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Name: Chris Paul

Age: 19 years old

Height: 1.83 meters

Position: Defender

Template: Dee Brown/Isiah Thomas

Scouting report:

Advantages: Excellent speed and explosive power, Paul is a very comprehensive point guard with skills.

The first thing you notice about him is his explosiveness. In the NCAA, really no one can stop him from getting to the basket. His start and speed allow him to shoot the ball before it is blocked by the opponent. .

Chris Paul can create a lot of offensive opportunities, using his skills and speed and footsteps, he knows how to break through and knows how to pass the ball.

Although he is not as fast as those fast point guards, such as TJ Ford, Dee Brown, etc., it is very easy to break through the defense and dribble the ball to the basket with his speed.

Paul is a great outside shooter, and his three-point shooting is really great. In college this season, his three-point shooting rate reached 47%. He has a variety of scoring methods, which is incredible.

When Paul was in college, he was always able to share the ball very well. He knew how to control the rhythm, distribute and handle the ball in a smart way, and his passes could always find open teammates.

Cons: Paul is unlikely to become a truly great pass-first point guard. Although his playmaking ability is very efficient, he has a nearly 2.3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio (in the NCAA Paul averaged 5.9 assists per game and 2.6 assists per game). error), which is too high.

Paul is only 6 feet tall, which may be a big disadvantage in the NBA. His explosiveness may make up for this shortcoming, maybe not.

Because of his height, Paul may have to adjust some things. He should attack the basket as hard as possible. Some of the taller point guards he will encounter in the future in the NBA will cause him trouble.

In short, he is not a very competitive player and may not become an All-Star player in the future, but he is still one of the best point guards in this class after Livingston and Devin Harris ( Tied with Telfair, Delonte West and Jameer Nelson).

Draft position predictions: Lottery fringe (20-13)

That's the Chris Paul draft report.

Most NBA scouts rank Chris Paul as the second-best rookie point guard this year.

The first gear was Livingston and Devon Harris.

The second gear is Paul, Telfair, Nelson and Delonte West.

The third gear is Chris Duhon, Udri and others

Fourth gear is everyone else.

Therefore, it can be seen from NBA scouts' classification of this year's rookie point guards that Paul's draft pick is likely to enter the lottery only if he is lucky, otherwise he will be on the edge of the lottery.

This is also the reason why after Paul announced his participation in the draft, he did not go to other teams and concentrated on staying with the Cavaliers for trial training, because Paul was actually preparing to come to the Cavaliers to team up with Chen Xiao and James.

Because the Cavaliers used their own No. 18 pick and the Trail Blazers' No. 15 pick to complete the transaction, the Cavaliers' general manager Jim Paxson was the Blazers' number one star in history, so he still had connections.

So after acquiring the No. 15 pick from the Trail Blazers, Chen Xiao felt that Chris Paul could definitely land with the Cavaliers.

Get Paul and James won't have to play point guard next season.

Although Xiao Zhan was very successful as a point guard last season, there was nothing he could do when he encountered some small guards on the defensive end.

Therefore, compared to a point guard, Carlisle believes that James is suitable to play a small forward. His breakthrough and impact are suitable for being a forward that can penetrate both inside and outside everywhere.

Therefore, this time Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers' draft target is a point guard who can come to the Cavaliers to start. Chen Xiao feels that Paul is the only choice now. He is underestimated. The system shows that he is strong and a perfect choice. .

With Paul, the Cavaliers can liberate James.

Now that Paul has been selected, Livingston and Devin Harris are impossible to select.

Therefore, in this year's draft, the Cavaliers' Plan A failed.

The only option is to implement plan B, which is to choose an inside man with offensive capabilities to liberate Chen Xiao from the power forward position.

Except for Chen Xiao, the Cavaliers' insiders are all defensive. When the Cavaliers need to attack the inside, only Chen Xiao can step up. Chen Xiao is strong in the inside, but he suffers greatly when encountering insiders like Duncan and Garnett.

