Chapter 888 Two Super Rookies

On the second day after arriving in Detroit, Yang Dongxu invited Dave to dinner. Although Detroit is now in decline, some people have a very high status both in Michigan, where Detroit is located, and in the United States. Dave is one of such people.

Moreover, a basketball player, after retiring, actually started from scratch and became a steel tycoon billionaire. Such a person is beyond doubt in terms of ability and emotional intelligence. Even if there is no reason for Derek, Yang Dongxu would like to make friends with such a person.

"The wheel hub is no problem, and I can even help you produce the chassis of the car according to your required size. These are not problems. The problem now is that if you really want to enter the American car market, not only you have pressure, but I also have pressure."

Although they have not met several times and are not familiar with each other, Yang Dongxu gave Dave a good impression. In addition, he learned from his friend Derek that the young man in front of him is a very capable boss, so Dave does not want to hide anything.

The United States is an economic free market, but it is precisely because of freedom that there are many restrictions. For example, there are many ways for local companies to block foreign companies even within the scope permitted by law.

If the environment in the East is that the economy serves politics, then in the United States, politics serves the economy. If you come to seize the economic market in the United States, you will undoubtedly go to war with some of the last powerful consortiums. It is not surprising to be blocked or even lose all your money.

In recent years, the American automobile manufacturing industry has indeed been somewhat sluggish, and has been severely squeezed by Japanese, German, and even French automobile companies. But a lean camel is bigger than a horse, not to mention that the American market is still their home court.

"BMW Automobile Company is preparing to raise funds and go public in the United States." Yang Dongxu said.

Dave nodded and said nothing more, obviously he had understood the inner meaning of this sentence. There are undoubtedly two concepts of having support from local bigwigs and not having support from local bigwigs. At present, looking for American venture capital financing and listing is undoubtedly a very good solution.

Yang Dongxu left Detroit and came to Philadelphia. This year's 76ers performance can be said to be extremely dazzling. The Christmas battle has not yet started, and the 76ers have already achieved a record of 61 wins and 8 losses. There are still 13 games left to play. If you work hard, you may enter the 70th win in the team's history.

However, even if they cannot reach 70 wins, the 76ers' current state and results have secured their position as the leader in the Eastern Conference, and the door to this year's finals is already half open to them.

So the team's atmosphere is still relaxed, but everyone is also holding back. Compared with last year's missed championship, their hope of winning this year is undoubtedly greater.

Although they may have to face the Western powerhouses to win the championship, their lineup is not bad at all, especially the growth of rookies, which makes many NBA team owners smash their heads and feel that God is very unfair. Why didn't he give them such a good rookie.

And those teams that traded rookies are already banging their heads against the wall, especially the Clippers who traded Odom before, and now they are regretting it.

After combining traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment, Odom's current distraction has not been cured, but there is a way to stay absolutely focused.

Although he will still enter a mysterious distraction from time to time on the court and cannot control it, he can now actively control it for a period of time.

Although this time is not very long, only ten minutes, it has given him the hope of becoming a superstar. After all, Odom is also very strong when he is distracted. Although he cannot become a superstar, his comprehensiveness can still help the team a lot.

Once he enters the critical moment, under the reminder of the coach next to him, he begins to be absolutely focused. Ten minutes is enough for the 76ers to reverse the situation. In short, this player has a good talent and has the potential to become a superstar, but because of distraction, many teams dare not bet on him.

Now he can have ten minutes of superstar time, so the 76ers have seen a treasure. Of course, if he can be more self-disciplined in his private life, it will be even better.

If Odom makes the Clippers regret their past, then the performance of Yao Ming and Michael Reed this year has made many teams upset, and the latter has already made the general manager of the Bucks fired.

The NBA draft year of 2000 can be said to be the worst year in NBA history. Many players did not perform well, especially the draft champion Kenyon Martin.

Although it is better than the performance of other second and third picks, it does not meet the Nets' requirement to sign a core player with superstar potential to cultivate into a superstar.

The team that got the No. 1 pick was definitely one of the worst in the league last year. Why did the team perform so badly? On the one hand, the team's strength was not good. On the other hand, the team naturally saw that there was no hope, so it just played badly and wanted to fight for the No. 1 pick and get a future superstar.

As for Kenyon Martin, whether it was the information collected by scouts, physical talent, or performance in the college basketball team. Many teams believed that he had the genes of a superstar, but after half a season, this gene seemed to be gone.

