NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 510 The blown up trading market!

With the fifth overall pick, the Jazz selected Dante Exum.

……

Until the No.13 pick, another acquaintance appeared.

The strongest dunker after Vince Carter, Zach Laven, was won by the Huskies.

The 14th pick, the result was somewhat beyond Wang Zelin's expectations. Because of breaking into the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers did not get the seventh pick as they did at the time, and their picks fell all the way to the last lottery show.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers selected with the No.14 pick in the first round... Jusuf Nurkic, a player from Bosnia and Herzegovina from the European Union!"

History has changed at this moment.

The "Calbow" who will join in the future was not selected by the Chicago Bulls, and was immediately traded to the Denver Nuggets, but came directly to Angel City.

Watching the laptop screen switch to highlights from Nurkic's Europa League...

Then, it switched to the draft scene.

I saw Nurkic jumped up from his position excitedly, hugging his relatives and friends beside him with excitement.Obviously, he didn't expect that he would be selected by the Lakers, which surprised him too much.

It all seems like a dream!
Jusuf Nurkic, before the draft, begged them to see his NBA template as Pekovic and Zza Pachulia.As an international player, although he doesn't have too much talent, and Long Yuqin often gets into foul troubles and suffers from poor mobility, they still take a look at his very strong and solid physique, and think that he will not be afraid of anyone in the paint.

Reminiscing about the previous draft situation, the proportion of insiders in the first 13 picks exceeded that in memory, and Wang Zelin immediately understood why the Lakers chose Nurkic.

Feelings, these teams are already planning how to target themselves next season.

Wang Zelin was dazzled by the next draft. Although the 2014 draft is now called a big year, there are only a few rookies in this class who left a deep impression on people.

Wolfberry Mamba, Teacher Yue, Great Emperor, Chicago Curry, 9 points...

Another period of time passed, and when it was time for the second round of the draft, Baldhead Hua had already left. Now the one announcing the draft news on the stage was Tan Huiming, the chief operating officer of the NBA, the vice president of the league who would have a quarter of the Chinese blood in the future.

After seeing Bald Hua step down, when it was time for the second round of the show, Wang Zelin stared at his notebook, and he was about to join the Trail Blazers.

"Gentlemen and ladies, the next thing to be announced is the 31st overall pick in the second round. The Milwaukee Bucks selected small forward Damien Inglis from France!"

"The 32nd pick in the second round, the Philadelphia 75ers chose..."

"The 33rd pick in the second round, the Cleveland Cavaliers chose..."

"..."

Until the 36th pick in the second round,

"The Milwaukee Bucks selected with the 36th pick in the second round... Nikola Jokic, a 19-year-old seven-footer from Serbia! Congratulations to him!!!!"

Immediately, Nikola Jokic's highlights from the Europa League suddenly appeared on the screen of the notebook.

"Uh, Teacher Yue was robbed by the Bucks? Kun Kunkun + Teacher Yue? The Bucks are planning to take off!"

Wang Zelin was stunned, even the grilled chicken wings in his hand didn't taste good.

What is this situation?

Didn't you agree with the fat man Orsi that the team should choose to invite the teacher?How was it cut off?
But soon, Wang Zelin knew the reason.

At the draft scene, Tan Huiming smiled and said to the reporter: "Oh, there is an unexpected situation. The Portland Trail Blazers and the Milwaukee Bucks made a deal. The Trail Blazers used the 42nd pick in the second round and some cash in their hands. Like the Bucks, they traded for Nikola Jokic. It is worth mentioning that this should be the first transaction since the player trading market opened after the Trail Blazers Finals."

After all, it is this year's championship team. Other strong teams aiming for the championship next season have long regarded the Blazers as a serious problem. Because of the birth of this deal, Nikola Jokic's name suddenly appeared in the sight of all team management in the league.

"Serbian Nikola Jokic?"

"Nel Orsi will definitely not do useless things, check Nikola Jokic's scouting report for me!"

