Vol 6 Chapter 39: Draft

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On June 26, 2014, local time in the United States, the 2014 NBA Draft was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
"We have negotiated with the 76ers. If Jokic has not been selected before the 39th pick, then we will buy the 39th pick from the 76ers." Kupchak against Zhang Guan Say.
This year's 76ers have 7 draft picks, 2 first rounds, and 5 second rounds. With so many draft picks in hand, it's impossible for the 76ers to give each rookie a contract, so selling some in exchange for cash is obviously very cost-effective. of. The 39th pick bought by the Heat, originally belonging to the Cavaliers, was later traded to the 76ers. In addition, the Sixers also hold the Nets, Grizzlies and Rockets second-round picks.
The draft started, the Cavaliers picked Andrew Wiggins, the Bucks chose Jabari Parker with the top spot, and the Philadelphia 76ers picked Joel Embiid. The top three are as expected, and there is no suspense.
The fourth Magic chose striker Aron Gordon, which is slightly different from the prediction. In the media's prediction, Dante Essam will become the fourth candidate, and Aron Gordon will be in the fifth place. Selected.
Gordon was chosen by the Magic, the Jazz chose Dante Essam with the fifth, and then Smart, Leder, Stauskas, Vonle, Payton Jr. and others were selected one after another. TJ Warren was the last lottery player to be selected.
The first 14 people are all candidates in the small green house. At this time, there are 7 people left in the small green house that was originally full.
At the 18th pick, the Nuggets chose Gary Harris, the first player in a non-small green house, followed by Toronto Toronto Dragons selected Bruno Capocollo, which was another in a non-small green house. Player.
At this time the remaining three players in the small green house began to get nervous, they worried that they would fall out of the first round.
"It's our turn after the Grizzlies are selected. Mickey-McGary is still in the green house and has not yet been selected." Kupchak said, but the Grizzlies chose McGary.
McGary was once the No. 2 high school student in the United States anyway. If it is not an injury, he will definitely be able to enter the top ten, but his old injury recovery is unknown, so most teams are reluctant to gamble. The Grizzlies are obviously preparing to touch a lottery with a 20th pick.
"Oops, McGary was picked by the Grizzlies!" Kupchak frowned, looking in the direction of the "green house", with two people left at the time, guard Shabaz Napier and the forward player Rodney Hood.
"Do you choose the Swiss Capella, or choose one of the green houses?" Kupchak hesitated. After all, there are still two players in the small green house. If he chooses Capella now, Kupchak still feels a little unwilling.
Zhang Guan felt that this was a good thing. He didn't have an impression of McGary's player, indicating that the injury still affected McGary's growth. Otherwise, he would rank second in the United States in high school, so it would not be so unknown.
I saw Zhang Guan said: "Let's choose Hood. He is a shooter. Although he is not strong enough and his defensive level is very general, his three-point ability is very good. For us, outside players can run and shoot three points. Okay."
"It's really low to be able to run and shoot three points." Kupchak sighed a long time, but he also knew that Hood might be the best option for the Lakers now. Hood is a sophomore in college The other player in the Green House, Napier, has graduated from college. Compared with the two, Hood's potential will be better. If the position is not very demanding, Hood should be preferred.
Rodney Hood was only ranked 31st in the United States in high school. This ranking is not high, but his university is Duke University, the No. 1 basketball school in the United States. The head coach of the Duke University basketball team is exactly the American coach "Old K" Shashefsky, and Hood has become a member of the "small green house" after two years of training by the old K coach.
Among the rookies, Hood has a nickname called "shooting machine", which shows that he has an extraordinary shooting ability, which is obviously suitable for D'Antoni's tactical system. D'Antoni can't wait for all the team to shoot three points. ball.
The Lakers selected Rodney Hood with the No. 21 pick, and Napier, the last member of the small green house, was also selected with the No. 22 pick. There was nothing surprising about the subsequent draft. The Rockets chose Capella with the 25th pick. The biggest bead of the current draft, Yodzic, is still uninterested.
The second round came to the team's "Taobao" moment. Almost every year, the team will pick up leaks in the second round. "Patterson, the Draymond Green picked up by the Warriors in 2012, and so on.
Of the 30 teams, 11 teams have no second-round draft picks. Of the other teams, the Philadelphia 76ers have five second-round draft picks. The Minnesota Timberwolves and Milwaukee Bucks each have three second-round draft picks. The draft picks, the Raptors, Nuggets, Mavericks and Spurs each have two second-round picks, so in the second round of the draft, there are many players who can only watch.
