NBA: James wants to team up with me

NBA2010-11赛季总决赛结束的时间是第六场，2011年的6月12日，一周之后，NBA2011年选秀大会在新泽西举办。

In recent years, the league's draft has been held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The 2011 draft was regarded as a weak year for the draft, but from Wang Chong's perspective, this draft was also considered to be full of talents. There were many players with high value, including No. 11 pick Kyrie Irving. , Klay Thompson with the 15th pick, Kawhi Leonard with the 30th pick, and Jimmy Butler with the th pick are all superstar-level players.

In addition to these four people, there are also high-quality players such as Isaiah Thomas, the strongest 175 player on the planet, Kemba Walker, Nikola Vucevic, Reggie Jackson, and Chandler Parsons.

Overall the quality is really pretty good.

Among these players, Wang Chong’s favorite is undoubtedly Curry’s good partner Klay Thompson. The reason is very simple. As a scorer, Klay is simply the perfect championship puzzle piece and does not occupy the ball at all. The offense is completely based on catching and shooting without the ball. It is ridiculously accurate and its perimeter defense ability is also at the top level among guards. It is undoubtedly the most suitable for the Bulls who currently have Wang Chong and Curry. Shooting guard selection.

But unfortunately, there is no possibility for the Bulls to select the above extremely high-ranking players. As the Bulls themselves have the first regular season record and the championship in the playoffs, there is no doubt that the first-round pick is The last one is the 30th pick in the first round.

It is basically impossible for the Bulls to obtain draft picks within the lottery area through trade. After four consecutive championships, the Bulls have become the public enemy, and no team in the league will easily do so. Trade your players and draft picks to the Bulls, because this kind of behavior of subsidizing the enemy is very likely to allow the Bulls to continue to win the championship, and other teams still have no chance to get ahead.

Of course, if the chips offered by the Bulls are high enough, it can still make many teams interested. For example, if the Bulls use Curry and Gasol as chips, they will definitely get a high-ranking first-round pick, but Wang Chong couldn't possibly do that.

Therefore, the only top star that the Bulls can securely obtain is Jimmy Butler, the 30th pick in the first round, who should have been selected by the Bulls.

This season, Wang Chong once consciously asked Marcus Thornton to collect data as much as possible and average good data per game, in order to gain his bargaining value as a player.

Thornton averaged 12 points per game in the regular season. Considering his age advantage, he can make many teams excited.

But the possibility of trading him for some big fish players does not exist in Wang Chong's imagination. No one is a fool. Even if a substitute player performs well, his value is limited to that of a substitute player.

Before the draft started, Wang Chong asked the general manager to tentatively ask for prices from various teams in the league, but the offers he received were all unsatisfactory. The team that offered the highest bargaining chip was only willing to use a second-round pick plus a second-round pick. The same substitute role player will be exchanged with the Bulls.

Of course, it is impossible for Wang Chong to accept this kind of offer. It means nothing to them. Rather than that, it would be better for Thornton to stay in the Bulls as a substitute. Although his future ceiling is not high, he can still do it in the original 11-12 season. A scorer who averages 18.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, at least he is a good immediate player on the bench.

He actually understands why other teams are unwilling to give higher chips.

With the Bulls' current salary situation, it is definitely impossible to renew Marcus Thornton's contract after his rookie contract ends. At that time, they only need to offer a price that is too high for the Bulls to afford, and they can easily give him away. The Bulls steal Thornton here.

As a second-round pick, Thornton signed a 2+1 contract with the Bulls and will become a restricted free agent after the 11-12 season.

So even if they wait, they will only have to wait for another year at most. Why should they be anxious?

The plan to trade Marcus Thornton was ruined, but Wang Chong was not too disappointed because even if Thornton was not traded, there was a high probability that he would be able to get his target in the draft.

At least in the original 2011 draft, except for the Bulls, no team in the first 29 teams was interested in Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler is not a player with particularly outstanding potential and talent. He has been underestimated in various ways since he entered the professional arena.

Being selected with the 30th overall pick in the first round of the draft is actually no different in value from a second-round pick.

After being selected by the Bulls, he worked hard for three years before finally becoming the team's main force. He averaged 20+5+3 All-Star numbers per game and got a big contract, but he was still looked down upon and used as a bargaining chip. He was sent to the Timberwolves and 76ers successively, but both teams were unwilling to extend Butler's contract with the maximum salary, believing that he was not qualified for the maximum salary.

It wasn't until Butler joined the Heat and led the Heat to the Finals twice that his strength finally began to be truly recognized, even though Butler and the Heat failed in both Finals.

In terms of talent, Butler once had an impressive poster standing side by side with Leonard.

Although the two are close in height, Leonard's wingspan is more than a little longer than Butler's. When hanging down normally, Butler's hand only reaches Leonard's wrist.

For the sake of safety, before the draft, the Bulls, under Wang Chong's instruction, did not show any interest in Butler. They even spread all kinds of smoke bombs during the team's trial training and invited many players to participate in the trial. But Butler was not invited to the training.

Wang Chong felt that the Bulls should have no problem using the 30th overall pick in the first round to acquire Jimmy Butler, and he also prepared for the worst.

If the Bulls fail to select Butler, they can try to use Marcus Thornton as a bargaining chip to trade with the team that selected Butler. If necessary, add one or two second-round picks or even a first-round pick. no.

Butler's draft prospects are not very promising. The draft template is only Maurice Evans, a blue-collar bench player with 6 points and 2 rebounds in his career.

When the Bulls make a generous offer, even if they know that the Bulls' move must have a purpose, there is a high probability that they still cannot resist the temptation of trading chips.

If this still fails to win Butler, then Wang Chong will have no choice but to settle for the next best thing.

The second-round pick in 2011 also has a good forward player, that is Chandler Parsons.

