basketball pope

Chapter 112 [Four Rookies]

What surprised Yang Rui was that the Raptors actually signed a big name in the free market.

Since they didn't trade the Cambiga role player for Oakley, the Raptors' total salary this season fell short of the league's minimum standard of 80 percent of the salary cap.So they used a three-year, 3 million premium contract to sign SuperSonics star forward Detrev Schramf.

Detrev, who is 206cm tall and weighs 97kg, is a German. He is 36 years old this year. He is average in defense and has strong mobility. He swings from the 3rd and 4th positions. 19.1 rebounds and 9.5 assists.

上个赛季德特雷夫为超音速出战78场，35.2分钟拿下15.8分7.1篮板4.4助攻，投篮命中率48.7%，三分命中率41.5%，罚球也有稳定的84.4%。

He was a three-time All-Star and two-time Sixth Man of the Year, a template for Dirk Nowitzki.

Last season, Detrev's annual salary was only 333 million. Even so, the Sonics wanted him to reduce his salary and renew his contract in order to renew Gary Payton and Wen Baker with high salaries.

After the management meeting, Yang Rui voted in favor. This butterfly effect is not a surprise. Schramf is in a period of decline and his salary is too high.

His advantage is that he is fast enough to play the 4 position, has a high-tech and comprehensive ball quotient, can teach Miller to play, and is a guest assistant coach in the team.The disadvantage is age. If you play for a long time, it will affect the training of newcomers.

The Raptors also signed free agency veteran Kevin Willis, a defensive center with a height of 213cm and a weight of 100kg.

Willis is also famous. He is one of the representatives of the golden generation in 1984. He is a famous iron man in the league. He peaked in 92 with 18.3 points, 15.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists. He was selected as an All-Star.

Even last season, Willis was able to score 16.1 points and 8.4 rebounds with the Rockets. The Raptors also used a long-term contract to dig him, 3 years and 760 million. Other teams did not offer a larger contract.

Everyone underestimated Willis and thought he was getting old.Only Yang Rui knew that the Raptors made a profit in this deal, because Willis is a god.

In Yang Rui's previous life, at the age of 44, most people were out of breath during a midlife crisis, but Willis was able to play for the Mavericks.He's a very caring guy and has only suffered two injuries in his entire career.Willis in the Raptors period was very good, with average data and high efficiency.

Glenn Gruward finally believed in inexperienced undrafted rookie Brad Miller, so he found two veterans.This is the right decision. If the team wants to be strong, it is necessary for veterans to lead new players. They can also be the leaders of the locker room.

There was no time to examine new players, and the management also gave second-round rookie Ryan Bowen a base salary.The Raptors are not weak in the new season.

On January 1, the Raptors' 28-man roster for the new season was confirmed.

Centers: Brad Miller, Kevin Willis.

Power forwards: John Thomas, Jermaine O'Neal, Ryan Bowen, Detrev Schramf.

Small forwards: Vince Carter, Reggie Lester, John Wallace.

Shooting guards: Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady.

Point guards: Dee Brown, Chauncey Billups, Alvin Williams.

Glenn wanted to make up a 15-man lineup, but some of the famous people in the free market were poached by the teams, leaving some lesser players.The Raptors also have a problem, the front line is too crowded.

When the Raptors management met, everyone frowned and thought: "The players are either rookies or declining veterans. This rotten lineup will probably end at the bottom."

Even if he knew that these potential rookies needed to be cultivated, Yang Rui couldn't hide his excitement and smiled, thinking: "Is this lineup too exaggerated? If the players are at their peak, there is no pressure to win the championship."

There are no preseason games this year, no public training, just a media day, where players and coaches are interviewed by the media.

When taking the core makeup photo, Glenn Gruward was taken seriously by Yang Ruilei and rushed up to stop him. "Jerry, this is the core photo, what's your situation? Four rookies?"

"That's right, the four of them, Gardtrev, are the most important people in the new season for the Raptors. They will get a lot of playing time. If you want to make the playoffs this season, you have to rely on them." Yang Rui did not deliberately lower it. The voice, let the five people hear it clearly.

Glenn shook his head helplessly. "Forget it, you can figure it out, we'll wait and see the results."

"I promise you will be surprised, the Raptors are very strong." Yang Rui smiled.

At this moment, a fire in the hearts of O'Neal Jr., Carter, McGrady, and Billups was ignited.The coach said so, it represents trust and opportunity, and only by increasing the ball rights and playing time can you prove yourself.

They're either newcomers who just joined, or poor bastards who weren't reused last season.Not to mention Yang Rui took them to play basketball, even if Yang Rui sang a dance now, they also danced with them.

If it wasn't for Detrev's fame, Yang Rui would have added Christie to the core, and he hasn't forgotten to take care of the veteran's face.

Some people are happy, and some people are unhappy.

Kevin Willis felt that he didn't receive the respect he deserved. As a former All-Star and a center who scored double-doubles in multiple seasons in his career, he felt that he should be the core of a bad team like the Raptors.

He's not old yet, and if it wasn't for money's sake, he wouldn't want to come.

更郁闷的人是前锋约翰-华莱士，上赛季他场均打28.8分钟，砍下14分4.5篮板1.3助攻0.8抢断1.2盖帽。

He was thinking last night, at media day today, will the coach make him one of the cores?Will it give him more chances to play?

Wallace was wrong, Yang Rui didn't like him at all, because this person's ball quotient was too low. As a forward, he didn't like to pass the ball, and his coping skills were poor.

Last season, Wallace made a total of two [-]-pointers in the regular season, hitting one.The Raptors can't beat anyone, and it has a lot to do with the lack of three-pointers from the bottom corner. Wallace should take the main responsibility. This is the task of the small forward.

Yang Rui doesn't believe that the coaching staff didn't let Wallace practice the three-pointer unless Darnell Walker and Butch Carter are hopelessly stupid.

In addition, Wallace's mid-range shot is also unstable. He is only good at chaos. He is 203cm tall and weighs 102kg.

Yang Rui will give Wallace a chance to perform. There is no time to break in in the new season. If Wallace is a guest power forward, the No. 4 position will have a clear speed advantage and can play fast breaks.But he will never admit that such a person is the core, and the makeup photos naturally have nothing to do with him.

With Carter joining in, he will definitely not hand over the ball-handling attack to Wallace. With O'Neal around, Wallace would at most be a pseudo-starter. Regardless of his ability to evacuate or defend, he is worse than O'Neal.

Yang Rui quietly observed Schramf, he seemed to be very happy, chatting with Di Bron, his smiling eyes were crooked.

Whether or not his state is declining, this veteran's experience and skills will definitely help the team. Yang Rui intends to take time to talk to him individually and arrange appropriate tactics.

(End of this chapter)