Chapter 389 388. Why does our team look like a makeshift team?

Zhang San: I want to be teammates with Danzi!

Zhang Yang’s mind flashed with the scene of him rushing forward, threatening with a three-pointer to help Jordan, who was following up, to receive the pass in the air.

Please move aside a little, Geilifen and the others, he wants to feed you a Geilifen first!

Of course, he knows that Jordan’s awareness of catching rebounds is much worse than Griffin’s, and there is also some gap in athletic ability. No matter how hard he feeds the ball to Jordan, even if he uses all kinds of passes, he can only average a little over 10 points per game at most; but if he feeds Griffin, he can get 20 points with just any pass.

It’s just that when you just select a rookie you like, you always have some exaggerated fantasies.

However, the name of the traded player read out by the host of the side stage and the name posted on the LED screen of the side stage were not the name of the person in the picture in his mind!
“The Charlotte Bobcats sent Nazr Mohammed to the SuperSonics in exchange for Serge Ibaka, who was selected with the 24th pick in the first round.”

The pill that was about to reach your mouth flew away?

Zhang Yang said hello to Daluo Erha and left the small green house.

They agreed to go back to the hotel to celebrate later, and the three players who were not allowed to drink in public could only hide in the room and have a drink.

He came to the draft office area and found the Bobcats’ makeshift office, which was a lounge.

Bickerstaff laughed and said, “See, I told you we picked Ibaka and Jack would be here soon.”

Zhang Yang: “I’m sorry to bother you. I don’t mean any harm. I have no opinion on who you choose. I’m just curious and want to know.”

Jordan was very satisfied with Zhang Yang’s attitude. He was very serious and knowledgeable when talking about business. But suddenly he felt a little unhappy because this guy didn’t give him any face when he confronted him.

After complaining in his heart, Jordan said: “We actually wanted to accept your suggestion at the beginning. If DeAndre Jordan falls out of the first round, we will trade the draft pick to select him, but we encountered a little problem during the trade. I don’t have a good relationship with Kevin McHale, and he doesn’t want to trade with us. Fortunately, I took my relationship with him into consideration and didn’t tell him in advance who I would help select. He thought we were going to select a forward and snatched Walter Sharp away.

Later we found the SuperSonics, and they agreed to help us select players, but when it came time to trade after the selection, their general manager Sam Presti changed his mind and wanted to keep DeAndre Jordan, and was unwilling to trade to us. “

Zhang Yang: “Presti… Buford’s student. He has a good eye for draft picks. I didn’t expect that he also noticed DeAndre Jordan.”

Jordan: “You know that creep?”

Zhang Yang shook his head. “I don’t know him, but I’ve heard of him. He used to be Buford’s assistant in the Spurs. He was the first to discover Parker and Scola. He likes to travel around the world to discover overseas players, and Buford is responsible for in-depth investigations. The two of them are the main contributors to the Spurs’ three championships in seven years. They are a golden pair.”

“Your private hobbies are really surprising. You pay attention to these things when you have nothing to do…” After complaining for a while, Jordan said: “That annoying guy actually didn’t fancy DeAndre Jordan. He told me directly that he believed in Bernie’s vision and wanted to snatch DeAndre Jordan away.”

Zhang Yang looked at Bickerstaff upon hearing this.

Bi Tu: A pot falls from the sky!
After learning about how they didn’t get DeAndre Jordan, Zhang Yang asked curiously, “So we took the initiative to lower the return we asked for and traded Nazr for a 24th pick?”

Jordan: “No, they proposed it. Presti said he only wanted to keep one of Ibaka and DeAndre Jordan. He said he wanted to keep DeAndre Jordan and asked us if we were interested in Ibaka. They didn’t have the conditions to train two rookie centers under the age of 20 at the same time.”

Zhang Yang: “I understand. He wants to take advantage of us and doesn’t want to bear the blame for breaking the trade promise. If we refuse to trade Ibaka, he can still say that we regret not trading him. Michael, we were taken advantage of this time. It’s a pity. If we traded the draft pick earlier, Nazir could get a late first-round pick + a second-round pick, or two very early second-round picks, and we could choose Ibaka or DeAndre Jordan ourselves, and get an extra future draft pick.”

Carlisle also regretted: “Yes, in fact, Randy noticed Ibaka in February and told us very early, but he plays overseas and is not a player at the top of the prediction list, so it is difficult to determine his specific draft position. If it is in the middle of the first round, we basically can’t get it, and the trading draft pick will rot in our hands, so we didn’t trade the draft pick in advance, and we suffered this loss.

