In the Boston Celtics' draft war room, general manager Danny Ainge and several aides have begun to quickly contact the New Orleans Hornets, Charlotte Bobcats and the rest of the team.

Swift negotiations over a deal for top-notch Kevin Durant.

As a cold-blooded and decisive general manager, Danny Ainge actually planned for the draft long before the draft, that is, whether the Celtics choose Durant or Oden,

Teams will choose to trade each other in the form of signing rights before signing each other in exchange for quality immediacy that can be combined with Paul Pearce.

Danny Angie is a person who pays attention to timeliness and the best value for money, whether it is Greg Oden or Kevin Durant, they do have great talent and room for growth.

For all of them to have a great chance of becoming an MVP-level star, or even an all-time superstar.

But this is only an uncertain probability, after all, the top picks who ended up in the water abound in NBA history.

Danny Angie, on the other hand, is a time-sensitive and risk-conscious person who only trusts the reality and data he sees and does not put too much hope into the future.

Both Oden and Durant need the team to spend time and effort developing, while Danny Ainge and the Celtics have waited 21 seasons and they don't have time to wait any longer.

Of course, the most important point is that most teams across the league are eyeing Oden and Durant, especially those who are looking forward to rebuilding small-ball teams, players who do not have superstar potential in the team, and want to get Oden and Durant, so as to build a team around the two.

Therefore, the value and attractiveness of Oden and Durant's signing rights will be Danny Ainge's biggest bargaining chip to strengthen the team this summer.

What's more, Paul Pierce and Kevin Durant originally overlapped, and if the Celtics really planned to develop Durant, then Pierce would inevitably be dissatisfied with it, and even affect the team's unity.

Danny Ainge naturally knows that Paul Pearce's ceiling may not be as high as that of the future Durant, but he is now at least an Eastern Conference All-Star and a top-three in the league at the small forward position.

It turns out that Paul Pearce has limited ability to lead the team alone, and it is even difficult to bring the Celtics to the playoffs, but if he has a teammate of comparable strength by his side,

The Celtics are enough to make waves in the overall-weak East.

If there is one more, then Danny Ainge believes that the Celtics already have a chance to be in the top three in the East and even reach the Finals.

The white beautiful assistant who put down the phone was capable and sassy, and said to Danny Angie:

"General manager, the talks on the New Orleans Hornets side are going well, as long as our side is willing to trade Kevin Durant's signing rights and rookie Rajon Rondo as the main body of the trade, the Hornets can give Chris Paul!"

Danny Ainge touched his chin and nodded slowly, although the Celtics' scouting department is very optimistic about Chris Paul's future after a long period of observation.

But if Durant is to be traded for Chris Paul with Rajon Rondo, Danny Ainge will not agree so easily, and he will have to give the Hornets a little more blood.

"If we're mistaken, the Hornets already have the No. 12 pick in their hands, right?"

"If they are willing to draft Thaddeus Young and give him the right to sign, there will be no more obstacles to this deal!"

David Stern on stage was still announcing the draft results of each team at this time:

"In the 2007 NBA Draft, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Al Horford from Florida State University with the third pick in the first round!"

"In the 2007 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Jeff Green from Georgetown University with the fourth pick in the first round!"

Lin Fei, who was sitting in a suit and leather shoes in the front row of the court, also came to the draft meeting tonight accompanied by his girlfriend Qin Dongmei.

After all, Madison Square Garden is now on his doorstep, and many star players have come to cheer on the game, so he naturally wants to join in the fun.

Moreover, among the players who participated in the draft this year, three of them signed with Qin Dongmei's agency, and Yi Jianlian was one of them.

Sitting on the other side of Lin Fei is the golden combination of Kobe Bryant and Da Yao, the Lakers.

Because of the butterfly effect, Mike Conley was originally drafted by the Grizzlies with the fourth pick in the first round, but now he has dropped to the fifth pick and was drafted by the Hawks.

