In the spirit of pursuing excitement, it is natural to follow through to the end, on the 3rd, Wang Shuo took the initiative to contact Andrei Kirilenko, who will become a free agent this summer.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, before Brooklyn suffered a back injury with feng shui problems, Kirilenko, who played for the Timberwolves in the 12/13 season, still averaged 12.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.

At 206 centimeters tall, Kirilenko has an arm span of 228 centimeters, and he is known for his excellent defensive ability on the field and his strong tactical execution.

Although in recent years, as he has aged, Kirilenko's defensive rate on the court has decreased......

But in Wang Shuo's view, under the premise that the Bobcats need Kirilenko to play the No. 5 position, his lateral movement speed that can still be regarded as a Ferrari in the No. 5 position can be said to be a perfect match for the Bobcats.

Seeing this, one might say......

With Kirilenko's body, can he really play the number five position?

The answer, of course, is one time or another.

Wang Shuo knows very well that there are only a handful of centers in the league with the ability to solve hard.

Moreover, the Bulls have already proved with their six championships that as long as your forward line is strong enough, you don't need to worry about your interior being blown up, even if you still give the opposing center a chance to hit your basket.

After all, generally speaking, from receiving a pass from a defender to launching an attack to completing the finish, no matter how strong a center is, it needs to be the field at a glance.

In this process, in terms of the hardness of the Bobcats' forward line, the Bobcats can find ways to limit their receiving on the court by going around the front and helping to defend before they receive the ball, and effectively reduce their scoring efficiency on the court by wrapping after receiving the ball.

As for what to do when you are given a one-on-one chance by the opposing center in the three-second zone?

No!

In basketball, how can there be a flawless defense?

Since on the court, the opponent has already fed the ball to this position, isn't it okay to score for him?

Wang Shuo knows very well that basketball is a sport that scores more points than anyone else.

Therefore, in his eyes, instead of blindly thinking about how to use defense to torture the opponent, it is better to think about how to launch a conversion attack as quickly as possible after being scored by the opponent.

In Wang Shuo's view, he has every confidence in transforming Kirilenko into a center forward in the small-ball era.

The only thing to worry about is Kirilenko's back injury.

Historically, after the Timberwolves had just played a season, Kirilenko would start his downhill run in Brooklyn the following year with a back injury.

However, there has been controversy about whether Kirilenko faded out of the league because of a back injury in the Nets in Wang Shuo's previous life.

Because after leaving the league, Kirilyenko, who returned to CSKA Moscow, even led the Russian basketball giants to the semi-finals of the Champions League that season.

Historically, because Kirilenko chose to give up his contract with Wolves that year of nearly $10 million before joining the Nets to join his Russian compatriot Prokhov, and he finally joined the Nets with only a contract with an annual salary of only about $3 million......

So there has always been an opinion that Kirilenko had another deal with Prokhov off the field at that time.

In the NBA, the punishment the Timberwolves suffered for their yin-yang contract with Joe Smith is still fresh in my mind.

Therefore, shortly after the Nets signed Kirilenko, the league immediately opened an investigation into the signing.

Although during the investigation, NBA officials did not find that Kirilenko and Prokhov signed another contract, Kirilenko's state on and off the court at that time was obviously affected.

Therefore, many people on the Internet at that time believed that the Nets chose to hide Kirilenko in order to avoid making things bigger.

After all, Hollins, who took over as head coach of the Nets in the 14/15 season, was known in the NBA as a coach who liked to defend well.

Coupled with the fact that Kirilenko proved that he could still play with his performance in the Champions League after leaving the NBA, people really can't understand why in Kirilenko's final season in the NBA, the veteran coach Hollins only gave him seven appearances in the regular season, and only let him play in garbage time every game.

Of course......

Regardless of Kirilenko's future reasons for fading out of the league, in Wang Shuo's view, at the moment, Kirilenko is the most suitable replacement for Garnett.

And on the 3rd, after receiving a call from Wang Shuo, Kirilenko was also immediately ready to pack his bags and go to Charlotte.

