“！ How could they choose Thompson! ”

The two Warriors owners heard David Stern's name read out and hurled expletives on the spot.

Before last year's draft, they were ridiculed by the media and scolded by fans, and they used their No. 6 pick last year to exchange for their first-round pick this year.

Klay Thompson!

Klay Thompson's father, Michael Thompson, was traded back to the Lakers from the Spurs by Jerry West, Jerry West and Michael Thompson have a good personal relationship, and they have often had dinner together for many years, and they know Klay Thompson's shooting talent and defensive talent well.

Klay Thompson's draft expectations are not high, Klay Thompson was not very stable in the first round last year, and it is impossible for the Warriors to choose him, otherwise he will be deprived of draft picks, so Klay Thompson stays in college for another year, and waits for this draft year when most geniuses are unwilling to participate before the shutdown.

Klay Thompson, a sophomore last year, didn't apply for the draft, Jerry West was willing to wait a year, and Warriors management trusted Jerry West's vision.

As a result, the manipulation of "exchanging one's own draft picks for one's own draft picks" that was ridiculed was in vain!

The two owners and general manager Travis Schlenk and new head coach Mark Jackson are about to collapse and look to Jerry West.

Jerry West didn't expect that his student would actually choose the person he wanted!

Jerry West feels that he is not as strong as Chris Wallace in terms of trade and team structure adjustment, but in terms of draft vision, Jerry West's impression of Chris Wallace is very average, such as picking Tabit.

If he chooses, 100% Evans, he doesn't have to think about it.

However, this time Chris Wallace's vision has actually changed for the better!

Chris Wallace used the No. 7 pick to predict Klay Thompson after the 15th pick...... This caught Jerry West off guard.

"Don't worry! Wait a minute, tell me who the team will pick after that, and I'll think about it. "Jerry West kept his emotions up and couldn't panic.

As he got older, Jerry West pulled out his notebook and re-combed through this year's draft.

It's hard to say about the draft, there are often surprises, and Jerry West has an alternate list, with USC Nikola Vucevic at the top of his list.

In the '09-10 season, Vucevic entered Jerry West's sights as a sophomore.

It's just that two seasons have passed, and although Tabit doesn't have the talent to become a top pick, he also has the possibility of becoming a qualified defensive pillar.

Tabit Bar...... Regardless of the identity of Bangyanxiu, and regardless of the fact that he was exchanged for "single exchange for little overlord", it is really easy to use.

Jerry West's draft plan isn't just about this year, when he took over as a team advisor to the Warriors, he began to plan the core construction work for the next three or four years, and if he asked him to name who among the junior high school players is most likely to make the NBA, he can say a word.

Second alternate, Jerry West took a look, Reggie Jackson ......

If Monta Ellis is sent away early, there is no problem with this choice, but the reason why the alternative is an alternative is not only the optimism of the player, but also the position.

Now he's bullish on Klay Thompson, Vucevic and Reggie Jackson, but who knows who will be better and better suited for Curry + Tabit in the end?

At this time, Jerry West remembered what happened half a month ago, when Buford, the general manager of the Spurs who had a good personal relationship with him, used George Hill as a bargaining chip to try to get him to help choose a sophomore player, who had injury risks, and was on the edge of the lottery before the injury, but in the end, because of injury, the prediction pick fell out of the lottery area, and the 11th pick will definitely be won.

Of course, Jerry West refused, he already had a target to choose from, but introduced Larry Bird, who might want George Hill, to Buford.

This made Jerry West wonder how a player like George Hill who played so hard could afford to fancy a defensive coolie with such no prospects?

So he went to find out and found out that this guy played football before high school, and he only began to officially contact basketball in his freshman year of high school, and he became Mr. California Basketball in his senior year of high school by virtue of his physical fitness, and he was very talented, but he was said to be the core in college, but he was still used as a defensive engineer......

But Jerry West didn't go into the depths either.

But now......

Buford's draft vision, Jerry West agrees, just talking about the draft, he feels that he and Buford may be evenly matched.

Since you don't have what you want to choose, grab what the other party wants to choose!

If you decide, do it! If you miss it, you really miss it.

Jerry West took out the stationery, wrote a name, and stuffed it into the envelope labeled 11th - Warriors.

The four people next to him have been surrounding Jerry West, and when they saw the name he wrote, now is not the time to doubt and ask, and immediately stared at the big screen, the 9th pick.

The Cavaliers, who were the 8th pick, selected talented man Tristan Thompson, and Derrick Williams, Biyombo, and Tristan, three rookies whose ceilings and floors are difficult to judge, were selected.

With the 9th pick, there was a trade, the Nets traded their 9th pick to the Bobcats, who drafted Kemba Walker and snatched Kemba Walker, who the Warriors "postponed for a year", and Boss Joe's smug smile appeared on the TV screen, and he robbed Jerry West of the guy he wanted.

The commentators are also taunting the Warriors for trading last year's No. 6 pick for this year's No. 11 pick to select Kemba Walker, and the Grizzlies selected Paul George with the sixth pick, and this year, Kemba Walker was cut off.

