Chapter 084 The dust has settled, New York's new favorite!
Just as Lin Yi, Griffin, Curry and others were interviewed, other results of the 2009 NBA Draft were also released one after another.
The Thunder did not want to choose Tabit when Lin Yi and Griffin were both selected. Because of Lin Yi, many of Tabit's shortcomings and shortcomings were exposed. I wonder if this would be a good thing for Tabit. After all, Lin Yi's memory of the second place in 2009 has refreshed the lower limit of "parallel goods".
The Thunder finally chose Harden. The Thunder general manager Presti had the biggest problem, that is, he was too careful. Teams like the Thunder deserved not to win the championship.
In fact, Presti was sometimes helpless. Although he had a time-traveling look, the boss didn't have that courage at that time.
The third young master of Thunder gathered again and chose three MVPs in three years. If you want to talk about your vision, Presti has to say that he has to be awesome.
However, Lin Yi's butterfly effect was indeed brought up. The Husky (Timberwolves) who traded the fifth pick chose Tyrek Evans. Evans is a rookie who debuted and averaged 20 plus 5 plus 5 games per game in the rookie season, and is called LeBron Jr.
Yuanwai Lu, who was originally the favorite to win the No. 1 pick, regretfully passed by Xiaolang. Because he could not join the NBA immediately, he slipped to the seventh pick before being selected by the Kings.
The Grizzlies selected Tabit in the sixth pick, and the sixth pick is also a cursed pick. In this pick, Tabit should not bear too much public pressure even if he fails in the future. This is a good thing.
Flynn was chosen by the Husky in the eighth pick. Sometimes it's so wonderful, but with Evans and him in the backcourt, Flynn's playing style should be different from his previous life.
The Raptors, who had the ninth pick, chose DeRozan. For the Raptors, this is a very profitable draft. Under the influence of the six-man group, DeRozan has already started practicing three-pointers. And because he likes to pour water in group chats, DeRozan is not as depressed as Lin Yi remembers. The King of Northland, who is not depressed and can still shoot three-pointers, will definitely have better room for development.
Lin Yi is very clear that if nothing unexpected happens, Dragon King Bosh will join forces next season. DeRozan will receive the key care of the Raptors and will be trained as the core of the future.
The 10th pick Blanton Jennings selected Brandon Jennings. Jennings is a super Kommy, so he also has a bad habit of all NBA Kommy, that is, "My life is up to me, not to God." The previous Kommy Ellis said that he was the second shooting guard in the league. Kommy, who is the Kommy, was unwilling to fall behind. After being selected, he spoke directly. The team who missed him would definitely regret it. He would let all those teams who missed him die!
In fact, Jennings played very well in his rookie season. Not only did he have a highlight performance of 50 plus a single game, but he was also trained by the Bucks as the core of the future.
Well, of course, the main problem of this guy is still iron!
His career shooting percentage is 38.7%, and his three-point shooting percentage is 34.5%. Even if it is not bad, many of Jennings's shooting choices are extremely unreasonable. He also likes to be compelled to others. Even if he makes zero N consecutive games, he will continue to shoot. He also called it: My idol Kobe Bryant once said that as a pitcher, you must take a firm shot. Even if you don't make the top ten shots, you must continue to shoot for the eleventh time!
Kobe probably had a first reaction when he heard this, and went over the network to beat him up.
Are you secret or black?
So in Lin Yi's memory, the Bucks couldn't stand the nightly sound of iron and had to trade him out. Jennings didn't care and changed the place and continued to bang.
The eleventh pick Nets chose Jordan Hill, and the Nets felt that they had taken a big advantage. After all, Jordan Hill's physical fitness and bounce were second only to Griffin among the rookies in this class.
So, it’s not without reason for the bad team!
The 12th pick Bobcats chose Gerald Henderson. The reason for choosing Henderson was that Jordan felt that Henderson's style of playing was very similar to him, because Henderson had nothing else except for one smooth shooting. The most important thing was that the smooth shooting might not guarantee the shooting percentage.
The Pacers with the 13th pick selected Taylor Hansblu. The Pacers wanted to make the playoffs, that is, combat power was what they needed.
The Suns, who had the 14th pick, had no choice but to choose Terrence Williams, a forward swinger.
At this point, all lottery tickets were released in 2009. The other key positions were not much different from Lin Yi’s memory. Holiday went to 76ers. Lin Yi remembered that Holiday was selected as All-Star. In the future, after going to the Pelicans, he swept the Trail Blazers with Cousins when he was reimbursed.
Holiday is characterized by his strong singles ability, high-end point guard, and relatively balanced offense and defense.
Jeff Teague was selected by the Hawks, and Tylawson also went to the Timberwolves. Lin Yi thought the little wolf had a good brain, so he wanted to stock up on guards?
Darren Collison went to the Hornets. During Paul's injury, Collison once had an extremely prominent performance, but this man was not very good in character and wanted to replace Paul as the boss. Lin Yi really wanted to ask Collison, is your idol also?
Beverly was chosen by the Lakers, while the future CBA legend Hudson was chosen by the Celtics.
I have to say that 2009 is really a big year for defenders, and most of the NBA's guards will gather together today in the future.
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After the draft, Lin Yi met New York's general manager Donny Wash.
When we first met, Lin Yi had a good impression of Donny Wash.
This is a kind-looking person who is easier to talk to.
Lin Yi remembers that 2009 was indeed a key node in New York. When Donny Wash first took office, he faced a bunch of junk contracts and a future without draft picks. However, this general manager with extremely strong operating skills freed up the Knicks' salary space after several transactions.
And the most important thing is that Donny Wash is a person who values friendship and friendship. Until he left office, the smiling assassin kept making a living in the New York management.
The only thing that is more tragic about this man is that he miscalculated New York's attractiveness to free agents. He only regained Stoudemire in 10 years. Later, he had no choice but to trade Anthony with the Nuggets, and then, there was nothing else.
To put it bluntly, Donny Wash's operation is fine, but he does not have enough judgment and understanding of the players.
Most general managers in the NBA are like this. They either understand the ball but don’t know how to manage, or they know how to manage but don’t know much about the ball. There are not many people like the LOGO men who understand the ball and know how to build the game.
Accompanied by Zhong Muchen, Lin Yi and Donny Wash signed a four-year No. 1 pick with a total value of 25 million.
From this moment on, Lin Yi is a member of the New York Knicks.
"Lin, I've been hearing Javier Stanford say how great you are. I'm so glad you joined the Knicks." Donny Wash felt that he had made a lot of money in this draft, and he smiled a lot when he shook hands with Lin Yi.
oh?
Javier Stanford?
"Mr. Donny, do you know Javier?" Lin Yi asked curiously.
"I know him and I have been old friends for many years. He had applied for the Knicks' general manager before, but the boss chose Thomas at that time. Later, he went to EPSN as a reporter and commentator. I was about to invite him to come to New York to be the deputy general manager to assist me." Donny Wash said to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi suddenly remembered that Javier Stanford did tell him that he had been in the NBA before being a reporter. After the signing, a smile appeared on Lin Yi's mouth that was not easy to be noticed. It seems that this matter can be operated.
Javier is his number one fan.
Chapter completed!