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Chapter 137 Preparations before the start of the new season

As soon as George Krent took office, he told the Lakers management about the tactics he will adopt in the new season in the future. George said that he will recreate the new "SHOWTIME" tactics for the Lakers.

George highly praised Pat Riley's "SHOWTIME" tactic for the Lakers in the 80s. He believed that this was the tactic closest to the future basketball development trend. tactics.

George believes that in the current Lakers team, only Liu Han, O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant meet his requirements. Eddie Jones, Robert Horry, and Eldon Campbell are barely available, and the other players are inevitable to a certain extent. Not what George wanted.

After winning the championship, the Lakers are actually facing some problems. First of all, Van Exel is determined to leave. Although Van Exel has reconciled with Liu Han, the proud Van Exel It is unbearable for the coach to arrange him as a substitute, and Van Exel also admitted it in the playoffs, but if he is still allowed to sit on the bench in the next season, Van Exel will definitely not be able to bear it.

Kobe Bryant is also determined to leave. With Liu Han, Kobe will only be used as a role player, but this is what Kobe does not want to see. He still wants to beat everyone with his performance in the future s face.In fact, at the end of the regular season last season, Kobe asked his agent to contact the right team. After the confrontation with Jordan in the finals, many teams were also very optimistic about Kobe. At least this player faced Jordan. There is no fear at all times, which is the most commendable.

The management of the Lakers is very optimistic about George's tactics. First of all, the Lakers are a team with a good history. No matter what period they are in, they are not known for their defense. The Zijin Army has something that other teams don't have. Extravagance, only sharp offense and wonderful scoring are what the Lakers should have. Moreover, if George's tactics are successful, they will be very exciting to watch, which can attract more fans for the Lakers.The second is that George Crent asked the Lakers to try to focus on rookies or rookies when trading. George has always believed that those players who have not yet formed their own specific style are suitable for training. Such players are accepting new players. Tactics and ideas are easier than those of already famous players. George has always believed in a word, that is, it is much easier to draw on a blank sheet of paper than to modify a completed painting.Such rookies or rookies can provide the Lakers with a lot of salary space. Liu Han will become a restricted player after completing the next season. The Lakers must leave enough salary space to sign a suitable contract with Liu Han. Contracts.

George provided the Lakers with a list of players he is optimistic about. The first is Steve Nash and Ray Allen who trained in Liu Han's training camp. George is very optimistic about the abilities of these two players in the training camp. And since they're both undervalued by their teams, the Lakers will have a much easier time trading.

Then there are Brent Barry of the Los Angeles Clippers, Isaiah Leder of the Portland Trail Blazers, Michael Finley of the Dallas Mavericks, Jim Jackson and Kerry Kittles of the New Jersey Nets, but these players They all have a certain status in their respective teams, and they are not so easy to trade players, so George Krent believes that if the Lakers management can trade one or two, it will be enough for the Lakers.

With specific goals, the scouts of the Lakers began to act. They observed all the suggested players provided by George. Although some rookies such as Steve Nash and Ray Allen can't see anything now, others Several players were found to be good, so the Lakers management began to actively operate, hoping to trade players who meet the requirements of the new head coach.

When Steve Nash was still learning three-pointers with Liu Han in Liu Han's training camp, the Lakers first completed the transaction with the Phoenix Suns. The Lakers' backup forward Jeremy Kersey exchanged for Steve Nash and some cash.Nash has not been taken seriously in the Suns. His height and physical fitness are one of the reasons that affect his performance. In the second half of the regular season last season, the Suns traded point guard Jason Kidd from the Dallas Mavericks. Let Steve Nash start to get more underappreciated.In the eyes of the Suns management, the Lakers traded a defensive forward for an unknown point guard and they made a profit.

Then the Lakers traded backup center Tyrese Knight from the Milwaukee Bucks for Ray Allen.The Bucks have been troubled by their lack of good inside players, and the Lakers' backup center Tyrese Knight looks like a good candidate, averaging less than 12 minutes per game, but can get 5.1 points and 5.5 rebounds , This is much more efficient than the current center of the Bucks. The Bucks immediately agreed to the trade application as soon as they received it. As a rookie, Ray Allen obviously has no inside pillars to be valued.

Next, the Lakers encountered certain troubles in the transaction. If they want to trade the players requested by Coach George, the Lakers must pay a certain price.

Entering September, the Lakers completed a three-way deal with the Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers sent Van Exel and George McLeod, and the Los Angeles Clippers sent Brent Barry and the 98-year-old First-round pick, Dallas Mavericks send Michael Finley and Derek Harper, Lakers get Brent Barry and Michael Finley, and Los Angeles Clippers' '98 first-round pick, Los Angeles Clippers get Derek Harper and George McLeod, Dallas Mavericks get Van Exel.In this transaction, Dallas' goal is Van Exel. They need point guards to make up for Jason Kidd's departure, while the management of the Los Angeles Clippers is a bit weird. Draft picks are lost.The Lakers can be said to be the biggest gainer in this transaction. Not only did they get the players they wanted, but they also got a first-round pick from the Los Angeles Clippers. High, their pick has great trade value.

Next, the Lakers completed a deal with the New Jersey Nets. They traded Kobe Bryant plus the Lakers' first-round pick in 98 to the Nets' Kerry Kittles.Kittles was also a rookie in 96, but he was very lucky. He was reused as soon as he arrived at the Nets. Now he is an important firepower point for the team's outside line.However, Kobe's performance was very mediocre because of Liu Han's appearance, and the Lakers had to trade a 96 first-round pick for Kittles.Kobe is also quite satisfied with this deal, after all, he is going to New Jersey, not a small place.

In this way, the Lakers' deal before the start of the new season is basically completed. They traded the players he asked for for the new head coach George Crent, and also left enough salary space for the team. It's not a big problem for O'Neal to sign a big contract.

　I’m going crazy, everything went wrong today, first copy and paste made a mistake, I deleted the prepared chapter and had to rewrite it, and then there was a problem with the network, I found that a chapter was posted on both sides, I was really dizzy up. . . . . . . , everyone, please forgive me, I will make up for the 6th update tomorrow, but I will still work hard to complete the 4th update today

　　
　
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