On the first day of the training camp, Richard called the three assistant coaches under him and held a small meeting.

The three assistant coaches are Cole, Grandpa Lou and Nick Nurse.

In fact, this meeting is mainly to discuss the starting lineup for next season.

Richard also wanted to hear what the three teaching assistants had to say.

"I'm definitely going to play the starting lineup for the next season, with Big Ben, Horford, Leonard, Thompson and Sun Yue." Cole first expressed his opinion.

"In the case of Big Ben's start, if we still use Thomas Jr. to play the main control, the height of the field will be too disadvantageous compared to other teams, and Sun Yue's height to play the main control can completely make up for this shortcoming."

Nas and Grandpa Lu also nodded, Cole's words were fine, and the two of them were not very optimistic about the future development of Thomas Jr.

Although Thomas Jr. played a very good rookie season last season and made the All-Rookie Second Team, because of the inherent disadvantage in height, these three assistant coaches feel that if the Clippers spend resources to develop Thomas Jr., it is really worth the loss.

When the time comes, if it is cultivated, it will also be a piece of chicken ribs.

With such a height, it is too risky to give the top salary, and if you don't sell it without the top salary, it will definitely not be easy to sell.

In this situation, it is better to do your best to reuse Sun Yue, after all, Sun Yue signed a four-year cheap contract with the Clippers, which is more reassuring to use.

Richard nodded, and the opinions expressed by the three teaching assistants were very reasonable.

However, the following season, Richard was not prepared to let Big Ben start.

"I'm not going to let Big Ben play the starting position, as for what you said about letting Sun Yue replace Thomas Jr. as the starting point guard, let's wait and see, I'll think about it again." Richard said with a frown.

The three of them were shocked, Richard was not ready to start with a big book?

"BOSS, do you want Miller to be the starting center? It seems that the roles of him and Horford overlap a bit, and if they appear together, the effect will not be too good. Nas smiled and persuaded Richard.

Richard shook his head, "No, Miller won't be starting center either." ”

"I'm going to put Horford as the starting center and Draymond Green as the starting power forward."

The three of them were even more sluggish, they never expected Richard to put out such a starting lineup.

This year's rookie Green is going to be placed in the starting lineup by Richard? You know, this is just a rookie who finished at the bottom of the first round and has never proven himself, and Richard has so much confidence in him?

And directly arranged the position of power forward, the three assistant coaches are naturally no strangers to the newcomers who joined the team this year, knowing that Green's height is only 201 cm.

You must know that many players in the second position have reached a height of 201 now, and Klay Thompson in the Clippers plays the second position, and his height is 201 cm.

As for the number three position in the league, the standard height has now reached between 201 and 203 centimeters, and it is rare for a number three player to be less than two meters old.

If Green's height plays small forward, they can still understand that now Richard is directly arranged in the No. 4 position, can the effect be good?

The three teaching assistants were skeptical.

However, since Richard put Green, who is 201 tall, into the power forward position, it is estimated that Thomas Jr. will definitely be replaced in the starting lineup.

Sun Yue will replace Thomas Jr. and return to the starting position, and will still play as the starting point guard.

In this way, if you really want to calculate it, although the players on the Clippers court have a height disadvantage in the third and fourth positions, if the five positions on the court are averaged, there is no disadvantage at all.

Horford is 208 cm tall, Green is 201 cm tall, Thompson is 201 cm tall, Leonard is 201 cm tall, and Sun Yue is 206 cm tall......

Especially Sun Yue, whose height can almost reach the height of the standard No. 4 player.

If you play a point guard at this height, you naturally have advantages and disadvantages, and if Sun Yue can expand her advantages and narrow her disadvantages, she may not be able to play an amazing effect.

The height of the five players on the court has all reached more than two meters, which is an impossible situation for other teams in the league, first of all, it is impossible for them to find a point guard of Sun Yue's height.

