This draft conference detonated the public opinion of fans.

The top three picks were all traded!

Throughout the draft, fans felt that the TV camera's button was about to be broken.

Every transaction has become a hot topic among fans.

The Grizzlies traded Raheem for the No. 1 pick, which received mixed reviews.

Opposing view: A 24-year-old swingman who averages 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, can the new champion play this performance at his peak?

Positive view: Raheem has the ability but no leadership ability, leading the team for 5 years and being in the bottom five of the league every year, the Grizzlies need to make changes, Raheem changes the environment, and may also get better.

But both the pros and cons are laughing at the Clippers for trading young talent + draft picks for Mike Bibby.

The reason for the ridicule is simple, but it can't be refuted - among the players who average 8+ assists per game, the team has the worst results.

Although Blevin Knight was also evaluated for his assists, he was able to win more than 30 times when he led the team with the Cavaliers.

While the Cavaliers have a good lineup, the Grizzlies have a better lineup than the Cavaliers.

However, the topic is more hot, and there are still three talented high school students, local American players, and the status of 'high school rookies', and the discussion is much hotter than Gasol's.

On Li Ao's side, on the second day of the draft, he made an appointment with Margeti for a meal, chatted about the past season, and imagined the future.

Margeti was generally happy in the face of being traded, although he also had negative emotions.

The Grizzlies have already sent the leading forward away, and he may be the main player.

On the Clippers, his order of appearance is bound to be behind Li Ao and Matt Whiplin.

And the Grizzlies are going to move to the home of the Hawks next season, and they don't need to go to the far north, which is easier to accept.

After making an appointment with Margeti, Li Ao called Chris Meme and Blevin Knight, sent his blessings, and was done.

There is an obvious difference, but there is always intimacy in the relationship.

On the 30th, he had a dinner with Bibby and Gerald Wallace, witnessing the fatherly kindness and filial piety of the old coach and his son, the scene was very funny, Henry Bibi couldn't stop talking, and Mike Bibby looked at his dad with 'too lazy to take care of you' written on his face.

Originally, Li Ao wanted to call Odom, O'Neal Jr., Big Q, Matt Harprin and others, and everyone got acquainted with them, but after discussing with his father, he decided not to call them first.

Li Ao was noncommittal about his father's evaluation of the transaction back to Bibi, but he agreed with his father's analysis.

Li Weidong thinks Wally Walker is a very radical person.

The free market has just opened, and the invincible attitude of the OK combination of 15-1 to win the championship has brought panic to all championship teams and stars who are eager to compete for the championship.

He believes that Wally Walker will most likely take the initiative if he has the opportunity to get the right star.

Chris Meem and Margety, two first- and second-year players, have been sent away, and Odom and O'Neal Jr. will surely be used as bargaining chips if they want to bring in stars who can bring in real help to the team.

The opportunity to get acquainted with each other is to let the bullets fly for a while and wait for the dust to settle.

After the appointment, in the afternoon, Li Ao was interviewed by Fox Sports, and when asked about the three teammates who were traded, he replied:

"I'm very sad that Corey, Chris and Bleven are leaving, and it feels great to be with them, they're all very good basketball players.

I want to cheer and scream for Corey every time I see him burst inside against his opponent, and he always finds me after he gets a pinch and listens to the sound of me hitting a round iron object with a cortex-spherical object.

Chris can protect the rim, grab rebounds, play high on the inside, he's positive and willing to do everything the coach does, and when he gets on the court, I know I can get the old man out of the zone every time.

Blavin's passing is the art of the basketball court, whenever we rush up and get the ball to my teammates wherever the opportunity arises, and his passing always reminds me of a good game where it was Jason Kidd who passed the ball to me.

The team that got them was lucky and they should be blessed to have such a great player.

Hopefully they will get more minutes when they arrive in their new team and show their talent. ”

When asked about Mike Beebe, who came back from the trade, he said, "The helmsman of the Angel City battleship is in place!" ”

…

On July 1st, a new month arrived, the NBA2000-2001 season officially ended, and the free agency market began.

