The Godfather of Basketball

Shake hands with Stern, take pictures, and show his iconic smile.

Tang Tian walked down the stairs on the second floor at this time, ready to go down and say hello to Butler.

"Why does this person look a bit like Michael Jordan?"

While walking down, Tang Tian heard someone talking.

Hearing this, he looked up to the stage.

Under the lights, Butler does look like a young Jordan.

In the previous life, many fans also discussed this way.

Some people even gossip about whether the person who abandoned Butler's mother was Michael Jordan.

The private lives of many Americans are very chaotic. It is not impossible for Jordan to go to a party and meet a woman, and then forget about it when he sows the seed.

Of course, those are all guesswork. For Butler now, his adoptive parents are his real parents.

After Butler took a group photo, he walked off the stage.

"Jimmy." Tang Tian waited for him below.

Seeing that it was Tang Tian, ​​Butler was very excited and excited.

During the trial training, Tang Tian looked at him differently.

When he was in the audience just now, he also saw the trade the Cavaliers made in order to select him.

The team's starting power forward and future first-round pick, this price is enough to show how much the Cavaliers, or Tang Tian, ​​value him.

"coach!"

"You are a member of the Cavaliers, but don't think Cleveland is too small." Tang Tian joked with a smile when he saw Butler was emotional.

"It's very big, much bigger than Tomball." Butler said honestly.

Tang Tian froze for a moment, then laughed out loud.

He didn't rush back to the draft cabin, but returned to his adoptive parents with Butler, chatting nonsense.

"With the 26th overall pick in the first round in 2011, the Chicago Bulls selected Jordan Hamilton, a 6-foot-1 small forward from the University of Texas at Austin."

Stern announced the Bulls' selection, they did not select Jimmy Butler, this is to find Hamilton to replace.

From the perspective of the personal strength of the two at this stage, Hamilton and Butler are similar.

At this moment, Tang Tian's cell phone rang, and it was Jones calling.

"The Bulls have a trade proposal."

Hearing this, Tang Tian greeted Butler, and then quickly walked to the elective room on the second floor.

His plan was to wait until Parsons was selected before going up, but he didn't expect the Bulls to take the initiative to make an offer.

Back at the hut, he also learned about the Bulls' trade proposal.

With the 29th overall pick in the first round, Beverly was traded.

Beverly has been Paul's first substitute last season, and the 29th pick in the first round was quoted, which is not cost-effective.

"Reject directly?" Jones asked.

"Wait, ask them what chips Gibson has." Tang Tian continued.

A transaction is like playing 2K. Someone needs to take the initiative to start it, but as long as one party takes the initiative, then the bargaining chip of the negotiation can naturally be changed. Anyway, when both parties are satisfied, the transaction will naturally be concluded.

Gibson was originally very important to the Bulls, but after signing Boozer last season, Gibson was just a backup insider, and his value naturally became lower.

After the Cavaliers traded Anderson away, because Wallace chose to retire after winning the championship last season, the Cavaliers only had one Frye available at the fourth position, and reinforcement was a must.

And after going through last season's finals, a defensive fourth position is what the Cavaliers urgently need.

Dante quickly contacted, because there were only two picks in the middle, so there was not much time left for both parties.

Ten minutes later, Dante hung up.

"Gibson is not for sale," Dante continued.

Hearing this result, Tang Tian smiled wryly, it really wasn't that easy.

The Bulls, the biggest competitor, will definitely not do the reinforcement that anyone with a discerning eye can see.

"But they can find a third party and trade us a power forward," Dante continued.

Ten minutes, if it's just a refusal, it certainly doesn't take that long.

"New York Knicks, Anderson Varejao, the New Yorkers want the 29th pick and our 56th pick."

"With the 28th overall pick in 2011, the San Antonio Spurs selected Corey Joseph, a 6'9" point guard from the University of Texas."

At this time, the Spurs with the 28th pick have already chosen.

"I agree with their proposal." Tang Tian said directly.

For Varejao, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious. There is almost no shooting ability. The scoring basically depends on the second offense after the air cut and the rebound, and there is a big risk of injury, but the victory lies in being active and physical, and the defense is good. , The pick-and-roll quality is also high.

And the most important thing is that last season, he renewed a 2-year 6 million contract with New York. Now that the Cavaliers have exceeded the luxury tax, such a contract is currently acceptable to the Cavaliers.

The three-team deal was announced shortly after Stern came out, and the Knicks then selected Norris Cole with the No. 29 pick.

Last year's Telfair didn't play well, and they chose a guard this year, which is really an unprecedented preference for short guards.

The last pick in the first round belonged to the Cavaliers, and Dante also gave the staff the envelope with the results already packed.

Chandler Parsons.

Because of his high enough appearance, he was called a "social butterfly", and later because he was continuously awarded the maximum salary contract but because he couldn't play and there was constant off-court news, he was dubbed by the fans as "getting the money".

Of course, being able to get the top salary shows that Parsons had strong immediate combat power and potential before the injury.

In fact, the contract with an annual salary of several hundred thousand that was selected by the Rockets in his previous life is also one of the famous high-energy contracts with a basic salary in the NBA.

9+5 in the rookie season, 15+5+3.5 in the second year, and after that, he and Hayward and Leonard were brilliant for a while, and it was discussed who could become the second small forward in the Western Conference after Durant.

All in all, it is definitely worth the money to win Parsons with a pick at the bottom of the first round.

After winning Parsons, the Cavaliers immediately made a deal with their old trading partner, the Lakers, and traded Barnes for a future second-round pick.

Parsons needs playing time, and Barnes is basically sitting on the bench if he stays in the Cavaliers. Letting him go to the Lakers will get a chance to play, and it can also help the Cavaliers relieve the salary pressure.

After the Cavaliers selected Parsons, the first round of the draft ended, followed by the second round.

In order to get Varejao, the Cavaliers paid Beverly and the 56th pick. In the second round, only the least valuable and the last 60th pick remained.

This pick basically has no value.

most of the time.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as this year.