One of the highlights of the NBA offseason is the NBA draft.

Every year, talented newcomers from all over the world participate in the draft. These young people are eager to enter the highest stage of the professional basketball league and pursue their dreams.

For many teams, this is also a good opportunity.

They are eager to select an outstanding young man in the draft to lead the team to rise.

Of course, the "lottery" is inherently uncertain, and more often they only select an ordinary player.

After all, there are only a few young people with real talents.

The talent level of young people in the draft every year is also uneven, so there are big and small years for the draft.

According to the conclusions of major media and scouts of various teams, this year is a "small year for the draft."

It seems that no young person can deserve the title of the top pick.

Kyrie Irving the year before last and Anthony Davis last year, their top pick positions have long been established.

This year, the Cavaliers have drawn the top pick again. Who should they choose? They are really entangled.

Bennett is good. He performed well in the college league and has excellent offensive means. He can play both the third and fourth positions.

However, in the major draft prediction rankings, he ranks fifth at most and it is difficult to enter the top three.

It is a bit of a waste to choose him with the first pick.

Noel? The rising star from the inside of the University of Kentucky was originally a favorite for the first pick. But he was injured in March, and his left knee meniscus was torn!

When he recovers, it is completely unknown how much he can recover.

Noel's draft prospects have also plummeted.

The general manager of the Cavaliers is naturally impossible to take risks.

Another one is Oladipo, the best guard in the United States from Indiana University, who is quite talented.

It's just that the team's shooting guard Waiters is performing quite well and is the second scorer in the team. The Cavaliers don't need much at the second position.

The most important point is that the team already has Kyrie Irving on the back line, and the Cavaliers want an inside player who can match Irving.

Otto Porter? Like Bennett, he can play three or four, which is also an option.

As for the two tall and thin Giannis Antetokounmpo and Rudy Gobert from Europe, they did not attract much attention and were not even ranked in the lottery.

In short, there were no players who made people shine in this draft.

On June 27, the 2013 NBA Draft kicked off.

Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant struggled for a long time between Bennett and Porter, and finally chose Bennett.

In fact, Grant had no idea, he just hoped that the lottery ticket he chose would bring him a surprise when it was scratched.

The Magic, who got the second pick, chose Oladipo, and they have regarded him as one of the cornerstones of the team in the post-Warcraft era.

Porter was selected by the Washington Wizards with the third pick.

The original No. 1 pick, Noel, was selected by the Pelicans.

The Trail Blazers selected CJ McCollum with the 10th pick.

The Bucks selected the Greek "skinny bamboo pole" Antetokounmpo with the 15th pick.

"Baguette" Gobert was selected by the Jazz at the 21st pick.

...

The Pacers ranked second in the Eastern Conference last season, and the pick they got was not good, the 28th pick, and there were no good choices.

But the Pacers management didn't care about it.

After all, they already have two superstars, He Feng and George, and this year's rookies are not attractive to them.

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