I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 222 222. Winning Parade!Draft!

The next day, the Eagles held a grand championship parade in Atlanta in the afternoon. The fans couldn't wait. Many Asian fans came to Atlanta at this time to participate in the championship parade.

Suter now has a lot of titles on his head, such as "Chinese Ball King", "Chinese Beast", "Yellow Race Light" and so on. No matter what he thinks, many Asians think that he is the best representative of Asia. .

After all, there is no other Asian with this kind of physical quality. He is the first Asian in NBA history who can use his body to crush him. If nothing else, he will be the last.

The championship parade is not a patent of the NBA. In several major professional sports leagues in North America, after the team wins the championship, it will hold a championship parade centered on the team in its own city. Traditions of competitive sports.

So far, the first recorded NBA championship parade took place in the Boston Celtics in the 60s. It can be said that the Celtics pioneered the championship parade.
It is worth mentioning that "Lord of the Rings" Bill Russell, who has won championships eleven times in his career, once caused a deeper racial conflict because he refused to participate in the championship parade.

Boston is definitely the most racist place in the United States, but the dynasty team is a dynasty after all. Under the coordination of "Cardinal" Auerbach, the Celtics' championship parade was still held with great fanfare, which caused a lot of excitement in Boston. Hot discussions and waves.

When the timeline came to the 80s, the championship parade had already become a norm, but at that time the NBA had fewer fans, and its influence could not compete with other major leagues. But in the final analysis, the championship parade was just a form. Although the scale of the championship parade is now getting bigger and bigger, in fact, nothing has changed fundamentally.

Thousands of staff members came to the parade site, and the parade project was huge, but Suter didn't need to worry about these things. He just needed to stand on the float with his teammates and enjoy the cheers and adulation of the fans.

As the youngest finals MVP in NBA history, Suter is definitely the core of the championship parade. Most fans came to the scene because of Suter. Without Suter, this year's championship parade would not be as huge as it is now .

With the joint efforts of the municipal government and the team, a route has been planned in advance for this championship parade, and the layout of this route is very particular. It must pass through city landmarks and have an appropriate length. Seriously affect the normal operation of the urban area.

Today, more than 1000 security personnel and more than 400 firefighters came to the scene, and there are countless logistics staff on standby at any time, just to avoid accidents.

After all, today is also a parade with tens of thousands of visitors. If something unexpected happened, let alone the Atlanta Hawks, even the city government would not be able to bear the responsibility. Such a large-scale riot is enough to plunge the entire United States into chaos.

In addition, a large-scale championship parade like the Eagles also costs huge material and financial resources.

Suter heard that the team has spent more than 300 million dollars to hold this parade. This is still the case where the Eagles are located in Atlanta. If the parade is held in Los Angeles or New York, the cost will increase exponentially, or even reach one. Very scary numbers.

Of course, it's impossible for the Knicks to win the championship, because this team is a piece of garbage.

The bosses of the team who win the championship are often very willing to be generous. Even the most stingy bosses will not save money in this kind of public occasion. Winning the championship means that the team's income has skyrocketed. It can fundamentally boost morale, and at the same time mobilize the enthusiasm of fans and increase the intimacy of fans.

Compared with advertising campaigns that are not effective, a circle around the size of one's own city is definitely the best local publicity plan.

The championship parade is a multi-win team culture. The city can gain attention through this behavior, and the fans can increase their sense of honor through this behavior. Needless to say, the benefits received by the team are far greater than Government and fans.

Like the teammates around him, Suter was very interested in today's championship parade. He kept waving and applauding to the fans on both sides. He didn't feel superior at all. If he wasn't afraid of causing riots after his end, Suter really wanted to go down and interact with the fans. one time.

The end of this parade is the Phillips Arena, home of the Eagles. Many fans have entered the arena ahead of time. After the players arrive, they will talk about their feelings about winning the championship in the center of the court, answer the host’s questions, and have a chat with the fans. Some interaction, this has been a fixed program handed down from the championship parade for decades.

Even though a lot of things have been said at the press conference after winning the championship, the fans are still looking forward to this kind of interaction opportunity. They all say that star chasing people are crazy. In fact, the sports circle is sometimes even more crazy than the entertainment circle.

