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Chapter 685 DeAndre Jordan (Part [-])
As I said before, the draft is a stage that changes every minute.

Because no one team will tell another team their decision.

Therefore, the participating teams of the 30 teams must make predictions and preparations for various situations that may occur.

They not only have to make the first choice, but also have to be prepared with both hands.

This is the case with the Clippers today.

The Clippers, who originally planned to select Ibaka with the fifth overall pick in the second round, were cut off by Brooks' SuperSonics with the 24th overall pick in the first round.

But Lan Shengli has another candidate.

And no one has chosen this player since then, and now it is basically in the Clippers' pocket.

NBA vice chairman Xiao Hua came to the stage with the Clippers' selection envelope.

Because the Clippers' choice in the first round made the fans extremely dissatisfied, the fans wearing Clippers jerseys didn't seem too excited, but more faintly worried.

I'm afraid the team will choose another "wonderful player".

"In the 2008 NBA draft, the No.30 fifth pick of the Los Angeles Clippers was ~,"

Xiao Hua has already read it.

"DeAndre Jordan, from Texas A&M~!!"

Finally, the answer to the mystery was revealed. DeAndre Jordan, a freshman black center from Texas A&M University and a bouncing monster, was the "fish that slipped through the net" in Lan Shengli's mouth.

"Yeah~!!!"

The fans seemed to be quite satisfied with the team's choice this time, and cheered one after another.

Maybe it's because after seeing DeAndre Jordan come to the stage, people still look forward to him with his huge body and high-quality wingspan.

"Hey~, although it's a bit regrettable not to get Ibaka, but getting DeAndre Jordan, it can be regarded as recovering some losses~!"

Lan Shengli looked at the way DeAndre Jordan and Xiao Hua shook hands, and said with a gratified expression.

As for why Lan Shengli chose such an inside player as a candidate, it all started with the Chicago United trial training a month ago.

He is 211 centimeters tall, with a wingspan of 229 centimeters, a standing reach of 288 centimeters, and a weight of 120 kilograms.

This is the static data that DeAndre Jordan handed over during the previous joint trial.

With high-quality height, outstanding wingspan and terrifying jumping ability, DeAndre Jordan can contribute 20.1 blocks when he averages 1.26 minutes per game in his freshman season.

This is enough to show the deterrent power of DeAndre Jordan, nicknamed "Little Jordan", on the defensive end.

The characteristics of Jordan's game are actually very similar to Jason Thompson.

It's just that Jordan is indeed a player without any "shooting ability" at all.

His scoring methods are basically slam dunks, and the simplest tip-ups. He basically can't find the basket outside the three-second zone.

This is also Jordan's problem, and the reason why his draft prospects are not optimistic.

Because his skills are so bad, in last year's college game, his free throw percentage was only a poor 43.7%, which is already low to a certain extent.

So this is why many teams dare not bet on Jordan, or even dare to bet on a second-round pick.

No one knows that Jordan will become a pure frame-protecting blue-collar in the future, and a blue-collar without any independent offensive ability, or he can develop more.

Closer to home, the time went back to the joint trial training in Chicago a month ago.

At that time, Jordan was full of ambition. When he was preparing to try out for several interested teams in the joint trial training on the second day, he was suddenly told that several teams had already given up their favorite candidates, so they gave up playing with him. individual training.

"These teams will definitely regret it, for sure~!!!"

Little Jordan said to himself with an extremely resentful expression.

But soon, Jordan's management team still found him an opportunity to try out alone.

The opponent is Jordan's hometown team, the Houston Rockets.

Because the Rockets already have the All-Star center Yao Ming, and Mutombo, the "African Mountain" on the bench, there is no other need at all for the inside position. It's a fellow countryman's face.

But Jordan doesn't care about that, since he has the opportunity to try out alone, he must seize it, so after the trial started, Jordan was very proactive, but~~

"Clang~!!"

"Clang~!!"

"Dang, clang~!!"

In the hook practice in the three-second zone, Jordan hit the iron continuously. Whether it was a direct hook or a wipe, he felt a lot worse.

It can be seen that Jordan's grasp of shooting strength is still much worse.

And the dribbling practice is also stumbling.

Little Jordan's stupefied feeling was like the ability he showed when he dragged a football player from the football field and put on basketball equipment.

"Clang~!!"

"Clang~!!"

Free throws have always been blacksmithing, and there may even be three non-stick situations.

The Rockets team watched from the sidelines, shaking their heads while recording.

It seems that Jordan's last chance was lost just like that.

"I've seen a lot of big players with rough skills, but it's really rare to see someone as rough as him, haha~!!"

Lan Shengli stood aside in a daze, shaking his head and said.

Because the Rockets and the Clippers share a field, they are watching each other's workouts.

The 20-minute individual workout ended up being less than 10 minutes. Although the effect was poor, Jordan seemed to have worked really hard and was already sweating profusely.

It's just that the effect is not very satisfactory, so it makes his efforts somewhat meaningless.

Because there is no team to try out with Jordan again, Jordan is waiting for the final free training time.

That was his final moment of performance to all NBA teams.

Because Lan Shengli wanted to investigate more, to be precise, to see Ibaka's situation, so he continued to stay and watched the free training full-court training match.

Coincidentally, Ibaka and Jordan were assigned to the same field, and the two were still facing each other.

Although Ibaka usually plays the fourth position, after the start of the training game, Ibaka still came to the fifth position and formed a match with Jordan.

"Although this player's skills are frighteningly rough, his defensive attitude is still very correct~!!"

Standing on the sidelines, Lan Shengli sighed as he watched Jordan focus on defending Ibaka.

While speaking, Ibaka held the ball and faced Jordan, trying to pass him with speed and flexibility.

But Jordan is not a vegetarian either.

"Crack~!!!"

(End of this chapter)