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Chapter 290: The 2004 Draft!

Chapter 292 The 2004 Draft!

Name: Chris Paul

Age: 19 years old

Height: 1.83m

Position: Defender

Template: Di Brown/Isaiah Thomas

Scouting report:

Advantages: Excellent speed and explosiveness. Paul is a very comprehensive point guard.

The first thing you notice when you notice him is his explosive power. In the NCAA, no one really can stop him from reaching the basket. His start and speed allow him to shoot the ball before he is blocked by the opponent. .

Chris Paul can create a lot of offensive opportunities. Using his technique, speed and footwork, he knows how to break through and how to pass the ball.

Although he is not as fast as the fast point guards, such as TJ Ford, Di Brown, etc., it is very easy to break through the defense and get the ball to the basket with his speed.

Paul is a great outside shooter. His three-pointers are really superb. In college this season, his three-pointers hit 47%. He has a variety of scoring methods, which is incredible.

Paul was always able to share the ball well when he was in college. He knows how to control the rhythm, distribute the ball and handle the ball in a smart way, and his passing can always find an open teammate.

Disadvantages: Paul is unlikely to be a truly great passing point guard. Although his playmaking ability is very efficient, he has an assist-to-turnover ratio of nearly 2.3:1 (in NCAA Paul averaged 5.9 assists per game and averaged 2.6 per game. Mistakes), this is too high.

Paul is only 6 feet tall, and may have a great disadvantage in the NBA. His explosiveness may make up for this shortcoming, or he may not.

Because of his height, Paul may have to adjust some things. He should attack the basket as much as possible. Some tall point guards he will encounter in the future in the NBA will make him in trouble.

In short, he is not a very competitive player, and may not become an All-Star player in the future, but he is still one of the best point guards in this class after Livingston and Devin Harris ( Tied with Telfair, Delonte West and Jameel Nelson).

Draft position prediction: Lotto edge (20-13)

This is the Chris Paul draft report.

Most NBA scouts believe that Chris Paul is ranked second among rookie point guards this year.

The first gear is Livingston and Devin Harris.

The second gear is Paul, Telfair, Nelson and Derondi West.

The third gear is Chris Duhon, Udri and others

The fourth gear is the others.

So, from the NBA scouts' classification of this year's rookie point guards, it can be seen that Paul's draft pick is lucky to be able to enter the lottery, otherwise it will be the edge of the lottery.

This is also the reason why Paul did not go to other teams after he announced his participation in the draft, and concentrated on staying in the Cavaliers for trial training, because Paul was actually ready to join the Cavaliers, Chen Xiao and James.

Because the Cavaliers completed the transaction with their own No. 18 pick and the Trail Blazers' No. 15 pick, the general manager of the Cavaliers, Jim Paxson, was the first star in the history of the Trail Blazers. This connection still exists.

So after getting the No. 15 draft pick from the Blazers, Chen Xiao felt that Chris Paul could definitely win the Cavaliers.

Get Paul, next season, Jen will not need to play a point guard.

Although James was very successful in playing point guard last season, there was no way he could meet some small guards on the defensive end.

So compared to point guards, Carlisle feels that James is suitable for playing small forwards. His breakthrough and impact are all suitable for being a striker that can penetrate everywhere inside and outside.

Therefore, this time Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers’ draft goals, the first choice is a point guard who can come to the Cavaliers to start. Chen Xiao thinks that Paul is the only choice now. He is underestimated. The system shows that he is strong and the perfect choice. .

With Paul, the Cavaliers can free James.

Now that Paul has been selected, Livingston and Devon Harris are impossible to get.

So, in this year’s draft, the Cavaliers’ plan A failed.

Only plan B can be implemented, which is to choose an offensive inside line to free Chen Xiao from the position of power forward.

The inside of the Cavaliers is defensive except for Chen Xiao. When the Cavaliers need to attack the inside, Chen Xiao can only go up. Chen Xiao is strong in the inside, but he suffers a lot when he encounters Duncan and Garnett.

Chen Xiao's height is still not enough, and the offensive skills of the inside line are still too few.

Chen Xiao’s best position is the shooting guard position. He is invincible at the shooting guard position.

Of course, small forwards are also fine.

So, this is what the Cavaliers need in this draft.

Seriously, whether it's Chen Xiao or Paul, they really didn't expect that Uncle Joe actually took Paul away with the No. 4 pick.

If the 14th draft pick Paul is a robbery, Chen Xiao will be very uncomfortable. The 10th draft pick Paul is also considered a robbery, and Chen Xiao will also be uncomfortable, but No. 4...

Be reasonable, this really makes Chen Xiao have no temper at all.

Look at the excitement and excitement of Chris Paul, who is shaking hands with David Stern on stage at this time.

