NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 702 2015 Draft Conference
Of course, this is defined by the vision of Wang Zelin as a latecomer. In the eyes of many media and fans, many talented sons have emerged in 15. This is undoubtedly a big draft year.

That's right, this is the mainstream opinion of the media now: 2015 is a big draft year!

But Wang Zelin knows that the 2015 draft, which was hyped to the sky, is not considered output even in some young draft years, but it is quite mediocre.

But having said that, regardless of whether this year's draft is a big year or a small year, this group of young people in the small green house have a common characteristic, that is, they have never appeared in the Trail Blazers' training camp...

In fact, since 12 years have passed, the rookie video pioneers of the following years have gradually no longer used the word "genius", because the real genius has already been included in their pockets.

How high a draft pick can you expect the team with the league's first record to have, not to mention that there is a high probability that a real high-ranking rookie will not want to come to a championship team like the Blazers.

After all, geniuses need time and soil to grow. The Trail Blazers, who are aiming to win the championship, are destined to not get too many resources and efforts from the management.

It is also because of this that when Wang Zelin followed Orsi into the draft hut, it only caused a brief sensation on the scene and then fell flat.

In the annual draft, the group of teenagers who are about to land in the NBA are the protagonists today. Even the arrival of the active No.1 cannot change this tone.

Because they represent the future of the entire league!
After finding a seat to sit down, Wang Zelin saw the popular rookie sitting in Xiaoli's room. He had played in the league for three years and his rookie contract was coming to an end soon. He also wanted to become a senior in the eyes of young people.

Sure enough, time goes by and seasons flow!
While Wang Zelin was looking at the small green room, the young rookies in the small green room were silently observing Wang Zelin.

In fact, from the moment Wang Zelin entered the draft room and caused a sensation on the scene, Towns, Okafor and others all turned their attention to Wang Zelin.

Is this the influence of Alliance No.1?

After feeling a lot of emotion, this group of young people also had great pride in their hearts. What's more, they directly met Wang Zelin's eyes, their faces were full of fighting spirit, and they burst out with a kind of high-spirited spirit of "he can replace him".

Regarding this, Wang Zelin always had a calm smile on his face, and he didn't pay too much attention to it.There are 14 lottery places this year, but there are 18 people sitting inside, and 10 people are destined to be kicked out of the lottery area.

Among these 18 people, only three or five people caught his attention.

Towns, according to "NBA Bai Xiaosheng" Wo Shen, after the Timberwolves' individual trial training, he has already squeezed out Okafor to become the No. [-] pick!
Russell, according to a stalk circulated in the NBA that "the number one pick must have a water", he is a typical parallel importer. In the original time and space, no matter whether it was the Lakers, Warriors or Timberwolves period, he did not play his worth.

However, as the No. [-] pick in a new year, compared with Downs in the same class, his performance undoubtedly did not meet people's expectations.

Mu Aidi, because the league stipulates that players who graduated from high school must have studied in the NBA for one year or played in an overseas league before they can participate in the draft. Mu Aidi, who did not play in the NBA, chose to join the CBA Guangdong Hongyuan team for a short time to start his professional basketball career, so he also has a nickname of "Tianchao Boy".

The last is the template for Duncan's Okafor and the 2-meter Porzingis of the European Great Pyrenees.

But these two have nothing to say, one withered early, and the other had a short-term highlight but quickly became a typical representative of the NBA's high salary and low ability.

Orsi is still busy here, and the draft has already started there.

Bald Hua came out from the backstage, first gave the familiar opening remarks, and then announced the start of the draft.

At this time, the Timberwolves fans were undoubtedly the most excited ones. Even though influenced by a certain little butterfly, the Cavaliers Big Three's inside line became Cousins ​​instead of Love, but this did not affect the Timberwolves' poor record.

After all, Love's ability to lead the team has always been very stable. It may be slightly better than Irving in the East, but it is not much higher.

What's more, not long after the All-Star Game, Love was on and off due to injury. In the end, the Timberwolves handed over a record of 20 wins and 62 losses, stabilized the bottom of the Western Conference, and ranked second in the league.

Like the news that broke out before, Towns was successfully selected as the No. 2015 pick in the [-] NBA.

There are Towns + Love inside, outside there are 20+ scorer Kevin Martin, talented guard LaVine, European old golden boy Rubio...

Not to mention, the Timberwolves in the new season are quite exciting.

Downs was successfully elected as the No. [-] pick, and who can become the No. [-] has become the focus of attention.

