1008: Link's Secret Mission (Fourth Update)
The four young men, none of them disappointed Link.
Jokic has already begun to show his talent, and his pride has taken a huge hit after he was recommended to Barcelona last season only to be rejected for failing a physical test.
Since then, the fat boy has worked hard, playing very well last season and completing most of the training sessions assigned to him by the Grizzlies.
His efforts were not in vain, and now all the results are on the training ground.
Excellent playmaking and passing ability, soft touch, able to extend beyond the three-point line, solid fundamentals......
Jokic showed almost all of his strengths and beat Harrell to a stunned start.
The key is that Jokic, a white fat center who looks undeterred, has a pretty good ability to protect the frame.
He can't really get a flying block, but he can always be in the right defensive position.
Dinwiddie has also shown his all-around side, and his style of play is more like the scoring core of a team.
Shooting, breaking, passing, he can do it all.
This kind of all-round defender does need time to precipitate, and if you don't practice enough, you can't do it. But once you practice it, it's a proper big killing weapon.
Richardson's situation is similar to Dinwiddie's, and if he grows well, he should be able to form a very strong two-position rotation with Dinwiddie.
After Butler leaves, Carter and Tony. With Allen struggling to start because of his age, the impact of these two guys on the Grizzlies will be crucial.
Finally, Monterrez. Harrell, although he fell to the bottom of the game against Jokic, still gave people a glimpse of his brilliance.
The most notable thing is that this guy plays very the court, even if it's just a practice match, and he plays quite aggressively, which is very much in line with the Grizzlies' bandit temperament.
Moreover, although Harrell is only 2.01 meters tall, he is two centimeters shorter than Link. But he has an arm span of 2.24 meters and is very athletic.
These two points can effectively fill his lack of height.
That said, Harrell is more than capable of being a great short insider.
Once, in the era of the famous parallel Bennett, it was not easy for the short interior to succeed in the league, and the players who were not in favor of the three or four were very unpopular. But nowadays this alliance, the short inside line has become more and more popular and common. Draymond. Green's success is the best example of this.
And Harrell is like a Draymond who has weakened shooting and playmaking skills, but has greatly strengthened his athleticism. Green.
With him, the Grizzlies' small lineup tactics will be more handy.
In the end, although Jokic and Dinwiddie eventually won the 2-on-2 matchup. But Harrell and Richardson's performances were also very satisfying.
After the tryout, Jogle, Link, and Snyder were all in a good mood.
It is the most cost-effective way to strengthen the team by using the draft.
With proper training, these four men will most likely be the future backbone of the Grizzlies.
The only trouble now is to see if the Grizzlies can successfully take all four of these guys in the draft.
A few days later, the scene of the draft was very lively. It's a big year for the draft, and the top four in this year's draft also includes two big-ball city teams, the Lakers and the Knicks.
The huge number of fans of both teams has made this year's draft even more eye-catching.
However, this lively scene has nothing to do with the Grizzlies, because the Grizzlies' two targets, Harrell and Richardson, were not even invited into the "little black room".
The Rockets were interested in Harrell and were prepared to use their second-round pick to take him.
But with the 30th pick in the first round, the Grizzlies cut Harrell.
Harrell was at home at this time, and his grandmother was unwell, so he decided to stay at home with the elderly.
On that day, Harrell's family and friends came to Harrell's house, and they were all ready to celebrate with Harrell.
The 2013 NCAA champion who averaged 15.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game in the 14-15 season and won the Carl Malone Award, the NCAA Men's Basketball Power Forward of the Year, has been waiting for the Grizzlies' 30th pick, which is his only hope of reaching the first round.
As a result, he got his wish.
To Harrell's surprise, less than a minute after he was selected, Link personally sent him a congratulatory text message!
An obscure first-round final-pick rookie has received the attention of the league's greatest players, much to Harrell's gratitude and excitement.
He was determined that he would not let the Grizzlies regret their choice. And, to hell with the previous 29 teams that missed out!
Link is well aware that the secret to winning in the NBA lies outside of basketball.
Why did Randolph turn back in Memphis? Just because he was respected on his first day here.
Why would Iguodala say something like "Protect Link's glory"? Because of what the Grizzlies players did, this player, who was not a big city, fell in love with the small city of Memphis.
Why did Whiteside cash in on talent in Memphis? Because there is a leader here who doesn't call him naïve, but cares about 2K stats as much as he does.
None of these things have anything to do with basketball per se, but they are key to the Grizzlies' success. These things really put the Grizzlies players together and enhanced their fighting power.
As a result, Link gave Harrell enough respect and attention. He believes that Harrell will also give back with hard work.
Subsequently, Josh. Richardson was recruited by the Grizzlies with the 40th pick in the second round. Grizzlies fans are very happy about this, after all, Richardson was very popular in Tennessee during his time at the University of Tennessee.
Link also texted Richardson and invited him to his training camp this summer.
Richardson naturally readily agreed, and of course, he was already full of energy to make a big splash in the new season.
Surgeon? Well, this dream is a thing of the past. Now that he's dressed in the Memphis Grizzlies, he's incredibly glorious!
Of course, the addition of Harrell and Richardson didn't cause any waves in the draft.
People are concerned about D'Angelo, who is coming in with the Lakers. Russell, is Carl Anthony. Downs and Jalil. The matchup between Okafor's two big guys in the NBA is Porzingis, who was booed by Knicks fans after being drafted, and Moodier, who fell sharply.
Harrell and Richardson? Not even many people know who they are.
But because of this, Link's attention to them will play a greater role.
At this point, the Grizzlies have completed the first job of this busy summer.
Although the free agent market is about to open, the time in between is enough for the Grizzlies to take a breather.
The Grizzlies have completed their first mission of the summer, but Link's first secret mission of the summer has not yet begun.
After the draft, Link carried Rachel behind his back to Robert Brown. Pera made a secret phone call.
Then, Link officially put his European trip on the agenda.
After preparing the battle plan for more than half a year, it is finally time to put it into practice.