Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 467 The Treasure Boy at the Draft
Ahead of the Bobcats' draft, 13 players have been identified.

The point guard positions include Parker and Kidd.

The points positions include Jordan and Ginobili.

The small forward position includes Batum, Beasley, Marion, Grant Hill, and McGehee.

The power forward position is played by Duncan and Marvin Williams.

The center positions include O'Neal and Thabeet.

Currently, the Bobcats' 15 players have no problem with their positions. There are at least two players in each position, and many players can play multiple positions.

For example, Ginobili can play point guard and handle the ball, like Batum, and Hill can also play guard.

Another example is Beasley, Marion can play as a guest power forward.

As for Duncan, he can naturally play as a center forward.

At the same time, there is also one less center who played when Kidd or Hill played without O'Neal.

Even if the Bobcats make random selections in the draft, it will not have an impact on the Bobcats' combat effectiveness next season.

Because the point guard already has Parker and Ginobili, it is best if the point guard is defensive and has explosive talent, such as McAway.

Well, Thabeet can barely be considered such an insider, but Thabeet's strength is not good enough to withstand Yao Ming or Randolph, but he is tall enough and has good athletic ability.

Although the Bobcats have no shortage of players in the lineup, this actually seems to be an ideal situation, because Kidd, Grant Hill and O'Neal, the three players who use the Dream Back to the Peak card, cannot play at the same time.

Assuming that the dream return to the peak card is to play one game and take one game off, theoretically, O'Neal will have 41 games to play, while Kidd and Hill will have 41 games combined.

And because Duncan can play as a guest center, although without O'Neal, the Bobcats' interior offensive dominance will decline, but with Duncan, they need a center or power forward who can partner with Duncan in the interior to match Randolph or Yao Ming.

Judging from the situation of the Lakers next season, O'Neal will definitely use the Dream Back to the Peak card the most, so Kidd and Hill should not have that much playing time.

Therefore, the Lakers are actually missing a player who can play point guard.

Therefore, Du Kang has piled up so many forwards, big and small, offensive and defensive, of all types. However, Du Kang feels that it is not enough, because only Du Kang in the world knows that the Lakers' Antetokounmpo and How great are Ebanks and Jokic.

Paul and thick eyebrows actually require the Bobcats to find a point guard and inside position that match their position.

Celtics, Cavaliers in the East.

For the Bobcats, the most difficult thing for the Celtics to deal with is Paul and Big Eyebrow. Randolph has O'Neal to support him. Actually, it's okay. James is even more. The Bobcats have a bunch of forwards just to catch James and James. Wheat exists.

NBA teams are built based on imaginary enemies.

The Lakers, Warriors and Thunder in the West, well, it should be difficult for the Thunder to break out, so it's mainly the Lakers and Warriors.

The Bobcats' imaginary enemies are just a few teams.

Therefore, in terms of personnel configuration, the Bobcats now have no shortage of players.

Therefore, in theory, the Bobcats will focus on point guards and centers in this draft.

Therefore, if an insider is selected in the draft, Du Kang will definitely prefer an insider with height and strength.

As for the Lakers in the West, the strongest Maizi, Kezi and Yao, these three are of course the most difficult to face. The most difficult among them is Maizi and Yao Ming. Only Du Kang knows how terrifying Yao Ming and Maizi are. If Kezi has Danzi can compete, but Maizi and Yao Ming are really difficult to compete with.

This also requires an insider with explosive talent.

Therefore, if the Celtics are the imaginary enemy, the draft will select defensive point guards and centers.

But if the Lakers are the imaginary enemy, there is no need to say, just choose talented forwards. The more forwards, the better.

As for the insiders, any insider who is given to Yao Ming will be given away. No insider can match up with Yao Ming.

Therefore, the Bobcats can only find another way to control the forward line. Only by pushing down the Lakers' forward line, suppressing it and taking the initiative on the court can they defeat Yao Ming.

If Yao Ming can't stand it, and the forwards can't stand Antetokounmpo, Wheaton, and Ebanks, then the Bobcats won't have any chance of winning.

"So, in this draft, there are no point guards, only forwards and interior players?"

Jordan looked at Du Kang in surprise and saw that Du Kang finally nodded. Although Jordan frowned a little, he still chose to support.

