From today on is the king

Chapter 1565 1564. The Targeted 08 Shuangjiao
794969 superstar value...

The 1 superstar reward for one defense is a regular reward. Unexpectedly, he won the 5 superstar reward unexpectedly, won the best defensive player, and after knocking out the Bulls, Liu Mang was surrounded by reporters and asked questions for a long time.

Looking at the superstar value of almost 80, Liu Mang felt that there might be a chance to make himself a step further before the Olympics.

Even a small improvement is quite difficult for him now, and he must seize any opportunity.

On the night when the Eagles eliminated the Bulls, in the Tianwangshan battle between the Magic and the Raptors, the Magic beat the Raptors away and scored 3-2. However, due to the fact that Liu Mang won the best defensive player, Carter scored 50+ points in a single playoff game for the second time in his career. He scored 53 points to set a new record in the playoffs and beat his old team.

On May 5, the second day after the Eagles advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, the league did not arrange a game on this day. The fifth game between the Lakers and the Jazz, and the sixth game between the Magic and the Raptors will all start on the 16th.

Today the alliance arranges the draft lottery!

From the bottom 50 Trail Blazers in the league who won 14 wins and did not make the playoffs to the Timberwolves with the bottom record, the management of a total of 14 teams sent people to participate in the lottery.

OJ-Mayo and Michael Beasley, two super talents, participated in the draft after their freshman year, and this draft lottery has also attracted much attention...

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"No. 10 pick? It's not bad. I didn't expect the Pacers to get the first pick. I don't know who Bird will pick." Price thought it was very interesting.

Seeing that the Pistons didn't get the top three picks, Price breathed a sigh of relief. The Pistons' first-round pick this year belonged to the Eagles, but with the protection of the top five picks, the Pistons ranked tenth from the bottom in the league, which meant that the fourth and fifth picks were impossible. Only the top three picks were protected. Obviously, the Pistons didn't have such good luck and didn't get the top three picks.

However, the Timberwolves and the Heat, the two teams with the worst records, failed to get the No. [-] pick, and the third-to-last Pacers got the No. [-] lottery.

热火队拿到了榜眼、灰熊队拿到了探花，倒数第一的森林狼只拿到了4号签，凯尔特人拿到5号签、超音速拿到6号签，尼克斯拿到了7号签，快船队拿到8号签、尼克斯拿到9号签、国王队拿到10号签、活塞队拿到11号签、奇才队拿到12号签、勇士队13号签、开拓者14号签。

Because of the possible first-round pick of the Pistons, Liu Mang and the management watched the live broadcast of the lottery in the arena. Fortunately, the Pistons did not get the top three picks, and the Eagles did not expect the Pacers to be so lucky.

"If they choose Mayo and Beasley..." Liu Mang also found it very interesting.

However, Yi Jianlian did not run for the election, which made Liu Mang, who got the No. 10 pick, a little sad...

Just then the phone in Price's office rang.

Looking at the caller ID, it was indeed Larry Bird calling.

After exchanging pleasantries, Bird lost his composure and asked, "Are you sure Westbrook is the best rookie in this draft?"

No way, the Pacers won the No. [-] pick. Larry Bird is hesitant now. Beasley swept the NCAA in his freshman year, but he has a personality problem. Mayo is the super talent second only to Beasley in the NCAA this season.

But Price's target was Westbrook, the defensive point guard projected to be the ninth overall pick.

Westbrook's defense in the NBA is not bad, but he can't say how good it is, but Westbrook's defense during the NCAA period was one of the best in the United States at the time.

Liu Mang thinks that the main purpose of the Thunder, which was still called the Supersonics when Westbrook was selected, was to choose a Payton-type outside line for Durant. Westbrook had a low post in college, and he was also a defensive player. He was not alone. With Darren Collison and Love, and Jrue Holiday on the bench, Westbrook University can only show defense and passing.

Of course, it's not as strong as Payton's defense in college. At that time, he was basically regarded as the poor man's version of Payton.

It is estimated that even the Thunder, which originally chose Westbrook in the time and space, could not have imagined that the UCLA Bruins, a defensive-based team in college, would become the MVP in the future.

Who knew that Westbrook became the leader in scoring, assists and triple-doubles in the NBA... and he was the fifth guard in NBA history to average double figures in rebounds per game in a single season.

Hearing Bird's doubts, Price picked up the phone that was connected through the speakerphone, held the microphone, and asked Liu Mang with his eyes.

