In the NBA, players will be widely concerned before participating in the draft. Many scouts will evaluate players and issue evaluation reports, and some even give one or several NBA players as templates for the team's reference. For example, before Yao Ming entered the NBA, the scout report said that he had a solid basic skill, a very flexible pace and a stable ability to make a shot at the basket. The scout gave Olajuwon as the upper limit and Bradley as the lower limit of the template. In the end, Yao Ming's achievement is higher than Bradley's, but the gap is really big compared with Oran Juwan.

so who was James' template? Before James entered the league, he had already received extensive attention. At that time, he was already the number one scholar without any suspense. The scout report highlighted his excellent physical fitness, top ball control skills and ball dealers. At that time, three templates were given, the upper limit was Magic Johnson, the middle gear was scottie Pippen, and the lower limit was Jamal Marshburn. Magic Johnson, as we all know, the skill of passing and controlling is of historical level. Pippen is the most successful second-in-command in history because of his comprehensive style and excellent defense. Marshburn was the 4th overall pick in the 1993 draft, with a height of 2.3m and a career average of 19+5+4. He shot accurately, had good ball control skills, and had a good back-to-back solo skill. Unfortunately, an injury to his right knee left him at the age of 32. James's achievements far exceed Pippen's and Marshburn's, even compared with Magic Johnson's.

Next, let's talk about Stephen Curry. Curry's scout report is very slapping. At that time, some scouts thought that Curry was physically weak and could not adapt to the NBA-level confrontation, and he would be injured and leave the NBA within three seasons. The template given in the scout report is Raouf, the second-place show in 199. What is Raouf's best personal honor in the NBA? The most improved player award? , the highest score per game in a single season is 19.2 points. It can be seen how much scouts are not optimistic about Curry. To the amazement of scouts, Curry was not knocked down by the NBA's high-intensity confrontation, but changed the way the whole league played with his personal technical characteristics. With the Warriors winning the championship, small balls gradually became popular throughout the league. Hand-to-hand combat in positional warfare has gradually decreased, rapid attack and defense conversion has increased, three-pointers have gradually increased, referees' penalties for physical contact have become more and more strict, and the transformation of the league has become more and more beneficial to projectionist players. Curry won the MVP in the regular season twice and led the team to win the championship three times, becoming the top superstar in the league.

Finally, let's take a look at Kobe. Many people say that Kobe is the most like Jordan, but the template in his scout report was not Michael Jordan, but Grant Hill. Grant Hill was not as mediocre as he was later injured. He was a flower-exploring show in 1994, and his game style was full of popularity. He was regarded as Jordan's first generation successor. In his rookie season, he forced Jordan to become the All-Star Ticket King, averaging 25.8 points, 6.6 points and 5.5 assists in the peak season. Kobe's scout report stated that Kobe was psychologically mature. Unlike an 18-year-old high school student, he had a comprehensive style of play and could play in multiple positions, but each position was not very proficient, and the ball control was weak. The upper limit was Grant Hill. However, Kobe hit a scout in the face, and his 2-year career helped the team win the championship five times and became one of the greatest stars in the history of the Lakers.

In fact, the scout report is only a prediction of the future of the players according to their current performance. Because everything is constantly changing, everyone's development is full of uncertainty, and they can only predict the general direction, and everything is possible.