The Warriors selected Jason Richardson at the sixth pick.

Jason Richardson, 20 years and 5 months old, Michigan State University, won the NCAA championship with the team in 2000, ranked 33rd in the NCAA Top 100 Basketball Genius List in the 00-01 season, and has not been selected for the NCAA annual award.

The Supersonics chose to exchange young forwards + draft picks for Tyson Chandler. What they had to say was not a loss in terms of transaction value.

James Percy has defensive talent and shooting talent, but compared with Artest, there is a qualitative gap in talent. In the just-concluded season, although James Percy is an important member of the championship, it is not indispensable.

However, the Supersonics team broke up the winning lineup as soon as they won the championship...

If you think about it carefully, it seems that it is not apart. Several veterans of the Supersonics have retired and have already disbanded.

It's time for the Supersonics to rebuild the championship lineup by relying on drafts, signing free agents, and trading.

This situation happened when I first won the championship, and the Supersonics are really special.

However, the Supersonics team's winning framework is still there, and only role players need to be added.

From this point of view, the Warriors did not choose Gasol, but reached an agreement with the Supersonics from the beginning. As long as Tyson Chandler was not selected in the second pick, the Supersonics would complete the transaction.

The Warriors were predicted to choose Gasol because the Warriors boss and general manager both expressed their skepticism about whether high school students can adapt to the NBA, that is, the old-school team, so all media predicted that they would choose Gasol.

But now it seems that the Warriors' initial goal is Jason Richardson.

Su Qun, a commentator of the court station who broadcast the live draft, said after the Warriors selected Jason Richardson: "It seems that the Warriors wanted to choose Richardson from the beginning, but the salary in the sixth pick is much lower than that in the third pick, and they can also be transferred to Percy of the Supersonics."

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The draft continues, and since Jason Richardson was selected by the Warriors, the draft has begun to go astray compared to media predictions.

The Pistons chose Duke star Sean Bathir in the 7th pick. Bathir's expected pick was the 6th pick.

The Clippers chose Troy Murphy, who was selected in the middle of the first round at the 8th pick, and traded it to the Warriors.

The Celtics have the 9th pick of the Nuggets and the 10th pick, and have successively selected Joe Johnson and Cadrek Brown.

The Hornets chose Cork Haston at the 11th pick, and another player who could not predict that he would enter the lottery zone.

There are actually quite a lot of geniuses in the 2001, and in Zhang Hao's opinion, there are quite a lot of them, but people today really look down on this rookie. Just the performance and display of college are much different from the 5 Golden Age Drafts in 2005-99.

Of course, looking at the entire NBA history, the 83-88 draft picks led by the 84 generation can be compared.

The main reason is that the performance of the last year of university is almost the same as that of the 2000 class, which greatly reduces people's expectations for the 2001 class.

This kind of talent show year is different from the talent show year. It is better to predict the talent show year, and it is more difficult to make the small year.

Supersonics Draft Office.

Looking at the transaction completed documents sent by the league staff, Howard Schultz said excitedly: "Ben has entered his peak period. Jason is old. Now he chooses a high school student to give him some playing time to train his playing time. He can also learn defensive experience from Ben and Jason as your future helper..."

When an irreversible trend appears, if you cannot change the trend, don’t think about going against the trend.

If you no longer believe in the training ability of college, choose a young genius of eighteen or nineteen years old to slowly cultivate it, it will definitely become the trend in the future.

The coaching staff, management, and Zhang Hao communicated many times and finally made a decision to follow the trend. After finally submitting it to the boss, Howard Schultz agreed with the decision.

You can also choose Gasol, but if you choose Gasol, you can only use it as the third inside line. It is too much of a loss and it will delay each other.

The main reason is that Gasol is the core playing style. Gasol has a Supersonics team trial training, which is obviously the kind of playing style that requires him as the core of tactical skills to exert the best strength. It is very excellent. It has its own advantages with Yao Ming, who revealed the trial report of the Wizards, but it is too incompatible with their Supersonics team's team building plan.