But Jack, Ibaka is really outstanding, this is his information, you see, his talent is no worse than DeAndre Jordan, we are now at a disadvantage in the transaction, but from the team building plan, this is a good deal. “

Zhang Yang certainly knew this, but he could have exchanged it for more resources, and now the Sonics are definitely taking advantage of him. If DeAndre Jordan had not been selected by the Sonics, they would not necessarily have to trade with the Sonics. Muhammad would not have been difficult to sell, and rebuilding teams with a core like locker room leaders like Muhammad.

He looked at Ibaka’s data…Tsk, no key data was measured.

Serge Ibaka, born in September 1989, is now 9 years and 18 months old, with a registered height of 10 cm and a weight of 208 kg. He is a power forward.

目前效力于西甲曼雷萨队，刚结束的赛季，在西甲参战26场比赛、西班牙国王杯参赛14场比赛、欧洲冠军联赛参赛6场比赛、欧洲挑战赛参赛9场……合计62场比赛，场均出战21分钟，拿到6.5分3.4板1.1助攻0.9抢断1.5盖帽……

This data doesn’t look very good, but Zhang Yang knows that it is actually very good.

He has looked at the data of Nowitzki, Milicic, Bargnani and others in Europe. They all have similar performances at the same age. Nowitzki and Bargnani score a little higher, while Milicic has more rebounds and blocks.

Even a La Liga big man like Gasol only averaged 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks per game in the year before he entered the NBA.

In the European League, the scores from the outside will be higher, but the scores from the inside cannot be high because there is no defensive three seconds and the three-point line is even shorter.

When Zhang Yang saw Ibaka’s contract situation, he frowned and asked, “He still has one year left on his contract with the La Liga team? He can’t come next season?”

Jordan was unhappy when he heard this and said, “He can come. The penalty for the last year of his contract is 100 million euros. Presti said that if we are willing to pay to buy out the contract, he will come immediately. We have enough cash available.”

Zhang Yang: “No wonder Presti wants to compete with us for DeAndre Jordan. The new owner of the Supersonics seems to be a stingy guy and is definitely unwilling to pay this money. The rookies can be trained earlier if they come a year earlier. 100 million euros can buy a 32nd pick, right?
I remembered that I seemed to have seen the SuperSonics and the Hornets completed a deal last week. It seemed that Chris Wilcox and a second-round pick were traded from the Hornets for Chandler, but Chandler failed the health check and was returned by the SuperSonics. It seems that it may not be a health problem, but Chandler’s salary is too high and their boss is unwilling to pay.

It’s probably the same this time, Michael, you’ve lost a lot.”

Seeing Zhang Yang’s expression gradually gloating, Jordan said angrily: “Next season when we play against the SuperSonics, you have to kill them! I will make them pay the price!”

Everyone around him felt that Qiao Bald was stingy, but no one thought it was a bad thing.

I suffered three losses in one transaction. This grudge should be remembered and avenged!

More than an hour later, the draft came to an end.

The Bobcats’ 58th pick is about to come, and there is a gloomy look in the Bobcats draft office.

Zhang Yang: “Who should we choose?”

All the promising draft picks that Billy and Kevin Durant wrote on the table and were predicted to be on the fringe have already been picked up by other teams.

The small forward named Chris that Zhang San wanted was picked by the Brooklyn Nets at the 40th pick, and they hadn’t discussed who to pick for more than ten minutes. Bickerstaff threw the draft data list to Zhang Yang and said, “Pick any one you want.”

Zhang Yang: “Huh?”

Jordan: “What are you talking about? Just choose when I tell you to.”

Zhang Yang: “Are there no standards?”

Bickerstaff: “The standard is… Just pick someone whose name or appearance you like. If you really don’t like anyone, just close your eyes and pick one at random. What if you’re lucky enough to pick a buried genius?”

“…This world is really a huge makeshift team.”

Zhang Yang complained for a moment, looked at the names and photos that had not been crossed out on the talent show materials, pointed at a name and said, “Let’s pick him.”

Bickerstaff took a look, wrote the name on a piece of paper, put it in an envelope, and asked curiously, “Why choose him?”

Zhang Yang: “The name is domineering, Deron Washington, which reminds me of the point guard from the same class of the Jazz and the former head coach of the Rockets who got punched. The main thing is that he dresses coquettishly, with two big flower arms connected to his neck to form a circle. It is obvious that he is not a good person, which fits the temperament of our new bad boy army in Charlotte.”

