The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 337 336. The talent show has come to an end (5K words ask for a monthly ticket)

February 6.

As the offseason progressed, on this day, the league ushered in the annual draft.

But for the Magic, this year's draft can only serve as a spectator.

Because in the past few seasons, with a series of bullshit operations by the management, the Magic this season can be said to be a bare-bones commander, not even having a draft pick.

Therefore, when most teams in the league are relatively excited, the Magic, which won the championship this season, behaved indifferently.

Damn, I don't even have a chance to be drafted anyway, why am I excited? ! !

But even so, this still can't stop the management of the Magic team from coming to the scene, intending to watch a lively behavior.

After all, no matter how you say it, the draft conference is a classic occasion every year, so even if you don't have a draft pick in your hand, you can still investigate the enemy's situation in it.

Let's see who can become the biggest obstacle on his way to the championship next season.

Or if you are lucky, if you encounter a team that wants to trade draft picks outside, then the Magic can use cash to buy some draft picks that are relatively low.

Although this probability can be said to be very small, after all, there is still a glimmer of hope.

At the same time, of course, Su Jiu didn't go to the scene with the management, but sat at home and turned on the TV to watch the draft with his friends Courtney Lee and Iverson.

In fact, before the start of this draft, the outside world considered it to be a young draft year, and it was believed that there were absolutely very few stars that could be selected this year.

But Su Jiu knew from the eyes of someone who had experienced it that this year's draft was not easy.

Especially James Harden and Curry in the first round have become iconic figures in the post-small ball era.

In addition, Griffin, DeRozan, Rubio, Holiday, Evans in the first round, these players also have good personal strength.

It's just a pity that the Magic didn't have a draft pick this year, otherwise Su Jiu would really have to think about how to persuade the management to have a right choice.

"Hey, Allen, has the team contacted you in the past few days, what are you going to do next season, have you thought about it?"

Before the start of the draft, Su Jiu, who was sitting on the sofa eating melon seeds, was obviously bored, but after thinking about Iverson, he asked Iverson while eating melon seeds.

"Yes, my agent and I have been in contact with the team for the past two days. My agent wants to try to get me a long-term contract."

"But the team is only willing to offer me a two-year contract at most, and the second year will be a team option, so this is the current difference between me and the team."

"As for the specifics, I may not be able to figure it out for a while. Anyway, my agent is negotiating with the team now."

Seeing Iverson sitting on the other side of the sofa who obviously didn't care, Su Jiu stood up and poked the latter.

"What about you, do you have any thoughts now, do you want to stay, or do you want to go to other teams to fight for a big contract."

After hearing Su Jiu's question, Iverson was obviously helpless.

"Actually, I shouldn't have said these words, but we are brothers, so these words will not reach the ears of the management."

"Actually, from my personal point of view, I still hope to stay in the team. After all, I really had a happier time this year."

"The most important thing is that my thoughts are the same as yours. I also want to try my best in the final stage of my career to see if I can hit two consecutive championships this season."

"Hey, just looking at it now, the contract issue may not be settled for a while."

"However, if the team is willing to make greater concessions in terms of salary, then I think a two-year contract is not unacceptable."

"As for what the final result will be, I can only take one step at a time, but I still hope to stay and fight with you."

After listening to Iverson's words, Su Jiu and Xiao Lizi fell into silence together.

Because in the commercial league of the NBA, even if you have made great contributions to the team's championship journey, if it involves contract issues, it is basically very realistic.

So after listening to what Iverson said, Su Jiu also didn't know how to persuade him.

After all, regarding this matter, Iverson, who has been in the league for many years, is obviously clearer than himself.

...............

As the draft conference was about to start, the scene of the draft conference was extremely lively at the moment. Table after table of young talents filled the entire hall.

And in addition, the management of each team also took this opportunity to get together and communicate.

However, although these people have smiles on their faces, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is the so-called superficial smile.

The communication between each other is basically some unquestionable nonsense.

It can be said that, except for a few people who have a really good relationship in private, in most cases, this is an occasion to get together and brag.

Since the Magic did not have a draft pick this year, before the draft, it can be said that the management of the Magic did not have any pressure.

After all, the main purpose of coming here today is to watch the excitement. Whether it is good or bad, this thing has nothing to do with the Magic.

And since the Magic has already determined that they will not make a difference in this year's draft, the management of the Magic has already put all their focus on the free market at this time.

