Chapter 194: Chinese Fans' Draft Day (3)
Third pick: Zoron Bol (20 years old, 1.96m, point guard, USA) - Los Angeles Lakers
The 1.96-meter-tall point guard, nicknamed 'Glue', is expected by Kupchak to take on the role of connecting the team's young talents, and the overall No. 1 point guard in this draft has also been recognized by Lakers fans. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the new season, the Lakers may form a super young combination of Mozkov + Randle + Ingram + Russell + Bol, and even in the case of a small-ball lineup, they can take Mozkov and replace him with Clarkson, who can play the 1-3 position. This young Praetorian Guard after Kobe Bryant's retirement looks set off a storm of youth in the new season!
It is worth noting that Yi Jianlian, who performed steadily in the 2016-17 season, gave full play to his mid-to-long-range shooting ability last season, and at the same time improved his frame protection ability through hard training, and renewed his contract with the Lakers for 2 years, with a total contract value of 12 million US dollars, although it seems that it is not as good as the 8 million US dollars that can be obtained last season, but the 12 million is a fully guaranteed contract, which also shows the team's trust and expectations for the UAE.
Fourth Pick: Harry Giles (19, 2.08m, power forward, USA) - Phoenix Suns
Giles, who has a strong and consistent style of play, has been hailed as the next Hall of Fame-caliber power forward, and after being drafted by the Suns, Suns fans who were unhappy with Dragan Bender's softer autumn wind last season were ecstatic.
"The next little bully!" The views of some fans express the voices of the majority of fans.
5th Pick: Mitchell Porter (21, 2.04m, small forward, USA) - New Orleans Pelicans
After filling in the last shortcoming of the barrel principle, the general manager of the Pelicans is full of confidence in the team, "Next year's Pelicans will definitely surprise everyone!" ”
Anthony Davis, the team's main player, also said that he would welcome Mitchell with open arms, "He is our last piece of the puzzle, and next season, we will definitely spread our wings!" ”
After the arrival of Mitchell Porter, the media estimated that Porter would immediately take on the role of starting small forward, forming a very competitive lineup with Omir Asik, Anthony Davis, Buddy Hield and Jrue Holiday in a very competitive lineup.
"The sky is their limit!" Dale Damps has a lot of faith in his team.
Sixth pick: Che Yicheng (19 years old, 1.91m, point guard, China) - New York Knicks
Carmelo Anthony, the team's main player, who has always been considered by the majority of Chinese fans to be very unfriendly to Jeremy Lin, expressed his welcome to the rookie through social media at the first time the team selected Che Yicheng!
"Welcome, Che, I'm sure you're ready, just like the confidence you showed before the World Junior Championships!" Anthony's words can't help but make fans think, but many fans have already guessed that Che Yicheng, as the captain of the Chinese national youth team, led the Chinese youth team to defeat the United States team in the final of the World Youth Championships, winning the respect of this leading player!
In the new season, New York will travel again, and the combination of Noah + Porzingis + Anthony + Courtney Lee + Che Yicheng looks similar to last year's lineup, except that the point guard position is replaced by Che Yicheng, who has completely lost his explosiveness, Derrick Rose.
"I think the Knicks are going to disappoint us again next year." Discerning New York fans don't seem to be very happy with the team's choice and aren't optimistic about the team's prospects next year.
Seventh Pick: Jayson Tatum (19, 1.96m, shooting guard, USA) - Sacramento Kings
The Kings, who are obviously a little weak in the scoring guard position, immediately selected Jayson Tatum to his team like a baby, and for the captain of the American national youth team, the general manager of the Kings, Vlad Divac, did not hesitate to praise himself: "This is a gift from God, whether it is ball skills or leadership, Jason is qualified to be the ace player who will lead the Kings in the future, he will be a figure in the league, believe in my vision!" ”
After selecting Jayson Tatum, the Kings in the new season may offer a combination of DeMarcus Cousins + Rudy Gay + Omi Kasby + Jayson Tatum + Darren Collisson, hoping that the Kings can play gorgeous basketball again, and Kings fans still have some expectations for the new season.
