Chapter 9 Attention from the General Manager and the Team Leader
Two years ago, the Lakers management re-assembled the F4 lineup in order to catch the peak tail of Kobe's career, then the league's No. 1 center Dwight Howard, and the two-time MVP Nash, plus Kobe and Gasol.
But this time F4 was not successful, and it was not even as good as ten years ago, Nash was 38 years old when he joined the Lakers, and he was already injured and not what he used to be.
As for the happy beast Howard, if the Lakers are given another chance, they will definitely choose and will not choose this happy beast, the Lakers' poor record, Kobe's Achilles tendon can be said to have a certain relationship with Howard.
As a center, Howard resolutely does not play blocking and pick-and-roll, and requires the head coach to surround himself with tactics, and even asks the Lakers to sweep Kobe Bryant out of the house and establish himself as the leader of the team.
And when the Lakers refused, Howard, whose contract expired, left Los Angeles directly for Houston, and the Lakers cried and fainted in the toilet.
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Height: 195 (barefoot), 198 with shoes
Reach: 206
Weight: 90
In the general manager's office, Kupchak got the data that the coaching staff had just collected.
"Why do I have a sense of déjà vu when I see this data?" said Kupchak, looking at the data on Li Hao's side.
"No~~No~~ No, this little guy is completely different from the last one who came to our team, you look at the data below" Jim Ain, Lakers decorated veteran coach, has been a member of the team's coaching staff since the time of Pat Riley.
"This little guy is very strong, his physical fitness can definitely be ranked at the top of this rookie, and the report from the hospital has come out, and they say that the little guy has no hidden injuries in his body," Aine said.
"The body is really good, and it is playing in the No. 1 position" Kupchak began to take a serious look at Li Hao's body side.
"With this body alone, you won't suffer a loss when you play the No. 2 or even No. 3 position" A strong body, coupled with a height of 198 in shoes, Li Hao will indeed not suffer a loss when he plays No. 3.
"What about the rest of the data?" Kupchak found that this data was only on the side of the body.
"Collecting" sports competitions, the body is the foundation of everything, so after seeing Li Hao's body side data, Kupchak did become interested in Li Hao.
"By the way, Clay told me about this kid and sent me a video," said Kupchak as he opened the email on his computer.
Then the two old men began to watch the small video, and the one who watched it was called serious.
"How did he find out that his teammate's position behind him was empty?" Kupchak was a little surprised when he saw Li Hao pass the ball to his empty teammates behind him.
Before Li Hao passed, he didn't have a chance to look behind him at all, but this ball Li Hao was like having eyes in the back of his head, and he actually threw the ball back and gave the ball to his teammates in the vacant position, but unfortunately his teammates were too iron and failed to convert Li Hao's pass into an assist.
"Jim, did you notice that this little guy always seems to be able to spot empty teammates" Once is a coincidence, but what about twice, three times?
Well, it's only three times, it's still that problem, Li Hao has played too few games, and you can see some things in 18 minutes, but it's unknown whether these things are real or not.
"Let's go, let's go to the training ground to have a look" After watching the small video, Kupchak became more interested in Li Hao.
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When Kupchak arrived at the training ground, Li Hao was doing a shooting test, and it was already in the end.
Kupchak didn't bother Li Hao's tryout, he deliberately came to Kobe's side, pretending to chat with Kobe, and was doing recovery training, and the Lakers owner soon found that his general manager's attention was not on him.
"Is that compatriot Yao?" Although Kobe Bryant and Sun Yue have been teammates for a year, if you want to say that the most profound impact, it must be Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant recruited Yao Ming, but unfortunately Yao Ming didn't go at that time.
If you really go to the Lakers, it is estimated that it is another story, not to mention the championship, at least Yao Ming will not be killed by the grass, if Yao Ming is not killed by the grass, then the 80-year-old Yao Ming is still playing in the NBA.
Well, although Li Hao's soul is worn, there is still no if in the world, Yao Ming has been retired for a few years, and Li Hao has no time to care about this if now.
"yes, but he's not like Yao, he's currently an NCAA player," Kupchak said.
"That team's? I've never heard of "Kobe Bryant, who has been recovering from injuries for the past year, doesn't have much time to do with the NCAA."
"It's in Los Angeles," Kupchak said.
“UCLA? It can't be" Even if Kobe Bryant doesn't pay much attention to the NCAA, but Li Hao is UCLA, he can't be unaware.
"It's normal you don't know, he never played before March Madness Sweet 16," Kupchak told Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant was also interested in Kobe, an NCAA player who only played two games would certainly not attract Kupchak's attention, and the general manager of a team was not so idle, not to mention that this year was a once-in-a-decade draft year, and the Lakers had a "lottery pick".
"The shooting posture is standard, and the shooting speed is fast," said Kobe, who watched it for a while.
"The hit rate is not bad" From just now to now, Li Hao has shot a total of 20 balls and hit 18 of them.
"What's his position?" Bryant asked.
"No. 1" Kupchak returned to the road.
"Look, he's about the same height as me," Kobe Bryant said after staring at him for a moment.
"Well, not only is he about the same height, but his arm span is the same as yours, Kobe Bryant's height is 198, and his arm span is 206," although the two have the same arm span, Li Hao's palm is bigger than Kobe, and Kupchak will definitely not say this.
"Wait, are there going to be a training match?" Bryant asked.
"Well, five rookies plus five trainers, play a ten-minute training match" Kupchak just came to see Li Hao's perverted vision.
"Remove a trainer and I'll go up and have fun," Bryant said.
"Isn't that okay, you've only been recovering from your injuries for a short time?" Kupchak looked at Kobe.
"It's okay, I've been back for a while, it's just a ten-minute training match, and besides, I'm not going to joke about my body," Bryant said.
"Uh~~~ Okay" In fact, Kupchak didn't believe Kobe's words at all, but since Kobe Bryant spoke, Kupchak couldn't refuse.
Moreover, Kupchak really wants to see Li Hao's performance, Kupchak has learned that the Lakers are the first team Li Hao tried out, and if Li Hao can really surprise him, then the Lakers can pick up a leak.
"Okay, 10 minutes off, 10 minutes later a 5v5 training match," said assistant coach Mark Madsen.
And just as Li Hao sat down to rest, the door of the training ground was opened, and the former head coach D'Antoni, who had resigned, walked in, he came to take what he left in the training ground.