Building a team in NBA depends on the results, which is exactly the problem facing Thunder. Today, the Raptors told reporters that they would pay close attention to Alexander, the Canadian minority owner of Thunder, to see if he would be tired of “endless” reconstruction with thunder. This is like a wake-up call to thunder. Hoarding the selection right does increase the chance of thunder’s choice, but if the reconstruction lasts for a long time, it is difficult to ensure that Alexander will not have any intention.
Just today, Thunder sent out the 202020th round show creych, from the Eagle to hackles and a round sign. In this deal, the eagle was for tax avoidance, while Thunder gained another pick right. However, in addition to sighing that the deal was “very Thunder”, the fans were touched by another report, that is, Thunder used the special injury case of this year’s ranking show Holmgren to balance the deal.
The news reminded the fans once again that the highest sequence sign received by Thunder since Durant was selected in 2007 is currently suspected of “water falling. Although it is too early to say so, after all, Gao Shun’s rookie still became a big player after Cainiao’s quarterly sales. In recent years, there is no lack of precedent, but it is impossible for Russian City fans not to complain in their hearts.
After all, even Sam Presti, the “detonator” who has always been well-known and well-informed, lamented after Holmgren’s reimbursement that “if you knew this before, why did you have to do it at the beginning”, which made the fans feel as if they were in a hurry. Will Thunder “give you a chance to be useless” in the end “?
Thunder’s starting point is right. If the draft is a gamble, the more chances you have, the higher the probability in natural Gambling. But at the same time, Thunder also has to calculate the time cost.
During the offseason in 1996, the Celtics packaged Eric Montrose and signed the first round in 1996, and exchanged the two first round signatures from the Lone Ranger in 1996 and 1997. The reason why the Green Army did this was that they were sure that the Lone Ranger had a low record in the 1996-97 season. They could get the Gao Shun signing in 1997, plus their own Gao Shun signing, which could be a double insurance for Duncan one year later. As a result, the Green Army still only took the third and sixth steps, watching Duncan smile from Spurs.
Of course, today’s thunder cannot be completely equated with the green army of that year. At that time, the Green Army knew who to choose but had no chance, while Thunder had the chance but took the wrong treasure. It is conceivable that even if Thunder was allowed to win the first prize, they might still choose Holmgren, after all, the latter had the first prize value. And what the Russo fans are afraid of is that such mistakes are accumulating more and more.
Thunder took off George and weishao during the off-season in 2019 and began to hoard the picks. In the 2020 draft, Thunder had only the pick rights of the last part of the first round (25 sequence) and the last part of the second round (53 sequence), and all the selected people were sent out later.
In 2021, Thunder won 3 first-round signatures and 3 second-round signatures, leaving 3 people (including Josh-Kiddy). It is worth mentioning that Thunder sent the 16th show Shenjing to the rocket in exchange for two first-round signatures this year and next. Now Shenjing is an important rotation of the rocket.
Then this year’s draft. Thunder held three first-round signatures and one second-round signatures in his hand, leaving one person and leaving three people. Today, Holmgren has been reimbursed, and the performance of Jay Williams and Jerry Williams will be reviewed. But what is certain is that the thunder of next season is still the role of “accompanying the Prince to study”, and they also joined the ranks of “diving into the literary banyama” in advance.
In other words, after many years, Thunder has not yet gone out of the Reconstruction period and can’t see the dawn, which is somewhat different from people’s expectations. Before, Presti was once banned because of the successive selection of “three young”, but is it too legendary to copy even Presti himself?
In fact, if it were not for the Raptors to interfere, Thunder would not have to worry about it. After all, they still have some cashable first-round signatures in the next few years, and one or two people in the custody can turn over, just like the Green Army in the custody exploring flowers. But after the fierce dragon intervened strongly, Thunder needed to worry about Alexander’s mood. In the first two seasons of his career, Alexander had tasted the taste of the playoffs, but in the past two seasons, even if he handed over the transcript of the average 24+5+5 of the season, however, it seems to be forgotten in the corner, and even the All-Star has not entered. The reason is self-evident.
Thunder will give Alexander a five-year 0.173 billion-year renewal contract during the Reconstruction period, which clearly regards him as the cornerstone of team building. The age of 24 and the contract that didn’t expire until 2027 are not only Alexander’s gentle hometown, but also two shackles on him. The only question is, when will his boredom begin to grow?
NBA stars are not willing to be kept out of the playoffs for a long time, especially young players like Alexander. There are countless possibilities in their future career, and they still have the ambition to make contributions. Seeing that Dong Qiqi and Trey Yang, who were at the same level of students, were all powerful in the alliance, would Alexander have no idea in his heart?
The reason why Raptors regarded Alexander as an object worthy of attention was not only because he was born in Toronto, but also because the second place in the team reserved a position for him. In the future, if there is any trouble in Alexander, buyers who think he is very suitable for the team will emerge like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
Curiously, if this day really came, what kind of chips would Thunder ask? Will you continue to ask for picks? In fact, after a period of reconstruction, Thunder is now at the time of achievement. If Alexander is lost, it is basically declared that Thunder’s idea of building a team “hoarding and accumulating odd” is bankrupt. If you still ask for the right to choose the show, Thunder just stepped into the same river and took the old road of failure again. To this end, Thunder may ask for famous stars at that time, and the thinking of team building will have a 180-degree turn. Of course, this is the last word.
Thunder is not alone. Just this year, jazz also took the old path of thunder by sending Gobel and Mitchell away. This is not good news for Thunder. After all, in the next few years, Ange will become Presti’s opponent, and the probability of Thunder’s success in gambling is virtually reduced.
No matter which way to go, NBA team building should speak with achievements, and achievements (not necessarily the championship) are also the only measure, which is the eternal truth. After the Raptors sounded the alarm, the Thunder executives either stared at their eyes and chose carefully, or changed their course and made the pursuit of achievements the most important appeal. In this way, they would not look at the back of Alexander’s departure and regret missing a golden opportunity. (Supine support/fur)