basketball task

Chapter 15 Draft Night
General manager Danny Ainge lit a cigar, and his thoughts drifted away. Cardinal Auerbach, who single-handedly created the green shirt dynasty, passed away last year, and the Celtics' record fell to the lowest in history in the 2006-2007 season. Gu, only harvested a pitiful 24 victories, and Paul Pierce, the worst captain in history, was alone. On many losing nights, Danny Ainge would think of those passionate years fighting side by side with Bird Bird.

The graceful and surging past, the pale and skeletal present, the ideal and reality are in conflict, it is better to take a gamble with Stud than to be scolded by others.Ainge was a tough guy when he played, and now he decided he had to do something.

The No. 5 pick in the first round and the No. 32 pick in the second round. What players should they choose?Still, what players should they be replaced with?

Angie began to calculate.

San Antonio, Spurs.

The Spurs, which won last year's championship, did not relax. Popovich is still staring at the team's internal loopholes.

Starting power forward Shiver Duncan, the most powerful forward in the league, is the soul and cornerstone of the Spurs. The strength of center Oberto and backup insider Kurt Thomas is far behind. They are just ordinary blue-collar players, Matt Bonner Kong has the name of White Mamba, but he is actually more like a three-pointer. The Spurs need a young and potential inside substitute.

Looking at the third position again, whether it is Bowen or Finley, they are both old guys. They have old arms and old legs. The number is fine.

Popovich was holding a thick rookie scouting report in his hand. Many names in it had been crossed out by him, which meant giving up; The position is too low, the probability of being selected is really low, so I simply gave up; there are a few other names that are checked marks, and Split is among them.

Popovich picked out a Channing scouting report and looked at it for the Nth time.This report is really different because there is so little valid content.

What kind of player is Channing this guy?
This is a difficult problem in the mind of Popovich, who is extremely smart.

Judging from the meager information available, Chan Ningkong had a big body and long arms a month ago, but he was actually a soft guy, and he couldn't reach the NBA level at all.But this guy's growth rate is unbelievable. He gained a full 12 kilograms in half a month, and he can still maintain a body fat rate of 5%, which is scary enough. What's more, he also has the speed and agility of a maddened defender. Development, strength, speed, and agility, the combination of these five points has raised Channing's defensive ability by several levels.

Popovich turned the red wine glass in his hand, analyzing slowly.

Terrifying physical talent, the multiple blocked shots in the restricted area are impressive. If he develops it well for a year or two, he should be able to play the role of Duncan's substitute.But it is said that Channing also easily locked the little black bean Brooks on the outside, which shows that he is not a pure inside player. Would it be a waste of talent to only let him practice inside defense?What about playing small forward?
Thinking of Bowen, Popovich smiled. The Spurs players have good defense. If Channing can learn the defensive skills of Duncan and Bowen at the same time, the picture is too beautiful to imagine!

What about offense?
Popovich also thought of Channing's almost zero offensive ability, he couldn't handle the ball, he couldn't break through, he couldn't make a footstep, his hand was too hard, and he lacked the ability to shoot from a distance. This guy can only dunk!

After thinking about it, I have too much to worry about. If Channing has a certain offensive ability, then with his physical talent, I am afraid that he has already booked a lottery show. Where is the turn of the 28th pick of the Spurs.What's more, with the GDP Troika, there is no need for Qian Ning to attack at all, just knowing how to eat cakes can support him.

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Many teams secretly have their own small calculations, and on the bright side, various media have also been dispatched to make various predictions about this year's draft pick.

35 media unanimously predicted that Greg Oden would be the No. [-] pick. There is nothing to say about this. Oden has no controversy this year.

Two-thirds of the media voted for Kevin Durant. This guy is said to be extremely talented, with the height of the insider and the style of play on the outside. Even ESBN couldn't find a suitable template.

Yi Jianlian is recognized as a lottery pick, but the media has different opinions on which team he will go to. Now the Milwaukee Bucks are very interested in Yi Jianlian. The Timberwolves, Wizards and Nets also expressed their desire to get Yi Jianlian. couplet.

The most popular one is Channing, his draft rankings are flying up and down.His name couldn't be found on the draft list a month ago. After the joint trial training, Channing quickly climbed to the second round position. Based on the lack of understanding of him, many media have no way to give their opinions.And now, after Brooks' 3-minute freeze on the Rockets, everyone is leaning toward Channing being picked at the end of the first round. The Spurs, Suns, Rockets, and 76ers are competing against each other for the pick at the end of the first round. .But some media actually put Channing around the 20th pick in the first round.

It is said that the Miami Heat, holding the No. 20 pick, showed great interest in Channing. In 06, Wade led the team to reverse the Mavericks and win the championship. However, the record of the Heat last year was not satisfactory. , the sharks are getting older, Mourning is old, but Haslem's ability and size are not enough, the fortune teller Pat Riley shrewdly took a fancy to Channing, and wanted to bet with the No. 20 pick Bundle.

The domestic media and fans are also discussing heatedly. Some say that Chan Ning's talent is there, and the minimum is the first-round pick. Some say that Chan Ning has no offensive ability to gain a foothold in the NBA. If he dies, he will be at the end of the second round. Everyone is clamoring, Very lively.

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June 2007, 6, Madison Square Garden Theatre, New York.

The exciting draft meeting finally arrived, and NBA Commissioner David Stern calmly stepped onto the stage.

Oden and Durant must have received the most attention in this year's Little Green House, but for Chinese fans, Yi Jianlian, Chen Ning, and Sun Yue are today's protagonists.

Sun Yue was not invited. He watched the webcast at his home. Only Yi Jianlian and Qian Ning were in the small green room.

I have to admire Stern's business skills. Although no one thinks that Channing will be in the lottery area, but because of the huge controversy and heat he caused, Stern still defied the crowd and sent an invitation to Channing.

China is an important market for the NBA. The joining of Yao Ming has already brought huge benefits beyond imagination to Stern. With the addition of Yi Jianlian and Chan Ning this year, the NBA will definitely become more popular. More and more Chinese people are willing to contribute The NBA contributes to the box office and Maney, this is Stern's plan.

(End of this chapter)