NBA: Start with 20 billion, buy the Knicks

It doesn't matter if you have 50 points, if there is a bone in the back of your head, I won't be able to use you.

Thank you, Potato Man!

(PS: The first big climax tomorrow, I have been waiting for a long time, the draft.)

Chapter 63: Infallibility

Jiang Chao was not completely silent during this period. In order to protect Harden, he drew Tai Chi.

After all, Harden is not as stable as Curry. In order to be completely stable, he successively tried out Spanish golden boy Rubio, James Evans Jr., Jennings and others alone.

The Timberwolves management is scared to pee.

The management of the lottery team who had heard rumors about him and the Thunder were panicked, not knowing what kind of medicine Jiang Chao was selling in this gourd.

Sean Marks also tried out many popular players in the second round. Everyone thought that the Knicks would choose these people for the second round pick.

But in fact, only Jiang Chao knew in his heart that the person he wanted to choose was not among the people who had a trial training alone.

This picture of Tai Chi must have been drawn successfully from the very beginning.

But it must also be drawn.

Mainly for Harden, but also worried about some second-round picks being snatched by a team's short-circuited brain.

But it should be okay, Jiang Chao looked at everyone's attitude, and basically didn't pay attention to it in the second round.

This is similar to the evaluation of later generations.

in later generations.

The 2009 rookie class was underestimated. At that time, many people predicted that other players except Griffin would be difficult to achieve. Unexpectedly, most of the players developed well later.

The Harden and Curry that Jiang Chao wants to choose are the two best players in this session, and they are both regular season MVP winners.

This also makes the 2009 class a draft after the 1984, 1996 and 2008 classes, and two regular season MVPs appeared at the same time.

Sean Marks kept looking for inside information, and finally gave Jiang Chao an answer that 99.9% of the Clippers and Grizzlies would not choose Harden.

Insiders gave him reasons.

Harden is 1 meters tall, has a wingspan of 96 meters and weighs 2 kilograms. He was a shooting guard in the draft, and his data exploded in college.

His height, wingspan and weight are relatively good among backcourt players, and his rich offensive methods make his draft template be Kobe.

The Clippers have the best chance of getting Harden. They hold the No. [-] pick and can choose whoever they want, but they didn't choose Harden.

There are two reasons: First, the Clippers already have two excellent backcourt players, Baron Davis and Gordon.

The second is Griffin's talent visible to the naked eye. Griffin has superb physical fitness and is an inside player with shooting ability.

During his sophomore year, he averaged a double-double of 22.7 points and 14.4 rebounds per game, and also made 37% of his three-pointers. At that time, whichever team had the No. [-] pick would give priority to Griffin.

"Gilifen is sure to be strong. If I can have the No. [-] lottery, I will also choose him."

Jiang Chao said with a smile, it's a pity that the Clippers just want to sell tickets and fight with the Lakers. There is no possibility of selling this top talent Flying White Warcraft.

The Grizzlies are more justified.

They already have Conley and Mayo, two young and promising backcourt players. Conley was the No. 2007 pick in 4, and Mayo was the No. 2008 pick in [-]. They are both perimeter players that the Grizzlies focus on training.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the Grizzlies to choose an outside player like Harden. When the three talented backcourt players compete for playing time, it is very likely that none of them can play, and the gain outweighs the loss.

The Grizzlies are likely to choose the inside, the template is Dikembe Mutombo's heavy center Thabeet.

拥有出色的护框能力的内线哈希姆-塔比特身高2米21，臂展2米29，站立摸高2米90，体重119公斤。

Although the scoring method is single, he showed good rebounding ability and excellent blocking ability in college.

In his junior year, he averaged 13.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.22 blocks per game. He averaged 4.17 blocks per game in the three years of college, and he averaged 4.45 blocks per game in the highest year.

puff.

Jiang Chao almost burst out laughing, is he going to witness with his own eyes that the Grizzlies choose one of the worst picks in history?

"This guy should be alright. He can become an insider like Yao Ming. There is also Hibbert in the East who is similar to him. He should be able to plug and play." Obviously, no one will know about this No. [-] right now. There are so many hips.

"The Grizzlies still look forward to training Gasol's brother."

Jiang Chao also didn't tell him that if the talents can be fulfilled, then the meaning of the draft will be gone.

"Haha, but boss, your third pick is solid, you can choose Rubio if you want."

Marks pulls out ESPN's draft projections.

It is predicted that the Thunder will take Rubio third. The traditional point guard, who helps the second youngster control the court, is indeed a good choice. The performance of the Golden Boy in the Olympics and the US national team last year was too impressive.

And Harden predicted that the fifth pick would be chosen by the Timberwolves, which has nothing to do with Jiang Chao and the others.

"Okay, give Curry a call."

After confirming Harden, Sean Marks called Curry again to make sure everything was safe.

Curry first greeted Max politely like a student.

Then he said that his trial results were poor, and Lacob (Warriors owner) was very angry.

Jiang Chao asked Don Nelson if he had contacted him privately.

