I am Really an Insider

On June 24, 2011, ESPN will broadcast this year's draft live across the United States.

Regardless of whether it's a big year or a bad year, the draft always attracts much attention.

As the saying goes, the championship is a matter for two teams.

But the draft is a matter for thirty teams.

But this year, Stern obviously has no thoughts about the draft.

Because in one week, the NBA will officially be on hiatus.

July 1 is the final validity period of the current labor agreement. After this, if the collective bargaining agreement cannot be renewed in time, the entire NBA will come to a standstill.

The league is suspended, which means that players will not receive salaries, teams will not be able to negotiate with players, and they will not be able to sign or trade players.

At the same time, players cannot use the team's training facilities for any reason, and the team cannot hold any summer training camps, team meetings, coaching gatherings, etc.

Of course, NBA teams cannot use the images of players for publicity and other purposes.

In short, there cannot be any form of contact between the team and the players until the new collective bargaining agreement is finalized.

Therefore, Mancias was waived by the Trail Blazers just yesterday.

The Blazers deliberately helped Wayne cut it.

If Mancias continues to fulfill his contract with the Trail Blazers, he will not be able to provide services as Wayne's personal trainer this summer.

This thing is indeed quite a mess.

Regarding labor negotiations, although Wayne was also a participant as a player, he did not interfere too much.

This thing is very complicated to explain in detail. But in the final analysis, it is still because of the word money.

To put it bluntly, the bosses are all complaining to Stern, saying that we can't survive this life. After a season, we can't make any profit and we have to pay back. Who is playing with you?

What better way for us to play than to play basketball? This is how serious basketball is played.

What should I do if my boss complains about poverty? Lowering players' income is the most direct and effective way.

Then the players will definitely stop working. The players think that the last version of the collective bargaining agreement was very good, and it was good if we didn't talk about raising wages. If you want to lower wages, it's nonsense.

Believe it or not, we all go to CBA to play?

We are all skilled people, but where can we find food?

Political Commissar Ma: Come on, come on, everyone! Socialism is good! Brother Wei really didn’t fool me back then!

As a result, players and the league launched a series of wars of words over whether to cut salaries or not.

As early as late March this year, the league announced that 22 of the 30 NBA teams were losing money.

But Billy Hunter, vice president of the players union, said: "We believe that only a few teams are in the red, and they just want to make more money by publishing this data."

So no one knows whether the team is making money or losing money.

Because of the money issue, a lot of proposals such as hard salary caps were involved.

The composition of the Heat's Big Three will definitely make smaller teams jealous. The stars have all gone to your place to play, but who will watch our games?

If you don’t watch our games, how can we make any money?

The most effective way to solve the problem of star team-ups is to implement a hard salary cap.

The NBA currently implements a soft salary cap. Although there is a salary cap to limit the team's expenses, there are still many ways to overtake the contracted players.

There are a few serious championship teams that are not too risky.

The so-called hard salary cap means that the salary cap is whatever the salary cap stipulates, and it can never be exceeded. Everyone has the same space, and you can't pretend to be a boss even if you have money.

Originally this was just a problem between the players and the league, but as soon as the hard salary cap proposal came out, good guys, the bosses and the bosses didn't agree.

Some bosses said that I just have money and love to spend money. You don’t care if I’m super risky or not. I’m willing to bear the luxury tax. If I don’t have the ability, you can’t play basketball.

I recharge some money to get a better gaming experience. Where did I go wrong? Paul Allen bought a max-level account to play and won the championship. Did you see what Cuban said?

Cuban: What I am missing is not the money to buy a full-level account, but I can’t find a full-level account to buy! If so, I will wholesale ten of them!

And some bosses are so poor that they want everyone to make money together, and no one is here to be a leek for anyone. You guys who paid money can experience the game, but if I don’t pay money, will I be treated as an NPC and be played by the game?

You see, this is a typical example of how there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests.

Then, surrounding the word money, it has now evolved into a three-party melee.

There is no consensus among the bosses, so what is there to talk about?

What else could Wayne say? Damn capitalism!

Therefore, Wayne is too lazy to get involved in this kind of money matter. Even if Wayne gets involved, there is no way for both parties to compromise.

Moreover, the most important point is

People creampie,

A traitor!

The current chairman of the players union, Fisher, is just a kid.

Do you think he only does things like green friends? No, that's all a small matter.

In Wayne's view, Laoyu is one of the worst-character players in the history of the league.

When Lao Yu was with the Warriors, he said that he would leave the team and maybe even leave the court because of the eye disease his daughter suffered from. Anyway, he was full of snot and tears at the time.

