Chapter 1587 1586. Draft Matters 2
It's very simple. I don't want to write a magical book in which the protagonist's strength, mind, and psychological thoughts have not changed at all after so many years. I don't want to write a book that no matter who the protagonist gets as a teammate, that teammate will magically always be at the top and always fight for the protagonist. I don’t want to write a magic book that can instantly reach the top of a rookie, and I don’t want to write a magic book that is so weird that it can trade a bunch of role players for a superstar without any logic. How can I put it, even if It’s the final content, and I don’t want to make do with it, and the interesting things have just begun.
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The Rockets, who are good at picking up small bargains, have done it again...
I used a No. 20 pick and a No. 26 pick in exchange for the No. 10 pick. The exchange alone would be like robbery!
The Clippers' No. 8 pick was exchanged for the Nets' No. 15 pick and the No. 14 pick the Nets received from the Trail Blazers, plus the Nets' 2010 top-10 protected first-round pick.
And from the perspective of the Raptors, Lewis's contract seems to be a garbage, but the Rockets are short of power forwards!
The Rockets have nothing else but to get max-salary contracts while Bynum and Gay are still on rookie contracts.
And he also found a reliable substitute for Bynum in Jermaine O'Neal.
Iguodala's new four-year, $44 million contract takes effect next season, but even so, the Rockets' salary has only just filled the salary cap for the time being.
"Boss, do we need to strengthen?" Morey wiped the cold sweat from his fat face. He felt that Alexander might be crazy and actually helped the Raptors get a big contract!
"Of course, we will continue to strengthen and don't worry about money. Our goal is to win the championship within three years..." Alexander said very boldly, but his last words were still in line with his personal characteristics. "Be careful not to pay luxury tax. Within three years... You can only pay the luxury tax once, in 2011."
Morey feels that Alexander is really crazy!
He actually agreed to pay luxury tax once in three years!
Seeing Morey break out in a cold sweat, Alexander knew what Morey was thinking, but he didn't mind. There were so many people who said he was stingy, but he never cared.
How could Morey understand the Jewish business acumen?
In many exchanges with the league's vice president, Adam Silva, Alexander learned that this business wizard, who has almost booked the position of future president, is very dissatisfied with the current income of the league. At this stage, the influence and income of the NBA are not enough. Proportionately, especially from television broadcasting, the income is too low.
In order to increase the value of the team before the league's broadcast fees soar in the future, make the team more visible, get more broadcast fees, and make the team's market value higher, Alexander wants to increase the value of the team in 2008 before the salary explosion. In the -09 season and the 2009-10 season, Lewis was acquired. Including Iguodala's starting salary of tens of millions, it was less than 30 million, and other players were very cheap.
The 2009 and 2010 seasons are the last years of Bynum and Gay's rookie contract. In the 10th season, they only need to bear the two maximum salaries of Lewis and Bynum, which are less than the luxury tax threshold. This is a situation that Alexander can accept.
Gay still has two years of rookie contract, and the Rockets certainly want to take advantage of it. In the end, Alexander has to pay the luxury tax in the 10-11 season to let the fans feel their "change"...
Morey is a genius at picking up small bargains, and his trading skills are also good. After all, the boss only gives so much money and has so many restrictions. Morey has done a good job in trading.
But Alexander is the truly powerful businessman...
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Looking at Liu Mang who was watching the trading news on the TV with an unhappy expression, Tracy McGrady, who was suddenly traded, comforted him: "Go back to where the dream started... Ace, you don't have to feel sorry for me. , I quite like Toronto, my wife likes snow very much, and I also like the snow there very much.”
After failing to win the championship last year, McGrady got some rumors from Schwartz. The team management was very dissatisfied with his performance in the 2006-07 season.
Although it came suddenly and inexplicably, McGrady was not at a loss. Instead, after the initial anger, he accepted it calmly, just like his character.
Liu Mang still didn't speak. McGrady smiled and said: "Ace, you don't have to blame the management. You are different from me. I am just a passerby on this team. You are like Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. You are destined to become great."
The more McGrady said this, the more uncomfortable Liu Mang felt.
"Besides, I also want to try what it's like to be an opponent against you. Maybe next year your MVP will be snatched away by me." McGrady thought about the new team and new teammates... they seem to be very strong...
This actually gave McGrady new motivation.
There is one more thing McGrady didn't say.
If the Eagles don't trade him, he will exercise his player option this summer, but there is a high probability that he will not renew his contract. The contract the Eagles can give him will definitely be lower than the maximum contract he can get.
Although he tried to comfort Liu Mang with his mouth, McGrady was still unhappy with the unfeeling behavior of the Hawks management.
Of course, McGrady can understand this. The Hawks management will only have humane feelings for Liu Mang, and Jason Terry may also have it. That is Liu Mang's final bottom line. Others... McGrady knows that others are just It's just a "tool" used by the Eagles management to help Liu Mang climb to one peak after another.
However, this transaction may give McGrady, who has gone through an unruly age, a new start.
Having avoided the serious injury he suffered in the Magic and being injured by his teammates in the Rockets, McGrady is now in very good physical condition. With Thomas Carter, the best team doctor in the league, McGrady has trained his back and waist very well in the past few years. Strong, as long as he is not harmed maliciously, he is now at the peak of his combination of technical and physical fitness.
McGrady has a completely different motivation than before... He was very angry when he received a call from Schwartz and learned that he was traded, but when he saw Liu Mang rushing back from New York that night, he said that he was not with the Hawks. The team renewed the contract, and McGrady's anger quickly subsided, and instead comforted Liu Mang.
