The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 381 The 18-year draft with a terrifying success rate
Knicks fans have extremely mixed emotions right now.

Facing the upcoming playoffs, they should be very excited, because the Knicks dynasty is close at hand, and they will soon have a dynasty of their own.

But when they thought that Li Xun would leave the Knicks completely in two months, they felt very reluctant.

After really owning Li Xun, all other top players are not worth mentioning in their eyes.

It is no exaggeration to say that even now that Jordan has returned to his peak period, they will definitely not take it seriously. How can Jordan have such dominance as Li Xun.

Li Xun is still very excited, because in less than two months, he will achieve the feat of nine consecutive championships.

The key to these nine consecutive championships is still three dynasties.

Li Xun joined three teams and created three dynasties.

There are only a few dynasties in NBA history, but now Li Xun has created three by himself.

In the first round of the playoffs, Li Xun simply played only two home games.

Because the opponent was so weak, even if Li Xun didn't play, he could still sweep the opponent.

In the next second round of the playoffs, that is, the Eastern Conference semifinals, Li Xun can't be so big.

They will face the Cavaliers in this round of the series.

Even Li Xun didn't expect that the knights would cause them some trouble.

The Cavaliers are now the Big Three, and James continues to be targeted by Li Xun, and it is still difficult to perform at the top.

As for Love and Irving, this round of the series broke out one after another.

Fortunately, Love said that Owen was a little bit helpless.

Facing Rondo's defense, Irving became more courageous as he fought.

Li Xun originally thought that the reason why Paul was able to restrict Owen so well was that Paul's trash talk was so powerful.

As a result, it seems that it is not all because of trash talk.

Because Rondo's trash talk is more vicious, Li Xun is a little annoyed when he listens to it.

As a result, Irving became more and more courageous in the battle, and after a few games, he even scored a terrifying 37 points per game.

However, the Cavaliers just caused some troubles for the Knicks, not to the point where they could really overthrow the Knicks. After all, the Knicks' lineup is there.

In the end, the Knicks defeated the Cavaliers with a big score of 4:1 and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

James and others seem to be in a good mood.

After all, the whole world thinks that the Cavaliers will be swept. After all, the Big Four of the Cavaliers were swept by the Knicks last season.

Durant is missing this season, and the result is a win, which is enough to make people happy.

The opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals is the Toronto Raptors, who have a better regular season record than the Cavaliers.

In the end, the Raptors were directly swept by the Knicks without winning a game.

The main reason is that after Durant was locked up by Li Xun on the Raptors side, their lineup lacked the kind of explosive scoring players.

You can't expect Jordan and Xiaogangpao to score [-] or [-] points in the game, and DeRozan still hasn't completely eradicated the problem of bad three-pointers.

The main reason is that he didn't dare to shoot. After four games, he averaged only 2.5 three-pointers per game.

It's just too little.

After getting the tickets to the finals, Li Xun led the Knicks to the finals with the Dallas Mavericks.

This is actually the last eight years, the Mavericks reached the finals seven times.

When Li Xun didn't go to the Mavericks, they reached the finals under the leadership of Nowitzki.

Then after Li Xun went, he entered the finals three times and won three championships.

Now Li Xun has left for another three seasons. During these three years, they relied on the lineup left by Li Xun to reach the finals every year.

But everyone knows that it will be difficult for the Mavericks to maintain such dominance next season.

The main reason is that Antetokounmpo's contract has expired, and there are too many players on the Mavericks side who need to renew their contracts.

Now they have to choose between Embiid and Antetokounmpo.

No matter which one is lost, it will definitely seriously affect the Mavericks' combat effectiveness.

In the final round of the finals, Li Xun won without any surprises.

With nine consecutive championships in hand, Li Xun is gradually catching up with Lord of the Rings Bill Russell.

The entire alliance boiled over, the three-year period had come, and it was time for Li Xun to change his club.

Although many people know that Li Xun is about to join the Pacers, but they are still lucky, what if they break up with the Pacers?
In this way, Li Xun can join their home team.

