Chapter 194: Lucky Clipper!

On May 16, 2009, the NBA Draft pick will be held at the Madison Square Square Theater in New York. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As the Thunder, Bulls, and Knicks used the draft to find their favorite future players, NBA teams have paid more and more attention to this year's draft, which is no less quality than last year's.

Blake. Griffin, the star power forward at the University of Oklahoma, will undoubtedly lock in this year's rookie No. 1 pick. Whichever team is lucky enough to pick the No. 1 pick will not hesitate to choose this violent power forward, who averages 23 points and 15 rebounds per game. In addition to his average reach, Griffin can be faster than smaller players, stronger than those big guys over seven feet, and coupled with his skillful ball control, he is simply James who is 2.08 meters tall.

The draft website predicts that the second place is Hashim, a junior from the University of Connecticut. Tabitt, the ******** guy who only started basketball at the age of 15, has grown from a blocker to a defensive monster who can dominate the restricted area in three years of college. Known as 'Mutombo II', Tabit will be the biggest favorite on this year's chart.

Rubio, the Spanish golden boy, is a talented point guard who has been playing in the professional league since he was 15 years old, and everyone is familiar with it. The only thing that affected his draft pick was that no one knew if the kid would fit into the style of American basketball.

The University of Arizona's inside beast Jordan. Hill, who is fourth behind the top three, is Derek. Rose's college apprentice, Terek. Evans was fifth.

Book lovers will definitely ask, why are many of the alliance superstars who are now in full swing not on the list?

In fact, these five players are the players that the vast majority of American basketball experts believe to be the strongest and most potential.

In sixth place is the University of Southern California's DeMar. DeRozan, the freshman, showed very good potential in this year's NCAA competition.

Arizona State University's James. Harden, although he played an all-around performance of 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists in his sophomore season, Harden, who has not grown a beard at this time, is a good rookie at best, and most draft websites predict that he will be ranked seventh in the final draft.

Syracuse University's small point guard Jonny. Flynn was eighth, and his most memorable performance was in a six-overtime marathon, when he came off the bench due to injury. Flynn played 67 minutes (70 minutes in total).

The only prediction that makes a lot of draft experts scratch their heads is about Davidson College's core player Stephen Brown. Curry. The NCAA league's all-time best outside shooter has broken numerous three-point records. Skillful two-handed ball control and flexible breakthroughs have made countless NBA team general managers blush. However, that thin body will always make those who are optimistic about him hesitate. Can this little guy adapt to the NBA's intensity game?

These doubts and confusions put Curry ninth on the list.

University of Louisville Earl. Clark, with his outstanding performance in college and excellent results in the rookie physical test, squeezed into the top 10.

There are also many players who have been famous for a long time and have not even entered the top 10 for various reasons. For example, Brandon. If Jennings hadn't traveled to the Euroleague to play, the talented point guard who graduated from Oak Hill High School could have squeezed out one of the top five.

This year's draft also has a lot of acquaintances and former opponents of Sun Yi, like his friend Gerald. Henderson opted to participate in the draft after completing his third season at Duke University, and judging by his current predictions and the reputation of Duke's production, he has a good chance of making the lottery.

After Sun Yi left the college arena, the sworn enemy of the University of North Carolina finally turned over and sang. In the old handsome Roy. Williams, under the leadership of Hansbro, Ellington, Ty. Lawson, Danny. Green's North Carolina Blue Devils defeated Michigan State University in this year's NCAA Finals to win the national championship.

With the aftermath of winning the championship, these basketball geniuses who have fulfilled their college dreams have chosen to participate in the draft. One of the most favored North Carolina captains, Hans Brook, is a popular candidate in the lotto area.

There's something like Sam. Jan, Thai. Gibson, DeJuan. Blair, Marcus. Thorton, Zeiss. Badinger has crossed paths with Sun Yi.

On the whole, the quality of this rookie is quite good. Although it is difficult to find top talents like Durant, Sun Yi, and Rose in the previous two editions, this group of people may surprise fans after the baptism of two professional leagues in a year.

