roccoschili Chapter 581 [2 new aids, 5 deaths]
Chapter 581 [2 new aids, 5 deaths]
Chapter 581 [Two new aids, five deaths]
If the Lakers leave, they must sign new recruits to make up for them. Two rookies must be signed, and there are still two vacancies. Kupchak is ready to sign in the free market.
Yang Rui only studied the list of free agents for an hour, then he delineated two goals and called Kupchak.
"Inside, I suggest looking for 198CM center Chuck Hayes, giving him two years of basic salary, and the second year is a team option."
"198CM? Center?" Kupchak laughed: "Did you say it wrong, or did I hear it wrong?"
Most people think that a player of 198CM is too short to play small forward.
"That's right, he's 198CM. He was last year's undrafted rookie. With him and Millsap around, the Lakers will be stronger inside next season. Although the two are short, they are very powerful. They can resist people near the penalty area and change the pick-and-roll quickly. Their only weakness is their height, and they are poor in interfering shots, and there are other people on the team who can do these things well," Yang Rui replied.
Coupled with Diaw, the Lakers will have three short inside lanes next season, as well as the league's recognized strong three-high, which can deal with various types of teams on both offense and defense.
The reason why Kobe Bryant failed to defend the MVP last season has a lot to do with the configuration of the Lakers. Not only basketball experts, but even fans can see that the Lakers are the first in the league in depth, and they are crushing everyone.
"Well, who's the other one?" Kupchak asked.
"Swing man Jason Kapono should be able to sign with a one-year salary."
With two names in mind, Kupchak began to connect.
He found that Hayes didn't even have an agent, he only kept his contact number. Looking at his NBA resume, the college data was appalling. He was a blue-collar worker.Last season he played a total of 22 games, 1.3 points and 3.5 rebounds.Only played 10 minutes per game, and the rebounding efficiency is not low.
Van Gundy didn't coach with the Rockets and went to ESPN last season as a commentator.There is no coach who likes to defend. Hayes is worse than Yang Rui's previous life. After losing the election, he worked in the Pistons and Kings for 10 days on a short-term contract. There is no data, and no one has found his value.
Hayes was very happy after receiving the call and immediately expressed his willingness to join.
He was about to go to the summer league, and then try to play the preseason for a team, relying on hard defense to fight for a minimum salary, but he didn't expect good things to come directly to him.
The Lakers are willing to give him a two-year base salary, even if the second year is a team option, it is the best treatment he can get so far.
Only Yang Rui knows how cost-effective it is to sign this person. Haiye is a familiar figure to Chinese fans. He is 198cm tall and weighs 109kg. He is known as the shortest starting center in the NBA. He has thick legs and strong lower limbs. On the O'Neal can resist the first resistance, the 09 playoffs, Bynum, who had field defense, could not score a point, and Lamar Odom could only score two points.
Hayes' defensive prediction is good, he moves quickly, and is not easy to shake. He can switch guards when he encounters a pick-and-roll, just like Ben Wallace, who lacks bounce and has poor wingspan and shot-blocking ability.
Moreover, Hayes is a progressive insider. Later, under the guidance of Adelman, he also practiced one-handed support near the free throw line, and he can often pass to the empty-cut defender to score a layup.
His shortcomings are also very obvious. He is short in stature and suffers from big men who can shoot. He still lacks scoring ability. He has no reliable scoring method. , and play for a while at a certain time.
Contacting Kapono also went well, and now he is in a state of no one, ready to go to summer league.
Kapono's fate is different from Yang Rui's previous life. He was selected by the Cavaliers in the second round in 2003 and had almost no chance to perform, because he was not fast, his strength was average, his rebounding was air-level, and his defense basically depended on his eyes. With a height of 203CM, he was soft in defense and slow in defense.
Kapono has only one specialty, that is, shooting three-pointers, and his anti-interference ability is good. In the first season, he had a 47.7% three-point shooting rate, averaging 3.5 points per game and hitting 0.5 three-pointers.
