Chapter 431: Draft

　　 As the draft is approaching, all units and departments of the league have urgently dispatched to do their best in the earthquake relief work. Fortunately, I was shocked by Rose yesterday, and I was psychologically prepared.
　　 At night, after dinner, although he did not accept the invitation of the new Lakers powerhouse Jenny Buss, Xu Xuan watched the draft live broadcast with Nao.
　　 Kobe was holding a watermelon next to him, eating the juice flying horizontally, so happy that he flew up.
　　 Xu Xuan could not see such a thing, and went to the side disgustedly: "Hey, hey, keep the point and keep the point. If you are seen by the fans like this, won't you be all wisely lost?"
"I'm afraid of hanging out!" Kobe drank the watermelon juice from the lipstick, raised his head and wiped his mouth with a tissue: "I'm so wise? Don't think I don't know what they are talking about behind me, I just In this way, love is so good."
　　......
　　 Dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water, so Xu Xuan ignored him.
　　 After getting along with Kobe for a long time, I can find that this guy is also a layman.
　　 The kind that is not good.
　　 Of course, Xu Xuan is also... Kobe learned the action of eating watermelon from Xu Xuan, and the two are still competing...
　　 "How about, this person the Lakers chose, I chose." Kobe said triumphantly.
　　 Now the draft has moved on to the second pick.
　　 The Lakers drafted Brandon Ingram with the second pick.
　　 Xu Xuan nodded, Yingge, he still knows that he is a relatively famous star player in his previous life.
　　The template is Durant.
　　Actually, the Lakers wanted to pick Simmons, but unfortunately, the 76ers were not stupid enough to give up Simmons, so they chose Ingram instead.
　　 No. 2 pick for two consecutive years.
　　 The luck of the Lakers is really bad.
　　 Xu Xuan didn't want to complain, but this year's Russell and this year's Ingram, cultivated, let alone other, an All-Star player should not run.
Xu Xuan remembers that, although Yingge performed poorly in the first season, he still played well in the next three seasons, especially the season when he was traded to the Pelicans, averaging 24 points, 4.3 assists, and 6.2 per game. Rebounds, 46.7 shooting from the field and 39 three-pointers.
　　 Last year's No. 2 pick Russell also performed well, and in the future he is also an average 20 per game.
　　 The Lakers have chosen good people in the past two years, but in the end they all walked and ran, leaving all waste...
　　 The draft is going on here, and some successive trade news has also spread over there.
　　......
　　 Indianapolis.
　　 Big Bird Bird's luxurious office, now all the pedestrians are on the side.
　　 General Manager Pritchard, Deputy General Manager, Team Operations...
　　 But it's a pity that they don't look good now.
　　 First, I learned that Xu Xuan is currently in Los Angeles, and second, because there are fewer people here.
　　 The head coach Frank Vogel is not there, but the chief assistant Nate McMillan is there.
　　咚咚, 咚咚.
Bird knocked on the table twice, and said in a deep voice, "It doesn't need to be like this now. Xu Xuan does not owe the Pacers nor me. He won a championship for the Pacers. How does he decide where he wants to go? , That’s all his business, and don’t we know it beforehand?"
　　 After hearing Otori's words, the expressions of other executives were also a little calm.
　　 Yes, they all knew beforehand that Xu Xuan was leaving.
　　 This is a discerning thing, you can see it, but when I really learned that Xu Xuan had appeared in Los Angeles, the complexity in my heart was still beyond words.
　　 They are a little strange, why did Xu Xuan leave?
　　 I just won the championship, just at the time when the salary cap is soaring. If the Pacers do it well, they might be able to win consecutive championships.
　　 Successive championships would be incredible.
　　 But Xu Xuan still has to leave like this, they don't understand, so the prospect is not so good, they must go to moths to fight the fire.
　　咚咚, 咚咚.
Big Bird knocked on the table twice, looked around, and said: "Put away your thoughts, how can these geniuses think the same as you think? Then you are also geniuses? And, repeat, Xu Xuan I'm not sorry for the Pacers. You can see the Pacers fans outside. Have you seen this? They don't blame Xu Xuan, let alone you!"
　　 Everyone is chilly.
　　 Big Bird is very majestic in the Pacers. The boss entrusts everything to him. Everyone in it is his subordinate.
