With the Lakers selecting Jokic with the No. 1 pick, Wiggins, the top pick, fell out of the top five and had no candidates. The 2014 NBA Draft completely exploded.
The 2014 NBA Draft was truly a very interesting draft.
In August 2013, which was the end of the 2013 draft, the American media began to collectively build momentum and announce predictions for the 2014 draft.
Among the five most popular players at the time, Wiggins ranked first and Julius Randle ranked second.
At the time, Wiggins’ scouting report looked like this.
With superhuman physical fitness and wingspan, he is a great scorer, and his scoring area covers the entire court.
Whether it is attacking the penalty area or shooting from the outside, he is impeccable. Coupled with his incredible jumping ability, there is nothing that can be questioned.
He's a can't-miss guy like Duncan or James.
As long as he doesn't suffer a devastating injury, he will definitely be the No. 1 pick next year.
And Randall's scouting report at the time was.
With a height of 2.08 meters and a weight of nearly 120 kilograms, Randall already has a body that can immediately adapt to the NBA power forward.
He has enough toughness, can dribble and use his feet to show off in the low post, and can also kill opponents in the mid-range.
Opponents will worry about how to match up with a player like this every night.
Without Wiggins, Randle could be the No. 1 pick in any year.
Yes, in any year.
Judging from the draft report at the time, Wiggins was at the level of Duncan, Oden and James, and Randall was at the level of Durant. These two young players are both historical-level rookies.
These two people are like Oden and Durant in 2007, destined to be the No. 1 pick and destined to be the No. 2 pick.
Then the NCAA started.
The value of the two of them fell further and further.
At this time last year, they were the rising stars of destiny.
At this time last year, behind them was Jabari Parker in third place, Marcus Smart in fourth place, Aaron Gordon in fifth place, and Dante Ik in sixth place. Sam.
Before the start of the NCAA, Parker had always been the overlooked third player under the halo of Wiggins and Randle.
Smart was the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in 2013. He decided to go back to college and grind for another year. It would be a bit embarrassing to grind for another year. The Jazz needed a defender and would rather choose Dante Iksum. Don't choose him either.
At this time last year, the three most popular rookies, Wiggins, Randle and Smart, who was the top pick in the 2013 class, were selected in the top five and had not yet been selected.
At this time, in the hot Barclays Center, Wiggins, Randle and Smart all wanted to keep smiling, but anyone could see on their faces how much they were struggling.
They were the three most popular rookies in the NBA draft a year ago, and now the three of them can't even make the top five.
No. 1 pick Jokic and No. 3 overall pick Embiid, had you heard of these two a year ago?
Well, I heard about Embiid last year.
At this time last year, Embiid was behind six of them, along with Glenn Robinson III, Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, Mario Nzaga, Mitch McGray, and Montrezl Harrell. , Isiah Austin, and Dario Saric are mixed together, and they are potential lottery picks.
However, what a difference a year makes.
The change was so drastic.
And this is what makes the 2014 NBA Draft interesting and special. Look at the lottery potential rookies who were mixed with Embiid at this time last year. How many are still in the little green room now?
Except for Embiid and Saric, everyone else is gone.
The worst thing is Isiah Austin. Just three days ago, he had retired due to 'stable syndrome'.
At this moment, league president David Stern on the stage took out a very special envelope.
"In the 2014 NBA Draft, the player selected by the NBA is the center from Baylor University, Isiah Austin!"
After David Stern announced that Austin was selected for the league, everyone in the Barclays Arena stood up and gave him a standing ovation.
NBA officials are showing their feelings and even prepared a special jersey for Austin. Austin is also wearing a blue hat representing the NBA league.
Austin kept crying while hugging David Stern.
Compared with Austin, Wiggins, Randle and Smart are definitely lucky.
After this episode with Isiah Austin, the NBA draft continues.
“The player the Boston Celtics drafted with the sixth pick in the first round was the small forward from Kansas, Andrew Wiggins!”
Finally selected!
Wiggins' mentality really almost collapsed.
Before the start of the draft, he was the favorite to pick the No. 1 pick, but in the end he was not selected until the sixth pick. This was too painful.
This is actually understandable.
2014 is considered the best year in the past decade.
Numbers 1-3, Embiid, Wiggins, and Parker, are considered to be No. 1 picks, and they are No. 1 picks in any year. It just so happens that these three people collided together.
