Chapter 593 [Purely Weird, No One Left]
In Yang Rui's previous life, Aaron Brooks was selected by the Rockets and was known as the "Black Bean". He was a point guard that Chinese fans are very familiar with and has distinctive characteristics.
He is the fastest among this rookie class and has good jumping ability. At 18cm tall, he can easily dunk in alley-oops. Moreover, he also has excellent shooting touch and good three-point ability.
He fell to this pick because he is short and has poor confrontation ability. Scouts generally believe that he will be a defensive vulnerability.
Yang Rui didn't expect Brusque to defend. He wanted to use a double guard of Brooks and Lou Williams at a certain period of time, or Brooks and Ellis to lead the bench together. How fast would the Lakers counterattack?
Brooks ran the three-quarter sprint in 3.2 seconds. It is said that in college, he ran 100 meters in sports meets, and his best time was 10 seconds 24. Although there was a tailwind that day, he was definitely among the top in the NBA.
In Yang Rui's previous life, in the 2009-10 season, Brooks scored 19.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 8 steals, shooting 43.2% from the field and 39.8% from three-point range. He was elected the most improved player. This symbolizes the evolution of ordinary players into stars or quasi-stars, and the trophy still has some weight.
Brooks's fall began when he was stepped aside by Ginobili. He was injured shortly after the start of the 1o-11 season. After his comeback, his touch was no longer good. His position was replaced by Lowry. In the mid-term, he was traded to the Suns for Dragic.
Now as long as specific tactics are arranged, Brooks can be a surprise player like Boykins and grab points off the bench. Yang Rui signed him just in case. Lou Williams and Monta Ellis are both restricted free agents next season, and it is very likely that the team will pay a premium to poach him.
Yang Rui's alternative target is Aaron Afflalo, who can be trained into a pretty good 3D player, but with Kobe, Iguodala, Ellis and others on the team, he can only be a marginal player when joining the Lakers. ,Such a waste.
The next Raptors selected Alan Du Tucker, a person Yang Rui didn't know.
At No. 28, the Hawks selected Afflalo, another good substitute. The Hawks have strong stars inside and outside. As long as they arrange the right tactics, they are likely to dominate the Eastern Conference.
With the 3o pick, Yang Rui selected power forward Carl Landry.
This is also a person familiar to Chinese fans, who was acquired by the Rockets from the news trade.
Landry performed very well in college. He scored 16 points and 3 rebounds against Oden. He has skills in the low post and can pull out for mid-range shots. At Purdue University, he averaged 18.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and was selected to the All-Big Ten Conference team.
Falling to the end of the round is because scouts believe Landry has two serious problems, height and injury risks.
The information reported by Purdue University for Landry was 2.01cm power forward, which was a scam for him, because later in the Rockets training camp, manager Morey discovered that Landry's real height was close to 2.7cm in shoes. Moreover, his knee injury is not as serious as the university said. He dares to run and jump and has good athletic ability.
In his rookie season, Landry played 16.9 minutes and scored 8.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists with the Rockets. His shooting percentage was as high as 61.6%, which was higher than Yao Ming.
In the third season, due to Yao Ming's retirement, his playing time increased to 27.2 minutes. He played 52 games for the Rockets, only 1 game, averaging 16.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 9 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was 54.7%. , free throw percentage was 83.9%. If he hadn't been traded to the Kings and played in the later stages, he would have probably become the best sixth man that season.
Landry's weakness is that he is strong in offense and weak in defense, has a single role, can only score, and has poor defense. When he catches the ball, he ends the offense, shoots or attacks the basket, with almost no assists. In the 9-10 season, he played 28 games for the Kings, playing 37.6 minutes, 18 points, 6.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists. He has played for so long and has less than 1 assist, which is pure weirdness, even more unique than Nick Young.
Yang Rui is willing to choose Landry,
Because the Lakers don't need him to pass the ball, it's enough for the bench to score.
There were also a few strong players in the second round. The Sounders selected "Big Baby" Glen Davis, and the Trail Blazers selected McRoberts. Both of them are good inside players, can shoot from a distance, and have power.
The 76ers drafted Sun Yue, not knowing what potential he would have.
The Mavericks surprised Yang Rui by drafting Spanish center Marc Gasol.
Gasol will be a top-level center who can be selected as an All-Star in the future. Haywood is gone and Dampier is too bad. The Mavericks management wants to choose a meat shield center just in case, and they are worried about injuries. At this time, they had no idea how much of a bargain they had gotten.
Gasol is in the back position because he has a contract and has to play in Europe for one year. He and Randolph can work well together, and there will definitely be no problem with Nowitzki.
The Bulls also selected a pretty good center Aaron Gray, and there is no strong man behind him.
There were no big players on draft day, so Kupchak and Yang Rui discussed follow-up work. Who should be let go and who should be kept.
Yang Rui said: "Leave no free people, just let them all go."
"Including Diaw? He played very well last season. I think it is a good deal for the mid-level team to keep him."
Kupchak has a good vision. It is certainly a good deal for Dior to sign a mid-level player, but Yang Rui thinks it is of little significance: "He already has three rings, and his desire to win will not be too strong. If there is no Millsap, it will certainly be a waste to keep him." Smart choice. Now we have a lot of guys inside who can play."
The Lakers are full of talents inside. If Diaw does not leave, Millsap will not be able to take the position, and Landry, a forward with strong offensive ability, will hardly have a chance to play.
Odom has stated that he will stay with the team because he knows that Rasheed will get out of his contract and he will get more playing time next season. And Odom likes Los Angeles and doesn't want to go to small cities to show.
Chuck Hayes has a bad offense and can also play a guest role at the 4th position. The Lakers will definitely execute his second-year contract. This meat shield is too cheap. If you want to find a meat shield substitute, even a slow-moving veteran will be more expensive than him.
Kupchak asked, "Okay, what about Damon Jones? And Kapono, they're both great shooters."
"I won't keep him. Neither of them are good at defense. Gibson can replace Jones. They have similar styles. As for Kapono, I think he is worth the basic salary."
Kapono's league-leading three-point shooting percentage is real. Some teams will be interested in him and give him a higher salary. Even if the Lakers want to keep him, they can't. Most team managers rely on data. Sign people.
Many fans are wondering about one thing. Why do the managers of most NBA teams seem so unreliable that they sign contracts that look like garbage at first glance?
Because some NBA managers are retired players, the boss thinks that such people understand basketball and will make correct decisions. In fact, it is exactly the opposite. Tactics are developing rapidly in the basketball world, and most of the ideas of old stars are outdated. Some people regard some of the things they learned during their playing days as the truth, which is naturally counterproductive when it comes to operation.
There are also some managers who are good at running teams and making money but don’t understand basketball at all. If the team hires such a person, it will be difficult to win the championship. For example, the Rockets' new manager, Morey, is superstitious about statistics. He looks for cost-effective lineups, regardless of whether the players are reasonable to team up with.
Kupchak understands the game and is willing to communicate more with coaches. He is a rare good manager.
He smiled and said: "After signing two rookies, we are still short of a few people. Do you have any recruitment targets in the free market?"
"I'll do some research and I'll provide you with a list tomorrow."
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