TA experts talk about draft: The Bucks may become the winner of the draw and the 9-15 pick is the point guard s death range

If Eric Gordon is sent to the Nets and Drew Timmy is sent to the 76ers, the deal is almost completely balanced in salary, considering the cost difference between the $11.1 million for Tanhua's rookie contract (calculated based on 120% of rookie contracts) and the total $6.6 million for No. 19 and No. 27 signs. After this operation, the 76ers still have about 22 million space from the second rich line, which can not only renew Grimes, but also retain the room for using the Mini Middle Class to renew Yabussele.

This will build a seven-player rotation with Maxi, Grimes, Paul George, Cameron Johnson, Embiid, McCain and Yabuselle as the core. The substitute center can be played by rookie or Adem Bona, Jared Butler is the fourth guard, and Justin Edwards and rookie wings share rotation time. Of course, the upper limit of the 76ers always depends on Embiid's health. As long as he returns to his peak, this lineup is already competitive enough. There are many other variants of similar transaction frameworks, and the above is only one of them. As the draft progresses, the Sixers are undoubtedly a team worthy of close attention, and their decisions will directly affect the reshaping of the Eastern Conference pattern.

point guard draft death range?

Any point guard who lacks off-ball ability is better pray that he can be selected in the first eight picks in the first round, otherwise the waiting time on draft night may be far beyond expectations. With the Mavericks unexpectedly winning the No. 1 pick, the team's demand for point guards at the end of the lottery zone has become extremely unclear.

From the 9th pick to the 15th pick, it is difficult to find a point where the point guard does not have the ability to do without the ball:

Raptors (the 9th pick): They have locked Quickley with a long-term contract, and substitute Jamal Sheder in the cheap contract, and have Scotty Barnes and Ingram holding points, and then choosing the point guard seems redundant.

Rockets (10th pick): Van Vreet has the team option in hand, and Shepard's performance in the Tanhua show last year even satisfies the management.

Trail Blazers (11th pick): The backcourt combination of Scudt Henderson, Anthony Simmons and Shetton Sharp has taken shape. Although it may be traded for Simmons, sources revealed that the Trail Blazers are delighted with Henderson's progress in the second half of the season.

Bulls (12th pick): A large contract renewal will be offered to Gidedi soon.

Hawks (13th pick): Trae Young's presence makes it difficult for other point guards to gain room for growth.

Spurs (14th pick): The current saturation status of their point guard position has been detailed in the previous article.

Thunder (15th pick): Alexander was in charge, and he also selected Topic and Ajay Mitchell last year.

Starting from the 16th pick, the Magic may consider choosing a point guard. The Timberwolves, with the 17th overall pick last year, chose Rob Dillingham for the first round of pick in the future, and the Wizards (18th overall pick) also chose Carrington for the signing that Avdia traded last year.

The current draft pick may change - the Nets, Magic, Jazz and other teams may use draft assets to trade upwards to lock in their favorite targets. This is very likely to happen, but can all point guards be so lucky? Judging from the current situation, players such as Jeremiah Fells, Nolan Traore, and Jersey Richardson should pray that they can be selected in the top eight picks in the first round, otherwise their agents would have to make crazy calls and find teams willing to trade upwards.

Original text: SamVecenie

Compiled by: Li Taibai