The draft is over, but the real highlight has just begun.
Thomas Sr. walked quickly towards Nelson Sr. at the end of the draft.
He has little interest in Jamison because Jamison did not leave a good impression on Thomas Sr. during the previous rookie trial.
Jamison is said to be a combo forward. However, with his height of 203 centimeters, in the eyes of old Thomas, he is a neither three nor four player. He lacks athletic ability and cannot break through when playing at the third position. He is too short when playing at the fourth position and is difficult to defend. A decent power forward.
"Old man, are you interested in making a deal? You exchanged players with the Bucks." Old Thomas said to Old Nelson.
Old Nelson smiled and said nothing, motioning for Old Thomas to continue.
"How about we trade Jamison for your Pierce? You just need to add some cash."
Lin Yu was not far away. He heard Thomas Old's words clearly and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Thomas' vision was indeed vicious. If this deal was made for him, he would really make a profit.
However, Nelson smiled and said, "Isaiah, wait a moment."
After that, he actually walked towards Lin Yu, smiled and said, "Lin, are you interested in making a deal?"
"You chose that German boy, right? I'll trade Pierce with you, how about that?"
"You can choose cash compensation or get the right to swap first-round picks next season."
Nelson is still obsessed with Nowitzki and wants to trade Pierce with him. If Lin Yu doesn't agree, he will consider trading Pierce with the Raptors.
He is also very optimistic about Jamison.
Lin Yu pondered, Nowitzki for Pierce? You can also get the right to swap first-round picks. This deal doesn't seem impossible.
After this draft, Lin Yu has too many power forward players. Xiaoao, Dazhi, Harrington and Lewis, and even Daba can play power forward. The number is almost explosive.
And the number of small forwards he has in hand is not that many. After counting, there are only Peja and Tracy McGrady. If he takes Pierce, he will also be a swingman and can play the second and third positions.
In this way, Lin Yu has five second and third position players, Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Pierce, Carter and Peja. Even if he suffers injuries or suspensions, Lin Yu will not have no high-end combat power available.
In addition, the right to swap first-round picks is also very valuable. The Wizards will definitely have the 29th pick in the first round next season, and the Mavericks will probably not make the playoffs. Lin Yu can use the swap rights to use his hand. The 29th pick in the lottery was exchanged for the Mavericks' lottery pick.
The 1999 draft was also a big draft year, producing a lot of stars. This lottery pick could at least get Lin Yu a muscular hunk, Corey Maggette. Maggette in his peak period was as famous as Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles. Two majors, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Cory of the Los Angeles Clippers.
If luck is better and the Mavericks pick is higher, Lin Yu may even have a chance to get the hacker Marion, Lamar Odom or perpetual motion Hamilton and others.
"Mr. Nelson, are you so optimistic about that German boy?" Lin Yu asked curiously.
If it weren't for his status as a time traveler, Lin Yu would actually be unlikely to choose Nowitzki, because he doesn't see the slightest possibility of becoming a superstar in Nowitzki.
He has no athletic ability at all, and has no height advantage. He doesn't look very good at defense. His shooting ability is good, but there are many white big men in the league who can shoot well. Nowitzki does not seem to be special.
"Originally, I wasn't convinced of his potential, but now that you have chosen him, I am convinced."
Old Nelson smiled gently and praised Lin Yu sincerely.
Lin Yu is also a man who is willing to accept soft orders rather than hard ones. After hearing what Nelson said, he simply made up his mind to trade.
Anyway, Lin Yu didn't lose money at all on this transaction and still made a profit.
"Mr. Nelson's vision is still as good as ever. I still want the first-round pick swap rights."
"The deal can be officially announced tomorrow."
Lin Yu readily agreed. Not far away, old Thomas was so angry that he was shaking all over. He felt that Lin Yu was just disgusting him!
We have already selected the swingman Carter, so why pick another swingman Pierce? !
If Thomas Lao questions Lin Yu, Lin Yu will definitely answer him like this. Carter is SG/SF and Pierce is SF/SG. Although they are both forward and guard swingmen, they swing in different directions. Carter swings towards the shooting guard. Pierce moved towards the small forward, so can it be the same?
"Lin, can you tell me what kind of chips are needed to get the Nash Plus Bus from you?"