Of course, it is a bit unfair to judge the rookie just after half a season. After all, he is still a rookie and needs time to grow. Generally speaking, being able to play well in the rookie year is considered to be a good potential, and we can't ask too much.

But there is a saying that there is no harm without comparison. Compared with Kenyon Martin, the No. 1 pick, and Yao Ming and Reid, who were drafted in the second round, the former is more eye-catching because of his Eastern appearance, while the latter can be said to be a little transparent during the draft.

Because at first Reid felt that he would be able to enter the first round of the draft with his performance, but the scouts were not optimistic about him. After all, in this era when super centers are popular, shooting guards always feel a bit inferior.

Therefore, no team wanted him in the first round, and the Bucks did not want to sign him before the second round. The Bucks initially focused on St. John's University's Lavo Buster. As a result, Laver was picked up by the Knicks in the 39th pick, so the Bucks had no choice but to select him with the 43rd pick.

After that, Yang Dongxu had a certain impression of Reed. As a fan who often watches NBA games, in 2000, the poor year of the draft, a player who counterattacked from No. 43 to No. 1 in the draft. This kind of inspirational story naturally spread. Very high.

So Yang Dongxu asked the team manager to do some work, and this rookie entered the 76ers' bag. He could just supplement Iverson as a point guard, or he could come on as a substitute.

But Yang Dongxu didn't expect that he gave Reid a chance and his performance was so explosive. As a rookie guard, in his first season, his scoring average has reached 12 points per game. This score is not many for a shooting guard. But for a rookie, don't be too awesome. After all, rookies have little playing time, let alone the ball.

Being able to average 12 points per game with very little playing time and not much possession of the ball, Reid may not be able to become a superstar and be recorded in history, but his performance is definitely much better than other players in this year's draft.

Compared to Reid's performance, Yao Ming is much slower to warm up. After all, in terms of physical fitness, although he is so big, he is adapting to both muscle confrontation and physical strength.

But even so, he still performed well as a substitute center. After all, this will be the winner of the No. 1 pick a few years later, although the Rockets signed him with an element of gambling.

But there is no doubt about his personal ability in basketball. After all, if you are not strong enough, you can't play and you can't produce corresponding results. Even if the Rockets want to bet, they can't bet on a water dispenser player, right?

Therefore, although Yao's performance is a bit slow and everything is getting used to it, Yao's delicate touch, flexibility that does not belong to a big man, and his ability to block shots using his height advantage have made many people see how this big man can grow up in the basketball world. The dominance under.

So the 76ers found a treasure this year. The team originally had the potential to win the championship. Now they have picked up two treasured rookies in one year. If they win this year and the two rookies grow to a certain height next year, this is the rhythm of establishing a dynasty.

Therefore, during this period, both the team coach and the general manager had a smile on their face every day. Dynasty, looking at the entire NBA, there are several teams that have done it, and they have now seen the light of day.

"Don't be too relaxed, and don't talk to me about looking to the future, what will happen to the 76ers in the future, and how to build a dynasty in the future. What you have to do now is to win this year's championship. The future is important. But the present is more important.

If you win the championship this year, you will be the players who win the championship. No matter whether you are with the 76ers or not in the future, with this qualification, you can at least get a salary increase when you sign with other teams.

So get nervous and brace yourself before you put that championship ring on your finger. Especially for some old players, if you miss this year, you may not be able to touch the championship ring in your lifetime. "

It is good for the team to have a good and relaxed atmosphere, but this is undoubtedly not the time to relax and make the team atmosphere harmonious. The 76ers have great hopes of winning the championship this year, but there are many, if not many, examples in the NBA of teams that had a high chance of winning but were eventually overturned.

After all, it is true that the 76ers have the ability to win championships, but this ability does not reach the point of crushing the opponent. For example, the Lakers' OK combination has a good history and they are champions. Not only will they be champions this year, they will be champions next year. The champions the year after that will be the Spurs. , has nothing to do with the 76ers.

Moreover, the Eastern Conference teams in the NBA have always felt that they are not as strong as the Western Conference. Now, although the 76ers dominate the Eastern Conference, they are naturally shorter than the Western Conference rulers. Therefore, if they enter the finals without the determination to win, the 76ers will be like the previous two years. The championship is clearly within their reach, but in the end they can only look at it with their eyes and cannot touch it with their hands.

This year is already the fourth year that Yang Dongxu acquired the 76ers, although his results in reaching the finals twice in four years are very dazzling. But if you don’t have a championship, it’s useless even if you enter a hundred finals.