"Of course," Big Bird said in a deep voice, "Xu Xuan can't ignore it anymore. There should be conversations and sincerity that should be received. None of them can be left. He leaves and leaves. Whoever knows Xu Xuan will not come back. Yes? We gave him a chance to rise up. As long as we are not too much, he will definitely read this sentiment in his heart. This sentiment is better than anything else.
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　　 After finishing speaking, without waiting for others to nod, he continued: "Now let's talk about other things, such as...Where is Vogel?"
　　 The topic changed, and Big Bird's expression turned gloomy, and the others also looked in the direction of Chief Assistant Nate McMillan.
　　 Such an important meeting, Vogel, who is the head coach, is not there, and the former temperament of Big Bird has long been on fire.
　　Nate McMillan gave a wry smile, and he knew that he was going to be asked.
　　 "Frank said he was not feeling well..."
　　 "I'm not feeling well? Why don't you come to ask me for leave when I'm feeling sick? Don't you know if you have a meeting today?" Otori patted the table heavily, looking furious.
　　 "Uh, uh, uh, he..." Nate McMillan's eyes flickered, and he hesitated, "That Frank's contract seems to have expired..."
　　 The contract expired?
　　 Big Bird was surprised and turned to look at the general manager Pritchard.
　　 "Frank's contract expires?"
　　Kevin Pritchard gave a wry smile, "It did expire. His contract was signed for 11 years. It was signed for three years, and it was renewed for another 13 years for two years. It just expired this year."
　　 Big Bird nodded. During this time, he had been thinking about Xu Xuan's affairs, and had forgotten Frank's affairs. He would forget many things when he was older.
　　 "Then why didn't you renew the contract last year? Also, did you talk to him this year?"
　　 "Renewal..." Pritchard said hesitantly, turning his head to look at the position of Nate McMillan, his eyes flickering.
　　 He didn’t say anything, renew?
　　 What's the renewal?
　　 Didn’t you say that you would not renew the contract?
　　 You had to open someone else's house at the time. If he hadn't got along well with Xu Xuan, he might have been opened.
　　Nate McMillan flushed.
Indeed, during last season, Big Bird talked to him and wanted him to be the head coach of the Pacers after Frank. But then Frank coached well and got along so well with Xu Xuan, so he gradually gave it to him. forget.
　　 But Big Bird obviously wouldn't admit that it was his problem, Big Bird nodded, indicating that he knew it.
　　 "According to this, Frank didn't mean to renew our contract?" Otori asked.
　　Who would dare to answer this? Everyone looked at each other for a while and shook their heads.
do not know.
　　 I really don’t know.
　　 "Well, let's not talk about Frank's business, let's take a look at the trade issue about Thaddeus Young." Big Bird knocked on the table and said seriously.
　　 This is the focus of their meeting today.
　　 Xu Xuan can only go with the flow, Frank...not to mention it.
　　 The draft is about to come, this is their most important thing right now.
　　 Soon, someone over there reported the technical statistics of Thaddeus Young.
Thaddeus Young, who entered the league in the first round of the twelfth show in 2007, is a veteran player. In the case of averaging 33 minutes per game last season, he could get 15.1 points, 1.9 assists and 9.0 rebounds. As a junior For forwards, this data is good enough, especially as a substitute for Pickles.
　　 Last season, at the small forward position, the Pacers were lackluster. After counting, there were only Pickle and Copeland. So this season, they aimed at the small forward position.
　　 Of course, they obviously value more than Thaddeus's data. Young has very good personal qualities and he can bring his leadership to the team's locker room.
　　 When West and Hibbert and other veterans have announced that they will be out of contract, such a locker room veteran is particularly important.
　　 "So, what are the Nets' requirements?" Big Bird asked.
　　 Pritchard stood up and replied: "They asked us to trade up to at least the 18th pick, and then use this pick and a future second-round pick in exchange."
"Impossible!" Big Bird said bluntly, pointing to Pritchard: "Tell them, up to the 20th pick, they decide who they want to choose. This sign is not traded, only substitutions, the next second round of picks Yes, but it will take three years from now." First release https://https://
　　 Pritchard nodded and wrote it down.
