Chapter 038 Choice and decision(1/2)
Just when the NBA league started to draw lots for the lottery, Liu Yu, who was watching the live TV broadcast in China, was also paying attention to the results of the draw.
Because the result of this draw is related to the next development of the New York Hans.
It can be said that precisely because of Liu Yu's "intervention", history has undergone earth-shaking changes since the 1990 draft!
If Liu Yu's New York Han Chinese team suddenly appeared in the NBA, it disrupted the draft trajectory of each team.
If the two Canadian teams are eliminated, it will affect the future development of the league.
According to the trajectory of history, there should have been two Canadian teams entering the league to participate in the draft this year, and they will appear in every draft and game every year.
As a result, due to Liu Yu's actions, two teams were missing for no reason, and even the subsequent drafts would be affected to varying degrees.
It can be said that Liu Yu is the "culprit"!
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However, Liu Yu is currently paying attention to the lottery live broadcast on CCTV while thinking about whether the New York Han Chinese should participate in the draft this year.
It is true that Liu Yu could have refused to reject the old gangster's shameless transaction request.
Anyway, I have Charles Oakley in my hands. Since the contract has not arrived, he cannot leave.
Let's talk about adding strength to the Chicago Bulls. Isn't this a disguised form of helping you deal with your own "godfather"?
If you really want to do something like this, you are a bit suspicious of a wolf!
Besides, in the 1995 draft, only Kevin Garnett, the "Wolf King", was interested in him, and others could not catch Liu Yu's eyes at all.
After all, except for the small forward position, which is slightly weak in the current New York Hans lineup, there is really not much need to add to other positions!
After all, what Liu Yu is currently struggling with is not whether he can trade for Kevin Garnett, but what if he is traded for Yao Ming, who will participate in the draft in a few years.
Yao Ming is what Liu Yu must get, so Liu Yu can "destroy" it first and then go through Stern's "operation".
Just imagine, if Yao Ming joins the New York Han Chinese as the "number one pick", then the happiest person would not be Liu Yu himself, nor the Chinese fans, but the league president Stern.
And where is the best place for Yao Ming, who is the "number one" in the new field of science and technology?
Of course, Chinese boss Bruce owns the NBA New York Hans!
You may think why Yao Ming wants to go to your team, he can definitely go to other teams!
For example, the Houston Rockets in the previous life?
And the Chicago Bulls?
The Golden State Warriors have the largest Chinese market?
You can go to all of these!
Yes, Yao Ming can go to any team in the league as the "number one pick", but can you guarantee that the team that chooses Yao Ming will definitely give him a starting position?
Will the team's head coach tailor a set of tactics specifically centered on him?
None of the other teams in the league can guarantee this. Since they can't guarantee it, let's not talk about Yao Ming's strength in the year of the draft. Based on the arrogance and arrogance of the Americans, they are not willing to give a yellow man the title of "number one pick."
They will all think that this yellow guy is a parallel import and has no strength. They choose his team just for the sake of the Chinese market.
So Stern knew that only by placing Yao Ming on the New York Hans or the Seattle SuperSonics could the value of Yao Ming's "number one pick" be realized.
The former are all natives of China and will definitely help Yao Ming successfully gain a foothold in the league out of love for his compatriots.
Although the latter is not the boss of China, he is "inextricably linked" with Bruce. Because of his "love for the house and the crow", Yao Ming will not be uncomfortable in Seattle.
But Stern must have understood in his heart that Yao Ming's final destination would still be the New York Hans.
Liu Yu believed that he would be able to bring Yao Ming back to New York just by visiting Stern in person.
And what if Kevin Garnett is traded this year?
Although one of them plays power forward and the other plays center, there is no conflict in position.
But considering that Kobe Bryant must be taken down in 1996, and Kobe needs to be the axis, Kobe will inevitably take up more of the team's ball rights.
Once most of the ball rights fall into the hands of Kobe Bryant, what will Kevin Garnett and Yao Ming do?
You must know that Kevin Garnett and Yao Ming are both very good players who can provide support.
