The Basketball Court Swordsman

"...At the end of the parade, in front of all Indianapolis fans, Coach Henson successfully proposed to his girlfriend Anjali Ranadivi. The two originally planned to get married this summer. But now they seem to plan to reconsider getting married later. Coach Henson’s statement is that he doesn’t want to be too rash, but wants to hold an ingenious wedding. Let’s look at the next news..."

Some hot news that has attracted much attention these days are being broadcast on the taxi radio. The news of Henson's proposal to An Jiali made the taxi driver smile, and it caused him to initiate a conversation with the passengers in the back row.

"Let me say that Henson Joe may be the most individual coach in this league. Proposing to his girlfriend in front of a million fans? This guy is really ostentatious."

"Yes, Henson Joe has always been like this. You never know what surprises he will give you in the next second." The passenger in the back row smiled, and he turned his head and looked out the window and found that the city of Chicago has been tested jointly. Training advertisements are filled.

"Sir, do you also watch basketball?" the driver asked.

"In fact, I am still a basketball professional. Of course, I am not as famous as Henson Joe."

"Basketball practitioners!? No wonder you are going to the United Center! Today is the day of the NBA rookie joint trial, sir, is it possible that you are a scout?" The driver was a little excited, but the passenger shook his head and denied him disappointed.

"No, I'm not a scout. I'm just...a little sports reporter, hahahahaha."

"Then you may not get any valuable news today. As we all know, this year's draft is a draft year. I heard that until now, the Clevelandans haven't decided who they will sign with the top pick. I heard that this year Tickets for the draft are only $30, which shows how worrying the quality of this draft is."

"Yes," the passenger in the back row replied, and through the window, he could already see the huge United Center Arena, "Yes, that's right, the quality of this draft is worrying. But I I believe that in every draft, there will always be a few people who can stand out. Besides, this year, the Pacers won the 15th overall pick when they won the championship. I am curious, just after the successful marriage proposal. What kind of operations will coach Henson of United States have. You know, his vision in the draft has always been accurate."

"Yes, Coach Henson had really good luck. The draft pick he got from the Bucks in the middle of the season turned into a 15th overall pick. Once this pick is used, it might be a treasure. Oh. , It seems that there is a traffic jam at the door of the United Center. Can I drop you off here? You only need to walk a few steps."

"No problem, it's probably faster to walk over than to block." The passenger happily paid for the car, and then got out of the car with his briefcase.

United Center, Chicago basketball mecca. But today's United Center is his holy place!

At this moment, the passenger's cell phone rang. He quickly took out the phone and took a look. The name on the caller ID made him smile knowingly-Henson Joe.

"Silas, where are you?" The young man shouted in spirit on the phone.

"At the door, the second-hand car trading market has been blocked outside the United Center, so I got off and walked over!"

"Well, I thought you were surrounded by your fans. Come on, Vogel and I have arrived."

"I'll be here soon. Besides, I have no fans. Moreover, I told the driver that I was just a sports reporter." Silas smiled and looked up again. He has arrived at the gate of the United Center!

Silas found Henson and Vogel in the stands of the training hall. As in the past, this year’s joint trial, the Pacers still sent a "dream lineup consisting of Henson, Vogel and Silas. ".

As for Brad Stevens, who did a good job with the Pacers last season, if nothing else, he should now be on the plane to Boston.

Because Stevens's performance last season was so good, in just one season, the former Butler Bulldogs coach attracted the attention of other teams.

With the departure of champion coach Doug Rivers, the historically rich Celtics urgently need a head coach to control the overall situation. And Danny Angie, who had the eye and bead, took a fancy to Henson's assistant and invited him.

From assistant coach to head coach, this is an opportunity that all coaches dream of. Moreover, there is a very realistic factor-the salary of a head coach is higher than that of an assistant coach.

Therefore, although Henson admires Stevens very much, although their personal relationship is also very good. But Henson could not obstruct Stevens' private development because of his own interests.

Therefore, Henson is very supportive of Stevens's attack on Boston. From now on, "Henson coaches" will also begin to spread in the league!

If Stevens really signs with the Celtics, Henson is still a bit looking forward to playing against the Celtics next season. If the two can meet in the playoffs in the future...presumably the game will become quite exciting.

"How about? The quality of these rookies in 13 years is really as bad as people say?" Silas greeted Henson and Vogel, and directly brought the topic to the topic.

"No, there are a lot of talents in the 13th draft. Although it is not a draft year, there are still so many young people to watch. Have you seen the small guard who is doing sprinting? That inch." Henson said. Pointed to the field.