But the Pacers are obviously not so stupid. What joke are you talking about, breaking up with Li Xun?
Even if Li Xun wants the moon in the sky, the Pacers must do everything possible to get it for Li Xun.

Li Xun once again won the finals MVP, the eighth fmvp of his career.

At the end of the three-day championship parade, Li Xun was invited to attend this year's awards ceremony.

But Li Xun found an excuse this time and simply didn't go.

With his own data this year, he really doesn't believe that Xiao Hua dares not give him this MVP.

The result did not exceed Li Xun's expectations.

Even if Li Xun didn't show up, Li Xun's name was heard from the beginning to the end of this awards ceremony.

The DPOY and MVP that were missed last season have returned to Li Xun's hands this season.

No way, Li Xun's data is there, and the Knicks' record this season is not bad.

Although Li Xun missed one-third of the games, the Knicks still scored an impressive record of 66 wins.

Throughout NBA history, 70 wins can be said to be rare, and teams with more than 65 wins are actually quite rare.

It is because of Li Xun that after so many years, there are teams with more than 65 wins every year.

After the awards ceremony, Li Xun received a call from Bird.

This call was mainly because Bird wanted to ask Li Xun when he was going to leave for the Pacers.

In addition, because the contract between Li Xun and the Knicks is still one year away, the Knicks still need to make a deal with the Pacers.

This transaction is just a formality.

At that time, the Mavericks traded with the Knicks and asked the Knicks for almost nothing, and even gave away a Jokic for nothing.

Now the Knicks must be embarrassed to ask for any bargaining chips.

If Li Xun is willing to take away a newcomer, Dolan will definitely not be able to refuse because of his affection.

Coincidentally, this year's NBA draft happened to be held in Indiana, and it was just right for Li Xun to pass now.

Two days later, Li Xun appeared in Byrd's office.

"Mr. Bird, I have carefully thought about our lineup in the past few days."

"I think it's possible to make a deal like that."

Li Xun then spoke out his plan.

Take out Oladipo, Thaddeus Young and Indiana Eason Chan, put them on the shelves, and exchange them for some chips.

This decision directly shocked Bird.

He could understand that Li Xun wanted to sell Yang and Eason Chan, after all, the strength of these two people might not be appreciated by Li Xun.

The strength of these two people is not at the star level, and it is normal for Li Xun to look down on them.

But Oladipo?

Bird originally thought that Li Xun would value Oladipo quite a lot. After all, Oladipo played a pretty perfect season.

Three teams of the best team, plus one team of the best defensive team.

Even in the DPOY selection, Oladipo got the top three votes, second only to Li Xun and Gobert.

The defense is super strong, and the overall combat power can be selected into the best team. This is a super player who can't be found even with a lantern.

Li Xun actually wants to sell?
This really made Byrd a little confused.

For a moment he hesitated.

He also knows that the only thing he needs to do now is to cooperate with Li Xun, but if he cooperates like this without caring about anything, isn't he a bit too bottomless on his side.

"Lee, can you tell me why you sold Oladipo?"

"His performance last season, I think you should also be able to see, is definitely the top five guards in the league today."

"Even counting the defense, he's definitely in the top three."

"It would be a pity to sell it."

Byrd said very reluctantly.

Because Li Xun only played three years in the Pacers, after Li Xun left, Bird still wanted to continue to build a team around Oladipo.

Li Xun smacked his lips, "His style of play reminds me of Wade."

"I'm worried about his health. You should know what happens to this type of player if he suffers a serious injury."

This made Byrd ponder.

What Li Xun said is actually correct. Players like Wade and Rose are really strong when they are healthy.

But once he is seriously injured, the decline in strength is really severe.

On the contrary, those pitcher-type players, even if they suffer serious injuries, still have the possibility of returning to the top.

For example, Klay and Curry have suffered injuries that can ruin their careers, but they still recovered.

But Oladipo has a good shooting ability after all, so Bird doesn't think Audi will really follow in the footsteps of Rose or Wade.

