NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 203 203: Take a gamble and choose baby-faced Curry!
Fourth place: Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns, team has the right to terminate the contract early, 09-10 season salary $1310 million)
Jiang Ming shook his head after seeing this.

Although Nash did not lead the Suns into the playoffs this season,
But I believe the Suns will let Nash play out his final year and then let him become an unrestricted free agent in 2010.

If the Suns let him go, the Trail Blazers can trade for anyone except the trident and become the favorite to win the championship! He is a super point guard who can really liberate the Trail Blazers trident to score, especially the two inside players, who can eat cakes and get enough.

3. Shawn Marion (Miami Heat, unrestricted free agent)
Marion is the most efficient player in the league in the past 10 years. His comprehensiveness and statistics are unmatched. There is nothing he cannot do on the court, but he will be 31 years old next year and his statistics have declined in the last two seasons. Now the key lies in his performance with the Heat next season.

Some people say that his data comes from the Suns' system. Now that Marion has recovered, next season is his chance to prove himself, which will determine whether he can get a big contract.

Second place: Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz, can opt out of the contract early, 09-10 season salary $1260 million)
Boozer is only 26 years old and has become a top player in the league. He averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds per game in the past two seasons, making him worthy of a maximum salary contract from the Jazz.

If Boozer wants to change teams, he will have many suitors, and teams without salary space will also want to sign him first and then trade him.

There are rumors that Boozer may join the Heat, but Boozer himself expressed his willingness to stay in the Jazz.

First place: Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers, can opt out of the contract early, $2011 million in salary remaining before 4780)
Kobe was involved in trade rumors last summer, but now the Lakers have won the Western Conference championship and Kobe has won the MVP. But there are still 11 months until next summer and no one knows what will happen. Kobe is always a miracle maker, even outside the basketball court.

The most likely scenario now is that Kobe will choose to opt out of his contract, and then after a lot of rumors with the Bulls or other teams, he will eventually sign a long-term contract with the Lakers.

"Pfft, that's hard to hold!"

After seeing Kobe, Jiang Ming closed the webpage out of boredom. What the hell is going on? There is no way Kobe will come, and he will even be renewed with a super-max salary after winning the championship.

This is something that any layman will understand.

Kobe is the soul of the Lakers, and he is destined to be the only one for the city until the end.

Might as well focus on other players.

In addition to the above 10 most watched big men, there are some stars who will become free agents, including Rasheed Wallace, Jason Kidd, Andre Miller, Richard Hamilton and Mike Bibby.
Jiang Ming was dazzled. It seemed like everyone wanted it, but each one lacked something.

This is like buying a lottery ticket. You always feel satisfied and dissatisfied with the number. But if you really buy it, you will worry about whether you bought the wrong number.
This mentality is quite torturous.

It is indeed not easy to be a manager. It is easy to make a mistake that will lead to eternal regret. It is normal to do a good deal, but if it is done badly, you will definitely be criticized as a sinner by the fans.

At this time, the Trail Blazers' previous and first owner, Larry Weinberg, called.

At the beginning, they greeted each other and asked whether Jiang Ming was in Portland and what he was doing recently.

As soon as Jiang Ming heard it, he knew there must be some request:

"Come on, sir, what is it?"

"Well, my wife has been complaining about her aging face recently. She saw that I looked radiant after drinking medicinal wine every day. I wanted to ask if you have any wine that can beautify the skin? I want to buy some."

"If you don't have these, you can buy a white pigeon and I'll make you a white pigeon nourishing bar."

"No problem! There are plenty of white pigeons! I'll send them over tomorrow."

The next day.

Larry Weinberg himself came over with a white dove.

Under the astonished gazes of everyone in the team's medical department, Jiang Ming started the method of soaking animals in wine.

White Dove Nourishing Wine is a wine that nourishes women, which is quoted from "Folk Prescriptions for All Diseases".

[Recipe] 1 white pigeon, 30 grams of dragon's blood, 1000 ml of rice wine.

[Preparation method] Remove the hair and intestines of the white pigeon, wash it, put the dried blood clotting powder into the pigeon's abdomen and sew it with needle and thread. Put it into a casserole, pour in rice wine, boil it for several times until cooked, wait until it is cool, and set aside.

Larry Weinberg was stunned. This must be a skill that only comes from ancient heritage!

