basketball scientist

June 25, New York, Madison Square Garden.

Today, the 2009 NBA Draft will be held here, and 203 countries and regions around the world will broadcast this basketball feast.

Compared with the grand scale of the draft in the past few years, this year's draft is known as a small year. Except for Griffin and "Messi" mentioned by Ke Yan, experts can't even select other T1 level players.

Rookie.

But is that really the case? Anyway, Ke Yan doesn’t think so, that is, Harden’s draft pick is too high, and the fat man needs one to two seasons of growth to be successful, otherwise both MVPs of this draft will be included.

Under my command, the picture is too beautiful to look at.

Ke Yan is strategizing, but there are always some things in life that exceed his expectations.

Out of their understanding and fear of Ke Yan, the Hawks refused to trade Battier to a competitor in the Eastern Conference, and instead traded Battier's No. 28 pick for the Suns' No. 15 Laga Bell, and then used the No. 15 pick.

The No. 13 pick from the Pacers was acquired in a trade with Sefolosha, which not only completed tax avoidance but also upgraded the team's draft stock.

Larissander was very aware of Ke Yan's terrifying operational abilities and was determined not to "fund the enemy". This decision was also supported by D'Antoni and Paul.

Ke Yan quickly changed direction and traded Jamal Crawford and Marty Collins' No. 27 pick (obtained from the Grizzlies trade) to acquire the Bulls' No. 16 pick, Brad Miller.

In the summer of 2008, the contract negotiations between the Bulls and Ben Gordon collapsed, and they used a qualifying contract offer to force the other party to stay for one year. Ben Gordon became an unrestricted free agent this summer and will 100% not stay with the Bulls.

The Bulls need to find a new backcourt partner for Rose.

Crawford has the offensive skills of a first-line scorer in the league. He is quite good in singles with the ball or catching and shooting, and his offensive power is not inferior to Ben Gordon. His disadvantages are poor physical confrontation and poor defense. But the overall performance of the Bulls

The defensive strength is pretty good. If the opponent's offense is stronger, Luol Deng can handle it~

The Knicks got Brad Miller, which is also a very targeted reinforcement. Although the old Miller is already 33 years old, his physical condition has been maintained in good condition. In recent seasons, his appearance rate has been above 85%. He tends to

The supporting and shooting style of play is also very healthy. In the days when O'Neal's health is worrying, Brad Miller is another insurance for Ke Yan to fill the Knicks center position.

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After a long wait, David finally appeared in front of everyone, waving to the audience gracefully as before, but what he received in return was boos from the New York fans.

Every year at the draft, New York fans will inevitably boo David Stern, which has become a tradition.

Under the high platform, everyone in the Little Green Room had different reactions. Except for Griffin, the designated number one pick, who always had a confident smile on his face, everyone else was a little uneasy.

Everyone hopes that they will be the second one selected after Griffin. This not only means that they have the potential to be favored by Ke Yan and can get his guidance and avoid detours, but also means that they can score big goals in the early stages of their careers.

Team.

Kobe Bryant's career was so great. In addition to his strong personal ability, does it have anything to do with being in the Lakers?

After a brief opening remarks, this draft officially began.

The staff in the audience handed Stern an envelope with the Clippers' logo printed on it.

"With the No. 1 pick in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Blake Griffin! He is from Oklahoma City and played for the University of Oklahoma!"

After the words fell, there was a neat but not enthusiastic round of applause. This was an expected result.

The proud Griffin hugged his relatives and friends one by one, and went on stage to shake hands with David Stern and take a photo.

Although I'm not going to the Lakers, the Clippers are also in Los Angeles, where there are many female stars and models.

Los Angeles Stallion, online from this moment on!

Next, it's time to reveal the biggest suspense of this draft.

"With the second overall pick in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft, the New York Knicks selected Stephen Curry! He is from Charlotte, North Carolina and plays for Davidson College!"

As soon as these words came out, the huge Madison Square Garden instantly fell into madness!

Curry himself was so excited that he hugged his family. Just now he was so nervous that he almost cried!

