NBA Dynasty Sniper

Chapter 336 Trading an Old Driver?
"Feilong, what's going on, why didn't you inform me?" Neil Grant ran over, complaining a bit.

Zhao Dong recommended Daben Dazhi and Hu Weidong, both of whom are good. He is a little addicted, and this time he has to leave seven or eight players. Now he needs good players, especially insiders.

Old Nelson also came over, and the three walked aside to chat.

Zhao Dong talked about the technical characteristics and physical fitness of the bus, and finally said: "His movement speed is not very fast, not as fast as Daben, he is big, and occupies a lot of space under the basket, so I think he is not suitable for us. lineup and tactics."

Grant looked at Old Nelson, who nodded after thinking about it, "I agree with Feilong."

Grant said anxiously: "But Feilong wants to let Wang leave, and Ben is also determined to leave. We have no insiders. Besides, the Lakers are getting stronger and stronger. If we meet them in the finals, who will take O'Neal?"

When he said this, Old Nelson was a little moved.

Zhao Dong said with a smile: "Bart has the strength to deal with O'Neill."

"That's right, don't get him away, just come to the Knicks, and I'll definitely give you a good contract," Grant said hastily.

"You guys discuss it again, I don't care about these things." Zhao Dong laughed, and he walked away after speaking.

Grant and Old Nelson shrugged. Sometimes the team boss stretches his hand too long and the management hates it, but it also makes them very helpless when Zhao Dong doesn't stretch his hand, especially when the people recommended by Zhao Dong are not bad.

"Don, what do you think?"

"From the perspective of tactical requirements, Bart is really not very suitable for us."

"That?"

"Well, my suggestion is, look again in the free market, maybe you can find a better one."

"That's fine."

In just half an hour, Ringo Wells received training invitations from twelve teams, and the bus was overjoyed.

Zhao Dongdao: "Forget about the Lakers, the bus doesn't have much chance to play there. He is only under 24 years old, and now he needs a chance to play, and he can play long balls."

Wells nodded, O'Neill was there, and Big Ben was sure to go there. If the bus goes there, there must be no chance.

"Then choose a weak team that lacks insiders, and the possibility of signing a contract will be greater." He said.

"Yes." Zhao Dong said.

Bart has no objection either. In fact, he really wants to stay in the Knicks. Like Hu Weidong and Da Zhi, follow Zhao Dong to get a ring first, so that his worth will be higher.

But Zhao Dong didn't say anything, and he didn't dare to say anything.

Although Zhao Dong didn't train him in the same way as he trained Dazhi in the past two years, he gave him some advice at the beginning, and the trainer at Dongcheng Base also gave him a training plan.

Specifically, increase the accuracy of mid-range shots, increase mobility training, increase defensive training, and give him a training template, postman Karl Malone.

In the past two years, his strength has improved a lot, and he is not lacking in confidence. He also wants to make a name here like Hu Weidong and Da Zhi, and he will have face when he returns to China.

However, facing Zhao Dong, he was still a little apprehensive and dared not express his thoughts.

At this time, several Duke teammates of Dayao came over, including Elton Brand, Battier, William Avery, and Corey Maggette.

This year Duke only participated in the draft with five of them. Boozer and Jay Williams did not sign up. Little Green House.

Some media called this year's draft the year of Duke, just like the Michigan Five Tigers back then, they also called Dayao and the other five Duke Five Tigers.

"History has changed again!"

Zhao Dong glanced at Dayao Sean Battier.

In his previous life, Sean Battier waited until 01 to participate in the draft in pursuit of the NCAA championship. At that time, he was 23 years old and entered the league a little later, but now he is only 21 years old.

Entering the league at a younger age, although the immediate combat strength may not be as good as when he was 23 years old, but the potential for improvement will be greater.

"Flying dragon."

Brand and the others shouted respectfully.

These guys are all signed players of Flying Dragon Sports, and Brand also got a signed player contract, but it's not very big.

Zhao Dong nodded with a smile, and said to Dayao, "Go."

"Eh."

Dayao nodded quickly,

Those who accompanied Dayao were his parents and Zhang Mingji.

