The 15-year draft outlook is not very clear, and among the young players in this class, Okafor, Russell, Moodier and others are the draft's favorites. Like the University www.biquge.info of Kentucky, although the overall strength is very strong, there is no player who can become a top five pick favorite for the time being. Neither Towns nor Booker have shown the posture of a hot player for the time being.

In a game against the University of Arkansas, Downs' performance was still the same, very stable and comprehensive. Booker, on the other hand, became the focus of attention in the United States because of his 35-point single performance. However, Booker's disadvantage is still more obvious, and his reach and athletic conditions limit his ceiling. Even if he scored 35 points at this time, he still couldn't be the favorite to be a top-five pick.

However, the impact of a good performance is still very clear. In the new phase of simulated draft predictions, a number of draft websites unanimously raised Booker's draft pick, at 8~14 picks. In other words, Booker is now a hot rookie in the lotto area.

In fact, Booker's potential is still quite coveted. Because he was born on October 30, 96, he is only 18 years old now. Considering that players in the new NBA draft system must have college or professional experience, Devin Booker is undoubtedly a relatively young rookie at the same time.

With such a talented goalscorer, there will still be many teams that are attracted to him.

Chu Xuan's trip to Kentucky to watch the game was still exposed, although I don't know how the news leaked, but I have to say that this has had a bad impact on Chu Xuan's plans, and many teams have begun to target Kentucky players, Downs, Booker, Hudson Brothers, Lyles, etc.

It seems that for other teams in the NBA, the first thing they need to figure out is who Chu Xuan has a crush on. Then all they have to do is draft them ahead of the Lakers in the draft. To put it bluntly, it is the so-called "snatching people". Obviously, under Chu Xuan's personal inspection of Kentucky players, it is not difficult to imagine that at the draft conference in June this year, the players from the University of Kentucky will undoubtedly become very sought-after. Because through the past two years, many people have discovered that the players selected or asked to be traded by Chu Xuan are very potential. It can be said that Chu Xuan has never looked away, which makes other teams pay close attention to Chu Xuan's every move.

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By the time the trade deadline passed, the season had become a foregone conclusion, and the competition between teams had become clearer. Teams that don't have any hope of making the playoffs have begun to abandon the rest of the schedule and then try to lose a few more games to get a good draft pick. And some of the teams that are hovering around the door of the playoffs are very competitive. At the same time, teams in the playoffs are also trying to win in order to achieve a satisfactory record standings.

It can be said that the NBA after the All-Star is definitely very intense, and from time to time there will be stars who play very beautiful individual performances, which makes the NBA's ratings higher and higher.

February passed quickly, and Paul George and Stephen Curry were named Eastern and Western Division Player of the Month, respectively. In terms of Rookie of the Year, Charlotte Hornets' Marcus Smart broke Jabari Parker's monopoly on Player of the Month by winning the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the first time and not allowing Parker to be elected for four consecutive months...... In the West, Zach LaVine won the award for the second time after winning Player of the Month in December.

Speaking of the best rookie, we have to talk about the current situation.

Unlike the two months at the beginning of the season, Parker's absolute dominance is no longer there. As a core player for the Knicks, naturally many teams slowly studied him thoroughly, and then Parker's performance began to struggle a little, and then the Knicks' record gradually began to decline. In general, the situation is the same for both the Knicks and Parker, which is to go high and go low...... The Knicks' record has declined, and no one is happier than Kupchak, because the Lakers have a 15-year first-round pick from the Knicks. In other words, the Lakers wish the Knicks had a worse record.

The opposite of Parker is Wiggins, the star of the list who was drafted by the Jazz in last year's draft. As the Jazz's hope for the future, Wiggins has finally shaken off the slump at the start of the season, and in the two months since entering the 15th year, Wiggins has been getting better and better, and his consistency on both the offensive and defensive ends has been praised. In just two months, Wiggins pulled his personal average back to 16.5 points per game, shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 34.1 percent from three-point range, a stark contrast to the miserable two months of '14. Wiggins has found his rhythm in the NBA, which has kept him third on the rookie list, and judging by his form, he has a good chance of forming a surpass before the end of the season.

The most consistent is Zach LaVine, who has benefited from the Lakers system, which has made him very efficient. Moreover, Chu Xuan's reliance on him gave him a high offensive and tactical status. As a result, LaVine has maintained an average of about 20 points per game, leading all rookies. LaVine's biggest advantage is the team's record, and as his individual performance continues to outperform Jabari Parker, some media feel that LaVine may counterattack Parker to win the Rookie of the Year in the 14~15 season.

In other words, today's Rookie of the Year came out of Parker, LaVine and Wiggins.

Judging by the potential shown by the trio, there is no doubt that they can all become All-Star caliber players in a short period of time.

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Soon, the time came to March 1st.

The Lakers flew to Dallas for a game against the Mavericks at the American Airlines Center.

Prior to this game, the Lakers had won 49 games, which means that if this game is won, then the Lakers will have 50 wins.

Last month, Nowitzki missed all of the rest of the regular season due to a torn posterior cruciate ligament, which was definitely worse for the Mavericks. You know, this season's Mavericks had a hope of making the playoffs, but Nowitzki's season reimbursement undoubtedly made the Mavericks' season dream come to naught.

It seems that after two failed seasons, it also proved that Cuban spent a lot of effort to get Anthony from the Knicks. The combination of melons and German tanks failed, and although Anthony was still very good individually, Nowitzki was about to grow old, and there were only two options left in front of Kuban, to tear down and rebuild or continue to reinforce.

It was definitely a tough decision...... Now, however, there are rumors circulating that Anthony may be traded in the offseason...... And if that's the case, then the Mavericks should be ready to rebuild.

However, Anthony doesn't seem to be affected at all, he is still working hard to lead the team and compete with Westbrook for the scoring title.

Without Nowitzki, the Mavericks and Lakers are even less on the same level.

After four quarters of play, the Lakers defeated the Mavericks 116-101 on the road and finally got their 50th victory.

When this milestone was completed, the outside world was full of praise for Chu Xuan.

You know, as a rookie coach, to be able to win at least 50 in the first two seasons of his coaching career, which is absolutely unprecedented. As if, I have to admit that Chu Xuan is on the road to greatness.

When interviewed by ESPN reporter Benjamin on this issue, Chu Xuan seemed very relaxed.

"50 wins is not the end, we have to win 60!" (To be continued.) )