The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

"So you were the one who sent Garnett to the Lakers, Boss Xu." There was also a funny expression on Xu Xiao's face when he saw the text message.

Seeing the vacant seat next to him, Xu Xiao sent a message to Yilin, saying that there was still a seat next to him, and invited her to watch the game together, and wanted to chat with him about the game.

Yilin hesitated again and again, but decided to go and have a look, because the fly around Halson was too annoying.

"Okay, no wonder you didn't tell me your full name when we met for the first time. It turns out that you also felt ashamed of what you did. How did you think that you could make this kind of deal and give Garnett away for nothing? Let my sun be eliminated like this, hum!"

"Yilin's pretending to be angry is so cute." Seeing Yilin's pretending to be angry, Xu Xiao mercilessly exposed it. Yilin, who was seen through, simply stopped pretending and happily talked to Xu Xiao. chatted.

Although the second half of the match was still fierce, Xu Xiao basically didn't think much of it. Instead, he chatted with Yilin. How could he, a straight man who only had basketball in his mind, think so much, he didn't have any other thoughts.

This time, the two chatted from their hometown to their personal experience, until their assistant reminded them, only to realize that the game was over long ago, and the Lakers had already gone to the city first, so they walked out of their small world.

"I think the Lakers can enter the finals." Xu Xiao said to Yilin after the game.

"It's not thanks to you." Yilin gave him a blank look.

"Oh no, I mean, the first game of the finals is still here, or let's make an appointment."

"Is he taking the initiative to ask me out?" Yilin thought wildly in her heart. For a top student like him, he would never go out on a date alone.

Seeing that Yilin didn't answer, Xu Xiao thought she had some difficulties, so he said, "Why, you have a problem, if you have nothing to do, you can do yours first..."

"I'm not busy, I'm fine, I can." Before Xu Xiao could finish speaking, Yilin immediately made a wave of affirmation. Even Yilin didn't know this, so why did she say it so easily? Originally, he wanted to think about it, but when he heard that Xu Xiao said forget it, he immediately blurted out and agreed without thinking.

"That's it. See you in the finals. If you are free during this time, you can come to Minnesota to play with me, or call me if you have anything to do."

"Well, you, you too, be careful."

Some are reluctant but still have to say goodbye, because for Xu Xiao there is another very important thing, that is the lottery ceremony of the draft, which will be announced soon, and the next path of the Timberwolves.

After much deliberation, he finally decided to let Roy draw. After all, Roy was the one who won the No. [-] lottery for the Blazers.

And this time the god of luck favored Roy again, perhaps because the Timberwolves just changed their boss. As we all know, if a team just changed its boss, the league will generally compensate the team for some invisible benefits.

Xu Xiao, who got the number one lottery, began to think in his heart.

Now the most popular voice is of course Emperor Auden, known as the combination of Duncan and Russell, a once-in-a-century genius.

But Xu Xiao knew that because of his long and short legs, Oden suffered from illnesses throughout his career, and ultimately failed to realize his talent.

However, the one who really played this year is Kevin Durant, the second place in the list. The best choice is to choose Durant, because there is no shortage of insiders in his team, but strikers.

Obviously, Durant is the best solution. Choose Durant, give him the ball next season, and let him polish his skills. There are Milicic and Kwame Brown on the inside. Needless to say, Kwame Brown, After Xu Xiao's transformation, he has become a high-quality insider in the league. Although Mili Xiqi did not get the star skills, but this season in the Timberwolves has gradually regained his confidence. He is very talented, and he has confidence. Xu Xiao hired a special trainer for him to give him special training. He has become a qualified insider in the league this season, and he is not yet 22 years old, so he still has room for improvement. He is working hard this summer, and he has the opportunity to make further progress. of.

Coupled with the young and seasoned Roy, as long as they find a good point guard for the team next summer, there is no doubt that they will enter the playoffs.

But Xu Xiao is not very willing. First of all, Xu Xiao doesn't like Durant very much. In addition, Xu Xiao's goal is not just to enter the playoffs. He has discovered the hidden function of the system. Players who have played the ball will always remember Xu Xiao's kindness and have blind admiration for Xu Xiao.

