Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 162 162. The Draft (2)

When Rondo was selected by the Timberwolves with the No.20 pick in the first round, all eyes on the scene instantly focused on Rondo.

The prospects of the rookies selected by the Timberwolves must not be too bad. This news is from the famous sports reporter Watson.

Although Timberwolves coach Luke and general manager McHale are extremely beautified in this article, it can also reflect Luke's draft vision from the side.

Rondo is a tall, lanky-looking guy who doesn't look like a superstar player in appearance.

Even if judging a player's future by his appearance sounds silly, the word "superstar" is still very much recognized inside the NBA.

The so-called superstar appearance is not just the player's appearance, but also includes the temperament on the court and the player's playing style and so on.

Since Rondo came from the University of Kentucky, a famous NCAA school, Rondo also received the attention of many scouts before the draft.

However, Rondo's performance in college was not so strong. In addition to appearing calmer and more mature than his peers, Rondo's physical talent was limited to his terrifying wingspan.

Coupled with Rondo's poor shooting ability, this caused Rondo's draft rankings to decline all the way, until the 19th pick in the first round was still uninterested.

But as NBA president David Stern announced that when the Timberwolves selected Rondo with the 20th overall pick in the first round, Rondo seemed to become a favorite in an instant.

At this moment, McHale has no doubts that if the Timberwolves are willing to use Rondo as a bargaining chip, all the bad teams in the league will definitely rush to the first.

After all, the Timberwolves have risen strongly in a short period of time with their excellent operational vision, and they have won consecutive championships in the past two years. No one still questions the Timberwolves' vision of seeing people, and no one still questions the Timberwolves' training ability.

It's just a pity that when other people saw Timberwolves General Manager McHale's face full of smiles, their mouths subconsciously felt a little bitter. After careful tasting, they found that the sour water had returned to their mouths!
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Next, the Grizzlies with the 24th overall pick in the first round chose Kyle Lowry.

It took Lowry six full seasons from being only arranged to play ten games by the coach in a single season to averaging double figures per game for the first time in his career.

It took Lowry another four full seasons from scoring in double figures per game to being selected to the All-Star team and the best team.

Kyle Lowry was already a ten-year veteran in the league that year, a mature man in his early thirties.

Kyle Lowry's career has not always been improving, but Lowry's career has been working hard.

During this process, Lowry received too much abuse, whether it was the dragon in the regular season and the playoffs, or the "garbage brothers" formed by DeRozan, every sentence of irony seemed to be pierced into Lowry's heart.

But it is precisely because of the spirit of never giving up that Lowry's career once again ushered in a turning point in the 18-19 season.

That season, Lowry won the championship trophy for the first time in his career, helping his seven-year team, the Toronto Raptors, to the top of the league.

Even if the Raptors won the championship Leonard is the biggest contributor, everyone only remembers Leonard's tiebreaker and Leonard's performance in the playoffs.

但篮球永远不是一个人的运动，18—19赛季洛瑞季后赛场均可以贡献15分5篮板6.6助攻以及1.3次抢断。

Especially the "three-pointer" at the critical moment seemed to let the fans know Lowry for the first time. Lowry, who has been called the garbage brother by people, cried like a child at the moment of winning the championship.

And after the game, he called his good brother DeRozan who was traded to the Spurs. The call didn't last long, but Kyle Lowry's words were moving: "Hey, DeMar, I I saw you on the championship trophy."

After DeRozan was traded by the Raptors, the saddest person on the team was Kyle Lowry. Fans still remember Lowry's celebration in the player tunnel and in the air.

No one understands what Lowry is doing. The NBA is a business league. Everything Lowry does will only make people feel that he is acting on the spot, and will only let the management unscrupulously squeeze his value.

But as Kyle Lowry himself said, there are too many shadows of him here.

With the 25th overall pick in the first round, the Cavaliers selected "Spring Man" Shannon Brown. Brown is well known to most fans, except for his amazing jumping ability, mainly because he was a teammate with Kobe Bryant and won two championship rings with the Lakers.

With the 26th overall pick in the first round, the Lakers chose Jordan Farmar. Like Shannon Brown, his personal skills are mediocre, and his ability to be well-known by fans is entirely due to the Los Angeles market.

With the 29th overall pick in the first round, the Knicks chose Marty Collins. Seeing the Knicks' draft results, Luke sat in the room and nodded without a trace.

It's still a familiar formula, it's still a familiar taste, and the Knicks management is still blind as always!
Until the 30th pick in the first round, which belonged to the Timberwolves' own pick, the eyes of the scene were once again gathered by David Stern in the stands.

Under the expectant gaze of the fans at the scene, the Timberwolves selected Paul Millsap from Louisiana Tech University with the 30th overall pick in the first round.

When the draft results of the Timberwolves were learned on the spot, the teams immediately became restless, wondering what kind of medicine was sold in the Timberwolves gourd.

As an inside player, Millsap is only [-] meters tall, which must be considered short in this period.

However, Millsap has a weight of 113 kilograms, coupled with excellent lower body strength and mid-range shooting ability, Millsap can be regarded as a big killer in the NCAA.

大学三年米尔萨普场均可以砍下18.6分12.7篮板1.3抢断以及2.1次封盖，其中总得分和总篮板分别位列校史第7和第2。

He is the first player in the history of the NCAA I division to win three consecutive rebounding titles.

It is worth mentioning that the legendary power forward Karl Malone came from this school. Although it is not the top NCAA force, it is definitely a famous American school.

Millsap is different from other stocky insiders. Millsap not only has a shooting range, but also has a certain ability to support and develop.

Millsap has been selected to the All-Star team four times in his career and was selected to the defensive second team once. Although he is not the top star in the league, being selected in this position is definitely a big profit.

In particular, Millsap's defensive ability is particularly good. Whether it is single defense or assist defense, Millsap is a good player. This is exactly what Luke likes most.

Magloire will leave the team this summer. Although the insiders will not be unavailable, they will definitely fall into a rotation crisis. The strong Millsap can solve many problems for the Timberwolves.

Even though Millsap's height is flawed, Millsap's rebounding ability is very good. Being elected as the league's rebounding leader for three consecutive years is enough to prove Millsap's ability.

As for why the scene was puzzled by the Timberwolves' choice, because before the draft, Millsap's predicted pick was in the middle of the second round.

Don't say that this pick fell to the latter stage, it would not be surprising even if it was lost in the end, but the Timberwolves took it off with a first-round pick. This behavior is undoubtedly very optimistic about Millsap, even if the outside world does not see it What's so special about Millsap.

The height of [-] meters is not enough to be directly shot to death by NBA scouts, but this height is really at a disadvantage when playing inside.

Not everyone is a monster like Daben. More often than not, NBA scouts value talent.

Short height is naturally a lack of talent, especially Millsap's wingspan is also very embarrassing, and the speed is also unable to play the third position. This physical condition will make Millsap unable to do what he wants in the fourth position.

If the team that selects Millsap with the first round pick is not the Timberwolves, it will definitely be ridiculed by other teams.

But when Millsap was selected by the Timberwolves with the No.30 pick in the first round, everything has changed now.

The first thought of each team was not that the Timberwolves were blind, but racked their brains to find out what was overlooked in Millsap.

After all, scouts may be blind, but Luke will never miss it!

(End of this chapter)