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10th Pick: Ersaig (20 years old, 2.15m, center, Serbia) - Charlotte Hornets
Although Roy Hibbert regained his place with the Hornets, his performance can only be said to be neither bad nor bad, contributing only 0.5 to the team's wins, and his influence is limited.
In this case, the general manager of the Hornets resolutely selected Ersaige, who is hailed as the best center in Serbian history, with the tenth pick.
"We mainly saw the potential of Elsaige." Hornets general manager Rick Qiu said sincerely, "Michael is also very optimistic about this player, and it was his nod that made me make up my mind." ”
Fifteenth Pick: Eiji Sawaki (19, 1.95m, shooting guard, Japan) - Dallas Mavericks
Dallas, which has always been open to Asian players, chose to throw an olive branch to Japanese players this time after becoming attached to China, and chose the ace player of the Japanese team, Eiji Sawakita, with the fifteenth pick.
The NBA scouts were impressed by the NBA's outstanding performance in the crucial win over Spain in the group stage of the World Junior Championship, and it was for this that the Dallas Mavericks began to pay attention to the very athletic shooting guard, and after a comprehensive review, the Japanese talent was decided!
Eiji Sawakita is also the second Japanese player to officially land in the NBA after Yuta Tawo!
"We like his athleticism and scoring ability, and I'm sure he'll be like a catfish that energizes our team!" Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson said excitedly in an interview with the media.
However, some media broke the news that because of the decline in business, the Mavericks owner Cuban, who began to compromise with money, chose this move for the Japanese market, and on the day that Eiji Zebei was selected by the Dallas Mavericks, there was data showing that the number of pre-orders for the Mavericks Eiji Zebei jerseys in Japan has reached a record 100,000 pieces, which is a goal that Yuta Tawo failed to complete throughout his career.
27th Pick: Neal (19, 2.03m, small forward, Australia) - Toronto Raptors
The scorer, who led Australia's youth team to the semi-finals of the World Youth Championship, won the favor of the Toronto Raptors with his delicate skills, a choice that was seen as a complement to Demaray Carroll, who was about to turn 32 with a drop in explosiveness and a style of play that relied heavily on athleticism.
34th Pick: Xu Zhibin (19 years old, 2.08m, power forward, China) - Minnesota Timberwolves
The Timberwolves unexpectedly selected the 'Chinese wolf king' Xu Zhibin in the second round, this player with a beard is very easy to impress, and at the suggestion of Kevin Garnett, the Timberwolves used this second-round pick to select Xu Zhibin, the main power forward of the youth team.
In this kind of youth army, Xu Zhibin needs to compete for playing time with Neman Gabelica and Adrian Payne in the same position, but what fans don't know is that in the team's training match, Xu Zhibin, who has a strong ball style, has already won the 1v1 against Payne.
Under the appearance of this rugged-looking Chinese player, there is a fiery heart of champions, who firmly believes that he will definitely be able to gain a foothold in the NBA, and even sit on the nickname of "Wolf King", becoming another influential power forward with the team after Kevin Garnett and Kevin Love!
59th Pick: Liu Hao (19 years old, 1.98m, shooting guard, China) - San Antonio Spurs
The body side data shows that Liu Hao is completely Asian, and the scoring means seems to be very simple - three-point shot!
But the players who can be favored by Popovich are often unknown but will be unexpected, so the media is skeptical of this choice, but still very conservative evaluation: "Maybe it's the perfect puzzle for San Antonio, we have to believe in Bobo's vision." ”
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In this way, the 2017-18 pre-season draft meeting has completely become a grand event for Chinese fans, successfully playing the best record in the history of the World Youth Championships, defeating the United States team to win the World Youth Championship, a total of four players were officially selected by NBA players in the draft.
The next season of the NBA will be a long festival for Chinese fans, and the majority of Chinese fans can't wait for the start of the new NBA season after this draft! (To be continued.) )