On July 19th, the Clippers' seven-day summer league ended. In five games in seven days, the Clippers achieved an excellent record of 5 wins and 0 losses!
It has the best record among the 22 teams in the training camp, and is tied for first place with the dynasty team Houston Rockets in the Summer League. It is the best record the Clippers have achieved in the Summer League in recent years.
However, while winning the best record, it was also the time when the team was disbanded. It was time for this improvised team to say goodbye to each other.
Except for the three young people Curry, Gordon, and DeAndre Jordan, no one else has entered the Clippers scouting team. The contract will be terminated at the end of the training camp. With the return ticket given by the Clippers, everyone can travel from Las Vegas to Las Vegas. Garth travels to any city in the United States.
Some people go home to rest, some people go to another team to find new job opportunities, and some people have to fly overseas to play ball to make ends meet.
On the night of the 19th, the Clippers players and staff had a dinner together at the luxurious restaurant at Caesars Palace. The money was of course paid for by the Clippers. Everyone ate and drank with open stomachs.
The young man did not feel sad about parting. Curry averaged 22 points, 8 assists and 2 steals in five games, temporarily shutting the mouths of those who thought he was a parallel import;
Medley was very successful in defending Griffin in the second half of the third game against the Grizzlies, allowing Griffin to score only 3 points. He has been scouted by a Spanish club and will fly to Spain tomorrow. Have a tryout.
The unknown undrafted players in the team basically didn't get a chance to play, but in other countries, in lower leagues or grassroots basketball teams, they are the great players who are needed.
They all have bright prospects and futures.
Min Congda did not attend the party. Instead, he hid in his room and sighed, feeling deeply worried about his future.
"Five games, not a single loss, not even a single point in the $1,000 loss salary. What have I done? I heard that last summer league team only won one game? Why did I win five games when I came here? It’s over!”
"Is it because the treatment I give everyone is too good? It doesn't make sense. The better the treatment, the less morale you will lose. But after all, I spent a lot of money on this trip to Las Vegas."
"The expenditure of US$150,000 is not bad. We will see how much money can be consumed by the filming of the documentary later. Rosser will definitely raise objections, and I will have to convince him."
Min Congda has asked Ada to send the electronic version of the project proposal for the documentary shooting to Rosser and a group of executives. When he returns to Los Angeles, he will submit it to the management for discussion. This will definitely be a fierce confrontation.
On July 20, Min Congda and the Clippers management returned to Los Angeles, and Curry returned to his hometown of Charlotte with his parents to rest for a while.
When leaving, Curry's father Dell Curry expressed his deep gratitude to Min Congda, "I sincerely thank you for your care and protection of my son. Our family welcomes you as a guest at any time. In the new season, Stephen will definitely give You brought the surprise!”
Dell Curry also specially gave Min Congda a jersey from his Hornets days as a souvenir. Min Congda accepted it with tears in his eyes, thinking that your son should give me less surprises, and he should scare me more. They are all worried that I will not be able to complete this botched task.
After the summer league game, Curry's reputation has improved greatly, and some fans have begun to believe that Curry is worthy of being the No. 1 pick in 2009.
Of course, more expert fans are still not optimistic about Curry, because the intensity of summer league games is far different from that of official games. Some players who performed well in summer leagues have difficulty getting a chance to play in official games.
Killing everyone in such a game has no reference significance. Min Congda felt relieved after seeing such comments.
After a day's rest, Min Congda came to the headquarters on July 21 and held a senior management meeting to discuss filming a documentary for the entire team.
The senior executives had received the documentary film project proposal long before the meeting. They discussed it privately and came to the same conclusion: it was all nonsense!
A team like the Clippers, which has no historical background, a weak fan base, and was last in the league last season, wants to make a documentary after winning the No. 1 pick? The Clippers executives themselves knew they didn't deserve it.
