I am so Accurate

Oh yes, in history, Wang Zhelin was selected lying down like this!

What both of them have in common may be that they feel that they will not be selected.

So instead of waiting for disappointment, you might as well sleep with your head covered.

But it seems that the more they don't care, the more the goddess of luck favors them.

"Wait a minute, let me read the news."

"Don't look at it, the 60th pick."

Sun Hao directly reported the result to Zhu Fangyu.

There was a noticeable silence on the other end of the phone.

"It's a dream come true."

After a while, there was a burst of bitter laughter.

"It's not just a dream come true. You know that the Lakers have no draft picks this year. Except for you, there is only one second-round pick that was traded, and it's not much higher than you, the 43rd pick."

"And you know Manu Ginobili, right? He is the same as you, the 58th pick in the second round, but he is now the core of the Spurs' perimeter."

The purpose of Sun Hao's call was to give Zhu Fangyu more confidence.

But Zhu Fangyu's reaction on the other end of the phone was not very strong.

This is also normal. It’s like you are in a key high school with the bottom one, and the teacher tells you that you can be admitted to a key university, or even Tsinghua University and Peking University...

This sounds a bit like painting a pie.

"Play well in the Asian Championships first, and then come to the Lakers for trial training after the game."

Sun Hao also knew that one or two sentences would not have much effect.

And although the Lakers management trusts him now, it is impossible to say that he can sign whoever he wants. Everyone in the championship team is useful.

After hanging up the phone, Sun Hao was still in a good mood.

When he was in the Mavericks before, Bell was his younger brother and bodyguard.

After he got to the Lakers, this role was gone.

If Zhu Fangyu could really stay, it would be a good time to make up for it.

Don't underestimate this kind of role. Jordan has Oakley, Curry has Green, and these "court bodyguards" can help superstars avoid a lot of trouble.

The draft is over, and Sun Hao went to say hello to Williams.

Paul was there when he passed and seemed to be having a good chat with Williams.

The NBA looks big, but the circle is actually very small.

In terms of numbers, there are 450 people in 30 teams, and less than 300 people can play in the NBA for a long time.

Or the matter in front of me can be explained in another sentence: the future chairman of the players union has already begun to show his communication skills.

The same is true when you think about it carefully. Which player in these first-level leagues does not have an NBA senior, but Paul has sneaked into James' circle.

This is ability.

Of course, this must be a good thing for Yi Jianlian.

If he can't become teammates with Sun Hao, Paul should be the most suitable for him.

The draft was over, and Yi Jianlian had to return to China the next day to continue preparing for the Asian Championships.

Waking up in the morning, Sun Hao sent Yi Jianlian to the airport.

The plane was a bit late, and they had been chatting in front of them, and they could talk about as much as they could. Sun Hao took out his mobile phone and read the news.

But it was just this one that made him feel like he was being fed.

The headline on ESPN is Bogut: I should be the No. 1 pick.

This guy not only wrote his dissatisfaction on his face, but also spoke it out.

If it were any other person, Sun Hao would feel that this person has ambition.

But it happened to be Bogut.

"This guy thinks of himself as Yao."

Sun Hao complained.

Yi Jianlian leaned over and took a look with some doubts.

At this time, the Asian Championships had not yet turned into the World Cup, Australia had not joined the Asia-Pacific Division, and the two teams had not played much in the international arena, and Bogut had not yet become famous, so there were not many grievances.

So Sun Hao's attitude towards Bogut is somewhat difficult for him to understand.

"This guy hates China very much. Next season, I'll see him blow him up again and again."

Sun Hao seemed to be aware of this, and explained casually.

"knew."

Yi Jianlian didn't ask Sun Hao if he knew anything from Bogut before, but Sun Hao said yes, that's what it was.

And Sun Hao has said so, so he will do the same.

He will be a third-year student next year, so it's easy to bully a rookie.

Sun Hao patted Yi Jianlian on the shoulder with a smile.

Bogut, who aims to prove that he should be the No. 1 pick, will definitely have a very "unforgettable" rookie season.

...

The draft has officially ended, and the topic of the draft is still going on in the forum, but more people's eyes are turning to the upcoming free agent market.

