Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 653: Next season's 'strongest rookie'!
Before coming to the Bobcats, Batum was a famous 3D player in the league, but he was definitely not a top-level 3D player because Batum's defense and three-point shooting were sometimes not so stable.

Before Batum came to the Bobcats, he was a Six Meridians Divine Sword player in the 3D class.

If you can use Six Meridians Divine Sword, that's top-level 3D. If you're not in good shape, it's a deadly mistake with no 3 and no D. Many times, it's unpredictable.

As a player whose draft template is Pippen, Batum does look a bit like Pippen except for his organizational skills. In terms of stability, competitiveness, mentality, and character, there is no trace of Pippen.

However, this season after joining the Bobcats, everything has changed.

Batum's three-point shooting is now very stable. After all, after a season of intensive training, Batum's three-point shooting attribute is now above 90, and he also has spot shooting and three-point shooting skills.

At the same time, Batum usually has difficulty concentrating and is often inattentive during games, working without putting in any effort. In many cases, this is actually due to physical limitations. However, this season with the Bobcats, his physical strength has greatly improved, and his stability in the game has naturally also greatly improved.

Let’s put it this way, although Batum’s current ability attributes have not reached 90, he is undoubtedly an All-Star level player.

Moreover, he is an All-Star who can shoot 3 and D, as well as have good organizational skills. Apart from dribbling through and attacking the basket with the ball, Batum basically has no special features. He can basically be regarded as a beggar version of Pippen with three-pointers.

Even if you are not very good at attacking with the ball, this is actually not a disadvantage. If you don't have good attacking with the ball and you don't like to hold the ball normally, this can be an advantage in some teams. A top-notch wing who does not occupy the ball is really great, a perfect second or third in command.

Such players are actually very popular in the NBA, especially now that the entire league is very fond of forward players.

A player like Batum cannot play as a starter in the Bobcats, and cannot even play in the main rotation because of Ding Yanyuhang. However, in other teams, in most teams in the league, Batum can start, or even be a core and star player.

If you put up good stats and establish your status, you can not only make the All-Stars, but also get a maximum salary and a big contract.

If you were Batum, what would you choose?

In fact, this choice is very easy to make.

The players of the Bobcats all respect Du Kang very much.

But such respect does not mean that they are machines without their own souls.

Batum's current position in the Bobcats does not match his ability and ambition, and he wants to leave.

People like Marion and Kidd came to the Bobcats with a purpose from the very beginning.

Kidd left his mentor Phil Jackson and came to the Bobcats in order to learn from him.

As for Marion, he came to the Bobcats to study for a season in order to get a big retirement contract.

Now Kidd has successfully become the head coach of the Mavericks, and Marion has also successfully obtained his last big retirement contract with the Mavericks.

In fact, many times, players and coaches have a mutually beneficial relationship.

Du Kang improved their strength, and they also tried their best for Du Kang. Du Kang's success is inseparable from their hard work.

This is a virtuous cycle.

Why do these players of the Bobcats work so hard after they came to the Bobcats? Even if their status in the team is low and the team status is not worthy of their own strength, they don't fight or make trouble?
Because Du Kang’s reputation among the Lakers has already been established.

The whole world knows about this virtuous cycle of Coach D's team.

It's mutually beneficial for everyone. As long as you contribute everything you have to Coach D, Coach D will definitely not let you down.

Although Batum's contribution to the Bobcats was not that great, it is obvious that Batum also contributed everything he had.

As an All-Star player, he can sit on the bench peacefully for a whole season. When the team needs him, he can immediately go up and fight hard. This is his greatest contribution.

This is actually a valuable horse bone.

Batum was very touched by Du Kang's attitude.

But Du Kang himself knew that he did this not only for Batum, but also for himself.

As long as every player who comes to him and leaves him has this grateful heart, then his team will never lack players who will fight for him.

