Chapter 18: Rebooting Larry Sanders (Part I)

On December 12, 2015, Jason Kidd, who had just completed a big trade, did not stop, and after a night's rest, he immediately set off again, the Bucks roster was almost at the level he wanted in his heart, and he still needed some players.

Jason Kidd was busy filling the team's roster, while the Bucks' day-to-day workout was replaced by Bucks coach Scott Bartlett.

The Bucks players are panicking at the moment, they are not serious about training, because they don't know if the Bucks will have a trade, which is also a matter of Jason Kidd rushing to make a trade, he needs to determine all the players of the Bucks as soon as possible, and then run in the lineup, cultivate tacit understanding, and condense the morale between the players.

On this day, the Bucks' players, led by Scott Bartlett, traveled to Toronto to challenge the Raptors on the road, while head coach Jason Kidd remained in Milwaukee and he had to continue to complete the roster.

"Did you find out where he was?" Jason Kide's tone is tired, he is so tired these days, not only looking for trade partners, players who are suitable for the Bucks, but also arguing with the head coaches and managers of various teams.

"Found it, he's in L.A., he's got a company in the suburbs of Los Angeles, and you can go and see him, head coach."

"Well, give me the address, and I'll go in person."

Jason Kidd immediately flew to the address given to him by the assistant, and the Bucks' roster was close to completion, but they were still short of people on the inside.

The height of the Bucks is good, and Jason Kidd wants to develop Brother Alphabet as a point guard and Jabari Parker as a super sixth man, so the Bucks are tight on the interior at the moment.

Jason Kidd's mission today is to find an interior lineman who was once developed by the Bucks, but this guy has a lot of problems.

That player is Larry Sanders.

Larry Sanders was drafted by the Bucks with the 15th pick in the first round in 2010, and he played with the Bucks for five years and is a very promising player.

On December 1, 2012, in the Bucks' game against the Timberwolves, Sanders scored his first professional triple-double: 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks, and 10 blocks tied the Bucks all-time record held by Abdul-Jabbar, becoming the only player in team history to come off the bench and score a triple-double.

On December 22, 2012, in the Bucks' game against the Boston Celtics, Sanders recorded a career-high 20 rebounds, which put him in the league's attention.

However, it is such a child with potential, since 2013, he has been constantly causing trouble and has become a prickly existence.

Fights, drug use. During Larry Sanders' time with the Bucks, he was banned twice by the league for violating the league's anti-drug-related provisions twice.

In February 2015, the Bucks bought out Larry Sanders, this guy was not focused on playing, and after he was cut by the Bucks, he went to Los Angeles to play music, and even released a chapter of the single "Black Mercedes".

"What a waste of talent!" Jason Kidd lay on the plane and rested for a while, and Larry Sanders played like a beast, he had a terrifying reach that made people think of the word hands on their knees when they saw him.

Los Angeles, when Jason Kidd saw the 208CM tall, capped, and trendy clothes in Larry Sanders, he couldn't help but complain, this thing has a drawing board at the moment and is drawing.

Larry Sanders considers himself an artist, and he once described himself this way: "I'm Larry Sanders, a man, a father, an artist, an author, a painter and a musician, and sometimes, I play basketball. ”

So Jason Kidd is thinking about how to convince him at the moment that Larry Sanders is an interior protector, his presence can greatly limit opposing players from bombarding his interior, and he is also a rebounding protector. At a time when the team is short of interior players and can't trade good players, he's a good fit for the Bucks.

But it's still a question of whether this guy wants to come, and Jason Kidd thinks he can try.

"Hey, Larry!" Jason Kidd called, "I didn't expect you to really pursue your dreams."

Larry Sanders stopped drawing, and when he looked back, he saw that the person who called him was actually Jason Kidd.

"Coach Jason, why did you come to me, it's the regular season, do you want me to go to the Bucks and continue to play?" Larry Sanders said with a smile that it seems that he left the team to find a psychiatrist for treatment, and it worked well.

Jason Kidd waved his hand, "Would you please sit down with me?" ”

"Haha, come and sit down and see how I draw."

Jason Kidd took a serious look at Larry Saunders' painting, and I have to say that this art cell is not bad, at least, this painting is presentable.

"That's good, but Larry Sanders, do you really like your life right now?"

"Yes, I like it, I like to pursue the true meaning of life."

"Have you ever played basketball?"

"I play occasionally, but their level is too low, I don't like streetball, I like street skateboarding."

"If I invite you back to the Bucks, will you come back?"

Larry Sanders looked at Jason Kidd seriously, he didn't expect that Coach Jason Kidd had really come to invite him back.

"I don't want to go back, I like it here now, I like this kind of life, I read books every day, write and sing the music I like, go to the street to play skateboarding, write novels, I'm quite satisfied."

Jason Kidd smiled: "I heard that you started a company that has something to do with the art side, right?" ”

"Haha, it seems that the manager is still paying attention to me."

"Your current life is very good, and it is very much in line with your artistic thoughts." Jason Kidd praised: "But do you have enough money? ”

"Playing art is very expensive, your musical instruments, the materials you paint, the materials you need to design skateboards, the materials you need to make skateboards, you also have an art company, you need to support your employees."

"So, do you have enough funds, although you have a 4-year 4400 play contract with the Bucks, but because of your personal reasons, you can get up to 1.8 million per year after you get more than 10 million in the first year."

"It looks like you're rich, but can you make sure you're going to have enough money for your expenses?" Jason Kidd smiled: "You said you had lost a lot of happiness in order to make money, but you want to pursue what you like in style, and you need more money." ”

"You're still young, do you have to wait until you're old to play and fight."

"It's been more than ten months since you left the NBA and the Bucks, and I think in the past ten months, you have seen and felt that ordinary people's lives are not easy."

(To be continued.) )