Build a Dream Dynasty

"The Minnesota Timberwolves, with the 16th overall pick, select Eric Bledsoe from the University of Kentucky..."

Bledsoe, 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, athletic guard with great physical strength, strong and fast; fierce defense on the ball, often steals, wingspan enough to mark the wing, one advantage of this type of player is the adaptation to the NBA soon.

Stevens is a coach who attaches great importance to both offense and defense. Bledsoe's explosive physical fitness and outstanding defensive enthusiasm are very suitable for his appetite. At least, he has more training value than Devin Harris.

The draft is still going on, but the officials of the Timberwolves and the Nets have silently hung up a piece of news.

The Timberwolves sent Bledsoe, who was selected with the 16th overall pick, and team forward Pavlovich got Devin Harris and the 29th overall pick from the Nets.

When the draft is in progress, it is also a time when transactions are frequent. Every year, countless wonderful hands and flowers and thousands of miles are born. In this year's draft, so far, not a single deal has happened, which is really surprising.

Under such circumstances, the deal between the Nets and the Timberwolves, the first to break the balance, immediately attracted the attention of experts, especially the Nets, which had just changed owners. The conference made two big news, which really pleased the experts!

The experts who just expressed incomprehension about the Nets' choice of Paul George expressed their approval for the deal between the Nets and the Timberwolves.

"Jonny Flynn's performance last season was unsatisfactory. When Rubio has not yet determined whether he will land in the NBA in the new season, he found Devin Harris and Flynn as a double insurance for point guards. At the same time, it is a good decision to clear Pavlovich's two-year contract. The Timberwolves already have enough potential and do not urgently need Bledsoe's talent. The purpose of the Nets trade is obvious, imitating the Thunder The idea of ​​​​building a team is to give young people enough time to cultivate and rebuild."

From the perspective of team composition, a point guard with strong physical fitness and a passionate style of play, a slender swingman with outstanding shooting ability, Bledsoe and George really have the meaning of "thunder duo". Ah~ If the two of them are allowed to play freely for a few years, I guess they can achieve some results in the Eastern Conference.

The first round of the draft is over soon, followed by the second round of the draft. With the 31st pick, the Nets chose Marshall University's center Whiteside, also known as the big white side by fans.

Whiteside is a typical late bloomer. He was selected to join the NBA in the second round of 10 years.

Compared with the expectations for George and Bledsoe, Jiang Mingliang knows that Whiteside needs a longer time to polish, and it is unknown whether he can play during the rookie contract period. But at least he can provide height to protect the team's penalty area. With no better choice for this second-round pick, at least he won't lose money by betting on Dabaibian.

Paul George, Eric Bledsoe, Hassan Whiteside, this is what Jiang Mingliang won in the first draft. Jiang Mingliang and Stephens got the players they wanted.

A few days after the draft, the Nets officially signed the trio to rookie contracts.

As a first-round pick, Paul George's contract is protected by the league and is very formal. It is 17.48 million US dollars in four years, with 3.97 million increasing year by year in the first year, and the third year is a team option. Bledsoe's contract is $14.69 million for four years, which is also a 3+1 model.

The treatment of Hassan Whiteside in the second round will be much worse, 3 years, with an average annual salary of 1 million US dollars. Although it is only one pick lower than the 30th pick, the guarantees for the first-round pick and the second-round pick are indeed very different.

After the signing ceremony, Jiang Mingliang, as the general manager of the team, also personally participated in the player's joining press conference. The three rookies all held up their new jerseys and smiled as they faced the reporters for taking pictures.

A lot of beautiful knives have entered their own accounts. For this group of poor boys who will be worth tens of millions in the future but are still penniless, excitement is inevitable.

However, the focus of the reporters participating in this press conference was not on these players, but they frequently talked about a topic, the China Games.

"As of now, the league has not sent us a preseason schedule, so I have no way of determining whether the team has a chance to participate." Jiang Mingliang replied in this way. "But personally, I would very much like to go back and have a look."

"Coach Stevens, currently the Nets are dominated by young players. In addition to the three rookies who joined the team in the draft, there are also Brook Lopez, Courtney Lee, Teddy Lunsu Williams is three players in the rookie contract period." A reporter asked: "Is this lineup too young? Is the team's goal next season to train young people?"

"Ability is not directly linked to age." Stevens replied with a smile: "Youth is not the capital for our mistakes. This group of young people is ready to fight against experienced players, and I am also ready. .”

Bad? Stevens didn't think about it, never did.

When players join, there will naturally be players who leave.

The end of the draft also means the opening of the free market.

On June 30, the free market officially opened.

Chris Quinn, Kenyon Dooling, Chris Douglas Roberts, Trenton Hassell, Jarvis Hayes, Najera, Tony Barty, Josh Boone, eight player contracts At the expiration date, except for Najera who got the team veteran's basic salary offer, the other seven players did not get Stevens' favor, and their fate with the Nets also came to an end.

Because of the departure of these players, the Nets freed up a lot of salary space. Except for the three rookies, the contracts still held by the team only include Courtney Lee (4.5 million in 2 years), Pavlovich (10 million in 2 years), and Bobby Simmons (9.5 million in one year). ), Tyrese Williams (1+2, team option, 6.9 million), Yi Jianlian (3 million in 1 year), Najera (1 million in 1 year). Brook Lopez (7.2 million in 2 years), has a salary space of more than 30 million, and there is quite a lot of maneuverable space for reinforcing the lineup.

Aware of the weakness of the team's lack of attractiveness at this stage, Jiang Mingliang directly gave up the opportunity to talk to James, Wade, Stoudemire and others, and focused on chasing players who might come to the Nets The first person he met was the well-known agent Pelinka in the league, and the target of the negotiation was Carlos Boozer, the All-Star power forward of the opponent.