start with scouting

Chapter 484 When Recruitment Completes

Snyder went to the Jazz as the head coach, and the king's chief assistant position was vacant. Su Yang originally reserved it for McMillan, but McMillan said that the salary is already high and he likes the job content. He doesn't need the title so much and can give it to others. .

Before Mike Brown was fired by the Cavaliers for the second time, Su Yang had already made plans, but he never took the initiative to speak up.

The main thing is that I don't know what Mike Brown is thinking, and I am not in a hurry. Now that I receive a call from the other party, I will naturally connect.

After chatting for a while, Su Yang hung up the phone, casually looked at the news, and found that ESPN and other media were speculating that this draft would be a once-in-a-decade super draft year, Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Smart, Rand Players like you are regarded as the stars of tomorrow.

But if you think about it carefully, the 14 draft is just like that. Compared with the three years of 07, 08, and 09, it can't compare with the 13 years.

It’s just that Wiggins’ perception is too strong. The media calls it a combination of LeBron + Durant. His physical fitness, his physical coordination, his superstar demeanor, his dunks and so on, are absolutely amazing. Parker and The same goes for Embiid.

But professional scouts think that Wiggins' style of play is more like Carter or Gay, and the first weakness report points directly to the vitals.

"The biggest problem with Wiggins is that he may not have such a strong psychological quality to maximize his super physical talent. He lacks concentration and enthusiasm for the game, his basic dribbling skills are deviated, and he often makes low-level mistakes such as looseness and high center of gravity. He has no obvious interest in becoming a team leader and is unwilling to step out of his comfort zone to practice long shots. He can use his speed and height to become a low-post killer like Kobe, but Kobe is already a very rare situation. Can he do it? "

Aside from the scouting report, Wiggins' comprehensive score of athletic ability and physical condition is only 99, which cannot be compared with those monster players such as Oden, Durant, Rose, and Griffin who scored more than 100, or even worse. Parker in the same session.

As someone who has experienced it, Su Yang believes that Wiggins was hurt by his agent's crazy hype, because Wiggins has been reported a lot since he was 13 years old. The passion for the game.

With emotion, Hinkie said: "Sefolosha hoped to get a bigger contract, but did not give a clear reply, and the same was true for Bazemore, but they made it clear that they would get a bigger contract on July 7st." Reply by 1pm…”

Su Yang nodded to express his understanding. When Sefolosa reaches 30, it is basically the last long-term contract. It is understandable to pursue a big contract. However, Bazemore has just fulfilled his two-year basic salary. If he signs a basic salary again, the impact on the future will be relatively large. Big, need to be careful.

According to Su Yang's idea, at the critical moment, Bazemore can be won by promising to start the game, but it is not necessary for the time being.

"So far, we have contacted PJ Tucker, CJ Miles, Sabo Sefrosa, and Kent Bazemore, four players who are biased towards the backcourt. We have canceled contact with Avery Bradley. According to the plan, the next step should be Determine the basic salary target..."

For the shooting guard position, the Kings tentatively choose Smart + Bazemore or Sefolosha, and they have to have a basic salary substitute to avoid no one playing in the event of a serious injury, and the ability requirements do not need to be too high. There is one thing that stands out The technical characteristics will do.

"Try contacting Xavier Henry. Anyway, signing with the basic salary does not take up salary space. If you want to stay, you can stay. You can add a health reward clause..." In Su Yang's view, as long as Xavier Henry does not suffer from a ruptured Achilles tendon, the second substitute will not have any problems. question.

Hinkie scribbled down his pen and asked, "Is it necessary to add a third point guard, who is also the target of the basic salary..."

Similar plans should have been made in advance, but Curry was not confirmed before. Su Yang thought for a moment: "Don't look for it specially, wait until the draft is over, and see if there are any suitable second-round or undrafted picks, and the rest of the free market..."

Many people in the Kings can do position organization and fast-break advancement. The consumption of point guards is not so high, and the pressure is average.

And in this draft, point guards such as Langston Galloway will lose the draft, and it will be very cost-effective to sign with the basic salary at that time. Curry determined the compensation for joining in advance.

Of course, it depends on Seth Curry's own wishes.

After all, it is too easy to lose his family status in such a thing as a substitute for his brother, and he can no longer boast that he can blow up Stephen.

"Then it's the inside position. After we traded Gobert, including the potential signing Draymond Green, Cousins ​​and Jason Thompson, and the upcoming draft Jeremy Grant, there are four available positions. For the center or power forward position, Nikolas Jokic is temporarily excluded because of his size, do we need to find another substitute player?"

"How is the progress of Jokic's affairs?"

Su Yang heard the words and asked casually, recalling the staff sent to Europe before, and reported that Jokic did not have much interest in playing in the NBA. The main reason was that he was worried that training and competition would be too tiring, and he was also worried that he would not be able to keep up so fast if he was too fat rhythm of the game.

"According to your strategy, we are asking Jokic's brother to persuade him, and it should be done smoothly. Jokic is mainly too young. Let him come to the United States away from home to play, and the psychological pressure is relatively high. When the time is right, you will activate your ultimate game. Strategy."

Encountered obstacles before, Su Yang has told the staff that Jokic's brother once had an NBA dream, and he was playing with Milicic in the United States, but his talent was too poor. After the university NCAA ended, he could only return to Serbia.

Asking Jokic’s elder brother to persuade him is a strategy. When necessary, he can even promise to provide housing and living expenses for the Jokic family in Saskatchewan, and let Jokic’s family accompany him to the United States, completely dispelling Jokic’s doubts. Nothing more than spending more money.

"OK! Jokic persuaded the work to continue. Let's find an opportunity to sign a meat shield center with a basic salary..."

Considering that there are only 4 centers and power forwards, it is really not enough, and LeBron may join the Western Conference team, Su Yang thinks that the Kings need to add a backup center player, "Try to practice Hassan Whiteside, It happened to be the player selected by the Kings back then. I believe that after training in the Development League and the NBL League, he already has a correct attitude towards professional games..."

"What league is NBL?" Hinkie asked curiously.

"A league lower than the CBA,"

"Well, I think Cole Aldridge is also a consideration, he averaged last season..."

"You look at the arrangement, as long as you are willing to do the dirty work, the playing time will not be too long, and the contract will not be too long."

The two communicated some details again, and the preliminary preparations for the recruitment work were all completed, just waiting for the free market to open.

The king's rookie training work has also ended at the same time. It is determined to invite Jabari Brown, Torrey Craig, Tim Fraser and other potential undrafted picks to participate in the summer league. Highlight a tough one.

In a blink of an eye, on June 26, the day of the NBA Draft, Su Yang and Hinkie flew to Brooklyn, New York.

In fact, there is no need to fly there in person. There is no exchange of draft picks this time, mainly to reflect the emphasis on rookies.

(End of this chapter)