On the draft day, Sun Hao and Kupchek went to Manhattan, New York together.

Before going to Madison Square Garden, Sun Hao participated in an Adi brand promotion event.

Just now, with the title defended and the shoulder pads that have been raised, Sun Hao is now in a very popular time, so Adidas naturally would not miss such a good opportunity.

Sun Hao was busy with signature sneakers and even signature shoulder pads this day.

However, Sun Hao has a partner in this promotion event.

Kevin yes it's me Durant.

After a series of considerations, Durant finally joined the Adidian camp like Yi Jianlian.

Sun Hao was actually quite surprised about this.

Because as a local American brand, Nike is more importantly the official sponsor of the NBA, and American players, especially the younger generation, are more inclined toward Nike.

For the 2003 generation, such as James, Wade, and Anthony, they all chose Nike.

The only explanation is probably because, he?

This is also the surprise of Sun Hao. Yi Jianlian can be said to have grown up with him, and he is also an overseas player.

But Durant is different.

What he did to Durant was just to persuade him to go to Oak Hill High School once, and to give him a few pairs of sneakers.

"I saw someone on the Internet two days ago that opened a lot of small accounts to support me and the Lakers. Have you seen it?"

Sun Hao blew indirectly.

"No, I'm not paying attention to those now."

Durant's head was shaking like a rattle.

Seeing this, Sun Hao couldn't help laughing.

Durant likes to use trumpets, and he knew about it in his previous life.

But he didn't expect this guy to start using it so early.

And he can basically conclude that Durant joined Adidas because of him.

This guy's current state is his brainless fan!

This is different from James, Anthony and others.

It seems that he will have to take care of himself more in the future.

After the promotion, they went to Madison Square Garden together.

Durant went to the Little Green House, while Sun Hao first went to the Lakers' draft cabin.

The Lakers failed to win the regular season first last season, and even ranked fourth in the West Division, which gave them no home advantage in the Western Conference Finals and the Finals.

However, when it comes to the draft, this is actually an advantage.

Because they have the 25th pick in the first round this year.

This is the signing position they have won the highest picks in recent years.

At this time, we have to talk about the rookie that Sun Hao valued before.

Paul Millsap.

Millsap is a short inside player who is not very popular at this time. As a power forward, he is only 2.03 meters tall, and his speed is not enough to play as a small forward. He is typically not a big deal.

In his previous draft reports, experts thought it would be difficult for him to adapt to NBA-level games.

Among the major lists, his highest predicted ranking is about 40th in the second round.

Don’t blame experts for being a brick player. There are really not many players of this type in the NBA.

Not to mention Barkley and Walker, those guys had other talents before the draft, but Millsap was not.

Of course, Millsap is not Sun Hao's only choice.

Before the draft, the Lakers still have a chance to choose Rajon Rondo.

Rondo is a typical academic point guard and has outstanding defense, which matches Sun Hao very well.

However, it was Sun Hao last season.

With ten cents next season, Rondo's style of play will conflict with Sun Hao.

Moreover, Rondo's substitute has no effect, and the Lakers already have Louis Williams.

Even if they play well in history, they will eventually become indifferent to everyone due to the butterfly effect.

So, in comparison, Millsap is more suitable for the Lakers.

The Lakers' inside line? The power forward's position as a substitute is still short of people.

Kukoc retires at the end of the season? There is also a free place for the Lakers.

"Do you really choose him?"

Kupchek still had some doubts.

On the one hand, short players have low strength rates, and on the other hand, what the Lakers lack most now is actually the kind of inside swingers.

O'Neal's defensive deterioration is already obvious? He must partner with Coolie inside.

Phil Jackson used Mourning more often last season.

But Mo Ning is one year older next year and doesn't know what will happen.

So in Kuppchek's eyes? Josh Boone, Joel Franley, and Solomon Jones are the better choices.

“This is just my advice.”

Sun Hao's attitude was the same as when he communicated with Jordan before.

This kind of thing that involves management’s decision-making? Is the management soliciting his opinions? Then he gives his own advice.

As for whether to accept it or not, it is the management's own business.

After finishing talking with Kupchek, Sun Hao went outside to the stands.

As mentioned earlier, I should give Duran’s more care, and paying attention is also a kind of care.

The small green house now is full of familiar faces.

Apart from Bagnani and Durant? The first thing he paid attention to was Aldridge, who was relatively less eye-catching.

The reason he is not that eye-catching is because Aldridge, who plays for the University of Texas, averages only 15 points and 9.2 rebounds per game in the sophomore year.

However, Aldridge can rank among the top three in the major draft prediction lists, and his talent is not fully reflected in the data.

2.11 meters tall? Excellent low-post singles skills, soft shooting feel? Solid steps, excellent fast break speed? And excellent wingspan.

In terms of physical talent, Aldridge is already the best player of this class.

And he is still very hard-working? He is talented and hard-working? This kind of player is very popular among NBA teams.

But will Sun Hao pay attention to it as soon as possible? In addition to his Sky Eye, there is another reason that it is related to O'Neal.

Two years ago, the summer when Sun Hao was traded to the Lakers, Aldridge, who was the top high school student in the United States, was already preparing to run for the election.

But O'Neal was in Dallas at that time. When he heard about Aldridge, he invited him to dinner through Aldridge's coach.

At that time, O'Neal was in a quarrel with "high school student" Kobe. He finally gave Aldridge advice, suggesting that the latter go to college first and then play in the NBA.

Aldridge accepted it happily, so he didn't run for the election this year.

O'Neal mentioned this matter to him after the draft draw.

Judging from the current draft market, O'Neal's suggestions are not bad.

Then, what attracted Sun Hao's attention was Adam Morrison, a man with a very personal goatee on his upper lip.

Morrison did not play much in the NBA. He was trapped in diabetes and torn cruciate ligament and disappeared from the NBA after playing a rookie contract.

But this does not hinder his current popularity.

In a word, he averaged 28.1 points per game in the NCAA.

You read that right, the average average of nearly 30 points in the college league.

Note that he is not a data brush, and the data brush cannot lead the team to the NCAA top 16.

Moreover, his physical talent is not outstanding, he relies more on his scores scored by his basketball skills and basketball skills.

According to the draft prediction, his offensive rhythm is unsolvable, and his reaction is always half-beat faster than his teammates and opponents. He can make Nowitzki-like backward jump shots, and is also very good at one-handed ball-holding shots while marching, and he is excellent in passing. He also works very hard.

His three-pointers were weak in the first two years of college, but in his junior year, he increased his three-point shooting percentage to 43%!

So his draft template is Larry Bird!

Those who can use the King of Force as templates will know that they are not ordinary people.

Then, Sun Hao's eyes swept on Rudy Gay.

Guy is talented and has something to do with him, because Guy is also a graduate of Kang University.
To be continued...