Chapter 303: A Chance for Mike Budenholzer

(Tomorrow is Yi Wen's birthday, so there will be an outbreak, hereby announced)

Anxi told Abby about his desire to leave San Antonio, and then accepted Abby's suggestion to say hello to Ivoclark in advance, at least to prepare for the next offseason. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"Got it, Ann, but what a coincidence, Buford just contacted me to reopen the contract extension talks. Ivoclark on the other end of the line said with a smile.

"Do you want to renew the contract early?" An Xi shook his head, and then said. "Bite the price before it. ā€

After hesitating for a moment, An Xi added: "One more condition, I don't want to continue to play as a substitute next season." ā€

Ivo Clark said crisply: "I know, I'll talk to the Spurs management." ā€

An Xi nodded: "Well, by the way, how is Yi now?"

Anxi is concerned about the United Arab Emirates, although the free market has not yet opened, many teams are already in contact with free agents in advance.

"Yi, he is in a good situation now, there are already several teams in contact with us, and the Houston Rockets also want to renew the contract with Yi, but Yi is still considering, the bids of several teams are about the same, and where to go in the end depends on Yi's personal choice. ā€

"That's good. Anxi hung up the phone, the situation of the UAE is good, and if he continues to stay in the NBA next season, the problem should not be big.

An Xi thought of Xiao Guo again at this time, and the NBA draft was about to start, but An Xi found that there seemed to be no news of Xiao Guo participating in the draft.

Flipping through the mobile phone, An Xi flipped to Xiao Guo's number, and then dialed it directly.

At this time, it was already morning in China, Xiao Guo had just finished his morning exercise, the phone rang, he took out his mobile phone and looked at it, remarks: NBA senior, Xiao Guo picked up the phone in a hurry.

"Hey, hey, Brother An?"

"Well, it's me, Xiao Guo, I haven't been in touch with you for a long time, so I'll call and ask you, how are you doing?"

"It's okay, I've already played the main team in the CBA. Xiao Guo's face was full of smiles.

"Oh, that's not bad, by the way, the national team has recently started training, are you in the national team now?" An Xi suddenly thought of the notice letter sent to him by the Basketball Association some time ago, and it seemed that the national team had started training a month ago.

"Uh...... Brother An, don't expose people's shortcomings. Xiao Guo suddenly became a little distracted.

An Xi was stunned for a moment: "What's wrong?"

"I didn't make it to the national team. ā€

"How so?"

"Really, didn't get in. ā€

"What about the defenders of the national team? Who else can play without you?" An Xi was a little puzzled, and even a little incredible.

"Chen Jianghua, Liu Xiaoyu, and Brother Wei. ā€

An Xi was silent for a while, Chen Jianghua, Liu Xiaoyu, these two are the Yuedong Gang, it seems that the national team is a little bit back to the old way, so it is better to let Deng Huade continue to lead the team, at least Deng Huade has the right to choose people independently.

After thinking about it, Anxi felt that since Xiao Guo failed to enter the national team, he should not waste time in China.

"Xiao Guo, let's do it, you come to the United States to stay for a while, I happen to have a personal training team, you come to practice together." ā€

"This ...... No...... "Xiao Guo hesitated a little again.

An Xi said directly: "What's wrong with this, come quickly, your career is important, come and practice for a while." ā€

"Hey. Xiao Guo agreed with a smile.

After making this call, An Xi touched his mobile phone, which was a little hot, he thought about it, and asked Xiao Guo to come over for special training, so why not find a few more young domestic players to come for special training?

Thinking of this, Anxi felt reliable, but if he really wanted to get this thing right, he had to discuss it with Mike Prokpio, after all, it was good to insert a little Guo in, if there were too many people, it was estimated that Anxi would have to add money, and this matter would have to be renegotiated.

Thinking about it carefully, Anxi called Ivo Clark again, asked Ivo to help, find a few more basketball trainers, and talk to Mike Prokpio at the same time to see if he could add more money and get a training camp.

As for An Xi himself, he is going to spend some money and go to Dameng once this offseason.

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The second game between the Heat and the Pacers was over, and at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, the tenacious Pacers forced the Heat to the final quarter, and then used a wave of 10:3 to lead the Heat by 7 points, and finally maintained the 7-point lead until the end.

In this way, in the second game of the Eastern Conference finals, the Pacers defeated the Heat 100-93 away, and the series was tied 1-1.

In this game, Roy Hibbert once again played the role of the Heat killer, scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds in the whole game, which is completely the data of a super center, compared to Paul George's 22 points and 6 assists, which are much worse, and LeBron James scored 36 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists on 14-of-20 shooting, and failed to help the Heat win.

The second game between the Heat and the Pacers is over, and the second game between the Spurs and Warriors begins.