The 4th to 7th places are also recognized as "ranking second or third overall in any previous year".
Rookies 1-7 are so good. Even if Wiggins is the best, he has not reached the level of one level higher. In fact, if it were not for injury, Embiid would be the one one level higher, followed by Wiggins. , Parker, the two are in the upper half, followed by Randall, Aaron Gordon, Exum, and Smart.
Therefore, it is actually normal for the previous teams to choose players they are more familiar with instead of Wiggins.
In particular, Coach D abandoned Wiggins, which caused everyone to panic about Wiggins.
With the right players, there is no need to bet on Wiggins who was given up by Coach D for unknown reasons.
Wiggins was selected by the Celtics with the sixth overall pick. Except that he was not the No. 1 pick, this was actually a very perfect choice.
The Celtics are the second-richest team in the NBA, Boston is a big city, and now the Celtics are also strong, so after being selected by the Celtics and wearing a Boston hat, Wiggins looked like a child. A smile like that.
And laughing.
This smile is so warm and innocent!
Seeing Wiggins' smile, Du Kang wanted to laugh too. This grinning mouth was so contagious!
"Du, why don't we choose Wiggins? He looks like a very good kid!"
Seeing Wiggins on the stage, Sunshine was laughing with no pretense or resentment. Clifford was really in love.
In the NBA, there are few black players like Wiggins.
If it were other black players, the Lakers would not choose them, and they would have to diss them.
Especially now that the team Wiggins is going to is still the Celtics. In order to be able to integrate into the Celtics right away, any player, not to mention the black players, would say something about the Lakers or even curse the Lakers, right?
But Wiggins didn't even mention the Lakers, and he didn't say that thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi would make the Lakers regret that.
Excellent talent and good character, isn't this perfect?
Facing Clifford's question, Du Kang didn't even know how to answer it for a while.
Can I say that Wiggins can't even make the top five in the system's draft predictions?
Du Kang didn't know why.
Wiggins' talent is indeed excellent, and Du Kang has watched his video, and his character is not a thorn in the side, but... he did not become a top three player in this session.
Du Kang believes that Wiggins will definitely succeed in the NBA. He is talented, has a good personality, and has good skills. He will definitely succeed in the future.
Then the only possibility is that it's not that Wiggins is not good enough, but that the players in front of him are too good!
It is precisely because of Wiggins's vane that Du Kang chose Jokic, who was evaluated as the best by this system.
How talented Jokic is to be able to dominate the crowd in a draft where Wiggins is not ranked in the top five.
"Du, for the two remaining draft picks we have, you can no longer pick inside players. We need defenders and forwards now!"
Of course, there is no need to explain to Clifford and the others what Du Kang does.
Now the whole world must be shocked and puzzled by Coach D's choice, so he is not the only one. He also believes that the great Coach D must have his own considerations, but no matter what, as an assistant coach, Clifford feels that he still You need to do your part and remind him.
The Lakers have three first-round picks in this draft.
In addition to the No. 1 pick, there is also No. 21 of his own and No. 30 of the Knicks.
The Knicks got that first-round pick in a trade for Howard.
In Howard's trade, the Lakers got two first-round picks from the Knicks.
Du Kang is now thinking about what to do with these two first-round picks.
Because he did not select Wiggins with the No. 1 pick, there is now a butterfly effect.
Now Smart and Randle remain.
Du Kang has no idea about these two players. Du Kang is more concerned about his junior in the Little Green Room, UCLA's Zach LaVine.
Now there are Randle, Smart, Nick Stauskas, Zach LaVine, Gary Harris, Saric, and Doug McDermott in the Green Room.
LaVine's draft prediction is that he will be selected by the 76ers with the ninth overall pick.
But Du Kang got news from the 76ers that they were not interested in LaVine and they had their own ideas.
LaVine's situation is very special. He originally didn't get the chance to play in the Little Green Room, but his performance in Chicago's joint trial was too good.
According to the data from the Chicago Combined Physical Test, LaVine's vertical jump reached 105.4 centimeters, ranking third among rookies who participated in the body side. His return run time of 2.8 seconds ranked second. ) took 10.42 seconds, ranking first.
This kind of trial training performance directly made him counterattack.
This season at UCLA, he started as a substitute, and then was promoted to the starting lineup. He struggled very much, and his performance was not as good as his substitute. When he was on the bench, no one cared about him and would not target him, but when he was a starter, it was not enough.
