full court guidance

Chapter 208 Unexpected Choice
When the 5 minutes were almost exhausted, the Warriors handed in their choices, which shows how entangled they are.

David Stern stood on the stage with a smile, and was obviously taken aback when he opened the note handed over by the Warriors.

"The second overall pick in the 2007 first-round draft, the Golden State Warriors' selection was..."

He stretched out his voice, as if he wanted to see the reaction of the audience.

He was greeted with boos, which has become a tradition at Madison Square Garden.

"Al Horford!"

Hearing his name, Horford in the small green room stood up in disbelief.

Durant was full of doubts, and kept muttering in a low voice: "Why not me?"

In fact, the day before the start of the draft, some professional media gave their predictions for this year's draft pick.

Oden is undoubtedly ranked first, and Durant is second.

His performance this year is very convincing, and the reason why the media ranked him second is also very straightforward: if the Warriors don't choose him, it must be Oden who fell to second place.

But the accident really happened. The Warriors chose Horford, but not Durant.

The Warriors chose Horford entirely because of late advice, and his reasons are very good. Durant has excellent talent potential, and his future achievements are higher than Horford's. It is almost certain, but if he plays for the Warriors, his talent will be delayed. , It may not be able to play well. Instead of wasting other people's talents, it is better to choose a player who is suitable for the Warriors.

This is the real thought of being late. He really doesn't want Durant's talent to be delayed-of course there is also a reason that Durant has a problem with his emotional intelligence.

Compared with several other competitors, Horford has no obvious advantage, and many media even believe that Yi Jianlian may become a top pick!

The excited Horford immediately put on the Warriors' draft hat, excitedly walked onto the stage, shook hands with Stern first, and kept saying words of thanks.

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. President."

Then he said excitedly: "It's my honor to be selected by the Warriors. I really didn't expect that I would be selected in this position. Chi is my idol. His three-pointers are really accurate. I I think he is the man who redefines the three-point shot. I’m sorry, I’m so excited, I can’t describe my mood at all now, I will definitely train hard and provide the team with the best help I can.”

Then Horford walked off the stage contentedly.

The Eagles, who got the second pick, were a little confused.

They originally thought that Oden and Durant would definitely be selected first, so they have been entangled in whether to choose Horford or Yi Jianlian, because their team still lacks an excellent inside player.

The benefits of choosing Yi Jianlian are obvious. Atlanta is also a big city. If Yi Jianlian can play, they can even drive Atlanta's tourism industry!

But Horford seems to be more talented, which makes the Hawks very tangled.

Now the Warriors help them make a choice, what Yi Jianlian and Horford do they need?

The pie in the sky was given to Durant, why don't you hurry up and choose?
So the Eagles did not hesitate to choose Durant in their No. [-] pick, which made his face look a little better.

Although he failed to become the second place in the list, it is not bad to be a flower.

Although the Eagles are a little worse, Atlanta is a big city, and Durant believes in his talent and can play it out quickly.

The Eagles management who chose Durant are also very excited. They have already figured out Durant's resume very clearly. What is needed now is how to adjust the team lineup, with Durant as the core of the team. rebuilt.

The fourth-ranked Grizzlies chose Mike Conley. After a wave of PY trades with the Lakers in the middle of this year's season, their record declined rapidly. It's also hurting for the Bears.

They also considered Yi Jianlian, but Jerry West finally chose Mike Conley, who seemed to have better physical talent.

The Celtics ranked fifth. General manager Danny Ainge wanted to choose small forward Jeff Green, but was interfered by external forces, and finally they submitted their own choice-Yi Jianlian!

I don't know if it was Yi Jianlian's luck or misfortune to be selected by the Celtics.

This is a top giant in the league, but Danny Ainge's cold blood makes this team lack enough human touch, and he also hates being late very much.

After Yi Jianlian learned that he was selected by the Celtics, his expression was quite calm.

Because he has lived in American for a year, he is now able to communicate normally in English. After speaking a few words on stage, he left the stage by himself.

Late has already told him that the possibility of the Warriors choosing him is not high, and it is very clear that the league may interfere, so Yi Jianlian has long been aware of it.

But he still called late immediately after leaving the field: "Brother Dao, you guys are not mean enough. Since you are short of insiders, why don't you choose me? I can also provide immediate combat power, and by the way, let me hug my thigh and get a shot." The championship."

