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Chen Xiao said that this year's championship will definitely not be his last championship.

Such a declaration is quite bold to be honest.

Because even a blind person can see that the Warriors are indeed a little weak now. If they beat the Cavaliers in the finals, if Devin Booker hadn't exploded, the Warriors might have been in trouble in this year's finals.

If this year's finals encounter is not the Cavaliers, but the Bucks, who are very similar to the Warriors in terms of tactics but are younger, I'm afraid the Warriors will have the same chance of sending it.

Let's put it this way, after this year's finals, Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard are one year older. Even the die-hard Warriors fans are not so concerned about what the future of this Warriors team will be. High expectations.

"The Warriors have won four consecutive championships. We have no other pursuits. Now we just want to retire with them!"

This is the voice of most Warriors fans, Chen Xiao fans, Wade fans and Luo Ge fans.

For them, Devin Booker's explosion in this year's Finals was a very big surprise. Even if the future Warriors never get a chance to win a championship, they will be considered satisfied.

To them……

"From now on, every game between the three of us, regardless of victory or defeat, will be our own championship moment."

Every game, regardless of victory or defeat, is a championship for Marquette and Three Eagles fans.

"For the entire NBA, after this championship, the Marquette Three Eagles will not lose to anyone again. The only thing that can defeat them is time!"

In short, for the current Warriors team, this team has graduated.

After the championship ended, Warriors fans also ushered in the championship parade carnival for the fourth consecutive year amid adulation from all over the world.

After the championship parade, Warriors fans were still surfing the Internet proudly, expressing their incredible excitement at this time.

As the Warriors' consultant, Jerry West, he was racking his brains at this time thinking about the draft.

The 2018 draft is undoubtedly a great draft year.

In such a big draft year, any draft pick is precious.

This year the Warriors have three draft picks, two in the first round and one in the second round.

The first round is the Warriors' own first-round pick 30 and the Raptors' first-round pick 19.

The Raptors' first-round pick with the 19th overall pick was obtained from Dragic's trade that year.

For an extremely experienced trader, Jerry West certainly knows that in a big draft year, the best operation is to exchange small change for whole money.

Of course, most managers in the NBA are smart people, so really good money is not so easy to exchange. In the draft year, if you want to exchange for the top ten picks, these two first-round picks are what you need. less than.

Therefore, it can only be considered on the lottery edge.

After all, many teams will feel that the four or five players on the edge of the lottery are of similar quality. The quality of the players selected with the 14th and 19th picks is similar, so they are willing to have an extra first-round pick.

And such a transaction depends on the trader's perspective.

It depends on whether you can find a true hero among the four or five six players on the edge of the lottery.

That's what happened to Jerry West. If there was such a true hero, he would trade his two first-round picks for a borderline lottery pick.

If not, then naturally he won't change it.

And he needs a very short period of time, without much trial training information, to judge the present and future of these young people.

This is really not an easy job.

Before the draft, the final version of the NBA's draft predictions has basically been determined.

There are three favorites in this year's draft.

Andre Ayton, the 'Little Admiral' from the University of Arizona, is a big center modeled after the Admiral. In this era of increasingly smaller balls, he is very popular. In the NCAA, he can He averaged 19.5 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.8 blocks per game. He was also able to shoot three-pointers, with a three-point shooting rate of nearly 35%.

This kind of offensive and defensive versatility, coupled with excellent physical talent, makes him considered by many experts to be the perfect answer center for the NBA to enter the small ball era.

It is precisely for this reason that he ranks first in all versions of draft predictions, beating center Gao Bo from China and defender Doncic from Europe.

Speaking of the second-placed Gao Bo, this Chinese center is actually no stranger to scouts and experts in the United States. This 19-year-old young center has won 3 championships, 3 MVPs, and 3 MVPs in the CBA. FMVP, just like Yao Ming back then, he has dominated the CBA, and when the time comes, he will come to the NBA.

And before coming to the NBA, Gao Bo had already appeared in the Club World Cup and the Olympics, and he performed very well.

Gao Bo's draft template is Yao Ming, but he is 10 centimeters shorter than Yao Ming, but his wingspan is extremely high, over 2.30 meters. And like Yao Ming, he has a very high golf IQ and is also very good at attacking. Moreover, his master is Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao's apprentice. In the NBA, there is no such thing as the most prosperous Curry, who also has a bunch of championship rings on his hands.

Therefore, for Gao Bo, Pat Riley of the Heat is really crazy, and he failed like crazy last season.

After Paul George left the Heat, Pat Riley didn't add anything to the team and just started playing.

There is no way, the whole world knows how much Pat Riley loves Yao Ming.

When Yao Ming retired, it was rumored that Pat Riley cried.

For many Heat fans, they always complain that Yao Ming, the two gods of the Heat, was Pat Riley's biological father, while Wade was just his godson.

It can be seen that Pat Riley is obsessed with center superstars, especially the Chinese center who can become a superstar.

Now that Gao Bo is here, as long as Atlanta doesn't choose Gao Bo, then the Heat will definitely choose Gao Bo.

After Gao Bo, ranking third is of course "the number one perimeter genius in European history" Luka Doncic.

This young man, who is also 19 years old, has proven himself in both the Champions League and the European Championship just like Gao Bo dominates Asia.

Especially the Champions League. At only 19 years old, he led Real Madrid to win the Champions League and La Liga, and became the youngest MVP in the history of the Champions League.

To be honest, in a professional league on a continent, it is incredible that two 19-year-old young players can show such terrifying dominance.

You know, in this time and space, European and Asian basketball are not lagging behind at all.

Therefore, the performance of Gao Bo and Doncic really shocked NBA scouts and management.

