One Thousand and Forty-Two. Meng Village Surrounded by Big Cities

After the draft every year, there will be trades and draft ratings.

The Hornets, who were recognized as the favorites for the No. 1 pick, were rated very high with the No. 1 pick.

When Anthony Davis just won the MOP in the semifinals of the NCAA basketball tournament, he was selected by the American Basketball Association to join the Dream Team. Although some media have been touting Drummond a lot in recent times, Anthony Davis has been promoted by the media as the favorite for the No. 1 pick since the end of last year.

Another team with high draft ratings is the Thunder, who selected Jeremy Lamb...

For some reason, Lamb was favored by the media before the start of his rookie season, which led to some misunderstandings about him by the designers who made NBA basketball games.

The Pistons, who got Drummond with the 8th pick, were considered to have picked up a big bargain, while the Trail Blazers, who always need a center, did not select Drummond, and local fans in Portland were scolding the Trail Blazers.

The Rockets selected a wandering poet who was exposed to have psychological problems in college and was unwilling to fly to participate in the game. They were ridiculed again, mainly because they sent JR Smith away in the first round to save money. Helping the Lakers to get Leonard did not cause much response. After all, he was a player in the top ten. Every year, several lottery picks disappear in the eyes of the public.

The Grizzlies' draft and the Grizzlies' trades were also mentioned.

The trade between the Grizzlies and the Bucks was a verbal agreement. Since it did not involve this draft, it could only be reached after the free market opened, but it did not affect the discussion of fans.

Jordan left, Neil and Ridnour were traded, and two pure defensive players were brought back... In the eyes of the media and fans, this is the rhythm of defense to the end!

The team management who has been paying attention to the Grizzlies' reinforcements in the defending year has nothing to say. How can a defending team operate like this? Don't want any face? Last season, the Grizzlies finally became less iron-blooded. At least they have a running and gunning lineup. Next season seems to be back to the rhythm of the 10-11 season.

Since the Grizzlies won the championship, Lewis took the initiative to give up his salary for next season and did not exercise the player option. Now the Grizzlies still have two spots, and it seems that they want to strengthen the back line.

Those teams aiming for the championship began to snatch defensive guards in the league, vowing to never let the Grizzlies strengthen their defense again.

The Grizzlies did nothing, and had not yet made offers to those defensive free agent guards, nor had they applied for trades to teams that had defensive guards but had trading intentions, but the value of those defensive guards had already begun to rise because of them.

So, the defensive guards inexplicably ushered in spring, and their salaries were raised without any effort...

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After the draft, Sun Ce continued his training, went shopping with his parents, watched TV, and ate hometown food... In a compact and orderly life, time passed quickly, and it was July 4th in a blink of an eye. It was time for Sun Ce to go to Scotland to join the national team.

The deadline for the national team to return was the 5th. Sun Ce originally planned to depart on the 3rd, first take a flight to New York, and then fly to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The estimated journey, including transfers, was about 12 hours, so the flight was booked at 9 pm. After arriving in New York and completing the transfer, he slept on the plane. On the morning of the 4th, he arrived in Edinburgh and rested for another day. He returned to the team on the 5th. Sun Ce's parents and Zu Ge followed Lily Collins to visit the UK.

It's a pity that the UK is not a Schengen country, so it's more troublesome to go to other European countries, but because Lily Collins is pregnant, it's unlikely that she will travel all over Europe. Lily Collins is willing, but neither of them is willing.

The plan was planned like this, but the morning after the draft, Robert Pera, the owner of the Grizzlies, who knew Sun Ce's itinerary, invited Sun Ce to take his private plane from Memphis to Edinburgh.

This... Sun Ce certainly felt disrespectful and agreed.

The original flight took nearly 10 hours, plus the transfer and waiting time, it would take a full 12 hours.

The direct flight by private jet shortened the flight time by one-fifth, so Sun Ce certainly would not refuse.

On the morning of the 4th, Sun Ce and his family, who had packed their luggage, boarded the extended Lincoln sent by Robert Pera. There were only 5 people and a lot of stuff.

Since they were taking a private plane, the family brought everything they wanted to bring...

The driver who came to pick them up was speechless, as if he was using his car as a truck.

They took a car to the airport, got everything done, and boarded Robert Pera's private plane, which took off at 9:30 in the morning and was expected to arrive in Edinburgh at 5 pm.

"Thank you so much, Robert, for helping us solve a big problem." Sun Ce raised his glass to toast Robert Pera.

Robert Pera picked up his glass and gently clinked it with Sun Ce's glass: "It's just a small matter. Your girlfriend is pregnant. It's too troublesome to transfer. If you want to go somewhere in the future, you can contact me. I will help you prepare a charter flight. This is not a troublesome thing for me. Being able to continue watching you play at home is the best thing.