As for why the Grizzlies chose Al Horford when they had Paul Gasol, there must be a very important reason for this.

Lin Fei touched his chin thoughtfully, could it be that the Grizzlies are ready to trade Gasol out early this summer for a team rebuild?

Although Jerry West has always had close ties with Lakers management, in Lin Fei's view, there is a high probability that Paul Gasol will not go to the Lakers again.

Because the Lakers already have Al Jefferson, and last season's Jefferson improved very significantly, with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 1.6 blocks, both offensive and defensive, which perfectly complemented Da Yao's shortcomings on the inside.

Coupled with the market influence of the Los Angeles Big Ball City, as well as the help of Kobe Bryant and Da Yao's two star teammates, Al Jefferson's development is much smoother than the ups and downs of the original world.

If it weren't for the fierce competition for stars in the West, he would have had every chance of being selected as an All-Star this year.

In fact, in Lin Fei's personal opinion, Al Jefferson is a player with strength, but he has average ability to lead the team, and he is a very good piece of the championship puzzle, which is more suitable to be the No. 2-3 person of the championship team.

But he spent most of his native career as a boss on teams like the Timberwolves and Bobcats, spending years outside of the playoffs and not maximizing his individual effectiveness.

And now Al Jefferson sits firmly in the third spot of the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Lakers are also very optimistic about the future of the third-year rookie.

In the case of accurate positioning, Lin Fei believes that Al Jefferson in this parallel world will most likely achieve more brilliant achievements than the original world, and has a great chance of being selected as an All-Star and winning the championship.

Since Pau Gasol won't be traded to the Lakers, where do the Grizzlies want to trade him?

Lin Fei feels that since the summer of this year, the NBA has deviated more and more from the trajectory of the original world.

However, what interests Lin Fei the most is what height Greg Oden can reach in the future if he is not injured.

But Oden's knee injury problem has been around since he was in high school and college, and since the Trail Blazers' medical team can't solve it, the current supersonic team is not expected to be much better.

"Lin, how do you feel about Greg Oden's future? Will he be the first Shaquille? ”

Kobe, who was sitting on Lin Fei's left, once again asked this familiar question, just like in the 04 draft, Kobe asked Lin Fei if Howard could become the next Shaquille.

Lin Fei smiled and said: "Lao Ke, it seems that you really miss Shaquille, but I think there may never be a second Shaquille in the NBA in the future!" ”

"Because the era of the center forward is over!"

Kobe Bryant's gaze suddenly became cold, and he nodded and said, "Lin, you're right!" ”

This summer, Kobe Bryant once again entered the crazy training mode, Lin Fei led the Knicks to the finals and won the losing FMVP, which was a little more exciting for Kobe.

As the most concerned thing for Celestial Empire fans, Yi Jianlian was finally selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 9th pick in the first round.

In the original world, Yi Jianlian was the 6th pick, because the Bucks were the No. 6 pick, and now the Bucks are the No. 9 pick, and it seems that the Bucks are still the ones who really love the UAE.

Because the Bucks conducted in-depth investigation and attention to the UAE in advance, coupled with the former coach "Silver Fox" Del Harris, who led the Celestial Empire men's basketball team in the Athens Olympics,

Now the general manager of the Bucks is none other than Del Harris's son.

Harris has always had a close relationship with the Celestial Empire players, and this time the UAE was selected by the Bucks, and the "Silver Fox" played a part in it.

Of course, with Lin Fei's rapid rise to popularity in the NBA, especially stimulated by the second loser FMVP in NBA history, the Celestial Empire market has developed rapidly, and the selection of Celestial Empire players naturally has greater value behind the business.

Another Celestial Dynasty player, Sun Yue, was a little higher than the pick in the original world, and was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 29th pick in the first round.

Sun Yue was still very happy to be selected in the first round, and when she came off the court, she also hugged Lin Fei and Da Yao, two old teammates of the Celestial Dynasty.

