Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

The NBA draft is the only opportunity for the 30 teams to add fresh blood in a basketball league that does not have a promotion and relegation system.

Before the draft, more than a hundred players are involved in joint trials, which is enough for all players to demonstrate their abilities. How to select the player who is most suitable for your team among the many rough players is the job of scouting.

Base.

The last item of the joint trial training is to form a team for a simple tournament.

Komba Walker was guaranteed to be ranked in the top ten, so he could not have participated, but he was very active by nature and wanted to take this opportunity to see the strength of his opponents, so he stood in the front row.

While selecting people, Walker saw a familiar figure.

The man had short black hair and was very capable and tough-looking. Walker thought about it for a moment before he remembered this alumnus who was in the same school as him.

"Seven, come to our team."

Upon hearing Walker's invitation, the yellow-skinned man standing in the corner immediately attracted everyone's attention. The man smiled slightly and walked behind Walker.

"It's stable now..."

Derrick Williams' face immediately lit up when he saw his opponent drafting a mediocre player.

"let's start!"

Everyone started the competition according to their teams...

Scouts from 30 teams took action early and began to follow up and observe their favorite young players for a long time, and before the draft began, they submitted their evaluation reports to the team's personnel directors.

After being swept out by the Mavericks and going through a difficult playoff journey, the Lakers plan to upgrade their lineup again around the core of the 2010 championship - Kobe and Gasol, and the draft is the team's staff

This small test is also the prelude to the summer trading market.

"Although we don't have a first-round pick, this year's three second-round picks can have unexpected results if used properly."

The young man standing in front of the big screen and speaking to the crowd was none other than Ryan West, the Lakers' director of player personnel. He is the son of Lakers legend Jerry West and is responsible for scouting.

Jerry West went to Golden State this summer to serve as a consultant for the Warriors. Judging from his past resume, the rise of the Warriors seems to be foreseeable.

Ryan West looked to his right side and motioned for scout Mark to speak.

In the past year, Mark followed the University of Connecticut to win the championship in this year's Crazy Three, so he naturally had to speak first.

Mark nodded towards West, took out the data he had prepared in advance, and began to analyze the six players announced by the University of Connecticut to participate in the draft one by one.

"Kombavok's shooting is not accurate enough, and coupled with the height restriction, it is difficult to guarantee his shooting percentage under high-intensity defense. Fortunately, his core is very strong, he can maintain his body during layups, and his touch when picking up the basket is also good.

Very soft.”

Mark quickly made his own judgment:

"After getting the MOP, many people are saying that his upward trend in the draft is very strong, but I think it is a bit risky to select a thin commander in the top five picks. Of course, there is absolutely no problem in the top ten picks.

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The expressions of others are relaxed. This is because the Lakers do not have a first-round pick this year. The highest pick is the 11th pick in the second round, which is the 41st pick. Plus the 56th and 58th picks, this is what they have.

All the chips.

Next, Mark began to explain starting center Alex Oriaksi, forward and guard swingman Jeremy Rambo, and others. The other scouts just listened with the most basic respect.

As time passed, Mark's explanation began to extend to the bench, and Ryan West and others' ears slowly perked up. Obviously, this was their focus.

When there was only the last candidate left on the list, Mark hesitated and continued:

"Tianqi, from Connecticut, his parents are Chinese-Americans. He is just over 18 years old this year. He is 203 centimeters tall and weighs 92kg..."

West raised his eyebrows but said nothing.

203 centimeters is a relatively standard striker, or the height of a small forward player. Being under 18 years old means that he seems to have the potential to grow.

"Underweight."

The scout on the other side whispered.

The Lakers' starting shooting guard Kobe Bryant is a heavy guard, weighing 98kg, while the true forward Tianqi weighs only 92kg.

Of course, youth means possibility.

Mark’s voice continued:

"During the tournament schedule, Tianqi did not get much playing time, but in the previous regular season, when he helped the University of Connecticut win the division championship, Tianqi got a lot of playing time..."

Mark looked at West and continued:

"It's just that the data is quite mediocre. In terms of positioning, I personally think he is positioned as an engineer forward."

This almost sentenced this young man to death in the Lakers, because at the small forward position, the Lakers have a championship forward who has proven countless times that he can help the team's charitable world peace through defense.

West nodded and agreed with Mark's point of view.

The focus of the Lakers now is to win the 17th championship in team history while the 32-year-old Gasol and the 34-year-old Kobe Bryant are still in power.

This championship can help the Lakers tie their old rival Celtics in the number of championships, and it can also help Kobe tie his obsession - Jordan in the number of championships, which is of great significance.

Mark looked at the young man with yellow skin, black hair and a bright smile on his resume, turned back the few pieces of paper he had turned over, and covered his name - Qi Tian.

Seeing Mark sitting down, West turned his head and motioned for another scout in charge of Butler University to speak and continue his analysis.

Other teams with lower picks have different ideas. In fact, whether they can find treasures in low picks has always been a reflection of the ability of all team scouts. Unfortunately, even the Spurs, who are best at finding treasures in low picks,

They also failed to draft the second Parker and Ginobili again.

Since it is difficult for everyone to find treasures, we have to follow the basic method, select talents in the first round, and combat power in the second round.

In this league, there is never a shortage of talent. In the second round? Players ranked more than 30, do they still need to talk about talent?

Therefore, among all the teams' rosters, the only yellow-skinned young man was expected to continue to decline due to various reasons.

…

The team led by Komba Walker was trailing by two points, but the opponent knew the difficulty of the new MOP. When they saw him advancing with the ball, the two people next to him immediately came up to double-team.

From the corner of his eye, Walker caught sight of Qi Tian who was in an open position. With a thought in his mind, he pretended to break through, then changed hands and passed the ball.

"Oops!"

"It's okay!"

Seeing Walker actually handing the ball to a skinny kid who didn't perform well in the joint trial, the Williams players on the opposite side turned to look at the timer, quietly waiting for the time to pass.

"It seems that I am really looked down upon!"

Qi Tian looked up and saw that there were only three seconds left on the clock and the defender was still two meters away. Instead of rushing to take action, he took a step back and returned to the three-point line before shooting at the buzzer.

"Dudududu!"

The whistle light came on and the basketball fell into the basket calmly!

"Whoosh!"

A three-pointer!

Komba Walker rushed towards Qi Tian and celebrated the winning goal with his teammates.

Nicholas, the Mavericks scout who was sitting nearby watching the game, his eyes lit up and he lowered his head to record it in his notes.

As the new champion, the Mavericks only have the 26th overall first-round pick and a second-round pick totaling 57th overall.

Their forward position, Marion, is 32 years old, and Caron Butler will also become a free agent. The demand for forwards is still very strong.