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"How's it going, are you still satisfied with the team's arrangement?"

July 1, 2002, this is the day when the Boston Celtics rookie players come to the team to sign a contract, in fact, the enthusiasm of the Boston media for this year's Celtics rookies is generally not very high, for them these three seem to be players who can no longer play that role, even if they can enter the Celtics, it will not bring much help to the team, so at the press conference of this rookie signing, the Boston media appeared here for polite reasons, and other media basically did not appear, Although this seems to be a disdain for the Celtics to select these three, it also makes the three people a lot less pressure, and it is a very good start for these three young players, and as the media predicted, the Boston Celtics really don't need the three of them that much, after all, the Celtics are now very complete in the lineup.

It's just that even so, to the surprise of many people, for the team's second-round picks, most teams now basically choose to cut them directly, but at the signing conference, Zhuang Fei did not announce the layoff of Matt Barnes, a player who doesn't seem to be able to do anything, but gave him a guaranteed 2-year salary contract, for most second-round picks in the NBA, it is basically their lifelong pursuit to get the first guaranteed contract in their lives, And Matt Barnes has already achieved what looks like a goal of a lifetime without playing a single game.

In addition to the surprise of Matt Barnes' contract extension, Zhuang Fei's views on the other two players at the press conference also surprised many Boston reporters present. Because according to their own judgment, the head coach of Boston seems to be very satisfied with the two rookies of the team, and they also think very highly, and the evaluation is also very good, which is really surprising, after all, these two are not the kind of talented players who have caused a sensation in the United States, and Zhuang Fei is also a coach who is used to seeing geniuses. In this case, Zhuang Fei's vision is naturally very high, but this time Coach Z's vision does not seem to be so high, which is also some of the thoughts in the minds of these Boston Celtics media reporters. But these thoughts are just thinking about it.

Being able to renew the contract with the Boston Celtics is also an extremely happy thing for these three rookies this year, after all, for rookies who have little status, they will often face the problem of being notified by phone that they have been traded before they report to the team. This kind of thing happens everywhere in the NBA, like a three-way deal that shocked the league just yesterday.

The Pacers, Rockets and Bulls completed a three-way deal, the Bulls sent the team's backup center Brad Miller and the team's rookie Nene and then sent the team's first-round pick next year, while the Rockets sent the team's No. 1 pick this year and center Cato, while the Pacers sent the team's All-Star who can contribute an average of 20+4+4 per game, the team's No. 2 man Jalen Rose, and the team's 2003 first-round pick. Then the Bulls got this year's No. 1 pick from the Rockets, Jay Williams, who has the potential to become an All-Star, and Rockets center Cato, while the Rockets acquired Jalen Rose, a superplayer from the Pacers, former Michigan Five, and backup center Brant Miller from the Bulls and the Pacers' first-round pick next year, while the Pacers got a 2003 draft pick from the Bulls and Nene from the Bulls' rookie this year.

It was a deal that was completed yesterday, and Williams, who was the No. 1 pick this year, was notified by phone that he had been traded before he could report to the Rockets. Obviously, the reason why the Rockets selected him this year is not to let him form a double gun with Francis, and the team that really wants to get this point guard is the Bulls, but the Bulls have to use the hands of the Rockets because they do not have a high draft pick. Now the Rockets need to revive and need immediate combat power, and at this time, the Pacers also stepped in, and the Pacers sent the team's No. 2 man who can contribute an average of 20+4+5 super outside in the past few seasons, such a player is what the Rockets want, the Rockets got players who can immediately improve their strength, and the Bulls got their own outside rebuilding core. In the eyes of the Bulls' management, the combination of Williams plus Chandler and Corey can definitely make a difference in the new season, even if there is no ability to make a difference in the new season, but it will not take a few years for the team to stand at the top of the NBA again, and as for the Pacers, it seems that the team's No. 3 thinks Joe Johnson, or Larry Bird thinks that Rose hinders the development of Joe Johnson, and the exchange for Nene from the Bulls seems to be what they saw in advance, but they were suffering from no draft picks, so they borrowed the hands of the Bulls. …,