"According to the body profile data from the Chicago training camp, Willie Cauley-Stein's naked height is 211cm, he is 7 feet tall with shoes, and his wingspan is 221cm, which exceeds expectations, and he weighs 110KG, but his athletically gifted body profile Didn't do it. The most surprising insider this time is Myles Turner. He is 2 meters tall, weighs 11 kilograms, has a wingspan of 110 meters. NCAA, averaging 2.25 points + 10.1 rebounds + 6.6 blocks per game. He has He has good athletic ability and shooting ability, and seems to have good offensive and defensive skills. For now, it is a bit reluctant for us to select Willie Cauley-Stein with the ninth pick, but it should be possible to select Turner."

Since Du Kang's first choice is the inside line and the striker, then of course he must choose the inside line with the No. 9 pick. There are some good prospects in the inside line this year.

After Jordan finished speaking, Du Kang was also looking at the draft reports of these two people.

Willie Cauley-Stein's static talent is very outstanding. With a height of 7 feet, a weight of 240 pounds, a good wingspan, and good offensive ability, he looks very promising to become another inside dominance, so his draft pick It is relatively high and may even hit the top three this year.

"The offensive method is inside, and the defensive ability is average."

Seeing this, Du Kang knew that this player was far from his own needs.

An inside attack?

To put him in front of Yao Ming would be like giving him away.

Unless his inside offense can reach the level of O'Neal, as long as his inside offense does not reach the level of O'Neal or Nowitzki, it will be a waste if he puts it in front of Yao Ming.

Even Duncan, if he is put under the basket in front of Yao Ming to attack, it will be a giveaway. This is not to say that Duncan is not strong, but that Yao Ming is too scary now. He is recognized as the first mythical beast in the history of the NBA. Do you think Big Mac is joking when he calls himself the number one mythical beast?
Relatively speaking, Myles Turner fits Du Kang's requirements very well.

"Height of 2 meters is enough. After all, he has a wingspan of 11 meters and weighs 2 kilograms. His athletic ability is quite fast and he blocks shots well. Although he has no independent offensive ability, he is just expected of an excellent role player. But isn’t this what the Bobcats need in terms of role players?”

The reason why Willie Cauley-Stein has a better draft prospect is because he plays like a star player, has better expectations, and is expected to become an interior offensive All-Star.

And Myles Turner's playing style is completely that of a 3D role player. He can run, jump, block shots and shoot, but he has no independent offensive ability. It seems difficult to become an All-Star. He is a 3D insider. So Myles Turner's draft prospect is around 10.

And this is exactly what the Bobcats need now.

“It would really be fate if I could draft Myles Turner.”

Du Kang smiled in his heart. No matter what kind of player he needs, there is such a player waiting for him there. Isn't this fate?
"Michael, are there any teams in the league interested in Myles Turner right now?"

"There is no such news for the time being, but players like Myles Turner are not the most popular players in the league right now, and his draft expectations should not be very good."

Jordan said with a smile.

The most popular draft templates in the league right now are the Yao Ming template and the McGrady template (or the Durant template).

You have to say that you are little Yao Ming, even if you have a season-ending injury like Embiid's before the draft, you can still be among the top three picks.

You have to say that you are Little Maddie, you can enter the lottery in minutes, you may even have some talent and wingspan, and you can easily be in the top five.

For example, Anthony Towns, the top pick in this year's draft, used to be the Roaring God Rasheed Wallace.

Towns' performance in the NCAA is extremely versatile. He relies on defense to gain a foothold. He has excellent low-post offensive skills and shooting ability, and he is a perfect template for the Roaring God.

But in a recent interview, Towns simply quit.

"I have been a Yao fan since I was a child. I have been learning Yao's style of play, blocking shots like Yao, using footwork in the low post like Yao, shooting like Yao, and passing the ball like Yao. I am better than anyone else. Young people are more like Yao!"

As the favorite for the No. 1 pick, Towns is very stable in this year's draft year, but Towns feels that he is still not that stable, so he threw away the label of Roaring God II and put on a second-generation Yao himself. character.

When Towns said this, everyone seemed to really look like Yao Ming.

Therefore, Towns' original 90% probability of being the No. 100 pick instantly became %.

The player who can make Towns feel threatened is none other than Okafor.

Okafor's original draft template was Duncan. In the past, this template was really top-notch.

But Okafor, who wants the top pick, is not willing. I don't have such excellent athletic ability, but my low-post offense is excellent, better than Towns. What about Duncan, I am a proper little Yao Ming!

