warrior godfather

Chapter 438 Public Enemy of the Alliance
At 2:45 p.m., Zhang Yu came to the office, and 15 minutes later, Larry Riley walked in on time, and gave Zhang Yu the scouting report of the Warriors' workout after the start of the playoffs.

Compared with the information obtained by scouts from the college arena, the information obtained in the trial training is more real, and it is the most important reference for the draft. Many popular rookies often have doubts because of their poor performance in the trial training, which makes the team have doubts and thus smoothly The position has dropped, and there are even situations where it is predicted that they can enter the lottery area, are invited by the league to enter the small green room, but finally fall into the second round.

Zhang Yu took the scout report and read it one by one. Larry Riley sat quietly opposite him without disturbing him.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Yu briefly looked through all the scouting reports, put them back on the table, and asked:
"Larry, do you have any ideas?"

Larry Riley thought for a while and said:

"To be honest, those few people you asked me to focus on are relatively average in talent, and their immediate combat power is not too strong...Of course, our lottery is not good, so it is impossible to choose randomly, but I have learned from these few times. During the training, I found a few good candidates, their strengths and weaknesses are very clear, and they need to take some risks, but if they are trained well, the benefits will be great."

"Oh? Tell me, which ones do you prefer?" Zhang Yu raised his eyebrows and asked with interest.

", Quincy Miller, Orlando Johnson, Marcus Dunmont..."

Larry Riley immediately reported a few names, among which Zhang Yu was very familiar with Satoransky and Ezeli, and had no impression of the others, probably because he failed to gain a foothold in the league, even if he was accepted by the team. After choosing it, I only looked at the water dispenser for two years, and then it faded out of people's sight.

And even Satoransky and Ezeli, who can gain a foothold in the league, are not in Zhang Yu's future plans.

He said directly:
"Among the few people you mentioned, I have an impression of Satoransky and Ezeli, but they don't fit my plan for the future of the team, and I still have to choose from the people I have circled before."

"That's right...I see." Larry Riley looked a little embarrassed.

Zhang Yu smiled and said:

"I know that as the general manager, you have your own set of working methods, and they are also very effective. At the beginning, there were not many people who were optimistic about Stephen, and you were one of them. However, now is the critical moment. We just won the championship and the scenery is endless. It has also become the target of public criticism. Other teams are eyeing us. We don’t know how many people will leave this summer. The draft is the most important way to strengthen. You must plan carefully. You will have many opportunities to dominate the draft in the future, so don’t worry. "

Larry Riley nodded slightly, his expression much relieved.

As the general manager of the team, he naturally wants to hold the right to trade and draft in his hands. Even though Zhang Yu is extremely authoritative, he still can't help but put forward his own opinions. Now that he has won Zhang Yu's affirmation, he feels much more comfortable. Curiously asked:

"Then who shall we choose?"

"Hmm... can we select both Khris Middleton and Jae Crowder in the first round?" Zhang Yu pondered for a moment before asking.

Larry Riley shook his head:

"It's very difficult. We have the No. 30 pick in the first round and the No. 60 pick in the second round. Needless to say, the No. 60 pick is useless. We can only choose other teams to pick the rest. Look at the No. 30 pick. It’s not bad, but the picks at the end of the first round are not as good as the picks at the top of the second round, the contract is stipulated, and the life is longer, but the quality is similar to that of the second round picks, and no one wants to trade them out.”

"What about cash? Didn't we exchange cash for the second-round pick before?" Zhang Yu asked.

He usually only needs to tell Larry Riley what deal to do, and Larry Riley will make the deal very properly, so he is not very clear about the rules and details of various transactions.

"It's not impossible to use cash, but you have to be prepared to bleed." Larry Riley smiled wryly.

"Bleeding? Why?" Zhang Yu was very puzzled.

Larry Riley looked at Zhang Yu with a little helplessness:

"It's not because your vision is too accurate. You haven't missed a single shot. No matter how bad the draft picks are, they can go to the weak teams to play in the rotation. Especially because you have selected a lot of high-quality second-round picks and undrafted picks, Danny. , Chandler and the others won’t say much, Reggie Williams and Wesley Matthews are playing very well now, everyone knows you won’t be mistaken.”

