The meal was enjoyed by both the guests and the host, and the aunt hated Lin Yu in her heart. She specially ordered expensive food during the meal, which made Lin Yu laugh in his heart. Look at your unsociable appearance. How much money can you spend on eating and drinking?
When Lin Yu got the bill, he was dumbfounded. Twenty thousand dollars? !
At this time, Lin Yu had another thought in his mind. Maybe he should eat in the restaurant. Who could bear to eat like this...
The first round of the playoffs begins, and the opening game is the Washington Wizards against the New York Knicks. It is still a best-of-five game.
The first two games were the Wizards' home games, and they won them cleanly and easily.
Ewing is really on his last legs. He originally said at the pre-game press conference that he would blow up the bus. This is also a necessary step in the playoffs. He said harsh words before the game.
However, after he actually came on the court, he was completely unable to do anything against Daba. On the defensive end, he could not guard Daba. His footsteps were completely unable to keep up, and Daba made several open mid-range shots.
Even the old Ewing couldn't handle the low post play under the basket and Bus's incomparable strength.
On the offensive end, Ewing was even more shocking. His special skill, the bunny hop, could not jump at all this time. After being slapped by Bus and Ben respectively, he never jumped again.
The rest of the Knicks' positions were also suppressed. Auntie was guarding McGrady, and McGrady made all kinds of emergency stops. Auntie could only reach out and show off, because he knew that even if he jumped up to block the shot, he would not be able to cause any interference to McGrady.
Alan Houston faced off against Kobe Bryant. In the first game, Kobe blocked only 2 of 8, and in the second game, he shot 3 of 11. Not every player is Jordan!
Oakley actually played pretty well, and Lin Yu didn't target him much. If he wanted to target him, he would definitely feel uncomfortable on the court if Ben kept staring at him.
The Knicks' best performer is undoubtedly the Speedster, because they have an extremely close relationship with Lin Yu, and Lin Yu is too embarrassed to suppress his performance, so he simply lets Nash play against him.
Playing point guards like Nash on the fly has always been exciting. In the previous two games, he scored 32 points in one and 37 points in the other.
It's a pity that with such a small score, it is impossible to lead the Knicks to win. The Knicks' gap is all-round.
At the home court of the New York Knicks, Speed almost became the team's savior in this game, scoring 44 points. At the last moment, Lin Yu was even forced to take down Nash and use Kobe to counter Speed.
After three games, the Knicks were swept again, but Speedy was very happy because Speedy's statistics were really luxurious. The Knicks lost, but he didn't lose...
Knicks fans are also very happy. After seeing the explosive performance of Speed, at least they can have something to think about. If Ewing is laid off and the Knicks introduce another top star, won't their strength gradually increase?
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After seeing off the Knicks, Lin Yu led the team back to Washington.
As soon as he got home, Unseld called him to the office and told him that today was the lottery and he wanted to watch the live broadcast with Lin Yu.
Lin Yu then remembered that he had previously conducted a transaction with Greencap, in which Snow was exchanged for Billups, Bowen and a first-round pick from Greencap.
Right now, Green Kai has not entered the playoffs, and they are going to draw lots today.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu was still a little excited, and he didn't know how lucky Lu Kai was. Theoretically, Lu Kai had a chance of winning the No. 1 lottery, although this chance was so slim that it could almost be ignored.
The lottery rules have been adjusted once in later generations. The current rule is that the team with the worst record has a 25% chance of winning the No. 1 pick.
Because this probability is too high, it can easily lead to teams messing around to win the No. 1 pick. Therefore, the league specifically changed the rules and changed the probability of the top three with the lowest record to win the No. 1 pick to the same rate of 14%. This deliberately placed It doesn't mean much if it sucks.
According to the current lottery rules, the probability of Green Kai getting the No. 1 lottery is 0.8%. If he can win, Lin Yu will immediately rush out to buy lottery tickets.
Moreover, this year's No. 1 pick actually has little effect. The well-known parallel import Olowokandi is the No. 1 pick this year, and the only top three picks are the second-place pick, Mike Bibby.
"Lin, you said the Celtics can't really win the No. 1 pick, right?" Unseld said with a strange expression.
Lin Yu shook his head, "Are you kidding? If such a small chance happens, and then we have to give the No. 1 pick to us, would you believe it or not that Auerbach would have to be sent to the ICU overnight for rescue."
Although Pitino is the head coach and general manager of the Green Kais, Auerbach is still in charge. This Green Kai is full of Cardinals' imprint.
"That's hard to say, you kid has always been very lucky, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to get so many super newcomers one after another," Unseld said.
