I'm really good at shooting.

This is also one of the reasons why Sun Haogui was named "outside Europe" in the first place, but in the end he was only a late first-round pick.

Neither Green's dynamic talent nor his static talent can reach the NBA level.

Or it can be said that, except for wingspan and strength, his other abilities cannot beat the NBA.

If he is chosen, it is very likely that he will be chosen as a power forward substitute.

So even if the university has such an outstanding performance, his draft price is not high, and he has always been considered a second round.

And there is another point, Green's temper is relatively irritable, and he was a thorny player in college.

This also conflicts with the current team building style of the Lakers.

Sun Hao nodded.

Green's strengths and weaknesses, of course, he is more clear than Kupchak in this time travel.

The reason why he chose Green is actually very simple. Small ball is the development trend of basketball, and it is impossible to completely violate it.

Even if you don't follow the trend, you still need someone who can serve as the fifth position at certain times.

A rookie with a low pick like Green is almost an inevitable choice.

If you change anyone to time travel, it is impossible to say that you will voluntarily give up Green when you have the opportunity to choose him.

As for some of the existing issues, it doesn't necessarily have to be an issue like it has historically been.

Because what a player will become depends on who he is teaming with.

Give a most similar example.

Rodman.

Rodman is nicknamed "The Flower Bug", and his ability to cause trouble on and off the court is definitely better than Green's.

But it's just such a "flower bug", who behaved like a kitten when he was beside Jordan.

That's Jordan's deterrent effect.

There is a very realistic saying, when you have no status, you may have to quarrel with others if you want to solve a small matter.

But if your status is very high, you don't even need to say a word.

Green with Sun Hao will only be more obedient than Rodman with Jordan.

In addition to the first round, Sun Hao also found another candidate for the Lakers in the second round.

Carey O'Quinn.

Most people have never heard of this player, but he has an excellent wingspan. He is an inside swingman. He is neither strong nor weak. He can play as a substitute or become the team's starter at certain times. It is very suitable for the Lakers now. Team building ideas.

Some people say why the outside line is not reinforced?

Because the outside line is completely enough.

Sun Hao, Knight, Butler, and Crawford all have plenty to spare.

Even if the Lakers choose to send away Crawford, who was in poor form last season, the three-man rotation is enough to cope.

A few days later, the 2012 NBA Draft took place at Madison Square Garden.

As in previous years, the lottery for this year's draft has been determined as early as two months ago.

The team that finally got the No. [-] pick was the Denver Nuggets.

This is somewhat unexpected but can also be analyzed.

James has been in the Nuggets for seven years, and Denver's ball market has grown a lot.

If there are no new superstars coming in, then Denver's ball market will soon shrink down.

That would be a loss for both the Nuggets and the league.

Referring to Cleveland in history, after James left, they were "overwhelmed with luck" and won consecutive No. [-] picks.

In the end, there was no suspense. They used this pick to pick Anthony Davis.

This wave can be regarded as winning the cornerstone of the new team in one fell swoop.

And the Nuggets have more than one operation in the draft.

They also did a maneuver that made everyone else look incredible.

They traded last year's No. 5 pick, Derek Williams, to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for their No. [-] pick and future second-round picks.

Williams averaged 14.8 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Nuggets last season.

This data is definitely incomparable with James.

It's like a lottery ticket, halfway through it, the word "thank you" has already been seen.

But half of the rookies look at it for three years, and many superstars did not perform well in the first year. Kobe is a representative figure.

It takes a lot of courage for the Nuggets to make this move.

But after reading their options, the Denver fans said they could still accept it.

Because the Nuggets selected Damian Lillard with the fifth pick in the trade!

This choice is very interesting!

Especially when Sun Hao saw this result.

The 2012 rookies are not as dazzling as the 96 and 03 generations, but there are two super giants in this class.

That's right, it's Davis and Lillard!

In history, one of them is the new queen bee, and the other is the soul of Portland.

It turned out to be good now, these two people were on the same team from the beginning!

And their technical characteristics are also very compatible, both are big killers in the small ball era.

Sure enough, the same opportunity was placed on different teams, and the results were completely different.

Compared with the Cavaliers in history, this wave of operations of the Nuggets can be said to have formed a very sharp contrast.

And this wave of operations also fully demonstrates the ability of the Nuggets management.

With the ability they have shown, if nothing else, it won't take too long for the Nuggets to have a chance to become a newly emerging team in the league.

And Sun Hao was also a little curious at this time.

In history, the management of the Nuggets is also very discerning. They selected Jokic, and decisively chose the former between Jokic and Nurkic. They also chose the "ten-year cornerstone" and a The best organization center in history.

It's just that I don't know if they can do that now. If they can do it, the Nuggets will be another Warriors team.

