Of course, this is defined by Wang Zelin's vision as a latecomer. In the eyes of many media and fans, many talented children have emerged in 2015. This is undoubtedly a great year for the draft.
Yes, this is the mainstream statement in the media now: 2015 is a big year for the draft!
But Wang Zelin knows that the 2015 draft, which was so touted, was not considered output even in some small draft years, but was quite mediocre.
But having said that, regardless of whether this year's draft is a big year or a bad year, these young people from the Green Room all have one thing in common, that is, they have never appeared in the Trail Blazers' trial camp...
In fact, since 2012, the word "genius" has gradually ceased to be associated with the rookie video pioneers of each subsequent year, because the real genius has already been captured by them.
You can expect that the team with the best record in the league can have such high draft picks, not to mention that there is a high probability that real high-ranking rookies will not want to come to a championship team like the Trail Blazers.
After all, talent needs time and soil to grow. As the Trail Blazers aim to win the championship, it is destined that they will not receive too much resources and efforts from the management.
Because of this, when Wang Zelin followed Orsi into the draft cabin, it only caused a brief sensation at the scene and then fell into silence.
In the annual draft, the group of teenagers who are about to land in the NBA are the protagonists today. Even the arrival of the first player in active service cannot change this tone.
Because they represent the future of the entire alliance!
After finding his seat and sitting down, Wang Zelin saw the popular rookie sitting in the small room. He had been playing in the league for three years and his rookie contract was about to end. He also wanted to become a senior in the eyes of young people.
Sure enough, the years pass by and the seasons flow by!
While Wang Zelin was looking at the Little Green Room, the young rookies in the Little Green Room were silently observing Wang Zelin.
In fact, from the moment Wang Zelin entered the draft room and caused a sensation, Towns, Okafor and others all turned their attention to Wang Zelin.
Is this the influence of the first player in the league?
After sighing with emotion, these young people also felt a surge of pride in their hearts. Some even looked directly at Wang Zelin, their faces full of fighting spirit, and their whole bodies exuded a high-spirited spirit that said "he can take his place."
In this regard, Wang Zelin always had a gentle smile on his face and did not pay too much attention. There are 14 people in the lottery this year, but there are 18 people sitting in it. 10 people are destined to be kicked out of the lottery.
District.
Among these 18 people, only a few caught his eye.
Towns, according to the "NBA 100-year-old" Wo Shen, after a separate trial with the Timberwolves, he has edged out Okafor to become the designated candidate for the No. 1 pick!
Russell, according to a popular saying in the NBA, "The No. 1 pick, the No. 2 pick must be the best." He is a typical second-place pick. In the original time and space, regardless of whether it was the Lakers era, the Warriors era, or the Timberwolves era, he never lived up to his worth.
Only during his short trip to the Nets did he find his niche, and even made an All-Star appearance in place of the injured Oladipo.
However, as a second-place pick in a big year, compared with Towns in the same year, his performance undoubtedly did not meet people's expectations.
Muaidy, because the league stipulates that high school graduates must have studied in the NBA for one year or played in overseas leagues before they can participate in the draft. Muaidy, who did not play in the NBA, chose to briefly join the CBA Guangdong Hongyuan team to start his professional basketball career. Therefore, he
He also got the nickname "Chinese Boy".
Finally, there are Okafor, whose template is Duncan, and Porzingis, who is 2.21 meters tall.
However, there is nothing much to say about these two. One withered away early, and the other had a brief moment of glory but quickly became a typical representative of high salary and low ability in the NBA.
Orsi is still busy here, but the draft has begun over there.
Bald Hua came out from the backstage, first gave a familiar opening statement, and then announced the start of the draft.
At this time, the Timberwolves fans were undoubtedly the most excited. Even if the Cavaliers' Big Three insider became Cousins instead of Love due to the influence of a certain little butterfly, this did not affect the Timberwolves' poor record.
After all, Love's ability to lead the team has always been very stable. It may be slightly better than Irving in the east, but it's not much higher.
What's more, not long after the All-Star break, Love started playing in and out due to injury. In the end, the Timberwolves posted a negative record, stabilizing themselves at the bottom of the Western Conference and second to last in the league. They defeated the Knicks, the perennially bad team in the East, and won the lottery.
This year's No. 1 pick.
Like the news that broke before, Towns was successfully selected as the No. 1 pick.
There is Towns Love inside, Kevin Martin, a 20-per-game scorer outside, talented guard LaVine, and Europe's old golden boy Rubio...
Not to mention, the Timberwolves in the new season are quite exciting.
