"It is our duty to rebuild the glory of the Knicks!"
Watching the replay on the TV, and all the newspapers at hand were New York media people who spontaneously campaigned for Anthony to become the No. 1 pick. At this time, Stern was very conflicted in his heart.
For the future of the NBA and to ensure the commercial value of the NBA, Stern has represented the NBA early on and has close ties with the FBI.
Every year, the NBA sends a large amount of dollars to the FBI, and the FBI also has many off-duty or retired police officers who help the NBA and investigate each player's situation.
To put it simply, Stern knew exactly what color the players were wearing as they openly visited nightclubs, played a few decks of cards afterwards, and what color their underwear was.
For a man as famous as Anthony, Stern had already sent someone to check his background.
It's a pity that this is the type of player that Stern strictly guards against and is very afraid of.
Under the influence of Jordan and the Dream Team, the NBA has become synonymous with greatness, high standards, and the world's number one professional basketball league.
Both NBA team owners and NBA players have benefited from this, and the market value of teams and player salaries have skyrocketed year by year.
Therefore, in order to ensure the commercial value of the NBA, the NBA must not be affected by black culture and return to the way it was in the 1970s and 1980s, with gangster basketball, drug basketball, and gangster basketball.
What Stern has always created for the NBA is the image of healthy basketball, elite basketball, and passionate basketball.
Therefore, the Bad Boys retired from the stage of history early, and the new super giant Iverson was suppressed by the league.
Black gangster players like Anthony with a gang background have already been on Stern's blacklist even before they entered the NBA.
However, as a New Yorker, I really can't refuse the son of New York to join the Knicks, lead the league's largest team, make a comeback, and regain the championship!
This is an excellent script! At the same time, it can also invigorate the basketball market in New York, thereby promoting the vigorous development of the basketball market in the United States.
Although Stern is actively promoting the globalization of the NBA, if the NBA is not at the bottom of the four major leagues and it is difficult to see the opportunity to rise to the top in a short time, why would Stern choose the path of globalization?
New York is the economic center of the United States. The rise of the Knicks will undoubtedly give the NBA a boost in local commercial value.
And Anthony becoming the Knicks' No. 1 pick has another benefit! That can help the NBA draw a lot of blood from the NCAA, which has higher commercial value.
Stern is planning to ban the draft for high school students just to make it easier for the NBA to suck blood from the NCAA.
When the NCAA's favorites leave college and enter the NBA, they will naturally bring huge traffic to the NBA.
Therefore, whether it is out of hometown feelings or from a profit perspective, arranging the No. 1 pick for the Knicks is undoubtedly a good choice.
However, the No. 1 pick that Stern originally had his eye on was someone else!
This man is the son of Ohio State, LeBron James!
As early as two years before Jordan announced his comeback, Stern had consciously planned a successor for Jordan.
After all, even if the aging Jordan performs well, he will not be able to play for a few more years.
In fact, Stern has suffered from Jordan's insufficiency phobia since Jordan announced his first retirement.
This is also the reason why there have been so many successors to Jordan over the years.
However, most of the successors either failed to play or were affected by injuries and disappeared due to various reasons.
Disappointments again and again made Stern like a gambler on a dead end, putting all his hopes on James.
Stern is very optimistic about James, who meets all the conditions to become a historical superstar.
In particular, James, who came from a football background, is very strong and will not suffer injuries easily like Jordan's successors in the past.
Over the past two years, Stern has placed more affection on James, just like his own child.
Whenever someone mentions James in front of him and thinks highly of James, Stern can't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
The palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh, and it was really hard for him to change his mind now.
So, who will be the No. 1 pick in the next draft?
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New York, Carmelo Anthony training camp.
This is a private basketball court located in a townhouse.
Although the basketball court is temporarily named after Carmelo Anthony, there is actually no one among those training and playing at the scene.
As a good friend of Anthony and a member of the training camp, Du En can probably guess a little bit based on the known information.
At this time, Anthony was either participating in a TV show or on his way to the TV station.
Of course, there may also be some commercial endorsements being discussed.
After all, James, the biggest competitor for the No. 1 pick, was reportedly being snapped up by Nike, Adidas and Reebok.
Although Anthony also received offers from Nike, Adidas, Converse, and AJ, the contract was much smaller than that of James.
Not to be outdone, Anthony naturally hopes to win a bigger contract, not only to beat James, but also to allow his family to live a good life.
In short, for the future, Anthony is very busy at this time!
Also relying on the momentum of the NCAA championship and the popularity of the NBA No. 1 pick, Anthony has already entered the role of No. 1 pick and NBA star at this time.
Players like Duane, who is also signed under Bill Duffy and is about to participate in the draft, but is not well-known and has little commercial value, are relatively free.
The meaning of staying in Anthony's training camp now is not only to strive to improve his own strength, but also to wait for Anthony to come back.
By then, media from New York and even all over the United States will come after hearing the news.
In the process of training with Anthony, they can also take advantage of the trend to gain some popularity, expand their popularity, and increase their chances of being selected by NBA teams.
It can only be said that the quality of Bill Duffy's rookies this year is not high.
Unlike last year, when there were five first-round picks including the No. 1 pick and No. 2 pick, this year Bill Duffy only has Anthony as his trump card.
However, as a well-known NBA agent, Bill Duffy's business cannot be supported by top stars like Anthony.
Casting a comprehensive net and focusing on fishing is what they, as agents, should do.
Just like in today's Anthony training camp, there is a well-known five-star high school student Travis Outlaw.
Outlaw's talent is quite good. In Dunn's view, he has Durant's size, Wiggins' jumping, and James' shooting.
However, his golf IQ is too low, his playing style is too unique, he cannot play pick-and-roll, and he has little game experience.
In previous years, physical talent alone would have given him a chance to enter the Little Green House.
But this year is a big year for the draft. Whether he can be selected by an NBA team in the first round depends on whether he has the destiny.
Except for Outlaw, a dozen other players in the training camp were all second-round or undrafted players.
In just half a month, Du En thought he had digested most of Terry's template.
In the training camp, if you fight against others in a one-on-one match, you will basically not suffer much loss. You have a 60 to 70 percent chance of winning against anyone.
The only thing that is a bit difficult to deal with is the two CBAs!
They are Polish center Mazie Lampe and power forward Mario Austin from Mississippi State University.
The height advantage in American one-on-one duels is too great. Rooney and Durant can often be evenly matched in one-on-one duels.
Lampe and Austin are both more than half a head taller than Duane, and have good confrontation and shooting abilities.
Due to his short stature and short hands, Duen was unable to take full advantage of his strength and shooting advantages. As a result, it was naturally difficult to deal with these two big men.
In the end, Du En, who knew his shame and became brave, did not choose to join if he couldn't beat him.
On the contrary, he is honing his small-to-large skills and adapting to the NBA's defensive intensity in the penalty area in advance.
Time flies by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it’s mid-May, and the annual Chicago Combined Trial will be held at the Chicago Discovery Multi-Purpose Stadium.
