Chapter 269 [Contract Renewal Pressure, Draft Target]

In the face of reporters' questions, Yang Rui talked about the team and the players, and by the way, he advertised on Facebook and Minion software. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

"We have a pleasant working atmosphere, and we often interact even at home, playing games and stealing food, and keeping a diary to keep an eye on each other's lives. We also discuss tactics in the Minion chat group at any time, so you can leave a message if you have any good ideas. The internet is such a good thing, and we all have our fanbases, and I want to thank the fans here for sometimes giving some good advice. ”

The media in many countries around the world broadcast the press conference live, and this advertisement is so worthwhile that it is difficult to achieve this effect by finding celebrity endorsements. In the field of online social networking, Facebook is destined to become a global hegemon.

Carter said of his thoughts: "I'm going to be so excited that I'm going to lose sleep tonight, it's the happiest day I've ever had. ”

The reporter compared him to Jordan, Carter smiled: "This can't be compared, Michael has too many personal honors, 10 scoring titles, five championship rings, many MVPs, I'm far behind." ”

The reporter asked the Raptors players if they would stay with the team in the summer, and Maddy, Christie, Cato and others all gave ambiguous answers.

Detreve and Hornacek made it clear that they would retire in the summer and spend more time with their families.

Only Billups showed his attitude. 'I want to stay in this great team and I'm having a great time here.'

People who want to sign a big contract will not easily say what they think. Billups doesn't care much about money, in Yang Rui's previous life, he took low salaries for many years in the Timberwolves and Pistons. Even if the Pistons became the MVP of the Finals, he was actually only on a middle-class contract, and he didn't start earning tens of millions of annual salaries until the 2007-08 season.

After the interview, everyone went to the party together, and owner Richard Pedy, manager Glenn Gruward, scout Gary Wirth and others were all arranged and waiting at the venue.

They had been preparing to party for a long time and were not going to return to Toronto immediately after winning the championship.

Yang Rui has friends in Los Angeles, and Jennifer Aniston and best friend Kristen Hahn attend the party. Jennifer said that she is a Lakers fan, obviously not a hardcore, and happily took photos with Carter, Maddy, O'Neal Jr. and others.

Brad Pitt didn't come, it was said that he was preparing for the wedding, and Yang Rui could feel that this big-cheeked raiser actually didn't like him.

Pete attends the Raptors' championship party and will steal the show in a group of stars. Yang Rui wished that this person would not come, and he didn't know what to say to him when he came, if it weren't for Jennifer's face, he wouldn't want to attend the wedding of the two. At that time, he and Thomas participated, and they were also relatives and friends of the woman.

Everyone drank and chatted, sang and danced, and they all went crazy.

Yang Rui sang a blues song, and he was stunned to sing it into a rap, and he ran out of the galaxy out of tune, causing the audience to laugh.

After two hours of fuss, Yang Rui was a little tired and went to the corner to chat with the manager Glenn Gruward.

"Glenn, just now I saw you and your boss go to talk to Tracy, your face is not very good, it's not easy to renew the contract, right?" Yang Rui asked with a smile.

Glenn wanted to wait until the championship parade was over to talk to Yang Rui about this, for fear of disturbing his interest, but he didn't expect him to mention it first, and he was smiling.

Tracy made it clear that he wanted to go to a big city, but it was really not easy to do. With championship rings and record-breaking records, other teams are sure to poach people with top salaries. Glenn smiled wryly.

Yang Rui nodded, why didn't he use the Raptors as a springboard?

If Maddy stays, he dares to build a dynasty, but a team must not only defeat external opponents, but also solve internal problems, which is why only three teams in NBA history have won three consecutive championships, namely the Celtics, Lakers, and Bulls.

Glenn asked, "Who do you think must stay?" I tried to negotiate a contract renewal. ”

Yang Rui had already thought about these questions, and Zhengse said: "If Tracy wants to go to the big city, let him go, and Billups, Christie, and Cato will stay as much as possible." If they are gone, it will affect the team's defensive system. ”

Glenn smiled wryly: "One thing to show is that it's hard for us to sign Tracy and other teams first, then we will have to pay the luxury tax next season, and it will affect the future renewal of Carter, unless a team is willing to send three first-round picks as chips, we can only give him up for nothing." ”

"I understand this, so be it."

In Yang Rui's impression, only the Nuggets sent three first-round picks to the Nets when they poached Kenyon Martin in the future, in order to produce results. Maddie must choose a team that can be the core of the rebuild, and the rebuilding team is all hoarding draft picks and not giving away.

The Raptors renewed O'Neal Jr. and Miller last year, and Billups will not be very cheap, and the management is also facing pressure to renew Cato and Christie, and other teams will not be able to eat if they change to middle-class players, and the total salary will directly exceed 40 million.

One of the more depressing things about the NBA collective bargaining agreement is that the salary of retired players must also be included in the salary cap, and even if Detreve doesn't play, it will be counted as an annual salary of 6 million. In this era, the salary cap is only 35 million, and if you renew two second-rate stars and add a superstar, you may pay luxury tax.

"You can say whoever you want in the draft, and the team will bring in role players in the summer as you want." Glenn threw out the benefits, and now Yang Rui can make full decisions.

Yang Rui thought for a while and said with a smile: "I won't go to the scene in this draft, the quality of the rookie is average." There's only one person, and you have to choose it for me. ”

"Who is it?"

"Tracy is gone, needs someone to fill the swingman position, and picks Michael Reed at the end of the first round. The second-round pick would have been the best option for Eduardo Nahoola, or if not, Brian Cardinal. It doesn't matter if neither of them are selected, second-round picks can be traded to other teams. ”

The 2000 draft has been called the worst in history, and the strongest player came in the second round, and that was Reed!

Reid has the potential to be a super swingman with accurate shots. What sets him apart from traditional pitchers is that he is just as good physically and as good as he is in the low post, and he works hard defensively. In Yang Rui's previous life, in order to put Reed on the throne, the Bucks management sent away Ray Allen, who had a conflict with his teammates.

Reed's weakness is his poor shot selection when attacking with the ball, often taking strong shots against defenders, and even so, he has a career shooting percentage of 44.7% from the field and 38% from three-point range, which would certainly be amazing if he didn't play around.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Reed was reimbursed for two seasons because of a torn knee ligament, and his peak period was very short. But he was selected for an All-Star Game and represented the Dream Eight team at the Beijing Olympics, winning a gold medal.

Nahula, a white striker with a height of 203CM, is also famous and can play the No. 3 and No. 4 positions. He is explosive, has excellent ability to rush and grab rebounds, and has a hard fight that is not afraid of death, often defending the opponent's most ferocious interior players. As a coolie blue-collar worker, he excels defensively, and his offense mainly relies on picking up leaks under the basket.

He played defensively for 12 seasons before eventually retiring with the Bobcats.

Cardinal is also a short big forward, only 203cm tall and has the ability to shoot. He averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game with the Warriors in '03-04 and was a strong contender for the Most Improved Award, and in 2011 he won a championship with the Mavericks.

Glenn didn't hesitate to agree. "Don't worry, leave it to me."