I’m Really Playing Basketball

It was Chen Xiao’s idea to select Butler with the No. 13 pick exchanged from Mosaic. The Bobcats had already selected DeRozan and Curry Jr. with No. 6 and No. 8. To be honest, Butler is not what the Bobcats need now. player of.

Although he is a fan of himself and Boss Qiao, he is also a fellow countryman of Boss Qiao.

But this was not enough for Chen Xiao and Jordan to give him the No. 13 pick.

Marquette University is nominally in Milwaukee, but in fact most of the players on the team are from Chicago.

Yes.

In the NCAA, the relationship between Marquette University and Chicago is equivalent to that of Shenzhen to Hunan and Hubei, Nanjing to AH, the imperial capital to Hebei, and Hainan to the three northeastern provinces.

In the NCAA, there are no overly powerful prestigious schools in Chicago, and Marquette University is the nearest prestigious school to Chicago.

Therefore, most of the Marquette University basketball team's annual recruitment comes from Chicago.

Therefore, for young people from Chicago like Wade and Luo Ge, of course everyone is a fan of Joe.

Compared with other Marquette University players, Butler's bloodline is actually not that pure. He is from Texas.

Therefore, for Chen Xiao, there is actually nothing special about Butler's status as his other juniors.

Of course, his name as Marquette Three Eagles is indeed special, but this is not enough for Chen Xiao to be special to him.

After all, Chen Xiaozhen has no intention of keeping the glory of this name. If he keeps it in the draft, what about entering the NBA?

If you are not strong enough, you will still be embarrassed in the NBA. The NBA has always been a place where the jungle prevails.

What really made Chen Xiao look at Butler, and the reason why Chen Xiao used the No. 13 pick on Butler, was his hard work and focus on basketball.

In Butler, he saw the shadow of Luo Ge.

Butler's draft template is also Luo Ge.

He, like Luo Ge, has average talent compared to those geniuses.

But the two have the same efforts and the same dedication to basketball.

Luo Ge comes from a wealthy family and has no worries about worldly things. Basketball is his dream pursuit and life goal, so he has great faith in basketball.

Butler, on the other hand, was born in poverty. Basketball was his opportunity to change his destiny. Compared with other black people, he realized this early. Therefore, his efforts were even more "bloody" than Luo Ge. Not as elegant as Luo Ge, more cynical and ruthless.

After all, their father abandoned their mother and son when they were young, and when they were 13 years old, they were abandoned by their mother because they were 'too ugly'. Well, for someone with such an experience, it would be difficult for you to make his character as elegant as Luo Ge.

Although Chen Xiao has not had much contact with Butler, Chen Xiao has heard some things about Butler from his apprentice Curry and his younger brother Beasley.

This kid is very prickly and is not friendly to those recognized geniuses, even his teammates.

Moreover, no matter how low his background is, Butler does not regret himself. This is a more noble quality.

Marquette University assistant coach Tim Buckley told Chen Xiao about Butler. Tim’s evaluation of Butler was: “In my many years of life, I have heard of many tragic lives, such as Wade, but Butler's story is the most impressive (tragic) story I have ever heard. He has been full of frustrations since birth, unable to feel any warmth or happiness, but he has never given up. When you talk to him, Even as he hesitated to talk about his life, you could still feel the greatness of this kid in every word."

Strong, hard-working, and high on the ball.

Judging from what Chen Xiao has seen and heard, Chen Xiao appreciates hard-working players like Butler.

Even if his talent is really not high.

Chen Xiao is really not afraid that Butler's talent is not enough, and Luo's talent is not that good. Of course, compared with Butler, Luo's talent is relatively good, and their athletic talents are similar, but Luo's wingspan is higher than his height. 17 centimeters more, and Butler is 2.01 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.02 meters.

No matter how talented he is, as long as he has enough intelligence and hard work, Chen Xiao believes that with the help of the system, even if Butler cannot become a superstar like Luo Ge in the future, he will never be sorry for the No. 13 pick he paid tonight. .

Again, Chen Xiao saw the shadow of Brother Luo in Butler.

At the same time, Chen Xiao also likes hard-working geniuses like Xiao Du and Luo Ge.