Speaking of which, Kirilenko is indeed a wonder.

That is, even if this product has been playing in the NBA for 11 years, its English level has not improved at all.

Fortunately, in this life, Wang Shuo has exchanged life with sisters from Russia, so Wang Shuo's current Russian level is not to mention that he can be a Russian translator, at least there is no problem in communicating daily tactical details with Kirilenko.

On the morning of the 4th, the Bobcats officially announced that the team will sign Kirilenko to a four-year, $20 million contract in the free agent market.

When negotiating a contract with Kirilenko, Wang Shuo did not give him a player option.

Because Wang Shuo is worried that Prokhov, who has now completed the acquisition of the Nets, will also seduce Kirilenko to jump out of his contract and join the Nets after next season.

Wang Shuo is not a virgin and has little interest in saving Kirilenko's career.

But as the head coach of the Bobcats, Wang Shuo can't let Kirilenko leave Charlotte after he successfully transforms him.

However, on the day of the signing, in accordance with the relevant regulations of the NBA, Kirilenko was given a medical examination by the Bobcats' team doctor......

Wang Shuo feels that Kirilenko's future cliff-like decline in the Nets may really be related to him signing another contract with Prokhov in private, and he was also discovered by the alliance, so for the interests of all parties, he can only be hidden.

Because in the eyes of the Bobcats' team doctor, Kirilenko's current physical condition will not have any problems at all for another three or five years.

"Andre, you have to be prepared to play as a center forward for a long time in the new season." Shortly after signing with Kirilenko, Wang Shuo spoke with him.

Hearing this, Kirilenko nodded and said, "Then do I need to gain weight?" ”

Wang Shuo shook his head and said, "No, I don't need you to top people on the inside."

What I need is for you to step up your three-point training this summer and at least make sure you shoot near the top arc. ”

So far in his career, Kirilenko will shoot more than 30% from three-point range.

He is the kind of player on the field who will most likely not take his chances even if you accidentally empty him.

Therefore, Wang Shuo does not force Kirilenko to be able to make three-point shots in every position with a certain certainty.

As long as he can guarantee his open three-point shooting near the top arc.

Because in this position, whether Kirilenko is a wall for Paul or a pick-and-roll for Curry, he can easily get an open three-point opportunity that is easier than training after the outside shot.

Then, on the afternoon of the 4th, Wang Shuo contacted Maris Spatz, who will also become a free agent this summer.

Speight, who is "208" cm tall, weighs nearly 120 kilograms, and although his defensive ability on the court is average, this guy has a very fierce attitude on the court.

And importantly, his weight determines that he can carry the opponent's big center on the field.

And, throughout his career, Speights has had a fairly consistent mid-to-long-range shooting percentage.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, Speights shot more than 45% from the field in his most accurate seasons.

In Wang Shuo's view, Speights' ability to develop three-point ability in the future until the end of his career is really a waste of his shooting talent.

If Wang Shuo remembers correctly, in the 16/17 and 17/18 seasons in history, Speights shot 37.2% and 36.9% from three-point range, and averaged 1.3 and 1.7 three-pointers per game, respectively.

Wang Shuo knew that with Spets' soft shooting touch, he was more than capable of developing his three-point game early.

In addition, Speights is still the kind of role player who is very willing to block and dismantle his teammates on the court, likes to do the dirty work, and has a very clear positioning for himself.

In the new season, since both Garnett and Kirilenko, given the age of the two brothers, Wang Shuo must save a little, so in Wang Shuo's opinion, signing Speights as the third center of the Bobcats is a very necessary thing.

Of course, the main thing is that this dude is really not expensive.

Especially after learning that it was Wang Shuo who handed him an olive branch, Speights didn't even think about it, and signed his name on a four-year contract with a total value of about $15 million.

This summer, the Bobcats arguably became the team that contributed the most news to fans in the free agent market.

