Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 654 Devil and Angel

Signing Chris Webber can solve some of the Bobcats' current problems in the interior, but it cannot completely solve them.

Because whether it is O'Neal or Chris Webber, they are both players who need to return to their peak cards, and they cannot play at the same time.

Therefore, the Bobcats still need a strong player who can partner with Webber and O'Neal, and this player needs to be strong, and it would be best if he can be compatible with both O'Neal and Webber.

This is where it gets really hard.

Duncan's departure actually took away the Bobcats' continuity and stability in the interior.

It is not easy to find an inside player with continuity and stability in the NBA now.

Du Kang actually wanted Nowitzki, but Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wouldn't give it to him. After he used Nowitzki in one game, Cuban made him want to kill him for tainting the purity of Nowitzki.

It is naturally impossible for Cuban to send Nowitzki to him now, and even Thabeet has no way to ask him to send Nowitzki to him.

Therefore, after signing Chris Webber, Du Kang's goal became to sign a strong enough, talented enough, relatively young inside player for the team who could play 48 minutes a game.

In response to Du Kang's request, the Bobcats' scouts and coaching staff are working overtime to find targets for Du Kang.

Taking into account Du Kang's special preferences, the first player recommended to Du Kang was Rasheed Wallace, who was recommended by Ham. Rasheed Wallace was Ham's teammate and good friend when he was in the Pistons.

Rasheed Wallace is now an assistant coach for the Pistons. He retired three years ago and is only 42 years old now. He can use the Back to the Primetime Card, but there are already three players on the Back to the Primetime Card, so Rasheed Wallace's role overlaps with Webber's.

As the fifth of the four great power forwards, Rasheed Wallace's strength is naturally unquestionable.

He can partner with O'Neal and Webber, but they cannot be on the court at the same time.

Obviously, Ham's recommendation of Rasheed Wallace to Du Kang did not meet Du Kang's requirement of being relatively young.

However, Du Kang could understand why after a little thought.

After Kidd left, he got inside information from Ham that Coach D needed a retired inside player, so Rasheed Wallace contacted his good friend Ham.

Who would have thought that Du Kang would cut the Gordian knot and immediately decide on Weber without even discussing it with Ham, which made Ham a little embarrassed.

He has already promised his friends.

In fact, in Ham's opinion, Rasheed Wallace really meets Du Kang's requirements perfectly. Who would have known that Du Kang fell in love with Webber, which is a bit embarrassing.

You can't promise Rasheed Wallace and then tell him that you are not as good as Webber, right?
He couldn't say that.

Even if Coach D felt that, he couldn't say it out loud. Using Coach D as an excuse would be a backstab.

So, when Du Kang was looking for an inside player again, Ham directly recommended Roaring Lord.

Du Kang saw through Ham's little thoughts and smiled, but didn't point it out.

"Rashid Wallace is good and can be signed. Darwin, please help contact Rahim and see if he is interested in returning to play for the Bobcats."

"Du, I bet Rashid is 100% willing!!"

Ham was happy.

I didn’t expect that there is always a ray of hope after all the darkness!

Although the Dream Back to the Peak Card is enough for three veterans to use in rotation, the Bobcats are destined to have enough players on the roster next season, so adding one more veteran is also possible.

Rasheed Wallace wants to come to the Bobcats, probably not to be a player, but to emulate Kidd and learn from him to become a coach.

Therefore, for veterans like Rashid and Kidd who are not sought after by many players, the effect of using the Dream Back to the Peak card is not that good.

However, no matter how bad he is, considering Rashid's relatively young age, he is at least 90% of his peak. Rashid who is at 90% of his peak is a qualified consumable.

The consumables mentioned here mean consuming top inside players such as Yao Ming and Oden.

Next season, the Bobcats are destined to need to pile some players in the interior who can consume Yao Ming, Oden and Duncan.

So, Rashid was willing to come, and Du Kang supported him.