Coupled with the fact that he is a fan of his younger generation, Chen Xiaocai is willing to give Butler the No. 13 pick.

As for the NBA-wide uproar caused by the Bobcats selecting Butler with the No. 13 pick at this time, Chen Xiao doesn't care at all.

He really doesn't think about Butler making a contribution to the Bobcats right now. Butler's presence always reminds Chen Xiao of the prosperous years he had with Wade and Luo Ge, which is enough to satisfy Chen Xiao.

The Bobcats used the No. 13 pick to select Butler, who was predicted to be at the end of the second round. This caused an uproar on the scene.

After Butler on the stage thanked Chen Xiao and Jordan with excitement and tears, he was still incoherent during the live TV interview.

As Tim Buckley said, there is no warmth or happiness in his life.

And just now, he felt it in Chen Xiao's smile towards him.

The warmth that Chen Xiao brought to him was completely different from the parents he found again after becoming famous in the NCAA.

After Butler was selected by the Bobcats with the 13th pick, the draft continued.

However, this has nothing to do with the Bobcats, because the Bobcats traded their No. 25 first-round pick and second-round pick to the Jazz in exchange for a future lottery-protected first-round pick for the Jazz.

The Bobcats currently have 15 players under contract, and now three more players have been added in the draft. In the future, O'Neal and James will come, so that's five players. Therefore, the Bobcats now need to trade five players to be able to move away. Three rookies and O'Neal Kidd were signed.

Therefore, the Bobcats currently have no intention of using a low-ranking rookie to take up the team's precious roster spot.

Even Lowry and the others can't stay with the Bobcats, and other options would be a waste of draft picks. It would be better to postpone this draft pick for a year.

Moreover, this transaction is actually not a disadvantage. The Jazz are willing to do this transaction with the Bobcats mainly because they do have the players they want.

As for Boss Qiao doing business with Jazz, it seems very fantasy, but in fact it is not fantasy at all.

Because the current point guard of the Jazz is DeAndre Jordan, and his son's team, with Joe's hope that his son will succeed, he can't wait to give his son the best thing he can, even for free.

It's just that the idea is an idea, and reason tells Boss Qiao that he can't do this.

Therefore, since the Bobcats have achieved their goals in the draft, if the Jazz have needs, there is no problem in trading with the Jazz.

After one of the two most embarrassing players tonight, Butler, was selected away, another embarrassing player, Rubio, was finally selected away.

With the 14th pick, the Boston Celtics selected Rubio.

For Danny Ainge, this is fine. In fact, Ainge also likes players with high basketball IQ. Ainge once launched a very fierce pursuit of Chris Cannon, and he was also very fierce towards Rondo, the Timberwolves point guard who can't shoot. coveted.

And Rubio is definitely a point guard tailor-made for him.

Basically, all Rubio's strengths lie in Angie's heart.

Even Rubio's skin color and appearance are very appealing to him and Boston.

Being selected by the Celtics may also be a blessing in disguise for Rubio. Although the pick is not high, it is still a lottery, and it is also a team with such a deep foundation and very friendly to white people.

Therefore, when I went up, Rubio, a player who was predicted to be selected in the top five, was not selected by the Celtics until he was 14 years old. The original blackness on his face disappeared, and the smile on his face became brighter. .

With the fifteenth pick, the Jazz selected El Clark, who is the number one small forward this year. This is a big year for guards, and there are not many outstanding players at small forward.

Especially when Beasley is considered a power forward.

And Earl Clark definitely belongs to the type that the Jazz would smile from ear to ear after being selected. This is an unexpected surprise for the Jazz. The number one small forward fell here. They would be punished if they didn't select him.

And this is why the Jazz urgently contacted Jordan to trade, because they saw the hope of getting Clark.

In this young year of small forward, Clark is indeed quite dazzling.

He is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 104 kilograms. He has excellent defense and good offense. Therefore, many NBA managers said in interviews that his future is: "He can be Odom, he can be Tim Thomas, or he can be both." .”

After the Jazz, the Nuggets selected the remaining talented point guard in the little green room, Jennings.

Jennings is a very controversial young man with great talent but also many problems.

