start with scouting

Chapter 480
Green's biggest role is to support the defense in the five-small system, and the other is to push the fast break and cooperate with others to grab points.

As for the top of the arc and the three-pointer, many people can do it, such as Cousins, and Jokic who is about to choose.From that perspective, the signing of Green has some overlapping functions, but Green's role in the five-small system is too attractive.

Just imagine, Green, as a center player, grabs a defensive rebound and rushes with the ball. The opponent's center can't catch up at all, and the opponent's other players don't dare to go up to block, because they are worried about Green's assists.

While thinking about it, the phone continued to ring, so I simply picked it up and pressed the connect button to listen to what Green had to say.

"Hi, coach, I'm Draymond, why did it take so long to answer the phone, I thought you didn't want to talk to me."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"What else can I do? I'm going to the Kings to play for you. Haven't we already agreed? I thought you would call me at the end of the season, but I haven't played until today. I really can't wait. I want to hurry up." Make sure of this!"

Green said in an extremely excited tone: "Do you know how I got here this season? Byron Scott discriminated against me. He didn't recognize my ability and didn't understand my ability. I don't want to stay in the Lakers...Why don't you Talk, what do you mean?
Just say if you want it or not! "

Green was so enthusiastic, Su Yang was a little confused for a while, and then smiled: "The situation is like this, the king's current inside core is Cousins, next season I plan to let him be the starting power forward, and I will choose a capable player." A center forward who can play inside and out..."

"One year, just one year, I only need a one-year contract! Just prove that I have enough ability to dominate the game. It will take a while for you to choose a new center. I will help you fill this time. Coach, please, I need a chance. You are the only one who understands me best in the league. If you don’t give me a chance, I may have to play for a bad team, and the statistics will get worse and worse. Then I won’t even be able to play in the NBA. Plus I lack persistence. The offensive ability of the ball may not even be able to make a living in the CBA..."

Between the words, Green was a little choked up.

The actor's skills are full, and Oscar owes him a little golden man. Su Yang almost cried when he heard that, the logic is really touching.

What Green said is indeed reasonable. Su Yang knows that Jokic averaged 21.7 minutes per game in his first year as a rookie, scoring 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steals. Still a big fat man.

It is precisely because Jokic was too fat in the 14-15 season that Barcelona in the original history would choose to let Jokic join the NBA. year time.

Su Yang previously arranged for staff to go to Europe to discuss with Jokic and his agent, just to avoid signing with Barcelona.

It is possible to get Jokic to the NBA in advance, but it is quite difficult to play well in the 14-15 season. You must practice for a year first.

But now Green only needs a one-year contract, seeking an opportunity to prove his ability so that he can sign a big contract next season.

Best of both worlds!
"What are you in a hurry for!"

Su Yang changed the topic abruptly: "I was going to let you come here, but I just need to make it clear that the salary cannot be too high..."

You can choose to deal with many people directly, but when dealing with Green, it is necessary to use some small means to facilitate better control.

Anyway, it's not harming Green, he should be cheated.

"It doesn't matter. Originally, I should sign a three-year minimum salary in this situation. The Lakers only gave me a two-year contract. It doesn't matter if I go to you to get another one-year minimum salary. My goal is to be in the free market next year. If you still want to sign me, you can [-]% off..."

"Okay…"

Su Yang almost laughed out loud: "Have you discussed this matter with your agent? It's best to keep it a secret until we have a free market..."

"I know, I know..."

Green's choking voice disappeared without a trace, "You have to pursue Stephen Curry with all your strength. You need to be sure that you win it before you can sign me with a basic salary contract. I have studied the relevant rules of signing. You need to speed up the progress to get the salary space. .”

"Thank you kid for reminding..."

Su Yang chattered a few more words, then hung up the phone, and then called Hinkie, informing him that he had decided to sign Green, looking for a power forward or center work plan in the draft and free market, and could adjust accordingly. Jason Thompson's trade needs higher.

Thinking of Jason Thompson's contract, Su Yang had another headache. Without that contract, Millsap could have stayed.

Early the next morning, the Kings held the first batch of player trials.

