After completing the itinerary, Su Yang and Snyder set off for Los Angeles that afternoon, and Taylor cooperated throughout the journey.

The three of them settled in the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills and checked the interview plans again. They planned to accept the King's secret interview invitation if the Lakers and the Warriors did not reach an agreement, but if the King did not reach an agreement, they could only find another way.

Anyway, there is still pressure, and it is not a sure thing to win. Snyder is not worried at all. He said that he would be unemployed for a year.

At 8 o'clock the next morning, the Warriors' new boss Lakob arrived with a group of Warriors executives. He did not say the formal talk. Instead, he talked about the MT company founded by Su Yang in Silicon Valley. He had a vague intention of investing, and then turned to coaching related topics.

Su Yang spoke freely, first determining the core position of Curry and the Warriors, then suggesting that Klay Thompson be defeated in the draft, and then emphasizing the establishment of a defensive system and using three seasons to build a strong team that is enough to win the championship. The guarantee is absolutely feasible.

Jerry West, who only joined the Warriors executive committee member in May, also attended, and occasionally spoke and asked questions, mostly listening.

When talking about how to determine the player's future ceiling, Su Yang emphasized that one should look at the physical condition, two should look at the basketball IQ, and three should look at the personality. When West heard Su Yang's statement, he said a few more words in an abnormal manner, and also discussed several potential players with Su Yang.

The interview lasted nearly two hours. After the end, the Warriors boss Lacob was very excited and said that he had identified Su Yang, but he also bluntly said that the team had other head coaches to consider, and he would discuss with the team when he went back and would definitely reply as soon as possible.

Su Yang smiled and sent Lacob and others out of the hotel, knowing that there must be someone within the Warriors to support Mark Jackson, and Mark Jackson’s future plans should not be much different, and the key is that it will definitely not cost as much as tens of millions of dollars.

The key to whether the Warriors give a quote is whether they believe in the statement of establishing a dynasty. After all, the Warriors management did not believe Curry 100% from beginning to end, so they naturally doubt how far they can go with Curry as the absolute core.

During lunch, Taylor talked about the remarks of Tom Ward, the boss of Thunder, and asked Su Yang what he thought.

"If the Thunder maintains their current lineup and does not change the offensive and defensive system, then we will be easily beaten if we stay in the West..." Su Yang smiled and said: "But I am sure they will definitely be smart. I just saw that they plan to pursue Perkins..."

Perkins is a complete free agent in the summer and his performance in the playoffs is also OK, which is more in line with the Thunder's position as a center, but signing Perkins will occupy most of the Thunder's salary space, which will make the Thunder unable to keep Barnes, Livingston and others.

The effect Perkins brought to Thunder was difficult to make up for the loss of Barnes, Livingston and others leaving, and naturally became weaker.

"I have also seen that they also plan to simplify the offensive system and fully help KD to attack the regular season mvp..."

After Snyder finished speaking, he looked at Su Yang and smiled. The tacit understanding of everything being silent was very subtle.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the Lakers delegation arrived as scheduled.

What surprised Su Yang was that Old Bass actually attended in person and brought Jenny Bass with him, which was quite family inspection.

After the greetings, everyone entered the conference room and talked about the previous "gratitude and grudges", especially Su Yang's words, "Jesus can't protect the Lakers." Old Bass said bluntly that he was very angry at the time, but in the end he realized that Su Yang was the kind of person who did what he said.

After chatting about grudges, Kupchek praised Su Yang's brilliant achievements in Russia, and then changed the subject: "So, our first question in this interview today is, if you become the head coach of the Lakers, what plans do you have for the team's future?"

Su Yang was prepared for that question and immediately replied: "First find a core outside player, it is best to use transactions to ensure that the player completes a smooth transition with Kobe, and then build a team around that player to keep the team competitive for a long time."

Perhaps the answer was that the Lakers delegation had touched the thoughts, and the expressions of the old Bass and Kupchek obviously changed.

Seeing this, Su Yang continued: "From the Lakers' current salary space and your previous statements that emphasized satisfaction with the team's lineup, you want to pursue Dwight Howard and Chris Paul, but I sincerely advise you not to do that."

After the words came, Old Bass, who had seen countless worlds, suddenly raised his eyebrows, and was surprised that Su Yang guessed the secret recruitment plan of the Lakers. The new president Jim Bass couldn't sit still, but Jenny Bass smiled and pretended to be calm.

Kupchek asked, “Why do you say that?”

"The Lakers are too strong..."

Su Yang analyzed: "A few years ago, you got Paul Gasol in a robbery transaction and then won the championship. Many people were dissatisfied with it. This time, the Hornets players need to be approved by other teams in the league, and they will definitely come forward to obstruct them.

Especially the Cavaliers who just lost LeBron last year, Gilbert will definitely object in the name of protecting the small ball market.

As for Dwight Howard, his personality and spirit are difficult to get along with Kobe, and even if he changes, he will not guarantee a contract renewal. At that time, you will waste draft picks and Bynum and other players, which will lead to the Lakers in a long-term downturn..."

In his words, Su Yang fully demonstrated that he not only knows coaching, but also knows how to trade and build a team, and his vision is quite long-term. The details of how he can improve his three-point shooting percentage and who can be selected as the All-Star are discussed in detail in the secondary part.

After the words came to an end, Old Bass immediately asked: "Who do you think we should trade to match your vision?"

Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "James Harden, or Stephen Curry, both of them are outside MVP players. In comparison, it is more likely to get James Harden because the Thunder will have great salary pressure when renewing his contract."

Old Bass did not respond, but just suspected that Su Yang might say it casually, but did not expect that Su Yang actually had a more specific plan.