Although Horford's height of 208 is a little shorter than that of a center, he has proven that he has no problems at the No. 5 position when he is with the Hawks.

"BOSS, so your favorite starting lineup is Horford, Green, Leonard, Thompson, and Sun Yue?" Cole asked with a smile.

Richard nodded, judging from the current situation, it can only be like this.

If Green starts, Thomas Jr. will definitely not start, and if the two are on the court at the same time, the team's height disadvantage is too great.

Between Green and Thomas Jr., Richard would naturally choose Green first.

The frontcourt defensive combination of Green and Leonard is something that Richard is looking forward to.

In terms of defensive intensity, these two may have the strongest frontcourt defense in history, and there is no one......

Needless to say, Leonard's death entanglement is one of the best frontcourt defenders of all time in Richard's eyes, and he can even remove the word one.

As for Green's frontcourt defense, he himself said that he was the strongest defender in history, which was of course Green's own bragging.

But Egg-Chaser Green and Leonard entered the league on the front and back feet, and there is not much difference between him and Leonard's personal honors on the defensive end, that is, Leonard has two DPOYs, and Green has only one.

As for the All-Defensive Team accolades, the two are not much different.

It's safe to say that Green's defense isn't as good as Leonard's, but the gap isn't too big, and both can be called all-time frontcourt defenders.

The combination of two players like that in a forward combination, is terrifying to think about when you think about the defensive effect.

And there are two long-term combinations of Thompson and Sun Yue in the backcourt......

If Sun Yue really starts point guard, then he will be the highest point guard in the league, at least until Brother Alphabet does not enter the league, his name will be maintained.

Needless to say, Thompson's defense is not a historical level, but the gap between the defensive intensity and the defensive second team players is not large, if there is a defensive third team, then Thompson is estimated to be selected.

It's a pity that there are no three formations in the defense, only one and two.

As for Sun Yue's defense, it is no exaggeration to say that the defensive effect of the two little Thomas tied up is not as good as that of one Sun Yue.

In terms of defensive projection, Sun Yue has a great advantage, especially since there are many point guards in the league who use projection as the main offensive means, which allows Sun Yue to play his role.

In fact, what makes other teams most jealous at the moment is not that Richard has got so many outstanding newcomers, but that Richard can sign a player like Sun Yue with a four-year $15 million child labor contract......

In the past two seasons, Sun Yue has proved with his performance that his value is far beyond this contract.

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After finalizing the Clippers' starting lineup for the new season with three assistant coaches, Richard took the assistant coaches to the training ground.

The players are in full swing and the trainers are gathered in groups of three or five, either to practice against each other or to pass on the game experience.

Big Ben is currently working with Miller, patiently teaching Horford and Egg Green about their game experience.

Many fans don't know about Egg Chase Green, but in fact, the star that Egg Chase Green admires the most is Big Ben......

The personality of chasing eggs is quite unpleasant, with a big mouth, always chattering, this is not a habit he developed after entering the alliance, but this is the kind of character he has developed when he is young.

But under this kind of character, there are quite delicate emotions hidden in the inner line of chasing eggs......

Under normal circumstances, when the Pistons retired the Big Ben jersey, the egg chased the egg and cried excitedly, and wrote a letter to Big Ben, thanking Big Ben as the spiritual pillar of his life and leading him to the NBA.

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Now Chasing Egg cherishes the opportunity to live with Big Ben, and every word Big Ben says, he bows his head and listens quietly, never interrupting Big Ben.

As for Horford, he also cherishes the time he spends with Brad Miller, the pioneer of the organization's center, and he knows exactly what Richard values about himself......

Sun Yue has always been by Dazhi's side, and Dazhi has taught a lot of his experience on the offensive end, speaking of which Dazhi's experience on the offensive end is quite useful for Sun Yue, both of whom are tall outside pitchers.

Richard nodded with satisfaction, there is an old family like a treasure, and now there are many old guys in the Clippers team, which will definitely make these newcomers improve quickly.