Towns was successfully elected as the No. 1 pick, and who could become the No. 2 pick became the focus of everyone's attention.
Is it Okafor, who was also highly regarded as the No. 1 pick, or Towns' teammate Cauley Stann, or Russell, who is modeled after Brandon Roy.
Wang Zelin also raised his head, wanting to see who ranked second this year.
By the way, it was the New York Knicks who took second place this year, not the Lakers who were so bad in my memory.
Five minutes later, Silver appeared in the front desk again and announced the Knicks' final selection.
"With the second pick, the New York Knicks selected... young center Jahlil Okafor from Duke University!"
After Bald Hua announced the result, there was a commotion at the scene, and then it quickly calmed down.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, Towns and Okafor are indeed the only two popular rookies in this draft. It makes sense for whoever is the top pick.
"Okafor went to New York to play with Melo?"
Witnessing history once again changed because of him, even though it had happened more than once, Wang Zelin still felt very strange in his heart.
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He really wants to see how Okafor, who in his memory could produce 17+7 in his rookie year, will develop after arriving in New York?
Later, many fans said that if Okafor had not been affected by injuries, he would definitely be an All-Star. What's more, his 75ers team already had a better choice inside Embiid, which made Okafor gradually disappear from everyone.
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As the current No. 1 center, Wang Zelin sat on the throne for a longer time, the more emptiness and loneliness he felt in his heart. He kind of hoped that someone in the league would stand up to challenge him and let him feel the pressure again.
There are a lot of talented insiders in this year's draft. Towns, Okafor, and Porzingis all have the potential to become All-Star insiders. I really hope they can grow up quickly!
After a while, the draft continued.
The Philadelphia 75ers, who held the No. 3 pick, did not choose Russell, the only popular outside player with the No. 1 pick, but chose Porzingis from Europe.
Because of the 75-man management, it seems that they already have young outsiders like Mike Carter, Tony Roden, and Isaiah Kenan, and Russell is no longer so attractive.
In contrast, Porzingis, who is 2.21 meters tall and has rich offensive methods, has become their best choice.
Embiid and Porzingis, in addition to both having glass attributes, they also seem to have a head start!
In the Little Green Room, the moment he was selected by the 75ers, Porzingis had a visible look of surprise on his face. He remembered that he had gone to the 75ers for a tryout before, but the 75ers management had not given him any promises.
However, after a brief period of doubt, his face was quickly filled with a smile of surprise.
Being selected with a higher pick means others recognize him...and a rookie contract with a higher salary.
No matter which way you think about it, this is a happy thing.
Compared to Porzingis, who was jumping all the way to his bald head, Russell's face was visibly darker.
I remember that before the draft, he was hailed as a favorite for the No. 1 pick. However, after the top three picks ended, he still stayed there.
For young people who are arrogant and want to conquer the NBA, this is undoubtedly a huge blow.
However...the Orlando Magic, holding the fourth pick, still ignored Russell, who was staring at them eagerly, and chose Towns' teammate, Cauley Stein, a potential big man also from the University of Kentucky.
"Wow!
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There was another commotion at the scene.
They never expected that all the first four draft picks would be inside players and not a single outside player.
In NBA history, this is extremely rare. The last time a similar situation occurred was in the 2001 draft.
The top four picks in that draft were all insiders, without exception. They were Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, Pau Gasol and Eddie Curry. They were all insiders who were over 2.1 meters tall.
Big guy.
But don't forget, at that time, Shaquille O'Neal was at his peak, and the league was still in an era where the inside was king, so the mainstream of the league still chose the inside as the cornerstone of the team.
However, strictly speaking, after 2006, as the last super center O'Neal gradually declined from his peak period, the era when the inside was king was gradually gone forever, and the favorites in the draft every year gradually tilted towards outside players.
Some clues can be seen from the data alone. Before the 21st century, there were only a handful of defenders selected with the No. 1 pick, and there was often more than 10 years between them.
Even in the first ten years of the new century, except for James in 2003 and Rose in 2008, all draft picks in the other eight years were insiders without exception.
But after entering the second decade, in the past five years, first Wall and Irving became the top guard picks one after another, and after Davis in 2012, two more perimeter picks, Bennett and Wiggins, appeared.
All of this declares that the era when the inside is king is gone forever.
However, this is a trend under the normal development trajectory, and the current development situation is obviously abnormal.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for this year's draft to have a rare interior event in ten years, with all teams with the top four picks selecting interior players.
The reason for all this...