In the next 18 starting games, LaVine's statistics were very miserable. He only scored in double figures in 4 games and averaged 9.4 points and 1.8 assists per game throughout the season. Because his confrontation ability was really poor, he was light and floaty, and his offense was all three-pointers. He throws points randomly and is almost obsessed with three-point shooting. He takes 5.7 three-pointers every 40 minutes and makes 2.1 of them. His shooting percentage is average and he shoots a lot. After he started, he only made 6 of his last 31 shots. ball.
Everyone knows that the closer you are to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage. But LaVine is just the opposite. He likes to play in singles and shoot crazy three-pointers in singles from the outside. Although he is not good at confrontation, he can bounce well, so he also likes to play in singles in the paint.
Then, his efficiency in singles inside is that he can only score 0.59 points per single, making it almost impossible to score with his left hand.
In addition, LaVine's defense on and off the ball is very weak. He cannot fight against strong defenders. What is even more worrying is that he is not very willing on the defensive end. He often misses people and is easily broken through. .
With this data and this performance, if it weren't for the unexpected change of fate at the Chicago combine training camp, it would not be easy for him to enter the first round of the draft.
However, LaVine's system projection is very high.
Therefore, before he got the No. 1 pick from the Cavaliers, Du Kang's first choice for picking up the slack was his junior.
The Lakers' own 21st overall pick could have selected him.
But after the Chicago combine training camp, LaVine's draft picks soared rapidly, surpassing his senior Kyle Anderson and others to enter the lottery area, and also received an invitation from the league's Green Room.
This year is a big year for the draft, and lottery picks are difficult to trade. If LaVine falls out of the lottery, he will definitely use all the picks to trade up to get LaVine.
If LaVine is selected in the lottery, he can only use Plan B.
There are indeed many opportunities to miss out in this year's draft.
With the seventh pick, the Kings did not select Randle or Smart, but chose Nick Stauskas, a Canadian sharpshooter who is extremely accurate in the NCAA and averaged more than 45% of his three-point shooting in his college career.
At the end of this year's NCAA, Stauskas once uploaded a video of himself making 70 of 76 three-pointers in 5 minutes. At one point, he made 46 consecutive shots. After watching the video, Warriors star Curry felt itchy.
He even challenged Stauskas via Twitter, which shows his outstanding shooting ability.
During this NCAA season, the University of Michigan lost Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr., and Mitch McGary one after another.
He led the team with only one core, and still led the team to the quarterfinals of March Madness, and finally lost to Kentucky. His performance was extremely good, and he himself was awarded the Best Player of the Big Ten Division.
Compared with ordinary white pitchers, his athletic talent is better, so his draft pick prediction has always been stable, ranking among the top ten.
He is the first person in the Shichibukai this year.
It’s understandable that the King gave up Smart and Randall from the Shichibukai to choose him.
The Bobcats did not select Shichibukai's Smart and Randall with the eighth pick. Instead, they selected Noah Vonleh. This is actually understandable. His draft template was Chris Bosh and Larry Bird. Bobcats, Jordan, rookies, Larry Bird, they all know it.
Whether you understand it or not, Randall and Smart have not been selected yet, so his chances of getting LaVine seem to have increased!
Du Kang looked forward to it and quickly assigned tasks to Kupchak.
"Mitch, trade up, lottery first, no lottery, close to lottery, the higher the pick, the better!"
The draft continues.
"With the ninth pick, the Philadelphia 76ers selected Elfrid Payton, a point guard from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette!"
As soon as the 76ers made this selection, the entire draft was once again shocked.
Randle and Smart haven’t been drafted yet!
Farke!
This is going crazy!
Do the 76ers need a point guard?
With Iverson, do the 76ers need a point guard?
Even if it is needed, isn’t Smart delicious?
Although Smart's offense is not that stable, he is extremely aggressive and is the strongest defensive point guard.
but……
If you want to say that Payton's defense is not as good as Smart's, it's hard to say.
Because this year's "Lefty DeLacy" award for the NCAA Defensive Player of the Year honor is him.
And he averaged 19.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
Anyone who knows the NCAA knows how outrageous this data is.
The data is better than you, the offense is better than you, and the defense can pressure you to win the best defensive player.
Hmm... In addition to becoming famous earlier than you, it seems that he is really better than Smart?
Therefore, it seems understandable that Smart was knocked down by him.
