"This year's draft is considered by many to be a small year, and this year's rookie potential is insufficient. And there's a good chance that the NBA will shut down this year, and some good players may not participate in the draft. So I'm not in favor of swapping draft picks, there's a good chance we'll not make the playoffs next season, and our first-round pick is valuable. ”

Myers raised his objections to his boss's suggestion to win two lottery picks in this year's draft.

He said this for a reason, because the training echelon of American basketball is very powerful, and high school students already have rankings, so the potential of players and so on can be clearly displayed.

And the rookie in 2011 was indeed labeled as a 'little year' by many media.

In the NBA draft, there will be a big year and a small year, and the worst is the ordinary draft year. The designation was also based on the quality of the rookies of the year, most notably the 1996 Golden Generation and the 2003 Platinum Generation, which featured many NBA superstars in the draft.

In the big year, there can be Jordan and James, and in the young year, it may be Kenyon Martin, who struggles to enter the All-Star Game, as the top pick.

Due to the NBA's deep shutdown crisis and the impact of the general environment, this year's draft will be a "small year", and among the rookies to be selected, there are not too many future star players with high talent. The top 14 picks in the first round are known as the "lotto zone", and the current Warriors may only take one of these players, and it is really not cost-effective to trade next year's draft picks.

Because of the quality of next year's rookies, and as the general manager of the Warriors, even if Myers is more patient, he believes it will take some time for the team to rebuild and make the playoffs. But he knows very well that it is definitely not next season, which means that it is really not cost-effective to trade the current draft picks.

Although Zhang Xian is the owner of the Warriors, he is not a dictatorship, "I want to build a core lineup, and Stephen needs some help. You've seen Clay and Kawie in action, and I hope they can grow together. So we have a very good lineup and potential on the outside, and with Andrew on the inside, our core lineup is complete. ”

Zhang Xian is very resolute, the outside Curry, Thompson and Leonard should be a perfect dream lineup; Curry is the MVP, Leonard can also win the championship, plus Curry's golden partner. Zhang Xian felt resolute, and he created a terrifying golden outside group for the team, which is definitely not to be missed, which is an eye-opener.

But now, Zhang Xian must convince Miles, although Miles is Zhang Xian's dogleg, but he can't really treat this general manager as a puppet.

Scouts also joined the discussion about the value and potential of Thompson and Leonard, and in general there was a lot of optimism about Thompson, who had a good time in college, both offensively and defensively, so it was no surprise that he was in the top 10 of the draft.

It's hard to say about Leonard, his college wasn't very good in the NCAA, and Leonard looked more like a rebounder in college. But this guy is a small forward, and he doesn't dribble and shoot well, which means that this guy is good, but unfortunately he doesn't necessarily deserve a high draft pick.

This matter needs to be talked about, Zhang Xian needs to convince Miles and the team's management, but before that, it is necessary to convince Brad Stevens, who is only 35 years old, and is young among college coaches. In the NBA, it's too younger.

"Brad, we've taken a hard look at your performance at Butler, and we think you've done a great job here. Zhang Xian complimented Stevens, which was also true, "No offense, but Butler University really doesn't have a good history and record in the NCAA." Under your leadership, they have achieved remarkable breakthroughs. We appreciate the quality of your coaching and the good performance of all the players under your coaching. ”

Stevens fell silent, he was the type of winner in life, handsome, had a lovely son, and now had a successful career. He started watching football at a young age, giving up his job in a pharmaceutical factory and choosing to go to college for a low salary to work as a coaching assistant.

And now he's successful, living in a basement and working hard in the office for ten hours a day...... He managed to get the position of head coach of Butler University and brought a university with a population of less than 5,000 and a university that had never performed well in the NCAA to the top stage of the collegiate league.

He was a brilliant man, in the wildest dreams of many, and could never have foreseen that one day Stevens would be on the sidelines of the NBA to coach. Because he's only been called head coach of Butler University for two seasons, because he's only thirty-five years old now.

Not every college coach is willing to make the switch to NBA professional coaching, because there is more pressure to compete in the NBA. In fact, after Stevens led Butler University to the finals, countless schools began to throw olive branches to young Stevens, and these universities were more influential in the NCAA.

Seeing that Stevens was still hesitating, Zhang Xian threw down the conditions that were difficult to refuse, "We can give you a six-year contract, and you know this will be the longest contract of any NBA coach right now." You are our future manager, with a fully guaranteed contract. I know you have a longer contract with Butler, but as long as you're called the head coach of the Warriors, you're going to get more than twice as much as you have with Butler on a ten-year contract!"

The difference between 20 million in six years and 12 million in 12 years is too great, and being the head coach of the Warriors is more challenging, but it's also a huge opportunity for the restless Stevens. It is also because of the signing of this contract, even if it fails in the NBA, there will be huge gains in the economy.

"Sir, I would like to know your plans for the formation of the team. Stevens thought for a long time before he said, "If you sign me, basically everybody will think it's a mess." I know, I'm just a college coach and I don't have much proof. Most importantly, I'm young. ”

Zhang Xian smiled, clapped his hands and laughed, "You are one of the important cornerstones in our team building blueprint, if we don't have trust in you, we can only provide a two-year or three-year contract, instead of a six-year contract." And you know it's a fully guaranteed contract, and your salary isn't high among NBA coaches, but it's definitely not low. That's a lot higher than the vast majority of college coaches!"

Stevens was really impressed, because the contract illustrates these issues, and if he signs it, it will represent $20 million in future earnings. Even if it is after class, such a fully guaranteed contract can represent his income.

