Chapter 1,134 The Showdown Between Draft Geniuses!

The 2013 rookies in the Seattle SuperSonics training facility were very motivated after learning that Yeez returned to the Seattle SuperSonics.

And seeing Ye Si appear in the training hall, their already high fighting spirit became even crazier.

These young men in their twenties were yelling crazily on the training ground.

With Ty Lawson about to leave and Yease about to return, the players Seattle currently has under contract are Yeice, James Harden, Durant, Millsap, Milicic, Leonard, Reggie Jackson, Perry Jones, Danny Green, Ingles, Tucker, Nick Collison and other 12 people.

Among these twelve people, Perry Jones's body is already in disuse and has basically been completely vitrified. It is the product of Presti's failed gamble and is no longer usable. It is basically not in the team's plan. After finishing his rookie contract, he was ready to leave.

And Nick Collison, the acting captain of the Seattle SuperSonics after Yeas left, is now 33 years old. For the current league, his physical function and talent can no longer be used in high-intensity games. played.

With the departures of Ibaka and Gasol, Nick Collison actually had a lot of performance time last season.

But last season he averaged 23 minutes per game for the team, but his data was only 5+4. You must know that in the 2006-07 season, his playing time was less than this, and his data was close to 8+6. Now Nick Collison is better and more experienced in passing the ball, but his other abilities have completely deteriorated.

And his degeneration is not just happening now, it has already completely degenerated in 2011.

Fortunately, when he renewed his contract with the team in 2011, he also knew what his role was in the NBA. He could not count on his combat effectiveness. He was the good old man of the team and the 'leader' of the locker room. Instead of going to other teams It is better to be the leader of the team and stay in the SuperSonics as the leader. Maybe in the future, when you retire with the SuperSonics, you can have the honor of having a retired jersey. After all, he was the vice-captain and acting captain in the greatest years of the SuperSonics team's history, so he and the team in 2011 When the team renewed the contract, the price was not high, 15 million for four years. Now, this contract is a fairly ordinary contract, and it is also his pension contract. Basically, when this contract ends, he will prepare to retire.

In fact, he is already learning coaching knowledge from Nelson.

Nelson's current first assistant coach is Quentin Richardson. The former first assistant coach Malik Rose has now gone to the New York Knicks in the East to be the head coach.

It can be said that despite the fact that the Seattle SuperSonics still have 12 players under contract, there are actually only ten players who can play.

And basically, whether it's inside or outside, there seems to be a shortage of people.

The Seattle SuperSonics' current predicament is no secret.

Not only the management of Leafs and the Seattle SuperSonics know this, but media experts across the United States and the NBA also know it very well.

So after Yeos came back, media across the United States were frantically reporting on the current difficulties of the Seattle SuperSonics.

The salary is too high!

Not enough bench depth!

There is a shortage of people everywhere!

However, for the Sonics, these are all disadvantages, but for these rookies, these are the Sonics' advantages!

This means that they can be reused once they reach supersonic speed!

If the SuperSonics still have the four great insiders of Milicic, Millsap, Gasol and Ibaka, rookie insiders like them would never dare to come here.

The same goes for players in other positions. If the Seattle SuperSonics still have Rondo, the best "Pandora" who can't seduce Yes, he still has it.

These lottery-bound guards among the rookies are afraid to come to Seattle.

It can be said that now is their best opportunity!

No one in this world is a fool, even if they are fools, their family members and agents behind them are not fools either.

What's more, Yes's traffic is so huge, even if they are fools, they don't have family or an agent. Just look at the current newspapers and news.

"According to ESPN, Yes hopes to use this year's two first-round picks from the SuperSonics to select an inside player and an outside player, so every one of us has a chance!"

As teammates at Indiana University, Oladipo and Cody Zeller were undoubtedly the closest in this trial.

Both of them are this year's hot rookies. In a sense, they are teammates and have a competitive relationship. However, this year's draft is a bit special, and each one has no advantage.

Let’s just talk about Oladipo, the top pick. His draft template is Tony Allen and Danny Green. His college data is 7.4 points, 0.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game as a freshman, and 10.8 points per game as a sophomore. assists and 1.4 steals. This season he has become the main force, averaging 27 minutes per game. This is the data. As a junior this year, he averaged 13.6 points, 2.1 assists, and 2.1 steals per game.

This data is simply inferior to Rondo, who has scored 11.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists in his sophomore year.

Everyone started out as defensive players, Rondo still has organizational skills, and Oladipo doesn't even have organizational skills. Otherwise, how could he be the template of Tony Allen and Danny Green?

Such a popular No. 1 pick makes people feel guilty, and Oladipo himself feels guilty.

And compared with other lottery picks this year, he has a greater disadvantage, that is, he has not been a genius since he was a child.

Other big favorites, such as Bennett, who was a five-star high school student in the class of 2012, and the sixth overall pick, such as the Antetokounmpo brothers, both of whom were also five-star high school students. The eldest was the tenth overall pick in the United States in the class of 2011. Eighth high school student, and little Giannis was the 20th overall high school student in the class of 2012.