"Of course, I'm just asking. The Mavericks definitely can't afford that kind of sky-high price chips."
Old Nelson asked with another smile.
Lin Yu was stunned, good guy, other teams are thinking about buying a weapon, either a tank or a rifle, but Nelson wants to buy a synthetic brigade!
If Nash and Buss were to be sold as a package, it would be no exaggeration to say that only the Spurs and Lakers have any hope of winning in the current league. The Spurs must at least bring out Duncan, and the Lakers must at least bring out O'Fatty.
"At least it has to be Duncan or O'Neal, and other bargaining chips have to be added, but the friendship price is not something that cannot be discussed." Lin Yu said with a smile.
When he said this to Nelson, there were many representatives from other teams around him. Hearing that Lin Yu actually made an offer to trade Nash Bus, he couldn't help but feel itchy.
If we win these two, it won't be a matter of making the playoffs. We can immediately become a powerful team. With two top players, we can even hope to win the championship.
Not to mention those weak teams, even Jackson is very excited. If he can get Nash and Bus, and match them with the Bulls Trident, Jackson can't even think of how the Bulls can lose the game. As long as the players are healthy, 82 wins in a single season is not a problem. If you can't play it out, you can even guarantee victory in the playoffs!
Unfortunately, the Zen master also knew that they had no bargaining chips at all. Moreover, even if they had the chips, the Wizards would not be able to sell them the bull. Isn't that an act of subsidizing the enemy?
After Lin Yu left, Thomas finally found an opportunity to make a deal. He was really determined to sell Jamison.
In the end, he made a trade with the Bucks, trading Jamison for Traylor and $300,000 in cash.
Traylor is also 203 centimeters tall, and his athletic ability is much better than Jamison. Old guys like Thomas who came out of the retro era are still very superstitious about the physical fitness of players.
If Lin Yu had been at the scene and knew that Thomas had made such a ridiculous deal, he would have had to vomit blood. Originally, the Raptors did not suffer much loss. Jamison averaged 25 points and 9 rebounds per game in his peak season. Sending him out in the same way, in exchange for a real plague god Traylor...
Traylor, nicknamed "Tractor," died alone in his apartment in Puerto Rico due to a heart attack in his thirties, and was not found until some time later.
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The next morning, each team held a trade conference in Vancouver, and Lin Yu became the absolute protagonist again.
Originally, the outside world thought that Lin Yu would only select Vince Carter, Mobley and Brad Miller this year. After all, the Wizards only had these three draft picks.
However, after the trade conference, everyone was shocked. What was Lin Yu going to do? Won 9 players in the 1998 draft at once? ! Seven first-round picks among them? !
You must know that there are only 29 first-round picks in total, and Lin Yu and his family account for a quarter? !
In fact, everyone has become resistant to Lin Yu's various magical moves, but this time it is still too outrageous. One person selected a quarter of the first-round picks. Are this year's newcomers really that good? Can Lin Yu be allowed to cast such a wide net?
Although the rookie's salary is not included in the salary space, the salary must be paid in real terms. Especially the first-round pick must be given at least a three-year guaranteed contract. Even if he is the 29th pick, he will have to pay more than 2 million US dollars in three years. Like Carter, This No. 5 pick would earn almost $7 million in the first three years.
Lin Yuguang's salary for these seven first-round picks is not a small amount.
Wizards fans are of course happy. Originally, Lin Yu's draft vision was good enough, but now he is casting a wider net. With so many newcomers, there must be two or three that can take off, right?
How did they know that these nine players were carefully selected by Lin Yu, and all of them can take off.
After acquiring these nine people, Lin Yu began to think about the lineup for the new season.
There are not many people at the center position, including Daba and Brad Miller. However, Ou can also play as a center, but he is not as powerful as a power forward.
The fourth position is a bit overcrowded, with Xiao Ou, Da Zhi, Harrington, Lewis, and Witherspoon, who was traded by Lin Yu and relegated to the sidelines.
There is no separation between the third and second positions. Lin Yu has Kobe, Tracy McGrady, Carter, Pierce, Peja, Bowen, Harpring, Ricky Davis, Mobley, and one who has not been traded yet. Madman out.