The next moment, the director showed the camera to someone who was playing with his mobile phone. The scene suddenly became quiet. The management members of each team responsible for today's draft looked at him with extremely complicated expressions.
Yes, if it hadn't been for the emergence of this guy, how could the era of outsiders being king have been interrupted?
Overnight, the entire alliance seemed to have returned to the barbaric era of the last century, a period dominated by insider super beasts.
"Stop playing, everyone is looking at you."
Sensing that something was wrong in the atmosphere at the scene, Orsi quickly reminded Wang Zelin next to him.
"Ah... Damn it! What happened? Why are you looking at me? I don't owe you any money!"
Wang Zelin looked up and saw that everyone was focusing on him. He hurriedly put away his mobile phone and was completely confused.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone was also amused by Wang Zelin's actions and laughed out loud.
After a brief interlude, the audition continued.
With the fifth pick, the Sacramento Kings selected Russell, who had been sitting on the bench for a long time. Not only Russell himself breathed a sigh of relief, but the relatives and friends next to him also stood up and hugged him excitedly.
With the sixth pick, the Nuggets selected Mudiay.
It is worth mentioning that when this guy stepped down from the stage, he opened his suit and revealed a touch of oriental red, which was the national flag of China!
This scene made many fans watching the draft in China very excited. Those who didn't know better thought that a domestic defender was selected.
With the seventh pick, the Detroit Pistons selected...
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Soon, the first round of the draft was over, Bald Hua stepped down to take a rest, and the person who came on instead became Stu Jackson, one of the league's vice presidents.
He will be responsible for the next second round of draft selection.
"Ladies and gentlemen, with the 31st pick, the Portland Trail Blazers selected..."
When Jackson opened the letter in his hand and read "Portland Trail Blazers", everyone couldn't help but raise their heads and look at the stage.
Everyone wants to see who the Portland Trail Blazers, the two-peat team that has won two consecutive championships as the biggest boss in the NBA at this stage, will pick with their only draft pick this year!
Starting from 2012, the Trail Blazers management has been looking at the future as if they were cheating. First, Lillard and Wang Zelin were selected in the first round of 2012. The former became an active first-line defender, and the latter even more
Became the first person in active service.
Even Will Barton, who was selected in the second round, has become a high-quality rotation player averaging about 8 4 2 per game this year.
If they knew that Will Barton in the original time and space would grow into a swingman with an average of about 15+5+4 per game for the Nuggets, they would be so sad!
Then Adams, who was selected in 2013, and Jokic, who was selected in 2014, have established themselves as center in the Mavericks. As a blue-collar insider, he averaged a double-double in rebounds per game and was deeply loved by Cuban.
Although Jokic's statistics are not as good as Adams, the potential he shows is far better than Adams. In the past season, he also had many highlight performances, and he also proved that he can fight tough battles in the playoffs.
Now he has become the inside core of the Trail Blazers' second team.
In view of the extremely high success rate of the rookies selected by the Trail Blazers in the past three years, in a sense, young players recognized by the Trail Blazers management mean that they can successfully establish themselves in the NBA in the future!
You know, even if dozens of young players join the NBA every year, only one out of ten can truly earn a living stably for a long time.
Jackson paused for a moment, and after feeling everyone's eyes focused on him, he continued:
"Montrez Harrell from the University of Louisville, let us congratulate this young man for being recognized by the defending champion!"
At this moment, when Harrell heard that he had been selected by the Trail Blazers, he stood up excitedly and hugged his parents, relatives and friends one by one.
The Trail Blazers have just successfully defended their title, becoming one of the few teams in NBA history to win two consecutive championships, and are on the verge of establishing a three-consecutive championship dynasty...
This is a potential dynasty team!
Considering that the Trail Blazers have already had contact with the Timberwolves, Garnett's return to his home team is almost certain. The Trail Blazers' rotation at the fourth position is scarce. Harrell is very confident that he can replace Garnett's position next season and become the pioneer of the Blazers.
An important rotation for the team.
From another perspective, if you can get a championship ring with the Trail Blazers in your rookie year, that would be a great thing!
It should be noted that many legendary NBA stars have played for more than ten years and finally ended up with a tragic ending without a championship.
And he, Montrezl Harrell, is very likely to get a glimpse of the supreme championship glory in his rookie season.
After seeing Harrell put on the hat of his own team, there was nothing more to do with the Trail Blazers.
Orsi and Wang Zelin's minds gradually stopped focusing on the draft. They were doing their own thing and waiting for the end of the draft.
Once the draft is over, it also means that the free market is about to begin, and that will be the Blazers' main battlefield this summer!