Chapter 700 [Golden Generation? Guard Trading! 】
On the 25th, the annual draft began.
The Bulls have two draft picks this time, 13th and 29th picks in the first round, and no second round.
The Raptors' draft pick is the top 10 protection, and the Bulls exchanged Rollden for the end of Calderon Galoto. At that time, everyone thought the Bulls' management was stupid, and the deal was not worth it, and the Bulls made another profit.
Paxson is a shrewd man, with good deals for several seasons in a row, and his fame is getting bigger and bigger.
In this draft, Paxson did not call Wang Jun in New York to attend, but only brought an assistant, because the selected rookie with high rankings is destined to be sent out, so there is no need to meet.
Wang Jun stayed at home to watch the draft. In 2008, it was also known as the Golden Generation. Many rookies were favored. Because of this, Curry gave up participating in the draft and continued to stay in school.
The Wolverines were abused last season and had no choice but to lose a group of good players. Next season, Curry has the opportunity to lead the team to achieve a record breakthrough.
His goal is to lead the team to the top 16 at least. It is reasonable to be like Wang Jun and Kaman's record, otherwise the pick will not be high.
The draft lottery ended in May, with the Heat winning the No. 1 pick, the Nets ranked second, Supersonics, and the unlucky Knicks only won the fourth pick.
Actually, I don’t want to give this pick to the league. I feel that anyone who goes to the Knicks will have to be sacked. The atmosphere in the team is too bad and it will definitely be the tomb of a rookie.
The Heat No. 1 pick chose point guard Derek Ross.
Riley had already thought about choosing a good point guard to make up for the flaws in the No. 1 position.
Ross's body side is very scary, barefoot is 187cm, wearing shoes is 189cm, arm span is 203cm, touches the height on the spot 250cm, runs 10 assists and jumps 102cm, 84 kg bench press 10 times, runs back and forth in the penalty area for 11.69 seconds, sprints for 3.05 seconds, and body fat is 4.6%.
His body side data was completely outdated by Paul, Delong and others. He was invincible in speed and strength. As the initiator of the team's offense, he also took on the role of an outside defense barrier. He had outstanding single defense ability, outstanding fast attack ability, and perfect combination of speed, explosive power and balance ability.
However, Ross is not impeccable. His mid-range and long-range shooting ability and free throws need to be developed. This overlaps with Wade. It is not a good sign that neither guard has a three-pointer, but the Heat have no better choice.
Outside the court, Ross often made jokes, such as snatching his girlfriend with a rugby player and being beaten into a panda eye, eating gummy bears before the NCAA final caused gastrointestinal discomfort and affecting performance, etc. In short, he is not an honest person.
The Nets chose Michael Beasley as the second best player.
As a freshman, Beasley ranks second and third in rebounds and scoring in NCAA's history, and averages 26.2 points and 12.4 rebounds per game this season.
His data is invincible, and he performed a little bit in Orlando training camp and fell to the second place. The Nets management was very satisfied with this choice. They finally had a high-quality power forward, and the boss planned to rebuild with Beasley as the core.
The Thunder, the third pick, unexpectedly chose UCL point guard Russell Westbrook, who was originally predicted to be fifth, had poor physical fitness and poor shooting.
The Knicks chose OJ Mayo in the fourth pick. He is 196cm tall, weighs 95 kg, and has outstanding quality. NCAA averages 20.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, and can play in two positions: point guard and shooting guard. The official website of the NBA draft believes that his template for his development in the NBA will be Billups, and he can be Mo Williams at the worst.
The fifth Grizzlies chose Kevin Love, who is good at shooting and strong in power forward. The disadvantage is that they are short and wear 206cm shoes.
Love was very happy and said in an interview: "I really hope to play in Memphis, and my long pass ability will give me a lot of opportunities to appreciate Guy's dunk."
The sixth Timberwolves chose Gallinari, the Italian big small forward.
The seventh king chose Joe Alexander, who was known as the "Chinese Boy", and the 203cm tall forward swaying man, and the template was Marion.
The Maluf brothers want to play the "Chinese Elements" card in a desperate manner, strive to achieve good results in the new season, attract fans, and bring the king back to life.
So, despite the team lacking good centers and Miller is too old, the Kings still chose Alexander and planned to send Salmons out and exchange it for centers.
This is also good news for Yi Jianlian. Alexander grew up in Beijing and could speak fluent Mandarin. The two of them could communicate with each other and not be lonely.
The Bucks chose center Brooke Lopez as the eighth place, and overlapped with Bogut, which was a pure helpless move. Alexander they met was chosen by the King.
Bobby Simmons is a recognized bad contract, and the Bucks' weakness of lacking small forwards has not improved.
The ninth Clippers chose shooting guard Eric Gordon, who had already thought about it and was afraid of "intercepting the bell". The Kings' shooting guards include Martin and the Bucks have Reed, and they are not interested in Gordon.
The 10th Bobcats chose point guard DJ Augustine.
Jordan became naughty again. Before the draft, he probably took brain fragments as vitamins and took them.
How could such a draft be successful? The Bobcats already have a 183cm defender Raymond Felton. What is the point of choosing a 183cm defender who loses a lap?
The Pacers selected double-athletic defender Bayless, while the Trail Blazers selected inside Jason Thompson.
The 13th player finally came to the Bulls' turn, and Parkson chose the spring man inside Anthony Randolph.
As soon as the young player Randolph made his speech, he found out that he was traded. Before the draft, Paxson had already discussed the deal with the Grizzlies manager.
The Bulls want the Grizzlies' substitute point guard Kyle Lowry. The Grizzlies will choose any rookie they like, and they will be equal.
The Grizzlies lack the most inside line now. Kwame Brown likes to go wherever she likes in the summer. If they don't choose a big guy, they will have to play center next season with Mark Gasol at the end of the second round and Varick playing the front.
After choosing Love and Randolph, the Grizzlies have basically completed the reconstruction, and a group of young potential newcomers are waiting to be trained. It will be difficult for them to make the playoffs next season, and their future prospects are bright.
Lowry has good potential, and with Conley under the Grizzlies, he can only be substituted because his injury is not stable.
Lowry's shooting is very poor and he will only break through layups or pass the ball. The Grizzlies don't need to fight for their thoughts, which is a win-win situation.
The 29 Bulls chose the short inside player DJ White to replace Zhu Wan Howard, and the vacancy left by PJ Brown. If Ammondson leaves next year, he can also be a substitute.
In recent years, the Bulls have tasted the sweetness of this kind of mobile insider, and Paxson is very easy to choose.
The overall quality of the players in 2008 is indeed higher than that of previous sessions. Even in the second round, there are still many high-quality rookies.
There were also small behind-the-scenes in the second round. NCAA made a key three-pointer to lead the team into overtime and defeated Ross's defender Chalmos, who won the championship. Chalmos, who won the best player in the NCAA Championship, actually dropped to the 34th pick before being selected by the Timberwolves.
Curry was also watching the draft and called Wang Jun to chat, saying that he was a little scared. He was sure to run for the second round this year, and there were too many big men and fierce men.
The bigger upset is that center DeAndrew Jordan, who was invited to Green House, was selected by the Clippers until the second round of 35th place, setting a record for sitting in Green House.
The Bulls exchanged for the defender to show an attitude that they may not renew their contract with Calderon in the summer.
Calderon played beautiful numbers last season, averaging nearly double-double per game, and is likely to receive an annual salary of tens of millions, which is too high for a defender with a poor defense.
Chapter completed!