Chapter 783 [Change in Destiny, Choose Center]

Before the draft began, the Suns reached a verbal agreement with the Magic, sending Marion to the Magic in exchange for the 2008 first-round pick, second-round pick and a 9 million trade exception. The salary was exactly equal and no players were required.

The Magic agreed. They urgently need a star with rich experience in the playoffs. Marion has been selected to the All-Star many times. He can play the 3 and 4 positions. He has good defense and rebound control skills. On the offensive end, he can play fast breaks. Catch-and-shoot and post-up.

The most important thing is that Marion's contract expires in 2009. If he doesn't play well, the Magic can choose to trade him out of the team next season. A one-year contract that expires will make many teams interested. The Magic can also wait until his contract expires in 2009 and not renew it, freeing up salary space to sign other big-name stars in the free market.

Marion expressed satisfaction that the Magic are a playoff team and the city of Orlando has a good environment and is very suitable for living.

The competition in the Eastern Conference is not fierce. He has helped the team improve its record and reach the Eastern Conference Finals or the Finals. The Magic should be willing to renew his contract.

The Magic management was not eyeing SuperSonics forward Rashard Lewis at this time. In the previous life, it was purely a helpless move to offer a 100 million yuan contract, and there was a lack of big names in the free market.

Lewis mainly played small forward in the SuperSonics, but after joining the Magic, he had to switch to power forward, which obviously suffered a disadvantage in the confrontation. The only thing he is better than Marion is his shooting, and his physical fitness is inferior.

The Magic manager wanted to send backup center Andrew Bynum and retain two draft picks, but the Suns didn't want it. Brian Colangelo looked down on Bynum, even though he was the 10th overall pick in 2005.

The Suns have too many inside talents. Varejao can just serve as a substitute for Stoudemire. Bryan asked Guo Xu and he didn't want Bynum either.

On the surface, it seems that the introduction of him is a mistake, and he is extremely talented. But this guy did so many stupid things in his previous life that he may not be able to cultivate them. Guo Xu was too lazy to worry about the madness of a wife who could sleep with his teaching assistant and go skydiving or bungee jumping while seriously injured.

The Suns will not want Magic players who are already out of their rookie years. There is no shortage of players in every position.

Marion's replacement Bryan has been found. Grant Hill is a free agent in the summer. Just like in his previous life, he asked an agent to recommend himself and wanted to join the Suns at a low salary.

Hill has serious injury risks, and no team is willing to offer him a long-term contract. The Suns have miracle doctor Thomas Carter who can cure Hill. As for Marion's guest spot at the 4th position, the vacancy can also be filled. There is no need to sign any more players. Millsap can be used. He has been guarding the water cooler for a season.

The sun is not losing money in this round of trading,

What they need most is to clear salary space so that they can retain good role players in the future.

This season, the Suns still have a first-round pick that can be used to select rookies. The second-round pick was traded, which is worthless at all. If the pick is too late, there will be no strong players.

This is an NBA draft that has attracted much attention. It is called the "draft year" by experts. Some players, both in the United States and internationally, have received attention. China has unprecedentedly two players participating in the draft together, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue, one inside and one outside. Yi Jianlian is even predicted to be in the top 10 of the draft.

The draft picks of each team have changed a lot from Guo Xu's previous life. The Trail Blazers did not get the No. 1 pick and were only ranked eighth. The fate of many players will change.

The Hornets, who had the bottom record, won the No. 1 pick, and the manager selected center Greg Oden first.

Guo Xu watched the live broadcast with his friends. The cameraman gave a close-up of Oden, which immediately caused everyone to complain.

Megan smiled and said: "Oh, ho, this is a rookie? He should be retiring soon, right? (To the point) Why do I think he is older than James of the Cavaliers?"

Guo Xu nodded and said: "This is why he is called the Great Emperor, the greater emperor."

He felt sad for Chris Paul. The worst No. 1 pick in NBA history was so gorgeously selected to the Hornets. Even if he can stay healthy, he still overlaps with Tyson Chandler, has no shooting range, and is not suitable to partner with Paul.

Judging from the current situation, if Paul does not leave the Hornets, it seems that he can only play with statistics in his life, and it will be difficult to make it into the playoffs.

The SuperSonics selected Kevin Durant second, a big swingman whose position overlapped with Lewis's. It seemed that Lewis was about to enter the countdown to leaving the team.

His physical measurement report is 206cm tall and weighs 88kg. However, his ball-handling skills are very skilled, and he is proficient in turning, changing direction, and emergency stop jumpers. In addition, his shooting touch is very good and he can shoot from anywhere on the court. His 223cm wingspan makes it difficult for opponents to block shots. His shortcomings are strength and weight, which makes him weak in confrontation.

The Celtics selected Al Horford with the third overall pick, which is an excellent immediate talent.

The 21-year-old Horford led the school to two NCAA championships during his three years in college. He can fight against people, has a mid-range shot, and his vision and passing ability are very good.

The Knicks' first-round picks were swapped with the Bulls, which is a tragedy. The Bulls selected Yi Jianlian with the fourth overall pick, exciting Chinese fans.

The Bulls lacked insiders. After the two promising rookies were selected, they could only choose Yi Jianlian. This is good news for Yi Jianlian. His playing time will be guaranteed and he will definitely start.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Bulls and Knicks exchanged draft picks and selected Joakim Noah with the ninth pick, an insider who had no shooting range but was good at defense and coordinating offense. Yi Jianlian's performance in his previous life was far inferior to Noah's, but he can turn the Bulls into another Chinese home team.

The Grizzlies selected point guard Mike Conley with the fifth pick, the only point guard predicted to be a top-10 pick in this draft.

The Bucks selected swingman Corey Brewer with the sixth pick.

The Bobcats selected lanky power forward Brandon White with the seventh pick. He has extremely long arms, is good at blocking shots, and is poor in confrontation.

The Trail Blazers selected forward Jeff Green with the ninth pick.

In Guo Xu's previous life, it was the most unexpected that Green was selected with the fifth pick. He was ranked outside the seventh pick in all the major predictions before the draft. He is a "neither three nor four" player, the template of Odom. However, he was eventually selected by the Celtics with the fifth overall pick, and then was sent to the SuperSonics, becoming a bargaining chip in exchange for Ray Allen.

Now that the Celtics have selected Horford, I wonder if a big deal with the SuperSonics will happen. Horford is obviously stronger than Green, and the Celtics would be at a loss if they use him as a bargaining chip.

The Blazers management was disappointed. They wanted a high center, but they escaped a huge disaster. Missing out on Durant after missing Jordan in 1984 was the darkest moment in the history of the Trail Blazers.

The Raptors selected center Noah with the ninth pick to strengthen their inside strength.

The Kings selected center Spencer Hawes with the 10th pick, and the 76ers selected Thaddeus Young with the 11th pick...

From now on, the success rate of rookies is relatively low, and almost all of them are role players. Things have changed for the Rockets, who selected swingman Aaron Afflalo with the 24th pick.

Morey did not choose Brooks, a small and fast point guard. The Rockets currently have no shortage of point guards and need wing players who are good at defense. Afflalo has the potential to become a 3D player.

Brooks was selected by the Jazz with the 26th pick. Sloan selected him to deal with Guo Xu. His speed is the top in the NBA.

The Spurs selected Brazilian center Diego Split with the 29th pick. He is 211cm tall and weighs 111kg. The Spurs are in urgent need of reinforcements inside, and this seems like a good choice. Unfortunately, Split has a contract in Europe and is temporarily unable to join the NBA.

The Suns selected center Marc Gasol with the 30th pick...

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