Only he himself knows how twists and turns Curry's mental journey has been during this period of time!

After Curry's three days of madness, Curry immediately met with Knicks general manager Yinsaiah Thomas, and the Knicks promised to use their first-round pick to select him. For a long time after that, in addition to the joint workouts where he had to appear,

Curry only had a solo workout with the Knicks. The old Curry spoke out through his own channels and asked other teams not to draft Curry.

Everything was ready, all we needed was east wind. As a result, Yinsaiah Thomas was fired, and Curry was instantly embarrassed!

If not, he will be like Pierce in 1998, whose draft pick dropped all the way! Then he was stabbed 13 times in 35 seconds.

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Turning around, Ke Yan took over as the Knicks and started a fierce fight with Rubio. The media said they saw the shadow of Paul in Rubio, and the Knicks even traded for the second pick for Rubio.

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As a result, the biggest reversal comes!

After jumping on stage and receiving the Knicks hat, Curry took a photo with Stern and smiled sweetly.

Next, the Thunder selected the bearded Harden with the third pick.

Compared with Griffin going to Los Angeles and Curry staying in New York, it would be good for Harden to go to Goose City and let the bullets fly for a while. Playing next to Durant and Westbrook and slowly growing up is a good thing for Harden.

The Kings selected Tyreke Evans with the 4th overall pick. He is also a combo guard with excellent physical fitness and good passing vision, but his shooting is too hip.

Many people say that he was ruined by the Kings' frequent position changes. Ke Yan doesn't think so. His own technical flaws are also obvious, and his beautiful data in the first season are somewhat close to James' 411 Project, including a large number of

Fast break scoring support.

The Timberwolves were frightened, but they still got Rubio as they wished. The Spanish golden boy was undecided. He actually knew that Ke Yan was not interested in him, and the photo taken at the dinner was purely for publicity!

The Hornets selected Flynn with the sixth overall pick. There's nothing to say. Let's keep up the good work in next season's draft.

Missing out on Curry, Nelson chose Jennings, who was also good at three-point shooting. This choice made star Monta Ellis very dissatisfied. He also expected the team to supplement the inside, or add a player with sufficient size.

flank.

Predicted to be No. 2 on the list, but ended up falling all the way to No. 7 before being selected, Thabeet's face turned green. Without any urgent need, the Grizzlies decided to gamble on Thabeet's talent and brought this big bamboo pole.

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Because of Carter, the Menglong team had a special preference for dunkers. After Carter and Moon, they chose DeRozan.

The current DeRozan does not have the unsolvable mid-range shot that he later had. The selling point is his physical fitness. This is also the reason why 2009 is regarded as a small year in the draft. Many players only slowly improved later.

Transport Mamba Jeff Teague to the Bucks. The Bucks' current lineup is also "full of holes." The Marion trade failed, and the Hackers plan to leave Milwaukee; the team has been built around Reid for many years, and the team is in stagnant water.

Except for Bodog, all members of the Bucks are on the shelves.

The Nets selected another "point guard James", Terrence Williams. Later, this guy joined the CBA, but he never played to the level of James.

Joe chose Gerald Henderson with the 12th overall pick. He can carry some ball rights and provide some singles, but the overall efficiency is low. The Bobcats really cannot see the short term due to Joe's disaster.

What hope.

After sending out Battier and Sefolosha one after another, the Hawks completed tax avoidance and raised their draft pick to the 13th pick. They skipped NCAA legend Hansbrough and chose Jordan Hill to fill the gap.

The void left by Nate.

Jordan Hill is 2.08cm tall and has a similar build and appearance to flyweight insider Mickey Moore. He has long arms and long legs, which is not enough for confrontation. He has good mobility, a large defensive range, and is also good at the pick-and-roll on the offensive end.

Next, suitable for playing next to Paul.

The Pistons selected Earl Clark with the 14th overall pick, who was later picked by the Magic when Howard joined the Lakers. He is suitable for playing next to several giants and can shoot open three-pointers, relying on the Lakers' support.