Chen Xiao's height is still not enough, and at the same time, he still has too few offensive skills inside.

Chen Xiao's best position is the shooting guard position. At the shooting guard position, he is invincible.

Of course, small forwards are fine too.

So, this is what the Cavaliers need in this draft.

To be honest, whether it was Chen Xiao or Paul, they really didn't expect that Uncle Qiao would directly use the No. 4 pick to take Paul away.

If selecting Paul with the No. 14 pick is considered robbery, Chen Xiao will feel very sad. Selecting Paul with the No. 10 pick is considered robbery, and Chen Xiao will also feel sad. But No. 4...

To be honest, this really made Chen Xiao lose his temper at all.

Look at the excitement and excitement of Chris Paul who is shaking hands with David Stern on stage at this time.

This kid doesn't feel any sense of loss for not being able to join the Cavaliers and team up with Chen Xiao and James.

No way, Paul himself is a native of North Carolina, and he was born and raised. He lived in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from birth to college, and Winston-Salem is not far from Charlotte. , one is in the northwest of North Carolina and the other is in the southwest of North Carolina. They are both on the west side of North Carolina, and the two cities are on the same line, almost the distance from Xiangfan City to JZ City.

Being able to play in the NBA in my hometown is definitely the most exciting thing. What's more, the salary of the No. 4 pick is comparable to that of the No. 15 pick?

The salary of the No. 4 pick this year is 14.1 million in 4 years, while the salary of the 15th pick is 7 million in 4 years, which is doubled in the middle.

In any case, the Cavaliers lost their Plan A of this draft after the turnover on Chris Paul.

Therefore, at this time, Cavaliers coach Carlisle in front of the TV looked a little dignified.

Will James continue to play point guard for another year?

This gave him a headache.

As the Cavaliers' several imaginary enemies in the East, whether it is Parker of the Magic, Wade of the Heat, Nash of the Raptors, or Ray Allen of the Bucks, none of them can be handled by James.

James is good, but putting him at the point guard position is a waste of his talent.

Of course, if Carlisle's face is serious at this time, then point guards such as Livingston and Devin Harris at the draft scene have ugly faces.

Good guy, the first point guard to be selected is actually this year's second-rate Paul. The two first-rates are unhappy, and the other three second-rates are also jealous to the point of madness.

And Chen Xiao and James...

Although helpless, but...

"Chris, congratulations on a perfect night."

Chen Xiao and James still sincerely congratulated Paul.

No matter what, although the three brothers cannot fight side by side, they are still happy that the brothers can have a perfect ending.

After Jordan used the fourth pick to select Chris Paul, the entire NBA was in an uproar. After the uproar, there was of course a lot of complaints about Boss Joe's messy draft.

TNT's draft commentator Barkley even said bluntly: "Michael's selection of Chris Paul with the fourth pick was the beginning of his collapse in the draft. Guys, the 'God's Eye' is already blind!"

Good guy, Fatty Ba is really not afraid of being slapped in the face!

There is no way, with Livingston and Devin Harris in front, which one can compare to Paul in terms of future achievements?

What's more, this is just a point guard. The No. 4 pick can select super talents at other positions such as Iguodala, Luke Jackson, and Childress. Which one is not better than Paul?

Faced with the sudden ridicule and malice from all over the world, Boss Qiao still had a smile on his face.

When the Wonder Boy comes to Charlotte, you will know what the real 'divine eyes' are, a pair of eyes standing on the atmosphere!

Laugh, laugh as much as you want, the harder you laugh now, the harder you will be slapped in the face in the future!

After Jordan selected Paul with the fourth pick, the draft continued.

The Clippers, who hold the fifth overall pick this year, selected the point guard they most wanted, Livingston.

Originally, in the draft predictions, many people in Livingston felt that they could be in the top three. Even if they were not in the top three, they would not be able to fall to fifth place.

Thanks to Jordan for leaving us with the Livingston we wanted most.

After successfully acquiring Livingston, the Clippers' general manager wanted to give Boss Joe a pennant.

