First in scoring

Chapter 514 512. Not the best, but the best
Zhang Yang was still thinking about watching Curry go to the Warriors and enjoy the joy of being trained by the logo man, but the elementary school student ended up being teammates with Erha... Now that he thought about it, he didn't notice that it was the Knicks that got the No. 5 pick. As long as the Knicks' ranking was higher than the Warriors, the elementary school student wouldn't be able to go to the mad scientist.

The double point guards of Harden and Curry, coupled with D'Antoni... Zhang Aotian: Things are starting to get interesting.

Then, the Pistons selected Jordan Hill from the University of Arizona with the sixth pick.

With Harris, veteran Hamilton is also capable of fighting, center Noah is growing rapidly, and now that Tianzun's contract has expired, the Pistons chose the remaining inside talent with the highest predicted draft pick, which is just as Zhang Yang expected.

Stern shook hands with Jordan Hill and then walked off the stage. It was the Warriors' turn to select players, and Zhang Yang was extremely curious.

There are only three point guards predicted to be in the lottery.

Jonny Flynn of Syracuse University also had a very successful college life. In his freshman season, he defeated the conference seeded team in the March Madness as the 16th-placed team in the conference, sending Connecticut to go fishing. In his sophomore season, which was this year, he lost to Lawson by 3 votes and ranked second in the Bob Cousy Award, which was the second point guard of the NCAA.

But Flynn has a fatal flaw. He injured his knee in the 10th grade. The treatment at that time was not done well, and knee mucosa appeared, which led to premature closure of the epiphyseal line and premature growth and development. Although he is only 20 years old, he may have the physical fitness of a - year old, so his college performance is somewhat inflated.

Brandon Jennings, the top high school student in the United States in 08, does not have any obvious flaws. Instead, he is foreseeably very capable. When he graduated from high school, the NBA no longer allowed high school students to participate, so his academic performance was worse than Wade's. UCLA, which wanted to recruit him, had approved a special reduction in the required grades to the lowest limit, but he had 4 Fs in the 3 required subjects and only one of them had a score of 2. In the end, he could only play in Europe for a year.

The hidden danger is that he plays like Kobe in the European league. If he had a standard shooting guard body shape of over 193 cm tall, he might be able to be selected in the top three, but he is only 183 cm barefoot.

The last one is 'Little Odom' Earl Clark, a top student at the University of Louisville. He has all the advantages in terms of physical condition. He is 205 cm barefoot, has a wingspan of 214 cm, and his speed is comparable to the average NBA shooting guard. With a weight of 106 kg, he can play center in college. He has excellent ball-handling skills and is the second ball handler for the University of Louisville Cardinals... He was predicted to be in the lottery at the end of his freshman season in 07, and his prediction rose to the top 5 after his sophomore season last year.

However, due to his wealthy family and the desire to get his college degree before running for the draft, he did not choose to enter the draft early and played for another year. However, because he spent most of his junior season on studying, he made almost no progress in basketball and his performance even declined. After playing for one more year, his predicted draft position fell to the edge of the lottery.

Which pit would the mad scientist choose? The best choice would be Jennings, but this guy has the height of Felton, the endurance of Ford, and the heart of Kobe...

Three minutes passed quickly and Stern returned to the stage holding the envelope.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors selected the seventh pick in the first round... Jrue Holiday from UCLA!"

"I'm sooooooooooooooo!"

Xiao San San actually cursed! Xiao Bitch immediately responded: "Jack, we are going to choose Holiday?"

Zhang Yang took a deep breath. "Yes, he is the most suitable second point guard after our discussion. He is tall, can drive and shoot, and is keen on defense... Is Nelson crazy? Using the 7th pick to select a non-lottery rookie? But it doesn't matter. We still have a backup option. That guy is predicted to be in the late first round. I don't believe he can be snatched away..."

Then, the Raptors selected Jonny Flynn with the 8th pick and the Bucks selected Jennings with the 9th pick.

When it came to the 10th pick, Zhang Yang's eyes lit up - Bird wouldn't choose a player at the end of the first round, right?

Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the Jewish guy read out the name of his schoolmate Tyler Hansbrough, but he also became curious. There were two options. Would Sanbal choose the one who graduated from college and could fight immediately, or the one who needed time to train but had a more stable style of play?

He certainly hopes to get someone who can fight immediately, but this player's height disadvantage is too great and he can only play point guard. The potential player has the height of a large point guard. The advantages of both of them are that they have clear minds, strong scoring abilities, and are keen on defense and may be able to immediately enhance the point guard position defense.

Soon, Stern returned to the stage with the envelope and opened it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Bobcats selected with the 11th pick... Darren Collison from UCLA!"

"I didn't choose Teague..."

Although Zhang Yang was also looking forward to Teague, he was still relieved when he heard it was Collison.