Fourteen teams that failed to make the playoffs sent representatives to participate in the draft draw.

Even the Knicks, who traded their draft picks to the Timberwolves in last year's draft, sent head coach D'Antoni to draw a lot for others in order to show respect for the league.

The Fastbreaker Masters' first season in New York was neither a success nor a failure. Although he did not lead the team to the playoffs, discerning New York fans are very satisfied with the team's sudden change in style of play this season. The hot attendance at Madison Square Square in the second half of the regular season and the fact that fans were standing and watching most of the time was proof of that.

Coupled with a group of hopefuls in the team, under the tutelage of D'Antoni, the owner of the team, James . smiled at Lan Xi. Chapman, who found the 08 super platinum generation for the Knicks and the most dazzling pearl on the crown, was also righted naturally. The new general manager of the Knicks, who did not come to the draft in person, is racking his brains for the team's summer reinforcement plan.

The Sacramento Kings once had a group of bench gangsters who scared the league, but the team's record has not lived up to expectations. The Kings, who have sent away the team's biggest players this season, are 17-65 and last in the league. Such a poor record makes them the most promising team to get the top pick.

The Washington Wizards and Los Angeles Clippers both have a 19-63 record, with the former losing both games in direct meetings between the two sides, and are fortunate to be in second to bottom.

The 23-59 Thunder are next in second place as the team with the fourth-highest chance of winning the No. 1 pick. Since Scott. After Brooks took over as the team's head coach halfway through, the young Thunder actually have a chance to challenge for a higher ranking. However, the team's general manager, Presty, has always dreamed of getting Oklahoma City's darling Blake. Griffin, the all-around power forward, is the most urgently needed talent for this Thunder team right now.

In Presti's plan, this season's Thunder will focus on developing new players and continuing to stumble, and finishing second or third from the bottom at the end of the regular season would be a very desirable position. Because, since the Magic won Howard in 2004, the league's bottom-to-last has not been able to get the top pick for four consecutive years.

The Milwaukee Bucks, who finished fifth from bottom in 2005, were the luckiest team to sign Australian center Andrew Brown. Bogut.

In '06, it was the fifth-to-last team that won the top pick, this time it was the Toronto Raptors who signed Italian power forward Babaani.

Immediately after, the Portlanders, who finished sixth from the bottom in '07, were selected to meet the interior talent Greg Murphy in 20 years. Oden's chance. The Chicago Bulls, who finished ninth from the bottom in '08, created a miracle in the history of the NBA draft draw.

After a lot of statistical calculations, Plesty believes that the two positions from the bottom and third from the bottom this year are likely to earn more returns.

Who knows, after the All-Star Weekend, Russell has gradually become the team's main point guard. Westbrook, rampaging through the field like a mad bull. Some games that were not in the team's winning plan were won by this stunned young man by mistake.

The Memphis Grizzlies, who have not yet assembled a black-and-white duo, are fifth from bottom in the league, but now, the Minnesota Timberwolves have filled that position.

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After the representatives of the fourteen teams were seated, the famous black female host of ESPN, Lisa Brown, presided over the draw ceremony. Salter introduced the representatives of each team to the guests one by one.

When NBA Vice President Adam. When Xiao Hua arrived at the scene with 14 large envelopes, the most exciting moment was about to come.

From the 14th pick to the 7th pick, the entire draw was exactly the same as the teams' rankings.

It wasn't until the Bucks, who finished fifth from the bottom of the regular season, got the sixth pick, that there was finally a buzz of discussion in the room.

"The fifth pick was ...... Washington Wizards! "The second-to-last Wizards became the unluckiest team, and no, the Timberwolves, who had the Wizards' first-round picks, were the unluckiest team. The Minnesotans, who have three first-round picks, have one more chance to pick the No. 1 pick.

Immediately after, the Kings, who had the league's bottom-to-bottom record, were the fourth draft pick. Former Kings famous power forward Chris. Webb could only smile wryly when he saw this unexpected result.

