Bishop of the Devil

After the Bulls and Heat selected players, it was time for the Timberwolves, who held the No. 3 pick.

Now the Timberwolves management is extremely confused...

Choose their favorite Kevin Love? Or should we choose Mayo, the favorite for the No. 1 pick?

If you don't choose Mayo, it would be a pity to give up such a popular rookie No. 1 pick in vain.

Although they want to choose a big player to continue the tradition of the Wolf King in their team, Mayo's talent is so outstanding, at least it seems to be much better than Love.

Under normal circumstances, they have no entanglement in this regard. After selecting Mayo, they will trade with the Grizzlies. If they get Love, they can also get some benefits from the Grizzlies.

Now that the Grizzlies draft pick was taken away by Richard, they don't have such a good thing.

In the end, the Timberwolves did not take the risk to choose the big man Love, and finally chose the more talented Mayo...

The Thunder, who hold the fourth and fifth picks, are not entangled at all. Regardless of whether the forest chooses Love or Mayo, they can accept it.

If they get Love, they will get two UCLA star newcomers. No need to run in, these two people can directly become the core of the court inside and outside.

And if they get Mayo, they can accept it. No matter what, Mayo is the favorite for the No. 1 pick. Being able to select the No. 1 pick with the fourth or fifth pick is simply a piece of pie in the sky.

Moreover, Mayo and Westbrook's positions do not overlap, one is a player at the No. 1 position and the other is a No. 2 player.

After the Timberwolves selected Mayo, the Thunder immediately selected Westbrook with the fourth pick, and then informed the Grizzlies of their draft list and asked the Grizzlies to help them select Kevin Love.

The top ten picks didn't have much to do with the Buccaneers. Richard didn't pay much attention to it. He and Jordan chatted.

"It's a pity. That kid Beasley is actually really good. If we can get him, our forward lineup will have no problems at all." Jordan sighed after seeing Beasley being drafted by the Heat. Mouth said.

He is not a layman. Although there are some problems in selecting people, his understanding of the team's lineup is completely fine.

After Millsap was sold by Richard, the team's forward position did have some problems, lacking strong substitute players.

If Beasley can be acquired, the forward bench lineup will be strongly supplemented, and the Pirates will be completely invincible.

"This Mayo is not bad. I feel that this kid may become a top shooting guard like Kobe or Roy in the future." Jordan commented on Mayo again.

Richard smiled bitterly, if not Jordan's vision for selecting people was poisonous...

Among the top five picks, the only ones Jordan could like were Beasley and Mayo. It turned out that both of them were poisonous, and they were the worst among the five...

Of course, in terms of talent, these two are the strongest among the five.

The next two players, Gallinari and John Deng, were selected by the Knicks and Clippers respectively.

I have to say that this 2008 draft is actually quite impressive.

At least the players in the top seven picks are not unknowns. Even if they are not mixed up, they have made a big name. This kind of scene rarely occurs in other drafts. In many drafts, the top seven picks are Some of the players may not be remembered by fans.

Not to mention far away, for example, not many fans can remember the name of Jonny Flynn, the sixth overall pick in 2009.

Next, the New Jersey Nets selected Lopez with the tenth overall pick.

"Give McMillan the list, it's time." Richard handed a note to Miles beside him and asked him to pass it to McMillan, the Blazers' draft representative.

Jordan was confused because he had no idea what Richard was doing.

Looking at this posture, did Richard secretly make a deal with the Blazers again?

Not to mention Jordan didn't know, even Miles didn't know about it...

I'm afraid that in the entire draft scene, only Richard and McMillan know about this.

Before the draft started, Richard turned to his father-in-law and wanted to get the Blazers' first-round pick with the 14th pick.

The Trail Blazers really don't have any favorite newcomers this year. They already have a good lineup. What they need is to run in and let Durant grow up as soon as possible.

Richard wanted the 14th overall pick, so Paul Allen naturally agreed without saying a word. His family wanted a draft pick, so this was no big deal.

Richard did not let the Trail Blazers suffer, and promised to sell Tony Allen to the Trail Blazers after the draft.

The Trail Blazers really lack a backcourt anchor like Tony Allen, and Durant's current defense is simply impossible to watch.

…

"I announce that the Portland Trail Blazers selected Stephen Curry from Purdue University with the 14th pick in the first round!"

In the old Curry's house in Charlotte, the Curry family was boiling.

Although Curry was selected by the Trail Blazers, the old Curry has been with Richard for more than ten years. It can be guessed that this may be some kind of deal Richard made with the Trail Blazers.