If Holiday or Teague is chosen, Holiday is fine. He may need half a year to train and adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, and then he will have qualified substitute strength. But Teague may need a year? On the defensive end, Teague should be able to adapt to confrontation when he enters the NBA. The main reason is that it takes a long time to train the offense. So whether to keep Jack is still a question. Or we need to use the middle-class exception to dig out a one-year point guard, which is more difficult.

Collison, a native California talent who had played against Zhang Yang several times in high school, joined UCLA in 05 and played there for four years. He is a typical African American. His parents are naturalized Americans who have participated in the Olympics many times. His family is not short of money. Now he is a very mature player. It is foreseeable that his combat effectiveness will be higher than Holiday. In his senior season, he won the first and second team of the Pac-12 league. The Turtle back then and Holiday, who just finished the season, were both his assistants.

Of course, his flaws are also obvious. His barefoot 180 cm body shape is not good enough, and his age of 22 means his upper limit is not high. But fortunately, all they want now is a backup point guard who can replace Jack or be better.

However, if Holiday, who is full of talent and can quickly develop combat effectiveness, is selected at the beginning of the month, it will definitely be a better choice...

...

With the Nets selecting Terrence Williams at No. 12, the Rockets selecting Gerald Henderson at No. 13 and trading him to the Detroit Pistons, and the Suns selecting Earl Clark at No. 14... the lottery draft is over.

After the lottery, Zhang Yang didn't care much about it anymore. He chatted with Emma Roberts about his impression of Collison. Of course, he paid attention to the choices of the teams he cared about and wrote down their names.

The Thunder traded for a mid-first-round pick and selected backup point guard Eric Maynor for Rose.

The Hawks selected Jeff Teague, a player with great potential, good overall vision and active defense, as a substitute for Bibby with the 19th pick.

The Bulls selected the athletic power forward Taj Gibson at the 20th pick and did not seem to have much faith in Tyrus Thomas' future.

The Kings used the 23rd pick they got from the Grizzlies in the split-up trade to select Omer Casspi. Zhang Yang is a little regretful about this pick. If this one could fall through, they would definitely choose it. Casspi started playing in the European League at the age of 05 in 17. He competed with Rubio and Gallinari for the Rookie of the Year. After training in the European League for 4 years, his combat effectiveness matured. If he was selected, there would be no need to worry about Hill losing his fighting spirit after winning the championship or losing Pietrus.

What makes Zhang Yang feel uncomfortable is that the Nuggets traded for the 21st pick and selected Lawson, who is also a very fast point guard. It is obvious that this was to fill the position vacated after Iverson's contract was not renewed... Iverson is no longer the answer.

Soon, at the end of the first round, the Timberwolves took the 29th pick from the Spurs and selected another point guard, North Carolina's new MOP Wayne Ellington.

Zhang Yang sometimes doesn't understand what those teams that have been in a bad state for years are thinking. The strategy of casting a wide net and raising insects, the operations of Logo Man in the mid-90s, were indeed successful, but he is Logo Man, his head coach is Silver Fox Harris, and his boss is Buss, all of whom understand basketball. Moreover, the premise of his success was that he picked up a big shark that the Magic team didn't want for free. This is not the way to imitate others.

At the 30th pick, Stern read out Dante Cunningham's name, and the first round of draft picks was over.

The little bitch pulled Zhang Yang's arm and asked, "Who is this? I've never heard of him!" Zhang Yang replied, "They really made the safest choice. He is a forward from Villanova University, a college graduate, with a mature style of play, and his characteristic is that he doesn't make mistakes. He has everything."

"No mistakes? Everything?"

"Yes, Rick showed me his college game videos before. He was very accurate in shooting. His three-point shooting percentage in his senior season was 49%, but he could only make one three-pointer per game because he only shot in wide open spaces. If there was defense, he would pass the ball. If he couldn't pass the ball, he would protect it and wait for his point guard teammates to receive it. His passing and ball control levels were good. When there was no one blocking him, he never missed a breakthrough and had a good sense of seizing opportunities.

He is also very diligent in defense. As long as the assigned tasks are not beyond his ability, he rarely makes mistakes. His physical condition test during the tryout was also good. He is 220 feet inches barefoot and pounds. He can play the three and four positions.

However, due to his playing style, his presence on the court is very low. As a senior, he only averaged 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game. His predicted draft pick is not high, ranging from the end of the first round to the beginning of the second round. "

"Sounds like a boring player, but seems to be a safe choice. What are the other options?"

"Sam Young from the University of Pittsburgh, yes, this one, the one the Grizzlies picked, is also an older rookie who graduated from college. He has excellent physical fitness and has won the All-American Slam Dunk Contest for three consecutive years. He is very active in defense, but has almost no offensive ability.

Marcus Thornton from Louisiana State University, his brother is Al Thornton of the Clippers. Both brothers are the same, with outstanding scoring ability and very poor defense, making them suitable to be the sixth man.