Understanding is understanding, in short, Smart and Randall are really trembling now.
The other five Shichibukai have been chosen, and only the two of them are left.
This is so damn embarrassing!
"With the tenth pick, the player selected by the Denver Nuggets is small forward Doug McDermott from Creighton University!"
The Nuggets like a 2.03-meter forward, and Doug McDermott is it.
Neither Smart nor Randolph Randle Jr. are the Nuggets' cup.
"With the 11th pick, the player selected by the Magic is Croatia's European magician, Dario Saric!"
After the Magic selected Saric, they immediately traded Saric and two draft picks (a 2017 first-round pick and a 2015 second-round pick) for the 76ers' No. 9 pick Elfrid Payton. .
Clearly, the Magic were robbed.
This is also the reason why the 76ers refused when Du Kang asked if he could trade the 76ers' No. 9 pick. They were preparing to rob the Magic this year.
Because the Lakers sent Iverson back to Philadelphia, the relationship between the two teams is now very good. In order to prevent Du Kang and the Lakers from misunderstanding, the 76ers told Du Kang their plan.
Before this draft, 76ers fans frantically asked the 76ers to trade their No. 3 pick, trade up to the second pick Parker, and the first pick Wiggins.
But the 76ers have been standing still.
They are waiting. They have long been committed to Embiid. Embiid's perfect trial training with the Cavaliers not only made the Cavaliers very excited, but also the 76ers.
They're willing to wait out Embiid's injury.
Embiid was selected with the No. 3 pick, and the No. 9 pick was used to rob the European magician Saric and two draft picks.
From the perspective of Du Kang opening his eyes through the system, the 76ers this time was a god-level operation.
Near perfect operation without the system.
At this moment, Du Kang's cell phone rang.
"Du, the Suns are willing to use their No. 13 pick to trade our No. 21, No. 30 and No. 30 in the second round, as well as our first-round picks in 2015 and 2017!"
According to the market situation of this year's draft, and with neither Randle nor Smart being selected, the Suns' offer is not bad. The Lakers have coach D and Yao Ming, although they hurt Maizi and Kezi. , the first round will not be valuable in the next few years.
Therefore, Du Kang was ready to agree.
Would trading these picks for LaVine, whose draft projection the system puts above Wiggins, would be a loss?
It’s definitely not a loss!
And almost at the same time.
"Philip, the Celtics rejected our deal!"
Farke!
After hearing the assistant's words, Timberwolves general manager Flip Saunders looked ugly. The former Timberwolves head coach and current Timberwolves general manager felt as if he had eaten a fly.
He likes Wiggins very much.
He never thought that Wiggins would be selected with the sixth pick in this year's draft!
If I had known that Coach D was reorganizing again, he would have directly traded Love for the Celtics' No. 6 pick!
It's a pity that he didn't open his eyes.
As Garnett's mentor, McHale fired him as head coach of the Timberwolves.
He definitely didn't have a good impression of the Celtics.
But now the situation is stronger than people.
"What did Danny Ainge say?"
"Danny Ainge said, add money...no, he wants our No. 12 pick."
"This is not..."
Sanders wanted to refuse directly, but in the end, Sanders still did not say that.
"Phillip, Danny Ainge said, if he misses this draft, Wiggins will rise in price throughout the league, and we have no advantage."
"Farke!"
Danny Ainge is such a bastard!
If I do business with him again in the future, I will be a fucking dog!
Just replacing Wiggins with Love is enough.
Do you need to squeeze all the juice out of your trading partners?
Trading partners are not enemies, but also companions of a different kind.
How did Mr. Jerry West do it?
They are both wealthy managers, so why is the gap so big?
It’s too damn rich and unbearable!
"give him!"
"But Phillip, where's Zach LaVine?"
Sanders' face turned dark instantly. He wanted both LaVine and Wiggins. Wiggins was the boss and LaVine was the second boss.
If both of them can grow up, the Timberwolves will complete their rebuild in an instant.
But now that Wiggins is gone, LaVine cannot be the core of the reconstruction, and another Kevin Martin will rush forward.
Um?
etc!
Kevin Martin?
"We can produce Kevin Martin!"
The assistant was stunned.
Kevin Martin now has a high-quality contract, with an annual salary of less than 7 million, averaging 19 points per game and shooting close to 40% from three-point range.
