Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Chapter 986 Preparing for Laclay to join the gang

Draft show!

On June 24, the 2011 NBA Draft will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This is also the last major event in the NBA before the old labor agreement expires.

Zuo Li was most concerned about this matter at this time, so in the next hour, Zuo Li and Rich Paul mainly talked about the draft.

"Boss, we have a strong team in this draft. Thanks to your note back then, many players who were not impressive two years ago have slowly emerged, such as Kemba Walker and the Morris brothers in the latest draft predictions.

They are all in the lottery area." When it comes to the players from his company who are about to participate in this draft, Rich Paul knows them all very well, and he can even clearly remember the characteristics written in the scouting reports of each player.

After all, he is worthy of this profession.

In comparison, Zuo Li doesn't know much about how many players from his company will participate in the draft this year. Although he built the basic framework of the company and recruited the biggest stars, the development of the agency in the past two years

Very quickly, in addition to already well-known players such as Zuo Li, Curry, Cousins ​​​​and players who will develop well in the future, there are also players like the Morris brothers who, although not superstars, will have a place in the league in the future.

Players, and many of them were signed under the leadership of Rich Paul, so Zuo Li didn't know.

However, after taking a quick look at the list, Zuo Li understood that his basketball agency was already a behemoth, at least much better than the one that Rich Paul and James had in history.

James and Rich Paul had 28 players at their peak. At this moment, Zuoli will have 12 players participating in the draft this year alone. Although not all of them are future stars, there are also future CBA players like Fredette.

It's famous, but the quality is quite good.

"Kemba Walker... Tristan Thompson... Biyombo... Fredette... Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris... Shumpert... Vucevic all..."

"Not bad, Paul, you did a very good job. I hope they all have a good pick."

Putting down the list, Zuo Li nodded with satisfaction. Although this list did not include the most successful players of the 2011 class that he was familiar with, they were definitely the mainstays of this class.

But Rich Paul was obviously a little embarrassed: "But boss, I'm sorry, there are still some people who rejected us on the list you gave me, such as Irving, I'm sorry, he is too popular."

Rich Paul likes Irving very much, not because he is very discerning, but because Irving is really famous at this time.

The scouting report clearly states that Irving has extraordinary passing vision, accurate shooting, good mid-range shooting, excellent ball-holding ability, and very strong one-on-one singles ability. In the report that Zuo Li saw, he even

"Historical level" was used to describe his singles ability. At the same time, the scouting report also highlighted his defensive ability, saying that he would not gamble to steal, had an excellent defensive positioning sense, and had excellent single defense ability...

In short, apart from unpredictable injury risks, Irving has almost no shortcomings.

So he booked this year's No. 1 pick almost a year in advance. The Cavaliers, who got the No. 1 pick, even refused trials with other popular players and made up their minds to choose Irving. Cleveland even regarded Irving as the next savior after James.

Such a player almost has "make big money" engraved on his forehead, so although Zuo Li's note a year ago did not have his name in it, Rich Paul certainly wants to try to get him.

It's just that the arrogant Irving has no intention of joining Zuo Li's banner. Not only that, in front of Rich Paul, he even said:

"Tell Zuo Li that I will defeat him head-on in the future. How can I join my opponent's banner?"

Arrogant, very arrogant.

Zuo Li is recognized as the number one player in the league at this time. Irving is so arrogant even before he gets the No. 1 pick. How can he deal with it in the future?

However, Rich Paul was not prepared to say this to Zuo Li. After all, the two of them would meet sooner or later, and if he just said something to Zuo Li when he encountered someone provocative, Zuo Li would probably be annoyed to death.

But seeing the way Rich Paul was hesitant to speak, Zuo Li also knew that Owen would not have anything nice to say. After all, Zuo Li didn't say he knew anything about Owen, but he must have heard of the name.

It can be said that the scouting report at this time is still very accurate. Irving did have full potential in college. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is not bad. Irving can be regarded as fulfilling his talent.

However, the scouting report ignored Irving's brain, and most people couldn't understand his thinking. So when he heard that Rich Paul failed to deal with Irving, Zuo Li was not sorry, but a little lucky.

"It's better to leave men like Ou Shenxian to others."

Zuo Li didn't care that Owen didn't join his company, he cared about a few other people.

According to future generations, although the 2011 rookies were not as successful as the 2009 rookies, their quality was still very good. In addition to Irving, Leonard, Klay Thompson, Butler, Kemba Walker, and Thomas... these are all in the league.

He made his name.

Others such as Vucevic, Harris, and the Morris brothers are also the mainstays of the league, and it is no problem for ordinary teams to start in the starting lineup.

So if you only pay attention to Irving in this rookie class, you will be at a big loss.

Zuo Li originally intended to acquire Leonard, Butler and others, but except for Kemba Walker, everyone else refused. However, one person, in addition to wanting to bring him into his company, Zuo Li also

Hope the Knicks can draft him!

That is... Klay Thompson, who was originally selected by the Warriors with the 11th overall pick in history!

He is Zuo Li's favorite player among this draft class. His characteristics perfectly match those of the Knicks, and he can even supplement the Knicks' shortcomings.

The biggest problem for the Knicks now is the second position. Belinelli's defensive ability and athletic ability are average.

This also causes Belinelli to often be unable to keep up with the rhythm during fast breaks. If Thompson joins, all these problems will disappear.

As the second-leading scorer of the Warriors in history, he can be said to perfectly fit the characteristics of the Knicks. He does not occupy the ball, shoots accurately, and is very tenacious in defense. He can defend from one to three. It can be said that he is the best player of that era.

Strong 3d player.

Since his first season in the NBA, Thompson's three-point shooting percentage has never dropped below 40%. In the Warriors' first championship season, it even reached 43%. Although his status in the team continues to rise, he

He does not have many possessions of the ball. He is better at running without the ball, and Thompson's excellent core qualities also make his three-point shots very fast. According to statistics, each shot only takes 0.77 seconds.

The advantages of time and height also make it difficult for his three-point shots to be blocked by opponents, so stable three-point shooting has always been Thompson's biggest weapon.

Zuo Li would do anything to bring such a player into his team.

Therefore, Zuo Li decided to meet him in person.

(End of chapter)