Chapter 862: New Rookies
Anthony's wedding went on in full swing, and it was only later that Chamberlain realized why he had invited so many NBA stars, and it turned out that he had made the wedding a reality TV show that was expected to be officially shown on television in early September.
This reality show wedding is divided into 5 episodes, and the show will unveil the initial planning of the wedding, and track the whole process of the wedding, of course, the grand scene on the wedding day is naturally the most important.
Throughout the reality show, the entire wedding of the two became the main line. It also includes how fiancée Lara chooses her wedding dress, chooses a wedding location, even a honeymoon location, and invites wedding guests.
Chamberlain was an eye-opener, it turned out that the wedding could still be done like this, in contrast, a little guy like him, who had just become a rich man for two or three years, was just a nouveau riche, and he didn't even know how to spend money.
Anthony's wedding was led by the best wedding planner in the country, led by Mandy Weiss, one of the most famous wedding planners in the United States, who has arranged the weddings of pop diva Jessica Simpson, comedy star Adam Sandler, rock singer Gwen Stephanie and many others.
The wedding was a lively affair, but on June 22, he hurried back to Oakland, where the other stars left the Denver Plateau one day and met again in New York a day later.
On June 24, 2010, at 7 p.m. East Coast time, the draft was about to begin.
The Warriors' uniform team, led by Nelson Sr., has been able to take advantage of every draft meeting.
For example, in 2008, the Warriors drafted Ibaka, picked Curry in the second round, and then Nelson Sr. picked Morrow from the undrafted pick. These three men, the first two are Chamberlain's most important right-hand men, and the latter is a bench bandit, all of them mean a lot to the Warriors.
For another example, in 2009, when the Warriors only had garbage draft picks, they selected Gibson and Blair, two fierce players. The former is a powerful body, the latter is precocious and technically unmatched, and this pair was not favored at first, but now, those players who have been ridden by Gibson and bullied by Blair can prove that the old Nelson bastard is stained again.
Counting forward, the old Nelson also looked away in 2007 and picked two stupid guys. But God was good to him, and that was the year he signed Chamberlain, and that was more important than picking ten Ibaka Curry Blair Gibson in the draft!
However, this time in the draft, Nelson Sr. was stunned, and he didn't know who he should pick.
Because the Warriors have been surrounded by the whole league this season, Nelson Sr. has been engrossed in the game since he entered the playoffs, and he only focuses on the information of the rookies until the end of the regular season, and then it is the bad supplement after the Finals.
As a result, after watching the newcomer's information and a lot of game videos and actual test data, the old man was stunned: Nima, I'm afraid this year is a draft year, right?
The NBA is now the essence of sports competitions, with Hollywood-style packaging, before the draft, the rookies will be boasted of all kinds of hype, one by one seems to be Zhang Dashuai's rebirth Jordan crossing, in fact, this is to fool the fans, in the heart of the uniform group, except for the occasional few rookies who can shine, the rest are used as leftovers.
The 14 hottest rookies who were fired this time are naturally the lotto shows that are most likely to be picked up in the Little Green House.
At the top of the list is Kentucky King John Wall, who earned Adolf the All-American Player of the Year award after one season in college, and was also named the best of the year by Yahoo and competitors.
In addition, he is the recipient of the Oscar Robertson Award, the John Wooden Award, and the Bob Cousey Award, All-American Rookie of the Year, All-America First Team Member, Southeastern Conference Player, and Southeastern Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player.
In one season in Kentucky, Wall became the first player in franchise history to have a double-double in both points and rebounds and points and assists, while setting a new single-season assist record in franchise history.
Although the 76ers and the Nets are now constantly hyping about how Wall has shortcomings and how he is a bully who does not pass, it is enough from the Wizards' cancellation of the trial for Turner that the Wizards, who have the number one draft pick, have made up their minds to bring Wall to the American capital.
After about 30 minutes of tryouts with the Wizards the other day, both Wall and the Wizards were quite happy with the tryout process. Wizards new owner Leonsis bluntly praised that Wall is a very talented player, and the consensus is that he will be the top pick in the draft.
For Wall, all that remains is the official coronation of the title.
In the eyes of Nelson Sr. and Chamberlain, apart from Wall, who is a potential stock to cultivate, there is not much talent among the remaining players, even if it is the focus of media hype, the so-called wheat field Evan Turner.
With the ball in his hands, Turner is an unstoppable scorer who knows how to create scoring opportunities for his teammates while also helping his teammates score goals, as well as the ability to shoot game-ending winning shots, while also being an extremely tenacious defender with a penchant for rebounding and stealing.
In 2009-10, he won the John Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Award, and the Associated Press Player of the Year Award, and was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year and the Top Ten Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
In the 2008-09 season, he was named All-America by the Associated Press, was named to the First Team of the Big Ten League, and won the Oscar Robertson Trophy. He was voted Player of the Week eight times in his college career, setting a record for the top 10 leagues.
