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The next day, Yang Rui sent an email to Kupchak with four draft targets, two first choices and two alternatives.

The No. 8 pick is the preferred swingman Andre Iguodala, who is 198cm tall and weighs 95kg. His template is Pippen.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Iguodala's biggest achievement was winning the 2015 championship and Finals MVP, and he played an obvious role in defending James. He is an all-around fighter, but not suitable as a leader, so when his statistics are good, he leads the 76ers to the edge of the playoffs.

Alternative Andris Biedrins is a Latvian center who is 211cm tall and weighs 109kg. He has excellent physical fitness and his offensive ability needs to be developed.

The only players the Lakers can play now are Yao Ming, Odom, Robert Holley, and Brian Cook, and they still need big men.

Biedrins is too thin, has average confrontation, and his free throws are on the same level as Ben Wallace. Yang Rui had no interest in coaching him, knowing that he couldn't shoot well. The reason for choosing him was that the inside line was valuable and he could be traded with other teams to get the people the team needed. For example, if you trade down for Josh Smith, the opponent can also use next year's second-round pick.

Yang Rui believes that the most valuable players in this draft are Iguodala and Josh Smith. Both of them have super physical fitness, are both dunk kings, have high defensive enthusiasm, are versatile, and are worth cultivating. Whether playing positional warfare or fast break, they can make a difference.

The first choice in the second round is Trevor Ariza, a top role player with strong mobility and the potential to become a 3D player.

He is 203cm tall, weighs 98kg, has a wingspan of 218cm, and has outstanding side data. The reason why he fell to the second round is because his offensive skills are too rough.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Ariza never developed his offensive skills with the ball and was very good without the ball. If you let him hold the ball and attack, he will be an "iron slag"...

The second choice point guard Chris Duhon is a ready-to-combat guard who is 185cm tall and weighs 84kg.

Duhong graduated from Duke University and played all four years of college. He lacks potential. The advantage is that he plays steadily and does not mess around. He breaks through and has average organizational skills. His main scoring method is shooting three-pointers. He won the 2000 McDonald's High School All-Star Three-Point Contest. He is also more active defensively, which suits the Lakers' system.

Yang Rui remembers that Ariza is relatively late in the draft and should be able to be selected. For point guard, he prefers to find veterans in the free market. He does not need to have the ability to be a starter. The focus is to teach newcomers game experience.

On June 25, the 2004 draft was held at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York.

As usual, David Stern was booed by fans in the stadium. The playoffs last season were fair, but it was useless. The fans just liked to boo him, and booing him is healthier!

The Magic won the No. 1 pick, and the outside world unanimously believed that Emeka Okafor would become the No. 1 pick. He is an immediate center. The Magic chose high school center Dwight Howard, and the management was more willing to bet on Howard's talent.

Jordan's Bobcats selected Okafor, an outstanding defensive center, with the second overall pick.

Jordan called Yang Rui and proposed joining forces, but Yang Rui said he already had a choice and refused.

The SuperSonics won the third overall pick and selected combo guard Ben Gordon.

The Bucks fired George Karl and left Ray Allen as the core to build the team. After Payton left, the Sonics didn't have any stars to join them, and they played poorly. Ben Gordon will definitely be trained as the core by the SuperSonics. Rashard Lewis is not the boss material and will not steal the ball. I don’t know what kind of sparks the two can create.

The Clippers, who have been at the bottom for consecutive years, ranked fourth, and manager Elgin Baylor chose high school guard Shaun Livingston. Livingston is as skinny as a drug addict and can't stand up to a confrontation, but the Clippers management believes he can become a star point guard with a height of 201cm.

This is Lord Baylor's vision, and he will sail quickly.

The Hawks selected swingman Josh Childress with the fifth pick. Although the Hawks were rumored to trade guard Terry, they skipped Devin Harris.

At No. 6, the Warriors selected point guard Devin Harris, the fastest player in this draft.

The seventh place is the 76ers, which is also the team that makes Yang Rui most nervous. Fortunately, the 76ers' first choice was not Iguodala. They chose swingman Luol Deng, who has immediate combat effectiveness at the small forward position.

Luol Deng's physical fitness is not as good as Iguodala's, but he has comprehensive skills. In Yang Rui's previous life, Luol Deng was drafted by the Bulls, so they went and settled for the next best thing.

At No. 8, the Lakers successfully selected Iguodala, and they got a superman.

In front of the TV, Yang Rui breathed a sigh of relief. Iguodala is an outstanding prospect with immediate combat ability. He played very well in his first season with the 76ers. He can help the team on both offense and defense, and he is very powerful in fast breaks.

With Kobe on the team, Iguodala doesn't need to hold the ball and attack, he just needs to do what he is good at. Yang Rui plans to train him into a player like Marion, who focuses on air cuts and fast break scoring. If he can practice positional three-pointers well in positional battles, he will be qualified. If trained well, he will be a perfect 3D player.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Iguodala served as the core of the 76ers. At his peak, he scored 19.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists, but his efficiency was not high. The 76ers hope that he can become the boss, but it turns out that he is not that material at all. He is more efficient when playing without the ball.

The Cavaliers ranked ninth with a neither high nor low record. They chose center Rafael Araujo, a meat shield center who is 211cm tall and weighs 125kg. His physical fitness is very poor and his wingspan is very poor. Oops.

In Yang Rui's previous life, this man was selected with the eighth overall pick by the Raptors. He had no ball to play in only three seasons. His poor defense made it impossible for him to gain a foothold in the NBA. In college, he used his weight to bully his peers. After entering the NBA, there were too many people who could resist him, and his speed became a disadvantage.

Yang Rui suspects that James' tragedy will make it difficult for the Cavaliers to improve their record at least next season.

The teams where the powerful players behind him go have not changed much from Yang Rui's previous life, and any changes are irrelevant.

Al Jefferson still went to the Celtics. The Green Army lacked a meat shield center. He was an underrated rookie, but his shortcomings were obvious and he was weak offensively and defensively.

JR Smith was selected by the Hornets. He has potential. Yang Rui doesn’t know if he will meet Byron Scott again. The Hornets will change coaches this summer. If Smith meets a good coach, maybe he will be stronger. Some.

In the second round, the Lakers selected Ariza with the 8th pick. As a result, the Lakers have available starting substitutes at positions 2 and 3. A strong man like Devin George who relies on his body to play has no room in the team. Trading out in the summer is a good bargaining chip, and Yang Rui already has a candidate in mind.

After the draft was over, Yang Rui called Kupchak and expressed his satisfaction.

Kupchak asked, "What do we do next?"

"Let's find another person and try to send George as much as possible. I hope the other person will like it." Yang Rui replied.

"Is this good? Although George's statistics last season were average, he has played for 5 seasons and has rich experience. If he leaves and Fox does not renew his contract in the summer, all our forwards will be newcomers." Kupchak smiled bitterly.

"Believe me, there is no problem with forwards. If possible, we will also trade Robert Horry. Cook can shoot three-pointers. Their positions overlap. Horry can't run. It is difficult to perform in my system. There’s no way to be a human shield.”

"Who to trade with?"

"eagle!"