Build a Dream Dynasty

After being signed by the Nets, Fanny Smith ended her vacation early and came to the team's training hall in East Rutherford to start her own extra training.

The Nets are not a good choice for most veterans, because they can get nothing but a championship ring, but in turn, it is a paradise for young players. Most of the young players introduced can perform well.

Royce O'Neal was the undrafted pick last season, and no one was optimistic about his ability to play. As a result, after one season, he has grown into a usable 3D player, at least more than two-thirds of rookies in 2016. Good prospect. Joe Harris, a player who was directly waived by the Cavaliers, got a three-year "big contract" of 9 million from the Eagles after spending one year with the Nets. These are very illustrative. For Van Vleet and Fanny Smith, regardless of basketball dreams, the most important thing is to gain a foothold in the NBA and earn money to support themselves for the rest of their lives.

In the training hall, Royce O'Neal and Van Vleet stayed in the team and started extra training. Everyone has similar ambitions to improve their own strength, so that the Nets' seemingly weak bench lineup can show its true strength.

In the end, the Huaxia team failed to make a breakthrough in the Rio Olympics. They only defeated Venezuela in the group stage, ranked fifth in the group with 1 win and 4 losses, and failed to enter the quarterfinals. It has to be said that sometimes signing luck is very important. If they are assigned to Group B, the Huaxia team is quite sure to reach the quarterfinals.

Yao Ming, as the chairman of the Basketball Association, shouldered all the responsibilities. As far as he is concerned, although Huaxia Basketball has experienced a trough for a while, it is at least on the right path. But if once the current plan is overturned due to choking, and veterans are re-used, it will be a disaster for Huaxia basketball.

After the Olympics, Yao Ming also talked with Zhuang Zhuoyuan to discuss countermeasures. In this regard, Zhuang Zhuoyuan's suggestion is that in the next Olympic cycle, speed up the exchange of blood, dilute the role of veterans in advance, reuse the players who reached the peak of the sports cycle in the 2020 Olympic Games, and at the same time, severely crack down on the problem of age change.

The problems in this area are what Yao Ming can do as the chairman of the Basketball Association, and there are many deeper problems that cannot be improved at his level. As long as it is public, it will inevitably have its own limitations. It is impossible to reform as Jiang Mingliang reformed the Nets.

After the Olympic journey was over, Yi Jianlian did not choose to return to China, but came to the United States immediately to meet Jiang Mingliang.

The Nets also prepared a one-year contract of 2.5 million U.S. dollars for Yi Jianlian, which is slightly higher than before. After all, the salary cap has risen, and the Nets do not lack salary space now. A little contract can also be regarded as a reward for his contribution to the team when he played for the team the last time.

"Where are you going to arrange your family, East Rutherford or Midtown Manhattan?" Jiang Mingliang asked Yi Jianlian for his opinion, and then helped him look at the house.

"Let's put it in Manhattan. Do you have any good recommendations?" There are 800,000 Chinese in New York, which is the city with the second largest number of Chinese in the United States. There are four Chinese cities and 10 Chinese communities. It is relatively easy to adapt.

"Burke Street is a place with a strong Chinese atmosphere, and most of them are from Guangdong Province and Min Province. It should be more comfortable to place the family there." Jiang Mingliang has already made arrangements in advance, and he can do whatever he wants. Submit the information of several properties to Yi Jianlian.

Although housing prices in the United States are not expensive as a whole, New York, especially Manhattan, is different from other places, and Chinatown is even more expensive because of the existence of real estate speculators, with an average price of 23,000 US dollars per square meter. Rao Yi Jianlian has played basketball, endorsed, and participated in variety shows in the past few years, which is considered a little thin, and it is quite difficult to win a relatively high-end house.

But since he planned to house his wife and children in New York, he had to spend the money gritted his teeth. Yi Jianlian chose a large flat, with a total price of about 3.2 million US dollars.

"No credit card? Direct full payment?" Jiang Mingliang confirmed.

"Yes!" Yi Jianlian nodded.

"OK, let me arrange it for you. Someone will connect with you directly later." Jiang Mingliang

In the blink of an eye, it was mid-September, and there was only half a month left before the preseason match in early October!

It's time for the Nets to start preparing for the team's full training!

The first is the shooting of the promotional posters before the start of the season. As the first player in team history, Curry undoubtedly stood in the C position, while Leonard and George were on both sides, and some barely called it the fourth giant. Porzingis stood behind him.

There is no doubt that these four are the core players of the Nets next season. If nothing else, the first three are absolute All-Star players, and Porzingis has benefited from the weak center position in the Eastern Conference as a whole. It is also quite possible to occupy a seat.