It was Okafor, who had the same high voice for the top pick before, or Towns' teammate Cauley Stein, or Russell whose template was Brandon Roy.

Wang Zelin also raised his head, wanting to see who this year's second place belongs to.

By the way, the New York Knicks won the second place this year, not the poor Lakers in memory.

Five minutes later, Xiao Hua appeared at the front desk again, and he announced the final selection of the Knicks.

"The 2015nd overall pick in the [-] NBA, the New York Knicks selected... young center Jahlil Okafor from Duke University!"

After Bald Hua announced the result, there was a commotion at the scene, and then it quickly subsided.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, if you don't open your eyes, Towns and Okafor are indeed the only two popular rookies in this draft, and it makes sense no matter who is the number one pick.

"Okafor went to New York to partner with Melo?"

Witnessing that history has changed again because of him, even though it has been more than once, Wang Zelin still feels very novel in his heart.

Of course, human beings have always been afraid of the unknown, but why are they not curious?
He really wants to see how Okafor, who can hand over 17+7 data in his rookie year in his memory, will develop after arriving in New York?

Later, many fans said that Okafor would definitely be an All-Star if he was not affected by injuries, not to mention that his 75ers already had a better choice inside Embiid, which made Okafor gradually fade away.

The longer Wang Zelin, the number one active center, sits on the throne, the more emptiness and loneliness he feels in his heart. He hopes that someone in the league will stand up to challenge him and make him feel the pressure again.

There are a lot of talented insiders in this year's draft. Towns, Okafor, and Porzingis all have the potential to become an All-Star insider. I really hope they can grow up quickly!
After a while, the draft continued.

The Philadelphia 75ers, holding the No. [-] pick, did not choose Russell, the only popular outside player with the No. [-] pick, but chose Porzingis, the big white bear from Europe.

Because of the 75-man management, it seems that they already have a group of young outsiders from McAway, Tony Roten, and Isaiah Kennan, so Russell is not so attractive.

In contrast, Porzingis, who is 2 meters tall and rich in offensive methods, has become their best choice.

Embiid + Porzingis, in addition to both of them having glass attributes, they also seem to have trouble!
In the small green room, the moment Porzingis was selected by the 75ers, there was a visible surprise on Porzingis's face. He remembered that he went to the 75ers for a trial training before, and the 75ers' management did not give him any promises.

However, after a brief moment of doubt, a surprised smile soon filled his face.

Being able to be selected by a higher pick represents the recognition of others...and a rookie contract with a higher salary.

No matter which way you think about it, this is something to be happy about.

Compared with Porzingis, who was bouncing all the way to the bald head, Russell's complexion was darker visible to the naked eye.

I remember that before the draft, he was hailed as the most popular candidate for the No. [-] pick, but after the top three picks ended, he still stayed where he was.

For young people who are arrogant and want to conquer the NBA, this is undoubtedly a huge blow.

However... the Orlando Magic, holding the fourth overall pick, still ignored Russell, who was staring at them eagerly, and chose Towns' teammate, Cauley Stein, a potential insider from the University of Kentucky.

"Wow!!!"

There was another commotion at the scene.

They never expected that the first four draft picks were all inside players, and there was no outside player.

In the history of the NBA, this is extremely rare. The last time a similar situation occurred, it had to be traced back to the 2001 draft.

The top four picks in that draft were all insiders without exception. They were Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, Paul Gasol and Eddie Curry.

But don't forget, at that time Shaquille O'Neal was at his peak, and the league was still in the era when insiders were king, so the mainstream of the league was still to choose insiders as the cornerstone of team building.

However, strictly speaking, after 2006, as the last super center Shaquille O'Neal gradually slipped from his peak period, the era when insiders were king gradually passed away, and the favorites in the draft every year gradually tilted towards outside players.

This point can be seen from the data alone. Before the 21st century, there were only a handful of defenders selected as the No. 10 pick, and there was often an interval of more than [-] years between the two.

Even in the draft of the first ten years of the new century, during the period from 00 to 09, except for James in 03 and Rose in 08, the remaining 8 years were all insiders without exception.

But after entering the second decade, in the past five years, Wall and Irving have successively become the No. 12 guards. After Davis in [-] years, there have been two outside No. [-] picks, Bennett and Wiggins.

All of these are declaring that the era when insiders are kings is gone forever.

It's just that this is a trend under the normal development track, and the current development situation is obviously abnormal.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for this year's draft to have a series of rare interiors in a row. The teams with the top four picks all chose interiors.

The reason for all this...

