Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 307 307. The talent show!Made $1000 easily!Secretly make a deal with the Pistons!
Dell Curry's agreement to join made Luke feel good. In the new season, the old Curry will serve as the shooting coach of the Grizzlies, which is definitely a good thing for the entire Grizzlies.

Looking at the entire history, Dell Curry's three-point shooting is also a historical level, but compared to the brilliance of playing, Dell Curry's most powerful thing is the training of three-pointers.

This is not difficult to see from the two sons of Dell Curry, the old Curry's training method is absolutely very effective.

Both elder brother Stephen Curry and younger brother Seth Curry are top shooters in the league.

Although the elder brother and younger brother differ greatly in terms of personal strength, they are evenly matched in terms of three-pointers.

The younger brother Seth Curry averaged only 10.5 points per game in his career, but his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 44.4%, which was more accurate than his elder brother Stephen Curry.

Given the intensity of the defense Stephen and Seth Curry encountered on the court, it's not a surprise that Seth Curry is shooting at a higher percentage.

But in any case, the two brothers' three-point skills are impeccable, even in the small ball era, they are like gods.

And as the man who personally trained the two Curry three-point shooting skills behind him, Dell Curry is definitely capable of making the Grizzlies' three-point shooting better in the new season.

The Grizzlies, which won the championship last season, averaged 51.4 outside shots per game, [-] times more than the Golden State Warriors, who ranked second in the league.

There is no doubt that the three-pointer has become an important means for the Grizzlies to kill the game. Once shooting coach Dell Curry can help the Grizzlies improve their sights during the offseason, the Grizzlies in the new season will definitely become even more terrifying.

Even if the Grizzlies will undergo a major reform during the offseason, it will not affect the Grizzlies' dedication to three-pointers in the new season.

In addition, the joining of Dell Curry made Luke have no worries at all, and began to devote all his energy to the upcoming draft.

Every draft is an opportunity for Luke to strengthen, and this year Luke also plans to trade Louis Williams with the Pistons before the draft.

No matter which of these two things is the top priority for the Grizzlies, Luke must devote 100% of his energy to ensure that the Grizzlies will not encounter difficulties in lineup construction during the offseason.

Otherwise, it will be very difficult for the Grizzlies with an incomplete lineup to hit the three consecutive championships next season. After all, the strength of the Grizzlies has caused the league to enter the era of grouping ahead of schedule.

Many stars are actively contacting during the offseason, planning to discuss joining forces in the new season, so as to counter the behemoth of the Grizzlies.

According to gossip, Stoudemire, who is a free agent this summer, intends to go to the Cleveland Cavaliers during the offseason, and join hands with LeBron James to win the championship. The new season will have an impact on the status of the Grizzlies ruler.

In addition to "Little Overlord" Stoudemire, Antawn Jamison, one of the "Wizards Three Musketeers", is also very hopeful to join the Cavaliers.

At present, Jamison's agent, Tim Carter, is in close contact with the Cavaliers' management, and the progress of the contacts between the two parties is faster than that of "Small Overlord" Stoudemire.

Last season, Antawn Jamison averaged 22 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists per game for the Wizards, and his three-point shooting percentage was close to 40%. He is one of the strongest power forward players in the league's space-based insiders.

And "Little Overlord" Stoudemire averaged 21 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.4 blocks per game last season.

If the two can join the Cavaliers smoothly during the offseason, plus the Cavaliers' original LeBron James and Mo Williams, the Cavaliers will become a very terrifying existence in the new season.

And whether it's Mo Williams, Antawn Jamison or "Small Overlord" Stoudemire, all three have excellent off-ball abilities. Playing next to LeBron James can be described as even more powerful, and basically there will be no difficulty in running in things happen.

After being swept by the Grizzlies 4:0 in the finals, the Cavaliers put up a very big battle during the offseason. It seems that they want to give it a go this summer and compete with the Grizzlies in the new season.

Even though it is still unknown how many operations the Cavaliers can complete during the offseason, Luke, the head coach of the Grizzlies, has already felt the pressure.

Especially in the case that four core players of the Grizzlies will leave the team this summer, Luke must come up with the most accurate plan to strengthen the team, and strive to continue to build the Grizzlies into a king of the team in the new season!
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On June 6, local time in the United States, the NBA Draft was held in the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

A total of 103 people signed up for this year's draft, including 74 native American players and 29 players from other countries and regions.