The Warriors management is also very humane, and Lao Yu is indeed a good and responsible father! We must give the green light to such a good comrade!

As a result, after the Warriors released him, Lao Yu immediately announced that he had joined his old club, the Lakers, and won two rings with Naochi and Yao Ming.

In the original history, Laoyu joining the Thunder was also a routine. After signing with the Mavericks, he told Cuban that he wanted to spend time with his family and hoped to withdraw from the league, so he retired.

As a result, he immediately turned around and signed with the Thunder, hoping to get a ring with his second brother. This was totally without credibility.

I won’t talk about the green teammate, everyone knows it. Despite the fact that Laoyu and Laoyu have been in a relationship for so many years, Laoyu rarely invites Laoyu to his home.

Everyone understands what nagging is to prevent. It can only be said that Naochi is worthy of being a first-defense defender, demonstrating his strong defensive ability in every aspect.

Barnes has little experience in this area, so as a villain, he became the famous Hulk in the league.

In the future, Little Hardaway of the Knicks would torture his girlfriend's soul: "Baby, tell me the truth whether you and Fisher are having an affair or not. If you don't ask clearly, I will panic every day."

However, the most unreasonable thing about Laoyu is this labor negotiation. As the chairman of the Players Association, he is suspected of secretly compromising with the bosses.

Because in the late stages of the negotiations, Fisher did not listen to the players' suggestions at all, but suddenly gave in everywhere, so much so that Vice Chairman Hunter directly questioned Lao Yu's series of unreasonable behaviors during the negotiations.

It's obviously to this point that it's impossible to trade without PY.

So he was jointly fired by everyone soon after.

It would be reliable for Wei Ge's eldest son Sanpao to be the chairman.

This old fish is a typical beast in clothes, and there is nothing he can't do.

This guy's character is really extremely bad.

This kind of guy is the chairman of the players union, what can you do?

Anyway, Wayne knew that it would be resolved in the end, and player wages would not be particularly affected after this.

So Wayne is really too lazy to get involved in this matter. You guys can argue slowly, and I'd better draft the draft properly.

Although we may have to be unemployed for a while, our old Wei family is not far behind now.

Stern forced a smile, went on stage and talked a lot of nonsense, and then announced the official start of the draft.

Let’s get started quickly, there’s still a PY meeting with Laoyu after this!

The 2011 draft officially began, and the first few picks remained basically unchanged.

The top pick is the most intelligent person in the universe, Kelly Owen, a top student at Duke University and a famous geological research expert.

With the second pick, Blind Wolf continued to commit suicide and selected another middling forward Derrick Williams. Wayne didn't even know which generation of Lil Wayne this was.

Well, it's false to say that Derrick Williams has no talent, but the Timberwolves' unlucky team has its own problems, so it's useless to pick anyone.

With the third pick, the Jazz took Kanter.

Sitting in the private room, Wayne really wanted to ask: "What are these choices?"

Except for Irving, the top three this year are outrageous!

The Cavaliers with the fourth pick won the Eight Wise Kings with eight stars and eight diamonds. Okay, the championship lineup is now complete.

After that, until the tenth pick, the high-profile Trail Blazers finally had to make a choice.

Klay Thompson was very nervous. He knew that the Trail Blazers were interested in him. He knew that Wei Ge looked at him in a special way that day!

If I could recognize Wayne as my godfather, would I be afraid that Tom, the 360° dunk master, would not be able to leave the league?

Isn’t it great to be able to win the championship as soon as you enter the league?

In fact, Wayne looked at him the whole time that day with the eyes of someone watching for a retarded person. That look must have been special.

Yes, Thompson himself also wants to join the Trail Blazers, because his father, the No. 1 pick, started his career with the Trail Blazers.

Although his father had already transferred to the Lakers when Thompson was born, the family still often returned to Portland to live.

Therefore, Tom grew up in Los Angeles and Portland, and Portland is half of his hometown.

Watching Stern take the stage, Tom was so nervous that he sweated.

The other 29 teams are also very nervous. The Trail Blazers are so strong, who else should they choose?

What a stupid teammate of the Clippers, this wave of kills is really fucked up!

Clippers: I bet 50 cents that they won’t be able to draft any decent rookie!

"With the 10th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Klay Thompson from Washington State University!"

The moment Stern read out his name, Wayne almost jumped when he saw Thompson underneath.

Good guy, why didn’t I see you jumping so high during the joint trial?

Thompson excitedly rushed to the stage, took the black baseball cap, and quickly put it on his head, as if he was afraid of being snatched away.

