Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 374
Jim figured out that Pelinka was here for his players.

"Robo, don't talk yet, let me guess what you're here for, it's about Dwyane Wade's team status, isn't it?"

Playing as a substitute for two consecutive years, although he won the best sixth man award, Dwyane Wade's goal is far more than that.About to enter the third year of his rookie contract, Wade believes that his ability is far more than a best sixth man.

"Everyone has seen Dewyane's strength, and I think he is not inferior to LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony, but in players such as Chris Bosh, Kirk Hinrich and even Josh When Howard and his like have become the main force of the team, he is still playing as a substitute, is this a bit... wasteful?" Pelinka asked tentatively.

"You really have something to say. First of all, I want to explain that although the role is a substitute, his team status on the field is by no means lower than that of any starting player. For example, Manu Ginobili, although He served as a substitute in the finals, but at least half of the people think that the FMVP should be his. You know, we evaluate whether a player is important to the team, not by whether he starts, but by whether he is present at the most critical moment Go, because at that time, we sent the best five players." Anticipating Pelinka's coming, Jim had already prepared a set of rhetoric.

"But... in most people's minds, only becoming a starter means that you are one of the five best people on the team. Even if you have good data off the bench, others will say you are messing The data generated during the battle..." Pelinka was speechless for a while, and could only piece together things to find something to say.

"Looks like I was wrong again." Jim shook his head, sighed, and interrupted Pelinka.

Pelinka was puzzled, and Jim took over.

"About this, you don't have to worry about it. The head coach of the team next season is Don Nelson. We have roughly thought about the starting lineup for next season when we communicated. Dwyane Wade will be the starting shooting guard. , this will not change. So your worries are completely unnecessary."

After seeing off Pelinka, Jim went back to his desk and sat down. This Rob Pelinka seemed shrewd, but he was more of a smart guy than someone who would make a big deal. In his previous life, the Lakers hired him as the general manager of the team. , I do not know whether it is a blessing or a curse.

How to appease Lamar Odom, who is new to the team, and let him accept the role of the sixth man has become a new topic for Jim.

The summer league has also begun, with Stevens leading the rookie lineup.

There are also some episodes. For example, Marcin Gortat is still playing for the Cologne Rhein Energy team in the Bundesliga. The contract with the home team has not yet expired, so he cannot come to the United States to participate in the game. However, Jim and Kupchak and others discussed Afterwards, I felt that Gortat's current state was not suitable for the team's backup center. Instead of paying a buyout fee and laying off the team to make room for him, it is better to stock him in Europe and continue to practice for a while. In [-], he will formally sign a contract after his contract with his home team expires.

After solving Gortat's problem, the team's 15-man roster was also announced to be officially determined.

In the summer league, Trevor Ariza, who had been training for a year, shined brilliantly. His explosive dunks and strong perimeter defense made people vaguely see Tracy McGrady in the Raptors period.Anderson Varejao has shown a good rebounding ability and a certain level of support, and he often makes achievements in flopping offensive fouls at the basket, but he seems to rely too much on this skill, basically half of a game The time is spent falling down and standing up and repeating this process, which makes people look angry and funny. Although they can make a few offensive fouls, they lose their position because of the fall, causing the opponent to score easily more often.

The rookie David Lee showed strong rebounding ability and comprehensive scoring skills. The fly in the ointment is that he also lost a lot of points on the defensive end.

As for Louis Williams, influenced by his idol Allen Iverson, his playing style is quite streetball style, agile and quick, and sharp in breakthrough, but because he is young and thin, his physical confrontation is still poor, and he is often defended by the big man The highlight is his amazing jumping. He is only 1 meters tall. In the game against the Grizzlies, he first helped defend Andrew Bynum with a big cap of 83 meters on the defensive end, and then quickly went down. Attack, received a pass from Nocioni, and completed an alley-oop dunk, as light as a leaf.

The members of the coaching staff agreed that Louis Williams's priority next season is to grow flesh and develop correct playing habits. Anyway, he has just turned 18 and still has a lot of potential to tap.

C.J. Miles has shown good shooting ability in addition to his explosive physical fitness, but his three-pointer is not stable yet. As for the singles with the ball, he is relatively average. He has become a good swingman. There is no hope, the main training goal is to become an excellent 3D player just like Ariza.

The summer league against the Clippers was rarely held at the Staples Center.

Having received the promise from the team, Artest, who was in a good mood, also brought Odom, who had just joined the team, to watch the game from the sidelines. The two childhood friends could finally fight side by side, which was also their childhood dream. The two were in the audience While pointing the country, chatting about nasty jokes.

"Oh! The boss is here, and he has the leisure to come to watch the game!" Artest said in surprise when he saw Jim entering the field from the player tunnel.

"Who is the boss? Kobe Bryant?" Odom was a little puzzled.

Returning from Florida on the east coast to Los Angeles on the west coast, Odom is obviously in a good mood, but it is obvious that after he was eliminated by the Heat, he did not conduct any systematic training, and his figure was a little out of shape.

Artest didn't speak, because the boss he was talking about was walking towards where they were.

Odom knows Jim, but all impressions are limited to him being the "spokesman" of the Lakers and the head coach last season.

"Lamar, welcome to the Lakers. Let me introduce myself, I'm Jim Buss, and the Lakers are in charge."

Jim's serious expression made the hippie-faced Odom a little at a loss,

"I'm happy to be back playing in Los Angeles..."

"But I hear the nightlife in Miami isn't bad either."

The sudden change in painting style caught Odom off guard and almost sprayed Coke all over the floor.

"I brought you back to Los Angeles from Miami because I thought you could be of great help to the team. However, you have to abide by some rules when playing here. I think Ron would be happy to chat with you." Jim straightened his face again, and after he finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving Odom with a messy face.

"Is your boss always like this...humorous...?"

(End of this chapter)