Shams broke the news that the 2021 draft joint trial will be held from June 22 to 28 at Chicago . Each team can send up to 10 staff members to visit the site during this trial, and only 6 people can be present during the interview. 2021 is a big year for the draft. In theory, the Rockets have three first-round picks, so many Houston fans expressed their expectations for which talented rookies Stone can pick.
The Rockets officially locked the bottom of the league not long ago. They have a 14% chance of drawing the No. 1 lottery and a 47.9% chance of drawing the No. 5 lottery. According to the previous transaction agreement, if the Rockets draw the No. 5 pick, then this first-round pick will be exchanged to Thunder , and they can only take the first-round pick of the Heat (currently ranked 5th in the Eastern Conference).
The latest US media "Bleacher" predicted that the Rockets unfortunately won the No. 5 lottery, and they could only use the Heat's No. 19 lottery to select small forward Zaire Williams from Stanford University.
Zaire Williams was born in 2001, height 2 meters 03 wingspan 2 meters 1, this season averaged 10.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists 0.9 steals , three-point shooting hit rate 29% , free throw hit rate 79%, his best template is Paul - George.
Zaire Williams has strong athletic ability, comprehensive skills, excellent defense ability, and good passing vision, but his three-point shooting is inconsistent.
The Thunder had a lot of luck. They used the No. 1 and No. 5 picks to select "Jr. Doncic" Cade Cunningham + "Jr. Leonard" Jonathan Cuminga.
Cade Cunningham was born in 2001. He is from Texas. The draft template is Doncic. He is 2.03 meters tall and has an arms span of more than 2.1 meters. He averaged 20.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 in 35 minutes per game this season. Steals are 0.8 and are blocked, is 244% from the field, 40% from three-pointers, and 85% from the free throw line. Except for physical fitness and 's explosive power, has no obvious shortcomings, and he has great leadership qualities. Some pundits believe Cade Cunningham has a chance to be a cornerstone like Harden and Doncic.
Jonathan Cuminga was born in 2002. The best draft template is Leonard . He is 2.01 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.1 meters. This season, he has averaged 15.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.6 turnovers in the G League. 39%, 25% from 3-point range and 63% from the free throw line.
Jonathan Cuminga has good physical fitness and explosiveness, and is excellent in defense and rebounding, but his shortcomings are also quite obvious, his ability to handle the ball is not good, and his shooting stability is poor.
The Thunder, who have a large number of draft picks in the future, get Cade Cunningham and Jonathan Cuminga, plus Alexander, Dort, Bazley, Maledon, Pokushevsky, They really are the future.
However, according to the results of the lottery in the past ten years, the last team in the league can draw the top three picks. Although the Rockets lost a lot of games this season, it was mainly because of injuries, and there was no obvious rotten . And they also sent the star Harden to the Nets , helping Silver save the NBA ratings. If the Rockets can't get the top three draft picks as compensation, it seems a bit unreasonable.
The Thunder's recent smashing is too obvious and too high-profile. They put all the players they can play on the injured list, and they will lay flat as soon as the game starts. Will Silver, who has always been against deliberately smashing, be willing to let such a team take the No. 1 lottery?
