After the championship parade, it was soon time for the annual NBA Draft.

Yang Rui convened a meeting of the management staff, first listened to the reports of each department, the team's profitability, publicity plans, etc., and then he announced that the summer recruitment work was all decided by himself, and a list would be provided for the manager to contact.

The team's chief and deputy managers have no opinions, and Yang Rui is very satisfied. What he needs is a manager who makes money for the team, and he doesn't need to listen to what is going on the pitch, and he is ready to be a dictatorship.

And when Yang Rui said that he would focus on the free market this year, sign new signings, and trade two big players such as Faried and Griffin in exchange for potential players, many people raised objections.

Few teams trade a big-name star on the team, especially if the Clippers have a full salary.

Manager Nel Orhi asked puzzled: "Boss, didn't you say that the team's goal for next season is to win four consecutive titles?" If Griffin is sent away, Chandler jumps out of his contract and is poached, we have no one on the inside, how can we win the championship next season? Signing someone in the free market, even if you have the strength, it takes time to run in, right? ”

Yang Rui explained unhurriedly: "If you don't make a big change in the summer, of course, next season will be very strong, but have you thought about it, the players who already have rings have less desire to win the championship, they want a big contract, and they must play beautiful statistics in the contract year, such as Farid, will he work hard for the team to win next season, or work hard for the data?" ”

Orsh asked, "Then why trade Griffin?" He's been an All-Star starter for several years in a row, and there aren't many better interior players in the league than him. ”

Last season, ESPN reported that Griffin was a top 10 player in the NBA, with a high regular season efficiency value, ranked ninth, and his playoff stats were not bad, averaging 23.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 35.4 minutes per game, shooting 50% from the field, 14.3% from three-point range, and 74% from the free throw line. However, Griffin did not play very well in the Western Conference Finals.

Yang Rui said: "His tactical role is average, he has not practiced three-point shooting well, his arm span on the defensive end is not enough, he is a sub-level co-defender, and his free throws are bad." He cultivated him for a few years, and there was no potential to dig up. He's got some quality, but he's also got injuries and now I'm going to get rid of them. ”

Everyone has nothing to say, Yang Rui is a boss who understands ball, and he won't come nonsense. Although Griffin is popular, it doesn't matter if he leaves, there is also a more popular Curry on the team.

Yang Rui continued: "There are a lot of star players in the free market this year who fit into the team's system, and you can sign one to replace Chandler, sign two, and it doesn't matter if Griffin is gone. Besides, we can still trade him for a star, you guys listen to me, I think I have too many rings and deliberately make the team weaker? ”

Everyone laughed. Scout Kim Hughes asked, "Boss, this year is a draft year, are we going to get a high draft pick and sign rookie development?" ”

"No, in my opinion, this year is not a draft year at all, the first two draft picks are enough, and the second round is traded as soon as possible, and no strongmen can be selected."

"Okay."

The draft pick he got from the Grizzlies was out of the reserve, and it was agreed to be a top-10 protection, and this year it happened to be 11th, a position that was already high in Yang Rui's opinion, enough to pick the person he wanted.

It was a seriously overrated draft, known as a rare draft year in the last decade, with many teams struggling to get talented.

But in Yang Rui's previous life, the 14th session was more like an injury year, and almost all of the lotto shows were lying, and there were several reimbursements, Randle, Embiid, Agodon, Jabari Parker, etc......

Even those who were not injured did not show much strength. Wiggins' talent was blown up as invincible, and as a result, he played for a few years, and he looked like a second-rate star at the level of Gay, with inconsistent shooting and average playmaking.

Yang Rui gave Olhi two lists and asked him to go to the draft to be selected.

The 11th pick selected future dunk king Zach LaVine, a two-way guard with a height of 196cm and a weight of 82 kg, is JR Smith and Jeremy Lamb.

RAVAN IS AMAZINGLY ATHLETIC, WITH A 105CM VERTICAL JUMP ON HIS SIDE AND A VERY FAST FIRST STEP, BUT HIS SHOOTING IS INCONSISTENT. In addition, LaVine is afraid of physical confrontation on both offensive and defensive ends, and his defense with and without the ball is weak, unable to play against physically strong defenders, and often leaks and is easily broken.

In the 16-17 season of his previous life, he averaged 18.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, with a shooting rate of 45.9%, a three-point shooting rate of 38.7%, and 2.6 three-pointers in a game.

Yang Rui's favorite person was in the second round, white center Nikola Jokic from Serbia.

Jokic is 208cm tall and weighs 113 kilograms, and was only selected by the Nuggets with a total of 41 in the second round in his previous life, and no one could have imagined that he would become the leader of the Nuggets team in the future.

He is a super all-round technical center, can play both high and low positions, can break through with the ball in the face frame, make a pivot in the high position, reach the range outside the three-point line, and can also rely on technical strong attacks in the low post, hook hands on both sides, and have high flexibility.

In the 16-17 season, Jokic averaged 27.8 minutes per game, scoring 16.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks, shooting 57.8% from the field, 32.4% from three-point range, and 82.5% from the free throw line.

As long as he strengthens his defense, Jokic will be the perfect interior team-builder. Even if the defense is average, there is no one in the 14th class of players who has played a greater tactical role than him.

The Clippers used 30 first-round picks to sign Kic for nothing, and Yang Rui is looking forward to him and Draymond Green, two interior players who are good at passing, to become partners, so you can really play how you want, and the ball must be running fast.

Jokic has contracts with European teams, and I'm afraid he won't be able to land in the NBA until 2015, and the Clippers will have to find someone else to top up next season.

It's not a problem, Yang Rui is ready to sign an experienced veteran, and then he can bring a group of young interior players with the Clippers.

Pau Gasol, the Lakers' interior liner, is a completely free agent, and the Lakers finished at the bottom of the league last season, so signing him to a contract is certainly not high.

In addition to Gasol, there is also a cheap man in the free market who can easily sign into the team. Yang Rui didn't consider signing him before, because the ball quotient shown by this product was too low, and after he went to China for a walk, the problem would probably be solved.

This summer, Yang Rui estimated that Whiteside had been taken away in China's secondary league, and it won't be long before he will return to the NBA, become a starter, become an All-Star, marry Bai Fumei, and go to the peak of his life.

Because he is ready to choose Jokic, there will be no one to worry about the center position in the future, Yang Rui is ready to sign a one-year final salary with Whiteside first, even if he is not taken away in this life and does not play well, he will only pay a base salary.

As long as Whiteside played at the level of Yang Rui's previous life, he would make a lot of money, not only did he have super physical fitness, he was good at blocking and dismantling, but he also practiced a hand shot, but he lacked organizational skills.

In the 16-17 season, he averaged 32.7 minutes per game, 17 points, 14.1 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 2.1 blocks, shooting 55.7% from the field. In the 15-16 season, he was also named to the All-Defensive Second Team, averaging 3.7 blocks per game and becoming the league's block leader.

Therefore, the Clippers management is worried that the decline in interior strength is simply superfluous, and Yang Rui has too many candidates. Like Bosh, who jumped out of the contract in the summer and was willing to take a salary cut to join, Yang Rui would not want it, because others were stronger and cheaper. Bosh is likely to have a blood clot, and Yang Rui doesn't want to sign someone to be tied to the team.