After winning the championship, Yang Fan and the Wizards played until late that night. Everyone was drunk and released all the pressure of the whole season.

Normally, with the end of the 12-13 season, coaches of each team can get a short rest.

But for Yang Fan, he still has a lot to sort out, such as the upcoming draft at the end of June, and the candidates that the Wizards need to actively contact in the free market in the new season.

Although the Wizards, as the defending champion, have a large number of veterans in the free market, are willing to lower their posture and take the initiative to contact the Wizards, Yang Fan does not want the Wizards to become a veteran's intake.

At least this summer, the Wizards have three players whose contracts expire, namely Kidd, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.

What is certain is that Kidd and Yi Jianlian will not renew their contracts with the Wizards again, because with Kidd successfully getting involved in the championship ring this season, Kidd has basically no regrets in his entire career.

Therefore, Kidd, who is over 40, can finally rest and plan his retirement ceremony in the next step.

In addition, Yi Jianlian chose to test the free market this summer, which is the suggestion given by Yang Fan.

In the past two years, Yi Jianlian has won the championship ring twice with the Wizards, so in a sense, Yi Jianlian has also risen with him.

In the Wizards' tactical system, Yi Jianlian does not have much playing time. Instead of staying with the Wizards and waiting for death, it is better to take this opportunity to try the free market and see if other teams can make a name for themselves.

Anyway, with the identity of a champion member, Yi Jianlian doesn’t have to worry about not being able to get a contract. The difference is just how big the contract can be obtained.

As for Yao Ming, Yang Fan was also very troubled. According to Yao Ming's own wishes, he felt that his career was perfect enough, so Yao Ming hoped to retire and then return to China to acquire a CBA team to be his big boss.

Yang Fan is naturally very supportive of Yao Ming's idea. After all, although Yao Ming has not experienced serious injuries in the past two years, his injuries and injuries were always bothering Yao Ming.

This also made Yao Ming very painful every game, and it can even be said that he had been fighting against injuries.

However, Yao Ming has been so popular in the past two years, and his whole body has become better and better.

Even though Yao Ming's data declined to varying degrees last season, Yao Ming can still contribute 12.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 blocks.

To be honest, if Yao Ming chooses to retire at this stage, it will definitely be a loss, a loss that belongs to Yao Ming himself, and a loss that belongs to the Wizards.

However, whether to retire or not is what Yao Ming should decide. Yang Fan has always respected Yao Ming's ideas, so Yao Ming does not need to rush to think clearly.

No matter which result Yao Ming gave in the end, Yang Fan would greet him with a smile and send his own blessings to Yao.

In this way, Yang Fan must make the worst plan this summer, that is, Kidd, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian leave the team at the same time.

It's okay for Yi Jianlian to make up for Yi Jianlian's position in the free market, but the departure of Kidd and Yao Ming will definitely hurt the Wizards' energy.

Especially Yao Ming's point, his departure is a blow to the tactical system of the entire Wizards. Even if the Wizards still have Gasol, who has equally excellent support skills, he still needs to find a way to strengthen the center position.

Otherwise, the only players who are playing in the center position of the Ravens will be Gasol Jr. and Reggie Evans, and the depth of this lineup will definitely not be enough.

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Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, time comes June 27. Today, the annual NBA Draft officially kicks off.

And this year is the first draft in NBA history to be open to the public, and fans can watch it on the spot through tickets.

The ticket price is about $20 to $35, which can be said to be very conscientious.

Of course, it is not difficult to see from this point of view that the NBA really uses any means to make money. Now it brings the business atmosphere to the draft. I don’t know what other ways to make money in the NBA in the future.

Before this year's draft began, the league released the physical test data of this year's rookie.

Among the five top picks candidates, Porter, McCollermore, Noel and Zeller all participated in the complete physical test.

Alex Rennes did not participate in several tests on height and weight.

In addition, the previous draft favorite Mohammed was considered to be likely to slip out of the lottery zone due to his poor performance.

However, I believe that in the face of absolute talent, there are still teams who are willing to take a gamble on Mohammed.

In addition, this year's No. 1 pick was once again drawn by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

At the 2003 draft, the Cavaliers used the No. 1 pick to pick LeBron James. At the 2011 draft, the Cavaliers used the No. 1 pick to pick Kyrie Irving.

Now, the Cavaliers have won the No. 1 pick for the third time in eleven years, which is enough to make team boss Dan Gilbert forget the pain of James' departure.

Of course, I'm afraid no one will know how scattered the Knights management will be this year except for Yang Fan with the Eye of God open.

If the top five top picks are not selected, and if Oladipo, who has explosive physical fitness, doesn't choose, the Cavaliers management will actually choose the top pick, and the Canadian top pick Anthony Bennett will be selected.

You should know that Bennett's prediction ranking before the draft has always been between 16 and 20.

According to ESPN's prediction data, Bennett is likely to be selected from the 17th to 18th. As a result, the Cavaliers still took the No. 1 pick and took Anthony Bennett as a parallel player.

As for the reason, it makes people laugh. According to the idea of ​​Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, the Cavaliers currently have Kyrie Irving and Dion West on the back line.

Have Thompson in the interior, so as long as you use the No. 1 pick to win a forward player, the Cavaliers will have the strength to compete for the championship next season.

There is no problem with this idea, but David Griffin obviously overestimated Anthony Bennett's strength.

And choosing Bennett at this pick not only ruined the Cavaliers, but also ruined Bennett's entire career.

After all, Bennett's strength is very average. If he is selected from a back position, Bennett is likely to become a qualified substitute.

