Chapter 15 Bad News: Pietrovic Dies
In theory, it would be perfectly OK for the Nets to try out Murraysan any day before the draft.
In addition, Davidson was not in a hurry to ask Murraysan to come to the Nets for a trial, so during the next period, he had no important things every day, that is, he did some trivial things such as helping Chuck's father run errands and sorting out documents.
Every night, Davidson would enter the club to see if he could hit the sledgehammer.
As a result, the sledgehammer seemed to have become a trafficked person and disappeared completely...
Davidson was very puzzled. No matter how beautiful Sledgehammer's girlfriend is, she wouldn't be so beautiful that she can't sleep all night, right?
There is no evolutionary coins in his hand. Davidson's only ability in the club every night is to hang out.
From time to time, I go to see the stone tablet and record the list of this year's draft.
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In the blink of an eye, June entered, and the date of the draft was getting closer.
But at this point in time, bad news came out in the basketball world.
The Nets' No. 1 scorer last season, Drazan Pitrovic, known as basketball Mozart, was killed in a car accident.
It is now the time for the European Basketball Championship to start. Pitrovic led the Croatian national team to participate in the German European Championship. He led the team to beat Poland in the first game with 30 points. After playing this game, Pitrovic drove to Munich to see his girlfriend and had a car accident on the way.
The entire basketball circle was completely shocked.
Especially in the city of New Jersey, everyone can't believe that their Nets' ace player was killed.
After Davidson learned the news, he was stunned for a moment.
He has never met Pitrovic, but has watched his game on TV and liked this European player very much.
It can be said that as long as you are a basketball fan, you will definitely be impressed by the charm of this basketball Mozart.
He scored 112 points in a single game and once fought with Jordan in the Olympics without losing the upper hand.
At the 1986 draft, 22-year-old Pitrovic was selected by the Trail Blazers in the third round.
By the time he was logged in to NBA, it was already 89 years old, and he was 25 years old that year.
During the year and a half of the year, Pitrovic did not get much performance opportunities because of the two All-Star players, Drexler and Terry Porter.
In early 1991, in a three-party transaction, the European basketball master finally ushered in his own spring and got the opportunity to join the Nets.
In the 91-92 season, the average score soared to 20.6 points.
Last season, 1992-93 season, the average score average further increased to 22.3 points, surpassing No. 1 Coleman and becoming the Nets' scoring champion.
If you just score 20+ points, it is actually not enough to prove the player's strength.
The main reason is that his offensive efficiency is quite terrible.
He averaged 51.8% of the total shooting percentage and 44.9% of the three-point shooting percentage. He was the best in the league defender group and had no opponents!
Not only in the current league, but throughout the entire NBA history, no point guard with a height of 196 can perform like this.
Mozart, the greatest star in Europe's history, has left forever, and countless people sighed.
Chuck Daly was extremely sad and didn't eat much all day, and Pitlovich's death hit him a big blow.
Davidson didn't know how to comfort his father, but just sat next to him in a daze.
In the evening, my dad went to attend the team management office meeting, and little guys like Davidson were naturally not qualified to participate.
Pitrovic's death is definitely a great bad news for the Nets.
Sometimes I think about the Nets' two seasons, which are really sad. Last season, the playoffs started, Kenny Anderson and Sam Poway were injured, and the team's ace passed away from the outside.
The meeting lasted until ten o'clock in the evening, and Dad Chuck returned to the head coach's office with a frustration.
"Wilson, let's go home." Dad whispered.
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In the next few days, the Nets held a memorial service at their home stadium, Continental Aviation Stadium. Countless fans came to the scene, and many of them burst into tears and saw off for the meteor-like European basketball master.
At the memorial service, the Nets directly retired Pitrovic's No. 3 jersey to remember this great player forever.
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When people leave, the remaining living people still have to complete unfinished careers.
The Nets invited Chuck Daly, and the goal was to win the championship. Originally, the backcourt between their team, Napitrovic and Kenny Anderson, was the top backcourt in the league.
Now that Pitrovic is gone, it is obvious that it can't be done with just one Kenny Anderson. The Nets need to use trades to sign an All-Star backcourt to replace Pitrovic's position.
It is a big deal to sign an All-Star backcourt. Chuck Daly has been having meetings every day in recent days, and he has never stopped calling. He has become much more haggard, which makes Davidson feel a little distressed.
But Davidson was completely unable to help Chuck's father share his worries when it comes to major transactions.
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In the club, Anderson, who had been missing for a long time, finally appeared.
"Is Pitrovich dead?" Sledgehammer saw Davidson's face a little dull, and couldn't help but ask.
Davidson nodded, and Sledgehammer knew it was normal.
I revealed to Sledgehammer that I had a way to join the Nets immediately.
Pitrovic's death is one of several times that is worth remembering in NBA history.
"Oh, it's a pity for a generation of talent."
"We fans of later generations have actually imagined that if Pitrovic did not have a car accident, he would likely lead the Nets into the Eastern Conference Finals. At that time, it might be a showdown between Mozart and the Flying Man. What would that happen? I think it must be very exciting." Sledgehammer sighed and said.
"Forget it, let's not talk about these sad things anymore, Sledgehammer, now I have something to ask you for it." Davidson said with a wry smile.
"Hmm? What's the matter? As long as it's not about revealing important future information, I can try my best to help you." Dahammer said with a very righteous attitude.
"I want to collect some player manuals from the 1980s or 1990s, and borrow 500 evolution coins from me, and I will return them twice." Davidson was embarrassed to speak.
"I guess, because of Pitlovic's death, the Nets are trading now. You want to know some information about players and avoid the Nets' trading to cheating players, right?" Sledgehammers are quite smart. They guessed Davidson's purpose just from Davidson's words.
Chapter completed!