Zhuang Yuan, the first author of the paper.
Kerry Owen
Age: 19 years old
Height: 1 m 9 1
Location: Point guard
School: Duke University
Join the team: Cavaliers
At 7 am Beijing time yesterday, the 20 1 1 NBA draft was held in New Jersey, USA. Due to the unresolved labor negotiations, the NBA is in deep crisis of lockout. This year's draft is destined to be a "small year", and not many excellent players can be selected. Gilbert, the knight's boss, was undoubtedly the most depressed when he finally won the top prize by his son's luck. Duke University point guard Kerry Owen was selected as the No.1 draft, but he was far less than the No.1 draft signing James in 2003, which was really unlucky for the injured Cavaliers after James left.
"Top Scholar" Owen
The future is not optimistic
This year, Duke University point guard Kerry Owen was selected by the Cavaliers as the No.1 pick, and 20 1 1 was elected as the No.1 pick. Owen is a freshman at Duke University, but because he sprained his toe last season, he only played 1 1 game in NCAA, but he averaged 17.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists, and his shooting percentage was as high as 53%. The battle between Duke University and Michigan University is Owen's "masterpiece". He scored a game-high 365,438+0 points, plus six rebounds and four assists. In the history of Duke, a famous basketball school, Owen is the fourth freshman to score 30 points in a single game.
Because this year's rookie conference is a bit dull, it is expected that Owen will be elected as the No.1 scholar. He himself said, "I'm not surprised that the first one was chosen." At this moment, I changed from an enthusiastic audience of the NBA draft to the selected object, which felt very special. " Although Owen is still outstanding in this year's rookie, because he was selected by the Cavaliers, people can't help but compare him with James, the top pick selected by the Cavaliers in 2003. This is something that makes knight boss Gilbert depressed when he thinks about it. Last summer, James left Cleveland for Miami. Gilbert gnashed his teeth and cursed. "The Cavaliers will definitely win the championship faster than James." But unfortunately, everyone knows that Owen, even the guy on Duke's list, can't compare with James. When James 17 years old was a high school student, he was generally considered as the first pick in the second year's draft. He is the first high school student to be on the cover of Slam Dunk. At that time, the stadium of Ohio State University was like the home of James High School basketball team, and even the TV had to pay to broadcast James' game, which was the only time in history.
For the future of No.1 scholar Owen, the American media seems to be not optimistic, thinking that he is mediocre and it is difficult to become a person like Paul and Williams. In addition, Owen only took off the protective gear on his foot in February this year, and the health problem is still a hidden danger. Whether he can adapt to the NBA level competition is also a gamble for the Cavaliers.