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Chapter 119 The draft!Pippen and Nash joined the Sonics?

That night, owner Bennett booked the most luxurious hotel in Seattle and notified the entire Sonics team for a dinner.

This season, the team has achieved excellent results all the way to the Western Conference Finals. Owner Bennett has made a lot of money just from the ticket money, so he naturally has to celebrate.

In the parallel world, Bennett bought a bad team with less than 50% attendance at home and loss of income year after year. After one year of operation, he couldn't bear it anymore and moved the Supersonics to his hometown of Oklahoma, changing the name to the Thunder. Team.

However, the butterfly effect instigated by Lu Yong has made the Sonics one of the most popular teams in the league. Both attendance and advertising revenue have reached the top five in the league. The decision to relocate will not be made at this juncture.

After the team dinner, the Sonics officially announced a holiday.

The management began to get busy with the operation of the summer, and the players can finally put their energy into the holidays and use this summer to improve their skills.

Lu Yong also intends to relax his mind. During the offseason, he is busier than most head coaches in the league. He needs to provide advice on team building and player introduction.

The goal of the Supersonics next year is definitely to hit the championship, and this summer's signings will be particularly important.

Half a month later, the NBA Finals was decided.

Just as Lu Yong expected, the Celtics, who sit on the Big Three, failed to play a strong enough dominance in the finals. The series did not show a one-sided situation, but fell into a 55-[-] situation again.

The Celtics' home court advantage is not obvious, with two wins and two losses in the first four games, and the two sides drew with a big score.

In the battle of Tianwangshan, the Green Army relied on veteran point guard "Alien" Cassel's deadly CIC to pass the pass, leading with a total score of 3 to 2.

In the sixth game, the Spurs returned to the home court to fight back. Duncan beat Garnett, the best defensive player of the year, one-on-one. He scored 32 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, leading the team to the tiebreaker.

In the fateful tiebreaker, James Posey, a substitute for the Celtics, became the X factor. He hit 5 three-pointers in the first half and unexpectedly became the most reliable helper for the Big Three.

With the Spurs making frequent shots in the final quarter, the game also lost suspense. The Celtics won the 17th championship trophy in team history as they wished, and defeated the Spurs with a big score of 4 to 3.

保罗-皮尔斯拿下了总决赛MVP，系列赛场均21.8分4.5篮板5.2助攻1.3抢断，投篮命中率43.2%，三分球命中率39.3%。

Pierce, the FMVP, also has water, and his personal data is average. If he doesn't fight for the championship, the best lineup of three teams is his limit.

After the season, Lu Yong and general manager Sam Presti flew to New York to participate in the 2008 draft.

Supersonic owner Bennett said in public at the dinner party that Lu Yong can participate in the entire team building in the summer, and within the scope of conditions permitting, he can sign whoever he wants to the Supersonics this year, giving him enough rights.

Presti is not depressed about this. The more capable Lu Yong is, the easier it is for him to work, and he can make money lying down. This kind of good thing is no less than pie in the sky.

The Sonics have three draft picks this year, two in the first round and one in the first round, so there is a lot of room for manipulation.

Although the three draft picks are all relatively late, it is difficult to select the core of the team, but if it is just to strengthen the weakness, it is enough for Lu Yong.

Lu Yong revisited the 08 draft list at home. The Supersonics’ picks of 24th and 27th in the first round were too low. If it wasn’t for Gasol Jr. who could come to the team to report this summer, Lu Yong would like to pack up the young assets in the team Trade, and then get a team building core.

However, the news that Gasol will sign with the Supersonics this summer made Lu Yong heave a sigh of relief. With this immediate combat center who just won the Europa League MVP and was elected to the DPOY in his career, the overall strength of the Supersonics next year will increase. If you have improved, you only need to focus on strengthening the backcourt, and you will have the strength to compete for the championship next season.

Entering the private room, Presti turned around and asked, "Lu, who are we going to pick with two first-round picks this time, do you have a goal?"

"Nicholas Batum and George Hill were picked in the first round. The second round picks are too late and of little value. They can be traded for some money back." Lu Yong replied.

The best player that the Supersonics can pick in this pick is Batum. He was born in France and is known as "French Pippen".