But in fact, it was the first time that Jiang Muyan and the others saw it, so they quickly prepared jars of medicinal wine. They didn't know whether the wine tasted good or not, but it was definitely effective.

Jiang Ming also explained the function to them:
[Function] Promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, nourish blood and nourish the skin.

[Indications] Dry blood tuberculosis (dark complexion, hot flashes, chloasma, red cheeks. Rough skin, thin muscles, scanty menstruation.)
With these functions, all the women in the medical team were delighted. Larry Weinberg also sighed:

"My wife will definitely be satisfied with this result!"

Fang Xiaotong hinted at Jiang Ming:
"Since it's Mr. Larry Weinberg who wants it, would you like to cook more?"

"That's enough for you all to drink."

"That's fine, hehe!"

Fang Xiaotong and Jiang Muyan smiled at each other. No woman could resist so many benefits.

If other people said these things, they would not believe it 100%. How can this be better than those medical beauty effects?

But after Jiang Ming said it, they really believed it!
Jiang Ming also told them how to take it:
[Usage] Oral administration. Take 15 ml each time, twice a day, and eat pigeon meat in two times.

“Can you eat pigeon meat?”

Larry Weinberg wanted to drink after hearing what Jiang Ming said. He was a wine lover and when he saw what Jiang Ming did, he wanted to try it.

"Nonsense, this thing is still good even if it's not soaked in medicinal wine."

Jiang Ming rolled his eyes at Larry Weinberg while cooking.

But seeing that he had come over, he actually had some questions to ask him:
"Since you are here, sir, I want to ask you something."

"Ask, there is nothing we can't ask each other."

Larry Weinberg quickly asked Jiang Ming to ask.

"Mr. Larry, based on your experience, do you think it's better to go with a rookie or trade for a veteran?"

Larry Weinberg has been in charge of the Trail Blazers for so many years and has experienced so many championships, so he is definitely the one with the most say.

Larry Weinberg was stunned for a moment, but when he remembered that Jiang Ming also served as the team's vice president, he suddenly realized:
"It's definitely rookies. There are also finished rookies. For example, juniors and seniors are ready to fight. Rookies have a much better sense of belonging than veterans. Some veterans have played in the NBA for too long, and it's easy for them to not work hard during the game. I hate to take veterans from the trade market. If I have to take them, it's draft picks and rookies in grades 1-3."

Sean also said:
“Scratching a lottery ticket feels better than anything else, right?”

"That's right." Larry Weinberg nodded.

"Okay, I understand what you mean." "The wine is ready. Start drinking it after a week. I wish my sister-in-law eternal youth."

Larry Weinberg, the real estate tycoon, has had three wives, and the current one seems to be only 3 years old. So Jiang Ming can always understand one thing about these wealthy people.

Just like the female assistant next to Paul Allen is young and cute.

No one is always 18, but some people always like to be 18.

"Okay, then let's focus on the talent show!"

"Yes, let's go to New York and take one last look at the combine, and then we can make a decision."

When Jiang Ming put forward his opinion at the management meeting two days later, everyone unexpectedly raised their hands to agree with him.

In fact, Larry Miller and others are also struggling with whether to choose a trade or a rookie.

As for selecting rookies, we have selected enough in the past few years, and it is indeed time for them to show results. They have to be combat-ready.

But just as Jiang Ming had concluded from his previous analysis of the free market, this year's people are a little worse!
If you really want to wait, you might as well wait until next year!
You should know that next year LeBron James, Bosh, Wade and other big names will all be in their contract years. If they still don't achieve results next season, it is said that there is a high probability that they will leave.

For these superstars, the Trail Blazers are a place where they can just move in. Before they came, the Trail Blazers were already half a step away from the finals, not to mention that after they came, they directly became a championship contender.

It seemed that the other management members also came to the same conclusion after hearing what Jiang Ming said.

Indeed, there is no superstar who can make the final decision this year, which is worth their all, so why not pick a good rookie and wait for another year???
Because with the current growth rate of the Blazers' main players, they will be able to reach the Western Conference Finals next year???

It's about time it's your turn.

And Larry Miller is worthy of being called an old fox. He made a key suggestion, that is, it is not necessary to choose the person with the 15th pick, and the pick can be traded forward.

In other words, if you are sure that you can’t get the 15th pick, then trade forward to ensure that you get a usable player this year!

That is to say, unlike last year where we only picked the best ones in order, this year we have to pick the right ones, and we must get the right ones.

