Chapter 161: '07 Draft

'07 wasn't a big year for the draft, nor was it a small year for the draft. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere are a lot of outstanding players this year, but not many players who have become famous in the end.

The biggest player this year is Oden, who was quite popular in the United States the year before, and if he had been drafted that year, he would have basically been the top pick.

Last year, Oden couldn't be drafted because of league rules, otherwise he would have been the top pick.

And this year, Oden's popularity has not diminished, even if he has an injury history, it has not diminished the determination of many teams to chase him. And the Trailblazers, who held the champion sign, did not hesitate at all, and directly chose Oden without any hesitation.

Oden is indeed powerful, his offensive ability is super strong, if he practices defense well in the future, he is definitely the top center in the NBA, and the current so-called No. 1 center Howard will also make way for Oden.

The SuperSonics, who hold the top pick, chose Kevin Durant from the University of Texas. Durant is a tall small forward, he is tall enough to play a power forward or even a center, but his technical characteristics are a shooting guard and a small forward, no one is taller than him in these two positions, this is his advantage, if the shooting is better, his development is limitless.

The Tanhua was signed by the Hawks, and they chose a player that Liu Su had never heard of, named Al Horford.

The Grizzlies chose Mike Conley, and Mike Conley's name Liu Su has heard of it, and the strength should be very strong.

The Celtics chose Jeff Green.

The Bucks chose Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian joined the NBA draft this year, but he chose an agent by himself and did not join Team Yao. Yao's team is no longer just dealing with Yao Ming and Liu Su, the team also holds the agent contracts of some stars, and the business has expanded to film and television.

Yi Jianlian was fooled by his agent into signing the contract, and it was too late for Liu Su to arrive. In the case that his agent didn't make any mistakes, Liu Su didn't want to ruin other people's jobs, so he could only let Yi Jianlian watch it first!

Originally, Liu Su wanted to sign Yi Jianlian to the Clippers, but he didn't expect to be cut off by the Bucks. Liu Su had no choice but to use the No. 7 pick to choose another big forward, Joaquin Noah.

In this draft, Liu Su only got the names of so many players, and the big forward knew a Joakim Noah except Yi Jianlian, and if he couldn't choose Yi Jianlian, he could only choose Joakin Noah.

In addition to Yi Jianlian this year, China also has a Sun Yue who participated in the draft, but was selected by the Lakers at the 40th place. The Clippers' draft pick is five places lower, so they can only say goodbye to Sun Yue and choose another interior lineman, Marc Gasol.

Marc Gasol is the younger brother of Pau Gasol, and later the starting center of the Grizzlies with a strong defense. However, Gasol Jr. is not yet available to report to the Clippers and will have to wait until next year to join the Clippers. And the reason why he couldn't come was because he thought his contract with Spain had not expired and that the expiration date would not be until next season.

However, even if Gasol Jr. can't come, Liu Su has no intention of trading him, Gasol Jr. is definitely a typical example of high energy with a base salary, and the Clippers definitely made money in the first three years.

After the draft was over, Liu Su invited Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue to dinner. Both of them are in the NBA, and they will both develop much better in the future. In fact, Liu Su is more optimistic about the development of Yi Jianlian, Yi Jianlian is young and very malleable, as long as he develops well in the team, he can definitely get a good opportunity.

And Sun Yue can be said to have been delayed by Aoshen, Aoshen was banned and could only play some exhibition games, and his contract with Aoshen still has one year to end, so he can't log in to the NBA this year.

According to Liu Su's meaning, it is to let Sun Yue and Aoshen discuss ending the contract and logging in to the NBA as soon as possible, and it is always good to have an extra year of exercise. If you don't let go of the Aoshen, you can accompany some liquidated damages, as long as you get rid of the big pit of the Aoshen.

However, Sun Yue did not agree, but just said to go back and think about it.

Liu Su didn't say anything, the two of them were dive, and it was not easy to say deeply. Then Liu Su also made some plans for Yi Jianlian, and introduced him to his own translator last year, and told him that if he didn't understand, he should ask directly, and he would not be ashamed. And you have to have a good relationship with your teammates, especially if the team's dominant player is already a point guard.

And there's a good chance to be bold, he's tall and athletic, and if he can play to those strengths, it's easy to get a foothold in the NBA.

Liu Su and Yi Jianlian have been friends for three or four years, and Yi Jianlian admires Liu Su very much, and he also wants to go to Liu Su to teach him.

As long as Yi Jianlian grows in the NBA, then the Chinese team will not have a chance to continue to win the championship during the Beijing Olympics.

If you win the Olympic Games on your doorstep, fans across the country will be extremely excited. Liu Su also wants to win the championship again under the witness of the people of the whole country, especially when the time comes, let relatives and friends go to watch the game.

took Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue to play around New York for two days, and then went to play near Los Angeles for a few days before sending Yi Jianlian to Milwaukee to sign a contract.

After returning from Milwaukee, Liu Su met with the newcomer Joakinoah again and encouraged him to train hard, as long as he is good enough, he will definitely have a chance.

Liu Su and old Dunleavy met and determined a few trading partners. The Clippers' No. 3 position needs to be strengthened, and Liu Su has several interested players, one is Artest, who is the first choice.

Artest is the most suitable No. 3 player in Liu Su's heart, with a strong body and good defense, and can defend James alone, which is the most important. And Artest also has a three-point song, although the time is not accurate, but it can open up space, it doesn't matter if the shooting rate is lower, the three-point scoring rate is 1.5 times that of two points, as long as it is not less than 30%, there is a profit.

The second choice is Carter, Carter's offensive ability is very strong, and although his defensive ability is weaker, he is still a good candidate.

In addition to the No. 3 spot, the Clippers need several role players, with Webber veteran signing a one-year contract, Jacobson and Gillermo Diaz both out of contract and needing a few more reliable replacements in free agency.

Mobley announced his retirement, and he didn't enjoy the treatment of retiring his jersey, and there was no way, although he didn't perform the best since he came to the Clippers, and the fans and owners didn't think he was that important.

In this way, the Clippers have 12 players, including Carman, Brera Xia, Webb, David Lee, Kressmith, Joaki Noah, Ryan Gomez, Ricky Davis, Rose, Liu Su, Cassel, and Rajon Rondo.

Although there are a lot of twelve, it is still a few, and after encountering injuries like last season, the Clippers have no one to play. The elder Dunleavy recognized that he could not leave a vacant spot when the signing was full, so as not to leave no one to play.

After discussing with the old Deng Levy, Liu Su took Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue on the plane back to China, Liu Su needed to go home, and Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue needed to go to training to prepare for next year's Olympic Games.