Chapter 90: David Strategist Stern

　　 When he came to him, Old Nelson opened his hands and hugged Sun Hao.
　　 This old man is really temperamental.
　　 The two people also chatted quickly.
　　 During the chat, Sun Hao knew why Paulo had been disappearing. It turned out that he and Nelson had been communicating on the phone.
　　 Because he was afraid of being heard by others, Fu Paul went to no one's corner to call.
　　 And there are many twists and turns in this transaction.
　　 Among the teams that Sun Hao tried out, the highest overall pick was the Jazz with the 23rd overall pick.
　　 Originally, the Mavericks and the Knicks had a talk, and they were going to use Eric Strickland to directly change the draft pick.
　　 But the Knicks felt that Strickland was not worth a first round and asked the Mavericks to add the 31st pick in the second round.
　　 Negotiations remained deadlocked until the draft began.
　　 After knowing through internal channels that the Jazz would not want Sun Hao, but Stevenson, the Mavericks turned around and started negotiations with the Bulls.
　　 It's just that the Bulls Klaus has a bigger appetite than the Knicks, and he directly wants the Mavericks' No. 12 pick.
　　 The Mavericks were forced to talk to the Knicks again, but the Knicks had already traded the draft pick to someone else.
　　 And knowing that the Bulls might also choose Sun Hao, after the Mavericks missed the opportunity, they could only start a seesaw negotiation with the Bulls.
　　Until the Jazz made a selection, the two teams buzzer to complete the transaction.
　　 In other words, the 24th overall pick Sun Hao was not chosen by the Bulls, but by the Mavericks.
　　 As for Kukoc, after Jordan retired and Pippen left, he didn't want to rebuild with the Bulls. He had the idea of ​​leaving the team last season.
　　 But because there is still a two-year contract, it is difficult for the team to trade him.
　　 There is only one year left on the contract, and Kukoc led the team last season to prove that he can't be a master.
　　 Of course the most important thing is that Kukoc does not sell tickets.
　　 So to Klaus, he is a bargaining chip with a certain trading value.
　　 Now with him and the No. 24 pick, he brings back a lottery show and a "fully developed" combo guard. This trade is uncompromising in Klaus's eyes.
　　 After hearing the twists and turns, Sun Hao felt that being a manager was actually quite interesting.
　　 The seemingly calm draft contest, undercurrents surging every year, and many wonderful stories happen.
　　 Just as the New Orleans Hornets traded Divac for Kobe, the Bulls traded him and Kukoc for Thomas.
　　 I just don’t know what the general manager of the old fox-level Klaus would think if he were to make this addition a few years later.
　　Should, it's more annoying than the original general manager of the Hornets, Bob Buss.
　　 After talking with old Nelson, Sun Hao also knew his next plan.
　　 He will not go to Dallas immediately, but will go directly to Long Beach in Los Angeles with the rookies selected by the team, where he will participate in the Southern California Summer League.
　　 Summer League is the place where NBA teams inspect marginal players. Most of the players participating are players with no guaranteed contracts.
　　 Of course, besides that, rookies and sophomores are also very important parts of this league.
　　Rookie also includes selected and unselected.
　　 Sun Hao is still very familiar with the summer league. He also went to watch the Las Vegas Casino League in his previous life.
　　 Of course, the current summer league is somewhat different from the summer league he knows.
　　 There are only two competitions in the summer league at this time, the Southern California Summer League and the Rocky Mountain Summer League.
　　 Rocky Mountain Summer League is more famous. In 1998, when it was at its peak two years ago, 16 teams played together.
　　 The Southern California Summer League is relatively less famous, but Sun Hao is also familiar with it.
　　 There is no other reason. It was the first summer league that the Chinese men's basketball team participated in.
　　 It was 1996 when the Chinese men's basketball team participated in the summer league in preparation for the Atlanta Olympics.
　　 Although it failed to win, the Chinese men's basketball game against the Lakers became a classic.
　　 Kobe, who was still a rookie at the time but was already called "Rookie.Phenomena," faced the Chinese men's basketball team with 36 points and led the team to win.
　　 But that men’s basketball team performed very well, especially Hu Weidong, who came off the bench, and Kobe Bryant scored 6 three-pointers and cut 30 points.
　　 It was the game that attracted Hu Weidong's attention to the NBA. The Mavericks offered him a 10-day short contract in 1998.
　　 But Hu Weidong was unable to make the trip because of a right knee injury, which became a great regret for domestic fans at that time.
　　 However, there is providence in the dark. Four years later, Sun Hao stepped onto the field again.
　　 Sun Hao was selected, but his draft is not over yet, the first round show will ask for a makeup photo.
　　 This is a kind of memorial, and it is also used as material for who will become famous in the future.
　　Of course, everyone is wearing draft clothes at this time.
　　 And Sun Hao was not alone when he took pictures.
　　 This year, the Mavericks have moved frequently in the draft.
　　 In addition to Sun Hao, they have two rookies.
　　 One is Konteny Alexander, who was selected with the 13th pick in the trade, and is a 1.96-meter forward swingman.
　　 There is also Doniel Harvey, who was selected with the 31st overall pick, a 2.03 striker swingman.
