Chapter 692
Nel Olshey was very efficient and gave Yang Rui a reply one day later.
He asked all the teams. The Mavericks and Celtics didn't have any players they wanted to draft, but the picks were only 29 or 27.
The first player willing to give away draft picks was the Trail Blazers, with the 19th pick. Brandon Roy decided to retire due to injury, which caused heavy losses to the Trail Blazers, but an opportunity also emerged, that is, there was a lot of salary space.
The goal of the Trail Blazers management is to introduce an outside star in the free market to assist Aldridge, rather than selecting a rookie outside the lottery to train.
The Blazers have had enough of cultivating Roy, Ade, and Noah. Now they want immediate combat effectiveness and a step closer to the playoffs, rather than ruining or rebuilding.
Of course, the Trail Blazers will not simply give the pick to the Clippers. Their request makes Olshey a little embarrassed.
Olshey said: "They want Mahinmi, and I said think about it. Do you want to send him away? He is an insider with great potential."
Mahinmi has played multiple double-doubles in the regular season, and his defensive performance is remarkable, averaging 5.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocks per game.
He signed a two-year contract with the Clippers. The price is not high. He is an excellent role player and is on the rise. The Blazers want to find a reliable substitute for Noah, and Mahinmi seems to have the potential to start.
You can't have your cake and eat it too. Mahinmi's style is similar to that of DeAndre Jordan. The offense relies on pick-and-roll and then air-cutting. If the Clippers renew DeAndre Jordan this summer, if a team offers Mahinmi a premium contract in the coming year, it will be soon. It is difficult to keep people on board.
If you sign two blue-collar players at a high price, it will be like the Mavericks signing Diop and Dampier in the previous life. Neither of them can play for too long and their roles will overlap.
After thinking about it, Yang Rui said seriously: "Let's change it. Renew Jordan's contract and keep Jordan. I will choose a more promising insider to train."
As soon as Yang Rui made the decision, Olshey immediately called and replied to the Trail Blazers. The two parties reached an agreement and will announce it on draft day. This is a win-win deal, and the Blazers have no confidence in picking a good rookie at that pick.
On June 24, the draft was held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This was the last NBA draft for the New Jersey Nets. After the 2011-12 season, the team moved to Brooklyn, New York and was renamed the Brooklyn Nets.
Yang Rui was watching the live broadcast at home. None of the first-round and two second-round picks were invited to the green room. Even if he went to the scene, he would not be able to say hello to the new players.
David Stern came out to speak with a smile on his face, and was booed wildly by the fans in the audience. This time the boos were particularly severe. The fans were not satisfied with the NBA suspension, and even Stern's speech was interrupted.
But Stern didn't have stage fright, it was a piece of cake for him. He was still able to keep smiling and acted cooperatively to listen to the boos, portraying the image of an NBA veteran vividly and penetratingly.
The boos, the jeers, the sounds! Smile, listen, and show your skills!
The Kings won the No. 1 pick and selected point guard Kyrie Irving. They will definitely build a team with Irving as the core, and I don't know what the future will be like.
The Timberwolves selected Derrick Williams with the second pick, a short power forward who has a very similar style to Beasley. With Beasley on the team, it's hard to figure out why they made this selection.
The Nets signed a three-year contract with Yang Rui's former assistant Brad Stevens. Today he came to the scene to submit his selection. With the third pick, they selected insider Enes Kanter.
The draft pick sent by the Nets in trading Yao Ming is top-5 protected and does not belong to the Lakers this year. People speculate that Kanter will be traded out as a bargaining chip in exchange for outside players. The Nets have no shortage of inside stars and there is no room for Kanter in the team.
The Nets' target was Irving, but unfortunately they didn't get the No. 1 pick. After Irving, almost all of the promising high-round picks were insiders.
The Suns unexpectedly selected Lithuanian center Valanciunas with the fourth pick. He is 213cm tall and weighs 109kg.
