Chapter 770: In the Newspaper
It was almost noon when we arrived at the stadium, and the players had already started training. Apparently, yesterday's indulgence did not make them lost, and they knew what to do next.
Being close to the boss is good, but this closeness will only turn into more bonuses if the team performs well. If the team performs poorly, this closeness will also turn into a ticket to send you away.
Walking into Buck's office, we still have to discuss the issue of team recruitment today. Basically, Buck and Brown will select the players, and then discuss whether this player is suitable for the team's shortcomings. If it is suitable, then look at the current price of this player. If it is a good deal, then turn around and look at him, the big boss, and wait for him to sign the check.
Of course, in addition to signing checks, he, the boss, has other functions. For example, for some rookies that the team does not pay attention to, or veterans who can still explode in the retirement contract and whose names he can remember, they are all listed for Buck and Brown to discuss.
And from the list he provided, some good seedlings or good veterans were really found. After all, for an audience who only watched the stars and the excitement of the NBA in his previous life and was not even a fan, discussing technical lineups is bullshit.
But the names of the players he remembered must have something special, otherwise, why would an ordinary audience remember you instead of others among so many players?
"Boss, you are on the news?" Buck said when he saw Yang Dongxu reading the newspaper.
"News?" Yang Dongxu frowned, thinking that he was on the news for taking the players to the nightclub yesterday.
As a result, when Buck handed the newspaper over, he was stunned when he saw the photo in the newspaper. It was not a photo of taking the players to the nightclub yesterday, but a photo of the beach in Marbury.
The content of the photo was that he was lying on a lounge chair under a parasol in big shorts, and a beautiful woman in a bikini was lying on the other side of him. This beautiful woman was none other than the beautiful woman with black hair and oriental beauty who asked him if there was anyone next to him.
"Jennifer Connelly? Who is this person?" Looking at the beautiful woman in the photo, he still felt familiar with her face, but he just couldn't remember who she was.
"A Hollywood star, she was particularly pure when she was young and had a lot of fans. Later, after she became popular, she went to school and got a double degree, but she transformed into a bold and talented woman." Buck explained.
"The one in the movie "Should I Love That Girl?" Buck's reminder cleared up Yang Dongxu's confusion. He remembered who this familiar beauty was.
In order to avoid the embarrassment of plagiarism, Yang Dongxu paid attention to the songs of the domestic entertainment industry. In addition to the development of movies and TV series, the United States was also his focus. So he has seen many American movies, and Jennifer Connelly in "Should I Love That Girl" left a deep impression on him.
Just as Buck said, Jennifer was beautiful like a noble swan before. Some people said she was an angel and some people believed it.
But after returning from studying, her style changed too quickly like a tornado. "Should I Love That Girl" was her transformation work. At this time, Jennifer was still an angel, but no longer a holy angel, but a fallen angel full of temptation.
Yang Dongxu didn't remember much of the whole film, but remembered one thing-this angel had big breasts.
"I prefer "The Secret of Love" she shot two years ago. After watching that movie, I felt younger again." Buck said with a little excitement.
The holy angel became a fallen angel, and this fallen angel has such a good figure that it makes thousands of men feel itchy. From this point of view, Jennifer's transformation is successful. Even Buck, a bald short man who only pays attention to basketball and doesn't pay much attention to other things, is familiar with her works.
But not every man is with Jennifer because of this itch. For example, her boyfriend David doesn't think so. He is very happy to press this charming woman under him, and he certainly can't accept seeing his woman being pressed by others. Even if it is a movie, even if they already have a child.
So Jennifer's recent emotional dispute with her boyfriend David can be said to be a hot topic, and most of the media's previous speculation. Some say that David wants Jennifer to give up her current career and return to her family, but Jennifer is unwilling to start the conflict between the two.
And now this emotional dispute has a new explosive point-the third party.
And this third party is an Oriental, so this report has been issued with real and uncut photos, and Yang Dongxu became popular in the United States in an instant.
"Boss, you and Jennifer."
"If I say I was just talking to a partner and went to the beach to relax, she was tired and wanted to rest, and the lounge chair next to me was empty, and we said less than three sentences, would you believe it?" Yang Dongxu looked at Buck, who was burning with gossip.
"I believe it." Buck nodded.
Yang Dongxu turned his head to look at Brown, who was sitting on the chair.
Brown was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly: "I believe it too."
"I don't believe you! You old man are so bad!" Yang Dongxu almost raised his middle finger in contempt. Buck and Brown looked at each other with confusion, and it was obvious that they could not understand the mystery of this later Internet term for a while.
"Let's continue talking about things. We still have a lot of work to do." Yang Dongxu was too lazy to explain anything and threw the newspaper aside.
