NBA President David Stern felt that everything was not going well today. First in the afternoon, the NBA's official advertising department was working hard to promote the draft lottery, but suddenly a video appeared and took away all the limelight. As a result, in the evening

The attention of the draft lottery has been greatly affected.

Forget it, David Stern originally expected that the No. 1 pick would be selected by teams owned by the Knicks and Bulls, the two largest and third largest cities in the United States.

The Knicks selected Yao Ming, and the commercial value was definitely exploited to the extreme.

The Bulls are the best and most likely team imaginable. Their record is the same as the Warriors' 20 wins and 62 losses. The Bulls lost both games to the Warriors, so they are ranked last in the league. There is a 25% chance.

Got the No. 1 pick.

The Bulls still have a strong basketball atmosphere left by Jordan, and Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, and the ball market is also ranked at the forefront of the NBA. Yao Ming's commercial value development is probably not worse than that of the Knicks, and the management of the Bulls

The front office seems to have a much better IQ than the Knicks' front office.

No matter how bad it is, being drafted by the Warriors is okay! Oakland is close to San Francisco, which is the largest Chinese community, and it can also maximize Yao Ming's commercial value.

The top five teams with the lowest record are the Bulls, Warriors, Cavaliers, Knicks, and Grizzlies. The one David Stern doesn't want Yao Ming to go to the most is the Cavaliers and Grizzlies. Any of the other three would be fine.

In a way, it was lucky that neither the Cavaliers nor the Grizzlies got the No. 1 pick, but who would have thought that the Rockets, with the eighth-worst record in the league, would send team star Steve Francis to draw the lottery?

, I was stunned to win the No. 1 lottery with an 8.9% chance!

David Stern was about to cry. Either the Grizzlies or the Cavaliers were fine! How could it be the Rockets?

It’s not that Houston is bad, Houston is great, has a lot of rich people, and is as close to Philadelphia as the fourth largest city in the United States.

But the owner of the Rockets is a stingy guy, and the Rockets' market is also extremely poor. Their attendance is almost as high as that of the Nets!

Although the Cavaliers and Grizzlies are small cities, at least the ball market is good and the bosses are willing to spend money!

First, Liu Mang caused less attention to the draft in the afternoon. The promotion of the new season had a bad start. David Stern was already very depressed. Who knew that something like this would happen again in the evening.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have made any draft changes, and I would have been the last to pick the No. 1 pick!

After the draft, David Stern returned to the office and sighed for a long time. It was past 12 o'clock in the morning, and he was still thinking of a way but couldn't think of any.

If it's an American player, David Stern won't mind wherever he goes, because local stars don't need so much publicity. Talented stars with superstar potential can drive teams in small cities even in small cities.

Popularity.

But it's different overseas, especially in Asia, where it's rare to have two young players with good prospects in the NBA.

David Stern feels that the prospects of his China market strategy are bleak. The rookies who have already been established are causing trouble all the time. One of the most important little giants was chosen by a stingy man who saw the value of Yao Ming and did not go there.

David Stern himself doesn't even believe it, and this miser will never consider anything about this No. 1 pick.

However, there is a saying that no one knows how to do it. Just when David Stern thought it was a dark day, his secretary rushed into his office excitedly.

"Boss! It's gone up! Boss! It's gone up!" The 50-year-old female secretary-general, who already had gray hair, lost her usual solemnity and calmness and shouted excitedly.

Has it risen? What has risen? Alliance investment stocks? How much can those funds rise!

David Stern took the document from the secretary-general's hand and looked at it. Stern stood up in fright.

It's past 12 o'clock, that is, less than 5 million live broadcasts were sold in one morning yesterday. As of 1 noon yesterday, David Stern received the first-hand information that the average live broadcast sales of the first four games were only

Less than 1.3 million.

This is the time period that should be the most popular after the finals matchup is announced, and it is only so much. Originally, David Stern estimated that the average viewing share of this year's finals would be 6 to 7 million, which would be good.

Last year's 11% ratings were the lowest since 1982, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to break 10% this year.

In fact, this is also the case. This year's finals would have been a ratings of 6.2%, which was lower than the 8% rating of the 2005 finals. Not only was it a new low, it would have been the highest rating since the 1975-1976 season.

The lowest in history since the finals were broadcast live across the country! The previous lowest in history was 6.7% when the Celtics beat the Rockets in 1981.

Seeing the unstoppable momentum of the Lakers, who are about to win three consecutive championships, the NBA Finals has become a bit dispensable. O'Neal was dubbed the most dominant center in history, but the game lost suspense and not many people wanted to watch it.

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But now the latest number of live broadcast reservations obtained by David Stern has reached 22 million! And the growth momentum is getting stronger and stronger. Starting from two o'clock in the afternoon, the number of prepaid fans began to skyrocket. As of now, four

On average, each game has more than 5 million live broadcast reservations!

The finals will start on June 3rd, with two full days and one day left!

There is still such a long time, so it shouldn’t be a big problem to reach the ratings of last season’s finals!

"Cheryl, what's going on?" David Stern was excited but also confused. Could it be that the data was wrong?

Female secretary-general Cheryl Carter opened the computer in front of David Stern, logged into several large fan forums, then took out her notebook and said: "According to TV station statistics, there was a significant increase in bookings around two o'clock in the afternoon.

The growth rate is getting faster and faster, and it does not start to decline until late at 10 o'clock. There are still people making reservations before the paid reservations are suspended at 11 o'clock, and it is estimated that there will be great potential for growth tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! After turning a page of notes, Cheryl Carter continued: "According to our investigation, Ace Liu's video was released at one o'clock in the afternoon, triggering a craze on the Internet.

