Li Weidao: "In terms of talent, Odom is indeed the best player this year, but his negative news off the field will make every general manager have doubts when making decisions. Can such a person with poor self-discipline continue to play hard after earning millions or even tens of millions of dollars a year? Can you keep training for ten years and keep your form and become the cornerstone player of a team?

The NBA is the most brutally competitive league in the world, and if Odom doesn't have a firm heart and lives only by eating talent, then he may be a qualified star, but he can't become a superstar, let alone the successor of the magic. If he can't become the successor of the magicians, but just an ordinary star, are you still willing to use the top pick to pick him? ”

"Huh?" Xie Siqi's eyes widened.

Li Weidao: "I personally don't like Odom, and the management of the Bulls may not be optimistic about him. What's more, the current star of the Bulls is small forward Tony Cooke, who is also 2.08 meters tall, has the same all-round skills and excellent organizational skills, and can play from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position. I don't even think the Grizzlies, Hornets and other teams will pick Odom. ”

Xie Siqi smacked his lips and said, "Will Odom fall out of the top three?" If that's the case, it would be too surprising. ”

Li Weidao: "It's not surprising that Pierce fell to 10th last year!" Pierce is just a bit arrogant and has no other shortcomings, but everyone still doesn't want to choose, let alone Odom, who has so much black history. ”

Xie Siqi said: "Dad, you evaluate Brand!" ”

Li Wei said: "Brand's shortcomings are obvious, that is, shortness, and this huge shortcoming makes people ignore his advantages. But let's look at it from another angle, as an inside line, does Brand have any other shortcomings besides being short? No, he's physical, he's powerful, he's got all the skills of a traditional insider, and I think he's the best instant player of the year.

Moreover, the NBA is the one who has the inside line, Brand is the best inside line this year, and other players in the same position have been thrown away by him more than one gear, he is not the champion, who should be the champion? ”

Xie Siqi said: "But a short person, the defensive end will be blown up, and an inside line who does not have the ability to protect the basket is destined to become the cornerstone of the team!" ”

Li Weidao: "A short man doesn't necessarily mean that he can't defend well, for example, Daben, we have always cultivated him as an inside gate." Have you noticed that Brand has a particularly long arm? His arm span seems to be 2.26 meters, and his excellent arm span can effectively make up for his lack of height, coupled with the unique movement advantage of short people, he can complete the defense well. If the NBA allows joint defense in the future, this kind of player will be very deterrent on the inside. ”

Xie Siqi blinked and said, "Brand has no athletic ability, where does the movement advantage come from?" ”

Li Weidao: "Everyone knows that he has no athleticism and can't play small forward. I'm not talking about a movement advantage compared to an outside player, but to a meat shield in the same position. In the tank group on the inner line, his speed is not bad, and at the same time he can withstand people, as long as he is willing to defend, it may not be as unbearable as you think. ”

Xie Siqi thought for a while and said, "If the arms are long, it is easy to cover the hat and protect the basket." ”

Li Wei said: "Yes, if he is 10 centimeters taller, he will be the next Duncan." Although he is 10 centimeters shorter now, he can't reach Duncan's level, but his offensive skills are comprehensive, and the defensive end can rely on long arms and athleticism to make up for it to a certain extent, and it is no problem to be a champion in the draft, at least I think he is the best choice for this year's top pick. ”

"Wait, I'll make a mark." Xie Siqi quickly sorted out Li Wei's words, "Dad, what are his shortcomings?" ”

Li Weidao: "He has no shortcomings, if you insist on finding some shortcomings, it is also a common problem of small players, such as short peaks." ”

"Short peak?"

Li Weidao: "These short players suffer from height, and only faster and stronger than players in the same position can gain a foothold in the NBA." Once you are over 30 years old, your athletic ability declines, and you can't crush the tall people in the same position, so you can only be eaten hard by people with their height, so there will be a big decline in performance. There may be a few players who can keep their form up with talent and hard work, but most are no exception. ”

"So Brand only lasts 10 years?" Xie Siqi asked.

Li Wei smiled: "I also commented casually, it may not be true." Barkley is so short, he is 36 years old this year, can't he still average 16 points and 12 rebounds per game? This is still the team with Olajuwon and Pippen, he doesn't have much right to fire, otherwise 20+10 is still easy for him.

I said that Brand was in his prime, but I just evaluated it according to the general situation, maybe he can be an outlier like Barkley, and then the team that drafted him will make a lot of money. ”

Xie Siqi said: "Then I will also write about these, under normal circumstances, the peak period will be short...... Dad, who do you think the list eye is? ”

Li Weidao: "This year is a small year in the draft, there is no outstanding interior except for Brand, and the most outstanding outside player is obviously Francis!" ”

Xie Siqi said: "I also know that Francis is the best, but now it is the Grizzlies who have been signed by the Grizzlies, they already have a peerless talented point guard Mike Bibby, and the BA draft network has ranked Margetty in the list, I think it's right, Margetty is Jordan's successor, with unlimited potential, just right for the Grizzlies!" ”

"Hahaha!" Li Wei chuckled.

In the previous life, the Grizzlies already had Mike Bibby and another Francis, which is really funny. Boss Fo was reluctant to play abroad, and then thought that he had to be a substitute for Bibi, so he didn't report to the Grizzlies, and in the end, the Rockets picked up a big bargain.

The management of the Grizzlies in this world is still the same people in the previous life, and Li Wei doesn't think they can make other decisions, so the farce that should come is expected to happen.

However, these things obviously couldn't be explained to Xie Siqi, so he had to say: "Sometimes the team management chooses people, not to see whether the squad is needed, but to look at talent. When a person is absolutely good, even if there are the same players in the team, then you have to choose. I think Francis' talent deserves the Grizzlies to give up other options. ”

"Francis is so good? Can he be better than Bibby? Xie Siqi asked.

Li Weidao: "It's hard to say, although Bibi has an excellent overall view and super personal skills, he is inferior to Francis in terms of physical talent, it can be said that in terms of the upper limit, Francis will be a little higher, it depends on whether he can fulfill his talent." ”

Xie Siqi was busy for a while and asked, "Dad, what about Tanhua?" ”

Li Weidao: "Tanhua is of course another excellent point guard, Byron Davis. ”

Xie Siqi thought for a moment and said, "Then why should it be Odom's turn for the fourth?" Although this person's personality is problematic, his talent is too good to fall again. ”

Li Wei said: "You are so smart! ”

"Hey, hey." Xie Siqi smiled, "What about the fifth?" ”

Li Weidao: "The Nuggets traded the No. 5 pick to the Raptors last year in order to get Billups, and the Raptors now have Carter and Christie, and the BA draft network put Brand with the fifth pick, which actually makes sense.

But if Brand, Francis, and Byron Davis are all drafted, the Raptors will have very few options to choose from, and I personally think they will choose between Jonathan Bender, Radocevic and Jason Terry. Jonathan Bender is more likely, although he is a high school student and has no immediate combat ability, he is tall and has long arms and is full of talent, many people say that he is like Garnett, who was also the No. 5 rookie at the beginning. ”