Ready-to-play ability, and a perfect fit for Chris Paul and James' immediate-to-play ability.
Isn’t this better than a No. 12 draft pick?
Kevin Martin has no place in the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves will next rebuild with Wiggins, LaVine and Rubio as the core. Kevin Martin has little meaning to the Timberwolves, but he is of great value to the Celtics.
"Phillip, Danny Ainge agreed!"
Hearing the assistant's words, Sanders had a very ugly look on his face.
Although Martin's value is not that high to the Timberwolves, who wants to be manipulated so much by Danny Ainge?
And he's not a fool. He still doesn't understand that Danny Ainge's purpose is to pack Love and Martin to come together.
These two people are of no significance to rebuilding the team, but they are of great significance to the championship team.
"Danny Ainge, just wait for me!"
Phillip Sanders looked very ugly.
"In the 2014 NBA draft, the player selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 12th overall pick was the guard from UCLA, Zach LaVine!"
Forehead……
Du Kang was stunned.
Being robbed?
Or did the Timberwolves always want to choose LaVine?
It's okay if he was robbed, but you can look at the needs of the Timberwolves.
"Du, the Timberwolves said they have no intention of robbing the Lakers. LaVine is the player they need."
"..."
Du Kang was silent.
Is this the NBA draft?
Really exciting.
Just one draft pick away and you could miss out on your favorite player.
Dukan thought of Antetokounmpo last year.
He was one pick higher than the Bucks, causing the Bucks to miss out on Antetokounmpo. The Bucks' general manager dreamed of having the Lakers trade Antetokounmpo, which was quite disgraceful.
Naturally, Du Kang would not do such an unseemly thing. Since LaVine is the player the Timberwolves need, no matter how much he says, it is useless.
After a moment of silence, a smile appeared on Du Kang's face.
If Plan A doesn’t work, then Plan B is the way to go.
"Reject the Suns' trade, Mitch, use our No. 30 pick and the second-round pick No. 51 to try to trade up this year's first-round pick."
By improving your ranking as much as possible, you can minimize the probability of such exciting things happening.
And on the other side.
"Philip, did you just hear that? Coach D, the Lakers are asking for Zach LaVine!!!"
"Zach LaVine is a player that Coach D is optimistic about!!!"
Of course Phillip Sanders heard it.
So he is extremely excited now.
As Garnett's mentor, he knew from the trial with McHale that Garnett would definitely take off in the future, and he also had a good vision.
But it’s definitely not as good as Coach D!
"Coach D gave up on Wiggins, but asked about LaVine. Does this mean that LaVine may be a better player than Wiggins?"
The aide's words silenced Sanders.
If this is true, do we still need to spend so much money to get Wiggins?
Love and Martin are indeed not that valuable to the Timberwolves, but he doesn't like being so manipulated by Danny Ainge.
Phillip Sanders gritted his teeth, and the expression on his face became sinister.
"Coach D, you seem to have missed the player you wanted. Who is it? Can you tell me to make everyone happy?"
Danny Anji, who was sitting not far from Du Kang, noticed the situation on Du Kang's side and took the initiative to talk to Du Kang.
In tonight's draft, Du Kang intercepted his Jokic, and he was very unhappy.
I have always been thinking about finding an opportunity to regain my place.
Isn't the opportunity to regain the position now come?
Coach D seemed to have missed a certain player, so he looked a little disappointed just now.
Seeing Coach D like this, he wanted to make Coach D feel how he felt just now and how he felt about losing Jokic.
Moreover, before the draft, he told Coach D that Wiggins is a good player.
Coach D told him that Jokic is also a good player.
If it were you, you would also think that there was a mole in the Celtics, and Coach D deliberately robbed him.
He wouldn't be able to say this unless he robbed Coach D's favorite player.
"Coach D, this is how the draft is. If it was always perfect, the NBA would have nothing to do with the Los Angeles Lakers. Maybe the Celtics would already have thirty championships. Are you right?"
Seeing that Du Kang didn't speak, I was in a good mood. I felt like I was God's own son Danny Ainge in this draft, and the yin and yang of Du Kang and the Lakers was still going on.
This is not a direct scolding at Du Kang. If your godfather David Stern hadn't suppressed us and eliminated our Duncan and Durant, what would have happened to you Lakers?
Return to the most wealthy family and be your thousand-year-old second child!
These words made Clifford next to Du Kang a little angry.
