Chapter 643 [If You Don’t Choose to Be Stupid, You Will Miss the List]

In mid-June, Clippers manager Nell Olshey contacted Bucks general manager John Hammond and proposed using the team's fifth overall pick in exchange for second-year rookie point guard Stephen Curry.

It is possible to select "cousin" DeMarcus Cousins ​​with the No. 5 pick. Even if he misses, there will be Paul George behind him. Even these two people cannot be compared with Curry in Yang Rui's mind.

In his rookie season, Curry scored 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.9 steals. He ranked second in the Rookie of the Year selection. He shot 46.2% from the field and 43.7% from the three-point range. He lost to Tyreke Evans. Because he's widely considered a defensive black hole.

How could two small guards, Curry and Ellis, start on the perimeter and not be a black hole? This is not a problem at all, just switch to the orthodox No. 2 position and partner with him.

Cousins ​​​​and George have the ability to become All-Stars, but Curry plays with plug-ins. Apart from him, there is no other player in the NBA who can win two regular season MVPs by throwing blindly from beyond the three-point line. Although Curry has not won the Finals MVP three times in the finals, that was because his opponents were tightly defensive. No one dared to let him shoot, and he created space for his teammates.

In the 2017 Finals, Curry averaged 30 points and 10 assists per game but still failed to win the FMVP. How unlucky it was because Durant performed even better, averaging 35.5 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists per game, and scored a basket in the third game. Go ahead by 3 points.

The Bucks' biggest weakness is that they don't have a good wing defender. Hammond has taken a fancy to small forward Wesley Johnson, who is 201cm tall and weighs 98kg.

There is not much discussion about who the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA rookie class will be. The draft hasn't even started yet, and point guard John Wall, who has terrible physical fitness, seems to have become the inevitable candidate for the No. 1 pick.

Who will be his competitor? According to ESPN reports, Wesley Johnson has considerable strength. He averaged 22 points per game in the NCAA tournament and shot 50% from three-point range.

On the offensive end, he has super physical fitness and proficient skills. On the defensive end, he is an excellent off-ball defender and help defender. He can quickly run from the weak side to the ball side, using his long arms. And his explosive jumping ability to block shots.

If Johnson is missed, he can still choose an inside position, trade Bargnani, and get a small forward. Now the Bucks management is a little bit broken by Bargnani, a softie.

People say Nowitzki is soft, which is a discredit. The driver averages a lot of rebounds per game and has many low-post offenses; Bargnani is really soft, just like Van Horn back then. The 213CM big man doesn't grab rebounds at all and is afraid of confrontation. , and the ball will float outside.

The evaluation of this rookie class is not low. Curry was a defensive black hole last season. The Bucks management decided to trade after a meeting and discussion, but it cannot be a one-for-one exchange. The Clippers also have to use a second-round pick.

After Olshey called Yang Rui to discuss it, he immediately agreed to give both the first-round and second-round draft picks this season to the Bucks in exchange for Curry.

After the transaction was confirmed, Yang Rui jumped up excitedly.

Nina asked: "What are you so happy about?"

"The manager has replaced me with a guard according to my request. The Clippers will have a star in the future. Can you be unhappy? In the future, if I buy the Clippers, I will definitely replace the Lakers and become the No. 1 basketball team in the NBA in a few years."

"Two hundred million dollars only bought 30% of the shares. Are the Clippers so valuable? They couldn't even get past the first round of the playoffs before and were at the bottom every year." Nina lamented. She suspected that Yang Rui was given away by Sterling. Tricked.

"No, they must have made a lot of money. The Clippers may not be worth one billion before, but with me joining, this team will be worth at least 3 billion in five years. You will know then."

However, Sterling will not stay with the Clippers for less than 15 years and will not be able to wait for the NBA's collective salary increase. If Sterling was forced to sell the team by the league in 2014, it would definitely be much cheaper for Yang Rui to acquire him.

No matter how shrewd Sterling is, he can't be considered someone who can predict the future.

Moreover, the agreement between the two parties was not announced to the public.

The fact that Yang Rui is a small boss is kept secret. In the future, when many people form a group and want to buy the Clippers, when Yang Rui reveals the contract, they will probably go crazy. He finds it interesting just thinking about it.

At the end of June, the day of the draft arrived, and the league announced the trade between the Clippers and Bucks.

Most Bucks fans were a little sad to know that Curry left, but not to the point of being angry because the team also had All-Star player Monta Ellis.

Ellis has a championship ring, statistics, sharp breakthroughs, fancy 360-degree layups, and a style of play that attracts fans. He is better than Curry, who mainly relies on jump shots for scoring.

Clippers fans are a little disappointed, thinking that Curry is not suitable to partner with Eric Gordon at all. The team's perimeter defense will definitely be worse next season, so it is better to choose two newcomers.

Yang Rui has neither regrets nor disappointment. He knows that this rookie class is not easy to train.

Cousins ​​is a famous mentally retarded child. The best choice for the Clippers in the second round is Lance Stevenson, who is also mentally retarded. If these two people get together, the picture will be too beautiful. They must not practice often. Blow into each other's faces...

As long as Yang Rui announces the news of joining the Clippers, there will definitely be someone in the free market who is willing to join. There is sufficient salary space. Currently, only Kaman and Dunleavy have high salaries.

On the same day, Yang Rui watched the live broadcast of the draft on TV and wanted to know if there were any mistakes to be made.

The Wizards selected point guard Wall in the first round, and the countdown to Arenas' departure from the team has entered.

The Timberwolves selected Evan Turner, a swingman who is 201cm tall and weighs 93kg. His template is Grant Hill. This was also one of the goals the Bucks missed.

The Nets selected Derrick Favors, a physically strong big man with wingspan, speed and confrontational ability.

The Kings selected Cousins ​​with the No. 4 pick. They now want to trade Thabeet, but no one wants him.

The Bucks used the Clippers' No. 5 pick to select Wesley Johnson as they wished, and they will regret it in the future.

Later, Aminu went to the Pistons, Haywood joined the Jazz, and the Pacers selected George.

The Bucks also traded a draft pick in the first round, selecting insider Larry Sanders with the 15th pick. Even if they have a swingman, they want to trade Bargnani out and strive to rise next season.

Sanders' experience is very similar to that of Hanamichi Sakuragi, the male protagonist in the famous comic "Slam Dunk". He only started playing basketball in his sophomore year of high school, and his talent was discovered by school team coach Karimi Rodriguez. .

Relying on his super physical fitness, Sanders averaged 19.9 points, 12.1 rebounds and 5.9 blocks per game in his final season of high school. In his junior season, Sanders averaged 14.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. Selected to the CAA Division All-District First Team and won Defensive Player of the Year.

It's obvious that the Bucks are preparing to strengthen their defense next season.

The Thunder selected point guard Eric Bledsoe. In Yang Rui's previous life, the Clippers used next season's first-round pick to trade Bledsoe to the team. This person has super physical fitness, with a height of 185cm, a wingspan of 198cm, and a super explosive vertical jump of 101cm.

If the Clippers don't trade now, Bledsoe will suffer the consequences next season and can only serve as a substitute for Harden and Westbrook. Without enough ball rights, it will be difficult for him to produce good statistics.

Bledsoe therefore entered Yang Rui's "missed list". Yang Rui would write down the names of several rookies every time he was drafted, because the positions may overlap and he may not be able to get them. He will not be traded for the time being. After a few seasons, he can be considered and signed into the team at a lower price.

There are no strong rookies in the back, so Yang Rui changed the channel directly.