The god who strikes iron is here

Chapter 189 On the Eve of the Storm in the Long Grass Period

Well, the championship is out, the fans have entered the rough period, but the league office has just begun to enter a busy time.

Nothing, just a small meeting to discuss how to do some "macro operations" in this year's draft.

This is also what Stern has often done since he came to power.

Yep, that's my David Stern version of "fair and fair."

Originally, 97 was not a prime year for the draft, but because of this hot man, there was no other way. Most of the teams in the league were failing, so it was impossible for him not to make good use of it.

David Stern's idea is that to create stars, to create gods, to create, but also to balance.

This is also the reason why Paul was stopped from going to the Lakers.

He doesn't want to create a super team with N halls of fame, at least he can't form it directly, and he doesn't care if he can play it.

So the Green Army, first of all, is impossible. Didn’t you see that the vice president Lars Granik is very sensible, and he didn’t discuss the Green Army’s team logo at all.

This is called "professional".

"Tell me, Lars Granik, what's your opinion?" David Stern pretended to be democratic, but in fact, he already had an answer to his iron-fisted politics.

Lars Granik also knew that he might have the answer, but since he asked, he had to answer it well: "I don't think teams in big cities need it, and teams that don't have the strength to compete with strong teams don't need to think about it."

David Stern nodded again and again, which won my heart deeply.

"What about you, Adam, tell me your opinion." Stern asked another man with glasses.

"I don't know, I'm all subject to the will of the President." This guy can speak, although he came from a higher education institution, but he has no arrogance at all, and despite his appearance, his work efficiency is better than that of Lars Granik .

"Well, my opinion is, Russ Granik's opinion is an improvement, what's the way to make the league more attractive? It's a waste to put Duncan on a bad team. We need to put him on a team that can improve the strength quickly. Go to the team, so that this team can become a strong team in the league in a short time. In order to compete with the existing strong team structure." After Stern finished speaking, the following people nodded one after another, not just compliments, but also true Consideration is the most conducive to the development of the alliance and the development of ratings.

It's completely fair and just, as the previous NBA has seen, it's half dead, it doesn't work at all.

Still have to go through the channel of the business alliance.

Since it is a business alliance, then...

Everything can be "commercialized".

But the Celtics are not vegetarians. Auerbach is very conceited. He thinks that he won another first round from the Mavericks, so it is a real double insurance, at least more likely than other teams.However, he didn't expect it to be more shameless than being shameless, of course being a "banker".

If you play with the "banker" and they do some "secret operations", even if you have three insurances, it will be of no use.

There are also the team logos of several teams on the table.

Grizzlies?No, it's too far away. You can't give Duncan to Canada at all, and adding a Duncan won't quickly allow them to match the current strong teams in the league.

So, PASS.

Nuggets?No, it doesn’t look like a strong team at all. In a word, PASS.

Lone Ranger?The draft picks are all given to the Greens, take them away.

The Warriors are not bad, but their wins are too high, more than 30 wins, it is too obvious to give, PASS.

The remaining teams in the West are the Los Angeles Clippers and the San Antonio Spurs as dual candidates.

The teams in the East are either too good, or they don't see the future at all, or they were ruled out early by Stern, so only the Philadelphia 76ers are left.

Now there are three team candidates: the 76ers, Clippers, and Spurs.

After thinking for a long time, Stern decided to sign the No. [-] pick to——

San Antonio native.

In addition to the Spurs getting Duncan, which can quickly become the ranks of the league's first strong team, and the 76ers and Clippers, Duncan is not easy to be the big brother.

He mainly wants these geniuses to be the boss, so that there is a future.

This decision surprised Russ Granik. He thought Stern would sign the No. 7 pick to the No. [-] Clippers, who had been optimistic all season.

As a result, Stern did not do this, which made Lars Granik become more and more confused about Stern.

After the meeting was over, Lars Granik asked Adam Silva, the special assistant to the president, who answered his doubts:

"It is because Mr. Stern values ​​Zheng very much that he will do this. He will not let Zheng, a huge overseas bargaining chip, play the second master. If Zheng does not play the second master, should Duncan go to be the second master? The fans will not agree either. So you understand, Mr. Granik." After finishing speaking, he also left, which made Russ Granik suddenly feel that this glasses guy who has been with Stern since a few years ago seems to be I have neglected it a bit.

I have some skills.

But he didn't expect that behind this, the guy with glasses was his worst enemy, and even kicked him out of the NBA commissioner's office early.

But in this life, it's hard to say anything, right?

As for the subsequent picks, they are all drawn out. You don't really think that in a huge business alliance, all the picks are decided, right?That's too low, and Stern's brain is broken.

Just do a good job with the No. [-] pick, and follow the rules for the rest.

Then came the pre-draft work. At this time, Zheng Tie did something he had prepared in advance.

