Chapter 434: Coaching and Trading
Stan Van Gundy's words were called by many media as a pat on the back of Qin Yang.
The status of the league's superstars is indeed high, but an upright boy like Stan Van Gundy speaks from his heart.
The season after Qin Yang left, Stan Van Gundy and Howard were like fire and water, and the master-apprentice friendship was not there, and they completely broke up.
This upset Stan Van Gundy.
At this time, Qin Yang invited Coach Van Gundy, and Van Gundy agreed.
Compared with Howard, Qin Yang gave Van Gundy a much better impression.
With a reliable team boss, a lot of the coach's work will be easy to carry out, otherwise the coach and the team boss will have a falling out, and most of the last ones will be the team coach.
The Kings coach has been chosen, and this season's team trade is finally ready to take place.
The Kings have traded a lot this season.
Landry's contract expires, and the Kings have no intention of giving him a big contract, and Landry will definitely join another team.
Hawes' contract will not continue with the Kings, and he didn't play a veteran role at all last season.
At the power forward position, the Kings have an opening.
In addition, on the swing man, the Kings also have to trade.
In terms of point guards, Yudri's defense is too poor, and with Qin Yang playing enough time, such a point guard is completely unnecessary.
Tyrek Evans also wants to trade, and his tactical mismatch with Qin Yang is very obvious.
The rest of the league has a lot of coveting for Tyrek Evans.
Also with the expiration of his contract is Ray Allen.
On top of that, Nocioni is ready to play in the Europa League, Hawes wants to leave, and the Kings squad is now confirmed to be left with only Qin Yang, Darko, Cousins, Cosby, Francisco Garcia, and Hassan Whiteside.
As for Hassan Whiteside, sitting on the cold bench for a season, it can be completely ignored.
That said, the Kings now only have six players to be determined, and the rest of the roster still has a lot of maneuverability.
On June 29, 2011, the NBA's new draft began.
This season, because the Kings have a good record, the draft picks are relatively low, so this year's draft is not the focus for the Kings.
In this year's draft, the Kings' goal is to find instant power.
In the first round of the No. 1 pick, the Cavaliers selected Kelly Irving.
After the Cavaliers' departure from James, their record declined rapidly, and the acquisition of the No. 1 pick was expected by everyone.
From this point of view, it can also be seen how strong James is.
The Timberwolves selected Derrick Williams.
The Jazz chose Ennes Kante.
The Cavaliers chose Tristan Thompson next.
The Cavaliers have a lot of draft picks this year, and after losing James, the Cavaliers' strategy is obvious: rebuild.
But the only feeling is that this year's rookie is a bit weak, the draft year in recent years, and it will be difficult for the Cavaliers to rebuild at such a time.
The Kings selected Klay Thompson with the 11th pick.
This player has a good defense and is good at three-point shooting, which is the most suitable partner for Qin Yang, so the Kings made this choice.
The draft pick has already been traded, and the Kings have no other trades.
The day after the draft, Qin Yang called and said that he welcomed Klay Thompson, which is what the team boss should do.
As a result, the team is still missing a lot of players.
The first of the team to get it was Ray Allen.
Ray Allen is out of contract this season and is a free agent. At this time, many teams in the league were chasing Ray Allen.
The former top shooter of three-point shooting, superstar, is still very attractive.
Especially now Ray Allen doesn't need so much ball, and he is more suitable for a partner than when he was younger.
The media broke the news that the Heat invited Ray Allen to join.
But Qin Yang called directly: "Lei, stay here, we will win the championship together this season." ”
Ray Allen hesitated and accepted the King's contract.
The Heat are a good place to go, but the Kings are not bad either. Last season, the Kings performed very well and improved a lot, and this season the main players have basically stayed, so as long as the Kings operate properly, they will be a strong contender for the championship.
Besides, Qin Yang and Lei Allen did a good job as a backcourt partner last season.
Ray Allen ended up choosing the Kings.
After that, the Kings made a big trade, the Grizzlies, Raptors, Kings, Pistons made a four-team big trade, and the Kings traded away Tyrek Evans, Udry, got Rudy Gay and Shaun Livingston.
This deal is rated B-.
Local media in Los Angeles commented:
"This trade of the Kings has lost its future, but it has gained immediate strength, and the Kings, who are weaker at the front, have got Rudy Gay, who has been strengthened at the small forward position, but have lost the future of the team, Tyrek Evans."
This offseason, the individual teams have not traded much.
Serge Ibaka and James Harden all chose to stay with the team.
Duncan's final year contract remains.
Marc Gasol got an offer from the Rockets, but was still matched by the Grizzlies.
The Bulls successfully renewed Gibson's contract.
The Celtics and New Orleans Partridges went bankrupt in a sign-and-trade deal for David West, and the Kings eventually got David West for two years and $22 million.
Then the team signed Grant Hill from the Knicks.
With that, the Kings' basic lineup has been decided.
Qin Yang, Ray Allen, Livingston, Grant Hill, Francisco Garcia, Cosby, Rudy Gay, Darko, Cousins, David West, Hassan Whiteside, Klay Thompson.
It's not a great lineup, but it's outstanding.
The veterans are David West and Grant Hill.
Rookie Cosby, Cousins, Klay Thompson.
Power stars Paul, Qin Yang, Lei Lan, Rudy Gay.
This lineup, both inside and outside, is very competitive.
After the lineup was confirmed, Qin Yang immediately posted his thoughts on Twitter: "A new journey, work hard for the championship!" ”
Attached is a picture of Qin Yang training hard.
The tweet was immediately ridiculed by the Chicago media:
"Maybe Bruce thinks it's as easy to make the playoffs as it is to win a championship, but Rose, who has experience in the Eastern Conference Finals, will tell him, man, wake up, championships aren't that easy to get."
Qin Yang saw such words and replied:
"I have more Finals experience than anybody in Chicago."
Bang Bang Bang!
slapped in the face, Qin Yang has entered the finals for two consecutive years since he entered the league, and the Bulls players really can't compare.
However, just after Qin Yang finished tweeting, some fans took Qin Yang and posted a video.