The annual draft , there will be more than 80-90 people participating, but in the end only 60 people will be selected. Players who are not selected are called undrafted. Most of these people have a rough career. They have been in the development league or overseas leagues, and some have even ended their basketball careers. Chris Boucher was one of them. His loss in the draft four years ago almost insulated him from professional basketball again. Fortunately, the Warriors gave him a chance. But unfortunately, the Warriors finally missed him again and missed the chance to witness his great changes in the future "ugly duckling to swan".
In the 17th year of the draft, young talents gathered together, and Boucher was inconspicuous. Started to participate in the system league at the age of 16, a 24-year-old rookie, a big man with weak basic skills, weighing only 91 kg, these labels make most of the team's scouts frowned. In the end, Boucher waited until Xiao Hua finished reciting 60 names, but could not hear his name. He finally lost the election. Boucher seems to have expected this ending. The college league averaged only 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. The humble data, coupled with his hardware talent is not outstanding, it is difficult for teams to look at him. But losing does not mean that no scouts noticed him. The Warriors' scouts once again showed their unique vision. They signed a two-way contract with Boucher, and they have not waived him.
However, this two-way contract did not bring much change to Boucher. He played only one game for the Warriors throughout the season, playing 1 minute and 19 seconds, and then followed the team to win the championship. No wonder the Warriors. There were indeed many young people in the team that year. In terms of the choice of insiders, they even chose to train Looney who was 2.06 meters and weighs 101 kg. In the playoffs that year, Rooney averaged 20 minutes per game as a third-year rookie, which was indeed highly regarded by Cole . Now that 4 years have passed in a flash, what are the conditions of the two of them?
Four years ago, Looney averaged 4+4 per game.Today is still averaging 4+4 per game. Boucher has gone from being an abandoned player with no data to an excellent insider who averaged 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks per game, shooting 60%+47% from the field. Not only that, but Boucher ranks second in the league in terms of efficiency this season! Behind Boucher. The names of Durant, Harden , James and others are impressive. Many people don't know what Boucher has gone through in recent years. His name seems to have become the headline of major news overnight. Abandoning him and choosing Looney, who averaged 4+4 per game, don't the Warriors regret it?
In the past 4 years, Boucher’s development is actually struggling. He has only stepped into the main team from the development league. After leaving the Warriors, Boucher came to the Raptors and once again won the championship with the team. But his biggest gain this year is that he won the MVP of the Development League, which made the Raptors determined to train him. Thankfully, Boucher was finally not given up again this time. In the second season after leaving the Warriors, he averaged 6.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. His real turning point was when Gasol left the team. There was a vacuum inside the team and his potential was finally fully stimulated. Now Boucher is the team's No. 4 scorer, No. 2 rebounder, and he is also the team's efficiency king, the king of shooting percentage and the king of three-pointers.
Boucher’s career is full of legends. In high school, due to the pressure of life, Boucher dropped out of school and went to a restaurant to work as a waiter, but was accidentally excavated on the field. In the following years, he received professional training intensively and in a hurry, and stepped into the NCAA first league from the low-level league. This is already very important for a 16-year-old young man who received systematic training and competition. It's rare. Until he was spotted by the Warriors, Boucher had just played for 8 years. If the Warriors can give him 2 more years, the outcome may be completely different.
Although the weight is only 91 kg,But Boucher's confrontation and strength are not bad, and the defensive coverage is very large. He was once the best defensive player in the NCAA and the Development League. On offense, he is proficient in everything from inside shots, mid-range shots, and three-pointers. He can score 16 points with only 9 shots per game, and he averages close to 5 three-pointers per game, but he can still maintain With a 47% hit rate. My God, such a player, isn't this the perfect insider in Kerr's tactics? If you keep him, Wiseman + Boucher + Wiggins, such a striker and insider, I am afraid that he will dominate the league in the next seven or eight years. What a pity the Warriors!
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