Chapter 1140 Bo Yang Was Traded

In fact, not only the fans at the scene, but also many viewers on social media were observing the Clippers' choice.

West, the NBA's logo man, is also known as the team's master behind the scenes.

He previously created the Lakers' OK combination and single-handedly built the Warriors' four-star lineup. He only switched to the Clippers this season.

Fans are also looking forward to what changes he can bring to the Clippers.

Time passed quickly. Five minutes later, Tatum came out from behind the stage again.

"With the third pick in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Luka Doncic, a 2.01 meter small forward from Slovenia."

The Clippers finally selected Doncic.

This result was as unexpected as the previous Hornets.

Doncic's reputation has only grown in the past year, or rather the past few months.

He led Real Madrid to win the European Championship in the 2017-2018 season, and was elected the season MVP and Best Rookie.

The championship night happened just a month ago, on May 21st.

Just two days ago, on June 20, when the league held a regular meeting, he led Real Madrid to win the La Liga championship again.

In other words, he became the King of Europe at the age of 19. In terms of strength and potential alone, he is the top talent in Europe.

He has a sense of rhythm and basketball IQ that his peers, even average players, don't have at all. He has the best overall view. He is tall, strong, excellent in confrontation, and a little tank among defenders. These are his advantages.

But similarly, he also has some weaknesses of white players, and his jumping speed is not particularly outstanding.

Even the shooting that white people are generally good at, he is not very stable.

Compared with black and tough players, this kind of European white players are not particularly popular in the draft market.

You must know that Nowitzki was only selected with the ninth pick, and the Suns were booed by fans when they selected Porzingis.

So it's understandable that the Clippers would use the third overall pick to select Doncic, but there is a certain risk.

Doncic came to the scene, and when he heard his name being called, he couldn't stop the joy on his face.

Wearing a Clippers hat, he walked briskly to the stage and took a photo with Tatum, looking high-spirited.

He really cheated all the way. He dominated Europe at the age of 19, and now he is selected in the top three picks and is going to Los Angeles.

This may be the template for the invincible protagonist in novels.

The more depressed one is Bagley.

This freshman from Duke University is 2.11 meters tall and has NCAA averages of 20.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1 block per game.

He also tied Redick's freshman scoring record at Duke with 34 points.

Before the draft, he was also a popular pick at No. 2, and some media even predicted whether he would steal Ayton's No. 1 pick.

As a result, he didn't even make it into the top three, which is really embarrassing.

"With the fourth pick in the first round of the NBA in 2018, the Sacramento Kings selected Marvin Bagley, a 2.11-meter power forward from Duke University."

Fortunately, when Tatum came out again, the Kings finally took the opportunity to draft Bagley.

This choice caused crazy shouts from the Kings fans at the scene.

I'm afraid they couldn't have imagined that they could pick Bagley at this pick.

The road to revival for the Kings suddenly became full of hope!

With the fifth pick, the 76ers selected Jaren Jackson Jr.

Their current lineup is overflowing with talent, including Fultz, Ingram, and Randle.

After Noel and Okafor were dealt with one after another, they were short of an inside man, and Jackson was that candidate.

With the sixth pick, the Grizzlies selected Wendell Carter Jr.

With the seventh pick, the Hawks selected Trae Young.

With the eighth pick, the Bulls selected Kevin Knox.

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With the 11th pick, the Clippers selected Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

This is the pick accumulated by the Clippers from previous transactions.

With Doncic and Alexander, the Clippers' road to revival seems to be on the way.

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With the 18th pick, the Spurs selected Lonnie Walker IV.

It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in the past decade that the Spurs have a top-20 pick.

Walker's performance is also worth looking forward to.

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The draft was still going on, and Demps began to feel a little restless at this time.

The Pelicans were weak on the outside last season, and now the contracts of Walker, Butler, Rose, and Lamb have expired.

The worst-case scenario may be that no one can be retained, and then only Tang Tian can play on the outside.

There are many forward players in this year's free agent market, but not many are capable on the outside. The Pelicans will be relatively passive when the time comes.

So he has to find a way to draft a defender.

In fact, Tang Tian also gave him the list.

But from the information he has collected so far, the 30th pick the Pelicans currently have cannot be selected.

The deal is only out.

But the Pelicans can trade now, and there are not many people with trade value.

Tang Tian cannot move, nor can Brogdon and Siakam. As for Dedmon, Kuzma, and Bryant, they have no trading value.

So the only ones left who can move are Harrell and Boyang.

With Diaw and West retiring, the Pelicans can't live without Harrell now.

Boyang is the only choice.

Siakam improved a lot last season, and Bojan's playing time was compressed a lot.

Moreover, he only has 10 million left in the last year of his contract. Tang Tian's contract will expire next year, and there will be great pressure to renew it by then.

So trading him is a good choice.

But the problem is that his data last year was average, and there was only one year left on his contract, so the transaction value was not particularly high.

And more importantly, Bo Yang has a very good relationship with Tang Tian. If he wants to trade, he must know Tang Tian's opinion.

But he has been unable to get through Tang Tian's phone call.

After Tang Tian attended the regular meeting of the Players Association, he and Olson were busy having a second child.

Now I don’t know whether I am fighting hard or working on a warm-up project.

The phone couldn't get through, so he had to make his own choice.

When the draft reached the 22nd pick, he finally made up his mind and called Pacers general manager Chad Buchanan.

After a while, he finalized a deal proposal with the other party.

"A deal happened."

When Tatum walked out of the front office, he did not immediately announce the ownership of the next pick, but first announced a trade.

The specific content of the transaction also appeared on the scrolling screen behind him.

The Pelicans sent Bojan and acquired the 23rd overall pick from the Pacers, as well as a trade exception worth 10 million.

Five minutes later, Tatum came out from behind the stage again and announced the Pelicans' selection.

"With the 23rd pick in the first round of the 2018 NBA, the New Orleans Pelicans selected Landry Shamet, a 1.96-meter point guard from Wichita State University."

Shamet has the best three-point shooting ability in this draft. He is tall, a point guard, and has excellent passing vision and cutting efficiency.

But his shortcomings are also obvious, with limited wingspan and average defense.

This is why he fell to this pick.