The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Subsequently, Wang Xiao used the Wizards' own No. 30 pick to select Draymond Green.

This is also a choice that people don't understand. Green served as a power forward in college. Although he is physically strong and strong in confrontation, he is only 2.01 meters tall, so he can only act as a swingman more often. The small forward and power forward positions switch back and forth.

What the Wizards lack most now is a swingman. George, Leonard, Jamison, and Parsons are all players who can serve as small forwards and power forwards at the same time. What's the point of choosing Green?

But the value of the No. 30 pick in the first round itself is not high, and Wang Xiao's choice did not attract much attention.

In the second round of the draft, the Wizards still had the last pick. This time, Wang Xiao finally chose a big player, the 2.13-meter-tall center Robert Thackeray, but he was the last pick in the draft. The players who can be selected have any potential worth exploring, just a cheap labor to fill the bench lineup.

At this point, the Wizards' 12-year draft is over.

Lamb at the 13th pick, Green at the 30th pick, and Thackeray at the 60th pick.

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One day later, the free market officially opened. The Wizards first published several contract renewal news on the official website. The team renewed the contract with Patrick Beverley and reached a three-year 24 million contract renewal agreement. In Mison's first year, the other three selected rookie players also signed contracts and officially became Wizards players.

As for the team's starting center JaVale McGee, there is no news of a contract extension.

A day later, McGee's agent publicly stated that McGee will officially enter the free market.

Now, many people's eyes are fixed on McGee.

Although his performance is slightly inferior to that of Jordan in 2011, McGee's ability to protect the frame after serving as the starting center of the Wizards in 2012 is also very rare in the league. There is no doubt that he is worthy of an annual salary of tens of millions For the contract, many teams that lack a frame-protecting center are eager to make an offer.

Afterwards, there was no news from the Wizards. It was not until July 8, when the freeze period ended, that the Wizards made any new moves.

The team sent Beverly, who had just renewed his contract, together with Lamb, the No. 13 rookie selected this year, to the Utah Jazz. The price the Utah Jazz paid was the first-round pick in 2013 and Raja Bell.

This is just an unimportant deal for the Wizards, because Beverly is a substitute player for the Wizards, and rookie Lamb has a high probability of being a substitute.

When people saw it, they were only slightly surprised, and suddenly realized.

It turns out that the Wizards chose Lamb because they wanted to trade with the Jazz.

Since the Jazz lost Deron, the guard position has always been a shortcoming. Harrison, who was traded for Deron, is not a point guard worth cultivating.

Beverly's offense is even worse than Harrison's, but his defense is a few blocks away from Harrison. His defensive ability is very important for the Jazz, which is known for its defense.

Similarly, Lamb, a shooting guard with more comprehensive offensive methods, is also an immediate combat talent that the Jazz need more.

In contrast, a first-round pick that is not too high, plus a Raja Bell who is too old to maintain a competitive state, and has serious conflicts with teammates and destroys the atmosphere in the locker room, is very important for the Jazz. It's really a bargain price.

Wang Xiao actually didn't want Bell. When he was young, his defense was sloppy. Now he is old and frail, and no one can keep up. The defensive end is a big colander, but the Jazz bite him to death. If the Wizards If you don't want Bell, then you won't pass this deal, and you can only helplessly accept this not-so-big rubbish contract.

Bell's contract is close to 4 million, while Beverly Garrum's salary is close to 10 million. The salary is not equal, but the salary space of the Jazz is currently very healthy. The largest contract in the team is Al Jefferson's 15 million US dollars, other than that, no one has a contract with an annual salary of more than 10 million, and there is no problem with directly eating unequal salaries.

This deal, Wang Xiao had negotiated with the Jazz before the draft. During the draft, the Jazz also chose Lamb named by name. Relying on the value of Beverly signing first and then trading, he finally got a team. Could be a top-fifteen pick next season.

Why is it possible? Because the arrival of Beverly and Lamb will definitely improve the strength of the Jazz. Next season, the Jazz may be stronger than another time and space, and the ranking of wins and records may also be higher.

In another time and space, the Jazz, who won 43 wins and 39 losses in 2013, got the No. 14 pick, which happened to be able to intercept Juad Tokunbo in advance. If they win a few more games, they are likely to fall out of the top 15.

But there is no way around this. Now that the major teams have learned a lot from a pitfall, no one is willing to trade draft picks with Wang Xiao, especially a team with a poor record and a high draft pick. As long as Wang Xiao When he came to the door, he killed a word.

"Want my first round? Get one of Curry, George, Leonard, Thompson, otherwise it's out of the question."

This guy touches stone into gold, and the players he picks can play their worth. Now that the Wizards are so monstrous, can you play with other teams if you choose a few All-Stars for him?

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As for McGee, in theory, the value of signing first and then changing is higher than that of Beverly, but it is not easy to make it in practice, because McGee's new contract starts with an annual salary of at least 12 million. There are very few healthy teams. Basically, signing first and then changing to the opposing team must be accompanied by a player with an equal salary.

Next year, the contracts of Curry, George and others will expire, and the Wizards' salary space will immediately become very tight. How could Wang Xiao leave a big contract burden on the team?

Therefore, Wang Xiao can only let go of McGee for nothing like letting go of Jordan.

McGee, Beverly, and Lamb have left, and Bell has joined the team. At this time, the Wizards' lineup has reached 14 people, which is close to saturation.

Point guard: Stephen Curry, Isaiah Thomas.

Shooting guards: Klay Thompson, Raja Bell.

Small forwards: Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Chandler Parsons, Caron Butler, Jimmy Butler.

Power forwards: Antawn Jamison, Draymond Green, Yi Jianlian.

Center: Hassan Whiteside, Robert Thackeray.

At this time, Wang Xiao notified the team's management that the Wizards' trade and signings were officially completed. This lineup will be the Wizards' lineup for the next season's championship.