This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 111 Zhou Lin's Ambition

In fact, NBA.draft's predictions are basically accurate, because it is now the end of March and the beginning of April.

Because most of the NCAA players' games this year have already ended, it is very close to reality.

In previous drafts, there were basically no more than three No. 1997 picks, and there were even only one in many years, such as Duncan in 2003 and James in [-].

It's a position where upsets are rare.

In Zhou Lin's memory, the situation in 2013 was rather bizarre.

The Cleveland Cavaliers, who won the No. 2013 pick for the third time, chose Bennett from Canada. In fact, in [-], there were really no outstanding players at that time.

Of course, this session is known as one of the young draft years in history, but in the end, many stars and powerful players burst out.

In the lottery area, Oladipo and CJ McCollum in their peak period are considered second-tier stars. Porter and Pope, as well as Adams and Olynyk, have also become the starting level of many teams. The players, each got a big contract.

Antetokounmpo, the 15th pick, became the face of the league under Kidd's training.

Then there are Dennis Schroeder and Tim Hardaway Jr.

And Rudy Gobert, the 27th pick, also signed a 2 million contract!
Three or four years after entering the league, this class of players has reached a blowout period.

At that time, Bennett, who played in a non-descript position, was predicted to be between 5-10. He was the first to appear on the stage on draft night. The guy probably yelled in his heart, what happened to the sky?
The later story is a sad story, bad data, constantly refreshing the lower limit of the No. While attacking, it also made the Cavaliers a laughing stock for many teams after dinner.

If history repeats itself, Bennett is just an ordinary lottery pick, maybe even late in the lottery, without so much attention and pressure, maybe this guy will not become the worst champion in history. There is no one, there is no one before, and it is unknown whether there will be someone who will come. This also gave Kwame Brown a boost.

As for the predicted lottery picks, the picks basically fluctuate a few times. Unless it is a particularly bad performance during the trial training period, or a bad temper, or the fact that there are many bad things, the team manager is worried about ruining the locker. room harmony.

Of course, there are also hidden dangers of injuries detected by the team's medical team.

For example, the 2019 Bol Bol, the son of Sudanese star Manute Bol, has this reason, because he fractured his foot when he was playing at the University of Oregon, and the impact of the foot fracture on big players is too great. Big, and the injury is easy to repeat, such as Yao Ming and Big Z, after experiencing this kind of injury, the state has declined, and Boer Boer, can be said to be the most affected rookie, was invited to enter In the small green house, he waited until the 44th pick before he heard Tantu call his name, and he probably was about to cry.

When he first entered college, he was the player who predicted the top five picks, and the 44th pick also created a record low for the Green House players.

"Participating in the draft this year is your best chance!"

As a professional agent, Thomas Myers said very convincingly: "You have brought an underdog who hasn't made it to the NCAA tournament for many years to the final four, which will add a lot of weight to the scouts of many teams. , Even if you stop winning and stop at this step, you are still a lottery pick, and every lottery pick has a lot more weight in the team than other first-round picks."

In addition to the larger contract, a lottery pick, the team will at least give some opportunities to try to perform, and be more patient, because these are the properties that the team won through lottery.

But the picks in the middle and late stages of the first round and even the second round need to impress the team more in other ways. Many second-round picks will only get the opportunity to perform in the summer league, and they have to compete with a bunch of undrafted picks and previous role players. If the team's position is not good even in the summer league, then in the new season, it is estimated that they will not even have the chance to play, so they should stay in the development league.

"Of course I know that."

Zhou Lin didn't know why.

This year, I and a group of brothers brought the team to the NCAA Final Four, which has already given many people a strong visual impact. By next year, George Mason University will no longer be an unknown team, but will suddenly become someone else. If the 'strong team' in my eyes can no longer reach the same height as this year, my reputation will drop a lot.

Zhou Lin didn't dare to say that next year's George Mason University would be able to reach the national semi-finals.

Crazy Three's single-elimination competition system is really exciting, but the horror is really scary.

Because in addition to strength, there is also luck.

Basketball is not only based on strength on paper, but also depends on the state of the game at the time.

If you happen to meet a player or a few players from the opposing team, they will explode like crazy.

Even Duke, Kentucky, UCLA, North Carolina and other traditional strong teams can't say that they will reach that point.

In Zhou Lin's view, even an NBA playoff-level team may not necessarily be able to win six games in a row in the crazy three games.

As for George Mason University's ability to enter the national semi-finals, luck is considered good. The combination of various factors has led to the current situation.

Again?
You must know that in the NCAA next year, in addition to many teams maintaining the original terrifying lineup, there will also be new NCAA players led by the twin stars of Kevin Durant and Greg Oden.

And in March of next year, once his performance is stretched, or the team's configuration is not strong, he will be out early, and his pick will drop sharply.

"Let's talk about economic contracts!"

Zhou Lin looked at Miles Thomas and said.

Miles Thomas was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood that Zhou Lin not only made it clear that he would run for the election this year, but also chose himself as his agent. Surprised, he said cautiously: "You don't need to recruit your parents or other The opinion of the elders?"

"I'm 19 years old, I can make all the decisions, of course I have conditions."

Zhou Lin shook his head after thinking about it.

There are really no people around me who can give me opinions.

His father is gone, and his mother, Xu Fanghua... just don't make up his own mind.

Wang Hanxiang, who takes care of himself like an old father, is just an honest Chinese chef, and he has no blood relationship after all.

As for other relatives in China, Zhou Lin didn't even think about it.

"Of course, you can put forward conditions."

Miles Thomas nodded.

"The relationship I want is a partnership, not a hire."

Zhou Lindao: "As soon as I say I want to find an agent, almost half of the agents in your agent circle will call me, but I still hope to cooperate with you, because you are a good person and save me Pass me, my request is to get 50% of your company's shares, of course, the company's operational decision-making power rests with you."

It is a fact that Zhou Lin may be able to get a contract of several hundred dollars in the NBA.

Of course, Zhou Lin didn't want to become a player under those famous managers. Firstly, the commission offered by the other party was higher. Secondly, Zhou Lin didn't like the feeling that his fate was in the hands of the agent.

Zhou Lin doesn't like being controlled. Anyway, if you want to find a manager, it's better to find someone who is easy to talk to and easy to compromise with yourself.

The cooperation model proposed by Zhou Lin is not a fantasy for a brokerage company that is on the verge of bankruptcy. Thomas Miles thought for a while and said: "Mr. Zhou, your courage and direction of thinking are really amazing. Surprised me, but I can only give you about 30% of the shares."

"35%, at least."

(End of this chapter)