Chapter 192: New recruits join the team and stop training
After the Cavaliers selected Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard with two picks in the first round, the team selected Milan Makewan from Serbia in the second round. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
After the Cavaliers selected Leonard with the 15th pick, the next 76ers and Knicks selected center Vucevic and wing Iman Shambaugh, respectively, which the Cavaliers were arguing about.
In the subsequent drafts, the more important ones are:
The Denver Nuggets drafted Kenneth Faryid, a big short power forward from Morgahide, with the 22nd pick.
The Rockets selected forward Nikola Mirotic from Montenegro in 23rd place.
The Thunder, who have the 24th pick, chose Reggie Jackson of Boston College.
Unwittingly, the Spurs, who were changed the fortunes of the team, selected Corey Joseph from Texas with the 29th pick,
The Bulls selected Jimmy Butler in the last round in the first round.
In the second round, the Heat selected Bojan Bogdanovic from Bosnia's small forward with the 31st pick.
The Rockets selected Florida small forward Chandler Parsons in the 38th place.
The Kings drafted Isaiah Thomas, a small point guard from Washington, for the last round in the second round.
When the Kings drafted Thomas, Yuan Shu heard the Celtics staff sitting next to him whisper in a mocking tone: "Only a player in the early 1.70 meters, the Kings really dare to choose, do you still think he is a 'smiling assassin'?" ”
Yuan Shu smiled in his heart: "The really stupid person is actually you. ”
On the second day of the draft, the team couldn't wait to hold a media conference for the appearance of new signings, and the Cavaliers' selected Milan Macwan will not choose to report this season, so only two rookies Irving and Leonard will appear.
Irving said in a high-profile manner that he wanted to help the Cavaliers return to the top, while Leonard looked at each other with a somewhat shy smile when Irving was talking, and then when he spoke, he modestly expressed his hope that he could help the Cavaliers improve their record through his own efforts.
When some media asked Leonard why he chose the number 21, Leonard shyly said that he admired the Spurs' Tim Duncan's style of play and was low-key and pragmatic, so he also chose this number, hoping to become a player who plays a stable contribution on the court like "Stone Buddha".
For the team's selection of Irving and Leonard, Cleveland's media praised in unison, the two new signings are moving and quiet, and their personalities just complement each other, but judging from the situation of the college game, both of them are extremely competitive, so everyone is very much looking forward to the team's prospects for the new season. This can be seen from the sales of team packages this season, the few package sales before the start of last season have been sold before the start of this season, although it is not comparable to the hard to find tickets when James was in the Cavaliers, but at least the Cavaliers' popularity is on the way to recovery.
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Just as the teams were selecting new signings and preparing to debut in the new season, something that had been hanging in the air and hanging in the hearts of players and fans finally happened.
On July 1, 2011, the NBA officially went into shutdown after the last negotiations between the players' union and the league before the start of the season. During the shutdown, no player is allowed to use the team's training facilities for any reason, and the team is not allowed to assemble the team, conduct team training camps, and hold coaching meetings, etc., which is undoubtedly a huge harm to professional players.
Not long after the shutdown, Deron Williams became the first NBA star to play overseas, joining Turkey's Besiktas. After that, players such as Ibaka, Kirilenko, and Oku chose to play in leagues outside the NBA, and China's CBA league also attracted players such as JR-Smith, Chandler, Martin, and Brooks to join due to the NBA shutdown, setting off a wave of NBA players' "exodus".
Just as Irving and Leonard were hesitating to play overseas as well, they each received a call from a Cavaliers player.
"Hey, man, do you want to play ball together?" The voice of the commotion came from the phone.
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On July 20, 2011, at the Kerry Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai, reporters aimed their guns and cannons at a big man, where Yao Ming personally announced the end of his athletic career and China's greatest basketball player left the NBA because of injury.
The Yao Shark duel was once a big gimmick in the game between the Rockets and the Lakers, but after O'Neal and Yao Ming retired one after another, all this became a memory.
Before you know it, the time has come to the end of November, and on November 26, after 15 hours of negotiations, the two sides finally announced that an agreement had been reached, ending a long shutdown that lasted 149 days.
In a stadium near Yuan Shu's apartment, a group of players are sweating and playing, and the huge basketball court is filled with the constant shouts of the players!
"Hey, Kehuai, hurry up, I won't be able to guard against you!" Leon Bowe was defending Leonard and trash-talking.
Leonard turned around and was slapped off by Bowway, but the astute Leonard quickly got the ball and re-threw it, not only scoring the ball, but also causing a foul on Bowie's beater.
“Andone!” Leonard shouted loudly after the goal, and while shouting, the muscles and sweat on his body were shaking at the same time!
"Hey man, your shoes are so beautiful today." Irving said to Gibson, who was defending himself.
"Thanks, this is the latest Jordan shoe." Gibson replied to Irving while staring at Irving's dribble without relenting.
"It's a pity that new shoes don't always follow!" As soon as the words fell, Irving dribbled down in a row, and then a large cross-over and turn, leaving Gibson behind him.
Gibson, on the other hand, lost his center of gravity directly under Irving's breakthrough shake, and when he fell backwards, he supported himself with one hand, half-kneeling on the floor, and when he turned around, Irving had already scored an easy layup.
After the goal, Owen patted his chest and shouted: "No one can stop me from scoring, no one!" ”
With a "boom", between the gap between Hollins and Jamison's double bag, Yuan Shu added 2 points to his team with a slashing slam!
"Too... It's too strong! Jamison wiped the sweat from his face, and looked at each other with surprise in his eyes, knowing that when the team under Yuan Shu's call started spontaneous joint training, the strength of the two sides was still about the same.
The scoreboard on the sidelines showed a score of 21-6, and the rookie team led by Yuan Shu, Irving, and Leonard led the old team led by Jamison, Hollins, and Bowie by a large score soon after the start of the match.
At this time, Sessions was resting on the sidelines, and suddenly said excitedly to the players who were playing on the court: "The shutdown is over!" It's over! ”
Hearing Sessions' words, the players on the field stopped their movements, Yuan Shu looked up at the sunlight shining through the glass of the gymnasium, Yuan Shu couldn't open his eyes with dazzling eyes, he has been training in this stadium for 3 or 4 months, and the new season is finally coming!