Time flies quickly, and on June 26th, the NBA draft will be held tonight, and the topic of this thing always changes quickly, and at this time, the draft has become the most concerned thing.

A villa area in Memphis where someone rented a villa and just moved their luggage in.

Sun Ce helped Nash carry the last suitcase into the living room and asked, "Steve, you're moving too fast, so you're moving here?" ”

'It's going to be shut down and I need to talk to the coaching staff and find out how they're using me, what I need to take on in the team, what I need to give up, get acquainted with my new team-mates and have fun in the summer. Nash replied.

Sun Ce made an inspection, and the chatty sister went to the yard and quipped, "Go play?" Then you can go to Paul, Zach, and Tony, the three of them like to go out and hang out, but, Steve, being single is different, I remember you didn't do that before. ”

"Oh, I understand now that a man shouldn't give up an entire forest for a tree." Nash didn't mind Sun Ce's teasing.

There is another reason why Nash left the Suns, although he loves the Suns as a team very much, it is already his sad place.

"Why didn't your kids move in with them?"

"They were going to Los Angeles next year to go to school, and my parents moved in to take them."

"Then you can completely let yourself go?"

"Let yourself go? That's a cool statement! ”

"I'll introduce you to a guy, Charles Barkley, who has a lot of calls from Cuban models and is looking for Jordan to ask for ......"

"I heard that Jordan just got a Cuban model girlfriend?"

"That's right, Cuba seems to be rich in cigars and model ......"

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After helping Nash receive the luggage delivered by logistics, Sun Ce sent the ancestral goose who wanted to visit the new home of the assistant king back to his own home, and went to a private club with Nash.

Nash came, and Sun Ce asked Randolph to hold a party today.

Conley, Darrell Arthur and Guy who was still in a compression suit all attended, and in addition to Yi Jianlian and Haddadi, the original Grizzlies crew arrived, plus Nash and another new teammate who came to Memphis from San Antonio two days ago to report from Gary Neil.

In that deal with the Spurs, in addition to getting a first-round pick, there are two players, Alonzo Key was cut when he arrived at the Grizzlies, and he also had to choose a forward line player, there is no need to keep Alonzo Key, but Neil is a good two-way guard, and he averaged 1.6 three-pointers per game in the just-ended season, which is another reason why fans and the media feel that the strength of the Grizzlies has risen instead of declining compared to the just-ended season.

It's just that the return of a scorer like Gay who averaged 20+ per game has brought about the improvement, and Gary Neil is far behind.

After all, even if Paul George, no matter how talented he is, it will take at least two years to become a player with an average of 20+ strength per game, and he just has the strength, except for Sun Ce and Randolph on the Grizzlies, it is unlikely that anyone else will want to play an average of 20 points per game.

Neil was retained by the Grizzlies, and the management didn't know how the specific performance of that pitcher would be after selecting the pitcher Sun Ce wanted.

Aside from the possible improvement in the team's ceiling quality brought about by Guy's comeback, it seems that Sun Ce feels that turning Conley into Nash is better than last year's playoffs.

It's just that the team has lost three teammates all of a sudden, and according to rumors, Morrow seems to have a tendency to leave, and Haddadi and Sam Young may not be able to stay, that is, at the end of this season, there may be up to six teammates to leave, and Sun Ce still feels very sad.

But it's been two seasons in the NBA, and Sun Ce has come to terms with the current situation, except for his mixed feelings about the team's damn human touch.

Compared with Sun Ce, others are obviously more accepting of such things, after the party started, there was nothing sentimental, Guy and Conley went to a strong team, what is there to be sad about, they are all working in the NBA, changing departments to become teammates, and they have long been used to this kind of thing.

After three rounds of drinking, Sun Ce, Conley, and Guy chatted separately and determined that both of them had the intention of leaving the team on their own initiative.

Sun Ce learned from the management that when the Mavericks showed their desire for Conley, Conley showed a very positive desire to sign first and then trade.

Conley is willing to accept a contract extension and play as a substitute, he is ready, he is a person who is willing to accept the team's arrangement, if the team can improve as a result.

But being willing to accept the arrangement doesn't mean that he won't fight for a better opportunity, but in the Grizzlies, he knows that he can't compete with Sun Ce for a position no matter what, and when he has a better fit for him and maybe a stronger team, he will certainly want to use his status as a restricted free agent to get the deal done.

And this deal is definitely a bargain for the current Grizzlies.

As for Conley, he may become stronger after improving in the future, but no matter how much Conley improves, even if he is at his peak, in Sun Ce's opinion, he is not as strong as Nash in the season that has just ended, and the two are not players of the same level.

And Sun Ce remembered that Nash in the 11-12 season was the assist king in the original time and space...... The assist king beat himself as a substitute and was his own teacher, Sun Ce was quite excited when he thought about it.

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During the conversation with Guy, Sun Ce learned that Guy really wanted to go to the Spurs, and Sun Ce also felt that the Spurs were suitable for Guy.

As the saying goes, spit out the truth after drinking.