After the Clippers successfully acquired Livingston, the Wizards also successfully acquired Devin Harris with the sixth pick.

However, after Devin Harris was selected by the Wizards, he wore a Wizards hat and talked about his future in Washington DC. He was traded by the Washington Wizards to the Dallas Mavericks, and the Mavericks exchanged Anto. Wan Jamieson.

So when he came down from the stage to be interviewed by on-site reporters and learned the news, Devin Harris had such an uncomfortable look on his face.

Let's put it this way, it's so embarrassing that no young person can treat such an embarrassing thing with a normal heart.

This was so gross that it was like a slap in the face, so when Devin Harris came down from the top and was interviewed by reporters on the scene, his cheeks were so hot that they hurt!

Originally, Devin Harris wanted to pretend to be bad, but he was the nemesis of the NCAA's wonder boy.

Now that the Wonder Boy is doing so well in the NBA, how can he be worthy of his current name if he doesn't pretend to be a little pretentious and try to lift himself up?

It can be said that before the draft, Devin Harris was blown away.

As for the Wizards, they directly pulled down the floating Devin Harris.

The Wizards acquired him and immediately traded him. This was telling him that although you are good, you are just like that. The nemesis of the Wonder Boy is a thing of the past.

Of course, he can also counterattack as strongly as Chen Xiao.

However, that has to be with the Mavericks.

The draft continues, and the Eagles selected Josh Childress with the seventh overall pick.

The Suns selected Luol Deng with the eighth overall pick. However, the Suns also did not keep Luol Deng themselves. Instead, they chose to trade Luol Deng to the Bulls, obtaining the Bulls' unprotected first-round draft pick next year and Some other chips.

After this transaction occurred, many NBA managers felt puzzled. The Bulls are not that weak next year, and the Bulls' draft picks next year are not that valuable.

However, perhaps for the Suns, they have made too many mysterious moves this year. They traded Marbury to New York and obtained the unprotected first-round picks from New York in 2004 and the protected first-round picks after 2006, which were almost free. To Jazz.

I don’t even know why the Suns have been messing around this year.

Therefore, with the ninth pick, the pick that originally belonged to the Knicks fell into the hands of the Jazz. The Jazz selected Kris Humphries, a white inside man who can shoot, Malone.

With the tenth pick, the Boston Celtics, who lost Chris Paul as Plan A, finally selected Luke Jackson, a white player with excellent shooting ability, Larry Bird Jr. with this pick.

Just like the Jazz are still obsessed with Malone, the Celtics are still obsessed with Larry Bird.

Why do you say Celtics and not Danny Ainge?

Because Luke Jackson is not his choice, it is the collective choice of the Celtics' famous management.

Danny Ainge's Plan A failed, and naturally it was the turn of the other Celtics management to implement Plan B.

It's not a curse. As long as the Cardinals are still alive, Danny Ainge will not be able to make a name for himself with the Celtics.

Historically, all of Danny Ainge's arbitrary actions stemmed from the death of the Cardinal.

Danny Ainge despises Larry Bird, but other Celtics stars are obsessed with Larry Bird.

Well, the current Celtics are so amazing.

Let alone more than ten years of confusion.

Too many celebrities is also a problem.

With the eleventh pick, Houston Mosaic selected Robert Swift, the last hope of white centers, a talented high school center who is very popular in the United States.

With the twelfth pick, the Golden State Warriors selected another Garnett Biedrins Jr.

With the 13th pick, the New Orleans Hornets selected Britney Anthony's idol Jr. Smith.

Well, in addition to Iverson, Anthony's idol is jr Smith.

Jr. Smith's famous name Chen Xiao is also well-known in the United States. He is extremely famous. When he was in high school, he was an American idol. He was also the MVP of the 2004 McDonald's All-Star Game.

Known as the Jordan of American high school.

Well, Jordan, the last American high school student selected by the Hornets with the 13th overall pick, seems to be...

