start with scouting

Chapter 89 Destiny Is Displaced
For five days in a row, Su Yang was so busy.

He not only has to take time to draw tactics by himself, but also communicates with the four assistant coaches about the progress, and talks about the positioning of the new season with the team veteran Collison. The team's main point guard Earl Watson also asks him to discuss what tactics to play better.

After a few days, he deeply realized why each team has four to five assistant coaches. It is hard to imagine how Red Auerbach managed the team's training, food, lodging and even the driver. …

At noon on the 27th, he boarded the plane and went to New York to participate in the draft with Presti and others.

Durant chose to go with them, not only to welcome new teammates, but also to witness the election of his good brother Beasley.

When it comes to Beasley, Durant is eloquent, praising Beasley's talent with extreme admiration, recalling the days when the two played together in AAU, and said that Beasley used to live in his Home, drink a bowl of porridge together.

Su Yang heard the words and praised Durant's mother as a real MVP who can support two NBA players.

The plane landed at [-] p.m., and the group went straight to the hotel, packed their luggage and rushed to Madison Gardens.

When I arrived at the place, I found that fans were queuing up to enter the stadium, and TNT set up a live commentary stand outside the stadium.

Durant went to play with his brother on his own, while Su Yang and others entered the arena and went straight to the temporary combat office.

After the debugging of various communication equipment was completed, Presti chatted with Su Yang about the second round of the draft.

In this draft, the Sonics have four picks in the second round, namely 32, 46, 50, and 56. However, it is difficult to determine the second round pick in advance. make a decision.

"Why do you look down on DeAndre Jordan's pick so much?" Presti's tone was full of doubts.

In the major draft prediction lists, Jordan is generally ranked in the top ten or so, and the highest can be ranked sixth.

That's why Presti was confused. If Su Yang wanted to persuade, he could only proceed from the current perspective.

"His college performance has been declining year after year, and his performance in the trial training is unstoppable. He is very likely to fall from the green house to the second round, just like Rashad Lewis back then, but he is an excellent defensive player. , If you fall to the second round, you can choose to play and train while playing, whether you will be the main force or trade in the future, you will be able to make money without losing money."

Hearing that there is no loss at all, Presti's resolute expression slightly loosened, obviously feeling reasonable, but suddenly he said: "I want DJ White more to fill our power forward substitute position, do you know that player? ?”

Su Yang nodded, DJ White was once the best rookie in the United States, with great talent.

"You are optimistic about his offensive talent that occasionally flashes of inspiration? It is indeed eye-catching, but he can only play once in ten offenses, and his defensive ability is basically zero. He first trained power forward in Green, and he chose Ibaka. , and Collison's situation, if we choose DJ White, it will be a bit bloated, and DeAndre Jordan is undoubtedly the best choice."

The reason is very simple, but as shrewd as Presti, sometimes he can't turn the corner,

That's why Harden was sent away because of millions in salary space, and because Tyson Chandler's toe injury required a few more truces, the Chandler deal was canceled. personal.

Presti said solemnly: "Then if DeAndre Jordan falls, we will choose him."

Su Yang nodded, and temporarily gave up his suggestion to choose Dragic, lest Presti think about it again.

After making a plan, Su Yang left the draft operations office and went to the main venue for an interview as agreed.

When he rushed to the media area, he met reporters from CCTV5 and Sina, and everyone congratulated him again on becoming the head coach.

Domestic fans had many questions. Several reporters asked them one by one, and he answered them one by one to fully resolve their doubts.

At the end of the interview, he faced the camera and canvassed domestic fans for Durant to buy more jerseys.

After finishing the interview, the draft was about to start, so he walked to the small green room and stopped to wait.

The ESPN live broadcast was also nearby, and the four guests boasted that this was a super year, because the first-team All-American high school players, Rose, Harden, Gordon, Love, and Griffin, were as talented as Harden and Griffin They all choose to avoid the edge temporarily.

One of the guests, the draft expert Chatford, said that all teams should pay attention to JaVale McGee. He believes that McGee is a talented player. He not only has explosive physical fitness, but also has a super high IQ, with a GPA as high as 4.5.

But in this draft, McGee is generally ranked [-], [-], and is definitely greatly underestimated.