The Bobcats did not set up any obstacles for Batum's departure. With the support of Durant, Batum could tell the entire league that he would opt out of the last year of his contract and become a free agent this summer.

In an instant, the entire league was in an uproar.

Compared with Durant, Batum's reputation is not as loud, but he is strong and healthy. He is a small forward with true All-Star strength.

4 million for 1.2 years, a team offered its big contract immediately.

As long as the time comes, Batum can sign directly.

But it's clear that Batum is in no hurry.

Players like Batum are a scarce resource in the league right now.

4 million for 1.2 years is indeed a very big contract.

But, wait a little longer, maybe a maximum salary of 4 million for four years is not impossible.

After all, the NBA salary cap increased significantly in 2016, and many teams have salary space. There is a lot of space, but not many excellent players who deserve maximum salaries.

In this case, Batum definitely has the possibility of getting a maximum salary.

After Batum was allowed to leave by Durant, the Bobcats now have nine players left.

Jordan, Rose, Beasley, O'Neal, Myles Turner, Norman Powell, Ding Yanyuhang, Grant Hill, Curry.

Jordan, Rose and Beasley are the core players of the team.

O'Neal and Grant Hill are important players of the team, but both of them may retire again at any time. Whether they are willing to continue to stay with the Bobcats requires Du Kang's work. If the two choose to retire this season, the number of players on the Bobcats will become seven.

Then we have to start the construction completely from scratch.

Turner, Norman Powell, Ding and Curry, these four players, the first three are rookies last season, and Curry at the back is a player who needs to be saved.

Among these four, the strongest Xiao Ding can be immediately promoted to the team's starter and important player, while the other three still need to be polished, at least in the top high-end games.

So, if we take this year's finals as an example, the players who can really contribute in such a high-end game may only be Jordan, Beasley, Rose, O'Neal, Grant Hill and Ding, just these six players.

It would be even worse if O'Neal and Grant Hill chose to retire.

Therefore, if the Bobcats want to complete their dynasty, they need to retain O'Neal and Grant Hill while adding a player who can replace Kidd.

The Dream Back to the Peak card is best used by three players in turn.

Therefore, Du Kang is actually very busy this summer, after all, he still needs to lead the Chinese team to the Olympics. Therefore, Du Kang hopes to finish all these things before July 7st.

It is actually very easy to keep O'Neal and Hill on the team.

In fact, O'Neal himself is willing to stay in the NBA and play for a while longer, because he now has five championship rings, while Kobe has eight, and he is still three championship rings and a dynasty away from Kobe.

It doesn’t matter whether or not we can catch up with the number of championship rings, but we must catch up with the number of dynasties!

As for Grant Hill, this is even simpler. Hill is a person who loves basketball very much. He could have left the NBA a long time ago, but he was always willing to stay in the NBA, accepting the position of role player, and shining in the Suns. It was because there was no heat and no light that he was reluctant to leave.

Now in the Bobcats, he can find the feeling of playing basketball in the past, and even feel that he can go further. Of course, he hopes to continue to stay.

Because of the support of O'Neal and Hill, Du Kang plans to prepare a prop for the two to stabilize their physical strength next season.

Well, the biggest weakness of the players with the Dream Back to Peak card is that their stamina is fixed at 80. Because they are very strong and their stamina is low, it is consumed very quickly. In addition, the veterans' bodies recover very slowly, so they can only play high-level games for more than 20 minutes in a game, and it takes almost three or four days or even longer to recover.

This won’t work.

At the very least, Du Kang hopes that the three veterans who use the Dream Back to the Peak Card can play in every game, and then the three of them can share 3 minutes of playing time.

The physical strength is fixed, why not do it alone for 48 minutes?

The physical strength has been fixed, but it doesn't mean that the body has really recovered. It's all an illusion, and the time still needs to be controlled. Otherwise, Du Kang is really afraid that these veterans will get too excited and die suddenly.

Therefore, it is best for each person to play 16 minutes in a game and rotate appropriately to play about 70 games in a season.

