The Championship Parade is scheduled for Friday at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

Behind every grand event is a lot of preparatory work of the staff.

Unlike the Lakers, the Lakers have a lot of experience in championship parades, having performed five championship parades in the 21st century alone.

This is the first time for the Clippers, and the Clippers did not expect the team to win the championship before the playoffs began, so they did not make any preparations in advance.

To hold such a huge event in a week, according to Min Congda's requirements, it must be luxurious and grand, and it must be more grand than the Lakers' championship celebration, and the time can be said to be extremely urgent.

To this end, Rosser and the Clippers management team used their imagination to use their imagination to first package and sell the live broadcast rights of the Clippers' championship celebration to YouTube.

Because of the in-depth cooperation between the Clippers and YouTube, and the gradual rise of webcasts, YouTube took over the live broadcast very happily, with a signing fee of up to $10 million!

The reason why the signing fee is so high is that the Clippers hand over all the advertising agency management rights to YouTube, which is responsible for negotiating with advertisers, and the advertising revenue belongs to YouTube.

In just one week, if the Clippers themselves go to talk about advertising partners and solicit sponsorships, it will definitely be too late.

It is definitely a wise move to make good use of the resources at hand and sell the copyright in a package.

Second, the Clippers invited Los Angeles singers and stars to give the Clippers a platform.

Clippers VIPs like Beckham are no problem, and Clippers logo designer Kanye West was also invited to perform live rap.

Kanye West's normal appearance fee is very expensive, but the Clippers allowed West to promote his new shoes Coconut, and the Clippers and a group of players who have not signed sneakers will wear coconut sneakers.

With the 10 million of YouTube, plus the free attendance of West and other celebrities, the remaining floats, hotels, security and other expenses add up to a total of not much money.

So Rosser was right, not only did they not spend money, but they also made money!

"At the end of this championship parade, we should be able to make $3 million! If we accept some small brand endorsements, this income can go up! ”

The so-called small brand endorsement refers to some local brands that YouTube does not support, such as food stores, sports equipment stores, fashion stores, etc.

The storefronts in these places may not look high, but if you cooperate in sponsorship promotion, the amount of sponsorship funds given is also considerable.

For example, some food stores can provide free food and beverage service throughout the parade to increase the visibility of their stores in Los Angeles.

In this way, the Clippers not only do not have to spend money to prepare meals for the players and crew, but also receive a large sponsorship fee, so why not?

The highly developed capital market has such a power, which can make your fame quickly realize without wasting.

Min clearly underestimated the huge economic impact of the title "Championship", especially since it was the Clippers' first championship.

The Lakers have won too many championships, so every time they win a championship now, the championship is more of a fancy.

The Clippers are different, they have been waiting for the championship for 40 years, the popular fried chicken, everyone is tired of watching the Lakers win the championship, and finally Los Angeles has a new championship, and the attention is naturally very high.

And unlike the Lakers, there are a lot of new fans and young fans of the Clippers, these young people are very fanatical, and their spending power is also good, and they are high-quality consumer leeks in the future, and businesses are very happy to cultivate them.

As a result, the Clippers' plan for the championship parade went quite smoothly, with sponsors and stars rushing to the heat of the championship.

Min Congda listened to Rosser's report, his head was big, and he was thinking that this parade would cost more money, why did he still make money?

"Listen to me Rosser, it's just a few million, don't covet this little money. Well... Wait until the championship parade is over, donate the money and donate it to... Donate to the previous one, the African Youth Basketball Development Foundation! That's what I spearheaded. ”

"No problem, Mr. Smart, I'll contact the Foundation and donate the rest of the profits!"

Rosser did not hesitate to implement Min Congda's decision, anyway, the Clippers will not be short of money in the future.

Banks are rushing to give loans to the Clippers, and merchants want to be eligible for sponsorship from the Clippers.

A championship, a lot of money.

Hanging up the phone, Min Congda took a deep breath and drove to the city center to participate in the afternoon championship parade.

In Los Angeles in June, the weather was so hot that Min Congda's head was a little dizzy.

The Clippers prepared a huge float to parade on the road, and the entire Clippers were cheered on by the fans.

The golden championship trophy glistened in the sun, and the smooth trophy reflected Min Congda's distorted face.

He felt like a clown.

"Why are you still paraded in the car for onlookers? Isn't this just a parade in the streets in China? ”

"The culture of the Americans is different from that of our Chinese, according to our Chinese approach, we should find a big hotel guy to eat well."

