This Forward is Not Serious

This is what Walken Dean calls multiple insurances.

Sure enough, there are enough.

If you look at it from Lin Ying's perspective, this is a coaching team composed of three top NBA head coaches.

McMillan can understand it. He was also an assistant coach at this period in history, and the salary offered by the Nets was enough to attract him.

But Cole is very interesting.

Instead of being the head coach, he came to be the assistant coach!

But this is understandable. NBA assistant coaches are different from those deputy positions. They don't have to resist pressure and won't be pulled out to take the blame.

If salary is not considered, this is indeed more nourishing than the head coach.

This result is also very interesting to Lin Ying.

General Manager: Former General Manager Walken Dean;

Head coach: Former head coach Karl;

Assistant coaches: former teammate Allen Iverson, former team general manager Cole;

Lin Ying doesn't have to go through the media or any other means to pursue the team's right to speak, because they are all his people!

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Lin Ying continues his training camp at Barclays Center.

Despite Lin Ying's insistence, some people still quit one after another.

By the end of the training camp, only Lin Ying, Durant and Butler were left.

There was nothing that could be done with the lack of people, so Lin Ying issued a recruitment order.

Those who come will have food and accommodation included, and can also experience top-notch "counseling" from him and Durant.

As a result, many people came here in admiration.

After all, orcs are never slaves.

After recruiting a group of people, the training continued.

But within two days, people started to quit one after another.

This time, these people who went out were all complaining, saying that Lin Ying and the others were not training, but simply torturing themselves.

This "bad reputation" has attracted some new players to join.

For a time, "Lin Ying Training Camp" became famous.

Then among the new arrivals, there was one who surprised Lin Ying a little.

Kawhi Leonard.

"Tim asked me to come."

Leonard is like an honest kid.

The addition of Leonard completes the "foundation" of the training camp.

After all, no matter how few they have, they still have four people who can play high-quality 2V2.

Just when Lin Ying began to torture himself crazily, the footsteps of the 2013~2014 season quietly approached.

On June 27, the 2013 NBA Draft kicked off at the Barclays Center.

This year's draft has little to do with the Nets.

The Nets ranked first in the league last season, and they had the 30th overall pick.

But this pick had already been sent to the Jazz in the early Deron trade.

As for the second round, the 60th pick is about nothing.

This draft was originally not very interesting.

But then Lin Ying noticed that Ding Yanyuhang had signed up for the draft!

For domestic players, they usually automatically participate in the draft when they reach age.

Ding Yanyuhang is only 20 years old, which is surprising two years early.

Even though he had participated in Lin Ying's training camp before and had some opportunities to train in the United States, he was still far away from the NBA.

Because it was at the Barclays Center, Lin Ying and the others also went to see the scene.

The lottery for this draft came out as early as April.

Thanks to Stern's blessing, the Houston Rockets finally won the No. 1 pick they dreamed of once again.

The Rockets have a glorious past, and the league naturally doesn't want it to fail.

But the biggest problem is that this year is a standard off-year, and who the Rockets will choose to be the No. 1 pick is worthy of the outside world's attention.

The draft started soon, and the Rockets' selection also attracted everyone's attention, including Lin Ying's.

"With the first pick in the first round of the NBA in 2013, the Houston Rockets selected... Nerlens Noel, a 2.11-meter power forward from the University of Kentucky."

The Rockets selected Noel.

This result is quite expected.

In this year's draft, Noel was originally a solid No. 1 pick. He is also a member of the University of Kentucky. He is often compared with last year's No. 1 pick, Anthony Davis. He even performed better than Davis on the defensive end. Be outstanding.

In his freshman season, he averaged 10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.4 blocks and 2.1 assists per game, and his performance was very good.

It's just that in February this year, he suffered a torn meniscus during a game, which caused him to be sidelined for a year, which also cast a shadow on his draft prospects.

Every year in the NBA, there are many players whose draft picks plummet due to injuries.

The Rockets took the gamble in the end, although there was nothing they could do about it.

Because the No. 1 pick in this young year of the draft is a bit embarrassing.

And their choice is not unrelated to Griffin's performance.

Griffin suffered a season-ending injury in the summer league after the draft. He only debuted a year later, but he performed well.