Getting to the 10th pick, it's crucial, and there's no room for a draft that Jerry West takes so seriously.

When the 10th pick picked Brandon Knight, who they hoped would replace Prince Kei, Jerry West hurriedly handed the envelope that was about to crumple in his hand to the league staff who came to the door of their office.

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Memphis, Sun Ce's living room.

Watching the draft as a player is very different from watching the draft as a fan.

Sun Ce wants to understand the characteristics of these players who are about to enter the NBA in their college days, the draft conference is a very good channel, and there is a relatively pertinent analysis of the media, after all, they have not gone to such and such a team, and there are not too many tendencies; There are also aspects such as the personality performance after being selected in the first round, so you can get to know these rookies from multiple perspectives.

I really want him to study them one by one, unless it is a player like Griffin, Evans, and James who performed well in his rookie season, and the others, Sun Ce didn't have the time to understand before the game, and he had to focus on dealing with the strongest opponent.

It feels very interesting to look at it this way, and I have a first impression of the other party, as for what kind of person the other party really is, it's not very important, and I fight so many times a year.

Even Sun Ce played so well with Nash and James before, and he didn't have much time to see each other during the season, so he could have the opportunity to meet more in the offseason.

is not in a team and is not familiar with it, Sun Ce's impression of the other party only stays on the court.

After the top-10 picks, Sun Ce is excited about who the Warriors will pick, and he is looking forward to the picture of Jerry West jumping to his feet in anger.

Three minutes later, David West returned to the stage with an envelope and was booed again.

If the draft is not booed, it will not be David Stern, Sun Ce thinks that people, there is really no comparison to highlight how good a person is, this is all boo, in another five or six years, these fans will not rush up to strangle the new president?

"Ladies and gentlemen," David Stern on stage unaffected and unaffected as he unpacks the envelope with a smile: "In the draft, the Golden State Warriors drafted ...... Kawhi Leonard from Washington State University. ”

"Hold the sun!"

"Brother! Dirty again! There's such a cute sister who actually swears when she speaks, by the way, is this rookie very good? ”

"I'm sorry...... It's hard to say whether it's powerful or not, Juanjuan, look, this aspect has a backbone in the back of the head! Sun Ce said and rubbed his big white leg to suppress the shock.

"Brother, how do you see the back of your head from the front? How can I not see it? ”

"It doesn't matter, what matters is what do we eat tomorrow at noon? Juanjuan, do you have any suggestions? ”

"I want to eat Malatang, but the shop in Chinatown where my classmates and I went to eat it was not delicious."

"It's okay, I'll order a chef to come over in China......"

"Brother, you're so good!"

"Little things, little things......"

Sun Ce pillowed on Zu Ge's lap, and sent a text message to Zu Ge's uncle, who was his Sun someone's agent in China, and after this matter was settled, he finally suppressed the shock.

The next few orders can be listened to, and then we will talk slowly.

"Leonard goes to the Warriors, can you play it? The Warriors just decided that the head coach is Mark Jackson, right? It's hard to say, the defense is really good, although it is not as good as George in the early stage, George I remember the second defense in the second year and the first defense in the third year, Leonard only made the second defense for the first time in the third year, but he quickly became the best defensive player in the fourth year, and the Warriors' rebuilding was delayed, right? But it's hard to say, I was going to praise Leonard so that there were teams in front of him who could choose him and not be selected by the Spurs, but the Spurs took Guy away, and the Warriors took Leonard away......

What's behind the logo? ”

Sun Ce thought about it wildly, I really can't think of how to operate behind the logo man, even with the Spurs' patient training, Leonard also got 15-16 seasons to have an average of 20 points per game, the Warriors' outside defense is a future defensive player, Curry alone will definitely not work, Ellis has long wanted to trade Sun Ce to understand the logo man, but their boss likes this undefensive and offensive weakened version of Kobe, Ellis will definitely be traded, I just don't know if I will go to the Bucks to exchange for Bogut, it seems that Tabit is playing well now......

I don't understand, Sun Ce doesn't want to think about it, but looks forward to it more, because the Warriors have chosen an ultimate potential stock, and there are a lot more variables, it depends on whether the Warriors have the patience to survive Leonard's rookie contract, but in the next four years, Leonard will definitely only have an obvious role on the defensive end, and the offensive end will ...... Free throws are a problem, but this is more interesting, so the Warriors have not completed the core construction, what kind of follow-up will the logo man make, Sun Ce is looking forward to it.

Ignoring this, Sun Ce turned his head sideways, looked sideways at the TV screen, and continued to watch the draft.

Later, the Bucks preemptively selected the lonely god and completed the trade with the Kings, which is the college god pitcher who formed a death double with Isaiah Thomas.

The subsequent drafts are not shocking, and there are not many trades in this year's draft, and some of them are selected in advance by a few picks, and then force the team that originally wanted to be selected to trade to earn one or two second-rounders.

Finally, with the 26th pick in the first round, Sun Ce's other bag brother came......