"Congratulations, kid, you will be a member of the Pirates in the future!" Old Curry patted Curry on the shoulder and said excitedly.

After joining the Pirates, his eldest son will definitely have a perfect starting line. Maybe other newcomers are still having headaches for the starting position, but his eldest son can already stand on the championship podium!

Old Curry is not worried about his eldest son's playing time at all. Paul has already left. As far as he knows, Rondo will also be traded out after this season.

By then, his eldest son will become the official head coach of the Pirates!

…

"Um, this kid?" Jordan was stunned. He didn't expect that Richard didn't pick Beasley or the Lopez brothers in this draft, but chose Curry, a kid with not very good physical fitness. …

In Jordan's view, Curry is really just a child, looking so immature.

When Jordan watched a Purdue game in March this year, he thought Curry was a star-struck elementary school student who ran onto the court and impersonated a player.

Jordan thought Richard would choose one of the Beasley or Lopez brothers...

Although Beasley's draft pick is high, Jordan believes that as long as Richard wants, he will definitely have a way to win Beasley.

As for the Lopez brothers, it was not difficult to take them down.

But Richard didn't choose anyone, and chose Curry, whom Jordan was quite dissatisfied with.

"What, Michael, don't you like this kid?" Richard asked with a smile.

Jordan nodded, not hiding his thoughts, "It's true that he is not optimistic about this kid. This kid is too thin. In our era, I doubt whether he can play thirty games in a season. Maybe after meeting the Jazz, Si Tocton can provide direct and permanent reimbursement.”

"He looks like an underage child, no, a child under fifteen years old."

Jordan said speechlessly.

"Old man, times have changed. I think this boy will surprise you."

"Let's wait and see..."

…

After Curry was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 14th pick, Lopez Jr. was selected by the Suns with the 15th pick in the first round.

Then the big-footed Speights was selected by the 76ers...

Then there are two legendary centers with the 17th and 18th picks!

The 17th pick is Gao Yuanyuan Roy Hibbert.

The 18th pick is the mighty and domineering Mikey...

Hibbert is 218 centimeters tall, which is definitely very tall compared to the standard height of seven feet for a center. Secondly, he often played 0 points and 0 rebounds, and was affectionately called Gao Yuanyuan by domestic fans.

Gao Yuanyuan has recorded 0 points and 0 rebounds eight times in his entire career. He is definitely considered a talent.

The poor Lakers once regarded Gao Yuanyuan as their hope for interior revival in the post-Kobe era, and the result is of course one can imagine.

The nature of McGee, the 18th pick, is different from that of Gao Yuanyuan. Gao Yuanyuan is really weak, but McGee is actually very strong.

How strong is it? In the third year of his career, he had a triple-double of 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 blocks.

In terms of physical talent, McGee can be said to be a pervert. In later generations, there was a saying in the league that he was the league's number one center from the head down. Many people applied this to his cousin Cousins.

But in fact, McGee is more suitable for this title. His physical fitness is actually better than Cousins.

It's just that McGee suffered from ADD, commonly known as ADHD, when he was a child, which caused him to have attention deficit disorder and weak self-control. He often did some amazing things on the court, such as air dunks and misdirecting the team's offense. , such as serving for the opponent, etc.

This is also the reason why McGee rarely gets enough playing time throughout his career, because his attention cannot be concentrated for a long time. If he plays for a long time, he will make many stupid mistakes.

In fact, speaking of McGee's problem, it also has something to do with his mother.

McGee's parents are both in the basketball circle. His father, Montgomery, participated in the NBA draft and was selected in this round, but he never played in a game.

McGee's mother was a WNBA star player who led the team to win the NCAA championship. Later, after entering the WNBA, although she failed to win the championship, she also became the head coach of the Monarchs after retiring...

It can be said that McGee's mother has a very successful career.

Successful women are inevitably a bit paranoid in some aspects. In fact, McGee's ADD symptoms as a child can be cured as long as he takes medicine on time. However, his mother has always believed that McGee is not sick and does not need to take medicine. This has led to McGee falling behind when he grew up. The inability to concentrate for long periods of time.

Richard also knew a little bit about this matter. He liked the big and silly guy here in McGee very much. When he first passed through this world, he also thought about looking for McGee to see if he could persuade his mother to give him a favor. Treating ADD, but I haven't gotten any updates on McGee's movements.

Now that McGee is an adult, it is definitely too late for treatment.