But in such a shocking situation, neither of them is the favorite for the No. 1 pick, which shows that NBA scouts and management still have some doubts about the two.

The key to doubts is of course that neither of them seem to have that strong physical talent.

Although Gao Bo's athletic talent is better than that of Yao Ming, he is really incomparable to those black people in the United States. Moreover, Gao Bo is as thin as Yao Ming. It has been two seasons since Zhou Qi came to the NBA and he has not gained any weight. Then the problem arises. Can Gao Bo make the meat thicker?

After growing up, can you maintain enough athletic ability and enough resistance to injuries?

All this is unknown.

Compared with Gao Bo who is too thin, Doncic's problem is that he is too fat and too mature.

Just like many senior players with excellent NCAA statistics and average talent, Doncic's style of play is very mature, his body is also very mature, and his athletic ability is average, which makes people doubt that he has arrived. Will the NBA lose out simply because its opponents become stronger?

Many people even say that Doncic is more likely to lose water than Gao Bodu.

Considering the disadvantages of the two, it is normal for the two to be inferior to Ayton, who is perfect in all aspects.

After all, the person the two of them are pressing is Marvin Bagley, who is the NCAA's "combination of James and Durant". Bagley's performance in the NCAA is too top-notch. With a height of 2.11 meters, he has good physical fitness. , confrontation, speed, and shooting are all very outstanding. It is said that James's physical fitness and defense, Durant's height and offense, perfectly combine the advantages of James and Durant. This season at Duke University, he averaged He scored 21.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 60%.

If it weren't for Gao Bo and Doncic, Bagley would be the second player in this year's draft based on his performance.

Of course, these four players are the first-round players in this year's draft.

It is impossible for Jerry West to get any of these four players.

After all, these four people are called the four gods in this year's draft. Many people say that these four people collided together. If they had not collided together, all four of them would have been the No. 1 pick in the draft.

After these four people, there are the second-level players in this year's magical draft.

Jaren Jackson of Michigan State University, who is predicted to be ranked fifth, is 2.11 meters tall and is an all-around insider with strong offensive and defensive abilities. This season in the NCAA, he averaged 11.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 3.5 blocks per game. Under these statistics , and a 44% three-point shooting rate.

Just the blocks, the height, and the three-pointers, let's put it this way, if the four idols in front were not too strong, Jaren Jackson Jr. could actually compete for the No. 1 pick.

After all, this is Mutombo who can shoot three-pointers.

In this small ball era, it is especially outstanding.

Michael Porter Jr., ranked sixth, is also the former No. 1 pick. Although injuries have affected his market, he is known to be able to play five positions, attack, defend and organize. He has been ranked second from James due to injuries. The reason became Paul George second.

Michael Porter Jr.…

Jerry West's eyes paused for a moment at this young versatile forward.

Of course he understands the once strongest genius in the United States, and he does not have any shortcomings.

It is indeed very suitable for the Warriors.

It's even possible that the Warriors can get him.

Even though he is projected to be the sixth overall pick, he is likely to miss the entire season due to back surgery next season, which will cause his draft stock to continue to decline.

His injury is too special. It's not a 'minor injury' like a short leg or a back injury, but a killer of athletes. Just think about Maizi in history.

If you really choose him, you are really betting on the future.

If you win the bet, you will really get a top talent.

If the bet fails, it will really be a waste of high lottery picks and other talents who missed the big year of the draft.

Therefore, although Porter's predicted ranking is high, it may not be as good as the talents behind him.

Mutombo Jr. and Bamba averaged 13.0 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.3 blocks in the NCAA.

Curry Jr. and Trae Young averaged 29.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game in the NCAA this season.

In the NCAA this season, Horford Jr. and Wendell Carter averaged 14.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, shooting 61.3% from the field and 46.4% from three-point range.

And these three people, plus Jaren Jackson Jr. and Michael Porter Jr., are the five second-round players in this year's draft.

These nine people are all players who have the potential to become stars or even superstars in the future.

Therefore, the top 8 picks in this year's draft are extremely valuable.

The players in the third round of this year's draft are actually also very good.

This season in the NCAA, he averaged 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. He is a perfect 3D player with a three-point shooting rate of 42.3%, Klay Thompson Jr. and Mikal Bridges.

In the NCAA this season, Miles Bridges averaged 17.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.

And later Vin Knox, Collin Sexton, Lonnie Walker, Robert Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Troy Brown, DiVincenzo, Zaire -Smith, as well as the NCAA scoring champion and Kobe successor Jerome Robinson.

These 11 people can be said to be the third-tier players in this year's draft. Although their talents are not that outstanding and it is difficult to become star players, they have more or less outstanding shining points.

And this kind of shining point can make it possible for them to complete a qualitative change in the NBA.

Of course, among these 11 people, there must be two Bridges who are slightly higher and a half.

Therefore, in this year's draft, the top ten picks cannot be traded.

But every draft pick from 11th onwards has a price.

It depends on what price the Warriors pay.

To be honest, when Jerry West saw that there were as many as nine players on the edge of the third lottery, he felt that he would be at a loss by exchanging two draft picks for one.

Maybe there's a better way to do it?

After all, there are so many fantastic rookies in this year's draft. It would be a pity to miss them like this.

As a team that just won the championship, although the Warriors' draft picks are not that high, many of the players on the Warriors are hot spots for many teams.

Thinking of this, Jerry West made up his mind.

Of course, such a decision will naturally be communicated to Chen Xiao.

Of course Chen Xiao was shocked when he heard Jerry West said he wanted to participate in this year's magical draft.

After being shocked, Chen Xiao expressed support.

Because he can feel that this year's draft is likely to affect whether he will have an 11th championship in his career.