ps: Everyone seems to have missed chapter 418.,At that time, it was released with the omitted chapter 417.,Everyone may think that only 417 was updated.,So I missed chapter 418.。 Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

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After four trades, Kupchak finally stopped, his general plan was completed, and the next thing was the draft and contract extensions.

After this season, the Lakers have two players who have become free agents, Jeremy Lin and Maddy. On Maddie's contract, the two sides have reached an agreement, and the Lakers have given a 4-year 8.5 million offer contract, and it is said that Maddy's side has little opinion. After all, Maddie is 36 years old, and although he has gradually found his competitive form in the past two seasons, he is no longer a star player after all, and this contract is worthy of his value.

Jeremy Lin became the Sixth Man of the Year last season and performed quite well in the playoffs, and his value has increased a lot as a result.

The Lakers have a lot of salary space because of the large number of newcomers, so the young Jeremy Lin wants to get a big contract. However, Kupchak was not very willing to do this, so the renewal of the contract has been put on hold.

Originally, after acquiring Bayless from the Grizzlies, Kupchak wanted to keep Bayless and then forgo the contract extension of Jeremy Lin. However, at Chu Xuan's suggestion, Bayless was sent to the rocket. In this way, Chu Xuan undoubtedly helped Jeremy Lin and increased the possibility of him staying in the team.

Payton Jr. and Bayless are not in the Lakers, so the Lakers' point guard line undoubtedly needs a strong bench, and Jeremy Lin is naturally the first choice. Therefore, with Chu Xuan's help, Jeremy Lin is also confident, and he announced that he is testing the free market, putting some pressure on Kupchak to agree to give him a good contract.

Jeremy Lin's team began frequent negotiations with Kupchak, and it was a long tug-of-war.

And some teams also frequently intervened at this time, throwing a large contract to Jeremy Lin. Other teams do this, and the purpose is obvious. First, it is nothing more than to snatch Jeremy Lin, after all, Jeremy Lin is quite a good player. Second, it is undoubtedly to weaken the strength of the Lakers' lineup, destroy the chemistry of the Lakers, and reduce the possibility of the Lakers' three consecutive championships.

In this way, Kupchak also recognized the importance of renewing Jeremy Lin's contract, so the negotiations between the two sides have slowly progressed.

Time passed quickly, the 23rd/24th passed quickly, and on the evening of the 25th, the annual draft meeting came again. Kupchak, who held the No. 1 pick and the ninth pick, appeared at the Barclays Center and became the subject of media interviews.

This year, Chu Xuan did not accompany Kupchak to come, he is currently busy accompanying his girlfriend Adeline.

However, Chu Xuan still watched the draft with Adeline at home, and he had already spoken to Kupchak on the phone, and the two would keep in touch on the phone during the draft, so that Chu Xuan could give Kupchak his advice.

"Mr. Mitch, what kind of players do you want to select this year? Can you tell us about some of the rookies you're more optimistic about? ”

On TV, footage of journalists interviewing Kupchak appeared.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan couldn't help but chuckle, he wanted to see how Kupchak would deal with it.

"I've always liked big men, but we seem to need a defender and I've got a couple of good candidates in mind, and when the draft results come in, you'll understand what we need." Kupchak remains mysterious.

But he also revealed a little information, that is, the Lakers are most likely to choose the guard, after all, the Lakers' interior line is already overcrowded.

"You have the first pick, which player would you choose? D'Angelo Russell? Emmanuel Moodier? Or a big man? ”

The reporter asked unwillingly.

Kupchak, however, pretended to think about it, and then said: "I already have the answer in my mind, and I think you will all be surprised by the final result." ”

When the reporter saw that nothing could be knocked out of Kupchek's mouth, he had to give up.

The general managers of other teams will not give up, they have talked to Kupchak and began to knock on the side, hoping to get some useful news from Kupchak's mouth, after all, Kupchak will definitely ask Chu Xuan's opinion in this draft. As long as a good seedling can be chosen, then it will definitely be a great comfort and an opportunity for these bad teams with high rankings in their hands.

However, Kupchak is an old fritter after all, and it is by no means so easy for these guys to succeed in their purpose.

The managers are communicating, and so are the players and their families off the pitch.

As things stand, there are almost no favorites to be the top pick in this year's draft, and in the minds of these players with strength and ambition, the second pick is the best outcome. Therefore, this year has formed a more peculiar scene, that is, the popularity of the second pick is higher than that of the first pick.

However, the Lakers' final choice is still in the spotlight.

However, no one can guess exactly what players the Lakers will pick, and even experts can only speculate based on the Lakers' lineup. However, if you speculate based on the current roster, then the Lakers don't need to spend so much effort to get the No. 1 pick from the Grizzlies, so that's where it's hard to figure out.

So what are the Lakers doing with this No. 1 pick?

The Lakers' starting lineup has been completely formed, and that is Kobe, LaVine, Antetokounmpo, Noll and Whiteside. So even if the Lakers get a top pick, it will be difficult to fit into the starting lineup. Pick a guard to beat LaVine, who averages 20+ per game? Pick a striker to take down the all-around fighter Antetokounmpo? Pick an inside line to replace one of the twin towers? None of this is likely.

Pick a champion as a substitute? This seems to be a bit of a talent for destruction.

Therefore, as far as the current situation is concerned, the whole world is curious and concerned about which player the Lakers will choose to pick with this top pick. Everyone is also curious, what kind of player has such a great charm that makes the Lakers get the top pick at all costs? You know, this year is just a draft year, and even experts can't figure out who the Lakers fancy if they think about it.

In the live draft room at the Barclays Center, a commentator suddenly threw out a question.

"Is it going to be a point guard? Are they going to prepare for Kobe's retirement? ”

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately won a great response. This seems to be the most likely answer, and a more plausible explanation.

So, what kind of defender deserves to be the top pick this year?

Moodier? Russell? It always seems to be almost hot...... (To be continued.) )