Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

A week later, the Nets held a grand championship parade in Brooklyn.

This was Lu Yong's first parade in Brooklyn, and the route, environment, and fans on both sides of the street were all unfamiliar.

Although he has experienced similar scenes many times, Lu Yong can't help but feel excited every time he stands on the float, and he is particularly looking forward to the next season.

Nets boss Tsai Chongxin also rode a float to participate in the championship parade. This was a very honorable thing. He finally experienced the happiness of Knicks owner James Dolan.

When the event was over, Boss Cai returned to the office excitedly and ordered all team staff to receive another $10,000 in red envelopes.

The boss is willful when he is rich and does not take part in the team's finances. Naturally, Lu Yong, the small boss, did not say anything and could only give him silent praise.

Of course, the Nets won the championship for the first time in team history. Even if Tsai Chongxin takes the public account, he will not have any objection. This is indeed something to be happy about.

The championship party was directly arranged at the most luxurious hotel in Brooklyn. Lu Yong did not think about saving money this time, so he directly arranged all the food and drinks and took everyone to have fun for a day.

After the banquet ended, Lu Yong had tea with Boss Cai alone and quickly reached an agreement on continuing to acquire the team's shares.

Lu Yong decisively transferred money to buy 15% of the shares of the Nets. The price was naturally what was marked on the contract. He invested according to the market price before joining the team, saving a lot of money.

With the acquisition of 30% of the shares of the Nets, Lu Yong does not have to worry about the future at all. As long as he carefully builds this team, the money earned from annual dividends will be enough for three generations.

After all, the benefit brought by the Nets' championship is that the overall market value has increased significantly, and the ratings, attendance and advertising revenue have also increased significantly.

When a person works for himself, he becomes extra diligent.

Lu Yong experienced the joy of working overtime for the first time during the offseason. After working all night, he only had two days of rest before sorting out the information for the 19th draft and starting to plan for summer lineup reinforcements.

The 19th draft is not considered a big year for the draft. According to Lu Yong, the overall quality is very average. However, in fact, this draft has caused a lot of excitement in the United States. There are as many as 20 players invited to the Little Green Room by the league, including Seven of them are non-American players, a number second only to the 7 draft.

That year, a total of 26 international players were selected by NBA teams in the two rounds of the draft, which also set an NBA historical record.

The Nets have two draft picks this year, both at a relatively low position. At the end of the first round and the end of the second round, the players they can choose are very limited.

Fortunately, this kind of open-book examination is not a problem for Lu Yong. At least within three years, he can still ensure that the Nets will not miss in the draft.

As for three years from now, the worst case scenario is that we can directly use the draft picks to stud the stars, trick all the "Lu family" kids into Brooklyn, and keep the Nets standing for the next ten years. There will be no problem.

What's more, Lu Yong now has his own set of standards for looking at people. Even if he doesn't have the advantage of memory, he is still confident of finding treasures.

At most, he won't be able to find a top star of Jokic's level, but his taste in people is definitely not bad.

Lu Yong selected two candidates and asked General Manager Max to prepare in advance.

Fresh blood is the main signing to ensure that the Nets keep the salary cap to the lowest, and Max does not dare to slack off at all.

This summer, the Nets have a total of 7 players whose contracts have expired. Among them, Russell, Millsap, and Luo Luo are all the absolute main players of the team.

Originally, Lu Yong was still thinking about who to keep and who to let go, but after reading this year's free market player list and draft report, Lu Yong just waved his hand and let them all go.

Let them use the title of champion player to pursue big contracts, while he uses the title of champion coach to pursue people with higher cost performance.

There is no doubt that the Nets are attractive to free agents, especially those stars who have never won a championship in their career. They are eager to cut their salary and join.

Lu Yong is still quite confident in his old face. While helping others realize their dreams, it can be regarded as mutual success, and no one can say that he takes advantage of others.

At the end of June, the NBA draft was held at home again.

It officially kicked off at the Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn, New York.

Lu Yong attended with general manager Sean Marks. He has become accustomed to going to the draft frontline for so many years. Even if he only needs an email and Marks will follow his requirements, Lu Yong is still more accustomed to being at the scene in person.

The Pelicans won the No. 1 pick this year, and it was no surprise that they chose 'Fat Tiger' Zion Williams.

He was selected as the No. 19 pick in the th NBA, and fans were not surprised at all.