I understand that your stay or departure is not something you can decide alone, so I support you in whatever decision you make in the future, but now I can enjoy another year with the best No. 6 player in history being on my team."

Is this sincere or scheming? Sun Ce didn't want to go into it, whether it was true or to create the idea of ​​​​staying in the team for a long time. No matter how good the heart is, it is not as good as doing practical things!

What this boss did for him is really no less than what Mavericks owner Cuban did to Nowitzki!

It's just that Robert Pera doesn't like to shine in the public like Cuban. In fact, Robert Pera can be regarded as the most low-key boss in the league. Other team owners will show their faces on camera more or less, but Robert Pera is not.

Even on the night of the championship, Robert Pera did not go to the center of the court to hold the trophy, but led the fans in the fan zone to cheer together, crazier than anyone else.

Sun Ce did not say anything hypocritical, and responded: "Then let's continue to hold the O'Brien Cup!"

"Oh! That's cool, I will try my best to help you reach the top of the world again," Robert Pera liked Sun Ce's answer and asked: "We need to strengthen the point guard now, do you have any candidates?"

"It's all right. In fact, Steve and I are enough for the playoffs. The main thing is that we must let Steve rest in the regular season. We have to find a third point guard to play for a longer time in the regular season. Let Chris figure it out. It's great that he traded Ridnour back last season." Sun Ce didn't deliberately force anyone to be who.

"I'm also looking forward to Chris's signings..."

The two chatted for a while, Chris Wallace went back to his private room, and Sun Ce went to play PS3 with Zu Ge and Lily Collins. His parents put down the seats and slept when they got on the plane...

Sun Ce was indeed not so nervous about the reinforcement of the next two positions.

After Larry Sanders was introduced to fill the vacancy left by Jordan, Sun Ce became curious about the team's next signings, and would not be too deliberately entangled in who it was.

In fact, even about who to choose with the 30th pick in the draft, Sun Ce was not particularly entangled, because it was not so important. The pick selected by this draft pick must be the third choice for a certain position, which means that he may have more playing time when he is resting.

Whether it is Green, Crowder, or Middleton, it is not so important even if the position is selected by the devil.

The overall structure of their team is very stable. In positional warfare, he, Tony Allen, Paul George, Battier, Randolph, and Gasol are the main players.

The brisk counterattack lineup includes Sun, Nash, Klay Thompson, Paul George, Yi Jianlian, and Randolph.

Including Larry Sanders, the reinforcements are to fill the vacancies. The departure of Jordan has weakened the counterattack lineup, which can be unavoidable, but Sun, Paul George, and Gasol will all improve next season, and the strength of the positional battle lineup will be improved, which can make up for the weakening of the fast break lineup.

And Nash is one year older, and the situation of fast breaks in the regular season may decrease. Therefore, how to strengthen depends on the actual situation. If Nash can continue the state of last season, the remaining two positions may be dominated by scorers. If Nash needs to be raised like Nowitzki and Yao Ming last season, then it may be mainly to strengthen defensive players.

Therefore, this draft, and the 15th teammate who needs to be supplemented after the point guard is strengthened in the future, that is, Claude and the team's 15th player are just supplementary players, not even substitutes.

Of course, if we can introduce veterans with good strength or role players who are in their prime, it will be better if they can step up when teammates are injured or resting.

What surprised Sun Ce was that some players with good defense or strong scoring ability and characteristics were more expensive than expected, and the mini-mid-level could not be obtained. After the free market opened and the Larry Sanders trade was completed, Sun Ce learned from Chris Wallace that the team offered free agent Felton a 2-year 6.9 million mini-mid-level with player options.

But the Knicks offered 16 million for two years. With this gap, Felton certainly chose the Knicks.

The Bobcats gave up the matching rights of DJ Augustin, making DJ Augustin a completely free agent. The Grizzlies offered a 3-year 11 million mini-mid-level, but the Pacers offered 20 million for 4 years.

It is clear that whoever the Grizzlies offer, other teams will grab!

In addition, there is also city suppression. The Grizzlies offered veteran swingman Antoine Jamison a two-year, $6.9 million contract, with a player option for the second year, but Jamison ended up going to the Lakers for a minimum salary...

There are indeed players willing to come to cling to the thighs, but some players have to choose a city to cling to the thighs, such as Ray Allen who said he didn't want to play in Memphis after receiving a call from Chris Wallace.

And Jamison...

After winning their first championship, Sun Ce felt that they were surrounded by big city teams!