The probability of producing stars in the first round is quite high, but the number of fish that slipped through the net in this year's second round is far less than that in 1998.

It's more like 1996......

In 96, there was also nothing that slipped through the net, only a big book, and it was just a failed draft.

And in '99, there was only one fish that slipped through the net in the second round of the show, and that was Manu Ginobili!

Needless to say, this Ginobili Richard is inevitable!

Richard has already let the Spurs get a Bowen, so Richard will not accept this Ginobili's words......

Ginobili had a very low draft pick, and he wasn't selected until the 57th overall pick in the second round.

That is, the penultimate overall draft pick!

In normal history, the bottom-up spot is the Jazz, who selected Eddie Lucas with the 58th overall pick in the second round......

The second-to-last is that the Spurs chose Ginobili!

The more embarrassing problem now is that Richard's second-round pick is the penultimate ......

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Trade!

A trade is a must!

Whether it is the first round or the second round, Richard has to go up to seek a trade, at least he has to replace the first-round pick to more than 24 picks, and the second-round pick to more than 57 picks!

Only then can he guarantee that the Trail Blazers have something to do in this draft.

Ginobili is a player that Richard can't miss, and so does Kirilenko, who will take as much as he can.

In Richard's view, Rashid's departure will weaken the Trail Blazers' defense on the front line, and in this case, getting the AK47 can make up for this shortcoming.

In fact, Kirilenko and Rashid still have a lot in common.

The first is that the two are about the same height, Kirilenko is 206, and Rashid is 208 cm, and the main offensive methods of these two are mainly mid-range shots.

The bounce is excellent, the defense is quite tough, and he can play inside and outside.

The single defense ability is not particularly outstanding due to his tonnage, but he is a top defense master......

When defending the outside, relying on your long arms is easy to create steals and form a counterattack fast attack!

It's just that Kirilenko's offense is not as stable as Rashid's, Rashid's mid-range shooting is as stable as a dog for 10,000 years, while Kirilenko's aspect is a little worse.

The offense was poor, but the defense wasn't bad, and Kirilenko's defense might be even better than Rashid's.

It's a weak offensive and defensive version of Rasheed Wallace!

Such a player can completely make up for the damage to the team's strength caused by Rashid's departure!

But both Ginobili and Kirilenko have a problem that cannot be ignored.

That is, they are both European players!

Ginobili is good to say that Ginobili participated in the draft in 99, in fact, he had the opportunity to join the Spurs directly, but the Spurs did not directly sign Ginobili and retained Ginobili's signing rights.

Let it continue to hone in Europe for two more years......

It wasn't until '02, when Ginobili was 25 years old, that Ginobili was actually signed.

If Popovich had been determined to let Ginobili enter the NBA after the draft, it would not have been impossible.

Although Ginobili is playing in the Italian league at the moment, he is playing in the Italian second division......

And even in this second division, Ginobili is prepared by the coach to be trained as a qualified backup point guard, not to mention that he is trained as a big leader in the team......

With a little transfer fee, Spurs can easily get Ginobili in their hands. You don't have to wait that many years......

But as soon as this matter is stained with money, the Spurs are finished, and their team can split a penny in half to spend, and it is impossible for them to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in transfer fees for a European inconspicuous quarterback......

And if Richard chooses Ginobili, there will be no such trouble, as long as Richard opens his mouth and says that Ginobili will become the backbone of the team's backcourt, Paul Allen will be reluctant to pay a transfer fee of three or five hundred thousand US dollars?!

Don't even think about it, Paul Allen is afraid that he will agree without saying a word.

Kirilenko, on the other hand, will be more troublesome......

The main thing is that Kirilenko is already playing at the moment, in 99, this guy won the honor of the best newcomer in Europe, and it is not easy to release the Moscow CSKA team because of the transfer fee of three and a half million US dollars......

Historically, Kirilenko was drafted by the Jazz in '99 and then entered the NBA in '01.

Naturally, Richard couldn't wait until 01, when the daylilies were cold......

At the moment, we can only take one step at a time, trade the draft pick as high as possible, and if we can get the sixteenth pick in the first round, then Richard may choose Artest......

In normal history, Artest was selected in this order.

Choosing Artest is actually quite a good choice, even better than Kirilenko......

But the problem is that Artest now has the aura of a West Lafayette player and is unlikely to be just a 16th pick as he normally would.

According to Richard's estimates, Artest has a good chance of being selected with a top-10 pick.

Either way, Richard is ready to trade as many draft picks as possible.

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As soon as the draw ended, Richard contacted several teams to exchange the second-round picks he had.

What Richard didn't expect was that the Mavericks took the initiative to come to the door......

Old Nelson is going to change with Richard anyway, look at his posture, if Richard doesn't change, he can catch a plane to Portland tomorrow to strangle Richard.

Old Nelson's behavior, Richard can actually understand.

To put it bluntly, it's actually from the last draft......

Old Nelson always felt that he couldn't get it, and of course, he actually wanted to befriend Richard.

This round of picks itself is not very valuable, and the key Mavericks have two second-round picks in their hands this year, and it is harmless to exchange one for Richard.

A 36th pick in the second round and a 40th pick!

Under normal circumstances, the Mavericks used the 36th pick in the second round to choose Dazhi, and then the 40th pick in the second round to select a foreign Croatian player, and finally voluntarily gave up the signing right of this player......

The Mavericks really don't need these two second-round picks, so it's better to take out one and trade it for Richard, and sell Richard a good ......

"Are you sure, old man?!"

"Sure, Lee, you can choose one of these two signs......" Old Nelson said with a smile on the other end of the phone.

Richard blinked, this is tantamount to a small pie falling from the sky, old Nelson doesn't want cash, and there is no lion to ask for Richard's player, it is a single exchange for the second round of picking.