In the second game, the Spurs made adjustments again, Anxi, who started in the last game, returned to the bench, perhaps Popovich felt that the effect of Anxi's start in the last game was average, in short, the starting point guard in this game became Danny Green again.

At the beginning of the second game, the players on the Spurs' side showed a strong desire to attack, after replacing Danny Green, the Spurs' starting offense was more responsible, Danny Green stayed in the bottom corner, Kawhi Leonard was active in the middle distance, Tony Parker controlled the ball, Duncan was active on the inside, and Thiago Split, who was active in the high post.

As a result, the Spurs played a more organized offense, and it seems that without Anxi, the Spurs' starters played better.

However, after a quarter of the game, the Spurs scored 33 points, and the Warriors also scored 30 points, both teams scored highly, Popovich frowned, the starter did not go to Anxi, and the defense became worse.

"Greg, I heard that Ann has once again rejected the team's contract extension, and this time the refusal is not because of the amount, but because the team can't give him the promise to start?" Sean Marks appeared on the sidelines, he looked at the frowning Popovich, and asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, Sean, do you have any ideas?" Popovich did not deny that the players were coming off the field, and he lowered his voice and said to Sean Marks.

"I don't have any ideas, Greg, I think although Ann has transformed into offense, his impact on defense is still second only to Thiem in the team, and his offense is actually not bad, three-point shooting is very good, as well as a pull-up jump shot and a back-to-back single, why not let him start and let Kowye go to the bench?" Sean Marks put forward his idea, which was also a place he was puzzled about.

"Sean, are you optimistic about Ann?" Popovich didn't answer Sean Max's question directly, but instead asked another question.

Sean Max frowned, "What do you mean?"

Popovich smiled, Sean Marquez is now not only the team's assistant coach, but also the manager of the team's player development department, which is considered to be in management. And Sean Marks is also in charge of the Spurs' scouting work, so Sean Marks still has a good eye.

"Kawai could be an All-Star or even a superstar, but Ann ...... He's probably the end of it. ā€

Hearing this, Sean Marks was a little unimpressed: "Why? Ann has also improved a lot, and he has also developed a back-to-back and pull-up jump shot this season. ā€

"But his pull-up jump shot is far from the top, isn't it? Back-to-back singles is a bit of a top-notch meaning, but for defenders, back-to-back skills are just a technique to enrich their offensive means, and it's still difficult to become a superstar with back-to-back skills, so I'm not optimistic about Ann's future. Popovich moved, as if ready to finish his last few words and leave.

Sean Marks glanced not far away, and sure enough, Doris Burke, the reporter on the scene, was already waiting for Popovich.

"And Ke Huai is different, this season, he developed the back body, developed the low-post technique, and the backward jumper, the breakthrough and mid-range shooting are very strong, and the three-point shot is also good, I think, Ke Huai just develops like this, and the possibility of him becoming a superstar is very high. ā€

After Popovich said these words, he turned and left.

Sean Marks watched Popovich leave, disapproving.

"Greg, you may have done a lot of the right things before, but when it comes to Ann, I'm sure you're wrong. ā€

Thinking silently in his heart, Sean Max didn't say these words.

After chatting with Popovich, Sean Marc sat back in his place, and Mike Budenholzer next to him looked at Sean Marks with a smile.

"How's that? Greg what did he say?"

Sean Max shook his head: "Greg still sticks to his previous ideas. ā€

Mike Budenholzer narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you think Ann will choose to leave San Antonio next?"

"Yes, if it were me, I would have left. ā€

Mike Budenholzer smiled: "In that case, my chance has come." ā€

Sean Marks also smiled, and Mike Budenholzer said that his opportunity was coming, and what this opportunity meant, Sean Marks was very clear. Although the playoffs are not over yet, Mike Budenholzer has decided to leave San Antonio, and Popovich also knows about it, but Mike Budenholzer has not yet decided where to go next, but now Mike Budenholzer has received a lot of head coach offers, at least there is no shortage of next home.

If Mike Budenholzer finds his next home, then he can take advantage of his good relationship with Anxi to sign Anxi, and this is the opportunity that Mike Budenholzer is talking about.

"By the way, Sean, do you really think that if Ann starts and Kawhi comes off the bench, the current Spurs will be stronger?"

Of course, although Ann's offensive means are not richer than Kehuai, Ann's three-point and mid-range shooting accuracy is incomparable to Kehuai, and Ann's off-ball is also great, coupled with the top back, he starts, and the offense must be stronger than now, because compared to Kehuai, Ann's offensive threat is greater, and the defense is even more needless to say. ā€

Mike Budenholzer was thoughtful and concluded: "This year we didn't win as well as we thought we would, maybe we should make some changes." (To be continued.) )