There is a big difference between the first round and the second round, after all, the first round means a guaranteed contract, and the second round is likely to be abandoned by the team.

Both of the Knicks' draft picks this year have already been traded, so there's no draft at all.

However, Lin Fei feels that it doesn't matter, because the success rate of the 07 draft is actually not high, and there is no second MVP-level star except Durant, which is not only not as good as 03, but also not as good as 08 and 09.

After the first-round rookie was announced, David Stern was photographed with the 30 rookie players, followed by the second-round rookie selection announced by the vice president.

Mark Gasol, who was the 48th pick in the second round of the world, has now fallen to the 56th pick and almost lost the election.

It seems that there are really a lot of potential stars who really have no talent in their rookie years.

If Lin Fei wasn't a traverser, he probably wouldn't have seen that Xiao Jia had the potential to catch up with his brother Da Jia.

After the end of the draft, Lin Fei, Da Yao, Roughly, UAE and Sun Yue also took a group photo, leaving the precious image in the history book of the Celestial Empire men's basketball team.

The thought that in the new 07-08 season, there will be five Celestial Empire players playing in the NBA, and the hundreds of millions of fans of the Celestial Empire are full of anticipation.

"Haha, I have watched the new season, I hope Lin Fei and Da Yao can continue to play superstar performances, generally continue to work hard, and the UAE and Sun Yue can also quickly adapt to the rhythm of the NBA!"

"The UAE talent is here, as long as he can adapt to the life of the United States and the rhythm of the NBA, I feel that no matter how bad it is, he can sit firmly as a starter, right?"

"Da Yao and Lin Fei are both frequent visitors to the All-Stars, and then it depends on the efforts of the United Arab Emirates, one day there are 3-4 stars in our Tianchao in the All-Star Game, that is really awesome!"

"Isn't the UAE's draft template Pau Gasol? If he can play at the level of two-thirds of Pau Gasol now, plus the blessing of our Celestial Empire market, it is not difficult to become an All-Star, right? ”

"I hope there is always something, next year's Imperial Capital Olympics, the strength of our Celestial Empire men's basketball team, is there a chance to break with the United States Dream Eight?"

That night, Lin Fei came to the Beijing restaurant "Visitors from All Directions" that he invested in Chinatown, New York, and invited Da Yao, Roughly, UAE, and Sun Yue to eat the most authentic Beijing cuisine together.

Bryant, Marbury, Szebiak and the Wolf King were seated at the other table.

Lin Fei and Da Yao also personally called Michael Reed, the big brother of the Bucks, and Nash, the Suns, respectively, asking them to take care of the two younger brothers of the UAE and Sun Yue in the new season.

With the care of several big brothers, UAE and Sun Yue will not feel strange overseas, and they are full of expectations for their rookie season.

The United Arab Emirates was relatively wooden, but Sun Yue, who had drunk more than a pound of Moutai, had red ears and red ears, hugged Lin Fei and cried bitterly, saying that he was a brother and a brother, and he said a lot of words in his heart.

"Brother Fei, Brother Yao, my Sun Yue really didn't expect that my TMD would have today, and I also have today!"

"NBA, Lao Tzu is here!"

For most people, the NBA is the dream, a paradise for every kid in the world who has a basketball dream.

Compared with being admitted to Tsinghua University, Peking University, Harvard and Cambridge, it is a dream and glory to be able to enter the NBA and play in the NBA.

After all, in the world, the number of students entering the world's top universities every year is as few as a few thousand or tens of thousands.

And there are fewer than 60 people who can enter the NBA through the draft every year.

The time quickly came on July 1, and the NBA's free agency market officially opened.

On day one, the league was buzzed with major seismic trades, with four-way deals from the Boston Celtics, New Orleans Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks involving more than 13 players.

David Stern held a major meeting at the headquarters before finally deciding to approve the shocking deal.

