NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

At the same time, Lin Tian, ​​who had not paid much attention to NBA news in the past few months, kept asking his teammates on the way to the stadium. He wanted to know if there were any major events in the league this summer.

Will any galactic battleship be formed again, will any battleship collapse, and will anyone be a strong contender for the Knicks this year.

After a round of questioning, and with the introductions of several assistant coaches and analysts, when Lin Tian walked into the training hall to warm up, he had basically figured out the general situation of the league this year. This offseason, there can't be said to be earth-shattering changes, but there are indeed many changes worth mentioning!
The first is the draft. The 07 draft has long been considered by many to be the biggest since 03. There were many super talents this year, including the two top players, Oden and Durant, who were called top talents at the cornerstone level of the team.

At this year's draft, Bird, who held the No. 1 pick, was really distressed. He was caught in a choice of happiness.

He has to choose between Oden and Durant.

Oden, known as the best No. 5 player in the United States in the next decade, is the savior of American centers. In the NCAA finals, he dragged an injured arm and single-handedly beat the Florida twin towers Horford and Noah to tears.

You have to know that if these two people had not chosen to stay in college for one more year because they wanted to win two consecutive NCAA championships, but had participated in the draft last year, Horford would almost 100% have become the No. pick, and Noah would also have a great probability of being selected in the top five!

Just these two people were beaten by Oden like high school students in the NCAA finals.

No one can let Oden go!
But Durant is also great. Although Texas' performance in March Madness was not very good, the offensive talent that Durant demonstrated from high school to college is really mouth-watering!
Some say he is a 5 cm taller McGrady, some say he is Tyson Chandler with No. 3 position skills, some say he is a physically enhanced version of Nowitzki, and some even say he is a fully evolved and plus version of Larry Bird.

Of course...people who don't like Durant think he is just a bigger Novak, a new-age Bradley, and a soft version of Rick Schmitz.

Bird was really conflicted. He even wished he had the second pick, so that at least he wouldn't have to worry about it and could choose the remaining one.

But unfortunately, it cannot be changed!
Although the Lakers' newly appointed general manager Kupchak is not as experienced as West, he is not a good guy either. This guy is even more evil than West. If you trade with him, you will definitely be ripped off by that bastard.

Anyway, before the draft, Bird really didn't know how to choose. If he was allowed to choose, he would definitely take Oden! He is an old-school player. Even though he won 6 championships with Lin Tian, ​​he still believes in the inside and the traditional No. 5 position.

But Lin Tian told Bird to choose Durant and let Durant play the 5th position.

Judging from Lin Tian’s past vision and the advice he gave: choosing Durant is definitely the right choice!
But how can I say it? Didn't Lin Tian make a mistake last year? Aldridge, whom he recommended to Jordan and himself, was so mediocre and so bad that he didn't even make the All-Rookie Team. Although it was because Brown didn't know how to coach newcomers, in the final analysis, if he was a real genius, Brown wouldn't have let him go unnoticed, right?

After all, Lin Tian had made a mistake!
Just when Bird was extremely conflicted and didn't know how to make a choice, Carlisle walked into the office and his words made Bird make the decision!
"Durant's playing style is really good! He can score without discrimination. I think he has the potential to become a top small forward! Larry, have you seen his draft template? The upper limit is you, and the lower limit is Novak! I have never seen a more interesting template than this!"

The limit is me?

Bird has decided!
Just choose Oden!
After all, everyone on this planet knows that the person who is called Jordan's successor will most likely be plagued by injuries and bid farewell to his peak early.

O'Neal's successor will be a fat man who cannot control his weight.

The one called Little Magic could not control his lower body and became an AIDS patient with injuries all over his body. He was raped by a homosexual. He could not control his weight and became a rubbish player who could not jump or run fast, had a stupid brain, bad character and performed badly.

And if someone is called Little Bird or Bird's successor, he is most likely a fake.

Bird himself drafted two 'Little Birds' in the lottery.

One is Croshier back then, and the other is Morrison who is still on the team now. Both of them are completely useless.

Going further back, there is also Dunleavy Jr., also known as Bird Jr., but he is also a nobody.

Who else is coming?

Anyway, looking back over the 20 years since Bird retired, there are at least 10 players who are called Little Bird, but none of them have played well!

This name is a curse!
Decided!
Choose Oden!
Bird made a quick decision and used the 2007 No. 10 pick, the compensation Stern gave to the Pacers after Lin Tian left, and perhaps the most important draft pick for the team in the next years, to get Oden!
Anyway, in Bird's plan, Granger is making rapid progress, and the role players brought from the Suns and Celtics are all capable and in their prime. As long as they can continue to improve, in three years at most, he can make the Pacers a contender for the championship again!
The lineup of Oden + Granger plus a bunch of role players will definitely become one of the most powerful forces in the East after Lin Tian retires!

Maybe by then, the only opponent will be his old club, the Celtics!

Then when the time comes, let’s fight to our heart’s content!