"..."

After a while, Nikola Jokic's pre-draft scouting reports were all presented to the general managers of the other 29 teams.

"Playing for the Adriatic League?"

"6'11 and 255 pounds?"

"You didn't start officially practicing basketball until you were 16?"

The information in front of them made these general managers at a loss.

Except for the Nuggets management who always like to gamble on luck.

In Brooklyn, home of the Nuggets, Arturas Kanisovas, then general manager of the Nuggets, was thrown off his feet by the sudden situation:

"Tony, what's the situation? Are there other teams that are also optimistic about Nikola Jokic?"

The Tony that Arturas Kanisovas spoke of was the Nuggets scout who discovered the moon-level talent by chance.

"I, I don't know..."

Tony didn't know how to respond.

An international player like Jokic who has never been to the United States to play, logically speaking, is not well-known. Could it be that the Blazers also have discerning scouts who have noticed the huge potential of Jokic?

But he hurriedly persuaded: "Artutos, in my opinion, Nikola Jokic is really talented. If he can join the Nuggets, our insiders don't have to worry about it. If possible, I hope you can communicate with the Blazers management and try to trade him."

"Okay, I'll try my best."

However, in Kanisovas' view, in terms of talent, how can international players compare to those of the United States. After all, the United States is the kingdom of basketball. On the stage of the NCAA college league, there are no shortage of birds and beasts every year.

Therefore, when he knew that Nikola Jokic was intercepted by the Blazers, he was only willing to make a communication attempt and made up his mind to negotiate. He has no such plan yet.

Scout Tony naturally also saw the general manager's perfunctory, but he was just a scout after all, and he couldn't interfere with the general manager's thoughts.

But he always felt something was wrong in his heart, as if he had missed something.

……

at the same time.

In a large courtyard in Serbia.

Due to the previous promise from the Nuggets management, although due to the schedule, Nikola Jokic could not fly to the United States to arrive at the draft site.

After all, the draft is very likely to be related to his future NBA career, so after the draft began, the Jokic family waited honestly in front of the TV, waiting for the news that Jokic was selected by the Nuggets.

From the first round to the second round, he didn't wait for his news. Jokic said that he was not nervous.

Finally, when their family heard the name of Nikola Jokic from NBA CEO Tan Huiming on the TV, the whole yard suddenly boiled.

"Great son! It's you, it's really you!"

Jokic's mother got up immediately and hugged Jokic excitedly.

On the side, Jokic's eldest brother Strachinayo and second brother Nemania suddenly pointed to the TV and said:

"Look, my brother seems to have been traded!"

"The one who applied for the trade was...the Portland Trail Blazers?"

"..."

Jokic focused again, watching the trade information on the TV.

On the day of the draft, I became a bargaining chip for education, but fortunately, the team I will play for is this year's NBA champion Portland Trail Blazers.

It seems that it is not unacceptable.

……

On the other side.

After the deal is concluded, there will be nothing for the Trail Blazers, and their affairs in this year's draft will basically come to an end.

Next, just need to contact Nikola Jokic to discuss the team's reporting time.

However... Wang Zelin remembers that Nikola Jokic did not choose to log in to the NBA immediately after the draft because of improper body management. Instead, he made the Nuggets wait for another year and officially started his NBA career in the 2015-16 season.

But what does this have to do with him?

Next, it's time for him to prepare for offseason training and the World Cup in Spain at the end of August. Let's leave the matter of Nikola Jokic to the team management.

Anyway, the person has already been selected, and the monk can't run away from the temple if he can run. If it's the truth, it doesn't matter if he needs to wait another year for Jokic as he remembers.

After all, he is the MVP in the future, and he has the capital.

It's just pity for Neil Orsi, who didn't know that the rookie his team picked was actually a problem child.

When I got home at noon, Wang Zelin saw a piece of news while resting.

Aldridge and his agent Jeff Swartz came to the team headquarters early this morning, were seen by reporters, and then surrounded by reporters for interviews...

