readytorunbook Chapter 251
Chapter 251
Chapter 251
Now Li Nan is full of air wherever he goes, and now there are eight Chinese people on the team. If he chooses two more in the draft, and then signs two at will, his own task is basically completed.
But Li Nan has to thank Xing Tian for all of this. Now he knows why Garnett and McGrady can reject the invitations of other teams and join the Chinese.
The first Chinese made the playoffs last season and has extraordinary potential.None of the five members left this year, and the atmosphere in the team is also very good, there is no fighting like other teams.
Second, it is because of Xing Tian.In this summer's training, both Garnett and McGrady have partnered with Xing Tian. They enjoy playing under Xing Tian very much, and they still have the power to fight back against opponents like the Lakers.
Today Li Nan brought his assistant to the rookie training camp. He discussed with Xing Tian that the team might use these two draft picks to select forward players, preferably some forward swingers.
Now Li Nan realized that he was too optimistic. The rookie training camp invited nearly 100 people, divided into 20 teams, and there were many games every day.
Li Nan couldn't be too busy alone. Fortunately, he was able to discuss with the general managers of other teams, but the information given by everyone was true and false.
At the same time, Zhang Lili's condition has also stabilized, but he has to recuperate in China for a period of time. Zhang Lili also asked the Chinese team to choose a head coach first.
Xing Tian and Li Nan are certainly not the kind of ungrateful people. They declared that the Chinese team wanted to recruit assistant coaches, and they should bring their resumes and tactics to the Chinese training center to apply for the job.
The official draft picks were also selected, and the No. [-] pick went to the Bulls who became gods. This was also a reward for the Bulls who trained Michael Jordan.
After all, everyone thinks that the Bulls have lost one Michael Jordan, even if they use ten No. [-] picks, they will not be willing to change it.
The Timberwolves who lost Garnett won the second place. It can be said that this example is the only consolation after Garnett.It also made the Timberwolves executives sober up, don't let your own superstar leave again.
It was the Mavericks who were in the third round. Knowing the news, Nowitzki rushed back from Russia overnight again. He will work with the general manager of the team to select an excellent guard and form a strong combination with him.
The fourth is the Suns, and the fifth is the Thunder. The teams that get the best picks are basically the teams in the west, which makes the teams in the east very ugly. Best way to get draft picks.
The Chinese team got the No.13 draft position. This position is not too pre-examination, but it is not too bad. Kobe was selected in this position in his last life, and the other pick is the second round 24th.
These days, Li Nan has already gone to New York. Based on his own observations, he will give the most suitable players for the Chinese team, but he feels that his draft picks cannot select good players.
Xing Tian has now become the most powerful person in the Chinese arena, and he is also the one who interviews the assistant coach. Li Nan is very relieved about this. His ability to pass Xing Tian's interview is definitely not simple.
The first person to interview was D'Antoni, the assistant coach of the Suns.This mustache chatted with Xing Tian all afternoon, but he came to apply for the head coach, so Xing Tian could only say sorry to the other party.
Some of the people in the next interview were coaches in college, and even the assistant coaches of other teams last season, but after they chatted with Xing Tian, they found that their understanding of basketball was not as good as Xing Tian.
Of course, many powerful coaches also came, such as Stan Jeff Van Gundy brothers, they also came, but they did not get this position in the end, after all, Xing Tian did not want Yao Ming to play under this brother.
Another major event happened during this period. Bulls head coach Phil Jackson signed with the Lakers. Walton was also looking for another home in desperation. The Bulls also seized this moment to sign Walton.
Originally, the Lakers wanted to keep Walton as an assistant coach, but Walton resigned immediately after hearing the news. He performed well with the Lakers this year, but failed in the last step.
After Xing Tian knew the news, he could only shake his head. There was no other way. Although the Chinese had become the favorites to win the championship, the news they released was only to recruit assistant coaches, and D'Antoni also came to spy.
For a moment, Xing Tian also wanted to win over this Wharton. He can play a team like the Lakers so well, and it is definitely not bad to deal with the Chinese team, but Xing Tian immediately denied it.He still hopes that Zhang Lili will return, and Zhang Lili is the only head coach of the Chinese team.
On the last day, Xing Tian saw a resume submitted by a college student. Originally, Xing Tian would throw away such things directly, but seeing this person's name, Xing Tian decided to have a chat with him.
