Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 161 161. The Draft
In a blink of an eye, the time came to the end of June, and the 2006 NBA Draft arrived as scheduled.

This year's draft is still held in the theater at Madison Square Garden.

The NBA draft can be regarded as an important annual event in the NBA. All the teams that chose poorly last season wanted to make a comeback through the draft.

Especially the Bobcats, who got the No. [-] lottery again in the lottery. Fans want to know when the Bobcats team will be so bad, and when will they be able to rise.

Before the start of the draft, McHale and the management of each team walked back and forth one after another, standing at the door and chatting with people from all sides with a smile on their faces.

As the general manager of the team, McHale has many deficiencies, but these deficiencies are all made up by Luke.

What McHale needs to do now is to socialize, to get closer to each other through a lot of social networking, so that the Timberwolves can find other teams to trade in the future.

As for Luke, he sat in the room with assistant coach Lambiel and chatted with each other.

Of course, compared to Lambiel's nervousness, standing up and walking around from time to time, Luke looked much calmer sitting on the sofa.

While drinking coffee and watching TV, those who didn't know thought Luke was on vacation.

"Before this year's draft, we didn't try out a few players. If these players are picked up by others, we don't even have backup players. This is really too passive!"

"I know you have a good vision for the draft, but the draft is very important, Lu, don't be too confident!"

Hearing Lambir buzzing like flies in his ears, Luke drank coffee leisurely.

It wasn't until the sound came from the front that the draft was about to begin, Luke picked his ears with his little finger: "Bill, I think you can be quiet, because I never have to try out in the draft!"

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With league commissioner David Stern saying a lot on stage, the NBA Draft 2006 officially kicked off.

With the first pick in the first round, the Raptors, who held the No. [-] pick, chose the No. [-] pick from Italy, Lang Bargnani.

Bargnani is 114 meters tall and weighs [-] kilograms. He is a big player with a very soft shooting touch.

Before entering the NBA, Bargnani has been playing in the Italian League, and his average data per game is not very good, but his three-point shooting rate is close to 40%, so that people can see the shadow of "Nuotian King" in Bargnani.

And Bargnani's draft template is also unsurprisingly, it is Dirk Nowitzki who is currently playing for the Dallas Mavericks.

Luke has never been able to understand why the Raptors chose Bargnani, who doesn't like physical confrontation, when they already have "Dragon King" Bosh.

In this position, the Raptors can understand even if they choose another inside player Aldridge, but it is really puzzling to choose Bargnani.

After all, Bargnani is not that kind of talented player. The reason why Bargnani was elected as the No. [-] pick is because the resemblance to Nowitzki is too attractive. Can only be regarded as average.

The Chicago Bulls selected Aldridge with the second pick in the first round. If nothing else, Aldridge will be traded to the Trail Blazers.

This is not the first time that the Bulls have brushed shoulders with future stars. In line with the idea of ​​trading down to make a fortune, the Bulls management is really a little blind.

With the third pick in the first round, the Bobcats management still continued their mysterious operation and selected "Bird II" Adam Morris with the No. [-] pick.

Strictly speaking, he is not considered a parallel importer, but from the results, he is a star seedling who is a parallel importer.

Throughout the long history of the NBA, none of the players whose draft template is "Big Bird" Bird can play their worth. Unfortunately, it was too late when the Bobcats management understood this truth.

The Trail Blazers with the fourth overall pick in the first round selected Tyrus Thomas, the player the Bulls wanted to trade down.

Thomas is a typical spring insider, with a tall, thin body and a style of play that can run and jump. Although his career cannot be called a parallel importer, considering the swap with Aldridge, Thomas has really put the Bulls to shame. light.

The Kings chose "Yellow Mamba" Roy with the sixth overall pick in the first round. It is also a pity that after being selected, Roy will be traded to the Trail Blazers.

From Luke's point of view, these few operations of the Blazers this year are simply too explosive, directly establishing the team's status in the next few years.

If it weren't for the fact that the group of veterinarians in Portland hadn't left for a long time, Luke would have suspected that he was not the only one who could predict the future.

