Chapter 826
Chapter 826
The Warriors held the championship parade for three full days in San Francisco, causing traffic jams in San Francisco every time, but no one, whether it was the city government or ordinary residents, expressed objection.
Although the Warriors have been established for 46 years, they are considered the earliest among NBA teams, but compared with the other two major league teams in the NBA, they are still much later.
The San Francisco 49ers of the local NFL league were established in 1944, while the San Francisco Giants of the MLLB league were established in 1883.
Of course, due to the failure to win the championship in recent decades, the popularity of the Giants has dropped significantly. The current top two popularity in San Francisco are the 49ers and the Warriors.
The 49ers, who just won the Super Bowl in 94, can be said to be at their peak, but after the Warriors won the championship this year, the Warriors, who have won four championships, have officially surpassed the 49ers in popularity under the leadership of Li Weisi. People team, became a symbol of San Francisco.
Especially Li Weisi, who is no longer just a figure in the NBA, but also a symbol of San Francisco.
Just like Jordan is the first thing people think of when they mention Chicago, Li Weisi is the first thing people think of when they think of San Francisco now. His symbol of San Francisco to the outside world is no less than the Golden Gate Bridge.
After all, at this time, Hollywood movies have just conquered the world, and the Golden Gate Bridge has not been repeatedly bombed in various movies.
With the end of the championship parade, the last aftermath of the entire season came to an abrupt end, and soon, in just one week, came the new year's draft.
And in this week, another very important thing happened, that is, the Warriors will face another military expansion draft.
With the implementation of the NBA's overseas expansion plan, they have taken a crucial step this year, that is, the league ushered in two new teams from Canada, the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies.
Due to the addition of two new teams, it is natural to start a new military expansion draft. For other teams, it is only a troublesome thing at best, but for the Warriors, it is a headache. After all, other teams do not have the Warriors With such a deep lineup, there are not as many outstanding players as them.
In addition, the Warriors have just won the championship again, which is at the peak of their exposure. It can be said that for the players in the Warriors, any fan who knows the ball can be familiar with it, let alone a professional team manager?
Therefore, as soon as the finals ended, the Raptors and Grizzlies began to gear up for the Warriors, waiting for the Warriors to announce the protection list, and began to choose their favorite players.
In the end, after careful consideration, the Warriors management included Casar, Kukoc, and Horry on the protection list in addition to the starting five. Sprewell, who had the most potential on the bench, was actually given up.
As soon as this news came out, it directly caused an uproar in public opinion. People couldn't understand why the Warriors gave up such an excellent player?
The more fortunate Raptors, after obtaining the qualification to select the Warriors, made a decisive decision without thinking about it, and directly selected Sprewell into the bag, becoming the No.1 leader of this new team!
The Warriors were not at all surprised that Sprewell was selected. After learning the news, they congratulated Sprewell and the Raptors, and also expressed their appreciation for Sprewell's dedication to the Warriors over the years. contribute.
But for this, Sprewell publicly expressed his dissatisfaction. In an interview with reporters, he openly said: "I suspect that the management has a problem with their brains. Not to mention the starting five, how can I be inferior to Sam? Tony Or Robert? I can even say that I am the strongest person in the Warriors team except for West! I really can’t understand what the Warriors management did! They will definitely regret it!”
I have to say, Sprewell really dared to say that he wasn't even the starter, and he dared to say that he was the team's No. 1. It can be seen that he has gone crazy. What about .[-]?
It seems that Sprewell is just crazy at best, not stupid!He dared to say it, but no one dared to believe it!
Although his wild words have been put to a close, they still aroused heated discussions from the outside world. Regarding Sprewell's discussion, none of the Warriors players gave a positive answer, only the management issued an unsatisfactory statement. The announcement of whether it is painful or not, specifically means: Regarding the issue of player strength, everyone has everyone's understanding. We respect every player. Our choice is only because of the needs of the team lineup and does not involve player strength.
It can be seen that the Warriors management still saved face for Sprewell.
In fact, Sprewell's speech also exposed why the Warriors management gave up on him, because his character was not liked by the management. Over the years, apart from Rodman, among the Warriors players, who has a flamboyant personality? Can the players stay until the end?
Of course, this is not the most important thing. More importantly, other players have their own irreplaceability.
Cassell is Li Weisi's most important substitute. If he is abandoned, it means that the Warriors need to re-select a qualified point guard, but such a person is not easy to find.
As for Horry, as the fifth member of the team's five small lineups, he is an indispensable existence for the Bulls. The Bulls are naturally unwilling to give up on him.
As for Kukoc, Mullin's injury situation is more considered. Since Mullin's appearance rate in the past two years has been really poor, the Warriors need someone who can share the burden that Mullin has vacated in the regular season.
Counting back and forth like this, isn't there only Sprewell left in the end?
Coupled with the position of shooting guard, there is Richmond, who is at the peak of the whole value, and Curry, who is about to recover from a serious injury. Although Sprewell is indeed very strong, he is not completely irreplaceable.
What's more, in this draft, the Warriors have long been optimistic about Sprewell's replacement. Therefore, it is reasonable for Sprewell to lose the selection.
This year's draft is generally a small year, so the Warriors traded the Nets' first-round pick this year with the Hornets early on, and replaced it with next year's first-round pick.
In addition, the Warriors have the right to swap the first-round pick with the Kings this year, so they hold the 16th pick in the first round. It is more than enough to sign to select the rookies they want.
The family has enough room to not panic, and soon came to this draft. After the previous teams chose their favorite players one by one, it was soon the Warriors' turn.
"The Golden State Warriors selected Michael Finley from the University of Wisconsin with the 1995th overall pick in the 16 draft..."
(End of this chapter)