In Yang Rui's previous life, the Cavaliers had a slightly better lineup. Kapono gave up after the first year, and he was selected by the Bobcats in the expansion draft without a guarantee.
This became a turning point in Kapono's career. Because the Bobcats lacked swingmen, he got a lot of appearances. In the second season, he averaged 18.4 minutes per game, improving the data to 8.5 points. The three-point shooting percentage was 41.2%. One of them laid the foundation for later signing with the Heat.
到热火后，卡波诺06-07赛季打出了巅峰的10.9分2.7篮板1.2助攻，投篮命中率49.4%，三分命中率51.4%。2007年夏天，猛龙以4年2400万的中产合同签下了卡波诺，成为了NBA著名烂合同。
Kapono was not so lucky in this life. The Cavaliers lacked perimeter players and kept him on the team. As a result, he could only average 10 minutes per game in the second year, scoring 3.8 points and shooting 43.8% from three.
His shooting percentage is stable, but he is a marginal person. In the summer of 2005, the Cavaliers did not renew his contract with him, and he signed with the Pacers with a one-year salary.This is a wrong decision. The Pacers have Michael Reed, and Kapono has few chances to play. Moreover, the Pacers are of average strength, and their teammates have poor ability to attract double teams. It is difficult for someone like him who can only play without the ball to play. .
He averaged 13 points in 4.1 minutes per game last season, and his three-point percentage dropped to 39.6 percent, and he didn't get a contract extension with the Pacers.Yang Rui knew that there was no better three-pointer than Kapono in the free market, so he gave up picking a veteran.
With the addition of two rookies, the Lakers' lineup for the new season has been set to 14 people.
Centers: Yao Ming, Chuck Hayes, Lamar Odom.
Power forwards: Rasheed Wallace, Boris Diaw, Paul Millsap.
Small forwards: Andre Iguodala, Luke Walton, Jason Kapono.
Shooting guards: Kobe Bryant, Monta Ellis.
Point guards: Daniel Gibson, Damon Jones, Lou Williams.
The new lineup has meat shield centers, post attackers, playmaking forwards, [-]-point shooters, super guards, off-ball players, everything.As long as the star is not injured, the Lakers' regular season championship and three consecutive championships next season are almost certain. As a coach, Yang Rui's most important thing is to do a good job of rotation and ensure the health of the players.
To get the players done, two assistant coaches, Divac and Brooks, led the team to the preseason.
Yang Rui still has a job, so he has to determine the candidate for the No.3 teaching assistant.
Many coaches think of the Lakers gilding. All freelancers with a little reputation have submitted their resumes. Yang Rui has seen many acquaintances, including old coaches and young people, most of which are retired stars.
The answers to several coaching questions asked by Yang Rui were similar. These people answered with the tactical adjustments that Yang Rui was good at when he was coaching before. After reading the answers, Kupchak said that it was like Yang Rui's fan questionnaire.
Although Yang Rui is happy, he excludes all those who please him. If these people are his fans, the Lakers will only agree with his ideas when they come to the Lakers, so what is this assistant coach doing?He got the job done.
Before Yang Rui's assistant, Hollins, Thibodeau, D'Antoni and others were able to raise objections, even if they were not adopted, they could be used as a reference.Hornacek is the only one who doesn't disagree with Yang Rui very much. His specialty is instructing players in some details and using his experience as a player.
There is only one answer that suits Yang Rui's mind. This man has taken the risk of the world and proposed to reduce the playing time of Rasheed and Odom. It is better to trade one person directly and reuse the short No. 4 position. Four small.
When Yao Ming came off the court, he went to the death five squads, with more counterattacks on the offensive end, rebounds on the defensive end, and full attack and full defense.
Yang Rui decided to take this man, although he has no qualifications, the youngest, his name is Brad Stevens.
(End of this chapter)