NBA: Start with 2 billion, buy the Knicks

Chapter 74: The second round show, Boss Jiang’s real show! (Thanks to Crazy Bujue Daben for the 5,000 point reward!)

With the ninth pick, the Raptors selected DeRozan.

With the tenth pick, the Bucks selected James Jennings Jr.

Jrue Holiday, the 17th overall pick...

As the draft continues to deepen, there are no large-scale trades like the Knicks, and the most is cash to move up one pick.

The fans also gradually lost their fun. The Knicks, who had a strong presence in the top 6 picks, stopped making any moves.

Dolan looked disdainful at home. He couldn't understand why so many people were playing Jiang Chao. Didn't they just choose two lottery tickets?

Give it to him and he can choose!

"This upstart is going to quit without signing. If he has the guts to get a few more first-round picks, he won't dare."

The other employees of the TV station didn't dare to speak, thinking in their hearts, if it were a pig like you, I don't know what kind of rotten fish or shrimps I would choose.

It's not that Jiang Chao doesn't want to choose, but there are too many guards in this class, and the cost of replacing a first-round pick is too high. Several valuable players in the team cannot be moved easily, otherwise the salary cannot be balanced and will fall below the poverty line.

, or there are too many people to exceed the list.

These later powerful point guards were basically ball-handling types. Zhu Ge was also an All-Star. But for a ball-handling guard like Curry who can be the cornerstone for more than ten years, he still had to help Curry without any brains.

When we got to the 25th pick, President Pu actually called and wanted Jiang Chao to give some advice.

He also knew that the Knicks would hardly make any moves, so he directly asked Jiang Chao about Rodrigo Beaubois. He was going to choose this 188 guard from Turkey.

Jiang Chao didn't know what kind of beast it was. He only knew that the name he had never heard of must not be good.

"It's a defender again. You defenders can put together a table of big names."

"Yeah, I can't train them, but I only have guards." President Pu was very annoyed. The remaining players were either pgor or sg, or at most sf. This draft is full of guards.

Jiang Chaoyue couldn't bear to get Ibaka, so he wanted to compensate Thunder, so he secretly helped Mr. Pu:

"Isn't Taj Gibson a power forward? Choose him. He can shoot, run and jump. He can be Harrington's substitute."

"Okay, let me take a look!"

Mr. Pu hung up the phone and actually chose him.

"Wind City Rose, I'm sorry..."

Jiang Chao could only express his embarrassment silently after seeing the scolding expressions from the Bulls management.

Originally, Taj Gibson should have been selected by the Bulls with the next pick. The Bulls definitely don't want guards, and the youngest MVP in history is here.

Taj Gibson later became Rose's right-hand man, and the two played well in pick-and-rolls. They were low-end versions of Ibaka, which could make up for the Thunder's loss of Ibaka.

"Mr. Pu, please remember to treat me to a meal after this guy is released." Jiang Chao called and congratulated me.

"A low-post pick, a short power forward, can be a qualified rotation."

"The person I advise is to play for the Rookie of the Year first team!"

"Haha, okay, if you are really a rookie for a while, I will be your die-hard fan! If you come to Ohio State, I will pay for everything."

It seemed to be a joke by Jiang Chao, but it later became a reality. Perhaps it has something to do with the lack of insiders this year. Whether in his previous life or now, Gibson is the best rookie.

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But in the second round, it was Jiang Chao's turn to get serious. He called Sean Marks to get ready.

"We have the 40th pick in the second round." Sean Marks said as if he was afraid that Jiang Chao would forget.

"One is not enough." Jiang Chao smiled slightly.

"Boss, don't play any more key players!"

Mustache also repeatedly stopped: "It's not worth it in the second round this year! It should be enough to select a new insider?"

Jiang Chao: "Don't worry, I won't give you anything, just throw money at it!"

"Okay boss!" Sean Marks shut up at the right time. You want to buy a second-round pick like a nouveau riche and pretend I didn't say it.

This year's second-round pick is indeed very cheap, because it is predicted that there will be a lot of guards in the second round.

But generally it is enough for a team to train 2-3 rookies a year, and no one cares about finding a treasure in the second round.

It’s no longer five or six years ago. The Internet is becoming more and more developed, and the basketball league data of any small country can be seen by the whole world.

Whether they are local players or international players, their talents have been spotted by scouts from 30 teams and have been selected in the early picks.

"Come on, let me take another look at this year's list of more than 50 players."

Jiang Chao rolled up his sleeves and carefully read the names and photos in the scouting report while the other bosses were chatting and laughing.

In his opinion, first-round lottery trading is not a big deal, and the probability of being a lottery pick is already very high.

He chose two local American college basketball stars, and the lower limit is set here.

But the second round was different.

The media rarely predicts second-round picks correctly, because there are a mixed bag of good and bad players with few who can really shine.

In the current NBA draft, there are too many people participating in the draft from all over the world, and there are many interests involved. Some teams even secretly cooperate with gambling companies, and the draft will be opened, and the second round is the hardest hit area.

Generally speaking, ordinary teams will select a two-way contract player in the second round and try it back and forth between the Development League and the NBA.

Some teams will select some international players who can sell tickets in the second round to develop the international market, such as players from major countries, such as Sun Yue and Zhou Qi. They are given a small contract and Chinese sponsors will be merciful when cooperating with them. They are a cash cow type.

There are also those who don’t need to waste money if they choose. China also has Wang Zhelin, Xue Yuyang and others. Even if they choose, they find that their CBA performance is still not good, so they don’t pay their CBA buyout fee and don’t bother to recall them.

There are also some scheming teams that will select in the second round players they have hidden from their youth training. This is rare because talented NBA rookies cannot avoid being exposed. Talented players in the United States will be scouted like

They are like locusts surrounding you studying any game you play.

There is also the option of selecting players that the boss likes or players from the boss's country, and promoting them to receive NBA experience in a formal way. In other words, they select individuals and slowly train them. Anyway, the signing rights are in their own hands.

For example, Zhou Qina also wanted to join the Chinese national team and train this big center for the Chinese team. The Development League gave many opportunities, but it was a pity that Qi was never ready.

Another good example is Ball, who was a high-draft pick that Los Angeles, run by Ball’s father, had to select.

There are also those who purely make money for the boss. Before this year, a low pick in the second round was basically worth 2 million each.

Some teams really don't want to draft or don't have players they want, and they can't fill the roster. Instead of drafting some free international players, it's better to make some money for the boss.

But again, the second round is full of opportunities and dark horse counterattack stories.

Players in the second round come with the buff bonus "My fate is up to me". As long as they play in the second round, they are not ordinary people.

Many players who fall to the second round are ashamed of the second round label.

Second-round picks like Yao Dao and Jokic are generally rare to come across in more than ten years, but as long as you are selected, you will be the one that all fans call daddy.

There are also sixth men like Lu Wei and Dinwiddie, Dream Chaser, Rodman, and Beverley. Inspirational figures like this who rely purely on positivity...

There are also many managers who want to select such a magical dark horse.

It is the second round of Taobao that really shows off his skills. Of course, Taobao, who was not drafted, has a grandfather-level draft vision.

"Beverly..."

"By the way, Brother Dog is also participating in this year's draft. I seemed to have seen his name just now."

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