Du Kang narrowed his eyes.
"Danny, do you think you will win?"
"Is not it?"
Danny Ainge smiled.
He lost Jokic, but is about to get Love + Kevin Martin.
Jokic is good, but Jokic is the future.
In terms of immediate combat capabilities, Love and Martin can become the cornerstones of the Celtics dynasty in the next three years.
At least for the next two seasons, the Celtics will be invincible!
You know, Jeff Green, Sullinger, Avery Bradley, these Celtics' high-quality assets, he has not moved yet.
These people can also be traded for a giant, if he wants.
Kevin Martin is considered half a giant, so the Celtics can produce four and a half giants at the maximum!
That's it.
What do you think the Lakers and Coach D want to do with him?
And these were all sent by Coach D!
so!
"Coach D, having said that, I still need to thank..."
Before Danny Ainge finished speaking, his assistant said something in his ear, and then the expression on Danny Ainge's face changed instantly.
Danny Ainge, who looked like he wanted to thank Du Kang just now, looked at Du Kang in a different way.
Angry, angry, that's quite angry, quite angry!
"You didn't miss out on a player, you deliberately asked for LaVine from the Timberwolves. You know the Timberwolves want LaVine, and you also know the Timberwolves want Wiggins!"
Danny Ainge was shocked!
He never dreamed that Coach D would play like this!
This move is absolutely amazing!
LaVine's net worth exploded instantly.
Wiggins's value plummeted instantly!
At the very least, even if it wasn't a sharp decline, the Timberwolves would still be hesitant, and they would definitely not be able to send Love and Martin away so simply.
At the very least, they will consider trading with the Celtics only after asking the entire league about the price and finding that there is really no better option than Wiggins.
In the end, it was difficult for Coach D to prevent him from completing the deal with the Timberwolves.
But, this is so damn disgusting, isn’t it?
Even James, Paul, Clifford and the others next to them changed their eyes when they looked at Du Kang.
The person who can make Danny Ainge feel so deflated, as if he had eaten a fly, is rare in the entire league!
Coach D, the number one black man in the NBA, is so terrifying!
Danny Ainge originally wanted to show off his achievements in this draft in front of Du Kang.
In the end, unexpectedly, it turned out to be Coach D showing off his resourcefulness and strength.
"Ask Phillip Sanders what he wants!"
Danny Ainge was really angry after being frustrated by Du Kang.
When Du Kang and Danny Ainge were PKing each other.
The NBA draft continues.
The Suns, whose deal with the Lakers failed, selected Randle from Shichibukai with the 13th pick.
The last lottery pick, Randall never thought his draft pick would be so low before this draft.
However, this is really great. In the end, it is still in the lottery area, which saves face.
So after being selected by the Suns, Randle became the first rookie to make harsh remarks this year.
"I will make the teams that didn't draft me regret it!"
After the Suns, it was the Thunder's turn with the 14th pick.
The Thunder's pick belongs to the Mavericks.
The Mavericks' first-round pick was traded to the Lakers in 2011 for Lamar Odom. The pick ended up being sold to several companies, including the Rockets and Thunder, and now it's in the hands of the Thunder.
The Thunder selected TJ Warren with the 14th overall pick.
Soon, a trade took place between the Thunder and the Suns. The Thunder sent this year's 28th overall pick and T.J. Warren to the Suns in exchange for Randle.
Randall is the kind of player that the Thunder needs to play one big and four small.
The Thunder didn't even think that they would have a chance to get Randall.
Smart is still undrafted.
At this time, many names came to Smart's mind.
He was very popular as the No. 1 pick, and then kept falling, right? DeAndre Jordan?
Am I going to become DeAndre Jordan on the outside this year?
Players like Smart are indeed not that popular in the draft, their offense is not that stable, and their defense is very famous.
The key is, what does your NCAA defense have to do with the NBA?
Smart came out of Ohio State University, and no one from Goose City selected him, which made him extremely disappointed.
His draft template is Westbrook, and the key is players like Westbrook, well, how should I put it?
Not many people dare to say that they use it well. Maybe he will be very good in the future, but this is a big draft year, and there are many more stable choices.
Therefore, this energetic combo guard is now numb.
Everyone knows that Du Kang loves Westbrook very much.
Du Kang’s favorite player is Westbrook.
If you can get Smart, that's fine.
