Chapter 254 [Need luck, little brother with a bag]
The Bucks selected Shareef Abdul-Rahim with the fourth pick. This is a power forward with a height of 206cm and a weight of 102kg. In a parallel world, he was selected as an All-Star with the Hawks.
This was also not good news for Raheem, who was crying when he walked on stage.
The Bucks have star insider Vin Baker, and "big dog" Glenn Robinson at the small forward position. Rahim will definitely not have much ball rights after joining, unless the Bucks send Vin Baker away.
The biggest feature of this draft is that except for Iverson, the first few players were not very happy when they were selected. This is due to the geographical location of the team. No one wants to play for a Canadian team, and neither does Milwaukee.
A good city.
The Timberwolves selected fifth point guard Stephen Marbury, nicknamed "The Lone Wolf" in the future. If Marbury renews his contract in the future, he will be an excellent choice.
With the sixth pick, the Celtics selected power forward Antoine Walker, who loves shooting three-pointers but has extremely low offensive efficiency.
"Fat-headed" Walker is a weirdo. His field goal percentage in the peak season of his career in the regular season is 43.5%. It is hard to believe that he is a power forward. What is even more weird is that in his entire career, his true shooting percentage exceeded 43.5% in only two seasons.
50%, he is the No. 1 blacksmith in the NBA history.
Such a bad player has actually been the boss of the Celtics for several years and can take action at will.
It can be seen that players need luck to succeed. The Celtics have no big-name stars, there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys dominate. Walker started his career in Boston. He can throw at will in his rookie season and is a strong contender for the best rookie award.
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At this time, Marbury was also very depressed. He hoped to play for the "rich" Celtics, but was blocked by the Timberwolves.
After Walker took the stage, he was the happiest player today, which was in sharp contrast to Marbury, Ray Allen and others.
Yang Jian is even more convinced that his loss last year was due to luck. It would be too painful if he was selected by a team he didn't like and was restricted by the word "loyalty."
The Clippers selected Lorenzen White with the seventh overall pick. He is a lanky blue-collar insider with a height of 211cm. He is by far the weakest among the high-ranking rookies.
The Clippers' manager is the famous Elgin Baylor, and his draft vision is extremely poor.
Baylor was the first generation NBA player with amazing physical fitness. However, because he was the same generation as Chamberlain, he never won the scoring title. At the same time, he never won a championship. He reached the finals eight times and became the Bay Asia king. Later he
After being injured and retiring, the Lakers immediately won 33 consecutive games in the regular season and finally won the championship.
After becoming the general manager, Baylor's performance was equally surprising. In a parallel world, the Clippers had a bunch of high-ranking draft picks, and the best rookie he selected for the team turned out to be Lamar Odom. Now
, his draft curse has just begun.
The Nets selected Corey Kidders with the eighth pick, a shooting guard who is 196cm tall.
In fact, the Nets most wanted to draft Kobe Bryant. They tried three times and failed every time.
Kobe's agent informed the Nets manager that if the Nets dared to draft Kobe, he would go to Italy to play. As soon as this was said, the Nets manager knew that Kobe's agent must have reached an agreement with another team.
This is indeed the case. Both the Lakers and Kobe's agents are planning to let the Hornets, who hold the No. 13 pick, pick him up and trade him to the Lakers. They believe that as long as the Nets don't get involved, the plan will definitely succeed.
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Sure enough, the draft picks of the following players did not change much from what Yang Jian remembered.
Several high-ranking parallel imports have been selected one after another, and they are favored just because they are inside players. Even if Yang Jian leads the team to win the championship, the management of each team still likes to select inside players, which is relatively safe.
A player's skills can be practiced, but he cannot grow much taller after going to college. If a player suddenly grows tens of centimeters after being drafted and changes from a defender to a high center, no team would dare to ask for such a thing.
It has to be sent directly to the institute for sectioning.
Kobe was selected by the Hornets with the 13th pick, and no other team was interested in this high school guard. At this time, they never imagined how good Kobe was. In the future, he would be able to learn all of Jordan's skills and become a true successor to Jordan.