"Is that luck? It's obviously vision. Just like you traded Weber, drafted Muresan in the second round, and drafted Big Ben as an undrafted pick, it's all vision!" Lin Yu flattered him calmly. .
Unseld's old face turned into a chrysanthemum smile, "Yes, yes, it's all about judgment. We don't rely on luck."
"The drawing of lots has begun. Let's see who gets the No. 1 pick this year."
Stern was seen on TV holding an envelope, pulling out a card and reading it out with a smile on his face.
"I declare that the first overall pick of the 1998 draft belongs to the Los Angeles Clippers!"
Unseld scratched his head and said, "Look, what did you say? Elgin, a guy who has been lucky all his life, actually got the No. 1 pick."
The Clippers' record ranks third from the bottom, and the chance of winning the No. 1 pick is 11.9%. Baylor's luck is indeed not bad.
However, Unseld scolded Lord Baylor for having a lifetime of bad luck, which made Lin Yu want to laugh, because the last time Dick Motta used the same words to evaluate Unseld.
To say that Mr. Baylor has been unlucky all his life is actually to exaggerate his luck. He has almost been unlucky all his life.
He has 8 overall runner-ups, the real king of overall runner-ups...
He only had one championship in his career, and it was because the Lakers looked pitiful on him. He retired after playing only 9 games. Then the Lakers also gave him a ring. The gold content of this ring is almost equal to that of Sun Yue’s Lakers president. Championship ring.
Then with the No. 1 pick, Baylor had the misfortune to select parallel import No. 1 pick Olowokandi, which became a stain on his managerial career.
For such a person, Unseld had the heart to say that he had been lucky all his life.
The Vancouver Grizzlies got the second pick, and the Denver Nuggets got the third pick, exactly the same as Lin Yu remembered.
The fourth pick was the Raptors, and it was the same as Lin Yu remembered, because the Raptors' draft pick was not used to select Vince Carter. Instead, they selected Carter's North Carolina brother-in-law Jamison, and then used Jamison. Traded with the Golden State Warriors for Carter.
"I declare that the fifth overall pick of the 1998 draft belongs to the Boston Celtics!"
As soon as Stern finished speaking, Lin Yu and Unseld looked at each other, and then laughed again.
"No. 5? Thank God we made a lot of money."
"Mr. Auerbach's heart is probably bleeding right now." Unseld laughed.
This wave of Green Kai's losses is like grandma's family. They traded for the powerful Snow. They thought they could make it to the playoffs with Snow. As a result, the value of the first-round pick was not that high. .
However, whether it was Auerbach or Pitino, they still overestimated the strength of Fathead Walker and newcomer Moser. The two had offensive firepower, but their efficiency was not high. The most fatal thing is that neither of them likes to defend. Even if Snow is tired in the backcourt all night long, he won't be able to help the team win.
It would be fine if he just failed to enter the playoffs. After all, the strength shown by Snow is indeed not bad. He must defend and be organized. Even if his offensive ability is not very strong, he always takes few shots. When he takes action at the most reasonable time, his hit rate is even higher than Walker's.
However, the lottery drew the fifth pick, which they couldn't accept. The top five picks are very valuable, especially this year's draft with good prospects.
"Yes, it's a big profit." Lin Yu laughed. In his opinion, the value of the No. 5 pick is not inferior to the No. 1 pick.
Because among this draft class, the three most powerful rookies are produced between the fifth and tenth picks, the fifth pick, Carter, the ninth pick, Nowitzki, and the tenth pick, Green. Paul Pierce in the first round.
No matter how the 1998 draft is rearranged, the top three will definitely be these three.
Lin Yu has the No. 5 pick. He can choose any one of these three people. It is really no different from the No. 1 pick.
This is a No. 1 pick that is not the No. 1 pick.
Originally, Lin Yu predicted that Green Kai would win the No. 10 pick, and then the only one he could choose with this pick was Pierce.
However, the situation is different now. Lin Yu wants all three of them, no matter which one is very tempting.
In addition to these three people, there were actually quite a few stars produced in 1998, including the white devil Bibby with the No. 2 pick, the white chocolate Jason Williams with the No. 7 pick, and Larry Hughes, the steals king and defensive tackle with the No. 8 pick. , this guy steals a lot and is good at defense. He combines the advantages of Kobe and Iverson. If the draft pick was not too high, Lin Yu would definitely want to get him to prepare for the next blank halo.
Geon Clark, the 13th overall pick, is also a shot-blocking maniac, having once blocked 12 shots in a single game.
