After trading Mason for a first-round pick, the 76ers' offseason operation is over, and all they have to do is wait quietly for the draft to begin. Of course, Billy King will also listen to offers from other teams, and if there is a suitable trade plan, he will submit it to Brown as soon as possible, and the coach will judge it.

This is also because Brown has a high prestige in the team, although he is not the general manager and head coach, but in fact it is about the same. The head coaches of some teams are more tragic, they do not have a strong presence in the team, and they have no say in the affairs of the team.

Of course, other teams will definitely make offers, after all, the strength of the 76ers players is there, whether it is a team looking to strengthen the championship or a team looking for a core team, they all want to find the players they need in Philadelphia. But obviously they can't succeed, no team will make major changes to the roster after winning the championship, unless they get the same star player, such as the Raptors, if they are willing to take out Carter or Maddy, the 76ers will definitely consider it.

Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the draft is coming, and this time the 76ers keep their goals strictly secret, so as not to be cut off by other teams. Last year, their selection of Reed was considered a stroke of genius, and it also made the general managers of the other 28 teams in the league beat their chests with regret, no one knew that there was a figure like Reed among the second-round rookies, which also reflected how vicious the 76ers' vision was when choosing rookies, and they didn't know what to choose? Just choose what the 76ers like!

Thanks to strong secrecy, this time they still selected the players they needed without any danger. They drafted Hellam Porter with the 25th pick in the first round, Arenas with the 30th pick, Oku with the 36th overall pick in the second round, and Earvin Jones with the 56th pick to the team, but Brown didn't expect much from this guy and didn't plan to give him a rotation spot, and putting him in the Development League might be the best place to go to leveling.

Brown and Chang Wei are happy because the team has reached its initial goal of bringing in a backup scorer and a starter-level interior lineman. While they're not sure if Ballam Porter is the guy the team needs, at least he's shown good quality in the tryout, and having a shot and hard-working interior is what the 76ers need most. However, Chang Wei still didn't give up on Camby, but he didn't tell Brown what he thought, so as not to be regarded as a psychopath by the old coach.

In fact, if the 76ers can really get Camby in the middle of the season, the five-position rotation of Camby, Dareham Porter, Mutombo and Oku is definitely the most extravagant configuration in the league, if not one. And with Oku's projection ability, he can also swing to the fourth position and become an important artillery battery on the outside, although the Turks are not fast, but their marksmanship can still be trusted. In addition, the team does not need any pure No. 4 player, and Brown has already tasted the sweetness of one big and four small, which can completely allow Bale or Lynch to swing upwards to further improve the pace of the game and directly break the opponent.

But there is one person who is not happy, not only unhappy, but can even be said to be grief-stricken, and that is Arenas. Originally, he thought he would be able to enter the lotto zone, but in the end, he fell to the end of the first round and was really brought to Philadelphia by the 76ers. Not invited to the Green Room, he watched the draft live on television from his apartment, and when Stern announced that the 76ers had selected him with the 30th pick in the first round, Arenas had no idea how he felt inside.

He has always been full of confidence and can't wait to cry, although they are all first-round rookies, but the difference between the lottery area and the non-lottery area is still very big, and the team's positioning for itself is definitely different. Arenas knew that he didn't make a good impression on the 76ers coaching staff when he went to Philadelphia for a tryout, which made him worried about his future with the 76ers. Of course, the 76ers would certainly be useful in selecting themselves with a first-round pick, but Arenas doesn't know if the team's positioning for himself will decline.

However, this is an unchangeable fact, he is not a big star and does not have the kind of qualifications to blackmail the team into a trade if he does not report it, which means that at least he will have to wear the 76ers jersey to the NBA for the following season. But for Arenas, the pick was a disgrace, and he was secretly determined that he must start with the 76ers before the end of the season, or else the team would demand that the team trade him to a team with more room to grow.

Although Arenas only swore in his heart, Chang Wei soon saw a decline in his loyalty from the system, and it stands to reason that the loyalty of rookies hovered between 50 and 60, and rose or fell as the team developed him. But Arenas' loyalty has dropped to 35, which means he doesn't feel much of a home with the 76ers.

For this situation, Chang Wei can probably understand the deeds of Arenas in his previous life, Arenas is pursuing the absolute starter and the position of the team boss, such a player is a time bomb unless you really plan to make him the core. However, Chang Wei is interested in his scoring ability, and if Arenas plans to set up another door, it is definitely worth trading him for better players, and it will definitely not matter if it only takes a few seasons.

In Chang Wei's view, the draft in the first decade of the 21st century gave birth to too many players who can be used as the cornerstone of the team, and when the time comes, Arenas will be exchanged for a high draft pick. Originally, Chang Wei didn't plan to hold Arenas for a long time, this player's personality still has some problems, it is definitely a time bomb, cashing out on the high is the only option, and when Arenas comes out, let him go to other teams!

After the draft, the main rotation lineup of the 76ers for the new season was determined, point guards Iverson, McGee, Buford, point guards Reed, Snow, Arenas, small forwards Bell, Lynch, power forwards Lewis, Oku, center Mutombo, Durham Porter, this is Brown's main rotation lineup. In the fifth position, Brown still plans to start Mutombo and Dalem Porter to come off the bench for the time being, and in his opinion, a rookie suddenly has to become the starting center of a championship team, and letting the veteran lead him may make him grow faster, and then the team's interior line will need him to carry it.