Healing Basketball

Chapter 892 892. The Draft
It is very common for the government to give honorary awards to athletes.

Like Jordan, there are 3 named streets in Chicago, and 7 festivals, large and small.

There are also honorary citizens, mayors for a day and so on.

'Lifetime Honorary Councilor', this gimmick is quite new.

But the practical significance...Anyway, it's enough to grab the limelight. When Liu Xiu was invited to receive the certificate, she readily agreed.

As a result, he was awarded the new nickname - Senator Jess.

This actually made him a little bit sad... He yelled at 'The General' for several years and no one responded, and the people in the city hall gave him an award, and his new nickname came into being.

During the day, the basketball world was full of excitement because of the arrival of 'Jess Representative'. After nightfall, people's attention returned to the draft.

After a busy day, Liu Xiu also stayed in front of the TV to watch the live broadcast.

The Timberwolves chose Oden without any suspense.

Regardless of his achievements in the NBA, Oden's market during the draft, as far as Liu Xiu knows, is the kind that can be put together with O'Neal, Duncan, and James for the No. [-] pick.

The Sonics selected Durant with the second overall pick. There is no suspense about this. Although this year is a big year in the draft, there is no suspense about the top two picks. In another year's draft, Durant will be the No. 2 pick. It was just unlucky to meet Oden, otherwise he would have Roy and Luol Deng as teammates when he entered the NBA.

At the 3rd pick, the Eagles selected Yi Jianlian!

This little explosion was an upset!
Although Yi Jianlian is also a candidate for the top five picks, the original favorite for the third pick is another "James-like player" from Georgetown University-Jeff Green.

Oden is the representative of 'talent + immediate combat power', 'the next Russell'.

Durant is 'synonymous with talent', and Oden is definitely the No. [-] pick.

There is no one who is the most stable at the 3rd pick. The Eagles chose...the Chinese market?
Liu Xiu speculated and made such a judgment.

But it is also possible that Yi Jianlian's talent and his success in the NBA as Warden and Little Giant gave the Eagles, a gambler team, a chance.

The No. 4 Celtics immediately snatched up Jeff Green.

The Grizzlies selected Mike Conley with the fifth overall pick.

With the sixth overall pick, the Hornets selected Al Horford.

Liu Xiu mourned Horford, the Hornets failed to rise, and now their boss is selling the team everywhere, NBA officials have begun to bear nearly half of the Hornets' salary in order to avoid the first bankrupt team since the modern basketball era , But the management of the Hornets began to make a few blind operations, just to increase the value of the team, regardless of the rationality of team building.

The value of the team... a bunch of talented insiders, that is the value.

It seems outrageous, but this is what Liu Xiu learned, because the Hornets have Aldridge and Bogut inside, and the market value of the Hornets is not low.

The Bucks took Joakim Noah with the seventh pick, the Bobcats took Brandon White with the eighth pick, the Bulls took Corey Brewer with the ninth pick, and the Kings took Spencer Hawes was selected 7th, and the 8ers selected Thaddeus Young at 9th. …

Of these five, Liu Xiu remembers the names of four, and each of these four is a player who has played in the NBA for many years and performed well.

Boss Joe chose the weakest one with the 8th overall pick.

This vision is indeed the god of basketball!
Then the Clippers selected Marcus Thornton with the 12th overall pick, the Rockets traded the 13th overall pick to the Eagles, and the Eagles selected the 22-year-old Acie Law...

One after another, 3 minutes passed, and one rookie after another was selected and got a first-round guaranteed contract.

Finally, the 27th pick in the first round...

David Stern returned to the stage again, opened the envelope, looked at the name with a hint of confusion in his eyes, but continued to read: "Ladies and gentlemen, the 2007 NBA Draft, Portland The Trail Blazers took... Marc Gasol from Spain with the 27th pick in the first round!"

...

Sister-in-law take it!
Marc Gasol did not take the initiative to participate in the draft. He has reached the age of automatic participation. Any team can take the initiative to select him, just like the Spurs selected Ginobili.

If Marc Gasol is not selected this time, he can enter the NBA as an undrafted free agent when he wants to enter the NBA in the future, or he can actively sign up for the draft.

Generally speaking, the latter will be chosen. There is a huge difference between the contract treatment of the undrafted draft and the contract treatment of the selected one, even if it is a second-round pick.

But the Trail Blazers selected him. If he wants to enter the NBA, he can only sign with the Trail Blazers.

People who don't pay attention to international competitions don't know who Marc Gasol is at all. Even if they pay attention, not many people remember him. Pau Gasol standing in front is too dazzling.

Even Liu Xiu's father didn't remember who Marc Gasol was.

Picking Marc Gasol was Liu Xiu's suggestion, why use the first round instead of trading the second round pick for...

The reason is that Marc Gasol really wants to join the NBA. If he is a second-round pick, the salary will not be low, and the annual salary of three to five million is possible.

But the salary of the first-round rookie is fixed. The 27th pick in the first round has a starting salary of less than one million.

The boss doesn't care about money. The management, coaches, and stars of the team... have to consider the team's salary structure.

Picking Marc Gasol, eating a rookie bonus, or trading, after the 08 Olympics are all good choices.

At present, Marc Gasol still has a one-year contract with Barcelona, ​​and it is a good investment to choose him.

With the 27th overall pick in the second round, the Trail Blazers selected a forward, Junior Liu Xiu, from Syracuse University, Demetris Nicholas.

A small forward, the pure and authentic small forward that the Trail Blazers are missing now.

This year's draft was uneventful, with very few transactions. After the draft, the commentators' comments were unpopular. One was that Yi Jianlian was selected with the third overall pick, one was that the Hornets selected Horford, and the other was that the Trail Blazers were in the first round. A European center forward was chosen.

The Chinese players selected this year are not only Yi Jianlian, but also Sun Yue, who was selected by the Lakers with the 20th overall pick in the second round.

If Sun Yue is not selected by the Lakers, the Trail Blazers will choose Sun Yue.

This year's Trail Blazers draft has no principles and no lower limit. John Nash is satisfied with whoever the warden says he wants, even if he wants to dismantle the lineup and trade picks.

But although Liu Xiu wanted to pull Sun Yue, he would not sacrifice too much of his own interests as a precondition, and did not mess around.

On June 6, the day of the NBA's annual regular meeting of owners has arrived.

There are many other proposals of this kind that need to be voted by the boss.

For minor matters, two-thirds of the bosses must agree, and for major matters, more than [-]% of the bosses must agree.

After a day of voting on the proposal, the Blazers management cursed!

This kind of outrageous proposal can be passed, and it is said that it is not targeting their prison team?
(End of this chapter)