Eight Hundred and Forty-Three. Is This a Suggestion Made by Humans?

Time passed day by day, and the finals started on June 2.

When a player, who is currently the strongest player in people's eyes, leads the team to the finals, but is asked about another player before the finals, and that player has nothing to do with the finals...

James encountered this kind of thing.

But there is no way! James can only smile and answer: "I have always hoped that players and teams can have the right to choose freely. I also appreciate the generous behavior of the Grizzlies, which gives the lord enough freedom."

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the game started.

Pat Riley, who stood behind Heat coach Spoelstra, knew that the opponent's offense was a pit, but he still had to jump in, otherwise there would be no chance at all.

After the Grizzlies revealed this matter and went all out in the next three games, not many fans may have judged the Mavericks coach Carlisle's strategy, but those powerful coaches in the league have basically judged it.

However, Pat Riley had to jump into the pit, because the Grizzlies wanted to attack, which was really the best way to deal with the Mavericks.

The Mavericks were too strong when Nowitzki was in a state of explosion. This guy, who could not integrate into the tactical system as a core player in this season, helped Kidd, Jason Terry, and Yao Ming's core trio play regular offense well as a role player and a puzzle piece of the team from the fifth game of the first round. Once the tense stage came, he stood up and hit the ball continuously.

The Mavericks played like the invincible OK combination back then. The opponents knew that they were going to play like that, but they couldn't think of a way to deal with it.

When a team is too strong, there is definitely no way to deal with it. There is only one way, which is to compete with the Mavericks in offense and see which side shoots more accurately.

But the Mavericks have made it to the finals with their mid-range shots. Since Carlisle made up his mind to use Nowitzki as a role player and Nowitzki was completely transformed into a team puzzle, they have achieved a record of 10 wins and 1 loss. The Heat are also very strong, but with the opponent sticking to the basket, James only made 8 of 19 shots in the first game, only two free throws, and 1 of 2 free throws. Although he got 17 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, he failed to cause damage in the interior, and almost all the points were scored by teammates.

And all the playoff teams this season want to compete with the Mavericks in shooting, and no one can compare!

Relying on Nowitzki's 29 points, Barea's 11 points, Yao Ming's 20 points, Jason Terry's 24 points, and DeShawn Stevenson's 18 points, 5 Mavericks scored in double digits, and the first game of the finals was decided.

The Mavericks gave the Heat who wanted to compete a hard blow, 122 to 113 at home to beat the Heat and get off to a good start in the finals.

Seven players of the Heat scored in double figures, but the highest scorer Mike Miller only scored 19 points. Wade and James both scored 15+. Bosh was beaten by Yao Ming when playing center and was blown up by Nowitzki when playing power forward. The data of 8 points and 6 rebounds was really eye-catching. Bosh seemed to have returned to the miserable time when he was beaten by 37-year-old O'Neal in 2009.

In fact, when he was in the Raptors, Bosh could play back and forth with Nowitzki, but now he is facing the inside line guarded by Yao Ming and Chandler in turn, and he can only shoot from the outside.

The Mavericks won the first victory of the finals with a crushing momentum, which made many people feel that the Mavericks are really going to stand up this year, which caused a lot of heated discussion.

However, at their peak moment, someone continued to steal the limelight...

Just continue. On the afternoon of May 31, the No. 3 player of the Grizzlies began to meet with the owners of 21 teams.

This will certainly make fans curious and want to know the content of the meeting. The media will naturally do whatever the fans want to see, spying on intelligence everywhere and constantly publishing news. Whether it is true or false, it always causes heated discussions.

In a grand finals, Nowitzki exploded so hard and almost got rid of the name of soft egg in the first game of the playoffs, the heat did not overshadow the "free market game" of a player. The Mavericks players were depressed, and the Mavericks fans were even more depressed.

The Heat did not know how to describe their feelings. They lost the first game of the finals, but not many people mocked them. They were mocked for every game they lost in the playoffs this year, but they were not mocked much in the finals. Except for those who praised the Mavericks, others were busy watching the Grizzlies, and even the Heat fans went to watch.

This situation actually reduced the psychological pressure of the Heat players.

In other aspects, the Heat played away, and losing the first game actually had little impact on the overall situation.

There will always be losses. Winning the finals without losing a single game... In the past 20 years, there have been three times, the Rockets in 1995, the Lakers in 2002, and the Spurs in 2007, who have completed a sweep to win the championship; and the only team that won the first finals away from home in the past 20 years was the Lakers in 1991 and the Rockets in 1995, not even Jordan.

The first loss did not affect the confidence of the Heat players who played away.

The most amazing thing about the Mavericks is that they won very overwhelmingly, but it always gives people a feeling that Nowitzki's explosion led to the victory. Nowitzki scored 13 points in the last quarter of this game, leading the Mavericks to defeat the Heat in the last quarter, while the Heat, who were attacking wildly under the instruction of Pat Riley in the first three quarters, did not fall behind.

