Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 65 Reconstruction policy confirmed!Missed the "shoe king"? PJ-Tucker? !
Hearing the general manager Presti's question, everyone in the room looked at Lu Yong in unison, wanting to hear the opinion of this young man who was rumored by the media to be miraculous.

Lu Yong sat in the corner and did not speak for a long time, of course not because he had no ideas, on the contrary, Lu Yong had a lot of thoughts in his head, and he was just waiting for a suitable opportunity to speak.

The team’s chief scout Adrian Hunter is an old employee who has worked for the team for 12 years. Let’s not talk about his ability. In terms of qualifications alone, he has a great say in the draft. Even the general manager Presti had to take his feelings into account.

Vice President of Operations Smith has not been in the Sonics management for a long time, but he has a wealth of work experience.

The suggestions put forward by the two are very targeted. It is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong. It is just that they stand from different angles and have different perspectives on problems.

The old Hunter has been a scout for half his life. He doesn't care whether the lineup is reasonable or not, because the nature of his job is to help the team discover potential newcomers.

To put it simply, in his eyes, the talent and potential of players always rank first, and whether the lineup is reasonable is not within the scope of his work.

Nick Smith, the vice president of operations, is different. His job content is to assist the general manager in running the team.

In addition to teaming up with the scouting department to find potential newcomers, it is also necessary to make the team profitable and achieve results as much as possible, otherwise he will be kicked out in a few years.

Mike Conley and Jeff Green are rookies with great potential, but looking at the problem from a practical perspective, the Supersonics have just completed a deal with the Celtics, and the team's weakest link in the new season is Insider.

Using the precious No. 5 pick in the first round to pick a talented big man can indeed enrich the team's lineup.

Even if the potential of the player is small, it is better than not even having a decent insider in the regular season. If you encounter the Twin Towers team, you will definitely be slaughtered.

It is normal for the two to have differences. If the management of a team agrees from top to bottom, it is the most desperate.

It shows that there are a lot of bastards in the management of this team, and the power held by the general manager is astonishingly large, almost emptying the boss. It is hard to say whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Ignoring the gazes of the people around him, Lu Yong tapped the table lightly with his hand. After pondering for a moment, he said with a smile: "Mr. Hunter has a good vision. Both Mike Conley and Jeff Green are young people with great potential. The risk of choosing their team is relatively small, and I am also optimistic that the two of them can play their worth in the future."

Hearing Lu Yong, the new coach, praised his vision, old Hunter gave Smith a provocative look, and almost raised his jaw to the sky.

However, before he could chatter too long, Lu Yong went on to say: "But this time I am on Nick's side. My opinion is that the team should use the No. 5 pick to pick a center. Because from the Green The two players acquired by the Army are very suitable for my tactical system, and they will be reused when they play under me in the new season, and their playing time will not be too little."

"Kevin, as a young scorer, also needs the environment to grow. If the team uses the No. 5 pick to pick another outsider, Kevin's growth space and speed will definitely be compressed." Lu Yong looked sternly, using the team Analyzed from the coach's perspective. "Don't forget everyone, my goal is to bring the team into the playoffs in the new season. Picking an insider in this year's draft can greatly improve the lineup's fault tolerance rate. I agree with Nick on this point."

Lu Yong's words made the people in the room deep in thought. There were no esoteric sentences or general principles throughout the text, but only a head coach's determination to lead the team to achieve results.

It is undeniable that the weakest link of the Sonics is the inside line.

If a center can be picked with the No. 5 pick in the first round, not only will the lineup for the new season become more complete, but it will also ensure that Kevin Durant has enough possessions to grow.

Sam Presti reached out and pushed a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose, and asked Lu Yong: "Do you have a favorite inside player in this draft?"

"Yes, more than one."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you and Nick, I hope you're right." Presti reached out his hand to make a decision, and almost told the two to let it go.

Lu Yong was a little surprised. He thought Presti would get to the bottom of it, ask who his favorite players were, and make a final decision after discussing with others.

I didn't expect Presti to be such a tough man, he handled things swiftly and swiftly, without the slightest sloppiness.

It's no wonder that in the parallel world, this guy can personally train the Supersonic (Thunder) into the most legendary "Huangfu Military Academy" in the NBA.

In fact, Presti's favorite target is Jeff Green, but considering that the team's inside configuration is really stretched, choosing a center may gain more.

Of course, the main reason is that this year is considered by the media to be a high-quality draft. There are many inside players who can be selected by the Sonics in the first round.

