NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 112

"Hey, you know what, I had my eyes on a power forward like this from the beginning, but he performed so well in the NCAA this season." Larry Miller said with a smile.

"Love?"

"Correct!"

Kevin Love averaged 17.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game in the college league this season, helping UCLA reach the NCAA Final Four for the third consecutive year.

With his height, rebounding rate, and accurate shooting that all white people have, isn't he a shooting version of Barkley???
Monster under the basket!

The Trail Blazers had their eyes on him last season, but he himself didn't want to sign up for the draft.

College players generally perform better as they get older. Just like Duncan was a finished product when he entered the league, Love was also a finished product after three years of training in college. Therefore, he was predicted to be a top five pick this season.

And it is very likely that the Memphis Grizzlies will be the most popular team to take over this strong white inside player. After all, the Grizzlies have always had a tradition of hoarding inside players.

"Then write it down."

"Yes, write it down. Love has excellent physical fitness. The reason why he gets so many rebounds may be because he has a strong chassis."

Jiang Ming also nodded. If Love could really get the 15th pick, then he and Oden would make the Blazers' inside line a little invincible. At least the rebounds would not fall into the hands of others.

However, a forward like Italian cannon Gallinelli is not suitable, as the Trail Blazers have no shortage of shooters now.

The Trail Blazers also wanted to select Joe Alexander.

Jason Thompson.

"McGee can actually play forward, but his basketball IQ is not high."

Then Jiang Ming finally stopped at a player who was predicted to be selected in the late first round or the second round:
Serge Ibaka.

He would not have paid attention to such a player originally, after all, there are too many African guys with the same appearance.

But he was at the scene today, and he just gave an interview with his bare chest. Jiang Ming originally came to see his eight-pack abs, and marveled at the African brother's incredible talent.

Then the next glance I saw an outline of something curled up inside his shorts (this chapter says it’s a picture).

Jiang Ming immediately thought: Holy shit! This could be 28, right?
This guy is quite strong!
This could be 28, right?

Estimated at 28, how can it not be strong!
So Jiang Ming noticed this guy, and the Trail Blazers gave him a B rating.

The scouting report reads as follows:

This is a special big man with outstanding athletic ability and amazing wingspan. He is also very aggressive and listens to the coach's guidance. His basketball IQ is yet to be discovered.

Things to note:

A typical rough African athlete, with a strong body but no skills, no ability to shoot or attack with the ball, and a defensive blue-collar power forward who likes to eat cakes under the basket.

"Boss, take a look at him. I think he's just the right type of dark, thick, and tough player for us."

McGowan recognized Ibaka right away:

"He's predicted to go straight into the first round because of his physical qualities. After all, he's ranked second in this draft, just worse than Rose. But I don't think anyone will pick him. But we can pick him because he fits our goal of a dark, tough forward who can fight physically. This year's playoffs showed that Bynum doesn't really have much ability, he can just cause trouble in the paint."

Larry Miller glanced at the scouting report and said:

"It's very powerful. It may strengthen our inside depth and play a role in defense. We will just observe him directly later."

"Row!"

Then they ranked the players they wanted as possible second-round picks.

Walter Sharp

DeAndre Jordan
Mario Chalmers
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
Goran Dragic
Joe Crawford.
Then I went to watch Ibaka's tryout downstairs.

After watching a 5V5 half-time game, they realized that there was a reason why Ibaka was predicted to be in the first round, and physical fitness determined everything.

When the game was just positional play and everyone was playing one-on-one, Ibaka guarding the inside could easily block shots. Anyone who rushed in would be blocked by him or fouled. Any small forward who wanted to dunk over him would be pinned down.

Whether it is single defense or help defense, he is very good, after all, his body is here:

Height: 2.08 meters

Weight: 107 kg
Wingspan: 2.26m/7ft 5in
Vertical jump: 78.74 cm/31 in
Running jump: 92.71 cm / 36.5 in
These physical test data show that he is a perfect defensive helper, but his offense is indeed a gift.

No back-to-back.

His shooting form is OK, but his hit rate is disappointing. He doesn't have the ability to attack the basket directly with the ball, which is what Bosh and Yi Jianlian are good at.

He can only receive assists from teammates for dunks and alley-oops, or grab rebounds and attack again, but his secondary attack methods are limited, and his hook shots and layups are mediocre.