The most popular No. [-] pick in this draft is Blake Griffin from the University of Oklahoma, and Hashim Thabeet from the University of Connecticut with a height of [-] meters.

No matter who these two players become the No. [-] pick in this draft, the outside world will not be surprised.

In particular, Thabeet from Tanzania was favored by many teams before the draft. Some even compared Thabeet to the next Yao Ming.

Throughout his junior season, Thabeet averaged 13.5 points, 10.9 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game.

Especially in January 09, Thabeet also scored 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks in a triple-double that shocked the United States in one fell swoop.

There is no doubt that Thabeet, who is [-] meters tall, has a talent visible to the naked eye, and his dominance on the defensive end has been fully demonstrated in college. Various reasons make Thabeet one of the most dazzling existences in this draft.

But at the moment, only Luke knows that Thabeet is an out-and-out parallel importer.

Even though Thabeet in college can be called a "monster in the penalty area", he even crushed NCAA powerful center Jajuan Johnson in the Sweet 16, leading his team to advance with a data of 19 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks.

But after entering the NBA, Thabeet couldn't find the offensive rhythm at all. He was even sent to the Development League by the team in the 09-10 season, becoming the player with the highest pick in the history of the NBA.

For Thabeet, the NBA's confrontation intensity and game rhythm are too strong. Before being sent to the Development League by the team, Thabeet averaged only 2.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game. His personal performance is completely sorry for the outside world. his expectations.

Under normal circumstances, Thabeet would be picked by the Memphis Grizzlies with the precious No. [-] pick in the second round of the first round. The Grizzlies were so pitted that they had to be sold to the Houston Rockets at a low price after two seasons.

Now the Grizzlies have become the most outstanding team in NBA history under the butterfly effect instigated by Luke. Thabeet will definitely miss the Grizzlies in this draft, so Luke also wants to know who will be the most brainless big head this year. .

In terms of probability, the Bobcats holding the second pick must have a better chance of playing the role of being taken advantage of. For this, Luke can only pray for the Bobcats in his heart.

As the time for the draft draws closer and closer, each team is sitting in a small black room and their palms are sweating.

Especially the Clippers, Bobcats and Thunder, which hold the top three picks, are even more uneasy, for fear that the team's hard work throughout the season will be in vain in the draft.

The draft is like a large-scale blind box opening scene. The probability of each team picking a treasure and picking a parallel import is half and half. No team will not feel nervous at this time.

Of course, except for the Grizzly, the Grizzly who owns Luke doesn't know how to write the word nervous. After all, the name "God's Eye" is not for nothing.

While Luke was sitting in the room waiting for the draft to start, general manager Chris Wallace suddenly walked in from the door and said, "Lu, someone is looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Luke frowned suspiciously.

Before Chris Wallace could say anything, the voice of Timberwolves general manager McHale came from outside the door.

"Long time no see, old man!" McHale sat next to Luke indifferently, and he didn't seem to regard himself as an outsider at all.

"It's really a rare visitor, why do you still have time to come and find me at this juncture?" Luke said with a smile.

After listening to Luke's words, McHale showed a wry smile on his face: "You really saved me this time! This year, the Timberwolves have the fifth and sixth picks in the first round. These two picks It’s too high, and I’m a little scared to choose myself.”

"You should also know the current market situation of the Timberwolves. After the team sent Kevin away last season, they only had a record of 24 wins and 58 losses. The team's winning percentage was less than 30%. I was almost scolded to death."

"If the team's situation does not improve this year, I am afraid that my position as general manager will come to an end."

"This time, you have to give me an idea, otherwise I will sit here and not go out!" McHale looked depressed, making it hard to see that this is the best general manager who dominated the league a few years ago .

"How do you want me to help you?" Luke asked knowingly with a smile.

"You guys, stop mocking me at this time, I won't let you help in vain, I have obtained approval from the boss Glenn Taylor, if you are willing to help, the team can pay you for these two positions $500 million."

"In other words, if you can help the Timberwolves select two players at the same time, the team is willing to pay you $1000 million."

Fearing that Luke would refuse, McHale continued cheekily: "I know that you are now a shareholder of the Grizzlies and hold 20% of the shares of the Grizzlies. 1000 million dollars is not too much in your eyes."