Jordan: “…Bernie, Rick, arrange this as soon as possible. It doesn’t matter what it’s called… Arrange a tryout for this rookie. If he fails, just cut him off.”

Zhang Yang: “…”

…

After a while, the draft was over and Jordan quickly left to go to a nightclub to vent his emotions.

Bickerstaff and Carlisle were in a good mood. Although it was painful to lose a second-round pick, at least they chose their original ideal target and went to talk to Ibaka and his agent about the buyout.

The boss didn’t want to ask about this matter anymore and left the follow-up matters to the two of them.

After figuring out the details of the transaction, Zhang Yang felt a little disappointed as he no longer had Danzi as his younger brother.

Also, next year will be a big year for guards. If we can get back a second-round pick with a higher draft pick, select Beverley or Patrick Mills as Felton’s backup and replace Jack, the health risks of the backcourt will be greatly reduced.

Or picking a player with good three-point talent like Danny Green or Jodie Meeks would definitely help with the depth adjustment of offensive basketball in the future.

The main reason for the loss this time was that the management and coaching staff did not understand how sharp the vision of the new general manager of the Supersonics was and how bold he was when selecting players. They rashly revealed their favorite targets to the other party. If they had been as cautious as they were in the negotiations with the Timberwolves, they would not have suffered this loss.

Speaking of which, Zhang Yang felt that he also had some responsibility… He was ready to adjust his attitude towards interfering in the team’s affairs.

It is better to be conservative and avoid participating during the rising period if possible. However, if there is a need to participate, you have to grasp the timing better.

After Zhang Yang left the draft office and reunited with the families of Ronaldinho and Erha, he put aside his frustration. It was over. Next time he met the Supersonics… no, the Thunder, he would just beat them up. It’s better to beat Durant as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to beat them in a few years.

After returning to the hotel, Zhang Yang did not immediately go to celebrate with Harden and DeRozan, but first talked with Harden’s mother and asked her to settle down in New York with Harden.

Originally, Harden’s mother didn’t want to settle in New York. She wanted to use the money her son gave her to live a carefree life in Compton and slap the faces of those who once looked down on her and her four daughters.

Harden is truly a phoenix born in a chicken coop for her family. Eight years ago, she had no idea that her youngest son, who had severe asthma when he was a child and was fat due to medication and lack of exercise, would eventually become the most successful of her three sons.

But after listening to Zhang Yang’s analysis and the various examples he cited, Harden’s mother decided to stay in New York and put a lock on her son.

There is not much to do. If Harden wants to eat, drink, gamble and have sex, his mother doesn’t have to care. But there is only one thing she needs to keep an eye on – don’t let Harden get involved with those socialites.

Harden is just dumb, not stupid. He has a limit to eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, but when he falls into the hands of those sisters…

After Zhang Yang talked with Harden’s mother, they felt that this matter could be controlled, so they relaxed all other aspects and only restricted this one matter.

After the matter was settled, Zhang Yang put aside his worries. There was only so much he could do. He had done his best. What the future would hold was up to fate. Now, he would help his two brothers celebrate being selected by their favorite teams…

That night, the three of them celebrated in moderation. They only drank one bottle of red wine in total, and their only entertainment was playing games.

The next day, Harden and DeRozan met with the management of the teams that selected them, signed contracts, and withdrew a sum of money in advance. In the evening, they called Zhang Yang and wanted to indulge themselves… and then they were forced to find a restaurant to celebrate the signing.

The three of them went to a nightclub and were kicked out…

Harden drank a large drink and angrily said, “Why? Why did they kick me out? Are they worried that I don’t have money to pay the bill? Do you think I look like a poor person?”

DeRozan: “You’d better keep these thousands of dollars, otherwise you will be robbed when you go out.”

Harden: “Huh? Oh, okay.”

As he said this, he unzipped his trousers and put his money in his inward-facing pocket, which bulged out.

Daluo and Zhang San were both speechless.

Zhang Yang: “We were kicked out, it’s Howard’s fault.”

Harden: “Why blame him? Did he do anything?”

DeRozan responded quickly: “I remember the news two years ago. At that time, he was not yet 21 years old. He went to a nightclub and brought a lady back to the hotel and bought some wine. Later, he was reported. The nightclub was closed for investigation. Many people were arrested. He was also taken away by the police to do 50 hours of community service. He seemed to have said something at the time, which had a great impact on public opinion.”

Zhang Yang: “He said he was not soliciting prostitution, but saving the souls of those fallen girls…”

(End of this chapter)