Presti felt that even if the Supersonics chose with their eyes closed, they would not be able to choose a parallel importer. The risk was not great, so he was naturally unwilling to disagree with Lu Yong on such a trivial matter.

There is only one week left before the draft, and the time is very tight. He must immediately set the direction of the team's reconstruction this year, and then devote more thoughts to the free/trading market, otherwise it will be easy for other teams to drink up the soup. left.

The position of the general manager seems to be a good position, but only when you sit on it can you know how much pressure there is.

Lu Yong is a capable rookie coach. Presti hopes that the team can get on the right track as soon as possible, and it can be organized in an orderly manner without him as the general manager. That would be really fucking cool!

Two days later, Lu Yong called General Manager Presti in his newly rented Seattle apartment.

"Sam, I hope you can come forward and help me negotiate a contract, before it's too late."

"Talk about a contract?"

Presti's heart was half cold when he heard the words, for fear that Lu Yong would tell him that he wanted to sign a star in the next second.

"Yes, this person's name is PJ Tucker. He was the No. 5 pick in the second round selected by the Raptors last year. However, he has been waived by the team and is going to play in overseas leagues to make a living. I hope you can find a way to contact him. Make sure to sign him for the new season."

Hearing Lu Yong's urgent voice, Presti thought he wanted to sign a star with an annual salary of tens of millions.

The result turned out to be a fringe guy who had just been waived by the Raptors and couldn't even make it to the NBA.

Taking a long breath of relief into the phone, Presti returned to her usual grace. "Lu, I suggest that next time you speak, you'd better finish it in one breath, really, it's too scary"

"PJ-Tucker just lost his job, and he only needs a basic salary to sign him, so it shouldn't be a problem, right? Sam?" Lu Yong asked knowingly with a smile.

"Of course it's okay. If you can't even do this well, how dare I recruit you to Seattle."

A basic salary contract Presti didn't take it to heart at all. If the people Lu Yong named were so cheap, he could win the general manager's "diligent and thrifty housekeeping" award next year.

"If everything goes well, it's best to sign for two years. He will be of great use in my tactical system in the new season." Lu Yong said.

"Don't worry, wait for my good news."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yong sat on the sofa and made himself a cup of coffee, thankful that he remembered it in time.

If he hadn't just seen the news related to the Raptors, Lu Yong almost missed the opportunity to miss the "shoe king" Tucker.

In the 2006 NBA draft, PJ Tucker was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the 35th overall pick in the second round, but this summer the Raptors announced that PJ Tucker was waived, and the latter became an unrestricted free agent .

Last season, Tucker only played 17 games on behalf of the Raptors, averaging 4.9 minutes per game, scoring 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds.

In the parallel world, Tucker went to an overseas league this summer to make a living. The Sea Dragons who joined the Israeli league performed well, not only helping the team win the league championship, but also being elected as the MVP of the finals.

In the next few years, Tucker has been wandering in the Israeli league, the Greek league, and the Bundesliga. It was not until 2012 that he returned to the NBA with a bunch of personal honors and signed a two-year basic salary contract with the Suns.

No one except Lu Yong would have imagined that this seemingly cumbersome guy would earn an annual salary of tens of millions in the future, win the NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks, and reach the pinnacle of his life at the age of 36.

In his peak season, Tucker averaged only 9.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game. The data is not amazing, but his contribution on the defensive end is not reflected by the data.

Because of his tough style of play and aggressive fighting, Tucker has always been known as a tough guy. As long as there is a Tucker game, he must be the hardest one in the game.

And for a certain period of time, some people labeled Tucker as a villain, and he has always played a role similar to Bruce Bowen in his career.

Of course, in Lu Yong's view, Tucker's playing style is not dirty. He just wants to win the game too much. He is always full of passion on the court and is willing to give everything for victory.

Whether Tucker's behavior and actions can be described as dirty, there are many fans who have followed him, but when preference becomes prejudice, beauty will naturally become ugly.

Tucker has never had gorgeous personal data in his career, but he is an important puzzle that every championship team wants to have.

The reason why Lu Yong is eager to get Tucker is not only his defense, but also his precise corner three-pointers. His career shooting rate has been stable at around 37% all year round, which can play a huge role in the offensive system.

　It’s not out of context, it’s overwritten, but for the sake of smooth plot, I still posted it directly, woo woo woo, I feel sorry for my manuscript.

　　It's not too much to ask for a ticket, brothers, woo woo woo!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)