I'm not a basketball bully

Chapter 423

The "Knicks Big Contract Extension" comes to an end here among the fans.

Although the result was not very good, everyone's expectations for the Knicks ended here.

Since then, the fan market has been in chaos.

Almost in the past few days, NBA fans have been discussing the trading circle after dinner.

"Next year's game will be great. None of these teams is weak."

"I feel like it's hard to win the championship next year. I feel like the Lakers have a chance."

"Lakers, Miami Heat! Heat championship!"

"Look, another one is crazy."

"I'm convinced. What the hell is this? What are these teams doing?"

"The alliance structure is in chaos. I can't say what will happen next year."

"It's a pity that the Knicks are completely ruined. The two core players are gone."

"I don't know what the Knicks are thinking. Why do they want to keep Randolph? Isn't there a lot of player alliances like this?"

"How about Randolph? He is already strong enough. He is the second scoring pointer on the team in the finals."

"Indeed, but I feel that there is still a long way to go compared to Su Ye."

"Aren't you talking nonsense? Su Ye is currently the number one person on active duty."

"I don't understand what the Knicks are thinking, but I hope that next year we will have a bloody head game to look good!"

……

The fans' focus is definitely different. They care more about whether the game is exciting enough.

The Knicks are extremely busy here.

After the controversy over the contract renewal of these three people ended, the management continued to look for deals with other teams, but they were all turned away.

After all, with the Knicks' performance in the past two years, no one wants to have another competitor in the league.

The defeated Lakers in the finals are getting stronger and stronger.

The situation in the east is confusing.

At the same time, a new super team like the Heat emerged.

With only chips in hand but no place to use them, the Knicks were on the verge of tears.

Those shareholders who once opposed James Dolan's contract extension are now starting to regret it one by one.

James Dolan is also powerless and can only let the team try their luck first. Maybe one team will change its mind and suddenly have to rebuild the team.

Inside the Knicks owner's office.

James Dolan smoked cigarette after cigar and never stopped keeping his glass of wine in hand.

He kept flipping through the documents in his hand and asked Su Ye, who was sitting on the sofa not far away and looking at the league's player list.

"Su Ye, what do you think of Noah as a player? Do you think there is trouble?"

"The bull Noah?"

Su Ye raised his eyebrows and looked through the player list expressionlessly.

"Don't be ridiculous, the Bulls have just completed their reconstruction."

"What about Boozer? I remember he was also very athletic."

"Boozer is the Jazz's biggest bargaining chip. We will definitely lose a lot of money if we switch him. And with Randolph, we have no shortage of inside players."

"So what do you think of Eric Gordon?"

"Boss, the Clippers have just completed their reconstruction. They will play around Griffin next season. This will definitely not be traded."

After hearing what Su Ye said, James Dolan raised his head and took two sips of wine.

The bitter wine enters the throat and the heart aches.

The situation of the Knicks in front of him could only make him sigh helplessly.

There was nothing he could do except sigh.

Su Ye also knows very well that the teams mentioned by James Dolan are not without success.

The first is the Bulls. Although they have completed their reconstruction, it has just begun. They still have a long time to build a system around the team.

People can be traded, but there are not many people who can be useful.

And secondly, the same is true for the Jazz and Clippers. They are both in the process of immediate reconstruction and the beginning of reconstruction.

Even if they replace the core main players, these teams will definitely be very happy.

Definitely not the normal market price.

Compared with signings for the new season, Su Ye is more worried about whether the Knicks will seek medical attention due to illness.

By that time, the bargaining chip has been lost, and no useful person has been exchanged for it.

"Boss, where is the transaction now?"

"It's all my responsibility."

James Dolan suddenly frowned, exuding the aura of a boss who was calm and powerful.

"This group of shareholders still dare to mention trading rights to me?"

"If they dare to mention it again, I will tell them to leave the Knicks."

"It seems that the two years since they won the championship have made them too self-righteous..."

As soon as he finished speaking, James Dolan put out his cigarette.

It is impossible to forget that James Dolan is the Knicks' famous iron-fisted boss.

In a fit of rage, he fired multiple shareholders and took over the Knicks.

However, the Knicks' championship experience in the past two years is something they have never experienced before, so that the honor is placed in front of this group of people, making them think that the Knicks are already invincible.

Now that they have fallen into this field, this group of people has also woken up.

"Su Ye."

"Tell me about it."

"What good advice do you have?"

James Dolan couldn't help but light a cigarette again as he spoke.

As the boss of the Knicks, he knows very well that he is far less clear about the internal affairs of the team than those who play on the court.

The best way at this time is to ask Su Ye for his opinion.

However, James Dolan did not expect that Su Ye had been prepared for this.

When he saw Su Ye put down the player list with a relaxed expression, he felt even more happy.

Sure enough, I asked the wrong person.

Su Ye thought for a while and decisively came up with a plan.

"At this stage, we don't need to trade."

"No need to trade?"

James Dolan was slightly startled.