In view of getting the fifth pick from the Jazz and the team's need for a power forward, Su Yang specially invited Aaron Gordon, the fifth pick, Randall, the sixth pick, and Noah Vonleh, the seventh pick. Participate in the trial training, as well as Nurkic at the back.

In order to show that he attaches great importance to the draft, Su Yang came to watch in person. Cousins ​​and Gay also came to join in the fun, and there were quite a lot of people.

The trial training starts with the most basic running and jumping tests, followed by basic items such as shooting inside the three-point line, pick-and-roll rolls and so on.

After watching for a long time, Cousins ​​suddenly curled his lips and said, "Nothing special, these people are nothing special..."

"Don't pretend!" Su Yang was annoyed and funny, thinking that if anyone has your Cousins ​​talent, you're just kidding.

Cousins ​​didn't understand, thought it was a compliment to himself, shrugged his shoulders slightly to express his smallness, only the old quack Guy bowed his head and chuckled.

In the afternoon, the king tried out Joel Embiid alone. Although the chances of being selected were very low, Joel Embiid had serious potential injuries. Fifth is also possible.

Just like Noel last year, Su Yang thinks he can try, after all, the current general manager of the 76ers is not Sam Hinkie.

In view of Embiid's injury, I didn't test too much running and jumping content. I mainly talked about my understanding of basketball games, as well as non-technical issues related to Sacramento and Su Yang as a boss and coach, and discussed possible training plans.

The next day, the King tried out Smart again alone.

According to the latest forecast, Smart is ranked sixth and is very likely to be selected by the Celtics, while the Kings are fifth.

The scout report gave Smart the position of point guard. After all, Liberty is 193 cm tall, but Smart has a wingspan of 6 feet 9 inches, which is about 206 wingspan. position player.

The brightest thing about Smart is that he averaged 3 steals per game in his first year of college. His lateral movement is very aggressive and super powerful. In his sophomore March Madness, he scored 23 points and 13 rebounds in the game against the famous school Gangasa. With 7 assists and 6 steals, he became the first player in the history of NCAA March Madness to score 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. His talent is very conspicuous.

However, for Smart's shortcoming, the scout wrote Not a great outside shooter in the first sentence!

As a typical muscular man, Smart's sophomore long-range shooting percentage is only 29%, which is the NCAA distance.

Switching to the NBA three-point line will only make it worse.

The other is that Smart's assist-to-turnover ratio is too low.

Su Yang also hesitated at the beginning whether to spend a lot of energy on training, but the king really needs a 3D player in the backcourt.

It is not too difficult for Smart to practice, as long as he corrects his shooting skills, the main thing is to invest time.

After finishing Smart's trial training, Su Yang arranged to try out Dante Exum and other players to avoid missing potential opportunities.

Exum actually has potential. Without the torn cruciate ligament, he might have a better career.

While the player training was in full swing, Sam Hinkie failed to promote Jason Thompson's trade, but he changed to a second-round pick, sending away the King's own 28th pick in the first round and getting 36 from the Bucks. Orders and some cash.

The 28th pick is of no value to the Kings. The first-round pick must sign a 4-year guarantee contract, which will occupy space and affect the later operation, and Capela cannot be selected. It is better to have a second round to sign Jeremy Grant and increase forwards. location reserve.

At that time, Antetokounmpo, Covington, and Grant are the three hottest players, and you can watch opponents switch between power forwards and small forwards.

The finals also came to an end. The Spurs defeated the Heat 4-1 to win the championship, and Leonard won the FMVP.

The cooperation of the Big Three failed. WOJ broke the news and tweeted: "LeBron James will choose to jump out of the contract, and the possibility of leaving the Heat will increase greatly, but he will not return to the Cavaliers because the Cavaliers won the No. [-] pick as rumored. The third team Will appear.

Carmelo Anthony will also choose to jump out of the contract, and the Bulls and the Lakers have already issued invitations to meet soon..."

Seeing the news, Su Yang thought there was something big going on.

At present, the Big Three of the Heat have cooperated for zero championships. LeBron will not stay with the Heat, and he is too embarrassed to return to the Cavaliers. And which team?
(End of this chapter)