Chapter 282: The Clipper's Change
Far away in the United States, because Dad Li and others bought the Clippers, Da Yao became the manager of the team, which also made the Clippers highly anticipated by Chinese fans, and regarded the Clippers as the home team of the NBA.
Just like when Da Yao didn't retire, during the period of the Rockets, Chinese fans regarded the Rockets as their home team, and then the Rocket boss couldn't make a lot of money, even if Da Yao was not there, many people would still pay attention to the Rockets for the sake of feelings, especially many people watching NBA games, all for Da Yao.
And now the Clippers, in addition to the general manager of the management is Da Yao, is now acquired by Huaguo Group, so if you don't support the Clippers, which team do you support?
Other giant teams in the NBA, such as the Lakers in the same city, can no longer play in the playoffs, the team's results are very bad, and they are about to be signed with the top pick.
After all, the ball always has to go in, and scoring is the main thing, not watching you move beautifully.
For several seasons in a row, the Lakers have aimed to "win the championship" and "not mess up" for the purpose, but the Lakers are not rotten, but really rotten. And anyone who pursues a little record doesn't want to stay there, just to make money, many players don't want to go to the Lakers, and there is one reason, that is, Kobe Bryant's existence.
The current Kobe, no matter how good the lineup is, is in vain, because the ball can't reach your hands, so you can only watch Kobe play dryly.
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In the '14 draft, which is known as a rare draft year in the last decade, many teams are struggling to grab people.
But in Li Cai's previous life, the 14th session was more like an injury year, and almost all of the lottery shows were lying, and several were reimbursed, Randle, Embiid, Agodon, Jabari Parker, etc......
Even if there are no injuries, they don't show much strength, only the future dunk king Zach LaVine, a 196CM tall and 82kg two-way guard is very good, and then even the players selected in the second round are much better than the first round.
At the beginning, because the Clippers lacked guards, Lee asked the Clippers to choose Jordan Clarkson in the second-round draft, but then he thought that he was going to trade Jordan Jr. away, although he signed Whiteside Whiteside, but this was still far from enough!
After all, Whiteside is a blue-collar center, similar to Jordan Jr., but better than Jordan Jr. on offense, and his emotional intelligence is higher than Jordan Jr., which will not spoil the atmosphere in the Clippers locker room.
So, to trade Jordan Jr., you can make a trade with the Nuggets.
Because in this year's draft, they selected Nicola Jokic, a white center from Serbia, in the second round of the overall 41st.
He is a super all-round technical center, can play both high and low positions, can break through with the ball in the face frame, make a pivot in the high position, reach the range outside the three-point line, and can also rely on technical strong attacks in the low post, hook hands on both sides, and have high flexibility.
In the 16-17 season, Jokic averaged 27.8 minutes per game, scoring 16.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks, shooting 57.8% from the field, 32.4% from three-point range, and 82.5% from the free throw line.
As long as he strengthens his defense, Jokic will be the perfect interior team-builder. Even if the defense is average, there is no one in the 14th class of players who has played a greater tactical role than him.
Suffice it to say, the Nuggets picked up a future All-Star for nothing with a second-round pick.
It's just that Jokic has a contract with a European team, and I'm afraid he won't be able to land in the NBA with Li until 2015, and the Clippers will have to find someone else to top this season.
Otherwise, Whiteside alone would not be enough to prop up the Clippers' interior defense.
Of course, Jordan Jr.'s trade can't be rushed, after all, Jordan Jr. will be a completely free man after the end of this season, and he can jump out of the contract this year and become a restricted free man, so if you want to trade him, you still have to slow down and wait until the free market ends and the season begins.
Of course, this is not a problem, in Li Cai's view, there are many good stars in the NBA's free market this year.
For example, the Lakers' interior Paul Gasol is a completely free man, the Lakers were at the bottom of the league last season, and the contract with him is certainly not much higher, and the Clippers are now a team with championship strength, unless it is for money, it should not be difficult to sign Paul Gasol.
After all, Pau Gasol entered the Clippers and saved a lot of money to buy a house without having to go to other cities.
In the NBA's free market, many teams are recruiting, among which there are many big names, and the biggest big name is Zhan Huang, which can also be said to be the strongest player among them.
Of course, it is not easy to sign Zhan Huang, first of all, he must have enough salary space, and secondly, he must have the strength to win the championship, after all, ordinary stars can't assist him, so he has to be similar to Wade and Bosh. Role players must have enough strength, defense, three-point is indispensable, and if any of them fail to meet the requirements, it is difficult to satisfy James, after all, he is going to win the championship.
Although the Clippers have strength, they don't have much salary, and James is not suitable for the Clippers, which is very bad for Li Cai to enter the NBA next year, because it is not Li Cai's team.
And just like that, James made his decision 2 again and returned to his hometown Cavaliers, saying that he wanted to bring a championship to the city.
Actually, it's not that the Cavaliers have enough salary space to sign him, and the Cavaliers have a good lineup, with several top players.
In the NBA's free market, James returned to the Cavaliers with the biggest card.
Da Yao was also at the suggestion of Li Cai before, and cut the so-called champion godfather Risk, who was originally exchanged for a first-round pick in 15 years next year, and did not renew his contract like in his previous life.
It can be said that Reesver's coaching level is average, and in order to get his son Reesver Jr. to play in his own hands, he traded the Clippers' draft picks at will, which is simply brainless.
So, after resigning from Reesver, Da Yao chose the veteran coach Jay Triano, who was born in 1958, as the head coach of the Clippers.
In the 08-09 season, Triano became a head coach for the Raptors, leading the team for two and a half years with a mediocre record. After that, he was the head coach of the Canadian national team, and he did not get good results.
But his strength is that he has a lot of coaching experience, his mind is full of tactics, and he knows how to attack and defend. In Li Cai's view, the reason why he has led the team has not achieved results is not because he is incapable, but because he has never joined a strong team.
Fortunately, Da Yao has been in the NBA for so long, so he naturally knows this.
As for the assistant coaches in the team, according to Li Cai's opinion, Da Yao invited Luke Wharton, and the Clippers' remaining inside and outside assistant coaches, trainers, etc. can be replaced.
The Clippers in the free agency, after signing a few veterans and white sides, changed the coaching staff again, and there was no big movement, so that the players on the team thought that this was it.
As everyone knows, in this silence, what a cruel change is ushered in.