This time he was chosen to be paired with the Nuggets and Britney, which should create very interesting sparks.

Jennings's charlatanism is very strong, and Xiao Tiantian's charlatanism is also very strong.

After Jennings was elected, Chen Xiao paid more attention not to the players, but to the team.

Especially teams that compete with the Bobcats.

With the 20th pick, the Nets selected this year's fourth point pick, Terrence Williams. He is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 100 kilograms. He can play small forward. His style is Speed, good at fast breaks, good defense, a bit like Iguodala, his draft stock has risen rapidly recently, and many scouts believed that his ranking would not fall out of the top ten.

Especially in the past year, his shooting has been smoother and his play has been more selfless.

Obviously, it was an unexpected surprise that the Nets were able to select him at this position.

With the 22nd overall pick, the player selected by the Cavaliers was Danny Green, a small forward from the University of North Carolina. Danny Green led the University of North Carolina to a difficult game with Marquette University in this year's NCAA finals. In particular, he performed very well in one-on-one defense against Beasley, which was impressive.

So many people said that his draft pick was around 30, and the Cavaliers picked him with the 22nd pick, obviously because the Cavaliers now need a backup small forward with excellent defense.

Especially in the recent five trends sweeping the NBA, the Cavaliers have defensive problems at the small forward and shooting guard positions. This is why the Cavaliers previously selected Matthews from Marquette University and now select Danny from the University of North Carolina. Green's reasons.

With the 23rd pick, the Clippers selected Taye Gibson from the University of Southern California, who is this year's seventh power forward.

Clippers scouts are optimistic about his hard work and shot-blocking ability. A manager from the Los Angeles Clippers said: "He has a chance to play in the league. He plays hard and blocks shots very well. It is difficult for me to predict his future, but I feel that he can establish himself in the league because he likes to rebound. , likes to do dirty work, he is also willing to pick and roll, I believe he is the kind of teammate Chris needs."

It can be seen that the Clippers have slowly been forming teammates suitable for Xiaopao.

With the 26th pick, the Spurs selected DeJuan Blair, a forward player with excellent fighting skills, in order to find a supplement and substitute for Diaw.

With the 27th pick, the Lakers took Tony Douglas, a point guard who is very good at offense. Although he is not a top ten point guard, he is still very competitive.

With the 28th pick, the Raptors selected Jeff Teague from Wake Forest University. He is the junior of Duncan and Xiao Pao, and is also the eighth point guard this year. However, his style is different from that of his senior Xiao Pao. Completely different. He is not so willing to organize and is good at scoring, but his confrontation is not that strong, so many scouts are a little unsure about his prospects in the NBA. His draft pick is also considered a second-round prospect. .

However, the Raptors lack a point guard and a backup for Nash. In addition, his three-point shooting rate was 44% in college, which indeed meets the requirements of the Raptors.

With the 29th pick, the Bucks selected shooting guard Marcus Thornton from the University of Louisiana. He was the ninth pick this year. According to one scout: "He is a prolific shooter. He plays with a wild nature. Sometimes, he can hit 6 or 7 consecutive mid-range shots. He reminds me of Ben Gordon and Ray Allen."

Obviously, the Bucks selected him hoping to find a Ray Allen II.

With the 30th pick, the Heat chose a 1.83 meter point guard, Patrick Mills, from Australia, an old rival of Chen Xiao and Dayao. He performed very well in the 2008 Olympics. warm-up match, one of the main culprits that almost embarrassed the American team.

As Iverson will return to the 76ers after winning the championship, the Heat are actually quite short of players at the point guard position. Mills can overpower Beverley in this year's point guard era, and Douglas and others are ranked at the front. Ten, and also ninth, is very powerful.

With only Mills remaining in the top ten, even if the Heat didn't investigate because they were playing for the championship, they knew they would blindly choose the one with the highest ranking.

With the Heat selecting Mills, the first-round picks in the 2009 draft were all over.

As for the second round, Chen Xiao has no interest in it. Maybe there are some fish that slipped through the net, but for Chen Xiao and the Bobcats, it actually doesn't mean much.

After the draft is over, that's when Boss Joe will be really busy. After all, he still has to deal with the five existing Bobcat players.