I really just want to strike

In a trance.

People are just gradually realizing it.

That Su Feng who seemed to never grow old.

will start next season.

The countdown to his farewell to the league is officially ushered in.

Two years.

But with a snap of the fingers.

in people's eyes

How good would it be if that day never came?

If goodbye can not be reversed.

Then let the reunion be the next goodbye.

If the reunion is far away.

Then let the goodbye be the last time together.

Gathered in that year, at that time, at that time.

Let the years bear witness.

Let time tell.

Forever frozen in the legendary night that was conferred on Staples.

……

Chapter 887 Curtain Call

After the dynasty parade, Kobe chose to stay in Los Angeles to create a man with Vanessa, while Su Feng returned to China to visit his family.

A few days later, the 2015 NBA Draft took place at the Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets.

Sure enough, the Timberwolves failed to win the No. [-] lottery for two consecutive years.

The Bucks took Karl-Anthony Towns without hesitation with the No. 2015 pick they had previously drawn in the [-] first round.

I don't know if Downs can live up to the expectations of the Bucks, who have an equally excellent corporate culture, in this life.

With the second pick in the first round, the Suns traded with the Spurs immediately after selecting D'Angelo Russell.

After the transaction is completed, the Suns will receive the Spurs' eighth pick in the first round this year and Nerlens Noel.

In Su Feng's previous life, as the No. 2015 pick in [-], Russell's later performance was actually not good.

Because if Russell counts as water

Do you know how many No. [-] picks in this league had to apologize that day?

It's just that, because of the incident in which Russell backstabbed Nick Young in the early years, no matter which team he was switched to later, his teammates would respect him at a respectful distance.

In Su Feng's original time and space, because he learned that his teammate Nick Yang had cheated on his girlfriend during a chat, Russell posted this conversation with Nick Young that he secretly recorded on the Internet.

In all fairness, this matter is indeed Yang Shaoxia's fault on the moral level.

But in the NBA, the most taboo thing for players is to have teammates like Russell who tell the outside world the stories in the locker room.

What's more, Russell only made it public because he thought it was fun?

Therefore, no matter which team is changed to in the future, it will be difficult for Russell to integrate into the team's locker room...

after all

For this group of NBA players who are already weak, who is not afraid that Russell will stab him from behind in the future?

On the scene of the draft, after the trade between the Suns and the Spurs, next, the Magic and Timberwolves used their third and fourth picks in the first round to select Jahlil Okafor and Justice- winslow.

As a team with a traditional center, the Magic management is very optimistic about Okafor, who has a good model.

The Timberwolves finally chose to give up Porzingis after hesitating for a while.

In Su Feng's original time and space, the Knicks' selection of "Boshen" with the fourth overall pick in the first round had the nature of gambling in it.

Otherwise, the young Knicks fan who was sitting at the scene at that time would not have cried because of the team's "stupid choice".

It is different from the serious traditional center like Yao Ming.

Porzingis, who is 221 cm tall, is more like a small forward no matter how you look at it.

Before the start of the draft, Porzingis was most praised for his shooting range and various small forward technical moves.

The Timberwolves uniform team did not dare to bet on this buddy, and this undoubtedly made the 2017 wolf sign that the Lakers previously traded from them more valuable.

Ok!

After all, Porzingis still failed to escape the fate of going to New York.

With the seventh pick in the first round, Porzingis was selected by the New York Knicks after the Knicks traded up the pick.

The Cavaliers and Mosaic, who hold the fifth and sixth picks in the first round, also dare not bet on Porzingis.

This has nothing to do with their inability to see Boshen's talent.

Purely because of the past two years, the NBA has been heartbroken by various Nowitzki successors!

Immediately afterwards, with the eighth pick in the first round, the Suns selected Devin Booker with the draft pick they had exchanged from the Spurs.

I don't know if it is because Kobe's draft pick in this life has become the eighth pick in the first round

Anyway, many of Kobe's successors in the league were selected in this pick.

Long before the start of the draft, the Suns fell in love with Booker.

Because during the trial training, Booker showed quite solid basic skills. Therefore, in the eyes of the Suns management eager to rebuild, as long as Booker can be given a certain amount of playing time, he can at least be the second or third leader no matter how poor he is. to cultivate.

It is also worth mentioning that, with the No.15 pick in the first round, the Celtics also traded up their draft picks and selected Kelly Oubre, who has the best physical fitness.

After this year's finals, the Celtics knew that as long as Su Feng was still in the league, they would have to continue to strengthen at the forward position.

And then, after the Lakers selected Kevin Looney with the No.20 ninth pick in the first round

Now it's the Warriors uniform team's turn to scold their mothers!

