Chapter 864: Those Years, Those Rookies

"In the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards drafted a six-foot-six-inch guard from the University of Kentucky, John Wall!"

Stern's voice rang out, followed by scattered applause in the arena.

The Wizards' selection didn't surprise anyone, and although they made a lot of noise before the draft about how well-rounded, versatile, and Maddy's temperament Evan Turner was, they only had one choice, the Kentucky Five Tigers, John Wall.

With Arenas frozen, the Wizards are ready to tear down and rebuild, and the achievements that Arenas has led the team to successfully cultivate their favor for guards, so the selection of John Wall is a matter of course.

It can be said that Wall is the replacement for Arenas selected by the Wizards.

As Stern's voice fell, the dark-skinned Wall stood up with a look of surprise, and he hugged his parents and friends one by one, and the Wizards' uniform team was already waiting for him with draft hats in the audience.

In the applause, Wall excitedly walked up to the stage, put on a draft cap, and he warmly shook hands with Stern.

Wall said excitedly: "I'm very grateful to Washington for believing in me, for being willing to give me a chance to prove myself, I want to say, I've been waiting for this day for a long time, I can't wait to join this great team, hey, Washington, I'm here!" ”

The Wizards' uniform team laughed with satisfaction, and Wall's statement showed that he was a very steady and mature person, and despite his youth, wasn't that more valuable? Arenas has made this team love and hate, they have been tortured and don't want to have a thorn like this again.

Seeing Wall standing on the rostrum in high spirits, Iverson was greatly moved and said: "Time is so fast, it's been fourteen years!" ”

Fourteen years ago, he was in that position at Wall, and Iverson ******was the first pick in NBA history to be drafted as a guard, and the record for the shortest pick still stands.

Chamberlain was also very emotional, and said: "My biggest regret is that I didn't stand in this place, it's a pity. ”

West thought about it for a while, and said with more emotion: "This rookie seems to be the same as me back then, always looking like he is the best in the world, then I have decided, I will definitely take good care of him after the start of the game, and I will play him to death!" ”

Old Nelson pushed away the three people lying on the window, and said unhappily: "Don't fucking pretend, get back and block our view." ”

At this point, Wall was gone, and Stern began to report the names of the top showers.

In the VIP room of the 76ers, a group of uniformed crew members have a sloppy face, God is pitiful, how much they want to get John Wall!

"The Phillies are said to have called the Wizards and asked if they could transfer Wall." Little Nelson grinned as he looked at the tablet in front of him.

Chamberlain was taken aback and said, "Are these guys crazy? See how many playmaking defenders they have on their team? Jrue Holiday, Willie Green, Sadders Young, Rodney Carney, Royle Ivoi, Jason Capono, why do they still have to choose guards, do they want to gather seven playmaking guards to summon the Dragons? ”

"They're just trying to fill the void of a super point guard after Allen leaves." Nelson Sr. laughed, "They think Wall can be a second Allen." ”

"It's good they didn't pick Wall, otherwise how disappointed would the Phillies be, and that kid could be compared to Allen? Are you sure they're not blind? Chamberlain laughed.

Iverson shrugged and smiled, he didn't comment, but he shrugged off Wall.

"With the second pick in the first round, the Philadelphia 76ers drafted small forward from Ohio State University, Evan Turner, let's congratulate them!" Stern put down the envelope and took the lead in smiling and clapping.

The thin Turner stood up with a face full of surprise, in fact, he was still a little unlucky about the unsuccessful champion, but on the whole, this result was more satisfactory, and he could immediately change from a poor college student to a millionaire or even a multimillionaire, how could he not be satisfied?

The 76ers' decision to pick Turner was also an enviable one, as he was an unstoppable scorer with the ball in his hands, knowing how to create scoring opportunities for himself while also helping his teammates score and shoot the game-winning shot. At the same time, he is an extremely tenacious defender with a passion for rebounding and stealing.

However, Turner's body is a shortcoming, and he is regarded as Maddie's successor, although Maddie may have been thinner than him when he first entered the league, but Maddie's large skeleton and physical strength are unprecedentedly rare.

Turner was about the same size as Maddie at the time, but he lacked the momentum of Maddie when he was young.

Nelson Sr. saw this at a glance, he shook his head and said: "Evan Turner is not going to be a second Tracy, the first time I met Tracy, I was still in Dallas, when this guy walked on the court, everyone could feel that he must not be in the pool in the future, but unfortunately, Turner does not have this momentum." ”

The 76ers may know that, too, but what options do they have? The more potential in the back is the inside line, but they have Kevin Love as a super potential stock on the inside, and what they need is a defender.

If Wall can be drafted, the 76ers may be able to take off.

Wall + Lefou, the two of them form a Kombat whirlwind, which will inevitably set off a bloody storm in the alliance.

"With the third pick in the first round, the Nets drafted a six-foot-10 forward from Georgetown University, Derrick Bernard Favors!"

After listening to Stern's words, West asked puzzledly: "The Nets already have **** Lopez and Yi Jianlian on the inside, why do you still choose an inside?" It's a little congested. ”

Chamberlain knew the trick, he and Yi Jianlian only got on the phone the day before, and they already knew the Nets' plans.