But as Bennet was pushed to the top scorer by the media, the external pressure Bennet suffered was far from unimaginable.

This also allowed Bennett to survive for only four seasons under tremendous external pressure, and had to go to the European League to support his family.

At least in Europe, people only laughed at Bennett's name, but no one had ever personally attacked Bennett.

Because strictly speaking, Bennett is just a victim of the Cavaliers' management's confusion.

As the draft is about to begin, all teams are actively participating in the discussion to discuss who can stand out in the draft this year.

It is worth mentioning that before the draft began, the Wizards reached a deal with the Jazz.

In this deal, the Wizards will use $2 million in cash outside the 30th pick in the first round in exchange for the Nuggets' 27th pick in the first round.

This deal is definitely a loss-making deal in the fans' eyes. After all, you can buy the first pick in the next round with 2 million US dollars in cash.

But considering that the Wizards head coach is called Yang Fan, fans are silent about the deal.

Just wait for the draft to start, see which player Yang Fan will select in this position, and which player would rather let Yang Fan spend 2 million US dollars than choose in this position.

In fact, when the Wizards first found the Nuggets and wanted to trade a draft pick, the Nuggets refused.

Because everyone knows that Yang Fan's draft vision is unprecedented, but the position of the 27th pick in the first round is somewhat embarrassing, and the Nuggets have no players that they have to choose in this position.

In addition, the 2 million US dollars in cash is really tempting, so the Nuggets finally agreed to the deal. Anyway, the Nuggets did not have any favorite players at this year's draft.

To be precise, the Nuggets' Xinyi players will definitely not be able to choose in this position. Instead of doing this, it is better to get $2 million. After all, what you get is the real benefit.

This year, the Wizards only had one first-round pick in the draft, which was the 27th pick in the first round that he had just traded from the Nuggets.

As for the second round pick, he was sent to the Grizzlies in the deal last season about Gasol Jr. However, a first round is enough for Yang Fan. Anyway, there are not many surprises in this year's draft, and there is no expectation for the second round player Yang Fan at all.

After the draft began, the Cavaliers still chose Anthony Bennett as the first pick in the first round.

This choice also attracted everyone's surprise, because the choice of the Cavaliers was something that people never expected before the draft.

People have assumed countless possibilities to fantasize, which pride of heaven would the Cavaliers use the No. 1 pick to win, but no matter which assumption is, the name Anthony Bennett is not on the fantasy list.

So when the live broadcast of the Cavaliers selected the No. 1 pick from Canada in the first round, Anthony Bennett, everyone except Yang Fan was shocked.

Even Anthony Bennett felt unbelievable. It was not until Stern read it on stage that Bennett stood up and ran to the stage with a smile on his face, accepting the fact that he became the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NBA.

"Yang, what does the Cavaliers mean? Instead of choosing the top scorers, I chose a guy who I feel unfamiliar with even the name."

"Is this guy a hidden genius?" In the room, General Manager Glenfeld said, swallowing.

"I don't know if it's a genius, but David must have had water in his brain when he took a bath yesterday, and there is absolutely no doubt about this." Yang Fan took a sip of water helplessly and replied in a half-joking tone.

Next, the Magic selected Oladipo from Indiana University in the second pick in the first round.

Although Oladipo is not the most popular No. 1 pick in this draft, Oladipo is definitely one of the most underrated players in this draft.

Similarly, Oladipo will use his strength to prove to people in the future that he deserves the second place.

After all, Oladipo can lead the team to play against the Cavaliers, and his average of 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists per game in the playoffs is also impeccable.

At least Oladipo can rank in the top three among all the players in this draft, and Antetokounmpo can steadily defeat Oladipo.

As for McCollum and Gobert, it remains to be discussed. Even in Yang Fan's mind, both of them are better than Oladipo, but not everyone will think so.

In the third pick in the first round, the Bobcats selected Otto Porter, who should have been selected by the Wizards.

The player Porter didn't say much, he could only say that Porter is a qualified 3D player. As for whether he can match the ranking of Tanhua, it depends on how people define his identity.

In the sixth pick in the first round, the Hornets selected the hottest No. 1 pick this season, Norrence No. 1. The reason why Norr slipped to the sixth pick in the first round was mainly due to injuries.

After all, Noel's draft template is Howard, who was considered a talented insider who had hope of winning DPOY within five years before entering the league.

Next, the Kings selected McLemore in the seventh pick in the first round, a player that Yang Fan liked very much.

As for the reason why Yang Fan likes him, he is because McLemore's playing style is very confident. Of course, it is precisely because he is too confident that McLemore was finally given up by the King.

As the saying goes, Kobe is not alive, but he has Kobe's disease...

The Pistons picked Pope in the eighth pick in the first round, and the Timberwolves picked Burke in the ninth pick in the first round.

In the tenth pick in the first round, the Trail Blazers selected CJ McClum, one of the future double-shooters. It's a pity that McClum is destined to have too many opportunities in the rookie season.

Next, the 76ers selected Michael Carter Williams, who was supposed to win the best rookie at the 11th pick in the first round.

That's right, this comrade with a huge name, Michael, Carter, and Williams. These three groups of names are separated and they can be famous in the NBA no matter which one they are.

But when these three names are combined, McAvey's career seems a bit embarrassing. At the same time, McAvey is also one of the representative figures who debuted seriously and was at the peak.

In the 15th pick in the first round, the Bucks chose the Greek monster Antetokounmpo, but at this time, Antetokounmpo cannot be called a Greek monster, but can only be called a Greek boy.
To be continued...