In the office of the president of the NBA, Bob Myers had just left, and SuperSonics invited him to be the team manager, and Stern approved it, just to say goodbye to Stern.

For this guy to go to the supersonics, Stern expressed his blessings.

When he was in Japan, it was this guy who found Lin Dong in street basketball, and since then, whether it is sending Lin Dong's video tape to the Dragon Basketball Association behind his back, or when the supersonic team was rotten last season, Stern knows everything about what that guy is secretly doing for the superSonic.

Although sending the tape was against his will, but looking at it today, Stern has to praise Bob for being more sensible than his own choice at that time, and half of the NBA market in the Dragon Kingdom today is probably due to his actions at that time.

Bob Myers can be said to be Lin Dong's Bole, and this guy has been working in the league headquarters for several years, and knows all kinds of operations well, Schultz can be said to be a discerning hero to dig him, and having him go to the supersonic will also help Lin Dong integrate into the NBA faster, which Stern is happy to see, and there are many benefits to the development of the league.

As soon as Bob walked on the front foot, a Nike executive followed.

As one of the most closely cooperating sports brands in the NBA today, the other party's intention is very clear, and he did not detour with Stern, hoping that Stern will use the league to exert some pressure on Lin Dong in his rookie season, such as a slightly biased whistle, such as some tickets that pick bones in eggs, and then Nike will come forward to help Lin Dong solve the problem of being a good person, so that he can feel the feeling of 'in the NBA, he needs Nike'.

This was actually just a gesture for Stern, but he just smiled, and although he casually agreed, he didn't give the other party a clear answer.

It wasn't until he saw off the head of Nike that Stern rubbed his tired temples.

Trouble with Lin Dong?

It is not only Nike who wants to find trouble for Lin Dong, but even not only these brands, and even the heads of several teams have come to him for advice.

But none of the Sterns were going to help.

This year's draft is definitely a feast, there are too many good seedlings, and it has also ushered in a prosperous year for the NBA.

Not only has the value of the ball market skyrocketed, but also the broadcast deals that Stern had negotiated with broadcasters such as TNT, as well as sponsorships from several brands, have repeatedly hit new highs.

These are to be expected for Stern, after all, the Nike Summit and the World Championship losses, coupled with Jordan's comeback, have made Americans pay special attention to basketball this year.

But what really makes Stern value most now is the Asian market from scratch.

Joining the WTO has made Longguo now in an excited attitude of actively embracing the world, and has an incomparable thirst for learning from all good things in Europe, the United States, the West and other countries.

This makes the basketball market of the dragon country show extraordinary potential, not only the market value of the Xiangjiang NBA company established in 92 has risen sharply, and the wireless media has worked closely together, and it is also expected to establish the NBA dragon country in the second half of this year, and has also negotiated with six companies such as Dragon Bank of Communications, Li Jiacheng Fund, Legend Holdings, Dragon Bank, Sina.com, as long as the NBA dragon country is officially launched, the six companies will contribute a total of 313 million US dollars to acquire 11% of the original equity of the NBA dragon country.

313 million US dollars, placed in 02, this is a big deal, and this is obviously due to Yao Ming and Lin Dong, two super geniuses from the Dragon Kingdom, representing the waves set off by the Dragon Kingdom in the NBA, making the NBA enter the Dragon Country market four or five years earlier than Stern expected.

Coupled with the large orders just signed with Longguo CCTV, as well as many plans to sell peripherals, Stern has made a lot of money in the market of Longguo this year, and it is expected that the overall will be at least about 500 million.

You know, according to Stern's original plan last year, he planned to expand the global overseas market to an annual revenue of 5-800 million US dollars before 05 years, but now not counting the European market, a dragon country alone has almost completed the goal after 3 years.

And Stern can keenly feel that the market in the Dragon Kingdom is probably far more than that.

Now that the dragon country has just joined the WTO, it is in the embryonic stage of the economy, and when it comes to five or ten years from now, how much potential that market will have is a little unimaginable to Stern, so ......

For the sake of the small abacus of a few local brands, to calculate Lin Dong, who is now being stared at by the entire Dragon Kingdom? Just disgusted with the Dragons who have just been full of enthusiasm for the NBA?