Otherwise, it is impossible for the Magic to have very close contact with the Nets in private just after the season ended.

As the saying goes, the first strike is the best, and the second strike will suffer. Although the free market will not officially start until August, but before that, no team can really sit on the Diaoyutai and wait until August in a hurry before making contact.

You know, for some teams that failed to make the playoffs, when other teams may still be in the playoffs, these teams have already contacted other players in private.

Even if this kind of behavior is strictly prohibited by the alliance on the surface, and once violated, the consequences will be very serious.

But in the commercial league of the NBA, there are policies and countermeasures. Even if there are clear regulations in the league, it will be difficult to completely contain this source.

If everyone really follows the express regulations and has to wait until mid-July, when the free market is about to open, before contacting free agents.

Then those players who signed the contract instantly as soon as the free market opened, didn't they all become open-minded people! !

Amidst the joking and joking among the crowd, the 2009 NBA Draft officially began at this time.

And when the draft officially started, at the moment in the villa on the other side, Su Jiu, Xiao Lizi, and Iverson immediately regained their spirits.

Everyone picked up the melon seeds on the coffee table and prepared to watch a good show. Even for this year's general draft pick, Su Jiu's psychology is already very clear.

But at this moment, sitting and watching with his two friends, Su Jiu still had very high expectations for the next draft.

I even want to see if there will be some different changes in this year's draft due to my own butterfly effect, even if this change may be very subtle.

With the first pick in the first round, the Clippers chose "short-handed monster" Blake Griffin.

Although Griffin's wingspan is short enough, and he still suffers from some injuries, but this year, in a recognized draft year, Griffin's physical fitness is obviously a major reason to attract the Clippers.

And it should not be said that although Griffin is not a superstar in the league, if you look at Griffin's entire career, he is at least worthy of the status of the No. [-] pick.

Among other things, relying on Griffin's excellent physical fitness and the mentality of a fool who dares to buckle and jump, at least get Griffin, then the box office in the game can still be guaranteed.

With the second pick in the first round, the blind-eyed Grizzlies still used the second pick to select Thabeet, who is as tall as [-] meters.

You know, Thabeet has always been called the second-best player in later generations. After entering the NBA, he has never been able to adapt to this kind of game intensity.

However, in the past few years, the NBA still maintains the insider mentality that there are big elections and small ones who are not big.

Coupled with Thabeet's performance in the NCAA junior season, it is indeed a bit eye-catching. In the junior season, Thabeet averaged 13.5 points, 10.9 rebounds and 4.27 blocks per game.

Among them, the average of nearly 4.3 blocks per game is what fascinates the Grizzlies the most, and finally Thabeet's very confusing height is added.

Then Thabeet can be selected by an NBA team with such a high pick, all this seems to be taken for granted again.

However, when Su Jiu watched the Grizzlies still choose Thabeet with the second pick in front of the TV, he shook his head helplessly.

"It's really a waste..."

With the third pick in the first round, the Thunder chose James Harden, a man who won the regular season MVP and the league scoring champion in later generations.

But if there is no accident, after Harden joins the Thunder, I am afraid it will be difficult to get too much shooting space, and he will still play the role of a sixth man like in his previous life.

And when Su Jiu saw that the Thunder used the No. [-] pick to select James Harden, he licked his lips with a little greed.

Even at this moment, Su Jiu was a little annoyed for a while, annoyed why he was not a coach.

Otherwise, the annual talent show will become his "purchasing channel". Just thinking about this kind of thing makes Su Jiu feel extremely happy.

With the fourth pick in the first round, the Kings chose Tyreke Evans, and the Timberwolves with the fifth pick chose "Golden Boy" Rubio.

The Warriors with the seventh pick chose the future three-pointer, Stephen Curry.

The Raptors selected DeRozan with the ninth overall pick, Jennings was selected by the Bucks with the tenth overall pick, Holiday was selected by the 17ers with the 76th overall pick, and Teague was selected by the Eagles with the 19th overall pick.

The Grizzlies chose Carroll with the 27th pick, and the Los Angeles Lakers, who lost in the Finals this year, chose Tony Douglas, a point guard with very strong stealing ability, with the 29th pick in the first round.

And I believe that many Chinese fans are definitely very familiar with this player. After all, Douglas can also be called a CBA star.

With the end of the first round of the draft, in the middle of this, the league specially arranged a 20-minute break.

