basketball player

Chapter 121 Chapter 119

Jimmy Butler with A+ potential is indeed a surprise that Henson did not expect. Of course, Henson knows that high potential does not necessarily mean strong strength.

A player who can become a drinking fountain administrator in the NBA after only one year of basketball, his potential is undoubtedly A+.But his low foundation determines that his upper limit will not be too high, at most it is the level of a water dispenser administrator.

This is why, when Henson can easily know the potential of a player, he still has to participate in the joint trial training, study the rookie video, and collect intelligence.Potential is undoubtedly the most important quality of a rookie. What is the draft pick?The selection is not the most powerful player, but the greatest possibility.

Therefore, few teams will draft based on the poor position of the lineup, but choose whoever is more likely.The draft is not simply reinforcement, but to create the future.Therefore, a rookie with immediate combat power will generally not be ranked too high.

The most famous negative example of giving up a high-potential rookie because the lineup is full of players at this position is that the Blazers missed Jordan because of Drexler.

But the potential value does not mean everything. Whether a player has the possibility and whether he can use his potential value to become a star needs to be pondered by Henson himself.

From the current point of view, Jimmy Butler's abilities in all aspects are indeed not high, which is in line with his predicted pick.Apart from the slightly impressive athletic ability, several other abilities can only be described as horrible.

Especially shooting, Jimmy Butler's shooting ability score is only D level!Henson can't guarantee whether this guy named Jimmy Butler can improve his shooting to an above-average level with his A+ potential.

For a senior player, their style of play has basically been finalized, and there is not much room for improvement in their level.Therefore, the selection of senior players is not precisely the possibility, but the immediate combat power.

What you can bring to the team is the capital of your number one pick.Butler doesn't know how to attack, but his defense and athletic ability are slightly better. This kind of person enters the NBA as a blue-collar perimeter.A blue-collar outsider, the draft will naturally not be too high.

But Henson is well aware that Jimmy Butler is a different kind of senior.His skills and level are not finalized, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. The potential value of A+ is the proof.

Even if Butler's offense can't be practiced in the future, just relying on his defense and athletic ability can still play a role.

"Take Jimmy as a key observation target." Henson stared at Jimmy Butler for a few minutes before making a decision.

"Are you sure? This guy can't meet your tactical requirements to open up the space." Silas looked at Henson in surprise. Butler's interference shot test was ranked last among defenders.

"Shooting is one of the easiest skills to develop, which is why many high-ranking rookies couldn't shoot in the first few years. You can't teach a player how to grow taller, how to run faster, how to jump higher. But obviously, we can teach a player how to shoot. The reason why Leonard is optimistic about me is the same."

With one simple sentence, Henson convinced Silas.Compared with shooting, those talents that cannot be acquired through hard work seem to be more important.

After explaining the matter, Henson continued to observe.At this time, two unknown guards appeared in Henson's vision, a white shooting guard named Klay Thompson and a skinny black point guard named Reggie Jackson.

"It's really interesting." Henson couldn't help smiling. Among the top 11 rookies in the 10 draft predictions, few of them are Henson's eyes.

But the rookies who are predicted to be ranked after the top 10 are Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Compared to Jimmy Butler, Reggie Jackson and Klay Thompson have better aptitude and potential.People say that this year is a small draft year, but Henson believes that after two or three years, the 11th rookie is enough to prove himself.

After instructing Silas to add both Reggie Jackson and Klay Thompson to the key observation list, Henson finally saw his dream treasure, the star of San Diego State University, Kawhi Leonard!

Before Henson's eyes, many numbers began to jump.Compared to when Silas sent him Leonard's data, this guy's arms are longer.Leonard, who is 1 meters tall with bare feet, has a terrifying wingspan of 98 meters.There is another statistic that makes Henson very interested, that is Leonard's palm.

Through the data analysis module Henson can clearly see that when Leonard opened his hand, the width from the thumb to the little finger reached 28.6 cm, and the length from the wrist to the tip of the middle finger was 24.8 cm.Henson couldn't help stretching out his hand to compare, Leonard's palm was there, it was a big sucker!

With such a pair of hands in front of the offensive players, let alone the basket, you can't even see the rebound!
The 3/4 field sprint is 3.15 seconds, the maximum bounce is 81 cm, and the bounce without run-up is 61 cm. For comparison, the maximum bounce of rookie Anthony is 85 cm.Moreover, Leonard is now in the injury period, which is not his best physical measurement data.Even so, it's still excellent.

With a twitch all over his body, Henson instantly felt that the other rookies had become dull.

"This guy is in excellent physical condition. In December last year, he was predicted to be the third highest pick. But he quickly fell, and many teams also lost interest in him. The reason is simple. The general managers of each team have been scared by this kind of rookie." Silas moved closer to Henson, and began to explain some information to Henson that could not be seen from the video and materials.

After all, Silas, who has been observing for a whole year, knows Leonard better than Henson.

The so-called "no three no four" rookie does not mean that this player is not doing his job properly, but that he cannot find an accurate position in the third and fourth positions.

In the 08 draft, the talented forward Michael Beasley, who was second only to Rose, the youngest MVP, lost his place because he couldn't find his position after entering the league.And this kind of rookies who can't play because they can't find their position, there have been more and more in recent years.

"When Leonard was in college, he mostly appeared in the fourth position. The last superstar who was less than two meters tall and played the fourth position was already your old enemy, the "flying pig" Barkley in the 90s of the last century. But can Leonard become Barkley? Impossible. Although Leonard was a good rebounder in college, his rebounding ability will be greatly reduced in the NBA, because he is indeed a little short and not heavy enough."

Silas began to explain to Henson why a rookie who had reached No. [-] at the top was now almost uninterested.

"We can let him play the third position." Henson replied without thinking. Although Henson did push Granger to the fourth position last season, it doesn't mean that he will let all forwards try to play the fourth position.

"Yes, position 19.7, so here comes the problem. Leonard's shooting percentage in college was extremely poor. During his freshman year, his three-point shooting percentage was only 27.5%, and his sophomore year was slightly better, [-]%. After entering the league, the three-point line will be further extended. He plays the third position, just like Jimmy Butler, and cannot bring you a three-point threat." Silas poured cold water down again,

A short power forward who has been in the fourth position all year round and has no strong shooting ability.If Leonard can gain weight to Barkley's level and still maintain that agility, then his ceiling will be high!But everything is just if. The scouts of NBA teams are not stupid. It's not that they didn't discover Leonard, but they discovered more fatal flaws in him.

Leonard is indeed a gem, but no one can guarantee that this gem will be polished.Instead of taking such a big risk, it is better to choose a safer one.Therefore, Leonard, who is in excellent physical condition, will fall here.

Only a guy like Henson who can directly see Leonard's potential, and only a guy like him who can turn an "if" into a "sure", will be so obsessed with Leonard.

Henson rubbed his chin and began to think about how this year's draft will work.A trade is definitely inevitable, and Henson can't risk waiting for Leonard with the 23rd pick.If it is picked up by others, either this little guy will lose everyone because of wrong guidance, such as gaining weight and playing the [-]th position, or it will be cheaper for other teams.

"I've also heard that the Spurs intend to trade George Hill up for draft picks. It's just that they haven't found a trade partner yet."

Once a transaction like this happens, rumors are inevitable.After all, if you don't speak out, who would know that you want to trade?Silas has a wide network of contacts, and this kind of news generally cannot escape his ears.

"Really? Call Bird and tell him we're willing to trade Holiday and Mike Roberts for George Hill."

Henson seemed to have seized some opportunity and started planning his own trickery.

(End of this chapter)