"No way! The Warriors didn't even pay for our hotel."

The fact is also the same. Lacob directly criticized the crazy inventor Nelson who he has long been unaccustomed to, saying that you sign such a player with wool, are you confused?

And what Klay Thompson do you want in the future, can these people play in the NBA? ?Shoulder muscles? ? ?

But apparently Don Nelson would not listen, and called Jiang Chao.

Jiang Chao didn't talk nonsense with this old fox, and said calmly:

"My No. 8 pick is Jordan Hill, you can do whatever you want."

This made Warriors general manager Wright and the others entangled. To be honest, Jordan Hill is the most suitable choice for them. With the current guard group, they can play fast and change defenses.

"Do you want to grab them?"

"Maybe this is Jiang Chao's blindfold?"

"What level does he have? Didn't he just want to threaten us not to choose? I want to choose!"

Then Jiang Chao added:

"I suggest you sign Curry."

This is no longer Tai Chi, it is almost the Book of Changes. The Warriors were fooled by Jiang Chao's few words, but Jiang Chao should have given up on Curry based on their tone of voice and Curry's expression.

In order to securely win Curry, Sean Marks is also very smart, suggesting that Curry can come to New York now.

Showing the appearance of licking the dog and wanting the Knicks to sign, no matter how indifferent the Knicks are, it will make the outside world think that Curry is not really strong.

Jiang Chao added the last sentence:

"I paid for the hotel in Jinzhou, see you at Little Green House."

"Okay boss! I have been doing strength training in the gym."

"Well, in New York, I'll practice with you."

"Boss, how much do you value him?" Sean Marks was stunned.

Jiang Chao turned the Rolex in his hand:

"In a sense, he's more important than No. 3 pick Harden."

Chapter 64: The draft

new York.

The alliance headquarters welcomed guests one after another.

Almost every team visited the league headquarters.

But the Magic management came the latest.

Because with the loss of the Magic, Kobe became a god, and the two teams also forged a bridge. It is impossible to make a deal in recent years.

Happy Beast is actually not happy. He returned to Orlando after defeating Los Angeles and publicly stated that the team needs a big change.

And super contract shooters Lewis and Nelson were named and criticized.

After all, everyone knows how to play football. After the finals, the waves and sand were washed away, and it was clear who was swimming naked.

So the Magic management is still deciding whether to change the draft pick to an outside All-Star. After all, the Lakers' configuration is a combination of inside and outside, and the Magic obviously must do the same.

Otherwise, next year under Howard's contract year, what will he do to keep him?

Howard also has something to say, what teammate is Kobe and my teammate?

Liked by James...

The penultimate one to come is the Cavaliers management.

It can be seen that the two teams should have changed a lot during the off-season.

Jiang Chao stayed put and didn't communicate with any team. If he can hold the wave, it should be a good harvest.

He was so free that he went to the China Post Bar to see what they were talking about, but found that they didn't care about the draft at all, and now the topic they were talking about was "Sun Yue won the championship ring before Dayao!"

"Sure enough, during this period, everyone doesn't value the draft."

However, what Jiang Chao didn't know was that many professional basketball players—Zhu Fangyu and other die-hard super fans were concerned.

Griffin's team came to New York. He performed a dunk performance in the streetball holy land Rock Park, which shocked New York.

Harden, Jennings, DeRozan, Curry and their agent also stayed in the hotel next to the Garden Arena.

Jiang Chao only had contact with Jordan Hill, DeRozan and Beverly.

But not many people care. What kind of good people can the young Knicks pick? They scouted rookies a year ago. Jiang Chao bought the team less than a month ago.

……

2009 years.

6 month 25 day.

New York City.

Madison Square Garden Arena.

The annual NBA draft was held as scheduled in the breathless anticipation of NBA executives.

The 09 Platinum Generation in history made its debut!

ESPN Live is on.

The host first talked about the highlights of this draft.

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

No Chinese players participated.

The management staff sat in a large conference room behind the site, also called a small black room.

Here, they weigh and control everything that happens ahead.

The Knicks who sit at home are the owner + general manager + deputy general manager. Other teams basically come with one or two people, and then there are 3 fully charged mobile phones next to them, which are in unlimited calls.

Jiang Chao wore a blue suit representing the Knicks and an orange tie and entered the familiar scene. He sat down at a table with Max and Mustache, attracting the attention of many people.

Morey, the stupid general manager of the Rockets, greeted him hypocritically, but Jiang Chao pretended not to see it.

Familiar faces such as RC Buford, Downey Sr., and Wright are all there, and Jiang Chao looks very awkward next to these uncles.

Sitting next to them were the management of the Thunder and the Celtics, but they were separated by two or three meters and blocked by a transparent screen, so they could hardly hear their respective voices clearly.

Angie also glanced at the handsome Jiang Chao:

"Boss, are you here to participate in the draft? It looks so cool."

"I also think, how tiring being the boss, the players only need to play."

"Haha."

People take their seats.