This kid does not have any sense of disappointment that he has not been able to come to the knight and Chen Xiao James.

No way, Paul himself is a native of North Carolina, and he was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina from birth to college, and Winston-Salem is not far from Charlotte. One is in the northwest of North Carolina and the other is in the southwest of North Carolina. They are both west of North Carolina, and the two cities are on the same line, almost the distance from Xiangfan City to Jingzhou City.

It’s definitely the best thing to be able to play in the NBA in your hometown. What's more, the salary of the No. 4 show is comparable to that of the No. 15 show?

The salary for the No. 4 show this year is 14.1 million in 4 years, while the salary for the No. 15 show is 7 million in 4 years, which is double the difference.

Anyway, after blundering Chris Paul, the Cavaliers lost their plan A for this draft.

So, the look on the face of the Cavaliers coach Carlisle in front of the TV at this time is a bit solemn.

James will continue to play point guard for a year?

This makes him a headache.

As several imaginary enemies of the Cavaliers in the East, whether it is Magic Parker, Heat’s Wade, Raptors’ Nash, Bucks’ Ray Allen, none of them can be handled by James.

James is very good, but putting him in the position of point guard is a waste of his talents.

Of course, if Carlisle has a serious face at this time, then the points guards such as Livingston and Devin Harris on the draft scene are ugly.

Good guy, the first point guard selected is actually second-rate Paul this year. The first-rate two are upset, and the other three second-rate are equally jealous and mad.

And Chen Xiao and James...

Although helpless, but...

"Chris, congratulations, this is a perfect night."

Chen Xiao and James still sincerely congratulated Paul.

No matter what, although the three brothers cannot fight side by side together, they are still happy that the brothers can have a perfect ending.

In Jordan with the No. 4 pick, Chris Paul was selected to make the entire NBA uproar, and after the uproar, it was of course a spit on the messy draft of Joe's boss.

TNT’s draft commentator Barkley even bluntly said: “Michael’s selection of Chris Paul with the fourth pick is the beginning of the collapse of his draft road. Guys, the ‘God’s Eye’ is already blind!”

Good fellow, Fatty Ba is really not afraid of slaps at all!

No way, Livingston and Devin Harris are in the front. Which one of the future achievements is Paul comparable to?

What's more, this is just a point guard. The fourth pick can pick Iguodala, Luke Jackson, Childress and other super geniuses. Which one is not better than Paul?

In the face of the sudden ridicule and malice from the whole world, Boss Joe still smiles.

When Wonder Boy comes to Charlotte, you will know what the real "God Eye" is, a pair of eyes standing in the atmosphere!

Laugh, laugh to your heart's content. The harder you laugh now, the harder you will slap in the future!

After Jordan selected Paul with the fourth pick, the draft is still going on.

The Clippers, who have the fifth overall pick this year, chose their most wanted point guard, Livingston.

In the draft prediction, many people in Livingston felt that they could be in the top three, even if they were not in the top three, they would not fall to fifth.

Thanks to Jordan Old Iron, who left us the Livingston we want most.

The general manager of the Clippers wanted to give Boss Joe a pennant after successfully getting Livingston.

After the Clippers successfully got Livingston, the Wizards also got Devin Harris with the sixth overall pick.

However, after being selected by the Wizards, Devin Harris was still talking about the future in Washington DC with a Wizards hat. He was traded to the Dallas Mavericks by the Washington Wizards, and Anto was traded from the Mavericks. Wan Jamison.

So when I came down from the stage to accept the interview with the reporter on the spot, I learned the news. The look on Devin Harris's face was so uncomfortable.

Let’s just say it, it’s not embarrassing. No young man can deal with such embarrassing things with a normal heart.

It’s too fertile, it’s just a slap on the spot, so when Devin Harris, who came down from above, was interviewed by the reporter on the spot, his cheeks were hot and painful!

Originally, Devin Harris wanted to pretend to be a wave of B. Who made him the wonder boy nemesis of the NCAA.

Now that Wonder Boy plays so well in the NBA, don't pretend to be a wave, lift yourself, how can you be worthy of your current name.

It can be said that before the draft, Devin Harris was blown away.

Wizards, this is directly pulling down the floating Devin Harris.

Wizards got him and immediately traded, this is to tell him, although you are good, but that is the case, what magic boy nemesis, that is a thing of the past.

Of course, he can also counterattack like Chen Xiao.

However, that must be in the Mavericks.

The draft is still going on, the Hawks picked Josh Childress in the seventh overall.

The Suns selected Lor Deng with the eighth overall pick. However, the Suns also did not leave Lor Deng on their own. Instead, they chose to trade Lor Deng to the Bulls and won the Bulls' unprotected first-round pick next year. Some other chips.

