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Chapter 441 441. Kidd's Beautiful Yearning
Antetokounmpo blushed a little, but his dark skin couldn't tell. He was very nervous now, but he was very upset with the Bucks in his heart, so he still said to the reporters: "Actually, I personally like the Bucks very much. My idol Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most glorious years. I really wanted to play in the Bucks. I was so happy when I was selected by the Bucks. I thought I could help my idol lead the Bucks to rise again. Unfortunately, they traded me away Yes. But fortunately, the Lakers are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s second peak, and I am still very grateful to the Bucks management.”

A non-Los Angeles local reporter asked: "Let me assume, if the Lakers cannot renew your contract due to salary space and other reasons, would you choose to return to the Bucks?"

Antetokounmpo replied: "It's not impossible. I like the Lakers very much, but if I can't stay here, the Bucks where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar once stayed will be a good choice."

"That means you plan to return to the Bucks?"

Antetokounmpo showed hesitation on his face, and he said after a while: "I don't think so for the time being, they are now the worst team in the league, the record is too bad, and I haven't been in a team with such a bad record." After playing, I’m afraid I won’t be able to adapt to rebuilding, I’d rather get less money and play in a strong team than this.”

As soon as Antetokounmpo said this, the reporters instantly felt that the explosion was coming!

After entering February, the Lakers' schedule for this month is only the game against the Knicks and the Cavaliers. There is no suspense in everything else. At this time, the schedule of other teams begins to tighten. I plan to put it on the upcoming All-Star Weekend and other popular teams.

The league thinks so too, giving the Lakers an easy schedule after battling other strong teams in January.

Who would have thought that when interviewing the Lakers as usual today, they would hear such remarks from a teenager.

Antetokounmpo has shown unparalleled talent in the past one and a half seasons with the Lakers. Although he is not as mature as Odom at the beginning, and his overall strength is not as good as Odom in his rookie period, his talent is not worse than Odom at all!

In this era of omnipotence and justice, Antetokounmpo is as tall as a power forward or even a center. He is not the top rebounder but has first-class talent. He can also advance the organization like a point guard. His speed can be compared with a guard. A player with a certain shooting talent is definitely a superstar embryo, okay?
There are already many teams eyeing Antetokounmpo. Judging from the current lineup structure of the Lakers, Green and Whiteside are undoubtedly the core combination of the Lakers' future insiders. Gasol's strength is still there. The core framework of the Lakers' interior in the next four to five years, so many teams think they have a chance to get Antetokounmpo, and it is not impossible to use some expensive chips.

For example, the Bucks, they have already regretted their intestines.

After Garnett was traded back to the place where the dream began, the Nets and the Bucks reached an agreement. The Bucks used a second-round pick plus cash to get Kidd, the leader of the young coaches.

After Kidd came to the Bucks, he saw that Antetokounmpo, who was traded to the Lakers by the Bucks, scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game as a substitute in the second grade.

Such a talented ball-handling insider, actually got Meeks back?

Kidd once wondered if he came to the wrong place. If the Bucks hadn't given him the decision-making power of the team and allowed him to be responsible for the transaction, he really wanted to resign and leave. He felt that he was with a group of people with bad brains. Working together is stressful!
Originally, Kidd had planned to look forward to the draft after this season. The Bucks are now ranked second to last in the Eastern Conference. After the deal with the Suns, the last-to-last 76ers have gradually shown a rising trend. I can't keep it" the last one!For the 76ers, breaking away from the bottom one is already a great improvement!At least there is hope.

Except that the Timberwolves, who played half a season in the West and only won 7 games, made the Bucks feel a bit difficult to be worse than them. It is possible for the Bucks to get the top three picks.

This year's draft conference includes Towns, Russell, Okafor, Mudiay, Willie Stein, Stanley Johnson and others. Although they are not as talented as those in 12 and 14, they are still good. The year of the draft!

Kidd originally planned to select a top-notch young core from among these people, and train them for a year next season, coupled with the Bucks' existing good role players, and then in 16, the freedom that will cause drastic changes in NBA salary The market spends a lot of money on an All-Star player, and it can lead the Bucks to the playoffs in the Eastern Conference.

It seems that Kidd's mind is quite good, whether he is a coach or a general manager, he is a very good candidate, and all plans are proceeding in an orderly manner.

It's not just that the team's own strength is poor and its record is bad, Kidd has already begun to take the initiative to play badly. Towns, Russell, Okafor, one of these three is Kidd's bound to win!
But now after Kidd hears about Antetokounmpo's views on the Bucks, he feels a crit!
Together they have a chance to get Antetokounmpo again!

But now Antetokounmpo looks down on their record!
Now Kidd began to struggle.

It is to wait for Antetokounmpo to expire for two years, during which time the team will be built into a quasi-playoff team, robbing the Lakers in the summer of 16, and using it when a large group of young players of the Lakers need to renew their contracts. It is impossible for the Lakers to accept a big contract to smash Antetokounmpo.

Or continue to play badly, bet on draft picks, select a core, and rebuild the team according to the previously planned method?

The originally planned method seems to be step by step, but the key lies in one word - bet!

The draft is a gamble, even if it is the No. [-] pick with the highest success rate, there will be a parallel importer every few years. If the wrong person is selected, a high-ranking rookie who was very good in college but not good in the NBA will be selected. Push back another year.

In comparison, try to let the team cultivate a winning culture, first dig some good team jigsaw puzzles in the summer of 15, use this year's draft picks to trade a high-quality player, let the team play a good record next season, wait until 16 In the summer of [-], I gave Antetokounmpo a super maximum salary, and it is not impossible to have the opportunity to win another All-Star or even a top superstar who is willing to come to the Bucks because of Antetokounmpo!
Compared with the high-risk draft, look at teams such as the Timberwolves and Kings. It is very unreliable to bet on the draft. It is more attractive to Kidd to bet on whether Antetokounmpo can be dug!

After all, the management of most teams in the league agrees that even if they are willing to spend money like the Lakers, they will not be able to retain all their potential stocks.

Liu Ren can't run away with the maximum salary. Green and Whiteside's tactical status and current strength in the Lakers are better than Antetokounmpo. Gasol is not tradable. The Lakers are most likely to abandon Antetokounmpo. Kumbo!
Kidd is a very decisive person. He made a decisive decision and followed a new way of thinking!
"Starting from this game, let Antetokounmpo feel our desire to win! Let him have a new understanding of us, and then the rest of this year's games will not continue to be deliberately bad! Fight to win , to create a good atmosphere for the team, so as to attract some excellent players to join in the summer!" Kidd immediately decided on a new team building strategy!
If it is used for trading, this year's draft pick is not that important. If it is used by oneself, according to the new team building strategy, Kidd is going to select players with stronger combat power, so the pick only needs to be in the top ten. That's fine, if it's too high, it's too bad to choose a player with strong combat power.

As for Towns, Okafor, Russell, and Mudiay, the four top picks, Kidd is no longer considered. Facing Antetokounmpo who has already exhibited the talent of the top pick, it is necessary to gamble. Those talents that only show up in college?The talent shown by the university is very unreliable, okay?
Immediately compete for rookies, recruit role players, cultivate a winning culture, dig into Antetokounmpo, use the four steps completed before to attract another superstar, and complete the reconstruction in two years!

Kidd seems to see a bright future for the team!
(End of this chapter)