'We now want to build a young squad, a core team. Myers also helped to intervene in the conversation, and he was more professional, "You are our favored head coach, and we think your coaching skills and potential can be the captain of this team." You may know that our boss is very young, and he has a good eye. And you don't need to worry about him interfering in your instructions, he won't dictate your tactics. ”

Zhang Xian selectively ignored some traces of Miles's words, and Zhang Xian really would not dictate Stevens's instructions. But the team's current team building plan, Zhang Xian must grab some general manager jobs, because some players can't be missed.

Stevens really can't make up his mind right now, he believes in his strength and potential, but he also feels that he needs to learn and improve, and he doesn't dare to think that he is better than most head coaches in the NBA.

It's certainly a good idea to stay at Butler University in peace, and he has a guaranteed contract, a long-term contract. But going to the NBA, there is a very good contract, or even a better one, and it may be a big challenge, but for the restless Stevens, it is really a temptation to go to the NBA and challenge the highest level of the league.

Stevens said that he needs to think about it, and this will be a huge temptation and a huge opportunity since his coaching career. He is indeed very excited, but he needs to discuss this matter with his family, which is so important!

After the meeting with Stevens, Zhang Xian and Miles came to the café, and the very sincere Zhang Xian and Miles made a special trip to Stevens, low-key and full of sincerity, because they were determined to sign Stevens.

"With the signing of Spaceeasy, we need to further develop the Chinese market. Zhang Xian drank coffee and said his thoughts to Myers, "It is very likely that it will be shut down this year, but I believe that the management and the players' union will reach a consensus." ”

Although there is some resistance to the boss's too much interference in the team's work, Myers knows that the general manager of the team needs to consider not only the team's lineup or head coach, but also the team's commercial development and profitability. It's true that the boss is rich, and it's true that the boss likes the team, but if the team can't make money, then it's not a matter to invest all the time.

As for the suspension of the NBA, the NBA has always had two battlefields: one is the open battle between teams on the court, and the other is the "labor-management" dark war between players and owners.

This time the NBA is going to shut down because the management represented by the owners feels that the salaries of big-name players are too high and the burden on the team is too heavy. And the union where the players belong feels that their salaries cannot be restricted, and who wants their salaries to be reduced!

Therefore, the contradictions between the two sides are very big, and now they are a little unable to talk about it; each side represents its own interests and has its own abacus.

"It doesn't take a lot of money to sign Space, but we're worried about going into a shutdown soon. Myers was a little worried that he wouldn't be able to sign a contract once it was suspended, "We'll speed up the contact with him, but we can't sign right away." ”

Zhang Xian naturally knows what's going on, the NBA often does things according to the rules, and now the free market has not opened, even if the team where Space Yi is has finished the game mission, although he has not received a contract extension from the Wizards. However, I still can't sign a contract, at most I can contact and talk about it privately, and I can't even go overboard.

Zhang Xian thought for a while and said, "Give him a two-to-three-year contract, a guaranteed contract, I believe his contract will not even reach the mini middle class, maybe it will only be stronger than the base salary." I need the Chinese market, I need more Chinese elements. It's just the role of the Chinese boss, and there is no way to bring more benefits to my team. ”

Signing Space Easy, perhaps because Zhang Xian still remembers the key goal that Space Easy scored in the big battle with Germany during the Capital Olympics. But as the owner of the team, you can't just have the mentality of the fans, but also consider the salary very realistically; Zhang Xian won't give Space Yi a middle class, it's not worth it.

It is definitely not possible to sign a contract in private, but Zhang Xian knows that he can avoid some people in the alliance and have easy contact with Space in private.

Miles laughed, the boss is really an excellent investor, and the boss's achievements are really not to be underestimated. There is no big problem, but it will not be absolutely honest, and the NBA team is like this, on the surface, everyone will abide by it, but in private many times it is a different matter.

After chatting with Myers for a long time, reminding Myers to continue to pay attention to Stevens' affairs and reminding him to start preparing for the draft, although Myers still felt a little uncomfortable, Zhang Xian still reduced his holdings and exchanged his second-round picks this season plus first-round picks for next year's lottery picks.

In other words, Klay Thompson and Kawhi Leonard, Zhang Xian is going to decide!

The core lineup is determined, and the head coach is basically signed, so Zhang Xian can save a lot of worry; in the future, he will interfere less and less in the daily management of the team, but now he must be strong. After building the core lineup, Zhang Xian actually can't manage much things, the team's daily operation and management, the team's locker room or player contracts are quite troublesome.

It was nearly half a month to stay in the United States, and Zhang Xian was really busy during this time; there were a lot of things to do on Facebook, and he did do a lot of articles about the listing, and he worked hard but reaped enough benefits, so Zhang Xian felt that everything was worth it.

The construction of the team can be regarded as having some ideas and articles, playing a round of golf with the core Curry, having dinner together, expressing support and expectations for Curry, and letting the baby-faced core know the team's support and expectations for him.

The head coach and draft are not yet fully finalized, but if nothing else, they are basically fine.

At most, after these things are confirmed, Zhang Xian, the owner, and the management of the Warriors led by Myers will be ridiculed and criticized by the media and fans. It doesn't matter, it takes some time to rebuild, and it doesn't matter if it's dormant for a short time, it's for the sake of accumulation, and Zhang Xian is still very patient.

The Warriors' investment is very good, because Zhang Xian knows very well that basketball is his hobby, although the big owners prefer football, and now the football market is getting hotter and hotter. But there's no need to follow the crowd, it's not bad to do your own hobbies.

Besides, Zhang Xian feels that this is also a very good investment, the value of the Warriors, BA's globalization effect is good, although the survival and development environment of many teams in small cities is not ideal, and some have even deteriorated, although many teams are in a very average situation.

But don't worry, it's pre-dawn darkness!