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"John, don't worry, I won't go back to play. I will stay in Chicago this summer and won't go anywhere."

"By the way, I still need your help to find me a middle school basketball gym as soon as possible.

The public security must be good, not too shabby, and preferably the rent should be cheaper.

I will take our rookies and play there in the summer.

As soon as the lockout ends and I renew my contract with the team, I will come back with the rookies. "

With the lockout approaching, Bulls general manager John Paxson couldn't hold back and took the initiative to come to discuss contract renewal with Duan.

As for the salary and various conditions of the next contract, the Bulls will definitely be fully satisfied.

The starting salary is 1920 million, with an average annual salary of 2300 million, and a five-year maximum salary contract of 5 million.

Just because Duane brought four championships to the Bulls, an annual salary of more than 2000 million is not an exaggeration.

Besides, when Duen's next contract comes into effect, he will still not be the league's highest-paid player! The Bulls have enough salary space, why not give it to them?

During the Bulls' rebuilding period in the previous two seasons, Duan was able to lead a group of rookies to the Eastern Conference Finals. No one else has this ability to lead a team.

Seeing it, the Bulls are about to hit the championship again under the leadership of Du En.

At this time, as the general manager of the Bulls, John Paxson can put everything else aside, except for the matter of renewing Duan's contract. He cannot be careless and must resolve it properly first.

It has to be said that the current situation is that of John Paxson begging Dunn to renew his contract.

As for Du En, he quickly agreed.

In fact, as an international player, Duan can return to China to play this summer, and even bring the Bulls' rookies back with him.

The domestic CBA league and domestic fans must also be looking forward to it.

However, Du En did not choose to do this.

This is mainly due to two aspects. On the one hand, he is afraid of trouble. Du En feels that it is better to be a pure player.

On the other hand, they are also worried that some fans are too crazy and black players can easily lose control of their emotions.

Perhaps it will be good news for the men's basketball team twenty years from now, but will Duen have to take the blame for the negative impact caused by bringing people back to China to play?

Du En feels that there is no need to think so long-term for the men's basketball team if he is not in his position.

Therefore, it is better not to be the initiator and the culprit.

Due to these considerations, Dunn decided not to return to China this summer but to stay in Chicago.

Originally, Duen wanted to discuss with Nike to see if Nike could sponsor a summer league.

Now it happened that John Paxson came to him and asked him for help, so Duan asked him to help him find a suitable arena in Chicago.

This summer, the NBA is destined to be suspended, and league officials have previously stated that the summer league will be cancelled.

In order to achieve satisfactory results in the next shortened season, in order to maintain the status of the Bulls' youth army.

At the same time, it is also a place for rookies who are at a loss and have no time to adapt to the NBA to develop normally, fight monsters and level up.

Dunn decided to start a summer league of his own.

There are many black people in Chicago, the community basketball atmosphere is very strong, and fans are happy to go to the stadium to watch games.

With his support from Nike and his considerable commercial value, Dune can launch an amateur league in Chicago and attract a large number of sponsors with his current energy.

Originally, considering the links and facilities of the arena, it would definitely be better to borrow a university arena.

However, the NCAA claims to be pure and passionate. It only allows state officials to set fires and does not allow people to light lamps. It will not arbitrarily allow outsiders to sponsor universities.

Taking this into consideration, Dunn had no choice but to settle for an indoor arena in Chicago that could accommodate three to four thousand people, which was about it.

The main thing is not to make money, nor is it really about creating a new NBA or a new summer league.

They are not even planning to become bigger and stronger. They are just serving as a temporary training and playing field to lay a solid foundation for winning the championship in the new season.

"Don't worry, leave it to me.

Next, do you have anything else to explain?

Regarding signings in the summer, we can contact them privately first. "

John Paxson flatters Doon Road.

Du En shook his head when he heard this: "The shutdown will change everything.

Some players who lack self-discipline will become uncompetitive minimum-salary players in the summer.

I don’t think we can go wrong by doing anything this summer.

Even if something needs to be done, it should be to supervise our rookies and help them grow up faster.

When the new season starts, we will have enough time and chips to make adjustments.

If you trust me, you can convert the second-round picks we have into first-round picks and continue to trade up first-round picks.

We have too many draft picks, and we will be competing for championships again in the next few years. It is better to cash in as soon as possible than to waste them. "

"You're right." John Paxson nodded and paused, then looked at Duan with some confusion. “Isn’t this a super small year?

Many potential rookies decided to continue playing in the NCAA for one more year after hearing the news that the NBA might be suspended.