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The two second-round draft picks in the Denver Nuggets are 41st and 56th. The Nuggets scouts are very good at digging up some European players, such as Evan-Fournier they picked in 2012, who is French; in the 2014 draft, the Nuggets rookie Nurkic traded from the Bulls. Is a Bosniacs; the future Spanish star Hernangomez was also selected by the Nuggets.
And this year, the Nuggets scouts have discovered a young man with great potential in Europe, and that is young Serbian athlete Nikola Jokic.
This year's Nuggets have a lottery pick, which is also the focus of their work this year's draft. As for Jokic, Dijin decided to use a second-round pick on him. An overseas player who has not made a reputation is not worth using in the first round. The Nuggets are not planning to sign with Jokic right away. After all, he is only 19 years old, and he has to observe the potential again. If Jokic really has To tap the potential of the NBA, Digging will definitely give him a contract.
The Nuggets general manager Connelly was calm, and he had already picked the 38th overall pick in the second round. Jokic was still not selected. It seems that no one noticed him. After all, this year is a big draft year. Many outstanding players from the United States participated in the draft, which also made the value of overseas players devalued.
"The next 39th pick is the Philadelphia 76ers, the 40th pick is the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the 41st pick is us. The scouts of the 76ers and Timberwolves are still more concerned about the players in the United States. They will definitely not pay attention. To Jokic.
Connelly’s general manager thought of this, and he couldn’t help but write Jokic’s name on the note in his hand.
"There was a deal just now, and the Shaker Lakers purchased the 39th overall pick in the second round of the Philadelphia 76ers with cash." The commentator's voice sounded.
This news did not cause any sensation. The trade in the draft is no ordinary thing. Even the top pick may be traded to other teams immediately after being selected. A second-round pick trading, like A pebble fell into the sea, making no waves.
"The Lakers, their lineup should be relatively complete. Rodney Hood, who was selected in the first round, is a supplement to the wing forward. I don't know who they are looking at this time?" People can't help it. Start talking.
As a championship team, the Lakers' every move is highly concerned, but for the rookie, joining the strong team is a double-edged sword. In a strong team, the rookie has little chance of entering the rotation, but the game of the strong team is also prone to garbage time. In the garbage time, the rookie can get a chance to show himself without having to cooperate with the main force. Play ball.
Finally, the league announced the Lakers' choice.
"The Lakers picked 39th pick Nikola Jokic from Serbia in the 39th place!"
"What!" The Nuggets general manager Connelly was shocked. He thought that the 41st overall pick in his hand would be able to select Yodzic, but he didn't expect to be cut off by the Lakers at the 39th overall pick. .
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"We have signed a contract with Hood, according to the normal price, a total of four years, the starting salary is 1.4 million US dollars, the next two years is the team option." Kupchak continued; "But about Jokic's signing , But it's a bit troublesome."
"Trouble? He doesn't want to come to the United States, but wants to stay in Europe?" Zhang Guan asked.
"No, playing in the NBA is the dream of almost every basketball player. Jokic is not exclusive to joining our team, but his agent is not satisfied with the contract we have drawn. They are not willing to accept 1+1. Contract, we may have to pay a three-year guarantee contract before we can let him join." Kupchak said.
The first round of rookies selected in the first round is a 2+2 contract, which is guaranteed for the first two years and the next two years is a team option. For a second-round rookie, the first contract is often a 1+1 contract, which is guaranteed in the first year and the team option in the second year.
In terms of amount, the salary of the rookie in the first round of the NBA team has clear regulations. It must be strictly linked to the rookie's pick. The higher the pick, the higher the salary. Take the 2014 draft as an example. Number one champion Wiggins has a starting salary of US$5.15 million in the first year and a total salary of 24.85 million in four years; Parker Parker's starting salary is 4.93 million US dollars and a total of four years is 22.24 million US dollars; Tanhua Embiid's starting salary is 4.43 million US dollars, the total for four years is 19.8 million US dollars, but this guy has been wounded for the first two years, which is equivalent to lying down and earning more than 9 million US dollars.
The 25th-ranked Capella of the Rockets has a starting salary of 1.19 million US dollars and a cumulative total of 6.06 million US dollars over four years, which is a gap of several times compared to the number one pick. At the 30th pick in the first round, the starting salary was only 1.09 million US dollars, and the total for four years was only 5.58 million US dollars, which was almost the same as the number one pick Wiggins in the first year.
As for the second round of rookies, the league does not have so many restrictions on their salary. Signing the second round of rookies can be done as a free agent. But in fact, many people in the second round of rookies did not get a NBA contract. Even if they got it, it was a 1+1 rookie base salary contract.
