From sparring to superstar

Chapter 200 198. He is our helmsman (4800 monthly tickets plus update last month)

This draft meeting ignited the public opinion of fans.

All the top three picks have been traded!

After the entire draft, the fans felt that the button of the TV station to cut the camera was about to be broken.

Every transaction has become a hot topic among fans.

The Grizzlies traded Raheem for the No. [-] pick, to mixed reviews.

反方观点：一个年仅24岁、场均20分10板3助攻1.3抢断1.1盖帽的锋线摇摆人，新状元巅峰期能打出这个表现吗？
Positive point of view: Raheem has ability but no leadership ability. He has led the team for 5 years and has been among the bottom five in the league every year. The Grizzlies need to make changes. Raheem may become better if he changes the environment.

But no matter the positive side or the negative side, they are laughing at the Clippers for using young talent + draft picks in exchange for assist brush Mike Bibby.

The reason for ridicule is simple, but it cannot be refuted-among the players who averaged 8+ assists per game, they have the worst team performance.

Although Blevin Knight was also evaluated as an assist brush back then, when he led the Cavaliers, he could win more than 30 wins.

Although the Cavaliers lineup is good, the Grizzlies lineup is better than the Cavaliers.

However, the hottest topic is still the three talented high school students, American players, and the status of "high school rookie". The discussion is much hotter than Gasol's side.

For Li Ao, on the second day of the draft, he and Maggette made an appointment for dinner, chatted about the past season, and imagined the future.

Although Maggette has negative emotions in the face of being traded, he is generally happy.

The Grizzlies have sent away the leading forward, and he may be the main force.

In the Clippers, his playing order must come after Li Ao and Matt Harprin.

Moreover, the Grizzlies will move to Yingjiang's homeland next season, and they don't need to go to the far north, which is easier to accept.

After finishing the dinner appointment with Maggette, Li Ao called Chris Mim and Blevin Knight, sent his blessings, and it was over.

It is obvious that they are treated differently, but the relationship is always close.

On the 30th, he had a meal appointment with Bibby and his son, Gerald Wallace, and witnessed the old coach and his son's filial piety. The scene was very funny, Henry Bibby couldn't finish talking, Mike Bibby When Bi saw his father, his face was full of 'too lazy to talk to you'.

Originally, Li Ao wanted to call Odom, O'Neal Jr., Big Q, Matt Harprin and others to get acquainted, but after discussing with his father, he decided not to call them.

Li Ao was noncommittal about his father's evaluation of the return to Bibby, but he approved of his father's analysis.

Li Weidong thinks Wally Walker is a very radical person.

The free market has just started. The invincible posture of the OK combination with 15 wins and 1 loss has brought panic to all championship teams and stars who are eager to compete for the championship. In the East, if Grant Hill returns smoothly, he will be another big devil For a team at the same level, there may be teams that have no hope of winning the championship and choose to rebuild, or some stars actively want to transfer. Their Clippers have a deep lineup and salary space. It is very likely that other stars will join team.

He believes that if Wally Walker has the opportunity to get a suitable star, there is a high probability that he will take the initiative.

The two first- and second-year players, Chris Mihm and Maggette, have been sent away. If they want to introduce stars who can bring substantial help to the team, Odom and O'Neal will definitely be used as bargaining chips.

There are plenty of opportunities to get acquainted, let the bullets fly for a while, and wait for the dust to settle.

After the dinner appointment, in the afternoon, Li Ao accepted an exclusive interview with Fox Sports. When asked about the three teammates who were traded away, he replied:

"I'm very sad that Corey, Chris and Blevins are leaving, it's a great feeling to play with them, they're all great basketball players.

Every time I saw Cory drive inside against an opponent, I wanted to cheer and scream for him. He would always find me after he drew the pinch, and listen to the sound of me hitting the iron round object with the leather ball object.

Chris can protect the frame, grab rebounds, can play high in the paint, he has a positive attitude towards the game, and is willing to do everything the coach assigns. When he comes on the court, I know I can beat the old man. Help me keep the old man out of the reasonable collision zone.

