It's late May 2010, and summer is getting closer.

The playoffs are still underway, but most teams have already started their holidays to prepare for the new season.

The Los Angeles Clippers' playoff journey is over a two-week stretch, and the players are on vacation.

And the Clippers headquarters at the Staples Center continues to be busy, because the offseason for players is a busy season for management.

On May 19, Olsie traveled to New York for the 2010 draft draw.

Last season, President Rosser represented the team in the draw and won the top pick.

They drew a good draw and chose a very good player.

Stephen Curry missed his three-point shot in Game 6 of the playoffs.

However, he has already earned praise and respect, and his performance is worthy of the name of the top show.

In the race for the rookie of the year, Curry lost to Evans of the Kings.

Evans' 20+5+5 in his rookie season was too impressive.

But Olchea thinks Curry is the better one because he has proven himself in the playoffs.

The Clippers were not in the lottery area of the draft because they made the playoffs.

But because of the mid-season Carman trade, they got a first-round pick from the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies have a 30-52 record and have a 2.2 percent chance of being the top pick.

The Bulls drew the top pick in 2008 with a 1.7% probability, so a miracle is possible.

Unfortunately, Olser didn't have the same luck as Rosser.

The 2010 No. 1 pick was taken by the Washington Wizards.

This is a crucial sign for the Wizards.

They just went through a gungate incident this season.

The sudden accident completely disrupted the team's construction plans.

Like the Pacers who went through the Auburn Hills incident, the Wizards' original structure fell apart because of Arenas' suspension.

Jamison and Butler were both traded away, and Arenas' departure was also a matter of time.

Coincidentally, the Wizards got the No. 1 pick, and the probability of them getting the pick is 10.3%.

This has undoubtedly injected good fortune into the rebuilding Wizards, who are eager to pick a future cornerstone player in this year's draft.

The Philadelphia 76ers got the second pick, the New Jersey Nets got the third pick, and the top three were rounded up by poor Eastern Conference teams.

The teams behind are ranked according to their records, and the Grizzlies' signing is only a top-three pick.

So, the Clippers got the No. 9 pick, as well as their own No. 26 pick in the first round and No. 51 in the second round.

If it had been in the past, Olchea would have traded those signings away in exchange for enough immediate power.

Different teams have different draft strategies, and some teams like to draft and develop young people.

And some teams are not very interested in the draft, and like to buy and trade directly to cultivate the combat power.

The Clippers have been oscillating between the two, thinking about developing a high-post show in the past few years, but Odom, Olowokandi, Darius Myers, and others have not been cultivated.

Starting with Brand, the team shifted to the immediate power route and traded them all unless they were in a high pick.

Anyway, if you can't cultivate it yourself, it's better to trade and get someone to cultivate it, although the cost will be greater, but seek certainty.

After Min Congda joined the team, the Clippers' strategy obviously changed again, and Min Congda did not like to trade.

Throughout the season, the Clippers made a trade and left all the draft picks in their hands and not sent away.

The management is almost idle, but everyone has nothing to say, because the team has a good record.

The regular season is 50-32 and is in the top half of the East.

The stable environment of the team allows the players to play with peace of mind.

If you look at the Wizards, the result of locker room chaos is that the team is divided and falling apart.

Rebuilding is another long process, and how many fans will be able to accompany the team through the long road to rebuilding.

During this period, the team's box office and income were not guaranteed, and the team's morale was difficult to cohesion, which was very painful.

Olshea has experienced this pain, so he genuinely admires the difference that Mr. Smart has brought to the team.

The Clippers management also summarized this, believing that this is the profound wisdom of the East:

"Stability above all else, build a harmonious team."

After the draw ended in New York, Olchea did not return to Los Angeles.

Instead, he boarded a flight to Shanghai in New York, accompanied by two of the team's deputy marketing executives, three scouts, a financial assistant, and a commercial team from YouTube.

There are more than 20 people in the group, just for Min Congda's "Three Treasures Plan", to set up a basketball talent development foundation in China.

When he boarded the plane, Olsche's heart was apprehensive, because from the beginning of the preparation of this plan, he felt that it was unreliable.

Olchet originally thought that Mr. Smart's idea was to go to China to dig up a second Yao Ming, hoping that the Clippers could eat the big cake of the Chinese market like a rocket.

However, Min Congda repeatedly emphasized that he should not cooperate with the government, but go to China to build training camps and conduct talent selection.

The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the snake, even if the Clippers are a professional NBA team, they go to an unfamiliar place, how do you organize it?

Without the cooperation of an official organization or a local basketball organization, would it be difficult to go to various schools and distribute flyers?

If you don't get caught as an illegal operating unit or a spy agency, then it's all over the place.

The only docking contact information given by Min Congda is an ordinary mobile phone number, and someone will receive this call when he comes to Shanghai.

Olchea pulled out the phone number from his pocket that was with the ticket — it was written on a napkin.

"Mr. Smart feels unreliable as always, but fortunately, the funds are very adequate. Mr. Smart should still be trusted. ”

Olser cheered himself up in his heart, he didn't even tell the team of 20 people, he led a group of people with a napkin in the phone, and he rushed to China after more than two months of preparation.

It was the first time Orsha had done such a crazy and unremarkable thing, and he chose to believe Min Congda.

After a 15-hour flight across the North American continent and the North Pacific Ocean, the plane arrived at Shanghai Pudong Airport on the afternoon of May 22.

Before he got off the plane, the Clippers' international scouting director, Fabrizio Bischatte, asked, "Neil, are you sure we can start a development foundation when we come to China?" ”

Olsie said, "Why do you ask that? We're all in Shanghai. ”

Bishyat said: "But until now, I have never met anyone from China, and you don't tell us anything, and I wonder if you have been sold to China." ”

Olser didn't speak, and to be honest he felt so himself.

During the two-month preparation period, the Chinese side did not say that there was no personal contact.

Like Bishat as an international scout, he has always been in contact with clubs in Europe.

Everyone will communicate with each other, and if there are any plans and projects, they will communicate in advance.

Conference calls, emails, meet-and-greets, etc., to maintain relationships with each other.

In this way, when things need to be done, they can be carried out smoothly.

What kind of foundation is there this time, the momentum is quite huge, and the people from YouTube are also pulled over.

But there was no movement on the Chinese side, and even the people at the NBA China headquarters did not notify them.

Olsie was really a little worried about whether a group of them would be suspected of espionage.

However, when I got off the plane and arrived in the departure hall, this worry was suddenly dispelled a lot.

Because in the hall they saw a huge banner:

"Warmly welcome the Los Angeles Clippers delegation."

（Welcome to China，Clippers。 ）

(End of chapter)