Almighty Coach

Every year in the middle and late of May, NBA will organize a rookie joint training camp. NBA official will invite about 60 rookies to participate in the joint training camp, let them do some skill tests and physical fitness tests. At this time, the general managers, scouts of all NBA teams, and even some head coaches who have no postseason tasks will come to the scene in person to watch the training of rookies.

If the team has a promising rookie, they will be invited to participate in the team's rookie trial. Some potential rookies will often receive invitations from several teams.

In the joint training camp for rookies in previous years, many rookies with high rankings refused to participate, or refused to participate in the skill training sessions, just for physical examination. This may be because the skill training will expose their technical shortcomings.

However, in the past two years, the rookie joint training camp has resumed the 5 to 5 game, which has caused more and more high-ranked players to return to training camp. In actual combat, the true strength of a player can be seen. Many rookie players are also willing to show their ability through 5 to 5 actual combat.

Since nba's playoffs are still in progress, most of the team's head coaches can't pull off, so there are not many team coaches on the scene, most teams send the team's manager and ball Explore. Therefore, as the head coach of the Clippers, Li Dai came to the scene personally, but instead became the focus of media attention.

And Li Dai has just been nominated for Coach of the Year. There are also many players who want to get an excellent evaluation from Li Dai, which will help them improve the draft pick.

"Coach Li, this is the physical data of all the players who participated in the trial training." The Clippers scouts handed over the material to Li Dai.

Physical measurement data, including height, weight, arm length, standing height, palm width, arm length, body fat rate, back and forth running in the restricted area, back and forth running, three-quarter sprint, in-situ vertical jump height, maximum vertical jump height, etc. project. Every year, some players with very abnormal physical data appear, and many rookies with outstanding physical talents will use this to lift their own ranks.

The Clippers scouts introduced Li Dai to the side, and Li Dai shook his head from time to time, showing a sad expression.

"Coach Li, it seems that you are not very satisfied with these rookies." The scout said.

"The first-round draft pick in our hands comes from the Bulls. The Bulls have a good record this season and entered the playoffs. I estimate that the final pick of this draft pick is probably at the 20th pick. This pick is probably difficult to pick. To our rookie. "

Li Dai sighed a long time, and then said, "This year's rookie, those with higher ranks are indeed very talented players. If we are in the top five, or even the top ten, all You can choose, but after the 20th pick, there are really no good candidates. "

"Coach Li, don't worry, about seven or eight players have not accepted the invitation to the joint training camp this year. If you need it, I can give you their information," the scout said.

"Are there any strikers?" Li Dai asked subconsciously.

The scout thought about it and nodded. "Yes, please wait a moment. I'll find his information for you."

The scout took out his tablet and clicked on it a few times to call up a player's profile.

"Coach Lee, you see, this player Kelz Kumma is 2 meters 06 and is a forward. He is from the University of Utah and is a junior. He played 29 games for the University of Utah last season and averaged 164 points per game. 93 rebounds and 24 assists, and was selected for the best team in the Pacific Twelve League. "The scout said.

"Senior year? That's an old rookie. What is the position of the media to predict him?" Li Dai then asked.

"The media predicts that he may be selected at the end of the first round or at the beginning of the second round. Among this forward player, only he did not participate in today's rookie joint training camp. This is followed by his scout report "The scout said.

"Advantages, height and arm length, comprehensive technology and good athleticism. Very large and currently underweight. Standard rotation of small forwards, or space power forwards. Defensiveness is average. Disadvantages Low shooting ability from outside, hit after dribbling The ability is low, the choice on the field needs to be strengthened, the bounce and explosive power are more general ... "

Li Dai looked at the scout report carefully. From the above, the scouts did not have a high evaluation of Kelzkumar.

"His template is Ocean, if he can really become a player like Ocean, it is also very good." Li Dai returned the tablet to the scout and asked casually, "Oh, the guy of Ocean What have I been doing recently, I have not heard from him for a long time. "

"Osef, he also announced last week that he is coming back next season! But I think it ’s just to talk about it, he ’s gone!" Scouts scoffed contemptuously, then said, "A very good one The player was destroyed by drugs and women! "

...

Ronnie was traded to Los Angeles, so he did not buy a property in Los Angeles, but temporarily rented an apartment.

