The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

For this draft, Xu Xiao, who had no expectations, was already very successful in defeating Gobert in the end.

Originally, Gobert was not in Xu Xiao's plan. Now Minnesota does not lack insiders, and talented insiders are easily available.

Coupled with his own ability, cultivating the next inside behemoth is not a problem. In contrast, Xu Xiao still prefers forward players.

After all, the future belongs to the forward players, but I am still very happy since I can pick up the slack here.

And Gobert is also considered a very capable insider. Although the offensive end is a mess and can only pick and roll to take advantage of the cake, the defense is really good.

Especially before the injury, he was one of the fastest players who could switch to defense against the five smaller insiders.

But later in the Jazz, in that environment, there were all loopholes on the outside. Except for Gobert, they were all dwarfs. Then they encountered the Western Conference, which was full of singles masters, Harden, Curry, Paul, Doncic and others, so Gobert That's why the term "scope" came into being.

But compared to other insiders, Gobert was named purely because none of his teammates could help on the defensive end.

The whole team is counting on him. After Gobert came to the Timberwolves, Huazi and Jayden on the outside were all defensive gates. Although Towns on the inside has been criticized for his defense, his body is here to protect the frame and so on. Still no problem.

During this period, although Gobert had suffered a serious injury and his physical function had declined a little, no one in the league could name him. The defensive system built around him by the Timberwolves made the Timberwolves the strongest defensive team in the league.

However, the shortcoming is also very obvious, that is, the offense is too rough.

Watching him play, Xu Xiao felt that his limbs were uncoordinated, his dribbling was stiff, and his shooting was awkward. But this is not a problem. He can make Kwame Brown the top insider in the league, so why not Gobert?

As for Xu Xiao in the second round, he was no longer interested in paying attention, so he directly gave the second round pick to the Spurs at a cheap price.

Unexpectedly, the Spurs used this second-round pick to select the undrafted Covington that the Timberwolves wanted to select this time.

Well, Covington's growth also takes a lot of time, and the Timberwolves don't have that much time to give Covington now.

None of the remaining ones deserve Xu Xiao's attention.

Now Xu Xiao waits for the draft to end, then goes home to take a good bath, sleep, and play two games. At this time, League of Legends has begun to explode in popularity.

"Here comes the big deal!"

Xu Xiao was still thinking about which hero to use to be happy in the canyon, but here Burks directly interrupted Xu Xiao's thoughts.

"What big deal?"

"The Nets-Celtics super deal is here."

Xu Xiao took out his mobile phone, and the text message happened to be sent to him at this time.

"The Boston Celtics will send Paul Pierce, Pau Gasol, and veteran Luis Scola to the Nets in exchange for the Nets' 14th, 16th, and 18th first-round picks, and the exchange of 15th and 17th first-round picks. Rights swaps, and some junk contracts.”

Xu Xiao didn't bother to look at who it was.

However, Xu Xiao has an impression of this transaction, but in his previous life, he used Garnett, who was almost scrapped, to exchange for it. Now, Pau Gasol, who is at his peak, is sent, which can be regarded as an upgrade to this transaction.

Moreover, in the previous life of the Nets, Deron and Joe were the core in the backcourt, and the two Boston elders were just assistants. Now the core of the Nets' backcourt is Brandon Roy, the "Yellow Man Bar" who was personally trained by Deron and Xu Xiao. .

Even after leaving Xu Xiao, the validity period of the health card is still there, and he can still be at his peak for at least three years. Even if the health card expires, if Roy can pay attention to his health and use his body sparingly, he can still fight for two years. Year.

Looking at it this way, it seems that the Nets' transaction is not such a loss, and there is even a small profit.

You must know that in the Eastern Conference now, James' Heat is the only one that shines.

The knock-on effect of Xu Xiao's appearance was that the Pacers did not select George and Hibbert. Without them, West also rejected the Pacers' invitation.

There is no longer the iron-blooded Pacers who played tiebreaker with the Heat.

The only two teams that can compete with the Heat are Anthony's Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers.

In this life, Stoudemire did not suffer serious injuries. Although the combination of him and Anthony is still unsatisfactory, there is no doubt about Stoudemire's personal ability without injury.

Therefore, as long as the Knicks can stay healthy next season, they will still be very competitive.

As for the 76ers, I don't know what kind of bad luck they had, and they actually intercepted Hu Xiaoka, but Xu Xiao was not surprised.

After all, Xiaoka's uncle is also Xiaoka's agent. He is from Philadelphia and knows that Xiaoka's level is normal.

And unlike the Spurs, Philadelphia really treats Kawhi as a "prince in training."

In the second year, Iguodala was sent away, Kawhi was righted, and Kawhi was given enough ball rights and time to polish Kawhi.

Coupled with the previously selected Cousins ​​and Holiday, the current 76ers are serious and capable. They were the only team in the Eastern Conference to reach the tiebreaker with the Heat last season.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiao couldn't help but sigh. His appearance really brought about earth-shaking changes in the league. Cousins, a player who had never made the playoffs in his peak period, met the God of War in the playoffs.

The most incompetent player can really create sparks when paired with a player with mediocre statistics who is best at winning.

Taken together, the Nets may not be as much at a loss as they thought in this deal, and it certainly won't be like in the previous life, where they had neither a future nor a present, and could only exchange junk contracts for draft picks.

With the start of this big deal, the transfer market has officially exploded, and powerful players from all walks of life have begun to take action.

However, Xu Xiao was not interested in the remaining transactions. After the draft, there was still a press conference and a welcome ceremony for the newcomers.

This year's Timberwolves lineup is pretty good and relatively stable. The issue of contract renewal has not been settled for the time being. Moreover, the Timberwolves now have high-quality contracts in their hands, so they don't have to worry about buyers at all.

Although the hero of the championship, DeRozan, is gone, Jimmy Butler has grown very quickly and can completely make up for it, and there is also Roten, a defender with very strong physical fitness.

But this time, Xu Xiao's thinking was a bit simple. DeRozan's big contract caused a crack in the monolithic locker room.

Especially Greg Oden.

Today, he debuted as the proud son of heaven and is now a two-time center forward. After integrating Lopez's skills, his ability is beyond doubt.

But now there are only two All-Stars, one third team, and one second defense in terms of personal honors.

The contract is also sub-maximum salary.

Moreover, Oden is only the third choice on this team. In his opinion, according to the Timberwolves' tactical system, it is difficult to get what he wants.

What do you think he wants now?

That's not easy. I have already won two championships. What I want now is definitely honor and money. Following Westbrook and Josh, I can only pick up the remaining honors from them.

Without honor, where would a big contract come from?

Once this mentality appears, problems in the locker room will slowly emerge.

It can only be said that the Nuggets' conspiracy is powerful.