Next year?

In 2009?

A real draft year, a top seven pick?

Chen Mu's words before leaving left Stefansky were completely confused, and he couldn't understand why the core of the team would come up with such a strange idea.

Standing at this point in time in 2008, Stefansky, even if he has a very shrewd vision, is not sure why Chen Mu has such thoughts.

As a veteran general manager, Stefansky is familiar with the last 20 years of drafting, and since 1997, there have been five years known as draft juniors.

Among them, Duncan and Billups came out in 1997, and there was a Martin in 2000, as well as McMiller and Jamal Crawford, which can be regarded as passable.

In 2001, there was the famous Kwame Brown, and the famous stars such as Gasol, Chandler, Battier, Joe Johnson, Randolph and many more.

Yao Ming in 2002 is a pretty good choice, but at present, it seems that the injury problem is very serious, and there are Xiao Si, Boozer, Butler and others to support the scene.

Aldridge, Rondo, Roy, Guy and others in 2006 were not bad either.

These years are all years that are considered to be the year of the draft before the draft.

And the 2009 draft, at least at the time node where Stefansky and Chen Mu are now, is also considered by many people to be an absolute draft year.

Of the list of people expected to participate in the draft, only Blake Griffin is worth a look, and he is basically the top pick. But it is very difficult to trade the champion sign, not to mention whether the bad teams are willing to give, just say who will get the champion sign, which is a difficult question to answer.

Seventh pick in the first round. If everyone's prediction is not too wrong, it should be used by a team to choose a defender. The biggest problem with the 2009 draft was the lack of interior players, Griffin and Tabit seemed to be good, and other than that, there were basically no big men worth picking in the top seven.

Chen Mu did not elaborate on who he wanted to choose. just flutteringly threw a sentence of "ask if the Warriors are willing to trade draft picks" and left. Leaving Stefansky staring dryly in the office, wondering who the Chinese kid really was.

The Golden State Warriors, who just completed the Black Eight Miracle last year, failed to enter the playoffs this season, but they also had a record of nearly 50 wins and failed to enter the playoffs, purely because the competition in the West was too fierce.

The Warriors' lineup is very strange, with a bunch of outside attackers, and the interior is dominated by rebounders and outside kite men. After the end of the season. Barron Davis' contract will come to the player option, and there are rumors in the league that Davis may jump out of the contract and test the free market, but the Warriors shouldn't send him away for nothing, right?

Will the Warriors, who have not lost much this season, fall to the point of competing for top-10 picks next season?

Stefansky was skeptical.

Moreover, the Chinese kid himself said just now that Lowry's position in the team's backfield is relatively stable. It will also welcome back Alan Iverson in two years. Seven picks before next year, if you choose a defender. When is it played? Decentralized Development Alliance??

Although it is not difficult to judge from the words of the Chinese kid, he seems to be not very confident in whether he can trade the draft pick of the Warriors, and whether the player he wants to draft can really come to the 76ers, and he is not eager to the point of no return, so he did not say it to death, but let Stefansky try it.

But Stefansky was too curious. He wanted to know what kind of character he would be if he could make such a vicious Chinese kid want to attract his subordinates.

After the conversation, Stefansky waited for a long time, and in the afternoon called Iguodala, who had the best relationship with Chen Mu.

After some small talk. Stefansky tentatively asked Iguodala if Chen Mu had mentioned any players who might run for the election next year, and he was more optimistic.

Iguodala thought for a long time, and after saying "no" five times in a row, he suddenly whispered and replied:

"Stephen Curry, that little Davidson guy, Dale Curry's son. Chen said he would be the all-time top scorer, the game. ”

...... Stephen Curry?

Stefansky had heard the news that Dale Curry's son is playing well in the NCAA right now. However, before that, Stefansky's biggest impression of this player who looked like a primary school student was that his body was too thin and his confrontation ability was too poor, and it was difficult to have NBA-level combat effectiveness.

Yes, Curry won the best rookie and scoring title in the small division in his first season in college, and in his second season, he did a crazy 159 three-pointers that broke the NCAA record.

But ...... a small pitcher, who plays as a shooting guard in the NCAA?

Remember JJ Reddick on the shores of Daming Lake?

A player of Curry's level is a god in the NCAA competition, but when he comes to the NBA, there are many examples of him being exposed to more intense confrontations. If you don't care, you'll get seriously injured or something, and it's hard to guarantee your career.

