basketball pope

Chapter 99 [Too big to describe]

The draft continues. After the top ten, there are no very powerful players in the first round.

In Yang Rui's previous life, many people left their footprints in the NBA. The better ones, such as Bunch Wells, Al Harrington, Ricky Davis and others, played beautiful statistics and failed to be selected as an All-Star. .

Yang Rui can't remember the specific pick of the draft. He is not a Transformer, so it is impossible to remember everything.

There are many strongmen in the second round of this session. The "Big Dark Horse" first pushed forward Rashad Lewis. Today he came to the scene and was invited to wait in the "Little Green Room".

Small green house is a special term in the American sports draft conference. In the NBA draft, players who are officially invited to enter the draft small green house are generally voted by the general manager of the NBA team, and finally by the vice president of the league. Decide.

Every year in the draft, there are generally about 15 players who enter the small green house. They can be accompanied by relatives and friends to the draft site. They are people who may become lottery picks and people who may become stars in the future. This is an honor.

In the draft, the players who are selected, the field officials will give them a cap that selects their team, and then take the stage to shake hands with the NBA commissioner.

Entering the second round, the Lakers selected Kobe Bryant's lifelong enemy Ruben Patterson second.As soon as this dude entered the league, Kobe was not pleasing to the eye, and he made all kinds of faults. At one time, he had a very bad influence within the team, and the team traded him away.After that, Patterson began to wander around.

His most famous move is to successfully prevent Kobe Bryant in a game and call himself the "Kobe Terminator" after the game. As a result, he is often beaten up when he encounters Kobe again and leaves a laughing stock.

Lewis was selected by the Sonics in third place, and Yang Rui hurriedly asked, "Glen, can I get Lewis through a trade? This guy is not bad."

"There is no way to trade in the draft. After all, he was predicted to fall to this position in the lottery. The Sonics will not let people go casually. Let's discuss when we go back and see what chips are needed."

"Ok."

Yang Rui has worked in the Knicks for a season and can understand the thinking of the management. As long as the transaction is not done on a whim.This is not to buy food, but to buy people.

Yang Rui absolutely believes in Lewis' ability. Rashad Lewis, who did not go to college in 1998, entered the NBA by scoring 27 points in the McDonald's All-Star Game.

Unfortunately, he set the record for the longest sitting time in the Green Room. The total score in the first year of the SuperSonics has not exceeded 50 points. It was not until Payton left that Lewis and Ray Allen formed the SuperSonics Gemini, the first two. Years he played very ordinary.

Therefore, Yang Rui is not in a hurry at all. This person can be easily exchanged. It is impossible for the Supersonics to understand the future value of Lewis like him.

Two familiar names to Yang Rui were also present in the second round, which made him itching to see.

"Street King" Ralph Alston was selected by the Bucks at No. 39.

"Old Cat" Cardino Mobley was selected by the Rockets with the 41st pick.

Mobley is only 193cm tall and plays a shooting guard. He didn't graduate from a prestigious university, so he fell into this pick. He is seriously underestimated.In the future, Mobley will prove his worth with his excellent shooting.

Seeing that familiar celebrities were selected, Yang Rui made the final decision. "Glen, the Raptors' defense is not very good. If you don't choose a guard, then choose a forward who can defend. I like Ryan Bowen."

Glenn immediately checked Bowen's information. He is 206cm tall and weighs 100kg. He has unpretentious college experience and has 9 points and 6.7 rebounds, but he is a recognized defense expert and can take good care of perimeter scorers.

A person who mainly plays small forward is not good at scoring, has no breakthrough, has no body, and can only shoot from the mid-range. He became famous because of his hard-working style, which can be regarded as a superb.

Glenn smiled. "Okay, just him."

There is no reason for Glenn to refuse such a person who is sure to receive a basic salary. If he does not choose Bowen, he has no good candidates.Second-round picks at this position can be cut at any time as long as they don't play well.

Yang Rui didn't choose it at random. It's not easy to be named Bowen. In his previous life, Ryan also had a high-profile moment.

In the 2005 playoff series between the Rockets and the Mavericks, Bowen averaged 18 minutes per game and scored 2.6 points, responsible for defending Nowitzki.

In seven games with the Rockets, Nowitzki made a total of 128 shots and only hit 45 goals, a poor 35.1% hit rate, while Nowitzki's hit rate was 45.9% in the regular season. What makes him so out of the league is the defensive strategy that Bowen follows closely.

In the 2005-06 season with the Rockets, Bowen played 68 times, including 19 starts, averaging 9.7 points and 1.3 rebounds in 1.3 minutes per game.Bowen is a defensive man who was "appreciated" by Van Gundy during his two seasons with the Rockets.

Relying on defense, Bowen spent ten seasons in the NBA before retiring in 2010.

Of course, he is destined to be a marginal person, not a great player.Yang Rui chose him and did not plan to cut him. When necessary, he will have a chance to perform.

58 rookies were selected one after another, and the draft was over.

Glenn breathed a sigh of relief: "Going into the holidays, until the collective agreement is settled, there is no summer league, and there is no way to arrange a training camp for players. You can come to Toronto later."

"Okay, if there is a signing target, will you call me and let me know?"

"Of course, you can also participate in meetings and recommend players, but it must be a free agent who can be easily signed and cannot be traded because we lack enough chips."

"I know." Yang Rui smiled and said, "Actually, there is a candidate right now. You'd better contact him and let him know our intention."

"Who?"

"Center Brad Miller." Yang Rui pointed to the draft book.

Miller is 213cm tall and weighs 115kg. He studied at Purdue University from 1994 to 1998 and represented the university in NCAA basketball games, averaging 17.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Glenn smiled bitterly: "Then why didn't you just pick him in the second round?"

"Because I know he's going to be undrafted, you believe? That way we can get two good freshmen at no cost. Miller can sign for a minimum salary. He has a lot of potential because he has a good physique. He can make a meat shield, and he can also make a mid-range shot.”

Miller is one of the most famous undrafted rookies in the NBA. Because he is white on the floor and has poor athletic ability, he is completely ignored this year and has been in the Italian secondary league, so Yang Ruicai did not directly select him with a second-round pick.A defensive player like Bowen is also what the Raptors need.

"Okay, I'll contact him before the shutdown period is announced."

Glenn happily complied with Yang Rui's request. The Raptors will definitely be short of people in the new season, not even a center with a contract.

If there is no well-known insider to join the Raptors in the end, they can only pick people among these undrafted rookies.

Glenn doesn't know yet. Although most of the Raptors are young rookies, the potential of this team is too great to describe!

(End of this chapter)