Blavin's passing is the art of the basketball court. As long as we rush up, he can send the ball to his teammates in any position. His passing always reminds me of a good game. , it was Jason Kidd who gave me the pass in that game.

The team that gets them is lucky, and they should be lucky enough to have such a great player.

I hope they can get more playing time in the new team and show their talents. "

When asked about the return of Mike Bibby from the trade, he said: "The helm of the Angel City battleship is in place!"

...

On July 7st, a new month arrived, the NBA1-2000 season officially ended, and the free market began.

In the morning, Li Ao had shooting training and strength training, and he hadn't trained for two days. There will be a period of commercial activities that will affect the training. He has to seize the free time he can use, and he can't slack off training during the offseason.

After lunch, Li Ao's family stood in front of the TV and watched the official NBA press conference.

After the finals, the media broke the news that the NBA will usher in major rule changes next season.

Li Ao also remembered that the alliance was going to cut sharks.

David Stern first announced the salary cap for the new season, boasting a wave of income growth, and then announced that the salary cap had increased from $3550 million to $4438 million.

The salary cap increase of nearly 900 million dollars set a new record in NBA history. In 1995, the salary cap increased by 700 million dollars, which was the largest increase before.

The sharp increase in the salary cap was due to the fact that in the middle of the 94-95 season, two new teams agreed to join the NBA through the team owners and paid a large amount of membership fees.

This time is completely different. A new trapeze is born, the OK team wins the championship, the Magic team opens a new chapter, and the answer becomes the real answer of basketball... A hundred flowers are blooming, stars are shining, the NBA has entered another stage of skyrocketing fans, and income has also increased rise.

Li Ao hopes that the price will rise again in the next two or three years, and when he renews his contract, he can get a big contract.

Then, Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the NBA Rules Committee, came on the court and announced the new rules.

Article [-], the luxury tax is on the line!
In yesterday's season-end meeting of the bosses, the bosses of each team voted unanimously to confirm the implementation of the luxury tax clause added to the 99 labor agreement.

Teams with a salary of more than 5243 million dollars next season will have to pay a luxury tax of 1 dollar for every dollar more than 1 dollar. 50% of this money will be divided equally among teams that have not paid the luxury tax.

When Colangelo introduced the detailed rules of the luxury tax, Li Ao said puzzledly: "This rule was unanimously passed. Do the owners of the Knicks, Trail Blazers, Mavericks, and Lakers think they have too much money? I thought At least a few teams will vote against it."

Vivienne thought for a while and replied, "I think they want to use this to lower the salary of the players."

"I don't think it's useful. Anyway, I won't take less money just because I feel sorry for the team's luxury tax."

After introducing the luxury tax provisions, the main event came.

Colangelo announced two rules.

First, the NBA will abolish the rule of 'early flank violation'; second, on the basis of offensive three seconds, add three seconds of defense.

These two new regulations were approved by 28 team owners, and only 1 team opposed them, and they were passed by overwhelming votes.

When Colangelo introduced the details of the rules, Vivienne said in surprise: "Leo, does this mean that when we play the Lakers, O'Neal can pinch him no matter whether he receives the ball or not? He can't always Squatting in the three-second zone to protect the frame?"

Li Ao complained when he heard the words: "The thing is such a thing, but how can we say that we are so useless, and we attack without the ball. We don't want to lose face?"

Vivien puffed up her mouth: "Then when we play the Lakers, will we pinch O'Neal in advance?"

Li Ao replied without hesitation: "Yes!"

...

In the next 3 days, Li Ao trained hard. On July 7th, Li Ao took AJ's chartered flight back to China and started his first domestic sneaker promotion.

Vivienne, his parents, and the trainer and physical therapist sent by the Clippers made a tailwind together.

Taking advantage of Li Ao's return to work in the country, Li Ao's parents took Vivienne to visit the country. Vivienne had long wanted to see what the legendary mysterious flower planter looked like.

The first stop came to the imperial capital, and after returning home for a night of rest, the next day, he started business activities in the morning and afternoon.

He already has a lot of experience in participating in business activities at Yingjiang's house, but when he returns home, he is very excited and looking forward to it, but he is also very nervous because it is the first time after all.

But when he saw the excitement, joy, and joy of the fans, he was not so nervous.