The Rockets selected Rudy Gay with the eighth pick in the first round.

Without Kobe's life, but with Kobe's disease, this is a true portrayal of Rudy Gay's early career.

With the 11th overall pick in the first round, the Magic selected Redick, a worm who will definitely fall under Luke's hands next season.

Even if Redick is pretty handsome, Luke won't be merciless when he cripples someone!
If he was a popular star in the league, Luke would try to restrain himself if he wanted to make a move, but against a scum like Redick, Luke didn't even bother to raise his eyelids.

The 13th pick in the first round of the 76ers chose Sefolosha. Although he was also the 13th pick in the first round and he was also a shooting guard, Sefolosha's offensive level is simply indescribable.

Fortunately, Sefolosha's defense is still hard, and he was selected to the best defensive second team in the 10-11 season. Otherwise, he would appear as a shooting guard at the 13th pick in the first round, and the fans would feel ashamed for him.

With the 19th pick in the first round, the Kings chose Quincy Dolby, the famous "CBA star"!
杜比在CBA2010—11赛季场均可以砍下32分，带领XJ以37胜1负的傲人战绩杀入总决赛，并创下了总决赛个人单场53分的历史记录。

In 2013, Dolby also scored 36 points in 75 minutes, setting a single-game scoring record in CBA history at that time.

Even though this record was later broken by Zhejiang foreign aid McCrum's 82 points, in a sense, Quincy Dolby is also a memory of a generation of fans.

Especially the XJ battle against Guangdong in the finals, although it was ugly, it can be regarded as the pinnacle of the CBA in the 21st century.

Next, the 20th pick in the first round originally belonged to the Knicks and now belongs to the Timberwolves. When the Timberwolves were about to select players, the audience became silent instantly.

Everyone wants to see which player Luke, who has an excellent draft vision in history, will choose this year!

With the atmosphere of the scene full, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the draft results of the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves selected point guard Rondo from the University of Kentucky with the 20th overall pick in the first round!
Rondo is 1.8 meters five and weighs 77 kilograms. From the perspective of body shape, he has nothing to do with being strong, but Rondo has suffocating wingspan and palms.

The excellent wingspan advantage makes Rondo have the potential to become an excellent blocker, and the huge palm also makes Rondo's ball control more stable.

And Rondo's signature layup fakes also benefit from his huge palms.

Rondo's sense of the ball is not the best in history as a point guard, but Rondo's ball quotient is definitely the "peak of point guards", which even Jason Kidd has to avoid.

Latong Rondo has been selected to the best defensive team seven times in his career, four times in the All-Star team, two championship trophies, three league assists, and one league steals. This guy who is 1.8 meters five and weighs only 77 kilograms is in The NBA is booming.

Rondo's offensive ability has always been disgusted by people, but Rondo's defensive ability and organizational ability are definitely the top point guards. Until now, Rondo still holds the NCAA single-season steal record.

In the last season of representing the University of Kentucky, Rondo averaged 11.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game. It is not unusual for Rondo to have more rebounds than assists. After all, the title of "Long center" is not for nothing .

Rondo's statistics during his college days did not look that good, but Rondo's role on the court is not reflected by the statistics.

Rondo's physical condition is the limit of a speed point guard, and he is known as the best point guard template in the future.

Long arms, huge hands, super fast speed and a decent bounce.

Calmness, self-confidence, perseverance, ruthlessness, and fearlessness may be enough to describe him, but the most suitable description is - field commander!

With the "alien" Kassel bound to leave the team during the offseason, the Timberwolves have a shortage of personnel on the back line.

Even if "The Glove" Payton is willing to stay and fight for another season, the Timberwolves' back line will not meet the dynasty standard.

However, after selecting Rondo, these problems seem to be solved in an instant, especially when "Glove" Payton is likely to stay with the team to renew his contract, Rondo's growth environment in the new season is simply enviable.

In addition, Rondo's defensive ability is highly appreciated by Luke. It is foreseeable that the Timberwolves' defense next season may reach a suffocating level!
　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you, third child!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)