Chapter 863 [3 New Outsiders]
The Clippers have four draft picks this year. The highest number 13 in the first round comes from the Celtics, which was acquired in the trade for Faried last year.
The Green Army did not send out Rajon Rondo, and they cooperated well with the newcomer Faried. Both of them are good at grabbing rebounds and setting up fast breaks. Coupled with the generally weak strength of the Eastern Conference teams, the Green Army actually finished ninth and almost made the playoffs. With top ten protection, this pick belongs to the Clippers.
The overall evaluation of the 15th rookie class is not high, so the Green Army did not deliberately mess up. Rondo's contract has expired. It will be easy for the Green Army to complete the reconstruction in the summer, and the goal has been achieved.
The 30th pick in the first round is the Clippers' own pick, the other 41 picks in the second round, and the 60th pick in the second round. It is difficult to select a strong player with a low pick in the second round, which tests your vision, so Yang Rui asked the manager to trade the Clippers' own second-round pick for cash.
The high picks in the second round still have to be kept, because players are about to see a general salary increase, and it is more cost-effective to use rookies to supplement the bench lineup. Players with some strength in the free market can get contracts with an annual salary of tens of millions unless they are willing to take a salary cut.
On June 26, the draft was held at the Barclays Center, home of the New York Nets. Yang Rui just provided the list and let the manager operate it.
This year's draft has many similarities with Yang Rui's previous life. The NBA is about the strong always getting stronger, and the weak will become a bad team after only a few years of success.
The Timberwolves won the No. 1 pick with the league's third-worst record and selected big man Karl-Anthony Towns.
The Lakers unfortunately finished second, selecting combo guard D'Angelo Russell with the second pick.
The 76ers selected insider Jahlil Okafor with the third overall pick.
The Knicks selected big man Kristaps Porzingis with the fourth pick.
New York fans booed wildly after Porzingis was selected. Many people were not optimistic about this white guy and thought the Knicks were SB. The reporter interviewed the fans at the scene, and a Japanese fan said excitedly: "Even if I choose Hatano Yui, she will be better than him!"
Japanese fans were kicked out of the conference, again...
The Knicks scout report believes that he can at best become an economical double-double player like Biedrins. I don’t know how this ball blind man got into the Knicks as a scout. Biedrins will not be able to shoot or free throw until he retires. The league's lowest field goal percentage.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Porzingis was really daring and hard-working, frequently on the top five. He has comprehensive skills, excellent shooting, good jumping, tall but very flexible. Later, ESPN celebrities shouted that the Knicks would trade "Melo" Anthony and rebuild around Porzingis. The Knicks did send Anthony away in 2017, and Porzingis became the 22-year-old team boss.
If the Clippers didn't have too many potential insiders and Jokic joined this year, Yang Rui would have considered replacing Porzingis with the team. Of course, this is difficult. As long as he opens his mouth, the Knicks will definitely not change him. Yao Ming has already been deceived once.
The Bucks selected point guard Emmanuel Mudiay with the fifth pick. He is a very individual player who did not go to college. He started his career with the CBA Guangdong Hongyuan team in 2014 and played for one year. After reaching the age, I participated in this draft.
Mudiay became the highest-ranked high school student since Brandon Jennings to give up the NCAA and enter the NBA directly.
He played well in the CBA, averaging 18 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, shooting 51.2% from the field and 34.4% from the three-point range. He looked very mature.
He strengthened his muscles through strength training, and playing against adult players in the CBA made him stronger and more explosive.
When Mudiay entered the draft, he looked like a veteran who had played in the NBA for many years, but the fact that he was only 19 years old made many teams interested in him.
After that, several players were of average strength and their statistics in college were not very impressive.
At the request of Yang Rui, Clippers manager Olshey selected Devin Booker with the 13th pick, a swingman who is 198cm tall and weighs 93kg.
2014-15 season,
Devin Booker averaged 21.5 minutes per game at the University of Kentucky, scored 10 points and 2 rebounds, shot 47% on two-pointers and 41.1% on three-pointers. He was elected the Southeastern Conference's Sixth Man of the Year and was selected to the Southeastern Conference. Second-team All-Pro and All-Rookie Team.
Booker's college statistics are not outstanding, and he can't even make the starting lineup. The template is JJ Redick, and the upper limit is Klay Thompson. His side data are also tragic, with a wingspan of only 204CM and a standing reach of 260CM.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Booker was a ruthless person. On March 25, 2017, the Suns lost to the Celtics 120-130 in an away game. Booker played 45 minutes and made 21 of 40 shots and 4 of 11 three-pointers. He made 24 of 26 free throws and scored 70 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. He broke the career single-game scoring record and the Suns' personal single-game scoring record in the history of the Suns. He became the sixth player in NBA history to score 70+ points in a single game.
The 20-year-old Booker also became the youngest player in NBA history to score more than 60 points in a single game. In this campaign, Booker took only 40 shots to score 70 points, the fewest shots among all players who scored 70 points. In addition, Booker also became the third player in NBA history to score 70+ points but lose the game.
The Suns picked Trey Lyles, a power forward who can shoot three-pointers, with the 11th pick ahead of the Clippers, because the team has Tyreke Evans starting at the 2nd position.
The Clippers selected Norman Powell with the 30th pick, a shooting guard who is 193cm tall and weighs 98kg.
Powell's running and jumping ability is extremely good, with a wingspan of 211cm. He is strong in confrontation. He can not only rush for layups, but also catch the ball and shoot three-pointers. On the defensive end, he is also an active defender, good at preventing face-to-face breakthroughs and steals. His shortcomings are his lack of height and unstable mid- and long-range shots.
In the 2014-15 season, Powell played 36 games on behalf of the university, averaging 34.6 minutes per game, 16.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.8 steals. He was the team's leading scorer and won the Pac-12 Division's Player of the Week three times during the season. He was eventually selected to the Pac-12 Division's first team and was selected to the American Basketball Coaches Association's second team.
Yang Rui also noticed a bright spot. During college, Powell played a total of 141 times, never missed any game, and served as a starter in the last 75 games.
Obviously, this is an iron man. His athletic ability is defined as "big time level" in the rookie report, and his development template in the NBA is set to be Tony Allen. If Powell can really reach the heights of Tony Allen, the Clippers will make a lot of money.
In fact, Yang Rui can no longer remember what data Powell got in his previous life. He has been reborn for 18 years and has not become a star or a player who has not made an astonishing move in a single game. He cannot remember them all. After looking at college data and body conditions, he was willing to bet on Powell's future, even though he was already 22 years old.
In the second round of the draft, the Clippers selected point guard Joseph Young, who is 188cm tall and weighs 82kg, with the 41st pick, who was also designated by Yang Rui.
I don’t know if the young heroes named Yang are all good at singles. At least there are currently two players in the league, Nick Young and Thaddeus Young, who are good at singles.
In his senior season, Joseph Young averaged 20.7 points and 3.7 assists per game. His biggest advantage is his offense, ability to score in various ways, and skillful technique. But he lacks a size advantage, and at 23 years old, there is little room for improvement. His fatal flaw is that he is not good at organizing and is more like a shooting guard.
If the Clippers don't choose Joseph, the others will be even worse, so Yang Rui picked this person.
The Clippers' offensive system doesn't need a point guard to organize at all. People who are fast and can run one-on-one can help the team.
Yang Rui doesn't necessarily want Joseph to stay. He is going to let him play in the summer league first. If the data is very good and a team takes a fancy to him and wants to trade him, maybe the Clippers can get back the person they want.
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