Aldridge accepted an interview and was asked if he came to the team headquarters because of contract renewal issues.

What the reporter didn't expect was that Aldridge answered decisively: "We just won the championship, didn't we? At the same time, I also think that there may be no team in the league that is more suitable for me than the Trail Blazers. After all, I have been playing for this team since my rookie season, and I love it..."

When Wang Zelin saw this interview, he could feel how confused the reporters were. Aldridge's interview was simple, without leaving any suspense, and he directly expressed his loyalty to the Blazers in front of the media.

Indeed, the goal of every NBA player must be a championship.

Since 2006, Aldridge has been playing for this team. To say that he has no feelings for every plant and tree here is absolutely false.

Besides, this is not the 15-16 season in history. The conflict between Aldridge and the Trail Blazers is not that big, and the team just won the championship this year. As one of the core frameworks of the team, how can Aldridge not understand that staying in Portland will embrace a vast future.

On the morning of June 6, a shocking news spread around the league.

According to Jeff Swashi, a well-known NBA agent, said in a media conference that his client LaMarcus Aldridge will formally reach a contract extension with the Trail Blazers for a period of 4 years with a total salary of 9105 million, of which the fourth year is a maximum salary contract for player options.

Aldridge and the Blazers reached a contract extension!

Once the news came out, it was shocking.

Because this means that, at least in the next two years, the Portland mayor combination of Wang Zelin + Lillard and Aldridge will not disintegrate, and they will continue to fight in the league.

And as long as the three are the core framework and build a lineup around them, judging from the temper of the Blazers owner Paul Allen, a super local tycoon who is not bad at money, in the next two seasons, the Blazers are bound to point to the dynasty.

This year's trading market was directly ignited after the Trail Blazers made a deal and signed a contract!

According to Warshen, the Portland Trail Blazers are already seeking deals in an orderly manner, or directly lay off some of the players from last season's championship lineup, such as replacing small forward Alexander Pavlovich, backup power forward Mike Muscala, and backup guard Mo Williams.

At the same time, the Blazers management also began to contact some veterans to add new strength to the slightly weak bench after the trade layoffs.

Wang Zelin also went to the NBA official website to check.

Counting the rookie bonuses of myself, Lillard, Will Patton, Adams and others, including the bird rights, even after the team and Aldridge reach a contract extension, their current salary space still has room for manipulation.

What's more, the owner of his own team is notoriously wronged... A super local tycoon, as long as he can see enough hope of winning the championship, this super local tycoon will definitely not be stingy with his wallet.

Of course, it depends on how the team operates!
After the draft, time will soon enter July, and the NBA will officially enter the offseason. The free agent market will be fully opened, and signing and trading will become the theme.

After the Blazers took the lead in kicking up the rhythm of the arms race, the latest breaking news emerged one after another.

The most watched, of course, is this summer's big-name free agents.

According to grade:

The first gear: LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony have confirmed that they have jumped out of their contracts to test the free agent market.

Pot Two: Nowitzki, Paul Pierce, Zach Randolph, Luol Deng, Gortat, Chandler Parsons, Lowry, etc.

The third tier of free agency is even more so.

At the same time, on Miami's side, Ray Allen, an important substitute for the Heat's bench last season, revealed in an interview that he may retire.

As one of the representative players of the 96 Golden Generation, Gentleman Lei, who currently ranks first in the history of the NBA in three-pointers, was about to retire. After the news came out, many old fans began to recall the glory of the 96 Golden Generation.

However, it didn't take long for people to sigh with emotion.

Nowitzki, whose contract expired, rejected two big contracts from other teams. When he was eligible to sign a 4-year 9700 million-meter contract, the old driver did not ask for a high salary. Instead, he chose to stay in Dallas with a 3-year 2500 million-meter contract.

This wave can be called the price of cabbage!

Needless to say, there is no doubt that Cuban and Nowitzki are true love.

(End of this chapter)