"But this draft is very important to me, you should help an old friend and think of a way for me!"

The reason why Luke left the Timberwolves was not to break up with the team management, but the league came forward to ask Luke to find another job, and did not want to see the Minnesota family dominating things happen again.

During the Timberwolves period, whether it was the general manager McHale or the owner Glenn Taylor, both of them took good care of Luke.

And between Luke and the Timberwolves, there is a wonderful concern. Until last season, when the Grizzlies led by Luke visited Minnesota, the home fans also sent warm shouts and blessings to Luke.

And the statue of Luke is still placed in the center of Minnesota until now, and the "Godfather in Black" belonging to Minnesota is destined to spread widely.

Glenn Taylor was paid $500 million for just one favor. In all fairness, this price is absolutely very sincere. Whether it is public or private, Luke has no reason to refuse.

If another team asks to get advice from Luke through payment, Luke will definitely walk away without looking back. Everyone likes money, but there are some things that Luke doesn't want to be involved in.

However, the Timberwolves team still has a lot of weight in Luke's heart. On the premise that he can't threaten himself to win the championship in a short period of time, Luke is still willing to do it with a little effort.

After all, the Timberwolves have had a really miserable two years. Not to mention missing the playoffs for two consecutive years, even the invincible lineup at the beginning went their separate ways. Now the Timberwolves' oldest player is the one who won the championship. "God of Water Fountain" Mark Madsen.

It's really embarrassing to mix up like this in just two years.

"What position does the team need?" Luke asked after a moment of pondering.

Getting an affirmative answer from Luke made McHale a little excited: "What the team lacks most at present is the backcourt players. It is best to select two good guards or swingers."

Luke nodded lightly: "No problem, but let me tell you in advance, I am only responsible for giving you advice, and I can't guarantee whether the players can play their worth in the current environment of the Timberwolves."

"After all, no matter how good a player is, he also needs the support of the environment and the system. Otherwise, the league wouldn't have so many newcomers who change teams and make great progress every year."

After patting his chest hard a few times, McHale said with a serious face: "Don't worry, you are only responsible for the selection, and I will handle the rest. I will have someone transfer the money to your account later."

"There's no rush about money." As soon as he finished speaking, Luke took out a bank card from his coat pocket.

He said that he was not in a hurry, but his body was honest.

McHale: "..."

After Luke retires, he has plans to acquire an NBA team, so before retiring, Luke must find a way to earn enough money.

Otherwise, after the acquisition of the team is completed, and the team cannot even afford the daily expenses, it will really become "acquisition or bankruptcy"!
"By the way, the boss Glenn Taylor asked me to tell you that the Timberwolves welcome you back at any time, no matter what your capacity is."

"Even if you want to pay for the team, as long as you don't hold more than 40% of the shares, Glenn is willing to take you home. After all, what you brought to Minnesota is not just three championships."

"Whether it's Glenn or the Minnesota fans, they have always regarded you as God." McHale, who walked to the door of the house, suddenly turned around and said.

Luke was touched by McHale's words, suppressing his inner thoughts, Luke nodded slightly: "There will be a day."

Watching McHale leave, Luke sat in a chair and seriously considered which two players should be selected for the Timberwolves.

In this draft, the Timberwolves hold the fifth and sixth picks in the first round. It is not difficult to choose two outstanding former stars in this position.

It is basically useless to choose James Harden or Tyreke Evans with the fifth pick in the first round. Stephen Curry, the seventh pick in the first round, is a good choice, but Luke does not want Curry to leave the Warriors, otherwise No one knows what will happen in the future.

Playing in the Golden State Warriors at least has the relationship of the old Nelson. The new head coach Smart can help Curry develop slowly according to the trajectory of his previous life.

It will not be forced by other coaches to break through or organize inside after entering the league, thus giving up the threat of the three-point field.

In addition, DeMar DeRozan, Brandon Jennings, Jeff Teague, Collison and Ricky Rubio, who should have been selected by the Timberwolves, are all very good choices.

As for Juholidi, who was selected to the All-Defensive Team three times in his career and won the championship with the Bucks, Luke naturally would not recommend it to the Timberwolves, because this guy is in his pocket in this draft.

This summer, the Grizzlies have a total of two draft picks, No. 30 in the first round and No. 30 in the second round.

However, before the draft, the Grizzlies reached a deal with the Pistons, but the deal was not disclosed to the outside world.