His performance last year got him a contract from the Cavaliers, and he hasn't been heard from since.

With the 15th overall pick, the Pacers selected Hansbrough. White Monster has a mediocre upper limit, but it is a very safe choice and fits the temperament of the Pacers.

Finally, when the Knicks took the stage for the second time, Ke Yan looked at the list of all draft players handed over by his hand, Snyder, and reported the name "Jules Holiday."

In Ke Yan's view, Holiday's strength is such that he can compete among the top five rookies in this year's draft, and he has excellent fighting ability, so he has the ability to be a starter in his rookie season.

Before the 2021 Finals, Holiday was always ignored when discussing the classification of guards. Even though he was the first All-Star born in the 1990s in NBA history, even though he was recognized by the team management, he had nothing to do with the Pelicans.

The team signed a 6-year, 136 million contract, which also allowed the Bucks to spend three first-rounders and two first-round swaps to acquire him, but in the eyes of fans, he is not as good as xx.

Holiday's shooting ability is not stable, and his organizational ability is quite mediocre. Such technical characteristics are very unfavorable for him to produce beautiful data, but his advantages are equally outstanding. Among players with a standard guard size, Holiday's defensive ability

Enough to compete in the top five in history, with excellent speed, confrontation, and skills, and the bigger the occasion, the better his defense becomes. Lillard, Westbrook, Bill, Paul, and Booker all have a dark history of being locked up by him;

On the offensive end, he can use acceleration or physical confrontation to get inside and score. Judging from all guards in the league, Holiday is also an excellent breakthrough player. Compared with Larry Hughes in his peak period, Holiday

Di's movement without the ball is much stronger, which makes his output more stable.

All in all, picking Holiday with the 16th overall pick is a sure win!

The Knicks' operation of selecting two combo guards in a row in the draft is a bit puzzling. After all, the Knicks' wings are where the goal is.

Ke Yan's idea is very simple. After bringing Curry and Holiday in the draft, the team already has three players in the backcourt who can directly serve as starters: Curry, Larry Hughes, and Holiday.

Wesley Matthews, who was drafted, is also very good in immediate combat. Among the four, except for Larry Hughes, who tends to dominate the ball, the others have good off-ball abilities, so how to match them is not a problem.

And Brad Miller, who was brought in in this deal with the Bulls, can also form double insurance with O'Neal at the center position. There are also three players in the team, Love, Randolph, and Jeffries. This

The configuration is far away from the championship. When looking at the Eastern Conference, it can be regarded as a well-off level.

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In the following time, if Randolph's contract cannot be dealt with, then the Knicks' main task is to sign one or two wing players in the free agent market, and then adjust the lineup depending on the situation after the season starts; if it can be dealt with

If Randolph loses his contract, he will need to add a backup big man.

The subsequent draft process is still proceeding in an orderly manner. The Timberwolves selected Ty Lawson as a backup point guard for Rubio who may not enter the NBA for the time being; the Rockets selected the Spaniard You Yin with the fourth pick in the second round, which should be

It was Taobao after there was really no one to choose; the defending champion Lakers had a good vision and selected two good young people, Tony Douglas and Beverley with the 29th and 42nd picks, but traded them all away in exchange for 300

million in cash; Danny Green, who will have the highest future achievements among the second-round picks, was selected by the Cavaliers with the 45th overall pick, but now he is probably difficult to catch James's eye.

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In fact, among the second-round picks in this class, Danny Green, Beverley, Cunningham, Marcus Thornton, Meeks, De Colo, and Jerebko are all people who can establish themselves in the league.

, the quality is pretty good. However, considering the team's lineup issues, Ke Yan did not continue to take action. Only after the draft, he gave undrafted Matthews a basic salary contract with 11 team options.

Generally, when a team signs an agreement with an undrafted draft pick, they first let the opponent play in the summer league and conduct an inspection. But Ke Yan did not take the unusual path and directly gave the contract, which not only showed his trust in Matthews, but also slapped other players in the face.

Team management.

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