This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 245 Meet BJ!

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it has been more than two months since Zhou Lin returned to China.

The hot summer has come!

It also represents the arrival of the 2008 Summer Olympics that the people of the whole country are looking forward to!
The Olympic men's basketball team in 08 can be said to be the most luxurious one in history. A team has three NBA-level players and one player selected by the NBA who will log in in the future. It is also the first time in the history of Chinese men's basketball team .

In the warm-up match, the Chinese team also wrote the history of the Chinese men's basketball team with victory after victory.

The latest world ranking of the Chinese men's basketball team has reached a record high of eighth.

Ranked behind the last Olympic champion Argentina, the US team, the 06 World Championship champion Spain, Greece, Serbia, Lithuania, Germany, and before Italy!
2 places higher than the same period last year.

Yao Ming, who was supposed to rest for a year, finally ushered in a comeback in early August.

Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, and Yao Ming have built a new Great Wall of China, while Zhou Lin is carrying the expectations of Chinese fans for the answer to the Chinese striker.

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It started very early, and the whole BJ was in the atmosphere of welcoming the Olympics.

It can be seen everywhere that foreigners with black or white skin are walking in the alleys of BJ.

For BJ, for China, this is not only a sports prosperity, but also a rare cultural exchange and dissemination.

Even old men and women living in BJ Hutong can occasionally say hello to foreigners with a sentence or two in a foreign language.

Just like the atmosphere that the gate of BJ city is open for you.

For China, the BJ Olympic Games is not only an Olympic Games, but also an opportunity to promote itself to the world.

Unlike the city gates that were opened by foreigners with opium and guns a hundred years ago, this time it was the Chinese who opened the city gates with a smile.

Now China is rich and the people are strong, and it took Jiazi years to make China come out from being closed and backward.

Brand new capital, brand new BJ, brand new China.

The shadow of the five-star red flag can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys.

"Wang Qi, do you like BJ?"

Misha held Wang Qi by the hand and looked outside.

A few days ago, Zhou Lin had brought Wang Qi to BJ from Shanghai. He had promised Wang Qi that he would take him to watch the Olympics, so after finishing the Sri Lanka Cup in Hangzhou, he picked Wang Qi up from Shanghai. up.

During this period of time, Zhou Lin was busy training with the team, and played more than ten games, including the Sri Lankan Cup and the Diamond Match, so he didn't have much time to take Wang Qi around, so he could only ask Zhou Lin to come with him. Misha, who went to China, took Wang Qi around.

The combination of these two is also somewhat strange.

"It's very lively." Wang Qi nodded.

The 12-year-old Wang Qi is much taller than last year, and has grown by almost 8 centimeters this year. Now standing with Misha, he is a little taller than Misha who is 175cm.

Wang Qi's bone age is predicted to be more than 1.95 meters, and Zhou Lin brought Wang Qi out of the deep mountains at the critical moment when Wang Qi grew taller. Fast is also normal.

And this child is not only taller than when we met last year, but also a little stronger and a little paler.

Fortunately for Zhou Lin, he didn't miss anything at all. Wang Qi is a good material for playing basketball. Not only is he tall, he is also very smart, he learns things quickly, and he trains very hard.

So after a year, Wang Qi has basically caught up with those children who entered the sports school at the age of seven or eight, even better than some children of the same age.

However, the only thing that worries Zhou Lin is that Wang Qi's character is still slightly introverted and he doesn't like to talk.

The early death of his relatives and the changes in his family made Wang Qi yearn for warmth in his heart, but he was also a little afraid, so he showed indifference.

Zhou Lin planned to take Wang Qi to America for middle school from next year, but he was vaguely worried that Wang Qi was a bit withdrawn in China, and if he went to America, he would become more taciturn.

Playing basketball is important, but basketball doesn't mean everything, so Zhou Lin has been having a hard time with this problem.

"Aren't we going to the gym? Seems like we're going the wrong way?"

Wang Qi suddenly glanced at the bus sign in front of him and said, "Teacher Misha, look, this seems to be the bus stop sign in the direction of Shichahai. There is English on it, and you should be able to understand it."

"Sorry, the roads in BJ seem to be all the same, I always get it wrong."

One is coming to BJ for the first time, and the other is a foreigner with average Chinese, who almost got lost...

Fortunately, volunteers wearing red vests have the most BJs now. As long as the two of them open their mouths, someone will help lead the way, which is very enthusiastic.

……

"It failed to negotiate again. Felton expected an annual salary of 1000 million. Although it was later reduced to 900 million, Charlotte still can only give an average salary of about 750 million."