At the same time, Thompson was still watching the big screen, fearing that he would be traded away in the next second.

Because there are rumors in the market that the Trail Blazers, as a championship team, may exchange this pick for immediate combat use.

So Tang’s heart can reach 180 kilometers per hour.

After shaking hands with Stern, Tom walked off the stage nervously.

Then, I met a reporter from CCTV - because of Wayne's relationship, the Blazers' selection in this year's draft is of concern to many Chinese fans.

Director Zhang spoke fluent English as soon as he spoke: "This is the first time we meet, I am the famous crosstalk actor Zhang Weiping! Clay, tell me how you feel! How do you feel now that you were selected by the Trail Blazers?"

Thompson faced the camera and was stunned. Then he looked at the big screen and realized that he had not been traded.

this.

It’s really done! ?

"I'm so excited! There's no better outcome than being able to join a championship team!"

"Hahaha, Chinese fans like you very much. They all think that you can become Wayne's right-hand man in the future!"

Chinese fans: We didn’t say that!

"Really, really? Oops, disgusting~"

Wayne, Carlisle and Patterson all wiped their sweat while watching Thompson being interviewed.

Damn, what does your enchanting expression mean?

There is definitely something wrong with this kid!

Trail Blazers Psycho Team?

The other 29 teams also breathed a sigh of relief. Thompson can be said to be quite mediocre in talent, just a shooter.

If the Trail Blazers choose someone like this, it shouldn't be a disaster. We still have a chance.

Wayne smiled: Well, we don’t go against nature, we live up to expectations!

But having said that, now that Curry has a human confusing behavior award, Wayne has enough headaches.

Now the whole Thompson

Water and flowers merge into one, is this even possible?

Yes, the Trail Blazers' trend of developing in the direction of sand sculpture is irreversible.

Who cares, as long as he can win.

Tom was already an excellent shooter in his first season, but his defense was very slow.

Thompson's excellent defense is the result of hard work.

All in all, Thompson needs to believe in a process before he can fully grow up.

But even if Tom only plays as a substitute next season, it will be a great addition.

Don't forget, Tielin and Fensen have already left the rookie village, so they can play for a season or two.

Then with the 11th pick, the Bucks picked the lonely god Fredette, which also meant that the 76ers' pick basically belonged to the Trail Blazers.

Facial paralysis man, come to the bowl quickly!

At this time, the old thief Vicky was anxious.

He has been bidding with the Trail Blazers for a long time, but the Trail Blazers have two first-round picks and the Spurs only have one.

Therefore, if the Spurs want to successfully bid, they must produce players.

The digital person named George Hill, known as Parker Jr. Hill averaged 11.6 points per game as a substitute last season. His efficiency was still good and he was considered worthy of training. As long as he was given a chance, he would definitely be able to play.

Hill himself has good talent and became famous in high school. He was known as the "Indian Seven" together with Oden, Conley, Josh McRoberts, Rodney Carney, Yun Dengden and Courtney Lee. "The data in college were not bad either.

If it weren't for his height of only 188cm, he would never have fallen to the end of the first round.

And Hill's performance in the playoffs is often better than in the regular season. After all, he is only a substitute in the regular season, but he often plays a more important role in the playoffs.

He ranked second among most improved players last season.

The old thief Vicky couldn't bear to part with this precious baby, and he wouldn't even give her a hard time.

Rod Thorn chuckled, I want me to feel it, you don’t want you to feel it.

Seeing that the old thief was not sincere, Rod Thorn made a deal before the 12th pick.

"He gave it to the Trail Blazers!?" The old thief almost lost his temper when he looked at the transaction information on the big screen.

"Here, how can this be done!" Budenholzer was also anxious. It would be okay if the Blazers didn't take a fancy to Leonard.

If the Blazers are optimistic about it, it means Leonard definitely has potential!

Did the Trail Blazers make a mistake? Look at when they picked Curry, the whole world didn't know what they picked.

The results of it? Curry has already assisted Wayne in winning the championship this season!

Therefore, Leonard must have hidden secrets. As long as you find his instruction manual, you will definitely be able to do something.

"What's going on, what's going on, I don't know how to fix it! That Sabi thing, does he have no brains? How long has it been, and he's still assisting the Trail Blazers!" Vicki is so angry, he realized it deeply today What does it mean not to be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but to be afraid of teammates who are like pigs?

Thorne said that he was just the 15th pick in a young year of the draft. That's not it, is this an assist?

