You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 621 Savior

In the 2011 draft, Wei Xia still participated in it. He will pay attention to the team's draft, and the team also values ​​his opinion.

Last year he proposed to choose Hayward, and it turns out that his vision is okay.

Although Hayward does not have as many obvious talents as Cousins, it is definitely not a loss to select him with the ninth overall pick in the first round.

The 76ers are mainly missing two positions now.

A point guard who can unleash Holiday and a power forward who can do the dirty work.

It is difficult to choose a guard, and there are many black and tough power forwards every year.

Based on the draft picks in hand, the 76ers made a selection.

In the 2011 draft, the 76ers selected power forward Kenneth Faried from Conhead State University with their first-round pick.

Faried is a well-known rebounding monster in the NCAA. Since his sophomore year, Faried has become one of the best inside players in the league.

上赛季，已经大四的法里德创造了多项纪录，他当赛季场均能抢下14.5个篮板球。2月19日，法里德在球队71比65击败印第安纳州立大学的比赛中得到12个篮板，这使他打破了由蒂姆-邓肯保持的1570个篮板的现代NCAA联盟(1973年至今)历史记录。

In addition, Faried was selected by the American Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to the second team of the All-American team. He was the best defensive player in the Ohio Valley League for the third consecutive year, and he also won the title of the best player in the league.He also won the Valley League Player of the Week eight times.A total of 8 double-doubles were scored throughout the season, which is also the most in the entire NCAA.During his four-year college career, he had a total of 27 double-doubles, ranking second in history with Ralph Sampson.He was also named Defensive Player of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

From the perspective of the media, Farid and Wecha have something in common.

In addition to style, there is also "rebellion", often doing politically incorrect things.

For example, he would refuse to sing the national anthem because of his religious beliefs.

The last American to be punished for refusing to sing the national anthem played in the 90s. The media believes that the new generation of fans will be more tolerant.

What will happen at that time, we have to wait and see.

After that, the league was officially suspended.

The last labor negotiation before the lockout, as a member of the labor delegation with the highest salary, Wei Xia attended the labor negotiation.

The current president of the Players Association is Wechat's former teammate Derek Fisher. He played the role of a vanguard in the negotiations, twitching at the bosses and vowing to fight for the best rights and interests for the players.

Starting from Cousy and Robertson decades ago, the president of the players association has the obligation to seek the well-being of the players.

For superstars, bringing enough benefits to players can leave a legacy.

A small player in a league like Fisher is a key player in labor negotiations.

Wei Xia is only a member of the maximum salary delegation and does not have to speak, but he can listen to others.

The one that fascinates him the most is Michael Jordan.

Before retiring in 1998, as a Bulls player, Jordan scolded the Wizards owner during labor negotiations, "If you can't afford it, sell the team." Now at the negotiating table, as the owner of the Bobcats, Jordan's remarks have become "Damn it. If you don't accept the current agreement, we will see you next time! There is no discussion!"

Now, it's Fisher's turn to say this: "Michael, if you can't afford to sell the team, no one is forcing you to sit here!"

GOAT stands on the opposite side of the players.

As the poorer boss in the labor force, Jordan must hope to give players as little profit as possible.

Therefore, he is relatively strong, a pioneer who advocates that capital gains account for the majority of profits.

Due to his different status, it is impossible for his position to be towards the players.

It is unverifiable how many players have replaced the GOAT in their minds because of his businessman face.

Wei Xia participated in the last labor negotiation before the league was suspended.

The result was that the two sides did not reach an agreement, the negotiations broke down, and the alliance was officially suspended.

Cancellation of summer league, cancellation of trades, cancellation of signings, cancellation of training, cancellation of all NBA-related activities, players who were glued to the team the day before will leave today, no salary, no supervision, no one cares, no tomorrow, there are only passbooks and unlimited vacations for ordinary people.

