God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 398
For this brand-new Pistons, the big deals that can be done have basically been completed. What we need to do now is to supplement the corner players, and then prepare for the draft.Under Chang Wei's strong suggestion, Prince was included in the team's shortlist, and also sent a trial invitation to the "Little Prince".

But when Prince stood in front of Brown, the old man's heart was a little broken. Even if he believed in Chang Wei's vision before, at this moment, he couldn't help feeling suspicious in his heart.Indeed, Prince seems to be a guy with a thin body and no confrontation ability. Even if his wingspan is beyond ordinary, Brown does not believe that he can be an effective supplement to the team.

Perhaps only Chang Wei knows what kind of existence Prince is. In his previous life, he was the number one outside line for the Pistons. He has a very good sense of blocking shots and steals. Although he is thin, he does not suffer in confrontation.Most importantly, Prince has certain low-post offensive skills. Although his shooting has degraded, he is still a reliable end point. It can be said that he is a typical jack-of-all-trades on the court, and he is also a player that any head coach will like.

In the face of Brown's puzzled eyes, Chang Wei was quite calm. He just said to the coach: "Coach, there is an old saying in China that people should not be judged by their appearance. I think Prince will give you a surprise when we fight in groups. .”

This year the Pistons only have the No. 23 pick in the first round, but the team invites a lot of players to try out, and most of them are college players who are predicted to be selected in the middle to the end of the first round.Of course, there are also many Chang Wei who can name them, such as Salmons and Naheba. For the trial players, such a confrontation still needs to do their best.

In order to see Prince's strength, Brown deliberately put him and Salmons in different teams, and appointed Prince to play against Salmons.That's right, the first choice in the old man's heart is actually Salmons. He also wants to see the difference between his and Chang Wei's vision of picking rookies. It is undoubtedly the easiest and most effective way for the two of them to confront each other on the court.

To Brown's surprise, Prince held Salmons firmly at the start of the match.Although he basically didn't shoot much, he made Salmons feel uncomfortable on the defensive end, and the latter felt a lot of pressure.Moreover, Prince's weapon is not his height of 2 meters. His moving speed is completely comparable to that of a small man. His long arms also allow him to expand his defensive range almost infinitely. Salmons wants to be in his It's even harder to score on defense.

Prince didn't know that his performance directly hit Brown's G-spot. As a head coach who is going to build the Pistons into a strong defensive team, a defensive champion like Prince is the team puzzle he needs most.Moreover, the low-key and selfless Prince showed during the game also made Brown nod secretly. After coaching Iverson, he no longer wanted any thorns under his command, and Prince's style was appreciated by him. It is also expected.

After the trial training, Brown spread his hands and said to Chang Wei with a little helplessness: "Chang, you are right, Prince is indeed a rookie who is very suitable for the team. It seems that compared with your vision, I there's still a long way to go……"

Chang Wei said with a smile: "Coach, you only need to make a request. I will list all the players you want. Of course, whether you can finally recruit them depends on the general manager's ability. But What I want to say is that in my professional field, I will never let you down, and building a dynasty team is my ultimate goal."

Prince's performance also impressed the general manager Dumars who came to watch the trial training. You must know that the "Bad Boys Corps" where Dumars belonged to was known for its tough and somewhat dirty defense. Although Prince's defense The action is clean, but Dumars can see the defensive genes in this guy at a glance.So when Brown expressed the hope that the team could select Prince with the No. 23 pick, Dumars agreed without hesitation, and he also hoped to see Prince wear the Pistons jersey.

As in previous lives, there were no high-ranking teams in the draft willing to take a guy who was quiet and looked like he needed to gain weight, and the Pistons took Prince with the 23rd pick in the first round with ease.When Stern read Prince's name, he was stunned in front of the TV. You must know that the Pistons had never said that they would choose him before.After all, the Pistons are also a playoff-level team. Although they launched a major cleanup during the offseason, Prince is full of confidence in Brown, the champion coach. The two consecutive championships have proved that His coaching ability.

When Prince was ecstatic that he was selected by the Pistons, Chang Wei finally heaved a sigh of relief. Now the Pistons' new generation of five tigers has finally gathered.Compared with the previous life, this Pistons' starting lineup only lacks Rasheed Wallace, but it has been replaced by Thomas, who has a gentler personality and is dedicated.Although the strength of Thomas in the previous life is obviously not as good as Rashid, but this time under the training of Chang Wei, Thomas has been able to be compared with Rashid. The gap in statistics is only because the previous head coaches did not know how to use him. Forget it, there is absolutely no problem with him playing the starting power forward.

In order to form a new lineup as soon as possible, Brown asked the players to end their vacation and return to Detroit as soon as possible, while discussing with Dumars to find good role players in the free agent market to supplement.Dumars also knew that he couldn't rely on the starting lineup to win the world, so he agreed, but this time Chang Wei didn't intend to make any suggestions. When the Pistons won the championship in the previous life, their bench lineup didn't have any big names. Chang Wei himself Only heard the names of Okur and Mike James, oh yes, and Milicic, but the 2003 No. [-] is completely negligible.

What's more, the Pistons' bench lineup is not too bad. With Joan Barry and Danny Manning, two veterans, plus Haywood and Bobby Simmons sent by the Wizards, it can be said that the Pistons are replacing the bench. The lineup still has the power to fight.Even if they can't win the championship this season, the team can use the second pick in the draft next year to select those rookies who can become superstars in the future. At that time, winning the championship will be a breeze for them.

(End of this chapter)