I'm not really a role player

Chapter 227 Before the draft and the Olympics

As soon as the finals are over, the NBA enters the next stage, and the draft is about to begin.

The lottery ceremony for the draft was completed long before the finals.

Xiao Du participated in the lottery ceremony, for which he ended his fishing trip in Hawaii ahead of schedule.

As a result, this lottery ceremony was not as expected by the Supersonics, which will soon be renamed the Thunder.

Speaking of which, this year's draft lottery ceremony can be regarded as the most suspenseful lottery.

Because there are too many bad teams, and the record is not much different. It seems that there are as many as eight or nine teams, all of which have a chance to win the No. [-] lottery.

However, this year's No. [-] pick, after the University of Memphis made it all the way to the NCAA finals and Derrick Rose performed well, has already been selected by default.

Xiao Du sat in the Madison Square Theater in New York and watched as the Bulls won the No. [-] lottery, followed by the Heat, who took the No. [-] lottery.

To be honest, the Thunder really want a top and second pick. The top pick can be Xiaodu's good brother Michael Beasley, and the second pick can also bet on Beasley.

However, the No. [-] pick has already been decided by default, and the second place was also taken away by the Heat with a worse record.

Fortunately, the Thunder had good luck. In the subsequent third pick in the first round, Adam Silver, the vice president of the league, called out the Thunder's team name.

This is a deviation from history.

Li Ke, who also paid attention to the lottery ceremony at that time, had to wonder if David Stern had messed up again.

After all, in the past season, the league has put him and Xiao Du on opposite sides, and the enemy of life has been established.

As a result, Li Ke entered the finals one step ahead, and the enemy of this life was a little unbalanced.

If you want a balance, you must first strengthen the strength of the Thunder.

Because of Rose, the No. [-] pick can't be given. The Heat's record is so bad.

So in the end, Stern could only assign one pick to the Thunder.

"Tan Hua... I don't know who Lei Ting will choose?"

It's time to test Sam Presti, can he continue to open his eyes?
After the Thunder, the fourth pick in the first round was given to the Timberwolves with the second worst record.

Then there are the Grizzlies, Clippers, Knicks, Bucks, Nets, Pacers, Kings, Trail Blazers, Warriors and 76ers, lined up.

Generally speaking, this order has not changed much compared to the previous life.

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Li Ke stopped in Laomei for two or three days. On the one hand, after the finals, Li Ke was busy with business affairs.

For example, Li Kede was interviewed by many media, and the most famous one was "Time Magazine".

That's right, Li Ke is going to appear in Time Magazine, and he's on the cover!
In addition to many exclusive interviews, Li Ke has also accepted many endorsements.

Last year, Li Ke only signed the advertising endorsement contracts of Coca-Cola and Mercedes-Benz. This time, Li Ke's momentum has reached its peak. Both David Falk and Lu Ning agree that it is time for Li Ke to show his strength.

Therefore, for Laomei, Li Keyi connected six endorsements including KFC, Starbucks, Spalding basketball, and Gatorade sports drinks, and the income of each endorsement reached millions of dollars.

On the other side of the ocean, Li Ke also took over the endorsements of Bright Dairy and Life Insurance, and the income from each endorsement was even greater.

In addition, AJ also officially decided to issue signed sneakers to Li Ke.

"Michael and AJ's director had a discussion meeting, and the signature shoe thing has been finalized, so now, Sheldon, you need a personal LOGO."

David Falk reported the matter to Li Ke, and at the same time threw the issue of his personal logo to Li Ke.

Regarding the personal logo, Li Ke is not a professional, and of course he does not have a mature idea, but he proposed a direction.

"David, do you know my Chinese name, described in English letters, is Like?"

David Falk shook his head, of course he didn't know.

Laomei is used to calling Li Ke Sheldon, and Li Ke occasionally uses his Chinese name, mostly when signing.

But Li Ke's signature is written in Chinese characters.

Therefore, David Falk has never studied it. Now, when Li Ke mentioned it, he suddenly understood.

"Like? Like it, it is indeed a good direction, so, what do you think?"

"Look for professionals to make a LOGO in this direction."

"understood."

In addition to business affairs, on the other hand, the Bobcats' team building for the new season also needs Li Ke's advice.

Before the draft, Boss Qiao approached Li Ke and asked Li Ke what he thought about the draft.

Regarding this, Li Ke was very puzzled: "The draft? Don't we have no draft rights?"

Two big trades, the Bobcats first sent their first round, and then the second round was gone.

Empty hands, what else can you think about in this draft?
Boss Joe said: "We have already contacted the Timberwolves, and we plan to use next year's second round to add a sum of money to exchange from the Timberwolves for the 34th overall pick in this year's second round."

"The 34th overall pick in the second round?"

Li Ke confirmed it with some surprise, and his brain started at the same time, quickly thinking about what outstanding choices they have in this position.

But looking at Boss Qiao again, Li Ke suddenly realized: "The management has finalized this second round so early, does it already have an idea?"

"Hmm, that's right." Boss Joe nodded. "We're leaning towards Mario Chalmers at Kansas, who's projected to be around here."

"Why Mario Chalmers?"

"Because of this playoffs, it showed us how important it is to be a [-]-point shooter."

"Okay, but boss, I think, more than outside shooters, we need a center to help Shaq take the pressure off."

After thinking for a moment, Li Ke already thought of a name.

"A center forward?"

"That's right, the center I'm looking at is also named Jordan."

"DeAndre Jordan?" Boss Joe shook his head, "He entered the little green room."

"Do you trust me, boss?"

Under Joe's very puzzled eyes, Li Ke told him with certainty: "DeAndre Jordan will fall all the way to the second round."

"No way, he is the main center of Texas A&M University!"

"But in the second half of the season, he lost his main position, and, in the confrontation with Kevin Love, he was completely at a disadvantage, and he was too rough."

The reasons given by Li Ke are very detailed. Boss Qiao has already believed in Li Ke's judgment, but he still hesitates because...

He once used the No. [-] pick to choose a center forward who also had no skills. Today, it has become a shame for him.

Now, Li Ke asked him to choose another rough center forward, so he was naturally hesitant.

It doesn't matter to Li Ke, it's best for Jordan to come. If Boss Qiao sticks to his opinion and chooses Chalmers, that's not bad.

In short, both options are good choices, but Jordan is better.

Think about it, after two seasons, the old Shark's contract expires, will the third-year Jordan Jr. happen to take over?

It just doesn't fit too well!
"Of course, boss, I'm just giving my suggestion. The final choice still lies with the management."

"I know, Sheldon..."

Looking at Boss Qiao who was in deep thought, Li Ke left.

He left Charlotte, first took a flight to Los Angeles, transited in Los Angeles, and flew directly to the other side of the ocean.

Back home with Tim Graver, David Falk and Lunin.

And the footsteps of the 08 Olympic Games have gradually approached...

(End of this chapter)