After the draft, Jiang Dongbing met David and Jackson at the draft site.

Even though David didn't speak, his face was full of disappointment, while Jackson was elated and looked much happier than David, the top pick.

"Stephen, it's okay. I see you are smiling more happily than winning the lottery. Please calm down." Jiang Dongbing couldn't laugh or cry.

Jackson immediately stopped smiling and said, "Coach, I'm much happier to be able to continue playing under you than to win the lottery."

"I'm ready to compete in the NBA. Coach, when will we start training?"

Jiang Dongbing shook his head, "As for the training, let's wait for notification first. It's hard to say whether we can train this year. Who knows how long the negotiations will last."

Jackson looked confused. It was hard to say whether he could train or not? What the hell, after he was drafted by the Grizzlies, did the Grizzlies not allow him to train in the offseason?

Jiang Dongbing didn't explain much and looked at David, who looked unhappy. "David, be happy. You can be selected as the number one pick. This is what many players dream of."

"And according to my observation, Coach Ford is a good coach. Don't worry, you will be very happy in the Clippers."

David didn't say anything, just nodded silently.

…

The next morning, the teams that made trades in the draft each announced their trade plans.

The Grizzlies' sale of Levis and next year's first-round pick sparked a lot of heated discussion in the circle, mainly because in the eyes of the outside world, the only two people the Grizzlies can play are Raheem and Levis, and now Levis has been

Sold.

Although Christie is a good player, he is only good and cannot be called a star at all, and he is not young at all. At the age of 28, there is no room for improvement.

As for Billups in exchange, it makes this deal look even more stupid. What value can a rookie season have in exchange for a parallel draft pick from two teams?

"Jiang, you have also seen that the outside world is not very optimistic about our deal now." Stewart placed various news newspapers in front of Jiang Dongbing and said with a wry smile on his face.

"Don't worry, it won't take long before our deal will become a classic deal." Jiang Dongbing said with a smile.

Stewart always felt that Jiang Dongbing was deceiving him, but there was no evidence...

"Okay, now that we are almost done with everything, let's take a good vacation. When the next labor negotiation is over, we should start training." Stewart said.

Although he felt that Jiang Dongbing was deceiving him, he was still looking forward to the Grizzlies' new season and felt that it might really be what Jiang Dongbing promised.

Jiang Dongbing nodded, but he was muttering in his heart, when the labor negotiation is over? The day lily will be cold.

This labor negotiation will begin on July 1st. This is originally the time when rookies sign contracts, but now due to the lockout, the signing of rookie contracts may be delayed for a long time.

Jiang Dongbing is also worried about whether the newcomers will be willing to train hard in the offseason without signing a rookie contract.

…

On July 1, NBA labor salary negotiations officially began.

Maybe everyone is optimistic now. This negotiation is just like the previous negotiations. Even if it takes a little effort, it will definitely be able to be reached in a short time.

As a result, after waiting for half a month, there was no news that the negotiations were successful. Jackson was already worried. He clearly remembered that Jiang Dongbing said that this negotiation would last for a long time.

"Did the coach guess again that this negotiation will last for a long time?" Jackson wondered curiously.

…

Jiang Dongbing feels that he must take action. It is not a problem to continue to waste time like this. It is completely wasting the time of these new players.

First, he asked Stewart. Jiang Dongbing wanted to see if the team's training ground could be used. If it could be used, then everything would be easy to discuss.

As a result, Stewart did not agree and is now in the process of negotiation. He does not want to be caught in the pigtails.

In desperation, Jiang Dongbing could only contact Jackson first and ask him to come to Vancouver first and consider the training venue later.

Of course, Jackson didn't say anything and immediately set off for Vancouver. Even if the rookie contract hadn't been signed yet, he was willing to stay with Jiang Dongbing.

"Coach, are you going to give me special training?" Jackson asked happily after seeing Jiang Dongbing.

Jiang Dongbing nodded, "Yes, special training is indeed required. Although we don't know when the new season will start, I guess it will have to wait until at least February."

"We can't waste so much time. Let's start training first. There is a saying that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The extra six months of training will be enough to make you better than others in their rookie season."

Jackson was stunned. Are you kidding? This negotiation will last until February?!

If these words hadn't come from Jiang Dongbing's mouth, he would definitely have thought he had met a madman.

"Coach, you are right. Let's start training tomorrow. I can't wait."

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step? It's such a philosophical saying, I have to get it tattooed on my body." Jackson said with bright eyes.

Jiang Dongbing was speechless. Now Jackson may be a little addicted to Chinese character tattoos. If this continues, he may become a walking Chinese character dictionary...

"Don't worry, I have to contact the newcomers who joined the team this year and find you a training partner." Jiang Dongbing shook his head.

My own system can bind two people. In addition to Jackson, I can also bind one more player. If I don't use it, it is really a waste.

The Grizzlies will join the team in the new season with five new members: Jackson, Miller, Christie, Billups and Mobley.

Jiang Dongbing first eliminated Christie. Now Christie is actually in a mature stage. After all, he is already 28 years old and has little growth potential. Binding him would be a bit of a loss.

What Jiang Dongbing values ​​​​is not Christie's potential, but his immediate combat ability.

Under normal circumstances, Christie's time with the Raptors was actually delayed. The Raptors lacked reliability on the offensive end, which made Christie need to devote a lot of energy to the offensive end.

But when he arrived at the Kings, that is, under Adelman, Christie truly unleashed his strength, focusing on defense wholeheartedly and making cold shots from time to time. This was the style of play that suited him best.

It is precisely because of this that Christie was selected to the All-Defensive Team for four consecutive years.

Sometimes the role of the coach is reflected in this way. A player who is very mediocre under other people's hands will immediately shine with a strange brilliance under his hands.

I have to say that Adelman is indeed a genius in this area. Under his leadership, the mediocre Brad Miller and Christie both reached the peak of their lives.

Jiang Dongbing suddenly discovered that half of the corners he had dug were Adelman's men, and it was really unkind to catch him in vain.
Chapter completed!