Subsequently, Wang Xiao used the Wizards' own No. 30 pick to select Drummond. Green.

This is also a choice that people can't understand, Green played as a power forward in college, although he was physically strong and had strong confrontation ability, he was only 2.01 meters tall, so more often he could only act as a swingman for the guard, switching back and forth between the small forward and the power forward position.

The Wizards are most lacking in the Wizards now is the swingman at the front, George, Leonard, Jamison, Parsons are all players who can play the small forward and power forward positions at the same time, what is the point of choosing another Green?

But the value of the No. 30 pick in the first round itself is not high, and Wang Xiao's choice has not attracted much attention.

In the second round of the draft, the Wizards still had the last signing, and this time Wang Xiao finally chose a big man, a 2.13-meter-tall center Robert . Thackeray, however, is the last pick in the draft, and what potential can be tapped into by the players who can be drafted is just cheap labor to fill the bench roster.

At this point, the Wizards' 12-year draft is over.

Lamb at No. 13, Green at No. 30 and Thackeray at No. 60.

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A day later, the free agency market officially opened, and the Wizards first published several contract extensions on their official website. Beverley renewed his contract, reached a three-year, 24 million contract extension agreement, and at the same time renewed Jamison for one year with the veteran's base salary, and the other three rookie players also completed the signing and officially became Wizards players.

As for the team's starting center, Javier. McGee has not been announced to renew his contract.

A day later, McGee's agent publicly stated that McGee would officially enter the free market.

At this moment, many people's eyes were on McGee.

Although the performance is slightly inferior to Jordan Jr. in 11 years, McGee's ability to protect the rim after serving as the starting center of the Wizards in 12 years is also very rare in the league, and there is no doubt that he can deserve a contract with an annual salary of 10 million.

After that, there was no news from the Wizards, and it was not until July 8, when the freeze period ended, that the Wizards had a new move.

The team sent Beverley, who had just signed a contract extension, to the Utah Jazz along with this year's No. 13 rookie Lamb, who paid the price of a 13-year first-round pick and Raja. Bel.

This is just an unimportant trade for the Wizards, because Beverley is a Wizards bench player, and rookie Lamb will most likely be a substitute as well.

When people saw it, they were only slightly surprised, and then they suddenly realized.

It turns out that the Wizards chose Lamb to trade with the Jazz.

Since the Jazz lost Delon the position of guard, the position of guard has been a shortcoming, and Harrison, who was traded for Delon is not a point guard worth developing.

Beverley's offense is even slightly inferior to Harrison's, but his defense can throw off Harrison a few streets, and his defensive ability is very important for the Jazz, who are known for their defense.

Similarly, Lamb, a scoring guard with a more comprehensive offensive approach, is also a talent that the Jazz are more in need.

In contrast, a first-round pick that is not too high, plus a Raja who is too old to maintain his competitive condition and has serious conflicts with his teammates, ruining the atmosphere in the locker room. Bell, it's a really good deal for the Jazz.

Wang Xiao actually doesn't want Bale, when he was young, his defense was so-so, but now he is old and frail, no one can keep up, and the defensive end is a big colander, but the Jazz bite to death, if the Wizards don't want Bale, then they won't pass this deal, and they can only have no choice but to eat this not too big garbage contract.

Bell's contract is close to four million, while Beverley's two salaries are close to 10 million, and the salaries are not equal, but the Jazz's salary space is currently healthy, and the biggest contract on the team is Al. Jefferson's $15 million, in addition to this, no one has a contract with an annual salary of more than 10 million, and there is no problem directly eating the unequal salary.

Wang Xiao negotiated this deal with the Jazz before the draft, and the draft was also named by the Jazz named Lamb, relying on Beverley's sign-and-trade value, he finally got a draft pick that could be the top 15 picks next season.

Why is it possible? Because the arrival of Beverley and Lamb will inevitably be an improvement in the strength of the Jazz, and next season the Jazz may be stronger than another time and space, and the wins and record rankings may be higher.

In another time and space, the Jazz, who won 43-39 in 13, got the No. 14 pick, just enough to intercept Huatetokounmpo early, and if they win a few more games, they are likely to fall out of the top 15.

But there is no way to do this, now that the major teams have grown wise, no one is willing to trade with Wang Xiao with draft picks, especially the teams with poor records and high draft picks, as long as Wang Xiao comes to the door, he will bite to death.

"Want my first round? Take one of Curry, George, Leonard, and Thompson for one, otherwise don't talk about it. ”

This guy turns stones into gold, and the selected players can play at a high price, and now the Wizards are so demonic, can you still play with other teams in choosing a few All-Stars for him?

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As for McGee, theoretically the value of signing first and then trading is higher than Beverley, but in practice it is not simple, because McGee's new contract starts with an annual salary of at least 12 million, and there are very few teams in the league with a healthy salary like the Jazz Wizards.

Next year, Curry, George and others will have their contracts expire, and the Wizards' salary space will immediately become very tight, how can Wang Xiao leave a big contract burden in the team?

Therefore, Wang Xiao can only let go of McGee like letting go of Little Jordan.

McGee, Beverley, and Lamb left, and Bell was a new addition to the team, and the Wizards' roster had reached 14 at this time, which was close to saturation.

Point Guard: Stephen. Curry, Isaiah. Thomas.

Shooting Guard: Klay. Thompson, Raga. Bel.

Small forwards: Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Chandler. Parsons, Caron. Butler, Jimmy. Butler.

Power forward: Antoine. Jamison, Drummond. Green, Yi Jianlian.

Centre: Hassan. Whiteside, Robert. Thackeray.

At this time, Wang Xiao informed the team management that the Wizards' trade and reinforcements were officially completed, and this lineup is the lineup for the Wizards to continue to win the championship next season.