Fans are always the cutest. When they fall in love with a player, what they think and say is the best of the player.

Although one day the powder will be deep and naturally black...

Li Ao takes every event seriously. He knows that most of the fans, he may only see it once in his life. As an object of admiration and love, he wants to make the best impression on the other party as much as possible. .

During the interval between participating in activities, he did not forget to push the iron.

If there is no complete training time to practice shooting and technique, first gain weight and muscle.

Jack wants to suggest to the boss that the daily business activities are already very busy, so he should take a good rest and don't tire himself out.

But seeing Li Ao's lively appearance every morning, and his enthusiasm every time he goes to participate in business activities... Well, Jack felt the difference between a genius and an ordinary person.

No, no, there is a qualitative difference between a genius and a genius.

The Afro of the Lakers next door, and his boss, all have this kind of monster-level recovery ability.

In addition to work and ironing, Li Ao is also paying attention to the current situation of the team.

Tyron Nesby still couldn't keep it. On July 7, the Wizards poached him with a four-year, $10 million contract.

Li Ao is paying attention to the contract extension of this teammate. After the season, Wally Walker and Gentry have been trying to keep Nesby, who averaged 99 points per game in the 00-13 season and can play two strikers. Substitute position.

Wally Walker asked the big boss, money is not a problem, they will match as much as other teams offer, and they will only let go if the price is too outrageous.

However, while the Wizards have increased from 3 million in 1000 years to 4 million in 1600 years, they also promised Nesby's main playing time and regarded him as an important helper for the newly acquired Elton Brand.

Gentry couldn't promise, so he could only send a farewell blessing.

They want to keep Nesby, not as the main force, or even as a substitute for the main force, but as a substitute.

The newly selected Gerald Wallace's playing order is ahead of Nesby.

There is also good news. They used two years of $500 million to complete the contract extension with experienced veteran insider Sean Lukes.

Although the veteran is about to be 32 years old, his athletic ability has declined, and he will no longer be able to average 13+7 per game during his peak period, but he is full of passion as long as he plays and has rich experience. He has partnered with O'Neal for three years.

And willing to mentor younger teammates, Jermaine O'Neal learned a lot from a veteran who's been doing the dirty work his entire career after he's 'broken'.

上赛季场均打14分钟，拿到6.5分2.3助攻的博伊金斯也顺利留下，2年180万美刀续约。

After receiving the news from the team that the contract renewal was completed, Li Ao turned on the system, and the lineup list has been updated.

The powerful star Mike Bibby, the experienced Greg Anthony who has played with the gods, the assault scorer Boykins, and the backup player Kenyon Dooling.

Compared with last season's point guard line, shotguns for cannons!
At the position of shooting guard, there are Piakowski and Big Q. He, Spiderman, can also play shooting guard... His offensive end is actually a shooting guard. The NBA uses this reason to vote for the best team. He was put in the guard position.

Small forward, in addition to him, there are Matt - Harprin, Gerald - Wallace.

He swings at the second and third positions, big Q and Matt Harprin are the main substitutes, and Piakowski, the spot-up shooter, is behind.

As for his junior, Gerald Wallace, Li Ao is looking forward to his future, but in his rookie season, he will only turn 19 at the end of this month, so it can be predicted that his combat power will not be very strong.

How much contribution the junior can make in his rookie season, at worst he can be used as a training partner.

He, Spider-Man, will finally have a sparring partner!

In terms of inside, Odom and O'Neal can play two positions. Jaron Collins and Sean Lukes are two substitutes. The regular rotation is in place. The substitute is Brian Skinner of the 98th class. He is Spider-Man He and the captain will also play power forward when facing certain opponents, and the inside manpower is considered complete.

There are currently 14 people. If there is no trade, the last person should be to get an insider in the free market and gather people in case of emergency.

Looking at the current lineup, although there are some shortcomings, he compared the situation of other high-ranked rookies when they first entered the NBA, and he felt very happy.

If he went to the Cavaliers, the current Cavaliers are fine, and the Cavaliers headed by Ricky Davis in two years, the atmosphere of the team, the lineup of teammates, it will be terrible to think about it!
(End of this chapter)