Zhou Lin's agent, Thomas Miles, also came to China with Zhou Lin, but he is always paying attention to the deals in the free market, especially the deals from the Charlotte Bobcats. After all, it is related to Zhou Lin next season. The team's record trend.

The 08 draft just passed.

Derrick Rose, Mike Beasley and other popular rookies have not changed their picks at all. They all entered the league with high picks, and the league is full of expectations.

For the Charlotte Bobcats, the era of hoarding talents has passed. They have selected many potential rookies in four years, and now they have a large number of high-ranking players who need to be cultivated.

So he didn't make a big deal on draft day, let alone go to the lottery to join in the fun.

Of course, in the Charlotte Bobcats, there are now two pieces of meat and potatoes.

In addition to Zhou Lin, there is also Brandon Roy. It has even been rumored that many teams are willing to exchange the lottery pick, or even the top three picks, for Brandon Roy.

As for Zhou Lin, if the Charlotte Bobcats are willing to change, the Bulls would be very happy to give up the No. [-] pick.

Except for the Charlotte Bobcats' management's brain twitching, these transactions are impossible.

They were already very fortunate that they did not trade Zhou Lin in the last window, and Zhou Lin is naturally not for sale now!

The team framework for the Charlotte Bobcats is already clear.

With Zhou Lin as the core, and Brandon Roy as the deputy to build.

What's more, these two can still receive two years of rookie salary in the NBA.

It also means that the Charlotte Bobcats can use their salary space to sign some veterans with strong immediate combat capabilities, and build a lineup that can compete for the Eastern Conference championship in a short period of time.

As for the draft day, the Charlotte Bobcats held the 16th pick in the first round and the 49th pick in the second round, but the 49th pick later became the 37th pick.

As a valuable first-round pick, Rod Higgins chose an insider as a supplement as expected.

The Charlotte Bobcats originally intended to choose 2.11 Robin Lopez, but unfortunately, they were cut off by the Phoenix Suns, so the Charlotte Bobcats chose another inside big man.

Roy Hibbert.

The same man who will appear in the emoji in the future.

There is nothing wrong with this choice, or it is the best choice for the Charlotte Bobcats.

Georgetown University, which has a tradition of training centers, has an NBA-level center with a height of 2.18 meters. In addition to moving slowly, as an inside line to protect the frame, he has the potential to grow into a high-quality inside blue-collar.

In the last round of the series, the memory of being completely blown away by Magic's Warcraft Howard is still bloody.

Now the Charlotte Bobcats are in desperate need of black rough!

And behind him are Maris Speights and JaVale McGee from the University of Florida. Although these two are longer in terms of NBA years, Roy Hibbert is still a little taller in terms of peak, after all Also an All-Star player.

He should have gone to the Pacers, but he still has the ability to achieve the desired effect in the next few years.

Zhou Lin is very supportive of this choice.

Not to mention in the East, if you want to win the championship, you need to compete with the Boston Celtics who have a strong inside line and the Orlando Magic.

One Okafor is indeed not enough.

In the long run, in two years, the Big Three of the Heat will gather together.

It can be said that the old Big Three and the new Big Three are seamlessly connected. In the past few years, the Eastern Conference has not been easy to fight.

Facts have proved that for a big center like Hibbert, in the series against the Miami Heat, Roy Hibbert's meat shield-style inside line is still very useful.

Therefore, as long as Larry Brown does not use up Hibbert, train him for a year or two, and then feed himself some cakes, Hibbert should temporarily become the inside answer of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Of course, if the Charlotte Bobcats can see the sky.

That must be the choice of 18 cards.

A high-quality champion jigsaw puzzle, capable of 4 or 5, unlimited defense on the defensive end, and a stable mid-range shot, plus the ability to open up space, is a very practical player for any team in any era.

However, a player who has not played basketball in NBA colleges is actually not particularly favored by the NBA.

Especially Ibaka, who is only 18 years old now. Although he has experienced the baptism of the Spanish league, he is still a high school graduate.

It seems that he is not fully capable of playing in the NBA, so after the renamed Thunder team selected him, they still put him in the Spanish League for a year of experience, which overlapped with the historical situation, and he came to the Thunder team a year later. He will definitely make many teams that did not choose Ibaka regret it.

However, under the current circumstances, the Charlotte Bobcats would naturally not choose him, unless Zhou Lin was willing to defy the management's wishes and ask the management to choose him, but Zhou Lin still couldn't do that kind of thing.

Another 49th pick, the Charlotte Bobcats made an upward trade, swapped the pick with the Milwaukee Bucks, and sent some cash as a deal to make up the difference.

And this deal is to find a qualified substitute for Zhou Lin.

