As we all know, every rookie who enters the NBA will have a draft template given by scouts, that is, scouts list which rookie playing style is most similar to which previously famous star, so that fans and teams can more vividly understand the rookie's style. Although the draft template is sometimes not accurate, looking at many future superstars, but overall it is not bad. Today we will take a look at the most popular "four quarterbacks" in the new century, who was the draft template of that year, and did they surpass their own draft template?
Iverson
Template: Thomas
As the leader of the 96 golden generation of the draft conference, but also the shortest in the history of the NBA, the height of 1 meter 83 Iverson peak period can be described as attracting countless fans, and do you know why Iverson was able to suppress Ray Allen, Kobe And other defenders to become the leader of the draft conference? The answer is his draft template. The template given to Iverson by the scouts that year was the Pistons celebrity - Thomas. The two are also not tall, but they are very agile, extremely fast, sharp breakthroughs, plus Iverson's dribbling ability is better than Thomas, is an all-round upgraded version of Thomas, how can it not be loved by the team?
However, although Iverson is two notches higher than Thomas in terms of offense, he is completely blown up by the old Thomas in terms of leading the team, Thomas 2 championships 1 finals MVP, Iverson's 1 MVP and 4 scoring kings are a bit out of hand.
Mcgrady
Template: Pippen
And Maddy in the four major points in the "Siko Dongmai", was not optimistic when he was drafted that year, due to the natural scoliosis, let the scout not optimistic about his future, the highest template given is only Pippen, which also allows Maddy to be selected only with the 9th pick. Interestingly, Maddy was almost traded to Bulls partner Jordan early in his career, but the deal broke. However, Maddy then proved that his ceiling was more than Just Pippen, and Maddy became the league's top scorer after transferring to the Magic, averaging 32.1 points per game in a single season to win the top score. However, in terms of career achievements alone, Maddy is still inferior to Pippen, after all, the championship in the NBA is hard currency, and Pippen's 6 championships are too bullying.
Carter
Template: None
Interestingly, carter, the dunk king selected with the 5th pick in 98, had two draft reports that year, but neither carter template was given, which may be that the scouts at that time could not see which predecessor Carter's playing style was like. However, both draft reports pointed out that Carter's excellent physical athleticism had the potential to become a good defender; but the medium dribbling and shooting ability required practice. Interestingly, although Carter did not have a draft template, many players used Carter as a template, the most famous of which was Wiggins, and everyone can taste it.
Bryant
Template: Grant Hill
As the most popular kobe bryant among the four quarterbacks and the most accomplished kobe in the future, do you know who his draft template was that year? Not Jordan! It's Grant Hill. Bryant, who entered the draft after graduating from high school, was actually highly evaluated at the time, otherwise he would not have been selected with the 13th pick, and 1996 was the peak season of Grant Hill, when he averaged 20.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 7 assists per game, and last year he pushed Jordan to become the All-Star champion. So, the scouts at the time hoped that Kobe Bryant could become such a well-rounded player as Hill, after all, he was also one of Jordan's successors. Later, Kobe Bryant proved that he was not only able to reach the template, but even surpassed the template! Bryant has won 5 championships and 2 FMVP in his career, from which point of view, it perfectly exceeds the template listed by the scouts in the draft. （ikuet）