In the morning, Li Ao had shooting training and strength training, and he didn't train for two days, and then there was a period of commercial activities, which would affect the training, and he had to seize the free time he could use, and he couldn't slack off in offseason training.

After lunch, Li Ao and his family stayed in front of the TV together to watch the official NBA press conference.

After the Finals, some media broke the news that the NBA will usher in major rule changes next season.

Li Ao also remembered that the alliance was going to cut sharks.

David Stern first announced the salary cap for the new season, blowing a wave of revenue growth, and then announced that the salary cap was raised from $35.5 million to $44.38 million.

The salary cap increase of nearly $9 million is a new record in NBA history, and the salary cap rose by $7 million in 1995, the largest increase before.

The big increase in the salary cap was due to the fact that in the middle of the '94-95 season, two new teams paid large entrance fees through their owners' agreement to join the NBA.

This time is completely different, the new Flyers are born, the OK team wins the championship, the Magic team starts a new chapter, and the answer becomes the real answer in basketball...... With a hundred flowers blooming and stars shining, the NBA has entered another stage of soaring fans, and its income has also soared.

Li Ao hopes that it will rise again in the next two or three years, and when he renews his contract, he can get a big contract.

Then, Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the NBA Rules Committee, took the court to announce the new rules.

First, the luxury tax is online!

At yesterday's end-of-season meeting, the owners of each team unanimously confirmed the implementation of the luxury tax clause added to the '99 collective bargaining agreement.

Teams with salaries of more than $52.43 million next season will have to pay $1 luxury tax for every dollar they exceed, and 50% of this money will be divided equally among teams that have not paid the luxury tax.

When Colangelo introduced the detailed rules of the luxury tax, Li Ao wondered: "This rule was unanimously passed, are the owners of the Knicks, Trail Blazers, Mavericks, and Lakers too much money?" I thought at least a few teams would vote against it. ”

Vivien thought for a moment and responded: "I think they want to use this to lower the player's salary. ”

"I don't think it's useful, anyway, I won't take less money because I'm worried that the team is going to pay the luxury tax."

After introducing the luxury tax provisions, the main event came.

Colangelo announced two rules.

First, the NBA will abolish the 'early pinch violation' rule, and second, add three seconds to the offense and three seconds on defense.

The two new rules were voted in favor by 28 team owners, and only one team was against, and passed by an overwhelming number of votes.

When Colangelo introduced the details of the rules, Vivien said in surprise: "Leo, does this mean that when we play the Lakers, we can pinch O'Neal regardless of whether he receives the ball or not?" He can't keep crouching in the three-second zone to protect the frame? ”

Li Ao complained when he heard this: "It's such a thing, but how can we say that we are so unproductive, and we don't want to lose face without the ball?" ”

Vivian puffed out: "Then will we pinch O'Neal in advance when we play the Lakers?" ”

Li Ao replied without hesitation: "Yes!" ”

…

For the next 3 days, Li Ao trained hard, and on July 5, Li Ao took AJ's charter flight back to China to start his first domestic sneaker promotion campaign.

Vivian, his mom and dad, and the trainers and physical therapists sent by the Clippers hitchhiked together.

Taking advantage of Li Ao's return to China to work, Li Ao and his parents took Vivian to visit China, and Vivian had long wanted to see what the legendary mysterious flower planter was like.

The first stop was to the imperial capital, and after going home for a night's rest, the next day, he began a morning and afternoon business activity.

He already has a lot of experience in participating in business activities at Eagle Sauce's house, but when he returns to China, he is very excited and looking forward to it, but he is also very nervous, after all, it is the first time.

But when he saw the excitement, joy and joy of the fans, he was not so nervous.

Fans are always the cutest ones, they are fans of a player, what they think in their hearts and what they say in their mouths is the best look of this player.

Although one day the powder will be naturally black in the depths......

