Build a Dream Dynasty

"The Minnesota Timberwolves with the 16th overall pick selected Eric Bledsoe from the University of Kentucky..."

Bledsoe, 6 feet 1 inches, 190 pounds, athletic guard with great physical strength, strong and fast; fierce on the ball defense, frequent steals, wingspan enough to mark wings, one of the advantages of this type of player is the adaptation to the NBA soon.

Stevens is a coach who attaches great importance to both offensive and defensive ends. Bledsoe's explosive physical fitness and outstanding defensive enthusiasm are very suitable for his appetite, at least, more valuable than Devin Harris.

The draft is still going on, but the Timberwolves and Nets officials have silently put up a news item.

The Timberwolves sent Bledsoe with the 16th overall pick, and the team's forward Pavlovich received Devin Harris and the 29th overall pick from the Nets.

When the draft is in progress, it is also a time period when transactions are frequent. Every year, there are countless wonderful tricks and misunderstandings. In this year's draft, as of now, no transaction has occurred, which is really surprising.

In this case, the deal between the Nets and the Timberwolves, the first to break the balance, immediately received special attention from experts, especially the Nets, who just changed owners, quietly in this year's draft. The conference has made two big news, which is really in the mind of the experts!

Experts who have just expressed their incomprehension about the Nets' selection of Paul George, expressed their approval for this transaction between the Nets and the Timberwolves.

"Jonny Flynn's performance last season was not satisfactory. With Rubio still undecided on whether to land in the NBA in the new season, he hired Devin Harris and Flynn as point guards for double insurance. Clearing Pavlovic's two-year contract at the same time is a good decision. The Timberwolves already have enough potential and don't need Bledsoe's talent urgently. The Nets' trade is obvious, and the purpose of the trade is to emulate the Thunder. The idea of ​​​​building a team is to give young people enough time to cultivate and rebuild.”

From the perspective of team composition, a point guard with great physical fitness and a passionate style of play, a slender and a swingman with outstanding shooting ability, Bledsoe and George really have the meaning of "two thunderbolts". Ah~ If the two of them are really let loose for a few years, it is estimated that they will be able to make some achievements in the East.

The first round of the draft came to an end soon, followed by the second round of the draft. With the 31st overall pick, the Nets selected Marshall University's center Whiteside, also known as Big Whiteside by fans.

Whiteside is a typical late bloomer. He was selected to join the NBA in the second round of 2010. During this period, he drifted around, and even played in the CBA. It was not until the 2014-15 season that he made his mark on the Heat.

Compared with his expectations for George and Bledsoe, Jiang Mingliang is clear that Whiteside needs more time to carve, and whether he can play during the rookie contract period is unknown. But at least he can provide height to protect the team's penalty area. If there is no better choice for the second-round pick, at least he won't lose money by betting on Dabaibian.

Paul George, Eric Bledsoe, Hassan Whiteside, this is Jiang Mingliang's first draft win. Jiang Mingliang and Stephens got the players they wanted.

A few days after the draft, the Nets officially signed the trio to rookie contracts.

As the third overall pick in the first round, Paul George's contract is very well protected by the league. It is $17.48 million for four years, $3.97 million for the first year, and a team option for the third year. Bledsoe's contract is 4 years and $14.69 million, which is also a 3+1 model.

In the second round, Hassan Whiteside's treatment was much worse, with an average annual salary of $1 million for three years. Although only one pick lower than the 30th pick, the guarantees of first-round picks and second-round picks are indeed very different.

After the signing ceremony, Jiang Mingliang, as the general manager of the team, also personally attended the players' joining press conference. The three rookies all held up their new jerseys and smiled at the reporter's photo.

A large amount of beautiful knives entered his account. For this group of poor boys who are worth millions in the future but are still penniless, the excitement is inevitable.

However, the focus of the reporters participating in this press conference was not on these players, but frequently talked about a topic, the China Games.

"Up to now, the league has not sent us the schedule of the preseason, so I have no way to determine whether the team has the opportunity to participate." Jiang Mingliang replied. "But personally, I'd be more than willing to go back and see."

"Coach Stevens, the Nets' young players currently occupy the vast majority. In addition to the three rookies who joined the team in the draft, the team's lineup includes Brook Lopez, Courtney Lee, T. There are three players in the rookie contract period of Lunsu Williams." A reporter asked: "Is this lineup too young? Is the goal of the team next season to cultivate young people?"

"Ability is not directly related to age. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com" Stevens replied with a smile: "Youth is not the capital of our mistakes, these young people have done a good job against experienced players. I'm ready, I'm ready."

Rotten? Stevens didn't think about it, never thought about it.

As players join, players will naturally leave.

The end of the draft also means the opening of the free market.

On June 30, the free market officially opened.

Chris Quinn, Kenyon Dooling, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Trenton Hassel, Jarvis Hayes, Najera, Tony Batty, Josh Boone, eight player contracts Expired, except for Najera who got an offer for the team's veteran base salary, the other seven players did not get Stevens' favor, and the fate with the Nets also came to an end.

Because of the departure of these players, the Nets have freed up a lot of cap space. In addition to the three rookies, the contract still held by the team only includes Courtney Lee (2 years, 4.5 million), Pavlovich (2 years, 10 million), Bobby Simmons (1 year, 9.5 million) ), Tyrese Williams (1+2, team option, 6.9 million), Yi Jianlian (1 year 3 million), Najera (1 year 1 million). Brook Lopez (2 years, 7.2 million) has a salary space of more than 30 million, and the manoeuvrable space to strengthen the lineup is quite large.

Knowing the weakness of the team's lack of attractiveness at this stage, Jiang Mingliang directly gave up the opportunity to talk to James, Wade, Stoudemire and others, and focused on chasing players who might come to the Nets. The first person he met was Pelinka, the well-known agent in the league, and the target of the consultation was the opponent's All-Star power forward, Carlos Boozer.

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