"You kid, do you think the championship is so easy to win? Karl Malone and Stockton are such a powerful combination, and I have never seen them win a championship. Don't think too easily about this league. Follow what I gave Your plan is to train well."

"Isn't there you here?"

Yi Jianlian flattered him a little.

During the year he lived in the United States, another change is that his personality is more cheerful than before, not like a frog before, jumping every bit.

At least now he can joke around with acquaintances, which will allow him to integrate better into the team.

And Yi Jianlian has another advantage, that is, enough self-discipline.

When he first arrived in the United States, he may have thought that he was physically gifted and had a little bit of pride.

But after seeing the ability of those black players in the United States to fly into the sky and escape from the ground, Yi Jianlian put away his pride and meticulously completed the training tasks arranged for him late, including eating and drinking, without any discount.

It can only be said that the four Chinese players currently entering the league have done a good job in self-discipline.

Wang Zhizhi can bear it because he has suffered a lot.

Yao Ming did not dare to act recklessly because the burden on his shoulders was too heavy.

The draft is still going on. The Milwaukee Bucks originally wanted to choose Yi Jianlian as the core training, but saw that the Celtics cut off the beard first, so they chose Jeff Green.

This is also a black player with excellent physical talent. He is omnipotent and has the value of being cultivated as a core.

The Timberwolves chose Corey Brewer from the University of Florida. He has helped the team win the NCAA championship for two consecutive years. With his height and long arms, he has fast speed and excellent talent potential.

Corey Brewer's style of play is more comprehensive, and he has a better performance in steals, blocks, and controlling turnovers, but this means that he is actually very mediocre.

He can neither score nor organize, so Brewer can only play the role of icing on the cake, but cannot take on the core responsibility of the team.

But the Timberwolves have Garnett as the core of the team, and Brewer doesn't have to bear many heavy responsibilities. This choice of the Timberwolves is quite satisfactory.

The Bobcats chose North Carolina forward Brandon Wright—the old rascal didn’t know whether it was to give back to his alma mater, or because his eyes really had problems. Anyway, looking at his draft, as long as the players produced by North Carolina have decent college data, this A brother will definitely choose.

The Bulls chose Joakim Noah with the ninth overall pick. This is a very good defensive center. In fact, he had considered whether the team could choose him late. Poor, and finally gave up on this plan.

The Rockets, which Chinese fans care about, chose the little black bean Aaron Brooks to strengthen the team's perimeter.

This year the Rockets suffered a loss in the playoffs because there was almost no one available at the back line. They have already planned to learn from the Warriors, clean up the cancer in the locker room as soon as possible, and traded Monta Ellis.

As the most improved player this year, Ellis still has a certain transaction value, and I believe there will be teams willing to take over his contract.

The 76ers, who held three first-round picks, selected Thaddeus Young, Dai Quinn Cook and Petri Koponen.

Several good players fell into the second round this year, and the Sonics selected Carl Landry and traded him to the Rockets shortly thereafter.

This is another very good deal for the Rockets. Although Landry is not tall, he is full of passion on the court, and his feet are very flexible. He has a certain impact on the basket and can help Yao Ming defend against opponents. pick-and-roll tactics.

However, after adding Landry, David Lee is likely to be cleared out of the team.

After all, after Tom Thibodeau has secured the position of head coach, he must re-build the team according to his own wishes.

David Lee's typical offense is strong and defense is weak, which is not liked by Thibodeau.

The Lakers made a surprise pick with the 40th overall pick, selecting big guard Sun Yue from China.

The Chinese fans immediately rejoiced. Now that China has five players playing in the NBA, they can form an NBA starting lineup. There is hope for next year's Olympic medals.

Sun Yue's physical talent is very good. During the trial training, the Lakers were very excited, especially his performance on the defensive end. However, his ability on the offensive end is very poor. Whether he can gain a firm foothold in the league or not, he has to play a big game question mark.

Generally speaking, Chinese players pay more attention to the training of basic skills, and basically belong to the kind of people with very comprehensive skills. When they enter the league like late, they can only shoot three-pointers and defend, which is definitely an outlier.

But if you really want to gain a firm foothold in the league, unless you are the kind of guy with the top physical talent in history, it is best to practice a skill specifically.

(End of this chapter)