Favors' template is considered an AmarΓ© Stoudemire-esque brutalist interior lineman, and his excellent pace and impact will give the team a whole new kind of impact.

The Nets selected him to realign the team's interior configuration.

Lopez's ability is naturally undoubted, and he is considered a super center of the future, but Yi Jianlian and his partnership on the inside have not been successful.

Yi Jianlian has an excellent feel and sensitive passing awareness, but his thin body makes him unable to form an impact on the bottom of the basket, and he has mid-to-long-distance projection ability on the periphery, but his shooting rate is not as stable as that of a pure shooter.

Therefore, when the opponent is defending the Nets' interior line, most of the time, as long as Lopez has the ball, the two interior players will pounce together to defend the package.

With the arrival of Favors, the Nets were directly trained as the starting power forward.

Yi Jianlian is ready to transform, Winnie has developed his playmaking skills, and the Nets hope he can be a panacea at the No. 3 position. Originally, Yi Jianlian was not good at impacting the inside, so he simply let him be a small forward, let him lose weight, increase his mobility ability, and use it as a tall small forward.

Before the draft, the most uproarious favorite figure from the Nets was Wesley Johnson, but they still chose to use the No. 3 pick to pick Favors, because Yi Jianlian's transformation into a small forward is a foregone conclusion, so they are short of people at the No. 4 position.

The Nets once wanted to bring in Stoudemire or Bosh as bosses, but neither of them had any intention of joining the Nets now, so they had to ask for an insurance policy.

In this way, the Nets are taking the risk of missing a serious small forward at the No. 3 position, Yi Jianlian has excellent shooting touch and movement speed, but he has the height but is relatively slow compared to most players at the No. 3 position, so this combination will also have a lot of defensive flaws.

Favors was proud, he had just been voted the divisional Rookie of the Year by the media, and was named by Sports Online? A Team of the Year award, he was a four-time Division Rookie of the Year award in college, was named High School Player of the Year by Prada magazine in 2009, and won double MVP at Jordan Training Camp and McDonald's National Challenge.

Now, in this guy's heart, the rest of the thing is to play in the NBA, so, like the big mouths of his predecessors, he said on the rostrum with great ambition:

"NBA, I'm here, and I can't wait to play against those top interior players! I'm known for my speed, amazing reach, good ball sense, great low-post singles, great defensive end and blocking, and great rebounding ability, and I think I can help the Nets a lot. ”

When Chamberlain heard this, he and his friends around him were stunned, how does it take to be brainless to say such a thing?!

The Nets' uniform team was also a little anxious, and motioned to Favors to get off quickly, this kid didn't know the awesomeness of the NBA insiders, he only knew that his predecessors Ewing, Mourning and Mutombo entered the league and began to sweep the inside, thinking that the inside line produced by Georgetown University must be a strongman in the NBA.

Iverson rubbed his face vigorously with his hands, and he smiled bitterly at Chamberlain: "I've heard for a long time that this guy is not very brainy. Any idea why he plays basketball? It was because he got into basketball when he was 13 years old after watching a Kobe Bryant game,"

Like Favors, Iverson graduated from Georgetown University, and to this day, he is the biggest player in the history of that school's basketball.

However, Favors' talent is indeed unquestionable, he only started to play basketball at the age of 13 and entered the NBA in seven years.

With the fourth pick, the Timberwolves selected Anthony's junior brother, Wesley Johnson, a super small forward from Syracuse University.

Johnson is a natural small forward with a long arm span and quite good strength, excellent rebounding skills, mid-range shooting, good defense, blocks and low-post offensive skills, and occasionally part-time playmaking, and he has a strong control over the pace of the game.

Old Nelson is also eager to see him, if he can, he really wants to take Johnson, but unfortunately the cost is too big and the risk is too great, the Timberwolves are mortal enemies with them, and Chamberlain's series of glory are achieved on the little wolves, so it is impossible to trade with them in the forest.

The fifth-place Kings selected the first-place pure center, the University of Kentucky's interior defender, the hot-tempered DeMarcus Amir Cousins.

Cousins is the kind of true American interior lineman, with excellent athleticism and jumping ability, all-round offensive ability near the basket, excellent rebounding ability, especially offensive rebounding ability, and good blocking ability, and most notably, his style of play is very tough!

Cousins also rose to fame at a young age, having been favored by the State University of New York, the University of Washington, the University of Memphis, and Kansas State University before going to Kentucky's Wildcats.

Chamberlain also has a certain understanding of Cousins, this guy has a hot temper and a strong body, and he is often compared with Chamberlain.

Throughout Cousins' high school and college years, he has achieved a lot less than the players before him, being named to the All-America First Team by the Associated Press, being named to the All-American Team for the John Wooden Award, and being named the All-Rookie of the Division Award, but not much else.

Cousins was drafted in fifth place, which is not unrelated to the evaluation of 'weakened Chamberlain', but Cousins was very unhappy about this, he said before the draft: "I am me, DeMarcus Cousins, I don't want to be anyone's successor, nor anyone's weakened version or strengthened version, I will prove it when I enter the league, your guess is wrong!" ”