Modern medicine is advancing, and it can be said that it is improving every year, and the impact of injuries on athletes is tending to weaken.

Lin Ying also affirmed.

Stern's favor this year is actually a "tasteless" thing for the Rockets.

Compared with the Cavaliers' selection of Bennett with the No. 1 pick in history, the Rockets' choice is considered acceptable.

After all, previous draft predictions had the No. 1 pick between Noel and Alex Len.

And the Rockets do always like to choose inside players.

If nothing else, the ninth place in the Western Conference is very interesting.

As for Bennett, he was eventually picked by Jordan with the 7th overall pick.

Originally, Lin Ying thought that Bennett would have better development if he joined a new team without the pressure of being the top pick.

Now, the team is new, but they will meet Jordan.

Lin Ying suddenly felt that he had been hasty in considering Charlotte as one of his options.

The first round of picks ended and the second round soon began.

The Nets didn't spend money on draft picks.

As a champion, there are too few opportunities for newcomers.

Crowder and Scott, both of whom were drafted last year, have had little chance to play.

Everyone else went back to training one after another, but Lin Ying stayed at the scene for a while.

Ding Yanyuhang's early participation in the draft has a high probability of getting a draft commitment, and it is relatively certain.

Otherwise, don't talk about the risk, the country will not let him out.

Finally, at the 53rd pick, the answer was revealed.

The Mavericks selected Ding Yanyuhang with the 53rd pick.

After the men's basketball team won the championship last year, Ding Yanyuhang followed Yao Ming to Dallas for training.

And the Mavericks have always had Chinese players.

This choice is also expected.

It's just that the probability of signing with the 53rd pick is very low, and the Mavericks are a team competing for the championship. There is a high probability that Ding Yanyuhang will be considered to play in the Development League first.

The current Development League is still developing. Unlike before Lin Ying's time travel, every team had affiliated teams. Now there are only 8 teams in total.

Among them, the Mavericks have their own team called the Texas Legends.

Lin Ying called Ding Yanyuhang to congratulate him.

Although the probability of signing a contract is low, it is not completely impossible.

Even if he is not signed, if he plays in the Development League early, Ding Yanyuhang will have a better chance of entering the NBA.

Moreover, Ding Yanyuhang's ability to operate like this has something to do with Lin Ying and others getting better and better in the NBA. The domestic CBA has also relaxed its rules on player output.

After all, people like Zhu Fangyu, Sun Yue and the others went on to kill everyone in the CBA after they returned. Ding Yan Yuhang does not have the talent of Lin Ying, Yao Ming and others, so he will go back in the future.

The Nets selected a center with the 60th pick, named Bojan Dublevic, a Montenegrin player whom Lin Ying had never heard of before.

In other words, the Nets' focus of reinforcement is still in this year's free market.

Iverson retires this season. Brand won the championship and hopes to get a bigger role and contract to leave the team. Coupled with Karl taking over, there will be a lot of changes in the Nets lineup.

After the draft, Lin Ying saw Karl coming down from the second floor and took the initiative to greet him.

Speaking of which, he hadn't seen his mentor for a long time.

At first glance, it feels like a world away.

Carl's forehead became increasingly shiny, and his hair was like dried corn silk, lifeless.

If you didn't know that he is 62 years old, you might think that he is already the same age as Sloan.

This is the real old Carl.

"coach."

Karl didn't notice Lin Ying at first, and when he saw it, he froze in place for a long time.

Then, he smiled and opened his hands to Lin Ying.

"you lost weight."

There was no very affectionate look in his eyes, Karl just hugged Lin Ying tightly.

long time.

"Come on, come with me to the office. We'll talk about signing people."

Lin Ying nodded.

Karl kept walking side by side with Lin Ying, and now they had more things to talk about.

There are the past few years, there is also the experience of the Nets winning the championship this past year, and even...

"I have a dog who is very smart and has come to Brooklyn with me. In two days..."

Looking at the two people chatting in front of him, Walken Dean also felt inexplicably warm in his heart.

The tone of this season is different from last season. It's not just a chance to make up for another regret, but also a familiar feeling.