Su Yang laughed out loud, but he had to admit that McGee was absolutely huge from the neck down.

In a blink of an eye, the draft officially began.

Stern walked out with a smile, repeating the opening speech he read every year, thanking the Knicks for providing the venue, praising the wonderful finals between the Lakers and Celtics, and finally being happy for the 60 players who are about to enter the NBA.

After reading the opening speech, he announced that the Bulls had 5 minutes to prepare, and wanted to fill up the fans' expectations first.

But not only the Bulls fans didn't buy it, even the fans of other teams booed wildly, because there was no suspense about the No. [-] pick.

Five minutes passed quickly, and Stern walked out again with a smile, announcing that the Bulls chose Rose.

"He makes people doubt their fate..." Seeing Ross walking on stage excitedly, Su Yang suddenly felt emotional.

The Bulls won the No. [-] pick with a very low probability, allowing Rose to play in his hometown, but at the critical stage of his rookie, he was first assigned an extremely stupid coach Vinidnagro, and then assigned him a dead grass coach Thibodeau.

Rose also became the youngest MVP, but suffered consecutive serious injuries and was ruthlessly sent away by the home team.

Seeing that he was about to miss the ball, he was recruited by Thibodeau for the second time. He scored [-] points in the first battle, and the tough guy cried.

Between emotions, Stern came out with a smile again, announcing that the Heat chose Michael Beasley.

"This guy also makes people feel fate..."

Beasley has attended 6 schools in four years, with a total record of 138 wins and 5 losses. In the McDonald's All-Star Game, he beat Rose, Gordon, Harden and others to be elected MVP. The university broke the record created by Carmelo Anthony. No two.

But he repeatedly smoked marijuana, repeatedly speeding posture, suspected of sexual assault, wasting explosive talent in vain.

And Jimmy Butler, who graduated from high school in the same year as him, struggled to enter the league four years later.

While Su Yang was feeling emotional, Stern came out again and announced that the Timberwolves chose OJ Mayo with the third overall pick.

"It's also a player with a story to tell..."

Mayo was originally hailed as the next Jordan or the next Kobe, but after LeBron was elected as the son of heaven in 03, he was also called the next LeBron, and until the 06 finals, he was also called the next Wei De...

And so many next ones are all because his manager Rodney bribed the media and praised him wildly.

Back then, if someone clicked on Mayo’s Google profile, they would see the introduction of Mayo’s technical characteristics: Wade’s lightning speed, James’ strong body, Kobe’s dexterity, Nash’s passing, Iverson’s breakthrough... …

Of course, Mayo does have something to brag about. He is 15 in height at the age of 193 and plays against players of the same age. Even in a place like the United States, he has an absolute crushing advantage, and his dominance is comparable to Kwame Brown in high school.

As strong as Pat Riley, he will also go to watch Mayo play. Can it be said that Riley has never seen the world?
At his peak, Mayo went to the University of Southern California to report and lead a documentary team.

But those awesome names were finally ruthlessly crushed by Beasley and others in the March Madness competition.

Subsequently, Mayo was ridiculed for parallel imports, suspended for drug use, reimbursed for serious injuries, and became a defender that Carlisle could not bring.

After that, Mayo went to Africa to explore the true meaning of life, wandering in various small leagues, [-]th-tier leagues,
In the end, Mayo was influenced by socialism, regained his career goals, and won the CBA overall runner-up.

Amid the boos of the audience, Su Yang withdrew his thoughts, saw Stern coming out again, and picked up the card with a smile.

"With the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Seattle SuperSonics select Russell Westbrook from UCLA..."

Stern's voice fell, and the audience exclaimed. Many fans and the media did not expect that Westbrook was chosen.

At the same time, Durant, who was standing in the audience, smiled and clapped his hands, obviously looking forward to cooperating with Westbrook.

The ESPN reporter immediately put the microphone to Durant's mouth: "What do you know about Russell Westbrook?"

Durant said excitedly: "I know he is a good defensive player..."
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PS: The story of the top four picks in 08 is so interesting that I couldn't restrain my desire to express it, so it was a bit long-winded.

Thanks to jtwdqn34 for the reward.

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