The team has added Rasheed Wallace, but it still hasn't solved Du Kang's requirement for a strong inside player with continuity and stability.

"Although Raheem Wallace recommended by Darwin is good, he is still a little old. I require players who are under 35 years old and have been strong before, or players who have had outstanding talents but did not meet expectations. Are there such players?"

“Kwame Brown?”

After Du Kang finished speaking, a staff member nearby came out and spoke.

Considering Coach D's hobby, Coach D also likes to save failed players. Kwame Brown is definitely the best of the failed players, and his age is also suitable.

Kwame Brown...

Du Kang frowned slightly, thought for a while, and finally shook his head.

“The cap is not enough.”

Kwame Brown can indeed be reformed, and can even be made very strong, but his ambition, his offensive and defensive talents, and his physical talents that are not top-notch, will require a lot of resources to be transformed. Du Kang is in the stage of saving money now, and does not have so many resources to pile up Kwame Brown. The key is that even if Kwame Brown is piled up, his ceiling is not enough.

Not worth it.

After Kwame Brown was rejected by Ducon, the Bobcats' scouting and coaching staff were silent for a while, because Kwame Brown's potential and ceiling were not enough. Coach D was planning to go for the potential of a super giant or even a Goat.

Although there are many talented players in the NBA, and there are also many talented players who have not yet realized their talents, there are still few players with super giant level potential or even Goat level potential.

Most of these players with this potential are actually able to realize their potential.

In addition to their age, these players are now the star players or core players of various NBA teams, and it is difficult for them to become free agents.

Kwame Brown has become a watershed. There is naturally no need to recommend players who are not at this level to Coach D.

"Coach D, what about the Mavericks' Stoudemire? The Mavericks seem to want to get rid of that crappy contract of his?"

Speaking of players with the highest ceiling that the Bobcats can still get, there is no doubt that Stoudemire is a very good choice.

However, the person who made this suggestion was looking at Du Kang anxiously at this moment.

Stoudemire, this is a player who has been frequently mentioned in the past two seasons. He could have soared to the sky, but in the end he was too conceited and thought he was more capable and talented than Coach D. In the end, he fell again and became a laughing stock.

Stoudemire is almost identical to Marvin Williams, even worse than Marvin Williams. Coach D failed to train Marvin Williams, but Stoudemire was brought back to the peak by Coach D, but finally betrayed Coach D.

However, if we put aside these grudges, Stoudemire is indeed a very good candidate.

Stoudemire can partner with O'Neal, and this is a clear fit that can be seen with the naked eye.

Stoudemire and Webber are actually very suitable. Stoudemire can play as a space center, and Webber can play as an organizing power forward. If Stoudemire plays as a power forward, Webber can also play as an organizing center. Moreover, both of them have excellent athletic ability. Although they are not that big, their help defense will be very strong.

Stoudemire is a good fit, both in terms of potential and fit, but the Bobcats are not always the right fit if they think they are. The key is whether Coach D thinks they are the right fit. If Coach D thinks they are not the right fit, then they are not the right fit.

Du Kang didn't say anything, nor did he frown. Instead, he thought about the Lakers' previous move to get Stoudemire in order to get Nowitzki.

He actually has no ill feelings towards Stoudemire, even though people outside say that Stoudemire missed Coach D and offended Coach D, but he doesn't think so.

He just wanted to prepare the best stage for Nash and get Nowitzki over, so he was actually using Stoudemire.

Yes, Stoudemire is using him to return to his peak, and isn't he also using Stoudemire to get Nowitzki?

No matter what the final result is, no matter how this matter is viewed outside, for him, he and Stoudemire are indeed using each other, and no one owes anyone anything.

Yes, no one owes anyone anything, but Du Kang still doesn't want Xiao Si to come over for the time being, because Xiao Si now has some edges.

"Stoudemire is still too young."

Du Kang said this with a smile, and everyone around him was dumbfounded.

