The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

Although Xu Xiao doesn't care about the evaluation of outsiders, he still needs to appease the fans' emotions. After all, he wants to live in Minnesota, so he can't be spat at every day.

Immediately, Xu Xiao held a press conference in Minnesota.

"Hello, Minnesota fans, I'm Xu Xiao, the owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves."

When Xu Xiaoyi showed up at the meeting place and finished introducing himself, there were boos all over the place, and the scene was chaotic for a while.

But fortunately, although Xu Xiao is young in real age, he is mature in mind, and he is also a person who has seen big wind and waves, so he doesn't care about it.

"I know that everyone has some resistance to my approach. To be honest, I am too. As a loyal Garnett fan, when Kg was traded, I felt as uncomfortable as my girlfriend was robbed."

Hypocrisy, the boss is indeed hypocritical, and there were booing at the scene.

But Xu Xiao didn't care, and continued:

"But I still chose, and I have no complaints or regrets. I hope that the star I like can win the championship, be full of honor, and become famous."

Xu Xiao paused for a moment, and there were fewer and fewer people booing at the scene. Xu Xiao continued:

"I believe everyone has the same feelings as me. We all hope to witness KG win the championship with our own eyes, but this time he will wear a Lakers jersey. Although I really want to lead them to realize their dreams in the Timberwolves, the reality is that I need time. And he can't afford to wait."

"I need time to build the Timberwolves into a championship team, and Garnett's peak years are running out, I don't want to waste his most precious years, so I sent him to the Lakers, and I also want to commit to Minnesota here In three years, the Timberwolves will definitely return to the playoffs and become a strong team in the West. Within five years, the Timberwolves will be the top team in the West. Five years later, it will be the time for us to reach the top and win the championship."

In the end, Xu Xiao didn't forget to shout to the camera to KG:

"Did you hear that, kg? You only have less than five years. If you can't win the championship, then Minnesota still welcomes you. Come back to Minnesota and I will take you to win the championship."

Garnett, who had already rushed to Los Angeles, was also watching the live broadcast. Suddenly, he smiled knowingly and patted his chest on the screen. That was his most iconic gesture, as if responding to Xu Xiao. At this moment, he felt that this The boss is quite cute, it seems that I misunderstood him.

Next, Xu Xiao is not idle, and there is still a draft meeting to consider.

"Boss, we finally screened and concluded that two people are more suitable. One is Randy Foye and the other is Brandon Roy. Both have their own strengths, but they are both older. They are both rookies in their senior years. The potential may not be high. .”

El Gian handed over the draft report, Xu Xiao didn't read it and said directly: "Choose Roy"

Originally, El Gian wanted to say something, but Xu Xiao just flipped through it casually before he was firm: choose Roy.

Xu Xiao knows better than anyone what Roy and Foye will look like in the future. This draft report is just a way for Xu Xiao to test his staff's ability to work.

The only thing to worry about is Roy's injury. Randy Foye played until 17 and 18 years before he faded out of the league, and Roy, who is one year younger than him, retired early.

"That's right, health cards can still be drawn in the system." Xu Xiao suddenly remembered that he still has the system and 1100 system coins, and immediately Xu Xiao entered the system.

"I hope I can get a health card." Xu Xiao directly drew 11 in a row.

As a result, Xu Xiao, who drew for the first time, was extremely lucky.

Draw 10 friendly convincing points 10 times, and a star ability card.

And because the level of the system is not high, the current star cards are all D-level cards, and it is impossible to issue any outstanding stars.

"Okay, it's not impossible for the new team to make them friendly and convincing to me. First use the mold, and the rest will be good luck."

Xu Xiao could only comfort himself in his heart. If he was lucky like this in the future, then the promise with Minnesota would be a joke.

Leave the system, sort out the information, and prepare for tomorrow's draft.

The 2006 NBA Draft arrived as scheduled.

Xu Xiao came to the venue in a suit. Because of the poor record of the Timberwolves last season, the Timberwolves have the sixth overall pick this year.

Before, Xu Xiao proposed to trade with the Bulls for the second pick, but was rejected. The picks of other teams really look down on them.

However, this does not mean that Xu Xiao's draft will be mediocre.

With Stern's announcement, the rookies began to look forward to which team they would be selected by.

The first few picks have not changed. In turn, the Raptors used the No. [-] pick to select the Italian Bargnani, a center who Xu Xiao doesn't seem to be good but can't reach the passing line of the No. [-] pick.

Then the Bulls selected Adelaide, which should have been a commendable choice, but the Bulls self-destructed the Great Wall, and even chose to trade with the fourth overall pick, the Trail Blazers, in exchange for the jumping boy Terrence Thomas.

After that, nothing changed. When it came to the Timberwolves, Huo Tian decisively took Brandon Roy and rejected the trade application from the Rockets.

"It hasn't been a day or two since the Rockets saw Roy. Although I have to admit that your gaze was very accurate this time, I'm sorry Dayao. I don't want to see Roy fall so early." Xu Xiao thought to himself

Although Roy still has some complaints about the Timberwolves. After all, the Timberwolves just changed hands before the draft, and the evaluation of the new owner is not very good. Not much, plus Garnett just left, there is still a lot of room for development, so the Timberwolves might just be the Timberwolves.

This older rookie is staying in the Timberwolves!

The Rockets behind also wanted Roy, but they were intercepted by the Timberwolves, and the deal with the Timberwolves was rejected. This made the Rockets very annoyed. Didn’t the news they got say that the Timberwolves wanted Randy Foye? Why did they suddenly change their minds? Sen was dissatisfied, so he had no choice but to choose Rudy Gay, and then immediately used it to trade Battier.

