In Guo Xu's previous life, the Class of 2000 was known as the worst draft pick in NBA history, but at present, it looks more like a group of elites.

DeSean Stevenson, a high school player who templated "Michael Jordan," was selected by the Jazz with the 23rd pick. Since the draft template, which is a professional (pit) industry (father) evaluation method, has been launched, many players' templates are really blinding.

Stevens averaged 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in his career, and the template given by the "experts" turned out to be Jordan?

This is an NBA mystery, and many fans suspect that he has an ulterior background. If Stevenson wrote, directed, acted and sang the theme song of a movie called "Pure Heart-Chasing Dreams NBA", these experts would probably also give him a super high evaluation and invite him to participate in the Rooster Award selection.

The Trail Blazers chose Eric Barkley, who was praised by the Lakers, a point guard who is 185cm tall and weighs 80 kilograms.

Trail Blazers manager Bob Whithitt, nicknamed "The Trader," looked smug and thought he had succeeded in cutting off his opponent's favorite player. In fact, the Lakers didn't want to choose Barkley at all, the Trail Blazers are still small at the No. 1 position in the new season, and the three point guard positions overlap, wasting a first-round pick in vain.

The Lakers selected blue-collar power forward Mark Madsen with the 29th pick in order to strengthen their defense, which was a long-established goal.

Madsen, nicknamed "Mad Dog", is 206CM tall, weighs 111 kg, and has poor data for four years of college. He has poor offensive means, has little scoring ability, and the only means of scoring is secondary offense or picking up leaks under the basket.

Madsen became famous in 1999 when he represented the United States at the World University Games and won the championship. Despite the mediocre statistics, his stalk-and-play style has been affirmed, and he does a good job of dirty work on the inside.

Kupchak does not plan to renew the contract of veteran AC Green, and must find a defensive blue-collar to replace him, the Lakers' No. 4 position is the weakest in the league, and there must be a trade in the summer.

The draft entered the second round, and a group of players who were unknown in college, had no NCAA data, and had no record were selected one by one.

There is data, and Michael Reed, a scoring guard with no record, was selected by the Bucks in the second round at No. 14. In Guo Xu's previous life, many people thought that he was the best player in this class, and he was missed by the Bucks.

The Spurs are Harpy Waters' favorite team, but Guo Xu was not considered for two second-round picks, even if the team lacks a point guard.

Originally, Popovich listed Guo Xu as the first choice in the second round, but when he saw the news that Guo Xu refused to tryout, he changed his mind again. Popovich hates players with personality, and when he was the manager of the Spurs, he once gave rebounding king Rodman to the Bulls for nothing.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Popovich once explained his basketball theory in this way. "I don't want anyone to be too showy, so we're going to take them off. Why get 30 points? That's selfish behavior! ”

In Popovich's opinion, Guo Xu was too selfish in the NCAA Finals, and dancing to celebrate the goal was simply flat. So he selected Duke center Chris Caravel for the 12th round and an international point guard named Corey Hightower for the 25th.

Many reporters have smelled the big news, and the commentator of the ESPN live draft said: "Jason Guo has not been drafted yet, the NCAA point guards who are a little famous have been drafted, and he is likely to become the first NBA ever to lose the Final Four MOP, I don't know what mood he is in now." ”

Guo Xu was very excited, clasping his hands together and praying.

As he expected, No. 29 in the second round and No. 58 overall, he was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks. No one wants to cut off the "thorn head" with a height of 180CM and no body side data.

"The deal should be announced today." Guo Xu knew that it was stable to go to the Lakers, so he comforted his family with a smile: "You don't have to be depressed, this position is the same as the first salary in the second round, and there are more gimmicks, the coach will give me a chance to perform." ”

Every year in the draft, there are some instant transactions, and sure enough, after a while, Guo Xu's deal was announced, and the Lakers exchanged Tyrone Lue for Guo Xu's signing rights and some cash.

