Chapter 196: Offseason Moves

Because the Trail Blazers have proven their strength and talent last season, the management is still stable in the offseason, and there are no trades and free agent signings, although they once wanted to get Turkoglu and Millsap through trades, but because of the existence of Ye Feng, they only consulted the price of Turkoglu, and they were not very eager to get the Turk, Millsap was because the Jazz were unwilling to let go, but the Trail Blazers already had Oden and Ade on the inside, There is also Pulzbilla off the bench, and several other interior players can also swing at the fourth or fifth position, and the Jazz disagree with them and do not force it. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

However, several of last season's competitors have made moves, and it hasn't been a piecemeal deal. The Spurs traded Richard Jefferson, one of the Nets' troika, from the Bucks as a supplement to their No. 2 position, and at the same time they also recruited McDyce and Ratlleaf, two experienced interior veterans, who can support the team's interior defense after Duncan is off the court, and the biggest benefit of their arrival is that they can reduce Duncan's playing time during the regular season to prepare for the playoffs. The reason why they made a lot of moves was because the big contract of GDP prevented them from making a big reinforcement in the summer of 2010, so it made more sense for them to be able to complete the layout ahead of schedule.

The Nuggets also made a big change, because the Pacers offered Dundee Jones a four-year, $10.6 million contract, and the Nuggets management didn't match it, they decided that Jones wasn't worth the price, so they let him go to Indiana. As for the vacancy after Jones' departure, they chose Ye Feng and his senior, who also participated in the draft before he entered UCLA, and his arrival also gave JR Smith the space and motivation to grow on both offensive and defensive ends. However, they also lost a reliable big man, Kreza, who can help the team with rebounds and three-pointers, but it looks like the Nuggets have no intention of filling the gap.

But the most interesting thing should be the trade between the Lakers and the Rockets. All kinds of additions aside, the trade between the two teams was essentially a one-for-one deal, with the Rockets sending Artest to Los Angeles and the Lakers sending Ariza, who impressed Ye Feng in the playoffs. The Lakers' intentions are clear, they don't want to spend a lot of time waiting for Ariza to grow, but instead want to win another championship before Kobe Bryant fully enters the end of his career, and Artay's defense and experience are undoubtedly much needed by the Lakers. Ariza is also a good replacement for the Rockets, and the most important thing is that he is young and has potential to dig into.

All in all, there hasn't been much movement in the offseason trade market, in other words, there hasn't been a change of superstar level players, also because there aren't any big fish in the free agent market. So for the 30 teams, the draft is the focus, and 2009 is considered a draft year, and the management of each team is gearing up to pick the right players for the team in the draft. The teams from the 1st to 14th picks in this year's lottery are: Clippers, Grizzlies, Thunder, Kings, Timberwolves, Timberwolves, Warriors, Knicks, Raptors, Bucks, Nets, Bobcats, Pacers and Suns. The Timberwolves have two lottery picks because they made a deal with the Wizards and got the No. 5 pick of the other party, while they themselves are the No. 6 pick.

In the end, Griffin from the University of Oklahoma was handpicked by the Clippers as the top pick, with Thabit and Harden coming in second and third, respectively. The Trail Blazers selected Fernandes' hometown with the 22nd pick, Spanish player Victor Clavier, a 2.06-meter-tall forward, but he is still playing in Europe and cannot play in the NBA for the time being. As for Rodriguez, another Spaniard on the team, the Trail Blazers traded him and the No. 38 pick to the Kings for the No. 31 pick, and selected Jeff Ayers from Arizona, who is also a three-and-four-capable forward. With the 33rd pick, the Trail Blazers selected Dante Cunningham of Villanova University, a lanky small forward. In the last second-round pick, the Trail Blazers finally gave up on selecting a forward player and selected Australian guard Mills of California's St. Mary's College with the 55th pick.

Ye Feng didn't know how many people were running in UCLA this year, but only one was selected in the end, and he was an acquaintance. He had been a shooting guard since he joined the team, and Westbrook was the starting point guard who couldn't beat the thunder, so he squeezed Darren Collison to the bench. Although UCLA ended in the second round of the 2008-09 tournament, Collison was undoubtedly the centerpiece of the team's backcourt, averaging 14.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, and he was eventually drafted by the Hornets with the 21st pick in the first round, in front of Clavier, and if nothing else, he would be the backup of "Queen Bee" Paul.

The two best friends' teams, the Thunder and Timberwolves, both scored. The Thunder drafted the already well-known Harden with the third pick and a Frenchman Boisie with the 25th pick, but they soon made a deal with the Mavericks to trade Boubois for the 24th pick rookie Mulens, a center from Ohio State. Compared with the Thunder's clear thinking, the Timberwolves' choice is a bit confusing, and even Loew called Ye Feng to complain. The Timberwolves used all four first-round picks, two of which were lottery picks: Spanish golden boy Rubio with the fifth pick, Jonny Flynn from Syracuse University with the sixth pick, Ty Lawson from the University of North Carolina with the 18th pick, and Wayne Ellington from North Carolina with the 28th pick. While they ended up trading Lawson for a future draft pick from the Nuggets, the selection of three guards did have some problems. With the 45th pick in the second round, the Timberwolves once again selected a guard from the University of Florida, but instead of joining the NBA, he traveled to Europe to become a member of the Greek giants Panathinaikos. The American/Greek European, who didn't make it to the NBA until 2013, is a story for another time.

But for Ye Feng, it's good to see the draft conference or something, and whether the team can go further is the top priority. He knew that the team's selection of three forwards was not aimed at himself, and McMillan hinted that the Trail Blazers were ready to further open up the run-and-gun strategy this season, and that player stockpiling was certainly necessary.