In the future, Chandler Parsons will be notorious. He is a typical bad player who takes money and does not work. He is dubbed as "the money will make you afraid of things".

But having earned a total of 1.27 million US dollars in his short career, Chandler Parsons is definitely not a waste without any ability.

In fact, his career with the Rockets can definitely be regarded as a high-quality and inexpensive striker. Comprehensive technique, outstanding athletic ability, not afraid of confrontation, and very active in defense.

At his peak, Parsons averaged 16.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4 assists per game. He was an absolutely excellent starting player. Considering his status as a second-round pick, the price/performance ratio should not be too high.

Of course, the playboy character who immediately failed after getting a big contract destined the length and height of his career.

If Jimmy Butler can be obtained, Wang Chong will not consider Chandler Parsons, but if the team cannot obtain Butler, Parsons is acceptable as a backup player, at least within the four years of his rookie contract. , can definitely be qualified to serve as the team's starting lineup, and can do it very well.
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The draft has begun, and NBA Commissioner David Stern took the stage, holding an envelope and began to read out the results of the draft.

The No. 2011 pick in was still won by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Although the Cavaliers are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference in the regular season this season, the Timberwolves in the Western Conference are the team with the worst record and the team with the highest probability of winning the No. 1 pick.

Having experienced previous drafts that were completely changed due to the butterfly effect, Wang Chong is skeptical about the result of the Cavaliers getting the No. 1 pick this time.

If league officials want to cheat, it is too easy, and they have every reason and motive to do so.

The Cavaliers, who have lost James, have plummeted, both in terms of strength and market, so they urgently need high-quality draft picks to re-emerge.

I wonder if the Cavaliers' feat of having three No. 1 picks in four years will be repeated in this time and space...

The draft continues. After Irving, irrelevant players such as Derrick Williams, Enes Kanter, and Tristan Thompson will not be discussed for the time being.

Wang Chong's favorite Klay Thompson was selected with the tenth pick in the first round, and it was still the Golden State Warriors who selected him.

Without Curry and Monta Ellis, the Warriors' record has become even worse. However, although they are also last in the league, the Warriors' draft pick is only one pick higher than the original. It can only be said that they are lucky. Bad, but to a certain extent, it’s good luck.

Because if the Warriors have a higher draft pick, they may not continue to select Thompson, but among the top ten players, except for the No. 1 pick Irving, there is no player better than Klay Thompson, including Kemba. Neither can Walker.

Of course, Kawhi Leonard, the 15th pick, is the only exception.

Just like the original historical process, Leonard was selected with the 15th overall pick in the first round and was later sent to the San Antonio Spurs as a trading chip.

The Spurs, who successfully acquired Leonard, will become the dominant team in the Western Conference in the next few years, and their threat level is only higher than that of the Heat's Big Three in the Eastern Conference.

Although Wang Chong knows this, he has nothing to do. The Bulls' current capital is simply not enough to compete with the Spurs for Leonard, and they can only watch helplessly as the opponent gets this championship puzzle.

Fortunately, he was picked up from the Spurs. Danny Green, the top 3D player during the Spurs' championship period, is now being trained by the Bulls as the future starting shooting guard. It is impossible to let Wang Chong go. , so if the Spurs don't find a replacement for Danny Green, they will definitely be weaker than before.

The draft continued and it soon came to the bottom of the first round.

Jimmy Butler, who was wearing a suit that didn't fit very well, was sitting among the rookie candidates, with a slightly disappointed expression on his face.

Although his agent had already vaccinated him before participating in the draft, and he knew that his draft pick would most likely fall to the second round, he saw players who did not perform as well as him in the NCAA in the first round. After being chosen in turn, the mood will naturally not be very good.

"It doesn't matter Jimmy, hasn't it always been like this? It doesn't matter in the second round. As long as I can enter the NBA, I will definitely be able to play, become an All-Star, and earn tens of millions of dollars in annual salary!"

Jimmy Butler is not a person who will give up easily. Hard work and hard work have always been synonymous with him, which is related to his growth experience.

Butler, who was kicked out of the house by his own mother because of his ugly appearance at the age of 13, has tasted the warmth and coldness of human beings and developed an indomitable iron will. He will not give up on himself just because of such a trivial matter as not being selected in the first round. Is there anything worse than being abandoned by your biological mother?
With so many thoughts in his mind, Butler heard Stern's voice on the stage.

"The 30th overall pick from the Chicago Bulls is..."

Chicago Bulls……

This name cheered up Butler a little, not because he thought the Bulls might draft him. In fact, among the teams at the bottom of the pick, the Bulls were the only one that had not invited him from the beginning to the end. How could the team he participated in trial training choose him?

But Butler still likes this team because Wang Chong plays in the Bulls.

There are many reasons why Butler likes Wang Chong. For example, he is the strongest forward player in the league and even the strongest basketball player. Another example is that Wang Chong also came from Marquette University and is Butler's senior.

Whether it is Wang Chong or Wade, as Butler's seniors and seniors, their achievements in the NBA are the goal and motivation for Butler to work hard. He does not expect that one day he can be as strong as Wang Chong and Wade, as long as he Being able to successfully land in the NBA, get a contract offer, and actually play in the NBA is already very satisfying for him now.

Butler, who was deep in thought, suddenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him. He looked up and saw the envious expressions of the rookies who were applauding and congratulating him. Almost everyone's eyes were focused on him. , making him the center of attention on the court.

"what's the situation?"

Butler was a little confused for a moment, but then he realized what happened. Looking back, it seemed that Stern had indeed called his name, and his heart beat violently uncontrollably.

"The Chicago Bulls chose Jimmy Butler, a 6-foot-8, 236-pound forward from Marquette University!" (End of Chapter)