I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 115 Li Ran’s Candidate

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 115 Li Ran’s Candidate

"There are quite a few."

After Li Ran finished speaking, George Karl said with great interest: "Tell me and listen."

Although the players Li Ran mentioned are most likely unreliable, it is good to serve as a reference.

"In the 2006-07 draft, the Raptors selected a short inside man with the 35th pick in the second round, but he was waived after only a few games. He is now playing in the UKL Super League."

George Karl didn't expect that Li Ran knew so much about so many players drafted every year, and George Karl didn't know who Li Ran was talking about.

"His name is PJ Tucker."

George Karl silently remembered this name.

"Who else?"

"A Turkish player from the Bucks, who is also a second-round pick, is now playing in Barcelona, ​​Spain. His name is Aisun Ilyasova."

"He is a pick-and-roll inside man. He has shooting range and rebounds, but his physical fitness is average, and his strength and speed are not very good."

None of this matters, even if he is lame, as long as he has what the Nuggets need.

Although George Karl didn't know how Li Ran knew so many players playing in overseas leagues, he still remembered this name.

“Are there any players currently playing in the league?”

Two people in a row touched on George Karl's blind spots, and he was a little embarrassed about his face.

"Yes."

Li Ran said without hesitation.

"who?"

"Magic's backup center, Marcin Gortat!"

During this period, being Howard's substitute was undoubtedly the most tragic thing.

The Polish Hammers only averaged 12 minutes of playing time per game this season, and the data is only 3+4. However, with Howard in front, it doesn't matter who the backup center is, and Gortat is only the 27th pick in the second round.

Rookies who are not taken seriously are also being cleaned up.

This is a good choice, George Karl thought silently.

And the price of the trade shouldn't be very high, after all, he's just a fringe player for the Magic.

To put it bluntly, as long as the Sparks stay with the Magic for one day, Gortat will definitely not be able to get ahead, and going to another team is his only option.

"There's one last thing."

Li Ran thought for a while and finally said the last name.

"It's just that this one is more difficult to trade, but it definitely has potential."

George Carl's curiosity was piqued.

"Last year's No. 6 pick, my fellow countryman, the Chinese insider who was traded to the Nets this season, Yi Jianlian!"

"hiss!"

George Karl took a breath, Li Ran really dared to think about it.

This is a second-year high-ranking rookie, and he's an inside post!

Although the Nuggets currently don't have much room for maneuver in terms of salary, they still have it.

During the offseason, the Bucks traded Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons to the Nets in exchange for All-Star forward Richard Jefferson.

But Yi Jianlian, who has high hopes from the Nets, has not made much progress this season.

His character problems and playing style problems have become shackles that restrict his continued progress.

But unfortunately, in the Nuggets, these two problems are not a problem.

First of all, it is difficult for Yi Jianlian to integrate into the team because of his dull personality, poor communication with teammates and poor English proficiency.

But the Nuggets have Li Ran.

This is Yi's natural ally and ruthless translation machine.

Also, play style.

Li Ran has always regretted that if Yi Jianlian had been born ten years later, his style of play would have been sought after by many teams.

A space power forward.

In the league ten years from now, if you are an insider and don't have the skills to shoot long range shots, you will be laughed at.

Last season, Yi Jianlian averaged 8+5 per game with the Bucks. This season when he went to the Nets, he still averaged 8+5 per game. In addition, his age fraud issue was reported before the draft, which has made the Nets begin to doubt Yi Jianlian.

Is there any potential that can be tapped?

But as a figure who carries the banner of Chinese basketball in the post-Yao Ming era, Li Ran knows it very well.

Yi Jianlian must have the ability and strength to survive in the NBA, and he can do very well.

George Karl silently remembered the candidates mentioned by Li Ran in his heart.

He did not doubt that Li Ran was talking casually, because being able to name the first two players who played in other leagues already showed that Li Ran had a deep understanding of the world of basketball.

Li Ran wasn't just talking nonsense, he had beer coming.

In the second half of the third quarter, Li Ran and Billups appeared again.

These veterans of the Nuggets are really awesome, and they don't suffer too much disadvantage on the scene.

After all, they are also people who have come through glory.

When Li Ran came on the court, he carefully stuffed his jersey into his shorts, then looked up at the scoreboard above his head.

66-68, the Nuggets trailed by two points.

Although from leading in the first quarter to falling behind now, the Nuggets seem to have been overtaken.

But the substitute lineup in the third quarter bought Billups and Li Ran valuable rest time.

"It's up to us next."

Li Ran smiled and high-fived Szczerbiak as he came off the field.

Szczerbiak returned the smile.

O'Neal was still sitting out, and George Karl was going to let him play again in the fourth quarter.

So the Nuggets' lineup is still Billups, JR, Mason, Li Ran and Hilario.

This lineup can be used both inside and outside. If Mason is replaced by O'Neal, it will be the Nuggets' strongest lineup without Anthony.

The effect after coming on the court was immediate, and Li Ran once again started his unparalleled breakthrough.

Kwame Brown got a taste of what Johnson felt like in the second quarter this time.

He was the No. 1 pick, although he was definitely the No. 1 parallel import in this era until he was surpassed by Bennett.

But he is an insider after all, and his body is there.

However, he just couldn't guard against Li Ran.

As soon as Li Ran moved to the outside, Kwame Brown got a severe headache.

Don't pull it out, this guy can really score three points.

Pull him out, Li Ran's little one is fighting the big one and he's merciless, so it's really easy to get over it in one step.

With Li Ran unable to deal with this point, Billups became much more calm during the fight.

The entire Nuggets team began to prepare wedding clothes for Li Ran and create offensive opportunities for him. In this way, Li Ran's pressure was reduced a lot.

Moreover, this mismatch is much simpler than Billups playing Iverson.

Although there is also the experience of being accidentally blocked by Kwame Brown, who is the breakthrough player who is blocked less often?

Apart from anything else, when Rose beat James in the playoffs that year, it was really a history of blood and tears of being capped.

At the end of the third quarter, without Iverson's explosion, the Nuggets successfully regained the lead.

But everyone knows that the fourth quarter is the real decisive moment.

Both teams will not hold anything back and will send out their main players for the final battle.

In the fourth quarter, O'Neal finally returned to the game.

The Sharks, who had been holding back for two whole quarters, came on the court and made trouble in the paint.

With no offensive pressure, Billups focused all his energy on organizing the team's offense and defending Iverson.

Since then, the situation on the court has become exactly the same as in the first quarter, and the Nuggets began to slowly suppress the Pistons.

After going around and around, I still updated it in the middle of the night.

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I will continue writing tomorrow afternoon and finish what I owe in the next few days.

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