0436 Preliminary achievement
There has been hot discussion on who can take over Su Yang as the head coach of the Lakers, and social platforms such as Twitter, and even bets are being made on the opening market.
Famous commentator Stephen Smith wrote: "We all know that he is good at coaching teams that are mainly defenders. He can get Stephen Curry like Steve Nash, and Kobe likes him."
Bill Simmons, who is also a well-known commentator, tweeted: "Sealing Su Yang to challenge three consecutive championships is an extremely difficult task. It is recommended that the Lakers choose a coach with championship experience. Their former head coach Phil Jackson is an excellent choice."
Some fans think that the Lakers will never choose Phil Jackson because Jim Bass must be worried that this will allow Jenny Bass to get help. And when Bass was still alive, he was always afraid that Phil Jackson had too much power in the Lakers.
As for Byron Scott, almost no fans think he will be elected as the Lakers head coach. After all, he was fired by the Cavaliers and was fired by the Hornets before, which shows that Scott's level is really poor. How could the Lakers let him take over the responsibility of three consecutive championships?
Amid all kinds of discussions, the King's trial training was carried out step by step, and the transaction contacts with other teams were also carried out in full swing.
Su Yang was temporarily free, but he did not have a complete holiday. Instead, he participated in various activities arranged by the team's community relations department. He first visited the nursing home, then attended the construction ceremony of the primary school basketball court, and finally went to the new stadium to break ground and was so busy that he got up.
Hinki was interviewed simultaneously and declared to the public: "We are interested in trading the No. 7 draw. Our goal is to enter the playoffs in the new season. We are looking for more combat power. Welcome teams in need and contact us..."
In addition to the Kings trying to trade the No. 7 sign, the Cavaliers are also selling No. 1 picks. Some reports say that no team aims for No. 1 picks.
The general managers of many teams, as well as many draft experts represented by Charter Ford, believe that it will be the New Year of the Draft.
The interview was released the next morning, the Kings officially tried out the 12-13 All-American Team, Bob Cousey Award, John Wooden Award, the winner of the Associated Press's Best Team of the Year, and the point guard guard Trae Burke from the prestigious sports school of Michigan University.
Su Yang personally attended the trial. When he saw Burke's resume, he thought that several major honors were very good, almost one-third of Durant's honors when he was in college. Unfortunately, he suffered a loss and only started his sophomore year. The static data he had participated in the physical test before was also deviated.
With Burke's physical condition, it would be difficult to enter the lottery range if it were other years, but after all, the 13th year of the draft was held.
According to the special requirements of Burke's agent and his father, the Kings did not openly try out, nor did they arrange other trial players to fight Burke. The operation part was simply a test of running and jump, as well as passes, shooting, and basic pick-and-roll.
After watching the whole process, Su Yang felt that he was not good at it.
The main three-point shooting deviation, the end of the basket, especially the end of the confrontation state, did not reach the starting level.
No wonder I am unwilling to accept confrontation arrangements.
Passing is quite good.
After finishing the operation part, the trial training entered the theoretical part. The original plan was to ask Snyder to come forward to investigate, but Su Yang temporarily decided to take the initiative and simply asked about the options for some basic tactics. Burke answered and the live camera shot hard.
Saw Burke away in the morning, and the Kings interviewed Anthony Bennett, who ranked eighth to tenth in the mock draft.
There is no running and jump shot test arranged, only talking about basketball understanding.
After a conversation, Su Yang found that Bennett was indeed polite.
The basketball understanding is still okay. If you choose at the end of the first round, you will probably have a normal-tempo NBA career. However, the 13th draft pick, the wrong scout report, and Gilbert's strange preferences made Bennett put in the wrong position.
In the NBA, a type of player will become superstars wherever he goes, such as Duncan, Jordan, Kobe and LeBron.
There is also a type of player that will be bad wherever you go, such as Mayo and Beasley, and no one can change them.
More players, their own development and achievements, have a huge relationship with the environment and era they live in.
For example, Warriors legend Chris Mullin, as an alcoholic, if he hadn't met Old Nelson, it would have become a typical case of wasting talent. There is also the second-place Mirisic in 2003. If he hadn't met Larry Brown, it would have been better.
In terms of times, Dale Ellis, the three-pointer in the 1980s, was initially discriminated against by the head coach in the Mavericks because the era emphasized the inside, but the 15-year low singles expert Jalier Okafor was ignored because of his speed and defense.
Bennett is a typical environmental dependence. The No. 1 pick has caused him to suffer too much pressure from the media and fans. The Cavaliers also have problems with how he uses him. The ball rights are in the hands of Irving and West when starting, and the substitutes are given priority to finding TT and Taylor Zeller.
That led to Bennett being the title of No. 1 pick but not being treated as No. 1 pick. He played without a ball for a lot of time and fell into a vicious cycle.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the king ended the interview with Bennett. Su Yang, as the boss, was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines.
Compared to Los Angeles, there are always a large group of reporters surrounded by reporters, there are only two reporters in Sacramento and two local radio stations. The entire interview looks very deserted, which makes King staff deliberately spread around to fill the scene.
The main issues for the reporters are rookies choosing directions, Evans’ contract handling, and the free market actions.
Su Yang answered one by one with official standard strategies, and finally talked about Trey Burke's trial: "He is an excellent point guard. He has good control over the body and basketball ball, can effectively allocate the ball rights, and is good at pick-and-roll..."
After a loud praise, he also took the initiative to mention his shortcomings, "He also needs to strengthen his three-point shooting and add more threats to the offensive end."
Anyway, I won’t lie or exaggerate it, after all, I won’t choose the king.
The interview content was quickly reported and did not cause much discussion. Su Yang looked through the news, but as expected, he saw the news that "the Nuggets still haven't found a suitable candidate". He immediately contacted Hinki and the backup plan could already be promoted.
After finishing the main trial, Su Yang took the time to invite Cousins, Thomas Jr., Jason Thompson, and Travis Outro, an old friend who was once a Trail Blazers, to party together at an outdoor barbecue party, and in his conversations, he suggested that he would not trade several people next season.
Cousins has a comprehensive skill and excellent physical talent. The problem is that it is difficult to control emotions. Su Yang has confidence to help him correct it. Thomas Jr. has strong scoring ability, which can be further strengthened. As for defense and other things, there is no need to force it.
The Kings tried out successively Michael Carter Williams, Ben McLemore, CJ McCollum and other players who simulated ranking lottery ranges. They definitely won’t choose, mainly to make the entire team run, but Antetokounmpo was not invited to participate in the trial.
Considering the potential transaction, it will bring the No. 21 sign, Su Yang also specially invited Tim Hardaway, Andre Robertson, and Solomon Hill to participate in the trial training, and by the way, considering the possibility of using the No. 21 sign in advance to continue trading the first round sign in 2014.
The official NBA issued a small green house invitation at the same time, and Trey Burke ranked among them, and the simulation ranking continued to stabilize at sixth.
The Jazz finally took the initiative to find the king and said that if the king can choose Burke in the seventh ranking, then we can talk about the transaction.
Hinki calmly negotiated with the Jazz, asking for 14th and 21st picks, as well as the Jazz's 46th pick in the second round.
After several rounds of negotiations, Hinki made a concession and gave up the second round of No. 46 draw. Jazz said it was feasible and just waited to choose Burke.
Chapter completed!