warrior godfather

Chapter 578 Is it bad or outsourced?
New York, Disney/ABC Times Square Studios.

The lottery representatives of each team gathered together. Larry Riley sat in a corner, but he was the most eye-catching presence in the audience. Emotions.

Among the teams participating in the lottery ceremony, only the Warriors entered the playoffs, and the others were lottery teams. The representatives of these teams saw the Warriors playing in the Western Conference Finals while drawing lottery tickets, and they felt mixed emotions. List.

Why are the warriors so powerful? They have both the present and the future. Looking back at people like myself, without the present, the future may not be very good...

Larry Riley was smiling in the eyes of everyone, calm and composed. The most dazzling person on the sidelines and off the court of the Warriors is always Zhang Yu. He rarely has the opportunity to show his face in front of the media. Today he represented the Warriors in the draw. When it's rare to be in the limelight.

He must thank Zhang Yu, not only because Zhang Yu gave him this opportunity, but also because the deal between the Warriors and the Cavaliers emptied almost the Cavaliers' draft picks in recent years, and let the Cavaliers, who had been depressed after James left, sink further.

Although the Cavaliers won the No. 2011 pick in 2013 and [-], Irving is only a scorer, and he is still an unstable scorer, unable to lead a team to the playoffs alone.

Bennett's performance in the first year can even be compared with super parallel champions like Kwame Brown and Olowokandi.

在首发出战的52场比赛里，本内特场均登场12.8分钟，只能得到4.2分3篮板0.3助攻0.4抢断0.2封盖，三项命中率分别只有35.6%、24.5%、63.8%。

He can be said to be useless on the court, not at the level of an NBA player at all, and his talent is also common, which makes people wonder why the Cavaliers chose him with the No. [-] pick. Kwame Brown and Olowokandi are also parallel imports , but they still have physical talent anyway, but Bennett's only advantage is politeness.

The Cavaliers wasted a No. 2012 pick. Dion Waiters, who should have been selected with the fourth overall pick in 4, was in the hands of the Jazz. In order to make room for Irving, he was eager to send Monta Ellis away, but he did not exchange for it. What a good player, the Cavaliers' lineup is greatly weakened.

Worst of all, the Cavaliers have the pick this year in the hands of the Warriors, so they can't do it badly. They can only try to win and make the playoffs. Otherwise, they won't get the lottery pick, and they will offend the local fans in Cleveland. The ball market will be further depressed.

In order to win a few more games, Mike Brown, who returned to the Cavaliers, resorted to his most familiar tactic, which is to kill Irving. This can not only win the game, but also allow Irving to get the exercise of the game. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

However, Irving is not James. Although he can play beautiful statistics, he can't lead the team to win. The Cavaliers only ranked No.12 in the East before the All-Star Weekend. It's just that Irving was selected as an All-Star because of his personal stats of 23+6. starter.

Although the Cavaliers have a poor record, Irving averaged 37.5 minutes per game, which is a full 2.8 minutes more than last season, which is his career high and has a huge load.

After the All-Star Weekend, Irving fractured his left knee in the away game against the Timberwolves and left the game injured. After the game, he underwent surgery and will be absent for 4-5 months and will be reimbursed for the season.

Without Irving, the Cavaliers were completely reduced to fish belly. The rankings that were originally not high kept slipping, and finally ranked second to last in the Eastern Conference with 22 wins and 60 losses, only higher than the 19ers with 63 wins and 76 losses and 21 wins and 61 losses. Jazz.

Originally, the Bucks would rank last in the league with a record of 15 wins and 67 losses, but they got a group of good role players from the Mavericks in the Bogut trade, won a few more games, and scored 24 wins and 58 losses. The record ranks No.12 in the East, higher than the 76ers, Cavaliers and Magic.

The Jazz's original record was not so bad, but Waiters' autumn wind was very incompatible with the Jazz. In order to train him, the Jazz gave him a lot of ball rights, lost a few more games, and finally ranked second in the league.

With such a poor record for the Cavaliers, the probability of the Warriors getting a high draft pick is much higher, and Larry Riley has received the most attention.

After all, this year is considered to be a super draft year comparable to 1996 and 2003. Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid from the University of Kansas are extremely talented, and they are both top picks. Barry Parker is also one of the candidates for the No. [-] pick. In addition, there are potential new stars such as Aaron Gordon, Marcus Smart, Dante Exum, and Julius Randle. Potential to be a star.