So a bold idea came into being, he wants to be the godfather of this league, not only to win the championship, but also to cultivate more and stronger players, to improve the competitiveness of the entire league, and to establish his own prestige, so that everyone can respond .

After much hesitation, Xu Xiao decided to choose Auden.

And Xu Xiao also wanted to see what level a healthy Auden would reach.

If it is decided to choose Oden, then the lineup will have to undergo major adjustments. Kwame Brown and Milicic must leave one, and Milicic has not yet played, and the middle-class contract is just 5 million for 3000 years. Renewing the contract, the transaction value is at its lowest point, so it is definitely not a good choice to trade Milicic right now.

And Kwame Brown is now at the highest value. An insider who averages 16+10 per game, can be both inside and outside, and both offensive and defensive is popular everywhere, not to mention that he is only 25 years old, and this is for Brown this season. It's just the beginning, his defense and rebounding are still there, and his shortcomings of shooting instability are generally covered by a soft touch. His playing style once had the shadow of O'Neal, and the end of the season was also touted by the media as a small player. O'Neill's successor also compared the two's growth trajectories deliberately, not to mention that they are a little similar, so now Kwame Brown has become a hot commodity in the league.

Xu Xiao thought about it for a while, especially the teams that need Kwame Brown, which are also his potential trading partners. The teams that need Brown must be teams that are empty or have flaws inside, and they are not likely to be swayed. A bad team, such a good immediate combat power was ruined by the tank team, and Xu Xiao's deal will definitely require draft picks, which is also unacceptable for a bad team.

So after screening Xu Xiao temporarily listed a few candidate teams, the most likely three teams are the Nets, Pistons and Bulls.

Needless to say, the Nets rely entirely on the "trident" on the outside. On the inside, there is a European white man Kostic who is skilled but soft at home and has no defense. A center who likes physical confrontation can only defend and will not attack. Kidd can't play Moore, and the three of them combined are not as good as Kwame Brown.

Although the Pistons have a good record, the aging of the inside line is too serious. Rasheed Wallace, McDyess, and Webber who is about to retire, the playoffs with old arms and legs were directly eliminated by James. Oh yes, this is the first time. In one game, they haven't realized how strong James is. When James scores 25 points in the final quarter + overtime in Tianwangshan, they should realize how weak their inside line is. It's a dream to stop James, let alone come out of the East if you can't stop James.

The Bulls are also facing the same problem. This season the Bulls look full of energy, but the series against the Pistons also exposed their inside problems, that is, they are too short. Last season, there was 38-year-old PJ Brown. Next season, they will directly After leaving, only Big Ben and Terrence Thomas are left on the inside. One of these two people is old and can't attack, and the other is the young Swift, but there is a bit of similarity between these two people, that is Both are too short.

And this year, Xu Xiao gave the Knicks a bonus, which raised the Knicks' ranking by three places, so the pick in the hands of the Bulls became the 12th pick, which has a high probability that Noah will not be selected in this pick.

Therefore, there is a high probability that Brown's trading partners will be these three teams. In addition, Xu Xiao estimates that two or three teams may also be interested.

And when he learned that the team won the No. [-] pick, Kwame Brown also seemed to realize that he might be leaving soon, because he had talked with Brown once when Xu Xiao renewed his contract with Milicic. He talked frankly about the team's future plans and his personal plans for Kwame Brown.

Xu Xiao mentioned that Roy will become their leader and become the new "Wolf King". Although he also likes Kwame Brown very much and is very pleased to see his progress, the Timberwolves are not the most suitable team for him. You need to go to a medium-strength team, become their main force, make it to the playoffs, and find your own bigger stage.

What the Timberwolves have to do now is to give the outside Roy and future rookies the right to shoot, and try their best to train new players. This conflicts with Brown's career plan, so they didn't renew their contract with Brown in advance.

Brown also expressed his understanding of the team's approach. In fact, sometimes players do not object to your trading them. What they dislike is a trade without warning. If you tell them in advance, negotiate with them, just like Xu Xiao and Brown After negotiating in this way, the needs of both parties are clarified, and the players are also acceptable.