There is another player who is predicted to be around 50th. His name is Chase Budinger. He has excellent athletic ability and used to play volleyball. His parents, brothers and sisters were all members of the US volleyball team. Unlike Yang, Budinger is good at offense, but it may be because he played volleyball in the past. He doesn't like confrontation in offense and defense, especially defense. In college, he could rely on his height and wingspan to interfere, but his defensive performance was poor during the tryout. "

"Then let's choose Cunningham. Even though he doesn't have any bright spots, at least he has no shortcomings..."

The second round progresses much faster than the first round. The draft interval is shorter, and there is no wearing of hats, handshakes, or group photos. Stu Jackson only needs to read out the names and play video clips.

No one picked that one until the 59th pick, when the Lakers selected Turkish power forward Akagiru Eloru.

When it came to the last pick, the Bobcats made a decisive move and selected Wesley Matthews, a senior from Marquette University!
...

The most ideal draft situation was Holiday, Casspi, and Matthews, but the final result was Collison, Cunningham, and Matthews. Zhang Yang thought it was not bad, at least he did not fall to the point of selecting Lawson. That would have been a real disaster at the start of this summer, but now at least it is off to a smooth start.

On the bright side, the three mature older rookies can at least directly understand how much they can achieve in the new season through training and summer league. They won't be like the Lakers, who kept Gasol Jr. and asked Kwame Brown to gain weight.

要是夸梅-布朗能保持07-08赛季那兼具护框能力和机动性的防守能力，至少4比1是不可能的，像G2和G5他们都有可能输掉，指不定最后要打抢七什么的。

When they traded Rondo for Brad Miller and the first-round pick, they didn't lose anything after winning the championship. Rondo was supposed to be the core player, and their style of play couldn't accommodate him. Without Brad Miller's help, their system would be difficult to improve, and it would be more difficult to cultivate Millsap's ability to assist. Now that the first-round pick selected Collison, it was pure profit...

The draft has come to an end, and Zhang Yang's mind has shifted away from the rookies. He doesn't need to worry about what happens next.

Helping rookies adapt to the rules and competition of the NBA is the job of the coaching staff, and leading new teammates to integrate is the job of the fat boss.

Zhang Yang was quite curious about what kind of sparks Felton and Matthews, two fat guys, would create when they got together. One was keen on showing off his status as a boss by taking care of his teammates, while the other was cold and paranoid due to family problems...

After waking up from a good sleep, Zhang Yang continued training on the 29th, focusing on these three items: catching the ball and shooting from long range, pulling up and jumping, and stepping back and shooting after catching the ball or dribbling.

On the morning of the 30th, after practicing a set of step-back three-pointers, we finally collected 14 shooting points.

"I have randomly obtained 1 jumping talent point, the upper limit of the jumping talent has been increased to 90, and the jumping ability has been increased to 90."

"Bounce... that's ok, at least dunking and pull-up shots might make you look cooler."

Although he has gradually accepted that his jumping ability is only at the top level, it would be great if he could be more handsome.

He thought about it, and the content on the door switched to the task.

"1. Accumulate 100000 shooting points to start the next experience. 2. Accumulate 10 shooting points to be rewarded with 1 random shooting talent point. 3. Accumulate 10 shooting points to randomly increase the experience level that has not reached the maximum level."

"uh-huh?"

Zhang Yang counted and found that he had added 7 three-pointers, 7 stamina, 4 speed, 2 jumping, 5 mid-range shots, and 3 strength, which was 28 points. The next round of talent point acquisition tasks should be 16, but how come it was reduced to 10? But there was one more task, and it was still 10, and the reward for upgrading and training... In general, the difficulty of obtaining talent points has increased, and the time for each round of tasks has been extended, but there is an additional reward.

Of course, the experience he wanted to improve the most was Na's ball control rhythm...

His mind moved, and the content on the 'door' changed again.

“Name: Zhang Yang.

Age: 21 (Date of birth: June 1988, 6.)
Height: 196 cm, wingspan: 216 cm.

Weight: 95 kg.

Ability value evaluation: three-pointer 94 (upper limit 95), mid-range shot 92 (upper limit 95), layup 94 (upper limit), ball control 90, passing 87, speed 94, strength 87 (upper limit 89), jumping 90, physical strength 94 (upper limit 96)..."

During the past two months of playoffs, the biggest improvement in my basic skills is that my three-point shooting has improved by 1 point. My shooting was the most exaggerated in the finals, with an average of 13 shots per game and 5.4 shots per game... So the playoffs are a good place to train people.

There is no quantifiable data for his technical improvement, but he himself can feel the improvement during this playoffs.

His passing ability has also improved a bit, which is probably the limit, but it doesn't matter, he is at a first-class level and it is enough; his strength has also increased by 1 point, which is a natural improvement. His weight has dropped a little compared to the 96 kg before the start of the playoffs, which should be caused by the fact that he didn't exercise much and didn't eat much high-protein food during that period. He didn't stop exercising for a long time, so his metabolism is still high.

After looking at the ability assessment, Zhang Yang has a clear goal for this summer - focus on mid-range shots, followed by three-pointers, plus polishing his skills!
(End of this chapter)