The host asked a lot of questions on the spot, and Suter was naturally the focus of today's interview.

When asked whether he would stay with the Hawks in the next few years, Suter gave an affirmative answer without hesitation: "Of course, of course I will stay with the Hawks. I want to defend the title with my teammates next season." , I like the city of Atlanta, I like the Hawks team, and I like my teammates and friends more. You don’t have to worry about me leaving. That’s not my character, and it won’t be my choice.”

Hearing Suter's response, the fans stood up and applauded one after another. It felt like a reassurance that they finally didn't have to worry about the Eagles' flash in the pan. They woke up and heard the news that Suter had gone far away.

The host asked some gossip again: "I want to ask a more private question. Some media captured that you brought Nina Dobrev and Amber Heard to attend the championship party. May I ask the two What is the relationship between you and me personally? Who is your girlfriend?"

Su Te stood there for a moment, apparently not expecting the reporter to ask such a gossip question. It seems that gossip is not exclusive to the entertainment circle, even the sports circle.

Shrugging his shoulders indifferently, Suter did not shy away from this topic at all: "Actually, Nina and Amber and I are not in the relationship that everyone imagines, we are just friends, really, believe me, we are really just friends .”

The fans at the scene burst into laughter, obviously not believing Suter's answer, even the host had a smile on his face, his eyes seemed to say: "Hey! Dude, don't explain, everyone It's a man, I understand!"

Suter felt very helpless about this, and sometimes he was so fucked up, obviously he was telling the truth, but no one believed it.

"Okay, I think I need to modify what I just said a little bit, at least we are still just friends now, you should be satisfied with this answer."

The fans at the scene burst into laughter again, and everyone was amused by Suter's humor. If this guy is not an NBA player, he will definitely become a star in the entertainment industry with his looks and sense of humor, and he still has that kind of good looks A superstar who coexists with acting skills.

Next, the Eagles players expressed their feelings one after another, and shared the joy of winning the championship with the fans. Although they all received applause, they were generally not as enthusiastic as Suter's applause.

Thanks to the teammates, thanks to the coach, and thanks to the management, everyone is tired of hearing it. Compared with these, the fans want to hear the lace news of Suter, "At least we are just friends now", this guy is simply making people laugh die.

When the Eagles hoisted the second championship banner at home, it meant that the championship parade was successfully concluded. The event was very successful without any accidents, which made the team and the government heave a sigh of relief.

That's right, this is not the first championship trophy in the history of the Eagles, but the second.

As early as the 57-58 season, the Eagles had won the first championship in team history under the leadership of "Pistol", but at that time the Eagles had not yet moved to Atlanta, but the culture and history belonged to this team.

To be honest, this is indeed Atlanta's first championship trophy, so the local fans are so enthusiastic.

And Suter and others will have to wait for a while to get their own championship rings. According to NBA tradition, the championship team will award the championship rings in the home opener of next season, so it is useless to be anxious. You have to wait until October next year to get it.

As for the players who left the Eagles this summer, they will receive the rings issued by the team when they return to Atlanta for the first time. It sounds awkward, but as long as they don’t break up with the management and old teammates, this ceremony is still very warm. .

Souter only rested at home for one day before flying to Toronto. He was going there to talk to his buddy Tom Anderson about the details of his contract renewal this summer, and take some photos for the "Tom Cat" brand series by the way. Endorsement photo.

In the next period of time, Suter will let himself devote himself to training, but that will always be after the draft. of fatigue and stress.

On the evening of June 6th, Suter was eating goulash with potatoes that he made himself at home, and was sitting in front of the TV, preparing to watch the 29 NBA Draft held in New York.

The Eagles still have two draft picks this year, the 17th pick in the first round and the 23rd pick in the first round. The 17rd pick is the Eagles own draft pick.

As for the second-round pick, it was sent to the Dallas Mavericks when Steve Nash was traded in the middle of the season.

Although Suter's arrival triggered a series of butterfly effects, fortunately, the Eagles did not trade the 17th pick in the first round to others, and this pick can still select good players.

Suter did not put forward his own opinions with the management, because on the normal historical trajectory, the Eagles used this draft pick to select Josh Smith, a striker with explosive physical fitness, even if Suter opened the eyes of God Re-election, there is no better player in this pick than Josh Smith.

