NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 211: Undrafted Xu Yong Enters the NBA
As a member of the management team in charge of scouting, McGowan saw through Jiang Ming's thoughts at a glance. He said so much, perhaps because he wanted Xu Yong?

After all, the team still has a two-way contract that has not been used. It would be best to use it if they keep it.

After all, if it is not used, there will be one less spot and no chance to use it.

But even if it is not used, there is still confidence that there is someone at the small forward position.

Currently, the Trail Blazers' only small forwards are Maggette and James Jones. Both of them have distinct strengths and weaknesses and are still very easy to be targeted. The most perfect lineup is to have 3 players in each position, which just forms a 15-man roster.

There are only 13 people now, so we can definitely add one more.

"Xu Yong? The Xu Yong with osteosarcoma?"

As expected, other management members all remembered this name, it was just before the 08 Olympics.

Before Jiang Ming treated Liu Xiang, his greatest medical achievement was curing Xu Yong's osteosarcoma and allowing him to average 21.4 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the CBA last season!

This is truly the performance of a miracle doctor!

So when McGowan mentioned this, almost all shareholders tacitly agreed, with the reasons being either that Xu Yong was gifted or that it was for the Chinese market or something like that.

But there is actually only one underlying reason:
Give Jiang Ming some face!
Jiang Ming is the owner of the Face Fruit. If he wants Xu Yong, he can just sign a two-way contract. Players with this kind of contract cannot play in the rotation, so it doesn't matter.

And it is also because of the Chinese players. If they really perform well, that will be the beginning of the Trail Blazers really making money!
So Jiang Ming actually just mentioned it casually, because Sun Yue was discussed in the meeting just now.

Now the Trail Blazers are going to sign Xu Yong.

But Jiang Ming didn't explain anything, which was good.

If Xu Yong really comes to the Trail Blazers, he will be happy too. The first American forward in Chinese history should come to the NBA to develop and progress!
He really has his eyes on Xu Yong. Xu Yong ranked first in the physical test of the new CBA season. There is no room for improvement for him in the CBA. He should be allowed to come to the NBA to feel the pressure from real American forwards like James and Anthony.

If he does this, he might be criticized by fans for using backdoors or abusing his power for personal gain.

It doesn't matter. As long as Xu Yong can come to receive NBA training, it will be helpful to the Chinese men's basketball team. Besides, under his guidance, his physical condition will be very good.

He couldn't guarantee that Xu Yong could help the team's performance, but there would definitely be no side effects.

The next issue after this one is to increase the budget of the team medical team by several million dollars for next season.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows who the addition is for.

Compared with previous years, the current Trail Blazers team medical staff has become the face of the Trail Blazers.

Which department dares to ask for an increase in budget if the team medical team does not increase its budget?

After that, the shareholders' meeting discussed some routine matters.

The final pie-in-the-sky segment was quite interesting.

Because Paul Allen's speech is not the kind of empty and pretentious style of Chinese leaders. As expected of a tech entrepreneur, his chicken soup words are quite passionate:

"Our primary goal for the 10th season is to settle accounts. We must not lose to the Spurs and the Lakers. We must take them one by one!
We can’t lose in the regular season, and we can’t lose in the playoffs!”

"it is good!"

"OK!"

"No problem. When playing against the Lakers and Spurs, we will treat the regular season as the playoffs and the playoffs as the last round of our careers!"

This time the player representative was Roy, who went straight on stage to show his loyalty.

“That’s what a real capitalist is.”

Jiang Ming glanced at Paul Allen. He couldn't say this sentence so smoothly even after practicing it.

But what Roy said really made him excited.

Then the coaching staff is also Alexander.

Because the team also gave them a death order.

This is something Jiang Ming also agrees with.

That means the rookies will be given four years to watch, and if they still can’t perform well, the contract extension can be discussed.

For example, Channing Frye, James Jones, and even Oden, did not achieve the expected results.

Of course, this is a bit harsh. After all, the Trail Blazers are already at the Western Conference semifinals level and are not afraid of any team.

But if we want to win the championship, we have to move towards the championship at every step.

In other words, if you can't play well, you either have to try hard to play well or be abandoned. The lineup definitely needs to be upgraded.

Of course, you can also stay where you are, but the cost is that the contract renewal will definitely be cheaper.

Anyway, the shareholders' meeting is an exploitation meeting for the old capitalists.

The reason why they called out Roy is because Roy will definitely renew his contract with a maximum salary next year, so he doesn't care.

Otherwise, the anxiety he heard would definitely make him suffer from insomnia.

"Well, the shareholders' meeting is over and the new season is coming. I hope we can go further this season and have the chance to touch the O'Brien Cup!"

"Come on, Rip City!"

