The 2003 draft ended successfully, and strangely, the most widely circulated photos were not only the group photos of this year's rookies, but also the group photos of Yu Fei and various rookies.

When Yu Fei and James took a photo, he gave a thumbs up, and then, he compared a "2" in the photo with Wade, and when he came to Anthony, the gesture was "3".

It looks like he's prioritizing this rookie in his own way.

The Bucks also drafted Zaza Pachulia with the 29th pick in the first round and the 29th pick in the second round, respectively.

The day after the draft, there was another accident.

Every year, ESPN's Bill Simmons writes a "draft diary" to express his thoughts on the draft. This is his signature series of articles. Last year, he angered Mr. Yu with his disparagement of Mr. Yao and uncomfortable jokes.

This led to them slapping each other for the year that followed.

Simmons, of course, is a true fan, and he admitted to his misjudgment of Yao Shu when his friends thought Detroit would regret missing out on Anthony with the second pick.

In the article, he reflected on the mistakes he made last year: "I really think my friend is smarter than Joe Dumas, and any basketball fan can make a better choice than him. Then again, I'm the same person who wrote, 'Years from now, we'll remember 'Yao Shu vs. Jae Williams,' just as we remember 'Bowe vs. Jordan,' 'Traylor vs. Nowitzki,' 'Carroll vs. McHale and Parish,' 'Aguirre vs. Thomas,' and every other major draft day mistake in NBA history.'" The lesson is the same: I'm an idiot. ”

This made Yu Fei slightly change his opinion of Simmons.

However, a person who likes to offend others, like those bastards who think that stand-up comedy is an offensive art, will always make the same mistake.

When James was the top rookie in high school, the narrator, Mike Dirick, said, "LeBron lives with his mom, Gloria. Gloria sacrificed a lot. She gave birth to LeBron at the age of 16 and lived on herself and on handouts and food stamps, and now that they're here, life will be completely different, and that's a great American story. ”

Simmons commented on this: "What are the parents who support each other, work hard, raise their children and send them to school? Since when did the DNA lottery draw through the unprotected X Life become a sacrifice? ”

Yu Fei's first reaction was: It's really well written.

Subsequently, he got angry and dared to say that about my little brother him?

When people in James's camp criticized Simmons' article, Yu Fei also expressed his opinion: "I don't think BS has ever learned a lesson, and some things can't be joked about, like I hate BS too, but I never joke about Byas, Reggie Lewis and the Holy Child Curse." ”

The questioner reminded, "You did mention these things."

"That's what you say," Yu Fei said seriously, "I'm just wondering if it's because there are too many people like BS in Boston Sport." ”

This move reinforces the impression that "James is my little brother".

Is there a more reliable big brother than Da Fei? You were bullied and came out to help bite someone as soon as possible, what more could you ask for?

James off the court was unaffected, and for him, it was nothing more than a trifle.

A week later, he left for New York to spend a vacation with Jay-Z.

Yu Fei himself has other things to do.

As soon as the draft ended, he had a busy summer schedule.

First of all, in July, Yu Fei wanted to restart negotiations with Reebok.

As the biggest player in Reebok, he currently has a one-year, $3 million endorsement fee, which is obviously not in line with his value.

They need to re-contract.

If it goes well, Yu Fei will shoot the advertisement of the three generations of "The Chosen One" in the future, as well as the recording of his first documentary.

If he can do this in a month, he will have to go to Asia to expand his influence as he did last year.

It seems that he has almost no time to practice.

But this point, Yu Fei has already arranged.

No matter what activity he does or what country he goes to, he asks for at least three to four hours of training every day.

For NBA teams, the battle for management has officially begun.

It's been a big year for free agency, with a lot of All-Stars out of contract.

And the most high-profile is undoubtedly Jason Kidd, the league's best point guard in the past few years.

He's been eye-to-eye with the Spurs for a year, and now that David Robinson is officially retired, the Spurs have the most salary space of any team in the upper echelons, and they can sign Kidd naked.

For his part, Kidd only had to make a simple choice to get rid of the immature Kenyon Martin and the aging Deacbe Mutombo.

Although Kidd in his previous life took that step, he quickly shrank back.

If he joins the Spurs, it's not just a matter of moving from a 49-win Eastern team to a 60-winning Western team.

He was the best player on last season's overall runner-up team, and he decided he couldn't win the championship on his own, so he chose to go to the championship team that he defeated head-to-head last season. At the same time, it was also the second MVP voter and MVP winner in the 2001-02 season.

Do you know what the future Durant will do to surpass this, as the first person to shoot at the peak?

