Chapter 843 [Mission 1, the World Is Shocked]

On June 26, the 2014 NBA Draft was held in Brooklyn, New York.

The new president Adam Silva took his talent for showmanship to the extreme. He invited the famous "Basketball Inspirational King" Isiah Austin to be a special guest at the conference. He "selected" him on behalf of the league when he appeared on the stage, and demonstrated the league's A jersey specially made for him.

Austin, who is 213cm tall and 102kg, has an extremely difficult road to basketball. As early as the age of 12, he was hit by a baseball in his right eye, resulting in blindness. But with strong willpower, he had a prosthetic eye implanted in his right eye socket and continued to be active on the court.

Austin announced his participation in the 2014 draft. Unexpectedly, fate did not take care of this strong basketball player. Recently, Austin was diagnosed as a patient with "Marfan syndrome". His heart cannot withstand the pressure caused by heavy exercise, and his career is over. end.

Now Silva has given Austin an "opportunity" to witness his teammate and NCAA rival's momentous moment as an NBA player, with special recognition.

Austin hugged Silva and burst into tears.

Silva's move was praised by fans and regarded as "a very humane move by the NBA." Previously, the coach of Baylor University, where Austin played, also invited him to return to school to complete his studies and expressed plans to let him enter the college basketball team. Coaching staff.

A reporter interviewed the fans at the scene and asked them to express their feelings about this incident. Everyone expressed that they were very touched. Only one Japanese fan said that Austin was not inspirational enough. In their country there was a player named Jun Misugi...

Japanese fans were kicked out of the conference.

The audience applauded for a long time, and former president David Stern also came to the scene. The cameraman gave him a close-up shot, which happened to catch Stern curling his lips. The scene was very embarrassing for a time.

Stern's heart has been hurt ten thousand times, I have been booed by fans for more than ten years, and Silva received applause as soon as he came on stage. What kind of fuss is going on?

The draft situation has changed a lot from Yang Rui's previous life. Among them, the Cavaliers have changed the most. Because James stayed on the team, the Cavaliers did not perform the good show of "returning home to save James, who expected to be the number one pick in the NBA."

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Cavaliers won three No. 1 picks in the four years after James left. In 2014, according to the rules, they only had a 1.7% probability of getting the No. 1 pick and selected Wiggins. From a statistical point of view, this is an absolutely small probability event; from a metaphysical point of view, it was probably when James left that he plucked three hairs from the back of his head and gave them to the Cavaliers owner, telling him to use them in the draft.

Wiggins became the No. 1 pick and was selected by the Hawks.

The Bulls selected Jabari Parker second overall.

The Lakers selected "The Great" Embiid with the third overall pick. The Emperor's face was filled with smiles. As a big-mouthed tease who likes to be in the limelight, Los Angeles suits him very well, but I don't know if he will start out with reimbursement again.

If Embiid's body is still like Yang Rui's previous life, the Lakers will have to wait until 2016 to start developing him.

With the fourth pick, the Jazz selected Aaron Gordon, a short power forward with amazing qualities.

The Knicks selected guard Exum with the fifth pick, the Pelicans selected power forward Randle with the sixth pick, and the Celtics selected guard Smart with the seventh pick...

There are no big names in the back, and all teams have set goals in advance, so there are not many changes.

The Clippers successfully intercepted Zach LaVine at No. 11, which made the Timberwolves management very depressed. Then the Clippers easily selected insider Nikola Jokic at No. 30.

After receiving Olshey's call, Yang Rui was very satisfied with the draft work. The team's first task this summer was successfully completed, and then it was the turn to sign and trade freely in the summer.

There are a group of big fish in this year's free market, led by the 2003 Cavaliers' Big Three, Carmelo Anthony, and others, as well as second-rate stars such as Kyle Lowry, Bledsoe, and Monroe.

Nash retired from the Clippers, and Brand, Chandler, Livingston, Wesley Johnson, and Robert Sacre all entered the free market.

Among them, Chandler and Sacre are restricted free agents. The former jumped out on his own, and the latter is because the Clippers will no longer execute his third-year contract.

Yang Rui has said before that he wants Sacre to stay with the Clippers for four years, but he really has no potential. His skills have not improved in the past two years, and he can only rely on his height and weight to defend in the low post. Thackeray, who lacks shooting range, can only be a marginal player. His contract is not big, but he has been dancing on the sidelines, handing out water and towels. In two years, he will be completely useless.

Now that Sacre has entered the free market, if he joins a weak team, he will still have a chance to establish himself in the NBA in the future, which will be beneficial to both parties.

The Clippers executed the last year of Chandler Parsons' contract for only $930,000. If Parsons was allowed to enter the free market this year to become a restricted free agent, wait for other teams to compete for offers, and then choose to match, the Clippers could renew his contract, but Yang Rui gave up on doing so.

In Yang Rui's previous life, since leaving the Rockets, Parsons has been carrying various titles such as "Glass Man" and "Lying Money" all year round. When the Grizzlies signed Parsons for 9,400 in four years, "Tall, Rich and Handsome" The realm has reached a new height.

There is a saying that goes like this: You scold me because you don’t understand me. When you understand me, you will hit me again. Parsons confirmed this sentence step by step.

Once he gets a big contract, Parsons will no longer be a passionate player on the court. Lace news will become his main way of exposure. His game and training attitude have been questioned by everyone.

Yang Rui plans to take advantage of the opportunity to keep Parsons for one more year. After that, it is none of the Clippers' business how big a contract he signs and which team will be taken advantage of.

On July 1, the NBA free market officially opened.

Most teams are eyeing LeBron James, who is undoubtedly the strongest player on the 2014 free market. After failing to lead the Cavaliers to the championship in consecutive years and being 30 years old, experts believe that "Zhan Zhongcheng" may not continue to be loyal to the Cavaliers. Teams such as the Rockets and Knicks also have the opportunity to recruit him.

Now that he is leaving the Cavaliers, James will not receive a bad review. I believe that most Cavaliers fans can understand his desire for a championship and will not burn his jersey. Some people will support him to find another place to reunite.

There have been cases like this before. The 31-year-old Garnett joined the Celtics and found the 30-year-old Pierce and the 32-year-old Ray Allen to form the Big Three. At that time, the Celtics fans played the emotional card...three old men Watching one game is one less game.

Of course, it is not easy to sign James. First, he must have sufficient salary space, and secondly, he must have the ability to win the championship. After all, ordinary stars cannot assist him, so he must be better than Wade and Bosh. Role players must have sufficient strength, defense and three-pointers are indispensable. If any one of them fails to meet the requirements, it will be difficult to satisfy James.

James and his agency team are ready to negotiate with sincere teams to find the most suitable team.

The salary cap has not yet increased. Even if there are big names in the free market, each team must slowly bargain with each other, rather than directly offering high-paying long-term contracts and quickly completing the deal.

Yang Rui doesn't have so many ideas and plans to complete reinforcements as soon as possible in July to avoid long nights and dreams.

He studied the free agent list at home and made plans for signings and trades. As long as everything goes well in the summer, the Clippers will be the league's top team in the next 10 years.

On the first day, the Clippers did not sign a free agent, but made a big deal first, which shocked fans around the world because they sent away star power forward Blake Griffin.

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