Buck and Brown put away their teasing expressions. Obviously, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this report was an eye-catching report, and the authenticity of the content did not need to be considered at all.
Besides, even if he really cares about it, what can he do? Isn't it normal for a young and wealthy boss like Yang Dongxu to have some scandals with a female star?
So joking aside, when the boss talks about work, it proves that the time for relaxation is over. Today, I have to start brainstorming to select players again.
The criteria for selecting players are the same as yesterday, finding someone who can shoot three-pointers from outside the line to help share the pressure. In Yang Dongxu's impression, the entire 76ers are always carried forward by Iverson alone because the boss is too stingy. Now that he is the boss of the 76ers, he will naturally not make such a mistake again, after all, he is the boss who wants the championship.
In addition to discussing the players to be reinforced this year, Yang Dongxu came to the team this time for another thing, that is, the issue of Yao Ming's participation in the NBA draft.
Yao Ming is not famous in China now, after all, he was selected for the national team only last year. But Yang Dongxu has been paying attention to this first player of the Chinese men's basketball team, and he has sponsored many sports projects and many national teams before, so he is familiar with Yao Ming and has also had contact with Yao Ming.
So he wants to make an operation to get Yao Ming to enter the NBA draft in advance, preferably to the 76ers. This is two years earlier than the last life, but the time is ripe.
David Stern, the current chairman of the NBA, can be said to be the chief architect of the NBA in the next few decades. In order to expand the NBA's influence around the world, especially in Asia, which has a large population.
He can not only accept Yang Dongxu, a Chinese boss, but also Chinese players. Because as long as Chinese players are accepted, it is equivalent to opening up the Chinese market, and then there will be countless money.
So there is nothing wrong with letting Yao Ming come to the NBA two years earlier. The problem now is how to get him to the 76ers after operating Yao Ming to participate in the NBA draft.
In order to prevent the strength of NBA teams from floating too much, or if you want to float too much, you have to spend more money. Therefore, the draft rules are generally that the worst team has the highest chance of getting the No. 1 pick, and then use the No. 1 pick to lock in a strong rookie that you are optimistic about to play for your team.
The 76ers made it to the finals last time, and this season they are further strengthening their strength and aiming for the championship. So it is impossible to play badly and compete with other teams to win the No. 1 pick, so trading is the only option.
But the problem now is that Yao Ming just joined the national team last year. Although his performance is stable, he is definitely not as good as he will be two years later.
So even if a basketball team is optimistic about the Chinese market, whether they are willing to use the No. 1 pick to sign Yao Ming is a problem. After all, the market is the market. Only when the team can achieve the corresponding results can the market be expanded. If they cannot achieve the corresponding results, it is useless to hold a key.
Therefore, it is not cost-effective for the 76ers to use enough chips to exchange for the No. 1 pick and then lock Yao Ming. After all, a No. 1 pick is very valuable, and it is not just about paying money. The draft picks in the next few years, even the team player transactions, etc., must be given enough chips and people will be picky.
So if the operation is successful, Yao Ming will start participating in the draft next year, and he may not be the No. 1 pick in 2002, so it is necessary to discuss the exchange of the draft order with the highest cost-effectiveness.
Of course, if you want to completely secure the No. 1 pick, it is also important. At that time, you can also see how much the team that gets the No. 1 pick offers.
If his memory serves him right, the 2000 draft can be regarded as one of the worst drafts in NBA history. Countless NBA scouts analyzed various data and made various detailed reports, but in the end, the worst was still chosen. Therefore, the No. 1 pick is not as valuable as in previous years, and the cost of getting it should not be too high.
After all, if Yao Ming is not as strong as he will be two years later, but the team that got the No. 1 pick this year decides to take a gamble and sign Yao Ming, the subsequent trade will be a big problem.
After discussing for a long time in Buck's office, no specific answer was found. After all, the new season has not started yet. There is only a general direction of which team is the worst. It will have to wait until the playoffs, when the teams that did not enter the playoffs will be put together to see who is worse.
So there is still a long time to operate slowly. The reason why Yang Dongxu brought it up so early is that he is not very familiar with the NBA draft rules.
Especially since Yao Ming is not an American but a Chinese, he is not sure whether a special channel should be opened for this draft. Therefore, he brought up the matter first and handed it over to Buck, a professional manager, to operate. It is better to prepare in advance than to be in a hurry at that time.
The final signings were not finalized, but in this modern era where Allen Iverson, the star player, only had a salary of $9 million, he set a signing standard of $15 million.
Then he left Philadelphia and flew directly to Detroit, the automobile city of the United States, which was also hit hard by the oil crisis in 1980 and went from bad to worse, and even declared bankruptcy more than a decade later.