Howard Schultz is still confused and asked: "Aix, Kwame Brown is the most talented one? Eddie Curry has a strong offensive talent, why not consider them?"

"From the high school situation, Ace Curry has the potential to become an inside player with 20+ points per game, but he is lazy and will regret choosing him.

Kwame Brown has the best overall talent, his athletic ability is as good as David Robinson, and his frame protection conditions are excellent, but his growth cycle is relatively long. If he wants him to make necessary contributions to us immediately, he cannot do it. Judging from his performance in high school, Chandler's defense must be more mature, and his athletic ability is not as good as Kwame Brown, but his basic defense skills must be better.

This is not the most important thing. We are actually not so dependent on the inside rookies to make contributions immediately. It is just that according to various information, Kwame Brown has a flaw in character and cannot stand scolding. I am afraid that he will be scolded by Mr. Jordan. Otherwise, we will add up the Nets' draft pick exchange powers next year and give them to the Magic, and they may agree to sign No. 2 to us."

"I understand." Howard Schultz responded and began to remove the blind box.

Howard Schultz began to care about how to make a decision on the No. 6 sign.

But the 28th pick was the last pick in the first round after the Timberwolves was confiscated. Howard Schultz didn't ask about this and was preparing to watch it until the draft.

The envelopes are opened one by one...

"Jamale Tinsley, I remember being a 23-year-old mature rookie at the University of Iowa? The predicted ranking is 21st to 10th in the second round? It's good to choose..."

"Gerard Wallace, from the University of Alabama, predicts the 25th pick in the first round to the 10th pick in the second round."

"Tony Parker...Who is the French point guard? 19 years old? If you choose the wrong one, you will be deducted your bonus."

"Alinas Aix, Larry, Doug, I remember his prediction of the pick is 14 to 20, right? Can he choose him at the 28th pick?"

The boss is really ready to open a blind box! I have read the guide and remember to know the information!

After seeing the Spurs pick Richard Jefferson, who is expected to be in the top 10 pick in the first round, Zhang Hao replied: "Tinsley and Parker are the first choice, Arenas is the back, and Gerald Wallace is the alternative."

"Tinsley, I know, can that French point guard adapt to the NBA?"

"Tinsley should be the only serious organizational point guard in this rookie. He is the best choice, otherwise Parker will be the best.

Arenas should have the best talent among these three, but he is the core style of playing. He can play the core feeling when playing as a substitute, which is not a good thing.

The reason why UCLA didn't want him is that his playing style is too self-centered and his overly self-centered personality is also a problem.

I think no team should have chosen him in the middle of the first round. The college students who ran this year did not perform very well in the last year. Among the less outstanding college students, he was not the best.

Parker can be a substitute assaulter and fight back with me. He has experience in European basketball and will always do well."

Howard Schultz received a response, but did not continue to ask more questions, and began to watch the draft. Although he did not interfere with too many player operations, he paid a lot of attention. He had the ranking and ownership of the 57 rookies he felt.

Howard Schultz has his own ideas, but he will not easily deny what others say.

As a result, when it reached the 21st pick, there was no team that chose Arenas.

But at the 22nd pick, the Spurs sent Avery Johnson and the next two second round picks to the Nuggets, and got the 22nd pick in the first round that originally belonged to the Bucks, and selected Arenas!

The Spurs made a trade at the end of the first round, which scared Zhang Hao. As a result, RC Buford, the assistant to the president who represented the Spurs in the draft, chose Arenas.

‘I was worried that the Spurs would choose Parker, but I ignored that they had no need to choose Parker at all.

But Buford's vision is very vicious! Richard Jefferson and Arenas, both of them can be regarded as the beads that the team ahead did not choose.'

At the 26th pick, the Hawks, who had the first round pick of the 76ers, chose Jamal Tinsley and sent him to the Pacers.

