Pick Westbrook

Chapter 5 Thanks to the Bucks
Rose stood up youthfully from the crowd at the scene, and his mother held him tightly in her arms, weeping, and then buttoned the suit for her dear son.

"it's a pity!"

Li Lai still regrets that he couldn't get Rose.

It's just that as a native of Chicago, Rose is to the Bulls probably what James is to Cleveland.

So unless it is a superstar like Wade, no matter how the Bucks use their bargaining chips, the opponent will definitely not choose to trade.

At this time, the list of gods in Li Lai's mind suddenly vibrated, and a list of detailed data soon appeared.

【Derek Rose】

【Height 191cm, Weight 86kg, Armspan 203cm】

【Speed ​​94 Strength 46 Layup 90】

[Short shot 80, medium shot 60, long shot 52]

[Dunk 70, Pass 76, Control 90]

[Defense 62 rebounds 50 blocks 70]

[ability value 80, potential value 92]

"Potential value 92?!"

Li Lai calmed down the shock in his heart.

As expected of Fengcheng Rose who can win the NBA's youngest MVP, this potential value is enough to match his talent.

Rose, who currently has an ability value of 80, did not surprise Li Lai either.

Rose, who can win the best rookie next season, has no doubts about his combat power.

"Boss, the management of the Thunder sent a message just now, asking again who we plan to use the No. 4 pick?"

Hammond had already reluctantly accepted Li Lai's willful manipulation at this time, and asked in his own capacity.

Li Lai shook his head and said nothing, he was really not at ease with the shrewd Lei-Guan.

If you reveal your draft target in advance and are cut off by other teams, that will be a big trouble.

For example, when later generations drafted in 2018, the whole world knew that the Mavericks team would not choose Doncic, and the latter also announced in a high-profile manner that non-Mavericks teams would not go.

As a result, the Eagles still selected Doncic with the third pick even though they were clearly interested in Tre Young, forcing the Mavericks to make a deal with him.

Naturally, there is no need to say more about the following things. The Mavericks selected Tre Young with the No. 5 pick and took the 2019 first-round pick to trade Doncic from the Eagles.

And that first-round pick became the golden No. 7 pick the following year.

So, these treacherous merchants!

"Tell Sam of the Thunder, don't worry, just wait!" Li Lai said calmly.

The draft continues.

"The Miami Heat, the No. 2008 overall pick in the 2 draft, selected Michael Beasley of Frederick, Maryland!"

.........

"The Minnesota Timberwolves, the No. 2008 overall pick in the 3 draft, selected OJ Mayo of Huntington, WV!"

.........

Li Lai also obtained the detailed data of the two players through the list of gods in his mind.

Michael Slee's current ability value is 76 and his potential value is 86.

OJ Mayo's current ability value is also 80, and his potential value has reached 85.

Based on Li Lai's understanding of the future two, one gradually became a well-known homeless player in the league due to off-court factors and injuries, and the other was suspended by the league for two years for violating safety protocols.

Originally, in terms of the potential of the two, as long as they are willing to work hard, they will be all-star players in the future, but it is a pity that good luck tricks people to do it by themselves.

The Thunder's management sent a message again, asking who to choose.

Now no one can cut the beard!
Li Lai finally breathed a sigh of relief seeing that the top three draft picks were still developing according to the historical trajectory without any surprises.

"He's still here!"

After knowing that Rose will definitely be selected in the top three picks, Li Lai only has two cornerstones left in his mind.

That's Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love.

"Although adults are stupid enough to do multiple-choice questions, it is better, but reality sometimes has to force you to do multiple-choice questions.

Buying a house, choosing a car, finding a wife, having children depending on the day...

And between the tortoise and Cupid, my choice has long been clear.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, where are you going, come to Megan Fox's arms! "

Thunder box.

Sam Presti had a message from Hammond.

"They want Russell Westbrook too?"

Sam Presti, who is cautious by nature, was a little surprised by this result.

Westbrook's performance in college was not considered outstanding, and his original draft pick could only be ranked outside the top ten in the first round.

