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Chapter 92 The First Step of the Dynasty

The recruitment plan was confirmed, and the phone call was made.

Terry Stotts is on vacation in his hometown in Iowa. He said that he has received an invitation from the new Warriors head coach Montgomery to serve as an assistant coach. Now that the Clippers have suddenly invited him, he needs to weigh a few days before deciding whether to participate in the interview for the head coach position.

That being said, he also asked about coach Mike Dunleavy's situation on the sidelines. Obviously, he didn't believe that the Clippers really agreed to Mike Dunleavy's resignation. He was worried that the current internal management of the Clippers was too chaotic.

Su Yang was not bothered. After all, the resignation of Dunleavy and Elgin Baylor was outrageous. It happened suddenly. ESPN and other TV stations did not report it, and the Clippers did not make an official statement. It is normal for others to feel worried out of prudence. .

Since Spoelstra was serving as an assistant coach, he called the Heat's personnel department first, and he could only communicate with him after getting approval.

Putting down the phone, considering that the first round of the draft is about to end, and needing to participate in a group photo, return to the scene instead.

A dozen or so first-round picks who have completed interviews are waiting for the final two picks to be announced. When they saw Su Yang appear, they turned their heads or looked sideways. Chris Humphries greeted them with a smile on his face. Luol Deng probably because Thinking of the tragic loss in the finals of Crazy Three, he subconsciously lowered his head and dodged, while JR Smith stared at Su Yang with a face full of dissatisfaction, openly provoking.

Su Yang cast his eyes away after a glance, and walked towards Iguodala who was walking towards him, and the two raised their hands in tacit understanding.

"Congratulations on being elected No. [-]."

"Congratulations on your ninth pick."

After some communication, Su Yang was not in a hurry to reveal that he was trying to use Brand to exchange with the 76ers. The main thing is that Brand’s agent, David Faker, is difficult to deal with. If the 76ers’ return is too low, maybe Brand Have to stay for a while.

Taking advantage of the waiting time, the first-round show chatted and imagined the wonderful life after becoming a millionaire.

What is playing hip-hop music to try out a single, what is buying a sports car for a drive, what is shooting a private MV to pick up girls, what is holding a party with [-] girls, and even boldly pursuing female stars... Su Yang said in his heart that I have done all of these. .

By the way, watch the ESPN live broadcast analysis to avoid being traded without knowing it and making jokes about supporting non-home teams.

On the TV screen, the host Kevin Harlan quickly reviewed the important situations in the first round, which was obviously crazier than in previous years.

The Wizards selected Devin Harris, packed Jerry Stackhouse and Christian Laettner, and sent the Mavericks in exchange for Antawn Jamison and a sum of cash. Let's improve the record together.

The seventh pick of the Suns was directly traded to the Bulls in exchange for a second round and $300 million in cash, just to save money.

The Celtics unexpectedly chose Al Jefferson, who was predicted to be relatively low in the 10th pick, aiming to balance the inside and outside.

The Nuggets selected Jamal Nelson and chose to send it to the Magic in exchange for a future first-round pick.Commentator Kevin Pelton believes that the magic trade representative will not send McGrady away, and is preparing to form a lineup of McGrady + Howard + role players.

There are also two rookies from the Russian League, who were sent to the Grizzlies by the Blazers and the Blazers by the Nets, but ESPN seemed too lazy to talk about it, directly subtitled, and then hurriedly talked about the Magic and the Clippers again. Exaggerated transactions.

Commentator Jay Belles said: "The Orlando Magic are very lucky. They have won the No. 20 pick three times in the past [-] years. They selected Shaq O'Neal, Chris Webber, and Su Yang respectively. The latter two were all picked by them. The transaction, including Webber's transaction, was changed to the third pick Anfernee Hardaway and three first-rounders, which is already very surprising.

But Su Yang's deal, switching to the second pick Dwight Howard and four first rounds, is even more surprising, and the Clippers also sent four second rounds and took over Grant Hill's big contract for the remaining three seasons. All I can say is that Sterling has changed. "

Commentator Kevin Pelton laughed: "No, Sterling has never changed! His goal is to make money, and making money is nothing more than increasing income and saving costs. We all know that he is unwilling to rent out his house to low-income people. Can't get rent.

He is also unwilling to equip the team with more professional trainers, but he also knows how to force the team to move to Los Angeles, and knows to match the big contract to keep Elton Brand, and now he sees what Yao Ming brought to the Rockets. Change, Su Yang is also a player with outstanding strength. He chose to send four first rounds, four second rounds, and take over Grant Hill's contract. He must think that he is guaranteed to make money. "

The draft expert Chatford nodded and answered: "Only a lunatic like Sterling can make such a deal. If you consider the bargaining chip given by the Knicks, the Clippers must give that kind of bargaining chip to trade for Su Yang." , equal to Stud."

Kevin Harlan answered: "It is currently reported that Elton Brand's agent, David Faker, has submitted a trade application to the Clippers management, and Sterling has agreed to Elgin Baylor and Mike Dunleavy. The reason for his resignation application was that Baylor and Dunleavy did not agree to spend such a high price to exchange Su Yang, and Dunleavy was unwilling to let Su Yang participate in the design of the offensive and defensive system. In my eyes, I became a puppet coach.”

Jabelles shrugged: "Maybe that's the pride of the best head coach, or maybe there are other job invitations, but Sterling immediately agreed to resign, which still shocked me. What about the daily operations of the Clippers? What about other players? think?"