These young talents are selected by other teams, and it will take a long time before they can lead the team to the playoffs and have an impact on the league situation.

But if selected by the Warriors, under the careful training of Coach Z, he may soon be able to contribute to the team and add a heavy weight to the Warriors' championship road.

The league should restrict super teams from participating in the lottery draft, which is not fair at all...

The others looked at the vigorous Larry Riley and thought angrily in their hearts.

At this time, Adam Silver came to the center of the studio. He officially took over the position of NBA president on February 2 this year. After David Stern has been in charge of the league for 1 years, he finally retired. The NBA has entered a new era.

After a brief opening remark, starting from the highest-ranked Suns representative, they went up and shook the ping-pong balls in four buckets (note) in turn, and finally the last-to-last 76ers drew lots under the supervision of NBA official staff and accountants.

Afterwards, the accountant put the lottery result cards with the team logos of each team into the three envelopes marked 1 to 3, and then sealed them, which will be announced uniformly at the end.

Soon, under the nervous gaze of representatives of 14 teams, Adam Silver announced the ownership of the 4-14 picks.

没有抽到前三顺位选秀权的球队，按照战绩从高到低依次获得乐透签，分别是4号签魔术、5号签雄鹿、6号签凯尔特人、7号签湖人、8号签国王、9号签黄蜂（来自于活塞）、10号签76人（来自于鹈鹕）、11号签掘金、12号签（来自于尼克斯）、13号签森林狼、14号签太阳。

The remaining three teams happen to be the bottom three 76ers, Cavaliers, and Jazz. Among them, the 76ers have the highest probability of winning the No. 25 pick at 19.9%, the Jazz at 16.5%, and the Cavaliers at [-]%.

Larry Riley and other representatives of the three teams just stared at Adam Silver. In front of the TV screen, fans of the 76ers, Warriors, and Jazz were also extremely nervous, waiting for the moment when the answer would be revealed.

The flower lottery was announced first. Adam Silver opened the envelope, pulled out the letter paper, and read aloud:

"The Utah Jazz got the No. 2014 pick in the first round in 3!"

The Jazz representative clapped his hands in frustration, while Larry Riley and 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie clenched their fists with excitement.

Afterwards, Adam Silver opened envelope No. 2 and said loudly:

"The Philadelphia 201ers got the No. 2 pick in the first round of 76!"

"Yes!"

"Fake!"

Adam Silver's voice fell, Larry Riley called out hello, and Sam Hinkie cursed through gritted teeth.

He tried his best to play badly, and he didn't even lose any face, just to get the No. [-] pick in this super draft year, but the Warriors who made it to the Western Conference Finals got it. Is there any reason!
There are still outsourced ones that are bad these days?The Cavaliers are a bunch of trash!Mike Brown is trash, David Griffin is trash, Kyrie Irving is trash!

The draft picks are not in his own hands, and he has a third-to-last record, and handed over the No. [-] pick, which is simply the biggest joke in NBA history.

Sam Hinkie was full of resentment, and he was no longer in the mood to listen to Adam Silver's announcement of the final No. [-] pick that everyone knew, and everyone else looked at the smiling Larry Riley with different expressions.

A bunch of scheming and bad teams gathered here, but the top spot was snatched away by the defending champion who was preparing for the Western Conference finals. They only had envy, jealousy and hatred in their hearts.

But no matter how bad their mood was, it couldn't be worse than Cavaliers general manager David Griffin.

He watched the draft lottery ceremony at home. When Adam Silver announced that the 76ers had won the No. [-] pick, he slapped the sofa hard, with a grim expression, and slowly spit out a sentence:

"Facker, Danny Ferry!!"

……

After the lottery ceremony, the news that the Warriors won the No. [-] lottery was immediately reported. The fans of each team, like the lottery representatives of these teams, were envious of the Warriors.

"Fuck, the Warriors' No. [-] pick? They are already strong enough. If Coach Z picks another No. [-] pick, what else is there to do? Just award the championship trophy to the Warriors!"

"No, what do the league officials do? Paul just left in 12, and the Pelicans' record is better than that of the Hornets, Wizards, and Cavaliers. They won the No. Okay!"

