Chapter 849 The New Champion

Los Angeles was very lively after the Lakers won the championship.

As management, West and Magic prepared a media meeting the next day, including championship coaches and personal interviews with dynasty members. And the championship parade a few days later... Kobe and Artest were holding it in their mouths. He was wearing a cigar and dressed like a black man, standing on the parade bus to patrol the city, but Li Shengli was not too excited and stood beside Crotty.

Because, the alliance's lottery draw has already ended.

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The Washington Wizards' record last season ranked third from the bottom among all teams, and they were lucky enough to get the No. 1 pick in the lottery. This made Li Shengli feel safe. As long as Jordan agreed, Yao would be the No. 1 pick.

Logically speaking, except for the Lakers, Li Shengli cannot control how any team selects or uses draft picks. After all, the quality of the draft means the team's record, and the team's record affects the team's income. Even if Jordan is the Wizards' General manager, this matter is no joke.

But in fact, before the lottery meeting, it may be earlier...

Kwame Brown, whom Jordan was initially optimistic about, Eddie Curry, a 300-pound young shark who used O'Neal as a draft model at the age of 18, and Tyson Chandler, the three of them are collectively known as the three treasures in high school, and they are also the absolute favorites in the draft. , no matter which one they are, they have set their sights on the Wizards with the first overall pick.

However, the problem is that Dayao also appeared this year.

In fact, foreign players are nothing new nowadays, and it’s not just Dayao. Among the draft favorites is Pau Gasol from Spain. The two of them and Sanbao have also entered the public eye, but Dayao is the most popular among them. conspicuous.

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You know, Dayao's average per game in the domestic league is almost 40+20+5.

I have to say that the intensity of the domestic league is not good, but Dayao also played in the Olympics. When he met the top insiders of the Dream Four, his performance was still strong. But if this still doesn't work... then let's talk about Dayao's participation in Jordan's training the year before. Camp, break up one of the three treasures, Tyson Chandler.

Although that time was just a trial training, and there was very little video material released to the media from the training camp, the problem is that many people can confirm that Tyson Chandler was indeed exposed, and with this experience... Tyson Chandler Dele is a favorite in the draft, and there is no reason why Yao is not.

Especially Jordan, he saw it even more.

In the original training camp, Kwame Brown, whom he was optimistic about, was also there, but Kwame Brown was held down by Tyson Chandler, and Tyson Chandler was beaten by Dayao, who was also an insider. Under the circumstances, coupled with the analysis of the entire Wizards team, his choice has basically been locked in. It is a good choice. At least what he saw makes him a good choice.

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The finals will be over in mid-June, and the draft will be held on the 27th at the end of June.

Li Shengli returned to Greenville from Los Angeles, and there were no surprises at the draft in New York... The Wizards' No. 1 pick selected Dayao under Jordan's control.

In addition, Tyson Chandler was taken by the Clippers with the second pick and was immediately replaced by the Bulls' Elton Brand. The Bulls already had the fourth pick and also took Eddie Curry. , so the third of the three treasures went to the second, and the second to the bull.

The third pick is Spanish Pau Gasol.

The fourth pick was Eddie Curry, the young shark in front of him, and Kwame Brown unexpectedly fell into the embrace of the fifth-place Golden State Warriors. The result was far lower than what he and others expected, but there was no way. …

The No. 2 pick belongs to the Clippers, and the Clippers and Bulls have negotiated a deal.

The No. 3 pick belongs to the Hawks, and the result of negotiations between the Hawks and the Grizzlies was Gasol.

The fourth pick still belongs to the Bulls. The Bulls lineup does not need Kwame Brown, who likes jump shots, but looks forward to Eddie Curry, a young shark who uses O'Neal as a template.

So Kwame Brown found out very embarrassingly that because of the emergence of Yao, his draft pick was seriously affected. What's more serious is that the total amount of the rookie contract was reduced by three to four million US dollars, and until the end of the draft, he Unable to accept this result, I both blamed the Wizards and cursed the Wizards for getting... a parallel import number one pick.

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No matter what, as long as I can enter the league.

Just after the draft, Jordan rushed to Greenville with Dayao and started special training for Dayao as agreed. But this time it was not just Li Shengli who contributed, but also Jordan, who was actually on the bus. He just invited top insiders to do it. The trainer also needs time to prepare, so the first two people to play are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Li Shengli.

To be honest, Dayao's barefoot height of 2.26cm is indeed the first echelon of centers in the league.

However, the arm span alone is really not outstanding. Under normal circumstances, height and arm span are 1:1. Many people's arm span data will be more exaggerated, but there are also many whose arm span is shorter than their height. In this regard, Yao is the latter. , 225 is close to the height, but the combination of 226 height is not fatal.

The real fatal thing is that Dayao's confrontational nature is not enough.

Confrontation ability is absolutely indispensable for those who stand in the paint all year round. Dayao's weight before the draft was probably less than 300 pounds and a little over 134 kilograms, which was similar to the fourth overall pick Eddie Curry, but Yao Dee Curry is only 213cm tall.

Gaining weight can improve resistance, but it also takes into account derivative issues such as endurance and speed.

It's just that these are things for the future, and this training plan has no time to consider these, so what the base camp can really do is to let Dayao adapt to the strongest confrontation first, and at the same time systematically strengthen his basket, including all aspects of the game. The offensive techniques inside.

To this end, Jordan also brought a professional training team.

The base camp has venues and equipment, so there is no delay in training. The physical training is all done by the trainer's team, the skill training is done by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the confrontation training is done by Li Shengli. This kind of training has lasted for more than a month. Growth is visible to the naked eye.

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"Li, the recent training results have been good. I feel like my youth is back!" At the end of the day's training, Jordan seemed to have found the latest direction of struggle when he saw Yao, and he was particularly motivated every day.

"Has your youth come back?" Li Shengli and Jordan found a place to sit down at the training ground. They couldn't help but glance at Jordan and said, "Come on, I remember you are already 38, why are you so weird when you are almost 40?" Do you have youth?"

"Why not? No one really thinks I'm old, right?"

"Man, look at Yao now, he is already my man, I believe he will play well!"

"There are still several transactions that are about to be negotiated. I have enough reasons to believe that the Wizards' time is coming. More importantly, I will witness this moment on the court. When the new season starts, I will tell everyone, even if Michael Jordan can still beat everyone at 50 years old!"