"If I go to someone to trade a second-round pick, their first reaction is that they can pick a good rookie at this pick. Of course, they are not willing to trade to us easily, and it's fine if we are still fat, but now we are The champion, the opponents in the playoffs will be our competitors, and we can't wait to poach all of our people, how can we give us the pick?"

"Those lottery teams are holding on to the draft picks, waiting to rely on the draft to turn around. Even a second-round pick is used as a treasure. How can it be traded? Of course, if you really want it, it's not No, but it will cost a lot of money, at least twice as much.”

"Twice? At least?!"

Larry Riley nodded and said:
"That's right, the higher the front, the more expensive it is, and the 30th picks cost more."

Zhang Yu shook his head helplessly:
"We just won the championship just now, why are they so defensive? It shouldn't be so?"

Larry Riley laughed as if he heard some funny joke:

"No way? Ronan, you used three years to turn a fish belly into a champion. If you were given another three years, what would the Warriors look like? Why are there so few dynasties with three consecutive championships, or even two consecutive championships? It is very difficult, because as long as a team wins the championship, it will immediately become the public enemy and imitation target of the entire league, will be suppressed by other strong teams, and will soon be surpassed."

"And our players are so young, even if they don't trade, their strength will increase year by year, which is even more daunting. Just after the finals ended yesterday, I received a call from Jeff Austin. Some teams have already contacted him privately. , I hope that Stephen and Jimmy will not sign an early contract extension, next summer, they will definitely offer a big contract."

"Stephen? He won't leave the Warriors, those people should be very clear about this, right?" Zhang Yu said.

"Of course they know, but their goal is not Stephen. All fools know that Stephen will definitely get a five-year maximum salary contract, or trigger the super maximum salary of the 'Ross Clause'. Their goals are Jimmy, Clay, Germany Lamond, every player except Stephen, how many max salaries can we offer? They want to hollow out the Warriors!"

Zhang Yu's expression gradually became serious:

"Then our top priority is to get the contract renewed, and we can't be taken advantage of by others."

"That's right, contract renewal is the top priority, but don't worry too much. Our rise time is too short. Most of the players on the team are rookies. Except for a few players such as Anthony Toliver whose contracts expired, the rest There is at least one year of contract left, so there is plenty of time to talk. But I must remind you that we cannot keep everyone, especially after winning the championship this year, there will definitely be people who want a big contract and a higher team status, So there have to be trade-offs," Larry Riley explained.

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, his expression relaxed again.

He now understands why the Warriors in the previous life seldom traded after winning the championship. They all relied on drafts and free signings for reinforcements. Tax avoidance sends usable players that have been cultivated with great difficulty in a bad season, and Russell, who is destined to lose in the eyes of others, is exchanged for Wiggins.

In the league at that time, almost all other champions contended for the championship were built through stud trades. The few strong teams that relied on the draft to build their teams, such as the Nuggets and Celtics, either hit their luck and used It is not universal to choose the MVP in the second round, or to cheat the Nets severely, and to choose Tanhua while playing in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Most of the Warriors are self-selected players, as well as low-salary homeless and severely injured veterans from the free market. Those veterans who want to hold their thighs and rings rarely choose the Warriors. .

The Warriors won three championships in four years and established a dynasty. They naturally became the public enemy of the league and were hated by everyone. Unlike the current Warriors who are closely watched in the draft, Bob Myers does not have the vision of Zhang Yu. He has a lot of draft rights in his hand Part of it is wasted. Other teams will not get the Warriors' draft picks, but they will never trade powerful players to the Warriors.

If the Warriors want to strengthen, they can only pan for gold in the free market. After they get it, they will be targeted by others. It won't take long for the good players they get to be used by other teams. Contract poached.

Zhang Yu seldom directly trades players with other teams. He usually trades players for draft picks, and then selects rookies to train himself. The Warriors in the past two years can only be said to be a strong team, but now they have become champions. If the wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. Of course, other teams will not sit back and watch the Warriors become stronger.