Although Battier is a good player, the Rockets still have a lot of bargaining chips. A lottery pick for 3D is not very profitable.

And the Grizzlies are aiming to be bad next season, and they won't keep Battier. Although Swift is a negative asset, if the trade partner is the Grizzlies, they can use two future draft picks + Swift Balanced, as long as the Rockets have no injuries in the future, the draft picks are destined not to be too high.

Or this year's No. 8 pick + Swift can be added to replace Battier and two second-round picks. If you can't get the first round, there will be two future second-round picks. It's a pity that Dawson's The level is indeed limited. It's a pity that Yao Ming has such a manager.

Afterwards, the draft went on normally, and when Xu Xiao saw Dawson's presbyopia, he naturally moved his mind. Similarly, Dawson felt like he was looking at a fool when he saw Xu Xiao. It was the first time we met for a risky transaction. Both parties had their own ulterior motives. They felt that the opposite party had an opportunity to take advantage of it, so they just met their eyes.

Nothing happened in the first round. It was not announced until the second round that the Rockets will complete the deal with the Timberwolves. The Rockets will send their 32nd pick in the second round, plus the first round pick in 07, the second round pick in 08 and 09 and Bob Su La, power forward Padgett was sent to the Timberwolves in exchange for the 37th pick in the second round of the Timberwolves, white guard Jaric, Madsen, nicknamed "Mad Dog", and small forward Justin Reid, a power forward just traded from the Lakers Brian Cook, the one who scored 83 points with Kobe, and the second-round pick in 08, and then the Timberwolves signed guard Kirk Snyder ahead of the Rockets.

People don't know why the Timberwolves like to hoard draft picks so much. They just think that the Rockets have made a profit. Not only did they get rid of Sura's bad contract that can't play, but they also got a combo guard Jaric, who can be effective on the bench. The defender who shares the pressure of McGrady, as well as Madsen, a desperate power forward, and Padgett's fully upgraded version of Cook, and their price is only one first round and two second rounds in the future.

The Timberwolves used the Rockets' No. 32 pick to select PJ Tucker, a solid but slow-moving guard, and then selected Millsap at the 36th pick, a short insider in his early two meters. I don't know what the Timberwolves want. What are you doing, and although the Rockets only got the 37th overall pick, they still selected the white pitcher Novak they wanted.

"It seems that the persona that I'm a fool has already been established." Xu Xiao smiled at the evaluation of him in the news, and said self-deprecatingly.

"That's the best way to deal with a fool."

Xu Xiao took a look, and there were Rich Davis, Mark Blunt, and Trent Hassel who needed to be traded. If this is the case, then be decisive and clear them all at once.

Then Xu Xiao made another shot, and the Timberwolves and the Magic made a deal. The Timberwolves sent the Rockets' 08 second-round pick, last year's rookie McCann, and starting center Mark Blount to the Magic in exchange for the Magic's Darko Mili Sic, Puerto Rican guards Arroyo, Bootelo, and the 12 second-round pick.

This can also be regarded as helping the Magic to clear space and prepare for the renewal of Howard's contract next summer.

Then there was another epic free gift. The Timberwolves used the Meme and "Reaper" Parker, Ricky Davis, and Wright from the Lakers to the New York Knicks in exchange for a sky-high contract, Malik Rose, Jerome James, two good-for-nothing brothers, as well as Francis, who is gradually lost in New York, and Dayao’s former teammate Taylor, and the first-round pick protected by the top 08 in 6. If the protection is successful, it will be automatically postponed and become the former 09. 14 protections, 10 first 16 protections until 11, became unprotected in the first round, and this round of picks in 08 and 13.

Xu Xiao's move was even called a benefactor by the fans in New York. Whether it was Rich Davis or Smush Parker, they were all good immediate combat power, and the most important thing was that they helped the team liberate a huge amount of money. Space, Parker has one year left on his contract, and Davis has two years left. If he can't play well, he will leave.

As for draft picks?That thing has never been in the Knicks' plan. Where did the Bulls get the second place this year?The Knicks gave it, so this deal is equivalent to no loss for them. It is equivalent to replenishing immediate combat power in vain while cleaning up junk contracts. This made the Knicks, who were at the bottom of the Eastern Conference last season, suddenly see hope again.

But Xu Xiao didn't have the time to care about these things, and then there was non-stop, using Hassell + Padgett + Rockets' second-round pick in 09 to exchange Swift with the Grizzlies. Swift can exchange for an engineer player like Hassell who still has a one-year contract and a second-round pick. The Grizzlies owner is not sure how to give Xu Xiao a sweet at home.

And Xu Xiao also has his purpose in wanting Swift, because he has just developed the usage of the system. The star cards given by the system are universal for those below a, that is, the regular starting level, but there are requirements for those above a. The above are divided into two types, one is the skill type, and the other is the talent type. The S-level skill type can only be given to players under the age of 25, while the S-level talent card can only be given to players under the age of 20. The younger the better.

And the most important thing is that the S-level talent card is not randomly issued, it must be a player who has played for your team, so Xu Xiao must now collect some players with explosive physical talent, and Swift is one of his goals one.

He has a height of 209, a wingspan of 220, a speed no less than that of a guard, a strong body, the ability to fight against nba-level players, and an S-level talent with abnormal explosive power and jumping. If this talent can give For domestic players, they won't directly surpass Yi Jianlian. With a little training, they will be in the first round.

So now Xu Xiao doesn't care what the outside world thinks of him at all, because the Timberwolves are finally taking shape, and then he will start to build his team.