15th pick Matt Halprin, 21st pick Ricky Davis, 25th pick Al Harrington, 32nd pick Rashad Lewis, 41st pick Old Cat Mobley, and even the undrafted center Brad Miller, who was born for the Princeton system, is a two-time All-Star, a super organizing center, and a seven-foot point guard!
With so many players, Lin Yu is greedy. The key is that many of them are not high in the draft, so it is almost not difficult to win them. As long as Lin Yu wants to, he can definitely win them.
However, the team's roster can only have a maximum of 15 people. Even if all these people are signed, they can only be transferred to the NBDL, where there is no limit on the number of people.
"Old man, I have an idea. It's just an idea. Don't take it too seriously."
"You think it would be too cruel if I drafted ten or eight rookies and sent most of them to the G-League?"
Lin Yu frowned and asked Unseld beside him.
"Huh? Why do you need so many players? If you do this, our team will have twenty-five players. You are crazier than Nelson."
"Of course it can be done, and it can't be said to be cruel. After all, many newcomers are meant to be sent down."
"Not to mention second-round picks, there are countless people who were demoted in the first round."
"You are the boss now. As long as you are willing to waste money on these players, of course I support it with both hands." Unseld thought Lin Yu was joking, and he also said in a joking tone.
He never expected that these words would prompt Lin Yu to do something crazy!
"Waste? No, no, no, old man, any player I choose will not be wasted. It will definitely bring us huge profits."
"It just feels like it's cheaper for Paulin. He doesn't have to do anything to enjoy the fruits of our labor."
Lin Yu sighed.
"How much money do you have left now? Or just buy the remaining 50% of Paulin's shares."
"Good guy, do you think my money came from the strong wind? With the current market conditions, I estimate that his 50% stake is worth at least US$120 million."
"And it's hard to say whether he will sell it or not."
Lin Yu currently has 40 million US dollars left in his hand, which is almost 80 million short of it. However, the charm value is already 38 points. With two more points, he should be able to earn another 50 million US dollars, leaving a gap of 30 million US dollars. , it seems not as big as imagined.
"Why don't you ask Stern to borrow it?" Unseld said suddenly.
Lin Yu was stunned. What happened? Does Stern still engage in loan sharking?
"Are you sure Stern has money to lend me? That's not 30,000 to 50,000 US dollars." Lin Yu said with a sigh.
"No, Stern did not lend it to you, but the Alliance lent it to you."
"The league has its own small treasury. Every year, part of the league's revenue is used to subsidize loss-making teams, and the other part goes into the small treasury. No one knows exactly how much money there is, but considering Stern With an annual salary of tens of millions, there must be at least a few hundred million dollars in the coffers.”
"You and Stern have such a good relationship, why don't you borrow some money? Anyway, you have equity in the Wizards and don't have to worry about repaying it."
Lin Yu directly said that he was excited, and it seemed that the feasibility of this matter was indeed very high.
Before the Wizards win the championship, they quickly buy out Bolin Lao's shares. After the Wizards win the championship or become a dynasty, the price will not be the same.
Lin Yusi thought about it and decided to do this as soon as possible.
There are too many powerful rookies in the 1998 class. Lin Yu is sure to get them all. When the time comes, he will transfer them one by one from the Development League to play for a period of time. After they make a name for themselves, they will be like Snow immediately. Trade out.
You must know that NBA transactions can have cash subsidies. Although the upper limit of a transaction is three million US dollars, what if two transactions are made at the same time? For example, Lin Yu can sign any free agent at will and sell it to the other party. As long as the new star in Lin Yu's hand is good enough, some teams are willing to spend two copies of three million US dollars to buy it.
The rookie gets a rookie contract, which is extremely cheap. If you spend 6 million US dollars to buy it, it is definitely a bloody profit.
It is not impossible for a few outstanding rookies to sell for 9 million or even 12 million.
As long as he does it properly, Lin Yu feels that he can earn at least 50 to 60 million in the future. The key is to gain the friendship of the other party, which is a pie-in-the-sky good thing for many teams.
The NBA had this kind of player selling operation in ancient times, but after the salary cap was introduced later, it restricted the wealthy teams, leaving them with no salary space to buy top players.
However, what Lin Yu is selling is a rookie, and with a rookie contract, it is not included in the salary space at all!
Of course, Lin Yu is definitely not willing to sell top players. If he wants to sell them, he must sell them to quasi-all-star players such as Harrington and Mobley.
After the crazy idea came to mind, Lin Yu began to think about how to obtain more draft picks to capture all these high-quality rookies.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yu smiled helplessly and decided to wait until he won the championship.
However, the acquisition of equity must be done as soon as possible. It is best to get Paulin's equity before the Eastern Conference Finals begins.
