Sun Yue: A first-round NBA pick will be trained, and if you don’t use the second-round pick, you will throw it away. Bennett stopped talking
2:56am, 1 July 2025Basketball
Before, when talking about his draft, Sun Yue mentioned:
In the NBA, the first round pick will be trained by the team, while the second round pick is not important to the team. If you can use it, use it, and throw it away if you don’t use it well.
At the same time, he also said that he was actually okay during the trial training, and he didn't suffer any losses when he singled out Cory Brewer and Aaron Brooks. In the end, Brewer was selected in the 7th pick, while Brooks was selected in the 26th pick. For this reason, Sun Yue felt very worried and turned off the TV and stopped watching it. In the end, General Manager Ao Shen informed him that he was selected by the Lakers.
Sun Yue's words were a little regretful.
Indeed, if Sun Yue had not been a team like the Lakers with a complete lineup and ambition to compete for the championship, there might be a glimmer of chance, and there would be no chance in the Lakers at all.
At that time, the Lakers lineup and on the back line, the starting lineup were Kobe and Fisher, with three substitutes, Famar, Vujasic and Shannon Brown. Sun Yue was not even the third substitute of the defender, and it was difficult to have a chance to play. Even if he reached the small forward position, there were two Walton and Ariza.
However, Sun Yue was wrong. The NBA is not just thrown if it is not used properly in the second round pick, but if it is not used properly in the first round pick, it will be thrown if it is not used properly in the first round pick!
The most similar example is Milicic, the second-place winner in 2003, in the 2003-04 season, because the Pistons lineup was complete and tactical, they did not get too many opportunities to play, and they also quickly won one championship, but their career in the NBA did not last long.
So, it has nothing to do with the ranking! The NBA is actually very cruel. No matter your ability is strong or weak, you have no value to the team, and you will only be abandoned by the team. This value can be multifaceted.
For example, position is very important.
When the Lakers were missing, if they wanted to talk about the players they lacked, they could be considered one of them. At that time, Bynum and Gasol were the substitute of Odom, and the rest were Powell and Mbenga. The strength was average. If Sun Yue was a meat shield center, he might have got more opportunities.
For example, the market value is also possible.
Some players, although their contributions on the court are average, have market value. The simplest one is Bronny James. No matter what, he has a market, so he can have a place in the NBA.
For example, the team's sentiment.
That's Haslem. He signed him completely because of his past contributions and has nothing to do with his current abilities.
NBA's second round picks counterattack, such as Manuginobili, Jokic, Marc Gasol, etc.
There are also first-round picks who were quickly abandoned, such as Anthony Bennett, Greg Oden, Milicic, Thomas Robinson, etc. They are first-round picks, but if the team is not used well, they will also abandon them.
So, there is no need for Sun Yue to worry about his pick at that time. It can only be said that he was regretted being selected by the Lakers. The Lakers did not have the time and position to give Sun Yue to grow up, and Sun Yue did not get any other opportunities after leaving the Lakers.
In fact, the NBA is a league that looks very talented, especially on the outside! Sun Yue's talent may be considered very good in China, but there is still a big gap in the NBA. In the few appearances, Sun Yue's fouls have been more.
Although high and slow, Sun Yue is thin and his body is weak in the NBA. For this reason, even if Sun Yue has good offensive and defensive awareness, it is useless.
Moreover, Sun Yue's outside shooting and organizational ability are also average. His advantages are not considered advantages in the NBA, so there is no highlight!
Why can Cory Brewer gain a foothold in the NBA? Because of his explosive physical fitness and dunking Fisher, this quality determines that he is a master of counterattack. His offense and defense conversion are very good, and his three-pointers are also good, so he is a high pick and has played for a long time in the NBA.
Why can Brooks gain a foothold in the NBA? Because he shoots well and is good at breaking through.
After all, it is a skill and irreplaceable, not only in the NBA, but also in life and work. It can only be said that Sun Yue failed to gain a foothold in the NBA, which is indeed a pity.
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