Chapter 792 We will come back here next year
The death of Jerry Wayne largely diluted the joy of winning the championship.
Wayne's funeral was handled by Wei Mingliang. At the memorial service, many people had to go on stage to deliver speeches. Wayne is a very story-producing person, and everyone's stories are not repeated, and they can make people laugh.
After the memorial service, after the persuasion of his family, Liana decided to move to Philadelphia.
Boston, the place where she and Wayne had been together for half a century, became the past.
Although racial discrimination is no longer common, and even words starting with N have become taboos in formal occasions, Liana believes that discrimination has not disappeared.
All the suppressed dark side is only temporary.
Wayne left, and naturally she had no reason to stay in Boston, so moving to Philadelphia with her family was a better decision.
Wei Xia started taking vacations, and this year he didn't care about the draft because the 76ers only had one second-round pick.
This is a very unfortunate thing. The league ushered in the best draft year after 2007, but the 76ers only had second-round picks.
The 76ers who have won the championship with their rare dominance in history have the first thing they need to do is not sign a player, but retain the lineup.
Cousins renewed his contract with a maximum salary, and Gordon Hayward reached a 4-year oral agreement of 70 million yuan. It is worth mentioning that Hayward's verbal contract was 31 model.
Haywardken would get a higher offer if he entered the free market, but he chose to complete the contract renewal in advance.
Steve Nash chose to retire, and the veteran ended his career as a windy one. He had an extremely glorious beginning, a regrettable encounter, a late comeback, and two-time MVP, although he was blocked by the Spurs at his peak and was difficult to win the championship, he won the ring in the last year of his career by stepping on the body of his old rival Spurs.
This is the perfect revenge and the best finishing.
Except for Nash, the 76ers' lineup is generally stable.
If a team has the potential to compete for the championship, then it should find a way to stabilize the lineup and strengthen it as much as possible.
In the past season, the 76ers won 71 wins in the regular season, lost only 1 game in the playoffs, and their dominance sprinted to the 96 Bulls.
The management naturally had no intention of making any major changes and devoted themselves to attracting veterans in the free market.
This year is also a free market year, led by the first generation of 2003.
Before the battle for the free market comes, the first draft will be held.
These offseason highlights have little to do with Wei Xia and the 76ers.
While preparing for the championship celebration, they prepare for the filming of the documentary.
The championship documentary has begun, with Wei Xia's documentary interviews of up to 22.
Wayne's death adds a bit of tragic color to the 76ers' champion, so when Wei Xia faces the camera and hears this question - "Did Grandpa's death have a big impact on you?"
"Sau Rui, I don't want to answer this question."
Wei Xia didn't say much, but her expression had already explained a lot.
The shooting process is not difficult, because the winning documentary is interspersed with a lot of narration, game shots and player interviews.
Player interviews are often the source of documentaries.
The real meaning of the documentary is to strike while the iron is hot and take the fans to review this season again.
The day before the championship celebration, the draft was held as scheduled.
In the 2014 draft, the teams with the top three picks were the Cavaliers, Lakers and Celtics.
The reason this year's draft is much more interesting than other years is that you can bring home a super newcomer who is enough to be the core of the team building by getting the top three picks.
This is something that most draft years do not have.
The scooting of top picks and top picks hit Andrew Wiggins has reached an outrageous point.
Last year, at the 2013 General Manager Annual Meeting, there was an interesting topic. If we add up next year's rookies and all the players from the previous decade (until 2004), who can rank in front of Wiggins?
There is only one answer: healthy Greg Oden.
The fact we know is that the unhealthy Oden beats Durant to the No. 1 pick, and then this Wiggins can only be defeated by the healthy Oden?
Because Wiggins is a Canadian, he did not get the hottest favors that OJ Mayo won back then.
The development template for Wiggins has been varied since college, from James, Durant, Pippen - to the more popular recently: the focused, abundant version of McGrady.
What does "focused, abundant version of McDie" mean? Focus means that he is not as careless as McDie, while abundant means that he is more mature and comprehensive than McDie in his rookie period.
If what the scout said was true, then it is basically certain that he might be the best rookie in 1997 besides Duncan and Griffin.
