Although Artest, Odom and Davis did not enter the NBA, they have been paying attention to the movements of Jiang Dongbing and the Grizzlies at the University of Pittsburgh.

When they learned that the Grizzlies won the championship, the three of them were extremely excited and were happy for Jiang Dongbing and the old captain Jackson.

The Grizzlies had previously announced a deal with the Clippers about David, which means that the previous Pittsburgh Five Tigers are now halfway through the Grizzlies.

Jiang Dongbing used the highest pick in the Grizzlies to choose his former disciple Artest, and Stewart was not surprised at all.

Before the draft began, Stewart was very tactful and did not ask Jiang Dongbing for the draft candidate. This would be unimaginable if it were placed on other teams.

The team's general manager did not even ask about the draft candidates, and I'm afraid that the entire NBA history has never appeared.

Stewart also did not want the Grizzlies' draft secret to be known by the news that he had been leaked before. The so-called secret is naturally the fewer people who know the better.

Now only Jiang Dongbing knows the secret of the draft, which is undoubtedly the scene that Stewart is most happy to see.

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Since Artest was selected by Jiang Dongbing, the players who were in the 24th pick are all marginal players with no sense of presence. The only one with presence is James Percy, who was selected by the Nuggets at the 18th pick.

This player played the swaying position of the forward guard, and is generally a 3D style player. He has also highlighted his career for one or two seasons, and has scored 14 points per game in the Nuggets and the Grizzlies respectively.

But Percy is not a top 3D like Christie. His three-pointers are not stable enough, and his defensive efficiency is only above level and cannot be called top. Of course, such a 3D player has value, but it is not high.

After a long time, Jiang Dongbing and Stewart finally waited for their second first-round pick.

Everyone at the scene looked at Jiang Dongbing’s seat curiously, wanting to see which player Jiang Dongbing would use these 24 picks to choose.

If Jiang Dongbing is valued and selected, this player must have two tricks, and the least he has to be at Mobley's level.

You should know that choosing a substitute with an extremely outstanding pick with the 24th pick is actually very profitable. After all, at least half of the players in the first round picks are not even considered a qualified substitute.

"I announce that the Vancouver Grizzlies chose Andre Kirilenko from Russia with the 24th pick in the first round!" Stern read out the Grizzlies' candidate.

Everyone was stunned. Jiang Dongbing chose an old Russian player? And he was such a young Russian player.

You should know that foreign players are generally not young when they enter the NBA. Foreign players like Kirilenko who have just emerged at the age of 18 are quite rare.

Everyone was talking about it. Could there be something extraordinary about this Kirilianko? Her thin body can withstand the intensity of the NBA-level competition?

"Jiang, this Andrei Kirirenko is playing the third position, right?" Stewart asked curiously.

Although he knew the player Kirilenko, he didn't know his style, so he asked.

Jiang Dongbing shook his head, "The real number four position, of course, the number three position is not impossible to hit."

"By the way, Stewart, if the Russian League doesn't let people go, are we going to let them go?"

Kirilenko is now playing for the CSKA Moscow. Under normal circumstances, like Dazhi, he entered the NBA two years later.

Thinking about it, these two people are really interesting. They are both teams with military backgrounds, both run for the same class, and they are delayed for two years before entering the NBA.

"I don't know, it depends on the attitude of the opponent's team and players. We can pay some contract buyout fees, but it won't be very high, and it's roughly about 300,000 US dollars." Stewart replied.

Jiang Dongbing nodded. Kirirenko is still very important for the Grizzlies next season.

The Grizzlies themselves lack inside players. If there are fewer Kirilianko, the inside will be too stretched. Even if Jiang Dongbing finds a way to introduce one inside player, it will still be insufficient.

Many people say that Kirilianko is the most overrated player, but this actually makes some sense. The main reason is that Kirilianko is a player who knows everything, but is not very outstanding in many aspects.

For example, on the offensive end, Kirirenko's offense is definitely not top-notch. In addition, as a No. 4 player, his rebounding is not particularly good, but on the defensive end, he is definitely top-notch in the league, but he is facing the fourth position of the ground gun type, because his thin body is also a disadvantage.

On the contrary, he can play extremely good results by defending those players who are purely outside.

It is true that Kirilianko is the only player in NBA history who can defend from No. 1 to No. 5, but it also needs to be subdivided. It is not to say that any player can easily deal with it. At least Kirilianko cannot defend a No. 5 player like O'Neal.

Of course, Jiang Dongbing definitely doesn't expect to use Kirilianko to defend O'Neal. He mainly hopes that Kirilianko will check for omissions and fill in the gaps. He will make up for the defensive loopholes where there are defensive loopholes on the field.

Now that Kirirenko has also been selected, it is time to let the team negotiate with the CSKA Moscow to see if Kirirenko can join the team immediately.

After choosing Artest and Kirilenko, the Grizzlies still had the last draft pick left. In fact, the executives present were more interested in the Grizzlies' last draft pick with 45th pick.

They don’t know what kind of fairy player Jiang Dongbing will use this draft pick to choose, and whether he will win the FMVP in a magical rookie season like Brad Miller.

Jiang Dongbing and Stewart waited for two hours, and finally it was their turn to be the Grizzlies' 45th pick.

When everyone heard that the Grizzlies used the 45th pick to choose the defender Manu Ginobili from Argentina, they all looked speechless. Why did the Grizzlies prefer foreign players this year?

First, Wang Zhizhi was leaked, and then the Grizzlies chose Russia's Kirilenko and Argentina's Ginobili in the draft.

Even Stewart looked shocked. He didn't expect Jiang Dongbing to choose this player because he didn't know who the player was at all.

Although he has some knowledge of this rookie, he only knows some well-known ones. People like Ginobili are simply unknown at all, so it would be strange if Stewart can know them.

"Jiang, I have a feeling that the players you selected this time will definitely create miracles again." Stewart whispered.

"That's right, this year's three are really some players who can create miracles, especially that Manu. Look at it, he will definitely give you a big surprise." Jiang Dongbing smiled.
Chapter completed!