But this is enough. Isn’t this the dark, thick and tough forward that Jiang Ming and the others were talking about just now?

Jiang Ming saw it, and this was before he played the whole game. If he played the whole game, his defensive ability would probably be like LeBron James, who can switch positions to defend the outside and can also defend on fast breaks.
While they were observing Ibaka, McGowan discovered that there was a president standing next to him, who was the Supersonics president Presti.

The SuperSonics will change their name and move to Oklahoma City to become the Thunder next season, but the young president Presti has not changed. He just stared at Ibaka.

McGowan went over and said hello:
"What are you looking for? Aren't you sure you will pick Westbrook and let him and Durant form a backcourt duo?"

President Putin politely replied:

"Isn't there a pick at the end of the first round? We have to see, why, you want to select them at 15th pick?"

"That's not necessarily the case."

Both sides' eyes are rolling around, and no one knows who is telling the truth. Until the draft, the management of each team will put on a show until their beloved players fall into the bag.

When President Pu saw Jiang Ming was also there, he took advantage of the Trail Blazers' top management not paying attention and chatted with him for a few words before suddenly asking:
"How is it? Director Jiang, who do you think has the best health here?"

"Ibaka, do you even need to ask?"

Jiang Ming doesn't care about those rules and regulations. The main thing is that he knows that the Thunder's picks are 4 and 24. Unless they choose Ibaka with the 4th pick, the Trail Blazers still have priority.

The competitors ahead of the Trail Blazers actually all have their own preferences, so the Trail Blazers haven't made a decision yet. The teams ahead of them will basically be similar to what the draft prediction websites predict, and Ibaka has never been predicted to be in the top 15.

"Haha, so direct! You don't want him, do you? Look, he can't even shoot three shots."

"Then I don't care. I'm just here to join in the fun."

"Director Jiang, please come to Oklahoma City more often when you have time. Now that we have moved to Oklahoma City, the environment is more beautiful." Presti looked like a man with great ambitions. His expression did not change much. Instead, he was having a great time chatting with Jiang Ming.

After 2 days.

Same as Jiang Ming thought.

The Blazers’ first-round selection went very well.

After the previous popular power forwards Michael Beasley, Love and Jason Thompson were all selected, the Trail Blazers could only choose Serge Ibaka.

David Stern read on stage:

"With the 15th pick, the Trail Blazers select 19-year-old rookie Serge Ibaka from the Republic of Congo. Congratulations!"

Jiang Ming now clearly felt that the Thunder president Presti, who was sitting in front of him, frowned. In fact, the Thunder was at its most powerful after selecting Ibaka.

Think about it, Durant and Westbrook rely on the outside, and there is another player in the inside who can grab the ball. If he grabs the ball, he can either dunk it himself or pass it to the two talented future superstars on the outside. These three people can maintain the team's lower limit.

But I feel sorry for it now.

Ibaka is a Trail Blazer!!!
Obviously Ibaka himself did not expect that the Trail Blazers, who had never had an individual tryout with him, would choose him. He stood up on the spot and burst into tears with excitement. On the one hand, his dream came true. The kid who came out of the war actually played in the world's top league. After today, he will never worry about his life again!

On the other hand, he also knows how much potential the Trail Blazers have. Who doesn’t want to be selected by the Trail Blazers with the 15th pick?
Even No. 1 picks Rose and Westbrook want to join the Trail Blazers!

The Trail Blazers are now like a young horse, the kind that can take off immediately if it is given wings!
When he put on his Trail Blazers hat and returned to the backstage for an interview, his first words were:

"Let's win big together!"

The New York reporter, who seemed a little sour, also asked a question: "Have you ever worried that you will fall into the curse of the city of tearing apart in the Trail Blazers?"

Ibaka looked at the reporter like he was a fool:
"Brother, the Trail Blazers now have the miraculous doctor Jiang, I don't have to worry at all!"

The fans all approved of this choice:

"The Blazers picked a steal, okay!"

"Fuck, did you notice how big his dick was when we took the photo together?"

"Mad, is this normal or are you too excited?"

"I've seen his training photos, this is the normal size."

"Oh my god, here comes a fierce general for the Trail Blazers!"

(End of this chapter)