"Gentlemen, it seems that you are in trouble. Do you need my help?"
At some point, a white man who looked about fifty years old appeared in the arena.
This man wears a pair of brown glasses and has a warm smile like Maitreya Buddha. Although his hair is a little gray, his tone of voice is very calm and gentle, making people feel like they are taking a breath of spring breeze.
"Paul, you're finally here!"
After seeing the visitor, the stone hanging in Orsi's heart was finally settled.
"I heard that the team discovered two very good young people today, which stumped our excellent management. Why don't you give me a look too!"
Paul Allen walked over with a smile and took the two reports from Terry Stotts.
Paul Allen, who purchased the Trail Blazers in 1988, is currently one of the longest-serving owners of an NBA team. This also allows him to have his own professional analysis and evaluation of a basketball player.
"Wow, it looks like these two young people are really good!"
Paul Allen subconsciously adjusted the frame of the mirror and turned his attention to a group of young people who were undergoing confrontation training.
Soon, his target was locked on the outside players and inside players wearing training uniforms No. 1 and 14 respectively.
His eyes were full of appreciation, as if he were looking at exquisite works of art.
"Mr. Allen, King and Damien are both very good. It's difficult for us to choose between the two of them, so we specifically want to ask for your opinion."
Tristotz, who had just arrived, seemed a little reserved and his words were full of respect.
Fortunately, Paul Allen didn't mind. As one of the founders of Microsoft, he had long been accustomed to others' respect. He chuckled and said, "Then why can't we sign both of them?"
"But with their talents, it is impossible for them to fall outside the top ten picks, and our team only has one sixth pick and one eleventh pick..."
“Then wouldn’t it be enough to look for a higher pick?”
"But this requires..."
"Don't worry, I have plenty of money!"
"..."
Rich man, I want to be friends with you!
Although he had known for a long time that his boss loved sports and was always willing to invest in strengthening the team, his appearance of not taking money seriously still almost shocked Terry Stotts.
Is this the happiness of rich people?
Really atmospheric!
"I have the money, but you have to promise me that the arrival of those two young people must bring changes to the team."
This time Paul Allen looked at his team's management with eyes that were no longer full of smiles, but full of edge.
Paul Allen, who has never married, has a great passion and interest in sports. He owns two professional teams, the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA and the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL.
The Seahawks have won three consecutive Super Bowls XLVIII and have also won the NFC Championship three times.
In football, he has been satisfied, and now he only has the NBA championship trophy that he has yet to get.
In the end, everyone's eyes were focused on General Manager Orsi. After rounds of careful calculation and deliberation, the latter finally raised his head and looked into Paul Allen's sharp eyes.
"Paul, if the team gets King and Damien, plus LaMarcus, I can guarantee that in one or two years, the Trail Blazers will be the next SuperSonics."
Although Sonics owner Bennett moved the team to Oklahoma three or four years ago and changed the team's name to the Thunder, everyone still subconsciously calls them the Sonics.
It's really because the performance of this youth team last year was too exaggerated. You must know that Kevin Durant, the Thunder's oldest core player, is only 24 years old, not even 25.
But just like that, they made it all the way to the finals, and won a victory over the Heat's Big Three led by LeBron James, avoiding being swept.
Almost everyone believes that the future of the NBA belongs to the Thunder's three young men. They will be the most likely combination to build a dynasty team after the OK combination in the 21st century.
Everyone knows that if you give them a little more time, it really only takes a little bit of time, and under the leadership of the third young master, the Thunder will form a huge force and sweep the league, and dynasty hegemony will no longer be a dream.
It can be said that at this point in time, before the confusing trade on October 28, almost everyone is more optimistic that the latter can build a dynasty compared to the Heat's Big Three and the Thunder's Three Young Boys.
"Young Master Supersonic... I hope you won't let me down again."
Thinking of the SuperSonics, a young team in the league that was flourishing at the moment, Paul Allen couldn't help but feel something in his heart.
Once upon a time, the Trail Blazers also had their three young men: Roy, Aldridge, and Oden. These three talented young people were once the greatest pride of Portlanders. Everyone believed that their combination would be a great team in the future.
At least one championship trophy can be won.
It's a pity... alas
At this time, the confrontation training match is still in progress, and the players on the field are divided into red and blue teams. In addition to the rookies who are trying out, there are also free agents and fringe players on the team who urgently need to prove themselves.
But today they are destined to be reduced to mere foils. Wang Zelin, wearing red No. 14, and Lillard, wearing blue No. 1, are the well-deserved core of the two teams in this confrontation.
On the blue team, although the ball is basically in the hands of Lillard, he has not been obsessed with showing off his offensive skills since individual singles. Data such as organization, rebounds, steals, blocks, etc. are all accounted for. In his mind, victory is the key.
is the first.
On the red team, Rooney Price plays the No. 1 position. He has been in the NBA for 7 years and has changed 4 teams. He is an out-and-out fringe figure on the team.
Rooney Price knew that the team manager wanted to test the ability of this Chinese big man, so he also worked hard to feed Wang Zelin the ball.
For no other reason than to leave a good impression in front of Wang Zelin, if the latter is really selected by the Trail Blazers with a high pick, then everything he did today will be valuable.
When No. 2 Amon Johnson of the red team was desperately asking for the ball, Rooney Press ignored him and slowly dribbled the ball across half court and handed it to Wang Zelin.
"Man, are you blind? Didn't you see that the boy from China has been double-teamed by two people, and I have a big gap, why don't you pass it to me?"
When he saw that he was ignored again, Amon Johnson suddenly became furious and couldn't help roaring.
"Oh, you idiots with no eyesight, I'm ashamed to be in the company of you."
Rooney Price looked at the other person casually, shook his head and left.