Other draft players who are eligible to enter the small green room are also accompanied by relatives, friends and agents, which is their unique qualification.

In addition to the five members of Dayao, sitting in the small green room are some draft players familiar to Zhao Dong, such as Boss Francis, Baron Davis, Odom, Andre Miller, Hamilton, Marion, Teddy Li, Artest, AK Kirilenko, and Ginobili.

Both the media and scouts called this year a small year in the draft, but in fact, after these underrated players became stars, the 99 draft became a seriously underestimated year, so even if this year is not a big year, it is definitely Not draft year.

Grant had approached him a long time ago, and gave him information on all draft players, asking him to recommend them.

The Knicks' two picks, of course, are both last picks. Although there is no chance, Grant still wants to try his luck.

"Feilong, you have read the information, tell me your recommended target." Grant said.

"Don't regret choosing you." Zhao Dong laughed.

"No, anyway, the two end signs." Grant laughed.

"Well, I only recommend one."

Zhao Dong dug out Ginobili's name.

"he?"

Grant looked at it and nodded.

Zhao Dong didn't push anyone else, because now those underestimated guys didn't fall to the second round, except Ginobili.

At 07:30, [-]% to [-]% of fans sat in Madison Square Garden.

This is to sell tickets, but the price is not enough, only one hundred dollars, which is the price of cabbage in New York.

But this price is more expensive than the regular season tickets of ordinary small teams, even much more expensive. Some small teams have regular season ticket prices of only a dozen dollars.

"Flying dragon."

At this time, Qiao Dan came over and sat down beside Zhao Dong, looking very happy.

"How is it? What have you gained these two days?" Zhao Dong asked casually.

"Not bad, haha!"

Jordan whispered over and said, "Both the Mavericks and the Nuggets have contacted. Their boss really wants to sell the team."

"It can be fake, and don't look at what the storm is doing? Now that asset prices are several times higher, it's not a good deal for you to buy at this time, but after this time point, if you want to buy a team and become a major shareholder, there is no Here's the chance." Zhao Dong said.

He remembered that after Jordan retired, he became addicted to a small boss in the Wizards, and then he was fooled by the big boss and kicked out. He didn't really become the owner of the Bobcats until 2010, when he spent 2.87 million US dollars.

So if you can spend the same money now, it is actually more cost-effective, and you can become the team owner ten years earlier.

In fact, although the asset prices in the United States are now inflated, the prices of NBA teams did not fall sharply with the sharp drop in the U.S. stock market in the following years.

"Yes, I thought so too."

Turning off, Jordan gave Zhao Dong a thumbs up, and whispered: "I met a strong opponent in Mavericks..."

"Mark Cuban?" Zhao Dong blurted out.

"Yes, it's him."

Jordan was not surprised either, his information was provided by Storm, and Zhao Dong knew it was not surprising at all.

Zhao Dong nodded. In the last life, Cuban sold his joint sports live broadcast website to Yahoo in July this year, earning a net profit of 20 billion US dollars. Taking advantage of the skyrocketing asset price to make a high-value move, this is a very calm and wise merchant.

In 01, with the September [-] incident, he no longer wanted to sell at such a high price, unless his website performance had a very high growth rate.

But now, Cuban's website has not yet been sold, and the money has not yet arrived. He cannot have the money to sell the Mavericks, and he should just start contacting.

The last life was January next year, Cuban officially bought the Mavericks, Jordan still has a chance.

Compared with the Mavericks, the Nuggets owner is less willing to sell the team, and Jordan has a greater chance of getting the Mavericks.

As for Cuban, let him buy the Nuggets or another team.

He exhorted: "Michael, continue to talk to the owner of the Mavericks, strive for the first-mover advantage, and get it done before Cuban.

Mr. Stern would prefer to see you return to the league in this form, he will support you, you can talk to him.Without his support, Cuban would not have gotten the Mavericks.

And the team transaction requires the approval of all team owners, and other teams are more willing to see you return to the league, which can increase the influence of the league, you should know this. "

Jordan nodded, and suddenly stood up: "Okay, I'll go talk to Mr. Stern now."

