I’m Really Playing Basketball

The 2018 NBA Draft begins on time in New York on June 21.

And the first person in league history, Chen Xiao, who has just finished his championship journey, is sitting at the small round table of Gao Bo, the hottest draft in this year's draft.

In addition to Chen Xiao, the Warriors' inside player Christian Wood was also sitting at Gao Bo's table at this time.

Gaubb's parents did not come to the United States, and Gaubb's travel in the United States was arranged by his agent in the United States, Dan Fagan.

Fagan is also the agent of Chinese players such as Chen Xiao and the United Arab Emirates.

Since the success of Dayao and Chen Xiao's draft model, the subsequent Chinese players who came to the NBA to participate in the draft are basically handed over to excellent foreign agents. It is best for their relatives to avoid this aspect.

After all, in the United States, if you are not an American, you really have no connections.

Even if you are American, you are not connected.

And Fagan, who is definitely one of the most well-connected agents in the NBA, initially pushed the league to revise the rules and introduced the Arenas clause, and then pushed the league to introduce the Durant clause (the Ross clause in history). Chen Xiao's agent is definitely a godfather-level existence in the NBA.

As for Gao Bo, Feigen also attached great importance to this draft. He also attended the draft in person and sat next to Chen Xiao.

You know, when Zhou Qi participated in the draft last year, he didn't even attend in person.

I have to say that Gao Bo does have the possibility of becoming a superstar or even a supergiant in the future, as long as he does not suffer major injuries.

In fact, the doubts of the draft experts here in the NBA about Gao Bo have always been that he is too thin, and future injuries are a huge hidden danger.

Barkley, a famous basketball commentator of TNT, scored this year's three major rookies. Under Barkley's scoring rules, the full score was 100. Ability 9, size 10, strength 9, potential 9, the total score is 83 points.

And Gao Bo is athletic ability 6, size 8, defense 7, strength 6, to be reasonable, with Gao Bo's height and wingspan, if he is a little stronger, his body size is basically 10, the perfect height of a modern big center.

The total score is 100 points. With 13 points deducted from these four items, Gaobo still achieved 84 points under Barkley's scoring rules, 1 point higher than Ayton.

In other words, for the remaining 6 items, Gao Bo only deducted 3 points.

In fact, Gao Bo's remaining 6 items, shooting 10, rebounding 8, passing 9, basketball IQ 10, leadership 10, potential 10

Four perfect points, and Gobb is the only rookie in this draft to score four perfect points in Barkley's rating.

And these four perfect scores other people will not even question it at all.

Gaobo's shooting has excellent skills visible to the naked eye and a soft touch. The CBA three-point shooting rate can even reach more than 45%. Although there are not many shots, it is really accurate.

Not to mention the basketball quotient, Yao Ming, who was a small player in his footsteps at the basket, and who passed the ball, was his master after all.

The charisma is better understood. As a 19-year-old young man, he has already won three championships, three MVPs and three FMVPs in CBA, one of the best professional basketball leagues in the world.

In terms of honor, Gao Bo is already the first person in CBA history.

Yes, not the first player in active service, but the first player in history. No player in the history of the CBA can have such a great honor as Gao Bo.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the CBA did not have a FMVP before.

But in any case, when you are 19 years old, you are already the first person in the honor history of a world-class league, then your charisma is not a perfect score, that is, there is a problem with the score.

As for Potential 10, according to Barkley: "If he overcomes all the odds we've put forward, he'll be the highest-achieving player in this class, yes, if Ayton, Doncic and Gao all overcome our challenges. The difficulties that come out have all become the perfect self, and it is obvious that Gao has the highest achievement, because we have all witnessed what a great player Yao is, and he may be stronger than Yao."

Let's just put it this way, although the No. 1 pick this year is Ayton, it doesn't mean that Gao Bo has no hope of the No. 1 pick.

The management of the NBA has never been afraid of gambling.

After all, Gobb is the first player with a potential 10 in Barkley's draft scoring rules.

Barkley started getting involved in draft reviews in 2013, and Gobb was the first player he sent with a potential 10.

Barkley's ratings have always been harsh. Take this draft year, which is known as the year of the draft fairy, as an example.

With a total score of 100, Gao Bo with the highest score is only 84, and 84 is the highest score given by Barkley in the past five years.