Okafor's low-post offensive ability is indeed very good among rookies. Then during the trial training, he deliberately showed off his passing. Not to mention, he showed off his skills in a decent way. He can pass the ball and play in the low post. He does look like a very young Yao Ming.

If he could shoot a three-pointer, he would be the perfect little Yao Ming on the training field.

Such Okafor caused great psychological pressure on Towns.

Last year, the scene of Embiid and Jokic, the two young Yao Mings, competing for the No. 1 pick is still vivid in my mind. The two young Yao Mings fought back and forth to kill Wiggins, a combination of James and Durant.

This year, Okafor and Towns, the two young Yao Mings, have taken all the focus, which means that the attention of other high-ranking rookies will be greatly reduced. It is very likely that these high-ranking rookies will not be drafted due to insufficient exposure. A plummeting situation, such as Wiggins last year.

The draft is an eyeball economy.

Those who have the top three or even the top five picks are paying attention to the two Yao Mings. Others do not pay enough attention and inspection intensity, and there is no motivation for natural selection.

This is also the reason why players with good templates are more likely to score points. Good templates attract a lot of attention and their advantages can easily be magnified infinitely.

And who is Myles Turner's draft template?

Well, Ade...

It’s not that this draft template is bad, but it’s just that there is no way to take advantage of Yao Ming, and there is no way to take advantage of Wheat and Kobe Jordan.

Miles couldn't create the characters of Yao Ming, Xiao Xiaozi, Xiao Kezi and Danzi.

Like other hot rookies this year, D'Angelo Russell's draft template was originally Roy. Roy was Kobe Bryant and Jordan. Rounding it all off, the template was of course Jordan.

For example, Porzingis's draft template is Nowitzki. Nowitzki's template is also a mythical template. In the draft, Nowitzki's template is no worse than Jordan's template and higher than Ade's template. I don’t know how many levels there are.

There is also Hezonja. Although he plays in overseas leagues, he is handsome, has excellent athletic ability and has an excellent overall view. His draft template is Tracy McGrady, which is also the template of a mythical beast.

Willie Cauley-Stein, his draft template was originally Cousins. However, Cousins ​​is Little Yao Ming. Rounding it off, it is also Little Yao Ming. In fact, Cowley is also modeling his character towards Yao Ming. Lean on your body.

Then, Kaminsky, another little Yao Ming.

Stanley Johnson, DeAndre Jordan.

Win Snow, Jr. Wade, rounding out DeAndre Jordan.

The worst thing about these rookies in the top ten this year is that they can't change their characters. The ones who were crucified were AD's Myles Turner and John Wall's Mudiay.

Therefore, Mudiay, who was once the No. 1 pick, is now falling in the draft. Remember, Mudiay is getting angry.

Relatively speaking, Myles Turner's draft pick was not that high in the first place. It has always been like this. He was around the lottery, but he didn't get popular.

It's a pity. The draft is all about telling stories, talking about the future, and telling dreams. He also wants to make people think that he is little Yao Ming, Little Eddie, or Little Jordan, but he really can't do it.

Then we can only wait like a Buddhist.

It’s not true to say that no one pays attention to Myles Turner. In the face of so many dreams, so many futures, and so many false stories, there are always some people who have sharp eyes.

After Du Kang decided on Turner, he was observing Turner's draft news, and then he felt a little numb.

Danzi told him that no one was interested in Turner. Everyone was looking at the little mythical beasts.

However, after Du Kang looked around, he realized that this was not the case at all!

"The Jazz have been paying attention to Turner, and Larry Bird has been selling Roy Hibbert. Larry Bird intends to change the type of his own inside line! Change to an athletic shooting type, pointing directly at Myles Turner, or even Yu, and Amazing Monty!!!
The Celtics are trading up and are preparing to form a super athletic shooting combination with thick eyebrows + Myles Turner in the future to fight against Yao Ming and Oden! ! ! "

and so……

Larry Bird, Miracle Monty, Danny Ainge! ! !

There is less than an hour left in the draft, and my treasure boy is actually being stared at by so many strong men? !
"Danzi, this is what you said, no one wants him?"

Danzi was dumbfounded when Du Kang looked at him with a smile!

Why can Coach D use these news and rumors to analyze so many things, but our scouting team can’t see anything?
So, now, what to do?
Danzi was a little panicked when he came back to his senses, but...

Coach D, still smiling!
(End of this chapter)