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Chapter 567 [North Carolina Four Young, Midfielder Jesus]

After Guo Xu finished filming the guest role, he was on vacation. He didn't have to go to the crew all day and just drove to pick Meghan back to the hotel at night.

If he always goes to UCL campus, it will affect the shooting progress and attract many people to watch, asking for photos and autographs. Beautiful fans will distract Megan, who is acting, and she can't help but want to stare.

Without Guo Xu, not many people went to school to watch the crew filming. Los Angeles has never lacked big-name movie stars. Top stars like Guo Xu, who have three consecutive MVPs, are more attractive.

Guo Xu met several friends who lived in Los Angeles and had dinner and chatted. However, he did not find big-name entertainment companies to make guest appearances. He always asked people to make guest appearances. It would be enough for him to make guest appearances for a few minutes for this small-cost movie to attract attention, and he would win by relying on the quality of the movie.

On June 28, the 2005 NBA Draft was held in Madison Square Garden, New York.

Guo Xu and Devin George were invited by Medvedenko to visit his house for dinner, and the three watched the draft at 7 o'clock. The teammates who established the Lakers dynasty together were only three left in Los Angeles.

They participated in the Summer League together in 2000 and had a good relationship. Guo Xu has been in touch since leaving.

When David Stern delivered a speech, Medvedko complained: "Jason, if you stayed in the Lakers as the boss, we would definitely not have fallen to this point."

George agreed. "You have no airs to take no matter how many honors you have. If we ask Kobe for dinner, he will definitely not come."

Medvedenko asked: "Jason, do you think the Lakers will choose Bogut?"

"Of course, you won't choose him unless Kupchek is crazy." Guo Xu smiled.

Medvedenko sighed: "Then I'll leave this year."

This year is his contract year. Last season, because the team lacked center, he obtained a lot of playing time, played 62 games, and averaged 9.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

However, his defense is too poor. He lacks mobility in playing power forwards, does not have height or bounce when playing centers, and cannot defend against pick-and-roll, and cannot protect the penalty area. He wants a big contract and will definitely be out of luck. The Lakers management is only willing to offer him a two-year, 6 million contract renewal.

Although the evaluation received was not high, Medvedenko at least had mid-range shots, rich playoff experience, and two championship rings. Some teams would definitely be willing to sign him, and the contract would be bigger than that of the Lakers.

George has no pressure or desire to win. He is just a waste of time. Anyway, he has signed a long contract with the Lakers.

The draft has officially begun, and Guo Xu suspected that the draft pick will change significantly, and the positions of each team are different.

The Lakers chose Australian center Andrew Bogut as the No. 1 pick, without any surprises.

In the 2004-05 season, Bogut averaged 20.4 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 blocks in NCAA, with a shooting percentage of 62.0%, and a double-double in 26 times. He ranked first in the Associated Press All-American All-American voting, and was elected as the Associated Press and ESPN Player of the Year and Naismith Academy Player of the Year, winning the John Wooden Award.

When Medvedek saw that the Lakers selected the No. 1 center, he knew that he had no chance. He actually didn't want to leave Los Angeles. It was quite troublesome to move to a new city and start over.

Guo Xu thinks that the Lakers will be very interesting next season. Bogut is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He is very confident and has a big mouth. If he is asked to be a blue-collar worker like Kwame Brown, God knows what he would say.

The Lakers also have a butterfly effect. With Bogut, they don’t need to use Caron Butler as bargaining chips to trade Brown. Each position will not be bad next season.

So the question is, Kobe, who has good teammates, must share the ball rights. He cannot let the team's No. 2 scorer Butler and the No. 1 center be spectators. Can he still have 81 points in a single game and average 35.4 points per game?

The Raptors held the second pick and the situation was very good. As a result, because there was "street ball king" Alstom in the team, the management did not consider selecting point guard training and selected forward Marvin Williams.

Guo Xu believes that the Raptors will regret it very much in the future. In his previous life, Ma Wen was the worst among the high-ranking rookies in this class. He is known as the second-tier player and has always been a role player.

He is currently the first of the "Four North Carolinas" who won the NCAA championship. He is a forward who is not bad and is recognized as the most promising rookie. Experts believe that they can be compared with the "Fantastic Four" led by Guo Xu back then.

Unfortunately, Ma Wen has never realized his potential in his previous life. His physical fitness is indeed very good. In 2018, he became a veteran in the 13 seasons and was one of the few players who are still playing in the 2005.

The Jazz's tied with heavy point guard Delon Williams, and Xiaopang can play his best pick-and-roll tactics.

The Hornets selected point guard Chris Paul in fourth place, the best rookie in this class in his previous life. Although his best result was in a Western Conference Final, he was still the second-in-command, but he has always been called the league's number one point guard.

By 2018, Paul, who was 33 years old, had a contract renewal with the Rockets, with an average annual salary of 40 million, which was higher than LeBron James. From Paul's salary, we can see that... the Rockets management is simply a group of lunatics.

The Hornets currently do not have David West, which is definitely bad news for Paul.

The Bobcats selected point guard Raymond Felton, one of the four North Carolina youngsters, 185cm tall and weighed 93 kilograms, and they were overweight at first glance. But Felton is a point guard known for his speed, with sharp breakthroughs and ball-shaped lightning.

The bobcats are not lucky and are not thorough enough to play with them. They can choose Paul if they go one step further.

This time, people cannot blame Jordan for his poor vision. He said in an interview in his previous life: "When the Eagles chose Marvin, I said I would not choose, Deron, Paul, and Felton would want any remaining one."

If the Bobcats win the No. 1 pick, fans can blame Jordan, because this guy will definitely choose Marvin instead of Bogut.

The Bobcats also exchanged for a No. 13 draft pick and selected North Carolina insider Sean May, a glass man with potential injuries. They still chose it, and it seemed like they wanted to take care of local Charlotte players.

The changes ahead were not big. The Knicks chose inside Channing Fry, the Trail Blazers chose inside Villanueva with no eyebrows, and the Warriors chose 203cm inside Ek Diogu.

Guo Xu's most unexpected choice appeared in 10th place, and the Magic actually chose high school student Andrew Bynum.

Bynum, the famous "midfielder Jesus" in his previous life, actually got together with "Happy Beast" Dwight Howard!

Even if Guo Xu is a reborn person, he doesn't know what kind of sparks these two people will create in the future.

Looking at the best, they will form a super inside line, and the defense intensity is very terrifying.

At the worst, they will form a group to save the miserable girl, Howard will be charming with a skewed hairstyle, and their illegitimate children are enough to form a basketball team.

The most terrifying development is that Howard may fall in love with Bynum because he was revealed to be a "bisexual" in his previous life.

Of course, since both of them are mainly centers and are not suitable for playing together, Howard may also lead to Bynum not being able to obtain the focus of the Magic, which is a big gap that can be picked up.

The Suns may be able to switch Bynum to the team with very small chips. As long as the "Little Shark" is not stupid, he is a very powerful center forward, and both offense and defense are excellent. He even became an All-Star in his previous life, with a peak average of 18.7 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.9 blocks.

Before he was seriously injured, Bynum was not inefficient. His shortcomings were that he was too fragile. After 2007, he was very low in attendance and was injured every year.
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