Ahem.

This should be a coincidence.

However, this coincidence made the hornet particularly excited.

With the fourteenth pick, the Milwaukee Bucks finally selected Iguodala, a talent who was predicted to be among the top three in this draft.

As the most popular rookie this year, Iguodala was one of the top five picks, but now he has dropped to the 14th place. To be honest, this is definitely the biggest 'draft accident' in this draft.

If the Bucks hadn't drafted Iguodala, the Cavaliers would have almost picked this super talent known throughout the United States.

Although Iguodala has not tried out with the Cavaliers, Chen Xiao really doesn't mind giving up the players he has tested to choose Iguodala.

Let’s take a bet, what if the bicycle turns into a motorcycle?

After being selected by the Bucks, Iguodala breathed a sigh of relief at the scene.

Although Milwaukee is a bit colder, he is originally from Illinois. To be honest, Milwaukee is quite close to his hometown.

This is also why Chicagoans like Wade and Roger like to go to Marquette University. It is really close to home. There are many more Marquette players in Chen Xiao's class from Chicago than from Milwaukee.

What's more, the Bucks are not weak now. Ray Allen and Reed, the Milwaukee Splash Brothers, are quite popular.

They should be a lot of fun to pair up with.

Iguodala is satisfied.

In front of the TV, Bucks head coach Terry Porter was extremely pleasantly surprised. As Kukoc aged, the small forward position left by Kukoc finally found a perfect replacement!

After the Bucks selected Iguodala, Chen Xiao and James felt a little regretful but also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Iguodala was not picked up, Plan B was saved at least.

"In the 2004 NBA draft, with the fifteenth overall pick, the Portland Trail Blazers selected the big man from Mississippi Prentiss, Al Jefferson!"

The Portland Trail Blazers announced soon after selecting Al Jefferson that they would trade Al Jefferson to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for this year's 18th overall pick.

After the Portland Trail Blazers selected Al Jefferson, with the 16th pick, the Utah Jazz selected a young insider from China, Yi Jianlian.

When Yi Jianlian was selected by the Jazz with the 16th overall pick, Yi Jianlian, who was sitting next to Chen Xiao, was so excited that his face turned red.

Teacher Zhang and Xiao Su at the scene were also very excited.

"Another Chinese player was drafted by the NBA in the first round!"

"Although the draft before the game predicted that the United Arab Emirates might enter the lottery, even if it unfortunately missed the lottery, the 16th overall pick was still very good. Moreover, the head coach of the Jazz, Jerry Sloan, is very good at cultivating insiders. NBA famous coach!"

The fact that Arab League was selected by the Jazz with the 16th overall pick did not cause a stir in China, but the United States also looked at him with suspicion.

"There are more and more Chinese players in the NBA!"

"In the current NBA, because of the existence of Wonder Boy and Yao Ming, the influence of Chinese players continues to rise!"

This is what Barkley and Kenny Smith said about Yi Jianlian after he was selected by the Jazz.

After the Arab League was selected by the Jazz, Chen Xiao's attention to this draft began to decline.

In fact, if it weren't for the existence of the Arab League, after selecting Al Jefferson, this year's draft would be over for the Cavaliers.

With the remaining 48 picks, you may not be able to pick the good stuff that Chen Xiao hopes for. That's a matter of luck.

The NBA draft is like this. Even if you know who the diamond is, you may not be able to select him.

There are too many talents in the NBA.

Of course, although Chen Xiao's focus is spreading, Chen Xiao still pays attention to some teams.

For example, the Trail Blazers, who traded the No. 18 pick from the Cavaliers, selected Telfair.

For example, the Cavaliers' first major opponent in the Eastern Conference next season, the Raptors with the 21st pick, selected Josh Smith, the forward athletic talent they desperately needed.

For example, the Heat of Wade and Dayao drafted guard Tony Allen with the 25th pick.

Originally, the Heat and Pat Riley's first choice with the 25th pick was Delonte West, because not only the Cavaliers wanted to liberate James, but the Heat also wanted to liberate Wade. Pat Riley felt that Wade was better at the point position. .

