NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 234 The draft meeting, give up Antetokounmpo, cut Hugo Bell
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As a time traveler, what Wang Chao lacks most is talents who can be worth a lot in the future. He can use various low-ranked draft picks to sign some players who will be worth a lot in the future and have relatively high cost performance.

Of course, there are not many opportunities for top players like Leonard and Butler to miss out in the future, but just this summer, one of the rookies is not high in the draft, and the future achievements are still in Leonard. Superstars above Butler.

The famous Greek monster, Antetokounmpo Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The MVP of the next two regular seasons, led the team to win an NBA championship, and was elected as the FMVP of the finals.

In terms of the number of championships, Antetokounmpo is one less than Leonard, but he has two regular season MVPs that Leonard does not have. Therefore, at a very young age, his historical status has surpassed Leonard who was at his peak Germany.

As for Butler...Jimmy's career has always been a process of being constantly underestimated, and then using his own strength to face everyone. He has no regular season MVP, has not led the team to win the championship, and has not even been selected to the best team and second team. array.

But Wang Chao must admit that Butler is definitely the hardest player in the league, not one of them!

Due to the time node that Wang Chao traveled, he did not catch up with the 22-23 season playoffs, nor did he witness Butler's greatest playoff performance in NBA history, leading the eighth-ranked Heat in the Eastern Conference The Milwaukee Bucks, led by Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo, scored 4 points in G56 and led the team to win the key game. In G5, they scored 42 points to reverse the victory and eliminated the No. 4 Bucks in the Eastern Conference 1:[-].

In the head-to-head matchup between Butler and Antetokounmpo's stars, the former won an undisputed victory.

Unfortunately, Wang Chao didn't know at this time, but this did not prevent him from being optimistic about Butler.

He has always felt that if the rookie contracts of Leonard and Butler expire in the future and the team can only keep one person, he will choose Butler instead of Leonard.

On the one hand, he doesn't think Butler is much worse than Leonard. Although the gap in static talent is obvious, Butler's hard work and will never admit defeat on the field are more valuable qualities.

On the other hand, Leonard was more or less rebellious after his worth was revealed. His grievances with the Spurs belonged to the public. But whether it was Leonard who left without hesitation and treated him as a guest of honor, the Raptors who gave him the best treatment, and then ran to the Clippers and wasted a few years with injuries, it is reasonable to say that he is not a particularly suitable helper. .

Leonard in a healthy condition can definitely rank in the top five at the small forward position, and even rank in the top three at his peak. There is no problem, but if he can't play, what's the point?Wang Chao can't guarantee that he can get the god-level props like the protective knee pads used by Dayao every season, so Butler is more cost-effective than Leonard.

As for Antetokounmpo, Wang Chao doesn't think about it.

The 13-year rookie Antetokounmpo basically doesn't have any immediate combat power, and it takes about three to four seasons to really grow up. Even with the addition of Wang Chao's training potion, it will not be as good as Leonard and Butler. Progress faster.

More importantly, unlike Leonard and Butler, who can play without the ball, Antetokounmpo's style of play is the same as Wang Chao, James and later Harden, requiring a lot of possession to maximize his strength At the same time, Antetokounmpo has been unable to develop a stable mid-to-long-range shot for a long time, and his offense is completely limited to the penalty area under the basket.

Wang Chao is not sure whether Antetokounmpo will be able to play at the same level in the future when the Rockets basically have the ball in his hands, and the current Rockets, the hoarding of the forward position is already exaggerated.

Leonard, Butler, Chandler Parsons, and Chris Middleton, who is completely a sideshow this season. Except for garbage time, he can play a little bit, and it is difficult to get a chance to appear on the court.

The accumulation of striker positions has reached the point where even Wang Chao has to switch to point guard to free up enough playing time for others. Naturally, he has no idea of ​​​​choosing Antetokounmpo.

Having said that, Antetokounmpo's growth path is quite tortuous. When he first joined the league, he was thin and thin. His height of 2 meters is not outstanding among small forwards. He has only been in contact with basketball for a short time. People are generally not optimistic that he can survive in the fierce competitive environment of the NBA.