This always gives opponents a little hope, what if Nowitzki is not accurate?

…

Sun Ce has been listening to the bragging of managers sent by various teams since the afternoon of May 31st. The one who boasted the most confidently was the owner of the Lakers, who said that after Kobe retires, he will be the core and will help him find the best center in the league to partner with him...

The most incredible one was the Nets, who directly invited Sun Ce to join them and move to New York, to form a double guard with Deron, and then attract Howard.

The Nets are one of the few teams that directly offer contracts. They are also one of the teams that strongly promote the cancellation of the Arenas clause in the contract renewal terms of the second-round rookie, and want to use space offers to force Sun Ce.

The most Buddhist is Buford, the general manager of the Spurs. Every year, the Spurs are interested in everyone. At the beginning of the century, they were interested in Malone, O'Neal, Kidd, Yao Ming, Antonio McDyess, Marion, Stoudemire... and Kobe. The reason why the San Antonio Spurs are not well-known is mainly because the Rockets next door are too popular, and relatively speaking, those stars almost directly rejected the Spurs, and they had some flirting with the Rockets.

Over time, although the Spurs have always maintained the style of being interested in all stars, they can basically only pick up those stars when they are old, such as Richard Jefferson and Iverson and the future Gasol.

However, the Spurs have not given up this style. They will join in the fun if they can, just in case they see a ghost.

No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, Sun Ce has met with the first 19 teams.

Testing the free market is just a thought, just like most people's thoughts. After it is realized, it is found to be boring. It feels clearer than the time of the sage after crazy output.

Most teams are in a "fighting" mentality. Perhaps they have not thought about how to build a team after getting him. Indeed, from the current point of view, Sun Ce needs a suitable system, but those team managements came in a hurry and have no clear plans.

So Sun Ce asked them what their plans are for the next few years if the Grizzlies must match the contract this year. Except for the Spurs, Lakers, Heat, Nets, and Celtics, which have clear plans, even the Trail Blazers and Nuggets, which have 50+ wins, are in a step-by-step mentality. Most teams don't even have their own plans.

This made Sun Ce understand that not every NBA team management is so powerful. Most of them are ordinary club operators, and they can't even be called excellent.

The Grizzlies are probably in their best time since the team was founded. Even in the original time and space in Sun Ce's memory, the Grizzlies did well enough and did everything well enough. But he didn't expect that Gay, who averaged 20+ points per game in his second year, was so Buddhist. His talent was not developed for a long time. Without someone who could raise the team's ceiling, reaching the Western Conference Finals was already the limit, wasting the Grizzlies' best years of operations to put together a super rotation lineup.

Sun Ce is not interested in well-planned teams for the time being, and Sun Ce's scalp tingles when he thinks about teams that are whimsical and make big promises.

Sun Ce's expectation of trying the free market was completely wiped out, but he also knew which team managements were really good, which teams should be avoided even if they really change teams in the future, and even which general managers and executive presidents should be avoided if they change teams.

...

In a flash, time came to June 4th, which was the day for fans to watch Sun Ce meet with the management of each team.

Meeting day for two teams that received special treatment!

Sun Ce put the Rockets and the Grizzlies on today and gave the two teams half a day.

In the media's speculation, Sun Ce must have some idea to give these two teams special treatment, and the fans also believe the media's statement, and they think so too.

On the morning of May 31, after the Rockets got the news, their management was very happy and went everywhere to promote "Chinese Players' Home", "Yao Ming's Mother Team", "Yao Ming's Successor Sun Ce" and other things to guide public opinion, trying to influence Sun Ce's judgment from "off the court".

The first to be affected were the media and fans.

The Rockets originally had special treatment, and the public opinion guided by the Rockets really seemed to be true.

On Sun Ce's side, after getting ready, he came to the music club to meet with the owners of each team at 9 o'clock in the morning.

He looked at the plan that the Rockets handed to Bill Duffy on the morning of the 31st. Among the 21 teams that met, only 4 teams gave direct offers, the Spurs, the Nets, the Magic, and the rest were the Rockets.

The Spurs and the Nets have salary space. The Spurs have always had it. They control it very well, so they can look for stars whose contracts expire every summer.

The Nets failed to compete for James last summer, but they did not sign randomly to block the space. They got Deron in exchange for Harris, so they did not take up too much of the space that was originally vacated.

The Magic are going to use the new version of the amnesty clause that will definitely be passed to cut Arenas, and then make room through trades.

The Rockets' plan for Sun Ce is similar to that of the Magic. They are going to trade Al Jefferson, amnesty Billups, and form a core lineup with him and Anthony.

