new lord of the rings

Chapter 329 Many Preparations
Now that he decided to leave the Golden State Warriors, Zhang Xin did not stop to rest. There is still a lot of work to do during the offseason. The first thing to do is to rush to the Phoenix Suns and the general manager of the Suns, Ryan McDonnell and head coach Earl. Watson met, one was for his own transfer, and the other was for the draft and trade.

The arrival of Zhang Xin surprised general manager Ryan Macdonald and head coach Earl Watson. Although they gave Zhang Xin an olive branch, they never dared to hope that Zhang Xin, the No.1 player in the league, could come to the Suns. Because this is simply unreasonable. The Suns have neither sufficient capital space nor potential rookies, no famous coaches, no glorious history, and no hope of rising. Why is Zhang Xin the first to join the Suns?
Zhang Xin was very frank and explained his thoughts in detail. Then Ryan Macdonald and Earl Watson suddenly realized: to win too many boring people who feel invincible and lonely, they must first find the worst team to prove themselves. So, is the Suns the worst team in Zhang Xin's eyes?

Ryan MacDonald and Earl Watson looked at each other, a little dumbfounded, but they became ecstatic in an instant. This is a huge piece of pie falling from the sky!

Zhang Xin, this is No. 1 in the league, the No. 24 in the league who is less than 1 years old!
What kind of changes Zhang Xin's arrival will bring to Sun The two can't imagine, but for their situation, it is definitely a great help.

Ryan Macdonald joined the Suns management team in 2013. It was originally believed that McDonald’s arrival was to help the Suns rebuild, but who would have expected that the Suns would win 48 games despite being generally unfavorable. Impressive achievements.

However, this wrong signal caused the Suns to delay the rebuilding opportunity.Three full years have passed, and they still haven't fully launched the reconstruction plan.There is neither the bargaining chip to win nor the courage to rebuild.

For now, McDonald's draft level is pretty good, he got Devin Booker and TJ-Warren from the middle of the draft, at least until this time, but he will use this season's draft Drafting Dragan Bender with the No. 4 pick in the first round, plus Alex Len and Marquese Chriss before him, will make his draft level questionable.

As for his trading level, it is even more difficult to compliment. Sending away Goran Dragic and Isaiah Thomas is a typical case of making wedding dresses for others.Not to mention using the 2018 first-round pick in exchange for Brandon Knight, who has hardly contributed to the team, which makes him have a bad reputation.

As for Earl Watson, he took over the Phoenix Suns in the second half of last season. After 33 games, he only won 9 of them, and his winning percentage was only 27.3%. It didn't take long, and Earl Watson was very anxious, and Zhang Xin delivered it to his door.

Zhang Xin just put forward a condition for the two: he wants the right to draft and the right to trade players in the team, which is actually a request, and the team members must be decided by him.

Earl Watson has nothing to do. He knows that his coaching level is not high. Zhang Xin's high tactical level is well-known throughout the league. If he can learn something from Zhang Xin and Zhang Xin leads the team With good grades, even if he has gained a firm foothold in the league, he is not as precarious as he is now. Maybe he will hear the news of his dismissal when he wakes up.

Macdonald was hesitant, which almost deprived him of all his rights, but he also knew that Zhang Xin would never consider the Suns if he didn't want this right. McDonald was hesitating. Wall heard the news and came.

Robert Savoy actually gets a bad rap because he's always thinking about saving money instead of investing in the team.In other words, the Suns could have become a potential championship team, but due to Savor's inaction and even sold the draft picks many times (Rondo was sold by the Suns to the Celtics), the Suns were far from the championship team. Has been short of breath.

But the arrival of Zhang Xin has another meaning for him. Zhang Xin is No.1 in the current league, and his box office appeal is the first in the league. Let alone winning the championship, it is this box office appeal that will make him a lot of money , not to mention Zhang Xin leading the team, as long as Zhang Xin is given two years, it will definitely be the closest the Suns have come to the O'Brien Cup since their formation.

Robert Savor heard about Zhang Xin's request, and agreed with it with a big wave of his hand. It seems that if MacDonald has any objections, he may even directly announce that MacDonald has been laid off. A superstar like Zhang Xin deserves the sun. Use a whole team to change, let alone a general manager.

Zhang Xin agreed with Robert Sarver, MacDonald and Earl Watson on the salary and the number of years. Zhang Xin’s requirement is a maximum salary and a 1+1 contract. The second year is a player option, because the free market has not yet opened. At that time, the two parties will not announce it to the public for the time being.

Next, Zhang Xin immediately exercised his rights and asked the team to select two players in this year's draft. One is Malcolm Brogdon and Buddy Hield. Dihild was selected by the Pelicans with the 2016th overall pick in the first round of 1. He will enter the rookie first team in the new season. Being selected by the Bucks, he is the best rookie of the new season, which can be regarded as a more inspirational model.

McDonald was originally optimistic about Dragan Bender, and wanted to suggest to his boss Robert Savor, but Robert Savor waved his hand and said that it was completely in accordance with Zhang Xin's statement, and McDonald had no choice but to agree sullenly.

In the rookie meeting held at the Blake Center in Brooklyn, Macdonald selected Buddy Hield with the fourth pick according to Zhang Xin's instructions, which caused an uproar. Buddy Hield's predicted pick fell to No. 10 Later, the Suns used the No. 4 pick to select this seemingly mediocre young man. Some mean people even commented that McDonald was simply not worthy of being a general manager.

Macdonald couldn't even lift his head in shame, and then selected Malcolm Brogdon with the 28th overall pick. Not even a passing grade.

Originally, Zhang Xin wanted to use the No. 4 pick to select Malcolm Brogdon. He wanted to give the best rookie a due honor, but if he chose Malcolm Brogdon, he would miss Buddy Hield. , so Zhang Xin compromised.

　When it is driven out, it will be sent out, ha!Happy to start a new journey! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)