　　 Alexander Sun Hao is not very familiar, but Harvey still has the impression that this future will be a celebrity level in CBA.
　　 Because of his height, Sun Hao stands in the C position in the middle.
　　 Sun Hao wrapped his arms around his chest, Alexander was a little restrained with his hands behind his back, and Harvey stretched out his hands and smiled.
　　 A set-up photo, the Big Three of the Mavericks Summer League will be there.
　　 After finishing the makeup photo, the draft over there is nearing the end.
　　 The summer league was played in Long Beach, the second largest city in Los Angeles, but it was reported two days later.
　　 This is also the buffer time that teams leave for rookies.
　　 was chosen, celebration is definitely inevitable.
　　 Except for Su Qun who was going back to catch up on the draft, Sun Hao and others left Madison Square Garden and went outside to celebrate.
　　……
　　 Madison Square Garden League Draft Office.
　　 Stern was sitting there, smiling.
　　 can make him so happy, of course not this year's draft.
　　 In a young draft year, it is difficult to produce a basketball superstar, and naturally there is no "Jordan successor" he is looking for.
　　 It is Sun Hao that makes him so happy.
　　 After the first round of the draft, he returned to the office, and the information about Sun Hao was sent to his desk one by one.
　　 He needs to understand Sun Hao, and then see how much the door to the Chinese market can be opened this time.
　　 The more he understands, the happier he is.
　　 Although Sun Hao has many shortcomings, such as short stature, average defense, and average organization.
　　 But he also has advantages, such as accurate shooting, high ball quotient, big heart and strong willpower.
　　 Defense and organization can be improved, and a big heart and willpower are innate.
　　 As for height, he already had the height change history of Sun Hao when he was 13 years old until now.
　　 He has grown 43cm in 5 years, and the length is very irregular. Who knows if he will grow in the future.
　　 Even if it is not long, 1.83 meters is enough to play a point guard.
　　 In the NBA, there are actually two types of height, one is the registered height, and the other is the measured height.
　　 Most players use registered heights, and this registered height often has some moisture.
　　 There are some higher reports. For example, Iverson’s registration is 1.83 meters, but it is actually only between 1.78 and 1.80 meters.
　　 Of course, there are also reports of being short. Durant's registered height is 2 meters 06, but in fact he is 2 meters 08.
　　The reason why these problems appear is because the NBA has height requirements for all positions.
　　 Many players naturally show some moisture in order to play their favorite positions.
　　 But Sun Hao is different. Because Sun Hao didn't participate in the joint training, his height was measured by each team during the previous training.
　　 bare feet measured 1.83 meters, this put on shoes and add some moisture, the registered height of 1.88 meters is not excessive.
　　 This height shooting guard is barely enough.
　　 Well-known NBA combo guard, "logo man" Jerry West has a registered height of 1.88 meters.
　　 So after understanding it completely, Stern came to a conclusion: Sun Hao is a person with more advantages than disadvantages.
　　 And this conclusion also means that there is a possibility in Sun Hao.
　　 And he also went to the Mavericks.
　　 Stern is committed to promoting the NBA overseas market, and the Mavericks are the vanguard of the Chinese market.
　　 In 1998, Hu Weidong was awarded a 10-day short contract, Wang Zhizhi was directly selected in the 1999 draft, and Sun Hao was directly selected in the first round this year!
　　 After so many operations, it shows that the Mavericks want to get the biggest piece of cake in the Chinese market.
　　 In other words, they will definitely nurture Sun Hao.
　　 In addition to being the mad scientist of old Nelson, Sun Hao's style of play is very suitable for him.
　　 There is a player who is possible, UU reading www. uukanshu.com is a team willing to train, plus a crazy head coach.
　　 It looks like something can happen no matter what.
　　 Stern read all the information, he took out the paper and pen, ready to write a letter.
　　 Everything is ready, he is ready to send a gust of east wind.
　　Dear Chinese Basketball Association:
　　 The letter's head is these words.
　　 He is ready to invite the Chinese men's basketball team to participate in the Southern California Summer League again.
　　 The last time the Chinese men's basketball team appeared on the summer league stage was because of the Olympics, and this time it was also the Olympics.
　　 Although the location is different, the level can be the same.
　　 The Chinese men's basketball team certainly likes one more opportunity to play against a high-level team.
　　 And besides Sun Hao, there are actually two people worthy of him to write this letter.
　　 Hu Weidong, the 30-year-old Asian top forward, missed the NBA because of injuries, this time may be an opportunity.
　　 Wang Zhizhi, this young man who can come but is restricted by the system represents another possibility.
　　 Maybe this kind of thing, the more the better.
　　 As long as he can open up the Chinese market, he is willing to form a team.
　　 When he finished writing this letter, he remembered something. Instead of asking his assistant to send the letter, he picked up the phone beside him.
　　 The summer league will start in ten days. It will be too late to send a letter. The phone is the most convenient.
　　 Although the Chinese market has not fully opened up in the past few years, the entry of reporters from the United States like Zhang Weiping has caused much more communication between the two sides than before.
　　 "Hello, this is NBA Commissioner David Stern."
　　 "Hello, this is Li Yuanwei, the deputy director of the Chinese Basketball Association."
　　 A call across the Pacific Ocean dialed.
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