Chinese boy, is he ......?

If nothing else, with Curry's current NCAA performance, it is a question of whether he can be selected in the top seven picks, or even the top 10 picks. His sophomore season was great, but everyone knows the constraints of this kind of small pitcher, and it's rare for a team to take that risk in the lottery, right? Isn't previous experience enough?

Thinking about the Warriors' lineup again, even if Davis leaves the team this summer, there are still Jamal Crawford, CJ Watson, Marcus Williamson, Monta Ellis, Belineri, Morrow and other backcourt scorers and shooters, ...... Curry?

Could it be that this little pitcher hasn't reached his limit yet, and what miracles can he do in his junior season?

With an average of 25.9 points per game and a three-point shooting rate of more than 43%, it should already be his ceiling, right?

Although he is a shooting guard, his almost one-to-one assist-to-turnover ratio per game is also a bit excessive.

A skinny little pitcher, a shooting guard position, who hasn't proven himself to be a point guard in the NBA, and is rather mediocre defensively. Played junior year in the NCAA...... Words like "potential" should have nothing to do with his life!

Chinese boy, what did he like about him to give him such a high evaluation......?

But then again, from this point of view, it is a good opportunity to bargain with Golden State.

"Anyway, your backcourt talent is overflowing. It's better to give me the pick, I'll give you a hard-working big center, who can help you grab rebounds and send blocks, the height and weight are in place, and get rid of the little thin guy like Berdrins and the thin or short guy like Turiaf as soon as possible! ”

Although he was still puzzled by Chen Mu's choice in his heart, Stefansky had even thought of the rhetoric during the negotiation, which may be the working attitude that a professional general manager should have......

Stefansky was overwhelmed by Chen Mu's unintentional words, but Chen Mu himself was unconscious, still seriously preparing for the first round of the playoffs.

Curry or something. In the end, it's a kind of fantasy, and in the foreseeable future, Lowry will continue to grow and maybe make mistakes, but as the team matures as a whole, the 76ers' record will definitely gradually improve.

Maybe next year, the 76ers will be able to play an eye-catching record, as opposed to it. Even the quality of draft picks will continue to decline.

Strengthening the team through the draft is hardly the main avenue for the 76ers. With Chen Mu's "foresight", the probability of low-ranking Taobao is very high, but it is limited to that.

Chen Mu wants to make achievements, and he has put down his arrogance, and he will be the MVP in three years this season. Win the championship after welcoming back Allen...... These words have to be realized by himself, and Chen Mu always wants to be a person who does what he says.

In order to challenge for a championship, the stability of the team is essential, and role players can change back and forth, but the basic stability of the main squad is an important factor.

If you can get Curry. So what about Lori? It's not that Chen Mu hasn't thought about this problem.

In fact, when Curry grows up, Lowry has already become a good player in his own right, and when Chen Mu's own poison contract occupies 15 million space, Iguodala and Korver's contracts are not small, and Milicic will grow up The contract will inevitably become bigger, and Allen, who is going home, may be able to fool Yao Ming......

With such a 76ers, there is still enough salary space to give Lowry a suitable contract?

If Lowry's contract needs can't be met by then, will it be just right to catch Curry's explosive period?

If you are a little more "vicious", Curry's previous seasons were not so healthy, and if he can come to the 76ers to play as a substitute, the data is not too dazzling, maybe the contract that was already enough to "rob" could be lower......

"Where did you think of it?"

Chen Mu was happy to himself, shook his head, no longer thinking about these things, but focused on the most important things at the moment.

"The badge and SP points haven't been redeemed yet, Pistons, I'm Chen Hansan back again......!"

Locking the door and entering the system, Chen Mu easily redeemed the SP points, most of which were used to enhance his backward jumper-related attributes. He knows very well that in the face of a defender of Rashid's level, coupled with the Pistons' defensive system, it is not possible to play without a strong single hand.

"The accolades that can be redeemed are one Weekly Awards, one Monthly Awards, and the Season Rebounding Champion."

The best of the week and the best of the month can be used to redeem badges, and the title of rebounding king can be exchanged for badges and signature moves.

Before the start of the playoffs last season, Chen Mu exchanged the honor of rebounding king for the "sky hook" action, which achieved miraculous results. Now that another playoffs are about to begin, Chen Mu has looked at his attribute list and basically determined which signature move to redeem is. (To be continued......)

PS: New signature moves! The playoffs are coming!