Nowitzki was leisurely fishing at Baiyan Lake, Yi Jianlian returned to China early to prepare for the Asian Championships, Kidd was still working hard for his coaching license, and Carlisle had a rare month of getting a good night's sleep. Yiyang, on the other hand, and Vignari fully enjoyed their time in Brazil until the end of the NBA Finals.

On June 20, 2013, the Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs who eliminated the Mavericks 95-88 at home, lifting the NBA championship trophy for the second year in a row.

LeBron. James finally fulfilled the promise that Duncan made to himself, and the future does belong to him and the Miami Heat.

James won two straight championships, following last year's defeat of the youthful Thunder, and this year, they beat the veteran Spurs. With two championships in 3 years, James is undoubtedly already creating a dynasty of his own.

And in three years, the only team that can stop James and the Heat from wreaking havoc on the league is the Dallas Mavericks!

While James' reign has been a source of comfort for Miami fans, the rest of the world is now waiting for a team, a team that can break the Heat's rule.

Who will be the team that will break James' rule? There are many opinions. Some people think the Spurs can fight again, and some people think the Thunder with a healthy roster can do it. But absolutely no one thinks the Dallas Mavericks can beat the Miami Heat again.

Look at how they were pinned down in the mire by the Spurs last season, and being able to win two games in the Western Conference Finals is already remarkable. Reaching the Finals and breaking the Heat's dominance? Well, it's okay to have dreams, but don't be too unrealistic.

Now, the eyes of fans around the world are on the Heat. The Spurs, who had just been eliminated, lost the game, but they also had countless fans. And the Mavericks, who have been away from the field for a month, have not appeared in people's field of vision for a long time.

Yiyang returned to Dallas the day after the NBA Finals, and he didn't come back this time to celebrate Dirk's birthday, nor to renew his contract with Cuban in advance. Yiyang came back this time with only one purpose, to prepare for the team's draft work in a week's time.

"I didn't expect you to be so interested in the draft." Carlisle was a little surprised to see Yiyang interrupt his vacation and come back just for the NBA draft. Yiyang, this guy, used to only know how to focus on training himself. And now, he knows how to pick his teammates.

"We're excited to have you involved in the summer run of the team, after all, it's only when you're on the pitch that you know what players are best for us. Seriously, we don't want to sign players like Mayo and Odom anymore. They look good on the surface, but they don't fit in with the team. With your advice this year, our reinforcement work should go very smoothly! Mavericks general manager Nelson Jr. doesn't mind Yiyang getting involved in the team's personnel operations, and he's very happy about it.

"I'm not saying to give any advice, I just think that guy is pretty good. Of course, the decision is still yours. Yiyang knows that his duty is to play well on the court, and it stands to reason that he has no right to interfere in other things. So, he didn't put pressure on the team to pick Gobert, nor did he say that the team had to sign a certain star. What Yiyang wants is just to let the team pay attention to the people he thinks are good, as for whether to choose or not, it depends on the meaning of the team management.

"How much do you know about Goebel?" Everyone sat down and began to discuss the various goals of the draft. Although this year, the Mavericks can only get a draft pick at most at the end of the first round. But after Yiyang's high attention, even if it's only the end of the first round, Kuban. The likes of Carlisle and Nelson Jr. were extraordinarily serious.

"Not much, I just know that he's full of energy and obsessed with defending. But to be honest, I've only fought him once and haven't had much contact. So, it depends on his performance during the tryout. Yiyang spread his hands, admitting that Gobert had impressed him, but he wasn't sure if that guy would be a good fit for the current Mavericks.

Cuban doesn't care about this, as long as he can meet Yiyang's demands, spend $3 million for a draft pick, and then use that pick to sign Gobert, why not? In order to make his star happy, 3 million is not worth mentioning at all.

The Mavericks' weakness at center is undeniable, but Cuban's real targets this summer are Howard and Eyre. Jefferson, two All-Star-caliber centers. Goebel? There's nothing wrong with using it as a substitute.

"Gobert will come to Dallas for a tryout the day after tomorrow, and we'll send scouts to keep an eye on Gobert's performance in other places over the next few days. Of course, if we can, we can also try the ...... from Greece" At this point, Nelson Jr. paused, because the next name was too hard to pronounce.

"Greece is coming, Janis. Ade ...... Torr...... Tokounmpo: "It took a lot of effort for Nelson Jr. to finally pronounce the name that seemed to encapsulate all 26 letters into it.