Li Ao takes every event seriously, he knows that most fans, he may only see it once in his life, as an object of worship and love, he wants to leave the best impression on the other party as much as possible.

During the break in the event, he did not forget to pick up the iron.

If you don't have a full training time to practice shooting and technique, you should first gain weight and muscle.

Jack wanted to advise the boss that the daily business activities are already very busy, and he should rest well and not tire himself out.

But seeing Li Ao's lively appearance every morning, he is full of interest every time he goes to participate in business activities...... Well, Jack felt the difference between a genius and an ordinary person.

No, it's not, it's a genius and there's a qualitative difference between a genius.

The explosive head of the Lakers next door, his boss, are all this monster-level recovery ability.

In addition to work and iron, Li Ao is also paying attention to the team's recent situation.

Teylon-Nesby still couldn't keep it, and on July 10, the Wizards poached him with a four-year, $16 million contract.

Li Ao is keeping an eye on his teammate's contract extension, and after the season, Wally Walker and Gentry have been trying to keep Nesby, who averaged 13 points per game and can play both positions at the forward line in the 99-00 season.

Wally Walker has asked the big boss that money is not a problem, they will match as much as other teams give, and they will only let go if the price is too outrageous.

But while the Wizards have risen from 10 million in 3 years to 16 million in 4 years, they have also promised Nesby the main playing time, which he sees as an important helper for Elton Brand, who has just arrived.

This Gentry couldn't promise, so he could only send a parting blessing.

They want to keep Nesby, not as a main player, not even as a main substitute, but as a substitute.

The newly drafted Gerard Wallace is ahead of Nesby in the order of appearance.

There is also good news, they have completed the contract extension with experienced veteran Sean Lukes with two years and 5 million US dollars.

Although the veteran is about to be 32 years old, his athleticism has declined, and he can no longer play at his peak with an average of 13+7 per game, but he is passionate and experienced as soon as he plays, having partnered O'Neill for three years.

He is also willing to coach his younger team-mates, and O'Neal Jr. has learned a lot from the veteran who has been doing dirty work throughout his career after 'breaking the jar'.

Boykins, who played an average of 14 minutes per game last season and scored 6.5 points and 2.3 assists, also stayed smoothly and signed a two-year, $1.8 million contract extension.

After receiving the news from the team that he had completed the contract renewal, Li Ao turned on the system, and the lineup list had been updated.

Power star Mike Bibby, experienced and former god Greg Anthony, assault scorer Boykins, and alternate Kenyon Dorin.

Compared to last season's point guard line, the shotgun is replaced by a cannon!

At the point guard position, there are Piakowski and Big Q, and he Spider-Man can also play point guard...... His offensive end is actually a shooting guard style of play, and the NBA used this reason to put him at the guard position when voting for the All-Star team.

Small forwards, in addition to him, there are Matt Harprin, Gerald Wallace.

He swung around at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, with Big Q and Matt Harprin as the main bench and Piakowski as the spot-up pitcher at the back.

As for his junior Gerald Wallace, Li Ao is looking forward to his future, but his rookie season will only turn 19 at the end of this month, that is, the combat power can be expected to not be very strong.

How much can a junior contribute in his rookie season, and at worst he can be used as a sparring partner.

He, Spider-Man, is finally going to have a sparring partner!

On the inside, Odom and O'Neal Jr. can both play two positions, Jellon Collins and Shaun Lukes are on the bench, the regular rotation is available, and the alternate is Brian Skinner of the class of '98, and his Spider-Man and captain will also play power forward when facing specific opponents, and the interior manpower is complete.

There are currently 14 people, and if they don't trade, the last one would be to make an inside line in the free market and scrape together a handful of people in case of emergency.

Looking at the current lineup, although there are some shortcomings, he compares the situation of other high-pick rookies who have just entered the NBA, and he feels very happy.

If he goes to the Cavaliers, the current Cavaliers are fine, and in two years the Cavaliers will be led by Ricky Davis, then the team atmosphere and teammate lineup will be terrible to think about!

(End of chapter)