The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

"I heard that you plan to trade the King's No. 13 pick?"

Wizards general manager Grunfeld looked at Wang Xiao and asked.

"Yeah." Wang Xiao nodded lightly, took a sip of coffee, and sat on the seat with a face of ease. "Would you like some coffee?"

"Don't!" Grunfeld looked at Wang Xiao with an uneasy expression on his face.

As the general manager, Grunfeld is very happy that the team won the championship. After all, this is a brilliant stroke in his resume.

But there are still some small flaws in it.

Many people think that his general manager has nothing to do with decoration.

The team's players were all selected or traded by Wang Xiao, and the team's daily training and tactical arrangements were also the responsibility of the coach, which really had nothing to do with him as the general manager.

Such remarks made Grunfeld very upset.

What makes him unhappy is that he has received news that the team owner is very satisfied with the Wizards coached by Wang Xiao and is ready to renew his contract with Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao led the team with excellent results and a gorgeous playing style. It can be regarded as the most entertaining team in the league. As long as any owner is not a fool, it is impossible to let Wang Xiao go.

But Wang Xiao continues to stay with the Wizards, which is not good news for Grunfeld, which means that Wang Xiao will continue to have the right to make draft and trade decisions, and the rights that should belong to the general manager will be split.

What's worse is that Wang Xiao's every draft and every transaction in the past three years has been a steady profit, which makes Grunfeld have no confidence and reliance at all when negotiating.

If Wang Xiao renews a long-term contract with the team, then this situation will continue in the next few years.

"You have to know, that's the No. 13 pick, not the No. 1 pick." Grenfell looked at Wang Xiao and said, "The transaction value of this first-round pick is not high, so it's better to stay and choose a player with potential for training." .”

"There's nothing to develop in a 12-year rookie."

Wang Xiao's understatement floated a word, which made Grunfeld couldn't help his veins twitching.

"How could it not be? The team currently lacks inside players. Big men like Andre Drummond, John Hansen, and Tyler Zeller are all very good. They can be selected and cultivated."

Wang Xiao still knows Drummond, but Wang Xiao has never heard of Hansen Zeller.

Glancing at Grunfeld, Wang Xiao asked a little strangely. "Mr. General Manager, are you free?"

"you!"

Grunfeld was choked up and almost lost his breath.

free? Nonsense, labor and management are of course idle! Who do you think is keeping me idle?

Gloomily, Grunfeld realized that he was really free to come to see Wang Xiao. This Huaxia boy would not pay attention to what he said, nor would he operate the transaction according to his own ideas.

What's more terrible is that Wang Xiao has the right to decide the transaction, which is written in the contract, and he has nothing to do.

Even he can't make a small report in front of the boss.

Wang Xiaocai led the team to win the championship. Under his guidance, the Wizards became the most beautiful and gorgeous team in the league, and the salary situation is also one of the healthiest teams in the league! The team's highest annual salary next season is Caron Butler!

The Wizards have never been better! This made Grunfeld didn't know how to slander Wang Xiao.

The most desperate thing in the world is this!

...

The NBA Draft officially began on June 29, 2012 at Madison Square Garden.

After Stern read out the long opening remarks as usual, the draft began.

It is a bit different from another time and space. The No. 1 pick this year is the Charlotte Bobcats with the lowest record in the league and only won 7 games. The Hornets, which lost Paul, only won the second pick.

The Bobcats used the No. 1 pick to select Anthony Davis, the thick-browed brother. There is no doubt that this choice will be a turnaround for Joe's boss in the draft black hole over the years, but obviously this is not due to Jordan's insightful talents. Anthony Davis Among the 12 rookies, Stanley can be regarded as a thriving player, just like Oden in 2007, it is impossible to have any surprises.

The draft template is Kevin Garnett. Anthony Davis is amazingly talented. He has a stronger body than Garnett. He can dominate the inside on both offense and defense. In this era of lack of strong insiders, it is obviously an excellent choice.

The Hornets lost Davis, and they could only choose Damian Lillard with the second pick.

Lillard went from the sixth pick to the second pick all of a sudden, but this is reasonable.

After the Hornets sent Paul to the Clippers, they got shooting guard Eric Gordon, small forward Aminu and Kaman from the Clippers.

What they need now is a point guard to replace Paul's vacancy, not players in other positions, so the original No. 2 Gilchrist and No. 3 Bill are not within their consideration.

The third overall pick of the Cavaliers chose Gilchrist, a small forward with outstanding physical fitness, which is obviously a bad choice. bit.

In the subsequent draft, Bill was selected by the Pistons, Barnes was selected by the Warriors, and Andre Drummond was selected by the Timberwolves.

Wang Xiao silently watched the progress of the draft, but his mind was not on it.

Finally, the draft came to the thirteenth pick.

This is a draft pick belonging to the Kings, but it was traded to the Wizards last season. Judging from Harden's performance in the Kings, this is definitely a profitable deal, even if the Wizards use last year's Kings The draft pick selected Leonard, and there is another 13th overall pick this year.

However, if Wang Xiao uses this pick to select a player with full potential again, it will be debatable whether the deal will be profitable...

"Washington Wizards pick guard Jeremy Lamb from UConn!"

Lamb came to the stage with a dazed expression and shook hands with Stern for a photo, but he couldn't react when he was on the stage.

"Why did the Wizards choose me? Could it be that Wang Xiao is optimistic about me?" Lamb's heart was flustered, and he had already begun to imagine a bright future.

It's not surprising that he has such an idea. After all, the players that Wang Xiao likes can play well, especially the lottery rookies. Curry, Harden, George, Thompson, and Leonard all missed.

But many media were dumbfounded.

Why did Wang Xiao choose another backcourt player?

What the Wizards lack most now is the backcourt players. Curry and Thompson are firmly in the starting position. There are Beverly and Thomas Jr. on the bench. The two Butlers on the front line are also capable of scoring. guard's.

In this case, what is the use in choosing a lamb?

What the Wizards need most now is to supplement blue-collar players on the inside, rather than continue to increase their offensive firepower on the outside.

No one could understand Wang Xiao's operation.