Li Tian returned to China, and on the third day after the end of the regular season, he and his parents hadn't seen each other for more than a year, and they didn't even go home for the Spring Festival, so his homecoming naturally made Li Mingyuan and his wife very happy.

Since going to the United States to study, he has been spending less and less time with his parents, and Li Tian feels a little guilty, so he plans to stay at home for a while longer.

Everything else is actually okay, but it's not convenient to practice after returning home, too many people are naturally not good, Li Tian is now a little famous, especially in his hometown, he has become an idol of young people who like basketball, if he goes to a place with a lot of people, there are too many onlookers alone.

Fortunately, there happened to be a relative who ran the gymnasium, and there was an indoor basketball court in it, so Li Tian went to practice for a while every morning when no one was around.

As for practice, Li Tian's biggest fun is to watch the playoffs with his father Li Mingyuan, an old fan, which used to be a compulsory course for the two every weekend, but as Li Tian went abroad, there was almost no time to watch football together.

Even the first round of this year's NBA playoffs has a lot of highlights, such as the matchup between the Celtics and the Knicks in the East, and there will be a confrontation between Pierce and Carmelo Anthony. Matchups in the West are equally exciting, such as the Thunder-Rockets matchup, where Harden was the sixth man of the Thunder last season and helped the Thunder reach the Finals, but now they meet in the first round of the playoffs. There's also the Lakers vs. Spurs matchup, and the two teams are old rivals, even though things don't look good for the Lakers right now. Then there's the Clippers and Grizzlies, who met in the first round last season and again again this year.

Li Tian will not miss these matchups, he is a player and a fan, and he can learn a lot in such a game.

In the first round, the Grizzlies and Clippers are still the most intense, with one team defending and one attacking, but the strength is similar, so almost every game is difficult to score.

In this round of games, the biggest news is that the Thunder's leading point guard Westbrook was injured, in the game against the Rockets, Westbrook collided with Rockets point guard Beverley, resulting in a torn meniscus in his right knee and must undergo surgery, which also means that he will not be able to play again in the rest of the playoffs.

Westbrook's injury is undoubtedly a huge blow to the Thunder, who are ambitious to regain the Finals and win the championship, and with Durant alone, it is obviously difficult to fight from the West.

Li Tian will not miss other NBA news, and the most concerned about this is undoubtedly the news from the Kings, who have been waiting for the Kings to complete the acquisition, and then want to see what kind of changes will happen to the management.

In Li Tian's waiting, the time entered May, and there was finally definite news about the King's acquisition, the Sacramento consortium led by Silicon Valley software giant Vivek Ranadave, they will first buy 65% of the King's shares for $348 million, and the later acquisition plan was not disclosed, with a total purchase price of $535 million.

After this news was announced, it also meant that the king had officially completed the change of boss.

Later, the Kings held a press conference in which the Maauff brothers, former Kings owners, thanked the Sacramento fans for their continued support. Vivek Ranadave said at the press conference that he hopes his arrival can give the Kings a new look, and there will be a series of changes to the team in the future.

For Li Tian and Kings fans, these are all polite words, but Ranadave's final statement undoubtedly aroused their interest.

Including Li Tian, the Kings' players, staff, and fans are all speculating about what will happen to the team.

Some media outlets are also reporting on this, and according to some well-informed media sources, the Kings should first find a head coach, although Jim Ain did a good job at the end of the season, but with the example of Keith Smart before, the rising Kings will choose a bigger coach.

Didn't let Li Tian and others wait too long, as if to corroborate these media reports, on the third day of the completion of the acquisition, Adrian Wojnarowski, the revelation king of Yahoo Sports, known as Woshen, was the first to break the news on Twitter that Jim Ain will no longer be the acting head coach of the Kings next season.

Subsequently, ESPN, Sports Illustrated and other media also followed up and confirmed the news.

In the afternoon, the Kings released an official announcement, confirming the termination of Jim Ain's contract as acting head coach, thanking him for his contributions to the team last season, and saying that they will start work on hiring a new coach.

Subsequently, the media speculated about who would become the new head coach of the Kings.

Li Tian is also paying attention to this news at all times, who is the head coach is also closely related to him, after all, he is still a free agent at this time, and the new head coach will definitely have his own ideas in terms of the composition of the players.

In terms of the selection of the new head coach, the media listed the favorites, namely Rick Adelman and Mike Malone.

Rick Adelman is the Kings' decorated coach, and the Kings were one of the most popular teams in the league during his tenure, and after leaving the Rockets two seasons ago, many teams wanted to invite him to coach, but Adelman turned both down and has now been at home for two years. At the same time, it was reported that the famous marshal was considering retirement, so it was doubtful that the king would be able to hire him.

(Note: In reality, Adelman went straight to the Timberwolves after leaving the Rockets, and the plot required him to take a two-year break first.) As a famous coach, Adelman has excellent coaching ability, and it is a big pity that he did not win the best coach and championship like Sloan, which is slightly made up for in the novel. ）

Mike Malone is the assistant coach of the Warriors and a very well-known assistant coach in the NBA, and it will undoubtedly be easier to hire him, and if the Kings ask him to be the head coach, he will probably not turn down.

The media also pointed out that Rick Adelman is still the first choice of the Kings, and if Adelman cannot be brought in, Mike Malone will be the most likely candidate for the Kings head coach.

The playoffs are in full swing, and in Sacramento, reports about the head coach selection are also on a daily basis, and the local media "Sacramento Bee" news will announce the latest news of the Kings' head coach selection almost every day, and the possibility of Adelman becoming the head coach of the Kings is also considered to be increasing by the media as time goes by.

The Kings officially announced that they would hire Vlad Divac, who used to play for the Kings, as vice president of basketball operations, and his job would include: advising the Kings' management and coaching staff, scouting European players, and assisting with fan-related projects.

Vlad Divac was an important player for Rick Adelman's original gorgeous Kings team, and he had a very good relationship with Rick Adelman, and such a personnel change is believed to be a courtship to Adelman by Kings owner Rana Dave. This will allow Adelman to communicate with the management without hindrance, and Divac will most likely fully respect Adelman's opinion in terms of player composition.