Killing chickens and taking eggs is something that Stern doesn't do.

Not only did he not do it, but he also had to find ways to protect the good seedlings of these two dragon kingdoms, and it was best to give the SuperSonics and the Wizards some convenience, so that they could have a better performance in the new season this year.

Therefore, when Schultz came to poach people from him, he would not hesitate to send his confidant Bob Myers, who had been with him for several years, to supersound, just to escort Lin Dong.

What happened to Nike? For the NBA, Nike is just a mutual achievement, at least at this stage, it is not their turn to influence the league, the NBA can achieve Nike, or it can achieve other brands, to put it bluntly, as long as the NBA continues to be popular, then Nike can be replaced.

But the Dragon Kingdom is different, and there is no other country in this world that can replace the Dragon Country's market.

Stern tossed aside the box containing Patek Philippe that had been sent by the Nike representative.

Things have to be collected, Nike is a big customer after all, otherwise his bias will be too obvious, but this matter, Lao Tzu will not do it!

As long as he is there, no one can make waves by harming the interests of the Alliance.

………………

Bob Myers was already No. 8 when he arrived at the supersonics, and the supersonic was still very welcome to the new general manager.

knows that his arrival is not just the scheduling role of the general manager, this guy is a big celebrity around Stern, Schultz obviously realized early on that he needed to pull a backstage backer for Lin Dong in the league, and with this guy's draft vision and courage, on the second day after he first came to SuperSound, he had already proposed several new combination options for SuperSound.

The SuperSonics now have a first-round pick and a first-round pick of 17, as well as two second-round picks.

According to the team's original plan, the champion sign must be Lin Dong's, Sakuragi Hanamichi's poor performance during the trial made the teams not interested in him, and the round can also be scheduled to the second round of the pick, then there is still a 17th pick in the first round.

Wade, Anthony, Bosh, TJ Ford, Chris Kaman, David West, Kyle Korver, Dacomi Risic and others are definitely not to think about it, these guys' picks must be in the lottery area, so the team wants two low-pick point guards to cultivate, so that they can take over Gary Payton's class in the future, after all, Payton is not young, and I don't know how many years he can play.

Therefore, the team is targeting three point guards, Marcus Banks, Luke Ridno, and Reece Gaines, who have also been recruited for tryouts, and are expected to be between 15 and 20 in the first round.

But Bob Myers doesn't see it that way, he prefers to use this first-round pick to get an excellent quarterback for the team to form a more intuitive combat force, after all, the current quarterback of the SuperSonics is a bit stretched.

He recommended Alexander Pavlovich, who used to team with Lindong in the international team, and Dundee Jones, who came out of Duke University.

So, there was another tryout that was almost ahead of the deadline.

The tryouts for the 3 quarterbacks, in addition to the above two, there is another name recommended by Linton: Andre Iguodala.

In terms of team formation alone, Lin Dong agrees with Bob's opinion, although Payton is old, but his strength is still strong, according to the previous history, even in the turmoil, Payton played until 08 before choosing to retire, there is no need to start training newcomers so early.

In addition, the memory of these historical players is Lin Dong's biggest capital.

The popularity of this year's Nike Summit and World Championships, and the business frenzy set off by Lin Dong in high school, not only made those brands red, but also really stimulated many young people who are interested in entering the basketball world.

This has allowed many of America's best basketball players to join the draft early, and Iguodala is one of them.

In Lin Dong's memory, Iguodala will only participate in the draft in 04, and he is only ranked ninth in the ninth pick, two years in advance, his strength is not as prominent as two years later, resulting in two teams interested in him, and the positioning of him when inviting a trial is relatively low, coupled with this year's blowout rookie market, Iguodala's pick is bound to lag behind, and a first-round 17th pick has every chance to sign him.

A defensive stalwart plus a scorer who doesn't possess the ball, has been a replacement for Iverson, has won the FMVP award, and has played an important role in assisting the Warriors Wang Chao to reach the top, but only needs a first-round pick with a 17th pick.

Lin Dong really can't think of a more cost-effective option than this.

Center boxing champion Chandler, power forward Hanamichi Sakuragi, scoring guard Iguodala, point guard Gary Payton, plus his No. 3 position, as long as he sharpens a little and gives Chandler, Sakuragi and Iguodala a certain amount of time to grow, it is definitely the basic puzzle of the championship!