Two second-round picks, just pick one Richard......

This is simply a good person, Lao Meihuo LF!

"Okay, old man, I'll pick the 40th pick in the second round......"

"I owe you a favor!"

Richard didn't say anything more thanks, this time he owed old Nelson a favor, and he would have to find a chance to return it later......

No, it seems that this favor can be returned by himself now.

Richard searched his stomach and carefully recalled the second round of the show in '99 in his own mind.

Although only one Ginobili in the second-round show was a fish that slipped through the net, it does not mean that the other players are completely stinky tomatoes and rotten eggs, and there are still some people who can play.

Li Nailong......

When Richard thought of the player's name, his eyes suddenly lit up, this player whose name is quite Chinese, but he can take it out to repay the favor of old Nelson.

"Why are you so polite to me? Lee, although I'm older than you, we have a friendship after all, and Larry Hughes is pretty good! Old Nelson smiled from ear to ear.

Richard's favor, that's a good thing......

"By the way, old man, I'm too embarrassed to let you suffer, so why don't I recommend you a good player......" Richard said with a smile.

The old Nelson on the other end of the phone had an urge to look up to the sky and laugh wildly!

A second-round pick for a good player?!

It's a home......

Richard said yes, it must not be wrong......

No, it's not a second-round pick at all, after all, the Trail Blazers are trading with the Mavericks for a second-round pick!

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Although Richard cheated a large number of people in the last draft, Nelson Sr. feels that there is no need for Richard to lie to himself at the moment.

"Li Nailong......

"A good two-way striker, good offensively, a little bit off defensively, can develop into a good starter or a regular substitute."

Richard opened his mouth to tell the elder Nelson about Lee's situation.

The reason why Richard can remember such a player is actually that the player's name is very special.

If it were a name like Jack Tom, it is estimated that Richard would definitely not have any impression.

This Li Nailong's offensive strength is okay, and he can play an average of more than 14 points per game at his peak, as Richard said, it is no problem to grow into a qualified starter or main substitute.

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Old Nelson is already in full bloom!

A qualified starter may not sound like much of a first-round pick, but in many cases, the top five picks in the first round may not be able to pick a qualified starter......

And in the second round of picks, if you want to select a player with qualified starting strength, it is definitely a needle in a haystack.

In fact, in the second-round show in 99, except for Ginobili, that is, this Li Nailong can take it out and take a look, and the other second-round shows don't even have a single one that can play.

Not to mention qualified starters or main substitutes, there is not even a qualified substitute among the others.

This piece of information given by Richard undoubtedly made the Mavericks a fortune.

They didn't pay much to get a newcomer with decent potential!

At this moment, old Nelson felt that he was really wise, if he hadn't befriended Richard, would the Mavericks be able to get such benefits from Richard?!

It just so happens that the Mavericks still have a 36th pick in hand to sign this Li Nailong!

He now regrets why he sold the first-round pick to the Suns in the first place, otherwise, at this point in time, taking advantage of Richard's good mood, he may use the news of the first-round pick to set up, and then take it with the ninth pick, wouldn't it be beautiful......

In the deal about Nash, the Mavericks sent their own first-round pick, and it was with this first-round pick that the Suns used to take the hacker Marion.

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But now they don't have a first-round pick in their hands, and it's really weird to ask Richard about the first round, and the old Nelson didn't open this mouth.

The second-round pick was successfully obtained, and Carlisle also wanted to help Richard, but the 76ers' second-round pick was too low, and Richard didn't feel safe.

Now the Mavericks' 40th pick in the second round is definitely enough.

There is no risk at all......

Next, Richard began to look for a trade first-round pick.

That's the most important job, and trading a second-round pick is not a difficult task in itself, and Richard is compensated with some cash, and there are still quite a few teams willing to exchange it.

But that's not the case with first-round picks, especially top-10 picks, where no one wants to trade......

Mainly in recent years, there have been too many strong newcomers in the top 10 picks in the first round!

Needless to say in 96, the No. 7 show Kobe Bryant is a double MVP this year, a strong mess, in addition to Kobe, there are also strong newcomers such as Iverson, Raheem, Marbury, Ray Allen and so on in the top ten picks!

Duncan, Keith Van Horn in '97 and Dazhi in the No. 7 show are also among the number one in the league.

The situation in 98 is actually similar, mainly because this year a large number of West Lafayette players entered the NBA, and there were four West Lafayette players in the top ten picks alone!

And these 99 years are even more exaggerated......

Brand, Davis, Odom, Szczebiak, Hamilton, Artest!

West Lafayette has six players in the NBA this year!

It's a talent show!

Whoever has a top-10 pick in their hands will not think about trading it unless their brains are in water......

Last season, Nelson Sr. didn't expect so many West Lafayettes to enter the NBA, otherwise, he would have been reluctant to sell their first-round picks.

Six West Lafayette players have entered the NBA!

History has proven that unless you are very, very sure of a player, you should be right to choose a player from Silafayette!

It's a reassurance, and teams with top-10 picks are staring at this year's Purdue Six......

The NBA draft is in full swing, but Purdue University is hurting!

Last season's draft was the Purdue Four Less, and this year it is the Purdue Six Less!

The most embarrassing thing is that last season Purdue only brought in two of Richard's designated players, Prince Prince Jr. Prince and Richard Jefferson......

In other words, there are only these two people left in the Purdue University team......

Maybe Purdue's strength is still good, but if you want to rely on this lineup to win the championship, the odds are not very good.

We can only wait for Richard's new list to see if we can add to it.

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The top 10 picks definitely don't need to be thought about, and Richard can only target the next 10 to 20 picks.