After this transaction happened, many NBA management felt very fascinated. The Bulls will not be so weak next year, and the Bulls' draft picks next year will not be so valuable.

However, perhaps for the Suns, they have had too much fanfare this year. They traded Marbury to New York for the unprotected first round of New York in 2004 and the first round with protection after 2006, which is almost free Here comes Jazz.

I don’t even know what the sun is tossing about this year.

So, the ninth overall pick, the Knicks' draft pick fell into the hands of the Jazz. The Jazz selected Chris Humphries, a white man who can shoot, and Malone.

Tenth overall, he lost Chris Paul, the Plan A Boston Celtics, and finally selected Luke Jackson, a white player with excellent shooting ability, Larry Bird Jr.

Just as the Jazz are still obsessed with Malone, the Celtics are still obsessed with Larry Bird.

Why do you say it’s the Celtics and not Danny Angie?

Because Luke Jackson was not his choice, it was the collective choice of the Celtics' elite management.

Dani Anji’s plan A failed, and it was naturally the turn of the Celtics’ other elite managements to implement plan B.

is not a curse. As long as the Cardinal is still alive, Danny Angie can't speak up to the Celtics.

In history, Danny Anji's arbitrary operations all originated after the death of the cardinal.

Danny Angie looks down on Larry Bird, and other Celtics have a crush on Larry Bird.

Well, the Celtics are so magical now.

Or maybe it’s been chaotic for more than ten years.

Too many celebrities is also a problem.

Eleventh overall, Houston Mosaic chose the white center's last hope Robert Swift, a talented high school student center who is very popular in the United States.

Twelfth overall, the Golden State Warriors selected another small Garnett Biedrins.

Thirteenth overall, the New Orleans Hornets chose Jr Smith, the idol of Sweet Anthony.

Well, besides Iverson, Anthony’s idol is jr Smith.

Jr Smith’s name, Chen Xiao, is also very famous in the United States. He is an all-American idol in high school. At the same time, he is also the MVP of the 2004 National McDonald's All-Star Game.

He is called the little Jordan of the American high school class.

Well, the last American high school junior selected by the Hornets with the 13th pick, seems to be...

Ahem.

This should be a coincidence.

However, this coincidence is particularly exciting for the Hornets.

The fourteenth overall pick, the Milwaukee Bucks finally picked Iguodala, the genius who was predicted to enter the top three in this draft.

As the hottest rookie this year, Iguodala is among the top five favorites. He has fallen to the 14th position. Seriously, this is definitely the biggest ‘draft accident’ in this draft.

If the Bucks hadn't chosen Iguodala, the Cavaliers would have almost chosen this super genius, which is well-known in the United States.

Although Iguodala has not tried out with the Cavaliers, Chen Xiao really doesn't mind giving up his test of those players who choose Iguodala.

Give it a bet, what if a bicycle becomes a motorcycle?

After being selected by the Bucks, Iguodala on the scene was relieved.

Milwaukee is a bit colder, but he was originally from Illinois. To be honest, Milwaukee is quite close to his hometown.

This is also the reason why Chicagoans like Wade and Luo like to go to Marquette University. They are really close to home. There are more Chicago players than Milwaukee in Chen Xiao’s class of Marquette University players.

What's more, the Bucks are not weak now, Ray Allen, Reid, these are quite popular with the Splash brothers in Milwaukee.

It should be very interesting to partner with them.

Iguodala is satisfied.

The head coach of the Bucks in front of the TV, Terry Porter, was a great surprise. With Kukoc's old age, Kukoc's small forward position has finally found a perfect replacement!

After the Bucks finished picking Iguodala, Chen Xiao and James breathed a sigh of relief while regretting.

Although Iguodala was not found, but plan B was saved.

"In the 2004 NBA Draft, the 15th overall pick, the Portland Trail Blazers chose an inside from Mississippi Prentice, Al Jefferson!"

The Portland Trail Blazers soon announced that Al Jefferson would be traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers after drafting Al Jefferson, in exchange for the 18th overall pick this year from the Cavaliers.

After the Portland Trail Blazers selected Al Jefferson with the 16th overall pick, the Utah Jazz selected a young insider from China, Yi Jianlian.

When Yi Jianlian was selected by the Jazz with the 16th overall pick, the UAE, who was sitting next to Chen Xiao, flushed with excitement.

And Teacher Zhang and Xiao Su on the scene were also very excited.

"Another Chinese player was selected by the NBA in the first round!"

"Although the pre-match draft predicted that UAE might enter the lottery, even if it was a pity to miss the lottery, the 16th overall pick was still very good, and the Jazz coach Jerry Sloan is very good at cultivating insiders. The famous NBA coach!"

The UAE was selected by the Jazz with the 16th pick. This is not to make China a sensation. The United States is also looking at it.