The No.30 seventh pick selected Luke Richard Mbah a Moute!
Zhou Lin is also very familiar with this swingman at positions 3 and 4 from Cameroon. He is a UCLA graduate and a player known as a prince. In the NCAA finals two years ago, Zhou Lin’s opponent was Luke. Barmotte.

And Zhou Lin defeated UCLA and won the NCAA championship.

In Zhou Lin's view, Mbah a Moute is a high-quality team player and has a good defense. He was selected to the best defensive team of the Pacific Ten League last season.

Of course, it may also be a player that Larry Brown likes.

With Zhou Lin's open eyes, as long as these two players can play 80% of their normal historical track ability and resume, then this wave of drafts can almost be said to be a blood profit. After all, many NBA players play in the league. , are very short, and even after being selected in this round of the show, they will not be able to appear.

Zhou Lin's only concern is whether the rookie tyrant Larry Brown can give them enough opportunities to grow.

Unlike last year's summer free trade market, this year's free trade market seemed a little deserted.

There are three of the biggest trade news, and almost two of them are related to the Charlotte Bobcats.

Among them, Davis of the Warriors promised to join the Clippers. The five-year contract is 5 million, and the annual salary of 6500 million is basically close to the maximum salary. The growth of Monta Ellis also made the Warriors feel relieved to let Baron go. . Davis.

Elton Brand, the former captain of the Clippers, joined the Philadelphia 5ers for 8200 in 76 years.

Elton Brand, who ruptured his Achilles tendon once, had an affair with the Charlotte Bobcats before. Not only this season, but he planned to trade Marion for Elton Brand last year. Yes, but the Charlotte Bobcats still want to find some balance from the 76ers. After all, they send a player who can play in exchange for a player who will be reimbursed for a season, and the 76ers quickly rejected this. transaction request.

This offseason, Elton Brand has become a free agent, and the 76ers have no intention of keeping Brand. As one of the few big fish in the free market, he has also been scrambled by many teams .

And the Charlotte Bobcats are just one of them.

However, the maximum contract that the Bobcats can give here is only 5 million for 6500 years, which is the same price as the newly signed and bearded Davis.

A super maximum salary is impossible, and an ordinary maximum salary is the greatest sincerity of the Bobcats.

After hearing the offer, Elton Brand went offline directly. After all, there are not any teams in the league who are willing to give it a try.

And if it's a big ball market like Los Angeles, Elton Brand will still think about it. After all, in addition to the hard salary, he may also receive a lot of endorsement contracts, which can make up for the shortage of salary. The Lottery Bobcats are a very small ball market, how many advertisements can they receive...

Of course, in the view of the management of the Charlotte Bobcats, it is very polite to offer an annual salary of 1300 million.

So, they broke up unhappy with each other.

In the eyes of professional scouts, Elton Brand is an All-Star with a ruptured Achilles tendon after all. It is unknown how much strength a player who has suffered this type of serious injury will have left after his comeback.

During the offseason, the Clippers voluntarily gave up Elton Brand, making him a free agent.

In the end, it fell to Philadelphia at a cost of 1640 million per year!
Of course, this deal undoubtedly became a junk contract.

After joining the 76ers, the former 20+10 All-Star forward fell quickly. In the four years he played for the 76ers, he never scored more than 15 points in a single season.

The Achilles tendon injury is too cruel, especially for such a short insider who relies on explosive power to make a living, the impact is too great!
Although Elton Brandon, who has no running and jumping ability, still has a decent mid-range skill, his height of 201 cm is too disadvantageous to play the 4th position.

You must know that as strong as Kobe, after the rupture of the Achilles tendon, he fell very quickly...

So, the Bobcats were right not to sign Elton Brand over the top.

Another relatively big deal is that the former All-Star insider O'Neal went to the Toronto Raptors.

The details are: Pacers sent Jermaine O'Neal, Nathan Java, got from Raptors, TJ Ford, Rasu Nesterovic, Marceo Baston, and 17 Signing rights to No. [-] rookie Marreese Speights.

Jermaine O'Neal is also one of the interior options that the Charlotte Bobcats are eager for.

但刚过去的2007-08赛季，杰梅因·奥尼尔因膝伤只出场了42次，他场均贡献13.6分、6.7个篮板、2.2次助攻和2.1个盖帽，投篮命中率为44%。

Due to Jermaine O'Neal's long-term absence, the Pacers' record has also dropped sharply. The total record in the past two seasons is only 71 wins and 93 losses, and they failed to enter the playoffs in the two seasons.

Therefore, the management's patience began to lose, and it was inevitable to tear down and rebuild, and O'Neal, who performed poorly, was put on the shelf.