College students just want to be assistant coaches one by one, which is really too difficult for the NBA.But Xing Tian was very familiar with this name, so he chose to chat with this young man.
As soon as Xing Tian chatted, he decided to sign this young man. He had a special understanding of defense, and Xing Tian found that he was not as good as his opponent.
In this way, there are three assistant coaches in Huarendi, one is Ma Jian who was there before, one is Guo Shiqiang, and the last one is Tom Thibodeau who Xing Tian just recruited.
Now the three are starting to arrange tactics for the Chinese team. Ma Jian and Guo Shiqiang are in charge of offense, and Thibodeau is in charge of defense. However, they are arranging some tactics, and Xing Tian will change them again. They have no opinion after reading them. Complete a lot.
Everyone has no opinion. After all, Xing Tian showed an excellent tactical concept last season, so everyone also heard what Xing Tian meant.
Today Xing Tian flew to New York with Garnett and McGrady. Today is the day of the NBA draft. The three represent the Chinese team to participate in the draft and meet Li Nan who has been in New York.
"Xing Tian, take a look, this is some information I have collected here these days!" Li Nan pressed a notebook, which contained a lot of Li Nan's notes.
It can be seen that Li Nan has not shot in New York these days. As long as there are games, Li Nan is in the training hall.But Li Nan is also at a loss now, he has no idea who to choose.
It's just that Xing Tian took a look and found that these notes were not suitable for the Chinese team, but these were collected by Li Nan in the past few days, and Xing Tian was not good at pouring cold water on him.
"This George Gervin must be in the top three, so we can't choose it!" McGrady glanced at it and said it lightly. He is very clear about the strength of Iceman George Gervin. The Chinese only have the thirteenth pick. The lottery can't be selected at all.
"Hey, I know too! This person is so strong, and he performed very well in the rookie camp!" Li Nan also nodded. He also knew that he couldn't be selected, but he naturally recorded it when he met a good seedling.
"Jerry West is also unlikely. The Bulls have already announced that they will sign him with the No. Just for fun.
Xing Tian did not speak, but drew the names of several people in Li Nan's notebook, one of which Xing Tian was also very optimistic about, Grant Hill, Marbury, Francis, and even two Chinese, one is Jeremy Lin , one is Hu Weidong.
The alliance still followed the settings of the previous life and invited sixteen people into the small green room.Except for Marbury, none of the people selected by Xing Tian were invited into the small green room, which reassured Li Nan and Xing Tian a lot.
After a while, Stern walked out.He didn't have any ink marks today, and directly announced the Bulls' choice. There was no surprise at all, and he chose Jerry West.
This man is very strong. In his previous life, he had a title called Logo Man, and he was the only man who failed in the finals and won the FMVP.
The Timberwolves also chose George Gervin. It is no surprise that the No. [-] pick and No. [-] pick have performed very well in the rookie camp, and they are fully capable of serving as the core of a team.
According to media analysis, their strength is no worse than the current starters of each team. As long as they work harder, they may become All-Stars.
The Mavericks chose Sam Cassell, who was a Chinese sparring partner, at the third position. It is said that Nowitzki and Cassell had a chat and directly decided to want this strange-looking man.
When Stern announced the decision, Cassel ran out of the small room, hugged Xing Tian first, and then excitedly went to the stage to end the calf hat in Stern's hand.
No one has any doubts about this draft, the Mavericks really need a point guard, and Cassell will certainly not fall into the second round, there are still many teams eyeing him.
The fourth pick of the Suns was James Worthy, the fifth pick of the Thunder was Griffin, the sixth pick of the Bucks was Pete Maravich, and the seventh pick of the Raptors was Jr. Jordan.
The most popular at this moment is actually the Chinese, because three of these people are their training partners, and these three people also performed very well in the rookie camp.
The first sentence they said on stage was undoubtedly to thank the Chinese and thank Xing Tian.But if they fight against the Chinese, they will definitely not show mercy.
The Chinese chose Grant Hill in the No.13 pick, and Hu Weidong from the Chinese in the 27th pick in the second round. Xing Tian was the one who did it himself. Li Nan was a little confused.
At the same time, JJ Redick and Corey Maggette, the other two Chinese sparring players, were also selected by the Thunder and Raptors on 22 and 26 in the second round.
The Thunder and the Raptors seem to particularly like the products produced by the Chinese team. This is also related to their training camp. After they take a fancy to a player, they will naturally pay attention to their teammates.
(End of this chapter)