Build a Dream Dynasty

Three flankers have been selected in a row. The last draft pick, Jiang Mingliang, is naturally reserved for Isaiah Thomas, the strongest 175 on the surface.

There are no names worth remembering in the waiting list, and in his previous life, Thomas reached the peak of his career under Coach Stevens, averaging 29 points per game, leading the team first in the East, the best team in the second team, not selected. He was simply a jerk.

However, Stevens disagreed with this decision.

"Bogdanovic's contract issues make it difficult for us to sign a contract with him temporarily. Bertans is not strong enough to enter the team's bench for the time being. I think we need to try again on the flanks." Stevens said.

Do you think Bertans, the eighth pick in the second round, is not strong enough, so is there anything left in the list? Jiang Mingliang looked at the two people in front of him and nodded, "Are there any suitable candidates?"

"Kentucky's DeAndre Liggins is a player I would recommend. He's a really good defender. He's been on the All-Defensive Team in the Southeast this past season, and he's averaging 8.6 points per game. 4 rebounds and a team-high 46 steals all season." Jerry West immediately gave his pick, one that seemed more secure than Bertans.

Looking at each other, Jiang Mingliang understood what Stevens meant, and nodded, "OK, then we'll choose Liggins!"

Jiang Mingliang went to great lengths to invite Stevens and West, and it was impossible to turn a deaf ear to their opinions. After all, the basketball knowledge of these two people was many times stronger than Jiang Mingliang's. Jiang Mingliang is even more willing to push the boat with the flow to show his good deeds in terms of such an insufficient bargaining chip as a second-round pick.

Damn, I lost a lottery at the end of the second round. If it's gone, it's gone!

The draft selected four flankers in a row. Jiang Mingliang's operation was really comparable to the Timberwolves' re-election of Flynn in the 2009 draft. Rubio's two point guard's show. Not only was the newspaper's authority a little speechless about Jiang Mingliang's operation, but even the fans of the Nets were shocked by the news.

Choose four flanks to play mahjong! What about the power forward?

Of course, in the dilemma of the deadlock in the labor-management negotiations, the complaints of Nets fans are nothing. It is more exaggerated to say that the popularity of this year's draft is the lowest since the new century.

Owen locks in the top pick, and then let the others line up casually, anyway, it won't become a climate. It is no exaggeration to say that compared to the past, the media can always stir up the atmosphere of the draft conference. No matter how stable the top pick is, he can fire up several competitors. The main body of this year's publicity is really Owen, Owen, Owen.

After the draft, the players union submitted a proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement to the league and the management negotiating committee. In the proposal, the union hopes to keep the soft salary cap and luxury tax line that can use exceptions to create a more efficient revenue sharing system. This is very different from the management's proposal to cut contracts and establish a hard salary cap. The outcome of the negotiations has moved further in a more pessimistic direction.

This is obviously not good news for the two rookies Leonard and Liggins who came to East Rutherford to report. Among the four rookies, Bogdanovic will definitely stay with the parent team for at least one year due to contract issues with the European parent team, while Bertans is willing to come to the NBA immediately in principle, but the pessimism of labor-management negotiations The direction makes him suspicious, and he's inclined to play another year in Europe to report on the Nets. The two European rookies at least have a guaranteed life, but Leonard and Liggins, who are subject to labor negotiations and cannot sign a formal contract for the time being, and who have no other income, are a bit miserable. Leonard is a first-round pick, the Nets will sign a formal contract with him anyway, and Nike, Adidas, Under Armour and other sneaker sponsorship brands are also connected, and the agent is also willing to lend him cash for emergencies. At the end of the second round, Liggins, who is still unknown whether he can sign a contract with the Nets, is in trouble.

In terms of accommodation, Leonard and Liggins lived in the apartments vacated after Danny Green and Whiteside left, respectively, but in other respects, Liggins was a little embarrassed.

In the end, when Stevens met with two rookies, he discovered Liggins' embarrassment and offered to lend some expenses for Liggins' daily life.

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The unsatisfactory labor-management negotiation has not only affected the players, but the management of each team has also been greatly affected. Under the management of Jiang Mingliang, the Nets hold a lot of high-quality and cheap contracts, and the salary is in good condition, but the team is facing the change of the stadium sponsor. Yokohama Tire replaced Samsung as the team's main sponsor. Now facing a shutdown, Japan has doubts about sponsorship. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

In fact, in the past few years, there are also some companies in China that have gradually grown bigger and are suitable for entering the United States for development and separate markets. Jiang Mingliang is also willing to use the Nets as a signboard to help them promote in the United States. However, things backfired. Jiang Mingliang and Qin Zhengwei contacted Qin Zhengwei several times about this matter, but they did not follow up. Jiang Mingliang couldn't stick it up, it would be as ugly as stealing money, so he could only give up.

Compared with the Rockets' easy access to sponsorship from China, it can only be said that the Nets' fan base in China is not deep enough. In forums such as T, HUPU, Zhihu, etc., half of the Nets' followers are tied to Yi Jianlian. Together, compared to Yao Ming and the Rockets, the connection between the Nets and Yi Jianlian is obviously not that close, and the team also lacks a superstar fan. Jiang Mingliang himself, a handsome Chinese boss, is the icing on the cake in the circle of fans. If he wants to take the lead, let's forget it.

Lead the team to Tokyo in person, and be sure to negotiate the sponsorship contract of Yokohama Tire. This is Jiang Mingliang's number one task this summer.

The plane arrived at Tokyo International Airport at about 9 o'clock in the evening. Yokohama Tire arranged someone to come to receive business partners from the United States early. Fluent American English is very professional.

"The meeting time is set for noon tomorrow. Tomorrow night, our manager, Mr. Hoshikawa Takahashi, will host a banquet." After sending Jiang Mingliang and his party to the most upscale Japanese-style hotel in Tokyo, Sakurai Junko reminded.

"OK. Thank you for your hospitality. We will definitely attend." Jiang Mingliang nodded to the other party and watched the other party leave.

"Wait for a short meeting, and then check the materials needed for the meeting. Tomorrow's meeting cannot be missed!"

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