NBA: A collection of super busts

Outside the Grizzlies' draft office, James was surrounded by several Grizzlies staff members, like a star being fawned over.

But his face was still very grim, because just now, in his excitement, he walked straight into West's office without knocking, wanting to talk to him. But after entering, he found West on the phone trying to persuade someone to make a trade, and then he was politely led out of the office by the Grizzlies' staff.

Although the Grizzlies staff were very friendly, and several of them even cheered him on and kept him company, James was still very unhappy about being ignored by the team's star player!

Although he didn't know whose deal West was talking about.

But whoever it is, James has already made a note of it in his little notebook.

Once I get to the team, I'll definitely teach him a lesson and show him what he got for making me wait so long.

Just as his patience was about to run out, and he was even considering turning around and leaving or rushing into the office to question West, a tall figure appeared at the end of the corridor.

"Hey, LeBron." Ye Feng, who had just been selected, greeted him with a big smile. "You've already talked to Jerry? You didn't know, did you? We're already teammates."

Ye Feng is currently riding high. He is very satisfied with being selected fourth overall, and he doesn't have to go to the cold and harsh Toronto. More importantly, the Grizzlies have West!

Moreover, the system's reward was issued the moment he was selected.

"Congratulations, host, on being selected fourth overall, and in a top draft class at that. We will now be drawing a fourth overall pick from this top draft class that is considered a bust..."

A top-tier year? And limited to the fourth overall pick?

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng immediately felt that this was good news!

After all, there are only a few top-tier years, and if the ranking is limited, the range of choices will be greatly reduced.

That means the standards for "parallel imports" will definitely be raised. For example, people like Bodog and Kenyon Martin would definitely not be considered parallel imports under normal circumstances.

But if you compare them to other top draft picks, they're really incredibly weak.

The fourth pick in a top draft year has an even smaller pool of picks.

To be considered a top-tier year, it must be at least a year like 18 or 08, which produced at least several MVP-caliber players, right?

Then there are the famous epic years: 09, 03, 96, and 84.

The fourth picks in recent years have been 3J Jackson, Russell Westbrook, Tyreke Evans, Stephon Marbury...

Even if these guys are terrible, they're still a Defensive Player of the Year or a Rookie of the Year!

Wait, what about 84? Who was 84's fourth pick again?

Just as Ye Feng was racking his brains to remember, the system gave him the answer first.

"I've extracted the talent of Sam Perkins, the fourth overall pick in the 1984 draft, for the host: Durability! I wish the host a smooth journey on the road to becoming the longest river, holding the most water."

Sam Perkins?

When Ye Feng heard this name, his first reaction was to check it on Wikipedia.

However, mobile phones in this era did not have internet access, so he had no idea who this guy was.

However, he didn't know that the great Heavenly Dao and the handsome creator god in the dark could tell him who Sam Perkins was.

Fourth overall pick in 1984, center, his best season saw him average 16 points and 8 rebounds, and his career average was 11 points and 6 rebounds.

Although he had no career honors other than an All-Rookie Team selection.

But he had a professional career that lasted 17 years.

Over 17 years, he played 1286 games, ranking second among all players in 1984, only behind another veteran from the same generation.

What he is even more commendable is that he gets healthier as he gets older: from the age of 33 to 41, he missed a total of 9 games in eight seasons.

Throughout his entire career, he never suffered any injury that required him to rest for more than two weeks, and he remained almost completely healthy throughout his 17-year career.

In addition, in his last season, although he only played 64 games, it was because he was old and his skills had declined. In the first 20 games of the season, because the team had a full roster, he was DNP'd in many games.

However, when the team suffered injuries, he played 60 consecutive games and started 41 of them.

Logically speaking, this player shouldn't be considered a flop; he's definitely a qualified rotation player.

But as I said before, whether it's a counterfeit or not depends on who it's compared to.

Jordan was the third overall pick in the 1984 draft.

Perkins, fourth overall pick in 1984.

Barkley, fifth overall pick in 1984.

Looking at it this way, this guy is incredibly wet.

It is even more fluid than the Way of Heaven.

Whether Ye Feng knew him or not was not important, and Ye Feng himself didn't care.

What Ye Feng knew was that since this guy's reputation was for being tough, he definitely wouldn't get injured much, and a healthy body was exactly what Ye Feng needed right now!

Why did Ye Feng's draft position predictions fluctuate before the draft? Why did Wade go to such lengths to seize the opportunity with the Heat?

Because of injuries.

Especially with Ye Feng's fighting style, it's visibly easy for him to get injured.

Almost all players known for their athleticism will encounter injuries of varying degrees throughout their careers.

Carter, Griffin, Stoudemire, Westbrook, Wade, Rose...

Now that he has this durable attribute, Ye Feng can fight without restraint and go all out without fear of getting injured!

This talent won't allow Ye Feng to score many more points or grab many more rebounds.

But it allowed him to stay on the court!

To become the highest mountain, you must first become the longest river.

At the same time, after this task was completed, the system quickly assigned another task.

"Become the Rising Stars MVP!"

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On the other side, James felt a growing sense of displeasure as he looked at Ye Feng.

teammate?

That jerk who always steals my thunder?

Is that bastard who made me wait outside the office for 10 minutes the one?

He didn't respond to Ye Feng's greeting, but instead glared at Ye Feng with a cold face, his mind filled with thoughts of how to get revenge on Ye Feng.

No one has ever dared to make him wait like this before.

Ye Feng found James's obvious hostility somewhat baffling.

I didn't steal your top draft pick, so why are you staring at me with such wide eyes?

However, before Ye Feng could open his mouth to mock him, the door to the talent show office opened first.

West came out, smiling, and said, "You're both here? Great! Have you already talked? How's it going to be like joining the Grizzlies?"

"This feels great!" Although James was very unhappy about being sidelined, he knew very well who was in charge of the team now and had long since reached an agreement with his team.

In order to avoid becoming a troublesome player like Francis and to maintain his public image, he needs to settle down with the Grizzlies for a while before looking for other opportunities.

He immediately replied, "I've always wanted to work for you! You're the greatest NBA administrator in my eyes."

"For me, this is a dream come true!"

Ye Feng now understood why this guy could become good buddies with Wade.

This is exactly the same as West's opening remarks.