The Godfather of Basketball

The 16th pick, not a lottery, is still in the young year of the draft, but for Zhou Qi, this is already considered a success.

Thanks to his growth over the years, he was still picked up in this position even though the age threshold was revealed.

Zhou Qi let out a long sigh of relief. Most of the people in the small green house had left, and he was under a lot of pressure to sit down again.

He hugged his parents, then got up and took the green hat handed over by the staff, and walked straight to the drafting platform.

Compared with his previous life, his arms are obviously stronger, and his whole body looks stronger, with a body and wingspan. If he didn't play in the CBA but in the US NCAA, he might be in the top ten or even the top five.

Zhou Qi took a group photo with Xiao Hua, and after stepping off the stage, he went to the news room on the side, where the people from CCTV and Tencent were already waiting there.

Zhou Qi was elected, and Tang Tian did not change his plan.

Negotiations between Jones and the 76ers have also been reached. This year's 18th pick will be replaced by their 26th pick and next year's second round.

Everything went smoothly.

"With the 25th pick in the first round of the NBA in 2016, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Bryce Johnson, a 2.08m power forward from the University of North Carolina."

After the Clippers finished their selection, Tang Tian also asked Jones to give the envelope containing the results to the staff.

Dejounte Murray, a 1.96-meter point guard, is from the University of Washington.

Murray has a lot of growth, and he is tall, can defend, and has many similarities with Livingston.

Livingston's contract expires in the summer. According to his performance last year and the soaring salary cap in the new season, it is not easy for the Nets to keep him.

Choosing Murray can be regarded as an extra insurance for the free market.

Murray was also selected for the Little Green Room, but he has never been selected. Every time Xiao Hua came out, he was looking forward to it, and then he was lost. He was about to collapse in the first round. The choice of the Nets was like a life-saving straw. Fished him up.

Tang Tian also left the draft room, and chatted with him below.

The most indispensable thing in the NBA is guards. In addition, in the past few years, tall point guards have not been successful. This is the reason why Murray fell.

When Murray and Tang Tian met, the disappointment of waiting was swept away. The Nets are the defending champions, and Tang Tian is famous for nurturing rookies. For him, this could not have been a better result.

After Tang Tian chatted with Murray, the first round was almost done, and then he returned to the draft room.

"Miami wants to trade our No. 48 pick for Tyler Johnson." Before the start of the second round, Jones reported another trade proposal to him.

Tyler Johnson has some potential, but he hasn't had much chance to play in the Nets, and he has been on the bench for two years. The Heat traded him with the last pick of a draft year. This deal is worth about the same.

It's just that there is really no one to choose this year.

"Trade their future second round, any year is fine." Tang Tian said.

Murray was selected to prepare for the possible departure of Livingston, but he also has a target at the shooting guard position in the second round this year. Tyler Johnson has no chance. Trading him can make room and save some salary space.

Jones continued to communicate with the Heat. At this time, Tatum came out of the backstage, and the second round of the draft will begin immediately.

The 76ers selected Deyonta Davis with the first pick in the second round, but immediately sent him to the Grizzlies.

The Lakers selected Zubac with the 32nd overall pick.

The Clippers selected Sheikh Diallo with the 33rd overall pick, but immediately sent him to the Pelicans.

Because there is no guarantee contract for the second-round picks, the transactions are much more frequent than the first round.

After the Clippers is the Nets.

Tang Tian had already made his decision.

The staff left with the envelope containing the selection results, and Tatum quickly announced the Nets' selection.

"The fourth pick in the second round of the NBA in 2016, the Brooklyn Nets selected Malcolm Brogdon, a 1.96-meter shooting guard from the University of Virginia."

Brogdon, this is a super-old rookie who has played four years in college and is now 23 years old.

Rookies sell talent. In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer rookies who have finished college and are drafted. He is relatively rare.

However, his immediate combat ability is really good. In his previous life, he was selected by the Bucks with the 36th pick, and he became the best rookie in history as a second-round pick.

If he is selected, it can put some pressure on Booker to urge him to grow, and it will also make the shooting guard position more in-depth, and the most important thing is that Brogdon is a combo guard, and his organizational skills are not bad. If he didn't perform well in his rookie season, he can also get over it.

Picking off Murray and Brogdon, the Nets' task in the draft is basically completed.

The only regret is that because there are no good insiders to choose from, the contracts of Pralim and Humphries have both expired, and we can only find suitable candidates after the free market opens.

For the remaining 55 spots, because there was really no one to choose, Tang Tian asked Jones to sell them for money.

The Jazz finally spent 200,000 to buy it, and the draft picks are really worthless at all.

But no matter how small a fly is, it is still meat. Tang Tian is now the owner of the team, so it feels good to have money.

Wang Zhelin was picked by the Grizzlies with the 58th overall pick.

Because it is basically not on the prediction list, even Wang Zhelin himself did not expect to be selected. It is said that he only found out when he was woken up in his sleep.

Wang Zhelin is a heavy center and has not adapted to the small ball era. This is why Tang Tian didn't use the 55th pick to choose him.

The draft is over, but the team's follow-up operations have not stopped.

The difference from last year is that the league launched a two-way contract this year, and the team has 2 more signing places.

The contract salary for this spot is not high, and they cannot represent the team in the playoffs, but they have a certain chance to play in the regular season, which is very tempting for many local players who want to hit the NBA, and it is also of great help to the team .

For example, taking the Nets as an example, Tang Tian valued Yogi Ferrell, but the team's point guard position is already full, and there is no place to sign him again. Signing him with a two-way contract will not only give the latter a chance , can also be more secure in this position.

When Ferrer's two-way contract is signed, the Nets' task in the draft has also been completed, and the next step is the free market in July.

This year's free market is not weak at all compared to last year. The biggest reason is naturally that Durant, the league superstar, did not reach a contract extension with the Thunder in the first place, but was preparing to test the waters of the free agent market. .

Durant's current strength is second only to James and Curry in the league, and teams that want to sign him have to line up.

It is foreseeable that because of his existence, this year's free market will be extremely lively.