It was when Kidd was coaching the Bucks that he discovered the potential of Antetokounmpo. He changed the original forward Antetokounmpo to a point guard and determined his future development path. Antetokounmpo began to gain weight to improve his impact At the same time, the height also ushered in a surge with age, growing to the current 2 meters.

If Antetokounmpo was not selected by the Bucks with the No.15 pick, or if he did not meet Kidd, maybe he would develop in the direction of the draft template Batum like in his rookie season, and constantly practice three-pointers He was always puzzled by his ball ability, and was eventually eliminated by the NBA for doing nothing.

All of this is very likely to happen. Sometimes, people's fate is so changeable, and a little butterfly effect will bring about countless changes.

Wang Chao is not sure whether Antetokounmpo can grow in the future, and he is not interested in making a No. 15 first-round pick to intercept a player that the team does not need.

In addition to Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo, who was picked No.15 in the first round, among the low-ranked rookies in the 2013 class, there is only one Rudy Gobert, who was selected with the 27th overall pick in the first round, and has some value.

However, Gobert is also a standard defensive blue-collar player, who hardly has any autonomous offensive ability, and even if he is defensive...

The future Gobert has won the best defensive player three times, tying Howard in this award, and is second only to Ben Wallace and Mutombo who have won four times in history.

But in fact, has Gobert's defensive ability really caught up with the footsteps of these three seniors?The answer is obviously no.

Gobert's defense has great flaws. First of all, his weight of 111 kilograms is destined to make him absolutely unable to withstand the traditional heavy centers in the past. Even James, who is a small forward, is heavier than him after all.

Of course, there will be no traditional heavy center in the future small ball era, and this option can be ruled out directly. Although this guy boasted that he could guard O'Neal and was ridiculed for a long time because of this, who made the small ball era not What about traditional heavy centers?
But as a center in the small ball era, Gobert's big defense is also extremely poor, his movements are slow, and his movements are clumsy. Any flexible small man outside can play him at will.

Wang Chao actually understands why Gobert can win three best defensive player awards in the future, because there is really no better candidate in the league.

But after talking about Gobert's many shortcomings, Wang Chao still intends to find a way to relieve Gobert.

After all, the price of the 27th pick in the first round is not high. Even if you don't need a draft pick, you can easily get this guy from other teams with a little bit of chips.

In fact, the Jazz did just that.

After the Denver Nuggets selected Gobert with the No. 27 pick in the first round, they reached an agreement with the Jazz. Bell, the truth is a big leak.

At that time, the Nuggets felt happy to exchange some money for a bottom first-round pick. Later, Gobert regretted it after he became an All-Star. If Gobert was not traded, let Gobert and the next two regular season MVP Jokic form an inside line In the case of the twin towers, the two of them attack and defend, and the alliance will definitely have considerable dominance in the future.

Regarding Gobert, Wang Chao's attitude is that the four-year free whoring contract in the rookie season is simply flattering, but after four years, the rookie contract expires, and it is necessary to give such a guy who is not much different from Whiteside in essence. The share is 4 million US dollars in 1.02 years, and the average annual salary is 2550 million US dollars. Why don't you f*ck grab it?
Whiteside, who is currently playing soy sauce in the Rockets, and Wang Chao have the same attitude.

As a blue-collar player, grabbing rebounds and defending, it is not bad to pay 200 million a year. What kind of bicycle do you want? ——
On June 2013, 6, the NBA Draft started as scheduled.

The location of the draft conference was changed from the former Madison Square Garden Arena to the new home of the Nets, Barclays Center, which has just completed the relocation this season, from New Jersey to the Brooklyn area of ​​the Big Apple.

This is clearly a "blessed" place.

The Cavaliers won the No. [-] lottery for the second time in three years, and happily chose their new No. [-] pick, Anthony Bennett.

With Irving and Bennett as top picks, the Cavaliers are ambitious and vow to return to the playoffs in the new season and regain their former glory.