Regarding Williamson, ESPN's evaluation is: "Whether it is immediate combat ability or potential, he is the best among this rookie class. It is a very easy decision to select him with the No. 1 pick. We have never seen a rookie like this. He has that unique combination of creativity, athleticism, competitiveness, strength, skill and feel for the ball, and the team is very lucky to have him."

As one of Duke's three young players, Zion has become a well-known son of tomorrow and a popular candidate for the top pick in the draft as early as his college days. In his freshman season, he averaged 22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. His physical talent exploded.

If you only look at static talent, Zion cannot be called outstanding at all. With a height of 2 meters and a wingspan of 01 meters, he has no advantage at all in playing power forward. Even Griffin, who is often ridiculed by fans as the 'T-Rex', has a wingspan one centimeter longer than Zion.

Zion's real talent is not here, but his 130 kilogram weight and 46-inch terrifying vertical jump appear in one person at the same time. This kind of explosive talent is so rare that the Pelicans have no reason not to choose him.

Only Lu Yong understands that Fat Tiger's seriously overweight will become a stumbling block in his career. Injuries have always plagued him, and his actual combat ability is only average. Similar to the 14th No. pick Andrew Wiggins, due to various factors, he has never been able to realize his talent after entering the NBA.

The Grizzlies selected Morant with the second pick. Like Fat Tiger, they are both talents. Morant can indeed play in his peak season, averaging 27 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal per game. He is a point guard with strong physical fitness and full of creativity.

Unfortunately, Morant is a troublesome guy off the court. He has been banned by the league many times for showing off his guns on live broadcasts. The longest suspension was 25 games, the second longest since Silver took charge of the NBA, second only to Miles Bridges' 30 games, and tied for second with five players who were suspended for 25 games for doping. long.

Lu Yong can imagine what it would be like a few years later when Morant met Zion Williamson, the No. 1 pick in the same year, on the court. He pointed his right index finger at Fat Tiger and shouted: 'What are you Zion? What am I Lucian! Do you have the capital to fight my rand? '

In short, these two talented young people are not very serious.

The advantage is that it can be fought, but the disadvantage is that it is really frustrating if it cannot be fought. The Knicks selected the NCAA's No. 1 shooting guard RJ Barrett with their third pick. For a rookie, he does not have enough resistance to pressure and it is difficult to gain a foothold in the city of New York.

The Cavaliers selected Darius Garland with the fifth pick, and the Bulls selected Coby White with the seventh pick.

The Hawks selected power center Jaxon Hayes with the eighth pick, the Wizards selected Japanese player Rui Hachimura, who had a good life in his childhood, with the ninth pick, and the Wizards selected Cam Ray, one of Duke's three young players, with the 9th pick. Dish.

No one expected that these three people would not only be drafted next to each other, but they would also become teammates with the Lakers in the future. It was a kind of fate.

Later, Tyler Herro, Thybulle, Grant Williams, Jordan Poole and Keldon Johnson, who were selected by the Heat, were all good players and were the main starters of each team at their peak.

With the 30th pick in the first round, the Nets did not select Kevin Porter Jr., who was capable but a problematic player.

General manager Marks followed Lu Yong's request and decisively picked Nicholas Claxton, who graduated from the University of Georgia.

Because Nicholas Zhaosi was once popular on the Internet, domestic fans gave Claxton the nickname "Fourth Brother".

克拉克斯顿身高2米11、体重98公斤，球场上司职中锋。大学最后一年场均12.9分8.5篮板1.8助攻1抢断和2.8次盖帽，是一个高效的篮下终结者，防守机动性很强。

The reason why Lu Yong chose him was mainly because he was attracted by Clarkston's defense. Slender centers like him are very popular in the small ball era. Wenbanyama and Holmgren are both of this type.

Fans who have watched Clarkston play know that this guy is full of passion on the court. Although he is thin, he is not afraid of confrontation.

In his peak season, Claxton scored 13.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.7 blocks, shooting 74.3% from the field. He ranked second on the list of best defensive players and was very strong.

In terms of defensive efficiency, Claxton has the momentum to become a new generation of frame-protecting tower similar to Gobert. The hot pot efficiency and quantity are among the best in the league.