"Damn, it's too hot and sunny, it's so hot."

The whole Clippers team was very happy, and only Min Congda was alone.

Even though Min Congda is so low-key, the Clippers players still refuse to let him go.

In the speech session, everyone pushed him to the front of the stage and asked Min Congda to give a winning speech.

Min Congda, who was pushed to the front of the stage, had no choice, and he always had to pretend at this time.

You can't say I'm not happy when we won the championship, right?

Min Congda's heart was crossed, and he thought: "The team will go bankrupt in two years, take a championship and keep a memory." I might as well brag about it now, if I slap my face in the future, it has nothing to do with me, and I won't be the general manager anymore. ”

So, Min Congda took the microphone and said to everyone: "We won the championship this year!" But we won't have just one or two, three or four, and we won't have only five or six, but at least seven! ”

As soon as these words came out, those who knew the ball did not understand the ball, those who liked the Clippers and those who didn't like the Clippers, those who were present and those who were not, those who watched the live broadcast and those who listened to the radio were silent.

Curry, Randolph, Harden and others, who originally interacted passionately with fans, also turned their heads to look at Min Congda, with doubts in their eyes.

As if to say, Smart, what are you doing? Not one or two, three or four, five or six will not work, you want seven?

The fans at the scene were also stunned and looked at each other.

General Manager Smart is drinking high, is it so exaggerated?

There are really not many people in the history of the NBA who dare to set a flag like this.

If it is established, there are very few that can be realized.

And when people set the flag, it is generally "we will win after the game", such as Rasheed Wallace in the '04 Eastern Conference Finals.

Or, to put it mildly, "We're going to win the championship next year," Pat Riley after winning the championship in 1987.

Riley is famous for shouting this slogan because since the Celtics dynasty ended in 1969, no team in the NBA has won consecutive championships for nearly 20 years.

Under these circumstances, Riley dared to shout the slogan of consecutive championships in advance, and in the 1988 season he achieved him, and of course his name will go down in history.

Of course, after winning the championship in 1988, Riley didn't dare to shout anymore because their championship was too difficult that year.

and the Pistons grabbed seven battles, and the final win was quite controversial, but the next year's finals were beaten by the Pistons, and the dream of three consecutive championships was shattered.

And Phil Jackson, the greatest head coach of modern basketball and the maker of three consecutive championships, once said, "Three consecutive championships is the limit."

Indeed, for modern basketball, salary space, competitiveness, and player fatigue have all made it more and more difficult to win consecutive championships.

After the collapse of the Celtics dynasty in the '60s, only Jackson could bring three consecutive championships, and no one else and the team could do it.

Min Congda is good, although he didn't say seven consecutive championships, but your seven championships are terrifying enough, big brother.

After saying these words, Min Congda looked at the surprised crowd and thought to himself, I will say it casually, do you really believe it?

Seven champions, then TM's I don't want to complete the task in this life, and I'm going to die of old age in this damn general manager position in this life.

"I'm just saying what I think, so why be surprised? Being a human being should have dreams, shouldn't it? Have fun! ”

Everyone gradually came back to their senses, forget it, just treat him as nonsense, so the carnival continued.

The parade lasted from half past two in the afternoon until the evening when the sun set.

The parade float finally stopped at the Stamp Center, where Kanye West began his rap show in the square.

The American masses are really upside down, Min Congda only feels noisy, he really wants to go home early, but unfortunately he can't leave at all.

The celebrations continued into the evening, when the exhausted fans and players dispersed and went home.

With the event coming to an end, the Clippers' memories of the 2011-2012 season have come to an end.

It was undoubtedly a losing season for Min Congda.

But seeing everyone so happy, when he returned home, he thought, "If sacrificing me can be exchanged for everyone's happiness, is it worth it?" ”

"Don't fart Min Congda, hurry up and complete your task and start a new life situation!"

"Don't play basketball all the time!"

He thought so, but his heart had drifted to the 2012 draft.

This year's draft will take place on June 29 in New York.

Because he has already decided not to interfere in this draft and leave it to Olser and the team's draft team, the draft has nothing to do with Min Congda.

But after all, with the champion in hand, Min Congda still has to pay attention to see who the team will choose.

With a major mistake in the '09 draft, Min Congda believes that it is necessary to learn a lesson, don't be maverick, and choose a good shot.