McGrady doesn't want Liu Mang to ruin his bright future because of this. The Hawks have been playing with a perimeter-based style of play for so many years. Other teams are becoming more and more targeted. After getting Milicic, there will be some changes. McGrady thinks it's right. Liu Mang is very good.
Now, after being angry, McGrady has new expectations for the future!
If he continues to stay with the Hawks... McGrady himself feels that he has no motivation. He has a championship and a scoring champion. He also won an assists champion with the Hawks, three championships, and was selected to the second defense once and the first team. He also got it twice... McGrady felt that he had accomplished everything he could do as the second in charge.
Starting a new challenge now is not a bad thing for McGrady...
Liu Mang looked at McGrady, who was even more open-minded than him, and didn't know what he wanted to do when he came back...
After having a fight with the management at two o'clock in the afternoon, he immediately went to the airport and flew back to Atlanta. At that time, he was not only angry but angry, but now... in addition to feeling the open-mindedness of McGrady who "doesn't fight", Liu Mang also felt something else. s things.
"This guy is serious! He wants to snipe me!"
Liu Mang felt the fighting spirit revealed by McGrady.
At this time, Liu Mang didn't even want to pay attention to McGrady. He originally thought that McGrady would "share the same hatred" with him, but who knew that he actually felt like being persuaded by McGrady, the "victim"...
After a brief interlude of trade news, the TV quickly returned to the live broadcast of the draft.
Originally, Liu Mang was supposed to watch the draft live today, but now he can only watch it at McGrady's house.
McGrady looked at the angry Liu Mang and did not continue to speak. He sat next to Liu Mang and watched the draft together...
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The shocking trade between the Hawks and Raptors caused the draft to lose attention for a while, but who wouldn't make trouble?
After hesitating for more than a month, Larry Bird, who held the No. 1 pick, decided to believe the Hawks' lies and handed the envelope to league staff with trembling hands.
David Stern's eyebrows jumped when he saw the name in the envelope.
The Pacers did not select OJ Mayo or Beasley, but used the No. 1 pick to select Russell Westbrook from UCLA!
The draft that was originally going to be ignored, after the Pacers made such a choice, they suddenly gained a lot of attention... The selection of Westbrook instantly detonated this draft that no one paid much attention to!
This is more exciting than the original time and space when the Bulls selected Derrick Rose, who was ranked fifth or sixth overall in the draft predictions at that time.
After all, Rose is predicted to be the fifth pick on the list, and he is considered a top-five pick. There is a limit to how upset he can be. Moreover, Rose is a native of Chicago. He won the Illinois state championship twice in high school. The Bulls have just been distracted by the idle Kobe Bryant, failed to make the playoffs, and got the No. 1 pick. They also have Noah, Luol Deng and other insiders and forwards who don't need Love. Or Beasley, a thorny forward... The fans who chose Rose can barely accept it.
But Big Bird seems to have made this choice out of his mind...
After finishing the selection, Big Bird slumped on his chair in the draft office. He also felt that he had really gone to hell for believing what the Eagles boss said. He didn't even dare to go to the scene...
Pat Riley, who was afraid that Larry Bird would snatch Beasley away, was so excited that he jumped with excitement and quickly selected Beasley with the second overall pick.
Oden's injury is almost healed. Although he was reimbursed without playing a game in his rookie season, Oden's performance in the recovery training was amazing. Pat Riley has no doubts about Oden's strength after he returns to health. , except for doubting that he will not be healthy...but this kind of thing always requires a gamble. Wade has returned to health under the treatment of Thomas Carter when he arrived in the Hawks. Pat Riley still has confidence in Oden and continues to strengthen other players. Location.
The shooting guard is Korver, the power forward is Stoudemire, the center is Oden, and the small forward also selected the talented Beasley. His goal is to attract an excellent point guard to join the free market in the summer, and the lineup is complete. alive.
The Grizzlies didn't expect that OJ Mayo was still there, so they quickly took down the former No. 1 high school student in the United States.
The Timberwolves selected their coveted new talented power forward Kevin Love with the fourth pick, and the Celtics selected Eric Gordon with the fifth pick.
The Sonics selected Derrick Rose, who was predicted to be the sixth pick, with the sixth pick. By selecting Rose, the Sonics wanted to select a weakened version of Gary Payton. Judging from their college performance, Rose and Westbrook They all look like a weakened version of Payton, with strong defense, breakthroughs, low-post plays, and good passing...
The Knicks selected Danilo Gallinari with the seventh pick, and the Nets selected DJ Augustin with the eighth pick.
The ninth pick still belongs to the Celtics. They exchanged a bunch of draft picks for this pick and selected Brook Lopez.
Liu Mang saw the two players selected by the Celtics, plus Conley before... He felt that Anji was also very good, but he failed to form the Big Three and turned the bargaining chips used to trade Garnett and Ray Allen into reality. Became a group of potential stocks...
Conley, Gordon, Al Jefferson, Brook Lopez, the Celtics still formed a super talented core lineup under Ainge's operation! And veteran Pierce.
Liu Mang feels that the Celtics are really difficult to deal with, but the future may be interesting...
Watching the draft, Liu Mang gradually calmed down.
Liu Mang also listened to what McGrady said, but he was unhappy that McGrady also spoke for the management who sold him.
After his mood calmed down, Liu Mang felt the separation that NBA players often experience, and that feeling came again...