There are not many people at the first position, only Nash and Billups, but Lin Yu has special props goggles in his hand, so Kobe Bryant and old cat Mobley can be at the first position.
There is also the old Irving, but he will definitely not be able to play in the new season.
Not counting Witherspoon, Madman and Irving, there were a total of 17 players. Lin Yu was shocked to find that he could actually form three top lineups.
Are Daba, Ou, Tracy McGrady, Kobe and Nash enough?
Miller, Dazhi, Pierce, Carter plus Billups, are they enough? You must know that Da Zhi has top mid-range shooting ability after using special props, and Brad Miller has top organizational skills. He can pass the ball to Da Zhi immediately. The cooperation between these two insiders makes Lin very happy. Yu looks forward to it.
Even if Ou, Lewis, Harrington, Peja and Mobley are bound to the props, even if they are not as good as the previous two lineups, they are definitely a powerful team. The offensive firepower of this lineup is extremely powerful.
Lin Yu can even form a variety of unique teams, such as the defensive team, Daba, Xiao Ou, Halprin, Bowen and Kobe.
For example, the three-point shooting team, Bus, Lewis, Peja, Kobe, and Nash.
For example, organize a passing team with Miller, Dazhi, McGrady, Kobe, and Nash.
For example, the explosive dunk team includes Daba, Pierce, Tracy McGrady, Carter, and Kobe.
Lin Yu felt happy thinking about it. The Wizards' new season is expected to be very, very lively. With such a lineup, Lin Yu can play any tactical system he can think of.
However, Lin Yu's joy did not last long. He soon discovered an extremely fatal problem, that is, how to allocate playing time.
These seventeen players should have had wonderful futures, but now that they are in their hands, not to mention making their futures even better, at least they cannot be worse than normal, right?
If he really didn't fare as well as he did under normal circumstances, then Lin Yu would have committed an evil act and harmed others' futures, just like killing his parents.
Lin Yu had a headache. It was really difficult. Only five players could be put on the field, but he had to arrange for 17 players to play. Thinking about it gave him a headache.
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After the draft, the labor negotiations really kicked off. The two sides were at loggerheads. One wanted to make more money, the other wanted to save money.
Lin Yu's identity is the employer, but he does not fully represent the employer. He also agrees with some of the demands of the labor side, such as increasing the basic salary, which is a good idea.
The base salary of 150,000 is really too low. After tax is deducted, it is not enough for NBA players to live a prosperous life. Now that they are all in the NBA, it is completely outrageous to only earn such a small amount of money.
Raising it to a basic salary of about 300,000 yuan, that's about the same.
While labor and management were fighting, Lin Yu had left the United States and returned to China to start preparing for the next 1998 Men's Basketball World Championship in Greece.
In fact, under normal circumstances, the Chinese men's basketball team did not qualify for the current World Championships, because in the 1997 Men's Basketball Asian Championships, the Chinese men's basketball team lost to South Korea and only won the bronze medal, missing out on qualifying for the World Championships. .
However, after Lin Yu traveled through time, he invisibly changed this history.
In 1997, Daba participated in the draft and was selected by Lin Yu. The first thing Lin Yu did at that time was to let Daba return to the national team.
Of course Daba obeyed Lin Yu's instructions, and he had no reason to refuse due to emotions or reasons. Before coming to report to the Wizards, he followed the national team to play in the Asian Championships and helped the national team win the championship.
In the previous ten Men's Basketball Asian Championships, the Chinese men's basketball team won nine championships, so winning the 1997 Asian Championships did not cause much trouble. In everyone's eyes, it was a normal thing.
After arriving in Beijing, Lin Yu met a group of national men's basketball players.
"Coach, he is Dazhi. Hearing that he could see you today, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night."
Bus dragged the thin Dazhi forward to greet Lin Yu.
Dazhi looks much taller than Bus, but the difference in tonnage is definitely 15 kilograms. Standing together, the two of them really look like Slender Toutuo and Fat Toutuo.
"Dazhi, are you ready?" Lin Yu looked up at Dazhi and said with a smile, there was nothing he could do, Dazhi was too tall.
It's embarrassing to say that Lin Yu got so many players, but he didn't even have a seven-foot player.
"Ready, coach."