You must follow the crowd, and whoever everyone thinks is good, then choose.

Min Congda flipped through the draft map of the 21st century, and he found that the recognized top pick was often not the best of the rookies.

00 is the smallest draft year in NBA history, and not a single superstar.

Kenyon Martin deserved his name, but he still missed out on the Rookie of the Year and was taken by Mike Miller.

Needless to say in 01, Kwame Brown, a well-known parallel trade champion.

Yao Ming was very good in '02, but the best player that year was Xiao Si, who was the ninth pick.

In 03, James was indeed the strongest, and there was no suspense, and the Cavaliers knew that he had to be chosen.

'04 Howard also deserved it, no problem.

In '05, Bogut was far behind, and Paul was the best one.

In '06 and '07, the champions were not very good, and they were center forwards.

Until '08 and '09, the two point guards proved to be geniuses.

Therefore, Min Congda can see that in the past ten years, anyone who is superstitious about the big man on the inside line has a high probability of asking for water.

Even if he is not watery, there are more excellent existences than him among the rookies in the same class.

"If I had chosen Griffin in '09, he would have been reimbursed for his first season, and the Clippers might have been on the verge of bankruptcy. Even if he comes back later, it will be impossible to play a performance like Curry's! What a mistake, what a mistake! ”

"In this year's draft, if they pick another guard, then I'm going to veto it. Although I said that I would not interfere, I can't watch the mistakes of the past repeated! ”

Min Congda, who just won the championship, began to worry about the Clippers next season.

The principle set before, saying that he would not participate in the draft, but his heart was still full of worries.

Before the draft meeting, Min Congda couldn't help but talk to Olser on the phone and ask him about the preparations for the draft.

"Actually, we don't have much to prepare, we only have one pick this year, and the other ones have already been traded," Olchea said. And our selection is clear, and it's Anthony Davis at the University of Kentucky, who is the undisputed No. 1 pick this year. ”

"Indisputable? Was Blake Griffin also indisputable in '09? ”

Olsie was stunned for a moment and said, "Uh... This one... Mr. Smart, if you have any instructions, we will do so. ”

In '09, Griffin was indeed the "undisputed" champion, and the Clippers management didn't even think about taking him.

But it turned out to be controversial, and Curry was a much better and groundbreaking player than Griffin.

This time, Olsham and others also repeatedly compared and investigated, just to break the inertia of thinking and see if they could find a second Curry.

However, after repeated investigations, they gathered quite a lot of scouting intelligence, and the end result was that Anthony Davis was the best.

Now Min seems to have an objection, and Orsha is listening, and if he has a new idea, the draft team will definitely do it.

Min Congda said: "Anthony Davis, is the power forward? It's an inside player. ”

"That's right, it's the inside line. This year he won the NCAA championship. MOP (Most Outstanding Player). ”

"Hmm... Inside, NCAA Champion, Most Outstanding Player...... Who was the last NCAA champion and the most outstanding player? ”

"Uh... It's Danny Manning, and it's our Clippers. ”

Orshe's knowledge of history is still very solid.

Although the NCAA is the highest honor in college basketball, more and more talented players have just gone over the course of college basketball in recent years.

It is difficult to achieve high achievements in the NCAA after only playing for one year to enter the NBAA, after all, there are many NCAA schools, and they are all eliminated in a single game.

So many of the top-ranked rookies in recent years have relatively average NCAA results.

Unlike in the '70s and '80s, where talented players would play for three or four years, some superstars in the NCAA won championships or reached the Final Four and won MOPs.

Nowadays, the MOP is often won by players with average talent who have played in college for many years.

Therefore, in recent years, the honor of MOP has not been very valuable in the NBA, and the draft pick is not high.

Such as Corey Brewer, Sean Battier, Mario Moneymoss, Kyle Singer, and many more.

Even some MOPs don't play very well in the NBA.

Coincidentally, the last MOP to get the top pick was Manning selected by the Clippers in 1988.

"Manning, the striker who has had a big impact from injuries, right? How is Anthony Davis doing? ”

"Davis's injury situation is more average, he was injured in college, but he has really good talent, I think ......"

"Alright, Olshe, I agree with your choice, just him. I'm just asking, the decision is yours. ”

In the end, Min Congda agreed to choose Anthony Davis, which made Olchea a little confused, and he couldn't figure out what Smart was thinking.

"Mr. Smart is really an unpredictable person, unfathomable, unfathomable."

(End of chapter)