooters, with only Mo Mengchen.

Hill and Ginobili all have three-pointers on the outside, but it is difficult for full-time shooters to be full-time shooters. They all need to hold the ball and find the feel. Like Reed, they only have the right to take the shot, and they get the ball and shoot, and there is really no one.

The Pistons may not be able to afford the contract renewal on one hand, but it does not delay Reed's growth, but it is on the other hand.

At the Pistons, Reed can only play the sixth man, and his performance this season is the ultimate performance as the sixth man.

Efficient and stable, helping the team to achieve 77 wins. Except for the Celtics star Havrichek, who cannot run, there is no sixth man more successful than him in history.

Mo Mengchen knew very well that his future was more than one sixth man.

Keeping up with the Piston will not benefit his future.

A player with All-Star skills and even the best team will never be willing to play as a substitute for a long time. Instead of waiting for him to propose it himself, it is better to send him away at the best time.

Over the years, Mo Mengchen's vision has no need to prove it.

Dumas was completely impressed by him. Even as the general manager, he acted like a puppet, and he had no regrets. He and Mo Mengchen's starting point were the same, and they were both considering the team.

"In Michael's market, we can at least exchange for a lottery ticket."

"It's up to you."

Although the 2003 draft was known as the golden generation, the players in the lottery show were concentrated in the top five picks, and then there were all role players.

Momonchen and Dumas discussed it casually, only confirming the deal proposal after the end of the season, and then returned to Detroit together.

The season is not over yet.

The semi-finals between the east and west are in full swing.

As Mo Mengchen had expected in advance, two sets of series were dragged into the tiebreak final.

One group is the King and the Trail Blazers, the other group is the 76ers and the Pacers.

As for the semifinals between the Spurs and the Lakers, the former narrowly won 4 points in Game 6 and came to an end.

For two consecutive years, Ok lost to the semi-finals.

At the end of the game, ok did not communicate with each other, nor did he communicate with the coaching staff, so he refused on-site interviews and left the court coldly.

The Lakers' civil strife has reached its peak, and there is no possibility of easing the conflict.

May 17th evening

Last season's Western Conference champion Kings lost to the Trail Blazers away and stopped in the semi-finals.

May 18 evening

An era is over.

The 76ers lost to the Pacers with 16 points away. In this game, Iverson made 6 of 36 shots, losing the tiebreak with a shocking touch.

The Pacers fought their way and met with the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pacers are also the fourth division final opponent that the Pistons encountered since 1999.

The opponents come and go, and the flags change again and again. What remains unchanged is that they are waiting here.

"Their strength is no longer proof, and if the Pistons did not win the final title, many people would be disappointed."

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals

The seemingly powerful Pacers are ready to challenge the Pistons' throne.

"So what about 77 wins? Nothing is nothing without a champion!" This is a cheering slogan sounded in the Indiana area.

The fans' confrontation was crazy, but in this first game, the Pistons attacked with bright red, causing the Pacers to suffer a crushing defeat.

In the first quarter, an offensive wave of 39 to 25.

"We will never admit defeat!" At the beginning of the second quarter, Bend yelled at Mo Mengchen.

Then, the Pistons poured the Pacers 11-0, pulling the score to 25 points.

Fans are aware of what it means to be led by the Pistons by 25 points, but the possibility of expecting them to cut off power at the same time on both ends of the offense and defense is too low, and falling behind by 25 points is equal to the end of the game.

As a result, the piston really had the advantage of 25 minutes until the last second.

The Pacers lost in the first game.

"This is the charm of the playoffs. A game cannot determine the result. We have a lot of room for adjustment." After the game, Pacers coach Carlisle said this.

Three days later, the second battle continued to start in Detroit.

That night, the slogan of "fo-fo" resounded for the first time in the Imperial Axis Arena.

The strength of the Pistons, the dominant performance of the opponent being unable to fight back, has expanded the fans' confidence to the extreme.

Another 25-point gap.

"After three days of adjustment, the Pacers lost another 25 points." This is the headline of the next day.

The Pacers lost 50 points in two games and saw no hope of winning at all. The battlefield was then transferred to Indiana.

Before that, the league announced the most significant individual award of the season - mvp.

There has always been no suspense about the ownership of MVP. The only dispute is that some media have strongly demanded that Mo Mengchen and Hill be elected MVP at the same time.

They are worthy of both performance and contribution to the team.
To be continued...