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Chapter 580 [Knights rise, 4 people leave]

Chapter 580 [The knight rises, the four leave]

The two players selected by the Lakers were not invited to the "green room" and had no chance to say hello to Yang Rui. They all started to celebrate at home, happily.

All rookies hope to play under Yang Rui. The first two years are very crucial. The media has revealed that Yang Rui hand-picked rookies every time, so there is no need to worry about being traded or not signing a contract.

Moreover, this time Yang Rui was watching live in New York, and the cameraman gave him a lot of close-up shots, guessing that if there are players he is optimistic about this time, the Lakers may have instant trades.

There were few immediate trades today. The Nets traded first-round pick Rajon Rondo to the Celtics for cash.The coaching staff felt that Rondo and Kidd overlapped. As early as before the draft, the Green Army said hello and wanted to trade.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Rondo was the most famous point guard in this rookie class. He was selected for four All-Stars, two All-Defensive First Teams, two Defensive Second Teams, one All-NBA Third Team, and three assists. King, steal the king once.

Rondo has excellent physical fitness, long wingspan, huge palms, and excellent dribbling.

Yang Rui is not interested in this person because of Rondo's poor shooting, and the one that suits the team is the best.Rondo joins the Lakers, can't he change to defense to win?

Everyone trusts Yang Rui's vision too much. When the Bucks signed the No. 20 pick and announced that they would choose Bargnani, Yang Rui yawned. After [-] minutes, there was news on the Internet. not on him.

As soon as Daniel Gibson was selected, there was news on the Internet that many people were optimistic about him replacing Mo Williams.

The two rookies are happy because Yang Rui is the best coach in the league who is good at using rookies and will boldly use rookies. Last season's second-round pick Monta Ellis is an example. As long as he plays for Yang Rui, he will not fall into the second round. despised.

If you meet a coach like Larry Brown who doesn't need a rookie, you'll be out of luck.When many TV stations commented on the draft, they did not forget to pull Brown out and whip the corpse. He used Yao Ming as a blue-collar worker and was destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame forever.

Until the end of the draft, the Lakers didn't make any trades, so they needed two low-level picks. The reporters were all ready to interview Yang Rui, wanting to know what the two were good at. Yang Rui sent the reporters away with a few words.

The low draft pick Yang Rui can't be praised too much, otherwise it will put pressure on the old people in the team.And next season, the Lakers have a lot of talent inside and out. They can't be reused in the first year. It's not good to talk too much and not do it.

At the end of the draft, Yang Rui and Kupchak discussed it, and the Lakers conducted an open recruitment and then selected an assistant coach.

Yang Rui asked a few questions for the teaching assistants to answer, received the resumes and answers of the candidates, and sent them to Kupchak's mailbox. Yang Rui will determine the new teaching assistants based on the answers.

At present, four of Yang Rui's assistant coaches have become head coaches, and it is impossible for him to have only Brooks and Divac beside him.Divac is only leading the team to practice, not good at tactics, not good at adapting, more like a center coach.

That night, Yang Rui and Scarlett Johansson flew back to Los Angeles. Now Stuart doesn't want to stay with his family, but instead takes Los Angeles as his home.

She is also a loyal viewer of the TV series "Friends". She lives with her friends and is not only happy, but also free.

On July 7, the NBA free agency opens.

The Cavaliers quickly completed two big trades, first sending point guard Mike James, who had good numbers last season.

Mike scored 18.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 47% from the field and 44.2% from three.Although the Cavaliers did not enter the playoffs, many media believe that he is the best outside helper for the "little emperor".

The Cavaliers signed a sign-and-trade for 4 million in 2300 years, and used Mike to exchange for swingman Trenton Hassell and some cash from the Timberwolves to achieve salary parity.

In 2004, Hassel signed a 6-year, 2700 million-dollar contract with the Timberwolves. His performance was disappointing. He didn't have much on the offensive end, and he took very few shots per game. Even if he was reused, he averaged 30 minutes per game. Above, the average score cannot be in double figures either.As a defensive blue-collar, he is only 196cm tall, and can limit breakthroughs by relying on candy-style defense, but due to his height, he is actually unable to effectively limit excellent outside scorers.

The purpose of the Cavaliers is to strengthen the defensive intensity of the 2 position, and the current coach Mike Brown is a person who attaches great importance to defense.

And they have freed up their position. If they dig a point guard first, and McJames is still there, other team managers may be sitting on the ground and raising prices, and there is no way to replace the strongman.

On July 7, the Cavaliers announced that they had signed point guard Mo Williams to a six-year, $3 million premium contract.

Mo's numbers in the regular season were mediocre, but the Cavaliers are willing to bet on his future.In fact, as early as last season, the Cavaliers management has been eyeing Xiao Mo, thinking that his style of play is suitable for partnering with James, just focus on shooting, and the organizer is James.

After two trades, the Cavaliers are definitely on the rise next season.

Then, the Rockets offered a premium contract to the Lakers to replace Ariza, 3 years and 1000 million.

This contract is not big, as long as it matches, Ariza will stay with the Lakers until 2009, but after the Lakers have Ellis, Ariza's playing time has changed very little, and there is not much opportunity to perform next season.

After asking Yang Rui's opinion, Kupchak decided to give up Ariza.

Yang Rui has been too lazy to train Ariza. With Iguodala there, the positions of the two overlap. He can only play as a substitute at No. 2 and No. 3, which is of little significance.Find a player who is good at shooting [-]-pointers in the free market, and can play a greater role in the Lakers system. It is also possible to use Walton directly.

Walton worked hard on three-pointers and achieved remarkable results. In the regular season, he shot 38.7% of the shots. Ariza only made 0.3 three-pointers a game, with a hit rate of 23.1%, which is not enough to watch.

After Jeff Hornacek announced that he was joining the Warriors, he also poached people from his old club. He, like the management suggested, was swingman Matt Barnes and gave him a two-year contract.

Barnes is a completely free man. He can leave if he wants to. The Lakers can't stay.Last season, he was only on the fringes of the team. He played a total of 36 games, basically playing in garbage time. He only played 6.1 minutes, 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds, a career low.

Hornacek, as an assistant coach, knows Barnes's strengths very well.He is highly motivated on the defensive end, can grab rebounds, and does not shoot indiscriminately on the offensive end.He's underpaid, has the ability, the competition in the Lakers is too fierce, and he doesn't have a chance to perform. It's okay to play 15 minutes on the bench for other teams, and he can strengthen the defense.

Hornacek can only call the shots on such small transactions. Francis and Murphy are not so easy to exchange out, and his coaching road will not be so smooth.

The Magic team traded with the Lakers and used next season's first-round pick for the fringe center Diop to strengthen the interior.Coach Lionel Hollins has been an assistant coach to Yang Rui, and he understands Diop's defensive ability. He can resist O'Neal in the East.Two years are also just right, he believes that in another two years, O'Neal will not be much of a threat.

The Magic's strength has improved, and the draft will not be too high next season. They want to rush for results. At present, there are Howard, Frye, and Tony Barty in the inside, but the weight is not enough to resist O'Neal away from the basket.

Yang Rui's vision is more accurate, so he chooses to let go.

O'Neal is at his final peak, and his state will begin to decline seriously next season, and the Heat will not break out in the East.There are no big-tonnage inside stars in the West, and Yao Ming is the best meat shield.

Diop, a person with no offensive power, cannot attract fans, and the management does not want to keep him.Free agency has just opened, and the Lakers are four players short.

　Diop has a contract, but was traded to Magic, the error has been corrected!

(End of this chapter)