It was hard to predict where Harden would go.
Both the Clippers and Grizzlies wanted the inside line. Harden was on the outside, so it was easy to judge that the top three picks would not choose Harden.
It was inevitable that Harden's position would drop compared to his previous life.
It seemed like the Timberwolves had a fifth and sixth pick, and they were also short of defenders.
Uh, the Timberwolves are going to rely on Harden to rise?
Would the Forest Wolves continue to be blind this time?
Zhang Jun's impression of Thunderclap was that their draft was awesome.
In his previous life, there was a saying that a Thunderbolt talent was definitely of the best quality.
The Thunderclap's management had always had a unique vision for the draft. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, they drafted Durant, Harden, and Wei Shao, the three league MVP's. Behind them were first-line defensive players like Adams and Ibaka.
In fact, just the name of the three young masters of Thunderclap was enough to prove their talent.
However, the Thunderclap draft still needed to rely on peers to make it look even more awesome.
Let's take a look at the Grizzlies 'drafts in 2007, 2008, and 2009!!!
In the past three years, the Grizzlies had also held the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd picks. What choice did they make?
2007: Conley was selected as the fourth pick.
2008: Mayo Clinic was selected as the third pick.
2009: Second pick Tabit.
Other than Conley, who was not considered water and could not intercept Hu Durant, the other two could intercept Hu Weishao or Harden, but they did not intercept Hu.
There were even more stupid Timberwolves. They picked two guards for the fifth and sixth picks, but missed Curry, who was the seventh pick.
The Thunder's record this season wasn't good. Westbrook and Durant were still in the development stage. Their record was ranked last in the Western Conference.
In his previous life, they were the third pick. In this life, they were the first pick.
This result made Thunderclap's executives excited. General Manager Prestige was even more overjoyed when he was interviewed by reporters after the draft draw."I can't wait to see Zhang Jun in the Thunder jersey.”
Because of this draft pick, the Thunderclap became popular again.
Only then did the domestic fans pay attention to this small city team. Currently, Westbrook and Durant were not that famous. In fact, they were even less famous than Zhang Jun.
In front of the NBA superstars, they were just little brothers.
On the night of the draft, Schwartz went to a hotel in Arizona. Zhang Jun came over to meet him.
"Zhang, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Grizzlies, the Timberwolves, the Orlando Thunder, the New York Knicks, and the San Antonio Spurs have all sent out trial invitations.”said Schwartz.
It wasn't that there weren't enough teams that invited Zhang Jun to try out, but some of the teams with a lower draft didn't expect Zhang Jun to land in their team. Of course, the Spurs were an exception. Even if there was only one draft pick, they still invited Zhang Jun. The Spurs 'confidence seemed to be innate.
"Do you have any suggestions?" Zhang Jun asked.
"We can try the Oakland Thunder, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the New York Knicks. There's no need for the others.”said Schwartz.
"Why?"
"The Oakland Thunder is the team with the highest chance of taking you down. It's necessary to have a good relationship with them. The Los Angeles Clippers and the New York Knicks are big cities.”said Schwartz.
Compared to Oakland, Schwartz hoped that Zhang Jun would go to big cities like Los Angeles and New York.
The Clippers and the New York Knicks did not have a core player. Zhang Jun would immediately become a cornerstone player. That way, his stats would skyrocket in all aspects, and his popularity would rise faster. On the other hand, the Oakland Thunder was too rural. They had two or three core players on the team. There would be competition if they went, and it would not be easy to get them.
"Okay, then let's go to these three for a trial.”
"Zhang, the Clippers and the New York Knicks should be working hard to push for a draft pick swap with the Thunder. They've always wanted you.”said Schwartz.
"Compared to them, I'm more looking forward to going to the Thunder to partner with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.”Zhang Jun replied.
Compared to the economy of a big city, Zhang Jun preferred basketball.
Who wouldn't want to team up with a strong teammate?
One man and one city? That thought was already OUT of the picture.
Zhang Jun and Harden teamed up in college, and now he wanted to work with teammates who had potential and knew how to play.
Conquering these teammates, becoming their thighs, and making them their underlings, wasn't that nice?
The Clippers 'boss was a racist, the Knicks' boss was a fool, and he went over to make himself feel bad?
Compared to business reasons, the basketball court was the place where he spent more time.
"Okay, I understand what you're thinking.”Schwartz shrugged.
If Zhang Jun didn't agree to go to Thunderclap, he would have done everything he could to create hype and use the media to pressure Thunderclap's executives to push for the top pick deal. But now that Zhang Jun himself was willing to go to Thunderclap, there was no need to do anything else.
"By the way, Zhang, are we still going for the joint trial? The joint training would provide 5-on-5, shooting, strength, and agility tests, as well as interviews for the various teams in the league to refer to.”
"There's no need for that. Instead of wasting time, it's better to continue training.”
Zhang Jun didn't like to rush off to meaningless jobs.
"Okay, I got it. In addition, many sneaky shoe manufacturers have sent in their offer contracts. Do you have any sneaky shoe brands in mind?”
"No, any brand is fine.”
"Is there anything else I need to pay attention to?”asked Schwartz.
"The contract period of the sneakers should be shorter. The amount can be increased as much as possible with a low guarantee and a high bonus.”
"I understand the latter part, but the contract period is shorter?”Other players were eager to get a long-term guaranteed contract.
"After one or two seasons, I won't be a rookie anymore.”Zhang Jun laughed.
"Zhang, I have to say that you are very confident, but as a professional agent, I have to remind you that the NBA may be different from the NCAA. It may take some time for you to integrate. Many superstars only make it after a few seasons. In addition, a player's career is full of surprises, such as injuries.”Schwartz suggested.
"I know. I will take responsibility for all of this.”Zhang Jun said.
Others might be worried about getting injured, but Zhang Jun was not. He had the system, so he was not worried!!
Zhang Jun had the confidence to take the future into his own hands.
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