For strong teams, it would be best if they can select plug-and-play 3D players.
If you can get a high-ranking draft pick, exchanging it for a capable player is also a good choice.
But these are unlikely to be realized.
The probability is not much higher than pie falling from the sky.
High draft picks are unavailable, and low-ranking rookies are difficult to play, so for most championship teams, the draft is better than nothing.
Although we know that the draft is the most economical way, teams that are capable of competing for the championship can only watch, and there is no good way.
This is especially true for the defending champion!
No matter what year the defending champion is, he almost always has to pay a lot of luxury tax. The team doesn't have much salary space, and the draft picks are ranked at the bottom. The only things they can choose are the ones that others don't want!
Searching for treasure from garbage?
Thinking too much!
If there are so many treasures in the garbage, is it still garbage?
One or two of the teams ahead may have made a mistake, but is it possible that all of them have made a mistake?
How good can a player no one else wants be?
There is no salary space and the draft picks are too late. This is a common problem for almost all defending champions.
But the Warriors have no such troubles!
The Warriors won the championship this year, but they still have a lot of salary space!
Not only did the Warriors not pay a penny in luxury tax, they also made a lot of money from their salary space in the middle of the season!
If a team without salary space wants to strengthen, it can only deal with some junk contracts first.
Generally speaking, the only teams that can take over are rebuilding teams.
Rebuilding teams tend to be full of rookies and have plenty of salary space.
The Warriors have the largest salary space!
But if you want someone else to take over a junk contract, you have to pay some price.
At what cost?
Cash and draft picks!
The Warriors have obtained a lot of benefits by relying on their salary space.
In addition to receiving more than 9 million in cash compensation, the Warriors also received two first-round picks and two second-round picks!
One of the first-rounders came from the Cavaliers!
No way, the Cavaliers' total salary last season exceeded US$90 million, ranking second in the league behind the Knicks' US$101 million.
In order to save money, the Cavaliers recruited the Timberwolves and made a three-way deal with the Warriors, paying more than two million in cash, a first-round pick and a second-round pick!
In addition to the Cavaliers, the Warriors also made two deals with the Knicks and Lakers.
The Warriors have no other purpose than to make money and get draft picks!
These two transactions allowed the Warriors to receive more than $6 million, as well as a first-rounder and a second-rounder.
In other words, the Warriors now have two first-rounders and two second-rounders.
This time last year, Deng Fang asked Warriors general manager Tim to make several big trades in exchange for Prince, Lopez and DeAndre Jordan.
These trades also used up all the Warriors' draft picks.
At that time Tim was a hundred times in disagreement.
We are the team!
We are a rebuilding team!
Our most valuable asset is our draft picks!
Are you so sure Curry is the right one?
Even if you are the top pick, parallel imports are not uncommon!
Besides, even if Curry is good, he alone can’t do it, right?
Nowadays, everyone pays attention to dual core!
One inside and one outside!
Just Lopez and DeAndre Jordan?
Big Lopez is good, but not that amazing!
Not to mention Jordan, who was unknown in his rookie season and couldn't tell how good he was!
Without draft picks, the team has no future!
In that case, it will be difficult for the owner to sell the team!
However, Deng Fang was very determined, saying that he would definitely be able to get back a few draft picks before the end of the season.
With Deng Fang's repeated insistence, Tim finally made those big deals.
Of course, the contract in Deng Fang's hands also played a huge role.
Player transactions and other matters are all decided by Deng Fang!
This is stated in the contract.
Moreover, the players Deng Fang wants to trade are not bad, and they all have high-quality contracts.
Even if the development is not satisfactory, it will not be a problem to deal with it in the future.
Needless to say, the outcome of the matter was that Deng Fang’s operation was perfect!
The players exchanged are plug-and-play and perfectly adapt to Deng Fang’s system!
The team's record is good, the key is that the total salary is not high!
This is a classic example of doing more with less!
In addition, the Warriors made several transactions before the mid-season trade deadline and used their salary space to exchange for several draft picks.
Although the first-round picks of the Cavaliers and Lakers are not worth much, they are still first-round picks!
Two second-round picks can also be exchanged for a late first-round pick.
These four draft picks are still worth a lot of money!
Deng Fang fulfilled his promise.
After one season, Deng Fang's many operations made Tim admire him greatly!
Now the Warriors have to get Deng Fang's approval before any issues involving player trades and drafts.
After Game 4 of the Finals on June 12, the NBA draft will be held on June 24.
For many strong teams, the draft is just for fun and has no business of their own.
But this is not the case for the Warriors!
The Warriors have so many draft picks and a lot of salary space, so they must do something.
This is also what makes other teams in the league despair!
The draft is our weak team's world, and it is the league's compensation for our weak team. Why are you, a championship team, here?
We are going to strengthen through the draft, do you still need reinforcements?
What should you do to reinforce us?
Do we still want to live?
The draft will start in a few days, and Deng Fang needs to prepare now.
Of course, it’s hard to say how intense Deng Fang’s work is. He is only responsible for setting the direction, and Tim will complete all the specific work.
It's easy to choose people, it's mainly about trading.
Generally speaking, draft pick transactions involve players and cash, which requires Deng Fang to make suggestions.
NBA drafts and trades involve many rules, which are generally difficult for outsiders to understand.
It is better to let professionals do professional things.
This year's draft is not a big year, and there are not many popular rookies.
The No. 1 pick Wall is certain, and the Wizards are already eyeing him. There is no room for discussion.
Deng Fang didn’t want Wall either.
A guard without a basket has no future!
Cousins is good, but he is very high up in the draft and is difficult for the Warriors to get.
Of course, like Wall, Deng Fang is not interested in Cousins.
Even if he can get a top-five draft pick, Deng Fang doesn't want Cousins.
There are four rookies this year who can impress Deng Fang, namely Gordon Hayward, Paul George, Bledsoe and Bradley.
Bradley defends well and has three points. The only problem is that he is a bit short.
The most important thing is that historically Bradley was selected by the Celtics, and the Celtics made the playoffs in the 2010-2011 season.
According to the rules, Deng Fang could not choose Bradley.
