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But it's uncomfortable to be an opponent, everyone is afraid of being hit by him intentionally or unintentionally.

As for Green's common series of forcing teammates to leave in later generations, it doesn't apply to Jiang Hao and the Spurs.

Because the Spurs are not a young team like the Warriors now, he went to the Warriors to be a veteran of the new generation of Warriors, but the Spurs are everyone's younger brother.

European coaches like Messina can't give such a high status to Big Mouth Green, and now the Spurs have won the championship, he is just a soy sauce, and he will be kicked out immediately if he has a little temper.

In the previous life, one is Durant's sensitive mind, and the other is Pu'er himself has some problems with his personality, and the Warriors are not happy with him.

The Spurs are different. With the Stone Buddha sports car and the magic sword, Draymond has to lie down even if he is Sun Wukong.

Draft scene.

The managers in the stands here are obviously much more relaxed when it comes to the second round of the draft, and there are managers who come to the scene, such as Thunder President Pu went to the Spurs to chat with RC. Both teams are picking at the end of the second round, just to wait for time.

On the other side, the Knicks and the Warriors seemed to be quarreling.

Knicks General Manager Donnie couldn't help but taunt while chatting: "The boomerang hit you, let you snatch our Stephen Curry in 2009! You can feel the taste of this today, hahaha."

Warriors General Manager Nelson spread his hands:

"It's just the 29th pick, it doesn't matter."

Donnie:

"Well, it doesn't matter. We marked JIANG's scouting report as 'very good' last year. Did you choose him?"

"You didn't choose him either."

"You old bones!"

"Old thing!"

The two were about to quarrel, and it was only when the scouts from each team came to separate them that the farce was calmed down.

It can be seen that they were a little broken.

However, General Manager Pu and Mo Gou, Cuban and other younger general managers were still calm.

Yes, how awesome can you be? ?

Now, as the draft becomes more and more transparent, basically only lottery picks can become talented players. There are too few players who can play outside the lottery. Last year, Jiang Hao was a type that only appears once in 50 years.

They don't believe that the Spurs can find treasures every year.

And they are more prepared than the Spurs in the finals. They have a sound global scouting system. Who can they fool?

Riley also sent a message directly to the boss saying:

"This is just a smoke bomb by the Spurs. They just want to increase the trading value of this player. Don't worry about it."

Then the Heat used the 56th pick to choose Bazemore in the second round.

Jiang Hao frowned.

Sure enough, Riley's choice is different from the previous life. In the previous life, they chose a strong power forward with black and thick hard, the purpose was to make up for the thickness of the inside line, which was also a normal choice.

And now, when the Heat have so many stars on the outside, they chose a guard again?

This is obviously to strengthen the outside defense.

"It's coming at you."

Paul Hank whispered in Jiang Hao's ear.

This Bazemore averaged 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in college. As a guard, his shooting and layup percentages were less than 50%. Any prediction website predicted that he would not be selected.

But his only advantage is his explosive physical fitness, excellent arm span, and strong lock-up ability.

Therefore, the Heat picked him in the second round to strengthen the perimeter defense.

Who is the target of strengthening the perimeter defense? ? ?

It is definitely not the Eastern Conference. Fans can see that this is against Jiang Hao.

Even if the selection is wrong, we must select or train a player who can defend Jiang Hao alone! !

"I know, then we also select a guard in the second round, how about it?"

Jiang Hao naturally knows that the Heat are stubborn, but it doesn't matter, the biggest undrafted gem of this year is still there!

Chapter 235: Select Simmons in the second round, free haircut

I have to say that the vision of the Warriors management is still very good. In 2009, they took the risk to select Curry, who was not trash but thin, and now he is making rapid progress every year.

In 2010, Udoh was not very good, but in 2011, Thompson, in 2012, Barnes and Draymond Green, who should have been selected, had a very high success rate.

And the selected Bazemore is also a forgotten undrafted player who became a star in the future.

Maybe if he is selected by the Warriors now, he will be no worse than Draymond Green.

If the Warriors had not selected him, Jiang Hao would have let the Spurs select him.

Because even if this kid can't play in the Spurs, he will become a player with very good trading value after a year of training in the Development League.

Bazemore, who is affectionately called "Cup Cat" by fans in the future, has a strong body, excellent arm span, three-pointers, breakthroughs, and is an excellent No. 2 position in the league.