In this transaction that swept the alliance,

The Boston Celtics sent Kevin Durant to sign, '06 rookie point guard Rajon Rondo and small forward Gerard Green, three future first-round picks, and $6 million in cash.

Point guard Chris Paul and No. 12 pick Cedes Young from the New Orleans Hornets and power forward Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies.

With that, Danny Ainge's plan is also tentatively complete, and the Celtics will have a big three of Paul Pierce, Chris Paul and Pau Gasol in the new season.

The achievement of the "Three Pauls" lineup also allowed the Celtics to quickly jump to the ranks of the Eastern powerhouses, and the Celtics quickly jumped to 13th place in ESPN's latest speculation on the team's strength list for the new season.

And Lin Fei, as a traverser, is well aware of the tremendous growth that Chris Paul is going to usher in in the new season.

After all, in the original world, Chris Paul almost snatched the MVP from Kobe Bryant in the 07-08 season.

The new "Green Army Three Pauls" lineup, although it may not be as good as the original world's Green Army Three (Pierce Garnett Ray Allen) in terms of overall strength,

But it is also of great significance, and it is worth looking forward to in the new season.

The New Orleans Hornets have a new core Kevin Durant, as well as Rajon Rondo, a good potential point guard.

Coupled with the fact that the Hornets now have the interior combination of David West and Tyson Chandler, the new season will also be very competitive.

In addition, the Grizzlies and Hawks, who were also involved in this shocking trade, also had some gains.

The Grizzlies sent Pau Gasol determined to develop Al Horford on the inside, while also getting two first-round picks from the Green Army, a portion of cash and All-Star swingman Joe Johnson.

The Hawks got two first-round picks, small forward Gerard Green and Devin Brown, to settle the conflict between Joe Johnson and Josh Smith.

The conclusion of this earth-shattering deal has made all four teams get a positive improvement.

A Green Army and Hornets trade at an A+ rating,

The Hawks and Grizzlies are traded with an A rating.

Chris Paul, who lives in his own villa in New Orleans, was also surprised that he was traded to the Celtics.

But it's a good thing to think about it, after all, Boston is also a big city, but it is much more prosperous than New Orleans, and at the same time, the Green Army, as a giant team, will naturally receive more media attention and exposure.

For the two All-Star players of Pierce and Gasol, Chris Paul is still very longing.

Mourning looks at the wall of honor in his living room, with Paul's awards in high school, college, and after entering the NBA.

Among them, the NBA's best rookie award is also the most valuable award for Chris Paul today.

In the new season, Chris Paul came to the East and set himself a bigger goal, which is to be an All-Star and be named to the Team of the Year.

Because this way Paul can trigger the "Linway Clause" and plan for his next big contract.

Perhaps even the current Paul would not have foreseen that his original new season would be a terrifying existence that could dominate the first place in the regular season MVP list for a long time.

How many players in NBA history have been able to make a regular season MVP on their rookie contract and finish in the top two?

"New Orleans, goodbye!"

The three Pauls of the Green Army have their own advantages, but who is the boss of the Celtics in the new season has once again caused a discussion among fans.

"Naturally, he is still the boss of Pierce, after all, he is a native direct star, and he has been in the All-Star and All-Star team, and Paul and Gasol will not affect the status of the truth in the team!"

"The Big Three of the Green Army feel interesting, they should be a potential opponent of Flying Brother and the Knicks in the new season!"

On July 2, the Knicks also completed the first major signing of the offseason.

Atay, whose contract expired, finally collapsed with the Timberwolves and switched to New York, signing a three-year, $24.9 million contract with the Knicks.

After all, New York is Atai's hometown, and after this round of finals, Artest was also completely conquered by Lin Fei's charm and determined to assist.

The arrival of Atay has also strengthened the shortest small forward position among the Knicks' starting five, and the team's overall defense is expected to reach a new height.

Lin Fei naturally welcomed the arrival of Artest, and reality proved that Artai was indeed a high-quality puzzle piece for the team to hit the championship.

(End of chapter)