"come on!"

After the meeting, Paul Allen jokingly asked Jiang Ming if he had any new problems this year.

Jiang Ming smiled awkwardly, thinking that if this happened in China, you would have to wipe your mouth with toilet paper if you said something like this.

Traditional people believe that what they say must come true, so they are very averse to saying such unlucky things.

But Jiang Ming also happened to check it out, and now Paul Allen is in much better physical condition than last year with a complete diet and medical system.

The main reason was that he didn't realize that he was drinking too much and taking psychoactive drugs last year.

After doing the Five Animal Exercises, drinking Chinese medicine and medicinal wine this year, he looks radiant. From the way his assistant walks, we can tell that Paul Allen is probably much more energetic than last year.

The next day.

Each department of the Trail Blazers had a clear division of labor and officially started preparations for the regular season. Because Jiang Ming had a high opinion of Curry, Curry's behind-the-scenes training was handed over to Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming's job as vice president is not without pressure.

"The Bucks team doctor and the medical teams of all teams believe that Curry is at risk of a major ankle injury and does not recommend the selection."

"Although the college league is full of stars, everyone thinks that the guys that Klopp doesn't like will never have a chance in the NBA."

This type of news never stops in the Trail Blazers section.

In addition, he did play poorly in the preseason, so all the pressure will be transferred to Jiang Ming.

"I will make you a super shooter. Just shoot boldly when you get a chance to play."

Jiang Ming never thought that Curry was at risk of injury. It was just that Curry's shooting posture was leaning forward. If he could still get the touch, he could just change his landing posture.

These days I have been focusing on completely changing it back.

"By the way, Maggette, you should practice more breakthrough passes to create some opportunities for our three-point shooters."

"By the way, where is Xu Yong? Hasn't he been recruited yet?"

When Jiang Ming was joking with Maggette about practicing more breakthroughs to help Curry get a feel for the three-point shot, he also thought of Xu Yong, who was very stable in doing this in the CBA.

Wasn't it agreed that he would be given a two-way contract? Why are you so slow?

Could it be that we are encountering the Wang Zhizhi incident again? (The blue shoes are stuck and cannot be left.)
But it’s not the same thing at all.

McGowan's team prepared to negotiate with Xu Yong after the shareholders' meeting.

As a result, Xu Yong's agent, Zhang Mingji, was speechless.
: "Uh" "What's wrong?"

"We have agreed to sign with another team and are on our way to sign the contract."

"Can you tell me which team it is?"

McGowan was stunned. Xu Yong should be considered an absolute underdog. After all, he didn't play in the Olympics. How could he have the same traffic as Sun Yue?

"Well, just watch the news these days. We can only reveal it after we sign. I hope you understand."

"Okay." McGowan could only give up. It was obvious that there was already a verbal agreement and all he had to do was wait for the scene to sign it. That meant he had really missed it.

But in fact, when Zhang Mingji said this on the other end of the phone, his heart was bleeding, thinking, why didn’t you pioneers say it earlier?
If the Trail Blazers had said they wanted Xu Yong earlier, they wouldn't have reached an agreement with the Spurs so quickly!
Because scouts from the San Antonio Spurs came to watch Xu Yong's several CBA games, they directly issued a two-way contract invitation after the preseason was over and the CBA physical test data came out.

Zhang Mingji agrees 100%!
How can I disagree!
Although it is a two-way game, you can only play 50 games in the regular season and cannot participate in the playoffs.

But it is a formal contract after all!
And if you play well, you can become a regular player at the end of the season.

The Spurs offered a two-year contract, so they agreed immediately.

I didn’t expect the Trail Blazers were interested?

Why doesn't Jiang Ming reveal a little bit of information?
Zhang Mingji even had a meal with Jiang Ming during the China trip, but he never mentioned this matter.

You know, Zhang Mingji originally wanted to mention whether he could recommend Xu Yong to the Trail Blazers management.

But thinking that Jiang Ming had become a good friend, he didn't want to let him do such an embarrassing thing, so he went with the flow. After all, Xu Yong was unfortunately not selected, and the Trail Blazers chose swingman Danny Green in the second round.

This means that he never thought about Xu Yong at all. Therefore, Zhang Mingji didn't want to make things difficult for Jiang Ming, so he didn't even mention it.

Little did people know that Jiang Ming really forgot about Xu Yong at that time in the talent show.

He only knew that Xu Yong would participate in this year's draft, but he never thought of selecting him in the second round. He always wanted a shooter, and Xu Yong was obviously not a shooter.

It was not until the season started that we remembered our own super striker.

If you can help, you should still help.

In the end, the Spurs snatched it away???

