Legend of Tomorrow

NBA President David Stern gave a speech on the stage, and the fans booed. Since the NBA was suspended in 1998, it has become a tradition to boo the president in the draft. Stern smiled and didn't care. The 2000 draft Officially begin.

The New Jersey Nets selected University of Cincinnati beast power forward Kenyon Martin with the No. 1 pick.

Martin was injured in the championship, but he could still become the No. 1 pick in the NBA in the draft. His physical fitness is so attractive.

The Grizzlies selected Stromire Swift from Louisiana State University with the second pick, a spring man who is 208cm tall and weighs 100 kilograms.

Swift's team was eliminated in the round of 16. He impresses the Grizzlies with top-level physical fitness. If you only look at the college goal collection, he is simply stronger than Michael Jordan. His golf IQ is hopelessly low and there is no way he can become a star. No one knows this now, and the media is generally optimistic about him.

Like Guo Xu's previous life, the Clippers selected Darius Miles, a forward who is 206 cm tall and weighs 107 kg, and the guy who stole exam papers with Black Widow and Captain America.

He was a player who participated in the NBA draft right out of high school. In his final year of high school, he averaged 22.1 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.4 steals and 7.2 blocks per game. Because of his exaggerated statistics, he was called KG II by some media, which was almost ridiculous.

Miles did participate in the draft as a high school student, but he was born on October 9, 1981, one month older than Guo Xu. And although he is physically fit, he is not active in defense and his shooting is unstable... This guy can't even make a big jump shot, so he has the nerve to say KG II?

There was a major change in the fourth pick. The Chicago Bulls selected Jason Richardson, who was taller than Guo Xu's previous life in 2001. After playing one more year, he became fifth.

The Bulls management believes that Richardson has unlimited potential, with top jumping and strength, a shooting range beyond three points, and less than 19 years old. He is a proper All-Star seedling. Moreover, he has the bonus of an NCAA championship. The other rookies are either older or have lower statistics than him. A compromise looks particularly good.

Richardson hugged his family at the scene, put on his rookie hat and went on stage to shake hands with Stern, smiling happily.

Grandpa Blake asked in disbelief: So tall? Isn't he the third in your team?

Guo Xu was equally surprised and said with a smile: I didn't expect him to be selected so high. His destiny has changed.

The Magic team selected pitcher Mike Miller with the fifth overall pick. It seems normal for Richardson to have a high pick. He is also a forward. Miller was abused and cried in the finals, and his physical fitness was even worse. Richardson Sen is at the same level, how can He De be in the front?

Blake was dissatisfied. Holy shit, how did you choose this? Is this fool from Buddha University? The finals are completely useless.

Maybe the Magic manager is blind. Guo Xu said with a smile. He couldn't explain the managers' selection criteria.

There are too many such things in the draft. Miller's advantage is that he can provide immediate combat effectiveness. He is also the best three-point shooter among this draft's rookies. But this year, Michael Reed, who is also capable of immediate combat, shooting, and better physical fitness, is not favored at all. In the three seasons he played for Ohio State University, Reed averaged 19.6 points per game, but he was only predicted to be in the second round. Show, the experts reason is that he has a poor record.

In fact, managers generally select candidates based on whether they are suitable for their team's tactics, and scouts also have a general selection criteria.

The first is to look at the physical quality, the second is to look at the player's spirit, and the third is to look at the player's background.

Body, height and wingspan are undoubtedly the first considerations. No one can teach these things. Speed, jumping and explosive power can be practiced, but the prime period is between the ages of six and twenty, and it is difficult to improve after that.

So in terms of players’ bodies,

On the premise of no injury history, wingspan comes first, then height, and height is matched by explosive power, speed, agility, jumping, balance, and finally strength.

In terms of spirit, the first thing is whether the player can work in a team environment. For a humble player, the coaching staff can teach him to train comfortably, but everyone doesn't like thorny players. Secondly, it depends on perseverance. Not everyone can endure so much hard training. Players with perseverance are more likely to play well and their quality can be improved even if they are not. Mental attributes can really determine a player's upper limit.

The last item of background refers to the level of basketball education the player received at the beginning, and what kind of basketball system he has experienced. Players with different backgrounds have different styles of play.

For example, players from Michigan State University are good at quick offensive and defensive transitions and pick-and-roll coordination; Duke University players are often excellent team players who are selfless on both offense and defense; Florida University is a high-quality forward or three-pointer.

These are determined by the coach's tactical style, which will put a label on the young players. Reid is not favored, largely because he likes to fight in chaos.

The Eagles selected DeMar Johnson in sixth place, a swingman with a height of 206cm and a weight of 91kg. The template is Scottie Pippen, with amazing physical fitness.

Looking at the smiling Johnson on the stage, Guo Xu suspected that there was such a thing as fate. Even though Richardson entered the draft a year earlier and caused a butterfly effect, he was still selected by the Eagles.

Guo Xu had a deep impression on Johnson in his previous life. He was a genius ruined by injuries. In 2002, he was involved in a car accident in Atlanta, nearly broke his neck and almost died, but he still returned to the NBA with his gritty character. He became a very inspirational player, but he failed to recover the state before the injury, and bid farewell to the NBA early in 2007.

If he had been drafted by another team, he might have been able to avoid that car accident, but it might still happen now. Even if Guo Xu knew about it, he couldn't save this person. He didn't know the exact date of the car accident.

The seventh pick belonged to the Bulls again, and they selected Marcus Fizer, a power forward with a height of 203 cm and a weight of 117 kg.

In the world before Guo Xu, Fizer was very famous, not because he became an All-Star, but because of his crazy tattoo hobby. He has more than 30 tattoos on his body. You must know that Iverson, the famous tattoo king of the league, only had 21 at this time.

The Cavaliers selected Jamal Crawford with the eighth pick; the Rockets selected center Joel Przybilla with the ninth pick. The Magic selected point guard Kenyon Dooling with the 10th overall pick; the Celtics selected center Chris Mihm with the 11th overall pick.

The overall draft results have not changed much. All teams have locked in their favorite goals through trial training. In the era when there was no public rookie training camp, it was rare to cut a beard.

Cliffs joined the Pistons at the 14th place. He was selected as the best player in the Big Ten twice, was selected to the All-American team three times, and won an NCAA championship with Michigan State University. High, but Cliffs is very happy. As a native of Michigan, the team he most wants to join is the Pistons. At this time, he had no idea that this was a big pit.

Morris Peterson joined the Raptors at the 17th place, which is about the same as the predicted position. He is not very happy because he has to leave Toronto, Canada.

The commentator of the live draft sighed: The only four players from Michigan State University who were not selected are MOP Jason Guo.