As long as you are a time traveler, you will know the following things. With the efforts of the entire Cavaliers team, it has successfully turned the two champions in three years into the unprecedented three champions in four years. It is a miracle.

The second overall pick, the Charlotte Bobcats, chose shooting guard Victor Oladipo, which surprised Wang Chao a little.

You know, the Bobcats, who won the No. [-] pick last year, chose Anthony Davis, the thick-browed brother. This year, they were lucky enough to win the No. [-] lottery.

Don't look at Oladipo's ugly looks, but in the 2013 rookie class, he was the first to show his worth. In the second season of his career, he averaged 17.9 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

Now that Oladipo and thick eyebrow brother Davis have joined the Bobcats together, is Joe's character exploded?
The situation of other rookie drafts is actually irrelevant, including CJ McCollum, who was selected with the tenth overall pick, who was originally selected and traded to the Blazers as a bargaining chip.

Reasonably speaking, McCollum is actually quite good. In the third season of his career, he can average 20+ points per game, and his three-point shooting rate can also be maintained above 40%. He is a very good shooter guard.

But the price of the tenth pick in the first round is still too expensive in Wang Chao's opinion. The current Rockets can't afford such a bargaining chip, unless Thomas Jr. and Chandler Parsons are used as trading chips to match the first-round pick. go out.

But that would not be worth the candle. At the position of shooting guard, the Rockets already have the best candidate Middleton. His playing style is similar to that of McCollum, and his outside shooting is also accurate. Mi 2's McCollum is better, and his defensive performance is better.

Therefore, Wang Chao did not choose to sacrifice the immediate combat power in the team to intercept Hu McCollum.

The draft continued, Antetokounmpo was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the No. 14 overall pick.

It should have been the No.15 pick. Because of the butterfly effect and probability, the Bucks' draft pick was one place earlier, but it didn't prevent them from choosing Antetokounmpo.

In this way, there is a high probability that Antetokounmpo will grow into the league's top superstar in the future, which also makes Wang Chao heave a sigh of relief.

Out of personal selfishness, Wang Chao still hopes that Brother Antetokounmpo can type it out, so that he can fight against the opponent in the future.

It would be too boring to come to the NBA for a walk, if you can't play against the well-known top superstars who are well-known to every household.

As a representative of the new generation of stars in the future, Antetokounmpo is famous in the league for his terrifying physical fitness and lethality at the basket. Some people even think that Antetokounmpo's impact is better than James at his peak.

Wang Chao has played against James many times, so he naturally wants to experience the strength of the peak Antetokounmpo for himself.

The draft continued, with the No.20 sixth pick in the first round, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected center Rudy Gobert from France, but then traded him to the Houston Rockets and won the Rockets' two future first-round picks and Partial cash compensation.

The Nuggets, who were going to choose Gobert at the No.20 seventh pick and trade with the Jazz, were a little dumbfounded. They didn't expect that Gobert would be selected in advance by the Timberwolves. After all, the Timberwolves currently have Kevin Love, Derek . Williams and Nikola. Pekovic, there is no need to choose inside players.

The subsequent trade of the Timberwolves also made the Nuggets and Jazz understand that the Rockets wanted Gobert and used two second rounds plus some cash as chips to lure the Timberwolves.

The 26th pick in the first round is actually not much different from the second-round pick. The players who will fall to this position are basically players with little development prospects. It is rare to be able to play the star. Bell has rough skills and a thin body. He doesn't look like a player who can play for his worth.

To be able to exchange him for two second-round picks plus a sum of cash is simply too sweet.

The Jazz are even planning to use only one second round plus cash compensation in exchange for Gobert, which shows its value.

It is completely understandable that the Rockets want Gobert.

After all, although they have just won the championship and have the strongest combat effectiveness in history, the Rockets' aging lineup does exist. Next season, Yao will be 34 years old, Garnett will be 38 years old, and O'Neal will be 36 years old if he continues to renew his contract.

If the Rockets want to ensure the strength of the inside line, they must introduce fresh blood. Otherwise, apart from these three veterans, the Rockets will only have one Whiteside inside.

(End of this chapter)