Although the Clippers season is over, Ronnie did not leave Los Angeles. After all, this is the entertainment capital of the United States. There are too many temptations to make young people forget about it.

At this time, in the apartment, Ronnie opened a bottle of wine and leaned comfortably on the sofa.

Next, Ronnie ’s agent said, “The upcoming rookie training camp. The Clippers invited several forward players to participate. I heard that they are still investigating the forward players in the NBA Development League.”

"Huh, this is nothing more than trying to tell me that they are looking for someone who can replace me and let me quickly agree to their terms of renewal." Ronnie sneered.

"You just understand, I'm really worried that you can't hold your breath and will take the initiative to lower your salary." The agent said.

"I'm not in a hurry! I don't believe the Clippers can find someone to replace me now." Ronnie put down his glass and asked, "Oh, what other team's intentions? Are there any teams willing to send me An invitation contract? "

"The playoffs are not over yet. I think even if some teams have this will, they will not express it at this time." The agent said.

"It's the same thing." Ronnie narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said, "Give me the wind, saying that I haven't talked about the renewal of the Clippers and are willing to consider any team offer!"

...

There are more rookie players coming to the Clippers training ground for trial training. This is the Clippers rookie training camp.

"American players are really strong enough, look at that, where is it like a 19-year-old kid! And there is that, it seems that he is only 20 years old, strong like a calf!" Sun Chenggong said, his eyes showed envy .

In terms of physical fitness, these rookies are indeed a grade higher than the Chinese men's basketball players. As the head coach of the national team, Sun Chengcheng also hopes that his players can be so strong.

"Our men's basketball team, after more than half a month of training, has also become much stronger." Li Dai said.

"Also, the muscles on my body have grown, at least the muscle lines are much more obvious." Sun nodded successfully.

Compared to when they first came, the men ’s basketball players did become stronger. Although they are not as good as the black muscle sticks of the United States, they are definitely better than Asian players.

Sun Chenggong was delighted by the strength of the male basketball player, but Li Dai's gaze stayed with a mixed-race player.

"This time, the scouts looked away again, and with the talent of Keltz Kumar, even if it is not the top spot in the top spot, it will not fall out of the top five, but the scout obviously did not seriously understand his talent! It seems that I have 20 in my hand The draft pick will be left to him! "

The black-and-white player is the Kelzkumar who did not participate in rookie joint training.

With the benefit of Li Dai, the Clippers rookie training camp sent an invitation to Kumar, and Kumar also chose to come to the Clippers for trial training.

After all, the Clippers are a team in Los Angeles. Although they are not as good as the Lakers in every aspect, as long as they are in Los Angeles, it is a bonus project. This is also a factor that attracts players to join, especially some young players. Big cities started their basketball careers.

At the same time, the Clippers hold a 20th overall pick, which is higher than the media's prediction for Kumar's draft. Kumar also hopes that he can be selected by a higher pick, so when he receives After the Clippers' trial training invitation, they immediately came to Los Angeles.

Li Dai looked at Kumar with satisfaction. The detector has told Li Dai that Kumar has extraordinary potential. As long as he can develop his talents, he will definitely become an All-Star player in the future. At this time Li Dai has made up his mind that he must choose Kumar.

"Coach!" A voice sounded from behind, Li Dai looked back and was an executive of the team.

"Anything?" Li Dai asked.

"Please take a look at this report." The man opened his laptop and brought it to Li Dai.

"The Clippers Ronnie is willing to listen to other team quotes"

Li Dai frowned when she saw the title.

"This Ronnie, deliberately releasing such news, is against me!" Li Dai dismissed his lips in disdain and said to the staff member, "Go back, I know what to do."

If before this, Li Dai might be more concerned about Ronnie, after all, the Clippers are originally a lack of generals, at least on the front line, in addition to Ronnie, it is really unusable.

But now it's different. Li Dai discovered Kelz Kumar. Kumar's talent is much better than Ronnie's, and the potential is much greater. It's more worthy of training by the Clippers. Even if Ronnie left the team, the Clippers had Kuma on the front line, so Li Dai didn't care much about Ronnie.