Although there are no top superstars such as Sun Hao and Kobe in this year's free agent market, the level of excitement is comparable to last year's.

In the first gear, O'Neal, Michael Reid, and Ray Allen are the core of their respective teams.

Second gear, Joe Johnson, Kwame Brown, Raja Bell, Chandler, Antoine Walker, Eddie Curry, Gerald Wallace, Mobley, etc., these They are all capable and marketable, and many are even indispensable players for the home team.

In addition, among the players in the third tier, Mutombo, Horry, and Gary Payton, these are all worth the basic salary, but each team will compete for the players they want.

For the Lakers, this is also a very critical period, and it may even determine whether they can successfully defend their title.

The Lakers successfully won the championship last season, and O'Neal will definitely stay.

But his final contract will have a certain impact on the Lakers' reinforcement.

As mentioned before, the Lakers will renew the contract with O'Neal.

The so-called cap extension means that when a team has the bird rights of a certain player, it can renew without considering the salary cap.

In other words, the expiration of O'Neal's contract is equivalent to freeing up more than 10 million space for the Lakers at once.

Why not more than 20 million?

Because the Lakers already exceeded the luxury tax last season.

So even if there is this space, the Lakers will not necessarily run out.

For the simple reason that the Lakers are paying twice as much for every penny of that space.

If you really sign a player with a maximum salary of 14 million, then the Lakers need to pay 28 million.

The Los Angeles giants, the Bass family are also willing to pay the luxury tax for the championship.

But everything has a limit.

Therefore, Kupchak should be the most troublesome person during this period, both to strengthen and to help the Bass family save money as much as possible.

Sun Hao, while paying attention to the dynamics of the free market, started his own personal training camp.

He just got [Kobe Bryant's turn and fallback shooting bag], he has to find someone to practice hard.

This is also a shortcoming of the system version 2.0. In the system, he can only train one-on-one now, neither half nor the whole court.

However, there are quite a few acquaintances in the training camp this year. One is that James also organized one, and Anthony also ran over as the 03 generation;

Yao Ming, Curry, Sun Yue, and Raja Bell, there were only four left in the last training camp.

Of course, the training camp also has many newcomers, Ariza, Louis Williams, Chris Anderson, David Lee, as well as some UCLA college students and local high school students.

When asked why David Lee came back, Yi Jianlian recommended him.

After his personality changed, Yi Jianlian also began to understand the ways of the world.

There is another person who can't be said to have joined the training camp, but appeared in the training camp, and brought an extremely relaxed atmosphere to the training camp.

Doncic.

Doncic Jr. is 6 years old.

Europeans grow fast, and Doncic was born in a basketball family. According to his father Shasa, he started touching the ball when he was 7 months old, and he used mini basketballs and baskets as his main toys when he was 1 year old.

So the 6-year-old Doncic already has technology, which is jerky but comprehensive.

There is also his innate basketball IQ.

You may not believe it, when they played halftime, Doncic played directly with them.

Of course, Sun Hao didn't forget to give him a little treat.

This is the embryo of a superstar, and Sun Hao makes it like this, this is the rhythm of ruling the NBA as soon as he debuts.

Others didn't know about Kic's accomplishments in history, they just thought the kid was talented and kind of fun.

And of course that name.

"Luka Luka!"

This is very happy to shout.

Just when Sun Hao started his training camp, the NBA free market also officially opened.

With various oral agreements on the first day, the few big fish in the first gear were all gone.

The beginning of the century was not like the future, when the stars regained their freedom, they had to meet and announce where they were going after they were full of suspense. At this time, the sense of belonging to the home team of the stars was still very strong.

Of course, there is another very important reason. Under the existing labor agreement, players can get a longer contract period and a higher total salary in their home team.

Ray Allen was the first to renew his contract with the Sonics for 5 years and 85 million.

Immediately afterwards, Reed and the Bucks reached a six-year 90 million maximum salary contract.

This contract also attracted a wave of heated discussions among fans in the forum.

Who would have thought that this second-round pick who participated in the trial training with Sun Hao in Chicago would be the first player to sign a maximum salary contract after Sun Hao.

