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Chapter 684 Give Danzi Some Confrontation

On the evening of the [-]th, Su Yang and his team rushed to the Barclays Center, home of the Nets, and went straight to the league's temporary office.

After entering the door, Chairman Adam Silver, Vice Chairman Mark Tatum, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Suns owner Savor, and others, as well as Pacers President Labard, Heat President Pat Riley, etc. They talked and laughed in twos and threes.

Seeing Su Yang and Hinkie walk in, Celtics owner Vic and president Danny Ainge flashed a look of displeasure, Rockets general manager Morey standing beside him also stopped smiling, but Mark Cuban took the initiative to wave hello, full of enthusiasm The face is kind.

"I saw WOJ broke the news, saying that you have prepared a big deal in advance, so you came here to participate in the draft?" Pacers president Larry Bird suddenly asked Su Yang. hear.

Standing on the other side of the room, Magic Johnson, the president of the Lakers, suddenly raised his eyebrows and stared, wondering if the news had leaked?
Su Yang was also slightly surprised, but after thinking about it, he felt that Bird seemed to be bluffing, and there was no need to answer the truth no matter whether he leaked it or not. He immediately smiled and said: "Yes, we are going to discuss the No. , we have enough multi-chips."

Telling the truth and lies together can confuse everyone better. Anyway, in the past, the characters said what they said.

Of course, the difficulty of retaining the Big Four is the basis for confusing everyone. Even though they have promised to pay a luxury tax of [-] million U.S. dollars, most of the capitalists and cold-blooded presidents present think that the speech in the first game of the finals is just a matter of setting people up. explain.

"I must admit that I thought Jokic's trade would make us suffer, but I found that he is more powerful than I thought. Thank you for sending him to us. I also hope that Paul George can help you achieve four consecutive championships. ..."

Larry Bird had a sly smile on his face, as if he was deliberately provoking Su Yang. After all, there were rumors that George had contacted other teams.

Su Yang also laughed: "That depends on whether you can keep Jokic and build a reasonable lineup around him..."

After a verbal confrontation, the tie ended.

Kevin Pritchard, who is about to officially take over as the president of the Pacers, hurriedly picked up the conversation and talked about the connection between the two teams, that is, the head coach Nate McMillan. Su Yang tacitly hoped that Pritchard would greet him on his behalf, and reminded Jay Fortig is best off.

After chatting for a while, Chairman Adam Silver took the initiative to come over to say hello, and Su Yang took advantage of the opportunity to discuss the salary cap for the new season.

Xiao Hua solemnly congratulated the Kings on signing Curry with a five-year $5 million contract, and also thanked Su Yang for making a symbolic move for the league. After all, the first $2 million contract in NBA history will have a relatively large impact. spread effect.

Cuban also walked over to chat.

Su Yang suddenly thought that the king still lacked a power forward, and asked with a smile if he had any intention to let Nowitzki out. After getting a negative answer, he talked with Cuban about investing in emerging fields, and finally acted as a scout, suggesting that the Mavericks could consider Adebayor et al.

Anyway, the boss of the Heat didn't deal with him. He voted against the acquisition of the Kings at the beginning, so he simply made a favor.

Jordan also greeted Su Yang, jokingly thanking Su Yang for increasing the ratings and allowing the league to get more money, which meant reminding the owner of the Celtics and others not to make trouble. After all, Su Yang is the God of Wealth of the league. , Maybe next season will pay a high luxury tax, and then distribute it to other teams in the league that have not paid the luxury tax. That amount is more profitable than many teams.

After chatting and chatting, Su Yang did not chat with Magic Johnson from the beginning to the end, but it has been discussed before. After the Lakers choose Tatum, they will formally trade with the Kings to avoid any leaks in the middle. The Lakers also hate leaks. In fact, the deal between Paul and Kobe was not finalized because someone leaked the secret before the league approved it.

If there was no leak at that time and the alliance officially completed the approval, it would be useless for Gilbert and other bosses to jointly object.

At 07:30 in a blink of an eye, the draft will be officially held.

