start with scouting

Chapter 435 List of 14 National People's Congress
The content of the interview with Su Yang soon appeared in the reports, fans from all walks of life laughed at him, and deliberately created topics to attract traffic.

Netizen 'Shrimp does not blink' wrote: "If Giannis can get the MVP and the best defensive player, my goddess will agree to treat her to dinner. Given that the probability of these two things is zero, I think Coach Su Yang just wants to To encourage the players."

Netizen 'Amygdala Never Speaks' wrote: "You don't understand what Su Yang really means. He emphasized that Giannis and Gobert will be the best defensive players in the future. It means that they will not be now. It is tantamount to declaring that the king will defend next season. It will be bad."

Netizen 'Dora is just a dream' wrote: "If Giannis can win the best defensive player, then Durant should also be able to win, because there is no difference in physical condition between the two, they are both tall and thin, I watch the ball 30 In [-], I saw a lot of players who looked good defensively, and people often thought they were Garnett's type of defense, but they were actually Novak's type."

Several professional ESPN commentators, Stephen Smith and others, as well as TNT celebrities, O'Neill and others also discussed Su Yang's positioning of Antetokounmpo and Gobert on the show, except for Chris Webber, who has no confidence because of his status as a king Apart from saying that everything is possible, everyone else thinks that Su Yang went to Sacheng, the traffic is too small, and he continues to create hot news.

During the telephone interview, the "Bleacher Report" reporter relayed the fans' and media's remarks in detail, and asked Su how he responded to that.

Su Yang was too lazy to respond and just said: "If you have any questions, please lock in every live broadcast of the Kings. You can also watch more news about our Kings and pay attention to the progress of Giannis and Gobert. You are welcome to give us more advice. suggestion…"

During the interview, he advertised for the team casually, fulfilling his responsibilities as the owner, and also used aggressive tactics and other moves.

After finishing the press conference, Su Yang began to urge Antetokounmpo and Gobert to train, and specially rented two houses for them near the arena to save time spent on transportation every day, and arranged for Phil Handy to guide Antetokounmpo to practice various exercises. basic technology.

In the previous life, in the first year of Antetokounmpo, the Bucks basically had a free-ranging attitude and did not give professional guidance, because they were positioned as forwards and guards. Fortunately, Antetokounmpo was self-disciplined enough to become a mouse in the training hall. It was not until the summer of 16 that he practiced hard. muscle.

Su Yang wants to speed up Antetokounmpo's promotion process, but he doesn't intend to encourage his growth. The training is still focused on technology and supplemented by his body. After all, he is only 19 years old. He is not a natural strong man like O'Neill. He just entered the league at the age of 20. bull.

For Gobert, the training arrangement is simpler. Let’s start with one trick, how to use screens and running positions, under NBA rules, how to better receive the pass from the guard or center, and how to better protect the basketball after receiving the ball , the last is the forward turn and large stride take-off hook shot, and the back turn and small stride take-off hook shot. Anyway, there is an offensive threat and cannot be purely defensive.

In order to better help Gobert train, Su Yang called and invited Kings star Divac to give one-on-one guidance, no whoring for nothing, paying twice the price of Olajuwon's training camp, and even went to the airport to meet him in person, Divac Watts happily agreed.

In order to better help Antetokounmpo find the most suitable shooting method, Su Yang also invited Peja, another famous king of the Kings, to give guidance. Work.

In the blink of an eye, in the early morning of July 7st, the 1 NBA free market officially opened, and Su Yang was waiting in the office.

Hinkie and three assistants were there, and within minutes the first call rang: Millsap's agent asking for an offer.

"Two years, $2000 million, with player options in the second year. This is definitely the best offer in the free market..." Hinkie replied to Millsap's agent according to the results of the previous discussion with Su Yang, got a response that needed to be considered, and then hung up Telephone.

"Don't worry, 90% will succeed..."