You must know that even before Martin signed with the Nuggets, it was only a maximum salary.

Then, there is O'Neill.

O'Neal also reached a 5-year 100 million contract with the Lakers, the last year of which is a player option.

This contract is the same as the contract that O'Neal renewed with the Heat in history.

But what you have to consider is O'Neal's performance last season, which was a level better than that of the Heat's O'Neal in the same period of history.

When O'Neal was negotiating, he had already made obvious concessions for the team.

Based on this calculation, O'Neal's salary is more than 5 million less than last season, and the increased salary cap is similar to the salary increase of the players in the team.

Calculated in this way, even if they only pay the same luxury tax as last season, the Lakers will have 5 million more salary space.

Considering the benefits brought by last season's championship, Kupchak, a player with less than 10 million, can sign without blinking.

In addition, the Bulls also reached a 6-year 70 million contract extension with Chandler.

This contract is not small, but it is 5 million less than in history.

The reason is also very simple. The Bulls in this period of history were already a playoff team, but now they are not.

As for why they were signed, it is easier to understand. Chandler and Yi Jianlian's partnership effect of one inside and one outside produced a very good chemical reaction in the second half of last season.

Even if they don't have good gains in the free market in the end, the combination of Paul and the inside twin towers can still occupy a place in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Even if Klaus can open his eyes like Sun Hao, when Granger plays, this is a standard championship team.

In addition, several veterans also signed soon.

The Lakers signed a 2-year 6 million contract with Christie and a 3-year 10 million contract with Horry. Both of the champions who won the championship last season were rewarded.

Mutombo also agreed to a two-year, $5.5 million contract extension with the Wizards.

Although the Wizards did not win the championship last season, the team showed a good chemical reaction, and Dikembe Mutombo also completed the task of replacing Yao Ming very well. This contract extension is expected.

The Lakers did not have a new signing on the first day, but there were many rumors.

Such as El Davis, Toni Kukoc and so on.

The rumors are not groundless, and these veterans and championship favorites are linked every year.

Especially Kukoc, because he went to Europe with Sun Hao, and he and Sun Hao were teammates on the Mavericks before, in many people's eyes, signing the Lakers is a high probability event.

However, Sun Hao, who has been paying attention to the dynamics of the free market, knows that these are really just rumors.

One is that these veterans are really unable to play immediately, and the Lakers signing them is of little significance. Second, the most important thing for the Lakers in the summer is to sign a starting power forward and a backup center.

People always prioritize things when they do things. Before that is finalized, they will not use veterans to fill in the 15-man roster.

Sun Hao's training camp continues, Louis Williams and David Lee have left the training camp to participate in the summer league.

The free-market news continues, too.

Most notable is the sign-and-trade between Joe Johnson and the Eagles.

Before the Eagles sent Boris Diaw and the first-round picks in 2006 and 2008, they traded with the Suns for Joe Johnson, who signed a new 4-year 70 million contract with the Suns.

Some people may ask why the Eagles didn't sign directly.

The answer is that Joe Johnson's rookie contract has just expired, and the Suns, as the parent team, have the right to match anyone's contract.

Because there are already many talented players in the team, the attitude of the Suns is to keep Joe Johnson if there is no good bargaining chip, and to reduce the salary pressure if there is one.

This is also a win-win deal in history. After Joe Johnson went to the Eagles, he became a generation of Eagle King, and Dior Wireless fit the bombardment tactics and shined after the Suns.

Gerald Wallace and the Bobcats reached a three-year, $16 million contract.

Some people may ask why Sun Hao didn't suggest the Lakers sign Wallace.

The reason is also very simple, Sun Hao will not take the initiative to make this suggestion, and he has always given advice when the management asks him.

This is actually a sensitive topic involving players interfering with the management.

There is a big difference between active and passive everywhere.

And at this time, Gerald Wallace hadn't fully demonstrated his talent, and the Lakers didn't have the time and space to train him.

Also, his style of play doesn't quite match O'Neal.

Speaking of dating, on the fourth day after the opening of the free market, Sun Hao saw a rumor that he thought was most likely to be with the Lakers:

Antoine Walker is interested in signing a long-term contract with the Lakers.