Players with middle-class contracts and maximum-salary contracts need to wait, while the bottom players need to go overseas to find a job.

Just a few days before the suspension of the league was announced, Wei Xia announced: "I will represent the Chinese team in the 2011 Wuhan Asian Championships this summer."

This news is a shot in the arm for the Chinese team, which is aiming to win the championship and obtain the right to participate in the 2012 London Olympics.

Yao Huang retired, Tian Tianyi hadn't taken on the burden of leadership yet, the others were old and weak, it seemed that there was no one else.

Wei Xia's statement made the Chinese team have extremely strong self-confidence.

Before returning to China, Wei Xia completed another task.

His wife, Elaine Trovis, is pregnant.

Only Wei Xia's family and friends knew about this news. He was very low-key and he was unwilling to share his private affairs with the outside world. Therefore, before the reporters found out about Elaine's pregnant belly, it would be an insignificant secret to outsiders.

In mid-July, Wei Xia flew back to China, first went to Beijing, met with various parties, and then transferred to the national team's training base to report.

With the arrival of Wei Xia, the Chinese team has unprecedentedly possessed the top five players in the world.

Last season, he was the NBA's All-Star starter, first team member, first defense member, and scoring leader.

The honor structure of double first team + scoring champion belongs to Kobe and Jordan, and now, he is one of them.

Airborne a top five in the world who is in his prime, the bonus to the Chinese team is no less than that of the peak Yao Huang.

Moreover, his position is still the most scarce second position in the Chinese team.

The coach of the national team, Deng Huade, was delighted with his arrival and couldn't wait to say: "He is the core player we have been waiting for!"

Wei Xia met his teammates from the national team, mostly from the CBA Guangdong South China Tigers.

After all, the Guangdong team is the current CBA overlord. I just don’t know if the super foreign players who go to the CBA to make a living will break the original ecology after the league is suspended?
When the little giant fell, before Wei Xia took over, the Chinese team was in a difficult transition period.

Because of Yao Huang's dominance, the Chinese team has been building a tactical system around him.The players of the national team are basically suitable for Yao Huang.

Yao Huang retired suddenly, the national team did not have time to change blood, and the next-generation core has not been established. The current team is still the same team that accompanied Yao Huang to fight the world. If you want to completely change your appearance, you need a lot of fresh blood.

The problem is that the Chinese basketball world is also in a serious fault period.

Xu Yong, a genius who is about the same generation as Space Yi, retired due to bone tumors, Yi Li has never been able to grow muscles, Ding Jinhui's confrontation problem will be further amplified in international competitions, and Wang Canying, the captain of the 90-level national youth team, died young.
Except for Space Yi and a few people, the Mesozoic Era is a completely faulted generation, a torn generation.

Moreover, at the moment, the coach of the national team has no control over the training list of the national team, and is basically selected by the basketball association.

Then, the head coach selects the main candidate from the people recruited by the Basketball Association.

To do this, let’s not talk about professionalism or not. Every coach has his own coaching philosophy. Only the coaches know what players are suitable for their own system. The Basketball Association personally draws up the list of training teams.

There is a problem with the people above, the fault in the Mesozoic era, the youth training has no signs in the short term, and the leader suddenly retires. This is the dilemma faced by the Chinese team at the turn of 2010.

The arrival of Wei Xia seems to be expected to solve the problem together, because there has never been a player as powerful as him in the history of Chinese basketball.

"Will he be the savior?"

In the latest issue of the Sports Weekly, the front page is Wei Xia's training photo, and then, there is the huge headline above.

The reporter introduced Wei Xia's basic situation. The only concern is that under FIBA ​​rules, the influence of the inside line far exceeds that of the outside line. Even if Wei Xia is one of the five strongest players in the NBA, he may not be able to surpass Yao Huang's influence in international competitions.

Wei Xia himself can take it easy: "I am a veteran in the NBA, but a rookie in the national team. Please take care of me."

(End of this chapter)