"You want to draft Brook Lopez with the first pick? The first pick is the Warriors', and it is very likely that the top three will be drawn, isn't it a bit of a waste to sign him? Jordan asked. His job includes researching the draft, and the league's proposed draft pick, Brook Lopez, is only the ninth pick.

How do you explain this question to Jordan? Hayes considered his rhetoric and said, "Michael, if we were to pick the top three, who would you like to pick?" ”

"Michael Billis or Mayo." Jordan laughed.

"Why don't you consider Derrick Rose?" Hayes asked.

Rose was considered one of the best rookies in the NCAA league at the start of the season, so expectations for him were high.

Jordan smiled, "Didn't you do the investigation work when I did?" Rose averaged less than five assists and three turnovers per game, and people said he was going to be Kidd, so what was he like Kidd? If you play a point guard, he is only 190cm tall, which is a bit lacking. ”

Hayes wiped the sweat from his forehead. Why does Jordan like parallel goods so much? Beasley's surname is problematic, he doesn't play against the big forward, and the small forward Bobcats are full of talent. Where is he needed? Mayo High School was touted as the 2008 top pick, but its strength and fame did not match it at all. It's only a decent role player. Rose was the rookie of the year, a super two-way guard, but Jordan didn't even look down on Rose.

If the Bobcats can get the No. 1 pick, Hayes will definitely pick Rose and trade him for another team. But if Rose really gets the Bobcats, he must trade them out. Because Rose's style is to have to play with the ball, a bit like Iverson. How could the Bobcats possibly let him attack with the ball? Is it up to Hayes to let him do the boss?

The Bobcats need interior players, and the most suitable person is undoubtedly Brook Lopez. In Hayes' previous life, Lopez fell to the 10th pick and was selected by the Nets, which was completely underestimated, and only he can calmly break the bag in the low post in the future, and when Hayes is off the court, he can be the core of the interior. Hayes also considered whether to trade for a top-10 pick and sign Lopez at the lowest possible price. But after thinking about it carefully, the current lottery area and draft picks have changed, and no one knows what will happen. It will be difficult for the Bulls to get the top pick again, and Lopez may not fall to 10th place. In case he misses Lopez, the top 5 center in the future league, for a small calculation, it will be too late to cry. The safest way to do this is to select him as early as possible. You can't lose money.

"Michael, our first pick was very critical, Beasley was very physical, he shot well, but he wasn't a good fit for the Bobcats. He's in the same position as me, how many opportunities can I get? Mayo's fame is blown, and I think he is not as good as Durant. If we need that type of player, wouldn't it be better to trade Durant for that? What we're missing is someone who can sit on the inside and play like Duncan. Hayes said.

"Then why not Kevin Love? He has a good shooting touch, can go inside and out, has better power than Lopez, can control the rebound, and takes the pressure off the inside for you. Jordan said.

"I'm not optimistic about Lefou, he's heavy, he's slow and he lacks the ability to attack in the low post. It's sure to be a hole when you're defending inside. As long as Bagnani comes back, we still have to focus on running and attacking, and there are few teams that can stop us. Love is here, it's like there's an extra Okafor on the team who can shoot. And Lefou's defense is definitely inferior to Okafor's. Hayes explained.

Hayes hasn't seen the 2010-2011 season of Love, and he can grab 15.2 rebounds in 35 minutes on the court, which is a rebounding machine. But even if Hayes has seen it, he may not choose Lefou. Love doesn't know how to win at all, let alone a leader, in order to break the double-double record, even if the Timberwolves are 30 points behind, he will stay on the court in the fourth quarter, because he is essentially a data brush. He's terrible defensively too, but he's really good at rebounding.

"Why do you value Lopez so stubbornly? Now the rookie prediction is not very much on him. He is thin, his upper body strength is average, his quality is mediocre, and he can't see the shadow of an NBA star at all. Chuck, his template is Milicic, Milicic are not new to you, right? Better than my dazed Kwame Brown. I really don't want to take that risk anymore. Jordan's brow furrowed.

Big brother, you really don't take risks, you just jump into the pit...... Hayes complained from his heart.

That's how most people in the NBA think it. People pay more attention to big men with good talent and strong physical fitness, players like Howard and Oden, and rarely pay attention to people with average physical fitness, Lopez belongs to such players.

Hayes must convince Jordan that Lopez, a traditional center, is the man who can decide the future of the Bobcats, a league of traditional centers that are all but extinct. In Lopez's second season, pundits even rated him better than Rose.

"It's not an adventure, Michael, Lopez is the best guy for the Bobcats, and I even think he's going to be the next Duncan in the NBA. His physical fitness is really average, but he knows how to play, he has a high basketball IQ, has a soft shooting touch, and his low-post singles ability is not weak, he is the real ability. The most important thing is that he has good footwork and is fast enough to make a run. Although his size is not perfect, he should have no problem withstanding most of the tall players in the league. He can't stand the people who have me, what are you afraid of? As for his rebounding not being good enough, is it because he has his younger brother by his side? I think no matter how bad he is, with a height of 213cm, it shouldn't be a problem to have more than 6 rebounds in 30 minutes. Hayes looked into Jordan's eyes and said seriously.

