basketball task

Chapter 266 Recruitment Puzzle
Just so confused, the young birdman Anderson was introduced by an acquaintance, and came to China to play an exhibition game. He was spotted by the Jiangsu Nangang team and started his CBA career.

It was in the distant 1999-2000 season. The young Birdman Anderson had mediocre basic basketball skills, but he had excellent athletic ability, tall and long arms, and was good at rebounding and blocking shots.

After polishing various skills in the CBA, Anderson returned to the United States, joined the University of Texas team, and played in the IBA league.Later, he joined NBDL as the "No. [-] pick".

In 2001, Birdman Anderson joined the Denver Nuggets as a free agent and officially started his NBA career.

Speaking of the second employment of laid-off foreign players in the NBA, fans now only know Hassan Whiteside of the Heat, but they don't know that Birdman Anderson is already the number one expert in this area.

Because he started his career in China, Birdman Anderson was very enthusiastic about Yao Ming and Chan Ning. After practicing together for a day, he had already invited the two to his home over and over again.

Livingston also expressed his gratitude to Channing immediately. He still clearly remembers that when he returned from injury, all the teams looked down on him, and only Channing was willing to give him a guarantee contract. The salary is also the highest among all teams. Livingston can only repay this kindness on the court through hard training.

Channing had a brief chat with Livingston. He found that Livingston's recovery was not bad, but his left leg looked thinner than his right leg. Because of not daring to train, now that the injury is healed, Livingston also stated that he will devote himself to training with all his strength, and strive to restore his left foot to normal as soon as possible.

"Okay, I wish you catch up with that former chasing boy as soon as possible, but don't worry, there is an old saying in China, if you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, I will give it to you."

Patting Livingston on the shoulder, Channing signaled him not to worry, he must train scientifically and increase the amount slowly.

Pietrus, who has just been traded, looks rather simple and honest, he is the ugly and handsome type. Without too much explanation, he has entered the training state by himself, and he is also a very worry-free player.

Rookies Ibaka and Dragic also reported to Yao Ming and Channing. Ibaka and Birdman Anderson belonged to the same position. Ning arranged for him to practice with Lowry first, starting with strength and three-pointers.

After a whole day of joint training, the teammates are basically familiar with each other. Birdman Anderson and Livingston are in better condition than expected, Uncle Mu is much older than expected, and Dragic is too young , Coach Cheeks carefully recorded the technical characteristics and current state of each player. Overall, he is quite satisfied.

However, this team still has many shortcomings. For example, Uncle Mu is old and can only play for about 5 minutes in each game. It is urgent to find a qualified backup center for Yao Ming; Stone can't take too much responsibility for the time being, and needs to find an experienced old guard to bring Lowry and Dragic.

There are still two positions left on the 15-man roster. Channing's fellows don't plan to come, and Cheeks won't wait. He needs to recruit suitable players as early as possible to supplement the reserve lineup.

At present, the salary space of the Philadelphia team is very sufficient. The highest contract is Yao Ming's 1500 million, the second highest is Battier and Pietrus, and then there are a bunch of cheap contracts of 200 million, and many rookie contracts. , The Philadelphia team's team salary is around 4300 million U.S. dollars, while the salary cap for the new season is 5868 million U.S. dollars, and the luxury tax threshold is 7115 million U.S. dollars.

Not to mention paying the luxury tax, the distance from filling the salary cap is still about 1500 million US dollars away, and he can even get another superstar contract.

Chan Ning slapped his thighs swollen with regret. If he had known that Yao Ming was willing to come over, he would have signed Baron Davis first at the beginning of the offseason. It's even stronger, but it's a pity that everyone has been robbed now.

That night, Cheeks had dispatched several scouts to recruit from various agents, and at the same time spread news within the NBA through his personal connections, trying to find qualified talents.

"Extremely good news, Philadelphia Dynasty has opened! It is now recruiting talents from the whole society!"

"We are looking for a lot of money: a reliable center! A veteran point guard! Those with playoff experience are preferred!"

"Reminder, this team has super center Yao Ming, the best rookie Channing, and a lot of salary space. We have the ambition to build a brand new dynasty team in the East. If you have a dream of a championship, if you are in The NBA struggles for a lifetime but gets nothing, so join us!"

Cheeks' recruitment announcement is very much to Channing's appetite. At this point in time, let alone superstars, as long as they are not bad players, they have already been separated by other teams, and those who stay are basically with various problems. , either the salary has not been negotiated, or the cost performance is not high, or it is already planning to retire, and Philadelphia currently has enough cash in hand, which is very suitable for those old stars who are on the verge of retirement to give it a try and fight for the championship.

In the history of the NBA, it is not uncommon for these veterans to hug the thighs of the popular championship teams. The Lakers' Super F4, Karl Malone and Gary Payton chose to go to the Lakers to hug the thighs in the later years of their careers. All kinds of problems, none of which can be fulfilled.

Now the Philadelphia team needs this kind of veteran. On the one hand, he was a hot superstar in the league when he was young. His personal ability and experience can be said to be very practical, and he can also lead the rookies of the team. The old guys who won the championship, in order to taste the taste of the championship at the end of their careers, will definitely play hard to play, and burst out the final brilliant light. The terrifying energy contained in it is impossible for ordinary young players to possess .

According to this standard, on the one hand, Cheeks cast a wide net to catch more fish, and on the other hand, he also conducted some research work on the veterans in other teams in the league, trying to find out who has no playing time and other players in other teams. Opportunity veterans, then trade as much as possible.

These are long-term tasks for the team's top management. Although they have just begun to find the championship puzzle at the end of the offseason, there is still a lot of time left for the Philadelphia team. Before the trade deadline next year, they still have a chance.

On the other hand, the system in Channing's body finally reappeared after half a year of paddling.

(End of this chapter)