super small forward

Chapter 19 19. Howard leaves the team

On June 2013, 6, the NBA Draft was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The overall strength of this year's rookies is not very good. The only outstanding guy is University of Kentucky center Nurlens Noel, but he was injured before March Madness, with a torn meniscus. It will take at least eight months after surgery to recover. recover.

As a result, Noel's draft market plummeted, and no one dared to say who would make the top three picks.

Then, probably because he was crazy about James, Cavaliers owner Daniel Gilbert selected the so-called capable power forward, Anthony Bennett.

Not to mention that Liu Ren, a Chinese who heard the name Anthony Bennett for the first time, had to ask who this guy is, and most American fans don't know him.

It was the first time Liu Ren heard that Bennett had been elected as the No. Ren also wanted to ask Gilbert why he chose him?

Bennett did not play in the top league teams in college. The Mountain West League where the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he led was more than 01:30 away from March Madness.

The distance between them and the first-level league is about the distance between the NBDL and the NBA. It is said that the league where Bennett’s college team belongs to is the amateur player level, but it is just a group of amateur players. A black player who can run and jump.

But that's it. In this league, Bennett's statistics are not very low, averaging only 16 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Is it because he was named to the All-American Freshman Team by the Basketball Writers Association?This association has the same status as the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA...amateur.

Liu Ren obviously didn't understand Gilbert's thoughts, and Gilbert would not say why he chose Bennett in the future. Why did Bennett be selected as the No. [-] pick this time? It was still a mystery when Liu Ren traveled back. .

"It seems that my arrival has not caused any butterfly effect for the time being." Liu Ren thought while brushing his teeth while watching the draft live broadcast.

Liu Ren ate some snacks he was used to in Suzhou, visited some places he used to go to frequently, and then continued his journey, planning to go to places that he wanted to go but had no money or time to visit.

Today is June 6th in domestic time. The start of the draft just happens to be the morning in China. Liu Ren got up early to wash his face and brush his teeth, just to see if he was affected by the draft. It seems that he was not affected in any way. His influence is limited to the three or four teams that want him.

He has already received an email from Chen Hanni, and he knows which teams want to get him.

The Spurs... is the team he would like to go to. If he goes to the Spurs, he doesn't have to worry about not getting playing time. However, Chen Hanni's tone seems to dislike that place. In addition, the offer is really insincere. Staying with the Lakers is not good for him. It's more attractive for me, so I acquiesced to the chick's approach.

Liu Ren was a little surprised to see that the Rockets, Eagles, and Raptors were all interested in him. He didn't expect so many teams to be interested in him. It seems that his market is not bad.

Kupchak has already made an appointment with Chen Hanni for negotiations. On July 7th, Howard issued a statement before the start of the draft, which will be announced on the seventh day after the start of the free market, which is July 10th, US time. own decision.

Kupchak has to confirm Howard's stay before deciding whether to rebuild or continue to strengthen the championship.

But Liu Ren doesn't have to worry about whether he can stay on the team. No matter what lineup the Lakers have, they all lack his type of striker.

The draft continued, and there was no difference between Liu Ren's memory and those who were selected later.

The Magic selected Oladipo with the second overall pick, and Noel was selected by the Pelicans with the sixth overall pick, becoming the No.1 rookie in Pelicans team history.

Then in less than a minute, it was officially announced that he was traded to the 1ers in exchange for All-Star point guard Holiday.

Immediately afterwards, the 76ers selected Michael Carter Williams with the 11th overall pick, and the Bucks selected Antetokounmpo Giannis Antetokounmpo with the 15th overall pick. At the very end, the 46th overall pick in the second round was selected by the Lakers. "Kay King" Ryan Carey.

Seeing that Kaihuang was selected by the Lakers, Liu Ren felt relieved. With Kaihuang Carey and Sati Thackeray in the team, it makes people feel at ease!
There is finally someone to wave the towel...Liu Ren looked at the current lineup of the Lakers a little bit, and looked forward to those young people who would come to support the team in the summer.

Howard must have left. Jamison seems to be going to the boat next door to hold his thigh. Nash can’t play a few games a year. It is really bad enough to say that last season's starting lineup was directly reduced by half, and the first insider substitute was gone.

But the situation is only like this for the time being, Liu Ren can only wait for Howard's decision.

Since we have to wait, why worry? Liu Ren already knew that Howard would leave, so he traveled domestically without any pressure. He ate a lot of snacks in Chengdu, took a lot of photos in Guilin, and saw the terracotta warriors in Xi’an. magnificent...

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On July 7, the day the Lakers met with Howard, he flew back to Los Angeles. By the time he met Chen Hanni, who picked him up, the meeting between the Lakers and Howard had already ended.

Not surprisingly, Howard rejected the Lakers' five-year 5 million contract.

However, the next home chosen by Howard was beyond everyone's expectations, including the team he chose, who were dumbfounded.

"Damn!" When Morey knew that Howard had chosen them, he almost jumped up and scolded his mother!
He actually dug Howard over!
The Lakers, Mavericks, Rockets, and Warriors are the four teams competing for Howard. The Rockets have no advantage in the lineup or the market.

But Howard chose the Rockets!
Morey, the general manager of the Rockets, didn't know what attracted Howard. He never thought that he could get such a superstar, otherwise he would hand over a poison contract to the Bulls to get Asik over.

If he had known that Howard could be traded over, Jeremy Lin and Asik would not have bothered to dig, offending people for nothing, and now he has to find a way to send them away!

With Howard, the team building strategy must be changed, from competing for the playoffs to competing for the championship.

When Harden was recruited, Morey just wanted to get an All-Star. Who knew Harden could play so well?Now they have become the most powerful contenders for Kobe's successor, and are regarded as the most favorable candidate for the first shooting guard in the future.

Howard probably chose the Rockets because of Harden's potential.

Morey can only be pained and happy about this. The combination of Howard and Harden is a very important stroke in his professional resume, but because of this, there has been a slight gap between him and the Lakers management. It is not so easy to re-establish a good relationship. easy.

Regardless of Morey's side trying to build a good relationship with Kupchak, Liu Ren's side has finally officially started negotiations with the Lakers.

(End of this chapter)