《CBA player Xu Yong signed a two-year two-way contract with the NBA Spurs! Becoming another Chinese player playing in the NBA! 》

《This year's first undrafted player to sign! Chinese small forward - Xu Yong! 》

Jiang Ming was shocked after seeing this news, it was the Spurs!
I made a phone call and exchanged insults with Zhang Mingji, who had just come out of RC Buford's office, for 10 minutes.

Zhang Mingji said that if the Trail Blazers had told him earlier, he would have chosen the Trail Blazers 100%, not to mention Xu Yong's choice.

Who doesn’t want to come to the Trail Blazers?

The Trail Blazers must be the happiest to have a shareholder and a vice president protecting them.

Xu Yong wanted to tear up the contract and come to the Trail Blazers, but after all, the Spurs were the first to contact him and discover him, so there was no way for him to go back on his word. If he really went back on his word, unless he spent his entire career with the Trail Blazers, no other team would dare to take such a fickle player.

"sweat"

"Okay, as long as I can come to the NBA."

Jiang Ming hung up the phone and also wished Xu Yong all the best on WeChat, telling him to just tell him if he needed any help and he would definitely help.

McGowan, who knew it was the Spurs, came to Jiang Ming's office to chat with him in a somewhat annoyed manner:

"They always do this kind of thing. It's so shady. I can guess it's them."

"Oh, it's okay. Xu Yong can't bring any substantial changes to our team. It's nothing."

In fact, if Jiang Ming thought about it carefully, he felt that staying in the Spurs would definitely be a good thing for Xu Yong personally.

Not to mention that Battelle had a good time with the Spurs before and even won a championship ring.

The main thing is that the Spurs are good at training people, and Popovich at least won't hurt or disable anyone.

The now fully-formed Trail Blazers definitely don't need Xu Yong's performance next season. His playing style is similar to Maggette's, and what level of talent does Maggette have?

So even if the Trail Blazers sign him, Xu Yong can only use his bus card to play in the Development League, but if he goes to the Spurs, he will really have a chance to play.

Although McGowan is scolding the Spurs for hoarding so many small forwards, what are they doing?

But Jiang Ming also said:

"This is exactly why Xu Yong was signed. They wanted to stockpile small forwards."

You should know that the first deal of the offseason was with the Spurs. After being beaten badly by the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs were very aware of their own shortcomings.

That's because the lineup is too old.

It seems that the Spurs are old!

So they are eager to replenish young forces.

The Milwaukee Bucks sent All-Star small forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs, while the Spurs sent defensive specialist Bruce Bowen, Coutinho Thomas and center Oberto.

The Bucks then traded Oberto, whom they had just acquired, to the Pistons for Amir Johnson.

We don’t want leopard print anymore, we want an All-Star forward in his prime!
Richard Jefferson currently has two years and $2920 million left on his contract, which is a completely good value for money.

Jefferson is a player with superb athletic ability. He has extremely strong jumping ability and can often perform very beautiful dunks. He can back up and shoot three-pointers from the outside. He also has good rebounding ability.

He was traded from the Nets to the Bucks last summer, where he played all 82 games, averaging 19.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

He shot 39.7 percent from three-point range and 43.9 percent overall.

Jefferson spent the first seven years with the Nets. He once formed a trident with Carter and Kidd. He averaged 17.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in his career.

So this is definitely an above average small forward.

Netizens generally believe that Jefferson's joining can make the Spurs' offense more stable.

But Jiang Ming felt it was awkward no matter how he looked at it.

Because the Spurs are a team-oriented team.

As for Richard Jefferson, to be honest, in Jiang Ming's opinion, he is just a classic American small forward who likes to show off his skills.

Is it really suitable for the Spurs???

And the Spurs like defensive players, and Richard Jefferson is not very good at defense.

And those who were sent away were all Spurs defensive stalwarts.

The Spurs sent away 38-year-old defensive stalwart Bruce Bowen, who was a contributor to the Spurs' three championships.

Thomas is also an excellent defensive inside player with certain mid-range shooting ability. Oberto also played an important role in the Spurs' championship.

Maybe the Spurs also realized this and recruited the young Xu Yong as a backup forward!
After all, the Spurs' veteran players would slack off during the regular season, and Xu Yong would definitely have a chance to play if the record is stable.

As Spurs general manager RC Buford said in today's news:
"Xu Yong has the strongest jumping ability, confrontation ability and faster speed among the yellow race. We also like his ability to break through with the ball. He will help our team. We are lucky to sign him in the undrafted market!"

"I hope you can make good use of him and let him shine!"

Although the playoffs are likely to be used against the Trail Blazers, Jiang Ming still sent his blessings to both the Spurs and Xu Yong.

This is a great thing for Chinese basketball!

(End of this chapter)