This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 137 Zhou Lin's draft template
On May 2006, 5, the results of the NBA 24 draft lottery were officially announced in New Jersey, USA.

New Toronto Raptors general manager Jerry Colangelo brought good luck to the team and won the No. [-] pick.

The record of the Raptors this season is 27 wins and 55 losses. After the regular season, the Raptors ranked fifth from the bottom in the league and only had an 8.8% chance of winning the No. [-] lottery.

And Lady Luck chose Toronto.

Some are happy and some are sad.

The regular season ended with a record of 21 wins and 61 losses. The Portland Trail Blazers, who rank last in the NBA, have a 25% probability of winning the No. [-] pick.

But in the end, they only got the fourth lottery, not even the first third lottery. It can be said that they are one of the many frustrated people in this lottery.

Also depressed are the New York Knicks, which have the second-worst record in the regular season.

Although he won the second pick, but because he got center Eddie Curry from the Bulls last year, he got this precious first-round pick, which is completely a wedding dress for others.

Of course, Eddie Curry was also known as the "Little Shark" at that time, and it was still a good deal, and I was somewhat relieved.

And the Chicago Bulls, who have already entered the playoffs this season, can use this second pick to make a good fuss during the offseason.

The Charlotte Bobcats and Atlanta Hawks, both with a record of 26 wins and 56 losses, won the second and fifth picks respectively.

Dawson, the general manager who participated in the lottery ceremony on behalf of the Rockets, helped the team get the eighth pick.

However, in his opinion, in a young draft year, there is not much difference between the lottery picks other than the top three picks.

It seemed that the 2002 draft lottery seemed to have exhausted the Rockets' lottery luck.

At that time, Francis helped the team win the No. 0.5 lottery with the lowest probability of [-]% in history, and finally brought Yao Ming from China to Houston, USA.

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On the second day after the lottery ended, Thomas Jackson talked to Zhou Lin about it.

"Currently your highest predicted pick is No. [-], and you may fall to No. [-]. The Houston Rockets only have the No. [-] pick. You can't fall to that position. You can call Yao Ming and ask him to tell the management to make a decision. Trade up and maybe you can make your Houston dream come true."

Thomas Jackson knew that since Zhou Lin came back from Houston, he was looking forward to joining the Houston Rockets, but the general manager of the team, Doug, was really unlucky.

It is also impossible for Zhou Lin to beg Yao Ming for this matter.

"Of course, we can also sprint for the No. [-] pick. The general manager of the Raptors, Jerry Colangelo, still prefers big pitchers. At present, their favorite is the big white Andrea from Italy. Bargnani, there's been a growing market for this type of European big man since Nowitzki hit the NBA scene."

While arranging his clothes, Zhou Lin said, "Then which team do you think will choose me?"

Thomas Jackson analyzed: "Leaving aside the complex of the market, Toronto is undoubtedly the best place to go, except that it is a bit cold in winter."

The starting small forward for the Raptors this season is Jaylen Rose.

In fact, whenever someone mentions Jaylen Rose, he can't help asking his soul, how did you get Kobe to score 81 points?

True. Jaylen Ross. Backdrop.

Jaylen Rose has only played 46 games this season, including 22 starts. Injuries have already beckoned to the 33-year-old veteran. The other starts were played by Joey Graham and Eli. G. Williams split.

The former averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, while the latter averaged 3.3 points and 1.8 rebounds.

Once Zhou Lin comes to Toronto as the No. [-] pick, starting small forward with a certain tactical status is almost a certainty.

The Bulls, who were lucky enough to get the No. 14.3 pick, have just finished their journey to the playoffs. In the forward position of the team, there is already an up-and-coming Luol Deng. The second-year Luol Deng has grown into a main force and can also serve as the third and fourth. position, averaging 6.6 points and 20 rebounds per game, and Luol Deng is only [-] years old.

He is a swingman in the third and fourth positions, and his attributes overlap greatly with Zhou Lin.

Also at the small forward position, Argentina's Andres Nocioni also had 13 points and 6 rebounds.

Of course, if Zhou Lin is willing to switch to power forward, the competition will be much smaller. Mike Swiffney and Tim Thomas, who compete for the same position, are not too threatening.