However, with the addition of Yang Jian in the league, it doesn't seem that big of a deal for Kobe Bryant to become Jordan's successor. "Genuine Joe" is currently having a headache and has no confidence in winning the championship next season.
The Kings selected Peja Stojakovic with the 14th overall pick. He is a famous small forward shooter and will not land in the NBA for the time being while he is under contract. This pick is very high.
The Suns selected point guard Steve Nash with the 15th pick.
In a parallel world, no one thought that Nash would win two regular season MVPs with the Suns, and win consecutively. Of course, it was not after he was drafted, but when he became a free agent after being promoted by the Mavericks and joined the Suns again.
There are several players outside the lottery in this draft who have the potential to become All-Stars.
Power forward Jermaine O'Neal was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 17th overall pick. In a parallel world, O'Neal was selected to the All-Star 5 times in his career. Unfortunately, he suffered too many injuries and his peak period was too short.
At No. 20, the Cavaliers selected white high center Zardunas Ilgauskas. He was nicknamed "Big Z" by others and was selected as an All-Star twice in his career. Before the Cavaliers selected LeBron James, Big Z was
He is already an All-Star, but he never thought that the team selected James to assist him.
At No. 24, the Lakers selected Derek Fisher, who is still a "little fish". He is a famous role player in the league. His career shooting percentage is less than 40%. As a point guard, he only averages 3 assists per game.
Won five championship rings.
Fisher is one of the best examples of the NBA's success-or-failure mentality.
His statistics are abysmal, and his ability is average and he is often passed by fast point guards. His poor character is appalling, but he can always find a job. After leaving the Lakers, he also played for several years, playing for various teams.
The manager believes that his experience can help the team.
The SuperSonics selected an inside player with the 28th pick in the first round, Osela Harrington, who is 206cm tall and weighs 107kg. This is the management preparing for the departure of P.J. Brown and Earvin Johnson.
Kemp can stay for another year, but PJ Brown will definitely not be able to. He does not have Bird Rights in the SuperSonics, which means that the team cannot extend his contract beyond the salary cap. Last season, PJ Brown performed well on the defensive end and on the offensive end.
He can also play a role. Teams that want to compete for the championship and have salary space are prepared to offer him a high salary to join him.
Brown's annual salary of 3 million per year cannot be matched by the SuperSonics. It is better to retain veteran Sam Perkins who is willing to take a salary cut and renew his contract.
Now that Earvin Johnson has a championship ring, he can also join a bad team to pursue a high salary. The SuperSonics cannot meet his requirements and are only willing to provide him with an annual salary of 1 million, which cannot be higher. Last season, Irvin's annual salary was 770,000.
The price-performance ratio is pretty good, but the high annual salary is embarrassing. He is a pure blue-collar worker.
At this time, Harrington was watching the live broadcast at home, dancing excitedly. He was going to join the defending champion SuperSonics, and he liked Yang Jian very much and was an avid boxing fan. He was ready to be Yang Jian's bag-carrying boy.
Let him do anything.
Yang Jian also thinks this is a good choice. In the parallel world, Osella Harrington left his own footprints in the NBA and played for 12 seasons.
As a player without shooting range, Harrington has good athletic ability and can cut back and defend the penalty area. The Sonics don't need him to do much, just the offense can go smoothly. He can overfulfill the task and has a low post back.
In his peak season with the Grizzlies, he averaged 13.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, shooting 50.6% from the field.
There are no good players in the second round this year. The only one Yang Jian remembers is the short power forward Malik Rose, who is 201cm. He is brave enough and has strong mobility. He weighs 113kg and does not suffer in confrontation. In a parallel world, he has won two championships with the Spurs.
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The SuperSonics selected a 196cm shooting guard named Drew Barry with the 57th pick.
Yang Jian couldn't help but want to complain, who suggested this guy? His name is just two words different from Barrymore.
Just when he thought about Barrymore, he heard the doorbell. He suspected that Barrymore had returned to Los Angeles, so he quickly got up and opened the door.
The result was not Barrymore, but Jennifer Aniston...