No matter how Bird dreamed and fantasized here, the Lakers, with the second pick, took Durant without hesitation. With McGrady's injury recovery not very good, the forward combination of Durant and Kobe is enough.

As for how to allocate these three people after McGrady returns, that is the head coach's concern!
Anyway, the Lakers have unknowingly started their rebuilding journey!
The Lakers' reconstruction was definitely quite successful while striving for the championship! Kupchak's trade of O'Neal after taking office is also destined to go down in history and be analyzed and studied by many people.

West's successor, at least so far, can definitely be given a full score!
Immediately afterwards, the third pick belonged to the Bobcats. Jordan, who failed to get a top three pick, once again made a very sexy choice!

First, he sent Aldridge, who the team had picked with the second pick last year but had little playing time, to the Warriors on the night of the draft! Originally, Charlotte fans were very happy to know that Aldridge was sent away.

Because this means that there is a vacant power forward position on the team, Jordan will definitely choose Horford, last year's No. 1 pick and one of the Florida duo.

Although Horford is not as good as Durant and Oden, it is definitely a right choice to choose him!

This guy is not only handsome, but also plays very steadily. There is absolutely no problem!

But Jordan said: I am a god, how could you see through me?
Jordan chuckled and traded Aldridge and two future second-round picks to the Warriors for Tyus Thomas.

He is also a sophomore and a power forward. He was selected behind Aldridge during the draft and was the third pick last year.

Unlike Aldridge, Thomas is a very violent inside player who can fly and dunk. Last year, he partnered with Paul and almost led the Warriors, who had been weak for many years, into the playoffs.

This year, the Warriors chose to trade him for Aldridge. In a sense, Thomas has completed a comeback!

Last year you were selected above me, this year you have to take two second-round picks if you replace me! I'm better than you!
What do you say about this deal?

At least from the perspective of the transaction, it is a win-win situation!
Thomas won respect and felt very happy.

Aldridge feels so good that he can get rid of Brown!

The Warriors got a technical power forward who they believed had a higher ceiling and was a better match for Paul, and they were very happy.

Paul got the partner he always wanted, and he felt so happy!
Jordan got a rookie who played very well last year, but he only paid the price of a fake one. He felt so happy!
Anyway, everyone was very happy!
Then after making this deal, Jordan said: The team doesn’t need an inside player, so I don’t need to choose Horford and Noah.

我们现在4、5号位有托马斯和奥卡福，1号位有天赋爆棚的费尔顿，就差一个2-3号位摇摆的天才锋线了！

What a coincidence! Among the top ten rookies this year, there is one who can meet the needs of Jordan and the Bobcats.

And from Florida too!
Talented swingman, Corey Brewer!
Jordan had almost no hesitation and directly grabbed this guy with explosive physical fitness. He was very optimistic about him and believed that he could become a top star and scorer in the league!
This choice...

Anyway, after Lin Tian knew about Jordan's deal and choice, he could only give Jordan a thumbs up!

It is difficult for a person to always make the right choices in his life, but it is also difficult to always make the wrong choices!
Because things in the world are unpredictable.

But Jordan is awesome!

What makes him so amazing is that he has been in management for so many years, selected so many people, and made so many deals.

There isn't even a correct answer!
All wrong! All wrong! Every choice he made was wrong!
The hit rate is as high as 100%, and he has never made a mistake in choosing the wrong person.

Simply invincible!
After the top three picks, the rest of the draft process was nothing particularly noteworthy.

The Bucks became the biggest winner, picking up Horford, a talented No. 4 player, for free at the fourth pick to supplement the team's shortcomings. Later, Yi Jianlian was selected by the Raptors at the sixth pick, and before Yi Jianlian had time to wear the Raptors' hat, the league updated the transaction information. The Hornets used their 12th pick this year, a future first-round pick and veteran Peja Stojakovic to send them to the Raptors in exchange for Yi Jianlian.

The number of Lin Tian’s younger brothers and fellow Chinese people has been successfully increased by 1!

For Al-Farouq Aminu, joining the Hornets and partnering with Deron Williams is definitely better than going to the Bucks in Lin Tian's memory, a place where all the players are lone wolves and where things like exclusion and discrimination exist.

Being around Deron, at least as long as you do a good job of pick-and-roll and screen, you will always get enough opportunities.

Lin Tian was quite satisfied with his younger brother's destination!

As for the options that come after that, Lin Tian doesn’t pay much attention to them. There’s nothing worth mentioning.

Oh, no, there's also the Knicks' first-round pick, they got Carl Landry with the 29th pick in the first round.

Another wild and ferocious inside player who can run, jump, fight hard and be fierce.

I still say the same thing: Walsh is just like his fucking Liu Chan.

The disadvantage is lack of ability, and the advantage is knowing that you lack ability.

The idea of ​​selecting people is always the same!

The only difference is: today we pick a No. 1 player who can run and jump, tomorrow we pick a No. 2 player who can run and jump, and the day after tomorrow we pick a No. 3 player who can run and jump...

The main point is that one is lazy and doesn't think.

