Chapter 49: Engineering (I) (Part 3)
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As Danny, who was repeatedly lobbied by the "Cardinals" and finally gave up baseball to play basketball. Angie, wearing the green No. 44, is the main point guard in another brilliant stage of the Celtics, and one of the important pieces of the puzzle in the championship lineup.
It was a period of excitement, "Big Bird" and "Magician", "Purple and Gold" and "Hulk", "Black and White", but now Angie is old, his hair has turned gray, and he is no longer the handsome young man, but he still loves this place and still has the ability to contribute to the Celts.
After retiring as a player, he became the general manager of the most important team of his career. Compared to his magnificent career, the Celtics after he took over seemed too bleak.
Anthony. Walker's debauchery disrupted all of Angie's plans, and before Pierce grew up, Walker quickly degenerated, which made the dawn that the Celtics were waiting for be postponed again and again, and finally Pierce was old, and he still didn't wait for the morning star hanging high in the dark, which made Angie no longer able to bear it, and he could no longer tolerate the great Celts to continue to sink like this.
Yes, it's time to do it big, just this summer.
Angie was busy, there were too many things for him to worry about, and Rivers' arrival didn't make him put the phone in his hand down.
Angie made an apologetic gesture to Rivers, motioning for him to sit down and continue the conversation with the others.
"What's the matter, Doug?"
After Angie put down the phone in her hand, she walked around from behind her desk, walked over to Rivers, sat down and asked.
"Yes, something very important, I think you should know."
"What?"
Angie took the slip from Rivers and asked suspiciously.
"A player's body side report."
"Oh God, it's incredible."
Angie only glanced at it and was shocked by what was shown on it.
"Who is this? This year's rookie? β
"No, but it's young, the Spurs' Chinese forward, the No. 4 substitute in our summer build-up plan."
"You're not kidding?"
The answer to the question was hard for Angie to believe.
"No, you're reacting the same as Dr. Joseph, but the doctor has come to believe it's not a joke, because he has more detailed data there."
"I still can't believe it, Doug, there's no reason for the Spurs to give up a player like that, even if he's a little shorter at the No. 4 position."
'Luckily it's true, and we made the same mistake last year, dropping the player at the end of the summer league.
Temporary body data like Shi Lei last year, no team will always keep it, and if the player does not sign a contract with the team, the information about the player will be deleted as soon as possible. So Rivers, who doesn't know how Shi Lei's physical fitness has changed in the past year, regards missing Shi Lei last year as a staff mistake.
It's unbelievable that this kind of mistake can happen to one person over and over again! If Popovich had known about it, he would have killed the person in charge of it. β
"I'd like to hope he'll do that so we can face a soulless Spurs this year because he's going to go to jail."
Rivers, who had been excited all night, was now able to face the whole thing calmly, and he also had the leisure to joke.
"Haha, you're right, except for the San Antonions, all the Americans who are left want this to happen."
Angie said with a smile, and then quickly turned on a straight face: "So what do you think we should do with this unexpected gain, Doug?" β
"That's your business, but I have to warn you that he's a big 'project' that requires a lot of patience."
"Engineering"; Untrained players with great potential. Rivers described Shi Lei this way.
"I remember in the playoffs, he did a good job at the No. 4 position!"
"Yes, he has good basket skills, his back or face frame, and his ability to card is also very good, and he has an extraordinary sense of rebounding, but he is only six feet seven inches, which is not a height that can dominate on the inside."
"Isn't it possible to grow in height?"
"Yes, not at all."
Rivers gave Angie an affirmative answer, which he had regretted before, but he didn't think it was a bad thing. The status of the outside line has been highlighted, and cultivating a good outside player will obviously bring the greatest benefits.
"So what do you mean?"
"Raise him up to be an excellent No. 3 player, in this position, his potential is incomparably huge, even more than His Majesty the 'Emperor' of 'Cleveland', at least not worse than him!"
"And what about his technique? I remember he was terrible at scoring. β
It's no wonder that Anji will have such an impression of Shi Lei, in the playoffs, most of his playing time is with a very heavy defense of the opponent's arrows, Shi Lei's current level, can not do both offense and defense.
"Yes, but not particularly bad, I just observed him, it's just a mediocre technique."
"Give him help, Doug, set him up with a sparring partner, one or two trainers."
"Looks like you have an idea."
"Yes, but we have to make sure he has that potential. If all goes well, we'll have two to three years of glory. If it turns out that he can afford the great Celts after this, then nothing is impossible, as long as he is truly 'engineering', a 'sleeper!' β
"Okay, I'll arrange it, but then we'll have one less No.4 replacement."
"Is there a suitable candidate?"
"No, there isn't."
As for the future Celtics, who are still in an ideal state, how to make them perfect into a team that can compete for the highest honors, Rivers has no bottom in his heart now, let alone the construction of the bench lineup, the reason why he brought it up is that he hopes that Angie can consider this situation when trading.
"Okay, I'll think about it."
"It's been so long since I bothered you with your work."
"Goodbye, Doug, thank you for the good news you brought me."
"You're welcome."
Rivers left the general manager's office, turned around and returned to the training court of the basketball hall, glanced at Shi Lei, who was practicing shooting alone, from a distance, and beckoned to a gym staff member who happened to pass by.
"Please help me call Brian. Du, Roy. Rogers, tell them I'm here for their arrival, thank you.
"Yes, sir."
Soon, Rivers and the others came to him.