"Hey, you don't have to think about it. The Warriors must have chosen Wiggins. We can see Jordan and Curry playing together. The NBA finale is over. I decided not to watch NBA games in the future. I know the championship in advance. What do you mean?"

Some fans even went to the Cavaliers area to complain:
"Why did you trade so many draft picks with the Warriors? The Warriors took your picks and drafted Green and Leonard. This year, they will choose another No. [-] pick. Half of the core lineup is contributed by you. The Warriors are the first to thank you for winning the championship." What you want is you, you are purely enemies!"

"The alliance should investigate as soon as possible. How could someone make such an obvious blood loss transaction? There must be something wrong here, there must be a shady scene!"

Cavaliers fans are also very wronged:

"It's Danny Ferry, that bastard who took three first-round picks in exchange for Ellis and Jackson. He played okay in the regular season, but the playoffs showed his true colors and made people blow up. Leaving such a big mess, we can't fix it properly, we have scolded him for three years!"

"Hey, don't say anything, I was robbed by Coach Z. People have already seen that Ellis and Jackson are not good enough. They sold the junk for gold. It's really amazing, but I just can't figure it out. If James hadn’t gone to the Heat for 10 years, it’s hard to say whether the Cavaliers will have a championship, but the regular season must be the top few in the Eastern Conference, and these draft picks are worthless. But once James leaves and the Cavaliers rebuild, these draft picks will be valuable. The question is, how did Coach Z know that James would leave? At that time, James had promised the Cavaliers fans that he would never leave!"

The grievances and confusion of the Cavaliers fans were ignored. The neutral fans just lamented the Cavaliers' misfortune, while the Warriors fans fell into ecstasy and had no time for him:
"Riley is amazing! Coach Z is awesome! I thought it would be nice to get a No. [-] lottery, but it turned out to be the No. [-] lottery. This is a big fortune!"

"I once again apologize to Coach Z. When he made a deal with the Cavaliers, I said he didn't understand the game. But looking at it now, it's a bloody profit. It was Qin Shihuang who touched the switch—the win is numb!"

"I'm going to draw the No. [-] pick in the Western Conference finals, so I ask who else is there? If I win this year, I will choose another No. [-] pick... Damn, I dare not think about it. Coach Z is using Yangshou to make a deal, right? Bullying the Cavaliers like this Won't you be punished?"

They even put aside the upcoming Western Conference Finals and celebrated frantically that Larry Riley won the No. [-] lottery.

At the same time, the top picks in the draft also tried their best to show their favor to the Warriors. Wiggins said in an interview:
"You know, the Warriors are the defending champions and I'm desperate to play for a championship team, Stephen Curry is the best player in the league and I want to play alongside him and learn from him how to be a better player. Coach Z is one of the best head coaches, he is very good at cultivating young players, I very much hope to listen to his teachings... If I am selected by the Warriors, I will give everything to the team's victory, and getting the championship ring is what I have always been This is the competitive side of me that I want to be selected first in the first round, and I want to be labeled as the best player."

Embiid said:
"I'm definitely the type of player the Warriors need. I'm competitive, I'm competitive, I only have victory in my eyes. I will provide the Warriors with interior defense, scoring and rebounding. Stephen Curry is my favorite player. I And his pick-and-roll is going to be powerful and you know, there's no young player who doesn't want to play for Coach Z, and I'm looking forward to being a part of the Warriors."

Jabari Parker's talent is not as good as Wiggins and Embiid, but he is also working hard to become the No. [-] pick:
"I can't wait to try out for the Warriors. The Warriors are the most successful team in recent seasons. If I am selected by the Warriors, I am willing to play as a substitute and do everything the team asks me to do. I am good at shooting three points. I can guard all five positions, I think I'm a perfect fit for the Warriors' playbook, and I can't wait to grow under Coach Z, who is one of the best rookie coaches in the league, and I've always respected him."

When the three rookies all expressed their affection to Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu had no time to take care of these trivial matters, and all his thoughts were on the upcoming Western Conference Finals.

But before the start of G1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and the Thunder, Larry Riley returned to the Bay Area, found Zhang Yu, and discussed with him about the draft:
"Ronan, have you decided who to pick with the No. [-] pick?"

(End of this chapter)