After losing to James in 2012, he requested a trade and named the Heat as his next home.

In addition to this, the modern NBA cannot find a more disgusting, more shameless, and more terrible "confession".

Now, everything is different.

Duncan and Kidd have no grudges other than an MVP rivalry. Duncan didn't beat Kidd in the Finals, Duncan was beaten by Yu Fei, the Spurs weren't even a championship, and the Nets' internal potential was empty.

Kidd knew better than anyone that he would get nothing but a good name in New Jersey.

But what if you join the Spurs?

Duncan alone has a much bigger role than Martin and Mutombo combined, not to mention that the Spurs have a full overall runner-up team - although David Robinson has retired, he has long been no decisive player.

Once desire triems faith and there is not too much influence of public opinion, then many things will become logical.

On July 2, ESPN broke the news: "Jason Kidd plans to sign with the San Antonio Spurs!" ”

Mark Stein, also from ESPN, wrote an impromptu column: "The question now is, which Eastern Conference team can put Milwaukee to the test a little next season?" ”

Bill Walton seemed to be worried that the pressure on the Eastern Conference team wasn't enough, so he wrote in an op-ed: "In addition to Jason Kidd, there are a number of influential interior players entering the free market this year, and if the Bucks can sign one of them, their biggest weakness will no longer be their weakness." ”

Wharton was right.

In addition to Kidd, the free market includes Jermaine O'Neal, P.J. Brown, Brad Miller, Carl Malone, Juwan Howard, and Alonzo Mourning.

The Bucks are interested in Brown, Malone and Mourning, respectively.

Brown is the best option, and as a super blue-collar center who has established himself in the league with defense and rebounding protection, his arrival can make the Bucks completely empty.

But Brown is still young, and he's not old enough to ask for a championship without money, so when he offered the Bucks a long-term contract with a multi-million annual salary, the defending champion could only say to him.

The second is Malone, who averaged 20+9 per game in the Jazz last season, and his strength should not be underestimated.

However, although Malone wants the championship, he likes the Lakers because he doesn't like Yu Fei.

"Frye is the most influential player in the league, and who wouldn't want to play against him?"

"I don't want to."

Carl Malone remembers Yu Fei saying that his MVP in 1999 was as watery as Gwyneth Paltrow's Oscar.

Although Yu Fei later made up a few words, Ma Long remembered them.

And, no matter how you look at it, O'Neal returning to health could definitely make the Lakers the best team in the league again.

Last season's defeat was a small probable event for OK, and the Bucks and Spurs ran out of luck.

Malone was adamant about going to Los Angeles, and soon, he reached a verbal agreement with the Lakers.

As for Mourning, although he also wants a championship, he has no interest in playing in a small market like Milwaukee, and all of the Bucks' free market goals have failed, so they have to start dreaming.

Hopefully, Pachulia and Haslem can grow into strong basket leaders within a year, sharing the pressure on the outside.

If the free market is not strengthened, it can only ensure that internal forces are not lost.

Of the Bucks' main rotation in the playoffs, except for Tyrone Hill, who chose to retire after the season, only Anthony Mason is on an expiring contract.

Among the others, Yu Fei still has a two-year rookie contract, Ray Allen signed a six-year, $70 million long-term contract with the Bucks in 1999, which will not expire until 2005, and Christian Leitner's annual contract of nearly 6 million yuan will not expire until 2005.

The only one close to expiration is Ratril Sprewell, the highest-paid player on the Bucks, who has two years left on his contract with a player option in the final year, meaning that his contract extension should be on the agenda starting next season.

While the Bucks look thriving, the NBA's main partners aren't so optimistic about the league's future.

This can be seen from the new TV contract signed by the NBA, and today when the broadcast contract of each major league is bigger than the other, the new broadcast contract of the NBA receives less money than the previous one.

This has led to something that hasn't happened since the introduction of the salary cap system – the salary cap for the new season is lower than last season.

Last season, the NBA's salary cap was $42 million, compared to just $40 million this season.

With the luxury tax at hand, most teams that don't expect it to control their spending.

The Bucks made a lot of money last season, and paying the luxury tax isn't a pain in the way — unless it's too big — but the low appeal of the small market makes it difficult to replenish quality veterans.

George Carr had wanted to recruit Gary Payton, but because the Bucks couldn't provide a starting warrant, Payton set his sights on the West.

As a result, the Bucks didn't think about it anymore, and they announced that Anthony Mason would be signed to a two-year, $5 million contract extension (with a team option for the second year), and then fell silent in free agency.

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