"The third-best pick in the draft was ...... Oklahoma City Thunder! ”

"The second pick in the draft was ...... Minnesota Timberwolves! ”

"It was the ...... who got the No. 1 pick in the draft Los Angeles Clippers! ”

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When Clippers President Andy . Rosser holds the card representing the No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. After Xiao Hua took a group photo. The old man, who has been working on the Clippers since 1984, excitedly showed off his pre-made suit lining to the audience.

The lining on the right has the Clipper logo in the background, and the team logo is printed with a large red '1'. This is easy to understand, and it means that we want the team to get the No. 1 draft pick this year.

On the left, too, is the Clippers logo in the background, and the number on it is '23'. Well, before the draft began, the Los Angeles Clippers announced to the outside world that their draft target for this year would be Blake. Griffin. Because, out of all the lottery show players, only the University of Oklahoma's violent power forward wears this number.

Prestie, the general manager of the Thunder team, who had been following the entire lottery process in front of the TV, immediately asked his assistant to bring the information of all the players who participated in this year's draft after seeing this somewhat regrettable result. Only hard work can make up for the regret of the lottery results.

Judging by the outcome of the draft, the Los Angeles Clippers are certainly the biggest winners. Regardless of the signings of other teams, it will depend on what choices they will make in the draft in a little more than a month, and how the selected players will play......

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Sun Yi's special training for the three did not stop because of the departure of head coach Younas.

After a week of acclimatization, their bodies have slowly become accustomed to increasing intensity. With a new type of testing device borrowed from Snyder, Glenn and Will can know everyone's physical metrics at every moment, anytime, anywhere. In the past, the old equipment needed to be covered with a lot of wires with sensors on the players, which was very inconvenient to do some strenuous exercises. Now, players only need to wear a rubber ring with built-in sensors on their wrists and ankles to complete the data collection.

Of course, this is not for supervision. As professional footballers, their job is to train and play. The use of such real-time monitoring equipment is so that Glen & Will can adjust the direction and volume of training for each person in a timely and effective manner.

Even under such a harsh and harsh training method, three NBA players from across the ocean will take the initiative to go to the arena to practice after a short break from dinner every day.

The three-person training is by no means a relaxing exercise like holding a ball and shooting at will. Rather, it is aimed at their shortcomings in the previous season, and the training is targeted and targeted.

Sun Yi urgently needs to develop a longer range under the team's entrapment tactics. Three-point shooting has always been a strong point for the Knicks, who are averaging 2.7 of 6 shots per game this season, a 45 percent shooting percentage. But in the second half of the season, under the crazy wrapping of various teams, Sun Yi's shots decreased significantly. In order to better crack this tactic, Sun Yi is constantly improving his speed advantage, and is also preparing to develop a longer range beyond the three-point line.

Nets power forward Yi Jianlian, in addition to too many injuries last season, affected his personal form. There is also a very fatal technical flaw, which is also the reason why his playing time cannot be improved.

The hit rate is too low! 38.4%!

Even as a big man who likes to shoot from the perimeter, this shooting percentage is indeed a bit miserable. If you want to be a thunderous starter on the team, he has to shoot at least 45% or more as a power forward.

Glenn found through the video footage of Yi Jianlian's game last season that he shot 70 percent when he was in the open position. That's a pretty good statistic, but the 21% shooting percentage under defensive interference greatly affects the offensive efficiency of the Nets' power forwards.

Anti-interference shooting training will become Yi Jianlian's main training program this summer.

Glenn's training plan for Sun Yue is to strengthen his offensive ability with the ball, which is simply to improve his breakthrough ability. When an outside player has a long shot and a breakthrough, it is the role that causes the most headache for the defensive side.

Based on Sun Yue's athleticism and physical characteristics, Glenn suggested that he mainly practice the technical movement of jumping and breaking through. Because, this breakthrough method does not require too strong explosive power, but can also give full play to Sun Yue's innate advantages of long legs. (To be continued.) )