The Godfather of Basketball

"Nowak's defense is very poor. He can't play at NBA level at all. By contrast, Millsap is very strong but strong."

"Defense can be trained, if successful, he may become Peja Stojakovic of the Rockets."

Tang Tian and Van Gundy have their own opinions, and they are a little bit arguing.

Tang Tian felt helpless as an assistant coach at this time, even if it was a second round sign, his speech weight was not enough.

Dawson halted the two at this time, hesitated in hesitation.

Tangtian's brain was moving fast. He knew that if he hesitated like this, Dawson would definitely listen to Van Gundy, after all, he was the head coach.

"I have an idea," Tang Tian said quickly.

Both Dawson and Van Gundy looked at him together.

"I think the Timberwolves have two second-round draft picks, 36 and 37, can we try to trade with them?" Tang Tian suggested.

Dawson nodded and traded down. One draft was changed to two drafts. This is a good proposal.

Van Gundy didn't say anything. If Novak or Millsap had been selected before then, they would only think they were unlucky.

Officially, the NBA assigns cabins to each team to facilitate their communication and discussion. Dawson then picked up the phone and called the Timberwolves directly.

Soon, Dawson dropped the phone with a smile.

"nailed it."

The Timberwolves have had a poor record in recent seasons, and they naturally hope to put forward the order and choose more talented players.

Before the start of the second round, the Rockets and Timberwolves reached a deal. They sent the 32nd pick + some cash and got the Timberwolves 36 and 37.

The two picks are next to each other, and this is considered to meet the requirements of two people at the same time.

The Timberwolves chose Craig Smith at the 32nd pick.

Tang Tian has some impressions of this player. He played well in the Timberwolves and was selected as a rookie second team.

With the 36th overall pick, the Rockets chose Steve Novak.

37 In the 37th overall pick, the Rockets chose Paul Millsap.

Both of them were happy to choose the players they wanted.

Dawson's mood is also good. After the Tracy McGrady traded in 2004, the team has always been able to keep up. This has a lot to do with the poor performance of the role players. This has got Shane Battier and two rookies that look good , Things are clearly moving in a positive direction.

Especially the team's new first assistant coach, not only has his own ideas, but also knows how to use his brain. He has a feeling that Tang Tian will greatly help the team in the new season.

The draft conference came to an end, and the NBA teams began to get busy again.

Although this is an offseason and most players are on vacation, for each team, the new season has begun before the draft.

As the Rockets' first assistant coach, Tang Tian will lead the Rockets to the next summer league.

The NBA Summer League is one of the most crucial games for each team in the offseason, and it is also the stage for all draft picks, rookies and some marginalized people.

However, unlike the NBA regular season, the summer league is an invitation system. In other words, everyone is a temporary team, and it depends on the candidate.

Xibodu became Tang Tian's assistant coach.

Tang Tian left a deep impression on Fan Gandi during the interview, and also made Xibodu recognized his ability. Although he was a lot younger, this one-handed training assistant of Yao Ming had no prejudice against Tang Tian.

"This is a list of players we can contact." Xibodu handed a thick book to Tang Tian.

The Rockets are short of people and everyone knows it well, so there are quite a few people willing to come.

Tang Tian flipped quickly, and soon, several familiar names entered his eyes.

Chuck Hayes, the "sea man" familiar to the Rockets fans, participated in the draft in 2005, then no one wanted to go to the development league for a year, it is the Rockets' subordinate team, the Viper team.

Will Will Bynum, like Hayes, Bynum was also a NBA draft pick in 2005 and played in the D-League for a year, averaging 24 points per game.

Bynum was a qualified backup guard in the future. He could contribute 8 points and 3 assists in his career and played with Iverson. Tang Tian was impressed.

Jose? Barria, this Tang Tian is more familiar. The Mavericks' champions are better known than Hayes and Bynum. He participated in the draft this year, but lost.

I looked at the others that were not suitable, Tang Tian returned the book to Xibodu.

"I'll choose these three, plus the Novak and Millsap we originally had. I got them first. Look at the bench and pick a few more."

"These people are very short." Xibodu frowned when he saw Tang Tianxuan.

Short men are difficult to survive in the NBA. Tang Tian drafted a short post Millsap, and now he has three short ones. Is this a preference?

"Dwarf has the advantage of being short." Tang Tian said with a smile. In fact, most of the NBA management's views are similar to those of Xibodu, but because of this, these short men will become a model of counterattack.

Xibodu said nothing, after all, Tang Tian chose 3 people, and the remaining 10 let him choose, and he already trusted him.

After sending invitations to these players, no surprise, they all accepted.

At the Toyota Center, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Tang Tian ushered in the first training class of his coaching career.

He entered the training hall and greeted the players together.

Millsap, Hayes, Barria, Bynum, Novak ...

相比 Compared with the memories, these players' faces are full of greenness and tenderness.

球员 These players have talents and potentials, but they are now in the stage of development. Although they can play a lot in the future in memory, if they are not trained well, they will be as good as everyone else.

看到 When they saw the coach was such a young yellow race, some team members showed doubtful and contempt eyes.

"I am your coach Tang Tian, ​​you can call me coach Tang."

When Tang Tian was talking, some team members were standing lazily, and some were still communicating in private.

These players, in addition to rookies and marginalized people, also have some old churros mixed with the development league. They are obviously not very cold about a young yellow coach.

"My team has three requirements ..."

Tang Tian aggravated his tone, and his eyes swept across the team members' faces.

"First, training must be on time, second, absolutely obey the coaching staff, and third, during the summer league, Huang, gambling, and poisoning are absolutely not allowed to touch, can not be done, you can now leave directly from this stadium."

After he said this, the talking team members immediately calmed down, all staring at him.

Tangtian's toughness completely surprised them.

"Who do you think you are?" Just then, someone said something.

Tang Tian turned his head and found out that the speaker was Quinter Woods, the No. 21 show in 2002, a well-known problem player, drugs, and brawls accompanied his entire career. He was a mix of heavenly pride The edge of the league.