overlooking the pitch

Chapter 334 The First Change in July

When An Sheng started training in the national team, when the sneakers were selling big, the Clippers, who had just made their first deal, were also the busiest now. What they needed this summer was not just this deal, he needed to do more. many things.In the finals against the Heat last year, they could only fight with 8 people in the end, and physical strength became the biggest problem in the end.

Therefore, the purpose of the Clippers is not only to trade for Anthony Davis to further strengthen their defensive strength, but more importantly, they also need to build a luxurious bench. Find their targets on the free market.

They are still a long way from the salary cap of 5800 million, let alone the luxury line of 7030 million. Except for Chris Paul of 1778 million, their highest salary was signed with the Clippers last year. Jordan, who has a $4 million contract, in addition, their highest salary is $4400 million Jason Richardson and the upcoming No. 600 pick Anthony Davis, the Clippers signed a contract with the latter A four-year, $514 million contract with a starting salary of $4 million.

As for An Sheng, as the No. 2010 pick in 8, he is still receiving bonuses from the Clippers. With $295 million, he is doing the work of the top few players in the league, earning money from selling cabbage and worrying about selling white fans.But at the same time, this is why the Clippers can confidently and boldly carry out reinforcements in the past two years.

Anson's next contract must be a maximum salary, there is no doubt about it, so if the Clippers do not make reinforcements this season to continue to compete for the championship in the two years that the Clippers can operate, I am afraid that the entire management will be in a mess. Class is dismissed amidst the shouts of pigs.

The salary of the Clippers' 13-man lineup has reached 5000 million. For Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, he is full of passion for basketball. Last year, he watched the entire season with the Clippers. In the playoffs, after An Sheng faced the Thunder with 50 points, he almost jumped out of the auditorium and gave An Sheng a warm hug. I'm afraid he really wants to make headlines again.

In addition to the identity of the team owner, he is a partner of Microsoft. He is not short of money. With a net worth of tens of billions of dollars and his love for basketball, the Clippers can also do whatever they want this summer.

However, there was a conflict between the management that got the boss's promise and the team's coaching staff. Del Negro wanted to continue to recruit superstars. He felt that if he wanted to win the championship, Anthony Davis was not a reliable immediate force. He thinks he still needs to grow, while Anson and Chris Paul and the management are completely different. They think what the team needs is a role puzzle.

"Mr. Gary, you know me well. As long as there is another star, Dwight is the best, then I am confident to win the championship again."

Del Negro was impassioned in the general manager's office, but Gary Sachs looked at him with an idiotic look. This guy wouldn't really think that last year's runner-up was a kind of leadership for him It’s the embodiment of it, that is, if you tie a dog on the coach’s bench, you can also reach the finals. Chris Paul plays the role of offensive tactics in many cases. As for defense, he handed over to Mark Ivalo Ni didn't care about it after that.

His biggest advantage is that he gave Anson and Chris Paul the greatest space to play, allowing them to play the style they want comfortably, but it is different now. From his current tone, it can be seen that he is a bit inflated , He wants to monopolize the power of the team. This kind of awareness of himself is not clear enough to make Gary Sachs funny and angry.But at the same time, it also sounded a wake-up call for myself, it's time for me to replace this guy.

If for another team, kicking away the head coach who just led the team to the finals, I am afraid that it would be a foolish thing to do, but only in this Clippers, they I am afraid that the fans of the Clippers will not have any opinions at all. In the eyes of Clippers fans, Del Negro will always be the one who is responsible for the Clippers' failure, and it seems that it has nothing to do with him when they win.

Gary Sachs suddenly felt that his first signing plan in the new season might be the position of coach.At this time, he learned that Brad Stevens, the head coach of the Bulldogs at Butler University, intends to come to the NBA to coach. He still understands the hottest young coach in the NCAA in the past two years, because An Sheng I spent my college career there.

The 2010 champion may still have many people who have a little doubt about this championship. After all, An Sheng's strength in the NBA can be seen now. How strong he was in the Bulldogs at that time, and Gordon Hayward also Has also become a quasi-All-Star strength.So that championship can only show that he is really good, but it is difficult to show how outstanding his coaching ability is.

However, in the following 2011, he lost Anson and Gordon Hayward. Everyone said that the story of this dark horse was over, but he didn't believe it. Reaching the NCAA finals was a shock in everyone's eyes.

The NCAA knockout round is a single round-robin match. If you are not careful, a No. [-] seed can easily be sent home by others, let alone after such a serious injury. Looking at it this way, Brad De Stevens' leading performance will be even more surprising.

So everything has a little bit of a logical rhythm. On July 7th, the Clippers made their first change, announcing Del Negro's dismissal, and no one issued this notice at the beginning It was given to Del Negro. This guy was still scouting the players, and when he suddenly learned that he was dismissed from get out of class, he felt an inexplicable feeling.

"They won't find a coach who is more suitable for this team than me." In the first interview after class, Del Negro's face looked like he hadn't slept in a few days, and it may be true I haven't slept for a few days, "What they need is a young coach, not an old man with a rigid mind."

Del Negro's voice was particularly determined at this time. He seemed to really feel that there were few coaches younger than him in the NBA. However, the Clippers' actions immediately slapped him in the face. They chose Anson Brad Stevens, his mentor, is only 36 years old.

(End of this chapter)