He never expected that Su Ye, as the leader of the team, would give such an answer while a group of people were busy.

"Yes."

Su Ye nodded before explaining slowly.

"First of all, there is the problem of Hayes. Although he is our starting center, you actually saw in this year's finals that Jordan is not weaker than him."

"Next season, we have to develop DeAndre Jordan quickly."

"His starting time needs to increase, and he is the target of our key training this season."

Hearing this, James Dolan also frowned slightly.

DeAndre Jordan has indeed performed very well in the past two years, but he always feels that he is still not ready to be a starting center.

Su Ye just glanced at it.

She already knew what he was thinking, and then spoke lightly of the doubts in James Dolan's mind.

"He is indeed close to being popular, but it depends on who he is compared to."

"Compared to most centers in the league, he already has the ability to start."

"The only difference between him and Hayes is experience."

This sentence broke through James Dolan's confusion.

The only difference between Jordan and Hayes is experience.

This thing is said to be easy to accumulate, and it is also easy to accumulate.

Many players, who have just come into contact with the NBA, have perfectly adapted to the rhythm of the game in less than a month and started to kill everyone.

It is not easy to accumulate. Some players have not achieved anything in the league for three or four years.

Compared to others, Jordan is considered to be relatively fast.

If he is given some playing opportunities in the new season and vigorously trained, the team's starting center problem will be solved.

"The center position is fine."

"What about position 2 and position 3?"

James Dolan's frown never relaxed.

The second and third positions are easier to solve than the center.

Su Ye can swing to the second position at any time and serve as the team's shooting guard.

But the problem is that now the team has been unable to determine the starter for the new season.

Someone who wants to trade.

However, judging from previous seasons, major teams have begun to pay attention to players such as three-point shooters.

Players like this in the league are now almost becoming real estate for various teams.

It is definitely impossible to come here by trading.

And within the team...

Currently, there are only three people available on the team's bench.

Beverley, Dragic, Wilson Chandler.

"Let Beverley play the No. 2 position?"

James Dolan asked tentatively.

Su Ye just shook his head.

"Beverley can't do it, his offense is too bad."

"Little Jordan needs to be fed offensively. He is in an offensive desert. It is too difficult for us to attack when he comes on."

"It's difficult to have just Jordan, and with him, it's even worse."

Not even Beverly?

James Dolan couldn't figure out what Su Ye was thinking, so he asked again.

"what do you mean?"

"Dragic?"

Su Ye shook his head again.

"Dragic is indeed a good prospect, but he is not yet the team's starting center."

"He has shooting, organization, and breakthroughs, but he is only able to use them, but he is not refined."

"Unlike Ray Allen, he has greatly increased the proportion of shooting based on these skills."

"He's still going to need a while."

James Dolan was shocked.

He didn't expect that Su Ye could see so far and even arrange Dragic's future time.

At this moment, he couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead with his hand.

If a team were really entrusted to Su Ye, would he become a legendary manager like Jerry West?

"Su Ye, what do you mean, let Chandler take the No. 3 position and you take the No. 2 position?"

There is only one candidate left, and James Dolan’s eyes are even firmer.

Apart from this method, he couldn't think of any other better answer.

But this time.

Su Ye hesitated for a moment and shook his head again.

"Boss, this is a good idea."

"But it doesn't quench your thirst."

"Chandler is a pure space fourth position, but he is hesitant on the outside. If he is allowed to play the third position, he may become a defensive black hole."

There were only three available people left in the team, and Su Ye rejected them all one by one.

And every reason is irrefutable.

When James Dolan was about to go crazy, Su Ye reminded him.

"Boss, we have to start with the draft."

"Draft? You mean next year?"

"This year's draft."

"Hou Li Crab, are you kidding me, Su Ye."

Seeing Su Ye's confident look in front of him, James Dolan's mind had already gone blank.

The Knicks do have several good picks next year.

But this year, the Knicks only have one first-round pick.

Still the 30th pick in the first round.

It’s hard to imagine what kind of players are there who can reach the 15th or later picks, let alone the 30 players who are close to the second round.

It is simply a fantasy to rely on this single draw to gain immediate combat power.

"boss."

"I had a good pick for once."

"But we can't say yet."

"You wait first."

Su Ye calmly took two sips of ice coke, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

Do not blow or black.

He remembers clearly that in this year's draft, there are indeed several good prospects for the Knicks.

Among them is a good point forward.

It's just that this player's attitude towards playing is a bit hard to describe.

……

Seeing that Su Ye was unwilling to disclose the options, James Dolan understood very well.

The current situation within the Knicks can only be described as confusing.

Except for Dolan and Su Ye, the rest of the management team are basically insiders.

Any inside information may become bragging rights for these managements.

After James Dolan handed over the draft matter to Su Ye, Su Ye also told James Dolan his choice.

James Dolan was ecstatic.

With a wave of his hand, Su Ye was directly given his own private charter flight to go to various places to check the situation. All the expenses were reimbursed by James Dolan.

