The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

Chapter 25: It's Time to Fulfill Your Promise

After the game against the Lakers, the Timberwolves also gradually got back on track, but they had no choice but to dig too many holes in front of them. Although they played a pretty good game later, they still couldn't escape their fate.

Soon the nba 07-08 regular season ended. After last season's run-in, the Lakers directly evolved into the league's No. 66 this season. With a record of 16 wins and [-] losses, Kobe got his first Regular season mvp.And Garnett also won the dpoy again, and Kobe and Garnett were once again selected together.

What Xu Xiao and most Chinese fans are more concerned about is that Dayao has been selected for the first team for two consecutive years. This season, the Rockets missed more than 20 games due to Tracy McGrady's injury. The third-best record in the West with 55 losses, and achieved a mighty 27-game winning streak, which is the second longest winning streak in league history. This also allowed Yao Ming, who averaged 22 points, 22.2 rebounds and 10.1 blocks per game, to be selected This is the second center after O'Neal to achieve this record, which made Yao Ming's reputation in the United States skyrocket.

The other two candidates for the best team are the queen bee Paul from the Hornets. He averaged 21.1 points and 11.6 assists per game. two.

And he was selected together with his friend, the league's new scoring champion LeBron James. This is also the first time in James' career that he was selected for a team.

Nash, Deron Williams, Duncan, Nowitzki and Howard were selected for the second team.

The Sparks should have been selected for the first team this year, but it is a pity that Yao Ming, who is at his peak and has no injuries, is the number one center in the active league, and Deron is the youngest in this lineup. He led the Jazz to the fifth place in the Western Conference.

Ginobili, McGrady, Pierce, Boozer and Stoudemire were selected for the third team. Although McGrady said that he missed 21 games due to injuries, but fortunately, he was full in the early stage, and he still played well after returning from injury. The performance average of 21+5+5 per game is also good. Especially during the injury period, Dayao successfully supported the team and gave McGrady enough rest time to fully recover. This year's Rockets should be a more interesting year Well, after all, this year's Rockets lineup is neat, and there are capable players like Millsap sent by Xu Xiaobai, at least they should have no problem passing the first round.

The only thing that may be relevant to the Timberwolves is the rookie lineup.

This season, Durant still undisputedly won the best rookie with an average of 20 points per game. In the case of the star card, the average of 11.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game at the end of the season is not bad. He was also successfully selected for the best rookie team, which also gave Xu Xiao a glimmer of hope.

And Yi Jianlian, who Chinese fans are very concerned about, still failed to be selected for the rookie lineup, which is a little regret for him.

However, Xu Xiao has also decided that he does not need too many health cards for the time being, and he can solve some minor injuries by himself. After all, relying on the strength of his family, Xu Xiao formed a medical team in the Timberwolves that is stronger than the Sun Medical Team. The miracle doctor provides logistics support, so some minor injuries do not need to use the health card, so Xu Xiao decided to take out a health card to Ah Lian.

The United Arab League is also miserable. He was injured just after he became famous in the NBA. Although it is not a serious injury, for a player like him, the injury not only affects his state, but more importantly, it will cause him to lose too many opportunities. The UAE will go to the Nets next season.

Xu Xiao still clearly remembers that in the first season of Ah Lian in the Nets, he just played two good games and scored 20+ in a row, but he was injured in the end, and he couldn't find his condition when he came back. For a while, Ryan Anderson took the opportunity to play out. When Ah Lian came back, he hadn't recovered his form, and there was no chance.

And the next season will be the peak Yi that people talk about the most, and it will be a flat Yi. That season, the UAE played very well, but unfortunately, it was still difficult for him to do anything because of injuries.

Although Xu Xiao has always believed that Ah Lian's failure in the NBA is related to his personality, but it cannot be denied that these injuries have indeed had a considerable impact on Ah Lian, so Xu Xiao is willing to take out a health card to guarantee Ah Lian's development in the past three years, as for his character, in Xu Xiao's opinion, there is nothing bad about it. At least Ah Lian will not follow their example. Not necessarily good.

In addition, in addition to the Arab League, there is another Chinese player who will log into the NBA next season, and that is Sun Yue. Although Xu Xiao doesn't particularly like Sun Yue, because sometimes Sun Yue's attitude is indeed a bit lazy, which makes people angry. Its an indisputable feeling.

But Xu Xiao has to admit that Sun Yue's talent is also the ceiling of the yellow race, especially among defenders, there are only a handful of people with his height, wingspan and athletic ability, plus his own good movement control skills It is not an exaggeration to say that the ceiling of the yellow guard is not an exaggeration.

Xu Xiao also knew that 08 was the pinnacle of the Chinese men's basketball team. If they didn't improve and achieve some results in this year, they might never have another chance in the future.

But Xu Xiao didn't intend to make a move. This is the peak period of the Chinese men's basketball team, and he is at the bottom of his career. At this time, the national team will not pay attention to himself, and what he wants to do is not just this time Although the Olympic Games is of great significance, what Xu Xiao wants to do is to save the country's basketball and make Chinese basketball truly a world-class team.

And Xu Xiao also has some plans in his mind. The best time for him to join the Chinese men's basketball team is probably in the two years of 13 and 14. Those two years were the most chaotic two years for the Chinese men's basketball team. At the same time, he should have already Once you win the championship, your popularity will also increase.