In this year's draft year, there are only three who have more than 80 points, Gaobo 84, Doncic and Ayton 83.

Among them, Doncic and Gaobo have the same problem. Dongcic's athletic ability is only 7. As a perimeter player, this athletic ability and Gaobo can be regarded as wolves.

As Barkley said: "As a perimeter player, if his athletic ability is not good enough, his height, we can predict, in the history of the NBA, the historical perimeter super giant, no athletic ability is Doncic's level, including magicians."

So, Doncic has the same potential as Ayton at 9.

They can be superstars, but supergiants, especially historical supergiants…

Barkley is not optimistic.

In addition to these three, Bagley, Michael Porter, Hamidou Diallo, these two rookies that most draft experts are not optimistic about, Barkley also gave a potential score of 9 points.

It can be seen that the strangeness of Barkley's score, but the strangeness belongs to the strangeness, but there is some truth.

Bagley is just popular, and Michael Porter Jr. will not talk about it. Originally the number one high school student in the United States, this evaluation is understandable.

However, Hamidou Diallo, you know, he entered the draft in 2017, but his prospects were not good, so he withdrew himself and played an extra year in the NCAA.

His NCAA performance this year can't be said to be good or bad. He averaged 10 points and 4 rebounds per game, and his shooting percentage was only 45%. He also didn't shoot well on three-pointers. Nothing but physical fitness.

Such a player, it is hard not to think of the famous White.

However, for such a player, Barkley rated his potential as 9 points, while Diallo scored 10 points for athletic ability, 9 points for potential, 8 points for size, and none of the rest scored 8 points. It's 7 points, 6 points.

To be honest, Barkley is still very courageous to give a potential 9 points to a player who predicts that he will not even make it to the first round, or even loses.

Indeed, Barkley has always been a man of great courage.

For example, those with a potential of 8 points are also full of slots.

This class was rated as a potential 8 by Barkley, including Jaren Jackson Jr., Trae Young, Bamba, Sexton, Kevin Knox, Alexander, Miles Bridges, Lonnie Walker , Anfernee Simmons, Zanan Musa, Mitchell Robinson, Yoon Sak Banga.

Wendell Carter, Mikal Bridges, Jerome Robinson, Tenoyin Brown, Zayin Smith, these relatively hot rookies, he does not give an 8-point evaluation.

On the contrary, Sexton, Alexander, these third-rear players have very high evaluations.

Even Barkley's very optimistic Mitchell Robinson, this year's draft prediction is not even in the first round.

Barkley not only thinks he has outstanding potential, but also has a rating of 74, which is the same as that of Robert Williams, and can even be tied for 14th.

By the way, Robert Williams, although Barkley gave him a potential of only 7, but in general, Barkley is also very optimistic about him. Barkley rated him 9 for athletic ability, 9 for size, 9 for defense, and one for defense. born players.

Of course, from a historical point of view, these evaluations of Barkley are not so outrageous.

Anyone who has played 2k22, whether playing inside or outside, will be afraid of the center named Mitchell Robinson of the New York Knicks. Defense and shot blocking are indeed terrifying.

Similarly, the players of the Warriors must be afraid of Lowe's defense in the semi-disabled finals.

Then there were Sexton and Alexander, who, while not as much of a favorite, became stars.

It can only be said that Barkley's system of evaluating rookies does have some problems, but it also has great advantages.

The upside is that if you want to gamble, go for players with both high ability and potential in Barkley's rating system.

It must be more successful than your blind bet.

So, in this year's draft, how many teams will be crazy about Gao Bo, a player with double the ability and potential?

Atlanta, who has the No. 1 pick, has repeatedly emphasized before the draft that he is very optimistic about the three major rookies this year, and anyone can.

It sounds nice, but in the ears of different people, it tastes different.

For the Heat, who have the No. 2 pick, the meaning of robbery is very strong.

Don't think you'll just sit back and relax when everyone predicts we'll pick Ayton, let me tell you, Goldberg, we do too.

What do you think Pat Riley, who's had a bad season for Goldberg, will do?

In the end, for the sake of dignity, did he grit his teeth and refuse the robbery of the eagle and chose Ayton, or did he honestly send himself to the eagle and let the eagle kill him?

It can only be said that Yao Ming was too successful in the Heat, and Pat Railey was too enthusiastic about Gao Bo's heart, letting the whole world know his goal.