In addition to Landry joining the team, the Knicks have lost a lot of players this year.

After Houston and Ward went through the finals, they would have felt embarrassed not to retire. Their contracts expired this offseason, and they both chose to retire, which reduced the Knicks' luxury tax pressure a little.

In addition, Hill, who finally won the championship and got what he wanted, also left the team. This guy directly defected to the enemy.

He joined the Suns!
It perfectly illustrates what it means to beat you up and then pass on some advanced experience to you.

After the team lost these three people, Walsh found a few minimum-salary players from the market to join.

There is no other way. The team has Lin Tian's super contract of 4000 million, and Anthony, Stoudemire and Okur's contracts totaling more than 4000 million. Even if Smith, Nate and others have cheap rookie contracts, even if Barnes and others are paid almost the minimum salary, they can't beat the big guys on the team who are paid more!

The Knicks' total salary this year has finally exceeded 1 million!

The luxury tax they have to pay will be more than 6000 million!
Their luxury tax expenditure alone is more than the salary expenditure of 60% of the teams in the league.

I can only say that it’s worthy of New York and worthy of Dolan.

Just have money!

But this time, Dolan is not stupid but rich.

He only takes up a little more than one dollar!
The income that Lin Tian brought him, the reputation that this team brought him, and the glory brought by the past two championships all made Dolan feel that the money was damn worth it!
In addition, for Dolan, no matter how much he spends this season, he is confident that he can make it all back!
The simplest data is that the average price of Knicks tickets last season was US$95.4 for the regular season and US$113.5 for the playoffs, both of which were the highest in the league!
It’s almost 10% higher than the second-place Lakers!

And this year?

This year, Dolan priced the regular season at $149. Although the playoffs haven't started yet, Dolan has already planned to make this number exceed $180!
And Dolan believes that even so, there will still be a shortage of supply!
That's not even counting the price of special games like the Christmas game, focus battles against the Lakers, Bulls, Pacers, the final game of the regular season, the last game of the playoffs, etc.!

Anyway, if you add up all this money, let alone 6000 million in luxury tax and 1 million in salary, even if it's 2 million in salary and 1 million in luxury tax...

Well, it seems that it can’t be wrapped.

But it doesn’t matter. The Knicks will make a net profit of 1.8-2 million from ticket revenue alone this year!

It was definitely a year of making a lot of money.

Anyway, in Dolan's opinion, Lin Tian is his destined benefactor!

In addition to the draft and the Knicks' roster changes, the league also had a big deal during the offseason this year.

It's shocking again!

From weight to status, it's all shocking!

After making big deals in the offseason for several consecutive years, the Spurs once again chose to make a blood transfusion in the offseason this year.

They sent O'Neal, who had only been used for one year but performed poorly in the playoffs and failed to show any dominance, to their Western Conference Finals rival, the Suns!
What they got was Kenyon Martin and three future first-round draft picks!
For the Suns, they have learned from their mistakes and believe that the reason for losing last year's finals was because the team's inside offense was weak and they relied too much on Nash and Pierce, which made the team's offense unstable and prone to inaccuracies.

Although the team's inside player Martin is the No. 1 pick and is in his prime, his inside attacking power is really not worth mentioning. He can only do the pick-and-roll and dunk.

So the Suns believe that if they have one more stable inside scoring point and one more reliable attacking point, they will definitely be better!

As for the Spurs, O'Neal and James didn't really click during last season's playoffs. Not only were they incompatible and had no chemistry on the court, they also didn't click off the court and didn't really play together.

Although the two men did not fall out publicly, both Buford and Popovich knew that the two guys were no longer suitable to play together. Then, they chose to trade away O'Neal, who was older and no longer in his prime, without hesitation.

Of the 100 managers, 100 would choose to trade O'Neal at this stage to make James happy.

As for the Suns, they also learned from their mistakes and believed that the team lost the finals last year because the team's inside offensive ability was too weak. When Nash and others' firepower was not enough to compete with their opponents, they lacked another powerful weapon!

So, they brought in O'Neal to strengthen the team's inside offense.

Even though O'Neal is getting older, even though his style is completely incompatible with the Suns, and even though neither Nash nor D'Antoni has experience working with a big center, the Suns still did it.

There is no way. Nash is about to turn 34 years old, and his peak period is not much longer. The Suns would rather overdraw everything and hope to take advantage of the team's strength to dominate the West in these years to make one last big effort!
It's a one-and-done throw!

As for the Spurs, they have determined after years of experimentation: James is not suitable for cooperating with traditional inside players. He is not good at this and does not like it.

He has a great partnership with Bosh, and he prefers to partner with a face-up inside player, so the team brought in Martin.

Eating cakes, pick-and-roll, rolling down the court, dunking, defending, running...

Martin's strengths and characteristics perfectly complement James'.

The team believes that Martin can do it!
They believed that their Spurs team would definitely make it to the finals next season! They wanted to ruin Lin Tian's last season!
Of course, this is also the goal of almost all teams in the league!

Ruining Lin Tian's last season! (End of this chapter)