Chapter 261: The Lakers' Six Rookies
Zach Laven jerked his head up when he heard his name. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Immediately after, his face was filled with a deep sense of joy that he was finally selected by the Lakers.
Originally, when the Lakers were selected, his inner fluctuations were the largest, and he was afraid that the Lakers would choose someone else.
Therefore, when he heard the name of "Zach Lavin", Laven was in an extremely strong happiness.
Growing up, he dreamed of playing for the Lakers.
There really doesn't feel better than a dream come true.
At this moment, he seemed to see the scene of himself wearing the No. 8 jersey, galloping with Kobe Bryant on the NBA court.
"Thank God!"
Zach LaVine put on a hat with the Lakers logo, hugged his family and friends to celebrate, and then walked to the stage.
When I arrived at the draft stage, I saw LaVine suddenly unbutton his suit and lift it at everyone, and on the inside of the suit, the Lakers logo was impressively printed.
"Wow, it looks like the Lakers have been planning it for a long time. I'm now very skeptical that Zach LaVine let go of the water during the trial. If so, I believe that the general managers of many teams will hit the wall in frustration. ā
LaVine played only one year in college, but he showed talent that many NBA teams coveted.
Prior to the Chicago Union tryout, LaVine was once considered a player whose talent potential did not belong to Wiggins.
However, with the dullness of LaVine's multiple tryouts later, his draft market was not too good.
According to the final draft prediction a few days ago, LaVine's position is about 18~22 picks.
Therefore, now the Lakers suddenly chose LaVine with a lotto pick, which really caused a lot of commotion.
Ravan was successfully taken, and Chu Xuan and Kupchak high-fived happily in celebration.
This scene was captured by the live camera, which immediately made more team general managers feel weird, could it be that they really missed a good seedling?
But, anyway, the draft results have come in, and nothing will change again.
In order to test their minds, some general managers began to call Kupczyk and trade a player before the 14th pick for LaVine, but Kupchak turned it down.
As a result, these general managers feel even worse in their hearts.
Or rather, they really missed a good seedling.
After all, Chu Xuan's vision for selecting people has always been very magical.
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After about 20 minutes, the 15~20 picks also had results.
It's the 21st pick, and the Lakers are the ones who hold this pick.
"Chu, judging from the remaining list now, Gary Harris seems to be a very good choice." Kupchak looked at the roster of draft players.
Gary Harris, University of Michigan shooting guard. He's a strong two-way guard who has a very good ability on both ends of the floor. However, as a shooting guard, he is only 193cm tall, which is very disadvantageous. And when playing point guard, his organizational skills are very lacking.
Originally, Harris was considered a top-10 pick in the draft projections. However, he ended up falling outside the 20th pick. Clearly, NBA teams don't want to risk such a short shooting guard.
Therefore, when it was the Lakers' turn to choose, Kupchak was immediately moved in the face of such a player.
However, Chu Xuan did not agree: "Mitch, we need a player who is talented in passing. In this way, I will be very flexible in the line-up for the new season. Gary Harris wasn't on my agenda.
Of course, if you like Gary very much, you can also choose him. ā
Kupchak was slightly stunned, but he shook his head: "In terms of the team lineup, you have the final say. ā
This time, it was Chu Xuan's turn to be stunned: "Mickey, why do you trust me so much?" You know, you're the general manager of the team. In that case, I'll always feel like I'm doing your job. ā
Kupchak laughed: "Because I believe you can bring more championships to the Lakers." ā
When Chu Xuan heard this, he couldn't help laughing, this reason was indeed the most appropriate reason.
"Then choose Elfrid Payton."
Speaking of Payton, he is one of the most controversial rookies in this year, he is a very well-rounded point guard, but he is not extremely good at it, which makes one doubt that he can survive in the competitive NBA.
In the draft projections, his name appears at No. 16 with the Indiana Pacers.
The Pacers lack a good point guard, and Payton is a great option.
However, in the final selection, the Pacers chose Syracuse University point guard Tyler Ennis.
In the next few teams, there was no need for point guards, so Payton broke out and fell outside the 20th pick.
In fact, the Kings and Magic are also in dire need of point guards, however, the Magic selected Australia's talented point guard Exum with the fifth pick, while the Kings selected forward TJ Warren with the 12th pick.
So, it can only be said that Peyton's luck is really bad.
It's just that when he came to the Lakers, Payton seemed to be lucky.
Xiao Hua walked out and announced the Lakers' selection.
āā¦ā¦ The Los Angeles Lakers used the 21st pick in the first round to select Elfrid Payton of the University of Louisiana at Lafitte, a six-foot-and-four-inch point guard. ā
In the just-concluded NCAA13~14 season, Payton, as a junior player, averaged 19.2 points, 5.9 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game, and his ability was quite comprehensive. Under his leadership, the University of Louisiana Lafitte reached the round of 64 of the NCAA Championship for the second time since 2005.
The Lakers chose Payton, which didn't come as much of a surprise.
Because, judging from the Lakers' lineup, Payton, who has a very good passing ability, is exactly the player the Lakers need.
"Mitch, our main signings have been done. The next four picks will be fine. Just choose potential stocks. Chu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Kupchak also smiled, today's draft meeting is almost over.
Then, after the two men discussed, the Lakers quickly completed the selection of the other four draft picks.
30th pick in the first round, Wang Zhelin, 214cm tall, 248 pounds, center/power forward.
The 39th overall pick, James McAdoo, 206cm tall, 230 pounds, small forward/power forward/center.
The 58th overall pick, Keith Iplin, 185cm tall, 185 pounds, point guard/shooting guard.
The 60th overall pick, Zhang Yang (James O'Neal Bryant), 207cm tall, 215 pounds, forward. (To be continued.) )