　　 He also felt that the Nets' demands were excessive. No matter how well Thaddeus Young’s performance, the Pacers first value his personal qualities and secondly his abilities.
　　 "Also, Hill's question..."
　　......
　　 There was no delay in the trade. The Pacers mentioned it and the Nets agreed.
　　 They themselves are the lions who open their mouths.
　　 So, the first trade on draft day was born.
　　 The Nets traded Thaddeus Young to the Pacers to get this year's No. 20 pick and a future second round pick. The Pacers selected Caris Lewell from the University of Michigan with the No. 20 pick, and he will be sent to the Nets.
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　　 It didn’t take long for the second transaction to happen.
　　 The King sent Belinelli to the Hornets. In exchange for the No. 22 pick, the Hornets selected Malachi Richardson from Syracuse University with the No. 22 pick. He will be sent to the Kings.
　　 Then the Kings used the No. 8 pick for the Suns to win Markis Kris from the University of Washington, and the Suns will return the signing rights of Bogdan Bogdanovic and this year's number to the Kings. The Suns selected center George Spayannis from Greece with the 13th pick and Skallabissie from the University of Kentucky with the 28th pick. Both will be sent to the Kings.
Subsequently, the Pacers made another move. The Eagles will send guard Jeff Teague to get the 12th overall pick of the Jazz this year; the Pacers will send champion guard George Hill to get Jeff Teague; the Jazz will send out the first pick of this year. Round pick, get George Hill.
　　 An unsatisfactory deal, Hill is not weak, what's the point of trading him for Teague?
　　 Xu Xuan doesn't understand it anyway.
　　......
　　 Xu Xuan just read the news and watched the draft live broadcast.
　　 Soon, it's the second round.
　　 Just then, another blockbuster transaction happened!
The Oklahoma City Thunder traded forward Sergi Ibaka to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Victor Oladipo, Erson Iasova and this year’s first-round 11th pick, Domantas Sabo. Nice.
　　 Ibaka was traded!
　　 Ibaka will be 27 years old after the start of next season, at the peak. He was selected by the Sonics with the 24th pick in the first round of 2008 and has been with the Thunder for 7 years.
　　 He has excellent physical fitness. After playing for more than a season with the Thunder, he has secured the starting position and is one of the players with the highest attendance rate. In his career with the Thunder, he averaged 11.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and his field goal percentage reached 52.3. In the playoffs last season, he averaged 12 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Ibaka will become a free agent at the end of next season, and his annual salary next season is approximately $12.35 million.
　　 "It seems that Kevin must go." Bryant shrugged when he saw it.
　　 Xu Xuan also nodded, he knew before Kobe, Durant had made up his mind before, let alone Ibaka has been traded.
"I heard that the Warriors are fully recruiting Durant. How can it be pressured? At that time, Durant Curry Clay's trio, there should be no second place in the league and can only compete with them on offense. Team." Kobe said suddenly with great interest.
　　 "I'm afraid of hanging!" Xu Xuan raised his middle finger.
　　 There is no fear at all~EbookFREE.me~ On the contrary, it makes him excited.
　　 Where is the motivation without pressure?
　　The greater the pressure, the more excited he is.
　　 "But Oladipo is good," Xu Xuan took another look.
　　 Audi, the leader of the Pacers of later generations, of course, is also the fourth victim of the Pacers’ unique culture.
"That little guy?" Kobe also leaned over, "I know him, a little guy who trains very hard, just like you, once he came to ask me after a game, why, are you interested in him? "Kobe asked.
　　 Xu Xuan smiled and shook his head. He just felt that the Thunder’s deal really made a lot of money. An Ibaka has traded so many high-quality players. If they can foresee the future, they will probably laugh.
　　 Unfortunately they can't...
　　 The draft is still going on here. The Lakers used their second round of the second round to draft Zubac, a young center.
　　 Kobe suddenly whistled: "Xu, your little brother has been selected."
　　 Xu Xuan looked at it, and it was Zhou Qi.
Huh?
　　 Is this guy in the draft this year?
　　Not last year?
　　 Xu Xuan actually didn't care about these things. Dayao had come to him specifically, but he felt that the draft had to rely on himself and others. What if you were selected?
　　 can't play, it's just as meaningless.
　　 If you have strength, if you have enough strength, you can naturally be selected.