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Chapter 382 Is Li Xun Crazy?

"It's not necessary, let's do whatever you want with this kind of thing."

"By the way, how is the transaction of those players going?"

Li Xun asked.

"It's a little less than ideal."

"Li, you should know that if you look down on players, it almost means that their potential has come to an end."

"There are quite a few teams wanting both Turner and Yang, but the prices offered are not ideal."

"How about we simply exchange them for draft picks and wait until next year's draft?"

Byrd suggested.

There is no way, the players that Li Xun despises, and other teams know it well, must be of poor quality.

Thaddeus Young is a veteran player. Whether he has potential or not, everyone can see that there is no potential at all at this age.

But as an immediate combat force, he is still good.

As for Turner, he is a young man. If he has no potential, his value will not be high.

But even with Turner's current level, the transaction value will not be so low.

"Don't worry for now, just wait and see."

"The most important thing right now is the draft."

Li Xun has already begun to simulate the upcoming draft in his mind.

A few days later, Li Xun and Bird, as representatives of the Pacers, appeared at the draft venue.

Representatives of many teams sighed unceasingly. Li Xun appeared in front of Bird, which was officially announced that he was about to join the Pacers.

In this way, if they want to get Li Xun, they will have to wait at least another three years.

Soon, the bald man Xiao Hua announced on stage that this year's draft has started.

Li Xun sat quietly, not worried about being intercepted by his favorite player.

Because the success rate of the lottery show is too high, no matter how you choose, you will definitely be able to choose the right player.

"I announce that the Phoenix Suns have selected Deandre Ayton from the University of Arizona with the No. [-] pick in the first round."

Xiao Hua read out the No. [-] candidate.

The representative of the Suns, with relief on his face, finally selected this super center who seemed to have unlimited potential.

Even in the small ball era, a big man like Ayton who played dominant in the NCAA era is still a priority for the No. [-] pick.

Ayton was a five-star high school student in high school, ranking third in the United States.

After entering college, he showed considerable dominance in his rookie season.

This kind of dominance is not the same as O'Neal's NCAA dominance back then. Ayton does not have such a strong offensive ability at the basket.

But he has an excellent shooting range and can score from almost any position on the court.

In addition, his physical fitness is also extremely good, his athletic ability is very strong, and he is good at blocking shots.

In February of this year, the University of Arizona was involved in the black gold incident, which even alarmed Fobole.

A phone call between an agent and the school team coach was tapped, saying that the school must pay $[-] for Ayton to join the University of Arizona.

However, Foberle checked carefully later and found that Ayton and his family did not receive money in private, so this matter did not affect Ayton.

If it was found out that he had received money from the university, Ayton's career would be over.

The Suns chose Ayton, of course they are happy, because Ayton's template is Admiral Robinson.

At present, their team already has defender Zhao Jiwei, plus a top center forward. This combination of internal and external partners has been proven countless times to be very competitive.

The key is that these two are very young, and the Suns are definitely in the future.

The next second pick was the Sacramento Kings, who chose Marvin Bagley.

This is a power forward player produced by Duke. The No. [-] pick must be a drop. Compared with Ayton, Bagley is actually a drop.

However, it has not reached the point where it is hopeless. In the past few seasons, Bagley can also average about 14 points and 7 rebounds per game.

It's just that this guy's three-pointer is too bad, and he hasn't practiced anything after playing for several years. His value may decrease as he goes forward.

In the rookie period, the team can still count on it. What if the three-pointer comes out?
And if you have passed the rookie period and have not practiced, then there is no hope, and the team will definitely not continue to waste energy on training.

In this day and age, as an insider, unless you have Gobert's top defensive strength, it is really difficult to become the league's top insider if you don't have a three-pointer.

The king's choice is undoubtedly a loss to his grandma's family.

Li Xun can only mourn for the king. This team has always had a soft spot for inside players.

In recent years, as long as they have high draft picks, they will definitely use them to pick insiders.

It's a pity that except for Cousins ​​​​a long time ago, every choice they made later was lost.