……

"I've thought about this too. How about this? After the draft is over, we'll start negotiating an early contract extension. Stephen doesn't have to worry about it, but how and how many others will renew will need to be discussed carefully," Zhang Yu said slowly. .

Larry Riley agreed:
"Okay, I will communicate with their agents in advance. This morning, I have received calls from the agents of Yi, Danny, and Tony. They are all asking about contract renewal."

"The finals have just finished, are they in such a hurry?"

"Don't be in a hurry. The trading market is about to open, and there are so many positions vacant every year. Who doesn't want to sign a contract quickly? And it's precisely because the finals are over and the season is over that it's time for the management to be busy. In previous years, we would have reached the Western Conference Finals at the latest, and we had plenty of time to deal with it, but now...you don't want to rest." Larry Riley joked.

Zhang Yu said helplessly:
"It's hard to win the championship, but it turns out that you can't be idle for a moment... To get away, since the draft picks can't be split, then that's it, pick Khris Middleton with the 30th pick, and JaMychal Green with the 60th pick, if Kent Bazemore is out, give him a shot at summer league."

Larry Riley nodded in response:

"Okay, no problem. Middleton has not entered the first round in the predictions of all draft websites. JaMychal Green and Bazemore have a great possibility of losing, and they are all within the range of our choices."

"If there is an accident, use the No. 30 pick in the first round to choose Jae Crowder or Will Barton. Jae Crowder goes first. If the No. 60 pick, you can choose whatever you want. It is best to choose a center back. " Zhang Yu exhorted.

Afterwards, Larry Riley left Zhang Yu's office. Zhang Yu sat in a chair in a daze for a while, sorted out the myriad of thoughts in his mind, picked up his mobile phone, and called Rick Wertz:
"Rick, are you in the office... That's right, come to my office, I want to discuss the championship parade with you, by the way, how is the new arena going... It's progressing very quickly? Good! You can bring a copy of the materials here. Let me take a look. Just take advantage of the momentum of winning the championship, and quickly pass the level of the Land Development Commission... Yes, let them prepare first, don't worry, is one hour enough? Okay, let's do this first..."

Zhang Yu put down the phone and let out a long sigh of relief.

Winning the championship is really just the beginning. He made a promise yesterday. Behind the championship is an extremely busy work and various environments that are not conducive to defending the title. If he wants to win four, five, or six championships, he still has too many things to do to do.

Zhang Yu closed his eyes slightly, rubbed his forehead, and when he opened his eyes again, all the tired expressions disappeared. His eyes were piercing, he turned on the computer, and started a new busy life.

……

On June 6, the 29 NBA Draft was held as scheduled at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The Hornets selected Anthony Davis with the No. [-] pick without any suspense, and the Bobcats selected Michael Kidd Gilchrist with the No. [-] pick. I don’t know if it’s because Michael Kidd is also called Michael, so Jordan took a fancy to it. over him.

The Wizards selected Bradley Beal with the No. 4 pick. The No. 5 pick that should have belonged to the Cavaliers came to the Jazz. They chose Dion Waiters, and the Kings selected Thomas Robinson with the No. [-] pick.

The Blazers selected the older rookie Damian Lillard with the No. 6 pick. The outside world is not optimistic about the Blazers' choice. Experts generally believe that Lillard's immediate combat ability is indeed very good, but his potential has been exhausted. It is not worth it. A high draft pick.

The Raptors selected Harrison Barnes with the No. 7 pick, and the North Carolina Blackhawks went to the far north, which was a fairly standard choice.

The Warriors' draft plan was also very smooth. No team knew that the Warriors would choose Middleton, and even he himself didn't know it, but when the Warriors selected Middleton with the No. 30 pick, his expression was very exciting.

Jamichael Green was also selected by the Warriors with the No. 60 pick. After the draft, Larry Riley immediately contacted Bazemore, and he was very willing to play for the Warriors in the summer league.

So far, the draft has come to an end, and the free market is about to start.

　It's still four thousand, and the less will be made up later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)