stadium ambition

Chapter 276

Chapter 276

Su Yang even felt that there was a little truth in what the ESPN program group said.

Because of this free market, the Clippers are indeed not very popular, and it is difficult to attract fierce players to vote automatically.

After watching the program, Su Yang made a breakfast by himself according to the recipe formulated by the nutritionist of the team.

At exactly nine o'clock, Xin sent a work progress report, saying that he had contacted Jermaine O'Neal's agent, and Jermaine O'Neal was on vacation in Los Angeles at this time, and he was free to meet with him, and the Clippers could start recruiting today.

Su Yang checked the schedule and found that there was nothing special to deal with, so he immediately replied to the email saying it was possible.

He then finished his breakfast, drove to the Clippers training base, and met with everyone in Hinkie's office.

After a simple communication, everyone decided to reorganize the basic situation of O'Neal and how to recruit.

Many of the contents are already understood by everyone, and the main purpose is to check for omissions and fill in vacancies to avoid accidents.

"Jermaine's core appeal is very simple." Hinkie said, "He is currently 31 years old and is entering the second half of his career. After he has won a big contract and been the boss of the team, he is willing to sacrifice status and salary for the championship ring. "

Su Yang nodded in response. This was the main reason why he proposed to recruit O'Neal in the first place.

"Last season, he started 70 games with the Miami Heat, averaging 28.4 points and assists, 13.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, but he averaged only 10.6 shots per game, with a true shooting percentage of 56.3%. "

Assistant Gerrard added, "If it weren't for his annual salary of 2302 million US dollars, it would be a fairly satisfactory starting power forward. It is a pity that he met Perkins and Garnett in the first round of the playoffs. 4.2 points and 5.6 rebounds, and the number of fouls and turnovers has also increased significantly. Compared with the regular season, the overall performance can be called a cliff-like decline."

After Gerrard finished speaking, there was some admiration in the office, and many staff members praised Pat Riley one after another.

Su Yang also wanted to say awesome.

Because Riley seems to be particularly good at using 'junk contracts' to get through the team rebuilding cycle. Last season, Riley used 'Marion, Banks + $300 million' from the Raptors to get Jermaine O'Neal, Mario Moon, and the draft right.

And O'Neal performed well, and Riley threw it away when he ran out. While ensuring the record, he also got a lot of salary space.

"Jermaine O'Neal's assists are underestimated. He is a good high-low connection..." Su Yang said, "If the Heat have a player who can cooperate with him, then the value he can play will be even higher."

"You're right, he's a smart player," Van Gundy added.

O'Neal's assist ability was first recognized by fans in the 00-01 season.At that time, O'Neal transferred from the Trail Blazers to the Pacers, and his average playing time increased from 12 minutes to 32 minutes per game, and various statistics also increased significantly.

But it was Rick Carlisle who really made O'Neal's assists great. He just made a high-low connection, and he forced O'Neal to average 2.6 assists per game. It's a pity that the Pacers were already unable to revitalize because of the Auburn Hills incident.

Even if he is traded to the Raptors, Jermaine O'Neal can play high and low connections with Bosh and other players.

Only the Heat can't help it. First, the possession of the ball is reduced. Second, Haslem and Joel Anthony are both rough guys. Wade doesn't play off the ball very much, so that O'Neal seems very sorry for the $2300 million. salary.

"In addition to the high-low connection, what else can he help us with?" Assistant coach Kim Hughes asked.

"Excellent weak-side defense awareness, especially in blocking shots, he has a relatively fast speed and very quick bullet speed, coupled with his outstanding wingspan, even affected by injuries and age, last season he still Able to contribute an average of 1.4 blocks per game, and the highest block in a single game is as high as 9 times, which matches our defensive system very well." Assistant Gerrard said.

Everyone agreed.

O'Neal entered the league at the age of ten. He is very talented in defense. He is born with a body that is good at assisting defense. He is also very good at reading offense, so that he has injured his knees many times, but he can still maintain his deterrent ability. It can be said that he is "flexible and more Too many, not enough 'version of Garnett, it's a pity that he never won the best defensive team.

"What other main weapons does he have on the offensive end?" assistant coach Stevens asked.

Stevens used the word "what else". After all, compared to O'Neal's peak, the kind of face-to-basket and back-body is extremely flexible, and it is difficult to switch freely with various crotch shaking, and even change direction and turn with one hand. Saw it on Jermaine O'Neal.

"He hardly shoots three-pointers. He only took one shot last season, and he hardly scores at the basket through physical confrontation. He mainly uses long-distance mid-range shots facing the basket and turning over mid-range shots." Assistant coach Gerrard said .

Su Yang looked at the statistics of O'Neal last season and found that he only took 28.1% of his shots at the basket, ranking almost at the bottom of the league's starting power forwards, so he averaged only 3.2 free throws per game, the lowest in history.

"This looks bad, but we position him as a mid-to-long-range shooter and a weak-side helper. It can be regarded as an upgraded version of Drew Gooden. If he can join us, it will be very beneficial." Van Gundy said.

"What kind of salary can we provide him?" Su Yang asked.

"A two-year full guarantee contract, with additional additions, such as incentives such as weight maintenance or free throw percentage, and some hidden welfare policies, you know." Hinkie said with a smile.

Su Yang nodded to express his understanding.

Based on O'Neal's performance and health last season, it will inevitably lead to looting in the free market. According to the current news, O'Neal has already targeted the Mavericks, Celtics and Nuggets.

Therefore, implicit welfare policies are almost necessary, such as arranging a team job for relatives.

This kind of contract will not be written into the contract, it is almost an unspoken rule of the NBA, and the league will not delve into it.

The two-year full middle-class guarantee contract is also a routine operation.

Because O'Neal will be 33 years old at that time, his physical condition and personal ability will probably start to decline. In addition, Jordan and Gordon will need to renew their rookie contracts. Naturally, it is impossible to give O'Neal a longer contract.

"It's roughly like this. We'd better launch a recruitment attempt today, get ahead of other teams, and try to complete the lineup earlier, so as to avoid the situation that there will be salary space but no suitable candidates later." Hinkie said.

"agree…"

"agree…"

Everyone raised their hands one after another to show their support, Xin Ji turned to look at Su Yang, "Why don't you go to recruit yourself?"

"can."

Su Yang readily agreed that the Clippers were not looking for big names, but needed the entire team, from the boss to the players.In the face of many middle-class free agents, the best way is multi-threaded operation. The Clippers are responsible for several people from management to players.

"I need PJ Tucker's assistance, just as he is coming to sign the contract, and we will set off together at that time."

After Su Yang finished speaking, Xin Ji clapped his hands and shouted, "Then let's make a decision like this. Let's split up."

(End of this chapter)