Suddenly, with the 12th pick, the Jazz took Burks, and now they are about to reach the 15th pick.

He's in a hurry, the old thief is in a hurry.

He made a phone call to Phoenix, asking for support, asking for support!

Phoenix City wants to support you, old thief, but put aside the evil things you did to the Sun in the past.

But if you don’t give something for support, I’m afraid you won’t feel at ease yourself, right?

Well, the general manager of the Suns at this time was Brian Colangino, the general manager of the Dream Team and the son of the future chairman of the American Basketball Association.

If Cole is still at the helm, then the old thief can still sell face.

But Colangino is not a fuel-efficient car, etc. I don’t care what Vicki you are, it doesn’t work here.

Either give up your chips or crawl away!

"Oh, your father and I are already so familiar with each other."

"We're about to start the draft, Pop." Colangino Jr. didn't do this at all.

The old thief has many connections in the basketball circle, but he and Colangino, the manager of the dream team, can't deal with each other.

In 2005, the Colangino Dream Team selected coaches, and the finalists were Vic and Lao K.

In the end, Old K won and has been the head coach until now. Colangino’s reason at the time was: “When I talked to Coach K about coaching the national team, he was so excited that he almost jumped over the phone. But When I talked to Popovich, I didn't get that enthusiasm."

The old thief respects the old coach K very much, but he is very unhappy with Colangelo questioning his lack of enthusiasm in public. It can be described as violent and violent.

At that time, the veteran Vic wrote an open letter against Colangino. The meaning of the letter can be summed up in one sentence: "If you dare to question my desire and enthusiasm for the position of head coach of the men's basketball team again, be careful." . Also, never mention my name again in the future!”

Well, so Colangino and the old thief have a relatively bad personal relationship.

So if he does this now, little Colangino will definitely not eat it.

When the old thief heard that his seniority was of no use, he quickly inquired about the price.

There was no time, no time to drag on with Colangino.

Colangino Jr. is also an open-minded person. He opened his mouth with a first-round draft pick + George Hill + Gary Neal + DeJuan Blair. He had the word robbery written directly on his face. It can be said that he beat the Spurs. The team's potential stocks are all gone.

And because one of Neal and Blair is an undrafted player and the other is a second-round pick, and their salaries are not high, the Suns only need one Brooks to balance this deal.

It's simply robbery.

Normally, draft picks + Brooks might not even be exchangeable for George Hill.

But now you can not only exchange it, but also exchange it for more.

"I, a young man, don't have martial ethics! Is it okay to lie to an old comrade like me? This is not good!" The old thief was confused at that time. This guy is worse than a digital man!

A bunch of kids from Nancun bullied me into being old and helpless! This is it!

Obviously it can be exchanged with draft picks + Hill, but after some hesitation, I still need to pair up Neal and Blair!

Looking at it with a blind eye, Neil and Blair do have potential.

Last season, Neal averaged close to 10 points per game and shot 40% from three-point range when he played 20 minutes.

Blair is the MVP of the rookie game. He is the first player since Duncan to score double-20 figures in his rookie season. Not long ago, in April, he also scored 27 points and 23 rebounds.

The Spurs have never looked at the draft picks, so no one dares to say how high the ceilings of these two are.

The Suns just want to bet. If they don't trade, they can only bet on one this year. After trading, you can bet four at a time.

Isn't this delicious?

Little Colangino is obviously robbing him. There is nothing he can do about it. He is almost at the 15th pick anyway. You love trading, but if you don’t trade, you just want to beg. Anyway, I’m not in a hurry.

This kind of taking advantage of others happens every year in the NBA.

The old thief swallowed and glanced at Budenholzer.

Is it worth it to pay so many people for Leonard?

Originally, the old thief wanted to ask about Mosaic, the 14th pick, but he thought that Gourei was nothing, and was probably worse than Colangino.

The old thief then did some research. To be honest, Hill, Neal and Blair may be excellent players, but they can't solve the Spurs' urgent needs.

What the Spurs really need is an outside defensive core. With someone who can replace Bowen, the team can take off again!

"Pop, why don't you go and ask elsewhere." Little Colangino waited for a long time, but the old thief didn't say anything, so he decided to terminate the transaction.

"Wait, I'll change, why don't I change! Take away all my people, hurry up!" The old thief gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, Stud!

So, it was the 13th pick.

Stern came on stage, and Wayne was still chatting with Carlisle about labor negotiations.

As a result, an accident happened.

"With the 13th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Phoenix Suns selected Kawhi Leonard from San Diego State University!"

"Wardfa!?" Carlisle was stunned. What did the Sun mean by this operation?