Jiang Ming also raised his hand quickly:
"I agree, and I suggest the junior Curry, he is very suitable to be our point guard."

Jiang Ming and a few scouts gave advice to several people, but the analysis given by Jiang Ming was closely related to the failure in the semi-finals.

The Trail Blazers' shooting really needs to improve!

And there must be a scoring point who can hold the ball next to Roy!
In Jiang Ming's opinion, if it is so difficult to find a point guard who can defend and shoot three-pointers, then just strengthen the offense and be done with it. On the other hand, it would also be okay to find a point guard who is strong in offense!
This is why Jiang Ming thought he should choose Curry.

"Come on, let's go see him together. He is also in New York now."

"He must be in New York. Didn't his dad say he wanted to go to the Knicks?"

After 1 days.

The New York joint tryout scene.

Three members of the Trail Blazers management, namely Larry, McGowan, and Jiang Ming, also appeared in the audience. They seemed to be watching other rookies, but in fact they were just watching those few people.

Since they have said in the meeting that they can trade up, we can now look at a few more rookies.

Judging from the results of the tryout, Curry, who was a big hit in the NCAA, did perform well.

But Jiang Ming and Larry Miller both saw that Curry was still deliberately hiding his strength. He probably listened to his father and wanted to be selected by the Knicks, so he played very casually, unlike other rookies who played hard in the joint training.

There is no other way. For other rookies, the joint tryout is the only chance in their life. If they don’t work hard now, they will never be able to enter the NBA.

Among so many undrafted players, which ones can return to the NBA? ?

But even so, Curry, Evans, Jennings and others are very outstanding, which is why they can be selected in the lottery.

After watching it all, combined with the results of the individual tryout, the Trail Blazers have basically decided to select Curry with their first pick.

The main reason is that Jiang Ming guaranteed that Curry definitely does not have a glass body, and he can also gain some weight to enhance his confrontation.

This is completely possible.

Therefore, Larry Miller hurried to find information to see what Curry's predicted draft position was and which teams would select him.

"I feel relieved when Director Jiang says that. Let's see how high his draft pick is. We must get him!"

"Okay, the draft is a gamble, isn't it? Let's take a gamble and choose the baby-faced Curry! Trust your feeling, it won't be wrong!"

In addition to playing against the Trail Blazers, Curry only accepted tryouts from two other teams, one of which was Curry's father's favorite team, the New York Knicks, and the other was the Sacramento Kings.

Curry refused to try out for other teams such as the Thunder, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Warriors, etc.

So the question is, why would Curry, who wanted to go to the Knicks, accept a tryout with the little-known Kings?
The reason is simple. The Kings are now crazy about wanting a point guard. Apart from the mediocre Benno Udrih, there is no other serious point guard in the team.

If Curry goes, regardless of other things, at least the Kings can guarantee his playing time. Moreover, the Kings only had a league-worst record of 17 wins and 65 losses last season. There are a bunch of rookies in the team, which will be more conducive to Curry's good personal performance.

On the day when Curry tried out with the Kings, the Kings also played a trick. They also tried out another player, Tyreke Evans. The two of them performed the same movements on the same basketball court and shot the ball from the same position. This could more intuitively reflect the level of the two rookies.

Larry Miller also learned about the specific process of the tryout through his connections. In short, this tryout greatly strengthened the Kings' confidence in selecting Evans...

Therefore, the Kings, who have a high draft pick, can basically be ruled out.

"What about the Grizzlies, Thunder, and Timberwolves? These three teams are ranked very high."

Jiang Ming asked quickly. At the lottery meeting, the Grizzlies drew the No. 2 pick, the Thunder drew the No. 3 pick, and the Timberwolves had two high lottery picks, No. 5 and No. 6.

Larry Miller made a few more phone calls to confirm and then laughed:

After Dell said that Curry Jr. would not go to any other city except a big city, the Grizzlies, Thunder, and Timberwolves were quite angry. They asked you to come for the tryout but you refused to come!

Go to hell with you, come if you want or not, I don’t want you!

Especially the Timberwolves. I heard from an informant that their management was quite angry at the time. They had the fifth and sixth draft picks, but Curry refused to train with them individually?
So even if they are in urgent need of a point guard, they will choose Rubio and Johnny Flynn, but there is no way they will choose Curry.

"That'll do!!!"

(End of this chapter)