Legend of Tomorrow

? Clippers manager Baylor used his god-like vision to select a forward named Yaroslav Kozolev. Guo Xu didn't even know how this guy entered the lottery.

The 76ers actually used the No. 12 pick to select forward Danny Granger, which was also a huge change.

In his previous life, Granger was selected by the Pacers. The Auburn Hills Palace War didn't happen. The Pacers' draft pick was very low. Granger's fate changed. He was a star small forward who excelled both offensively and defensively, but injuries ruined him. He won the Most Improved Player Award and was selected to the All-Star Game. In 2010, he followed the US team to the World Championships in Turkey and won the championship.

However, joining the 76ers may not be a good thing for Granger. The team already has Iguodala. Their positions overlap. How much playing time he can get and whether he can have the ball is a question.

What is certain is that the 76ers' wings have become super strong. Together with Korver and John Salmons, they are enough to compare with the Suns in terms of the potential of the swingman position.

The Nuggets held two first-round picks through trade and selected forward Hakeem Warrick who can play the 3rd and 4th positions and Jared Jack, a heavy point guard who is 191cm tall.

The Grizzlies also made a change, selecting small point guard Nate Robinson.

The Grizzlies were miserable due to Guo Xu in the playoffs. They wanted to choose a smaller guard to try to train. When they face the Suns in the future, Nate should be able to keep up with Guo Xu's speed.

However, Nate's weakness is very obvious. He is much shorter than Guo Xu. The height of 175cm is false. In fact, he is at most 170cm. When he participated in the dunk contest in his previous life, he stood next to the 169cm Potato Weber, and the two were almost the same height.

Otherwise, Nate's superhuman physical fitness will not fall to the bottom of the first round. His speed, jumping, strength, and flexibility are all top-notch. Another embarrassing point is that his playing style is like a shooting guard with average organizational skills.

The Rockets' choice has also changed, because they have fired Jeff Van Gundy and invited Nelson to join.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Nelson commented on the Yao-Mai combination this way.

He is the best player in China. He is commendable both on and off the court. Everyone desires a center with a dominant ability like him, so I really want to coach him. However, then Nelson was helpless. Said: Well, but without this opportunity, I have never had the opportunity to coach Yao Ming.

In addition, Nelson believes McGrady is undervalued. Although McGrady has never led the team past the first round of the playoffs, his ability has always been recognized by people in the league.

There is no doubt about this.

He said: T-Mac is an underrated star in the league. I know he can change the outcome of the game on the court. He has this ability. When I lead the team to encounter him, he can always cause a lot of trouble in the game.

Now Nelson has got the opportunity to coach the Rockets and is ecstatic. Yao Ming definitely doesn't need to gain weight. Nelson attaches great importance to the mobility of inside players. Bradley, nicknamed Big Bamboo Pole, is so thin that he can't resist others. He never gained weight in the Mavericks.

Nelson looked down on Luther Hyde, who had no organizational skills. It would be a tragedy to play shooting guard with a height of 191cm. He suggested that the Rockets select Lithuanian forward Linas Kreza.

Kleiza may not necessarily stay. Nelson chose him for trade. This forward has average physical fitness and comprehensive skills but no unique skills. Nelson is also preparing to trade Juwan Howard. Howard played in the Mavericks. His defense was very poor. His only advantage was his mid-range shot. Nelson looked down on him when he was in the Mavericks.

What the Rockets need is a good point guard, but it is not easy to trade Howard. His mid-level contract is obviously too large, and his salary is high but his ability is low. In addition, there is a lack of good point guards to choose from in the free market.

When it was the Suns' turn, Bryan selected David Lee with the 30th pick, a handsome white man, a power forward who is 206cm tall and weighs 111kg.

David Lee, who was watching the live broadcast in a luxurious villa, breathed a sigh of relief. If he couldn't play in the NBA, he would have no choice but to follow the arrangement and work in the family business, managing dozens of fast food restaurants and dozens of supermarket chains. How boring that would be. life?

This is no exaggeration. David Lee is an out-and-out rich second generation, and his grandfather frequently donates millions of dollars to charity. His family owns a huge industry and even invested in the construction of a forest park and a zoo for the city where he lived. David Lee plays basketball purely for fun, and even the small amount of money from his maximum salary is nothing to his family.

In his previous life, David Lee was recognized as a winner in life. He proved himself in the NBA. He was selected to the All-Star twice and won the championship with the Warriors in 2015.

As long as David and Li Guoxu are selected, it is enough. There is no need to dig up rookies. He will become an outstanding immediate combat capability.

David Lee was a famous double-double machine in his previous life. His offensive skills were very gorgeous. He moved fast and was suitable for running and bombing, attacking the strong and defending the weak. The current situation of the Suns is that it doesn't matter if they defend one position, and they rely on offense to kill their opponents.

The second-round draft picks are a group of people who are not optimistic, and there are still some changes.

The Lakers selected Turiaf, a stocky big man, with the 31st pick, and they also used the 36th pick from the trade to select combo guard Monta Ellis.

This change surprised Guo Xu. The Lakers should have selected the swingman Vaughn Weaver, who has strong physical fitness.

After Guo Xu's success, speedy guards became more and more popular. Every team wanted to choose a fast guard to deal with Guo Xu, just like back then, every team would find a meat shield center to fight against O'Neal.

Looking at potential, Ellis is definitely better than Weaver, but it's hard to say what he can do with the Lakers. If he can successfully transform into a point guard and have physical advantages, it will be a tragedy to play the 2 position like in his previous life. Kobe averages about 40 minutes per game. How many opportunities can he be given to perform?

Ellis' transformation into a point guard is only theoretically feasible. What he is good at is chaos, not controlling the rhythm.

The biggest change in the second round was that Polish Hammer Maxin Gortat was directly eliminated.

In the previous life, the Suns selected Gortat with the 57th pick and had not yet signed a contract. Now Guo Xu has not proposed to select him in the second round. As a result, no team pays attention to him. The Magic selected Bynum and will no longer keep an eye on Gortat.

If Gortat does not play in the NBA summer league in the future, people may not know that there is this excellent center in Europe who can play well in the NBA. Guo Xu is prepared to save him in the future. He is worth saving.

It is normal for Gortat to lose the draft now, because this person's resume makes people feel unreliable. The Suns selected him in the second round that year because there was no one available at the center position, only Steven Hunter. Later, in order to strengthen the inside line, the Suns were forced to trade with the Knicks and exchanged Quentin Richardson for veteran Kurt Thomas.

Gortat's sports career started in football. He was trained in the youth training of Poland's LKS Lodz. Later, because he grew too tall, Gortat turned to basketball and came into contact with basketball very late.

He did not go to high school, but went to a technical school. In addition to playing basketball, he spent four years in school learning to repair cars. After graduation, he worked as an apprentice in a repair shop.

Who would have thought that such a person would become an excellent center? In his previous life, Gortat became the representative of late rookie counterattacks.

He is very fast, good at picking and rolling, has mid-range shooting, and can hook on both sides in low singles. He is good at guarding pick-and-rolls, but his disadvantage is that he is not strong enough and is poor in confrontation.

In Gortat's peak season of 2011-12, he averaged 15.4 points, 10 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.5 blocks in 32 minutes per game.

Guo Xu is not in a hurry, let Gortat practice in Europe first, and wait until the Suns take advantage of it in 2007...