basketball player

621 Chapter 619: Set a small goal
The NBA finals have ended, and the final ownership of the NBA championship has also come to an end.

At the beginning of the season, most people felt that even if Henson returned, the Pacers still couldn't compete with the "space warriors".Just thinking about the lineup of Curry + Clay + Durant + Green makes one's scalp tingle.

But Henson's achievements this season have fulfilled the most classic slogan in the NBA: "A miracle happens here."

However, in the past, the popularity of the NBA always ushered in a trough after the end of the season.But this year, even if the finals are over, fans can still get a lot of news about the NBA.

First of all, of course, the fact that the Pacers held a championship parade became popular all over the United States.Undoubtedly, Stephen Simon and Vivek invested astronomical sums of money for this championship parade, and people talked about it.

And the scale of the parade this time is not inferior to the season when the Pacers established their dynasty.Of course, what makes the Pacers fans most happy is that Henson did not suddenly announce his retirement in the final speech, which undoubtedly made all Pacers fans breathe a sigh of relief.

Everyone knows that as long as Henson Joe is around, Indianapolis will always be victorious.

After the championship parade, the NBA draft and the lively transfer market followed.And this summer, Adam Silver also prepared an NBA awards night for fans.

In previous years, the NBA would announce the winners of major awards after the end of the regular season, and award various trophies during the playoffs.

Although this awarding method is time-sensitive, it has no sense of ceremony.Even the presentation of important awards like MVP was hastily done on the spot.

In order to make the NBA more commercialized, and to allow the NBA's influence to continue to expand during the offseason.This year, the NBA used an awards ceremony for the first time to announce the ownership of the regular season awards.At the awards ceremony, celebrities and superstars from all walks of life were also invited to help out.

So this summer, the NBA is extraordinarily lively.But Henson himself is not very interested in any award ceremony. After the most important honor of the championship has been decided, it is a bit boring to go to other awards.

Now Henson is not thinking about how to show off at the awards ceremony, but how to continue to "swindle" at the draft.

Before the start of the draft, Henson set a small goal for himself, to earn him [-] million first, or at least take Kyle Kuzma away.

Although the 2017 draft is considered a big draft year, those well-known high-potential rookies, Henson is elusive.After all, the Pacers are a championship-level team, and championship-level teams usually don't have too high a draft pick.

Of course, there are exceptions in this year's draft, and that is the Boston Celtics coached by Henson's old friend.

As a force that cannot be ignored in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics actually have the No. [-] pick, which is indeed a very rare thing.

But all of this must be "attributed" to the stupidity of former Nets general manager Billy King. If it weren't for Billy King, how could the Celtics get so many high-ranking picks.

The Nets have been helping the Celtics every season,

Sometimes Henson was a little envious of Stevens, so why did he meet that idiot Billy King?

The day before the draft, Henson took Stephen Silas to the hotel.The Pacers' draft team is very simple, just Henson and Silas.Bird, Vivek and Stephen Simon all did not participate.

Because they know very well that by handing over the draft to Henson, they will surely make a profit.While in the hotel, Henson and Silas also studied this year's draft list.

Because he is busy playing in the finals, and now Henson has to reduce his working hours for his health, so Henson's understanding of this year's rookies is actually very general, and he didn't even participate in the joint trial training.So there are a lot of players that Henson has to rely on scouting reports for.

At the beginning, Silas introduced Henson to several "chosen ones" in this year's draft.

"Although the draft has not yet started, the candidates for the top three picks have basically been determined. The No. [-] pick is likely to be Markelle Fultz. This draft template is that James Harden's guard is ready to enter the NBA. People are fantasizing about his brilliant future under Stevens."

"As for the Lakers, the scandal with Lonzo Ball has never stopped. Ball's draft template is Kidd, but his three-point shooting percentage in college is very gratifying. Although his shooting posture. Uh, it's a bit hard to describe."

"The third pick is somewhat controversial. It seems that both Jayson Tatum and Josh Jackson have a chance. Both are versatile forwards with explosive athletic ability. It can be said that they are relatively similar in style."

"Okay, okay Stephen, don't say these geniuses make me drool. Let's not even think about these people, just start outside the lottery." Henson waved his hand and interrupted Silas's speech.

In fact, it's not impossible for the Pacers to get a high-draft rookie.Through trading, nothing is unobtainable.Wasn't Henson directing the robbing and trading of Paul and Oladipo?
But this summer, the Pacers have no conditions to complete the deal.

First, Henson has no draft pick this year, and the only player in his hand who is willing to trade is Josh Richardson.Richardson has never had a position in the Pacers, and Henson doesn't want to delay others, nor does he want his team to be occupied for nothing.Therefore, Richardson is the only player chip that Henson is willing to pay.

Second, Henson, the top pick in this year's draft, is not interested.It doesn't matter that Fultz and Balldo are good, because you can't expect a rookie to dominate a championship team.The growth of a point guard requires time and possession of the ball the most.But in the Pacers, they don't have this condition.

As for Tatum and Josh Jackson, there are already George and Antetokounmpo, the most luxurious strikers in the league, why bother to trade them?
Therefore, this year Henson's target is very clear - an immediate force outside the lottery zone.

A player who can make a difference quickly without worrying about not growing up.

"Okay, I understand what you mean. Let's skip the pile of talents and go straight to the topic. That is, the combat power, the draft is not high, and the players who have a chance to get it, I recommend three. Donovan Mitchell from Louisville, Jarrett Allen from Texas, and your favorite, Kyle from the University of Utah, Kuzma."

"Well, now I have a much clearer picture of the draft situation. Thank you, Stephen." Henson smiled, picked up the draft list, and looked at Kyle Kuzma's name.

He is the only player that Henson has watched with the data analysis module this year, and he is also the only seedling who has a little heart.And in terms of predicted pick, Kuzma is also the lowest pick among the three.This means that Kyle Kuzma is relatively easy to get.

What's more, it is "Magic" Johnson who is now in power with the Lakers.Johnson, while a great player, was a rookie as a general manager.Moreover, the Lakers are in urgent need of results, and "Magic" welcomes all players who are helpful to the team.

It is also easier to fool around by taking advantage of these eagerness.

"Let's go, Stephen, let's go to the cafe, and then make a call to a real legendary player." Thinking of this, Henson smiled, then threw the draft list aside, and took out his phone.

"What? Do you have a plan?"

"I have a plan for a long time, but I just decided whether to execute it or not. This time, we have to make a more complicated plan. If you keep using the previous moves, it may be difficult to fool others."

Listening to Henson's words, Silas looked confused, what is fooling?How could such an ordinary matter of trading change from Henson's mouth?

But Silas is not worried at all, because he knows very well that this "stingy" Chinese coach is a person who can't afford to suffer.

Everything he does will only make the Pacers better.

So this time, who is the unlucky taker?
"Ah cut!" Erwin Johnson suddenly sneezed for no reason.

(End of this chapter)