Take the 2014 draft as an example, the rookie base salary is 510,000 US dollars, which can rise to 850,000 US dollars in the second year. All second-round rookies can only accept this contract if they want to play in the NBA. Even if you accept this contract, you may not have the opportunity to play. More often, you can only watch the water dispenser or swing the towel.
For many overseas players, they are the team's absolute main force in the league of their own country, and even the level of the first brother of the league, they can get a rich salary, although they are incomparable with the NBA big stars, But it is also much higher than the basic salary of the rookie of 510,000 US dollars. Especially in some Western European countries, the economic level and the income of residents are not much worse than that of Americans. Their star salary is also 2 to 3 million euros. This is the minimum salary in the NBA.
Take Jokic as an example. Although he is a newcomer, his talent is first-rate in the whole of Europe. If he stays in Europe to play, his salary must be much higher than a contract of 510,000 US dollars. What's more, staying in Europe, he is the team's absolute main force, is the team's key training object, and came to the United States, he may not even have the opportunity to play games. Lack of money and lack of playing opportunities, the next year may be laid off by the team, the fool will give up the original main position to play in the United States.
Therefore, many overseas players selected in the second round will not immediately join the NBA team. They may play for several years in their league, brush a few MVPs, and then discuss the conditions with the NBA team that originally selected him. Only after receiving a multi-year guarantee contract will he join the NBA. Of course, some people will not enter the NBA for life.
Jokic also planned this way. In history, he was not selected by the Nuggets in 2014, but did not immediately come to the NBA. Instead, he continued to play in Europe for a year, and was not signed by the Nuggets until 2015. At that time, the Nuggets gave him a four-year 5.55 million contract. In contrast, in the second-round rookie who was elected in the same year as Joditch, many people didn't even keep the second year's $850,000.
Zhang Guan knew that Jokic was a top-paying material and gave him a long-term security contract, but it was more profitable for the Lakers. So he asked, "What kind of contract can we give him?"
"We have two options, either increase the amount of some contracts appropriately, but it is still a two-year contract. Or it is to increase the duration of the contract and turn it into a three-year contract, which is guaranteed for the first two years." Kupchak said.
"This is not enough." Zhang Guan smiled and shook his head, then said: "It is still a 3+1 contract, it should be acceptable within four years and 5 million, the first three years of protection, the fourth year of the team option, put the front The two-year salary distribution is lower, and the two-year salary distribution is higher, so that our operation will be more flexible."
Kupchak nodded silently. Zhang Guan's approach was indeed a great solution. For a 3+1 contract, the Lakers can choose to implement the fourth-year team option or not. Even if the team option is not implemented for the fourth year, Yodzic is still restricted to free agents, the Lakers still have the initiative.
Any player becomes a restricted free agent after executing the rookie contract. The restricted free agent gives his home team the opportunity to match the contract drawn by other teams. After becoming a restricted free agent, other teams can issue an invitation contract for at least 2 years. The original team has 7 days to consider. If the original team wants to leave this player, they must propose the same contract To sign the player. Conversely, if the original team does not match the contract, then the player will go to the team that awarded him the contract.
In the NBA's rules, a first-round rookie will become a restricted free agent after completing a four-year contract, and a second-round rookie after a three-year contract will become a restricted free agent. For example, Love and Jordan are both rookies in 2008. Love is a first-round rookie, so he only became a restricted free agent in 2012; and Jordan is a second-round rookie, he will be in 2011 Become a restricted free agent. It is precisely because of the difference in this rule that Carrefour’s salary in 2012 was 4.61 million, which still belongs to the rookie contract, and Jordan has already received ten million annual salary in 2012.
Jokic is a rookie in the second round, so his rookie contract period is three years. After he executes the three-year contract, he will become a restricted free agent. If the Lakers open a 3+1 contract, they can not implement the team option in the third year, and will actively change Jokic into a restricted free agent status. The Lakers can attack and retreat in the renewal of the contract, occupying Active position.
The second-round rookies lived in unprepared days, maybe they would be cut by the team when they woke up, so for a second-round rookie, a three-year guaranteed contract is undoubtedly a dream. cake. When overseas players join the NBA, the most hope is to get a stable contract, not to mention the Lakers such as the contract of the big city giants, so Jokic has no reason to refuse, decisively agreed to sign with the Lakers, this Serbia Genius, will join the Lakers next season.
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The Lakers got two rookies, and at this time, a heavy news about the upcoming change of the league situation also came out. The Heat Big Three, James, Wade and Bosh, all chose to jump out of the contract and become free agents!