As far as I know, there are no T1-level rookies this year, and Kyrie Irving, the highest-rated player, only has 97 points. "

John Paxson suspects that Dunn is addicted to draft picks. This year is obviously a weak year for the draft, and affected by the NBA lockout, it is an unprecedented weak year for the draft.

After all, after the rookie participates in the draft, he has to wait until the summer to sign with a team and get the money then.

However, there is no summer league and no place to practice. Rookies who have no money themselves and cannot find a suitable place to play can easily lose their talent due to lack of training in the summer and their inability to adapt to the NBA.

When the lockout ends and the new season begins, the team needs to accept the rookie. When considering whether to formally sign a contract, it is found that the rookie's condition and level do not meet the team's expectations. Even if the rookie signs a contract by then, he will receive less money.

It is with this in mind that talented rookies are not so anxious to enter the draft.

Only rookies who were easy to lose in the past, or who want to enter the lottery at the end of the first round, or who want to be among the top three picks in the first round, will take advantage of the low competition pressure to participate in this draft.

As a side note, the rookie classification was created by draft expert Chad Ford.

T1-level rookies are super rookies, with lower potential All-Stars. T2-level rookies are regular lottery picks and have a chance to reach All-Star level.

Usually the number of T1-level rookies is the standard for measuring the size of the draft. It is recognized that the 14 draft year includes Embiid, Wiggins, and Parker.

And even in a small draft year like 09, there is still a T1-level rookie like Griffin.

Now, 11 years later, there is not even one.

A guard like Irving, who has a draft report rating of 97, is locked in as the No. pick if he decides to participate in this year's draft.

In previous years, if a guard wanted to become a popular candidate for the No. 100 pick, his draft rating had to be above points.

"It is precisely because it is a small year in the draft that lottery picks are cheaper, but the value of second-round picks becomes more valuable.

There is no need to trade a first-round pick that is too high, just one on the edge of the lottery.

I will continue to participate in the next draft, don't worry, I won't participate in the next few years. "

Du En made up a temporary excuse to deceive John Paxson into wanting to gamble on the talent of this year's rookie, and then stopped.

John Paxson knew that the more competitive a person is, the more he likes to gamble, and this is the case with Jordan.

Jordan trained Pippen step by step, and it's not surprising that Dunn wants to find a few rookies to train.

Besides, the rookies Duen has selected in the past two years have been well trained. Next season, both Evans and Curry will have the opportunity to become All-Star players.

"Okay, leave these things to me." John Paxson didn't hesitate much and agreed to Du En's idea of ​​using the second round to rotate the first round and continue to trade upwards.

In fact, the Bulls already have four first-round picks this year, but the picks are not high, namely 16, 19, 23, and 27.

It cannot satisfy Duan's idea of ​​​​taking down Kawhi, Thompson, Vucevic, and Butler.

Butler is an older draft pick, and as of right now, he is only a second-round prospect. The Bulls originally won Butler at the end of the first round, so it was the easiest to win Butler.

However, Thompson, Kawhi, and Vucevic are all draft prospects on the edge of the lottery.

If the Bulls don't trade upward, they may not be able to win any of them.

Fortunately, John Paxson's efficiency is quite high.

Thanks to the fact that the Bulls have been transporting talents over the years, they have accumulated some popularity, and this year is a small year for the super draft, so the first-round pick is indeed worthless.

Just like in 13, after the Cavaliers got the No. pick, they found many teams to trade down, but no one took over. In the end, they lost the No. pick and chose the very polite Bennett...

This year's first-round pick is basically a lottery.

Except for Irving, Derrick Williams, Enes Kanter, and Valanciunas, there is nothing visible in the lottery area.

As for those with lower lottery picks, instead of losing them in their own hands, it is better to exchange them for two and get an extra chance of a first-round lottery draw.

In the same way, the vast majority of NBA general managers will not refuse second-round picks with shorter years and one more lottery opportunity.

Precisely because this year is special, the Bulls' work of trading up draft picks went relatively smoothly.

公牛用19+23交易得到了首轮第13的选秀签，同时又消耗了一个次轮签和部分现金，将16号签升级成了14号签。

And used three second-round picks to exchange for the No. 28 first-round pick.

The Bulls still have four first-round picks, but they have more initiative in the following draft.

However, the Bulls still have a little less chips.

On June 6, after the draft started, the Warriors still grabbed Thompson ahead of the Bulls.

Fortunately, the Bulls successfully used the No. 13 pick to win Leonard, the most promising player in this draft, and then used the No. 14 pick to win Vucevic.

There were two draft picks left, No. 27 and No. 28, and Butler and Bojan Bogdanovic were signed respectively.

In this way, the super forward team of the Bulls Youth Army 2.0 has been completely completed. (End of chapter)