‘It can be seen that many teams are choosing randomly in this year’s draft, but there are also teams with clear goals. Buford from the Spurs is one, and Bird from the Pacers is one.’

At the 27th pick, the Kings, who had the Lakers' first round pick, chose Gerald Wallace.

Four targets and three were selected. Zhang Hao watched Larry Harris put Parker's letter paper back into the envelope. It was a bit regretful. He liked Gerald Wallace very much, but Parker was indeed quite suitable. In this ranking, the other teams could choose Parker because they didn't understand the French point guard.

‘It’s time to use it first. If it’s not appropriate, it’s better to change the second round, anyway, the last pick in the first round.’

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In this year's draft, the first round was in chaos, with as many as 14 first-round picks being traded, and 50% of first-round picks trading when selecting people, which is also a history.

In the second round, it was even more chaotic. Some teams even announced that they would give up the signing right after choosing the person in the second round, and would take it away if they wanted to.

The draft was successfully concluded, with the lessons from last year. This time, the media stopped bragging. Although it was normal to be slapped in the face, they slapped the ball before the Summer League last year, and their faces were hurt a little.

Now, just play the ones selected in the top five.

On July 1, the free market opened.

This year, many stars have entered the free market, and several of them are geniuses from the 1998th class, which has attracted much attention.

For the Supersonics, Kukoc, Ruben Patterson and Bryant Stich entered the free market.

Not long after, there were rumors that the Cavaliers offered Bryant Stich a three-year offer of $6 million, and Bryant Stich's agent confirmed this.

On July 3, the Cavaliers signed Kukoci for 24 million US dollars in three years.

The Trail Blazers signed Ruben Patterson with a starting salary of 4.74 million US dollars in three years and 15.5 million US dollars.

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On Zhang Hao's side, he signed a contract extension with Larry Harris in New York on the 30th.

Last season, Zhang Hao's salary was $19.29 million. According to the provisions of the new labor-management agreement, he cannot get a higher salary than this.

Just like Garnett, after his salary of 28 million in 2003-04, he was 9 years old and could only sign a new contract with a starting salary of 30% of the salary cap. Even if the salary cap rises every year in the future, Garnett's salary in 2004-05 will be only between 15 million and 17 million US dollars.

Zhang Hao has played for 5 years, but his salary has not stopped and he has not applied for retirement. After trading in the Supersonics, he still has the right to bird. However, according to the rules, he only has 5 years of age and does not meet the salary level of a 7-year veteran, so he can only renew his contract with a 25% salary cap.

After the draft, a team proposed in the league meeting held on the 31st that Zhang Hao would be given a special case so that the Supersonics could renew their contract with Zhang Hao using the salary specifications of a 7-year veteran or 11-year veteran, but the Supersonics refused.

When the free market opened on the 1st, the Supersonics officially announced that it would extend a contract with Zhang Hao with a one-year contract of $11.32 million, which immediately triggered a wave of public opinion.

One-year contract! The purpose is too obvious! Every year, Zhang Hao only gets a "guaranteed" maximum salary!

Even if Zhang Hao signs for 5 years or even 3 years, other teams can accept it, but the one-year contract is purely to deal with the rule that Zhang Hao must receive a maximum salary as long as he renews his contract with the Supersonics.

Zhang Hao has the right to bird, and his salary can increase by up to 12%, while NBA income cannot increase by 12% in a year.

The salary cap for the 201-02 season announced on the 1st is 45.263327 US dollars. Compared with last season, the increase is 6%. This is already very good. If you can maintain this growth rate in the future, all teams will have a happy time.

With Zhang Hao's contract renewal mode, if the Supersonics have the need to open up space to sign free agents during the offseason, it can sometimes play a huge role.

Doing this complies with the rules, but many team management teams came out to express their dissatisfaction.

Because the most important thing is not the present, but the future!
To be continued...