Of course, the Charlotte Bobcats, who just learned the news, tried to make a deal with the Pacers, and the main body of the Bobcats deal was Nazr Mohamed.

The Pacers naturally rejected it with a black question mark on their face. What they wanted more was Emeka Okafor.

But now Emeka Okafor's price/performance ratio is obviously much higher than that of the frequently injured O'Neal.

In fact, this is the second time that the Charlotte Bobcats have proposed to Jermaine O'Neal. If last year, the Charlotte Bobcats will definitely send better chips, maybe Okafor Also unknown.

However, seeing that the All-Star insiders of the 96 golden generation are getting worse day by day, their value in the free market has gradually decreased.

However, as a follow-up to the negotiation of this deal, the Charlotte Bobcats also added Boris Diaw.

But what surprised the Charlotte Bobcats was that the Pacers directly proposed to add Brandon Roy to the deal. They don't want Boris Diaw. They need a future cornerstone players.

The Charlotte Bobcats also asked Zhou Lin about this deal.

Because the relationship between Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy is very good.

But... an NBA All-Star level center, even if he only has 7 success points, it is probably enough for Zhou Lin to play second in command!
What does it mean for a small ball market like the Charlotte Bobcats? It is impossible for the Charlotte Bobcats not to be tempted, and the combination of Zhou Lin and O'Neal is indeed enough for fans to look forward to.

Moreover, both Zhou Lin and Roy need to play with the ball, so there is a certain overlap in functionality.

However, Zhou Lin's attitude is to refuse.

Unless Brandon Roy wants to leave, Zhou Lin will definitely be dissatisfied in his heart if the Charlotte Bobcats send away Brandon Roy directly.

The Charlotte Bobcats changed their bargaining chips and added last year's two rookies, Ramon Sessions and Sean Williams. Unfortunately, the Pacers turned around and faced Toronto. The Raptors traded.

Of course, what confuses Zhou Lin is that the Raptors already have an all-star insider like Chris Bosh and Bargnani who needs to be trained as the No.

As of before the Olympics, the only deal the Charlotte Bobcats made was with the Los Angeles Lakers, bringing Radmanovic back to Charlotte.

His attributes basically overlap with Mike Dunleavy, and he is also a white shooter.

The chips given by the Charlotte Bobcats here are Sean Williams and the 2010 second-round pick.

In history, Radmanovic should have been traded in the middle of the season, and the Charlotte Bobcats sent Shannon Brown and Adam Morrison, but these two people are not in Charlotte now Bobcats, but the deal was done anyway.

According to Zhou Lin's estimation, during the offseason, at least in the summer, the Bobcats will not make too many moves, because there are really not many big fish in the free market this year, and the current trade players with an annual salary of more than [-] million are only the ones mentioned earlier. Three stakes.

The team's biggest problem at present is the early contract extension of starting point guard Redmond Felton. Raymond Felton will become a free agent after playing for another year. The Charlotte Bobcats may not stay have to come down.

However, the management of the Charlotte Bobcats is still a little stingy. They offered Raymond Felton two early contract extensions, which were 5 million for 3500 years and 5 million for 3900 years.

You must know that the Raptors have offered Jose Calderon 5 million for 4000 years!
Raymond Felton thought he would not lose to Jose Calderon.

刚开始的要价是4年4000万，或者是5年4800万，后面降到了5年4200万。

The Charlotte Bobcats are targeting Raymond Felton with Uduri, who was signed by the Kings. He averaged 32 minutes per game last season, contributing 12.8 points, 4.3 assists and 3.3 rebounds. Not too much.

5 million in 3232 years!
But the Kings are a team that is at the bottom of the Western Conference after all. Compared with the starting point guard of a playoff-level team?
There is a stalemate between the two sides, and it may even be true that Felton will be allowed to test the possibility of a free market next year!
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August 2008, 8 at 8pm.

Olympic opening ceremony.

When the fireworks ignited, illuminating the ancient sundial, the clock rotated, and after a flash of fireworks, a phalanx of 2008 squares appeared in front of Zhou Lin.

Compared with the opening ceremony seen on TV, this is more shocking and exciting.

Countless classic shots in Zhou Lin's mind reappeared in front of Zhou Lin.

Olympians from all over the world entered the stadium one after another.

And when the U.S. Olympic delegation entered, the audience erupted when the cameras stopped in front of Kobe Bryant.

And when the Chinese Olympic team walked in Yao Ming waving the banner, it reached a boiling point.

Zhou Lin stood behind Yao Ming, looking forward to becoming the man who took over Yao Ming's banner in the next few years...

(End of this chapter)