No matter how you choose, the Eagles will win Josh Smith with a high probability, so Suter feels that there is no need for him to take off his pants and fart to provide advice to the Eagles management.

As for the 23rd pick in the first round, Suter probably has a good idea of ​​who the Eagles will choose. It stands to reason that the best choice for this pick should be Hu Kevin Martin, but the Eagles will not be short of guards in the new season. Both Anderson and Stephen Jackson will stay on the team. Considering that Kevin Martin's growth cycle is too long, he is obviously not suitable for the Hawks who are preparing to hit the championship.

In addition, Suter may appear at the shooting guard position in the new season to make room for Josh Smith to grow more, so Kevin Martin is definitely not an option.

In the case that the Eagles only lack point guards and center players in each position, the management has a high chance of choosing Brazilian center Anderson Varejao. His physical fitness is also not bad, choosing him is definitely the most reasonable arrangement for the Eagles at the moment.

Suter has no objection to this. After all, apart from Howard and Okafor in this year's draft, there are no outstanding inside players to choose from. Choose Varejao, not Kevin Martin or Tony Allen, who didn't do much early in his career.

The success rate of this year's draft is relatively mediocre. Suter is not really interested, so he didn't go to the scene to join in the fun at the invitation of the management. Instead, he sat at home and watched TV to watch the draft results to see if the management As I thought, I will use the 17th overall pick in the first round to select Josh Smith and the 23rd overall pick in the first round to select Anderson Varejao.

With the start of the draft, the Orlando Magic still selected high school rookie Dwight Howard with the No. The champion of high school students.

At this time, the Magic management must not have imagined how much change this young young man will bring to the team, and how much conflict the head star McGrady will have with the management because of this.

With the second overall pick in the first round, the newly established Charlotte Bobcats selected Emeka Okafor with the second pick. As the MOP winner of this year's NCAA Finals, Okafor should have been the biggest No. [-] pick this year. , but under the crushing of absolute talent, Okafor, who has a more mature style of play, still failed to win the No. [-] pick, and could only be forced to take second place behind Dwight Howard.

With the third pick in the first round, the Chicago Bulls selected shooting guard Ben Gordon, and everything was going on in an orderly manner like a parallel world.

The Clippers selected Livingston with the fourth overall pick, the Bulls selected Luol Deng with the seventh overall pick, the 76ers selected Andre Iguodala with the ninth overall pick, and the Celtics selected with the 15th overall pick. Al Jefferson.

The Jazz chose Kirk Snyder with the 16th pick. This is not the later Jazz coach Quin Snyder. The two have the same surname, but their fate and influence are very different.

The No.17 pick in the first round, the Eagles really chose Josh Smith, a striker with a height of 2 meters and a weight of 08 kilograms. This is a decision after joint discussions between the management and the scouting department. The wind is extremely explosive, and he is a brutalist player who is as passionate as Suter.

Since picking up Suter in the draft, the Eagles management is now more and more interested in brutal players. They feel that after the team selects Josh Smith, Suter can still provide him with some advice and help.

And as Suter's style of play becomes more and more comprehensive, the two will not conflict in position. Smith can play the two positions of small forward and power forward, while Suter can play from the first position to the fifth position. , In any case, there will be no positional conflict between the two.

It’s just that Suter must be the absolute core of the Eagles, and Josh Smith still needs to prove himself in the summer league and the new season, prove that he has the ability to stay in this defending champion, and follow the team to the finals in the new season .

In the parallel world, Josh Smith has created multiple NBA historical records. He is not only the youngest player in NBA history to send 10 blocks in a single game, but also the youngest player in NBA history to reach 200, 300, 400 or even 1000 blocks cover player.

Josh Smith's ability in blocking shots is absolutely top in history, and he can be ranked among the top three in history among strikers. If it wasn't for him in the middle of his career, he would start to drift, and would like to use a lot of brainless shots to get better scoring data. Josh Smith can definitely become one of the best second or even third star players in NBA history.

