This season's NBA Finals have ended in less than a week, and this year's draft has arrived as scheduled. The top three picks have exceeded the expectations of the outside world. The Magic, who hold the No. 1 pick, finally chose the one that was almost considered Banchero, who would be picked by the Rockets with the third pick, Thunder still picked up Holmgren with the second pick. After being intercepted by the Magic, the Rockets selected Jabari Smith, the original No. 1 pick, without any suspense. The No. 1 pick and The top picks finally exchanged positions. Judging from the contract of rookie , Banchero will get several million more than expected. The money was originally thought to belong to Smith. The Warriors selected two people, the Lakers completed signings one after another, the 76ers completed transactions vigorously and resolutely, the Nets may face the possibility of disbanding on the spot.
The Warriors, who won the championship this season, did not trade away their first-round pick No. 28. Although the Magic and Knicks asked the Warriors for the pick during the draft, in the end the Warriors used No. 28 Drafted Patrick Baldwin Jr. As a young striker with a height of 2.06 meters, Baldwin has a history of serious ankle injuries. Does it seem familiar to him? Including Curry , many players selected by the Warriors have hidden dangers in this area. However, the Warriors are not worried about these problems. Their medical team is very experienced in dealing with these injuries, and if Baldwin had not been injured. The question is, his talent was once at the level of a lottery pick. It is worth paying attention to what level the Warriors can finally train Baldwin to.
In addition, the Warriors also used 2 million in cash and their 51st pick in the second round to be sent to the Hawks, receiving the latter's No. 44 pick. The Warriors also used this pick to select the 1.91-meter-tall guard Rollins. In the NCAA season that has ended, Rollins averaged 18.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. His field goal percentage and three-point shooting percentage were 46.8% and 31.1% respectively. In addition to these two rookies, the Warriors also have the 55th pick in the second round. However, they did not select another rookie. Instead, they helped Bucks select Santos and immediately sent Santos away. stag. The Warriors' operation is really hard to understand. In addition to their core lineup, they also need to train Kuminga, Moody, Wiseman and others next season. How can they have time to train these rookies?
In addition, the Lakers, who originally did not have any picks in this year's draft, unexpectedly became the most active team. First, they used the 2028 second-round pick and some cash to acquire the 35th overall pick in the second round from the Magic. Immediately afterwards, the Lakers used this pick to select forward Christie, who was 1.98 meters tall. Although Christie's statistics in the NCAA were average and his shooting percentage was average, in the eyes of many league executives, Christie was a 3D player worth cultivating. , His ability to run without the ball is very good. Before the start of the draft, Christie's draft pick was predicted to be the 27th pick in the first round. After the draft started, his pick was expected to be the 31st pick.
In addition to Christie, after the draft, according to reports from NBA reporters Shams and Woj, the Lakers successively signed Scottie Pippen Jr. ( Pippen son), Swider, and O'Neal's son Sharif O'Neal will also represent the Lakers in the summer league. After the draft, the Lakers signed three people in a row, and their actions can be said to be vigorous and resolute. In addition to the Lakers, the 76ers also made operations. Before the draft started, they packaged Danny Green and the 23rd pick of the first round, and acquired D'Antoni Melton from the Grizzlies, who was a A 3D player who has scored 20+ points many times this season, and even scored 20+ points consecutively.
This transaction can be said to be a big profit for the 76ers, and it also announced that the 76ers have fired their first shot at strengthening this offseason. Next, the 76ers also set their sights on free agents PJ Tucker and Rockets guard Eric Gordon. In order to get these two players, the 76ers were willing to trade away young striker Thybulle.In order to compete for the championship and appease Embiid's heart, the 76ers have gone all out this time. The above three teams all have good news. The worst thing on the day of the draft is the Nets. Not only do they not have any draft picks, but the Nets have not made any moves so far. Even Mills has not decided whether to Execute player option for next season to stay with the team.
According to reports from Shams and Woj, Irving has decided to exercise the player option for next season. However, he does not want to stay, but will apply for a trade. The purpose of executing the draft is to not trigger the salary cap and he can go to his favorite place. team, and the Nets also refused to provide Irving with a maximum salary contract. This was strongly supported by Boss Tsai. The conflict between Irving and the Nets executives was irreparable, and the Nets also hoped to send Irving away in a trade. In addition, there are reports that once Irving leaves the team, Durant will also apply for a trade to leave. He will not allow himself to be in a chaotic rebuilding team. Durant has been evaluating the Nets. Originally, many of the Nets' role players planned to leave, but now they really look like they are going to disband on the spot.