The three-way trade between the Pacers and the Rockets and the Bulls is very surprising, after all, it involves a deal involving this year's champion and an All-Star player, and this transaction is also the NBA's second consecutive year that the champion has not been traded to the team before reporting to the team, this is the case with last year's Spaniard Gasol, plus this year's Williams, who has traded the champion for two consecutive years, which can be regarded as a record in NBA history, but in addition to this meaning, One of the deeper implications of this deal is that it has left almost all rookies in the league uneasy and dazed who have not yet received a call from the team to sign up for a contract extension.

In the NBA, not all teams like Zhuang Fei will renew the contract with the team's rookies on the opening day of the renewal date on July 1, and there is no difference between the first round and the second round, for many NBA teams, some rookie contract extensions can drag on for a month, and they are naturally looking for the possibility of trading on this month's date, this month is basically an ordeal for all rookies, but for the three rookies of the Boston Celtics, there is no need for such torment, In this case, Zhuang Fei asked if he was satisfied with the team's arrangement, and especially for Matt Barnes, in his own opinion, he might be cut by the Celtics, and then have to look for a job again, if he can't find a job in the United States, he can only go abroad, he himself doesn't believe that Zhuang Fei will provide him with a guaranteed contract, which is completely a surprise, so this player is more excited than the other two Celtics players.

It's just that after seeing the performance of these players, Zhuang Fei shook his head, this year's rookie is the most civilian class he picked, in the past, whether it was Pierce or Lewis or even Mobley in 98 or Ginobili in 99 or even Reed and Crawford in 2000, these people all have a halo of genius, but these three people do not have such an aura, to some extent, these people are more like they need to start from the bottom of the NBA. In their own opinion, the same is true for these people, and these people are also prepared in this way, so the treatment and requirements for themselves after entering the NBA are also very low, even Prince was selected on the 13th this year. For such a group of personnel, Zhuang Fei also thinks of Bowen in the Timberwolves, this player became a free agent like Ginobili this summer, but for Bowen, he has shown everyone his ability from the performance of the Timberwolves last season, and he can be regarded as gaining a foothold in the NBA, while these three newcomers are still on the road.

So in the end, after Zhuang Fei told these players a few words, Zhuang Fei asked the team's deputy general manager Danny Anji to take these players to arrange accommodation for them, since Zhuang Fei came to the Boston Celtics, he specially asked the team to provide a free single apartment for all players, if the player is dragging his family, he can also apply for a villa from the team, which is a very high price for Boston, such a requirement seems a little too high, after all, Boston is not a bitter cold place like Minnesota, However, although there were many objections at the beginning, it was finally agreed by the Celtic owners, after all, it is impossible for Zhuang Fei, the head coach they have worked so hard to recruit, not to meet his requirements in this kind of matter.

Although for the NBA, everything is business, the game is business, the coach is business, and even the player is a commodity, but for Zhuang Fei, he doesn't want to see the player as a commodity, he needs his players to be able to quickly find a sense of belonging, this sense of belonging is often the combat effectiveness of a team, and it is also the source of some players being able to play at a super level in the game, in the Timberwolves he did this, so even now in the renewal incident between Ginobili and the Timberwolves, which has been in a uproar, The reason why the Timberwolves have been patient and even fond of the Timberwolves for repeatedly procrastinating and Ginobili has always been patient and even fond of the Timberwolves, and so is Bowen, a defensive player who has proven himself as a full free agent, but he is still waiting for the Timberwolves to call.

This kind of thing, while seemingly trivial, is quite important, and it's a team culture building that is like a Trail Blazers owner buying a private jet for their players. It's just that these two seem to be simple and warm, and the other is luxurious, and two different cultures will cause two different results

And after Zhuang Fei arranged everything for Boston's new players, Pacers head coach Larry Bird, who had made Zhuang Fei wait for a long time, also appeared. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )