What kind of high school did Maddie do! Pick in the draft!

In 1997, at the age of 18, Maddy was drafted by the Raptors with the No. 9 spot in the first round. On October 31, 1997, McGretty made his debut in the Raptors vs. Heat Wave.

In 1997, at the age of 18, Maddie was drafted by the Toronto Raptors with the No. 9 finish in the first round.

'97 Toronto Raptors.

9th place in the first round.

As strong as Maddie, only the 9th pick in the draft! Who were in front of him?

Tim Thomas, the seventh pick, has a good performance in three-point shooting, behind him, and the eighth pick is Adonal Fayer, although his performance on the court is not very impressive, he has the heart to work hard for his dreams, whether it is training or playing, he has never given up because of hard work.

Speaking of Maddie, everyone will think of his amazing bounce power, like the god of war on the basketball court, almost no one can stop him, his flowing body, flexible pace determines that he has many opportunities on the court, and Maddie's physical talent can be said to be the best one in NBA history, with a height of meters, and has top speed and bounce, in the era of the famous big four quarterbacks, Maddie has attracted countless fans with his ethereal style of play.

In the middle of Maddie's career, he happened to be transferred to the Rockets, and it happened to be Yao Ming's time in the Rockets, and the two formed the "Mai Yao" combination, and for a while, Chinese fans' favorability towards him rose a lot, and at the same time, Maddie, who was in his prime, can be said to be the best guard in the league, and everyone loves him more than Kobe. Even Kobe Bryant also said that Maddie is indeed the most difficult person for him to deal with. However, because of the injury, his performance in the latter part of his career became less prominent, and unfortunately he did not win the championship.

In this regard, a considerable number of fans believe that Maddie's mentality is problematic, which led to his results.

At the same time, the American media also released Maddie's scouting report, let's review Maddie's performance that year.

The main advantages of scouting evaluation are: excellent athleticism, smooth shooting, ball control skills, and good coordination.

At that time, as a high school student, Maddie showed great athletic talent, moving speed and bounce on the court, and his smooth shooting performance with every shot proved his excellent physical fitness and was impressive. Bringing the ball to the basket with a variety of steps and postures in heavy defense, knowing Maddy's height, it is impossible to do this kind of dribbling in itself, and at the same time being able to freely switch offensive and defensive states during the running process, no matter how much defense, he can complete the breakthrough with a smooth offense, and in this state, after a while, he will be a new All-Star player.

The weakness is attacking without the ball, defending.

Maddie's biggest flaw is that he doesn't run when he doesn't have the ball, as if he has nothing to do with him, and almost stops there, which is really a waste of his natural physical condition. Overall, Maddie has a lot of room for improvement in defense, but there are many, many things to improve, such as positioning, man-to-man defense, etc., and Maddie also needs to improve his field analysis on the court.

Maddie was introduced to basketball at the age of 13, systematically trained at the age of 15, and entered the NBA at the age of 18. I have to say that Maddie's talent is among the top in the NBA. The draft report mentioned that Maddie has good coordination, is taller than players in the same position, has long arms, smooth shooting skills, and excellent athleticism.

Maddie has the potential to become a superstar. Maddie is not only physically gifted, but also outstanding in offense and defense.

Maddy's draft report that year mentioned Maddy's athleticism, excellent shooting movements, good ball handling skills, and good coordination, and also mentioned Maddy's weaknesses, which are not good off-ball offense, and his weak defense.

Tall, with top bounce and speed, excellent athleticism and good coordination.

Maddie participated in the 1997 draft, which was a big deal, but in the end, the success rate of this batch of rookies was not outstanding, far less than the previous one, that is, the 1996 draft. The rookie in 1996 was called the "** generation", and this year's draft saw the emergence of Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryett, Marbury, Ray Allen, Nash, Peja, Fisher, O'Neal Jr. and many other outstanding players. Among the 1997 rookies, only a handful of people such as Duncan, Maddy, Chauncey Billups and others made a name for themselves.

For Maddy, I believe many fans are familiar with him, he was Yao Ming's teammate in the Rockets period, known as the "Big Four Quarterbacks", has won the title of scoring champion twice, and was successfully inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Although Maddie was a very good player in the 1997 rookie from the perspective of today, Maddie could only be ranked with the ninth pick at the time, ahead of him:

"Duncan, among the rookies of this year, the most talented and strongest is undoubtedly Tim Duncan, and it is said that many teams do not hesitate to get Duncan as a super rookie by playing badly. Duncan, who was eventually drafted by the Spurs, lived up to his mission of being the champion, leading the Spurs to five championships, and he also won two regular season MVPs and three Finals FMVPs, becoming the strongest power forward player in NBA history.

This year's star is Keith Van Horn, who averages around 16 points per game, but only plays nine seasons due to injury. Tanhua is Chauncey Billups, who led the Pistons to a championship and won the FMVP. Antonio Daniels with the fourth pick, Tony Barty with the fifth, Ron Mercer with the sixth, Tim Thomas with the seventh, and Adonal Foyle with the eighth pick, none of these players made a big name.

Maddie was only ranked 9th overall in the draft, and the top gods in front of him were: 1Duncan; 2.

Van Horn; 3.Billups; 4.Daniels; 5.

Betty; 6.Mercer; 7.Tim Thomas; 8.

Foyle.

1, Duncan 2, Van Horn 3, Billups 4, Antonio Daniels 5, Tony Barty 6, Ron Mercer 7, Tim Thomas 8, Adonal Foyer.

Maddie was selected by the Raptors with the ninth pick in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft, ahead of him in the Ann draft rankings, the first being Duncan, the second being Van Horn, the third being Billups, the fourth being Antonio Daniels, the fifth being Tony Barty, the sixth being Ron Mercer, the seventh being Tim Thomas, and the eighth being Adonalfoyer.

They are Duncan, Van Horn, Billups, Daniels, Barty, Mercer, Tim Thomas, Foyle.

As a Hall of Fame superstar in NBA league history, Maddie entered the NBA league through the draft in 1997, but unlike most NBA rookie players, Maddie entered the NBA draft as a high school player, and he did not enter the NCAA league in college. And Maddie talked about the real reason why she didn't go to college that year, but went straight into the NBA league. Maddie said that he actually wanted to go to college very much, and Maddie's goal was the University of Kentucky, and he even visited the University of Kentucky in advance.

However, Unexpectedly, Maddie's coach suddenly told him that Maddie received a 6-year, $12 million commercial endorsement contract, and this 10 million contract came from Adidas. Faced with this unimaginable multi-million dollar contract, Maddie also chose to give up his college career without suspense and landed in the NBA early to start his career, so that he could successfully sign his name on this contract. Even without a college career, Maddie eventually became an NBA lottery pick in '97, and he eventually became the top superstar in the NBA league.

Normally, Maddie's original choice was no problem at all, you must know that this was $12 million in the 90s, and for the young Maddie, this is obviously a contract that he can't refuse. In the end, it turned out that high school student Maddie already has the strength of an NBA-level player, in the first year of his career as a substitute player, Maddie's average data per game was 7 points, rebounds and assists, with the continuous improvement of tactical status and playing time, Maddie's average data per game is also rising, and Maddie in the fourth year of his career is successfully among the All-Star starters.

Of course, Maddie's choice also has another possibility, if Maddie was not in a hurry to sign a commercial contract with Adidas, but chose to hone in the NCAA league, I believe that with Maddie's talent potential and personal strength, he will be able to easily enter the top three picks in the NBA draft after that. In this way, Maddie in the early stage of his NBA career will not be a substitute for the team, he will be treated as a cornerstone star in the NBA team, and perhaps Maddie will be able to make a name for himself in the NBA early, instead of not coming to prominence until the fourth season of his career, and Maddie's NBA player career may be completely different!

Because Maddie loved playing basketball in high school and played it well, he admired the NBA so he wanted to participate in the draft.

Because at that time, his basketball talent was already very good, and he performed very well.

Because he has a historical talent. His pull-up ability and projection ability are all historic, which allows him to jump right into the NBA.

Duncan, winner of a championship, Hall of Fame player. Van Horn, who won the best rookie. Tanhua Billups, who also won the championship, has achieved a high level.

The top three performances of the year were not bad except for Van Horn, especially Duncan, who won several championships.

The three of them had a good draft, and their dribbling skills and shooting ability were really good at the time, but they didn't play as strong in the league as Maddy, so the chances were equal.