"Well, for the Bobcats, it's not a good place to go. The team has just been established and is in a situation of fragmentation. There is no winning culture. It is estimated that it will take many years to make the playoffs. Charlotte is a small ball market. "

This season's Bobcats finally got 26 wins and 56 losses, slightly better than the previous season.

This is their third year with a high draft pick.

After the Bobcats selected Okafor the year before last, they selected the North Carolina double 'fat', Felton and Sean May, in the lottery last year.

It looks like he is going to make his fortune as a rookie after a few years.

The head player of the team is Elvis Presley Gerald Wallace, a rare third position in the league with excellent offensive and defensive skills. At the third position, it is impossible for Lin to shake Gerald Wallace's position last week.

As for the fourth position, Zhou Lin needs to compete with Sean May, the last NCAA MOP who just entered the NBA last year, and the situation may not be optimistic.

"They are currently having an affair with Gonzaga University's scoring machine Adam Morrison. What this team lacks most now is a scorer at the second position. Kareem Rush and Matt Carroll are obvious. Not meeting the demands of the manager's Bernie Bickerstaff."

In history, Jordan's selection of Adam Morrison was not a matter of old-eyed and brain-slapping decisions, but a real lack of a second position internally.

"Personally, I am more optimistic about Portland. Although it has not performed well this season, Mike Millan is a good coach. I also believe that you can form one of the best striker combinations in the league with Randolph. His low-post attack It can create a lot of outside shots for you, and the competition at the three position is not fierce."

In the previous year, in the NBA draft lottery, the Trail Blazers were lucky and won the third pick in the first round of the draft.

On draft day, the Blazers unexpectedly exchanged the No. 05 pick for the Utah Jazz's No. 27 pick and No. 06 pick in [-], as well as a conditional pick in [-] that originally belonged to the Pistons.

Utah selected Deron Williams with the third pick, while the Blazers selected Martel Webster with the sixth pick.Then the Blazers selected Linas Kleiza with the 27th pick.

In the case of opening the sky, the Blazers wasted their good luck.

Facts have proved that the selected small forward Martel Webster is unreliable, with a career-high scoring of only 10.7 points, and only averaged 6 points per game in the past season.

In the 2005 draft, there were a lot of young talents. Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer even formed Utah Shuangsha 2.0.

If Zhou Lin goes to the Trail Blazers, there is a high probability that he will be able to squeeze out Martel Webster, who was the [-]th overall pick last year.

This is the best choice among the top five picks except for the No. [-] pick.

As for the Atlanta Hawks with the fifth pick, this team has hoarded a large group of high-quality strikers, the six-foot-seven Joe Johnson, the six-foot-nine Josh Smith, the six-foot-eight Josh Childress, The six-foot-nine Harrington.

And these four have all played the data they should have.

Going to the Atlanta Hawks, whether Zhou Lin goes to the third position or the fourth position, he is probably the second or even the third choice.

As for other teams, after the fifth pick, Thomas Jackson didn't think about it.

Falling out of the top five picks, how is it possible!

The general managers of the five teams are not necessarily short-sighted.

The most authoritative NBA.draft draft website updated the simulated rankings of the 2006 candidates immediately after the teams with the major picks were confirmed.

No. [-] pick: Toronto Raptors -- Andrea Bargnani from Italy (draft template: Dirk Nowitzki)

Second pick: Chicago Bulls - Tyrus Thomas (draft template: Sean Marion)
Third pick: Charlotte Hornets - Adam Morrison (draft template: Larry Bird)

Fourth pick: Portland Trail Blazers-Zhou Lin (draft template: Sidu Turkoglu)

Fifth pick: Atlanta Hawks - LaMarcus Aldridge (draft template: Channing Frye)

Sixth pick: Minnesota Timberwolves - Rudy Gay (draft template: Scottie Pippen)

Seventh pick: Boston Celtics - Sheldon Williams (draft template: Antonio Davis)
Eighth pick: Houston Rockets - Brandon Roy (draft template: Rose)
Ninth pick: Golden State Warriors - Patrick O'Bryant (draft template: Brad Doherty)
Tenth pick: Seattle SuperSonics - Randy Foye (draft template: Billups)
No.11 overall pick: Orlando Magic - JJ Redick (draft template: Dreyson Petrovic)
No. 12 overall pick: New Orleans Hornets - Sal Heaney (draft template: Samuel Dalembert)
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No.20 first pick: Phoenix Suns - Kyle Lowry (draft template: Tim Hardaway)
No.20 second overall pick: New Jersey Nets-Jane Rondo (draft template: Mucci-Blayrock)