Even his teammate Zeller was the No. 11 high school player in the class of 2011.

As for others, Otto Porter was the No. 34 high school student in the class of 2011, Noel, who lost the No. 1 pick due to injury, was the No. 1 high school student in the 2012 class, and Ben McCollum was the 41st high school student in the 2011 class. Pope was the 15th overall high school pick in the class of 2011.

Regardless of whether the talent evaluations of these hot rookies in high school were high or low, at least they are young geniuses with their own names and well-known trademarks, and their talents are traceable.

But what about him...

Like little Magic Johnson, he only emerged in college.

Moreover, the little magician also has a second generation star, the magician’s son, to support his popularity.

And what about himself?

To be honest, he didn't even know why he suddenly became popular.

You know, every time Oladipo used to dream, he dreamed that he was selected by the Jays and SuperSonics with the 26th pick.

By the way, it's not that I don't know, but it's a bit inexplicable. His fire has a lot to do with the sudden praise of the little magician's father, the magician.

Magic is very optimistic about him and even compared him directly with Jordan in an interview with ESPN.

Magic Johnson is very optimistic about him and thinks he is very similar to the young Michael Jordan. For this reason, ESPN also specially compared the data between the two, and actually found a lot from him, a player whose model is Danny Green. The place is similar to Jordan...

Even ESPN, which likes to make trouble, concluded after analysis that he is better than Jordan...

ESPN compared Jordan with him in college and chose four sets of data: effective field goal percentage, turnover rate, rebound rate and fouled free throw rate.

In terms of effective field goal percentage, he leads Jordan 57% to 55.3%. In terms of rebound rate, 14.1% leads Jordan's 11.2%. In terms of free throw rate, 34.1% leads Jordan's 23.6%. However, in terms of turnover rate, his 21% is much higher. Jordan's 14.5%.

In other words, according to ESPN's analysis, he leads Jordan 3-1 offensively. Is there no problem in beating Jordan in college?

In addition, ESPN compared the blocks and steals data and found that his and Jordan's college data were at the same level.

After ESPN's analysis of both offense and defense, coupled with Magic's praise, Oladipo should be able to become an outstanding scorer after entering the league. His offensive data was better than Jordan's in college, and it will not take long for him to enter the league. Still taking off?

At the same time, he also has strong potential in rebounding, steals, etc. Oladipo should indeed be a high-ranking rookie, or even the No. 1 pick!

"Of course, after Jordan, many shooting guards with excellent physical abilities will be compared with Jordan. Oladipo does seem to have the potential to become the next Jordan in some aspects, and he is also very likely to become a top-three rookie. , if he continues to work hard in the NBA, he can eventually become an NBA superstar and even catch up with Jordan's heights."

These are the original words of the draft report written by ESPN reporters Pete Newman and Dean Oliver.

2013 has always been considered a weak year for the draft, and it is difficult to find young players with outstanding talents. Therefore, Magic made a fuss, and as soon as ESP made trouble, his draft position took off immediately.

If he really has the same talent as Michael Jordan, why doesn't he know it?

Even he himself didn't know how to complain about this.

Does Oladipo even think these historical giants are sick?

Jordan fans are obsessed with Larry Bird.

Magic fans are obsessed with Jordan.

Larry Bird is obsessed with Pippen again...

Of course, he also heard some inside stories. The reason why Magic put him on a crazy pace was not to really praise him, but to make this year's draft, which was already struggling, even more muddy. The purpose was to hope that the Spurs would use him as the No. 1 pick. Picked away so that his son Magic Jr. could be drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics.

This is a rumor, the truth is unknown, but no matter what, among the chaotic rookie class of 2013, he has never been able to improve his confidence.

Even in the past two days, he, who is the favorite to be the No. 1 pick, has found a domineering draft template in front of Ye Si. The minimum limit is Jordan and the upper limit is Yes...

He actually doesn't want to brush it, but everyone is brushing it, so it's really hard for him not to brush it.

Others have the lower limit of Kobe Bryant, the upper limit of Jordan, the lower limit of Tracy McGrady, the upper limit of Durant, the lower limit of Yao Ming, and the upper limit of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. If he still has the lower limit of Tony Allen and the upper limit of Danny Green, he would really feel sorry for himself.

In fact, everyone now knows that Yes's draft vision is as good as Jordan's. From Jordan, everyone looks like Larry Bird, and from Yes, everyone looks like Jordan, Kobe, and Magic. , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chamberlain, Russell...

Therefore, after comparing so many big players, Oladipo really feels that Magic may be a little more reliable...

Because Yes has returned to the SuperSonics and the training facility in the past two days, it is naturally impossible for these rookies in the SuperSonics training facility to forget the standard items of the Yes draft and brush up on the template!

One by one, the templates flew up in Ye Si's place.

The little magician created a lower-limit Isiah Thomas and a upper-limit Magician template here in Ye Si.

Big Antetokounmpo created a template for the Leafs with Kobe as the lower limit and Jordan as the upper limit.

Antetokounmpo Jr. created a template with Pippen as the lower limit and Durant as the upper limit.

Oladipo's lower limit is Jordan and his upper limit is Ye's.