This guy has never won any personal honors in his career, but in his peak season he was able to average 15.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game. His career three-point shooting percentage was 35.7%, and his highest season was 40.9%. It is simply a standard swingman born for the supersonic system.

巴图姆还曾打出过11分5篮板10助攻5抢断和5次封盖，成为NBA史上第8位收获5X5数据的球员。

Missed him in this draft, and everyone in the Sonics draft lost money. The "tough guy" Ibaka and Jordan, who fell to the second round, seemed to have brilliant careers, but they were rough guys and jumpers in the early stages of their careers.

The Supersonics already have Gasol Jr. and Noah at the center position in the new season. It is really tasteless to choose an insider, and it has almost no effect other than being on the bench.

The most important thing is that even if Ibaka is selected, he will have to wait a year to enter the league. The Sonics can't afford to wait.

A blue-collar insider with a single role like Jordan is also not the type Lu Yong likes. He will definitely want it for nothing, but if the price is a first-round pick, it is definitely not worth it.

At the beginning of the draft, Derrick Rose was selected by his hometown team Bulls and became the No. [-] pick.

The talent of a player like Rose is obvious. He is 1 meters tall and weighs 91 kilograms. In addition to his perfect point guard figure, his violent playing style and super fast first step start speed are his ability to beat Beasley and Mayo. The reason for being elected champion.

Rose's career seems pessimistic, plagued by injuries, but he only took a few years to achieve what other stars could not do in ten years. Although the blooming time is short, it proves that the champion has parallel imports. But MVP doesn't.

Second place Michael Beasley was selected by the Heat and has not changed.

The Timberwolves are the No. [-] pick, and they took off the nationally recognized genius guard OJ-Mayo. This time, Mayo will not be traded to the Grizzlies and Love to swap clubs, because the No. [-] pick in the first round no longer belongs to the Grizzlies.

The Knicks chose the point guard version of the all-around fighter Westbrook with the fourth overall pick. Westbrook in this life is lucky enough to start in New York. As long as he plays well, he doesn't have to worry about market attention at all.

The fifth Bobcats chose insider Kevin Love, and his career trajectory has undergone tremendous changes. Lu Yong does not know whether Love can become the rebounding leader in this life.

Then Gallinari, Eric Gordon, Brook Lopez, Randolph, Hibbert and other strongmen were selected by the team one after another. Except for Gallinari joining the Raptors, the others have not changed from Lu Yong’s previous life. .

The 24th place in the first round of the Supersonics took off "French Pippen" Batum, and history was rewritten again. French Pippen is going to reach the pinnacle of his life this time.

George Hill was intercepted by the Spurs with the 26th pick in the first round, and Presti quickly looked at Lu Yong. "What to do, Lu, George was cut off by the Spurs, who should we choose now?"

"Goran Dragic, just him."

In Lu Yong's previous life, Dragic was not selected by the Spurs until the 45th overall pick, and the right to sign was sent to the Suns in a three-way deal.

Dragic is a Slovenian athlete. Like the champion Rose, he is 1 meters tall and weighs 91 kilograms. He has delicate skills and a wide field of vision. He was nicknamed "Little Nash".

巅峰赛季的德拉季奇砍下过20.3分3.2篮板6助攻和1.4次抢断，投篮命中率50.5%，三分球命中率41%，非常高效。

What this guy is best at is promoting counterattacks, breakthroughs and three-point shots. His playing style is exactly the same as Nash. From a system point of view, he is more suitable for this Supersonic team than George Hill, but the defense is a bit worse. I am worthy of him.” Little Nash" nickname.

The 56th place in the second round of the Sonics selected big center Sasha Cowen and sent him directly to the Timberwolves for cash.This Russian center picks his feet. The highest honor in his career is to get a championship ring with the Cavaliers. He averaged 0.9 points and 1 rebound per game this season. There is no room for him in the Supersonics.

Interestingly, his wife is Tyler Cowan, a former University of Kansas football player, and the two are a good match from the name.

After the draft was over, Presti took Lu Yong to play in New York for two days, until the operation department called, and the two flew back to Seattle.

The NBA free market is about to start in early July, and the Sonics' summer signings have just begun. Next, they need to strengthen the guard line to make up for the losses after Delonte West and Earl Watson left the team.

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