Next is the tactical drill before the start of the season, because Landry has not yet completed the buyout with the 76ers, and there is no way to join the team for the time being, and Yi Jianlian and George have participated in the Olympics, and they are tired and need a period of rest In order to return to training, so the team's tactical drills for the main lineup, Joe Johnson and David West are temporarily on top.

According to Stevens' conception, whether it is Landry or Yi Jianlian who is the main player at the power forward position, it will only be a fake starter. The team's strongest lineup is Curry, George, Joe Johnson, Leon The combination of Nader and Porzingis is the combination of the ball-holding core-three wings-protecting the inner line that Stevens has always advocated. This can also maximize the team's lineup advantages while covering up weaknesses at the power forward position. And in the middle of the season, the team will definitely find a way to improve the combat effectiveness of the power forward position through trades. After all, when it comes to the playoffs, it is not about who has a longer board, but who has a disadvantage. Not short anymore!

Most of the players in the team are training under the leadership of Stevens and Kokoskov. The latter is the head coach of the European powerhouse Slovenian national team. He was invited by Jiang Mingliang to join the coaching staff of the Nets as a consultant. Although the transaction took away an important draft pick, it does not mean that Jiang Mingliang gave up Doncic. Of course, Kokoshkov's role is not just a spy for the team to have first-hand information on Doncic. As a typical European academic coach, he is quite accomplished in training and tactics.

The Nets can be called the Whampoa Military Academy on the NBA coaching bench. Leaving aside Stevens, the Triple Crown coach, Schneider, who led the 76ers to the championship, and Kidd, who led the Bucks to grow into a strong team in the Eastern Conference, are both from the Nets. The coach, Grant Hill, means that he doesn't want to leave New York and is satisfied with his current job as a trainer. If you really are willing to go out for interviews, you will also have the opportunity to coach the team. Kokoshkov came to the Nets as a consultant, maybe one day he will be spotted by other NBA teams, and he can go out and make a lot of money?

Finally, until September 3, the 76ers officially announced the buyout of Landry's contract, making him a free agent. Although there is still a three-day and 72-hour clarification period, at this moment, the media has already clearly labeled Landry as a "Nets player". As for Landry, he also came to New York directly without any concealment, and waited for the clarification period to pass before starting the physical examination.

No team would be puzzled at this time. After all, the players and the Nets are in love with each other. The team makes this kind of meaningless interception, in addition to saving the 76ers the buyout fee. Besides, there is no other meaning, and if Landry is really that strong, the 76ers will not cut him because he occupies a mere 7.5 million salary space.

After waiting for three days, Landry almost immediately entered the physical examination room of the Nets for a physical examination, and then couldn't wait to announce his return to the Nets.

Rivers continued his sour speech, blaming the current lineup of the Nets for destroying the balance of the league, but you must know that the current salary status of the Nets does not even break the salary cap, let alone touch the luxury tax threshold Well, the Nets have what they are today, entirely due to their operational success, which should have been the direction advocated by the league.

Last season achieved a historic record of 74-8 losses. This season formed an eye-catching Big Four lineup. If the Nets’ ticket prices do not increase this season, it can only show that Jiang Shixiao and Jiang Mingliang and his son are philanthropists up. On the basis of last season's average ticket price of 8,300 US dollars, the ticket price of this season has increased by 6%, reaching 8,800 US dollars. This price is second only to the Knicks' 9,100 US dollars, ranking second in the league.

It may seem expensive, but the football market in New York is really good. As long as you can pry open the New York market, fans will be able to digest the high price. Not to mention the existence of Curry in the Nets team, this is the league's top card owned by New York basketball!

Of course, don't think that building a team in New York will make money just because the Nets make money. In fact, at present, the Nets can only say that they have opened up half of the New York market. Of course, there is no need to worry about selling high-priced tickets when they are strong. When something happens and they can still make a lot of money like the Knicks, then we can say that the Nets have a firm foothold in New York. At present, the Yankees and Knicks should be more dominant.

Although there is a gap in ticket revenue compared with the Knicks, after George joined, the Nets have surpassed the Knicks in terms of market value. The team's market value of 4.2 billion ranks first in the league. In terms of revenue, the Nets are also No. 1 in the league. The 20-year broadcast contract of 3.6 billion US dollars signed with NBC almost ensures that the Nets will not have any troubles in their operations in the next 20 years. The Nets’ brand cooperation with various merchants including Yokohama Tire is also very close, and the amount of sponsorship received is also higher than that of other teams. Using “money counting machine” to describe the current Nets is not at all. Too much.