The Godfather of Basketball

"Huh?" Tang Tian looked at Jones suspiciously.

He didn't receive a trade proposal before the draft, and Tang Tian didn't have much hope for the others, so he was just waiting to use the 40th overall pick. He didn't expect that a trade proposal came up at this moment.

"The Suns are looking to trade their 28th overall pick, Bogdan Bogdanovic, for Teletovic and our first-round pick next year," Jones continued.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion in the hut.

"This is to take away our only draft pick!" Chief scout Sal Bate said angrily.

"And we are not familiar with this Serbian. I don't think it's worthwhile to replace Teletovic alone!" The team's deputy general manager El Quincy also said with some indignation.

"I agree with what El said, Mirza's talent is not bad." Kidd also said his opinion.

"By the way, Bojan Bogdanovic will join the team this year, right?" Tang Tian asked Bate.

(Note: Bojan Bogdanovic and Bogdan Bogdanovic are not the same person. The former is a rookie selected by the Nets with the first overall pick in the second round in 2011 and is a shooter.)

Bet nodded and gave a definite answer.

"Then talk to the Suns. We are at a disadvantage with this plan. Let them add a future second round to see if the negotiation works." Tang Tian then looked at Jones.

His decision drew doubtful looks from others.

"Guys, don't forget that when we traded Joe Johnson from the Eagles, the Eagles have the right to exchange picks with us next summer. Our picks are actually worthless." People are puzzled.

Tang Tian also nodded, and he had confirmed this with Jones earlier.

The others nodded one after another after listening, and the way they looked at Tang Tian changed.

After all, Tang Tian came from the head coach and general manager, and he has a better grasp of these situations than the owners of other teams.

Tang Tian didn't say anything more. In fact, Jones was talking about one aspect, and on the other hand, he is still a time traveler!

He knows this Bogdan Bogdanovic. He is a very talented defender and very spiritual. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is Ginobili in Europe. Of course, he is still relatively immature and needs time to grow. .

This is probably why the Suns chose to trade him. The Suns have selected high-ranking players for two consecutive years. There is already some overflow, and it is normal to use the end of the first round to exchange immediate combat power and future draft picks.

This is right in Tang Tianxia's arms.

He is the owner of the Nets. He is not short of time. What he lacks is team talent. Bogdan Bogdanovic is obviously the kind of talent he needs.

And he also asked just now, Bojan Bogdanovic will also join this season.

These two people, a shooting guard who can organize, and a three-pointer who is good at shooting, are all players that the Nets can use.

"With the 30th pick in the first round of the NBA in 2014, the Oklahoma City Thunder selected Josh Justis, a 2.01-meter forward, from Stanford University. The first round of the draft is over here. Thank you everyone."

When Xiao Hua finished reading the Thunder's selection, the first round of the draft also ended, and he completed his first show in the draft.

There was a break between the first and second rounds, and members of the teams in the draft cabin were in touch more frequently.

In the big year of the draft, the first round is very valuable, and not many teams choose to trade, but the second round is just the opposite. Many fans want to sell the draft for a good price.

"They agreed." Jones gave Tang Tian good news before the start of the second round of the draft.

The Nets sent Mizar Teletovic and the 2015 first-round pick to the 2014 No. 28 pick Bogdan Bogdanovic and the Suns' 2015 second-round pick.

Although there were some twists and turns in the process, the Nets miraculously got a first-round pick in the draft year, even though they didn't pick him.

But this is at least a good start.

And in the second round, it was Tang Tian who paid more attention.

He wants to send Garnett away in advance, and he wants to get a top second-round pick, and he does it for the talent who can be selected in the second round.

"Case, if there is any change in the second round, you must tell me in advance that we must win Nikolai at all costs." Tang Tian's tone was unprecedentedly serious.

Compared with Bogdanovic, what he wants to win in the second round is the real cornerstone of the Nets' rise.

The second round of the draft has already begun. Unlike the first round of lottery, the second round is ranked backwards according to the league rankings. The Bucks ranked last in the league last season, and they have the 31st overall pick.

"The first pick in the second round of the NBA in 2014, the Milwaukee Bucks chose Damien Inglis, a 2.03-meter small forward, from France." At this time, it was not Xiao Hua who announced the draft results, but him Assistant Austin.

Jones always pays attention to the draft dynamics of other teams, and Tang Tian also keeps in touch with Woj to ensure nothing goes wrong.

This is also the first time he has been so nervous since time travel, after all, this is directly related to the success or failure of the Nets.

"The ninth pick in the second round of the NBA in 2014, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Jerami Grant, a 2.03-meter small forward from Syracuse University."

Grant is also a good player in this draft, with excellent athletic ability, and he also became a starting-level player in his previous life.

But after the 76ers chose Grant, Tang Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The future cornerstone of the Nets has arrived.

The 40th pick belongs to the Nets. After the staff came to knock on the door, Bate handed over the envelope with the results already written.

When the staff left, Jones couldn't help asking: "Don, is Nikola really that good? And he still has a contract with the Serbian team. If he comes here without fulfilling the contract, he needs to pay more than A million buyout fee."

"Of course it's worth it." Tang Tian replied without hesitation.

In fact, more than half of the low-level Taobao players are European players, like Marc Gasol before, because the NBA is a league in the United States after all, and the information on overseas players depends entirely on the ability of each team.

Moreover, the reason why Tang Tian approached the Timberwolves was that apart from Garnett, the more important point was that he had to get stuck in front of the Nuggets, which had a sound collection of overseas information, to grab him.

While they were chatting, Austin had walked out with an envelope containing the Nets' draft results.

He smiled and looked at the audience who were not too many at the scene, and announced the final choice of the Nets.

"The 10th pick in the second round of the NBA in 2014, the Brooklyn Nets selected, ... Nikola Jokic, a 2.08-meter center, from Serbia."