Chapter 313 The New Generation Idol (9000 words chapter)

The 2013 draft will be held on June 27 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Different from previous drafts, this is the first time in NBA history that the draft is open to the public. Fans can purchase tickets for the draft on May 22.

Of course, the NBA does not intend to cut leeks, and the ticket price is not expensive, ranging from 20 to 35 US dollars.

Perhaps because president David Stern is retiring soon and wants to make the scene more lively, this year's draft attracted a lot of people besides the players' families.

However, no team can complain about the draft picks. At the end of the regular season on April 20, the Magic, who are ranked last this season, have a 25% chance of winning the No. 1 pick.

The Bobcats also had a 19.9% ​​probability of winning the No. 1 pick. As a result, when the NBA lottery draw ended on May 22, the management of these two teams had nothing to complain about.

Cavaliers win No. 1 pick again

This is the second time in three years that they have won the No. 1 pick. If it was purely luck, no one would believe it.

Although LeBron James left the Cavaliers, the league's compensation was rich enough, and Cavaliers fans are very satisfied with this.

Apart from the fact that the rookie Irving, who has a gorgeous playing style, cannot lead the team to victory, from the perspective of watching the game, everyone likes this No. 1 pick very much!

As long as a player with potential is selected, the Cavaliers can still take off without LeBron James! Fans believe that they are already on the right path!

In the draft that day, the Cavaliers selected Anthony Bennett with the No. 1 pick.

And this choice also made Bennett the first Canadian No. 1 pick in NBA history!

Bennett, who is 2.03 meters tall, can play in the 3rd position or swing to the 4th position. Whether he is attacking with the ball or posting up in the low post, coupled with his good athletic ability, he can score easily.

Of course, the above ideas are all made up by Cavaliers fans. Now with Irving, Bennett, and Tristan Thompson in the team, everyone believes that the Cavaliers have completed their reconstruction and the new season will officially begin.

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The Magic selected Victor Oladipo with the second pick, and the Wizards selected Otto Porter with the third pick.

The Trail Blazers selected CJ McCrum with the 10th pick, while the Thunder used the first-round pick acquired from the Clippers trade to select Steven Adams with the 13th pick.

The Bucks selected Giannis Antetokounmpo with the 15th pick, and then the Thunder selected Archie Goodwin with the 25th pick.

Clippers general manager Gary Sachs began to pray that Rudy Gobert would not be selected, but the Nuggets selected the Clippers' favorite big man with the 27th overall pick.

In desperation, the Clippers finally selected Reggie Bullock with the 29th pick.

Of course, the trading has already begun before the draft officially ends.

The Warriors used cash and a 2014 second-round draft pick to acquire Malcolm Lee and Andre Roberson from the Timberwolves.

Later, Andre Roberson was traded from the Thunder for Archie Goodwin and cash.

Finally, the Warriors traded Archie Goodwin and Malcolm Lee to the Suns in exchange for Nemanja Nedovic.

The Nuggets, on the other hand, did not give the Clippers a chance and directly sent Rudy Gobert to the Jazz in exchange for Eric Green and cash.

Gary Sachs was so angry that they contacted Gobert very early and both parties were very satisfied during the trial.

In addition, Li Ze and Paul also agreed with it, but were intercepted halfway. Obviously, some teams in the league just like to see them unlucky.

It's just a partnership to bully others! You have to hold it in if you don't accept it!

The real deal had ended long before the draft started, and today was just a formality.

Li Ze, who also flew to New York and fished at Alexandra's house, naturally saw the results of the draft. Just as he guessed, the managers of each team in the league gave the Clippers some eye drops.

The boss is rich, it is said that he wants to build the arena, and the team has won another championship. This makes all the other 29 teams feel like lemons. As long as the Clippers are uncomfortable, everyone will be happy.

Of course, the most important thing is that Gary Sachs is a new manager, and head coach DeNagro has only been with the Bulls before, so he can be considered a rookie coach.

The personal relationship between the two is obviously not good enough. If it were Doc Reeves, he would definitely bring all the veterans he has brought to the team. Black brothers like to form cliques.

The black-haired Dabo Yujie has filmed two movies and recently started to fish again. Of course, this is also related to Li Ze. It takes a lot of money to take care of the forest.

Half of the money Li Ze earned was given back to the Dutton family, and the rest, except for the expenses of his own team, was all given to the girls.

Laziness is human nature, family conditions are not bad, and there is no money to spend, which makes Alexandra abandon even her childhood dreams.

In addition to eating and playing, I would shoot some print ads when I wanted to work, and spend the rest of the time in Los Angeles. When I had time, I would take Annie around for a walk.

On INS, in addition to showing off her body, she also shows off her delicious food. As a result, she has gained a lot of followers, forming a virtuous circle.

Seeing Li Ze finish the phone call, the black-haired lady Yubo was happily applying nail polish, and complained to Li Ze:

"When you arrive in New York, you know that when you work, you need to enjoy life. Aren't you going to sign a big contract this year? That's close to 100 million US dollars!"

Li Ze looked at the cool-dressed, wavy black-haired lady, lying next to her, and said helplessly:

"Taxes need to be paid, and part of it needs to be given to the league, which can be regarded as future pensions. Plus various insurances and team expenses, what you actually get is only 45%."

Alexandra was obviously not very good at math, and she didn't realize what she was doing when she multiplied 95 million times 0.45.

