Bird knew that Henson had some potential to be a coach, but he didn't expect the kid to adapt so quickly. Just sit in Frank. Vogel watched half the game, and Henson knew roughly what a manager should do in a game.

Bird did have an intention of developing Henson, but he wasn't in a hurry. If he could, he wanted Henson to start as an assistant coach. After all, Henson has only been working in basketball for two years, and his experience is not rich enough, and most importantly, his network is not broad enough.

Now the entire coaching staff is Bird's ex, Donnie. The man Walsh left behind, Bird also wanted to get one of his own hands in. Henson, without a doubt, was the guy who led the way for Bird. While he still has a lot to learn, Bird still has expectations for Henson.

After becoming an interim assistant coach for a Summer League team, Henson unlocked another achievement: serving as an assistant coach.

If Henson had known that being an assistant coach would also unlock achievements, he would have found a way to get to the assistant coach position. Although Henson couldn't see how many achievements there were in the data analysis module, he could still guess the criteria for achieving them after the third achievement.

The first time I achieved something on my own, I kept my scouting job. The second achievement was the successful selection of a player of Bird's heart. And this third achievement is because he became an assistant coach, well, albeit a temporary assistant coach.

These three events may seem unrelated, but they are actually milestones in Henson's career. As long as you try your best to do your job better, you will be rewarded more. Bird's ability to make him an interim assistant so quickly must have something to do with the fact that Henson has increased Bird's trust on the first two occasions. So these rewards are actually quite practical for Henson.

After achieving this achievement, Henson had wanted to upgrade the "Outstanding Employee" badge once, but he was not so lucky this time due to the random appearance of the three optional rewards.

Medal: Loyal Warrior Level 1: Increases player loyalty by 10% during contract negotiations.

Medal: Negotiator Level 1: Increases success rate by 10% when trading.

Medal: Enhancement Potential Level 1: Increases the player's potential mining speed by 10%.

This time, the three medals didn't seem to be too direct help to Henson. After all, he is still just a scout, and even if he has entered the coaching staff, he is only a temporary assistant coach in the summer league, and he is not a serious coach at all. What kind of contract negotiations, player deals, Henson doesn't need yet.

So this time he chose the third medal, Enhanced Potential Level 1. The effect of this medal does not change a player's strength, but it allows him to progress faster and reach the peak earlier.

Henson thought that after choosing this medal, everyone on his team would be able to tap their potential faster. However, when the reward is selected, the medal remains in a pending state.

Only then did Henson discover that the medal could only be applied to one player. It's a bit embarrassing, it can only be used on one player, so who should it be used for?

If you want to say who is most qualified to use this medal in this team, it is undoubtedly Zhu. Holiday Don't look at this guy who almost fell out of the lotto zone, but the potential is one of the highest among the rookies in the class of '09. No one on this current Pacers team has more potential than Holiday to explore.

But even so, Henson did not use the medal, but kept it.

Holiday does have a lot of potential, but his ceiling is something Henson can predict. If the data analysis module is not wrong, then the all-star should be the upper limit of the kid Holiday . An All-Star caliber player is important, but it can't change the fate of the Pacers.

So Henson plans to keep the medal and use it when the Pacers select a player who can actually become a superstar. Holiday is such a kid, let's let him develop slowly.

After researching how to use his rewards, Henson also threw himself into learning to become a basketball coach.

When he's not working, Henson basically locks himself up in his hotel room and reads. In a place like the United States, it's not hard to find textbooks on basketball coaching. And Vogel, this guy, also came all the way from a layman. Knowing that Henson was really interested in being a coach, Vogel was also very enthusiastic about recommending many of Henson's teaching materials.

Looking at the stacked pile of books on the table in his room, Henson didn't have a headache, but was extremely excited. He was more than willing to dive headfirst into the world of basketball depicted in the book, and with Henson's brilliant mind and his previous understanding of basketball, it was not difficult for Henson to understand what was in the book.

However, being a head coach is not a civil service exam, it is always a very practical job. In addition to reading books, Henson follows Vogel every day to see how he trains the team, how he arranges his lineup, and how he arranges rotations. Vogel is different from Posey, both of them have been with O'Brien for a long time, and Posey doesn't seem to have grown any way, but Vogel is almost able to take charge on his own.

Just look at how well he's put together his summer league team, and you know that Vogel does have what it takes to be a head coach. After all, when he was a young child, he began to study every day and aim for it. The accumulation of so many years is not to be underestimated.

When there are games, Henson and Vogel's cooperation is becoming more and more tacit. Vogel has been unable to speak lately, and Henson is his microphone, and you can always hear the Chinese assistant on the sidelines shouting.

He's matured in his role as an assistant coach and has been able to give Vogel some very useful advice from time to time, especially on offense. And the real offensive coach of the Pacers, Dennis. Posey, on the other hand, often sat on the bench for 48 minutes with nothing to do. This makes Posey look more like a rookie leader.

After three more games in the summer league, Henson began to settle into the assistant coach role and became acquainted with the players. This guy seems to be able to get along with the players very easily, after all, at the age of less than 30, it is really very young for a coach.

At the beginning of July, the summer league also gradually came to an end. So far, the Pacers have maintained an all-win record. Holiday and Danny. Green, even more eye-catching.

Of course, in addition to these two young players, Vogel and Henson are also praised by Bird.

I thought that the whole summer league would pass so peacefully. It wasn't until July 2, in the match against Oklahoma, that Henson found another amazing guy.

James. Harden, the genius Henson has known for a long time, is naturally the brightest star of the game. This guy is growing very fast, and many of his stats have improved a lot compared to when Henson first looked at him.

In the game, Harden is also the main point of attack for the Thunder. Even if Henson makes Danny. Green went to defend Harden, and the effect was also stretched.

However, in today's game, the most eye-catching Henson is not Harden, nor Holiday who has always been very consistent, but James. Harden's backup, a junior from Marquette University, was a draft loser, Wesley. Matthews!

The game reached the third quarter with the Pacers trailing by 2 points. Vogel had intended to take advantage of Harden's absence to flip the score back, but Matthews' two cool long-range shots from the bottom corner extinguished the momentum of the Pacers' comeback.

Matthews hit the second three-pointer after Holiday and Danny. Green played a very classic breakaway match. It was Holiday who stormed the basket to draw the defense, and then split the ball in the crowd to give Green an easy score.

But surprisingly, Wesley. Matthews was very active in making up for it, disrupting Danny. Green's shot caused the latter to miss all of his crosshairs.

The aggressiveness and calmness shown by this guy on the defensive end is even better than James's in Henson's opinion. Harden, the high-profile tanhua, is even stronger!

Henson looked intently, and sure enough, Matthews and Green were the same type, able to shoot three-pointers and defend. On top of that, Matthews' potential is A-grade! You know, Holiday has only an A-!

Although the level of potential does not mean the strength of a player, after all, the "base" of Matthews is far inferior to that of Holiday and others. But according to Henson's calculations, even if Matthews can't become a superstar, it's definitely not just a draft loser. If this guy can be signed, he may be able to form a defensive tough wing with Green and shoot accurately!

"Did you see that guy playing?" Watching Green throw the ball, Henson smiled instead, as if he had discovered a brand new treasure.

"Harden? Do you still need to see? Vogel waved his hand, Tanhua is Tanhua, today's game is the toughest game since the Pacers Summer League.

"No, I'm talking about Harden's bench, the guy named Matthews."

Although he became a temporary assistant coach, Henson still has the heart of a scout. It seems that after the draft, Henson had to hand Bird another scouting report.