Because in addition to Klay, Butler, Paul and Leonard, like Moon and Diop in the original lineup of the Bobcats, Wang Shuo does not plan to renew his contract, but plans to find a new person from the free agent market to replace him.

In terms of how to build the team, because he knew that he couldn't help Wang Shuo, Jordan recently focused his main work on getting the team name "Hornets" back.

As Wang remembers from the new owner of the Hornets, Tom Benson, after the new owner of the Hornets took over the Hornets, because there was no necessary connection between the Hornets and New Orleans, Benson has been trying to find a way to change the name of the Hornets to the state Pelicans of Louisiana.

Jordan saw Benson's thoughts through his connections, so he immediately started the work of getting Charlotte back to the Hornets name.

Historically, when Charlotte established the NBA team, the current New Orleans Hornets wanted to use the "Charlotte Spirit" as the team's name.

However, under the strong opposition of North Carolina at that time, the team could only be named after the wasps.

However, the name of the Hornets also has an unusual meaning in Charlotte.

Because the name of the team comes from the Revolutionary War in the United States, when a British general named Charles Conwallis wrote in his report to the British royal family on the front lines of the war: "Here the war is fierce, like a swarm of bees fighting in a honeycomb."

So, although the Hornets name has lost its meaning to the Hornets that have moved to New Orleans.

But for the Bobcats at the moment, Jordan is very eager to let Charlotte regain the team name.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, the Bobcats had to officially change back to the Hornets team name in 2014.

But now, with Wang Shuo choosing to coach Bobcats, the situation has quietly changed.

Because Stern knew the time had come for the league to open up the market in Charlotte, in July, after Hornets owner Benson once again expressed the Hornets' desire to use Pelicans as the team's name for the new season......

For this matter, in the spirit of the NBA, which has always been an efficient league, the league quickly gave the Hornets an approval:

New Orleans could use Pelicans as the team's name starting the new season.

In Wang Shuo's original time and space, because a team's name change involved a lot of relevant documents that needed to be modified, if Wang Shuo remembered correctly, it would have to wait until January 2013 for the league to officially give the Hornets approval.

But it turns out ......

In the face of interests, the work efficiency of the NBA can be completely accelerated.

For example, at the moment, after the New Orleans Hornets changed their name to the New Orleans Pelicans......

The next day, the league agreed to the Lynx's return to the Hornets name.

On the Internet, Curry, who was originally nicknamed the "new Elvis" by Bobcat fans, was also named the title of "Queen Bee".

But compared to the "Queen Bee" Curry, Wang Shuo feels ......

Paul seems destined to be associated with the Hornets as a team.

Although in this life, due to Curry's existence, Paul will definitely not be called "Queen Bee" by fans, but on the day when the Bobcats officially held a press conference on the team's name change, many reporters still affectionately called Paul "the most powerful worker bee around Queen Bee".

From "Queen Bee" to "Worker Bee".

If you look at it in English, Paul did lose a lot.

But if you look at it from Chinese, these two titles are just a reversal of the order and the missing middle cross.

On the Internet, shortly after the Bobcat officially changed its name, Curry immediately posted a comment on his personal social network: "I like the name of the Hornets!

Because I grew up watching wasp games! ”

There's no doubt that for Charlotte's local fans, the team's name change for the new season has been given a very different meaning with the addition of Curry.

Because in the 90s, Dele Curry wore the No. 30 jersey of the Charlotte Hornets.

In the new season, Stephen Curry, who will also wear the No. 30 jersey of the Charlotte Hornets to the NBA, can be said to have brought Charlotte's local fans back to the era when Charlotte was also a city with an NBA playoff team from the painful memories of losing or losing to the Bobcats in recent years.

From father to son.

This inheritance of the son's father's business is destined to make Charlotte's local fans look forward to Curry's performance in the new season.

"Michael, I have to admit that you are truly a genius in marketing."

On this day, looking at Jordan, who was unintentionally inserted into the willows and willows, because of the change of team name, which made Curry more popular in Charlotte, Wang Shuo couldn't help but sigh after a long sigh.