"You mean C.J. McCollum? He is a senior and has average physical fitness. Although the predicted pick is in the lottery zone, it is also at the back of the lottery. You said he is good, what's the good point?"

"Projection, don’t forget how we won the Spurs in this year’s finals. The Spurs’ three-pointers almost killed us, and our three-pointers allowed us to win the championship. Projection is the most basic of this basketball game. The way of scoring is gradually being maximized. Space has become more and more important in the game. In the future, many defenders with mediocre fitness but superb shooting skills will rise in the league. This is a general trend, unless There are super insiders like O'Neal. Otherwise, this trend is irreversible."

Henson has coached the game for three years. Although it is not long, he is still very impressed. When he coached the game in the first year, that set of majors and minors was considered an outlier and unreasonable. Nowadays, even the Spurs are playing their juniors and juniors, and they are all using space-based interiors.

Space and projection, in the contemporary era where there is no super center, every team hopes to win the game in this way.

"Projection? Well, you make sense. So why do you choose Antetokounmpo who can't shoot? I have his stats here, Henson. For that kid, I lived in Spain for a long time. Time. I can use my personality to guarantee that Antetokounmpo’s shooting looks as bad as his stats." Silas handed the information to Henson, and Henson glanced casually, Ade Tocumbo's three-pointers in the Spanish League column, the number is 31.4%.

The NBA's three-point line is farther than the Spanish League three-point line...

"Don't forget the premise I said, a defender with mediocre physical fitness can rely on shooting. And Antetokounmpo... that kid's physical fitness is not mediocre at all. He is one of the few, You don’t have to rely on outside players who project to a foothold in the league."

"Outside?" Vogel was taken aback. "I thought you wanted him to play the 4th position! From the naked eye, that guy may be taller than Al Horford."

"No, in fact, you can't define a position for Antetokounmpo. Let me say that he can play in all five positions. But the ideal is to put him in the third position. Someone is coming, let's not mention it. About Antetokounmpo."

"Henson, long time no see! You are here so early, which rookie has you seen?" As soon as Henson's voice fell, Bucks general manager John Hammond walked towards Henson with open arms.

"None of them, the media is right. This is a draft year." Henson politely hugged Hammond. He thanked Hammond for his willingness to trade with him. He also remembered that he owed Hammond. Favor, but this does not mean that he will tell Hammond of his plan.

Never let your opponent know what you are thinking, this is Henson's consistent behavioral principle.

"Come on, Henson, I will not spy on your news. But as an old friend, as an old friend who got your 28th overall pick. I sincerely ask you questions, hope you can recommend me one or two worthy The name of the concern. That's the case. You paid my favor, Henson."

Hammond is very smart, he knows Henson has unique vision. Since the Bucks have no goals, let Henson recommend a few potential rookies. He believes that even if Henson holds the 28th overall pick, he can still play.

"Don't be so polite, it's just a matter of effort. I can give you a few names, 28th overall, but there are actually many choices. For example, the French center, Rudy Gobert." Henson actually has it. A few names, in front of the data analysis module, any rookie is transparent to Henson.

And that French center, Henson can see his A-level top potential! Most importantly, Gobert's predicted pick is the end of the first round.

"It's Rudy Gobert. His name is silent in the last letter ‘t’ in French." Silas corrected.

"Well, whether his name is Gobert or Gobert, as long as you can pick that Big Spider with the 28th overall pick, you will earn it. And that Colorado guard Andre Robertson who is lifting dumbbells over there, I know , His stats in college are very ordinary. But trust me, Robertson’s defensive ability will make you shine."

Henson said while the Bucks staff recorded their names. Hammond smiled contentedly and patted Henson on the shoulder. He knew that this championship coach never fought unprepared battles! If there were really no notable people in this joint trial, Henson would not come.

"Thank you for the name, Henson. I think we are even."

"In fact, I can give you more names. But in the end, if you can choose them, I can't help."

"These names are enough, Henson. By the way, this is really a draft pick? How could you give me more names?" Hammond looked at Henson meaningfully.

"Whether it is a young draft year or not depends on who defines it. It has to do with everyone's vision, and those reporters often have no vision."

Hammond shook his head, yes, there is no draft pick at all, only people's eyesight is good or bad!

This guy Henson is really scary, because every season when he is in the draft, he has already won at the starting line!

Hammond is now a little scared, not that Henson lied to him, but that the 15th overall pick he gave to Henson would strengthen the Pacers' rule of the league...

Young draft pick? No, in front of Henson, every draft year is like a gold mine.