And he went to the Warriors in the future. Bazemore often played as a substitute for Klay, occasionally played as a guest No. 1, and played as a substitute for Curry. He played very well and had a good relationship with his Warriors teammates.

Maybe it was the fate that started this year's draft year.

In 2016, Bazemore's contract expired, and the Warriors were obviously unable to keep this excellent forward-guard swingman, so Bazemore signed a 4-year, $70 million contract with the Hawks. This contract is also the largest contract for undrafted players in the league.

In the future, the strongest undrafted player in the league must be Bazemore!

This is much better than Jeremy Lin, because he is very stable and can always be a starting player for a weak team.

Now Jiang Hao can't get such a high salary even if he opts out of the contract and signs again, but this record will definitely belong to Jiang Hao in the future.

One is that Bazemore is no longer an undrafted player, and the second is that after the salary explosion in two years, he will definitely earn the maximum salary. Then he will be the strongest and highest-paid undrafted player in history.

And Jiang Hao remembers that there is another super undrafted player in this class, and he is also the player who became a Phoenix after being discovered by the Spurs!

Although it is a bit worse than Bazemore's subsequent career experience, for him, it is definitely a candidacy that turns an ugly duckling into a swan.

Because his story is quite touching, everyone in the fan circle knows it. It can be regarded as a classic case of changing lives through the NBA.

This man is the oldest rookie in this year. Later, when the Spurs were in the most difficult time in 2017, he single-handedly challenged the universe. He was the only man who dared to challenge Durant to score goals. He is a famous star of CBA Liaoning, an inspirational brother, and the father of four children——

Jonathan Simmons.

He and Bazemore were both wise enough not to come to the scene today, but they were both watching TV at home, waiting for a miracle.

"Drafting a backcourt player in the second round."

At this time, Paul Hanke and RC Buford were also discussing who to choose later. There was no choice, so they just looked for the player in the position they wanted on the list.

"Look at Jonathan Simmons' information and choose him."

Jiang Hao pointed to Simmons' name written at the end of the list among the players that the Spurs thought were good.

"OK."

Paul Hank took out Simmons' scouting report directly. RC Buford was stunned for a moment. How could Jiang Hao remember this name so clearly?

So I took a quick look:

1.98 meters, 88KG.

Being born in Houston, Texas, is quite good. Players whose teams are close to home are generally willing to stay with the team for a long time in the future, even if their salary is reduced a bit, which is an advantage.

He attended Smiley Middle School in high school and was elected MVP in the final year of high school.

The university is the University of Houston, and I am indeed a family-loving kid.

Simmons spent two years attending two junior colleges, but in his first year at the University of Houston, he once again failed to pass a course, resulting in no ball to play in the 2010-11 season.

In the 2011-12 season, Simmons played 30 games and averaged 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

The characteristic of his playing style is his excellent physical fitness. He was called Little James in college. His breakthrough first-rate shooting is very common, and he can play as a swingman at forward and guard.

That is to say, his poor performance delayed him for 2 years before participating in the draft. Therefore, his draft prospects were not high. Who would choose a 25-year-old local rookie.

Rookie international players like Scola are pretty much the same, plug and play and ready to fight.

But if a local has not been drafted at the age of 25, it means that he is completely useless. When he first entered the league, he was far worse than other rookies. A rookie contract is almost 30 years old and he is still playing tricks.

And he is no longer studying. He takes care of his four daughters in his hometown of Houston, works two jobs a day, and occasionally works part-time as a barber.

He can only survive on KFC, McDonald's and other fast food, so he definitely signed up for the NBA's generous salary.

"Hey, there aren't many fathers like him who don't abandon their children."

RC Buford's eyes lit up when he saw this. This kind of skin color is so rare. It is very good to have the concept of hometown. He actually has a sense of family responsibility. Based on this, his character is lottery-level, a bit Spurs feeling.

"select."

Therefore, he did not hesitate to fill in the name of Jonathan Simmons directly on the envelope.

This is already the end of the second round, no matter who you choose, even if you make the wrong choice, the rest can still be picked as undrafted players and come back for training.

Besides, the Spurs now have more players on their roster, so this pick is a bit of a waste.

Just because of the Spurs' tradition, the Spurs hold on to two of their own draft picks every year. If a second Ginobili comes out some year, wouldn't they make a lot of money?

The draft is like a lottery. The Spurs management has this addiction every year, which also leads many managers to value draft picks very preciously, and they are reluctant to part with them even in a lean year like this year.