It's like a group of people who failed in their struggle back then got together again a few years later and continue to work hard for the original goal.

Opportunities like this don't come around often, opportunities like this are rare.

"I heard you were training with Leandro Barbosa?"

When they arrived at the office, Karl also talked about business.

"I want to give him a trial and he will help us."

"I can call him now and he'll be happy."

Karl nodded and asked Lin Ying to bring the phone to him and turn on the speakerphone.

"Forest?"

The phone was connected, and Barbosa's voice came over there.

"I'm George Carl."

Carl said with a smile.

There was a pause over there, and there was a gust of wind.

At first guess, it was Barbosa who brought the phone from his ear to his eyes to make sure he was answering Lin Ying's call.

"Lin, are you imitating others' speech?"

After a while, Barbossa's voice came again.

This made both Karl and Lin Ying laugh.

"I'm the real George Karl. I want you to come to the Nets for a tryout. Are you interested?"

Carl said with a smile.

"God! It's really... I'm sorry, Coach Carl, I'm interested, very interested."

Barbossa's voice sounded excited.

He wanted to come to the Nets last season!

It's just that because the Nets already had Billups and Iverson at the time, he didn't have much chance.

After hanging up the phone, Karl looked at Lin Ying and then named his next choice.

This choice is surprising.

JR Smith.

Smith signed a two-year extension with the Heat last season and has a player option this year.

If the Nets want to recruit him, there is a chance. After all, the Nets' mini-middle class exception with an annual salary of 3 million this season has not yet been used.

It's just that Smith is the kind of player who occasionally tries to short-circuit his brain. If the team's goal is to compete for the championship, it may not be a good thing.

This is the surprising point Karl said about JR.

But Smith also has his own characteristics and can score soaring points.

Last season, the Nets bench lacked someone who could score points.

Not to mention that Iverson retired this season.

However, Lin Ying knew that Karl admired JR Smith.

In history, after Karl retired completely, he wrote a book and criticized the people who were on the Nuggets team. Anthony and Martin were not spared.

But there was one person he didn't criticize, he just felt pity.

"JR is a good player, very talented, and we traded him in 2011. It's a pity that we couldn't help him take the next step."

From this sentence, you can see how Karl has a new regard for JR.

And this is really rare. Most people's attitude towards JR during his career was ridiculing and ridiculing.

"I'm already contacting Shaun Livingston. Will we have too many defenders?"

Walken Dean interrupted at this time.

Livingston was the person Lin Ying originally suggested, and he always remembered it.

The Nets now have Deron, Butler, Joe Johnson, and Billups as guards.

This can only make up for two more people at most. Otherwise, if we sign them all, there will be too many people to play mahjong.

"Oh, I almost forgot, next season we will play a lineup with one large and four small."

Karl said at this time.

"Deron, Jimmy, Joe, Lin, and Chandler will be our starting lineup. We have to increase our offensive speed."

This is very Karl.

However, this lineup is not too unfamiliar to the Nets. Avery Johnson used to play like this for a period when he was coaching, and the effect was very good.

Of course, the same lineup will be used completely differently by different coaches.

"I can try to contact JR, and I will arrange for the remaining Livingston and Barbosa to come to the team for trial training."

Walken Dean nodded.

Carr's doing this solved a potential internal problem of the Nets.

Butler performed well in the playoffs last year and needed a bigger role, and it's definitely not feasible to play on the bench again.

But Johnson's 20 million contract is the highest salary in the team, so it is even more inappropriate for him to play as a substitute.

It would be great to start together now.

But if this happens, Lin Ying will have to fight inside again?

This is not necessarily the case.

Karl will use more defensive rotations on the defensive end. If he encounters an outstanding power forward like Gasol or Duncan, just let Chandler go up.

When Lin Ying was paired with the Suns and Stoudemire, his defensive effect was very good.

However, even so, Livingston, Barbosa and Smith can only choose 2 out of 3.

Although they can all be signed at the same time, their playing time is limited.

Just like Barbosa's choice last year, if there is no good opportunity, they would rather sign with other teams.

Of course, they would all want this opportunity.

After all, the Nets are the defending champions and a team that has a good chance of defending the title. Competition for every position here is fierce.