Sun Ce felt that Guy's original intention was to really want to give way to Paul George, and felt that his change of team might not affect the growth of himself and Paul George, after all, he Guy was not yet 25 years old and was still in the improvement period.

From an offensive point of view, Paul George's offensive talent is lower than that of Guy, and the predictable new season, even if given the same playing time, the sophomore Paul George is much worse offensively than the sophomore Guy, and the sophomore Guy ...... An average of 20 points per game! Paul George won't be able to average 20+ points per game next season, even if he gives unlimited firing rights.

Paul George's only advantage on the offensive end compared to Guy is that he is more stable in his fixed-point shooting, Guy is not as good at receiving the ball as Paul George, Guy is stronger in singles with the ball, and on the whole, Paul George's offensive talent is indeed far worse than Guy.

The main thing is that the potential of the defensive end is shown, Paul George is quite mature on the defensive end, and the stronger place than Guy is that the defensive end dares to make physical contact, regardless of the intimacy of the players, relatively speaking, the perimeter receiving and shooting is more stable, the defense is more willing to use the body and the top defensive talent George, in terms of coordination, is more suitable for the current Grizzlies.

This made Guy, who had been on a write-off for one season, feel less necessary to compete with Paul George for a spot.

It's too late for the development of the two, one person plays 30 minutes, and the progress is definitely faster than two people playing 24 minutes each, and the progress period is only a few years, and if it is wasted, it is really wasted.

Playing time is very important, whether they can fit together is secondary, two swingman superstars who have grown to the peak of the two teams together may be able to work well together, but two talented swingman swingers are on the same team, and it can basically be concluded that neither of them can grow to the peak level they should have.

Just like James and Wade, if the two are drafted by the same team, let alone talk about so-called brother basketball.

There are only a few tactical roles, and there are always key and non-focused training, even if they are focused on training at the same time, there is only so much playing time.

This is the reason why Sun Ce said from the beginning that he was unwilling to accompany the growth of the so-called potential stocks, Sun Ce understood Guy's thoughts, but let him come, he didn't have Guy's idea that I want to give up the right, he was unwilling to give up the ball to a first- and second-year player, why? He himself wants to play more and improve more.

And from the conversation, Sun Ce felt that Guy's heart was not really that big, he could be at peace with what he encountered, but he also wanted to play under the coach he liked more, and he also wanted to be more valued, but he didn't want to fight, when the team had the idea of trading him, and the team he wanted to go to actively proposed a trade, Guy was not silent.

And the Grizzlies management is also having a headache about how to deal with the "two Maddies", Maddie himself has not played in the Raptors for three years, and there is only one Maddie, and now Guy and Paul George are tied together, one is not good, not to mention the contradictions within the team, it is really possible that both of them have been delayed.

I heard that it was the Spurs who took the initiative to make a trade, and deliberately released the wind to make Guy have the desire to go to the Spurs, Sun Ce felt that Popovich's old monster was really amazing, although Guy was not as good as Leonard at his peak, but Leonard, who had not developed his own offensive ability in the first few years of his career, was definitely better on the offensive end, Leonard scored only 20 points in the fifth year of his career, and Guy averaged 20+ per game in his second year, and Guy was only 25 years old, and he also had potential to dig under Popovich, After all, Guy is a representative of wasted talent in the eyes of people.

As Popovich said, basketball is not just business, at least not in the Grizzlies, the Spurs sent three first-rounders, and the Grizzlies pushed the boat to meet Guy's idea and correct Paul George, who is more suitable for Sun Ce.

Sun Ce used to purely substitute himself into the level of spiritual shareholders, without considering the objective reasons, thinking about who would lose in the transaction, and only thinking about the value and capital enemies.

And the transaction itself is not a loss, what is the loss of the three first rounds, in terms of transaction value, the loss point is at most the three first-round positions will not be too high, and the real loss is the capital enemy.

Judging from former teammates, friends, and current opponents, after the incident passed, Sun Ce felt very happy and excited about Conley and Guy changing teams, and if these two teammates went to the weak team, it would be boring to win in the future.

And from the perspective of teammates and friends, he has always felt that the transaction between Guy and Conley is very good, especially when he thinks that these two are playing in a strong team and playing against them, Sun Ce still has an inexplicable sense of excitement.

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As for the rumor that the team has not negotiated and is leaving...... Sun Ce hadn't chatted with Mo Ce yet, Mo Ce came to Sun Ce first.

"Noah, I can't continue to play with you, I've talked to the team, the salary is ......"

"I understand that money is important."

"It's not just that, Celtic don't plan to renew Ray Allen's contract, they plan to replace him with me."

"Watts?" This surprised Sun Ce, he didn't expect this guy to hook up with the Celtics! After reacting, Sun Ce said: "It's okay, I've become teammates with Garnett, you have to be careful, don't beat him in the team's training shooting." ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"If he can't win his shots, his teammates will hit people, but don't be afraid of him, he will be more fierce than him, if he wants to hit someone, you will fight back, he can't beat you."

"Uh...... Noah, are you really giving me advice? How do you feel like you're trying to bring me down the Celtics? ”

"Ah, you guessed it!"

