In Paul Allen's villa in Seattle, Bruce and Tiana were still running wild...

Next to him, Jonny Allen was also jokingly talking to his brother Paul Allen about marrying Tiana to Bruce.

Although Paul Allen liked Bruce very much, the idea of ​​getting closer to him had never occurred to him.

There are two reasons. First, not to mention the NBA New York Hans, Bruce has made a name for himself in New York. At this time, is it possible for you to ask Bruce to give up and merge with their family?

Secondly, Bruce has great ambitions, but he probably doesn’t mean that to Tiana. Besides, the cultural differences between the East and the West are too big. What if Tiana doesn’t adapt to being an Eastern wife?

Paul Allen looked kindly at the two little ones playing hide and seek in the villa garden, shook his head at Jonny Allen and said, "Let nature take its course. No one can predict what will happen in the future."

Jonny Allen nodded with regret.

After playing with "little kid" Tiana all morning, Bruce also felt that he should regain his child's nature. Although he has an adult mind, his body is still a child. It's good to do this occasionally.

After lunch, Bruce went to the study and found Paul Allen.

"Dad, can I see the Seattle SuperSonics roster?"

Paul Allen took out the Sonics roster and data from the drawer and handed it to Bruce.

He still trusts Bruce and believes in Bruce's vision.

After Bruce got it, he looked at it carefully and fell into deep contemplation...

Attached is the 1992 Seattle SuperSonics roster:

C: Dikembe Mutombo, Antonio Davis

PF: Sean Kemp, Michael Cage

SF: Derek McGee, Dale Ellis

SG: Mickey Richmond, Bobby Fiers, Doug Overton

PG: Gary Payton, Nate McMillan, Dana Barros

Although Bruce has not been involved in the Sonics' player trades in recent years, rookies are selected for the draft every year under his advice, and the team's strength has significantly increased.

With the current SuperSonics lineup and strength, at least the Suns and Rockets in the Western Conference can resist a little bit, and other teams are not even qualified to block.

Looking at this configuration, Bruce feels that he can compete with Jordan's Bulls.

Paul Allen saw Bruce tilting his head and thinking about something, and felt strange. The Sonics are currently very good and don't need to change at all?

"Bruce, what's wrong?"

Bruce came back to his senses and said hurriedly: "Father, it's nothing. I just think that the SuperSonics team is very strong this year and should be able to compete for the championship!"

Paul Allen laughed and said, "Thanks to you. You have done a lot in the draft in recent years. Otherwise, I don't know how long it would take for the Sonics to win the championship."

Bruce didn't look happy, just a little worried. With this configuration, he would definitely win the championship before 2000.

Competing for the championship every year means that the draft ranking will be lowered every year, and the team will lose all-star players in these years.

Although these players can be obtained through trade at that time, the price will be high and it is not cost-effective at all.

But what about the future?

In Bruce's view, the current Sonics team does not yet have its own cornerstone players.

At least the current SuperSonics team is dominated by Kemp and Payton, which is of course not acceptable.

Both of them are excellent cornerstone candidates, a drug addict and a master of trash talk. If Bruce really joins the SuperSonics in 1992, these two people must leave.

So the Sonics must have a cornerstone player, and other players will start for him.

Just like Bruce's New York Hans, they have long been eyeing the combination of Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming. In the past few years, they have been preparing to replace them while gathering the core team members for them.

In fact, in the next few years, there will be several candidates who will be the cornerstone of the team:

The first is Kevin Garnett in 1995 (the Celtics’ best midfielder is not a vegetarian)

Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant in 1996 (bringing their own systems)

Dirk Nowitzki in 1998 (the same cornerstone candidate as Duncan)

Therefore, we must build up the core and team members as early as possible, which requires high picks. How to get high picks? Of course, they will be messed up!

For someone with mysophobia like Bruce, he would definitely choose his direct descendant.

But now he is thinking about how to convince this "godfather" who has always been good to him.

He was also thinking about the future route of the Sonics. After deleting the choices in his brain, only two paths appeared in his eyes.

One is the Celtics model of the "Big Three" era, and the other is the Mavericks model of winning championships as a team.