Offensively, Claxton does not have the shooting range to extend beyond the three-point line. In other words, he can shoot but is not accurate and prefers to eat cake. However, his shooting percentage of up to 74% is still very stable. His cutting and reverse running are both top-notch, and he has a typical coexistence of immediate combat ability and talent.

There are many things to consider when selecting Lu Yong. Not only must they fit the Nets' tactical system, but they must also ideally not conflict with existing players. After thinking about it, Claxton is a player not to be missed. There is no one more reliable than him in this position in the 19th class.

In the second round of the draft, the Cavaliers selected Kevin Porter Jr. with the 31st pick, the Hornets selected Cody Martin with the 36th pick, the Hawks selected Paschall with the 41st pick, and the Lakers selected Horton Tucker with the 46th pick.

From then on, the players' personal abilities were not very good. Terrence Mann, who was selected by the Clippers, was barely capable of starting the game, and his talent was withering.

The Nets' 60th pick was not wasted, and they selected Luguentz Dort, a combo guard who is 1 meters tall and weighs 9 kilograms.

Yes, even though Dort is only 1 meters tall, he is so strong that he can even defend the third position, nicknamed The Beast.

In Lu Yong's previous life, Dort failed to participate in the 19th draft. Later, he signed a two-way contract with the Thunder and quickly established his worth.

In the second season of his career, Dort's personal statistics improved to 14 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1 steal, and his three-point shooting percentage was 34.3%, making him one of the best 3D players in the league at the time. He has improved in the 21-22 season, averaging 17.2 points per game and entering his peak period.

This guy is a player who doesn't need to focus on training. He can train in the Development League and can continue to break through if he can occasionally pick it up and reuse it for a game. Accurate long-range shots, good at defense, plug-and-play in the Nets' tactical system, very aggressive.

It may be difficult for Dort to get a chance to perform in the Nets in the new season, but Lu Yong knows that he has great potential and can be cultivated into an excellent 3D player in the future. This type of guy is better than watching him go undrafted and be picked up by another team.

After selecting two people, Lu Yong nodded with satisfaction, turned to Sean Marks and said: "Sean, after the draft is over, help me contact someone and offer a two-year basic salary contract. It doesn't need to be too long. .”

Max knew that Lu Yong's favorite player was defeated again. The key to this kind of thing is to strike first.

"Who?"

"Caleb Martin, the twin brother of Cody Martin, the No. 6 pick in the second round this year."

Like Lu Yong in his previous life, one of the twin brothers, Caleb Martin, unfortunately lost the draft, giving him a chance to steal the ball.

Martin is 2 meters tall and weighs 01 kilograms. His college statistics of 93 points, 19.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists are pretty good, but scouts believe that he does not have much development value, so he was not selected by the team even in the second round.

Only Lu Yong knows that Caleb Martin’s future development is much better than that of his brother. In 23 years, he followed the Heat all the way to the finals. In the playoffs, he averaged 12.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 0.9 steals per game. The shooting percentage is 52.9% and the three-point shooting percentage is 42.3%. Just like Jimmy Butler, he is a tough group of real men!

Although playing as the main force is almost boring, as one of the gangsters on the bench, Caleb Martin can definitely bring surprises.

The Nets signed Martin to fill the forward vacancy after Beasley and Ilyasova left the team, and he will be useful.

After all, Martin not only shows great personal talent in independent offense, he is also an excellent defensive warrior, good at getting close to the opponent, and works hard in training and games.

With just one signing, the Nets can poach a good prospect. There is no more real deal in the league than this.

On draft day, several trades occurred around the league.

The most chilling thing is that the Celtics traded the No. 24 pick and Aron Baynes to the Suns, and received the 2020 first-round pick from the Bucks from the Suns. During last offseason, Baynes renewed his contract with the Celtics for two years and US$2 million. Compared with the previous contract offered by the Pistons, Baynes took the initiative to reduce his salary to stay with the team in order to make the team's salary more flexible.

As a result, Anji had just promised to send Baynes to the championship team, and the next second Baynes was sent to the Suns, who were last in the Western Conference.

Angie is too cold-blooded. The Celtics team has no human touch and is worse than the Heat.

No wonder the Celtics will have the best record in the Eastern Conference in the future, and the number of fans will still be lower than that of the Lakers. The gap between these two wealthy teams that have been entangled since the beginning of the last century is still quite large.

At the end of the draft, Lu Yong left early with his laptop.

Get ready for the start of the free market in July. (End of chapter)