Bishop of the Devil

After McGee was selected with the 18th pick, Ryan Anderson was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 21st pick.

This is another well-known inside player, but his popularity may be higher in China than in the United States, mainly because he played for the Rockets.

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It has entered the final stage of the first round, and Richard is waiting for the arrival of the 25th pick. They have the Jazz's 25th pick in the first round.

Jordan is also very interested and wonders which player Richard will choose with this first-round pick.

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The 24th pick was the Thunder's draft pick, and they selected Ibaka...

Although under normal circumstances the Thunder would use this pick to select Ibaka, now Richard has strengthened their confidence in selecting Ibaka.

Richard promised to help the Thunder rebuild, so the Thunder must consult Richard as soon as possible about these reconstruction matters.

Richard asked them to choose Ibaka with the 24th pick. Even if they have a more favorite choice, they will definitely choose Ibaka first.

Since then, the Thunder have used up all three first-round picks, and the harvest can be said to be extremely huge.

Perhaps excluding the Buccaneers, the Thunder are the biggest winner in this draft.

Even the Pirates are not much better than the Thunder in terms of harvest. After all, Batum is not very strong, and Dragic is actually not as strong as Ibaka.

Richard promised to help the Thunder reach the Western Conference playoffs in the short term. This matter is actually simple. Think about the current Thunder lineup, with Love plus Ibaka on the inside, and Westbrook on the outside. Whatever Add one or two reliable shooters, they can adjust for a year and easily reach the playoffs.

It doesn't even take a year, half a season is enough. After all, Love and Westbrook, the core internal and external players, were teammates in college.

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"I announce that the Utah Jazz select Nicolas Batum from France!" Stern announced the 25th pick in the first round.

Like Luol Deng, the British Jordan, Batum has the nickname French Jordan.

But his French Jordan nickname is shared with him by a Frenchman named Pietrus...

"This kid is pretty good. I've paid attention to this kid's trial training data before. His physical fitness is nothing to say. I don't even believe that this guy is actually a Frenchman." Jordan clapped his hands and laughed.

Richard chose Curry. He was not very optimistic about it, but Jordan was still very optimistic about Batum.

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Next, the Spurs selected George Hill with the 26th pick, and Popovich found a treasure.

Being able to get a player with outstanding offensive firepower like George Hill at the bottom of the first round is a real bonus.

And before Hill suffered injuries, he was actually pretty good defensively.

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Next, Stern announced several more picks, and soon it was the Buccaneers' turn with the 30th pick in the first round.

In the little green room, DeAndre Jordan's eyes were blank and his face was ashen. He never dreamed that after being invited to the little green room by the league, no one had chosen him until now!

If you can enter the little green room, it means that your draft prospects are naturally favored by the league, and you may be selected in the top fourteen picks, that is, a lottery pick.

As a result, the first round is almost over now, and Jordan has not heard his name...

The little green room was empty, leaving only Little Jordan sitting alone, looking quite miserable.

Under normal circumstances, Jordan actually set a record in this draft.

That's the record for players in the Little Green Room being drafted with the lowest picks.

Prior to that, this record was held by Lewis, who was selected with the third overall pick in this round, while DeAndre Jordan was the fifth overall pick in the second round.

It's not uncommon for Green Room players not to be selected in the lottery, it happens every few years.

For example, after the Grizzlies made a trade with the Jazz, they took out Darrell Arthur, who was actually a Green Room player. As a result, he fell to the 27th pick in the first round of the draft...

Arthur's luck is actually quite good, at least he is in the first round. If Jordan doesn't select him tonight, he will tragically fall to the second round.

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"I announce that the Charlotte Buccaneers have selected DeAndre Jordan from Texas A\u0026M University!" Stern announced the name of the last pick in the first round.

When Jordan in the little green room heard Stern calling his name, the embarrassment on his face eased a lot. He was finally selected in the first round...

However, Jordan was not happy at all. He deserved to be ranked higher!

Besides, joining the Pirates would be a nightmare for a rookie center...

The Pirates have O'Neal and Oden, so it's not easy for a rookie center to emerge!

If given the choice, Jordan would rather fall to the second round. In that case, his future path may be easier.

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The first round of the draft is over, and then Xiao Hua comes on the stage to announce the second round picks.