Du Kang opened his eyes and knew from the system that Smart did not have the same achievements as Westbrook. Although his ranking was not low, he certainly did not reach Westbrook's level.
But like Jordan loved Bird.
He can also be willful for his own hobbies.
With the fifteenth pick, the Hawks selected Adrian Payne.
With the 16th pick, the Bulls selected Nurkic.
"With the seventeenth pick, the player selected by the Boston Celtics is guard Marcus Smart from Ohio State University!"
Getting Smart still didn't make Danny Ainge happy.
Smart is just a rookie. The Celtics originally planned to select James Young in this pick. His template is James. Now that James is the real owner, naturally there is no need for James Young, the little James.
Smart is actually not the player the Celtics desperately need right now.
The Celtics have Chris Paul and Avery Bradley on the back line.
However, Smart is the most talented player left.
If he doesn't choose, he might leave it to the Lakers.
This is absolutely not allowed!
The Lakers need a guard like Smart.
Even if the Celtics can't use it, they can't give it to the Lakers!
So after Danny Ainge selected Smart, he gave Du Kang a provocative look.
Is Du Kang disappointed after losing Smart?
Definitely not that disappointed.
"With the 21st pick, the player selected by the Los Angeles Lakers is the guard from the University of Colorado, Spencer Dinwiddie!"
The Lakers' choice once again stunned the audience.
Even Danny Ainge was stunned.
Even in the New Year's draft, after 20 rounds, there are indeed not many good players left.
But even if there are no good players, you wouldn’t choose someone you’ve never heard of, right?
Therefore, it is completely incomprehensible.
Of course, the 21st overall pick is not a high pick, so Coach D can do whatever he wants.
However, Dinwiddie himself, who was in front of the TV at this time, was really confused.
In this year's draft, his prediction was not even in the first round. Coach D actually selected him in the first round, and it was in the middle of the first round!
"Bobo, Coach D, this is..."
In front of the TV, Budenholzer was confused, and so was Popovich.
Everyone knows that Coach D has a good vision.
Antetokounmpo and McAway were both well above their draft stock.
But this Dinwiddie...
It is indeed a bit confusing.
He's also a big point guard like McAway.
"Ignore Coach D, we just get the players we want."
The player the Spurs want is Kyle Anderson.
The Spurs also invited Kyle Anderson for a trial training before, but as a UCLA player, he went to watch the Lakers playoffs and was unwilling to come to the Spurs for a trial training.
Although there was no trial, the Spurs still wanted to get him.
Kyle Anderson is just too much for the Spurs.
A good player, very much like the Spurs.
According to Kyle Anderson's draft predictions, the Spurs should be able to acquire him easily.
Because apart from his golf intelligence, he is really useless in other aspects. He cannot be said to have athletic ability, he is simply a squirmer.
There is no problem in saying that he is the squirming essence of humanity.
The draft is still in progress.
At this time, it was the Suns' turn with the 28th pick.
The Suns just acquired this pick from the Thunder.
“In the 2014 NBA Draft, the Suns’ first pick in the first round was forward Kyle Anderson from UCLA!”
When they heard David Stern pronounce Kyle Anderson's name, Popovich and Budenholzer thought for a moment that they had heard wrong.
Isn't it the 29th pick?
The Spurs picked the 29th pick, and David Stern read it as the 28th pick. Isn't this right?
This is Kyle Anderson. This is no other player. This is a completely unathletic player.
There is a high probability that such a player will not be drafted in the NBA. He will already be highly regarded after entering the second round. In the first round, except for the Spurs, it is impossible for anyone to choose him, okay?
Soon, the expressions on the faces of Popovich and Budenholzer in front of the TV became ugly.
"Farke!!! Coach D!!!"
Because the text was already typed on the TV at this time.
The Suns sent Kyle Anderson to the Lakers in exchange for the Lakers' first-round pick No. 30 and the No. 51 second-round pick this year.
In other words, they were robbed!
The Spurs were robbed by Coach D and the Lakers!
"Bobo, who do we choose now?"
"Bogdanovich!"
Popovich gritted his teeth.
Why gnash your teeth?
Because Bogdanovic can't come from Europe now!
By the time Bogdanovic came over, the day lilies were cold and Tim had retired!
Coach D!
Farke! ! !
The most chaotic NBA draft is over!
However, the entire NBA has just started to get lively at this time!
Someone opened his big mouth!
(End of chapter)