Liu Mang responded softly, "Derrick Rose."

Price already had a tacit understanding with Liu Mang, organized his words and said, "I didn't expect you to be so lucky. In fact, there is another choice besides Westbrook."

"Who? Is it Mayo or Beasley?" Sure enough, Bird thought it was one of the two people he was talking about.

After all, these two have been famous for many years. Although their college record is not good, their strength and talent are the best.

"No, no, it's Derrick Rose."

"Ross?" Larry Bird looked at the draft predictions, and Westbrook was ninth. This choice is too nonsense. His teammate Kevin Love predicted that the pick is higher than him. Rose is a little better, and the prediction is sixth...

But what he has in his hand is the No. [-] lottery!
"……I understand……"

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Byrd hung up the phone, feeling anxious now.

If the Hawks hadn't had such exaggerated draft success in recent years, Larry Bird wouldn't have bought O'Neal to the Hawks in exchange for a draft recommendation.

But Bird didn't expect to get the No. [-] lottery!
At this time, Bird's rational choice of Beasley or Mayo based on safety is completely different from the two people suggested by the Eagles.

Freshman Mayo and Beasley have the ability to average 15 points per game in the NBA. That is to say, if they directly graduate from high school and participate in the draft, they both have the ability to be quasi-first-class scorers in their rookie season. It is difficult for Rose and Westbrook in college to see that they have such potential.

Normally, when you get the No. [-] lottery, you invite the most popular players and choose the one with the best combination of trial performance and expected talent.

But the Eagles don't seem to start from this aspect. The Eagles selected Granger, Rondo, Boozer and others in the draft and training.

Trust in the Hawks' draft vision and a safe choice that should be made out of reason, these two options have huge differences...

Larry Bird began to feel melancholy: "Too many choices is also a problem. If I knew I could get the first pick, I wouldn't have traded with the Eagles..."

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"Ace, do you really think Rose and Westbrook are the two best players in this year's draft?" Price was also a little puzzled.

There is a sense of deception.

"Westbrook may be the best. I saw his performance in the finals. He was outstanding, even better than expected. His rebounding and passing will definitely surprise people. The company has discovered that there will be many outstanding point guards in the future, and the number one pick may be point guards for many years to come." Liu Mang responded, telling the fact that point guards he knew would sweep the draft.

This is not news, nor is it something to hide, and now the best high school student has been a point guard for several years in a row.

In the first season of rookies entering the NBA in 08, Mayo and Rose performed the best. They averaged 18 points per game and ranked first among rookies.

And Rose didn't meet Thibodeau, so maybe he won't be stimulated to his potential so early, but he might be a little bit healthier... But it won't be so good, his change of direction breakthrough is too much torturing his knees.

But there is no doubt that these two are the most successful future superstars among the 2008 rookies.

Hearing what Liu Mang said about the coming of the point guard era, Price asked curiously, "Ace, how do these two compare with you?"

With this question, Liu Mang's eyes flickered, and he said after a groan, "Boss, if you ask me this way, I'm worried that I'll spoil these two kids next season. I will definitely tell the media about the question you asked me."

"Oh, NO! Ace, you want to play with the rookie yourself, don't get me involved..."

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In addition to the Pistons' No. 10 pick, the Eagles also have the Bobcats' No. 17 pick and the Magic's No. 25 pick in the second round.

With three draft picks, Liu Mang felt that it was enough to operate by himself.

As for the point guards in the first few picks... Liu Mang is not interested at all.

Choose a combo guard to grab his job?Unless your head hits the rim in Los Angeles.

Insider, still insider!

The strength of the outside line has exploded, and all we need to do is to guard against situations where a few veteran insiders may leave the team, someone may age, and there are trades and so on.

After the draft lottery, the playoffs continued.

On the side of the Magic, Milicic still can’t match the overall strength of the Magic after a rare game of hard steel. On the Magic’s side, except for Nelson, the other four starters are Carter, Turkoglu, Raheem, and Howard... except for center Howard.

And the Magic's worst point guard position, the Raptors have no advantage, TJ-Ford is nothing but fast.

The Magic dropped two straight games. After being tied 2-2, they did not give the Raptors another chance. They defeated the Raptors 4-2. After 13 years, they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals again!

Compared with the playoff matchup with Milicic, Liu Mang certainly wants to play against Raheem more!

I have been waiting for this day for four years!
But the conference finals in the Eastern Conference came out, and in the Western Conference... the Lakers' series is like a foot wrap...

(End of this chapter)