When pride still matters

Chapter 431 Night Hi Alliance

(PS: The SuperSonics’ first round pick should be No. 28, but I wrote it wrong yesterday)

The 2008 first-round pick was the Sonics' only opportunity before 2010 to add depth to the interior through the draft.

Because when Yu Fei transferred from the Bucks to the SuperSonics, he adopted a sign-and-exchange method.

In order to compensate the Bucks, the Sonics sent out the 2009 first-round pick and the 2010 and 2012 first-round pick swaps in the sign-and-swap deal.

DeAndre Jordan might be the best option at this position.

Although Presti has doubts like everyone else, now that the person has been chosen, there is no use thinking about anything else.

Then, with the 58th pick in the second round, Presti used it to select Georgia Tech senior guard Anthony Morrow.

This guy is a full-sized two position with an outstanding shooting touch.

At this point, the draft is over, and the Sonics have selected the person they want.

In the finals, major TV stations recorded the conflict between Yu Fei and Reed more than once.

Sam Presti knows better than anyone that the Sonics need to keep winning if this fairy tale is to continue.

Finally, as the team owner, Clay Bennett said boldly: "I believe this is the biggest scene I have ever seen in my life. This is also the biggest celebration that Seattle has held since the end of World War II. These days I I have said it many times and I will say it again today, I am forever grateful to all of you. God bless you all!

If Yu Fei's return is the first chapter of the 2007-08 season for the Sonics, then today's championship celebration is the final chapter.

The championship celebration is held at noon two days after the draft.

There, Yu Fei received the city key from Mayor Greg Nichols on behalf of the team and lifted the trophy.

Presti's expectation for them is that Jordan can play 5-10 minutes per game to let Kwame Brown breathe. As for Moreau, whether he can get playing time in the new season depends on whether Childress will Leave.

After today, everything from last season will be history.

And that's his job.

This summer, the Dream Team has only one mission, and that is to restore the glory of American basketball in the Olympics.

After the celebration, Yu Fei and Kwame Brown prepared to go to Las Vegas to participate in the training camp of the US team.

However, after the NBA season ended, Michael Redd announced his withdrawal from the Dream Team.

However, everyone with a discerning eye knew that there was a problem in his relationship with Yu Fei.

They are called the Redemption Team, and the main roster of this team was completed last year.

Then came Seattle's moment of celebration.

Under the eager gaze of hundreds of thousands of people at the scene, Yu Fei said into the microphone: "This is for you, Seattle, we will win another one next year!"

Jordan and Morrow were satisfied with their belongings and both expressed that they couldn't wait to become a part of the defending champion.

The reason is that he wants to focus on preparations for the new season.

When competition continues to turn into personal grudges, it becomes difficult to work together to advance together.

More than 25 people packed every corner of downtown Seattle hoping to catch a glimpse of their new champions. Under gray skies, players, coaching staff, owner Clay Bennett, and even Seattle's mayor made their way to University Place.

However, the defending champions don't expect immediate help from the newcomers.

Reed's departure has caused a little trouble for the Dream Team.

One of the main reasons why the U.S. team has failed in FIBA ​​competitions in the past few times is that it cannot make three-pointers. Therefore, although Reid is not the core of the team, he is also irreplaceable as a three-point expert.

If Reid quits, who will replace him?

The first candidate that Old K thought of was Richard Hamilton.

Unfortunately, this is another person who has a grudge against Yu Fei.

When Coach K informed Jerry Colangelo, the head of USA Basketball, of his idea, Colangelo said: "It's easy to say anything else, but I think RIP will die in China."

Old K was puzzled: "Does he have any enemies in China?"

"Big Fly is going to kill him," Colangelo said.

So they found Yu Fei's other ex-Ray Allen.

After being traded by the Bucks, Ray Allen fell silent as the top scorer in history.

The Kings wanted to rebuild, but Ray Allen didn't want to rebuild, so they wanted to trade him, but there was no suitable offer.

Now, Ray Allen is about to enter a contract year, and he is more concerned about his future than fighting for his country.

Therefore, he refused.

Then, Old K remembered Yu Fei's current player, Brandon Roy, but he was not a shooter.

Moreover, the dream team already has Yu Fei and Brown. If Roy is added, it will definitely form a small group belonging to Seattle, which is not conducive to the team.

Old K started to have a headache. He looked at the list of candidates and asked the coaching staff: "How about Tayshaun Prince?"

As the consultant of the dream team, George Karl asked with a smile: "Mike, do you know 'The Palace of Auburn Hills'?"

Old K replied: "No one knows about this." "It was Tyshawn who fought against Da Fei in Auburn Hills that day." Karl stopped Old K's thoughts with one sentence.

