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Chapter 534: The New Top Scholar, James! !

Chapter 534: The New Top Scholar, James! !

In the Hilton Hotel, Bruce looked at the embarrassed West with some dumbfounding, obviously completely helpless with his words!

"Bruce, can't you help me with this?" West shook his head helplessly when he thought of Baylor's words like a rascal before, and asked boldly!

"God, this is this year's first-round pick. Who will they take out?? Could it be Amal (Odom) and the others??" Bruce was completely speechless, even though he was very concerned about the relationship between West and Baylor. He was very surprised by his friendship, but once the interests of the team were involved, it was obviously difficult for him to let go!

"Uh. Amar and Andre have already been rejected by them to renew their contracts!!" West said with a depressed face, and then under the ugly face of Bruce, he said very quickly: "If we can give This is a chance for the Clippers to rise, and I think we will definitely have another great ally in the future's rapid development of the league!"

"This..."

Bruce looked at West's urgent expression, and he said dumbfoundedly: "Jerry, what if Elgin leaves??"

"Believe me, Bruce, even if Elgin leaves, we still need him for more than ten years in the Clippers!" West went all out. They're all in!

"Okay, Jerry, let's wait and see what will happen in these two days!" Bruce said helplessly, then changed the subject and said: "About the veterans of the team, I think You've got a little bit of information that once they all announce their retirement, I think what we need is not just a few cheap veterans, but someone who can help the team like them!"

"Yes!!"

In order to give Bruce a good impression, West hurriedly said: "As for candidates, we are obviously on the right track in the competition between Carl and Gary. As long as we have time after the draft, you or I Go and negotiate with them personally, I think after losing Charles and others, we still have an unparalleled advantage in the second team!"

"Hehe, about Gary and Carl, I've wanted to talk to them in person for a long time!" Bruce's eyes flashed with excitement, and every time he thought of being able to intercept the Lakers, he couldn't help being a little excited!

On June 6, the day before the draft night, Bruce finally got the final notice from Starks and others that they would choose to announce their departure from the league this year with the glory of the championship!

In the hotel, Bruce frowned at a list that Baylor submitted to West. Although Odom and Miller's proposals were added to it, he couldn't help but feel a little displeased with the old man!

Judging from the current situation of the Clippers, if they can keep Brand, this is already their greatest ability. If they add Andre Miller and Odom's annual salary close to tens of millions, or It's an annual salary of tens of millions, and with Sterling's pissing nature, this is obviously impossible!

"Jerry, do you think we need two players with extremely high salaries that will affect our lineup?" Bruce looked at the helpless West and couldn't help frowning!

"This... sorry, this may be the most sincere trading plan that Elgin can come up with!!" West said a little depressed. Thinking of Baylor's prayer before, he couldn't help feeling agitated!

"Well, it seems that we have to make some changes!!" Bruce frowned and closed the trade plan. After thinking for a while, he finally said helplessly: "If they can take over John and Dell's one-year contract and some Cash compensation, I can only finally agree to Elkin's proposal!"

"what??"

West looked at Bruce in surprise, extremely excited about what he said.

"Yes, if he can eat the 300 million US dollars after John and Dell's contract extension and buy the 250 million No. [-] pick, I will consider trading the draft rights to them!"

Bruce shrugged helplessly to West, which was also his helpless move!

If Bruce insists on it, it will not only bring a certain element of surprise to the relationship between him and West, but also personally cut off a communication line that has been in operation for many years.

However, even if the Warriors can get better offers from some teams, it will obviously be a waste of money to choose a high-quality rookie with their current strong lineup!

If Baylor can agree to his proposal, at least in the league, his behavior will receive the attention of a large number of veterans and a series of immeasurable influences!

"Thank you, thank you very much for your generosity!!" West said excitedly, then patted his chest and said, "I will convince Elgin!!"

On the evening of June 6, after a large number of fans and a young man in a custom-made suit entered the home court of the Knicks, the managers and staff of each team also came to their own small rooms!

"Jerry, regarding this transaction, I don't want it to happen again in the future, I hope you can understand my original intention!"

Sitting in the small room belonging to the Warriors, Bruce said to West with a serious expression that he didn't want this kind of robbery-like transaction to happen again in the future working together!

"Of course, I have already solemnly talked to Elgin, and he also swore that he would never find us to make such a deal again!" West said with certainty with a flash of firmness in his eyes.

"That's good!" Bruce said to West with a smile, and then changed the subject and said: "According to the news the team got before, it is impossible for the Cavaliers with the No. [-] pick to trade their pick. Get out there, their decisions will make them great options for at least the next five years!"

"Hehe, if their manager is a pig, with LeBron's current influence and that astonishing 7-year $9000 million contract, I'm afraid no one will tell this person who hasn't revealed himself with the facts. Young people hand over to outsiders!" West took a deep breath, recalling the previous reports and hype about James, he couldn't help laughing playfully.

"Haha, no matter how good you are, this is obviously not what we should consider!" Bruce looked away a lot. He directly picked up the previous data about rookies and said with a smile: "The players who can enter the top ten this year , we don’t need to consider the top five, the bottom five rookies will be our main consideration, if we fail to choose the player we like, I think the best player with the tenth pick will be our final choice!”

"That's right, only in this way can we maximize the value of the draft!" West looked solemn, and then put himself into the final evaluation and thinking!

This year's draft conference is extremely lively, especially under the various revelations and hype of top rookies such as James, a large number of fans and media have poured into this arena!

James was a little nervous and sat in the front row of the venue with his family. Looking at the excited competitors beside him, he couldn't help but clenched his hands!

"LeBron, you should enjoy it!" James' mother patted her son's clenched hands with encouragement, and nodded to him with a smile!

After a while, when Stern's figure appeared in the center of the stage, there was a burst of familiar boos from the audience!

"Aha, it seems that my appearance has become a landscape in the league!" Stern looked at the fans who booed him with a smile, shrugged his shoulders indifferently, and said so humorously !

In the small room of the Warriors, Bruce watched Stern's humorous response on TV and couldn't help but smile: "Hehe, this old guy is still so thick-skinned!"

"If David didn't have a strong desire to control, he would definitely be a president respected by everyone!" West said with an inexplicable light in his eyes.

Following a series of opening remarks before the draft, after Stern took the cards handed by his assistant, he looked at the nervous James with burning eyes!

"Welcome to the 2003 NBA Draft, where top rookies from all over the world will gather. Each of them is a future star in the NBA. I wish them all the best!"

After Stern finished speaking with a smile, he quickly turned over the previous cards and shouted in an extremely excited tone: "The Cleveland Cavaliers chose..."

"F.. K!!! Hurry up and announce!!!"

With anxious roars, Stern saw that the atmosphere had achieved his goal, and then he looked at James with a disturbed face, and shouted loudly: "They chose LeBron from Akron, Cleveland... James! !!"

"Wow!!!"

A burst of huge cheers sounded, and the whole venue suddenly fell into jubilation!

Amidst the cheers and blessings of the fans, the young James walked towards the stage with a look of excitement!

In this long wait and a series of reports, James has become the top rookie in the United States, especially his series of highlights and the top evaluation of him by various teams. He only used a few Within a month, he became one of the most watched stars in the United States!

On the stage, when Stern excitedly put the Cavaliers baseball cap on James, a legend of "godfather and godson" began!

"I hope David won't change his mind!" West's eyes flashed an imperceptible worry, and he said this to Bruce with a smile!

"Hehe, why don't we use our combat power to crush all the rules?" Bruce said with a strong tone of confidence and longing for the future in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)