After signing the coaching contract, Li Liang became a real NBA head coach and the only part-time coach in the league.

For the system's prompts, Li Liang automatically ignored them.

The achievement system is probably starting from scratch, and every time you complete an achievement as a coach, you will give yourself a little reward.

As for what the reward is, Li Liang doesn't care much about it for the time being, he has a lot of other more important things to worry about.

Unlike being a player in the past, being a coach requires more about how the team runs.

In particular, it is necessary to communicate more with the general manager Divac.

Because the Kings' recruitment this summer is still in progress.

In fact, before Li Liang's new team was confirmed, the free agency market was basically in a backwater.

This year's salary cap has risen sharply, which can be said to be a feast for players and agents.

But if the biggest fish doesn't belong, the teams don't dare to open contracts randomly.

As soon as the free agency market opened in July, there was no movement in the free agent market, except for some news of contract renewals from the parent club.

Almost everyone in the league is watching the Olympics and watch Li Liang lead the Chinese team to compete.

As soon as the Olympics ended, he frantically inquired about Li Liang's news.

Fortunately, Li Liang didn't let everyone wait longer, otherwise many players and agents would be on fire if they were really waiting.

After the dust settled on Li Liang's ownership, the free market came alive in August, a full month later than usual.

The remaining 29 teams began waving cheques and offering contracts to the lucky ones whose contracts expire this year.

The Hornets are one of them.

After the Warriors had James, Batum tested the free market.

As a result, the Hornets got Batum on a 4-year, 95 million contract.

This contract is only 5 million less than Li Liang.

But the gap between Li Liang and Batum is only 5 million?

Oh, Batum can say, I beat Li Liang at the Olympics.

After all, the Chinese team lost to the French team in the group stage.

Batum's contract is a microcosm, and the rest are such as Bazemore's 70 million and Joakim Noah's 75 million, which were only deserved by top stars five years ago, ten years ago.

And now, it makes people feel that an annual salary of 20 million is the price of cabbage, and ordinary stars can get 30 million.

This is not good news for the king.

Because after winning Li Liang, their salary space is about 10 million.

In the free market in the past, it was possible to get a capable quasi-All-Star player.

But with the crazy situation of the free agency market this year, it will be difficult for some slightly stronger Mesozoic players to come to the king.

Although he and Li Liang can win the championship together, for the vast majority of players, money is more important.

Tens of millions of contracts and championships, of course, choose contracts.

Therefore, if the king wants to bring in reinforcements, the biggest bargaining chip is Li Liang.

Relying on Li Liang's attraction, recruit veterans who want to win the championship.

This is also a traditional routine in the NBA.

Divac explained to Li Liang about the recruitment plan, and their number one target in August was the Nets guard Temple.

The Kings could take Temple down with an $8 million contract.

But this proposal was quickly rejected by Li Liang.

He had an impression of Temple Li Liang, lost the draft, and gained a foothold in the NBA by hard work.

Talent is not enough, it is okay to be a rotation guard on a weak team, and it is very difficult to play an important role in a team that is competing for a championship.

The little space we have has to be put to good use and get a player who can bring enough firepower to the Kings' backcourt.

Li Liang took a look at the free agent roster and took a fancy to Eric Gordon of the Pelicans.

In March of this year, Gordon was reimbursed due to injury.

For him in the contract year, it is indeed a more fatal impact.

He's got a lot of quality, but injuries are a big minus.

is as strong as Curry, who also signed a child labor contract because of injuries, otherwise the Warriors would not have the money to take James this year.

Li Liang is not worried about injuries, he still has a lot of "bruising pills under the flyover", with this thing, the injury is gone.

Divac took out a small notebook and silently wrote down the candidates requested by Li Liang.

"By the way, isn't Rondo going to stay?"

"We've been in contact with him, and at the moment the Bulls are making an offer for him, and we probably can't afford to pay for it."

Rondo's salary in the Kings last season was nine million a year, and although Rondo has good football skills, his personality is a bit thorny, and his relationship with the coaching staff is always not good.

And his technical characteristics of not being able to shoot well do not match the current basketball trend, which causes him to wander in multiple teams.

This year, it's the Bulls' turn to scratch the prize.

For an experienced point guard like Rondo, Li Liang thinks it is still very necessary from the perspective of the head coach.

In particular, Rondo has a good defensive ability and a lot of experience in the tournament.

If the Kings' team-building goal is only to make the playoffs and play well in the regular season, then Rondo really doesn't fit well.

But if the Kings want to compete for a championship, especially if the Western Warriors are swelling all of a sudden, they must have experienced veterans at their disposal.

Rondo was a famous player in the Celtics back then, and if he was there, the Kings would have more cards available when they met the Warriors in the playoffs.

Li Liang has fought a battle of prosperity in the past four years, and this year may be the poorest.

Of course, no matter how poor it is, the Chinese team can't be poor.

Divac thought to himself that the team still had a middle-class clause that didn't work, and if Rondo could accept it, he could use the middle-class to offer him a four-year long-term contract.

"Rondo's personality and temper might be a problem." Divac reminded Li Liang.

"It's okay, he's Kentuckian." Li Liang responded.

That's right, Rondo is also a student of Kentucky, and he is Li Liang's senior.

In addition to Rondo, Cousins is also from Kentucky, as well as Cauley Stein, and the forward selected by the Kings in this year's draft, Skal Labisier from Haiti, is still Kentucky.

With the addition of Li Liang, the king will soon become a Kentucky sub-base.

Divac's words also reminded Li Liang, and he tried to think about it, are there any Kentucky classmates who can't play now?

Or some of the veterans you've worked with?

Li Liang mentioned some more people, discussed them with Divac, and the day was almost over.

And today his training mission is not yet complete.

Neither the tasks in reality, nor the tasks in the system, have been completed.

Only then did Li Liang realize that this coach was really not good.

Even if someone assists you, as the final decision-maker, you have to expend a lot of energy.

Not to mention, after the selection of people, it is necessary to arrange a series of work such as team training, pre-game tactical arrangements, and the improvement of players' personal abilities.

What awaits Li Liang will be a challenging 2016-2017 season.