Not strong enough, very mobile, good footwork in the low post, able to finish offense in singles, and can also make mid-range shots after the pick-and-roll.
His template is Hawes. Experts predict that he will be selected in the top ten, and it will be difficult to make the top five. He is also the beneficiary of the Mavericks' championship and Nowitzki's dominance. Every team now likes big men with soft hands, hoping to discover the next Nowitzki.
The Wizards selected the Czech version of "Yi Jianlian" Jan Vesely with the fifth pick. Just when Washington fans generally doubted the ability of this European rookie, the passionate kiss between the 21-year-old Czech boy Vesely and his beautiful girlfriend instantly stunned everyone in the audience, and the Washington fans were also deeply impressed by this scene.
It's a pity that he won't be able to defeat his opponents with kisses and beautiful girlfriends in the future...
With the sixth pick, the Heat selected Tristan Thompson, a left-handed inside player with an amazing wingspan, a model for Tyrus Thomas, a spring man with outstanding physical fitness.
The height of 206cm is still a bit short for a power forward, which will affect his future development. His jump shot is very poor, he is often hesitant, and he seems to have no confidence. His shooting posture is weird and his shooting rate is unstable. This is destined to him that he can only survive in the interior. To make matters worse, his free throw shooting rate for the entire college season was less than 49%. Not dominant against powerful defenders, frustrated in positioning and sometimes off-balance in shots.
Thompson was predicted to be among the top 15 picks in the draft, and he was selected with the fifth pick, which was a huge upset.
This person was very famous in Yang Rui's previous life. He was selected with the fourth overall pick by the Cavaliers. He has always been a blue-collar player. He averaged 8+8 per game in 15 years but signed a five-year high-paying long-term contract of 82 million, becoming the most expensive substitute in the league. Because he and James have the same agent, he is the good brother who the emperor pointed out to renew his contract with the Cavaliers. He is nicknamed the "Eight Wise Kings" by Chinese fans. His most famous example is that he averaged 4 points and 4 rebounds per game in the 2017 Finals, and was defeated by Kohler. -Kardashian is totally death-proof.
The Grizzlies selected insider Bismack Biyombo with the 7th pick. He is only 206cm tall and has a wingspan of 234cm. He is a rough guy on the offensive end, but he is very intimidating on the defensive end with his superhuman body.
With the eighth pick, the Pistons selected 191CM point guard Brandon Knight, who focuses on scoring and follows the model of Jason Terry. He was predicted by experts to be in the top four, but ended up falling to this position. There is no way around it. Inside players are too valuable.
The Bobcats selected point guard Kemba Walker with the ninth pick. If Deron Williams is there, it will be difficult for Walker to get the ball. People speculate that he will be traded, or that the Bobcats will trade Deron, who has been unable to lead the team to good results.
The Rockets selected Fredette with the 10th pick, a 188CM point guard and NCAA super scorer. He has countless scoring methods and incredible shooting ability. He averages 28.9 points per game and leads the United States. During his senior season, he averaged 3.3 three-pointers per game and shot 39.6% from the field. He can shoot pull-up shots from anywhere on the court and his range is impressive.
However, he is the biggest parallel import among this rookie class. Due to poor competition, he was unable to gain a foothold in the NBA. In Yang Rui's previous life, he later went to China to play and was known as CBA Curry.
The Raptors selected swingman Klay Thompson, who is severely underrated this year, with the 11th pick.
Yang Rui believes that Clay can perform at a high level no matter what team he is in. He can attack with the ball, run without the ball, often suffer from wind, and has excellent defense. He is a 3D player. Except for his average physical fitness and being prone to falling to death during dunks, he is perfect.
The Hornets selected shooting guard Alec Box with the 12th pick.
The Pacers selected Kawhi Leonard with the 13th pick, two spots ahead of schedule, but considering the overlap with Danny Granger and George Hill, Leonard still could not escape the fate of being traded.
There were no good rookies after that. At No. 19, Olshey announced that the Clippers selected Beast power forward Kenneth Faried.