During this 20-minute break, the teams can trade draft picks with each other, and trade up, down, and money for second-round picks.

It can be said that in this short 20 minutes, the whole scene is the most lively existence in the whole day today.

Because during this period, whether it is a team that wants to trade or does not want to trade, they will come out of the room to walk around, and everyone will gather together in the lobby, chatting with each other.

And this situation is obviously a rare thing for the team management who has been very busy throughout the year.

Before the break, the management of the Magic team had a meeting to discuss whether to spend a lot of money to acquire a second-round pick.

After all, in the league, although first-round picks are rarely directly exchanged for cash, there are too many trades for second-round picks.

However, under the discussion between the president of team operations and Stan Van Gundy and others, the Magic management finally gave up the idea of ​​buying and selling the second-round pick.

After all, this year is a draft year that is unanimously recognized by the outside world. In addition, it is difficult to find truly outstanding players in the second round.

Therefore, after unanimous discussions among the management, it was finally decided to abandon this year's draft, and put all their thoughts into the free market, spend a lot of money in the free market, and resolutely carry out the impact of two consecutive championships.

As time passed, after 20 minutes, the second round of the NBA draft continued.

With the 33rd pick in the second round, the Blazers chose Cunningham, a man who also experienced the baptism of CBA in his previous life.

With the 37th pick in the second round, the Spurs chose DeJuan Blair, a heavyweight insider who is only 120 meters tall but weighs [-] kilograms.

Although Blair is not a particularly outstanding player, he has been considered a good choice in the entire second round of this year.

With the 39th overall pick in the second round, the Pistons chose Jerebko, who played for the Warriors briefly in later generations.

With the 42nd pick in the second round, as the old opponent of the Magic, the Lakers chose Beverly, the famous mad dog in the league.

But unfortunately, according to the normal historical trajectory, after the Lakers chose Beverly, they immediately traded him to the Heat.

And because of the salary space, the Heat kept Beverley in Europe to play.

So invisibly, Beverly missed the opportunity to go to the Lakers. Otherwise, relying on the offensive and defensive backcourt combination of Beverly and Kobe, the Lakers may become very threatening.

With the 46th pick in the second round, the Cleveland Cavaliers, a potential opponent of the Magic, selected Danny Green.

That's right, it is the legendary and famous Iron King, and Los Angeles Crouching Dragon! !

But it's not the same, if nothing else, the Magic will soon cut Green after signing him.

Before going to the Spurs, Green's position on the court has always been confusing, so if you want to hear Danny Green's 3D reputation, I'm afraid you have to wait a few more years.

With the 48th overall pick in the second round, the Suns selected Griffin's older brother, Taylor Griffin.

However, although these two people are both named Griffin, there is a huge difference in strength between the two.

Under normal development circumstances, after Taylor Griffin was selected by the Suns, he only played a total of eight games for the Suns before being forcibly waived.

As for these eight games, they also became the swan song of Taylor Griffin's NBA career.

With the 55th pick in the second round, the Trail Blazers chose Patrick Milson. Like Danny Green, Nelson's career was a mess before going to the Spurs.

As the draft is coming to an end, at the end of the second round, the Magic's three potential opponents, the Cavaliers, Celtics, and Lakers, respectively chose the little-known Preljic, CBA legend Hudson, and Qinnamuru Eronu, who even Su Jiu didn't know who it was.

So far, the 2009 NBA draft has come to an end. After watching this year's draft, Su Jiu felt a little lucky.

Because in this year's draft, in the east and west, the teams that can be called potential threats to the Magic on the way to the championship all failed to obtain any high-quality players in the draft.

So after seeing this, Su Jiu let out a long breath.

As for the future, as long as the team can operate a little more normally in the free market, then in the next season, the defending champion Magic will still be the biggest favorite to win the championship! ! !

In addition, with the end of the 2009 NBA Draft, each team also focused on other places.

For the teams that have gained something in this year's draft, they will focus on the summer league held by the league in early July.

I plan to use the summer league to conduct some training and inspections on rookie players in advance.

For a team like the Magic, which basically has nothing to gain in the draft, it is wholeheartedly focusing on the free market.

I plan to use this period of July to try my best to contact more players who can bring growth to the team.

As the saying goes, at the beginning of the season, this is the players' battlefield, and at the end of the season, this is the management's battlefield.

So although the 08-09 season has come to an end, for each team, the invisible smoke has just been diffused...

(End of this chapter)