After Delonte West was robbed by the Celtics in exchange for the draft pick from the Pistons, Pat Riley and the Heat had no choice but to continue to keep Wade at the point guard position and choose a shooting position.

This is also the Heat's Plan B.

Let's put it this way, in the NBA draft, unless it is the No. 1 pick, no one can guarantee that they will get Plan A.

After Wade and Yao Ming's Heat drafted Tony Allen.

With the 27th pick, the Kings, one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference, selected Kevin Martin.

With the 28th pick, the Magic selected 1.83-meter guard Jameer Nelson, whom Pat Riley looked down upon.

At this point, Chen Xiao's focus on the first round of the 2004 NBA draft is over.

Then the second round of the draft began, and the Spurs selected Varejao with the first pick in the second round.

Then the Bucks selected Trevor Ariza with the 14th pick in the second round, which was a substitute for Iguodala.

The Cavaliers selected Greek guard Spanoulis with the 18th pick in the second round.

When the Cavaliers finally selected the Greek guard with the 18th pick in the second round, let's put it this way, Chen Xiao jumped up from his seat.

Because this Greek defender has the strongest ability value among the rookies that Chen Xiao has tested.

There are many leftovers among this rookie class, such as Ariza, B-, who was drafted by the Bucks in the second round, Varejao, who was drafted by the Spurs in the second round, B-. Kevin Martin, who was drafted by the Kings, and Nelson, who was drafted by the Magic, both reached the B- level.

A player of this level can be ranked in the top 20.

But their draft stock was unusually low.

This is underrated.

In this year's draft, the most underestimated player is undoubtedly Spanoulis.

Because this 22-year-old Greek genius has an ability value as high as B level!

This Greek genius boy was originally the Cavaliers' Plan C.

That's right, if the Cavaliers can't select Al Jefferson with the 15th pick in the first round, they will use the first round pick to select Spanoulis.

Unexpectedly, Spanoulis actually fell all the way to the 18th pick in the second round and there was no one available!

It has to be said that the NBA has deep-rooted discrimination against European guards. Isn't this the case with his good friend Manu Ginobili?

Of course, in fact, it is not just a matter of discrimination, but it is not cost-effective to select a European defender in the first round. If you select a European defender in the second round, you have to wait two years. The salary of a European defender in Europe is higher than that of an NBA second-round pick.

Therefore, most European star guards will wait for the rookie's two-year contract to expire before joining the NBA with a high salary. Generally, NBA teams require immediate combat effectiveness in the draft, but they cannot wait two years.

I elected you in 2004 and you came here in 2006. Who can bear it?

Most NBA teams can't stand it, but the Cavaliers really can!

Spanoulis will not join other NBA teams as a second-round pick, which does not mean that he will not join the Cavaliers.

Isn’t it just income?

Ask any of the young players on the Cavaliers who doesn't have one or two Chinese endorsements on their backs.

Using the second-round pick to select an all-round guard who can shoot, organize, score and play point guard is perfect!

"This year's draft, the Cavaliers are complete!"

At the end of the 2004 draft, Chen Xiao said to Xiao Zhan next to him.

Xiao Zhan definitely doesn't understand this.

Because he couldn't see the strength of Al Jefferson and Spanoulis at all.

Therefore, I really don’t know whether it is perfect or not.

but……

"Xiao Chen, I believe you!"

Xiao Zhan is very good at this point.

Not only Xiao Zhan, but the entire Cavaliers team believed in Chen Xiao's draft ability.

As for Anthony, who was next to Britney, he envied Chen Xiao very much.

What is the boss of the team?

This is the boss of the team!

When will I have the right to speak like Xiao Chen in the Nuggets?

With the end of the 2004 NBA Draft, the summer Raiders of the NBA offseason has just begun.

And soon, the Cavaliers faced a huge challenge.

ps: The first update, sorry, today's update is late.