Chapter 783 [Fate Change, Choose the Center]

Before the draft began, the Suns reached a verbal agreement with the Magic to send Marion to the Magic to trade back to the 2008 first-round pick, second-round pick, and 9 million trade exceptions, just equal in salary, and no players.

The Magic agreed, they urgently needed a playoff experienced instant star, Marion has been selected as an All-Star many times, can play the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, has good defense, ability to control rebounds, and can play fast break on the offensive end, catch and shoot and back play.

On top of that, Marion's contract expires in 2009, and if he doesn't play well, the Magic have the option to trade him out of the team next season, and the one-year contract will interest many teams. The Magic could also wait until his contract expires in 2009 without renewing it, freeing up salary space to sign other big-name stars in the free market.

Marion expressed satisfaction that the Magic are a playoff team, and the city of Orlando is a good place to live.

The competition in the East is not fierce, he has helped the team improve its record, reach the Eastern Conference finals or the Finals, and the Magic should be willing to renew the contract.

Magic management is not staring at supersonic forward Rashad Lewis at this time, and the 100 million yuan contract in his previous life is purely helpless, and there is a lack of big names in the free market.

Lewis mainly played small forward in the supersonics, and when he joined the Magic, he had to switch to a power forward, and the confrontation was obviously at a loss. He is only better than Marion in terms of shooting, and his physical fitness is inferior.

The Magic manager would have preferred to send backup center Andrew Bynum to keep two draft picks, but the Suns don't, and Brian Colangelo doesn't like Bynum, even though he was the 10th rookie in 2005.

There are too many talents on the Suns' inside, Vallejo can be a substitute for Xiaosi, and Brian asked Guo Xu that he doesn't want Bynum either.

On the surface, he is a leak and super talented. But in his previous life, there were so many brain-dead things that he could not count, and he might not be able to cultivate them. Guo Xu was too lazy to waste his brain to manage such a sleeping assistant wife, and went to play skydiving and bungee jumping during his serious injury.

The Suns don't want Magic players who have already come out of their rookie years, and there is no shortage of people at all positions.

Marion's replacement, Brian, has been found, and in the summer Grant Hill is a free agent, and like in his previous life, he asked his agent to recommend himself to join the Suns at a low salary.

Hill has serious injury concerns, no team is willing to offer him a long-term contract, and the Suns have Thomas Carter in the works to cure Hill. As for Marion's cameo in the No. 4 position, the vacancy can also be filled, and there is no need to bring in any more reinforcements, Millsap can do it, and he has been guarding the water cooler for a season.

The Suns are not losing money in this wave of trades, and what they need most is to clear salary space so that they can keep good role players in the future.

This season, the Suns also have a first-round pick to pick a rookie, and the second-round pick is traded, which is not worth it at all, and the pick is too low to select any strongman.

It was a high-profile NBA draft, dubbed the "draft year" by experts, and some players in both the United States and the world were watched. For the first time in China's history, two players are running together, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue, and Yi Jianlian is predicted to be in the top 10 in the draft.

The draft positions of each team and Guo Xu's previous life have changed a lot, the Trail Blazers did not get the top pick, only ranked eighth, and the fate of many players will change.

The bottom-of-the-table Hornets were drafted with the first pick, and the manager selected center Greg Oden first.

Guo Xu watched the live broadcast with his friends, and the cameraman gave Auden a close-up, which immediately caused everyone to complain.

Megan smiled and said, "Oh roar, this is a rookie?" He should be retiring soon, right? How do I think he's older than the Knights' James? ”

Guo Xu nodded and said, "That's why he is called the Great Emperor, the Bigger Emperor." ”

He felt sad for Chris Paul in his heart, and the best champion in NBA history was gorgeously selected to the Hornets. Even if he can stay healthy, he overlaps with Tyson Chandler and has no range, making him a good fit to partner with Paul.

Judging from the current situation, if Paul does not leave the Hornets, it seems that he will only be able to play with statistics in this life, and it will be difficult to play in the playoffs.

The SuperSonics chose Kevin Durant, the big man swingman, who overlapped with Lewis's position, and Lewis was about to enter the countdown to leave the team.

HE IS 206CM TALL AND WEIGHS 88 KILOGRAMS, BUT HE IS VERY SKILLED IN BALL CONTROL, TURNING, CHANGING DIRECTION, AND MAKING STOP-AND-GO JUMPERS. IN ADDITION, HIS SHOOTING TOUCH IS VERY GOOD, HE CAN SHOOT FROM ANYWHERE ON THE COURT, AND HIS 223CM ARM SPAN MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR OPPONENTS TO BLOCK. His shortcomings are strength and weight, and he looks poor at first glance.

The Celtics drafted Al Horford with the third pick, which is an excellent instant hit.

The 21-year-old Horford led the school to two NCAA championships during his three years at college. He can resist people, has a mid-range shot, and at the same time his vision and passing ability are very good.

The Knicks' first-round pick and the Bulls swapped, which was a tragedy. The Bulls drafted Yi Jianlian with the fourth pick, which made Chinese fans excited.

The Bulls lacked an inside line, and after the two promising rookies were drafted, they could only choose Yi Jianlian. This is good news for Yi Jianlian, the playing time will be guaranteed, and he will definitely start.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Bulls and Knicks swapped draft picks and selected Joakim Noah at No. 9, an interior who has no range but is good at defense and offense. Yi Jianlian's performance in his previous career was far inferior to Noah, but he could turn the Bulls into another Chinese home team.

The Grizzlies drafted point guard Mike Conley for fifth place, the only point guard predicted to be a top-10 pick in the draft.

The Bucks picked swingman Corey Brewer for the sixth place.

The Bobcats drafted Brandon White, a lanky and tall forward for the seventh spot, with unusually long arms, good at blocking, and poor matchups.

The Trail Blazers selected forward Jeff Green for the ninth time.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Green's selection in the fifth place was the most unexpected, and he was outside the seventh in all the major predictions before the draft, and he was a "no three, no four" player, template Odom. However, in the end, he was drafted by the Celtics with the fifth pick, and then sent to the SuperSonics, which became a bargaining chip in exchange for Ray Allen.

Now that the Celtics have drafted Horford, I don't know if there will be a big deal with the SuperSonics, Horford's strength is obviously stronger than Green's, and the Green Army will lose a bit if they use him as a bargaining chip.

The Trail Blazers management was disappointed, they wanted a high school forward, but they didn't know that they had escaped a huge disaster. Missing out on Durant after missing Jordan in 1984 was the darkest moment in the history of the Trail Blazers.

The Raptors selected center Noah for the ninth place and strengthened their interior strength.

The Kings selected center Spencer Hawes for 10th and the 76ers selected Thaddeus Young for 11th......

After that, the rookies have a relatively low success rate, and almost all of them are role players. Things changed for the Rockets, who picked swingman Aaron Afflaro for 24th.

Morey didn't pick a fast small point guard Brooks, the Rockets are currently in no shortage of point guards, need a wing player who is good at defense, and Afflalo has the potential to be a 3-and-D player.

Brooks was selected by the Jazz at No. 26, and Sloan selected him to deal with Guo Xu, who is the top in the NBA.

THE SPURS SELECTED BRAZILIAN CENTER DIEGO SPLIT FOR 29TH PLACE, WHO IS 211CM TALL AND WEIGHS 111KG. Spurs are in dire need of reinforcement on the inside, and that looks like a good option. Unfortunately, Split has a contract in Europe and cannot join the NBA for the time being.

The Suns 30 selected center Marc Gasol......