Nickname: Transformers

Chapter 304
It is not the first time for the Lakers to win the championship, and all the processes are well understood.

After the three-day parade, Wu Di was conducting business activities while watching the materials of the new year's rookies.This year, the Lakers only have the Lakers' first-round pick, and they won the sixth overall pick.And the Lakers' two draft picks were also traded to the Magic, and they got the 6th and 29nd picks respectively. I don't know if the Magic can pick up the misses.

Zen Master has clearly told Wu Di that the team will definitely not be able to sign Howard again next season.Howard's current contract is too big, and the cost performance is not high.He wants a one-year contract of more than 2200 million next season, and the Lakers simply can't afford it. Unless Howard is willing to lower his value, the Lakers can only say goodbye to him.

Kobe's contract expires this year. Although Kobe's injury does not know when it will heal, the team will definitely negotiate with Kobe, let Kobe reduce part of his worth, sign a lot of good players, and help the team strive for three consecutive games. crown.

Therefore, the team must prepare for the worst.If Howard really can't sign, then he can only let Ah Lian go to the fifth position, Wu Di plays the fourth position, and let the outstanding Jimmy Butler start at the third position. In this way, he needs to choose an outside substitute. The No. [-] position or the No. [-] position will be the key selection targets of the Lakers.

Gibson's contract expired this year, but Gibson is no longer satisfied with staying with the Lakers. He doesn't have many chances to play in the Lakers. Anyway, he also won the championship ring, and he can go to a ball that can make him start. Team.

However, the Lakers do not have high requirements for point guards, because the core of the Lakers has never been a point guard. Jeremy Lin alone is almost enough. If it is confirmed, let a bench player top it, or sign a veteran.

Among these rookies, Wu Di selected some who would appear later as candidates, and then handed over the list to D'Antoni.

There aren't any outstanding rookies this year, and he has already selected those few good ones. As long as he can choose any one of them, there should be no problem.

Wu Di has too many business activities this year, so he will not go to the draft to join in the fun.However, Wu Di still pays close attention to the situation of the draft. He needs to know who the Lakers have selected as soon as possible so that he can prepare the training plan.

This year's No. [-] pick is the Cavaliers, and they chose an insider, Anthony Bennett.

The second place is the Bobcats, they also chose an insider, Cody Zeller.

Tanhua is a wizard. They chose a shooting guard and a key figure drawn by Wu Di, Victor Oladipo.

The fourth is the Suns. They also chose an insider named Alekoslane.

The fifth is the Lakers, Zen master chose a small forward Olaporte.

The reason why he chose a small forward instead of a guard is that Zen Master has considerations. He needs to leave his position for Kobe's comeback.As a veteran of the Lakers, as long as Kobe does not retire, the Lakers will always reserve a spot for him. If they choose a shooting guard, when Kobe returns, the rookie will be selected for nothing.

It is said that the quality of this year's rookies is not very high, but it is still very early.Except for those serious golden years, draft years with a lot of superstars, almost every draft is not favored. For example, in 09, it was not favored at all.

But looking at it now, Griffin, Harden, Evans, Curry and others are not weak. Obviously, 09 has become a draft year second only to the golden year.

Another example is 07. In that year, except for Oden, other players were not favored. Even Durant, who was ranked second, was considered difficult to adapt to the NBA. He was too thin.Wu Di even fell to the second round at that time. If the Rockets hadn't chosen him for Dayao's face, he might have lost the selection.

So it is too early to say that this year's rookies are not very good. Wu Di took Olaporte's information as soon as he received the news.

Otto Porter is a relatively versatile small forward who can make some long-range shots and breakthroughs, but his body is too thin and he suffers from confrontation.

But as a substitute, there should be no problem, as long as his shooting is good, the Lakers can score.According to the Lakers' tactics, he can pose a threat even if he stands outside the three-point line, and Wu Di can always create open space for people.

Soon, Wu Di came up with a training plan to increase Otto Porter's shooting percentage and physical confrontation ability.

However, this plan can only be implemented after the start of the season. Before that, he can only rely on himself.

Send the plan to Zen Master, and his task will be completed for the time being.

In mid-July, he completed his business activities and returned to China.

After the draft, the Lakers also began to operate. After leaving Howard and Gibson, Zen Master wanted some players who could play.The first choice is that he signed a 4-year 1600 million contract with Olaporte, with team options for the next two years.

The Mavericks' free agent Darren Collison jumped out of the contract, and the Zen Master signed a 3-year 1000 million contract with him.Darren Collison is a speed guard. Like Gibson, he can grab points off the bench. This season, Wu Di is playing the [-]th position. With such a guard, the Lakers will play pick-and-roll more smoothly.

There are also a few veterans who came to hug their thighs. Kirilenko became a free agent this season and signed a 260 million veteran contract.Nash also cut his salary and came over to hold his thigh, and signed a two-year contract of 1500 million.

In this way, the salary of the Lakers is almost the same. Kobe is in a contract year this year, and his salary is as high as 3000 million, while Wu Di also has 2300 million, and the salary of the two has reached 5300 million.Add Jeremy Lin's 900 million and Nash's 700 million, and you have 6900 million. Fortunately, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, UAE, and Mahinmi combined are only 1800 million, plus Darren Curry Sen made almost 9000 million, and with Otto Porter and a few water fountain guards, the Lakers' salary was almost the same as the previous year, reaching 9500 million.

Although Howard is gone, the Lakers' inside defense will be reduced a lot, but after Wu Di plays the [-]th position, the inside defense will become stronger. The only worry is to prevent the opponent from shooting three-pointers, because the Lakers' outside defense has dropped a lot. .

Kirilenko's state in the past two years has not been very good, and it is really hard to predict how much state he can maintain.

The Lakers' lineup has basically been determined, and Wu Di has a general idea of ​​the lineup.

After communicating with D'Antoni, Wu Di put his mind on the country.His school's first star student, Guo Dazhi, is about to graduate and officially join the CBA.

(End of this chapter)