, comments on many websites show that most fans want to watch this year's finals because of Ace Liu's video..."

There is no need for the female secretary to tell you the rest. David Stern browsed various forums and saw them all himself.

"Wow, this year's finals are exciting. Kidd will be furious when he hears Ace's words! How will he prove himself? Poor Kidd, O'Neal is too strong!"

"Will Kobe want to prove that he is better than O'Neal and then mess up and cause the Lakers to lose? It's so interesting..."

"Ace Liu is stupid, Kidd will prove that you are a fool, I believe Kidd can win..."

"Ace Liu is such a despicable person! He wants to shake the strength of our team! Even though I can't afford the tickets, I still want to watch the live broadcast and cheer!"

"Ace offended both of them! I love this rookie so much. He always makes my boring time interesting. I must see how Kidd and Kobe will play in the game..."

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Comments like this can be seen everywhere, and of course there are many scolding Liu Mang, or Kobe teasing Kidd, but David Stern can't care about those, he focuses on the key points!

David Stern, who was still very dissatisfied with Liu Mang's trouble-making just now, now feels that this rookie is really outstanding! Not only does he play well and attracts a lot of attention from fans, but he is also so sensible to stir up trouble when the ratings are low.

Increase ratings!

David Stern completely forgot how he scolded Liu Mang before, and now he feels that this rookie is really great!

Although this finals will never reach the miraculous ratings of 1998, it can definitely get out of the bottom!

During the Magic Bird era and Jordan's six championships, the NBA Finals ratings never dropped below 15%. The highest in recent years was 13% in 2000. Now it looks like it may drop.

Breaking the record low, suddenly a rookie came to the rescue, and at least had a chance to reach 10% ratings. David Stern said that this rookie is so cute!

When the news came out the next day that the ratings of the finals might have increased significantly because of Liu Mang's video, Liu Mang was dumbfounded when he saw the news. Did he still have this effect?

That’s ridiculous! You co-authored yourself and became the best paid live broadcast salesperson?

Regarding the gratitude of NBA officials that can be felt thousands of miles away, Liu Mang feels the same as Miss Guo who accidentally helped Mo Xiaobei enter the academy. He said: You're welcome, becoming a sales champion was purely an accident...

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Liu Mang's recent behavior has become the focus of NBA fans.

Although neither Kidd nor Kobe Bryant responded to Liu Mang's previous prank video, Liu Mang still attracted the attention of fans personally.

Even if Liu Mang drives up the ratings of the NBA Finals, fans seem to pay more attention to him than to the Finals!

This situation has never happened before in NBA history.

The next day, Children's Day, Liu Mang's return to the gym for training also attracted widespread attention.

After just a few days of rest, he started training again. Not only was he a gangster and shameless, but he also worked so hard and already had a certain level of strength, which actually gave Liu Mang a lot of fans.

Most of the Eagles' employees have been on vacation since May 28, and many things at the game venue have also been dismantled. During the offseason, Phillips Arena will be rented out for other activities. In fact, there are occasional cases in the middle of the season.

It has been rented out for some concerts and other events. It is impossible for such a big arena to be left idle without being used.

There was no impact on the training ground. Except for the fact that only the operations staff responsible for cleaning and organizing things were left and even the trainers were on vacation, everything else was fine.

After a busy season, the trainers, assistant coaches, head coach, etc. have all begun to take vacations. They were all on vacation until the start of the summer league. Coach Kruger went to Hawaii for vacation with his boss. After the finals,

Return to work only after the trading market opens.

The free market period of the NBA season is from July 1st to the trade deadline at the end of February. Trades cannot be made at other times. However, there are exceptions. During the period from the finals to the draft, you can make trades with this draft.

Trading of draft picks, such as trading Little Blacksmith to the Lakers just after being drafted, similar situations.

The transactions after the draft need to wait until the free market opens before they can be officially concluded. For example, the Rockets traded for 58.

After the free market opens, it does not mean that the trip can be made immediately after signing or trading. There is still a buffer period until July 7th when everything can be officially completed. Before that, only free agents could be contacted for negotiation. In the case of a trade, two goals

It is unlikely that the team's management will go back on their word, but free agent signings are not necessarily possible, and there are still examples of rebels and Joe Shoudai.

Liu Mang's training didn't have any impact. He practiced his own three-pointers, the rhythm transition after the breakthrough layup, the step-up layup, and Goran Dragic's quick underhand layup skills.

Liu Mang's goal this summer is very clear. The first is to make the three-pointer better, hoping to break through the current highest three-point ability value of 88 earlier.

The second is to enhance the ability to score under the basket, that is, the success rate of breakthrough layups, and the ability to learn from Jordan in post-up play.

Liu Mang's height is pretty good among point guards. With a height of 1.93 meters, he can play as a shooting guard. If he can attract defense with a back-up play, his not-so-excellent ability to attract double-teams and distribute the ball will be stronger.

The third is strength training to enhance confrontation. This needs to be learned from Malone. How can he still be able to carry Duncan at such an old age while still being so accurate in his jump shot?

The fourth is to learn pick-and-roll skills from Stockton.

He had the miraculous ability of being a pick-and-roll master, but the way he used it was so clumsy that Liu Mang couldn't stand it after playing in the Eastern Conference Finals. He was far behind Kidd, let alone Stockton.
To be continued...