Chapter 123
"Presti, who should I pick?" Presti didn't need to guess. The call at this time must be about the draft.

"If it were me, I would choose DeMarcus Cousins, because I can suppress his temper, but I'm not sure you or the coach of the team can suppress it," Presti said after thinking for a while.

"Can't hold it down?" Ranadive asked anxiously, because he was about to be drafted by the Kings team.

"Gordon Hayward" Presti said without hesitation. I don't know if George will perform better after the start of the new season. Will he be angry? Well, probably not. After all, the Kings really don't train rookies.

"Okay, got it." Ranadive hung up the phone, Presti touched his chin, and didn't say thank you, did he really treat me as a son-in-law?
Presti returned to the hotel alone, turned on the TV and watched the draft. Every time the Hornets selected a candidate, there would be different voices, and they would also receive special attention from the media. It seemed that almost everyone had subconsciously admitted that as a rookie, being selected by a team with Presti was already half the battle.

After the draft, Myers complied with Presti's request and immediately finalized the contract with Jeremy Lin. This draft ended perfectly again.

Because the lineup has been determined, Presti directly delegated power to Miles, letting him follow his own plan.

After the free market opened in July, Myers immediately completed deals with the Pacers, 7ers, and Raptors, and then officially signed a contract with the 76 rookie. After that, Myers resigned from coach Byron Scott and appointed Monty Williams as the head coach.
The framework of the Wasp is basically complete.

In Presti's view, Monty Williams is unqualified as the head coach. Monty Williams is good at defending and motivating the atmosphere in the team, and he can also train young players. He can be regarded as a typical representative of the Spurs system. However, he is not capable of arranging offensive tactics for players at critical moments, and his on-the-spot coping ability is average. He should be the most suitable for the position of assistant coach.

The reason why Presti did not object was that the first point was to tell Miles that I gave you enough trust, and the second point was to justify removing the head coach and continue coaching himself, which was not an embarrassment for Miles. Presti was very sure that the team led by Monty Williams might make it to the playoffs, but it must be in the lower half and was eliminated in one round.

A few days later, the summer league started, and Miles directly arranged for Monty Williams to lead the Summer League team. Before that, the Hornets were basically ignored, but now that Presti's arrival has directly turned this situation 180 degrees.

When the Hornets appeared in Las Vegas, a large number of reporters rushed up. Paul George, Bradley, Whiteside, and Jeremy Lin, the undrafted pick, felt the spotlight for the first time.

It's not just the players who are under so much pressure. Monty Williams is also under tremendous pressure. He has just finished his assistant coaching career, and finally has such an opportunity to be the head coach. He must perform well.

It is very clear that he must at least get the team to the finals, because no matter whether it is the outside world or the team, even he is very sure of Presti's selection, and Presti won two Summer League championships with two rookies during the Thunder period.

On July 7, the Hornets ushered in their first game. At this time, the scene was full of a large number of spectators, and the media was much more than the previous games. Everyone knew that they were here to see the quality of Presti's draft.

Because it was the first game of the Hornets, Presti also came to the scene of the game.

Hornets vs Kings!

The Kings finally chose Cousins, and last year's rookie DeRozan also participated in this summer league.

Before the game, Monty Williams explained the tactics to the players very seriously, and the game officially started a few minutes later.

The result was just as Presti expected, the loss was a mess, Cousins ​​was overwhelming inside, and DeRozan frequently succeeded outside!Suddenly, there was a feeling of an OK combination. On the Hornets side, Whiteside was directly fouled by Cousins ​​and left the field. Paul George was arranged to play shooting guard. His immature dribbling and unstable mid-range shooting made his efficiency extremely low.

And Jeremy Lin relied on pick-and-roll play, and did not enjoy a pick-and-roll treatment at the end of the game.

A few days later, the second game came. The Hornets played against the Clippers. There is no doubt that they lost again. Whiteside was once again blown by Griffin!Jeremy Lin and Paul George also did not perform well.

The third game against the Wizards, lost again!Wall tore through the entire Hornets defense.

After entering the knockout rounds, everyone thought that the Hornets would break out, because in the previous summer league, most of the stars selected by Presti would show their potential after a few struggles. People believed that facing the pressure of the knockout rounds, they would definitely fight back.

But the result was that they lost again. The much-watched Hornets summer league team went home in four games, but in this game, something was seen. Although George only scored 14 points, he had 5 steals. Although Whiteside only scored 8 points, he scored 15 rebounds and 4 blocks.

People can't help but wonder if Presti's next team building idea is to have three people defend and attack Paul and David West in a single round?
After the game, when Presti was about to leave quietly, a group of reporters immediately surrounded him. Before the reporters asked, Presti took the lead and said, "You can still recognize me with my outfit?"

The reporters laughed, and one of the reporters said, "When the Hornets lost the game just now, you took off your eyes and were discovered."

"Okay, you can ask." Presti spread his hands helplessly.

"Presti, do you have confidence in your vision this time? It seems that the rookies in the four games have not developed very well." The reporter asked.

"Very confident, did my eyes miss it?" Presti responded confidently.

"So what do you expect from them?" the reporter asked.

"Let's defend for a while first," Presti blurted out.

As soon as Presti finished speaking, the reporter immediately asked: "In this game, these three rookies have not scored high in these games, but they are very good on the defensive end. There is a saying in the outside world that your team building idea is to build a defensive lineup, and then rely on Paul and David West on the offensive end. Is that true?"

"I can only say no. In addition, they are also very good on the offensive end. Let's start the new season and see," Presti replied very seriously.

"Someone said before that you were very fond of Jeremy Lin, the undrafted pick. He finalized the contract as soon as the draft was over, but in the 4 games that just ended, he didn't score a single point, and he was put on the bench by the coach in the last game. What do you think?" the reporter continued to ask.

"Jeremy Lin is not used to it yet. The reason I chose him is that I think he can become the team's sixth man, and even win the league's super sixth man." As soon as Presti finished speaking, the reporters burst out in amazement. Presti actually had such high expectations for him. It seems that we need to observe carefully, after all, Presti did not miss anyone.

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