Chapter 357: The Goal of the Pit Man
Since he has decided to complete the task in the Bucks, Wang Xiao naturally has to make careful calculations.
The target of the pit man, he has already chosen.
The first target is the Magic team that gets the top spot, and the second alternate target is the Jazz team who gets the Tanhua.
These two teams don't have low draft picks, but it's not a problem.
There aren't many potential rookies in the 14-year rookie who have a lot of potential, and Andrew . Wiggins is touted as the tallest one.
Wiggins was voted American Basketball Man of the Year when he was still in high school, and he topped the national ranking of high school students.
After entering college, Wiggins was named the Associated Press Big 12 League Rookie of the Year and was named to the First Team of the Big 12 League.
Such a rookie is a dazzling diamond in the eyes of many scouts, invaluable, and a player who is bound to become an All-Star!
In contrast, Jabari. Parker, Aron. Gordon, Marcus. Smart and other players are much inferior.
The only one who can compete with Wiggins or even better Joel in terms of potential. Embiid, on the other hand, has dropped again and again because of injuries.
The Magic and Jazz will most likely not be interested in Embiid because both teams have centers, and they are both young centers with potential.
The Magic have Vucevic and the Jazz have Kanter.
In contrast, an outside player with the potential to become a top superstar is what they are more interested in.
Andrew. Wiggins fits the bill perfectly.
And the Magic and Jazz also have players that Wang Xiao is more interested in.
Victor. Oladipo, Gordon. Hayward.
The former, as a tanhua last season, was not valued by the Magic, and after playing for three years with the Magic, he was traded to the Thunder, and just Ibaka alone took him with Eisen. Ilyasova and 16-year-old No. 11 rookie Domantas. Sabonis was sent to the Thunder together.
And the latter, as the main player of the Jazz team, although not as unappreciated as Oladipo, is not for sale, after all, he entered the league in 10 years and played in the league for four years, Hayward only has 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and the average shooting rate per game is just over 40%, and the efficiency is not high.
With the attraction of Wiggins plus a few draft picks, Wang Xiao is not afraid that they will not take the bait, after all, no one knows the news of Wang Xiao's joining the Bucks.
If one of these two can be acquired through a trade, plus Antetokounmpo and Jokic, the basic framework of the Bucks will be in place, and if one more big fish can be added in the free market, the completion of the system upgrade task is just around the corner!
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The draft will be held on June 26, about two weeks after the finals.
In the past two weeks, the management of the Wizards has called Wang Xiao several times, hoping to discuss with Wang Xiao about the contract extension.
Wang Xiao knows very well that the general manager of the Wizards team does not want to renew his contract in his heart, after all, his power is too great and he has violated the rights that originally belonged to the general manager.
But due to the pressure of the team owner, the general manager had to renew the contract with Wang Xiao and continue to divide his rights.
Wang Xiao didn't directly refuse, but he didn't agree either, just dragged it with some reasons.
Although they have worked together for many years, Wang Xiao still doesn't like this general manager partner very much, and he can't guarantee that the other party can keep it a secret.
Before the draft is over, he doesn't have the secrets to let him join the Bucks exposed, which would leave him with no room to maneuver in the draft.
Wang Xiao dragged on and didn't talk about the contract extension, the general manager of the Wizards team was naturally happy, Wang Xiao was not in a hurry, what was he anxious about? And in this way, the boss also explained, but Wang Xiao himself dragged the contract and did not sign the contract, and it had nothing to do with him at all.
During this period, the Basketball Association also urged Wang Xiao once, asking Wang Xiao to return to China as soon as possible to participate in the interview.
Wang Xiaoli ignored it.
If you urge it, just urge it, anyway, with the support of the big guy, can you still refuse directly because I am late?
As the draft drew closer, the Wizards felt a little bit wrong.
Wang Xiao has not renewed his contract, nor has he arranged a trial before the draft, what is this for?
Wizards owner Leonsis couldn't help it and called Wang Xiao.
"Wang, tell me the truth, are you not ready to renew your contract with the team?"
On the phone, when Leonsis asked like this, Wang Xiao could only admit it.
"Yes, for the new season, I want to change teams."
"Why? What went wrong in the squad? Leonsis was very puzzled, "Everything in the team is up to you, and I support your work 100%, why don't you want to listen to the continuous offers and insist on leaving the team?" ”
Wang Xiao thought for a moment, and then said, "If you insist on saying it, it may not be challenging." ”
"No...... Challenging? "If the two were on a video call, Leonsis would have had a question mark on his face when he appeared on one end of the monitor.
"The current Wizards team, from the lineup to the tactical system, is almost perfect, there is no room for improvement, and there is no challenge." Wang Xiao explained carefully: "No matter which head coach is in charge of this team, he will easily win the championship." ”
Anyway, I have to go, so I just pretend to be a fresh and refined force to go again.
"The Wizards have won three consecutive championships under my leadership, and they have a record of 73 wins in the regular season, so I'm going to stay with the Wizards and just repeat what I've done before, which is not what I want."
There was a long silence on the other side of the phone, and then Leonsis said slowly: "Okay, Wang, you have your pursuits, and I respect your choice, but I want you to know that I appreciate what you have done for the Wizards all these years, and the Wizards and I will always open the door for you!" ”
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A few days later, the Wizards officially published a statement announcing that they had signed a partnership with assistant coach Steve Brown. Kerr reached an agreement that the two sides would sign a four-year contract that would see Kerr become the new head coach of the Wizards starting at the next level four.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the alliance!
Wang Xiao actually doesn't coach the Wizards anymore?
Head coach dismissal is the most common thing in the NBA, basically there are three or four coaches in a season, and it is not an exaggeration to even go to double digits in more cases.
But Wang Xiao is different, this is a dynasty coach who has just led the team to win three consecutive championships!
At the end of the finals, most of the media firmly believed that Wang Xiao would definitely renew his contract with the Wizards, and the two sides were in the honeymoon period at this time, and there was no reason to break up at all.
However, it all happened, and it was so sudden that even the Wizards players didn't react at all.