For most teams that can't make the playoffs, the summer offseason is not only a good time for the stars to fish, travel, and pick up girls, but also an important time for the team's general manager to run the team and strengthen the strength.

Generally speaking, the most common way to strengthen a team is through trades and drafts, and any team that aims to rise will not miss two opportunities to strengthen, one is the draft in June and the other is the free agent market in July.

In order to make the playoffs, in order to make a comeback, the general managers of these weak teams must prepare early, scout rookies early, complete transactions early, and everything must be one step ahead to have a chance to catch big fish.

Speaking of which, the summer of 2016 was supposed to be a really uneventful summer, with no free agent big fish (at the time it was predicted that James and Durant would choose to stay with the team), the draft was also a small year, except for the recognized top pick Ben Simmons and the half-baked Ingram, there were not many players worthy of other teams to compete for, and the appearance of Roy changed this dull situation.

Those teams who have visited Roy all the way from the high school league, the All-Star Game, and the Four Nations Invitational have a deep understanding of Roy's strength at this time, such as the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, etc., they will recommend that the team choose Roy no matter how Roy plays in training camp, the difference is that Roy is selected with the first pick, and this kind of team accounts for about eight or so.

Other teams that started late, such as the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns, noticed that Roy was late and did not have enough data at hand, or they were not convinced of Roy's true strength. So, they'd love to see Roy's results in Chicago, and it would be even better if Roy was willing to play a five-on-five training match, and there are about ten or so teams in the group.

And, of course, there are two of the most special teams, the Sacramento Kings and the Charlotte Hornets, who have a special attachment to Roy. The Kings were the only two teams to make a first-round draft promise to Bill Duffy just before training camp because owner Cheng Yuyang wanted to pick a Chinese star player to boost his popularity and earn the box office, while the Hornets were confident that Jordan knew Roy's strength secrets.

In this way, Roy will definitely not lose the first round anyway.

But the promise is still a promise, because the end of the Chicago "talent camp" is earlier than the NBA draft draw time (May 18), so the teams are not clear about their signing order, except for a very small number of teams willing to bet on luck, no one dares to act rashly, so those teams who are interested in Roy can only think now, they will have to wait until the draft pick is implemented at the earliest.

It was also driven by the good news that Bill Duffy gave Roy another important piece of advice before he left for Chicago: "From now on, we can only agree to the individual tryout request of the lottery team."

Duffy's suggestion is a common tactic used by high-potential rookies, and it is both a declaration of their own strength, indicating that they have the strength of a rookie in the lottery area. It's also a telling teams that want to get Roy to trade for the top picks in the lotto zone.

Roy understood, with Duffy's suggestion, on May 10, Roy and Su Dong came to Chicago again, different from the joy when they came last time, this time the two were obviously a lot more serious, in the end, this trip to Chicago will determine Roy's future draft prospects......

On Roy's first day in Chicago, an ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation) reporter visited his door, hoping to be the first to interview Roy.

Following Duffy's advice to treat the media well, Roy did not refuse such an enthusiastic reporter, so on such a warm May day, Roy was interviewed by ABC reporters.

The reporter's question is, of course, inseparable from the upcoming joint training camp, as well as the draft conference that will be held soon after.

Roy patiently answered reporters' questions one by one and expressed his confidence, including his confidence in the draft, including his prediction that he might be selected in the top five, including his official announcement that he will only participate in individual tryouts for teams in the lottery zone, including that he thinks he will have a chance to surpass Ben Simmons, etc.

Roy's interview aired on ABC that night, and the subtle, well-timed interview immediately sent ripples through the basketball community.

There are pro-Roy outlets, such as his "hometown outlet" Los Angeles Times, who believe that Roy is indeed strong enough, and although he has not played in the NCAA, he has proven that his ability against the NCAA star team is not inferior to those of the college stars.

There are also media outlets that oppose Roy, such as the rigorous ESPN, who believe that Roy's current ranking is only just squeezing into the lottery, and that this is the conclusion that ESPN has taken into account Roy's commercial value, in fact, Roy's ability as a dual high school player and international player may be seriously overrated.

Of course, there are more media that want to watch good shows, such as "Sports Illustrated", NBC TV, TNT TV, etc., they are worried that there is no hot spot to hype in this year's draft, but they didn't expect that there is a "arrogant and boastful" Roy, which is simply news material given to them by God.

The media reacted very quickly, and the day before the start of the joint training camp, all kinds of hyped news and news spread overwhelmingly, such as Roy calling Simmons, Roy ignoring the NCAA strength, and Roy being confident that he would be in the top five.

The media even turned up the story of Darko Milicic's overturn, warning many NBA general managers to be cautious when choosing international players.

Fans are also not idle, they have a heated debate on the forum and Twitter, the general content is who is strong and who is weak this year's rookies, and there are many rookie names mentioned, such as Ben Simmons, such as Brandon Ingram, and the popular Roy can't escape it.

Fans always comment on things with subjective opinions, such as when comparing Roy and Ben Simmons, some people like to use statistics to illustrate the problem, some people like to speak with future potential, and as for the game where Roy and Ben Simmons played directly, it was discussed by fans.

Every detail of that game can't escape the fans' mouths and keyboards, such as Simmons can't prevent Roy's jump shot, such as Roy can't carry Simmons' body, etc.

But alas, no matter how much they argue, Simmons will not be in the joint training camp tomorrow, so the fire is drawn to the players who are about to participate in the joint training camp.

The unluckiest guy is, of course, Jaylen Brown, who was blown up by Roy, who is recognized as one of the players who is not as good as Roy, however, according to the argument that Jaylen Brown is not as good as Roy, fans have moved out those players who have been blown out by Jaylen Brown.

The war of words among fans has further escalated, and the war has also spread to the player level, and some overheated fans have even @ many players, asking them to go all out tomorrow to prove their strength, and it is best to have a direct confrontation to decide which one is stronger and which is weak, it will be more perfect.

In addition, some current NBA stars have also joined in the interaction with fans, such as Joel Embiid, the famous big mouth of the NBA, nicknamed "The Emperor", who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014 draft with a flower pick, he was inexplicably seriously injured for two years, during which he gradually became obsessed with Twitter and became a generation of "Internet celebrities", so he has to participate in any topic about the NBA.

So, when I saw the fans discussing who is the strongest rookie this year, the "Emperor" couldn't help but speak, yes, I am also this year's rookie, although I have been in the NBA for two years, but I have never played a game, I am qualified to compete for this year's best rookie, what Simmons, Ingram, Roy, all stand aside for me.

What a tease, seeing the @自己的推特 the "Emperor", Roy suddenly thought of Wang Jie.

Roy couldn't stop laughing and crying at the colorful news on his mobile phone, he didn't know how the other players would feel when they saw the comments of these fans, but he knew that Jaylen Brown would definitely look bad tomorrow, and the arrogant Ingram must also target himself.

In short, tomorrow's joint training camp is going to be a good show again......