"How about this, I'll tell Oladipo."

"This kind of thing should always be told to him, otherwise it's a bit too ruthless."

Byrd sighed.

In the afternoon, Li Xun received a call from Oladipo.

On the phone, Audi begged to meet Li Xun and have a good chat.

Li Xun has no ill feeling towards Audi. On the contrary, he admires Audi's hardworking players.

Since they wanted to meet, Li Xun didn't refuse. They found a restaurant and the two met.

"Lee, I beg you to let me stay with the Pacers."

"I don't know why you have the idea of ​​trading me off."

"Is it because I didn't play hard enough last season? Or like Mr. Bird said, are you worried that I will suffer serious injuries?"

"I know any superstar in the league would be your teammate if you just open your mouth."

"But I beg you to give me a chance, I want to win, I want to be part of a dynasty."

As soon as Oladipo sat down, he talked to Li Xun anxiously.

It can be seen that he really wants to stay in the Pacers.

And he is also very clear about his current situation. Whether he can stay in the Pacers is really just a matter of Li Xun's words.

Li Xun was a little embarrassed.

Knowing that Audi will suffer serious injuries next season and the tendon in his right knee will be torn, it would definitely not be rational to keep him.

But Li Xun couldn't bear to see Audi begging him so much.

"Okay, then stay."

"But I think you might have to pay more attention to your health."

"Be sure to protect your body next season."

The reason why Li Xun stayed with Audi was actually thinking that if Audi was his teammate, he might not be injured.

In Li Xun's team, there is generally no need for players to work hard.

Audi doesn't have to hold the ball and rush inside to be a death squad, so the chance of injury will be reduced a lot.

In addition, Li Xun has been paying attention on the field, which can largely prevent Audi from being injured.

This can be regarded as a good deed, so that Audi, which should have fallen, can continue to stand firm.

Hearing that Li Xun was willing to let him stay, Audi was as happy as a child.

After another week or so, the annual draft is about to begin.

"Lee, we currently have four first-round picks and two second-round picks."

"The four first-round picks are No. 6, No. 10 and No. 13, and there is one No. 22."

Byrd said proudly.

For more than two years, he has done almost nothing, but has been hoarding draft picks.

Li Xun nodded with a smile, "That's right, those three lottery picks are definitely priceless."

"Let's put it this way, in this year's lottery show, even if you choose with your eyes closed, it's very difficult to choose parallel imports."

This is not a joke by Li Xun, but the top fourteen picks in the 18th draft, the success rate is very scary.

Only No. 9 Knox and No. 13 Jerome Robinson were not played.

Knox can be regarded as driving high and low. He averaged 12.8 points per game in his rookie season. As a No. 9 pick, he is not bad, but his offensive efficiency is too weak, and he was later abandoned by the team.

As for Robinson, the No. 13 pick, he really didn't play from the beginning to the end.

It is worth mentioning that the upper limit of Jerome Robinson's draft template happens to be Oladipo.

The Pacers already have Oladipo, and it is impossible to choose another one, so they will not choose Robinson.

The remaining players are generally not bad, which is why Li Xun said that he can choose with his eyes closed.

14 of the 12 lottery picks have become talents. Such a success rate is quite rare in NBA history, and it can even be said that it has never appeared.

For example, the seventh, ninth, No.96 and No.11 in 12 were all lost.

For the Platinum generation in 03, more water was lost, and more than half of the top [-] picks were lost.

As for the 84 diamond generation, half of the people were lost.

Looking at it this way, the success rate of the 2018 draft is really a bit scary.

"Li, do you want us to choose a Chinese player?"

"We have a lot of draft picks this year, and we can pick one if you want."

Byrd continued.

Li Xun shook his head, this kind of thing is as good as fate, it is really unnecessary.

Zhao Jiwei and Wang Zhelin were not by their side, and they played a world.

There is no need to specifically select Chinese players.

And this year Li Xun's template generator, he didn't even think about who to use it, because he really couldn't find a Chinese player who was qualified to use it.

(End of this chapter)