NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 260

After the Cavaliers signed Embiid with the No. [-] pick, the Milwaukee Bucks, who had the No. [-] pick, signed Andrew Wiggins, who should have been the No. [-] pick.

This is another chain reaction caused by the butterfly effect.

The Bucks, which should have selected power forward Jabari Parker, decisively gave up Parker because of the extra option of Wiggins.

Although the positions of the two are slightly different, a power forward and a small forward, Jabari Parker is only 2 meters tall as a power forward. This height is a bit nondescript when playing a power forward. Last year's No. 03 pick, Anthony Bennett, is already very distinctive example.

A player who has the height of the outside line but focuses on the inside skill may be like a god in the NCAA arena because of the gap in physical fitness and ability with others, but entering the NBA where all supermen are full, this kind of four-faced style of play is not very suitable.

Andrew Wiggins is different. Wiggins, who is 2 meters tall and serves as a small forward, is all talents visible to the naked eye. In terms of static talents, 01 meters tall and 2 meters wingspan belongs to the top level of the league, while dynamic talents In terms of performance, Wiggins' talent is even more vividly reflected, especially in terms of jumping, whether it is vertical jumping or run-up jumping, they are all top-notch.

Wiggins' draft template is Vince Carter, who is also a superstar with overflowing talents. In the future, Jimmy Butler once said a classic handed down when the Timberwolves were pretending to be aggressive.

"The most talented player is Towns, the most favored by God is Wiggins, but the hardest working person is me!"

Of course, after blowing so much, I still have to mention the reason why Wiggins will be called Brother Wolfberry in the future.

Wiggins, who has top talent, doesn't play hard enough. Since his rookie season, he has been playing a healthy game. He still soaks wolfberries in a thermos, so that he is dubbed brother wolfberry by fans in Huaguo.

Attitude determines that although Wiggins has top talent, his future achievements are very limited, far inferior to Butler whose talent has been exhausted by him.

But no matter what, Wiggins' strength is still worthy of the 14-year champion who should have been elected. In 2014, apart from Jokic and Embiid, Wiggins was the best performer.

The Bucks can stagger Jabari Parker's selection of Wiggins. In the future, the team will have a combination of Antetokounmpo + Wiggins. It's a pity that Antetokounmpo's most powerful assistant, Middleton, was intercepted by Wang Chao at this time Rocket.

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In the 2014 draft, unlike the previous two years, the Rockets had a sense of participation, and the sense of participation was more than 01:30.

Because when Wang Chao joined the Rockets, he used the method of signing first and then changing. The Rockets not only sent Sharad Lewis and Kevin Martin, but also sent two first-round picks in 2012 and 2014 as Trading chips.

And what they got from the Rockets was a first round from Wang Chao and the Magic in 2014.

In fact, the Magic didn't want to give it in the first round at all. After all, what they sent was a double winner of the regular season MVP and the finals FMVP, a real superstar.

But it's not up to them whether they want to give this thing or not.

Wang Chao is a completely free agent. As long as he is willing, he can directly sign with the Rockets as a free agent. Although the Rockets had a lot of salary space at the time, as long as they are willing to pay some price, it is not difficult to clear Lewis and Martin.

Wang Chao's ability to bring two All-Star players and two first-round chips to the Magic by signing first and then trading is already a great mercy, and taking a first-round pick by the way is nothing at all.

And now, this first-round pick that originally belonged to the Magic in 2014 is in the hands of the Rockets, and it is the fourth pick in the first round.

In the big draft year of 2014, a fourth overall pick is worth a lot.

At least from the perspective of Wang Chao's traveler, the players available to him include Marcus Smart, the defensive champion of the Celtics, Julius Randle, an All-Star player, and Zach Laura. Wen... Well, none of them are good seedlings worth cultivating.

In the second round, there is Nikola Jokic, the MVP winner of the next two regular seasons, but Jokic is still an unknown ordinary player at this time, and the draft pick will basically not enter the first round. Picking Jokic is too wasteful.

Therefore, when the Philadelphia 76ers, holding the third overall pick, missed Embiid in tears and could only choose Jabari Parker, the conclusion of a trade agreement spread throughout the league in a short period of time.

