Paul Millsap and David Lee have overlapping positions, so joining the SuperSonics will definitely have to start from the fringes.
David Lee's defensive weaknesses are obvious. It is impossible for the Sonics to renew his contract with a high salary in the future. A trade will be a matter of time. By then, Millsap can take his place.
Because of his limited stature, Millsap would not sign a large contract before becoming an All-Star player. In a parallel world, he had always been a representative of low salary and high ability in the early part of his career, and he became a high salary and low ability only after joining the Nuggets later in his career.
Yang Jian's choice will allow the Sonics to worry-free at the No. 4 position for the next 10 years.
Millsap's ability in all aspects seems to be only average. The advantage is that he doesn't fight randomly. He has no problem eating cakes next to Yang Jian. He is also very good at defense. He can defend pick-and-rolls and grab rebounds. He is better than David Lee.
Fortunately, the defense and style of play are tougher.
In the prime decade of his career, Millsap's teams won by 4.1 points per 100 possessions when he was on the court and lost 0.4 points per 100 possessions when he was off the court.
With the Celtics' No. 39 pick, Wally Walker selected small forward David Noel and sent it to the Bucks in exchange for cash. The team had too many people and could not use so many rookies.
Wally Walker also used the No. 42 pick acquired from the Magic to select high center Ryan Hollins, who is 213cm tall and weighs 104kg.
This guy is here to replace Ha Shengzhen. The SuperSonics are short of someone on the inside and need a fringe guy on the inside.
In the parallel world, Hollins is a famous homeless man. He has played for 10 seasons in 9 teams and has always had a job. He is a blue-collar worker with no special skills, and his offense and defense are average, but with his good mobility, he can do anything.
Better than Hesheng Town.
Finally, Wally Walker used the No. 60 pick to select Puerto Rican point guard Jose Barea, who is 178cm tall and weighs 82kg.
Steve Blake has made it clear that he no longer wants to stay with the Sonics, and Barea is his replacement.
Blake was selected in the first round in 2003 and has one year left on his contract. He spent two seasons as a marginal player in the SuperSonics. Last season, he was Billups's substitute and did not have many opportunities to perform.
He has already won two championships and has no shortage of honors. If he wants to sign a big contract, he must produce statistics next season. At the celebration party, he and Yang Jian discussed their ideas. He will definitely leave the team in the summer, and the SuperSonics will not do it completely.
Things that cut off people's wealth.
Barea's body shape is a loser. He's not big, but he's quite big, and his legs are very short.
Yang Jian thought to himself that since he couldn't pick any strong players in the 60th position, he might as well sign Barea to be the new generation of towel man in the team.
In a parallel world, Barea is a very inspirational player. He entered the NBA undrafted and started his career with the Mavericks, starting from the fringe. Who would have thought that he ended up playing 14 seasons and scoring in many seasons?
Double figures? In his peak season, he averaged 11.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game.
Yang Jian believes that Barea can play some role in the SuperSonics. Not only is he sharp in breakthroughs and extremely agile, he can also catch and shoot. When necessary, he can also defend against big men's back-up attacks, even if the opponent is a head taller and dozens of heavier.
Kilogram.
Barea watched the live broadcast of the draft and was not too happy. He suspected that he was just selected and it was almost impossible to get a contract.
In fact, he will definitely stay, because he is the person Yang Jian proposed to select. Selecting low-ranking rookies for training is also a great pleasure of coach George Karl. He hires people regardless of the draft.
After the draft, Yang Jian began to rehearse for the concert. A group of skilled but not famous people accompanied him in singing rock songs, which was arranged by Universal Company.
There are so many people who love music but have weak voices and can't write good songs. They have signed contracts with music companies and sold records. They are very excited to collaborate with Yang Jian.
In fact, this is of no use. In this era, the album sales of celebrities are not good, and newcomers want to be successful. Accompanying Yang Jian will not attract the attention of fans, who will care about the accompaniment? Unless it is Linkin Park.