巅峰赛季的史密斯场均可以交出18分8篮板3.5助攻1.5抢断和2.8次封盖，且投篮命中率接近50%，各项数据都很全面，是当时NBA联盟最出色的锋线防守球星。

Smith in his rookie season is definitely not as strong as he was at his peak, but his growth cycle is relatively short, and his role on the court is mainly defensive. Coupled with Suter's tips and help for him, I believe that Josh Smith will play a new role in the new season. It must be a surprise for the Eagles.

At worst, it can also improve the Eagles' forward defensive ability. Together with Suter, the Eagles' defensive efficiency can hit the top five in the league.

At this moment, Josh Smith was sitting at home watching the live broadcast, dancing with excitement. The team he was about to join was the defending champion Atlanta Hawks, and he liked Suter very much, and he was a fanatical Condor fan.

He has already made preparations to be Suter's bag boy in the new season, and let him do anything, because he thinks that following Suter will make a lot of progress, and maybe he can become an outstanding beast player like Suter in the future .

Suter also felt that this was a good choice. Josh Smith left his own footprint in the NBA in a parallel world, playing a total of 12 seasons.

As a striker who is famous for his defensive ability in the league, Josh Smith not only has super explosive power, but also has a good shooting range. Although he is not accurate, he can indeed shoot.

The Hawks don't need him to do too much in the new season. As long as the offensive end can make fast breaks and the defensive end can quickly assist in defense, he will overfulfill the task.

Josh Smith also has a good low-post shot and three-pointer at the top of the arc. There is indeed no player who is more suitable for the Hawks than Josh Smith in this pick. deficit.

Then other teams in the league also chose their favorite rookie players, and the Eagles selected Anderson Varejao from Brazil's Espiri Santo with the 23rd overall pick in the first round.

Varejao is 2 meters tall and weighs 11 kilograms. He has been selected to the best defensive team in his career. He is an excellent defensive center who works hard on the court and is very good at diving.

In the parallel world, many young fans think that James Harden is the number one diving king in NBA history, but in fact, the title of diving king definitely belongs to Varejao.

He also won the title of "Brazilian Best Actor" because of his flopping. It's not that he won the Best Actor in the entertainment industry, but that his diving performance on the basketball court is definitely at the level of a best actor. Even if the referee slows down the playback speed to 0.5 Times, it is difficult to find Varejao's diving traces.

This guy's upper body strength is very strong, but his physical fitness is average, but Varejao has made himself one of the best defensive centers in the NBA by virtue of his actor-level performance. He even played as a substitute player in the 09-10 season It is a miracle that he was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team.

巅峰赛季的瓦莱乔场均曾交出过14分14篮板3.5助攻1.5抢断和1次封盖的数据，虽然只是昙花一现，但瓦莱乔的防守能力绝对毋庸置疑。

In the offseason, when Rasheed Wallace will definitely leave the Eagles, the Eagles have fallen into a situation of extreme shortage of people inside. The choice of Anderson Varejao is not so much optimistic about his talent, it is better to say that the Eagles are in order to balance The choice made by the lineup.

During the offseason, the Eagles will definitely make some reinforcements for the center position, looking for a stronger starting center in the free market, and Varejao will most likely play as a backup center, helping the Eagles improve while growing. The depth of the lineup, until he has fully grown into an excellent center, the coaching staff will consider appointing him as the starting center.

As the Eagles used the last draft pick to pick Anderson Varejao, this year's draft that belongs to the Eagles is also completely over.

Suter no longer has the desire to continue watching TV. Anyway, there are not many outstanding players behind him. Even if there are, it has nothing to do with the Eagles. Watching too much will only make Suter feel depressed. Why are there so few picks.

Generally speaking, the Eagles have gained a lot in this year's draft. Whether it is Josh Smith or Anderson Varejao, both of them are outstanding players with a short growth cycle, and they can be picked with picks outside the lottery. They are also kind of a surprise.

However, in the new season, the Eagles want to rely on these two players and the current lineup to defend the championship. It is definitely wishful thinking. The season continues to be aggressive, and it is necessary to make a difference in this year's free market.

At worst, they have to sign a few third-rate stars to supplement the depth of the lineup before they have a chance to hit the division championship under the leadership of Suter. Otherwise, the Eagles will definitely have difficulties in the new season, and may even have a worse record than last season.

(End of this chapter)