Zhao Dong pointed to the front entrance and said, "He's right there."

The draft started at eight o'clock, and a few minutes later, Jordan returned with a smile on his face.

"Am I right?" Zhao Dong said.

"Yes, you are right, Dragon, Mr. Stern is very supportive of me owning the Mavericks. He said that as long as I get the owner of the Mavericks, he will be in charge of other teams."

Jordan said excitedly after sitting down.

"Without his support, it would be impossible for Cuban to buy the Mavericks." Zhao Dong laughed.

After a few more chats, the draft began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Madison Square Garden..." David Stern stepped up to the front desk.

After speaking for about 2 minutes, it officially entered the draft stage.

In the audience, Bill Lemingway, general manager of the Nets with the No. [-] lottery, handed the envelope to the staff.

Stern took the envelope from the staff, opened the letter, smiled, and then looked down the stage,
At this time, Brand and Francis, who are expected to be the No. [-] pick, looked nervously at Stern.

But unfortunately, they immediately discovered that Stern's eyes were not looking at them.

"First in the first round, he is from Duke University, Yao...Min!" Stern read with a smile.

Dayao excitedly clenched his fists, got up and hugged his parents and manager who were equally excited, waved to Zhao Dong, then hugged Brand and other teammates and classmates before walking to the stage.

The staff handed him a Nets hat, and he put it on before he got on the stage and came to Stern.

"Congratulations, Yao, I hope you can follow in the footsteps of Feilong and show your talent in this league." Stern encouraged.

"Thank you!" Dayao laughed.

In the audience, the Grizzlies with the second pick were very disappointed when they saw Dayao being selected, but they were already prepared, and immediately wrote Elton Brand's name on the letterhead, sealed it in an envelope, and handed it over to him. to the staff.

"Who will they choose?"

The Jazz, holding the No. [-] pick, became nervous, and general manager Ham's mind began to spin.

The most wanted Dayao is gone, and the Jazz's second choice is Brand. If there is an insider, choose the insider, that's for sure.

"The second place in the first round, he is from Duke University, Elton Brand." Stern read with a smile.

"call!"

Brand heaved a sigh of relief. He lost the No. [-] pick. If he wasn't the No. [-] pick, it would be a big loss of face.

"damn it!"

There is no second choice, Jazz general manager Ham cursed secretly.

He picked up the pen, thought for a while, and wrote Lamar Odom's name.

This is an all-round fighter who can play in all five positions, and the Jazz suffers from Zhao Dong's all-around ability, so Ham thinks it is right to choose him.

In this way, Odom, who was fourth in the previous life, won the No. [-] pick in this life, and was selected one pick ahead of schedule.

After the Jazz came the Clippers. They originally wanted to choose Odom, but the Jazz cut him off. They were a little annoyed. In a hurry, they chose Hamilton, who is very famous in the NCAA.

The fifth overall pick is the Raptors, who selected Francis.

The sixth pick was originally the Hornets' pick, but the Hornets' first-round pick this year has been traded to Philadelphia because of the trade of Coleman, and then Philadelphia was traded to the Jazz. This pick is protected by the top five, just past the protected position. So this pick is for the Jazz to choose.

Ham wrote a name on the letterhead, Baron Davis.

"In the previous life, the second place fell to fifth, and Tanhua fell to sixth. Boss Fu and Beard are also unlucky." Zhao Dong laughed secretly.

Next, the Timberwolves at No. [-] selected Wallis Zebiak, the Wizards at No. [-] selected Battier, the Cavaliers selected Andre Miller, the Suns selected Marion, and the Eagles selected Terry.

The 12th pick, this is the Jazz's third first-round pick.

Ham used the first two picks to select Odom and Baron Davis, one insider and one guard. For this pick, he wants to choose a forward.

Larry Bird, Pippen, Zhao Dong, and several super giant small forwards appeared in a row, and the importance of small forwards was further reflected.

Corey Maggette, who wrote the Duke forward's name.

"Four out of five have been selected in the lottery. Duke has exploded this year!" Jordan exclaimed.