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No.20 fourth overall pick: Memphis Grizzlies - Shannon Brown (draft template: Gilbert Arenas)
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No.20 seventh overall pick: Jordan Farmar (draft template: Luke Ridnour)
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No.30 third pick: Atlanta Hawks - Steve Novak (draft template: Keeley Korver)
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No.40 Seventh pick: Utah Jazz - Paul Millsap (draft template: Walter Williams)

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Zhou Lin always thought that his template would be a scoring small forward, but he did not expect that the final template was Turkoglu.

NBA.Draft rated Zhou Lin as yes.

Advantages: The large size of the third position player is easy to take advantage of the matchup, has both shooting and organizational skills, and has a strong vision and overall situation.

Disadvantages: The 2.06-meter Zhou Lin is not fast enough in the third position, lacks explosive power, and needs to be strengthened in confrontation.

In fact, this evaluation is not low.

Turkoglu, who is also an international player, has already played his worth in the NBA and proved his worth. With a height of 2.08 meters, he is a rare organizational forward in the league and has a good three-point shooting ability.

In history, Turkoglu has also built a four-star lineup with Dwight Howard and Sharad Lewis in the Magic.

In the 08-09 season, he overturned the Cavaliers led by James.

At that time, although the team's point guard was Jamal Nelson, in fact, the person who could send the most comfortable pass for Warcraft was Turkoglu.

Zhou Lin's attributes are somewhat similar to Turkoglu.

However, after NBA.Draft gave Zhou Lin's draft pick and template, Zhou Lin himself did not complain, but Magic Johnson directly said in an interview with reporters: "The experts who gave the data probably have not seen Zhou Lin. The way he plays, Zhou Lin’s greater threat is that he is a perfect ball handler. The scoring threat at critical moments creates passing opportunities. In fact, as long as he wants, he can shoot and pass the ball anywhere. To be honest , he is much better than when I ran for the election."

After watching Zhou Lin play, the magician has become a supporter of Zhou Lin.

And another draft site, Draft-Express, has changed after the magician's voice.

Zhou Lin was placed in the lottery position.

As for Zhou Lin's draft template, the lower limit is the Suns' point forward, French magician Boris Diaw, who averaged 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game this season, and shot 52.6% from the field. The data set a new high in Dior's career, and he won the Most Improved Player option.

As for the upper limit of the template, it is the magician Irvin Johnson, the number one point guard in history.

Of course, during this period of time, Zhou Lin didn't have much time to pay attention to these news.

During this period, Thomas Jackson won four commercial contracts for Zhou Lin, covering sports drinks, outdoor products, mobile phones and kitchen supplies.

With the help of the residual heat of the NCAA, the endorsers are intensively filming commercials, striving to make a publicity effect on TV as soon as possible.

"The high-tech Motorola mobile phone is as smooth as my pass, allowing you to enjoy communication anytime and anywhere without barriers, order hotline..."

Zhou Lin had been giggling for a long time in order to shoot the advertisement of Motorola mobile phone.

The plot of this ad is roughly like this. Zhou Lin shuttled between the defenses of the court. Facing heavy double-teams, he distributed the ball to his teammates to score and finally won the game. In the last shot, Zhou Lin The basketball in his hand turned into a Motorola mobile phone, and the slogan was spoken, and special effects of fifty cents will be added later.

"Zhou, you are doing very well."

The director looked at Zhou Lin and said.

Zhou Lin thought that the torture was finally over, and breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment Zhou Lin heard the director look at the camera and said: "However, you can do better, rest for 3 minutes, and do it again, okay?"

"Peter, I really can't see the difference between these times!"

Even Thomas Jackson on the side couldn't help but said.

"It's art and it has to be taken seriously."

"All right!"

Thomas Jackson found a quick towel for Zhou Lin to wipe off his sweat, and said, "Zhou, have you considered the sneaker contract?"

"Someone wants me to sign a sneaker endorsement contract?"

Zhou Lin was slightly taken aback.

(End of this chapter)