One of the hardest patches for the Lakers is the coaching staff, with Yang Rui and two assistant coaches gone, and Scott Brooks and Brad Stevens joining the Thunder.

Two of the most well-known coaches in the free market are Mike D'Antoni and Byron Scott. D'Antoni was Yang Rui's assistant coach and knows Yang Rui's tactics better, the Suns didn't make the playoffs last season, and Scott's Hornets went out in the first round.

After the discussion, Jim Bass showed his ball-blind nature again and decided to sign Byron Scott on the grounds that he had won two Coach of the Year awards.

But Scott is the best coach, people can't say what tactics he is good at, on the offensive end he just lets the stars play, the defensive system is not bad, and he has led the Nets and Hornets to play tough defense.

As soon as the new coach of the Lakers was announced, Yao Ming called Yang Rui and asked him for advice.

The Internet is discussing who is the boss next season, Yao Ming and Kobe, Yao Ming is ready to jump out of the contract in 10 years, just 30 years old, and can sign another long-term contract with the highest salary.

Yao Ming can only maximize his benefits by renewing his contract with the Lakers, according to the 15-year collective bargaining agreement, he can sign a six-year contract, and Los Angeles is a big market with enough exposure.

However, he no longer wants to be teammates with Kobe.

In Yang Rui's previous life, many people analyzed that the Lakers' performance declined rapidly after 13 years, and at the same time, it was difficult to attract big-name stars to join, and the root cause was Kobe. Few big-name stars are willing to partner with Kobe.

An agent, who asked not to be named and has multiple stars in his hands, said, "I've had a lot of clients, good players, who don't want to play with Kobe Bryant in the last five years. As for the reason, they don't want to become scapegoats after becoming a member of the Lakers. In Los Angeles, all the spotlight is on Kobe Bryant, and everyone else is back, even Shaq (O'Neal). ”

It's not hard to understand why Dwight Howard insisted on leaving Los Angeles because "Warcraft" wasn't happy to be teammates with Kobe. And after leaving for Houston, Howard regained his smile.

In 2013, the Lakers also courted George, but George refused to go to Los Angeles and eventually signed a contract extension with the Pacers. In fact, George has said many times that Kobe Bryant is his idol, but idols and teammates are completely different things. This also reflects from one side that almost no good players are willing to be teammates with Kobe.

Yang Rui listened to Yao Ming's thoughts and said: "Actually, you still have a way, which is to force the palace management, saying that you can only keep one between you and Kobe, and they also have a certain chance to keep you." ”

Yao Ming smiled: "It's useless, they (Yao's team) have analyzed that the chance of the Lakers keeping me is very low, and the biggest possibility is to sign first and then exchange, and exchange me for other stars." I want to leave, but I'm afraid to go to a big city team. So I'd like you to help me suggest which team is more promising, and I can specify a trade team at that time. ”

In 13 years, "Warcraft" Howard forced the palace, Jim Bass chose the former between the seriously injured Kobe Bryant and the young Howard, and Yao Ming is indeed difficult to become the boss of the Lakers.

Yang Rui can understand Yao Ming's thoughts, Yao Zhi's team plans to let him go to a team that can guarantee commercial value, and winning the championship is secondary. Once signed first and then exchanged, the team lineup that is traded will definitely be broken, and it will be difficult to compete for the championship.

With a 6-year salary and various business contracts, Yao Ming will earn a lot more money than in his previous life, and if he is lucky not to be injured, he may be able to earn twice as much. Now that he's in the all-time top three at the center position, it's hard to get any closer, and even if he does, the league may not be willing to take an international player to astonishing heights.

Yang Rui thought for a while and replied, "I suggest you join the Nets." ”

"Why?"

"Now Prokhorov, Russia's richest man, wants to buy the Nets, which is a foregone conclusion. Although the Nets are gone of Kidd and look terrible, the new owner will certainly be willing to spend money to rebuild. They have salary space to poach you next season, Kenyon Martin expires, and there are enough chips, Lefoe plus role player, there is absolutely nothing wrong with picking there, and there is also the possibility of competing for a championship in the future. Yang Rui explained.

Love had a beautiful stat of 13.2 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists in his rookie season with the Nets, and was almost voted the Rookie of the Year, second only to Derrick Rose and better than Beasley, Mayo and others.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Lefu was one of the few stars in the league who could play ancient data, scoring 31 points and 31 rebounds in a single game, and averaging 26.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game at his peak.

Lefu is super strong on the offensive end, not only can attack the basket, but also has a range outside the three-point line, and the blocking and dismantling tactics can open up space for teammates. His weakness is his movement speed, he is currently too heavy, and until his face is skinned to Paul Walker, he is a black hole on the defensive end, but he is good at grabbing rebounds and can resist people.

The Russian tycoon is a typical example of "people are stupid and money comes quickly", digging up a bunch of mismatched stars and playing in a mess. Now that there is a chance to change to Yao's name, it is strange that he is not moved.

Yao Ming asked again: "Since you are optimistic about the Nets, will you go to coach next year?" ”

"No, I like California and I don't want to go east." Yang Rui rejected Yao Ming's proposal to join forces again.

Yang Rui is also not optimistic about Yao Ming winning the championship again, he will be 30 years old next year, and one thing that Chinese athletes can't compare to black players is endurance, which usually starts to decline at the age of 30. Yao Ming's physical fitness is originally a weakness, and his efficiency will decrease if he plays for more than 30 minutes, and his physical strength will be worse in the future.

Signing Yao Ming with the highest salary, even if he is not injured, if he can only play 30 minutes per game, it is impossible to have any dominance.

Yao Ming's good play last season actually had a lot to do with the lack of ball possession in the regular season, and it was Kobe Bryant who allowed Yao Ming to save his physical strength. If Yao Ming is always the core, his chances of being injured will be greatly increased.

Even if Yao Ming can stay healthy until the age of 35, referring to Ilgoskas, who has a similar style, will be slower and slower after the age of 30, and the development trend of the NBA is that the pace of offense and defense is getting faster and faster.

For Yao Ming to play defense, his outside teammates must be very mobile, just like the Lakers last season. If his teammates are not good at chasing and blocking and dismantling, Yao Ming will have to leave the penalty area.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the role of the big center in the game became less and less, even if a person with super quality like Javier McGee suffered a bit from changing guards, and he couldn't play for long.

After that, some players came to Yang Rui one after another to communicate, call, or on the Internet. Many players who have worked with him regard Yang Rui as a life mentor, because his vision is amazing and he has made no mistakes in choosing a team.

Iguodala also plans to leave the Lakers, he wants to be the core of a team to see where his limits are, but it is much more difficult for him to leave, he just signed a long-term contract, even if he signs first and then changes, it is impossible to send him and Yao Ming away in the same year and directly complete the rebuild.

There are also agents to test the tone, James, Wade and others want to know if Yang Rui is interested in coaching them.

Among the stars, the stars who want to win the championship the most now are several stars from the class of 03, and they were all suppressed by the Lakers and Spurs.

Yang Rui made it clear that he is not interested in joining the Cavaliers or the Heat, and if the star wants to win a championship, he will have to join his future team. Yang Rui believes in his charm, as long as he announces his whereabouts before the free market opens, it will not be difficult to pull a star.

There are many big fish in the free market next year, and James is likely to join the Clippers for the championship, even if the Cavaliers are willing to spend money now, are willing to bring in reinforcements, and treat him well.

Thinking of this, Yang Rui's mentality became more and more relaxed.