Brook Lopez's twin brother, Robin Lopez, will also be in the 2008 draft. Unlike his brother, Robin Lopez is a pure blue-collar player, and his task within the team is to grab rebounds, so Brook Lopez has a pitiful number of rebounds.

Jordan didn't believe that Brook Lopez could become Duncan, and he didn't want to argue with Hayes anymore, so he smiled wryly: "Let's wait for the rookie to train, and if he is really good, we will pick him." There are also three first-round picks and a second-round pick, and the positions should not be very high, what are you going to do with them? Don't sell it again this time, let's talk about it. ”

While it was a celebration party, there was no better topic for Jordan and Hayes than basketball. Both are basketball maniacs and have become complete outsiders, turning the party into a place to research draft jobs.

Every year, after 82 games in the NBA regular season, teams ranked 9 to 15 in the East and West lose their chance to participate in the playoffs, and these teams enter the rookie lottery lineup, which is called the "lottery zone." Of course, the worse the team's record, the better the chance of winning the lottery.

In addition to the Warriors' draft picks, the supersonic trade picks are also in the lottery zone, but the record is only worse than the Trail Blazers, and the odds of winning the top three are too low. The upside is that neither pick has a lotto zone protection clause attached.

The other two draft picks were traded from the Suns, along with the Bobcats' own. According to the regular season results, the Suns are in 20th place. The Bobcat is 29 bit.

Hayes also thought about three people, but whether he could choose it or not depends on the choice of other teams.

"The SuperSonics pick is estimated to be the 13th pick, and I recommend selecting Roy Hibbert, who is 218cm tall, ......"

"Wait, don't you think we have too many inside players? Gortat, Marc Gasol, Bagnani, Landry, plus yourself and Lopez, you said, these are all 6 people? Why do you still need an inside line? Jordan interrupted Hayes.

"It's a different way to think about it. The big men in the league are very valuable, so we chose not to use them and traded them out. Hibbert has a good future, I'm afraid he won't fall to that pick, the Trail Blazers need an interior pick, their draft pick is ahead of us, I guess Hibbert will be picked by them. Hibbert has the size and strength of a top-tier center, and he can shoot the basketball, so he has a lot of promise. Hayes said. His criteria for selecting teammates have always been to see if they can shoot first. He believes that feel is more important than physical fitness.

Hibbert is also a real strongman, and last year's NCAA Final Four game against Greg Oden, who scored only 13 points, scored 19 points and 6 rebounds, and outperformed the unbeatable Oden.

"Which team do you want to trade with?" Jordan asked.

"It's a trailblazer. If we want Durant in the summer, it's best to give the Trail Blazers two interior rookies and get the deal done. It's a pity that none of our three picks are high, and we are still behind the Trail Blazers. That's the trouble. Hayes had a headache and said, "Can you change the order of the high point?" ”

"Changing the high order? At the end of the season, first-round picks are hard to come by, especially if you're in the lotto zone, and everyone is counting on the lottery to change the team's fortunes. Even after the lottery is over, few teams are willing to trade because each team already has a goal in mind before the draft. Won't change easily. Jordan directly dismissed Hayes's thoughts.

"Alas. In this way, Durant can only think of other ways. Thankfully, he had a terrible regular season and we were able to keep the chips down. Hayes sighed, now the Bobcats have a good roster configuration, and the team is also very promising, for the sake of Durant, he can only trade a teammate out.

"What about the other two picks?" Jordan asked again.

"Three targets, Batum, George Hill, Courtney Lee in France." Hayes said. In his previous life, George Hill had a firm foothold with the Spurs in the future. An underrated defender. Batum was a starter in his first season with the Trail Blazers, focusing on developing targets. Kutney Lee shoots accurately, is not good at attacking with the ball, and is an excellent perimeter defender.

Jordan smiled: "These three people...... Why? ”

"Batum has a good hand, accurate shooting, good height and arm span, and there is the French market behind him. He's a lot like Durant who doesn't want the ball, he's a good team player that we can keep and develop, or we can trade. As for Hill, he has comprehensive offensive ability and is also very selfless, but the disadvantage is that he is only 188cm tall and has average assist ability, so he can be regarded as a two-way defender. Kutney Lee shoots accurately from the ground and defends hard, a bit like Corunna (Azubuuk). ”

Despite the trio, Hayes still had some doubts. The Bobcats were too late in the draft, and other teams were likely to pick Hill and Courtney Lee early. If you use the Suns' draft pick to pick Hill, the best of the three, you'll miss out on Batum. In terms of ability, Hill is definitely better than Batum and Kutney-Lee, but if the trade doesn't go through, there is no place for him to stay on the team. Felton and Rondo both have good development prospects, and if Calderon renews his contract, how can Hill get playing time?

There are too many strongmen, and sometimes it can be a headache to choose.

As for the Bobcats' second-round picks, Hayes said, "I would suggest trading our first-round pick and second-round picks for a top-notch first-round pick, or just sell the second-round pick to someone else for cash." There were no strong rookies in the second round, and even if there were, the Bobcats would not have a place to sign. Marc Gasol and Rudy Fernandez, who didn't report to the team, don't know what to do yet. ”

Jordan nodded and smiled, "I'll focus on the people you mentioned." Chuck, will you go play? ”

"No, I ......" Hayes realized that he had been talking to Jordan for nearly an hour. I forgot to go home to accompany the beauty!

(To be continued)