The two players selected by the Lakers were not invited to the "green house" and did not have the opportunity to greet Yang Rui, and they all started to celebrate at home, rejoicing.

All rookies want to play under Yang Rui, and the first two years are very critical, and the media has revealed that Yang Rui picks rookies every time, so there is no need to worry about being traded and not signing.

Moreover, this time Yang Ruinan got a live view in New York, and the cameraman gave him a lot of close-ups, speculating that there are players he is optimistic about this time, and maybe the Lakers will have an instant trade.

Instant trades were few and far between, with the Nets trading first-round pick point guard Rajon Rondo to the Celtics for cash. The coaching staff felt that Rondo and Kidd overlapped, and the Green Army had already said hello to trade before the draft.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Rondo was the most famous point guard in this rookie class, having been selected as an All-Star four times, twice on the All-Defensive Team for the first team, twice for the second team of the All-Defensive Team, once for the All-Star team for three times, and three times for the assist king and one steal king.

Rondo has excellent physical fitness, super long arm span, large palms, excellent dribbling, can easily break through to the basket, and his shooting ability is not outstanding, so he is relatively far behind.

Yang Rui is not interested in this person because of Rondo's poor shooting, and the one who is suitable for the team is the best. Rondo joined the Lakers, he can't change to defense to win for him, right?

Everyone believes in Yang Rui's vision too much, when the champion signed the Bucks to announce the choice of Bagnani, Yang Rui yawned, and the news came out on the Internet after 20 minutes, thinking that the prospects of the new champion were not good, and Yang Rui was suspected of looking down on him.

As soon as Daniel Gibson was selected, news came out online, and many people were optimistic that he would replace Mo Williams.

The two rookies are happy, also because Yang Rui is the best coach in the league to use newcomers, and he will boldly use newcomers, and Monta Ellis, a second-round pick last season, is an example, as long as he plays for Yang Rui, he will not be despised if he falls to the second round.

If you meet a coach like Larry Brown who doesn't need a rookie, you're in bad luck. When many TV stations commented on the draft, they did not forget to pull Brown out and whip the corpse, he used Yao Ming as a blue-collar worker, and he was destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame forever.

Until the end of the draft, the Lakers did not make a trade, they wanted two low picks, and the reporters were ready to interview Yang Rui, wanting to know what was so good about these two, Yang Rui sent the reporter away in a few words.

Low-ranked rookie Yang Rui can't praise too much, otherwise it will put pressure on the old people on the team. And next season, the Lakers are full of inside and outside talent, and they can't be reused in the first year, and it's not good to say too much and not do it.

At the end of the draft, Yang Rui and Kupchak discussed that the Lakers would conduct an open recruitment and then select an assistant coach.

Yang Rui asked a few questions for the teaching assistants to answer, received the resumes and answers of the candidates, and sent them to Kupchak's mailbox, and Yang Rui will determine the new teaching assistant through the answers.

At present, four of Yang Rui's assistant coaches have become head coaches, and he can't only have Brooks and Divac around him. Divac is still only leading the team to practice, not good at tactics, not good at adapting, more like a center coach.

That night, Yang Rui and Scarlett Johansson flew back to Los Angeles together, and now Si Fat does not want to stay with his family, but makes Los Angeles his home.

She is also a loyal viewer of the TV series "Friends", and living with her friends is not only happy, but also free.

On July 1, the NBA free agency opened.

The Cavaliers quickly made two big trades, first sending away point guard Mike James, who had impressive stats last season.

Mike had 18.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 47% from the field and 44.2% from three-point range. Although the Cavaliers did not make the playoffs, many media considered him to be the best outside helper for the "Little Emperor".

The Cavaliers signed and traded for 4 years and 23 million, using Mike to trade swingman Trenton Hassel and some cash from the Timberwolves to achieve salary parity.

In 2004, Hassell signed a six-year, 27 million long-term contract with the Timberwolves, and his performance was disappointing. As a defensive blue-collar worker, he is only 196CM tall, and he can limit the breakthrough with a kraft candy-style defense, but he is trapped in height and is actually unable to effectively limit excellent outside scorers.

The Cavaliers' goal is to increase the defensive intensity at the No. 2 position, and current head coach Mike Brown is a defensive man.

And they have freed up their position, and if they poach a point guard first, and McJames' is still there, other team managers may sit on the ground and not be able to trade back to the strongman.

On July 3, the Cavaliers announced that they had signed point guard Mo Williams on a six-year, $51.5 million premium contract.

Mo's stats in the regular season were mediocre, but the Cavaliers were willing to bet on his future. In fact, as early as last season, the Cavaliers management had already set their sights on Xiao Mo, believing that his style of play was suitable for partnering with James, and he only needed to focus on shooting, and the organizer was James.

After two trades, the Cavaliers are definitely on the rise next season.

Then, the Rockets offered the Lakers backup Ariza a premium contract for 3 years and 10 million.

This contract is not big, as long as it is matched, Ariza will stay with the Lakers until 2009, but after the Lakers have Ellis, Ariza has played very little time and has few opportunities to perform next season.

Kupchak decided to give up on Ariza after asking Yang Rui for his opinion.

Yang Rui is too lazy to cultivate Ariza, with Iguodala here, the two positions overlap, and he can only play as a substitute in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, which is of little significance. Finding a player who is good at shooting threes in the free market can play a bigger role in the Lakers' system, and it is okay to use Walton directly.

Wharton worked his three-point shooting and achieved remarkable results, shooting 38.7 percent from the field in the regular season, while Ariza only shot 0.3 three-pointers a game with a 23.1 percent shooting rate, which was too much to see.

Jeff Hornacek also poached his former club after announcing his move to the Warriors, and he offered swingman Matt Barnes a two-year contract as suggested by management.

Barnes is a completely free man, he can go as much as he wants, and the Lakers can't stay. Last season, he was just a fringe player on the team, playing a total of 36 games, mostly in garbage time, playing only 6.1 minutes, 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds, a career low.

Hornacek, as an assistant coach, is well aware of Barnes' strengths. He is highly motivated on the defensive end, can grab rebounds, and does not shoot randomly on the offensive end, mainly by picking up leaks, and will also shoot. He has a low salary, he has the ability, the competition is too fierce in the Lakers, there is no chance to perform, and it is no problem to play 15 minutes as a substitute on other teams, and he can strengthen the defense.

Hornacek can only call the shots on this kind of small trade, Francis and Murphy are not so easy to trade out, and his coaching path will not be so smooth.

The Magic gave Diop a two-year, $8 million contract to bolster his interior strength. Coach Lionel Hollins has worked as an assistant coach for Yang Rui and knows Diop's defensive ability, and he can fight O'Neal in the East. Two years is just right, and he thinks that after a few more years, O'Neill will not be much of a threat.

The Magic currently have Howard, Frye, and Tony Barty on the inside, and none of them are heavy enough to keep O'Neal away from the basket.

Yang Rui's vision was more accurate, so he chose to release people.

He knows that O'Neal is in his final prime, and that his form will begin to decline seriously next season, and the Heat will not break through in the East. There are no big-tonnage interior stars in the west, and Yao Ming's meat shield is enough to guard the penalty area.

Diop, a person with no attacking power, can't attract fans, and the management doesn't want to keep him with a high salary. The free agency market had just opened, and the Lakers were four less.