He made a phone call and asked the domestic chasing teenagers to come to this year's NBA draft.

While the heat of the 96 Atlanta Olympics is still there, and the face is still familiar, hurry up and don't delay.

Zheng Tie is now a popular figure in China, and he is also very cooperative in domestic work, so there is no use in Bayi's disagreement. The leaders of the blue shoes like Zheng Tie, so that's all right.

In front of the leader, what is this?
Wang Zhizhi, who received a call from the team's executives, had already been told that you could participate in this year's NBA draft before he could figure out what was going on.

That, doesn't it mean that I won't be able to go there anytime soon?Roughly this question has been asked before, and the answer is no.

How did it change all of a sudden?
It didn't take long for him to receive the news that Zheng Tie, who had made a name for himself on the opposite side, called Lan Xie himself and put forward a condition for him to participate and fight side by side with him.

As a leader, listen to good words, show off your political achievements, and say that you can form a twin star with yourself in the future, sweep Asia, and challenge Europe. There is no problem at all.After hearing this, it’s all right, tell Bayi that the country’s honor is the greatest, and your team’s honor should be left behind.

So, roughly solved the problem that was not solved well in the previous life.

Roughly not yet 20 years old, he embarked on the NBA journey in a daze. Will this time be any different from the previous life?

Well, who knows, it will definitely be different anyway.

And this chain reaction has undoubtedly caused more young people in the country to begin to show stronger expectations for the future.

……

NBA teams draw lots, with some happy and some sad.

The Spurs got their wish and won the No. 97 pick in the [-] draft.

It can be seen that Auerbach's lungs almost exploded, and he didn't even get the double insurance, which really killed him.

There is a very interesting thing about this place, that is, Auerbach quickly asked Popovich to contact him, and made a preliminary contact to see if he could give up the No. [-] pick.The price is all negotiable.

This place is a bit interesting. Philadelphia didn't get the original No. [-] pick. Instead, the Clippers' head coach, Bill Fitch got the No. [-] pick.This made Zheng Tie couldn't help but look at David Sent one more time, thinking that this was taking too much care of himself, and it was too aimed at the Celtics and Philadelphia.

Old man, you are quite capable.

but……

Stern was really wronged. Except for the No. [-] pick, he can do things, and the rest, he really can't.

Now, people all over the world thought he was Zheng Tie's "faithful David Stern".

The domestic media also exaggerated this matter, which made David Stern more popular in China, saying that the others all had a feeling of "this old man is good".

The Green Army got the third pick, which is the third pick.

Philadelphia has become the biggest loser this year, but they didn't get the top three picks. It's too miserable.

Zheng Tie actually has the idea that the team choose McGrady, but his other plan will be disrupted. Zheng Tie has no plan to continue to dawdle next season.And choosing McGrady, that is, combat power and supplement to the team as a whole, is not the best choice.

Of course, you can also understand that Ah Tie wants to beat McGrady on the court, not for him to be his own Pippen.

He also knows the key to McGrady's heart, it is impossible to be willing to be subordinate to others all the time, and he will run away when his wings are hardened, even his own relatives can't tie him, let alone an outsider.

So the next best thing is to not interfere, because if things take their own course, the team can definitely choose the man who has been making crazy stunts during Auerbach's time, and then immediately trade to get what they want, allowing the team to quickly complete the overall complement. powerful.

But before that, Zheng Tie first needs to receive some of his classmates who came to the United States.

Wang Zhizhi must be a second-round pick, and no one may want this right now, so the Clippers' second-round pick is enough.

It's good to let him familiarize himself with the environment in advance.

The key is roughly as long as he does not gain weight, maintains his athletic ability, and does not weaken his movement due to injuries, his super-era projection is the rarest thing in this era. The shooting ability at the 5th position is not needed in this era, but it is needed by the Clippers.

Not only the five minors, but the five-shooter lineup with a big man is also a very popular style of play in the future. At least there are still heights and basic basket protection.Putting it in the bench lineup, it can be supplemented as anti-aircraft guns at any time, and the price is cheap, which means that you get another team's style of play for free. It's really fragrant, really fragrant.

Generally speaking, he was a little nervous at the beginning of these few days, but after getting familiar with it, it became much better. He felt that Xiao Na and the man with explosive muscles liked him very much.It's hard to say how much Zheng Tie's face has been seen here, anyway, everything is fine now that Ah Tie is covering.

Then there is a group of people waiting for the draft to start, and at the same time, the "agent" that Zheng Tie spent money on will start to act immediately.

The main reason is that he has plenty of money now, and there will be more money in the future. If he spends a little money, it will be enough that his "flesh and skin" are willing to do this.

In the United States, a beautiful knife means omnipotent in a sense.

But now, no one dared to think that an 18-year-old young man would dare to turn the entire team upside down.

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(End of this chapter)