But to his surprise, a fifth Duke lottery pick appeared soon after, William Avery was selected 14th by the Timberwolves.

In this way, the five Duke players who participated in the election did not exceed the expectations of the media and the league, and all became lottery picks.

At the 16th overall pick, it was the Sonics' turn and Artest was selected.

The first round gradually passed, and at the 28th pick, the Spurs selected Kirilenko.

Then came the Knicks, where Grant wrote Ginobili's name.

After Zhao Dong's recommendation, Ginobili, who was last in the second round in the previous life, was selected a full round earlier in this life, and was selected at the end of the first round.

"Shet!"

Seeing that the Knicks selected Ginobili at the end of the first round, the Spurs' Popovich was dumbfounded.

Ginobili is the one he is optimistic about. He is currently playing in Europe, but he is not favored by scouts, but he thinks he has potential and can be cultivated. He is going to pick a miss at the end of the second round, but he didn't expect to pick it up.

At this time, the 22-year-old Ginobili was still in Europe and saw himself being selected by the Knicks through live TV.

Although he signed up for the draft, he is not well-known in the United States, and few scouts are optimistic about him, so the prospects for the draft are not good.

In addition, he is playing well in the European League now, and he is considered a supernova, so in fact, he is not very enthusiastic about joining the NBA. Odd's repeated persuasion to join the NBA.

But now being selected by the Knicks at the end of the first round, the mood and thoughts are completely different from the previous life.

If you are selected in the second round, you may not be able to get a guaranteed contract, but if you are selected in the first round, you must have a guaranteed contract.

Moreover, the Knicks are the most famous team in the world, where there is the most powerful dragon in the basketball world, and he also has a yearning for the Knicks.

"God of efficiency, I can play with him now!" he murmured.

Madison Square Garden, after watching the first round, Zhao Dong has no interest in watching it again. After Ginobili was selected, there are no buried stars in this year's second round. The scouts of those teams are still good. The picks are all picked in the first round.

Seeing Zhao Dong and others leave, Qiao Dan followed suit.

After the draft, the league's trading window also opened, and teams entered a busy trading period.

But there is a trade freeze period in the middle, because of the implementation of the luxury tax, the league needs time to calculate the salary cap for next season (calculated according to a fixed income ratio), about 20 days, during this freeze period, the team can negotiate, but officially Transactions must be generated after the freeze period.

On the 29th, Dazhi and Hu Weidong returned to China.

Dayao and Daba went to Houston to train with Dameng.

Although it cannot be formally traded, the team's trade negotiations are still busy.

Although the owner of the Mavericks wants to sell the team, the team is a little unstable, but the management is still loyal to their duties and busy with transactions.

The main center of the Mavericks is Sean Bradley, the tallest in the league. He is 229 centimeters taller than Yao, but his strength has declined. Can play more than 8.6 minutes, but his physical fitness is not good enough. The management wants to change to a main center, and they have taken a fancy to Dazhi.

As big as in the Knicks, he is mainly responsible for pulling out and playing. He plays relatively few low-post offenses, but he still has a certain low-post offensive strength, especially at the basket. The pace is good, very flexible, full of aura, and very good coordination. The Mavericks just want As large as the low ability.

"Swap Bradley for Dazhi, are they crazy?"

At around ten o'clock in the morning on the 29th, after receiving the offer from the Mavericks, Grant burst out laughing.

He checked the Mavericks lineup, Michael Finley is impossible, that is the core of the Mavericks, anyone else?
"Just Dirk Nowitzki, averaging 20 minutes per game, 8.4 points + 3.4 rebounds, similar to Dazhi's style, let's increase the bench lineup."

He reluctantly took a fancy to Nowitzki, the No. 9 pick in the first round of the Mavericks last year, because Dazhi and Daben have left, and there is a shortage of insiders!
However, as soon as he reported it, he was immediately rejected by the Mavericks.

The Mavericks are not fools. Nowitzki has a similar style to Dazhi, and he has good potential. It is better to train a younger Nowitzki. As the parent team, the team is still more willing to train the players they choose. , a stronger sense of belonging.

(End of this chapter)