"There are more and more Chinese players in the NBA!"

"In the current NBA, because of the existence of Wonder Boy and Yao Ming, the influence of Chinese players continues to rise!"

This is the evaluation of Barkley and Kenny Smith on Yi Jianlian after being selected by the Jazz.

After the UAE was selected by the Jazz, Chen Xiao's attention to this draft began to decline.

In fact, if it were not for the existence of the U.S., after the election of Al Jefferson, for the Cavaliers, this year's draft would be over.

The remaining 48 picks, really may not be able to pick the good stuff Chen Xiao hopes, it is a matter of luck.

The NBA draft is like this. Even if you know who the diamond is, you may not be able to select him.

There are too many Bole in the NBA.

Of course, although Chen Xiao's focus is scattered, some teams still pay attention to Chen Xiao.

For example, the Blazers who switched from the Cavaliers to the No. 18 pick selected Telfair.

For example, the Cavaliers’ first major opponent in the Eastern Conference next season, the 21st pick, the Raptors picked up their much-needed forward athletic talent, Josh Smith.

For example, Wade and Yao's Heat, they chose guard Tony Allen in the 25th pick.

Originally, the first choice for the Heat and Pat Riley in the 25th pick is Derondi West, because not only the Cavaliers want to liberate James, the Heat also want to liberate Wade, Pat Riley thinks Wade is better in the points. .

After Derondi West was robbed by the Celtics' pick in exchange for the Pistons, Pat Riley and the Heat could only choose to keep Wade at the point guard position and pick a point.

This is also the Heat’s B plan.

Let’s put it this way. In the NBA Draft, no one can guarantee that they will get Plan A unless they are the No. 1 pick.

After Wade and Yao Ming’s Heat pick Tony Allen.

27 overall, the Kings, one of the best teams in the West, selected Kevin Martin.

The 28th pick of the Magic selected the 1.83 guard Jameel Nelson, whom Pat Riley looked down on.

At this point, the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft that Chen Xiao focused on is over.

Then began the second round of the draft, and the Spurs selected Varejao with the first overall pick in the second round.

Then the Bucks selected Trevor Ariza with the 14th overall pick in the second round, which was a substitute for Iguodala.

The Cavaliers selected the Greek defender, Spanoris, with the 18th overall pick in the second round.

When the Cavaliers finally selected the Greek defender with the 18th overall pick in the second round, let's just say that, Chen Xiao jumped directly from his seat.

Because this Greek defender has the strongest ability value among the rookies that Chen Xiao has tested.

This year’s rookies have a lot of legacy, like Ariza, who was selected by the Bucks in the second round, B-, like Varejao B-, who was selected by the Spurs in the second round, like being selected by the Spurs in the second round. Kevin Martin, selected by the Kings and Nelson, selected by the Magic, both players have reached the B-level.

A player of this level can enter the top 20.

But their draft pick is unusually low.

This is to be underestimated.

And this year’s draft, the most underrated player is undoubtedly Spanoulis.

Because of this 22-year-old Greek genius, his ability value is as high as B level!

This Greek genius boy, he was originally the C-plan of the Cavaliers.

Yes, if the Cavaliers can't pick Al Jefferson with the 15th overall pick in the first round, they will use the first round to pick Spanoulis.

Unexpectedly, Spanoulis actually fell all the way to the 18th pick in the second round and there was no candidate!

I have to say that the NBA is a deep-rooted discrimination against European guards. Isn’t his good friend Ginobili like that?

Of course, it’s not just a matter of discrimination, but it’s not cost-effective to pick a European defender in the first round. It will take two years to choose a European defender in the second round. The salary of a European defender in Europe can be higher than that of the NBA’s second round.

So most of the European star guards will wait for the expiration of the rookie's two-year contract before joining the NBA with a high salary. The average NBA team draft requires immediate combat effectiveness, and it can't wait two years.

Elected you in 2004. You only came in 2006. Who can stand it?

The average NBA team can't stand it, but the Cavaliers can really stand it!

Spannoris will not join other NBA teams as a second-round pick, which does not mean that he will not join the Cavaliers.

Isn't just income?

You can ask the young Cavaliers players, who do not carry one or two Chinese endorsements on their backs.

Use the second round to pick an all-around guard who can shoot, organize, play points, and play point guards. It's perfect!

"This year's draft, the Cavaliers are complete!"

At the end of the 2004 draft, Chen Xiao said to Xiao Zhan next to him.

In this regard, Xiao Zhan definitely doesn't understand ~www.NovelMTL.com~ because he can't see the strength of Al Jefferson and Spanoris at all.

So, perfect is not perfect, I really don’t know.

but……

"Xiao Chen, I believe in you!"