But in comparison, Turner is far inferior to Wall, and that is potential, Wall has only played in the NCAA for one year, Turner has been playing for three years, and not everyone is Roy - Roy played four years at the University of Washington, and then he soared into the NBA!
At third place is Georgetown University's hard-core center Favors, who is considered to be the best big man in this draft, and judging by the tradition of the draft, Favors could even threaten Turner's top spot while locking up the top three picks in the draft.
The Nets, who have the No. 3 pick, don't need big men too much, as they already have Lopez, and the Nets, who have enough salary space this summer, are ambitious to recruit big-name stars like James.
But the problem now is that there really isn't a better choice in this rookie class.
The golden rule of the NBA draft: if there are no superstar seedlings, then choose the biggest guy from everyone.
Fourth is Wesley Johnson, Anthony's junior brother who just left Syracuse this year.
NCAA teams are all unique in cultivating players, for example, the University of North Carolina is good at cultivating scoring machines, from Jordan to Stackhouse, Carter, etc., are all good players among scoring guards.
What about Georgetown University? is good at cultivating iron-blooded centers, such as Ewing, Mourning and Mutombo, these fierce players all came out of this school, and Favors followed the three predecessors.
Syracuse University, on the other hand, is good at cultivating small forwards, the most typical example of which is Anthony, the newly married groom.
Johnson is a typical small forward, he has excellent jumping ability and is good at playing under the basket. He has a wide range of shots, can use his excellent first step speed to get rid of defenses and complete offense, and has the ability to create space for scoring small forwards.
In college, Johnson shot 50 percent from the field and his three-point shooting percentage was on the rise year by year. For the Timberwolves, who have the No. 4 pick, Johnson may be able to be the right-hand man of interior big man Kevin Lover.
In addition, there are a series of strong interior players such as Craig Monroe, DeMarcus Cousins, Cole Aldridge, Eddie Davis, and so-called outside players such as Avery Bradley and Gordon Harward, Texas' first guards.
But what Sr. Nelson was interested in was a rookie named Paul George.
George was born in Pittnight High School in California, played in the NCAA at Fresno State University, he is very physical, excellent in jumping, has the physique and strength of a standard small forward, has an NBA-level defense, outstanding rebounding ability, has a keen stealing instinct, and has a very well-rounded style of play.
Nelson Sr. has always been unhappy with the No. 3 spot that Jackson, Barnes and Hill control, and he wants to strengthen the position, but there are no good options, and Jackson is the captain of the Warriors after all, so it is impossible to trade him away.
So, since last year's draft, Nelson Sr. has been interested in looking for a player who can play the top spot at the No. 3 position, so that Blair has been selected.
But Blair is not a small forward in the strict sense, but more like a swingman at the third or fourth position, and it is too difficult for him to deal with top small forwards such as James, Pierce, and Anthony.
In this way, after the appearance of Paul George, who was like a small forward template, Nelson Sr. showed a huge interest in him, even more than in Wall - he would never get Wall anyway!
Seeing that the team boss finally showed an interested gaze, the Warriors' scouting director, Semis Young, immediately said fluently as if he was memorizing a text:
"This kid is full of potential and spirituality, and he's done so well in the NCAA, averaging 14 per game in his freshman year. 3 points, 6. 2 rebounds, 2. 0 assists and 1. 7 steals, including rebounds and steals ranked first on the team, is a top 15 NCAA rookie scorer, and averages 44 three-point shooting per game. 6% ranked third in school history, scoring a season-high 29 points against Bosch State University and a season-high five steals against Utah State. ”
By the time he was a sophomore, he was averaging 16 per game. 6 points, 7. 1 rebound, 2. 2 steals and 90. He shot 6 percent from the free-throw line, ranking first on the team, with a season-high 30 points and seven rebounds against New Mexico State University, 29 points, five assists, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks against Pyberdeen University, 29 points, seven rebounds and three steals against San Jose State University, 26 points and nine rebounds against the University of Nevada, and 21 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four steals against the University of Hawaii. ”
Old Nelson listened thoughtfully to Semis's explanation, but the more the latter spoke, the more weak he became, Old Nelson glared at him angrily, Semis spread his hands helplessly and said: "BOSS, I don't think we have any hope of getting this guy, according to current estimates, he should be picked out in the top ten picks in the first round." Unless, we trade. ”
Semis knew that if he could see that Paul George was a potential stock, how could other teams not see it? So if the Warriors want to get Paul George, they have to trade for the main workhorse.
But the Warriors are the defending champions, and their lineup, theoretically, has no shortcomings, anyway, they are the strongest team in the active team, and it is impossible to make a trade for a rookie.
You know, this year is a big year for the free market, and the Warriors can go to the market to pick up the leaks and make money, instead of breaking up the roster they have worked so hard to develop and putting together a new lineup.