Until Weisha went to the oil pipe to watch his game - it was a game, not a highlight.
Regardless of the advantages that have been said to be bad, Wei Xia believes that scout reports are deceptive.
Wiggins' most obvious disadvantage is that the left-hand threat is far inferior to the right-hand threat - this question reminds Wei Xia of herself.
He used to be a player whose right hand was far stronger than his left hand, but now there is no problem.
Secondly, say he is a focused version of McGrady? Where can I start? He rarely shows energy in college. This kind of self-sacrifice for the team is to put it nicely, it is to understand sacrifice, and to put it bluntly, it is to paddle and not take NCAA seriously. Of course, it is also possible that he is fighting power just by just this?
However, all the shortcomings Wiggins showed are similar to the imbalance between the left and right hands, lacking the motivation to ignite oneself, defense, and long-range shooting stability - these controllable issues that can be changed by yourself.
His talent is there.
It can be changed, but the shortcomings of training are not a problem. The most precious thing is the full physical condition and talent.
Even though Wiggins reminded Weisha of Rudy Gay more than once, he also believes that this person should be the No. 1 pick this year.
According to normal expectations, adapt to the pace and intensity of the NBA in the first year, and averaged 18-20 points per game; start to improve your flaws in the second year; grow into an All-Star or even a superstar in the third year.
As long as he is willing to work hard, his problems are really not a big problem.
Well, as long as you are willing to work hard.
Later, Wei Xia went to learn about another top pick in Wiggins's class, Jabary Parker.
He watched Parker's half game and pressed a timeout.
If he had the No. 1 pick, he would choose Parker. Wiggins' upper limit was indeed terrible, but Parker was obviously the more stable one.
His skills and mind are both mature, able to adapt to the two forward positions, and can play in the second position when necessary.
If nothing unexpected happens, the Lakers will take this person.
Wei Xia did not know another top pick because he had something else to do at that time.
On the day of the draft, there were almost no accidents. The Cavaliers, the Lakers, Parker, and the Celtics took Embiid home.
This is a brand new generation.
Some of them will become one of the league's future signs.
Just look at talent, this is the best in five years.
Unfortunately, the development of things is never changed by people's expectations.
The 76ers used their second round pick to choose the son of the famous general, Glenn Robinson III.
In fact, the 76ers' wing line is not short of people. Wei Xia and Hayward have a solid starter. Robertson grew up rapidly. Robinson III came to Philadelphia and could only sit on the bench.
But who made the general manager of the 76ers Hinki? In Hinki's view, a second-round pick is like a useless trick. Instead of choosing a mean person for nothing, it is better to choose a talented small lottery ticket. Even if you make a profit after scraping it out, you will not lose much if you don't scrape it out.
At the end of the draft, what was impressive was Wiggins' famous laughter.
He thus obtained his first nickname: Big Mouth.
The 76ers are passers-by in the draft, and the most important thing they have at the moment is the championship celebration.
On the day of the celebration, a sightseeing bus of 76 people started from Phu Quoc Center.
The players brought their families to face the people of the whole city.
When the sightseeing car stopped, the coaching staff and the players stepped forward to deliver speeches in turn.
"Thank you for making me so mature. Under your supervision, I have fewer technical fouls this year than last year..." Cousins' hands were shaking, "3."
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There was a violent laugh at the scene.
"Boge's small step, ours a big step," said Wei Xia.
Everyone has speeches, and the styles are similar.
When Wei Xia reached the forefront, the call for "MVP" lasted for several minutes before stopping.
He looked at the fans on the scene and said to the microphone: "I'm not proud, but I'm probably the only basketball player in Philadelphia history to win state championships, national championships and NBA championships at the same time. I'm very proud of this and I hope you're the same as me."
Screams were surrounding Wei Xia.
He had to wait until his voice was lowered before continuing to speak.
Fortunately, his speech was not long.
"Everyone's life is a long journey, and on this road, we will lose a lot, including the people we love..." Fans who realized what Wei Xia was talking about interrupted his speech again with enthusiastic cry.
Chapter completed!