basketball pope

Chapter 440 [The Big Four, want to rush to the crown! 】

On the 2nd, the Lakers and Eagles also announced the trade of Boris Diaw and Devin George.

Then, the Lakers signed Mo Williams freely for two years at the end of the year, and the second year was a team option.Yang Rui made a mistake before. Mo Williams and the Jazz only signed a one-year salary contract, which is a free agent.

Kupchak signed a short-term contract with Mo Williams, and Yang Rui did not raise any objections. At this time, Williams did not see any potential except for showing the characteristics of "not passing".If the Lakers directly sign a long-term contract with him, all the media will think that the Lakers management is a group of lunatic.

On the 3rd, the Lakers mini-middle signed Damon Jones, who scored 7 points and 5.8 assists last season, shot 40.1% from the field and 35.9% from three-point range last season, two career highs.

Jones' agent couldn't believe it when he got the call and agreed immediately.Jones personally is also willing to join the Lakers and play in Los Angeles.

It’s not enough for Yao Ming to be a center. Yang Rui proposed a trade target and asked Kupchak to operate.

The Lakers sent veteran Robert Horry and got Cavaliers blue-collar center Desagena Diop and 30 cash compensation to achieve salary parity.

The Cavaliers are looking at veteran Horry’s ability to withdraw. In this year’s draft, they selected two insiders, Rafael Arauyo and Anderson Varejao, in order to replace Diop.

迪奥普上赛季场均打13分钟，得到2.3分3.6篮板0.6助攻0.9盖帽，投篮命中率37.8%。

Diop shot 35.1 percent the previous season, averaging 11.8 minutes, 1.5 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.

His rookie season was even worse, playing 6.1 minutes, 41.4% shooting, 1.4 points and 0.9 rebounds.

This kind of data is actually played by the 2001th overall pick in the first round in 8.It was actually played by a heavy center with a height of 213cm and a weight of 136kg.

Diop’s performance made the Cavaliers management want to scold the street. Although the Cavaliers knew that Diop had no shooting ability when they selected Diop, they naively thought that Diop, relying on weight and strength, was expected to develop a low-post offense. To be dominant, he turned out to be inferior to Rockets center Kevin Cato.

杨瑞前世对迪奥普印象很深，这个奇葩生涯巅峰数据是07-08赛季，场均2.9分5篮板1.1助攻，生涯从没有哪个赛季得分超过3分。

However, he played 12 seasons throughout his career.He played an average of 14 minutes, shooting 42.7% from the field and 46.7% from the free throw line. The offensive end was the best in history, scoring 2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.4 steals and 1 block.

Being able to play in such a pit for 12 seasons is of course outstanding. Diop signed a large contract with the Mavericks, 5 years and 3200 million.

Diop has only one strength, good at defending the penalty area.

O'Neal's 2006 Finals had the worst stats of his career, leading many to think that Wade single-core led the team to win the championship.Mavericks defensive tactics is Diop and Dampier two dead top O'Neal, without double team outside team.

结果，奥尼尔六战没有一场得分超过20分，第二场5投2中，罚球7中1，只得5分6篮板2助攻。第六场11投4中，罚球4中1，得到9分12篮板1助攻。整个系列赛，他场均13.7分10.2篮板2.8助攻0.83盖帽3.2次失误，简直惨目忍睹。

Diop is such an alternative center, so that O'Neal can not enter the penalty area.

After the transaction was completed, Yang Rui called Kupchak and said with a smile: "Okay, the Lakers championship lineup is basically complete."

"You're still winning the championship with this broken lineup, are you kidding me?"

Just turned 50, and Kupchak, who has always been serious, couldn't help but complain. "Jerry, don't make trouble, now you can say which star are you going to sign in the free market? If you move slowly, it will be troublesome if you are poached."

"I didn't say that I wanted to dig a star. It's enough to find a veteran. This is the Lakers' lineup for the new season. We will cultivate our own stars." Yang Rui smiled.

"What? We still have a lot of salary space now. George and Fisher are gone. Our total salary is less than 5000 million, and we have just reached the salary cap!" Kupchak Khan said: "The boss said he didn't mind. Pay the luxury tax, don’t talk about the luxury tax, the total salary ranks in the bottom of the league, is this still the tradition of the Lakers?”

"Please, is it the Lakers' tradition of spending money? Haha." Yang Rui was really joking and said with a smile: "Mitch, I'm serious, let's sign Rasheed Wallace."

"Why didn't you say it earlier? The free market has been open for several days, and other teams have contacted him early. He is a big fish in the free market this year." Kupchak said angrily.

"Didn't the news say that this guy came to Los Angeles? He was staying at my house a few days ago, and he would go wherever he said I joined." Yang Rui said proudly.

"..."

Rasheed is a very character player who often plays out of line.

Leaving the Blazers, Rasheed's goal in choosing a new club is to see whether he can win the championship. He doesn't want to wait until he is old and can't move before going to a strong team to win the championship, which will not be taken seriously.He wants to win the championship first, and then fight for a big contract for the end of his career, the other way around.

In the opinion of Rasheed, who has always been rebellious, Yang Rui's coaching team has the most hope of winning the championship. As early as 2003, when he represented the Blazers against the Wizards, he specifically asked Yang Rui for a phone number. He felt that the Blazers had no future.

At the end of June, Rasheed went to Los Angeles with his agent to invite Yang Rui to dinner and asked him to take him.

He is very shrewd, thick-skinned, and proactive. He is willing to take a proper pay cut, provided that the contract period is shorter, and the last year is a player option.

Rasheed's current situation is different. The Pistons are coached by Jeff Van Gundy. He wants to train Milicic and reuse Okur. He never thought about trading Rasheed.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Rasheed was first traded from the Blazers to the Eagles, and was sent to the Pistons after only one game.This is obviously insider trading. At that time, the Pistons had the strength to rush to the championship, and the Blazers were unwilling to "assist" them, so the Pistons used a trick and a roundabout tactics.

Brown was good at this kind of illegal stuff, so his team was suspended twice in the NCAA.

After Rashid joined the Pistons, he became the last piece of the championship puzzle. The Pistons won the championship in 2004.Later, Rasheed signed a five-year, $5 million long-term contract and made two All-Stars with the Pistons.

The Lakers signed Rasheed, and the price will definitely be cheaper. His reputation is not good, and many people regard him as a cancer.

In fact, Rasheed's strength is very strong. He is 211cm tall and weighs 104kg. He is excellent in both offense and defense.

On the offensive end, he plays low post, high post breakthrough, dunks from the bottom line, and is proficient in all three-pointers in the open. His attack range is within the entire three-point line. The back range is large, the shot point is high, and it is difficult for the opponent to block.

On the defensive end, he has excellent height and wingspan, strong mobility, first-class defensive awareness, and is good at switching pick-and-rolls and assisting defense, but because of his light weight, he is not prominent enough in single defense inside, so he has not been selected for the best defensive team.

Kupchak felt that rebuilding was difficult, but Yang Rui made it easier as soon as he arrived. This is the magic of the reborn.

With just a few suggestions from Yang Rui, the Lakers will form the "Big Four", and the total salary does not need to pay the luxury tax.As long as he cultivates a few more potential rookies, the Lakers can directly rush to the championship in the new season!
(End of this chapter)