Then, the Bucks Gemini became a potential choice.

Kevin Martin and Danny Granger are both good at shooting and have been teammates with Yu Fei, so they have a good understanding.

Unfortunately, neither of them made it to Team USA.

Martin will undergo surgery on his right foot in the summer, and Granger, who is about to enter the final year of his rookie contract, wants to use this summer for special training.

For a time, Reed's successor actually became the biggest problem.

I heard that Old K was troubled by this incident and was training and relaxing in Las Vegas. Yu Fei, who was hanging out in nightclubs with Anthony, Bosh and others as soon as night fell, made an immature suggestion: "The most popular person in the world." Good shooters are not in the NBA.”

"Where is that?"

"At Davidson College." Yu Fei said, "His name is Stephen Curry, and he has the best shot I have ever seen."

Starting from the Dream Team, every Olympic year, the Dream Team will bring a potential new star to compete.

But the 2008 Olympics has too much to lose, so there are no plans to recruit new stars.

If Yu Fei mentioned Curry from the beginning, no one would care.

Although Curry is already a celebrity in the basketball world, there are so many celebrities in the basketball world that the US team has not yet reached the point where it needs a semi-professional college student to solve the problem.

But now, Reed's replacement has become a constant problem. Either something is wrong, or he has a grudge against Yu Fei.

Old K also knows Curry, a young man who impressed everyone in this year's March Madness. But he looks very thin, and his ability to perform stably in professional-level confrontations is questionable.

But now we can only treat the dead horse as a live doctor.

Old K has decided that if Curry is not suitable, he can just find a shooter in the NBA who shoots more than 40% of his three-pointers and has no grudges with Yu Fei and others.

Team USA is invitation-only.

Although you invited me, whether I come or not is my business.

However, for those who want to play in the NBA, being invited to the national team is not only an honor, but also an opportunity for publicity and hype.

Curry came to Las Vegas for training as soon as possible.

Even in a star-studded Dream Team training camp, Curry is a celebrity. Because he led the weak Davidson College in the recent NCAA tournament and fought hard against the eventual champion Kansas University until the last second before losing unfortunately.

In recent years, as the Bucks' carnival basketball has changed the league's view of outside shooting, guards and wings with the ability to shoot ball-handling three-pointers from the outside have become the answer.

Curry also became a potential lottery pick in the 2009 draft.

The main question that scouts have about him is that he is not tall enough and can only play the one position in the NBA, but he mainly played the two position at Davidson College.

However, this problem is no longer a problem for the US team.

What the team needs is a No. 2 player who can shoot and make shots. Size is not important.

In the first week of training camp, Curry conquered the coaching staff with his performance.

As Yu Fei said, his shooting is at the top level even in the NBA in terms of posture, release speed and accuracy.

Surprisingly, Curry's ability to run without the ball is extremely good, and his blocking and cutting cooperation with Yu Fei, Kobe, Wade and others is extremely smooth.

Especially when Yu Fei and Curry pick and roll, no matter who gets the ball, the damage to the defense is devastating.

Curry scored 21 points after the last test match, helping Yu Fei's team beat Kobe's team.

Yu Fei threw the ball into the air, as proud as if his child had ranked first in the country, "I told you, this child will be special!"

"You are only 6 years older than him, are you sure you want to call him a child?" Kidd asked angrily.

Yu Fei looked at Curry: "Stephen, do you have any objections?"

Curry smiled brightly, revealing a gap between his teeth that made people laugh: "It's my honor."

"Look, he agreed!" Yu Fei laughed, "Kid, you will definitely be selected for the dream team!"

Yu Fei's body had an inexplicable aura of elder-like kindness.

If the NBA season hadn't just ended, if the image of Pierce being beaten until he became incontinent still vaguely lingered in everyone's mind, maybe some people would really believe that Yu Fei was a kind-hearted old man.

"It's my honor!" Curry repeated.

"Don't be too honored. Do you know what an honor is?" Anthony, Yu Fei, Bosh, and Brown stood together, "Join our Nightclub Hi-League! We not only want to conquer the world of basketball, but also To conquer nightclubs all over the world!”

Curry, who looks like a minor even though he is 20 years old, asked: "Is your league serious?"

"Child, are you kidding me?" Yu Fei asked, "Do we look like dishonest people?"

Although Curry always felt that there was something wrong with this alliance, the evil forces formed by Yu Fei and Anthony were too terrifying. Curry thought about it seriously and reasoned that "joining them would give me a greater chance of staying on the US team." Convinced myself.

"I'll join."

"Beautiful!" Anthony shouted, "Da Fei is the host tonight, we are going to conquer heaven!"

(End of this chapter)