The Warriors and Clippers are secretly trading positions, but the first trade in the draft didn't come from them, as the Hornets, who hold the 11th pick, selected Kerr Aldridge and will trade him to the Thunder.

The first trade was made, when the Thunder traded 21st and 26th draft picks to the Hornets for Aldridge and Morris Peterson, saving $6.64 million in the deal.

Immediately after the Trail Blazers and the Timberwolves traded, the Timberwolves would select University of Nevada forward Luke Babbitt at No. 15 and trade to the Trail Blazers, who were sending forward Martell Webster.

With that, it was the Warriors' turn to pick up the sixteenth pick, and it was a foreign player, French Guianase forward Kevin Seraphim.

Seraphim is 2.05 meters tall and weighs 120 kilograms, and has played in the Cholet-Basket League in European basketball throughout his career.

In the 2006-2007 season, he represented the French club in the Academy League, followed by the Espoirs (U-20) League for the next two seasons, and also played for the LNB with the senior team.

In the spring of 2009, he participated in the Nike Basketball Summit, represented the world team, and helped France win the silver medal in the 2009 U-20 European Championship in the summer of the same year.

As a black player who came out of European basketball, Seraphim has both the explosive body of a black player, and the superb shooting skills and solid basic skills unique to white players, so he can become the highest-ranked player in the draft of this international rookie.

The Warriors don't really need such a guy, and the old Nelson doesn't really like him, but on the phone call from Sterling, the latter told him that the Clippers want to get the Frenchman.

Now that the international craze is sweeping the NBA, if you want to make money, you have to sign international players, look at the Rockets, Warriors and Nets, relying on the money of Chinese players is a lot of money, and then look at Ginobili Parker Nashnowitzki, all of which have brought a lot of benefits to their home team.

Sterling is a real businessman, he bought the Clippers in the first place, just to sell tickets to make money, but unfortunately he doesn't respect basketball people, basketball doesn't respect him, just to make money, Sterling has never got that kind of star with great box office appeal.

So, now he's starting to change his mindset and want to get some light from the international players.

The draft is going on, and the trade is in full swing.

Damai James, who was just drafted by the Hawks with the No. 24 pick, will be traded to the Nets, and the Nets are sending the No. 27 pick and No. 31 pick to the Hawks. Then, the Timberwolves will trade power forward Trevor Booker, who was just drafted at No. 23, plus the No. 56 pick in the second round this year for the Wizards' No. 30 pick in the first round and No. 35 in the second round.

In addition, the Mavericks will use cash to purchase guard Dominic Jones, the Grizzlies' 25th pick, and the deal was confirmed on the spot.

At the 29th pick in the first round of the draft, the Magic drafted a forward named Daniel Alder.

At this point, a small record was made, John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Alton, these five are known as the Kentucky Five Tigers, all players from the University of Kentucky Wildcats, so that they were all selected in the first round, which is the largest number of first-round selections from the same school in history.

But even so, the University of Kentucky has not won this year's NCAA tournament, and other teams have at most one NBA-level player, and they have five, but that doesn't guarantee them to sweep the NCAA, so it is clear that basketball is not a simple stack of stars.

With Marquette University guard swingman Rassa Hayward being drafted by the Wizards, the first-round draft was over.

In this way, the draft conference is over for the time being, just like the game enters halftime, and the teams can take a good look at the draft ideas, the trade that should be traded, the signing that should be signed, and the preparation for the second round of the second round.

Teams do need to plan their drafts well, because drafts come every year, dark horses come out almost every year, and this year's draft has caused a lot of upsets, messing up the choices of many teams.

Originally, before the draft every year, famous American sports media such as "ESPN" would launch draft predictions to estimate the market of the draft.

For those long-awaited candidates, the final draft pick may fluctuate slightly from the predicted list, but most of them will not fall too hard or rise too sharply.

However, the draft has always focused on a suspense, and every year there will be some players who are not favored, but on the day of the draft, the draft will soar through the clouds, and the draft will rise to the top, which is jaw-dropping.

For example, Gordon Hayward, who was brought to the Utah Jazz by Sloan with the ninth pick, and Xavier Henry, who was drafted by the Grizzlies with the twelfth pick.

Thierry Henry is a strong left-hander, a less athletic shooter of the type, usually at the end of the first round, and ends up in the lottery.

To be honest, Henry really doesn't deserve this draft pick, he doesn't have a strong offensive ability with the ball, which is his very headache weakness, but the Grizzlies don't have to worry, because the Grizzlies have a number of players who can eat opponents with the ball, and they need an assassin who catches the ball and hits the bull's-eye, and Henry fits the bill.

The Grizzlies shot just 33 from three-point range last season. 7 percent, which ranks fifth from the bottom in the league, while Henry shot 41 from three-point range last season. 8％。 This physically strong left-handed sharpshooter, Grizzly Bear naturally will not miss it.

Plus, once Rudy Gay leaves, Henry can reduce the loss of Grizzly flank firepower......

Hayward became a popular chicken in this year's NCAA Tournament, leading the little-known Butler University all the way to the NCAA Finals, narrowly missing the giants Duke University in the Finals.

Hayward's athleticism was not as athletic, and despite his surprise in the tournament, he narrowly managed to break into the top 20 with a prediction pick outside the lottery zone before the draft began.