The embarrassing thing is that even Cousins ​​is not selected by the king at the moment, but by Li Xun.

There are actually quite a few teams like the Kings in the league, and they are still obsessed with big players at the moment.

The reason for this is usually because of the influence of the boss.

The bosses are generally older and belong to the kind of old fans who have experienced the era of centers like 30 or [-] years ago, so they have a soft spot for big men.

Soon the first two picks were finished, and it was the third pick.

The Atlanta Hawks, holding the No. [-] pick, selected Luka Doncic with the third overall pick in the first round.

This did not exceed Li Xun's expectations.

Because it is the same under normal circumstances, the Eagles first selected Doncic, and then made a deal with the Mavericks, replacing Fake Chuyang.

But now the Mavericks are not the fifth pick under normal circumstances.

Li Xun wondered which team the Eagles made a deal with, or did they really want to take Doncic?
The Hawks actually lack a point guard, and they don't really need a forward and back line player.

The No. [-] pick is the Memphis Grizzlies.

Under normal circumstances, they choose Jaren Jackson Jr.

Little Jackson's father is also an NBA player. He was active in the league in the 90s of the last century and won a championship with the Spurs in 99.

But his father is a guard with a height of 193 cm, while Jackson Jr. is an insider with a height of 211 cm.

Now that the Grizzlies already have Xiaojia and Dawang in the team, they still took Jackson down.

Maybe he also thinks that Xiaojia is getting old, so now he should train Little Jackson first, and when Xiaojia retires, it happens that Little Jackson will step up.

It was the turn of the fifth pick, the Chicago Bulls.

Rose injured a lot of games last season, and Noah's words were directly reimbursed for the season, which led to the Bulls' unsatisfactory record.

This time they took Duke center Wendell Carter with the fifth pick.

In recent years, Duke University has indeed stole the limelight in the draft. The core players in the team are all selected with high picks.

After the top five picks were selected, Li Xun felt unreal, as if he had returned to the 90s of the last century.

What a joke, there are four big players in the top five picks, and the only outsider who is the only one is Doncic.

Li Xun looked confused, and their No. [-] pick was next.

Originally, Li Xun planned to use this draft pick to select Banba.

Among other things, just relying on that terrifying physical fitness, Ban Ba ​​is definitely worth the No. [-] pick.

Li Xun is also very confident that under his own training, Ban Ba's combat power can definitely be quickly formed. Not to mention that he can really become his template at the level of Uncle Mu, at least he must be an enhanced version of Capela.

But now the problem is that no one in the top five picks chose Fake to blow Yang.

If this is still going to choose the class bully, it would be a bit disrespectful to the mayor of New York.

"I announce that the Indiana Pacers have selected Trae Young from the University of Oklahoma with the sixth overall pick in the first round."

Xiao Hua's voice just fell.

There was an uproar in the small green house.

Many rookies looked at Chui Yang with envy.

Being selected by Li Xun with such a high pick is enough to prove the value of Tre Young in Li Xun's mind.

Now the Pacers just don't have a suitable point guard. Although Oladipo is short, he is not a point guard.

What is certain is that Chuan Yang in the new season will definitely become the starter next to Li Xun.

Young people who can start next to Li Xun, as long as the rookie contract is over, each of them will get a maximum salary, without any exception.

Chui Yang also looked ecstatic.

To be recognized by Li Xun is even more ecstatic than being selected with the No. [-] pick.

After all, the champion does not necessarily mean that he will be able to get the maximum salary.

"Congratulations, Yang."

"What is Li Xun doing? Doesn't he like to pick insiders the most? Why did he choose a small guy this time?"

"The more this is the case, the more it seems that Tre Young has something."

"Isn't Li Xun the most important player's defense? I don't believe that Tre Young's defense can be so strong."

"Who knows? Times have changed, and so has Li Xun."

"Don't worry, I heard that the Pacers are selling their inside partners. The Pacers still have two lottery picks. We still have a chance."