When Paul Allen saw that Bruce was hesitant to speak, he knew that he still had something to say, and motioned for Bruce to finish.

Bruce thought about it for a long time, and based on the knowledge he knew in his previous life, he finally decided that the Sonics would follow the Mavericks apocalypse in the future. The main reason was that Bruce didn't like the Celtics. The Mavericks model could at least ensure that the Sonics could dominate the Western Conference.

Walk.

"Father, the Sonics will basically have to make deals with other teams in the next few years. They will need the third or fourth pick every year, and the price we have to pay is huge. Many players will be traded.

go out."

"What? It's so big, isn't it? Aren't the other rookies suitable?"

Paul Allen stood up in shock and asked Bruce eagerly.

You must know that these people are currently the most valuable players in the Sonics!

There are certainly good players among the rookies, but Bruce must consider the future of the Sonics.

Among the cornerstone candidates mentioned above, Bruce chose Nowitzki.

Not to mention that Bruce has also equipped the SuperSonics with high-quality substitutes. You must know that there are too many outstanding rookie players in the 1996, 1998, and 99 seasons, and they can at least be traded in the middle of the draft and below.

"Yes, my analysis team has long told me that there will be several capable players in the next few years, and their future achievements will not be lower than Payton's."

"It's just their pick, the Sonics have to spend a lot of money to get it."

Paul Allen also sat down and lost himself in thought.

"Why don't you want it?"

Paul Allen asked confusedly, people with high IQs are not easily fooled.

There is no other way, Bruce can only tell Paul Allen about his team building model.

After getting the answer, Paul Allen thought for a while and said to Bruce: "Okay, from now on the SuperSonics will follow your idea of ​​team building."

Seeing Paul Allen compromise, Bruce breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he was not the owner of the Sonics, so he was not qualified to dictate how the Sonics were managed. That was Paul Allen. If it had been anyone else, he would have called him.

Get out.

Bruce is preparing to overhaul the Sonics. Of course, he needs to do it step by step. At least until 1996, the Sonics will be on hold until 1996. If there is a suitable opportunity, they will draft draft picks.

Other players not selected in the SuperSonics draft will also be slowly traded by Bruce, just like the New York Hans, all direct teams.

"What about the 1993 draft? Are there any suitable players? If the Sonics reach the finals, the first-round pick will definitely be very low."

Paul Allen knows that Bruce has a very mysterious analysis team. He has also asked Bruce about it and wants to meet him.

But Bruce made an excuse and refused.

There is no analysis team. They are all used by Bruce to fool people. Could it be that he directly told the other party that he was reborn, so he knew which rookies participated in each session could perform well.

…

Indeed, if the Sonics really make it to the finals, based on the lottery picks obtained by the league, there will indeed be no outstanding players to choose from, and there will only be as many lunatics as possible.

1993 was considered a small year, and the only rookies were Webber and Hardaway who were at superstar level, and there were a few other good players.

But looking at the current configuration of the Sonics, there is absolutely no need to trade existing players to draft them.

"Don't be in a hurry to trade the draft picks away, just keep them for now and look at them later."

Paul Allen also nodded understandingly, he thought so too.

"What about your Han Chinese team? Who will you choose in 1993?"

This is what Paul Allen is more curious about. With the current performance of the New York Hans, it is estimated that they may get the top three picks.

"I don't know yet, but with the team's current performance, I should be very high in the draft."

Bruce also didn't tell the truth to Paul Allen. In fact, Stern had already planned to give Bruce the No. 1 pick.

As long as you know this kind of thing, there is no need to spread it everywhere.

"If it's the top two, I should make some fuss about it, and then my father will know."

"Haha, okay, I'll wait and see when the time comes."

If he is really lucky and gets the top two picks, Bruce will really have some ideas.

How did the Magic cheat the Warriors in the previous life, so how can they cheat them this time? Whether it's the Magic or the Warriors, if they want Webb and Hardaway, okay, just trade them with a few more picks.

Bruce is not a kind person, he is an absolute profiteer.

…

After playing in Seattle for a few days, Bruce flew back to his base camp in New York.
To be continued...