The draft meeting changed from the noisy and extraordinary scene in the past and quietly kicked off in Vancouver. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The media's evaluation of this year's rookie level is average, and it is far worse than last year. Only Yang Rui knows that the so-called experts are, and the success rate of this rookie is very high, and there are many stars in the top ten.

Following last year's fourth pick and the year before last, the Grizzlies sat at home and held the list of eyes in hand, ready to choose a potential newcomer.

Glenn Gruward was also the target of ridicule by his peers after entering the court, and the Raptors are a pair of difficult brothers and sisters with the Grizzlies every year. The fact that the draft was held in Canada was like a kind of compensation for them.

Yang Rui and Glenn chatted about the draft and trades.

The two Trail Blazers draft picks that were traded for Stoudeyer are for next season, and the Raptors only have two draft picks this year, so Yang Rui can only be the main picker in the second round, and the pick is still very low, 47th.

Management previously promised that Yang Rui had the right to recommend several base-salary role players in the free market, and whoever it was, he would definitely sign them.

This kind of overture is generally only useful for the new manager, and the replacement of the famous coach will definitely scoff at it. The odds of a base-paid player finding a strongman are too low.

Yang Rui thinks it's enough, even if the Raptors want to poach big-name stars, no one wants to come, so they can only rely on training. If he didn't know that the Raptors roster had a future, he wouldn't want to come.

"Glenn, there must be a trade before the new season starts, right? Can I appoint a few people to make the non-sale? They play a huge role in the system. ”

"Absolutely." Glenn agreed very happily, the Raptors have no stars at all, the player's salary is not high, and it doesn't matter who stays.

Yang Rui took out sticky notes and a ballpoint pen and wrote down three names, Billups, Maddie, and Christie. Except for these three people, others are traded casually.

He didn't mention Carter and O'Neal Jr., these two must stay in the team, and it's nonsense.

Glenn saw that there were only three non-sale items in his heart, and secretly sighed that the Raptors were really bad, and was a little surprised to see Billups' name.

As a 1997 scout, Billups played very badly with the Celtics, shooting 39% from the field, 33.9% from three-point range, and average playmaking, averaging 11.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

In the mid-term trade to the Raptors, he was worse than Lups, playing in 29 games, averaging only 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 31.7 minutes per game, shooting 34.9% from the field and 31.6% from three-point range.

Glenn thinks Billups has average breakthrough ability, half of his three-point shooting is not accurate, he doesn't look like a point guard at all, and his personality is more problematic, and he is thinking about how to trade it.

"Are you sure you want to keep Billups?"

"SURE, HE'S 191CM, HE'S VERY STRONG, AND HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DEFENDER IF HE'S TRAINING WELL IN THE NUMBER ONE POSITION. And his main way of scoring is long-range shooting, which is in line with my tactical philosophy, and believe me, he will be an important member of the Raptors. ”

"Okay, hopefully he can play at the level of Tanhua." Glenn smiled wryly.

He still didn't like Billups because it was a nuisance, otherwise the Celtics wouldn't be in a hurry to send him away and make a loss-making deal.

President David Stern gave a speech and the draft officially began.

Clippers manager Elgin Baylor was the first to hand in his selection, selecting center Michael Olavokandi, nicknamed "The Sugar Man."

He is a Nigerian immigrant, and for some reason, many pundits are reminded of the great Hakim Olajuwon, who became the champion of non-American origin for the second year in a row after Duncan.

Like Olajuwon, Olavokandi has not been in contact with basketball for a long time, but he is very quick to get started, and within a few years of contact, he has already swept the NCAA Pacific Division in his junior year, handing over 22.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.88 blocks.

Yang Rui admires Elgin Baylor very much, it is a miracle that this great immortal can work in the position of Clippers manager for many years, and the owner actually did not fight with him.

Baylor has an invincible vision, and the draft is never the right time, and the best person to pick is Odom. During his days as manager, the Clippers were a bad team.

The gap between Olawokandi and Olajuwon is too big, he can't shoot out of the paint area, and he shoots just over half of the free throw line. The most amazing thing is that this rough brother said a classic Hollywood confession in 2005: "Actually, I'm a shooter." ”

The Grizzlies have selected point guard Mike Bibby. This also makes people wonder, obviously there is a lack of excellent scorers in the team, and a group of super swing people behind can't look down on it.

The selection of Bibi lays a hidden danger for the future of the Grizzlies. In Yang Rui's previous life, the Grizzlies will be at the bottom again next season, and in '99 they selected Francis, another point guard. As a result, Francis said that he would not join anything, so he had to send him away.

The Nuggets chose interior Reeve Lafrentz, who has left-handed three-point shooting ability and is also good at blocking blocks, which is very good.

He signed a 7-year 72.5 million contract in Yang Rui's previous life, but unfortunately he began to be injured and slack, and he was reduced to a garbage contract.

The Raptors drafted Jamison for the fourth and then immediately traded for the Warriors in fifth place in exchange for 800,000 cash for Carter.

Glenn showed the sinister side of a professional manager, he had already heard that the Warriors' target was Jamison, and he cut off the beard early, making a small profit. This kind of poor team who tightens their belts to get by, likes to calculate this kind of thing.

Carter came on stage with a smile on his face, knowing that he would be with the Raptors. He and Maddie are distant relatives and are ready to fight side by side by phone.

THE MAVERICKS PICKED THE INSIDE LINEMAN ROBERT TRELLER IN SIXTH PLACE, WHO IS 203CM TALL AND WEIGHS 129 KILOGRAMS, AND IS NICKNAMED "TRACTOR".

The Kings drafted point guard Jason Williams with the seventh pick.

The 76ers drafted point guard Larry Hughes with the eighth pick.

The Bucks selected Dirk Nowitzki with the ninth pick.

The Celtics selected forward Paul Pierce with the 10th pick.

The Green Army picked up a big bargain, and Pierce was seriously underrated. He is an instant player, he can play in the NBA, and in the second year, he has already played star statistics, relying on his strength to squeeze out the original team's starting Ron Mercer.

At this time, the classic change at this conference also appeared, and the Mavericks traded Traylor and the Bucks for Nowitzki.

The German king was destined to start his star career in the Mavericks, and the Bucks changed to the fat man they liked, and there was an excellent water cooler manager on the bench, cute.

Yang Rui also thought about whether the Raptors would be stronger if they proposed to trade Jamison for Nowitzki plus a role player for the Bucks? Nowitzki outlasted Carter in his prime, surpassing Chamberlain in total points when he retired.

But Nowitzki is not an instant combat force, and it takes time to develop before he can be effective. And his physical fitness is average, and he has been criticized by the media as a "soft egg" for many years. In terms of popularity, he is far inferior to Carter, and no one will think that he is Jordan's successor.

The Raptors need popularity, they need eye-catching stars, and from that point of view, there is really no better person in the entire league than Carter.

In any case, Yang Rui believes that the Raptors will be strong next season, even if there is no time to train and run-in.