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Chapter 509 I Choose Fat House Water
In Wang Zelin's memory, regardless of the fact that the current 2014 draft will be recognized as a super draft year.

And in fact, even in 2020, when Wang Zelin crossed over, when people talk about whether the rookies in 2014 are really the golden generation, this question really can't be answered.

Because the rookies at that time had a high success rate, but compared to the two super rookie years of 96 and 03, it was still slightly insufficient.

However, considering that the team has the No. 12 pick in the second round at this time, combined with the later perspective, if they operate well, they may really be able to select the biggest bead in the 14 draft.

"The Essence of Human Pork Belly" - Nikola Jokic!
I remember when I traveled here, the regular season of the 20~20 season was coming to an end, and the playoffs hadn't started yet.

At that time, Mr. Yue played the best year of his career, averaging 25+10+8 quasi-triple-double data per game.

At the same time, it was also the most powerful contender for the regular season MVP that year!
From the 14th pick in the 4th round of the 11 draft, all the way to the best center in the league, and even the MVP of the regular season is almost at your fingertips. The potential of asking teachers is definitely in the T14 position in the 1 draft.

It's just that, compared to Wiggins and Embiid's visible physical talents, Jokic's basketball talents are more reflected in his basketball quotient and game reading ability.

To put it bluntly, the former belongs to the dominant talent, which can be seen by individuals; while the latter belongs to the recessive talent, which can only be trained well by meeting the right person.

Jokic is undoubtedly lucky, because he met his mentor Mike Malone in the Nuggets who was willing to give him a chance.

Of course, in any case, Jokic himself is also very powerful, and he has lived up to the high expectations and training of the Nuggets and the head coach.

For Wang Zelin, there are only so many players to choose from where the team's draft picks are placed this year.

Now that history has proved Jokic's potential and the height he can reach, why choose someone else if a future MVP-level talented fat man is not selected?
"I think this fat house... No, it's this Serbian fat man!"

While Neil Orsi and Terry Stotts were waiting, Wang Zelin picked out a file from a stack of materials and dropped it in front of them.

"Serbia?"

"Wait, you call this little fat man?"

Neil Orsi and Terry Stotts took a look at the documents, and their eyes were straight on the spot.

This information is impressively Nikola Jokic's draft report:

Player: Nikola Jokic

Standing at 6-foot-11 and weighing 255 pounds, the guy was somewhat overweight as evidenced by his chubby, round face in audience reports.

Advantages: Jokic, who only started to practice after the age of 16, has a very good basketball IQ and has improved rapidly. This is his biggest advantage.

He also has a strong personality, team spirit and good work ethics. Simply put, he is a good boy and listens to the coach. "

Then, the very obvious disadvantages come:

The talent is average, lacking in speed and jumping ability.

In addition, as an inside player, he also needs to strengthen his finger strength and lateral speed, which may be his biggest weakness.

His defense is also terrible, and it is difficult to meet the team's expectations.

To put it bluntly, if this kid can play in the NBA, it is equivalent to buying a lottery ticket and winning the grand prize in the end.

Ahem, the last sentence was left by an anonymous scout.

It can be seen that at this moment, no one would have thought that the big white fat man in the report would have future achievements.

After reading the scouting report, Neil Orsi looked resentful:
"Wang, you don't want to choose, and you don't want to choose one at random. Even if you choose, you should choose a reliable one..."

"Hey, do you think I'm joking?"

Wang Zelin suddenly became unhappy, with a look of "I'm serious".

The whole office suddenly fell silent.

a long time.

Coach Terry raised his head and asked, "Wang, can you tell me why you chose this kid?"

"..."

All of a sudden, Wang Zelin was stopped.

He can't say that this fat man who is ignored by everyone in front of him will become a center forward in the league in the future. Who will believe this?

"If I had to pick one reason...eyes!"

After pondering for a while, Wang Zelin gave a reason that was not a reason.

"Okay, let's choose this guy."