Kevin Pelton chuckled: "Maybe Sterling is trying to save money. Anyway, Su Yang publicly declared to participate in the team's draft, trade and free market recruitment. In order to make Su Yang happy, he simply let Su Yang do it." , but Su Yang can at most give direction, in fact, the general manager assistant waits to operate, the kind of thing that saves money and makes the team look happy is normal in his style."

Chatford answered: "The biggest question now is whether other teams will take advantage of the internal chaos of the Clippers to deliberately lower the trading value of Elton Brand, a power forward who averages 20+10 per game, In the same position in the league, it can be ranked in the top five."

Between ESPN live analysis,

A lot of space was used to discuss the relationship with Su Yang, the envy of the first-round picks, the disgust of disgust, and the insensitivity of indifference, while far away in Cleveland, LeBron stared at the TV and thought: How can he still play like this?Participate in team operations, learned!

Su Yang didn't feel much, and after thinking for a while, he called the old Hicks: "I want to invite Mr. Elgin Baylor to work in our META company. I believe he can play a role in networking and help us build a better BIG3 alliance. ..."

Baylor's annual salary in the Clippers is only 30 US dollars, and Sterling said that he thought it was just a part-time employee. Some of them were due to Sterling's deductions, and Baylor himself was too honest. Old Hicks, taking advantage of his network accumulated over the years, engaged in the BIG3 league with retired players.As for the annual salary, it must be tripled anyway.

The first-round draft ended in a blink of an eye, and the staff informed them to go to the main stage to take a group photo, and all the first-round picks rushed to the main stage.

Howard, who was not with everyone before, has arrived ahead of time, and his face is full of funny effects. When he saw Su Yang arriving, he waved and greeted him from afar, and then quickly ran in front of Su Yang, saying excitedly: "Brother, we are really involved." too much…"

Su Yang nodded and smiled: "That's true, Orlando is very suitable for you..." If the butterfly effect expands, and the Magic has room to keep McGrady after clearing Hill's contract, then McGrady can pass the ball to Howard very well, and Bitkoglu easy to use.

If Howard stays in the Clippers and forms an inside line with Brand without a strong point guard and supporting striker, then it's really for nothing.

The group photo was held immediately. Stern broke the tradition and gave Su Yang the basketball that he should have held in his arms in previous years. Everyone on ESPN called it a sign that Stern valued Su Yang, and then hinted at Su Yang. The whistle will be many.

After the group photo was finished, Su Yang stepped down and received a call from Hicks: "Mr. Elgin Baylor has accepted the invitation and is willing to join our META company, and is very interested in the BIG3 league plan, saying that many fans have always wanted to see The performance of retired veterans, because although many veterans can't play at the NBA level, they can still attack and defend with full strength for about 10 minutes..."

In the half-time 3V3 game, without a lot of back-and-forth running, it is indeed very energy-saving and less demanding on the knees.

After talking on the phone, Su Yang found Rob Pelinka again, and together they talked with the Clippers' director of player personnel, Neil Olshey.

"In order to ensure that Varejao will not be snatched by the Bulls or the Wizards, I have already contacted the Magic in advance. Although they also want to choose Varejao, they are willing to take Vallejo when we pay such a high price to get you. Joe let us."

The Magic have also had a deal with the Clippers before, and it belongs to the sympathy between the rubbish management, to save face.

"Then Ariza won't grab..."

Su Yang paused for a moment, and then said, "If my teammate Desmond Farmar loses, you invite him to participate in the team's summer league. If he wants to come, it's fine if he doesn't." Did not come to the scene of the draft conference.

"OK, I understand."

Olshey continued: "I have already contacted Corey Maggette, and he said that he can stay, but the condition is that you can't rudely order him to do anything in the future, and you must give him the respect that a senior deserves, What do you think?"

"All right, all right, let him rest assured."

Su Yang almost laughed out loud. Maggette has no bad intentions, but his brain is not very good. The classic scene is when the Bobcats beat the Clippers, and he directly passed the ball to Caron Butler, who was defending around the front defense. Jordan gritted his teeth and shook his head, which made Jordan's wife cover her mouth in shock.

However, as the first president of the JDZ Ceramics Association, Maggette's foul-making skills are extremely strong, which is a bit of a talent.

After hanging up the phone, after a while, the second round of the draft began. Vice President Adam Silver came on stage and announced that the Clippers would use the 34th overall pick to trade for the Magic's 31st overall pick and choose Varejao from the Spanish club Barcelona.

Varejao did not come to the scene. Su Yang asked Pelinka to get his agent's phone number, called and transferred to tell Varejao: "I appreciate your special skills in pick-and-rolls. I hope we can bring the Clippers together. Bring it to the playoffs, welcome!"

Varejao didn't know why, so he murmured vaguely.

After waiting for a while, Neil Olshey called: Because of the help of Elton Brand's agent David Faker, the 76ers, except for Iguodala, are only willing to give the 06 first-round draw. 08 Two first rounds, asked if I should wait.

"I think it's acceptable, you figure it out."

Once the trade application is made public, the home team will easily fall into a passive position. From the current point of view, Brand, as a 20+10 power forward, only got Iguodala+ two first-rounders. It's true that I don't make money, so I barely accept it.

"Then do that, I like Iguodala!"

Olshey made a decision, and the deal was announced.

The ESPN live broadcast analysis station was shocked again: the Clippers made three trades in a row on the night of the draft, obviously preparing to do a lot.

The first step of the dynasty has been taken.

Su Yang returned to the hotel instead, prepared to hold a party for a little celebration, and then flew back to Los Angeles for the meet and greet.

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