I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 380 Finding the trick (first change, more to follow)

They chatted nonsense along the way, and when they arrived at the training center, the floor of the arena was creaking and rubbing one after another.

The Clippers' trial training for rookies has begun very early, and they have a lot of work to do with the No. 13 and No. 20 picks.

In the NBA, draft picks are often traded as bargaining chips. Some teams don’t know how many picks they have traded in their hands and how many teams have changed.

Since Min Congda took charge of the Clippers, he has always "attached importance" to draft picks, and almost never trades draft picks in exchange for immediate combat power.

In the case of already having the so-called "core lineup", Min Congda is still keen on the draft.

Olshey once made an opinion that with a lineup like the Clippers' current lineup, the draft picks should be sent away in exchange for immediate combat power.

In this way, on the basis of the team's original lineup, the Clippers will quickly grow into a powerful player for the championship.

Of course, Min Congda refuted and opposed such opinions.

"Rookies are our treasure and the source of the team's sustainable development!"

"A team that doesn't take advantage of the picks is not going to be successful."

A high-sounding reason, in fact, Min Congda just didn't want to build a strong lineup according to the routine.

However, Min Congda's strategy of emphasizing the draft has won the approval of Jeff Bauer.

He believes: "Mr. Smart attaches great importance to the draft, and making good use of the draft will be a major trend in the future."

Min Congda thought, Jeff Ball supports me, isn't that a good thing?

The Hornets have been bankrupted by him, and the Clippers are next.

Today's trial training is also hosted by Jeff Bauer, and Min Congda is fully responsible for this draft.

In two weeks, he invited all the players in the middle and late stages of the draft predictions to try out, and no rookie refused.

The Los Angeles Clippers are now very attractive to rookies, with big cities, potential stocks, young people getting together, and a good playing atmosphere.

And the team has just entered the Western Conference finals, it can be said that the future is promising, who would not want to come here to start their career?
Besides, Min Congda has a very good reputation among general managers and agents.

The contract is generous, no search, no bargaining, all conditions can be met.

The team is treated well, and it is best to stay in a hotel for away games.

It is said that playing the summer league is the best accommodation, food and drink conditions.

Absolutely satisfied, absolutely top-notch, and absolutely the best working team.

This allows Jeff Ball to fully examine each rookie player.

Combine the needs of the current team and the instructions given by Min Congda to make the most sensible choice.

Min Congda and Jordan Peele sat on the sidelines, watching a tall young man in the field trying out.

"Kwynn Leonard, from San Diego State University, a native of Riverside, California, is also considered a native of Los Angeles. He is a sophomore and led the team to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen this year. He is a player with great potential at the third position .The university he studied in is unknown and has not produced any great NBA players. During the interview, he said that he really wanted to play for the Clippers and he wanted to play in his hometown. This is his scouting report.”

Jeff Ball sat next to Min Congda, and while talking, he handed the freshly released Leonard scouting report to Min Congda.

Min Congda took the scouting report and glanced at it. He had never been interested in this stuff, and it was basically inaccurate anyway.

He still believed in his feelings more.

"A native of Los Angeles, an unknown university, who wants to play in his hometown, the third position, a non-committal forward... Isn't this the same as George? Not bad, not bad, a very good bad guy."

Although George played well in the regular season and playoffs.

But overall it is quite mediocre, far from the soaring rookie season like Curry.

Min Congda is still very satisfied with winning George in 10 years.

Now there is another one who is similar to George, and Min Congda immediately feels very good.

This is the formation of path dependence.

"Mr. Smart, the scouting report is reversed."

"I know, this kind of thing is not important, what are you trying to train now?"

"I'm going to do a shooting test right now..."

After a while, Leonard began to test the mid-range and three-pointers.

As a result, in the training center, the sound of hammering irons came and went, and the sound of bang bang bang made everyone's head louder.

Moreover, Leonard's shooting posture is extremely stiff, and the shooting arc is straight, so it is no wonder that his shooting percentage is high.

Jeff Ball looked very embarrassed, and said: "Uh...his shooting is not very good, this is his shortcoming. But he still has many advantages, in the scout report..."

"Needless to say!" Min Congda interrupted Jeff Ball, "Very good, very good, I think this is a promising player! If possible, choose him."

Jeff Ball was taken aback for a moment, and he wanted to explain Leonard's shooting.

Leonard's shooting is indeed not very good. Among the perimeter players participating in the draft this year, his shooting percentage in many trials is not the bottom one, but also the bottom two.

This shooting ability is really a bit bad, making Jeff Ball very hesitant to choose him.

Because this year's Western Conference Finals and Finals, it was verified to people for the first time that shooting can also win the championship.

The Dallas Mavericks almost relied on their superior shooting ability and defensive zone defense-the best way to break zone defense is long-range shots, and won the championship.

The success of the Mavericks actually indicates that the NBA has entered the era of shooting, especially the era of COSCO.

The breakthrough era started by Michael Jordan, with the Lakers eliminated and James defeated, is over.

Shooting, especially long shots, will become more and more important in NBA games, which has become a consensus in the NBA industry.

Therefore, during the draft, players' shooting ability will be particularly valued.

And Leonard's stiff shooting posture and low mid-range shooting percentage will undoubtedly become huge flaws.

So Jeff Ball is hesitant to choose a player like Leonard.

Didn't expect Min Congda to make a decision right away?

When the two were discussing the division of labor before, Min Congda said that Jeff Ball should remind Min Congda in time to correct his mistakes.

So Ball said: "Mr. Smart, I remind you that you have to think carefully. Shooting is very important to a player, and it is a difficult ability to develop and improve. Curry, Harden, George and others have Great touch to shoot the ball, Leonard lacks that."

Min Congda asked: "Then...aside from shooting, do you think Leonard is worth choosing?"

Jeff Ball said: "Aside from shooting, Leonard is still very worthy of selection."

"Combined with shooting, do you think there is anyone more suitable than Leonard?"

Ball shook his head, what the Clippers lack now is the third position.

Ricky Davis, although outstanding, but the decline is predictable.

George is still growing, and it would be a good choice to introduce young people to compete.

In the past, the Portland Trail Blazers missed Jordan because they wanted to develop Drexler.

Jeff Ball believes that when players are young, don't pass up one talent for another.

Because you don't know what kind of player you're missing.

"In this case, it's settled, I believe in your choice."

"By the way, the 20th overall pick, please give me the candidates for reference... How about this, you make a table for the people who participated in the trial training and various data, and let me have a look at it for reference."

"No problem, I will hand over the statistics to you as soon as possible."

Min Congda feels that he has found the trick. Since good shooting is the future trend, I will choose the one with poor shooting!
(End of this chapter)