Wang Shuo knows very well that as long as Curry can lead the Hornets to win the first championship in team history in the future......

At that time, his popularity and prestige will definitely catch up with Michael Jordan in the 90s.

Because at this moment, Curry already has many halos such as "hometown basketball" and "father-son basketball" at the same time.

Charlottes love Curry.

Curry also likes Charlotte.

From the moment the Bobcat changed its name back to the Wasp......

Stephen Curry, who will wear the No. 30 jersey of the Hornets in the new season, has already quietly become the brightest star in the city and even in North Carolina.

At this moment, Wang Shuo, who originally felt that his coaching career was nearing the end, suddenly felt an unprecedented motivation.

Because......

...... in the NBA

What could be more exciting than bringing in the first person in NBA history to bring in an already accomplished head coach?

At this moment, where does Jordan know......

Curry's foundation for the first person in NBA history in the future turned out to be laid by him himself.

In July, shortly after the Bobcats changed their name to the Hornets, Wang Shuo also signed Benno Udri and Patty Mills for the Hornets from the free agent market.

The former is 191 cm tall and weighs 93 kg, making him a standard European heavy defender.

The latter is 183 centimeters tall and weighs 84 kilograms, and is a small steel gun guard who can play without the ball and shoot accurately from three-point range.

Mills, who had been wandering around early in his career, was originally spotted by the Spurs this summer.

But what is the matter, ten Popovich's American flatbreads can't compare to Wang Shuo's pancakes?

As soon as he learned that the Hornets were ready to discuss signing with him, Mills immediately asked his agent to pack his bags and flew to Charlotte that afternoon.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, Mills had a three-point shooting rate of about 39% in his career, and he was a short guard who mainly relied on three-point shooting on the court.

And Mills is also very positive on the court.

The only fly in the ointment is that, limited by height, many short defenders have shortcomings, he has.

As for Yudri, as one of Doncic's predecessors in the future, his style of play on the court can be described as very solid, and he is a player who rarely makes mistakes.

In addition, it also has a fairly stable mid-to-long-range shot after the pick-and-roll.

After strengthening the team's interior line, Wang Shuo made two consecutive signings aimed at the Hornets' guard line.

Because considering that Paul is very likely to drop the chain after entering the playoffs, Wang Shuo knows that in the No. 1 position, even if the Hornets can let Curry hold the ball if necessary, he still has to prepare for Paul in advance.

At this point, Wang Shuo of the Hornets for the new season has also confirmed thirteen players:

Centres: Kevin Garnett, Maris Speights.

Power forwards: Paul Millsap, Andrei Kirilenko, Matt Barnes.

Small forwards: Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler.

Shooting guards: Klay Thompson, Chris Middleton.

Point guards: Stephen Curry, Chris Paul, Benno Judri, Patty Mills.

In the new season, in order to avoid injuries, the NBA will officially introduce the "13-man game roster system" in the regular season.

In Wang's view, this system will definitely benefit teams that have more personnel reserves on the bench.

However, before the start of the preseason, Wang Shuo no longer plans to continue to recruit reinforcements.

Because the current 13 players of the Hornets are completely enough in his eyes.

Wang Shuo plans to see if there are any veterans willing to come over to see the water cooler after the preseason starts.

In addition, in July, Wang Shuo also officially confirmed the assistant coaching team of the Hornets next season.

Since Vogel was spotted by the Lakers early on, he will become the Lakers coach of the new season......

So next season, Wang Shuo's first assistant coach, second assistant coach and third assistant coach will be Coach Lu, Quinn Schneider and Mark Dagneault respectively.

Obviously, compared to Lu, who still needs to be tempered by Wang Shuo, the Lakers obviously prefer Vogel, who has shown a certain coaching talent.

In fact, Schneider, another very talented coach on Wang Shuo's assistant coaching team, also received an invitation from the Jazz this summer.

