Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 196 Offseason Trends

Because the Blazers have proved their strength and talent last season, the management still focused on stability during the offseason, and did not make any trades or free agent signings, although they once wanted to get Turkoglu and Miller through trading. Sapp, but because of the existence of Ye Feng, they only consulted Turkoglu's price, and they didn't want to get the Turk very urgently. Millsap was because the Jazz didn't want to let him go, but the Blazers were already inside. With Oden and Alder, and Przybilla on the bench, several other insiders can also swing in the fourth and fifth positions, and the Jazz did not agree with them and did not force them.

However, several of last season's competitors have made moves, and it's not a piecemeal deal.The Spurs traded from the Bucks to Richard Jefferson, one of the three chariots of the Nets, as a supplement to their second position. At the same time, they also recruited McDyess and Ratliff. Experienced inside veterans can support the team's offense and defense after Duncan is off the court, and the biggest advantage of their joining is that they can reduce Duncan's playing time during the regular season, so as to prepare for the playoffs.The reason why they shot again and again is largely because the big contract of GDP prevented them from making big reinforcements in the summer of 2010, so it is more meaningful for them to be able to complete the layout ahead of time.

The Nuggets have also made a lot of changes, because the Pacers offered Dengtai Jones a four-year contract of 4 million, but the Nuggets management did not match it. They thought Jones was not worth the price, so they let him go to Indiana .As for the vacancies after Jones left, they chose Ye Feng and the seniors, who also participated in the draft before he entered UCLA. His arrival also gave JR Smith the space and motivation to grow up on both ends of the offense and defense.But they also lost a reliable big man, Kleiza, who can help the team whether it is rebounding or three-pointers, but it seems that the Nuggets have no intention of making up for the vacancy.

But the most interesting thing should be the deal between the Lakers and the Rockets.Putting all kinds of additions aside, the trade between the two teams is essentially a one-for-one exchange. The Rockets sent Artest to Los Angeles, while the Lakers sent Ariza, who impressed Ye Feng in the playoffs.The intention of the Lakers is obvious. They don't want to spend a lot of time waiting for Ariza's growth. Instead, they hope to win another championship before Kobe enters the end of his career. Artest's defense and experience are undoubtedly very much needed by the Lakers.Ariza is also a good substitute for the Rockets. The most important thing is that he is very young and has potential to be tapped.

All in all, there is no big movement in the off-season trading market. In other words, there are no superstar-level players changing teams. This is also because there are no big fish in the free agent market.Therefore, for the 30 teams, the draft is the key point. 2009 is considered to be the year of the draft, and the management of each team is gearing up to select players suitable for the team in the draft.The teams from No. 14 to No. 5 in the lottery this year are: Clippers, Grizzlies, Thunder, Kings, Timberwolves, Timberwolves, Warriors, Knicks, Raptors, Bucks, Nets, Bobcats, Pacers and the sun.The reason why the Timberwolves have two lottery picks is because they reached a deal with the Wizards and got the opponent's No. 6 pick, and they themselves are the No. [-] pick.

In the end, Griffin from the University of Oklahoma was hand-picked by the Clippers as the No. 22 pick. Thabeet and Harden ranked second and third respectively.The Trail Blazers selected Fernandez's hometown, Spanish player Victor Clavell, a 2.06-meter-tall forward with the 38nd overall pick, but he is still playing in Europe and cannot land in the NBA for the time being.As for Rodriguez, another Spanish player in the team, the Blazers packaged him and the No. 31 pick to the Kings, traded for the No. 33 pick, and selected Jeff Ayers from Arizona State University, who is also capable of three. A forward player capable of four.With the 55rd pick, the Blazers selected Dante Cunningham, a lanky small forward from Villanova.For the last second-round pick, the Blazers finally gave up choosing a forward player and selected Australian guard Mills of St. Mary's College of California with the [-]th overall pick.

Ye Feng didn't know how many people from UCLA participated in the election this year, but in the end only one was selected, and he was an acquaintance.Before he joined the team, he has been the main shooting guard, and Westbrook is the unshakable starting point guard, so he squeezed Darren Collison to the bench.Although UCLA stopped in the second round of the championship in the 2008-09 season, Collison is undoubtedly the core of the team's backcourt, averaging 14.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. In the end, he was the 21st overall pick in the first round That is to say, Clavell was selected by the Hornets in front of him. If there is no accident, he will become the substitute of "Queen Bee" Paul.

The two friends' teams, the Thunder and Timberwolves, both had gains.The Thunder selected Harden, who had long been famous, with the third overall pick, and selected a French player Beaubois with the 25th overall pick, but they soon reached a deal with the Mavericks, using Beau Bois to trade the 24th pick. The rookie Mullens, a center from Ohio State.Compared with Thunder's clear thinking, Timberwolves' choice was a bit confusing. Even Love called Ye Feng to complain.Four first-round picks, two of which were lottery picks, were used by the Timberwolves to select guards: Spanish golden boy Rubio with the 5th pick, Jonny Flynn from Syracuse University with the 6th pick, The 18th pick came from North Carolina's Ty Lawson, and the 28th pick also came from North Carolina's Wayne Ellington.Although in the end they traded Lawson for a future draft pick from the Nuggets, the selection of the three guards did have some problems.With the 45th overall pick in the second round, the Timberwolves once again chose a defender, Calathes from the University of Florida, but he did not choose to join the NBA, but went to Europe and became a member of the Greek giants Panathinaikos .The American/Greek dual nationality of European descent did not land in the NBA until 2013, which is a later story.

But for Ye Feng, it's just a matter of watching the draft, and whether the team can go further is the most important thing.He knew that the team's selection of three forwards was not aimed at him. McMillan hinted that the Trail Blazers were going to start further running and bombing tactics this season. Of course, player reserves are necessary.

(End of this chapter)