Wayne was very calm. How could this mean anything? The old thief is out of control.

But after seeing the trading chips, Wayne almost laughed.

You old thief also has this day.

The person who was exchanged for George Hill back then now has so many extra chips!

The digital people are also stupid. Damn it, if I had known that the old thief was so generous, I would have put up with it!

Wayne, who has open eyes, knows that although the old thief is bleeding profusely, it is really not a loss to replace Leonard this time.

After all, what we are getting in exchange are players who will be among the top ten players in the league in the future. Can those guys reach this level?

Speaking of which, it’s the 13th pick again.

The 13th pick is full of talent.

But the old thief doesn't know this now. He is feeling heartache and may feel that the Leonard he got is not so good anymore.

Wayne is very happy when he thinks that the old thief is in agony now~

Money can't buy you, so you're not happy.

Don't ask why Wayne still laughs, ask because Wayne has a big heart.

Yes, Leonard going to the Spurs has to be said to be a loss.

Not to brag or be slanderous, the Spurs with Kawaii and without Kawaii are two different concepts.

Without the facial paralysis man, there would be no championship at the end of GDP's career. He is irreplaceable for the Spurs.

Missing Leonard gave Wayne another powerful enemy.

But if the Spurs are trembling with fear and stamping their feet in anger just because the Spurs got Leonard Wayne, then how can they be called the number one active player?

You are as strong as you can be, I, Godway!

So what if I give you Leonard? Your Spurs have become stronger and I can still beat you!

It's good to have Leonard, but without Leonard, it's not impossible to do this.

In the final analysis, I, Godway, am the main subject of consecutive championships.

It’s just one less assistant, it doesn’t matter!

Lao Zhan: What about me?

Wayne: Don’t worry, I’ll beat you too!

Lao Zhan: No, no, no, I want you to join the team

Leonard eventually went to the Spurs, but Popovich was frustrated.

It was enough for Wayne that he could make that guy feel weak.

"It doesn't matter, we still have Jimmy." Wayne patted Carlisle and Patterson on the shoulders.

"That guy who looks like Jordan? You don't really think he is Jordan's child, do you? You don't think he can really inherit Jordan's potential, do you?"

"Then who knows? Our Chinese sons are like me, but your American sons are not like me? What if he is? Don't worry, Jimmy will be useful." Wayne shook his head, seeing how frustrated you were.

The dog's draft process was skipped directly. With the 15th pick, people were speculating whether the Blazers would take Vucevic. As a result, Stern read out a name that many people didn't know at all.

"With the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Jimmy Butler from Marquette University!"

"Who is this person!?"

"What the hell, Jordan II?"

"Good guy, this little short hand is probably useless."

"I think the Blazers chose blindly. They don't need too many rookies anyway."

For a time, there was a lot of discussion.

Butler stood up in surprise. He originally thought that he was called to Portland for a trial that day, just to make up the numbers so that he could play a game.

You really have a choice!

One really dares to go, the other really dares to choose.

After reading the name, Stern smiled awkwardly.

Because he was not in the little green room at all.

Since he was predicted to be a second-round pick, several people heard the results of the draft at home.

He and his adoptive mother hugged each other excitedly. Being able to become the first player selected after the lottery was something he never imagined in his life.

What surprised him even more was that a superstar like Wayne would actually send him a text message immediately.

"Be prepared, you will have a very hard life this summer. If you admit it, you will be mediocre for the rest of your life. If you don't want to admit it, then work three times harder than ordinary people."

Wei Ge is also getting better at making chicken soup.

I'm flattered a lot, so what else can I say? It must be O Jie Bao K!

Brother Wei, do you believe I can train you to death?

Many people were laughing and saying the Blazers were crazy. In fact, even some local Portland fans don't understand.

Why?

Why draft a player with such a low projected pick?

Well, they only see Butler's flaws.

Poor shooting, poor static talent.

But everyone ignored the last sentence on Butler’s scouting report: “Coupled with his positive attitude and personality, if he continues to improve his outside shooting, he may be a pleasant surprise in his class. "

When everyone looks at draft reports, they all focus on physical talent, but in fact mental attributes are really important.

For example, in Wiggins' draft report, the first shortcoming is "The biggest question is whether Wiggins has enough mental quality to maximize his huge physical talents."

Many people dismiss this as nonsense.

But this one solidly turned Wiggins into Brother Wolfberry.

So, go ahead and laugh.

My legion of Wayne's little brothers are getting better and better.

Hard, Wayne liked it.

1.2W presented~