"Thank you. I heard from Teacher Zhang Weiping that you have put a lot of effort into my affairs, and I will definitely not let you down."
Dazhi looked grateful. Since Daba became famous in the NBA and received an annual salary of four million US dollars, everyone has been envious of him.
That's an annual salary of four million U.S. dollars. When converted into Chinese currency, it's more than 30 million U.S. dollars. This is only one year!
What's even more tempting is that this is definitely not the highest annual salary that Daba can get. When Daba can re-sign the contract, he will get at least an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars.
Thinking of this number, many national team players have difficulty breathing.
"Okay, but if you want to play under me, you have to finish this World Championship."
"Fight hard, I'm very optimistic about you, your future achievements will not be lower than Daba."
These words made Dazhi even more excited. His achievements were not lower than Daba? Doesn't it mean that I will have the opportunity to earn an annual salary of tens of millions in the future?
"Ding, Wang Zhizhi's favorability has increased. The current favorability is 70 points."
"Create a super nuclear weapon in the FIBA competition system and let Wang Zhizhi win the World Championship scoring title."
Lin Yu was happy. He didn't expect such a good thing before coming. Da Zhi hadn't signed with the Wizards yet, so he was not considered a Wizards player.
However, Lin Yu is the coach of the national team, and Da Zhi is a player of the national team. He is also considered a player under Lin Yu, so he can naturally activate the favorability level, and even directly trigger the favorability task.
Without the blessing of special props, it would be difficult for Da Zhi to win the scoring title of this World Championship. However, now with the blessing of props, Da Zhi's offensive firepower is extremely strong. As long as he operates it properly, it is not too difficult. .
Lin Yu couldn't help but look at the other national team players. They were all Lin Yu's players. Didn't they all increase their charm points?
Originally, due to labor negotiations, Lin Yu was unable to sign contracts with rookies. It was difficult to increase his charm points in the short term, which made him worried. Now that it is better, he has found a way to increase his charm points.
Before coming this time, Lin Yu specially asked Xia Yunshi to prepare a basic Rolex worth 20 yuan, which is only a few thousand dollars each.
When going through customs, he also reported taxes, but these were small changes to Lin Yu.
At this time, Lin Yu was surrounded by national players. They all looked at Lin Yu with burning eyes, hoping that Lin Yu would look at him more, and maybe he would be favored by Lin Yu, and then enter the NBA like Daba Dazhi.
Lin Yu smiled and said to everyone: "Brothers, today is the first time we meet. I don't have anything good to give you as a meeting gift. I brought some local products as a token of my gratitude."
Everyone's eyes showed curiosity. I wonder what the local specialties from the United States would taste like?
When Lin Yu took out more than ten Rolexes from his backpack, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Rolex? Darling, I heard that this one costs at least more than 100,000 yuan. My annual salary is not enough to buy one."
"Yesterday, Daba showed off his Rolex to me. He said it was a specially customized model and could be worth 700,000 to 800,000 yuan. He could buy a small courtyard house in the Third Ring Road!"
"Is this a local product? You told me this is a local product?"
Everyone was stunned. They knew about Rolex, but they just couldn't afford it. This thing is now considered a luxury among luxury goods in China.
Just like Santana, no one will drive Santana in future generations, but now Santana is a sacred car that ordinary people only dream of owning.
After winning the championship, Daba got a Rolex and often showed it off after returning home, making everyone jealous.
"Seven to eight hundred thousand? US dollars!"
"This is not an ordinary Rolex, it is a special customized model for the championship. When I retire, this will be a cultural relic!" Daba said with a silly smile.
Lin Yu smiled and said: "These souvenirs are nothing special. They may only cost about 100,000 yuan in our country, so they are not that valuable."
"Come on, come on, one piece for each person, everyone who meets you will have a share. If you don't take it, you won't be given face." Lin Yu shouted, really like a fellow who distributed local specialties.
"Ding, Hu Weidong's favorability has increased. The current favorability is 100 points."
"Ding, Liu Yudong's favorability has increased. The current favorability is 100 points."
"Ding, Li Nan's favorability has increased. The current favorability is 100 points."
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Lin Yu was instantly overwhelmed by a huge sense of happiness. He never expected that leading the national men's basketball team would have such incredible wealth!