Coach Terry suddenly smiled, and decided on the spot for this year's draft candidates.

What?
Neil Orsi was dumbfounded, turned his head, and looked at Coach Terry in disbelief.

"OK, then I'll go back first."

After deciding on the candidate, Wang Zelin got up, patted his butt, pushed the door open and left.

Seeing Wang Zelin walking away, Neil Orsi asked loudly, "Terry, it's just that Wang is young and ignorant, why are you following him crazy?"

Coach Terry was not in a hurry to explain, but still smiled mysteriously: "Do you think, you, me and Wang, who is the real future of the team!"

"Of course the king!"

Neil Orsi replied without hesitation.

It can be said that before the Trail Blazers won the championship, Wang Zelin was already the guarantee of the team's ticket prices and attendance; after the Trail Blazers won the championship, although all players' worth rose, but Wang Zelin was definitely the one with the fastest and most rapid rise in value.

Have you seen it, a large part of the outside world has said that "Wang Zelin has replaced James and has become the new active No. 1."

"That's it," Coach Terry shrugged. "The existence of Wang is responsible for helping the team's upper limit in the future, and our most important task in the future is to think about how to keep Wang in Portland. A mere second-round pick, in exchange for the happy mood of No. 1 in the future league, I think this account is worth it. What do you think?"

"..."

Obviously, Neil Orsi was persuaded, but he still had some confusion on his face, and subconsciously said:

"Yes, but this is too hasty! After all, it is a draft pick, and this year is the year of the draft!"

"No matter how big the year is, what do you think is the chance that another king will be selected in this year's draft."

"..."

Hearing Coach Terry's words, Nell Orsi was silenced again.

"Okay, Orsi, let's consider the signing of LaMarcus."

Coach Terry glanced helplessly at the fat man in front of him, knowing that the latter was still fussing about it because of his businessman nature, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Yes, yes, there is still this crop."

Neil Orsi did not continue to delve into it. At this time, he also realized that he was really looking forward to the next draft year so much that he became obsessed and almost forgot another more important thing.

"Don't think about talent anymore, because the best talent is already in our team..."

Seeing this, Coach Terry also sighed with emotion.

Recalling the team history of the Trail Blazers, it can definitely be described as sad reminder.

Since the beginning of the new century, they managed to get together the combination of Roy + Aldridge + Oden. Even at that time, the outside world unanimously recognized the talents of these three young people.

If nothing else, the Portland Trail Blazers will usher in the opportunity to rise to the championship under the leadership of these three young people.

Unfortunately, an accident just happened.

Hit hit, Oden was hurt.

After hitting again, Roy was also injured.

Even Aldridge, who has the strongest resistance to sex among the mountain people, has suffered minor injuries and illnesses, and is often beaten and injured.

But it’s different now. In the post-Oden and Roy era, perhaps because of the tragic luck of the previous decades, the people of Portland finally ushered in a year of good fortune. In the same draft, they selected two talented rookies with unlimited potential, Wang Zelin and Lillard.

No amount of praise can be overstated for Wang Zelin.

And even if Lillard, who was an older rookie before the draft, judging from the potential and immediate combat power currently displayed, it is also the cornerstone of team building in some big teams.

Wang Zelin + Aldridge + Lillard, the talent is enough, Aldridge can be regarded as a superstar on the offensive end; Lillard has the potential to become a top shooter outside, and has been steadily advancing towards the ranks of top shooters; of course, the most special one is Wang Zelin, a talented inside player.

He won the championship this year, and Wang Zelin is only 21 years old, far from the peak age of a center player.

王泽林的存在保证了开拓者在未来拥有冲击总冠军的上限；就要满29岁的阿尔德里奇，按照打法估计还有3~5年的巅峰期；再加上同样还差半个月才满24岁的利拉德，也有着6~9年的黄金时期，这样的核心结构堪称完美。

Build a lineup around the three, and as long as the team recruits role players every year without slowing down, the Blazers can maintain their championship competitiveness for at least 5 to 8 years.