Li Dai thought for a few seconds, then waved his hand and called the reporters of the Clippers.

"Among these rookie players, there are people I'm interested in. I'll talk to him a few moments later, you take a few photos, and then write a report to send out." Li Dai said to him.

The reporter of the team nodded and expressed his understanding.

Then Li Dai called Kelz Kumar to his side and began to ask in detail. The reporter next to the team took out the camera and quickly captured the lens.

...

The next day, the photos of Li Dai and Kumar's conversation appeared on the Internet, and the accompanying label was that Li Dai was instructing Kumar.

As the head coach of an NBA team, in rookie training camps, they are usually just sidelines. Sometimes, the head coach does not even come to watch the rookie training, but just sends an assistant coach.

However, Li Dai personally came to guide a rookie, which obviously shows that Li Dai values ​​this rookie very much.

For a time all the media was speculating that the Clippers will use the 20th overall pick to select Kelzkumar.

For Kumar, this is obviously good news. Previously, the media predicted that Kumar's pick would be the end of the first round or the beginning of the second round. If it was taken off at the 20th pick, it would have risen a lot. .

...

Boston.

The Celtics draft pick from the Clippers has changed from the top five to the 13th overall pick, which is the edge of the lottery. This makes General Manager Dennis very uncomfortable.

Moreover, the two Celtics core players were reimbursed for the injury season, so they were "repelled" in the playoffs, and they were eliminated in the first round. This also allows Dennis to focus on the next NBA draft.

At this time, the Celtics rookie training camp is also in progress.

Dennis was sitting in a chair on the sidelines, looking at the rookie players who participated in the training, and from time to time he would also ask the scouts around him for advice.

Not far away, Celtics coach Arnold walked over in a hurry.

"Coach Arnold, why are you here? I thought you wouldn't be here today!" Dennis said.

"I want a rookie profile." Arnold turned to look at the scout, and then said, "Please give me the details of Kelzkumar."

"Are you saying Keltz Kumar at the University of Utah? Wait a minute, I'll get it for you." The scout quickly found Kumar's information and handed it to Arnold.

Dennis also looked at it and said, "This is a forward player! Our striker strength, we are not too trained to supplement it at the moment? Predict whether it will be selected at the end of the first round or the beginning of the second round. Coach Arnold, you came to Are you interested in this player here? "

Arnold shook his head. "I just saw a piece of news. The Clippers coach Lee is very interested in this rookie. It is said that the Clippers will pick this rookie with the 20th pick, so I was thinking , Will this Kumar be a 'remaining pearl'. "

"Hahaha, coach Arnold, you think too much. This is just a small trick played by the Clippers." Dennis laughed suddenly.

"Mr. Dennis ~ www.readwn.com ~ Do you know any inside information?" Arnold asked immediately.

"I don't know if you noticed a message yesterday. The Clippers renewed Ronnie. It seems that it is not very smooth. Ronnie has already expressed that he is willing to listen to the quotations from other teams. Ronnie is a striker and this rookie is also a striker Players, at this time, the Clippers released this news, nothing more than want to lower Ronnie's renewal price.

Dennis paused, then said, "The Clippers are trying to tell Ronnie that they have found someone who can replace Ronnie. They also tell other teams that the Clippers do n’t have to keep Ronnie. When the team makes an offer to Ronnie, the price will not be set too high, so that the Clippers can match the offer and save money. "

Arnold nodded suddenly. "That's it. If it's not your reminder, I really think this Kelzkumar is unique. It turned out to be just the Clippers used to reduce prices!"

...

Ronnie's apartment in Los Angeles.

Ronnie looked angry.

"Damn, do you even want to use this method to lower prices? I will never compromise! Five years, 1.5 billion, I will not need a penny!" Ronnie said fiercely.

The agent should say calmly, he said, "You can see this kind of price reduction method, I think the managers of other teams will also understand that if they are really interested in you, it will give you a reasonable The price. But I still prefer to renew the Clippers, after all, the Clippers can give you a five-year contract, while other teams can only give you a four-year contract. "

"I understand!" Ronnie snorted, and then said, "Book me a ticket to Hawaii. I'm going out on vacation. Let the Clippers air for a while. When the playoffs are over, they will beg me." Come to renew the contract! "