October 7th.
Zhao Chen suddenly appeared in the Lakers training facility.
Except for Kobe Bryant, who is recovering from injury, all the Lakers players have arrived, about 20 of them.
There are 15 players on the roster for the new season. Not all of these 20 players will stay on the Lakers' roster.
Some people are destined not to stay with the Lakers. The elimination rate in the NBA is very high and very cruel.
Seeing Zhao Chen come in, Lakers head coach Byron Scott asked the assistant coach to announce that the players would be gathered together.
Byron Scott is a black man, and he has a bald head.
In 1983, Byron Scott was drafted by the San Diego Clippers with the 4th pick in the first round, and was subsequently traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. He played for the Lakers, Pacers, and Grizzlies in his career, and was selected to the All-NBA Team in his rookie season. Best rookie first team, won three NBA championships.
After the 1996-97 season, Byron Scott announced his retirement. He then played for the Greek team Panathinaikos for two years and announced his retirement again after the 1997-98 season.
In the 2000-2002 season, Byron Scott served as the head coach of an NBA team for the first time, coaching the New Jersey Nets.
Byron Scott coached the New Orleans Hornets from 2004 to 2009 and was the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2010 to 2013.
On August 6, 2014, Byron Scott was hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers
Zhao Chen also participated in the recruitment interview for the Lakers head coach, and he met Scott at that time.
Byron Scott is his approved coach.
Zhao Chen appointed Scott because he is a "star nanny" type of coach. He is not strong.
Scott is similar to Brooks to an extent.
Scott has always been good at getting along with the stars, and he is also good at allowing the stars to maximize their power.
People like Irving, Paul, Kidd and others have shown their superstar strength under him.
Of course, the result of this to a certain extent is that the level of superstars determines the team's record.
Irving's lack of leadership skills resulted in the Cavaliers' poor record.
Paul decided that the lower limit for a team is the playoffs, but that's just the playoffs.
Kidd has leadership skills, then he can lead the team to the conference finals...
Therefore, Scott's team coaching record has always been directly linked to the star ability.
If the star can do it, then he can do it. If the star can't, then he will be unemployed early.
"Hi, Zhao, welcome back." Scott greeted Zhao Chen warmly.
Scott knew Zhao Chen's unique position in the Lakers, so he was able to correct his mentality.
Scott has always liked to be friends with superstars. He always feels that if he gets along well with superstars, he will be able to do well in the team in the future.
"Hello, coach, long time no see." Zhao Chen went over to shake hands with the head coach.
When the Lakers management was interviewing, Zhao Chen only listened and didn't communicate much.
After Scott joined the company, Scott and Zhao Chen had more phone conversations.
In fact, in terms of meeting, this was only the second time the two met, but both of them were very polite.
"Zhao, let me introduce you to the coaching team." Scott enthusiastically pulled Zhao Chen to get to know his assistant coaching staff.
"Lionel Hollins, coach Hollins has coached the Grizzlies before. He once led the Grizzlies to the Western Conference Finals in 2013. He is my offensive coach."
"Phil Handy, Coach Handy serves as our player development coach and assistant coach."
"Mike Panpesi, this is our shooting coach, and I think you and him will have a lot in common when it comes to shooting."
"Quinton Crawford, who is also one of the assistant coaches, is currently responsible for managing the video analyst and director of player development."
"Miles Simon, he's our defensive coach and he led our team to a summer league championship."
Scott very smartly introduced the highlights of his assistant coaching team to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen also shook hands with every coach with a smile and was polite.
The assistant coaches are also very polite to Zhao Chen. They all know how important Zhao Chen is to the Lakers now.
The atmosphere on both sides was friendly.
When Scott introduced Zhao Chen, it was equivalent to introducing this group of coaches to the Lakers players.
The Lakers have gone through a major change of coaching staff and players this summer, and everyone is very unfamiliar with this team.
After greeting the coaches, Zhao Chen went over and high-fived every Lakers player.
Randle, Clarkson, Jeremy Grant, Joe Harris, Dinwiddie...
The last person to high-five Zhao Chen was Jokic.
"Hi, Nikola, I'm glad to see you in the training camp. It seems that you have successfully lost weight." Zhao Chen teased Jokic.
Jokic said: "I don't dare drink Coke anymore."
Zhao Chen said: "You are doing well, keep at it, I am optimistic about you, you will be a great player."
Jokic said: "Thank you, I think so too."
Jokic smiled shyly.
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Zhao Chen has a very calm attitude and is very encouraging to the rookies when they meet.
Although Zhao Chen himself is only a sophomore, almost onlookers can feel the difference between Zhao Chen and those rookies.
Maturity, high emotional intelligence, rationality, and leadership style.
This is the impression Zhao Chen left on the old Lakers players and coaches.
Those rookies are like children compared to Zhao Chen.
Looking at Randall, he was actually trembling nervously when facing Zhao Chen.
Joe Harris didn't even dare to look directly at Zhao Chen when he spoke.
In other words, Jokic performed better, and this little chubby guy seemed to have a high emotional intelligence.
When it comes to the person that Lakers rookies are most afraid of, Kobe is undoubtedly the first, followed by Zhao Chen.
Both men were in a transcendental position.
Most of the Lakers' rookies are second-round picks. Although their contracts are basically guaranteed, their playing time is not guaranteed at all and they need to fight for it themselves.
These two bosses are both defenders, and there is a lot of pressure to work with them.
The other two newcomers Tucker, Covington and Zhao Chen are not as nervous as the rookies when getting along.
They were all experienced and communicated politely with Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen's fame and status determine that his starting point will be very high when he joins the new team.
There will be no brainless players jumping out to offend Zhao Chen.
To survive in the NBA, in addition to necessary football intelligence, basic emotional intelligence is also very important.
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Due to the introduction of many rookies and new players, the Lakers' senior staff also went through a round of cleaning.
Those who could be traded were traded, those who could not renew their contracts were not renewed, and those who could be cut were also cut.
The only veterans left by the Lakers from last season were Kobe Bryant, Jordan Hill, Boozer, Wesley Johnson, Thackeray, Ryan Kelly and others.
Except for Kobe, the veterans left by the Lakers are mainly interior and forward players.
This complements the new aid to a certain extent.
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On the first day of training, Scott did not arrange confrontational training, but mainly focused on restorative training.
I just came back from vacation, and I still have to get used to it before I can train more intensively.
Zhao Chen has not been at the training ground since 2 p.m. He was arranged by the Lakers' public relations director to attend a press conference.
The Los Angeles Lakers' first media day of the new season.
In response to many media requests, the Lakers arranged for Zhao Chen to come over.