But as a very ambitious young coach, after receiving an invitation from the Jazz, Schneider preferred to follow Wang Shuo to continue to learn how to build an NBA team, so he was not in a hurry to go out.

As for Mark Daigneault, who will become Wang Shuo's third assistant coach this year, it is a name that is still very unfamiliar to NBA fans.

Because the 27-year-old Dagneault ......

Prior to that, he was only an assistant coach for the NCAA Florida University Alligators.

And, until Wang Shuo crossed over, Daigneault had just started his coaching career in the NBA.

But for Wang Shuo, who has watched the Thunder's performance in the 22/23 season, he is very sure that Dagneault is definitely a piece of the jade in the coaching world.

Because in the 22/23 season, Dagneault not only allowed every talented Thunder player to gradually realize their talent on the court, but also Daigneault also designed different tactics for each player according to their characteristics.

In Wang Shuo's view, with only the good knowledge and responsibility that Dagnealet showed in the 22/23 season, he can confidently and boldly recruit him under his command and cultivate him.

Because in the NBA......

The head coach who can do what kind of dishes according to what ingredients......

It's really a rare species.

In fact, the vast majority of NBA coaches simply impose their tactics on the teams they coach in a formulaic way.

For example, the famous Adelman will only fight Princeton wherever he goes.

and Phil Jackson, who wouldn't have played without the Triangle Offense.

In Wang Shuo's view, both Adelman and Jackson are the kind of coaches who have to meet players who have the right tactics for them to lead the team to achieve certain results.

Therefore, in the future, NBA teams will begin to be younger in the position of head coach......

It's really not for nothing.

Because after having had enough of this group of so-called famous coaches, NBA teams will find out......

They might as well give the youngsters who are more flexible a chance to show their coaching talents.

After getting the assistant coaching team of the Hornets for the new season, Wang Shuo also went to Southern Illinois according to his agreement with veteran coach Sloan, where he was going to spend this summer's vacation with Sloan.

In July, the Hornets Summer League team, led by Coach Lu, performed well in this year's Summer League.

Butler and Middleton, who were arranged by Wang Shuo to play in the summer league, were both refreshing in the game.

And Mike Brown, who is preparing to lead the U.S. men's basketball team to the London Olympics, signed Kyle Korver for the Knicks before leaving London.

This signing is crucial for the Knicks.

Because since Barry Jr. retired......

Yao Ming and Duncan fans have long since had enough of the suffocating outside play of the likes of Ariza and Chandler every night.

In addition, in the past two years, although he has led the Knicks to the Finals twice, as Wang Shuo has been away from New York for longer and longer, New York fans' patience with Brown has been declining year by year.

This year's London Olympics will undoubtedly be a great opportunity for Brown to make a name for himself.

In late July, as soon as the squad for the U.S. men's basketball team in London was announced, Wang Shuo felt that teams from other countries were out of play.

Because in addition to bringing Anthony and Durant, the two big killers of FIBA, at the same time in the small forward position, the American men's basketball team also has star players like Kobe, Curry, Rose, Westbrook and so on.

As for James, who has always been unable to serve the country, he was the same as when Wang Shuo was the head coach of the U.S. men's basketball team before, and he failed to get a call-up from Brown.

In this regard, most fans on the Internet expressed understanding and support for Brown's choice.

Because similar to Paul before Wang Shuo joined......

Ajan's reputation in this life has completely fallen to the bottom after last season.

Now Ajan, where does he dare to think about how to touch porcelain Jordan?

Tell the truth......

If James can't play convincingly in the future, then even if he plays until he is 45 years old and can score 40,000 points in his career, he will have to sit at the child's table when he has dinner with other stars of the same era.

Fortunately, James, who is barely awake at the moment, has worked his three-point shooting this summer, and is ready to open the eyes of those who have been embarrassed by him all day long in the new season.

In this regard, Wang Shuo, the head of Jammy, can also be said to be full of expectations for James.

Because in Wang Shuo's opinion, as long as he can make James better, then he doesn't mind torturing James repeatedly until he retires......

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