basketball task

Chapter 341 Draft and Reinforcement

On June 6, the 25 NBA Draft was held at the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

At this time of year, the NBA draft always attracts the attention of basketball fans all over the world. They like to watch some future super giants be selected, continue to grow up, and become the leaders of the team. There are even some amazingly talented players. It will be able to influence the future pattern of the NBA.

In the draft two years ago, the Chinese star Chan Ning selected by Philadelphia is the best example.

In last year's draft, Coach Cheeks also selected Spanish power forward Ibaka in the first round according to Channing's suggestion, and European point guard Dragic in the second round. After a whole season, Dragic Some of his performances did not meet expectations, but Ibaka fully demonstrated his talent, and soon became the starting lineup for the blacksmith. His individual defense, assist defense ability, rebounding ability, and frame protection ability are all very good. Reliable mobile four with ample size.

This summer, Ibaka has higher demands on himself. He has been developing mid-range jumper technology and plans to apply it to the NBA in the near future. If his open shot is stable enough, then Channing will consider it appropriately. Increase the pick-and-roll drama with Ibaka, so that this ambitious young man can participate more in the offense.

I have found treasures in the draft for two consecutive years, but today the Philadelphia fans have no expectations for the draft. The main reason is that in order to strengthen the lineup last season and win the championship with all their strength, Coach Cheeks has sent all the two draft picks for this year. In other words, they will have nothing to harvest today, and can only watch others harvest.

Qian Ning didn't even bother to watch the live broadcast of the draft, and was preoccupied with his training camp career in China.

After the draft results came out, Coach Cheeks informed Channing immediately.

No. [-] pick Griffin, no doubt;

Thabeet was second in the list, one parallel importer;
Tanhualang Harden, the Thunder is another supernova who will change the situation of the future league;
Curry was selected with the 7th pick in the first round. This thin little guy is seriously underestimated at the moment, but Channing didn't have the idea to use him, because he knew it was impossible;

In addition, there are good players such as Rubio and Jennings among the rookies this year. Although they cannot be compared with the 2007 class with Channing and Durant, it can be regarded as a big draft year.

Other teams got potential rookies. Veteran teams such as the Cavaliers, Lakers, and Celtics are staring at the free market. Coach Cheeks really can’t stand his team’s inaction throughout the summer. A series of phone calls urging money Ning came back as soon as possible to discuss the countermeasures for reinforcement.

After another half a month, Qian Ning finished the training camp, took care of the chores, and had a good time in the country, and then asked Dayao to board the plane back to the United States.

"Coach Cheeks, you've done a great job, I applaud you for your hard work this summer!"

As soon as they met, Channing gave Coach Cheeks a warm hug and gave him a big compliment, which made the old guy a little overwhelmed.

In fact, the Philadelphia team does not have much room to maneuver in this offseason. Yao Ming's contract has not yet expired, Channing is in the last year of his rookie contract, Battier and Pietrus also have contracts, and Birdman The cheap contracts signed by Anderson and Livingston last year can last another year. Ibaka and Dragic are all rookie contracts. Kyle Lowry, Jason Thompson, Belinelli, Channing Frye The contracts are also within the validity period, so there is no need to do anything.

Apart from holding retirement conferences for Sam Cassell and Mutombo and immediately holding an induction ceremony, Cheeks has been extremely relaxed this summer, with nothing to do.

But in fact, the old coach in charge is still worrying about it. The Philadelphia team still has about 2000 million US dollars in salary space. Go big.

"Reinforcing and strengthening, when will it be a head, why not take a rest, anyway, we are already so strong, what are we afraid of?"

Channing said with a smile, after winning the championship, Channing has become Philadelphia's new favorite. Not only does he have a unique position in the team, but he is also appreciated by the boss, Ed Snyder, so this guy is also a bit floating. When discussing serious matters, he did not forget to make jokes, which made Coach Cheeks dumbfounded.

"No way, dear. Although we are very strong, the opponent will not accept the result of failure. As far as I know, the Lakers are trying to strengthen their defensive strength in the second and third positions. They are likely to be eyeing Houston's Artest is a free agent, and Ariza, who performed very well in this year's playoffs, is said to want a big contract, so the Lakers can't keep it."

Cheeks took out his small notebook and seriously analyzed it with Channing and Yao Ming. The information recorded in it was all half-truths and half-false information that Cheeks inquired through various relationships and channels.

Among them, super teams such as the Lakers, Cavaliers, and Celtics are designed, as well as famous stars such as Iverson and Artest. Hit back.

"So, we can't fall behind! There's still so much salary space, so we should do something. Channing, Yao Ming, what's your suggestion?"

Cheeks asked worriedly. From the guy's nervous expression, it can be seen that although he won a championship, Cheeks is still not confident enough.

This point is basically consistent with the views of most fans and media people. They all think that the Philadelphia team's victory is more due to luck. , achieved Philadelphia's dominance in the East, and then the opponents in the East were too weak, Philadelphia swept consecutively, waiting for work, and had the upper hand in physical strength against the Lakers. Many chances and coincidences contributed to Philadelphia's victory.

However, people in the media felt that Philadelphia's championship was only a flash in the pan. At best, it was only the 2004 Pistons.

Why do you judge like this?

The major media have conclusively stated that Philadelphia lacks the background of a strong team!

What he said seemed to be true. Not only did the flickering fans believe it, but they waited wholeheartedly for the resurgence of the Lakers giants, the Celtics started a dynasty, and the Cavaliers ruled the world. The team's strength has lost confidence, so watching others strengthen themselves is like ants on a hot pot, and they can't sit still.

(End of this chapter)