The Utah Jazz's willingness to select Hayward with the No. 9 pick in the first round has a lot to do with Hayward's versatility and willingness to fight.

Hayward isn't the kind of spring kid who can kiss the basket, but he's a mature player, a ferocious and tough style of play, and he's been through the big games, and Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan has always admired this type of player.

Even darker than Hayward is Paul George, who hails from Fresno State University and doesn't get much attention, and his overly plain style of play makes him underexposed.

In the pre-draft predictions, George's position was at the back of the first round, and at the beginning, the Pacers, who had the 10th pick, were confident in him, and used the 10th pick to pick a rookie who should not be in the lottery area, which should be a safe deal.

But it's a pity that the Warriors also took a fancy to George, who is a shooter with good athletic ability, in today's NBA, there are many athletic men and shooters, but there are not many athletic and shooting skills that can be well combined, George took advantage of this.

George is a 20-year-old wingman with both athleticism and shooting skills, and if he gets a certain amount of playing time and careful training, his prospects are quite good.

You must know that shooting is a basketball kung fu that requires years of polishing to be brilliant, and athletes who can shoot are undoubtedly good seedlings.

Nelson Sr. and Bird value George the most, in fact, is his defensive ability, his temper is very tough, he has a big heart, he is a warrior on the court, Nelson Sr. and Bird both believe that as long as they are cultivated well, George will inevitably be a Pippen II character in time.

The 10th pick in the first round selected the younger version of Pippen, and the deal was not a loss.

Nelson Sr. saw through this, so he wasn't sure if the sixteenth pick in his hand would be useful, and the old fox's foresight was vividly displayed at this moment, and he directly told the uniform team of the whole league that they were going to draft George.

The Warriors also have a bunch of talented youngsters who have been eyed for a long time, and now Nelson Sr. has given them a chance to trade, and if you get George, you have a chance to get the player you want.

The Clippers called quickly, and Sterling called Curry by name, and he said to Nelson Sr., "Stephen Curry, man, as long as you're willing to give this lad, you can get Paul George." ”

As soon as he heard this, old Nelson laughed directly, and Sterling on the other side of the laughing phone turned pale and said angrily: "What are you laughing at? ”

Old Nelson said coldly at this time: "Are you wronged by me?" Stephen Curry? I can give it to you, but are you sure you can afford it? You've seen what Curry is capable of, his next contract is definitely going to start at fifteen million, and he's a shooter, and apart from Reggie Miller, there doesn't seem to be a shooter in the history of the league who can sell tickets, so, are you sure you want Curry? ”

Nelson Sr. didn't say that Curry was for sale, and if he did, Sterling would definitely feel that he didn't have the sincerity to make a deal, so there would be no talk about it later.

Old Nelson definitely can't send Curry away, this is a shooter that the Warriors have worked hard to polish, and he is Chamberlain's right-hand man, how can he send it away? He also wanted to get George, so he explained to Sterling in a rhetorical question: Curry is not a good fit for your team.

Sterling is a businessman, and all he wants is box office and profits, so he really didn't think about asking for Curry, so he just made it easier for him to open his mouth.

Nelson Sr. knew that it was the first time the Clippers drafted George, and he knew that George belonged to the Warriors.

What kind of player does Raheem Sterling want? Cheap, flashy and low-pay, the three people that Nelson Sr. values the most, West, Ibaka and Curry, are not suitable for the Clippers, because they either don't have a flashy style or the price is too high.

And the Warriors also have the kind of players Sterling wants, such as Morrow, a nervous knife outsider, and he just signed a four-year, 11-million contract last year, but he can hit opponents hard every time he plays, and he is truly cheap.

Another example is Ty Gibson, a power forward with a tough style of play and the best at dunking. Now Griffin, the core of the Clippers, is this type of player, and if the two can be combined, it is a matter of course to make Los Angeles an empty city.

On top of that, Nelson Sr. is willing to accept any bad contract with the Clippers and is willing to help the Clippers take over any old players who should be purged.

Speaking of which, there was no point in saying more, and Sterling quickly relented that he could send Paul George, but the Warriors were going to hand Silas with the No. 16 pick and the No. 2 pick in the second round.

In addition, the deal also involves players, and that is the Clippers sending 35-year-old veteran center Brian Skinner in exchange for his four million salary in exchange for Morrow and Gibson.

Hearing Sterling's words, old Nelson frowned, and he said in a deep voice: "Man, you should know the current market, I am indeed optimistic about that little guy in Palm Town, but what kind of game he can play is still unknown, so exchanging the No. 8 pick for the No. 16 pick and this round of No. 2 signing is already an equal deal." ”

After a pause, Nelson Sr. said: "You give me a water cooler keeper, but you have to exchange two young players from me who have grown into the main substitutes, is this a bit of a lion's mouth?" ”

Sterling laughed: "Maybe, but this is the business, I have already released the price, you can buy it if you want, if you don't want to, then I will find another home, I believe there should be other people who are interested in Paul George's child." ”

Old Nelson took a deep breath, nodded heavily, and said: "Okay, you win, the deal is over like this, let that little guy from Palm Town come to our side to report, that French guy and our second pick in the second round belong to you!" ”

The deal was made, and for the Warriors, the draft was over.