The Rockets sent the No. 2015 pick and forward Kevin Garnett to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and got the Timberwolves' second-round pick this year and two first-round picks in [-].

The deal was completed in such a short period of time that many journalists had not even received a little news before.

The Rockets fans who heard the news were a little dumbfounded.

Just a few minutes ago, they were still eagerly discussing who the Rockets should use this No. [-] pick to strengthen the team.

Many people speculate that the Rockets should choose a potential inside player. After all, Dayao and Garnett are in deteriorating condition. Although Wang Chao can serve as the center in the super five-forward lineup, there is a player like Yao who can attack with the ball. The center is obviously better, at least in the playoffs, with Dayao's return from injury, the Rockets directly started the simple mode, and it can be seen that the lineup of the super five forwards is strong, but Dayao; The combination of one inside and one outside with Wang Chao is the strongest!

Unexpectedly, the Rockets actually chose to trade the No. [-] pick, and also picked up Garnett, only in exchange for the Timberwolves next year's first round and a garbage second round.

This transaction is not profitable at all in the eyes of most people, and it is not even clear why.

But only Wang Chao knew that such a choice was already very good.

You know, the Timberwolves selected Towns as the No. 2015 pick in the first round of [-].

Regardless of Towns' professional attitude, his talent will be at the top level among all future centers, and it is not inferior to Embiid, Thick Eyebrow and others.

At that time, if he can really be selected, even if it is given away as a bargaining chip, it will definitely be much better than using the No. [-] pick to sign some ordinary players with little room for growth and potential.

Wang Chao also thought about it. The butterfly effect that has happened now is likely to cause Love not to be traded by the Timberwolves to leave the team. Regardless of how good Love's stats are, he is an All-Star player after all. As long as he is in the team, the team will It will definitely win some more games, and it won't be as miserable as the Timberwolves' 14 wins and 15 losses in the league in the 16-66 season in the original history.

In that case, the draft pick of the Timberwolves may not necessarily be the No. [-] pick, and there is a possibility that Towns will not be obtained.

But even then, the deal is not a loss, because Wang Chao can use the Timberwolves to choose German Booker in the first round of the lottery.

Devin Booker was the No.2015 rookie in 13. With the strength of the Timberwolves, the draft pick must be higher than this position.

By next year, the contracts of Butler and Leonard will expire, and even Wang Chao's contract will also expire.

What Wang Chao signed with the Rockets at the beginning was a 5-year 1.02 million dollar deal, with a player option in the last year. At that time, no matter whether he chooses to jump out of the contract and re-sign a big contract, or choose to implement the player option, he will wait until the new year in 2016. His TV broadcasting contract takes effect, and if the salary cap skyrockets and then signs, his salary will be very high.

Even if Dayao's average annual contract of 2250 million yuan ends, it is still unrealistic for the Rockets to make room for salary to renew Leonard and Butler at the same time, because both of them must renew their contracts with a maximum salary. Yes, the starting salary of the contract is 1600 million, 3200 million for two people, plus Wang Chao's 2500 million, the team's salary pressure is too great.

Not to mention them, even if Middleton joined the league in the second round of 12, and his contract expired in 2014, he is still just a member of the team's substitute rotation, and there is a high probability that his worth will reach thousands of dollars. Ten thousand level, contract renewal is also a problem.

Even if the owner of the Rockets is willing to pay the money and pay some luxury taxes to help the team remain competitive, as the level and strength continue to grow, it is difficult to guarantee that Leonard and Butler will not come up with other ideas. How many people in the world would be willing to serve as green leaves for others?

Even if he is willing to act as a green leaf, there is only Pippen next to Jordan. Leonard and Butler are destined to have one's data performance affected by Wang Chao and the other at the same time. Staying in the team will only lead to team conflicts .

Wang Chao is also a straightforward person. For this kind of top star, a rookie with a four-year experience card is already good. Anyway, Wang Chao, who has the foresight ability of a time traveler, can continue to change another crop of leeks.

The 2015 Devon Booker is a new crop of leeks.

Devin Booker's draft template is Klay Thompson. He is good at three-pointers and mid-range shots. His ball-handling ability is only at the average level of a guard, his explosive power is average, and he is not good at holding the ball. It is the best tactical choice without the ball.