Finally, he patted Li Ze angrily and suggested:

"Then I'll reduce some expenses and help you save some money."

Li Ze smacked the ball with a smile, causing the opponent to exclaim and said nonchalantly:

"You can't spend so much money just buying luxury goods and daily expenses. There is no need to save. Of course, I don't recommend you to invest in personal finance."

The black-haired big sister slapped Li Ze's hand away, and then whispered:

"No wonder Taylor only buys houses!"

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The Clippers draft got off to a bad start. Several scouts worked hard for a year, but in the end Gobert still failed to join the team, which made everyone a little frustrated.

Previously, he was in Haikou with Steve Ballmer, and he would definitely bring the big man to the team. However, he was immediately put in a fight by the Nuggets and Jazz, and it was a bit embarrassing.

During the draft, new players are interviewed, and most of them are asked who they are most looking forward to playing against after entering the league, who their idols are, etc.

The answers of the new players have also changed a lot.

"I'm looking forward to playing against Kayce and scoring 60 points in the finals and having two triple-doubles. This is really cool. Kayce is my favorite player."

As an offensive defender, Oladipo's eyes gleamed when he mentioned Li Ze. Apparently, defeating the Big Three with 60 points in the finals made this newbie completely become a fan of Li Ze.

On the other side, Gobert was already numb. When his agent told him that he had the opportunity to play for the Clippers, the French big man almost jumped for joy.

If Andrew Jordan can become the starter, he believes that he will have no problem playing in the rotation. In addition, the Clippers have contacted him very early, and the two sides were very happy during the trial training, so it is almost time to make an official announcement.

But fate is not as good as fate, and he ended up going to Salt Lake City. This was a bolt from the blue for Gobert.

During the interview, the big man didn't seem to be able to hide his emotions:

"God, I don't know why this is happening, I love the Clippers and I want to play with Kayce."

"Well, of course, I feel very honored to be able to play for the Jazz."

For the newbie Reggie Bullock, he almost laughed out loud when he was selected to the Clippers. He was confident that he would be able to rotate with the Clippers. Originally, not many people paid attention to the players at the end of the first round, but as a result

Now a lot of media are interviewing him:

"I can't wait. I'm going to get straight into training this offseason. Kayce is my idol and I love playing next to him!"

Winning the championship for three consecutive years has brought great popularity to Li Ze. The only regret is that this is only his third consecutive championship.

A large number of fans only watch the finals every year. Even though Li Ze's opponent has been the Heat for three consecutive years, the fans still buy it, and the high scores are even more exciting and make everyone scream.

For the new generation of players, Li Ze, who is only a few years older than them, is simply a role model for future struggle. They are all young people, and everyone wants to win three consecutive championships!

On the afternoon of the 27th, Li Ze met with Chapman and Rick again in a duplex apartment in New York. The first half of the year was over. Overall, Keds was developing well, but its profits were not as good as those of Nike. After all, the other company had been involved in the business for many years and was only involved in factory management.

In this area, Keds has a long way to go.

Taylor has bought a lot of houses, but the only thing that makes Li Ze feel really good is the current duplex apartment. Regardless of the decoration style, there is no need to talk about privacy.

The three of them chatted briefly, and then Rick immediately got to the point:

"If we look at sales in the first half of the year, sales of sneakers alone this year will almost reach nearly US$200 million."

Hearing this figure, Li Ze felt happy. After taking into account various costs, the profit from sneakers alone would be close to 50 million U.S. dollars. But then Rick rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly:

"Of course, the huge sales have caused dissatisfaction with Adidas. I have news that the other party is preparing to file a patent lawsuit. Although it is an old-fashioned method, it has indeed caused us a lot of trouble."

Chapman knew that Li Ze didn't know much about the inside story, so he immediately added:

"There is no problem with Dow Chemical's patents. America is our home court. Of course, Kayce, you know the fees charged by some well-known law firms. In short, maybe starting from tomorrow, we will have another expenditure."

Li Ze cursed secretly in his heart, but he came anyway. Rick once served as the president of Converse. After being acquired by Nike, he had a good relationship with Nike's top management, but Adidas was a mortal enemy.

Keds' Flow material is actually very similar to Adidas' boost. Both companies cooperate with chemical giants. Running shoes made of new materials are almost completely monopolized by the two companies.

Keds has Li Ze and Taylor bringing exposure, and the running shoes have officially been updated to the second generation. The craftsmanship is more mature, and the designs of the two sides are actually very similar.

This has caused Keds to take a bite out of the running shoe market. Coupled with the surge in sales of Li Ze's Flow 2 in the sneaker market, perhaps this kind of patent lawsuit will become commonplace in the future.

"Adidas and Nike have not followed suit at the same time. Maybe this is an opportunity for us. Although the wear resistance of midsole sneakers is still a problem, it seems that fans don't care."

"I have no objection to increasing legal aid expenditures, but I don't want to see sales affected. By next year's Spring Festival, perhaps our sales can exceed US$200 million."

Li Ze is naturally very satisfied with such sales, but Rick still has some regrets:

"I got data from Nike. LeBron James' sneaker sales may exceed US$300 million this year. This is really an astonishing number."

"The sales of Durant's sneakers are also increasing, and may reach US$160 million. I have to say that Nike has made a lot of money by signing these two people!"
To be continued...