16th pick, non-lotto, still in the draft of the young year, but for Zhou Qi, this is already a very success.

Thanks to the growth over the years, even if the age gate is exposed, he is still taken away from this position.

Zhou Qi breathed a long sigh of relief, most of the people in the small green house were gone, and he was under a lot of pressure to sit down again.

hugged his parents, then got up and took the green hat handed over by the staff, and walked straight to the draft table.

Compared to his previous life, his arms are significantly more solid, and the whole person looks stronger, with a body and an arm span, and if he had not played in the CBA but in the NCAA before, it would have been possible to enter the top 10 or even the top 5.

Zhou Qi took a group photo with Xiao Hua, and after getting off the stage, he went to the newsroom on the side, where CCTV and Tencent people were already waiting.

Zhou Qi was selected, and Tang Tian did not change his plan.

Jones' side is also in talks with the 76ers, trading them with the 18th pick this year for their 26th pick and next year's second round.

Everything went smoothly.

"In 2016, with the 25th pick in the first round of the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Bryce Johnson, a 2.08-meter power forward from the University of North Carolina."

After the Clippers made their selection, Tang Tian also asked Jones to give the envelope containing the results to the staff.

Dejounte Murray, 1.96m point guard, from the University of Washington.

Murray has a lot of growth, and he's tall, defensive, and has a lot in common with Livingston.

Livingston is out on contract in the summer, and based on his performance last year and skyrocketing salary cap for the new season, it won't be easy for the Nets to keep him.

Choosing Murray can be regarded as an additional insurance policy for the free market.

Murray was also selected for the Little Green House, but no one has chosen him, every time Xiao Hua comes out, he looks forward to it, and then to the loss, he is about to collapse in the first round, and the Nets' choice is like a lifesaver to fish him up.

Tang Tian also came out of the draft house and chatted with him below.

The NBA is most lacking in guards, and tall point guards have not achieved much in the past few years, which is the reason why Murray fell.

When Murray and Tang Tian met, they also swept away the frustration of waiting, the Nets are the defending champions, and Tang Tian is famous for developing rookies, which could not be better for him.

After Tang Tian and Murray finished chatting, the first round was almost underway, and he then returned to the draft hut.

"Miami want to trade our Tyler Johnson with their No. 48 pick." Before the start of the second round, Jones reported another trade proposal to him.

Tyler Johnson has some potential, but he hasn't played much with the Nets, and after two years on the bench, the Heat traded him for a draft pick that was worth about the same amount.

It's just that there are really few good candidates for this signing this year.

"Trade their future second round, any year." Tang Tian opened his mouth and said.

Murray was drafted in preparation for a possible departure from Livingston, but he also has a target for the shooting guard position in the second round this year, and Tyler Johnson doesn't have a chance, and trading him can free up space and save some salary space.

Jones continued to communicate with the Heat when Tyum came out of the backstage and the second-round draft began immediately.

The 76ers selected Deyongta Davis with the first pick in the second round, but immediately sent him to the Grizzlies.

The Lakers, who were the 32nd pick, chose Zubac.

The Clippers, who were the 33rd pick, selected Sheikh Diallo, but immediately sent him to the Pelicans.

Because the second-round pick does not have a guaranteed contract provision, the trade is far more frequent than the first-round.

The Clippers were followed by the Nets.

Tang Tian had already decided.

The staff left with an envelope containing the results of the selection, and Tyam soon announced the Nets' selection as well.

"With the fourth pick in the second round of the NBA in 2016, the Brooklyn Nets selected Malcolm Brogdon, a 1.96-meter shooting guard from the University of Virginia."

Brogdon, a super-old rookie, finished four years of college and is now 23 years old.

Rookies sell talent, and in recent years, there have been fewer and fewer rookies who have only participated in the draft after playing college, which is relatively rare for him.

However, his instant combat ability is really good, and in his previous life, he was selected by the Bucks with the 36th pick, and he made history as a second-round pick and became the best rookie.

Picking him can put some pressure on Booker to grow, and it also makes the shooting guard position more deep, and most importantly, Brogdon is a two-way guard, his playmaking skills are not bad, and if Murray doesn't play well in his rookie season, he can also get through it.

With Murray and Brogdon removed, the Nets' mission in the draft is basically complete.

The only regret is that because there are no good interior options, Pralim and Humphries' contracts have expired, and we can only wait until the free market opens to find a suitable candidate.

The remaining 55 signings, because there was really no one to choose, Tang Tian directly asked Jones to sell it directly.

The Jazz finally spent 200,000 yuan to buy it, and the draft pick was really worthless.

However, no matter how small the fly is, it is still meat, Tang Tian is now the owner of the team, and it feels very good to have money.

Wang Zhelin was picked by the Grizzlies with the 58th pick.

Because he was basically not on the prediction list, even Wang Zhelin himself did not expect to be selected, and it is said that he only found out when he was woken up in his sleep.

Wang Zhelin is a heavy center and is no longer very suitable for the small-ball era, which is why Tang Tian did not use 55 to select him.

The draft is over, but the team's follow-up operations have not stopped.

Unlike last year, the league introduced two-way contracts this year, and the team has two more signing spots.

The contract salary for this spot is not high, and it cannot represent the team in the playoffs, but there are certain opportunities to play in the regular season, which is very tempting for many homegrown players who want to make a splash in the NBA, and it will also be a great help to the team.

For example, taking the Nets as an example, Tang Tian values Yogi Ferrer, but the team's point guard position is already full, and there is no place to sign him, if he signs him on a two-way contract, it can not only give the latter a chance, but also provide more security in this position.

By the time Ferrer's two-way contract is signed, the Nets' mission in the draft has been completed, and the next step is free agency in July.

This year's free agency market is not weak at all compared to last year, and the biggest reason is naturally because of Durant, the league superstar did not reach a contract extension with the Thunder in the first place, but is ready to test the free agent market.

Durant's current strength is second only to James and Curry in the league, and teams that want to sign him have to line up.

It is foreseeable that because of his presence, the free market will be extremely lively this year.