Although his defensive ability is not very good, but on the offensive end, he is fully capable of filling any vacant position of Leonard or Butler.

All in all, in Wang Chao's opinion, this deal is sure to be profitable.

And the deal was a happy one, including the only player involved in the deal, Kevin Garnett.

Can get two championships in the Rockets, Garnett is already satisfied.

Although the second championship has nothing to do with him, he is just an insignificant member of the rotation lineup. He averaged 6+5 per game in the regular season, and his data in the playoffs dropped to 5+4. He is the champion, but last year's championship, he is the undisputed core player in the team, one of the Big Three, the team's defensive core and inside gate, and made great contributions to the establishment of the team's defensive system.

These two championships are enough to elevate his historical status to a good height, ranking around 15-20 in history.

The honors that should be given are now available. For Garnett, it is meaningless to continue to rely on the Rockets for three consecutive championships, and the Rockets may not want to leave him as a "burden" with an annual salary of 800 million. Maybe in the middle of the season, he will find an excuse to trade him away from the team.

Instead of that, it's better to leave decently, so that there is still some room for choice.

The Timberwolves are naturally Garnett's first choice. After Garnett was selected by the Timberwolves in 95, he played here for 12 seasons. Now he has been drifting away for many years and finally won the championship as he wished.

Garnett wants to go back to the Timberwolves to finish the last time of his career, and the Timberwolves do not reject this. They even hope that Garnett can return to the team. On the one hand, it can drive the popularity of the team and let more fans come back. Going to the arena to watch the game, on the other hand, the old wolf king's rich game experience can also drive the young players in the team very well.

Moreover, the chips given by the Rockets are also valuable. The No. [-] pick in the draft year has every chance to select a future superstar.

So the deal was easily reached.

The Timberwolves, who got the No. 13 pick, also held the No. [-] pick in the first round they originally owned.

The Timberwolves plan to use the NO.13 pick to select the physically fit shooting guard Zach LaVine, and for this No. [-] pick they choose power forward Aaron Gordon.

When he saw the Timberwolves' choice, Wang Chao was a little speechless.

As expected of the wise Timberwolves, the weird operations during the draft were really one after another.

Is Aaron Gordon strong?In fact, he is not bad among the rookies in 2014. Even if the media rearranges the draft in the future, he can be ranked within the top ten.

But the question is what do the Timberwolves want Gordon for?

Gordon's draft template as a power forward is Griffin, the representative of the beastly power forward, and he is indeed a spring man who can run and jump.

But the problem is that the Timberwolves already have an All-Star power forward Kevin Love. Should they choose Gordon as a substitute for Love?

Of course, it is not ruled out that the Timberwolves already have the idea of ​​​​trading Love away from the team at this time.

But when the first-round pick in 2015 has been traded to the Rockets, it doesn't make any sense for them to trade Love badly?

Forget it, forget it.

The brain circuit of the Timberwolves management has always been weird, just like when Brandon Roy was selected with the sixth pick in the first round, he was swapped with Randy Foye, who was the seventh overall pick in the first round. A small amount of cash.

Obviously, the purpose of the Timberwolves at the time was to prostitute some money from the Blazers, and deliberately cut off the Blazers' favorite Roy, but Brandon Roy later became an All-Star, even if the peak of his career was a bit short. After all, it is a star who has had a glorious period. What about Randy Foye?

The same thing happened in 2009.

At that time, the Timberwolves selected two point guards in a row with the fifth and sixth picks in the first round, Rubio and Jonny Flynn. The thinking of the Timberwolves management was that Rubio would not be able to land in the NBA immediately. Point guard, so Flynn was picked again.

But look at the seventh and ninth picks at the time.

Stephen Curry, Jamal DeRozan.

Even together with the point guard, Brandon Jennings was selected with the tenth overall pick, Zhu Holiday with the No.17 overall pick, Ty Lawson with the No.18 overall pick, and Jeff Teague, who isn't a better point guard than Jonny Flynn?

These are all things the Timberwolves have done in the draft. If you go back, there will be more showy operations. It's no wonder that Garnett couldn't bear to carry the bucket and run away.

In summary, the Timberwolves' choice of Aaron Gordon's behavior is not so strange.

(End of this chapter)