But Xu Xiao also promised like Kwame Brown that if he does not choose a suitable insider, or if Kwame Brown does not have a suitable next home after the contract expires in the future, the Timberwolves will provide him with a satisfactory contract. The first player Xiao cultivated, although he cheated a bit in terms of methods and used his star card, but both sides have made a comeback with a lot of sweat and hard work.

Xu Xiao also discovered that although the star card can change the player's skills, if he wants to integrate better and increase the upper limit, he still needs to practice hard off the field. If he just gives a player a star card, it may In the end, it can only exert 80.00% of its overall strength. If it can be used, coupled with continuous efforts and training, it may finally exert [-]% of its strength.

In short, the harder you work, the luckier you are, this is true.

After deciding on the No. 3 pick, Xu Xiao has to look for other people. This year, the Timberwolves have three first-round picks. In addition to the No. 26 pick, there are two left. One is the No. 29 pick of the Rockets, and the other is the No. 29 pick of the Lakers. They are all late first-round picks, especially the No. [-] pick, which is not as good as a current round pick.

Most of the players drafted at the end of the first round are about the same strength as the first few in the second round, but the contract is different. Xu Xiao is also considering whether to turn this into two second-round picks. After all, although there are three first-round picks this time Signed, but there is no second-round pick, and if everything goes according to normal, to that lottery.

There should be only Gasol left, but he already has Oden and Milicic in his team. There is really no need to choose Gasol, although the achievements of these two are not as good as Gasol Ergo.

Now my thoughts are all on the draft, and I didn’t pay attention to the fact that the Lakers and the Spurs may be staging the most exciting round of playoffs this year. This is not to blame for Xu Xiao. He has already guessed that the Lakers should win in the end. After all, Kobe + Gasol can win, Kobe + Garnett, there is no doubt.

"The Lakers are really strong. Even the Spurs couldn't stop them. Then this year's champion is likely to be the Lakers." As soon as I returned to the office, I heard the assistants talking about this round of the series.

"Now it seems that the only shortcoming of the Lakers is the point guard, and the position of the small forward at the third position is slightly worse. Odom is still more suitable to play four, unless in some specific lineups." The person who spoke was a member of the Timberwolves. New video analyst.

"But this does not affect the strength of the Lakers. The combination of Kobe and Garnett may not be as dominant as OK, but it is definitely the most tacit and most suitable. It is really too much to beat the Lakers." It's difficult, you must have a strong inside line, not just one. When defending, you must have the means to restrain the three highs and protect the inside line.

At the same time, your offense must be excellent, you must have excellent outside shooters, you must open up space on the offensive end, you must also have an absolute offensive strength, and you must have good guards and excellent substitutes. That would be too hard to find. I would say that instead of defeating them head-on, it is better to wait for them to grow old. Their dominance will not exceed five years, and five years later is the best time for us to rise. "

David Ainz, who had watched almost the entire round of the series, chattered, because Xu Xiao gave him the order to find out the shortcomings of the Lakers. Two years later, he must have the strength to face the Lakers head-on, and Xu Xiao also This order has been issued to the whole team. The Timberwolves must rise within three years. It has been a year now, and there are two years left, which makes everyone a little panicked.

As for the first half of what Ainz said, he agrees, because building a team according to Ainz's ideas, isn't that the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, good guard Kidd, absolute offensive strength Nowitzki, outside line Marion, the best defensive player, and Stevens, who fell with James in the finals, as well as excellent backup shooters Terry + Armor, and the inside line that can limit the Lakers' top three, Chandler + Nowitzki +Woodley.

As for the second half of the sentence, although Xu Xiao disagreed, it was true in the last life. In those years, Kobe was old and Gasol also declined. It was just a coincidence that things happened together, but Xu Xiao didn't believe it. Only when they are old will they have a chance. Xu Xiao has to do it now and form a team that can beat them now.

In order to cheer up others, Xu Xiao said calmly: "There are talented people from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years. How do you know that Kobe is old, and there will be no other people. When Kobe is old, there will be James. , Should we just wait? Instead of waiting for others to make mistakes, it is better to take the initiative."