Now there are still many insiders in the small green house, and they are still looking forward to being selected by Li Xun.

At present, the two insiders of the Pacers are Turner and Thaddeus Young. The news that the two are being sold is not a secret.

The entire league knows, and these newcomers have heard of it.

Since the Pacers want to sell all the insiders, they must have the idea of ​​​​selecting the insiders in the draft.

The Pacers still have two lottery picks, and they still have a good chance of being selected.

Once selected, he will definitely be the starting teammate next to Li Xun, which is too tempting.

After waiting for 10 minutes, it was finally the Pacers' No. [-] pick.

Just now, Ban Ba ​​had been selected by the Magic holding the No. [-] lottery. After thinking for a while, Li Xun wrote Brother Sun's name on the note.

shai-Gilgeous-Alexander, that is, Alexander who was normally selected by the Clippers.

This person's name is shai, and Li Xun doesn't know why he has such an English name.

To be reasonable, there are actually a few players surnamed Alexander in NBA history so far, but none of them played well.

Right now, Alexander is the only one in NBA history who has made a name. He can be said to be the pride of Alexander's surname.

"what?"

"Another outside line?"

"God, what on earth does Li Xun want to do? Does he not want inside players in the new season?"

The little green house exclaimed directly.

Brother Sun was also dumbfounded, he never dreamed that he would be chosen by Li Xun.

As a point guard with a height of 198 cm, after arriving in the NBA, he seems to have gradually become a pure shooting guard.

But so far, he is still a point guard so far in the draft, which is tantamount to saying that he overlaps with Chuan Yang.

This is interesting. Originally, Chu Yang thought he was the only point guard in the Pacers.

Now that there is suddenly an additional competitor, it makes him a little nervous.

Brother Sun is also nervous, if he can't compete with Chu Yang, then he can only sit on the bench.

There are not many insiders left in the small green house, but they are still looking forward to it, because the Pacers still have a [-]th overall pick, and they still have a chance to be selected.

As a result, after waiting for more than ten minutes, when they heard that the Knicks had selected Michael Porter Jr. with the 13th overall pick in their hands, the remaining inside players went crazy.

Are you kidding me, Li Xun didn't pick a single insider this year?
If it is said that there is no draft pick in hand, that's all.

The key is that this year Li Xun rarely has three lottery picks, but he doesn't want any insiders?

Want a third-level disabled point guard with a height of 188 cm?
I asked for a 198 cm tall Kama sophomore with a weird name.

Now they want another small forward who suffered a serious injury and has almost been reimbursed?

Many people feel resentful, no matter what they do, they are better than these people, right?Why didn't Li Xun choose himself?
Especially Michael Porter Jr., who was selected with the 13th overall pick.

Before he was injured, he was also a very popular candidate for the No. [-] pick.

But because of the serious injury of the intervertebral disc, many teams no longer dare to take risks on him.

The position of the intervertebral disc is also very important for professional players. If it cannot be fully recovered, the impact will be too great.

First of all, I can't do many movements, such as leaning back and so on.

Then the body is unable to carry out fierce confrontation.

NBA players can't compete on the court, so what's the value.

Even Bird had a strange look on his face, and asked about Li Xun beside him.

"Li, are you sure this child can recover to a healthy state?"

"If it can't be recovered, our draft pick will be wasted."

Li Xun nodded, "Of course I am sure, don't worry, I have never missed in the draft."

"Except Stevenson."

These words directly made old Bird laugh, and he also knew that Stevenson was a stain in Li Xun's draft.

"By the way, Lee, do you want to renew Stevenson's contract this season?"

"This guy told me two days ago that when he's by your side, he can definitely unleash [-]% of his combat power."

"I think you can give him a chance, anyway, it doesn't cost much."

"What if it is really typed out? It can also wash away your stains."

Bird said with a laugh.

Li Xun grinned happily, and his words were true, "Okay, let's give him a contract of 400 million, one year, and see if he can make it."

"If this can't be printed, then this stain, I don't think I can wash it off."

(End of this chapter)