Therefore, Xu Xiao will not participate in this Olympics. The biggest help he can give China is to give China the healthiest Yao Ming, so that Dayao can maintain the best condition, so that there will be no physical problems like the previous life, and Some discomforts on the court, Xu Xiao clearly remembers Yao Ming in his previous life, although he said he had paid, but his state was far from as good as in 06.

After finishing this work, we will start this year's draft. There is nothing to watch in this year's playoffs. After more than a year of running-in, coupled with the addition of strong support Posey, the Lakers are stronger than last year Yes, this year is almost flat.

The finals are still a yellow-green battle, but this yellow-green battle is not as exciting as before. After all, Garnett and Gasol switched clubs, but Gasol's fate of being blasted has not changed.

The Lakers swept the Celtics 4 to 1, and Kobe also won fmvp without any dispute. The Lakers achieved two consecutive championships.

The Rockets, which attracted the attention of Chinese fans, also successfully broke through the first round because of the health of Yao Mai and the addition of Scola, Millsap and Boss Fu. They also defeated the Suns with a score of 4-1 in the first round. This is the second time Yao Ming has faced off against O'Neal in the playoffs. He averaged 21.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game and beat the Sharks with 13.4 points and 7.2 rebounds.

In the semi-finals, when they fell behind 0-2, they fought back and finally defeated the Hornets led by Chris Paul 4-3, and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals. Although the Hornets lost, people are still full of hope for the Hornets Yes, after all, Paul is still young. At that time, people would not have imagined that the future of the Western Conference Finals would become a thorn in Paul's way.

In the end, the Rockets fell in the Western Conference finals and were swept by the Lakers with a score of 4 to 1. However, although they lost, there is no good news for the Rockets. With the league's first-tier level, the Rockets just need to wait quietly for Artest.

Everyone is taking action, and Xu Xiao is not idle. After all, the finals are over, and it is the draft.

And there is only one year left before Xu Xiao made the oath. Next season, Xu Xiao said that he would let the Timberwolves enter the playoffs. He has been ridiculed enough in the past two years, even if he can pretend not I do care, but he has such a high status, people have been saying that, and his family can't hold back their face. Xu Xiao's father already has the idea of ​​letting Xu Xiao go home and hand over the team to others.

So this year is the last chance for Xu Xiao, if he still fails, he can only go home and inherit the family business.

Xu Xiao carefully studied the rookies in 08. The draft in 08 is definitely underestimated. The main reason is that these people in 09 are too dazzling in the next year. Otherwise, 08 will be remembered after all. There were also two mvps this year, Rose and Westbrook, and there were also many All-Star players, such as Love, Dragic and Jordan.

In addition, there are many more practical players, such as Gordon, Lopez, George Hill, etc., and there is no shortage of talent in this class, but there are also many problematic players, such as Beasley, For example, OJ Mayo, these players can be said to be very talented, but they are all ruined by their personalities. If they can mature earlier, then the NBA will have one or two more super giants.

The Timberwolves were not so lucky this time. They didn’t get the No. [-] pick. They only got the No. [-] pick. The No. [-] pick was won by a team that has now changed its name to the Thunder. The Thunder failed to pick Durant last year, but they will supply him this year. With a No. [-] pick, the Thunder can be regarded as hopeful for rebuilding.

The second place was selected by the Bucks, and the No. [-] fell to the hands of the Heat. This is interesting, the entire NBA draft is completely messed up.

If the Thunder ended up with the No. [-] pick because they didn't have Durant, then the Bucks' ability to get the No. [-] pick can only be said to be a butterfly effect, which changed the real NBA landscape.

The second pick of the Bucks is bound to use him to select the talented teenager Beasley, so the United Arab Emirates will also be traded. This is a good thing for the United Arab Emirates. After all, the exposure of the small city of Milwaukee is really low. .

As for the Heat behind and the Clippers with the fourth pick, it is estimated that Mayo and Love will only be entangled. Now the rookies in front of Xu Xiao are basically obvious. Take your pick from the rest of the group.

It is impossible to trade up. Unless Rose can be selected, the remaining people will not be of much use to Xu Xiao, and the Thunder will not trade the No. [-] pick with you, so they can only choose among the remaining rookies. chosen.

Ainz sorted out some of the rookie lists, which he found through observation and screening, layer by layer, who were suitable for the team or were talented rookies.

Xu Xiao looked at the data report compiled in front of him:

Eric Gordon, a guard with strong physical fitness, strong scoring ability, and good defensive ability, is suitable for the team's sixth man.

Gallinari, a talented small forward from Europe, is tall and good at shooting.

Brook Lopez, a center with solid skills, but given the large number of insiders on the team, it is not recommended to choose...

Of course, after all, he just got Lopez's player card, so he definitely wouldn't choose Daluo.

What's left is the player reports from JJ Hickson, Anthony Randolph, McGee and others. Xu Xiao searched for a long time but couldn't find what he wanted. It seems that these people's work is still not in place. Westbrook, who is a majestic mvp in the future, the top 75 in history, and averaged 30+ triple-doubles per game, is not on the list!

Of course, this is not to blame for their unprofessionalism. After all, Westbrook was a substitute for Collison in college at that time, and his skills were indeed immature. He only had good physical talent. It was between 15 and 25. It's just that the Thunder was braver back then, and they saw Westbrook's potential at a glance. They decisively picked Westbrook with the No. [-] pick, and they were also cultivated by Chenggong.

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