In Yang Rui's previous life, Aaron Brooks was selected by the Rockets and was known as "Black Bean", a point guard who is very familiar to Chinese fans and has distinctive characteristics.

HE IS THE FASTEST ROOKIE IN THIS CLASS, HAS GOOD BOUNCE, AND CAN EASILY DUNK IN THE AIR AT 180CM. Moreover, he also has an excellent shooting touch and good three-point ability.

He fell to this pick because he was short and his ability to fight too poorly, and scouts generally believed that he would be a defensive hole.

Yang Rui didn't expect Brusk to defend, he wanted to send Brooks and Louis Williams as a two-guard at a certain time, or Brooks and Ellis with the bench, so how quickly would the Lakers counterattack?

Brooks sprints 3.2 seconds in three-quarters of the quarter, and it is said that he ran more than 100 meters in college at the athletic meet, with a best time of 10.24 seconds.

In Yang Rui's previous life, in the 2009-10 season, Brooks scored 19.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 0.8 steals, shooting 43.2% from the field and 39.8% from three-point range, and was elected the most improved player. This symbolizes the evolution of ordinary players to stars or quasi-stars, and the trophy is still a bit heavy.

Brooks' fall began with a step on the ground by Ginobili, he was injured shortly after the start of the 10-11 season, and after his return, he was replaced by Lowry, and was traded to the Suns in the middle of the game for Dragic.

Now, with a specific tactic, Brooks can be a surprise player like Boykins and steal points off the bench. Yang Rui signed him as a precaution, as Louis Williams and Monta Ellis are both restricted free agents next season, and it is likely that the team will poach them at a premium.

Yang Rui's alternate target is Aaron Afflaro, who can be trained into a good 3D player, but with Kobe, Iguodala, Ellis and others on the team, he can only be a marginal man when he joins the Lakers, which is too wasteful.

The next Raptors chose Alandu Tucker, someone Yang didn't know.

At 28th, the Hawks selected Afflalo, another good substitute, the Hawks have strong stars inside and outside, and as long as the right tactics are arranged, they are likely to dominate the East.

With the 30th pick, Yang Rui chose power forward Carl Landry.

This is also a person familiar to Chinese fans, who was traded by the Rockets from the supersonic speed.

Landry was very good in college, scoring 16 points and three rebounds against Oden, and he had the skills to pull out and shoot in the low post. At Purdue, he averaged 18.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and was named to the Top 10 Conference All-NBA Team.

It fell to the end of the first round because scouts believe that Landry has two serious problems, height and injury concerns.

The information that Purdue University reported for Landry was a 201CM power forward, which was simply a pit for him, because later in the Rockets training camp, manager Morey found that Landry's real height was close to 207CM in shoes. And his knee injury is not as serious as the university said, he dares to run and jump, and his athletic ability is good.

In his rookie season, Landry played 16.9 minutes and scored 8.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists in the Rockets, shooting 61.6% from the field, which is higher than Yao Ming.

In the third season, because Yao Ming was absent, he played 27.2 minutes, played 52 games for the Rockets, only started one game, and averaged 16.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.9 blocks per game, shooting 54.7% from the field and 83.9% from the free throw line. If he hadn't been traded to the Kings and started in the late game, he would have been the best sixth man that season.

Landry's weakness is that he is strong in attack and weak in defense, has a single role, can only score, and has poor defense. He catches the ball to finish offense, shoots or punches the basket, and has few assists. In the '09-10 season, he played 28 games for the Kings, playing 37.6 minutes and finishing with 18 points, 6.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists. He has played for so long and has less than 1 assist, which is purely wonderful, more unique than Nick Young.

Yang Rui is willing to pick Landry because the Lakers don't need him to pass, and it is enough for the bench to score.

There were also a few strongmen in the second round, the SuperSonics selected "Big Baby" Glenn Davis, and the Trail Blazers selected McRoberts, both of whom have good interior strength, can pull away shots, and also have power.

The 76ers selected Sun Yue, and they didn't know what development they could have.

The Mavericks surprised Yang by selecting Spanish center Marc Gasol.

Gasol Jr. is a super center who can be selected as an All-Star in the future, Haywood is gone, Dampier is too bad, and the Mavericks management wants to choose a meat shield center just in case, worried about injuries. At this time, they have no idea how much bargain they have picked up.

Gasol Jr. is at the bottom of the position, also because he has a contract and has to play in Europe for a year. He's a good match with Randolph, and he's certainly fine with Nowitzki.

The Bulls also picked a decent center, Aaron Gray, and there is no strongman behind him.

There were no big trades on draft day, and Kupchak and Yang discussed the next steps. Who should be let go, and who should be kept.

Yang Rui said: "None of the free people remain, just let them go." ”

"Including Dior? He played very well last season and I think it's a good deal to keep him in the middle class. ”

Kupchak has a good eye, and Dior's signing for the middle class is certainly a good deal, but Yang Rui thinks it doesn't make much sense: "He has three rings, and the desire to win won't be too strong." If Millsap didn't have it, it would have been a wise choice to keep him. Now we have people on the inside who can play. ”

The Lakers have a lot of talent inside, and if Dio doesn't leave, Millsap won't be able to get on the position, and Landry, a forward with strong offensive ability, will hardly have a chance to play.

Odom has already stated that he will stay with the team because he knows Rashid is out of contract and he can get more minutes next season. And Odom likes Los Angeles and doesn't want to go to a small city to develop.

Chuck Hayes has a terrible offense and can also make a cameo in the No. 4 position. The Lakers will definitely execute his second-year contract, this meat shield is too cheap, and if you want to find a meat shield replacement, even a slow-moving veteran is more expensive than him.

Kupchak asked, "Well, what about Damon Jones?" And Cappano, they're both great pitchers. ”

"No, these two guys don't defend well, Gibson can replace Jones, they have a similar style. As for Capono, I think he's worth the base salary. ”

Capono's league-leading three-point shooting percentage is real, there will be teams interested in him, give him a higher salary, the Lakers can't keep even if they want to, and most team managers sign based on data.

Many fans wonder why managers on most NBA teams seem unreliable and sign contracts that look rubbish.

Because part of the NBA managers are retired players, the owner thinks that such people understand basketball and will make the right decisions, but in fact it is the opposite. Basketball tactics are developing rapidly, and most of the old stars' ideas are outdated, and some people take some things when they play as the truth, which is naturally counterproductive.

There are also managers who are good at running teams and making money, and they don't understand basketball at all. If the team hires such a person, it will be difficult to win the championship. For example, Morey, the new manager of the Rockets, is a superstitious person who is superstitious about data, and the lineup is to find cost-effective, and he doesn't care if the players are reasonable to partner up.

Kupchak understands the ball and is willing to communicate with the coach more, so he is a rare good manager.

He smiled and said, "With two rookies signed, we're still a few people less, do you have any targets in the free market?" ”

"I'll do some research, and I'll give you a list tomorrow."