The 13th draft pick, who was originally a mediocre player, suddenly became taller after such an operation by Ye Si.

Now who dares to say that our top pick this time is just Danny Green?

Ye Si's move made the rookies in the SuperSonics training center very happy.

The reporters at the scene were also very happy, and Ye Si started his magic show again.

And James, who has been paying attention to Yes and the Sonics, is also very happy.

He almost went crazy laughing at these new draft templates.

The rookies in the 2007 class were Jordan Kareem, Kobe Bryant, and Nate. What about now?

Apart from Oden, Durant and a few others, how many others are still in the NBA?

Although the 2007 class was terribly inflationary due to Yes, it was still recognized as a great year for the draft.

And this year is recognized as the worst draft year in history.

In his opinion, Ye Si's actions definitely meant he was enjoying the hardships.

"Yes definitely hopes their second pick is in 2014 instead of 2013!"

Even if you model each of these rookies as Jordan Magic, they are actually Danny Green and Tony Allen.

The whole world is very happy about Yes's genius operation, and the draft has the flavor of Yes again after a long absence.

Without Yees in the past three years, the draft templates have become more normal than the previous ones. There are fewer Jordans, fewer Magicians, and fewer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. This is a bit uncomfortable for people.

It's back, it's really all back now!

Even David Stern had a smile on his face when he saw the news while sitting in his office.

But obviously, for Seattle SuperSonics general manager Presti, he couldn't laugh anymore.

The key to his invitation to Yes is to let Yes choose a player with superstar talent.

How to do this?

"Yes, you are definitely not really optimistic about these players. Have you already decided on the candidates, so now you are letting out smoke bombs?"

smoke bomb?

Ye Si was a little surprised.

"Why do you think I'm setting off a smoke bomb?"

Not a smoke bomb? !

Now it was Presti's turn to tremble.

The whole world used to say that Yes was a draft genius, but he actually wanted to refute it.

Because no matter how much you compare Yes to Jordan, the players selected by Yes have all been trained by him to become talents!

Therefore, Yes is definitely not a draft genius like Jordan. He really has his heart set on something!

Therefore, after the SuperSonics draft was not so successful in the past two years, he did not dare to use this year's second pick, but invited Yesi back.

But now...

No way? No way? Is Yes really the same draft talent as Jordan? !

Presti was already sweating on his forehead, and he no longer dared to continue imagining it. The draft was supposed to be the day after tomorrow.

So basically we have to decide on the candidate today.

When he got up this morning, he was full of confidence and expectations.

But now...

He didn't even dare to ask Yes who the specific candidate was...

However, after adjusting his mentality, Presti still managed to calm down.

Maybe Yes was joking with him.

Haha, Yes, this person is probably a cold-faced person who likes to make cold jokes.

Well, Yes has actually been hiding his visual abilities, just like he used to hide his own strength.

He trusts his own judgment, after all, the Yes draft has never failed!

"Yes, the draft is the day after tomorrow. Do you have any picks for our two first-round picks?"

Choose someone...

Ye Si frowned.

His visual ability is very strong, but potential...

Yesi shook his head.

"Show me their physical examination data."

After Ye Si finished speaking, Presti handed the physical test data of these players to Ye Si.

Ye Si took the information and read it carefully. He even muttered words. Sometimes he frowned and thought hard or calculated the data mentally.

Seeing Yes's serious look, Presti breathed a sigh of relief. Sure enough, Yes indeed has a scientific method for selecting rookie talents!

Presti did not disturb Yes, and it was not until half an hour later that Yes carefully marked the number of the player he selected with a pen.

Seeing the players selected by Yes, Presti looked a little surprised.

No. 1 candidate, Giannis Antetokounmpo (Antetokounmpo Jr.)

No. 2 candidate, Stephen Adams

No. 3 candidate, Rudy Gobert

No. 4 candidate, ej johnson

No. 5 candidate, Oladipo

No. 6 candidate, Tim Hardaway Jr.

This choice...

Oladipo, the most popular candidate for second place in his heart, was actually ranked so far down, and Zeller, the other popular candidate for second place in his heart, was not even seen.

"Yes, can you tell me the reason?"

The reason...

"The first three candidates have good athletic ability and are long enough and hard enough, while the last three candidates have strong and powerful playing styles and big enough butts."

"..."

Presti opened his mouth, while Rick Sander and other Sonics players next to him looked at Durant and James Harden on the side after being equally surprised.

Long hands and long legs, strong bones...

Dumb head and big butt...

Sure enough, even if three years have passed, the aesthetics of Yes have not changed at all.

After Ye Si explained, the surrounding air solidified.

There is indeed no formula for his draft selection. He mainly selects five-star players known to the superstar system first, and then selects long and big players.

"Is there nothing wrong with this?"

Ye Si asked, looking at Presti who was shocked and speechless in confusion.

Presti nodded and then shook his head wildly.

There's nothing wrong with it, of course there's nothing wrong with it, and even if there is, it's my fault.

Why do I have to rush to snatch you back for the draft!

You are a genius at judging people, and I am also a genius at judging people...