Several other players who attracted more attention in this draft, Bill was selected by the Cavaliers and formed a double gun with Irving. Drummond went to the Pistons as in history.

Then the Lakers successfully won Green and O'Quinn.

It is worth mentioning that Green was overjoyed after being selected and trotted all the way to the stage.

Although there are great problems and controversies in history, at least Green is very excited at this moment.

Because he felt that he was going to become the new Rodman next to Sun Hao!

Chapter 678 The ambition of the Lakers!

The draft is just a warm-up, and the real drama is the upcoming free agent market.

Last year's free agent market was quiet for a year, and this year's has become lively again, and it can even be described as hot.

This year's big fish in the free market is as good as Sun Hao and Kobe Bryant when they entered the free market.

In addition to the three big fishes Yao Ming, Howard, and Yi Jianlian mentioned earlier, there are also rookies in the 2008 class who have not been renewed in advance.

This includes Westbrook of the Thunder, OJ Mayo of the Cavaliers, Kevin Love of the Timberwolves, Brook Lopez of the Nets, and Roy Hibbert of the Lakers.

Just like what I said at the time of the draft, the draft quality of the 08 generation is still very high.

And in addition to these players, there are many former players who are also worth pursuing, and some top veterans.

When playing, Paul, Deron, Brand, Baron Davis, etc.;

There are a lot of top veterans this year: Nash, Kidd, Billups, Ray Allen, Garnett, Carter, Andre Miller, etc.;

In addition, there are some very good role players: Fernandez, Hinrich, Courtney Lee, Ariza, Pietrus, etc.;

There are even those whose contracts in the 09 session have not yet expired, but who have already started to negotiate ahead of schedule. Two of the most typical representatives are Harden and Curry.

Both of them played super high-profile performances last season, and they will get early contract extensions without any accidents.

But the situation of the two is not the same. Sun Hao left the Warriors, and Curry's contract extension is almost inseparable.

But there are many uncertainties in the prospect of Harden's contract extension.

All in all, with such a list, there will definitely be many good things in the free market this year.

Kupchak will even ask for Sun Hao's opinion during the draft, so the free market plan will naturally not be kept secret from Sun Hao.

"Our first target in the free market will be Yao."

Kupchak didn't ask Sun Hao's attitude in this sentence, because he knew that Sun Hao could not refuse to be a teammate with Yao Ming.

The fact is indeed the case, Sun Hao and Yao Ming are both veterans who have played in this league for more than ten years.

There has been no chance to cooperate before, and now finally there is such an opportunity, just like the selection of Green in the draft, Sun Hao will definitely not take the initiative to refuse.

Even, he is eager.

This is related to his chat with Yao Ming last season, and also related to Yao Ming's current situation.

Long before the start of the free market, some problems between Yao Ming and the Wizards were exposed.

Yao Ming's current situation is similar to that of Durant after injury in history.

At the end of the peak, they all suffered serious injuries, and although Yao Ming's injuries were relatively mild, the impact of injuries to inside players was far greater than that of outside players.

Therefore, the management of the Wizards has the same hesitation as the management of the Warriors.

Because Yao Ming's contract renewal will definitely be a maximum salary, and it is a long-term contract. If the Wizards renew their contract, there is a high probability that they will pay for the big contract in the next few years.

However, Jordan has stated in public more than once that the Wizards will renew Yao Ming's contract.

"What Yao has done for the Wizards, there is no reason not to re-sign him."

Although Jordan is not yet the big boss, this is also a statement from the management.

So the current situation can only be regarded as hesitation at best.

The Wizards will have concerns about renewing Yao Ming's contract, but they have no choice but to renew the contract, because Riley has set a precedent, and they will be sprayed to death.

Maybe in the end, it still depends on Yao Ming's own attitude.

At this stage of his career, Yao Ming's considerations must be somewhat different from before.

This is why Kupchak dared to say that the first goal is to chase Yao Ming.

As for the injury problem, they have the experience of dealing with O'Neal before, and the league has no more experience in dealing with this kind of big man than they do.

"I'll try to talk to Yao."

Because Sun Hao is eager, he is also very active.

Hearing what Sun Hao said, Kupchak was naturally the happiest.

With Sun Hao coming forward, the possibility of the Lakers signing Yao Ming skyrocketed.

"We are also ready to sign Rudy Fernandes."

Then, Kupchak said another person who didn't seem so important, but it was necessary to say.

Fernandez.

Because Fernandez went to the Cavaliers, he has already played a starter, and his playing time in the NBA is much longer than in history.

But his current life is not satisfactory, because the record of the Cavaliers has not improved all year round, which is a kind of torture for him.

At the end of last season, he already had a strong idea of ​​returning to Europe to play.

The reason why Kupchak would choose Fernandez is also easy to explain.

First, of course, because of Fernandez's strength.