The Mavericks' last picker has a hard time getting a contract, and if they can't be traded, they have to go to waste. It just so happened that Nelson Sr. wanted to strengthen the No. 1 position, so he added some cash to recruit Tyrone Lue into the team, and if he didn't play well and didn't renew his contract after a year, if Tyrone Lue stayed healthy in the new season and played at the level of a first-round pick, the Mavericks would make a lot of money.

The Mavericks' backup point guard Robert Pike played only 29 games due to injury and has an annual salary of 4.05 million, and he will definitely not renew his contract. It's just that Tyrone Lue isn't enough, and they have to find a point guard in free agency in the summer.

After a while, Lakers general manager Kupchak personally called and said with a smile: "Jason, we selected you as agreed." ”

Kupchak was also relieved to be able to introduce Guo Xu into the team, which is equivalent to signing a lottery rookie at the smallest cost, and the Lakers will not be weak at the No. 1 position next season, and he only needs to find another power forward in the summer to complete the reinforcement and prepare for the defense of the title.

"Thank you, manager, I can't wait to integrate into the team and train with my seniors." Guo Xu said with a smile.

"You're going to be in Los Angeles by July 4 to play in the Long Beach Summer League, and we want you to play at a level and prove your quality, and the exact time and place will be sent to your mailbox," Kupchak said. ”

"I'm going to be on time and give it my all."

The two chatted for a few words, Guo Xu asked for the phone number of coach Phil Jackson by the way, although the head coach of the summer league team will not be the head coach, but he wants to take the time to say hello to Jackson and chat a few words.

Hanging up the phone, Guo Xu said with a smile: "The general manager personally called me and informed me that I would play in the summer league and go to the Lakers to stabilize it, there is no big surprise, I will sign a two-year contract." ”

"Bring more money to Los Angeles, find a good place to live, eat three meals a day, don't worry about money, don't take your salary home, if something happens, call, we can go to Los Angeles to help you at any time." Father Guo Zhiping began to plan for the future, but was slapped hard by his father-in-law Blake.

Blake glared at Guo Zhiping. "What stupid things are you talking about with your crow's mouth? What could happen to him? Let's go to Los Angeles and drag our feet. Jason, if you can't spend too much money, give it to your family, and we'll help you spend it. ”

Guo Xu found that he could still talk to his bald grandfather, and he liked to listen to this kind of talk the most. "No problem, there will be money, big houses, luxury cars, and at the latest in five years, you can have whatever you want."

This is a serious commitment, Guo Xu looks at his family in this life very pleasing to the eye, and hopes that they will live a good life of wealth.

The next day, many media mentioned Guo Xu when reporting on the draft, saying that he set an embarrassing historical record for the lowest pick in the MOP draft in the semifinals.

Hornets manager Bob Buss was interviewed and fell into the trap: "I think the Lakers chose Jason Guo for his Chinese identity and can attract some Chinese fans, but even if he gets a base salary contract, he will definitely be a fringe man, a mascot." ”

The reporter asked: "At that time, the Hornets invited Jason Guo to try out, was it also because of his Chinese identity?" ”

"Of course, he has some commercial value, but I don't like him to gain a foothold in the NBA, and he can only be a marginal man at the No. 1 position when he joins the Hornets." Bass gloated.

There is a kind of person in this world who does two things, and if you succeed, he will be jealous of you; If you fail, he will laugh at you.

Unlike Bob Bass, Mike Miller, the core of the University of Florida, was much more low-key when he was interviewed about Guo Xu, Guo Xu was in a low position, and those who supported Buddha University liked to hear it, but those who had competed with Guo Xu on the field did not dare to talk nonsense.

As soon as the reporter asked, Miller remembered the fear that was once dominated by Guo Xu. He said: "I think Jason Kwok is seriously underrated, his height is a weakness, but the offensive strength is terrible. I don't have to wait for the new season, I think he's going to surprise people in the summer league. ”