If necessary, they can play for about 30 minutes in a game.

If this is the case, their playing time will be much more flexible.

Therefore, Du Kang’s goal for next season is to continue to earn points to modify Jordan’s peak age, and at the same time buy a fixed physical strength equipment that can be used at the same time as the Dream Back to Peak Card and can be disassembled at any time.

After persuading O'Neal and Grant Hill to stay on the team, Du Kang was relieved.

These two were very useful last season.

Both played a vital role in the Bobcats' championship journey.

In the finals, Grant Hill and O'Neal were really used by Du Kang as a limited-time Goat.

Grant Hill even played a major role in the battle to defeat Yao Ming.

Although O'Neal was beaten by Yao Ming, that was the current Yao Ming. Although he was beaten by Yao Ming, he also consumed Yao Ming's energy. In the NBA, it is difficult to find a few centers who can consume Yao Ming's energy.

After keeping O'Neal and Hill, Durant now needs to find a third veteran.

Because of GDP's departure, the Bobcats now seem to be short of guards and inside players. In fact, they are not short of guards.

Xiao Ding can play as a small forward or start as a guard.

Rose, Jordan, and Beasley can all handle the ball.

In addition, Norman Powell is also an excellent player who can play both the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, so the Bobcats have no shortage of starting or rotation guards.

Don't forget Curry.

However, there is a lack of inside players.

A power forward.

A center forward.

O'Neal will be the team's starting center, and Turner can also play center and power forward next season.

However, the team is still missing a center and a power forward.

At the very least, we need a player who can also play inside.

In this era, it is very difficult to find an excellent inside player, so if you want to add an excellent inside player, it is definitely most cost-effective to find those who have retired.

Are there such players?
Of course there is.

Didn’t the Kings trade Chris Webber to get Thabeet?

Apparently, the Kings persuaded Webber to return.

Although Thabeet did not choose the Kings, he could have chosen Webber!
Thanks to the Kings for doing the work for him in advance and letting him know that Webber wanted to come to his team.

So, Du Kang went directly to Weber, and everything went very smoothly.

"Chris, you are only 43 years old now, which is the peak age of your life. The Bobcats and I need your contribution. The fans of the league and the NBA also hope to see your style shine on the court again, so I hope you can come to Charlotte to help me and the Bobcats."

If Weber didn't want to come to the Bobcats, he would definitely not let Du Kang see him so easily.

Wade is now a member of the NBA's commentary team. He has a very good body shape. After retiring, he is considered one of the most artistic NBA stars. He collects art, is fascinated by music, and even released two new albums recently.

In addition, he opened an investment company, invested in movies, sports, and real estate, and established a charity to help misguided black youth get back on the right track.

Chris Webber, who was once very suave, is still very suave now.

Compared to most of the wealthy NBA stars who spend their retirement years living a life of debauchery, hanging out in casinos and nightclubs, Webber, a troublemaker in his youth, is so healthy after retirement that he doesn't even look like a retired NBA star.

Du Kang asked Weber to lift up his shirt, and his eyes lit up instantly. He didn't even need to manage his weight.

Webber originally wanted to make a comeback with the Bobcats, and Du Kang was so sincere, so Webber naturally had no reason to refuse.

In the end, the Bobcats successfully signed a 1+1 contract with Webber.

"Coach D, who has a hobby of collecting, has collected four major guards and now has completed the collection of four major power forwards!!!"

Garnett, Duncan, Nowitzki, Webber, the former four power forwards, were indeed collected by Du Kang.

"The draft hasn't started yet, but next season, the NBA's 'strongest rookie' has already arrived early!!!"

"I didn't expect it to be Chris Webber. So many celebrities worked out privately waiting for Coach D's favor, but I didn't expect it to be Chris Webber in the end!!!"

When the Bobcats announced the signing of Webber and Webber announced his comeback, the entire league was shocked again.

(End of this chapter)