Obviously, it is a similar plan, but the Rockets give Sun Ce the feeling that after they get him, they are going to hold on to him and Anthony, two popular players, and then put together a bunch of role players from the corners to continue to make big money.

Otherwise, Sun Ce would not be able to figure out the Rockets' reason for amnestying Billups. Sun Ce really likes to have a teammate like Billups who gives up the ball when he needs it and has strong commanding ability.

And since you have to trade Al Jefferson to make room, why amend Billups? Three-party transactions will not suffice.

So, when Sun Ce went out this morning, he was ready to go and the luggage he was carrying was his PS3...

…

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Ce welcomed Coach Hollins, Chris Wallace, Tim Hardaway, David Fizdale, Dave Joerger, and John Bickerstaff at home. ...the general manager + the entire coaching staff, as well as Yi Jianlian and five teammates including Randolph, DeAndre Jordan, Battier, and Moreau.

After welcoming the team members into his home, Sun Ce said directly without waiting for the other party to speak: "Lerina, take your uncles to visit our indoor arena and see what they want to drink. Let aunt prepare it. Wei, Dave, John, Tim...you guys take a walk first...

Zach, the game console is in that room. I played a level in the morning and couldn't finish it for three hours. Please help me get through it. It's too difficult. Allen, DeAndre, Sean, Anthony, over there. It's the billiards room. You go and have some fun first. I have something to talk to the coach and the manager about. "

Sun Ce made clear arrangements for everyone when he came up, and sent everyone away, leaving only Chris Wallace and Coach Hollins in charge, which caught the group of people who came a little off guard.

In the past five days, they have been discussing how to talk to Sun Ce. Although coach Hollins and Chris Wallace are confident that Sun Ce will stay and have an escape route, they have the right to match. If the terms are changed successfully, their There is no solution for matching rights.

But I still have concerns, if Sun Ce is really persuaded by any team... This is the reason why Chris Wallace wants to trade the boss. He obviously does not need to take risks, but he puts himself in the possible situation. In danger.

But this morning, they suddenly received news from Bill Duffy, changing the meeting place to Sun Ce's home.

This is not important, what is important is that Sun Ce pushed the others away as soon as he came up.

In particular, the most important teammates Yi Jianlian, Randolph, DeAndre Jordan, and Battier were all sent away. It was difficult to play the relationship card, which caught the prepared coaching staff and teammates off guard.

Coach Hollins felt a little bad, but Chris Wallace's eyes lit up after hearing Sun Ce's words! He nodded towards his friends who came with him and followed Sun Ce towards the reception room.

After entering the guest room, Coach Hollins and Chris Wallace saw Bill Duffy standing up to greet him. They went up to shake hands and looked around the guest room.

The reception room is very simply decorated, with a bar counter, a coffee table, two sofas, a projection device, a potted plant in the window, and nothing superfluous.

"Black tea or coffee?" Sun Ce asked after walking behind the bar.

"black tea."

"I want black tea too."

"OK."

Chris Wallace, Coach Hollins and Bill Duffy sat across from each other, not talking about the contract, but chatting about family matters.

A few minutes later, Sun Ce brought over a pot of brewed black tea and two teacups.

After sitting down, Chris Wallace asked directly: "Noah, do you have any suggestions for this year's draft?"

"Uh... shouldn't you talk about the contract renewal?" Sun Ce asked rhetorically.

Chris Wallace smiled and said: "In the past few days, you have been asking Bill to collect other teams' draft intentions. I think you must have a target you want to select, but you are worried that other teams will select first; and In the details of your meeting with them revealed from other teams, you asked the teams with high draft picks about their draft intentions; plus the news revealed by many teams is that they have no desire to compete with them this year. You sign...

In fact, these are all secondary. You may also want to see their draft plan, because you did not ask us directly for the joint trial report, but asked Bill to collect the information, and we are not sure.

But what you said when you sent Zach away just now, I know, you never thought about leaving. I don’t know why you took out Team Rocket alone, but you played the game for three hours in the morning...

I think you called us to your home because you are tired of the free market game. Let's just talk about the next draft. You have long since determined that our most unreliable boss in history will definitely give you something. The maximum contract given. "

After hearing this, Coach Hollins remembered what Sun Ce said to Randolph. It turned out to be this. Co-author: This morning, Sun Ce just rested all morning, played games all morning, recharged his energy, and talked with them in the afternoon?

Coach Hollins is curious, why are the Rockets placed today? But Chris Wallace said he didn't want to ask why, and he couldn't ask, otherwise he would look too stupid.

Bill Duffy joked: "Noah, I told you, Chris is very shrewd, he will definitely be able to see if you deliberately expose your flaws."