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the draft, the Memphis Grizzlies drafted ...... Jimmy Butler from Marquette University! ”

“……”

Sun Ce already knew that the purpose of the team's draft this year was to please him, according to Tim Hardaway, the team was ready to choose two bag boys for him, but he didn't expect to be selected!

However, as far as Jimmy Butler's senior performance is concerned, Sun Ce looks choked enough, and it is not as good as when he played the preseason in his rookie year, it seems that there are no obvious advantages except for being strong and ruthless, and there is a feeling that he has learned all the skills but is not proficient in everything by himself.

Sun Ce didn't think about choosing Thompson and Jimmy Butler, but Sun Ce felt that it was good that he was not a little assassin.

Just like Sun Ce didn't care about the little assassin in the last position, how could the team have the spare time to give the little assassin the freedom to throw casually in the Kings, Isaiah Thomas had to rely on the whole team to block and dismantle one person when he was at his peak, and in their Grizzlies...... It's impossible, isn't this delaying the future of others, there is no grudge or resentment.

But it doesn't matter if Jimmy Butler is chosen, this guy is not the same as Leonard, Leonard's shooting and singles are almost zero-based teaching, which really requires the team's patience and careful training, shooting coaches and technical experts are indispensable; Jimmy Butler is easier to feed and has the demeanor of a teacher Tony, but he will most likely be put in the Development League, and could also be used as a third scoring guard after Tony Allen and Thompson, or a third small forward after Paul George and Battier.

Now that he has been chosen, Sun Ce's attitude towards Jimmy Butler is the same as that towards Paul George last season, if he has the opportunity to play, then use it as a defensive engineer, forget it if he doesn't, Jimmy Butler is not better than Leonard before he entered the NBA Spurs, he specially found a trainer to correct his shooting hand and find a personal trainer to help him train, Jimmy Butler didn't play much in his rookie season after being selected by the Bulls, if it really doesn't work, or he applies for a trade to leave, the trade will do.

There is no such unwarranted care, you have to have your own ability or other aspects to please people.

Sun Ce will propose who to choose, he will mention it now, and he will mention it in the future, except for those who feel that it is necessary, it doesn't matter whether other teams choose or not, but don't delay him and his teammates who want to partner with.

Soon it was time for the Bulls, who were the 26th pick, to draft Jordan Hamilton......

Sun Ce's attention was distracted again, thinking that there was a tough guy standing on his left and a tough guy on his right who was suspected of being Jordan's illegitimate son...... If you encounter a fight while playing, you can ask Thompson to use the Dharma to convince the other side; If it doesn't make sense, let Jimmy Butler subdue people with force......

The long draft, after the first round of the draft, Sun Ce didn't have much interest, relying on the big white legs and waiting for the end, he remembered that the 59th pick they selected a Hungarian striker named Adam Hongao, and there was not even a video, that is, it was basically equivalent to a random selection, and there was no cash deal for draft picks this year, which was so miserable.

On Isaiah Thomas's side, a dazed Sun Ce saw that he seemed to have been drafted by the Kings, who have the Bulls' second-round pick, with the 57th pick.

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After the draft is over, the countdown to the NBA shutdown begins.

Sun Ce didn't want to go to the stadium to join in the fun, so the management and coaching staff tested the players who had just been drafted and Neil who had just been traded, signed contracts, arranged summer training tasks according to the current skill level, etc., helped them find a good place to stay before the shutdown, and found a training venue that was provided for free, etc...... It's all busy.

The shutdown is a second best thing for the Grizzlies that there is no free market, and the life of the newly drafted rookie is troublesome, and once the shutdown starts, the team can't have any contact with the players, all, everything, all kinds of contact.

But on the 28th, on the eve of the last collective bargaining before the offseason began, Sun Ce was still called to the stadium......

"Coach, let me take this kid to training?" Sun Ce didn't expect to be arranged to come to him.

"Klay will be training shooting and running with Sean this summer, I've arranged where Jimmy lives, there's an enthusiastic fan near your house, provide accommodation for Jimmy, no one lives in their house, just treat Jimmy as a housekeeper, you don't have to worry about room and board, his agent lent him money, he has a guaranteed contract to pay it back next season, but he doesn't have a training place......" Coach Hollins, "Also, he's a little older than you." ”

"That's fine." Sun Ce did not refuse, but ignored Coach Hollins' later words.

Just as he admires Leonard's efforts, he also admires Jimmy Butler, saying, "My gym is big enough to train together, but I'm going back to China for a while next month and I don't have time to take care of him. ”

"Lord, don't worry, I don't need others to take care of me, just give me a basketball and a court." Jimmy Butler took the initiative.

This tone is neither humble nor arrogant, not cowering because he is a rookie, and a little crazy, Sun Ce feels very special.

"You've signed the contract? Let's go. Sun Ce said as he walked towards the staff passage.

"Let's go? Where to? ”

"Training! Didn't you ask me to train with? ”

"Training now?"

"Or else? Am I running out of time to waste, or are you not ready? ”

"Nope! Always be ready! ”

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