What the hell?
Is Stoudemire still young? Stoudemire is 34 years old now, how can he still be young?
Looking at the puzzled looks of the people around him, Du Kang smiled and shook his head.

When Stoudemire ends his big contract and no team in the league wants him, he will mature. As long as Stoudemire still has a big contract, he will always be young.

"next."

Even Stoudemire refused, so who will be the next one? Even if they find one, will Coach D agree?

However, it doesn’t matter whether Coach D agrees or not. What matters is that it is their responsibility to give suggestions.

"How's Milicic?"

Ham looked at Du Kang a little nervously and asked.

Milicic?

This time, Du Kang finally frowned.

Milicic and Jokic were once known as the most talented players in Serbia, and Jokic even used to call himself Milicic.

Milicic's talent is beyond doubt.

Milicic was Ham's teammate when he was with the Pistons, and Ham knows very well what Milicic was like when he was with the Pistons.

"Du, although Milicic's final performance in the NBA was very unsuccessful, he is not a player who lacks self-discipline. He just had his confidence destroyed by Larry. Although he has been away from the NBA for three years, he has never given up on his own demands. The key is that he is only 31 years old now, and he has experienced a lot. He is more mature than most NBA players. As long as you can stimulate his potential, then he is definitely a very suitable player."

Ham was very enthusiastic in recommending Milicic, and Du Kang noticed that Milicic was only 31 years old. At this age, he didn't even need to spend points to challenge Milicic's peak end age.

At 31 years old, Milicic can probably still grow on his own.

"Darwin, I'll leave the matter of contacting Milicic to you. He's a good candidate."

Du Kang has also heard of Milicic's talent. At the same time, Milicic is a taller and more standard center player than Jokic. Not to mention his basketball IQ and physical talent, Milicic is indeed a stronger Jokic.

Such players are indeed worth looking forward to.

Almost at the same time, at Milicic's residence, Milicic was in confusion.

It has been three years since I left the NBA.

During these three years, he did not give up on himself, but continued to work hard on the road of life.

He wanted to forget the harm basketball brought him, so he took up boxing.

However, on this road of boxing, he also suffered harm.

He started boxing, but lost the first match of his boxing career.

Now, his failed boxing career seemed to be coming to an end.

I’m already 31 years old, and I have accomplished nothing in my life.

"Dake, come out quickly, Jokic is coming back to his country, and the organizer wants to invite you to participate in the event to welcome Jokic!"

Jokic is coming back, the whole Serbia is crazy, Jokic is now a national hero of Serbia.

He and Jokic have some connections.

Jokic's eldest brother is a boxer and belongs to the Serbian boxing community.

Jokic's second brother played basketball in college and was of the same generation as Jokic. Of course, he was a genius that attracted worldwide attention back then, while Jokic's second brother was just a passerby who could only watch him from the side.

However, although the relationship is between the protagonist and a passerby, they still know each other and have a good relationship. After all, Serbia is not that big.

Later, he got lost in the NBA.

Later, after he returned to China, he heard his friends in the basketball circle often joked to him that Jokic's second brother used his example to urge Jokic.

"Nikola, I witnessed how Milicic ruined his basketball career by indulging in a nightlife, so I won't let that happen to you again. You don't have to work hard, but you are absolutely not allowed to indulge in a nightlife!"

Jokic's second brother used his example to train and beat Jokic's character and will all day long, and then he succeeded in beating Jokic.

In Jokic's successful NBA career, his weight is very important, but this weight always feels a little strange.

"I won't go. I don't belong to basketball anymore."

Nemanja is right, I have indulged myself in the world of basketball.

I have given up on myself.

After his friend left, Jokic covered his face.

At this moment, the cell phone beside me rang.

Ok?
Darwin...Ham...

piston……

Larry...Brown...

devil……

The memory that suddenly came to his mind made his hands holding the phone tremble.

(End of this chapter)