basketball pope

Chapter 7 [Summer 5 Lucky Stars]



Chapter 7 [Summer Five Lucky Stars]

After the meeting, Scott Maguire handed over a list of free agents to Yang Rui, nearly 100 people.

This list includes fringe people who have played in the NBA and are worried about their next job; there are crane second-round rookies who have been undrafted in recent years or who have not been signed; there are also young international players who are not under contract.

Back in the coach's office, Thibodeau looked at the list first, circled seven players, and handed them to Yang Rui. "You can choose eight more, and finally make up the list of 15 people."

Yang Rui asked: "Is it necessary to choose so many? If there are fifteen people, everyone's playing time is too short, and there is no good data at all."

Xibodu secretly sighed: Young people are still unreliable, they don't even know basic common sense.

He explained: "It's easier to pick out a few more players. I've played in the summer league, and all teams do that, as long as the players play separately, such as one person only plays three games."

The advantage of playing separately is to put pressure on the players. In order to obtain good data, they will work harder in a limited time, but the cooperation will definitely be worse.

"I'll look at the list first."

Yang Rui took the information seriously and looked at it. When there were more than [-] people's names, his heart beat wildly a few times, and he saw a very familiar name - Ben Wallace!
"Big Ben" was just a blue-collar who no one wanted at this time.

Statistics show that Big Ben played 34 games for the Wizards last season, an absolute marginal person, averaging only 5.8 minutes per game, with 1.1 points and 1.7 rebounds.The Wizards would never have signed him if they weren't short of insiders.

In this era, except for the reborn, who would have thought that Ben Wallace would become an All-Star and a super defensive player in the future?

His registered height is 206CM, but actually 201CM is a bit too much, because when he is 206CM, there is at least 5CM of moisture, that is his explosive head.

Being short does not mean that he is incapable. In Yang Rui's previous life, Da Ben relied on his sturdy playing style and amazing strength to be very good at rebounding and blocking shots. He was elected as the four-time best defensive player and four-time NBA All-Star.

Yang Rui continued to look down, and soon another familiar name jumped into his eyes.

Chucky Atkins, a point guard with a height of 180cm and a weight of 78kg, was an undrafted rookie in 1996.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Atkins did not join the Magic until 1999 with a minimum salary. He played 82 games that season and was selected to the All-Rookie Team.He can shoot suddenly, and his weakness is passing. He doesn't look like a point guard at all, so no one cares.

He joined the Pistons in 2000 and stayed for three and a half years. Unfortunately, he was traded out in the middle of the season when the Pistons won the championship and became one of the chips for Rasheed Wallace.

In the 2004-2005 season, Atkins joined the Lakers and averaged 13.6 points and 4.4 assists per game, allowing more fans to know him.

He became famous not because of his skills, but because of his poor relationship with Kobe. After leaving the Lakers, he spit Kobe Bryant, saying that Kobe was the general manager of the Lakers or something...

In short, this man has the ability.

When he saw the third acquaintance, Yang Rui believed that the summer league would definitely play well.

Mickey Moore, 211cm tall and 102kg, will be nicknamed "Snake Man" in the future. He has good physical fitness and is a player who can fly and is full of passion.He has been fired countless times in his career, but he also averaged 10+5 per game at the peak and has won a middle-class contract.

Can play 13 seasons in the NBA, Moore naturally has its own advantages.Despite his light weight, his style of play is fierce. He is characterized by fast speed, agile and active defense, capable of air-cutting and dunks on offense, and can also show off mid-range jumpers.

A big man who can shoot the ball is the right partner for Ben Wallace, who has been rough all his life.

After watching for a while, Yang Rui swallowed and spit. He saw the future generation of Tianjiao... The Terminator, the first of the ten villains, Bruce Bowen.

Bowen, who is 201cm tall and weighs 84kg, has a brief introduction because of his NBA experience: he was undrafted in 1993 and joined the Heat on a short-term contract in 97. He played a total of 1 minute, and there is no data.

I rub it, it's so simple to write a celebrity introduction, bad review.

Yang Rui thought to himself, as the opening chapter of "The True Story of Bowen", the introduction should still be written like this: 1997 minute before 3:16 pm on March 8, 1, Bowen was on the court, because he was remembered by the league. From that moment on, he was an NBA player for 1 minute. (Are you Wong Kar Wai possessed?!)

Bowen's offense is very poor. From entering the league to retiring, he can only make three-pointers from the corner and pick up leaks. He was once one of the best defensive players in the league's 2nd and 3rd positions, and was selected for the best defensive team for five consecutive years.

He was a controversial player, nicknamed "defensive expert" by those who admired him and synonymous with "dirty" and "despicable" by those who hated him.There is no denying that he is the hardest thorn in the Spurs.

Yang Rui then looked down, and when he was about to turn to the bottom, another name caught his eye.

Stephen Jackson, the future famous "Captain Jack" and "Saint Wu", is on the list.

The name came up at the end of the profile because the scouts didn't want Jackson at all, and the profile made it clear he was a problem player.

Jackson had not received a good education since he was a child, and his academic performance was very poor.After graduating from Oak Hill High School, Jackson didn't have enough grades to go to college, so he entered the draft directly as a high school player.

The Suns selected Jackson with the 43rd pick in the second round of this year, and regretted it after the selection. Because his fight with a group of gangsters outside a nightclub was in the newspapers at the end of June, the Suns management immediately decided to give up on him, anyway, a low-level high school student , no regrets.

If it wasn't for Yang Rui to see, Jackson is [-]% like his previous life. He first played in the Continental Basketball Association for a period of time, and then moved to the leagues of Australia, Venezuela, Dominica and other countries to make a living. After three years of training, he was able to return to the NBA.

Yang Rui wrote down his name. Although he was in the news for illegally holding a gun, driving under the influence of alcohol, and getting to know the underworld, he was still honest on the basketball court, and he had only one fight in total.

If it weren't for the "Palace of Auburn Hills Battle" that attracted worldwide attention, Jackson's peerless martial arts might not have been known.When teammates and fans were entangled, Jackson was like a tiger entering the flock, knocking down one piece with a single stroke, knocking down one with a punch, and crushing the enemy like Wu Sheng.

After being surrounded, he showed his excellent ability to break through. Ten thousand people rescued Ah Dou from it, no, it was Artest...

In any case, Yang Rui wants Jackson, use him to play the summer league well and improve his status in the Knicks.As long as Jackson is well cultivated and stays in the Knicks, the new season may also come in handy.

He began to be excited about the upcoming trials. With these "Five Summer Fortune Stars", can't he still win the mere summer league?

Yang Rui handed the written list to Thibodeau. "I have chosen, just these five, a total of 12 people, enough."

Xibodu was stunned for a moment. Seeing Yang Rui's confident look, he said earnestly: "Jerry, the management has arranged for you to lead the team this time. My assistant, if you don't play well, you must be responsible."

"Twelve people are enough. This is the number of people in international competitions. It takes a while to see your talent. If you lose, of course I will be responsible. If someone doubts, I will explain it." Yang Rui smiled.

"Then do whatever you want." Thibodeau said with no expression.

Yang Rui and Xibodu are not related and not related. They have just become colleagues. They are 16 years younger than him, but they are more important. Xibodu is too jealous. What is the obligation to remind each other not to make mistakes?
He persuaded that for this sake, if something went wrong, he would do his best.

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(End of this chapter)


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