Barclays Center was crowded with people, the host shouted loudly, and Adam Silver came out slowly from the back of the stage.

Compared with the draft operations office in previous years, this time each team returned to the retro style, directly set up a special area on the spot, and used the method of telephone communication to inform the alliance office of the decision and conduct transactions at the same time. The sense of variety is almost full.

Su Yang and Hinkie sat in the designated area of ​​the Kings, and they could see the Celtics with a slight tilt of their heads. At the forefront of all the team areas were twenty potential lottery rookies who were invited to enter the small green room. And their relatives and friends, full of anticipation.

"Good evening and welcome to the Barclays Center, home of the Nets, as we approach the 2017 NBA Draft.

The young people who come here this year, they all have a bright future and have a remarkable NBA journey, and they are about to show fans the highest level of basketball competition in the world.Before the draft officially begins, I would like to congratulate the Sacramento Kings for winning the championship and completing another three-peat dynasty, and thank Cliff Cavaliers for his wonderful performance,
Who will be the next Stephen Curry, who will be the next LeBron James, who will be the next Kevin Durant, who will be the next Kawhi Leonard, who will be the next Draymond Green ...every pick counts, so let's get started, because the Boston trade, the first pick, the Philadelphia 76ers, has 5 minutes to prepare! "

The voice fell, and the audience booed wildly.

Everyone knows that the 76ers will choose Mark Fultz. The 5 minutes of waiting is purely for nothing. Su Yang is idle and bored, just swipes his phone to watch the news, and finds that WOJ and SHAMS have already started a war of breaking news, but they did not break the news in advance like in previous years. order.

On the contrary, it was revealed that the Lakers are negotiating with the Thunder, and they may use Russell + Luol Deng or Mozgov + multiple first-round picks to exchange Westbrook of the Thunder, but the news is too shocking, few people believe it, After all, Westbrook is locked in the MVP.

"It's interesting..."

Su Yangxin said that this is quite in line with the style of the Lakers. Potential rookies + first-round picks, go to stud another superstar, and quickly form a competitive lineup with George. Russell and Ingram can all be sent out. Too much effort.

Looking at the news again, WOJ said that the Celtics have stopped discussing Butler with the Bulls, while the Cavaliers are actively discussing Butler’s trade with the Bulls, and there may be another deal, that is, the Bulls will sign Anthony first and then trade Kevin Le blessing.

That kind of operation is mainly for the convenience of the Cavaliers. There is enough space to sign first and then trade. Directly forcing Anthony and trading Barrett will conflict. At the same time, it can also allow Anthony to trigger the early bird right to get a little more salary. picks.

"Oh, I'll go, if it's fully achieved, Irving + Butler + LeBron + Anthony? The Avengers assemble?"

Su Yang casually forwarded the screenshot of the news to Xin Ji who was next to him, and by the way, he typed and complained that the lineup is too fucking crazy.

Hinkie typed a reply at the same time, feeling that the king's three consecutive championships had stimulated too many people, and everyone didn't care about being in a group.

During the exchange, Adam Silver came out with a smile and announced that the 76ers would use the No. [-] pick to choose Mark Fultz.

The scene suddenly burst into cheers.

Su Yang stopped chatting and reminded the Lakers to officially initiate a transaction declaration, and now it has been revealed that it has no effect.

Magic Johnson responded with an OK gesture. Hinkie then picked up the phone and called the league office to confirm the transaction. The three assistants were busy contacting the colleagues in Saskatchewan, preparing to release the news of George's farewell to the major media, which must be grand. .

5 minutes passed quickly.

Xiao Hua came out with a smile again, picked up a small card and read: "Because of the deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Sacramento Kings, with the second overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft, chose Jason Tower from Duke University. Tom."

Before the words fell, the Celtics went straight to the frying pan, and Danny Ainge yelled WTF, his face full of anger and uncontrollable.

In the small green room area at the front, Tatum stood up with a confused face, and various high-decibel sounds erupted from the Barclays Center.
And Su Yang sat on the bench and smiled slightly, looking at the Celtics, thinking that he likes to rob people, come on.

(End of this chapter)