The two have different positions, but have the same attributes. This is the biggest trouble Liu Yu is facing now.
Kobe Bryant (shooting guard) + Kevin Garnett (power forward) + Yao Ming (center)
Those are the "Big Three", especially the "Big Two" on the inside. You can imagine how shocking the alliance is!!!
Basically all the "Big Three" in the previous life were equipped with a combination of two outside lines + one inside line.
Whether it is the "Big Three" of the Boston Celtics or the "Big Three" of the Miami Heat, they are all configured in this way.
Not to mention the "GDP" of the San Antonio Spurs!
Of course, there must be teams that have the "two giants" inside, and they are invincible.
In the 1980s, the Boston Celtics used this model to form a "Big Three".
The "Big Three" combination of Larry Bird (small forward) + Kevin McHale (power forward) + Robert Parish (center) on the outside won three championships together.
In fact, of course Liu Yu also wanted to organize it this way, because it was feasible.
If we really want to form a "Big Three", the distribution of ball rights will definitely be a big problem.
Also, one of the "Big Three" must sacrifice his own data to succeed.
Liu Yu is not worried about Yao Ming, because he knows that with Yao Ming's humility, he will definitely give up the right to shoot for the honor of the team, but this is exactly what Liu Yu does not want to see.
Why Yao Ming's career was so short in his previous life was because of his "non-rejection" and "non-fighting"!
Don’t refuse to play in the Asian Championships!
Don’t refuse to play in the Asian Games!
He doesn't refuse even playing in warm-up matches and invitational matches!
Don’t compete for the position of team boss!
No competition for MVP in the All-Star Game!
In Liu Yu's view, Yao Ming's humility is completely a weight for others to bully him!
Liu Yu has had enough of this. As a Chinese, why do you ask Yao Ming to fly here and there again and again? Why do you ask our country's superstars to serve you?
In this life, not only Liu Yu will change his destiny against the odds, but even Yao Ming will be promoted to the top of the NBA.
As for Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett, if they don't know what they're doing, Liu Yu wouldn't mind trading them.
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Just when Liu Yu was thinking about the future structure of the team, the 1995 lottery draw was also over.
As in history, the Golden State Warriors won the "No. 1 pick."
Liu Yu sneered, if the result of the lottery was not fishy, no one would believe it?
Chris Webber's defection caused heavy losses to the Golden State Warriors. Of course, the league must take care of the Golden State Warriors' emotions!
Just like the Cleveland Cavaliers in the previous life, when LeBron James defected and left the league, didn't he give the "No. 1 pick" to the Cavaliers?
Do you really think that the Cavaliers are so lucky that they can win the "No. 1 pick" every year? Why don't you try to pick one?
Without the league's "secret operation", Liu Yu didn't believe they could win the "No. 1 lottery".
You must know that when league president Stern was about to resign, the Cleveland Cavaliers actually won the "No. 1 pick" three times in the lottery from 2011 to 2014.
What is the concept of winning the "No. 1 pick" three times in four years? Stern still has to take care of the Cavaliers when he leaves the league.
You can imagine how dark this lottery meeting is!
Believe it or not, as long as Liu Yu is thick-skinned enough, keeps being Stern's licking dog, and then starts to lose the players he wants that year, Stern will definitely help Liu Yu get what he wants during his tenure.
"No. 1 pick".
And it’s the kind that you want to take as many as you want!
As long as Liu Yu shows up thoroughly, even if other teams in the league know that Stern favors Liu Yu, they will not be able to find a chance to impeach Stern.
Let’s continue talking about the lottery!
It says that the Golden State Warriors won the No. 1 pick.
Then let’s continue with the lottery draw!
The Los Angeles Clippers received the second pick.
The first two were signed to Western Conference teams.
The Philadelphia 76ers won the third overall pick.
The Washington Bullets won the No. 4 pick.
Oh, the last two teams have become Eastern Conference teams again.
interesting!
Liu Yu doesn't care about the situation of the top four picks, he only cares about the team with the fifth pick.
To be continued...