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He played in Davidson, a primary school, and never produced an NBA celebrity. Although this is a short-sighted way of looking at things, NBA teams attach importance to bloodline when selecting people.
He has only been a point guard in college for one year, and his age has basically adapted to the NBA. He has dazzling possession of the ball, but he can't adapt to the high-level game of NBA at all.
Timberwolves, for some unknown reason, David Kahn decided that they need to choose two point guards, one of whom is not going to come to the NBA for at least two years, and the other is johnny flynn, who is younger than Steven, but has never shown remarkable projection ability, and he is not outstanding among college basketball players.
Reasonable order:
The players in front of him are all traditional stars (so the future is predictable).
Look at the players in front of him, Blake Griffin and james harden have become superstars, which is more or less what the team expects:
As a talented player, Blake can pick up a basketball dunk in front of anyone.
As an effective offensive player, Harden's scoring efficiency and secondary possession are excellent.
Most of the above predictions have been realized. Although sometimes the prediction is inaccurate, Steven's prediction is more difficult.
From this point of view, it is actually more like he slipped to the fifth overall position than the seventh overall position.
Even so, when Lu Biao, a 17-year-old, went to the Olympic Games in 2008, his performance in the final only attracted much attention. He won the MVP of FIBA 16 league and helped Spain win the European Cup in 2008.
Lu Biao is also regarded as a historical passer and a high-level winger. His feelings about the game prove that he is right.
Therefore, although there is a view that Steven should be selected before Lu Biao, it is a difficult decision, and Lu Biao has won the performance on the big platform.
For the above reasons, Stephen will fall to the fourth place.
Before him, three other athletes, Tabit (7' 3 ",who just reached the NCAA semi-final at the University of Connecticut) and Evans (6' 6"), were selected as NCAA player of the year in their freshman year, as were Derrick Cross and johnny flynn, who were the best NBA rookies who studied at the University of Memphis in 2008 (the choice at that time is still puzzling).
According to my investigation, Tabit seems to be an obvious parallel import, because most college competitions are dominated by the view that "buddy, I am much taller than you". But in the NBA, if there is no skill and athletic ability, tall people are useless.
Evans and Stephen are almost the same, both have achieved great success in college, and some skills are similar. When I think of Steven, it's hard to ignore his age, so the team will tend to choose Evans.
Age of injury
Stephen is a little older.
The reason of age is an important parameter for the decline of many players' comprehensive rankings. In the team selection draft, if the technical level of the selected players is similar to the team value, they will almost always tend to the younger side. As young players, they have a better chance to hone their skills and values in the game.
Although he is taller than usual, and he has to practice his core strength to become stronger, his injury in college increases his risk of injury in NBA, fearing that it will prove effective. He is always troubled by ankle injury in NBA (until he finds a good training plan, at least it seems useful now).
He is famous for his skills, and many people think that he is the only one who can improve the three-point projection in NBA. In terms of value, his three-point ability is generally not worthy of the highest draft.
Even in the seventh place, choosing him is risky.
Imagine if he was just a point guard who could shoot three points. Although this is a useful NBA player, it is not the top 10 choice. Remember that his range is not obvious at this time. Even now, he is used to avoiding too many 40-foot shots (although he is getting more confident these days).
Some people also questioned his defense. They are too low to defend other point guards, let alone double guards. At the same time, Steven spent several years improving his stealing skills to an above-average defender.
If a defender doesn't have a good defense, it usually takes a long time to train, and the team won't be rewarded immediately if they are selected. Look at JJ Lei Dike and Kyle Koval. After years of hard work, they have changed from a defensive sieve to a solid team defender. These are all done in different teams, and no team is willing to choose them.
He is struggling on the edge of his career. It's hard to believe this now. Look at him (his shooting percentage ranks first in the NBA at present). In the early years of his college and career, he worked very hard to improve his shooting percentage.
He doesn't have explosive jumping ability, so his shooting depends on feeling and creativity. These all require time and patient practice, and are basically impossible tasks. In college, the closer three-point line allows him to score without being surrounded by players who break through a lot, which is the privilege of the university.
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