"Antetokounmpo is a very promising guy who may not be a superstar in the future, but he can definitely be a very good championship puzzle. Because, he can do almost anything on the pitch. Of course, it is not impossible for him to grow into a superstar, after all, that kid only came into contact with basketball in 2008, and the fact that he can have such an achievement in a short period of time is enough to show his talent. However, Antetokounmpo may not have a chance to fall to the end of the first round, and I guess the Bucks may take him in the middle of the first round. "It can be seen that Carlisle has been paying attention to the guy named Antetokounmpo for more than a day or two. Otherwise, he wouldn't know people so thoroughly.

"It's unpredictable, if Antetokounmpo falls to the end of the first round, then we'll pick Antetokounmpo. If Antetokounmpo is taken halfway through, we'll take Rudy. Goebel. I'm going to reach out to teams with draft picks and see if anyone is willing to accept our cash deal. With that, Nelson Jr. stood up and went to work on the draft picks.

Seeing how motivated everyone was this summer, Cuban felt like a revival of the Mavericks was just around the corner. O'Brien Cup, we won't keep you waiting too long......

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The day after the four discussed, the Mavericks reached a verbal agreement with Denver. Cuban used a $3 million cash subsidy exception to buy the 27th pick in the first round of the year directly from the Denver Nuggets.

The league rules allow teams to buy draft picks outright with a cash subsidy of $3 million capped on their own. If you have the ability, you can even get a champion for $3 million. Of course, there is no such stupid general manager in this world who would sell his high pick for $3 million. Normally, $3 million is a lot of money, and in a big year of the draft, you can only buy a second-round pick at most. And this year is a draft year, and the Mavericks are "lucky" to get a first-round late draft pick. However, the 27th pick in the first round may not be worth much more than the second-round pick.

Since the trade market is not yet open, the trade will be completed on the day of the draft, if the Nuggets don't back down.

After this news broke, it did not set off any waves in the outside world. The Mavericks do need a first-round pick, and the Nuggets are busy with Iguodala's contract extension. A 27th pick? Who cares? Now the Nuggets are facing the question of whether they can keep the star of the house. Many NBA teams are negative in profit for a year, and the profits of better teams may be in the tens of millions of dollars a year. A $3 million grant exception would be worth a lot more to the Denver Nuggets than a 27th pick.

Although there are many examples of successful low-pick Taobao in the history of the NBA, in fact, the probability of a low-pick player becoming a talent is very low. Not to mention the low pick, even the players in the lottery area, in the end, there are only a handful of players who can really play. Michael. Beasley was originally known as the No. 1 high school student in the nation. J. Mayo has even been called the next Kobe, but his performance is obvious to all.

The draft, regardless of the pick, is a gamble. And the $3 million is a big gamble for Cuban, who may use 3 million to hit a golden egg, but is more likely to pick a rotten egg.

Effortlessly, the Mavericks had their own first-round pick. The 27th pick, it doesn't seem to be of much use, but Yiyang and Carlisle attach great importance to it.

If they were lucky enough to get Antetokounmpo, the $3 million would be worth the money. As for Rudy. Whether Gobert is worth the 3 million or not depends on his performance during the trial......

On June 23, the Dallas Mavericks welcomed their first rookie to a tryout. There was no Antetokounmpo among them, because Antetokounmpo's managers didn't think his client could fall to the end of the first round. Therefore, all the other people who came to the tryout had only one role in the eyes of Carlisle and Yiyang, and that was to act as Gobert's sparring partner.

When Cuban first saw Goebel, he was taken aback by the guy's extremely slender limbs! This guy's physical condition is something that no matter how hard others put in, they can't get. Although Gobert looks too thin as a center. But weight and strength can be trained, height and reach, you can't do it.

"Welcome to Dallas, boy. Hopefully, you'll be able to do well in the next training sessions. Cuban shook hands with Gobert, Gobert didn't have any extra expressions, and after shaking hands, he walked straight to the court to warm up.

"That kid is really similar to you." Seeing Goebel behave like this, Cuban remembered the scene three years ago when he and Dirk first met Yiyang here.

Three years have passed, and the person who is now selecting the rookie with him has become the rookie of the year.

"He has a focus on basketball that a lot of people don't have, but ...... Let's see how he goes. Although Yiyang has a crush on Gobert, his knowledge of Gobert only comes from that exhibition game. Now, put him in a bunch of American geniuses, how will he behave?

The finals have just ended, but Yiyang and Cuban are already preparing for their championship dreams next season. The 27th pick in exchange for $3 million, hopefully it will allow Cuban to smash a golden egg.

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