It is not yet known that the Grizzlies have already obtained the No.15 first-round pick from the Pistons this year.

Neither Stephen Curry nor DeRozan can be selected for this position. The best player who can be selected is Ju Holiday, who has been selected to the best defensive team three times in his career.

For the Grizzlies, who have lost Louis Williams and Michael Reed in the backcourt this summer, the addition of Zhu Holiday is absolutely crucial.

In any case, Luke wasn't going to let Holiday slip away from him.

In this deal with the Pistons, the Grizzlies sent Louis Williams, who was signed first and then traded, + the 09 second-round pick in exchange for the 09 first-round pick in the hands of the Pistons and "water cooler player" Aaron Afflalo.

In the eyes of the Pistons, Afflalo, who is 1.9 meters tall and weighs 98 kilograms, is a standard drinking fountain player.

After being selected by the Pistons with the 27th overall pick in the first round of the 3.7 NBA Draft, Afflalo averaged 4.9 points and [-] points per game in the first two years of his career.

And the field goal percentage has been only in the early 40% for two consecutive years, and the average assists per game is only 0.7, which makes Afflalo completely exhaust the patience of the Pistons management.

In this deal to get Louis Williams, in order to balance the salary, the Pistons took the initiative to take out Afflalo and other water dispenser players for the Grizzlies to choose.

In the end, the Grizzlies inadvertently chose the most inconspicuous Afflalo, and asked the Pistons to send a good card to the Grizzlies, almost kneeling down and thanking the Grizzlies with tears in their eyes.

After all, although the first-round pick is a good thing, there are risks in the draft. The Pistons cannot guarantee that they can use the 15th pick in the first round to select an excellent team-building core.

The young Louis Williams has proven himself in the Grizzlies. For the Pistons, this is a guaranteed deal, even though the Grizzlies may use this first-round pick to select better players.

But only Luke knows how much the Grizzlies made in this deal. Afflalo is not a parallel importer. The reason why he didn’t play in the Pistons in the first two seasons is entirely because the Pistons’ system made Afflalo unable to do so. play.

As a perimeter player with very strong offensive firepower, neither Sanders Sr. nor Michael Curry could master Afflalo's instruction manual, which made Afflalo dust on the bench for two seasons in vain.

The 1.9-meter-six Afflalo serves as a shooting guard. Afflalo not only has a precise mid-range shot, but can also create threats outside the three-point line and in the penalty area.

In addition to his mediocre athletic ability, Afflalo's golf quotient and basic skills are very solid. He was also known for his defense in college, and he often defended the opponent's outside sharp knife alone.

This is also the fundamental reason why Michael Curry used Afflalo as a defensive blue-collar.

In his peak season, Afflalo averaged 18.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 42.7%. He is an accurate outside shooter.

Even if you look at your entire career, Afflalo's three-point shooting percentage has reached 38.6%. This is because Afflalo's 20% three-point shooting percentage in his rookie season has hindered him, otherwise Afflalo's three-point shooting The hit rate will be infinitely close to 40%.

It is worth mentioning that in the 10-11 season, Afflalo, who was in the Nuggets at the time, almost became a member of the 180 club.

That season, Afflalo, who mainly played off-ball shooting, shot 49.8% from the field and 42.3% from three-pointers, plus 85% from free throws. If Afflalo worked hard, he had every chance to join the 180 club .

In this deal with the Pistons, the Grizzlies are equivalent to using Louis Williams + a second-round pick to get two better players.

And Afflalo's jack-of-all-trades will fit perfectly with the Grizzlies in the new season. As a player with good ball-handling and off-ball abilities, Afflalo can do a lot.

At the same time, Afflalo's defensive ability is still above the average level of the league. It is a waste of money for this kind of player to be regarded as an addition in the transaction.

At present, the Grizzlies have both the 15th pick in the first round and the 30th pick in the first round of this draft. As the defending champion, the assets the Grizzlies hold can be called luxury.

Luke is very clear about what the Grizzlies need next season. Even if the draft conference cannot transform the Grizzlies in essence, Luke still has a way to convert the draft assets into championship wins.

With the title of "God's Eye" on his head, even if Luke chooses a trash, he can change hands and exchange for a star. What's more, the players who can be selected by Luke in the draft have never been trash!
　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you, third child!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)