Do not blow or black.

If it weren't for the fact that Jerry West, who is about to return to the Lakers management this summer, has a good reputation in the industry

The Warriors' uniform team is really suspicious, and the LOGO man quietly revealed the Warriors' draft plan for this summer to the Lakers.

Nothing.

Without Looney, the Warriors had to use their backup plan with the No.30 pick in the first round, choosing Montrezl Harrell, who is also known as a half-orc.

"Sue, the Warriors cut our second-round target.

Do we still need to trade a second-round pick now? "At the draft, when the Warriors uniforms were still annoyed that the Lakers cut Looney, they would never have imagined

The Lakers are also distressed because they cut Harrell.

According to Su Feng's plan, the Lakers' two goals in this year's draft are Looney and Harrell.

The former is a model among blue-collar tool workers in the industry.

Not only does he eat less, but he is always the hardest one on the court.

As for the latter

It is a high-quality bargaining chip that can contribute to the Lakers' blood exchange in the future after being played out.

"No need, just sell our second-round pick!

There are no good rookies in the second round this year. "On the phone, Su Feng said to Kupchak who was outside the ocean.

Hearing this, Kupchak no longer hesitated.

Directly took the members of the Lakers' forward combat team to play.

This summer, the focus of the Lakers' work is not the draft.

It was the two transactions between Jia and Green.

On July 7, after the NBA free agent market officially opened, Jerry West officially announced his return to the Lakers management.

Although in name, the LOGO man is just a team consultant for the Lakers.

But people who know the relationship between West and Bass are very clear

The LOGO man is the true general manager of the Lakers in the future.

In this regard, Kupchak, who has long been accustomed to being ostracized, happily took his family to travel to Europe.

Anyway, if there is any big deal, just let him know.

He Mitch Kupchak is only responsible for lying down and winning!

Of course, because West is now a 77-year-old man, after a short vacation, Kupchak, who just wants to lie down and win, still has to come back to work obediently.

In mid-July, the Lakers and the Grizzlies completed a deal for Marc Gasol.

Because this summer, after dealing with a batch of expired contracts, the Grizzlies have enough salary space to eat Xiaojia's contract, plus Xiaojia himself also proposed to the Grizzlies, the team will build a team around him The conditions are quite satisfactory, so after the Lakers and the Grizzlies quickly reached an agreement, the Grizzlies surprisingly used the team's 2016 and 2018 first-round picks (unprotected) from the Lakers to Canada. An All-Star center.

Anecdotally, after the deal came out, people couldn't help but questioned West and Kupchak while lamenting the unbelievable PY friendship between the Lakers and the Grizzlies.

Because Xiaojia is a real-valued All-Star center right now.

Why can the Grizzlies trade for him with two first-round picks?

So, or, you can always trust the eyes of the LOGO man?

Before the deal happened, the LOGO man asked Buss Jr. and Kupchak: "Has Mark decided to leave?"

Buss Jr. and Kupchak nodded in disbelief.

"I've studied the current makeup of the Grizzlies.

Most of its main players are members aged 29 to 34.

Do you know what this means? "West then asked.

Now, without the LOGO man continuing to talk, Kupchak has already figured it out.

First of all, since Xiaojia has decided to leave, and the Lakers also promised to let him go.

So for the Lakers, they must take a longer-term view when it comes to trading Xiaojia.

True.

Xiaojia can exchange for some better immediate combat power for the Lakers.

But does that matter?

Long before returning to the Lakers, West studied the composition of the current Lakers.

Inside, both Adams and Jokic need a lot of playing time to continue to grow.

Therefore, the proposal of using Xiaojia in exchange for immediate combat power inside was also rejected by West and Kupchak at the very beginning.

To put it bluntly, as long as Jokic and Adams can grow up quickly, plus Looney

What kind of bicycles will the Lakers' insiders need in the next five years?

As for the immediate combat power on the outside

Ask if you don't understand

Is it possible that next season, the Lakers really plan to let Rondo go to the drinking fountain?

"I still don't understand

Why is the age composition of the Grizzlies the key to us agreeing to this deal? "In the general manager's office of the Lakers, Buss Jr. asked after scratching his scalp.

Hearing this, Kupchak said with a smile: "Because this means that the Grizzlies will start reconstruction mode in the near future."

In Su Feng's previous life, the Grizzlies team that also had Randolph, Jia, and Conley made the determination to start rebuilding in the 2017/2018 season.

Although after changing the 2018 first-round pick to the Lakers, the Grizzlies' reconstruction plan will have a certain probability of being disrupted

But as the absolute hardcore ally of the Lakers in this league

West is not worried about the Grizzlies.