Su Ye also contacted the Knicks' resident scouts outside and began to rush to various continents in the lighthouse country.

After a few days of busy work.

With all the materials in hand, Su Ye finally returned to New York.

As the 10-year draft is about to start, the NBA has begun to mobilize various players to participate in joint trials before the game.

The purpose is to give these rookies who are about to enter the NBA a chance to show themselves.

During this process, each major team will send their own scouts to observe these new prospects and determine the candidates.

If there is a player you like, you can offer the opponent a tryout with the team.

Lock the opponent in advance before the draft and take them away directly during the draft.

Inside the Madison Square Garden training facility.

As the physical fitness test stage of the joint trial, all data measurements are conducted here.

Scouts from many teams came to watch these rookies tonight.

Among the crowd, a tall and muscular figure immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Su Ye? What is he doing here?"

"Don't the Knicks only have one No. 30 pick this year? Could it be that they have to trade one."

"There should be no trade. This is not a bad year for the draft."

There was heated discussion among the scouts.

At the same time, many rookies on the field who were ready to play, saw warm eyes in their eyes when they saw Su Ye appearing.

Su Ye noticed the gazes of these rookies and smiled and waved to them.

"Is this a superstar? I will definitely be able to become such a person in the future!"

"Don't be kidding, he has three championship rings."

"Be? No! I'm going to defeat him!"

"Behave well! I want him to notice me first!"

The rookies in 10 are all very motivated.

The officials were also confused.

Why are all the rookies in this class so motivated?

On the other side, Su Ye found an unoccupied position and looked at the list with the Knicks scouts.

Just when the two of them were selecting the players they wanted to pay attention to, there were bursts of exclamations on the field, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

On the field, a short player was moving his body calmly, without any emotion on his face.

The surrounding NBA staff and other players participating in the draft were all dumbfounded.

After the NBA staff was stunned for a moment, they raised their voices and shouted to the people around them.

"Broken... broken... record!"

"100-meter sprint!"

"10 seconds 03!"

This sentence stirred up a thousand waves with one stone.

Countless scouts stood up and watched the player from the auditorium above.

Almost everyone is sizing up the rookie.

Under the arrangement of the staff, the player began the next round of testing.

Three-quarter sprint.

This is a commonly used test item in the NBA.

The front-foot staff shouted start, and a black lightning bolt from the back-foot shot out from the baseline and rushed directly to the backcourt.

In just a few breaths, everyone saw the rookie reach the finish line.

The staff member responsible for recording next to him showed an exaggerated expression.

"Again! Another record broken!"

"Three-quarter dash!"

"3 seconds 14!!!"

There was an uproar in the audience, and many rookies pointed at the players who had completed the test.

Su Ye also raised his eyebrows with interest.

"Oh? It's interesting."

The scout on the side saw Su Ye's interest and explained with a smile.

"This seedling is pretty good, isn't it?"

"Jonathan Hildred Wall, Jr."

"He came from the University of Kentucky. He is a violent and aggressive defender. I feel like no one would pick him."

"I guess he will be the number one pick this year. His strength is comparable to that of AI back then."

Su Ye smiled.

"Is this close to Iverson? It seems that you have never experienced a beating from an AI."

The Knicks scout also knew that Su Ye had been teammates with Iverson, so he didn't dare to continue the conversation.

But it wasn't that Su Yegao had seen Iverson, but that he had known this player for a long time.

John Wall.

The future strongest point guard in the Eastern Conference and the star of the Wizards.

A defender in the penalty area who is extremely lethal and can connect the entire team.

It's a pity that his career is mediocre.

Many people like to compare him with Iverson, but they don't know that the object of comparison is their idol.

However, seeing that Su Ye had a new interest in rookies, the Knicks scouts also opened up the conversation and introduced this draft to Su Ye with great interest.

"Su Ye, look at that tall man over there."

"Evan Turner, known as the best center in this class, is Ohio State's shot-blocking leader."

"And that Wesley Johnson, Syracuse's leading scorer."

"Of course there is this guy, Demarcus Cousins, who I think is the strongest rookie center this year. Like Wall, he came out of Kentucky."

Su Ye looked along and saw the figures of these people.

But he also had to praise that the Knicks scout did have something.

Back then, because Cousins ​​was not interested in the tactical system and his golf IQ was too low, his draft pick dropped from the top three to five.

And later this guy did prove that he was indeed much better than Turner.

Athletic ability, finishing ability, defensive ability, all crushed an entire dimension.

There is something really good about this guy that scouts can take a fancy to.

"It's a pity that we don't have a lottery selection."

"brother."

Su Ye smiled bitterly and patted the scout on the shoulder.

The scout suddenly shrank like an eggplant beaten by frost.

He has indeed done enough research this year and has taken a fancy to many people, but these people are destined to have no chance to play for the Knicks.

"But you can introduce me to me."

"I'm curious too."

"It doesn't hurt to listen."

At the mention of these words, the scout became energetic again.

Tirelessly, he began to introduce people he liked to Su Ye.