The next moment, the director showed the camera to someone who was playing with a mobile phone, and the scene suddenly fell silent. The management members of the teams in charge of today's draft looked at him with extremely complicated eyes.

That's right, if it wasn't for this guy's sudden birth, how could the era where outside lines were king would have been interrupted.

Overnight, the entire alliance seemed to have returned to the barbaric era of the last century, and returned to the ruled period where super beasts emerged one after another.

"Stop playing, everyone is watching you."

Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere at the scene, Orsi quickly reminded Wang Zelin next to him.

"Ah... what the hell! What happened, why are you all looking at me? I don't owe you money either!"

Wang Zelin looked up and saw that everyone was looking at him, and hurriedly put away the phone, completely confused.

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone was also amused by Wang Zelin's actions, and laughed out loud.

After a brief episode, the draft continued.

With the fifth overall pick, the Sacramento Kings chose Russell, who had been on the bench for a long time. Not only was Russell heaving a sigh of relief, but the relatives and friends next to him also stood up and hugged him excitedly.

With the sixth pick, the Nuggets chose Mudiay.

It is worth mentioning that when this guy stepped off the stage, he opened his suit, revealing a touch of oriental red, which is the national flag of China!

This scene made many fans watching the draft in China very excited. Those who didn't know thought it was a domestic defender who was selected.

With the seventh pick, the Detroit Pistons selected...

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Soon, the first round of the draft was over, Baldhead Hua stepped off the stage to rest, and the person who turned to play became Stu Jackson, one of the vice presidents of the league.

He will be in charge of the next second-round draft.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the 2015 NBA No. 30 pick, the Portland Trail Blazers chose..."

When Jackson opened the letter in his hand and read "Portland Trail Blazers", everyone couldn't help raising their heads and looked at the stage in unison.

Everyone wants to see, as the ultimate boss of the NBA at this stage, the Portland Trail Blazers, the two consecutive championship teams, who will be drawn for their only draft pick this year!
Since 12, the Trail Blazers management's vision seems to be open, and they have their own eyes to know the future. First, they selected Lillard and Wang Zelin in the first round of 12. The former became the active first-line guard, and the latter became the active No.1.

Even Will Barton, who was selected in the second round, has become a high-quality rotation player with an average of about 8+4+2 per game this year.

If you let them know that Will Barton in the original time and space will grow into a swingman with an average of 15+5+4 per game in the Nuggets in the future, it will be sour!

Then Adams, who was selected in 13, and Jokic, who was selected in 14, were a stable starting center for the Mavericks. As a blue-collar insider, he averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game, and was deeply loved by Cuban.

Although Jokic's statistics are not as good as Adams, his potential is far better than Adams.In the past season, he also had many high-profile performances, and the playoffs also proved that he can fight tough battles, and now he has become the inside core of the Trail Blazers' second team.

In view of the extremely high success rate of rookies selected by the Trail Blazers in the past three years, in a sense, young players who have been recognized by the Trail Blazers management mean that they can successfully gain a foothold in the NBA in the future!

You know, even if dozens of young players join the NBA every year, none of them will be able to earn a living in a stable way for a long time.

Jackson paused for a moment, and after feeling everyone's eyes on him, he continued:
"Montrezl Harrell from the University of Louisville, let's congratulate this young man, recognized by the defending champion!"

At this moment, when Harrell heard that he was selected by the Trail Blazers, he stood up excitedly and hugged his parents, relatives and friends one by one.

The Trail Blazers have just successfully defended their title, becoming one of the few teams in NBA history with two consecutive championships, and the establishment of a three-peat championship dynasty is imminent...

This is a potential dynasty team!

Considering that the Trail Blazers have been linked with the Timberwolves, Garnett's return to his home team is almost certain, and the Trail Blazers' rotation at the fourth position is scarce. Harrell is confident that he will replace Garnett next season and become an important rotation for the Trail Blazers.

From another perspective, if the rookie year can get a championship ring with the Trail Blazers, that would be a great thing!

It should be noted that many NBA legends have played for more than ten years, and finally ended up with a tragic ending without a championship for life.

And he, Montrezl Harrell, is very likely to see the supreme championship glory in his rookie season.

After seeing Harrell put on his team's hat, there will be no business for the Trail Blazers.

Orsi and Wang Zelin gradually lost their minds on the draft. They played their own games and waited for the draft to end with peace of mind.

Once the draft is over, it also means that the free market is about to start, and that is the main battlefield for the Trail Blazers this summer!


(End of this chapter)