The 2024 draft conference is revealed: The Rockets are overflowing with talent, and the Lakers are unexpectedly winners

Qing Yang said

2024-06-27 17:21Creators in the field of sports

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In the 012024 draft, French talent Risachet became the top pick, and the Wizards selected Alex Sarr to be the top pick.

02 The Rockets acquired Shepard through the Nets' first-round pick, and the Spurs won Castle, a Connectum champion with the fourth pick.

03 The Lakers unexpectedly got Dalton Kornet, a fourth-year scorer at the University of Tennessee, and Redick said that he had designed an ATO stance and defensive strategy for Kornet.

04 Due to this year's draft restructuring, the first-round and second-round rookies will be divided into two days, and the biggest suspense tomorrow will be whether LeBronny's eldest son Bronny will be selected by the Lakers.

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In the 2024 draft, there is once again a landscape of international basketball attacking the NBA.

After last year's Wembanyama, another French talent has been selected this year. The 2.05-meter-tall Lisache, the forward of the Ligue 1 team, averaged 10.1 points and 3.8 boards in 22.0 minutes per game this season, shooting 43.9% from the field, 35.2% from three-point range and 74.0% from the free throw line. 

Similar to Brandon Miller last year, last year Wembanyama and Henderson were pressing, but this year, he was selected by the Eagles.

Alex Saar, who was beaten by Yang Hansen in the World Youth Championships that year, became the star of the list and was selected by the Wizards.

The two French talents dominated the top two rookies of the year, and although Embiid chose to join the Dream Team this year, ten years later, when France's frontcourt became Wembanyama Sarr Risachet, it was unknown if the Dream Team would be able to resist at that time.

But given the Wizards' poor track record over the years, there are reservations about the youngster's prospects for the time being.

Just before the draft, the Wizards had just sent the 2020 No. 9 pick Avdija to the Trail Blazers, and with the previous Hachimura base, their last rookie ended in a complete failure, and the selection of Sarr was a new start for them.

The Rockets acquired this year's Tanhua through the Nets' first-round pick, guard Shepard from the prestigious University of Kentucky.

A 3-and-D white guard who averaged 12.5 points, 4.5 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game in college and was drafted by Grayson Allen.

It's just that the Rockets still have "six little ones" to cultivate, last year's No. 4 pick Amen Thompson only found his feeling in the second half of the season, and there are Jalen Green, Whitmore, Eason and others on the outside who need to be cultivated.

In addition to the center position, there are a total of 192 minutes of playing time on the field, and minus the two starting veterans of Dillon and VanVleet, the rest of the time is shared by these young men.

After this draft, the Rockets' rookie talent has obviously overflowed, and it is unlikely that all of them will be cultivated.

(PS: This guy doesn't seem to have Xiao Huagao)

The Spurs took this year's Connectnium championship guard with the fourth pick, and the Lakers pursued head coach Dan Hurley's favorite Castle, and one template was the 1.96m tall guard of Holiday and Smart.

The fifth-pick Pistons, unexpectedly took down the bomb guard Ron Holland of the Development League Igniters, a blank that could be outrageous at the upper and lower limits (Puyu?). With Cunningham and Ivey already on the team, the choice came as a surprise.

The Hornets picked another Frenchman with the sixth pick, striker Saraun, a young man who is more hairy than Risache, and it depends on how well he practices in the future.

Half of the top six picks in this year's draft are French talents.

The first disappointment of the day was Kanga center Klingen, as the team's championship core, he was once predicted to be in the top three or even the top pick, and finally moved to the seventh pick to be missed by the Trail Blazers.

The Spurs, the eighth pick, drafted another Kentucky guard, Dillingham, but switched to the Timberwolves, who have an explosive salary next season (in exchange for 30 swaps and 31 first-rounders), and his addition is likely to be a substitute for Conley Sr., or even a replacement.

This year's All-American Player of the Year, Zach Eady, a slow-moving center who was taken by the Memphis Grizzlies with the ninth pick, seems to be hoping for a center to wall Morant after sending Adams away.

It's up to Edie to keep up with the speed of the Gun King.

What follows is the "big scuffle" where each team chooses people according to their preferences.

The 10# Jazz took Jalen Williams' younger brother Cody, who is also a swingman.

The 11# Bulls took Lithuanian pole swingman Bouzlis, a forward who could be versatile in the future.

12# The Thunder chose Serbian high guard Topić, and his template is Josh Giddey, who was just sent away by the Thunder, and the Thunder's operation can be understood as trading this first-round pick for Caruso.

13# The Kings chose the son of former NBA veteran guard Anthony Carter, Devin Carter, a mad dog guard who is similar to his father.

14# The Wizards obtained a first-round pick through the Avdija trade and acquired the University of Pittsburgh guard Carrington, a template for Garland's two-way guard, who is also a young man who needs to be developed for a long time.

The 15# Heat surprisingly acquired Indiana University center Kyle Weir, an offensive interior player with a strong personality and passion for play, and his template was Nazel Reed, the sixth man of the year.

16#76 selected McCain, the "Internet celebrity guard" with 2.6 million followers in the United States, and "Magic Fairy Brother" from Duke University, and found a replacement or even a future partner for Maxey.

Next, the moment to make all Lakers fans happy has arrived.

The Lakers got Dalton Kornet, a senior scorer from the University of Tennessee, the 23-year-old forward who is 1.98m tall and weighs 93 kilograms. He averaged 21.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game this season while shooting 45.8 percent from the field, 39.7 percent from three-point range and 77.2 percent from the free throw line.

This excellent scorer with and without the ball, mature play, and arguably the most consistent scorer in the NCAA this year, was widely favored in the predictions before the draft, not only did not fall out of the lottery zone (top 15), but also ranked sixth in the first round (selected by the Pistons), no one expected that he would fall all the way to the 17th pick, and was picked up by the Lakers.

Even Pelinka, who has always been calm, said after the game

"We never imagined that we would have a player who was so skilled and perfectly suited to our requirements (the 17th pick) to come out to us, and he would always be in the top 10 in our scouting rounds."

And Redick praised the fellow shooter early on, and in his and LeBron James' "Mind the game" show, he expressed his love for Cornet, saying that he is a smart player who is truly in line with the trend of modern tactics.

According to Pelinka, when the Lakers decided to take Konet, Redick had already drawn a set of ATO positioning and defensive tactics on the strategy board.

It is conceivable that as long as there are no major accidents and play at his level, Cornet will definitely get more opportunities under Redick in the new season than Schifino under Hamm last year.

Due to the restructuring of this year's draft, the first round and the second round of rookies were launched in two days (Beijing time on the 27th and 28th), and today's Lakers can be said to have fallen from the sky and returned with a full load.

And tomorrow's biggest suspense is whether LeBron's eldest son, Bronny, will be selected by the Lakers (holding the 56th pick in the second round).

But for both the Lakers and James, who has not yet renewed his contract, it is already a great success to be able to get such an older player and stable rotation today.

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