"Don't say it, Bill, I'm really a little depressed." Sun Ce made a joke and continued: "Actually, the game is not over yet, but that is not important. I will make my decision public tomorrow and give it to you then. A surprise... I won’t talk about it anymore. I have been reading the scouting reports these days, and there is a college student I have been paying attention to. He is also in the draft this year.”

Now that he has gone straight to the topic, Coach Hollins put aside his doubts and asked, "Who is it?"

"Klay Thompson, University of Washington, his defense and catching and shooting are very suitable for our team, and he has a good personality. I loved watching his games when I was in college." Sun Ce responded.

This sentence again...watching him play again...

Chris Wallace didn't know what to complain about, so he chose to ignore it and glanced at Coach Hollins. Coach Hollins' coaching staff was responsible for the specific aspects of the draft.

Coach Hollins also did not miss out on the drafting work. He has a good eye for drafting and is very serious about his basic work. He replied: "This is the son of my former teammate. His father's name is Michael. He was the No. 1 pick by the team when I was playing. Show, his strength is pretty good, of course, not as good as mine. I know his son, who is currently in his junior year. He is a tall pitcher who is ready to fight at his age, but his athletic ability is not as good as Michael's, and he has no skills. He is predicted to be 19 years old. The pick was taken by the 76ers."

here we go again! Sun Ce and Chris Wallace heard Coach Hollins boasting about his playing days again.

However, they still have no room to refute. He does have the capital to step on many No. 1 picks. Championship + first defense + All-Star, he is so good.

"Actually, he is very good. He is very good at shooting and defense, and his athletic ability is not as ordinary as he looks. When I watched his game, I found that his lateral movement is very good, his defensive anticipation is also very good, and he is strong enough. Just watching It looks a little bulky, and because he mainly shoots, that's why he performed so poorly at the combine. Teams with lottery picks want to bet on a talent like Kobe, but we need this more. players." Sun Ce analyzed.

Coach Hollins thinks this wave of analysis is reasonable. Sun Ce has the title of "the strongest system player" and he also showed a very strong team thinking in the game. Coach Hollins does not doubt this.

The first target, Thompson, was decided like this. Coach Hollins had no objection. Originally, according to Tim Hardaway, the No. 7 pick was used to select a bag boy for Sun Ce. Sun Ce could do it as he pleases, and , the son of an old teammate, it would be nice to take care of him by the way.

Coach Hollins continued to ask: "Are there any other goals? This year's draft situation is difficult to predict. Too many freshmen and sophomores have withdrawn. If he is really selected early, we need to be prepared. "

"Yes! Kawhi Leonard from the University of San Diego has good defensive potential, but his skills are poor..."

Before Sun Ce finished speaking, coach Hollins started to complain: "You have to use the No. 7 pick to select a defensive genius. We don't need a second Tony. We also have a tall defensive genius. I have seen his According to the trial report, I think Paul is more talented than him, especially shooting. Paul has the same perfect talent as Rudy, and he defends harder.”

"We don't need a second Tony." When Sun Ce heard this, he knew that there was no chance of choosing Leonard. Even if he said something fancy, now this sophomore who seems to have nothing but defense and even weird shooting movements, look at It really doesn't match up with the 7th overall pick.

But that's okay. Sun Ce just appreciates Leonard's efforts. Originally, he was not very willing to give the ball to a rookie with no skills like a troika. Leonard's singles in his early years were really eye-catching. , but Popovich persevered and gave Leonard certain singles opportunities from the beginning of his rookie season. In the fifth year of Leonard's career, he developed him into a scorer averaging 20+ per game. Moreover, it is still a ball-holding type.

Sun Ce actually doesn't have that patience. He just admires Leonard's perseverance from knowing nothing to developing comprehensive skills since entering the NBA. But this is not important. There is a better option. Thompson is not it, but coach Hollins. If I had to ask him if he had any other options, he would give his second choice.

"Are there any other options?" Coach Hollins continued to ask.

Sun Ce feels that there is really nothing particularly bad about the team. On the contrary, every position looks good. As coach Hollins said, Paul George has the talent to become a perfect 3D player, even better than Thompson.

It's just that the team wants him to provide advice, so he just provides it.

However, when thinking about hard work and inspiration, Sun Ce thought of a being who was not that strong but had similar characteristics and worked harder and was more inspirational...

"The other one, Jimmy Butler, he works hard."

"..." When he heard this name, Coach Hollins wanted to hit someone. He tried hard to suppress his anger. The contract has not been renewed yet. He will fight after the contract is renewed...

Is this a suggestion from someone?

Pick No. 7!

He actually suggested picking a guy who was predicted to be the No. 1 pick in the second round!

"Just Thompson! There is no need for backup, I think he is very suitable. No team should choose him in the top six picks."

Seeing Coach Hollins' expression of disgust and wanting to hit someone, Sun Ce was very innocent. It was obviously you who asked for the alternative!