Richard now has a 14th-round second-round pick from the Warriors, and Richard happened to choose Dragic with this pick.

Since the end of this draft, Richard has acquired Curry, Bafaqiao, DeAndre Jordan and Dragic.

The joining of four players actually does not significantly improve the overall strength of the Pirates. However, what Richard wants is sustainable development. When these players grow up, they will become another pillar of the Pirates. players.

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After returning to Charlotte, Richard got the team's current roster from Miles.

The Buccaneers sent away Millsap last season, sent away Paul and Tony Allen after the offseason, and introduced four more players in the draft.

For the inside position, that is, the power forward or center position, Richard currently has O'Neal, Oden, Milicic, Marc Gasol and DeAndre Jordan, as well as Kwame Brown who makes up the number.

The inside lineup composed of these six people was so luxurious that Richard couldn't help but nod.

If only O'Neal was five years younger, then the Pirates' inside lineup could defeat their opponents no matter which era they were placed in.

In the forward and back line, that is, the small forward and shooting guard positions, the Pirates currently have Granger, Roy, Batum, and Ingram.

The No. 1 position is somewhat overcrowded, with Rondo, Curry, Dragic and Sun Yue.

However, Sun Yue saw that Richard selected two point guards in this draft, and immediately approached Richard and said that he was willing to try the shooting guard position...

He is quite a thief, and he doesn't expect to produce very good data now. Anyway, he just wants to get familiar with the league first...

Sun Yue was mentioned by Richard in the forward and defensive lineup, so the current lineup configuration of the Pirates is quite reasonable.

There are six people in the interior, five in the forward and defensive line, and three in the first position, which is exactly 14 people.

However, the forward and defensive lines still seem a bit weak. The five interior players and three point guards are all at All-Star level in Richard's opinion...

As for the five forwards and defenders, Granger and Roy are considered All-Stars, while Batum can only be considered a quasi-All-Star, and Sun Yue and Ingram...

The forwards and defenders must continue to be strengthened, but it is not a good time now, because the real draft year for high-quality small forwards will be 10 years from now...

If anyone knew that Richard was now dissatisfied with the Pirates' forward and defensive lineup, they would probably be shaking with anger.

Already with a scoring champion like Roy and a high-quality All-Star small forward with both offense and defense like Granger, Richard is still not satisfied? Why don't you go to heaven...

"Ding ding ding!" Richard's phone rang. It was Paul Allen calling.

"Boy, we agreed at that time, if we are not satisfied with Durant, you have to return Oden to us." Paul Allen said directly.

Richard was startled, why did the good-looking Paul Allen mention this matter? He just mentioned it casually to Paul Allen, but he didn't expect the old man to take it seriously.

"Ahem, Paul, what happened?" Richard asked.

"Nothing happened. McMillan recommended that we rebuild, sell Jermaine, get a more mature outside player, and then trade Durant for Oden..."

Richard almost vomited blood, MacMillan? ! Is he going to rebuild the Blazers?

But what I have to admit is that in Richard's opinion, there is nothing wrong with McMillan's plan.

Xiao Ou's condition has begun to become unstable now. Sell him quickly while he still has immediate fighting ability. I believe there are still many teams in the league who are willing to trade for Xiao Ou with a mature and stable backcourt attacker. Odd.

Durant is indeed good, but his offensive efficiency was not high in his rookie season. If McMillan wants to rebuild, he will definitely need a more stable output point.

The offensive efficiency in his rookie season was not high. This is not Durant's fault alone, it is the same for most players.

Some players adapt to the NBA rhythm quickly and may be able to slowly adjust after their rookie season. However, some players may need two or three seasons. Even more scummy players may not be able to adjust until they are fired by the team. Adapt to the NBA game rhythm.

Now, who knows how long it will take for Durant to adjust.

Anyway, he knew that Paul Allen and Richard had an "agreement", so it would be better to return Durant to the Pirates. After the Blazers sold O'Brien, they just used Oden to play center.

About the "agreement", Paul Allen inadvertently mentioned it to McMillan.

Richard's head suddenly swelled. He definitely didn't want to let Oden go. It was a pity to let Oden go after he had finally cultivated him.

Of course, trading Oden for Durant is not a loss...

But at least Richard doesn't want to change right now. He also wants to use Oden for two more years to let Oden enter his peak period in his hands and see how terrifying his power at the basket is.