In this regard, the Dallas Mavericks, who have the third overall pick this year, are careful.

After all, Doncic is indeed the third one who can be selected steadily, and he can just hold on.

And it was in such an atmosphere that with the boos of the audience, Jordan came on stage with an envelope, and everyone's focus was on Jordan.

In fact, for Gao Bo, which team Atlanta and the Heat are willing to go to, of course, the Heat is better.

This is not because of Yao Ming's plot, but also because Pat Laley is a person who has pursuit. You can only achieve your dreams and goals when you go to a team that you can only pursue.

If you go to a salted fish team like the Thunder or the Eagles, let alone the championship, the team can enter the playoffs stably. As for the championship, it is really random. , not in the team's long-term plans.

"The 2018 NBA draft, the first pick in the first round, the player selected by the Atlanta Hawks is from - China

Gao! "

With the shout from the boss of Jordan Joe, which is destined to be recorded in the classic historical moment of Chinese sports history, Gao Bo, who was beside Chen Xiao, stood up very happily, and then he was very happy with Chen Xiao, Fagan, Wood and other relatives and friends Hugs and thanks in turn, put on the hat of the Eagles, and walked to the stage happily.

If Chen Xiao and Fagan didn't know what Gao Bo was thinking, I'm afraid no one would think that Gao Bo actually wanted to go to the Heat instead of the Hawks.

"This kid is a big deal!"

Fagan said with great satisfaction to Gaubb.

You must know that at this time, the whole audience is full of high-definition cameras, and all of them are facing Gao Bo. The thoughts in the heart of ordinary young people will be exposed in an instant, and it will be really embarrassing at that time, and it will also affect his career. influences.

But Gao Bo, this performance is simply.

Chen Xiao and Feigen looked at Gao Bo who was chatting on stage, and were very satisfied.

The audience in front of the TV and the audience at the scene looked at the young and generous Gao Bo, as if they saw the former Yao Ming.

At the scene, Ayton, who had been competing with Gao Bo for the top spot, was full of envy in his eyes.

Although the Eagles are not as good as the Heat, the title of champion is still very valuable.

However, Ayton thought about it for a while, and then he balanced.

"It's fair to give the champion to you and the Heat to me."

But soon, the mentality of Ayton, who was selected by the Heat, exploded.

Because when Ayton came down from the stage, the reporter who was interviewing Ayton in front got the news that the Heat and the Hawks completed the transaction.

The Heat sent Ayton to the Hawks for Gobb…

Therefore, in front of the TV, Ayton and Gao Bo were interviewed. Gao Bo was surprised, neither happy nor sad, just surprised, while Ayton, who had a very dark face, stinked directly, and fools watched it. Come out Ayton didn't like the deal.

Of course, the draft continues, with the Dallas Mavericks selecting Doncic with the third pick.

The Kings selected Marvin Bagley with the fourth overall pick.

The Grizzlies selected Jaren Jackson Jr. with the No. 5 pick.

The Magic selected Bamba with the No. 6 pick.

Chicago Bulls selected insider with No. 7 pick, Wendell Carter

The Thunder selected Trae Young with the No. 8 pick. Trae Young is a teenager from Goose City, and being selected by Goose City is also something that many people predicted.

The New Orleans Hornets selected Sexton with the ninth overall pick.

The Pistons selected Kevin Knox with the 10th overall pick.

Houston selected Miles Bridges with the 11th overall pick.

The Pacers selected another Bridges with the 12th overall pick.

The Nuggets, with the 13th overall pick, selected Alexander.

But soon, the Nuggets traded Alexander and the team's 43rd pick in the second round to the Warriors in exchange for the Warriors' 30th first round and 60th overall this year. round and Warriors insider Christian Wood.

Yes, Wood, who was sitting next to Chen Xiao, knew that he was traded.

Soon, it was the Warriors' turn. The Warriors selected Michael Porter Jr., who was fidgeting in the small green room with the 19th overall pick.

Hearing that he was selected by the Warriors, Michael Porter Jr. cried, and he was still crying when he hugged Chen Xiao.

In addition, the Warriors' 43rd overall pick selected Diallo, another 9-point potential player that Barkley was optimistic about.

At this point, the Warriors' 2018 draft is all over.

Jerry West also smiled and breathed a sigh of relief behind the scenes.

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