Yang Jian's rehearsal was very relaxed. His singing skills were level 5 and he almost never made mistakes. His IQ was much higher than that of ordinary people, and he had an amazing sense of music and could not forget the lyrics. He would not have any problems singing, and he would also point out the mistakes in the accompaniment.
Playing guitar is much better than being a guitarist.
Therefore, at the concert, Yang Jian not only sings, but also plays the guitar. In every concert, he will have a long solo and can improvise.
When the NBA free market opened in July, the SuperSonics took away one player first. The Suns poached forward Boris Diaw by offering him a full mid-level contract.
Even though he was only in the middle class, Supersonics manager Wally Walker did not choose to retain anyone. Diaw's style was too similar to Turkoglu's, but his strength was not as good as Turkoglu's, and COSCO's shots were not accurate.
Turkoglu's contract will not expire until 2009 at the earliest. At that time, he can choose to jump out of the contract and test the free market. Diaw also knows that renewing the contract with the Sonics has no future and he will not be able to play in the starting lineup, so he wants to leave.
The Suns feel that they have made a profit and believe that Diaw is suitable for the run-and-gun tactical system. But if Amar'e Stoudemire comes back, Diaw will not be able to perform well, and he will have to share playing time with Luol Deng and Marion.
Mutombo signed a free contract with the Bulls. The Bulls manager signed him to find a backup center who could defend Yao Ming. The team had no salary space and could only look for veterans to reinforce him.
There were some veterans in the free market who wanted to be approached by the SuperSonics, and Wally Walker decided to give the 208cm-tall inside man Clifford Robinson a minimum-salary contract.
Robinson was selected as an All-Star in the Trail Blazers and has the ability to support and pass the ball. He has rich game experience and is also good at rebounding. The disadvantage is that he has poor athletic ability at the age of 40 and suffers serious losses in confrontation.
He joined to play a veteran role, provide valuable experience to young players, and teach young players inside support and defense. This is definitely the last season of his career, and he has a particularly low profile in order to win the championship.
Wally Walker sent Steve Blake to the Warriors in exchange for a lottery-protected first-round pick. This was a sign that the Warriors were ready to give up TJ Ford. Ford's glass body was too risky.
Not suitable for high salary renewal.
The SuperSonics' last pick was Vaughn Weaver, a second-round pick who was waived by the Lakers. This was the person Yang Jian suggested to sign, to make up a 15-man roster and add insurance to defend the title next season.
Weaver only played 16 games for the Lakers last season, averaging 4.6 minutes per game. He was absolutely marginal and could only score 1.3 points. However, Weaver has strong athletic ability and is suitable for fast breaks.
This kind of player can play a role in the right system. In the 2008-09 season in the parallel world, Weaver played as a starter for the Rockets in place of the retired Tracy McGrady, helping the team break through the first round of the playoffs.
Yang Jian checked his memory and remembered that in the parallel world, Tony Allen was seriously injured and only played 33 games for the Celtics in the next season. In the SuperSonics, Tony Allen's playing time was limited and relatively safe, but he liked to show off his fierce dunking style and was seriously injured.
possibility.
If Tony Allen is really injured, with one more shooting guard, there won't be no substitute available at position 2. With so much garbage time, someone has to play, right?
At this point, the SuperSonics' 15-man lineup for next season is basically determined.
Center: Brad Miller, Kendrick Perkins, Ryan Hollins, Clifford Robinson.
Power forward: David Lee, Paul Millsap, Hedo Turkoglu.
Small forward: Gerald Wallace, Kyle Korver.
Shooting guards: Yang Jian, Tony Allen, Vaughn Weaver.
Point guard: Gary Payton, Chauncey Billups, Jose Barea.
There is no shortage of players in every position of the team. Payton can play as a shooting guard and Turkoglu can play as a small forward. Yang Jian's goal next season is to successfully defend his title and win the 10th championship of his career, and there is no room for failure.
On July 10, Yang Jian flew to China with a large group of people including bodyguards, assistants, concert accompanists, etc.
Nike activities, concerts, warm-up matches, a lot of things are waiting for him...