Chapter 745 [The Last Cornerstone, Fifteen Members]
After selecting two people, Yang Rui, who was watching live TV at home, was already very satisfied, and the final pick didn't matter.
Like Yang Rui in his previous life, small forward Jack Crowder was drafted by the Mavericks.
Jack Leod is an alternative target for the Clippers, with excellent physical fitness, average shooting ability, a strong all-round warrior, and instant combat power on the defensive end, playing small ball tactics with a height of 198CM can top the No. 4 position, and his weight of 107 kg does not suffer in the face of many big forwards.
There were no big-name players in the back, and the Clippers' 60th pick was not wasted, and center Robert Thackeray was drafted.
Thackeray is 213CM tall, weighs 118 kg, is full of college, is now 22 years old, has average physical fitness, has the advantage of a good body, and can adapt to NBA-level confrontations.
Collegiate Sacray averaged 9.4 points, 5 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game in 21.8 minutes of playing time. He is the second-highest all-time Gonzaga all-time player in block history, a two-time CC First Team selection, and a 2012 CC Defensive Player of the Year.
The Clippers signed Thackeray to replace Aaron Gray as a meat shield on the inside, and he will be useful. He knows how to defend, big guys can guard the basket, and his most valuable trait is that he is good at communicating.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Thackeray was obviously a marginal person, but many fans knew him. Whether it's on the bus, at lunch, or on the field, networking can lead to better understanding, and Thackeray makes the most of that.
He's always open to communication and let his teammates know who's dancing on the sidelines. Who's handing them water? Who's handing them towels? Who sent you to me, the round moon and the bright moon......
With a final sign, the Clippers poached the "cornerstone" of the original Lakers.
Several trades were completed on draft day, with the Wizards trading Rashard Lewis and No. 46 rookie from the Hornets for Okafoga Ariza.
The current president of the Wizards is then-Knicks championship manager Ernie Glenfield, who made a bargain trade. Ariza can bolster the Wizards' wings, and Okafor is also a good meat shield center. And Lewis, who is now in a half-scrapped state, has a large contract.
The Bulls completed a trade with the Bobcats, sending guard Ben Gordon and second-round rookie Quincy Assi in exchange for forward Corey Magetti with the Bobcats.
Margeti was once one of the league's top 10 small forwards and has now been reduced to a bench.
Gordon started his career with the SuperSonics in this life, but he didn't succeed in the end, and he was similar to Yang Rui's previous life, an ordinary role player, averaging 12 points and 2.4 assists per game.
Looking at these players with similar fates in his previous life, Yang Rui came to a conclusion that basketball talent determines a person's upper limit. A 191CM shooting guard like Ben Gordon is destined to be a black hole on the defensive end, and the pinnacle is a brush with excellent statistics.
To become a star, the body and ball quotient are indispensable, even Nash, the body is not so bad that it is inexplicable, he is 191CM tall and has an advantage in point guards, and he is fast.
The Spurs sent forward Chase Battinger to the Timberwolves for the No. 18 draft pick and swingman Evan Fournier. Yang Rui was an excellent role player in his previous life and had potential, but he had to practice for a few years.
The Spurs can't rely on Leonard alone, and Popovich wants to develop young players. At the beginning, Badinger was only a second-round rookie, and if he was able to get a first-round pick, the Spurs had already earned it.
The biggest trade of the day was when the Grizzlies sent 29-year-old point guard Mo Williams to the Jazz to make room for Lillard, and got an $8.2 million trade exception from the Jazz, who will be on the wrong side next season.
After the draft, the free market opened.
The Clippers selected three rookies in one go, which is bad news for many veterans, and there are many people who want to join the Clippers to hug their thighs, but most of the Clippers players have contracts and no positions.
Even free agent veterans of the level of Ray Allen and Nash can't get too many opportunities to play when they join the Clippers. The Clippers kept their core roster for the rest of the season, and they had to compete with young players.
If they just want to win a championship, they join the Clippers as a marginal player and help the team like Kurt Thomas does. The embarrassing thing is that the powerful veterans still want to get enough playing time and are unwilling to guard the water cooler early.
Nash's stats slipped last season, but he had a high shooting percentage. If he leaves the Lakers, there will be teams willing to offer him a high salary, and the annual salary is difficult, and he is still worth 5 million.
Nash hesitated, and after discussing with his agent, he decided to abandon the Clippers and look at other strong teams.
If he is a marginal man at the No. 1 position of the Clippers, and only Paul and Curry are resting in garbage time, even if he wins the championship with the team, how much gold does this ring have? Who would admire him for that?
If Nash were to join the Clippers' rival team and beat the Clippers to win the championship, the stakes would be much higher. Of course, this kind of team is not easy to find.
Ray Allen also gave up on joining the Clippers, having won a championship with the Celtics in 2008. He left the Green Army because of a conflict with Rajon Rondo.
The conflict between the two began with a trading turmoil. In 2009, management had intended to package Ray Allen and Rondo with the Suns to trade Stoudemire + Barbosa and a first-round pick, and the motivation for the deal was to use Stoudemire to supplement Garnett, who had suffered a knee injury, and to deal with Rondo, who had been unable to get along with Rivers and Angie.
Ray Allen, who learned that he was involved in the deal, called Rondo and told the latter, "Because you don't have a good relationship with management, now the two of us are going to be sent away, you can do whatever you can do." ”
Although Ray Allen insists that he has no blame, Korondo ...... He's just a kid! He didn't think so, this incident was the beginning of the conflict between the two.
Once the seeds of mustard are planted, any little thing will be used as nourishment for it to take root and sprout, and the branches will flourish. Ray Allen's shots have been declining year by year, and he thinks there are many rounds in which Rondo doesn't pass to him when he sees an open space. Later, the two had a lot of trouble and stopped talking for a long time.
There are also people who don't want playing time and are willing to hug their thighs with a base salary, so Derrick Fisher asked his agent to recommend himself, hoping to find a veteran base salary job with the Clippers.
Orxi reported to Yang Rui, and Yang Rui directly said hehe, Fisher likes to go wherever he goes. When he coached the Lakers, Fisher was in much better shape than he is now, and he was not interested in signing.
The 30-year-old "Brazilian Lightning" Barbosa is also willing to join the Clippers with a one-year salary, and he is still fast and can shoot suddenly.
Yang Rui agreed, Barbosa's technical characteristics can increase the tactical play, he is 191CM tall, weighs 88 kilograms, and will not be eaten hard like Brooks on the defensive end.
In addition, the Clippers renewed Danny Green's contract for 10 million in 3 years, and Green's data last season was not pretty, averaging 5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in the regular season, and only 6.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1 assist in the playoffs, shooting 42% from the field and 38.9% from three-point range.
For a bench player with such data to be able to sign a long-term contract, Green is happy to accept it, and there will be no team in the free market that offers a higher contract.
At this point, the Clippers roster has been confirmed with 15 players, and no more signings can be made.
Centers: Robert Thackeray, Tyson Chandler, Draymond Green.
Power forwards: Blake Griffin, Chandler Parsons, Kenneth Farid.
Small forwards: Sean Battier, Rudy Gay, Chris Middleton.
Shooting guards: Kyle Korver, Tony Allen, Danny Green.
Point guards: Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Leandro Barbossa.