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After the lunch party, Sun Ce returned home, took a shower, rested for the afternoon, and got up to watch the draft.

The past is in the past, and Sun Ce counted the current team list.

Haddadi doesn't know if the contract will be renewed, Yi Jianlian has already negotiated the contract renewal, waiting for the official announcement after the team's operation is completed, Battier's side, Sun Ce knew that he would renew the contract at noon.

This is different from Sun Ce's memory of Battier going to the Heat to jump the ball, the team that selected him had a chance to win the championship, Battier naturally chose to stay, there were still doubts, Sun Ce would not force people to walk, when Sun Ce decided to stay, Battier also stayed.

Gasol Jr. must renew his contract, and he has to wait for Sun Ce's contract renewal to be completed, and Sun Ce remembers that it will be done in the middle of the season, Gasol Jr. is a three-year rookie contract, and there is no need to worry about bird rights.

Sun Ce took out a small notebook and counted it, and in addition to him, the current team has Nash and Wazquis as point guards.

Shooting guards are Tony Allen and Neil.

Small forwards include Paul George and Battier.

The big forwards are Randolph and Yi Jianlian.

The center has Gasol Jr. and Jordan Jr.

There are currently 11 players on the team, and Sun Ce counted the draft picks, and there are two first-round picks and one second-round pick this year, and Klay Thompson will definitely pick them, so there will be 12 people.

Sun Ce doesn't need to ask about the team's affairs now, the team's talent has long overflowed, and the problem of the explosion of internal talent will be highlighted in another year.

Suggest Leonard, Thompson, and Jimmy Butler together? And then forced the team to keep Guy on the grounds that Neil failed the medical examination, and he watched a ball in a daze with Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, and Guy? And with Leonard and Jimmy Butler now having no skills on the offensive end, Paul George is okay, let him play 3D and he will really happily play 3D, the other two ......

Is it possible to let Jimmy Butler and Leonard, who have no skills, guard the water cooler? Without playing time, Milicic can ruin any improvement, let alone others.

He Sun Ce can't do anything to ruin people's future, and people don't prevent him from making money, as for these two people, if they develop their talents in other teams, they will threaten him to win the championship...... Then just rely on strength! Why ruin people's futures?

The team is so well structured now, and there is no shortage of talent, the shutdown is coming soon, just live your own little life.

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After dinner, Sun Ce and Zu Ge gathered in front of the TV to watch the draft.

Originally, Robert Pera invited him to the draft with him, but he didn't go, the fans' mentality depends on how good the draft is, and the team that wants it has been determined that it will be selected back.

"Brother, is that Klay Thompson really good?" Zu Ge already knew who the Grizzlies were going to choose, but Sun Ce still told her.

"The shot is amazing."

"More powerful than Morrow?"

"Maybe it wasn't that good at first, and it took time to cooperate, but I think I'll be as good as Morrow soon."

"Oh...... So who do the other two picks pick? ”

"I don't know."

"Didn't you ask?"

"I also guarded the water cooler when I came back, and I asked Bai Qian, after Thompson was selected, our 12-person activation list was almost full, and I wanted to see who our team would choose to guard the water cooler."

"Oh......"

Zu Goose doesn't care so much, Sun Ce just feels happy.

The two chatted while watching the 1-hour "prologue" before the draft, and the content of the first 1 hour was basically interviewing the family and friends of the popular rookies, and then putting some highlights of the hot rookies, and the commentators analyzed their potential, etc., and at 8 o'clock in the evening, the draft began.

The Hornets picked Irving without suspense.

The Timberwolves continued to bet on talent and took away Derrick Williams with the pick.

The Jazz selected Kanter with the third pick.

The top three picks didn't come as expected, and if the Jazz wanted to go inside, the Timberwolves would definitely bet on one of the three of Derrick Williams, Biyombo, and Tristan Thompson, and the three picks were the most difficult to judge, and some even thought that one of them would fall from the small green house to the second round like Jordan Jr. did.

The Raptors picked white center Valanciunas with the fourth pick, the Wizards selected Czech forward Jane Vesely with the fifth pick, and the Kings selected Biyombo with the sixth pick.

Fans who watched the live broadcast on the Internet began to complain again, and it was indeed these two teams who dared to choose Derrick Williams and Biyombo, and they were still waiting for the Grizzlies to choose Biyombo.

Sun Ce also breathed a sigh of relief here, he really didn't dare to bet on the enthusiasm of his own management for the center forward who was African + unskilled + had good physical fitness.

No surprises, the Grizzlies took Klay Thompson with the seventh pick!

Sun Ce watched that the 12 activations were all together, and he relaxed his head on the thigh of his chattering sister, and asked his little sister to help pinch his forehead, and when it came to the draft, he was still very nervous.

is worried that a certain team will snatch Klay Thompson away through trading in order to prevent risks, and they are also worried about their own team's love for Biyombo......

When I heard about the trial, the team management really liked Biyombo.

Just when Sun Ce was enjoying a massage on his big white legs, the Madison Square Garden Warriors draft office in New York blew up!