To put it more boldly, if Wang Zelin can be as durable as the No. 21 next door, it is entirely possible for the Blazers to maintain their championship competitiveness for 10 years.

"I have already asked LaMarcus's agent. According to Jeff Schwartz, Lamarcus has good intentions for an early contract extension."

Hearing Neil Orsi's words, Coach Terry stopped his infinite longing for the future of the team.

In the NBA, a basketball agent can be regarded as a bridge between the player and the team. Without the player's permission, the agent will not give a near-positive reply to the team.

From this point of view, Aldridge's contract renewal issue should be stable.

But Coach Terry still suggested: "Then Orsi, you find a time to settle this matter, and things will change later."

"I know."

Neil Orsi nodded.

When the draft and LaMarcus are settled, the next thing is much simpler.

For example, regarding the reduction of personnel during the offseason, the competition for high-quality role players in the trading market...

Since there is enough time, there is no need to be in such a hurry as before.

……

……

On the other side.

Rested for a few more days.

Just as Wang Zelin energized Lillard, Oladipo, Paul George, DeRozan, and Lowry one by one, preparing to set up a summer training camp for brothers.

On the NBA side, each team is conducting pre-draft training, player preliminary selection, Py trading and other links.

In addition, there are also some small deals, but there is no movement on big deals or slightly famous free agents.

After all, it's still early.

Wang Zelin here, after he and his brothers set a date for the establishment of the Brotherhood Camp, Wang Zelin has already returned to China.

Next, he will not only participate in a series of commercial activities, but also report to the national team to prepare for the Spanish Basketball World Cup from August 8 to September 30 this year.

With the arrival of the offseason, the NBA has also been silent for a long time, until the arrival of June 6.

On this day, the 10 draft, which was predicted to be a once-in-2014-year draft before the draft, kicked off in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.

On the morning of the 26th, after Wang Zelin woke up, he habitually checked the news on his mobile phone. The computer had already been turned on. In a short while, the talent show would start.

At 8:30, the selection stage of the draft conference officially began.

As expected, Cleveland, known as the pro-son of the league, chose Wiggins with their second No. [-] pick in three years.

Of course, in their view, there is nothing wrong with this.

After all, Wiggins' talent is known as the next James.Moreover, Wiggins played at the small forward position, and Embiid, one of the top picks before the draft, was injured again. In fact, the management could not find a reason not to choose Wiggins.

What is there to say?

First love is the most beautiful and unforgettable for every boy.

After that, any girl the male god met, in fact, had the shadow of first love more or less in them.

Isn't James' sweet first love to the Cleveland Cavaliers!

"Tsk tsk tsk!"

At home, watching Wiggins wearing a Cavaliers jersey on TV and showing a simple and honest smile, Wang Zelin felt a little embarrassed.

If the course of history does not change much, Wiggins may not have imagined that as this year's No. [-] pick, he will accidentally create a new embarrassing record, that is,

Became the first No. [-] pick in NBA history to be traded without playing a game after signing with a draft team.

Poor Zui brother, he is still immersed in the wonderful mood of being elected as the champion, as much as he laughs now, he will cry as much in the future.

After the Cavaliers selected Wiggins without any suspense, after 3 minutes of thinking, Bald came to the stage again and called out the name of Jabari Parker, a freshman from the prestigious Duco University.

The Bucks, who got the second pick, chose the latter between Embiid and Parker.

Is this more optimistic about Jabari Parker's talent?

Could it be that the Bucks management chose this guy because there is "Jabba" in his name?
Watching the excitement, Wang Zelin made a bold guess.

Soon, Philadelphia also made their choice, and they selected the best template as Olajuwon's big C Joel Embiid.

When it was the Orlando Magic's turn, they selected Aaron Gordon, a swingman from the University of Arizona, with the No. 4 pick.

Someone Wang said: "I scored 9 points for this wave of operations!"

(End of this chapter)