The results of the trial are quite satisfactory to the team, probably because the previous two trials have made Iguodala more aware and familiar with the trial process, and his mentality is no longer as nervous as before, and his performance is not bad, excellent static and dynamic talent, plus the age advantage of only 18 years old this year, although the ball skills are slightly flawed, but it can still be seen that he has considerable potential, and even with his ball control level and speed, he can also be used as Payton's successor if necessary, and change to the No. 1 position.

It is expected to be a low pick in the first round and can be one of the team's key selection targets, but hopefully no other team will take the ......

And just as teams are constantly analyzing and considering these rookies and team puzzles, it feels almost timed, but several news pieces have added waves to this year's draft journey.

First, the news came that the Wizards and Spurs had sent out an offer to LeBron James.

Fans across the United States were laughing and scolding.

Is this Jordan going to find a punching bag for himself to bear the anger because he scolded Yao Ming? Or is Old Man Popovich planning to save the runaway child?

And the results of the trial that followed made fans across the United States lean forward and backward with laughter.

51-of-75 shooting and 19-of-25 free throws are more than a star and a half off from LeBron's previous time when he dominated the high school league in Ohio.

And it is probably a relationship that has not played for a year, his athleticism has declined across the board, and the talent that once made the whole country praise is now gone, and even when arranging the confrontation game, in the face of another little-known young forward, LeBron was actually beaten by the other party, and the embarrassing result of 4:10 made the former son of Ohio and the No. 1 high school student in the United States be torn off the last fig leaf and ridiculed to the point of incompleteness.

And then there's the third message.

LeBron just returned to Akron after the Spurs trial, and was stabbed 4 times on the streets of Akron, one of which almost stabbed the heart, and it was luck in luck to survive.

St. Mary's High School organized student donations, but only raised more than $20,000, which was undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for the figures he needed, so he asked for help from the community through the newspaper media, hoping to get some social donations or the generosity of philanthropists.

- Phew! Such people also deserve our donations? This is God's punishment for him! A punishment for his unsportsmanship and for wasting God's talent!

- This guy is a slum gangster in Akron, a world full of JN, DP, and gangsters, maybe he was stabbed because of the unequal distribution of spoils? You deserve to die!

- I heard that his mother is a JN!

- Do you see any philanthropist who dares to donate to him? It's strange not to be scolded as a fool!

Under the instigation of public opinion, Internet netizens all over the United States collectively cheered, they were happy to see the pain of that guy, and they also used all kinds of the most vicious words to vent their dissatisfaction with LeBron on the Internet.

How much I used to like it, how much I hate it now.

Until another message appeared, it was a long video posted by a girl on Netflix, telling a story.

- When I was blocked in the alley by those villains, I knew that I would be insulted by them in the most cruel way, and I was desperate and terrified, until LeBron appeared in the alley, oh! God, I swear he was like a light!

- LeBron has been trying to communicate with them, but they have shown a dagger to threaten him, LeBron did not back down, he is a real man, he protects me with his body, his shoulders are so broad and warm, he shouts for help outside the alley, and finally attracts the police!

- I was saved, but LeBron fell in a pool of blood! Afterwards, a gangster came up to me and threatened me not to say anything, and I was not allowed to visit LeBron in the hospital, and I was afraid to retreat, but to this day, I can no longer sit idly by and see my life-saver lying in the hospital and unable to even pay for the treatment, and I have to bear so many accusations and insults on the Internet.

- I'll go to the JC Bureau today to correct the criminals and give LeBron an innocence! Even if I am retaliated against by the gangsters, no matter what the consequences are, I will stand up bravely!

- It was LeBron who taught me courage, and it was the 'rotten man' you call who gave me a new lease of life! He doesn't hate the world because of your scolding, but he is trying to give back to the world!

- Thank you LeBron, he's a good guy, he's a real man in my mind!

The video is spreading rapidly, and the number of views has exceeded one million in just over an hour, and it has been forwarded tens of thousands of times!

The Internet in the United States was also completely quiet at this moment.

Those who had once scolded LeBron were silent and blushing.

Oh, my God! What the hell did we do!

(End of chapter)