Kupchek took over the conversation: "Put the trade aside first, how are you going to improve your defense?"

Su Yang smiled and asked back: "Why should we improve our defense? The Lakers' current resource allocation and defensive effect are quite appropriate. Although Kobe was defending for a while, his physical strength and energy were not enough to support the improvement of strength. Ron Artest can only defend against slow players. The real defense responsibility falls on Gasol and Bynum, but they cannot defend the outside..."

In Su Yang's opinion, a group of old players in the Lakers usually have a defensive paddling, and after playing the regular season healthy, it is best to accumulate enough energy and make efforts in the playoffs, just like the Celtics for 10 years. As for forcing the regular season to improve the quality of defense, there is no need to.

Jim Bass frowned and asked: "We were swept in the second round of the playoffs because of the poor defense. Don't you know?"

"no…"

Su Yang curled his lips and shook his head: "The Lakers were swept in the second round of the playoffs, mainly because of their low offensive efficiency and their opponents who played too many easy and fast offensive and defensive transformations. They failed to play the advantages of the double towers' inner frame protection, and their weaknesses in the outside defense were further amplified.

If G1 is not Kobe's last consecutive inefficiency attacks, the Lakers can definitely win that game.

In addition, you have come to this conclusion, which shows that your scout analysis or video analysis strength is seriously behind other teams, and you should upgrade comprehensively as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you lose the game in the future, you will not even know how you lost..."

With his words, Su Yang couldn't help but think of a family business like the Lakers. The person responsible for overviewing scouts was the illegitimate son of Old Bass. The Lakers had good record over the years and had never done any serious draft and tactical analysis. In addition, Phil Jackson's defensive strategy tends to block the inside and put a mid-range shot, and it is difficult to handle basic pick-and-roll defense, so it is normal to make a blind conclusion.

"But Kobe also said it was a defensive issue. Does Kobe understand either?" Jim Bass rushed to say.

When Su Yang heard this, he subconsciously looked at Old Bass and found that Old Bass had indeed twitched and felt a little embarrassed. He immediately complained in his heart: Old Bass was wise, but in the end he had a silly son like Jim Bass, which really caused trouble for his retirement life in his later years in vain.

After thinking about it, he said: "That means Kobe may have made an empiricist mistake, and his one-step shot from within the three-point line looks very imposing, but his scoring efficiency is very low. If he plays more pick-and-roll and no-ball, the Lakers will not be swept."

Kobe is very efficient without the ball. He even took Nash a young man to fly, but the Lakers have never tried it before.

After Su Yang finished speaking, Jim Bass wanted to refute, and Kupchek rushed to say: "Then how do you view the triangle offense? If you become the Lakers head coach, will you follow the triangle offense tactics? I heard that you have created a dynamic offensive system on wheels."

"The triangle attack is just like that..."

Su Yang said bluntly, "I often play in the Thunder. You can go and flip the videos of the first two seasons, especially against the Timberwolves. The triangular offensive effect I directed was obviously better than Phil Jackson's long-term assistant coach Cott Lambis.

I will not follow the triangle offense, nor will I abandon the triangle offense. I will only convert the dynamic rounds of the triangle's core - low-post support into a new tactical system, such as split cover and blind     cut, so that the players can score more efficiently.

But I will eliminate Kobe's tactics of getting the ball directly at the waist position from the tactical book. This is too low to do so and it consumes a lot of energy for Kobe. It's okay to use it ten years ago. In recent years, other teams know how to consume Kobe..."

In about two minutes, Su Yang briefly explained the tactical concept and designed a tactic that allows Gasol Kobe Ate to perform efficiently. Based on the simple ucla     cut, even Jim Bass understood it.

Kupcheck said with a little concern: "It sounds like you are going to change Kobe's playing style? But that's something that even Phil Jackson failed to do or did not want to do. If you do that, how do you deal with your relationship with Kobe and how can you get his support?"

Su Yang thought for a moment, shrugged and spread his hands: "I don't need to deal with my relationship with him. My job is to win more games through adjustments. Kobe is paranoid but also smart. As long as he can win the ball, he will definitely cooperate. It's because you think too complicatedly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jim Bass seemed to be unable to help it, ignoring the reminder of Old Bass, and said, "After listening to your remarks, you have belittled us very much. We are the dynasty team. Do you mean we don't understand at all?"

Su Yang shook his head and chuckled: "It's not that you don't understand, but that you rely too much on the way to pursue success. Relying on the advantages of a big city located in Los Angeles, you have been joined by big stars many times, and winning championships is easier than other teams.

Now the times have changed drastically, and you still want to do that. You think that by upgrading your defense a little, signing a few outside shooters, you can continue to compete for the championship and play a game of 111=3. That's absolutely impossible. Now the Thunder is unstoppable, the Heat will surely rise, the Spurs are still stable, and the Nuggets are growing rapidly. What do the Lakers have? Continue to let the 33-year-old Kobe win in a single?

If the Lakers want to maintain competition for a long time and even win the championship again, there must be all-round changes.

At least scouts and video analysis need to be upgraded, the goals should be long-term and the attitude should be modest, otherwise you will be busy with your work."

After Su Yang finished speaking, there was silence in the conference room.

After a long time, Jim Bass said, "I understand why Thunder let you go, you're more like a boss."

"Then what can we give you?" asked Old Bass.

Since the Lakers are so bad, what attracts them?

"I need to pay attention and traffic, as well as an average annual salary of 10 million US dollars, and give my chief assistant a million annual salary. There are very few teams that can meet these conditions. In return, I will try my best to bring one or two championships to the Lakers."

Su Yang smiled and said, "Of course, I have been a Lakers fan since I was a child, my son-in-law dream..."
Chapter completed!