The draft is just around the corner, and along with the draft, there are some personnel changes for the 76ers.

As the new defending champion, Billy King's task is very clear, which is to maintain the current 76ers' championship-winning team unchanged, at least a few main players, none of them should be missing.

But at the same time, the 76ers' salary space has been put to the test, making it difficult for Billy King to operate in free agency.

The first player to come to King tomorrow is Gordon Girisek.

Gordon Girisek is a veteran of the 76ers, born in a small Yugoslav city and entered the league in '99. At the previous championship parade, Wang Tomorrow also praised Gordon for his leading role in the locker room.

Gordon Girisek was only able to play as the third bench with the 76ers, and most of the time, he didn't get much of a chance to play, or even be on the active list.

What Wang didn't expect was that Gordon Girisek had already come up with the idea of returning to his hometown to play.

"I'm glad that I've won the championship and fulfilled my dream. But coach, you know, I'm 31 years old, and it's more important than a dream to be family, and I'm eager to go back to my hometown and play and leave something more important for everyone while I can play. ”

Wang Tomorrow understood Gordon Girisek's thoughts very well, and he asked Girisek to sit down and speak slowly.

"Have you decided where to go?" Wang asked tomorrow.

Gordon Girisek shook his head with a smile: "For the time being, the country (Croatia) didn't know that I was going to return to my hometown, and when I saw the 76ers win the championship, they thought I would stay in Philadelphia." ”

"I love Philadelphia and love the land, but ......."

"I know, Gordon." Wang Ming comforted him, "You don't have to feel sad about this, every stage of life, you should have your own goals, you can find your own goals, I think this is a good thing, where to play, in fact, it's the same, the key is that we are still good friends, that's fine!" ”

"Of course, Coach!"

Gordon Girisek nodded solemnly and patted his chest, "I will be your good friend forever, you come to Turkey to play, I will definitely treat you well." ”

The two chatted for a while, and Wang Mingming knew that he was the first person to know that Kirisek had returned to Turkey, and his heart was really moved, and even his agent only received a notice from Kirisek the next day.

No matter how marginal a player is in the NBA, when you come back to your home country, that's the focus.

However, Gordon Girisek did not return to Croatia to play, but signed a contract with Fenerbahçeurk in Turkey with a net profit of 5 million euros over two years.

But as long as you go back to Europe, you will always be much closer to home than the United States across the Atlantic.

Some people want to leave, and some people take the initiative to come.

Let's say, Golden State Warriors small forward Michael Petrus.

Petrus entered the league in '03 and spent five seasons in the league and is now a free agent. In the Golden State Warriors, Petrus is also an important rotation player, but the Warriors have a poor record and have no achievements except for the "Black Eight" miracle that caused a sensation in the league that year.

Petrus, in particular, has heard the rumors that the Warriors could make a big move in the summer and trade a lot of players, including the likes of Byron Davis.

This made Petrus a little flustered, and he was even more inclined to renew his contract with the Warriors.

In addition, there is also Heat veteran Jason Williams, who has also consulted the 76ers with an offer, and remains on the sidelines about whether he can join the 76ers.

The free market has not yet begun, and it is already surging.

Billy King was busy with the championship parade and the draft and free market trades and signings, and he was so busy that he couldn't breathe.

.......

June 28th.

The 2008 draft.

The Chicago Bulls went through three coach changes last season before starting to get lucky and picking the No. 1 pick and becoming the most watched team in the draft.

"A few years ago, the Bulls were on the rise, and last season they played a mess, which is much worse than a team like the 76ers." At the beginning, many people compared the Bulls and the 76ers together, and they all said that they were potential teams, but now that the 76ers have won the championship, this comparison seems very boring, because the Bulls seem to be starting to rebuild again.

Wang Mingming, along with his No. 1 assistant coaches, Randy Ayes and Billy King, walked into the Madison Square Garden arena.

Framed photo, caption: 76ers Big Three.

David Stern stepped up to the stage and officially opened the draft with the usual boos.

In the small green room below, the rookie players looked worried, and some young people were nervous, staring at the big names on the stage and the people in power in the box, who they knew could decide their fate at the moment.

"How to choose, king."

Billy King yawned, he had been sleepy for days of overtime.

The 76ers only have two picks in this draft, one is the 30th pick in the first round, the other is the 27th pick in the second round, and the overall 57th pick.

With this draft pick, theoretically being able to pick a qualified substitute is already satisfied.

But Wang will wait for others to come over tomorrow, and the more important thing is to listen to the offers of other teams, and if it is appropriate, a deal will be made.

Soon, they received offers from the SuperSonics, who offered the 76ers second-round draft picks in a cash trade.

After Wang thought about it tomorrow, he agreed to this deal, he has seen this year's rookies, there are indeed a lot of good seedlings, but it is impossible to fall to the end of the second round, and the 76ers may not be able to sign a contract if they are selected.

Soon, the draft officially began.

The Chicago Bulls, who have the No. 1 pick, selected Derrick Rose.

Last year, a new generation of point guards rose, like Chris Paul and Iverson, Kobe Bryant and other old stars competed for MVP, Delon led the Jazz to the Western Conference Finals, and people lamented the horror of the '05 twin point guards.

As a result, the Bulls chose a point guard for the first place in this year's draft.

Derrick Rose, a player with explosive physical fitness on the point guard line, as the team's offensive initiator and assuming the role of an outside defensive barrier, has outstanding single defense ability, outstanding fast break ability, perfect combination of speed, explosiveness, and balance ability, except for shooting, the rest is already a first-class level in the NBA.

His NBA ceiling and ceiling templates are Jason Kidd and Deron Williams, respectively.

Rose stepped forward with a green face and a slight smile.

With the Bulls' baseball cap on his head, Derrick Rose took the microphone and expressed his recognition and gratitude to the owner.