"The 19th pick in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks selected DeAndre Bembry, a 1.98m small forward from St. Joseph's University."

"The 20th pick in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft belongs to ...... New Orleans Pelicans, they have five minutes to think about. ”

The Hawks with the 19th pick made their selection, and then the Pelicans.

Xiao Hua's brows instinctively furrowed when he read about the Pelicans.

The Pelicans have been too successful in the past few years in the draft, and this time he prayed that the Pelicans would look away.

"Are you sure you want to pick him?"

Although Tang Tian had proven his vision many times before, Demps couldn't help but ask more.

Because Tang Tian asked him to choose this person, the arm span and defense are good, but other aspects are very poor, including the projection that the Pelicans need most, and the ball handling is also very poor.

Especially the three-point shot, in the small-ball era, a forward player who can't shoot is very limited.

Not everyone can be Leonard, and it's a blessing that this kind of player can be Aminu.

"Aminu is going to have a good free market this year, and it's an insurance policy."

Tang Tian opened his mouth to explain.

Demps nodded, although he was a little skeptical, he still chose to believe Tang Tian.

The staff went out with an envelope containing the results.

Demps also continued to talk to Tang Tian about the choice of the 22nd pick.

"In 2016, with the 20th pick in the first round of the NBA, the Pelicans selected Pascal Siakam, a 2.06-meter power forward from New Mexico State University."

Siakam was the object of Tang Tian and Demps's previous communication.

The Cameroon, Embiid national teammate, looks very similar to the Pelicans' backup forward Aminu last season.

His height and reach are close to Aminu's, and he is also good at defending and not good at shooting when he enters the league.

Unlike Aminu, he played for New Mexico State University, and his college performance was much worse than Aminu.

This is also the reason why the gap between the two is so big, and Demps is suspicious of Tang Tian.

The Pelicans now have a healthy salary space, and instead of picking someone who could become Aminu in the future, it is better to re-sign Aminu.

However, Tang Tian couldn't say too much, he knew that Siakam's ceiling was much higher than Aminu's.

This has a lot to do with body coordination, ball quotient and room for improvement, and it is not explained by a physical talent.

"No, we're not going to use the 22nd pick to select a defender with injury concerns, he has too many injuries in college."

The Pelicans' 20th pick had already been made, and when Tang Tian said that he would use the 22nd pick to select Brogdon, Demps directly objected.

Brogdon didn't play well in college, averaging 18.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game last season to lead the University of Virginia to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.

He was named Defensive Player of the Year by the National Coaches Association, was named to the All-American Team, and became the first player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to win both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.

It was an accolade, but Brogdon didn't run until he was a senior and missed the entire year in his sophomore year with a left foot injury.

This kind of older rookie with a history of injury is extremely low in the draft market, and he is lucky to be selected in the second round.

Tang Tian now has to use a mid-round pick to select him, which is a lot more gambling than Siakam.

Siakam is a defensive stalwart, and optimistically there is a chance to practice shooting like Leonard and Aminu.

But Brogdon has been finalized, and there is no upper limit and there is an injury risk, which is too big a bet.

"Then you try to trade down the pick, you want a first-round pick, we lost Dinwiddie, we need a player who is ready to play."

Tang Tian didn't blindly insist, said a compromise method, and also gave a reason that Demps could accept.

Demps reluctantly agreed.

Although theoretically speaking, it is enough to find immediate combat power and direct free market, but Tang Tian still has to give face.

As the draft continued, Demps moved quickly and made a deal with the Suns before the start of the 22nd pick.

"A trade happened, and the 22nd pick in the first round of the NBA Draft belonged to the Phoenix Suns, and they had five minutes to think about it."

After Xiao Hua announced the deal, the details of the deal also rolled behind him.

In fact, Woj was the first to report, and most people already knew what the deal was about.

The Pelicans gave away this year's 22nd pick, 60th pick and some cash, trading from the Suns for the 27th pick (from the Cavaliers) and a future second-round pick.

The Suns selected Malachi Richardson, a 1.98m shooting guard from Syracuse University with the 22nd pick.

The draft continues, and Brogdon hasn't been drafted.

The information that Demps has is also known to the general managers of other teams.

Except for Tang Tian, no one would want to select a guard with a history of injury in the first round.

You must know that in the draft, the most important thing is guards, and they grab a lot of them.

"The 27th pick in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft, the Pelicans selected ...... Malcolm Brogdon, 1.96m shooting guard from the University of Virginia. ”

When the Pelicans made this choice, the audience erupted in cheers from Pelican fans.

Brogdon is well-known in college, and fans don't see much potential other than that recognized potential.

Especially at the end of the first round, fame is what they value more.

However, the general managers of the other teams snickered when they saw it.

After Xiao Hua saw it, his brows finally relaxed.

Finally, the Pelicans made a bad choice.

Brogdon also came to the draft, and although he didn't make it into the little green room, he still had high expectations for himself.

No one wants him in the lotto, and no one wants him at the end of the first round.

Just when he was frustrated and thought he was going to fall out of the first round, the Pelicans finally got him out.

He got up excitedly and walked briskly towards the stage.

Although the contract at the end of the first round will be small, it is the first round after all, and you can directly get the guarantee contract, which is essentially different from the second round.

The Pelicans' first-round draft is over, as the 60th pick has been traded, and their draft assignment for this year is over.

While Demps was still waiting for a possible trade proposal from another team, Don said hello early and went downstairs.

Siakam and Brogdon, if they open their eyes, know how much the Pelicans have made in the draft this year.

Especially Brogdon.

Siakam needs time to grow because he's a potential stock, but Brogdon is like he says, and he's an absolute instant player.

With Dinwiddie in the team, it would be nice to add him.

In particular, he's particularly good at three-point shooting, which is what the Pelicans need most.