The players reported to Washington the same day, held a press conference, showed off their new jerseys and spoke to the media. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yang Rui came to welcome everyone and made comments to everyone, all of which were praises, which made everyone very happy.

The history of the Wizards has quietly changed. Yang Rui was in power and unceremoniously turned away several veterans who wanted to join.

First and foremost was veteran Charles Oakley, who was almost out of town and thought of the Wizards playing alongside his old friend Jordan.

The Wizards still have a spot, Jordan wants to sign Oakley, but Yang Rui made it clear that the Raptors have lost the opportunity to establish a dynasty, and it is not pleasing to the eye, even if it is O'Neal's grandmother who signed him, he will not sign him. (O'Neill's grandmother: It's time to discuss the historical place of the old body.) ）

Jordan had no choice but to give up, he found that Yang Rui just seemed to be very talkative, as stubborn as him in his bones, and decided that one thing was difficult to change. If this kind of person is not pleasing to the eye, there is no room for relief.

Jazz veteran small forward Brian Russell also wanted to join the Wizards, but Yang Rui turned him down on the grounds that Russell couldn't run and he didn't need a veteran with poor athleticism in his system.

The fifteenth place, Yang Rui is reserved for Barnes, and no one else can take it. Even if Barnes doesn't come in the end, he has other options, such as Anthony Parker, a swingman who currently wants to return to the NBA.

In Yang's previous life, Parker was a brilliant role player who was good at shooting three-point shots without the ball, but he only returned to the NBA in 2006 to join the Raptors.

As one of the 21st rookies in the first round in '97, Parker suffered injuries in the first three years of his entry into the league and became a famous glass man, after which he was forced to move to Europe. It's hard to say what his level is now, so Yang Rui is more inclined to sign the defensive brave Barnes.

The next day, Yang Rui and the new players made an appointment to go to the stadium for a test, mainly to test the players' three-point ability, and the test results made him a little disappointed.

David Wesley and Don Yell Marshall are fine, although not every position is accurate, and at least three points are open for three-pointers.

Alston and Bale can shoot three-pointers, but they are inconsistent, especially in the corner.

Margeti's only point of long-range shooting is between 50 and 70 degrees on the right side, and he is barely able to shoot in other positions, and his mid-range shot is only a good job, and he is not yet at his peak.

Gerard Wallace is even worse, his mid-to-long-range shooting is completely unreliable, and his ability to break through with the ball is also poor. The good thing is that Gerrard is a hard player and he will always improve.

Jordan also participated in this training, and his mid-range shooting was stable, and there was no hope for three points. With his age, it is impossible for Yang Rui to let Jordan spend a lot of time practicing three-point shooting.

The rookie didn't take part in the test, but Boozer played well in Summer League, with his anti-cannon shooting now on target and a threat to pick up the ball in the middle after blocking it. Stoudeyer is not good at shooting, what he is good at is relying on his body to impact the basket, he can break through the frame, and the first step is very fast, which is not like the inside.

The others who didn't come, with the exception of Hamilton, couldn't shoot even better. Tyrone Lue can shoot and won't get much playing time, so he can only be a marginal man.

Yang Rui arranged the task to let everyone take time to practice long-range shooting during the holiday, and determined the main shooting point and announced the holiday.

The only good news is that Jordan didn't have angry players, and the Wizards didn't have three-point shooting points last season, and Hubert, the most accurate one, averaged 1.1 three-pointers per game, even if he shot 45.2 percent, which is a drop in the bucket.

It's just practice, and the root cause of Jordan's anger last season was the Wizards' non-stop losses.

On the way back to the hotel, D'Antoni said with some concern: "Jerry, it was easy for the Raptors to win the championship last season, relying on more shooting points outside the three-point line, which can attract defense to help stars create strong offensive opportunities. ”

Yang Rui nodded. "I know it's okay to improve my shooting percentage in the regular season, and it's a real headache to only have two consistent three-pointers, but that's the best thing about the lineup."

Both stable three-point points are overstated, Marshall shot less than 40% from three-point range, while the Raptors shot 40.8% overall from three-point range last year.

D'Antoni asked: "In addition to the trainers, there are only two of us in the team, do you have to find another assistant coach?" If you find a retired player who is good at shooting as an assistant coach, can you solve this problem and improve the strength of the whole team? ”

Yang Rui slapped his fists and said with a smile: "Mike, what you said is so right, it's a good idea to find someone to teach shooting, is there anyone to choose?" ”

D'Antoni laughed: "Yes, Jeff Hornacek, I don't think there's a retired player who shoots better than him, and it's an acquaintance, he should be interested." ”

"Well, he's the best candidate...... Yang Rui paused. Mike, do you know where knee pads are sold? And chest guards and stuff, if I go to Salt Lake City and ask him, I might get beaten. ”

“……”

Yang Rui took a deep breath. "Before going to Salt Lake City, let the scouts investigate what Jeff has been up to lately and whether he wants to be an assistant coach."

It was easy for the uniformed team to find out about Hornacek's current situation, and he didn't do any work and was at home. The Jazz had asked him to be the team's shooting coach, but he declined.

Yang Rui called Hornacek. "Jeff, how are you doing?"

"Hello, Jerry, I'm fine."

"What have you been up to lately?"

"It's just the little things in life every day, I heard that you recently joined the Wizards, are you looking for me for basketball?" Honasek asked with a smile.

"Well, now there's only one assistant coach on the team, I need to find another assistant coach, would you be interested in working together again? Let's win the championship together. Yang Rui said straight to the point.

"I'm interested, but when I go to Washington, I have to ask my family if they want to, and I've only been retired for two years." Hornacek smiled wryly.

The two chatted, and after retiring, Jeff Hornacek has not been idle. He accompanies his family in Salt Lake City, picking up his daughter from school and school. He also volunteered at a children's basketball tournament and coached Abby's team.

In life, he has to clean up the backyard, garage and room of the house; The school holidays are out, and he has to take his two children on a trip. He's so busy, much busier than when he retired, and he can say no to a lot of miscellaneous things when he plays, but he can't now.

Hornacek grumbled: "If I could, I would have liked to disappear for a month and have a good rest." ”

Yang Rui knew that there was a play, and said with a smile: "Aren't you just going to join the Wizards?" I plan to take the Wizards to win the championship in these two years, and if it works, I often praise you for your role in the team, and it won't be long before you become a head coach. You're still young, there's no reason to retire so early, is housework your job? You're wasting talent. ”

Hornacek thought for a moment and smiled, "If you can convince Abby to transfer to Washington, I'll join the Wizards." I don't know how to tell my family, especially since Abby is young. ”

"This ...... I'll have to think about it, there will be a way. ”

Hornacek can't put up basketball, and now his father is still a coach, and he stays in Salt Lake City purely for his family.

Yang Rui knew that in order to deal with this, he had to start with his family.