At the end of the '24 NBA first-round draft, Yahoo rated the teams for their operations. The top four of them all received an A rating, and the champion was about the same as previously predicted, either Risa Shee or Saar. In the end, the Eagles still chose to take Risachet, and the Wizards decisively chose Sarr. The third pick was variable, the Iron Tanhua Klingen slipped, and the Rockets used Tanhua to take Shepard, a young version of Curry, and were ready to gamble that he would become the cornerstone. The Rockets have assembled seven gourd babies, Jalen Green, Shin Jing, Smith, Ethan, White Devils, Amen and Shepard.
Then the Spurs didn't draft Klingen either, thinking that Popovich wanted Klingen to play the No. 5 position and Wembanyama's No. 4 position. So many Spurs fans thought that they would choose Klingen after the Rockets chose Shepard, but the Spurs selected the 2-meter quarterback Castle, who can also play the No. 3 position, except for the lack of three-point ability, Castle is extremely scary in other aspects. If he has three points, he is the champion of the iron fight. However, the choice of the Pistons and Hornets is incomprehensible, and neither of them chose Klingen.
The Pistons got a B rating from Holland, and the Hornets chose Salona as a B+. In the end, Klingen was taken by the Trail Blazers, and it is estimated that Ayton will be traded, and the Trail Blazers have a rating of A. Then there were the Spurs, who were the eighth pick, who helped the Timberwolves select point guard Killingham. The Timberwolves gave a first-round pick and a first-round swap to the Spurs. The Timberwolves should want to train Keellingham to be seen as Conley's successor and let him take it for a few years.
As for the ninth-place Grizzlies, they received a D rating, the lowest in this year's draft, and they actually took Zach Eddie. It can only be said that the Grizzlies mentality exploded, and before the draft, the Grizzlies wanted to trade with the Rockets to get Klingen. But the Rockets felt that the chips were not enough, and the two sides did not negotiate. Later, the Grizzlies negotiated a draft pick exchange with the Hornets, and the two sides reached a deal at one point, but the Hornets regretted that it was not cost-effective and finally chose to keep the draft picks for their own use. Helpless, Grizzly Bear, forcibly locks Eddie.
Eddie is an older rookie, known as Zhou Zhihao in Chinese, and is a Chinese Canadian. He himself moves extremely slowly, although he is known as taking Yao Ming's action shooting bag, but his strength really can't reach the ninth pick. Last year, Eddie voluntarily withdrew from the NBA draft because he feared he might not be drafted. Last year was Wembanyama's era, and the quality of the top 10 rookies was okay. So Eddie stayed out of the way for the time being, and this year's draft, which Scouts called the smallest year in history, was of extremely low quality.
So Eddie chose to participate, but he didn't expect to be taken with the ninth pick. The Grizzly Bear's D rating is simply out of gear. Interestingly, the opposite of the Grizzlies is the Lakers. Won the swingman at forward Dalton Knecht with the 17th pick. This allowed the Lakers to get a top A+ rating and the first lead in the broken gear. Pelinka said after today's draft that the Lakers also didn't expect a player who was skilled and perfectly suited to the team's needs to fall to the 17th pick.
The Lakers have always regarded Kneckett as a top-10 rookie, and the Lakers have learned the lessons of Concubine Xi. This time, they didn't choose potential stars, but they wanted instant combat power. Kneckert was born in '01 and is 23 years old. In 2023-24, he averaged 21.7 points and 4.9 rebounds in 30.6 minutes per game while shooting 45.8% from the field, 39.7% from three-point range and 77.2% from the free throw line. In terms of projection, the Lakers are a good forward attacker, which is much better than Schifino for James and Davis.