Clippers manager Nel Orch has actually been working on reinforcements early in the morning, looking for role players who are easy to poach, not stars, and everything is arranged by Yang Rui.

Among the free agents of the Clippers, only power forward Steve Novak received a contract extension, and Bobby Brown, Marty Collins, Rassell Butler, Steve Blake, Brian Skinner, Marcus Camby, Greg Smith and others were all waived.

Seeing that the Clippers are almost gone, there are more and more people watching the excitement. Among them, the most hopeful Yang Rui is the Bass family and Kobe, if the Clippers rise, it will form a competitive relationship with the Lakers, which will directly affect the Lakers ball market.

It's good if there are no big-name stars to join, if Yang Rui can't lead the team to the playoffs, it would be better, and after a few years of sinking in the Clippers, his influence will not be so great.

At the beginning of July, the Clippers first finalized two assistant coaches, the first assistant coach was Steve Kerr, who was a manager with the Suns last season, and was just fired; The other is Tyron Lue, a backup point guard who won a championship with Yang Rui in the Wizards, and retired in 09.

This matter has also been in the news, and many people feel that Yang Rui's selection of teaching assistants is becoming more and more casual, and the two have neither experience nor fame.

In the second half of July, the Clippers began signing new signings.

The first sign was to the Cavaliers to limit free agent Rudy Gay, a full 5-year 34 million for the same price as the Magic to sign backup center Gortat.

The Cavaliers signed Mike Miller with a mid-range contract, and it is impossible to renew Guy's contract, and management does not want to renew Guy's contract.

This signing has left many people unpredictable, Guy is just a blue-collar at the Cavaliers, the stats are very poor, and he was squeezed to the bench by Anthony Parker last season, averaging only 8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, and he doesn't look like a middle-class person.

In Yang Rui's mind, Guy is the person he must choose, and he even feels a little dreamy, and it is too easy to sign.

Even if Guy has not had the ball in the Cavaliers for four years, it is worth cultivating with physical fitness alone, with a height of 203CM, a weight of 104 kg, a figure that can play a cameo role as a power forward, and the speed is as fast as a guard, and it is almost impossible to block a pull-out jumper.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Gay and the Grizzlies had a contract extension as big as Durant. If he signs the maximum salary, Guy is a bad contract, he relies too much on mid-range shooting, has low lethality, few free throws, average organizational skills, and can't drive his teammates. It's just that the middle class won Guy, and the contract is definitely worth it.

The second pick is still a swingman, and the Clippers gave Kyle Korver a 3-year, 15 million mini-middle-class. Korver is a super three-pointer, but he is slightly inferior defensively and can open up space very well.

The third signing, the Clippers poached Celtics guard Tony Allen for 10 million in 3 years.

Tony Allen agreed without even thinking about it, he lacks shooting ability, is just a blue-collar worker, and it is difficult to get a contract, which is already the largest offer he can receive.

Yang Rui likes to attack, not completely give up defense, he knows the value of Tony Allen, and has been selected to the All-Defensive Team many times in the future. His kraft candy style defense has made all outside scorers miserable, and he has repeatedly failed to score 20 points on Kobe Bryant's defense, shooting less than 40 percent from the field.

The most courageous thing is that Tony Allen played for the Grizzlies in the playoffs in his previous life, preventing Durant.

Tony Allen, who is 193CM tall, can actually prevent Durant's efficiency has dropped greatly, people who have not watched the game may not believe it, but it did happen, his constant entanglement made Durant difficult to catch the ball, and it was not easy to turn around after receiving the ball, so he could only force a jump shot and lose the rhythm of shooting.

Fourth, the Clippers poached Spurs fringe center Ian Marcinmy with a two-year salary. Because of Duncan and Scola, he had little chance to perform last season.

Yang Rui is optimistic about Ma Simmi's defense, his defensive ability is seriously underestimated, his body is explosive, he is mobile, and he can prevent blocking and dismantling, because he has no data, so he can't sign a big contract.

The Spurs are still negotiating with Scola's agent and have no time to care about the substitute Marcinmy.

In the fifth signing, Yang Rui asked the scouts to find an undraft player, two-way guard Gary Neal, to sign a two-year final salary with a second-year team option.

As the saying goes, heroes don't ask where they come from, and those players who are disappointed in the NBA Draft, or who have never participated in the NBA Draft, are not necessarily leftovers, and many of them have become quite good stars.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Neil, who was 193cm tall and weighed 95 kg, left a deep impression on him, although the organization was poor, he was accurate in three points, often convulsed, and immediately became an excellent instant force after joining the Spurs.

In the sixth pick, Yang Rui found Danny Green, a marginal man who was abandoned by the Cavaliers, and gave him a non-guaranteed base salary, and played preseason games together, and if he didn't play well, he could be cut at any time.

Yang Rui believes that Green can play well, but he pays attention to gradual progress, rather than giving a long-term contract in one breath, so Green's mentality will change, maybe the training is not so hard, I don't know if he can achieve the same success as in the Spurs.

Now that he has joined the Clippers and plans to develop in Los Angeles in the future, Yang Rui is determined to nip some opponents in the bud. Without Curry for the Warriors and Neal and Green for the Spurs, their strength will decline.

However, in the eyes of others, the Clippers just signed a few role players and backup blue-collar workers, and have no future.

Dunleavy signed a five-year, $44 million contract in 2005, which was executed in '06 and expired in 11 years, with the last year left, and Yang Rui had no intention of keeping him, allowing management and other teams to seek trades.

Dunleavy's advantage is that he can shoot three points, 206CM, and his 100-kilogram figure is a weakness, and the speed of the defense No. 3 position is slow, and the defense No. 4 position cannot be carried by it. In Yang Rui's previous life, even people like old Nelson who didn't like defense looked down on Dunleavy and thought he was too poor in defense.

Manager Olhi approached the Pacers first and offered to trade Dunleavy for Paul George and Josh McRoberts. Pacers management wasn't so stupid and just refused.

Paul George is a player who needs the ball to play, and it will be difficult to play during the Clippers' rookie contract, and Yang Rui's idea is that the more potential newcomers, the better, and even if George can't score many points, he can help the team on the defensive end with his physicality.

After the failure, Yang Rui asked Orsh to contact the Hornets to prepare for the ultimate plan for the summer.

The star of the free market is reluctant to join the Clippers, and Yang Rui doesn't care, he likes someone who can help his teammates.

Curry, Griffin, and Guy all need time to work, and the young players are rough and have poor cooperation. With their performance alone, the Clippers will not be able to win the championship next season, and it will be difficult for Yang Rui to maintain the record of never missing the division finals.

So, he needs a core who can drive the whole team, and that person is Hornets point guard Chris Paul.

It's no secret that Paul wants to leave the Hornets, who didn't make the playoffs last season, and Paul played only 45 games due to injury, finishing with 18.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 10.7 assists.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Paul joined the Clippers in 2011, and although he failed to lead the team through the second round of the playoffs, his strength is undoubted, and he can lead the team to a beautiful game.

Dig Paul in, the Clippers offense will have the backbone, and a group of newcomers can complete the run-in faster, which is very critical.

As for the chips, Orsh told the Hornets manager that the Clippers have no choice for the Hornets except Curry and Griffin, as well as first-round unprotected draft picks and second-round picks for the next two years, and they will give whatever the Hornets want, as long as they reach salary parity.

This is the most sincere offer that Hornets management has ever received, and other teams' offers to poach Paul are nothing short of robbery. Hornets boss George Sheehan immediately called everyone to a meeting, and he was tempted.