Only because in an NCAA game, Westbrook led the defense of OJ Mayo, who was the hottest No. [-] pick, turned out to be really defended by him, so the draft market soared all the way.

"But in any case, he is not worth Michael Reed + Bogut + No. 8 chips!"

Sam Presti, who had already confirmed the deal, didn't struggle with this issue, and quickly wrote his name on a note and handed it to the staff.

"The Oklahoma City Thunder, with the 2008th overall pick in the 4 draft, selected Russell Westbrook from California!"

When the young Westbrook heard that his name was pronounced so early, he couldn't help being surprised and then very excited.

He kissed the bracelet engraved with KB3 on his right wrist, and said softly: "Bars, did you see that we have entered the NBA!"

The staff of the Thunder team then handed over a hat, and Westbrook was about to put it on, but saw a man his age standing beside him shaking his head at him.

Li Lai said: "Don't wear the Thunder hat when you go up, and I'll explain to you when you get down."

Westbrook glanced at the Thunder team staff who had no objection. The latter spread his hands casually to express his indifference, so he walked up suspiciously. After going through the handshake session, he was thrown away by Li Lai when he came down. Thunder hat.

"You can't wear the Thunder's blue hat, but the Bucks' green hat."

Westbrook still looked confused and confused. He thought to himself who is this young man who looks like a hairy man? Why did he give me the green hat of the Bucks?

Hammond explained with a sad face: "Yeah, you got traded.

For you, our boss even traded away All-Star guard Michael Reed and the No. 05 pick Bogut in [-]. "

"What?"

Westbrook showed his classic emoji and said, "Which state is the Bucks in?"

……

The draft continues.

The players selected next did not have much deviation from Li Lai's memory, but when it was the Thunder's turn to hand over the names of the players they wanted to select, Li Lai was really surprised.

— Brook Lopez!
"Boss, what the hell are you saying that the Thunder are doing? Why do they want to draft the same type of center when they have a super gate inside like Bogut?

Don't they want to play the inside twin towers?
Even if you want to play a two-tower combination, wouldn't it be better to choose a flexible inside line? "

Hammond has been the general manager for many years, so he naturally saw the Thunder's draft problems at a glance.

The development of the potential of rookies pays the most attention to training and playing time. Otherwise, even if you are given a Jordan, you only give him 5 minutes of playing time per game, and you can see if he will become the god of basketball.

Therefore, in the case where Bogut and Brook Lopez obviously overlap seriously, there must be a big problem with the playing time of the two.

"The Thunder will definitely not draft Brook Lopez. They should have traded with other teams."

Li Lai didn't believe that the Thunder's draft strength was only at this level, otherwise the world-famous Huangpu Military Academy of the NBA would have fallen sharply at this time.

"However, since your Thunder team didn't get 28 cards, then I'm not welcome!

Who told you to trade your No. 24 pick in the first round to me! "

After handing over the small note that wrote Brook Lopez to the staff, Li Lai also handed over the name of Serge Ibaka, who he wanted to pick with the 24th pick.

After Sam Presti saw the name that Li Lai handed over, his brain was buzzing, "Why does he want Ibaka too!"

First Westbrook and then Ibaka, Sam Presti couldn't help but suspect that there were spies in his management, and leaked the list of players the team wanted to draft in advance.

For this reason, he made up his mind to clean up all suspected criminals after the draft is over.

I would rather kill [-] people by mistake than let one person go!
It's just that this time Sam Presti really wants to say, Li Lai and the Bucks have made the wrong calculation.

Because he has already made a deal with the Nets, in order to get Brook Lopez with the 8th pick, the opponent had to use the 21st pick to select Serge Ibaka for the Thunder, and at the same time send out the first round of next year picks.

Considering the record and team strength of the New Jersey Nets who couldn't even make the playoffs, this first-round pick will definitely be a good lottery pick in the future!

Even being the No. [-] pick isn't out of the question.

"It's all thanks to the Bucks!" Sam Presti smiled contentedly.

(End of this chapter)