Su Yang gave words of encouragement, and he was very confident in signing the contract. The main reason was that Millsap’s data dropped severely last season and he needed to prove himself again. Except for the Jazz, among the [-] teams in the league, few other teams can provide the starting power forward position. It is the Eagles who want to sign, and they have to wait until Josh Smith is sure to leave. The key offer of the Eagles is unlikely to be higher than that of the Kings.

Waiting for Millsap to consider the gap, Sam Hinkie called the general managers of the Pelicans and Trail Blazers to confirm the previously negotiated deal: the Kings first signed Tyreke Evans for 4 million in four years, and then pulled two teams In a three-party deal, they got point guard Vazquez and the 4360-year second draft pick from the Blazers, and then called Evans' agent to advance the signing.

After hanging up the phone, Hinkie contacted Su Yang's fancy backup shooting guard Xavier Henry and his agent according to the plan.

"Xavier Henry needs a chance to prove himself. A one-year guarantee contract can be won. He should not be able to get a better contract than this in the free market. If he plays well, we can re-sign next season..." Su Yang reminded.

In the previous life, Xavier Henry only got a non-guaranteed one-year contract in the 13-year free market, and the market was bleak.

Now, faced with a fully guaranteed contract and potential performance opportunities, Xavier Henry has no reason to refuse.

In just a few minutes, as Su Yang expected, Xavier Henry agreed to sign the contract with the King, and flew to Saskatchewan to handle it at noon.

The first contract was signed. After a brief celebration, Su Yang left the office, mainly because there was nothing to keep an eye on.

Woke up at noon, took out his cell phone and saw that Sam Hinkie sent a text message: Paul Millsap has reached a signing intention, and he will be able to fly to Sacramento to sign the contract in the afternoon. Xavier Henry’s signing has been completed and he is training.

Su Yang replied that it was hard work, and he opened Twitter to check the free market news, and found that the Raptors were selling wildly. They sent away the hand-picked No. [-] pick Bargnani in exchange for veterans and draft picks. , Strongly formulate the team line.

After lunch, I rushed to the training base and held a meeting with Snyder to discuss matters related to the summer league. McMillan also participated.

"There is only one goal, and that is to win more games. It is best to win the championship and show the new look of the Kings..."

Su Yang is confident about winning the Summer League championship. After all, Antetokounmpo + Gobert + Covington, as well as Seth Curry, Ian Clark, Van der Brue, and several veterans who are looking for a basic salary and opportunities to show off, must Experience has experience, and talent has talent.

After the meeting, Su Yang thought he had to find three assistants, and started to practice around, calling Lu Guidance first.

Tyronn Lue first expressed his gratitude, and then explicitly refused, because he would continue to work with Rivers in the Clippers, and if he had the opportunity to cooperate again in the future, he also recommended Corliss Williams, Ryan Bowen, and Di Brown to Su Yang. Waiting for someone to be a teaching assistant.

Su Yang chatted to express his gratitude, and immediately finalized Nick before contacting him, and invited him to serve as a special advisor to the Kings coaching staff.

As for the other teaching assistants, I will choose from those recommended by Tyronn Lue. Anyway, they are doing executive work and do not need skills.

While contacting the assistant coach, Hinkie's transaction went smoothly simultaneously. The three-party transaction passed the victory, and he negotiated the Gay deal with the Raptors. In 15, he was transferred to the Raptors in the second round.

Snyder led the team in the summer league and did a good job, maintaining a record of undefeated for the time being, and TNT exclusively broadcast the Kings' two games live.

On July 13th, the Kings officially completed the deal with the Raptors, and signed several rookies, and the 14-man roster was released.

Centers Cousins, Gobert, Aaron Gray, power forwards Millsap, Thompson, James Johnson.

Small forwards Gay, Antetokounmpo, Covington, Quincy.

Shooting guard Marcus Thornton, Xavier Henry.

Point guard Isiah Thomas, Vazquez, and a 'lonely god' Jimmer Fredette.

Seeing the big roster, Su Yang sighed: "This lineup will be very fierce if you play casually in a few years, now you need to scratch your head and think about tactics..."

(End of this chapter)