Historically, those teams that made documentaries would only integrate some daily shooting resources and game footage after winning the championship, plus post-event interviews to make documentaries. Moreover, the cost of these documentaries was not too high, and they were only used for commemoration and science popularization. , broadcast on TV stations, don’t even think about using it to make money.
There is only one person in the entire history of the NBA who has super high commercial value and can make money by making movies, and that is Michael Jordan.
His "Space Jam" had a global box office of US$230 million and was one of the top ten grossing movies in 1996. This achievement is unmatched by anyone.
Min Congda's documentary project establishment report is simply whimsical. Among other things, this 10 million investment is too expensive for a documentary. How do you want to spend this money? Hire big-name actors or do computer special effects? Do you want to make Avatar?
If the team wants to make money by making documentaries, the only way is to cooperate with the TV station and let the TV station buy out the copyright.
But it won’t make much money. It will be more about contributing to the team’s cultural promotion and attracting and cultivating more fans.
Teams like the Lakers and Celtics can shoot this kind of documentary because they have rich ancestry, many fans, and good results now, so the audience is willing to watch it.
Who wants to see a documentary made by a rotten team like you? And Curry must be the protagonist. Although Curry performed well in the summer league, his performance was not impressive at all. The summer league was nothing, not even as good as the preseason.
Therefore, many executives agree that this project is unreliable. Once invested in it, the team will definitely suffer a huge loss.
However, at the project establishment meeting, the executives had completely opposite opinions. Everyone unanimously agreed to Min Congda's documentary project without raising any objections.
Min Congda expressed surprise and asked: "Don't you have any opinions or suggestions? Rosser, this project will empty out our working capital."
Rosser shrugged and said: "I know, but since it was Mr. Smart who made the decision, what else can we do? Of course we must implement it resolutely. After all, Mr. Sterling handed over all the management rights of the team. It’s given to you, it’s useless for us to object.”
Min Congda nodded with satisfaction. It seems that the carrot and stick management strategy during this period has worked. He now has full power in the Clippers and can do whatever he wants. The only thing that can limit him is the system!
After he came back, the system immediately paid him a fine of US$2,000. Because of this, he was in the news. It was a shame and allowed the public to learn more about the new general manager of the Clippers.
Seeing that there was an extra $2,000 in his account, Min Congda wanted to cause more trouble to induce the alliance to fine him. The system gave him a timely warning: [The fines must be reasonable and reasonable. If you actively spread rumors and cause trouble, the system will not pay the fine for you]. Put an end to Min Congda's delusion of getting rich by touching porcelain.
"Very good, the project has been unanimously approved. The specific implementation of this project will be left to Rob Richley. At that time, a bidding meeting will be held to determine the director and script, and then we will discuss cooperation with the TV station."
The team's media director, Rob Richele, took over the task and felt a huge headache. He was overweight and covered in sweat. He wiped the sweat and asked Min Congda: "Mr. Smart, I feel... I feel that I am very... It’s difficult to do this project well, and you’re likely to lose money…”
Losing money? Just lose money! What is important is to lose money, and it is best to lose everything.
"Carrot, don't be stressed, it's only 10 million. In the future, this documentary will become a commemoration of the Clippers' rise to the rich and it will be of great significance!"
"At that time, many fans in the NBA will fall in love with the Los Angeles Clippers because of watching this documentary, become Clippers fans, and buy tickets to watch games at Staples. What does this ten million mean?"
"Don't save money for the team, be sure to choose the best director, the best script, and the best shooting team to capture the style of the Los Angeles Clippers!"
"By the way, when the time comes, select some candidates and send me their list. I still have to review them."
In order to prevent Rachel from finding any famous director (especially a fan director who shoots for free for free), Min Congda still had to be reviewed in the final step.
After arranging this most important task, Min Congda announced the adjournment of the meeting, and then decided to go out for lunch. With 2,000 US dollars, he finally didn't have to go to the training center to eat. He gave himself a short vacation and waited for the start of the new season!
