"The first trial team has been determined." The next day, Li Hao and Holtz completed the signing of the agent contract, and then Holtz told Li Hao about the trial training.
According to league regulations, agents can only take a maximum commission of 4%.
"So fast?" I said it yesterday, and there is accurate news today. Holtz's network is indeed running well.
"Haha, I'm awesome." Seeing Li Hao's surprised expression, Holtz showed a child-like expression.
"That team" Li Hao was more concerned about that team at the moment.
“It’s right here in Los Angeles,” Holtz said.
"Lakers?" The Clippers not only have Chris Cannon, the number one point guard in the league today, but also have Darren Collison on the bench. On the contrary, Nash of the Lakers is old and injured. Nash has even announced that his contract with the Lakers has expired. Retire soon.
Currently, the only real point guards in the Lakers team are Jordan Falmar and Kendall Marshall. According to historical development, Falmar will leave the Lakers this summer.
According to Holtz's idea, with Li Hao's situation, there is definitely no hope in the first round, but he can give it a try in the second round. Although this year is a draft year that is said to come once in ten years, the choice at the No. 1 position is not many.
This year's draft talent is almost all concentrated on swingmen. Two of the three top picks are swingmen, and nearly ten players in the lottery are swingmen.
As for the point guard, Payton Jr. is predicted to be the highest ranked pick this year. Payton Jr. is named Elfrid Payton. He studied at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and was the NCAA's best defensive player in the 13-14 season. , averaging 19.2 points, 6 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
This is the only point guard predicted to enter the lottery in this draft, followed by Tyler Ennis of Syracuse University and Shabazz Napier of the University of Connecticut.
Smart: "?"
In fact, the above people have all gone to the Lakers for trial training. In addition to the predicted first-round picks, second-round picks have also gone to the Lakers for trial training. It was under this circumstance that Li Hao came to the Lakers' training facility, Toyota Sports Center.
This training hall is divided into three floors, one underground and two above ground. The supporting facilities in the training hall are quite complete, including restaurants, beverage bars, and fan shops.
However, this training facility is not exclusive to the Lakers. The Lakers only occupy a piece of space and share it with others.
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"How's it going? Are you ready to show your abilities to the Lakers?" The day after the contract was finalized, Holtz appeared in front of Li Hao again, and this time she came to take Li Hao to the Lakers' training facility.
"Of course" Li Hao's tone and expression were full of confidence.
Although Holtz didn't get along with Li Hao for a long time, so Holtz sometimes really didn't understand Li Hao's confidence, but this did not prevent Holtz from taking a gamble on Li Hao.
In fact, the agent and the team scratch the lottery for the same reason. If one of their players plays, then the agent can become famous with this name, and then the operation will become much simpler.
"But Lee, one thing you need to know is that the head coach of the Lakers last season officially resigned two days ago." The head coach of the Lakers last season was D'Antoni. Anyone who is familiar with the NBA will be familiar with this head coach.
Nash was the superstar who achieved two league MVPs under D'Antoni, and the Chinese-American Jeremy Lin also became known as Lin Crazy during his coaching period.
This is a head coach who is very good at training and using defenders. Although his coaching ability has been criticized by many people, his ability to train defenders cannot but be admired.
"It's a pity." Li Hao felt that if D'Antoni could still be with the Lakers, his chances of being selected would be much greater.
Okay, this guy is overthinking. He is already thinking about who he will play for before the trial training even starts. The Lakers may not be interested in him yet.
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"Welcome to Toyota Sports Center, I am team coach Clay Moser." Clay Moser is the Lakers coach and a Lakers scout, wearing two jobs.
"Hello, I'm Li Hao." Li Hao shook the greeter's hand.
"Li, I was there for the two games you played," Moser said to Li Hao.
In addition to fans, there are also scouts in the stands of the March Madness game. As a Los Angeles team, it is most normal to go to the UCLA game.
"Thank you" Li Hao said.
"Don't be nervous, we will arrange everything, you just need to show your ability." After the UCLA Bruins were eliminated, Moser also recommended Li Hao to Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak.
However, the Lakers general manager has no interest in Li Hao. First of all, Li Hao played too few games. Although his two 18-minute performances were exciting, they were not convincing.
Furthermore, the Lakers once stumbled upon Chinese players. In the 2007 draft, the Lakers selected Sun Yue with the 40th pick in the second round, and then Sun Yue became the guardian of the water cooler for a season, even though he had a championship ring mixed in with him. , but was laid off in the second season.
And now Li Hao is worse than Sun Yue. At least Sun Yue performed very well in ABA, but what about Li Hao? Just played 18 minutes in the NCAA.
The Lakers originally did not invite Li Hao for a trial training. In the view of the Lakers general manager, training Li Hao for a trial training was a waste of time, so it is indeed Holtz's credit for coming to the Lakers this time.
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Because head coach D'Antoni has resigned and the new head coach has not yet been determined, the Lakers' trial training is led by assistant coach Mark Madsen.
When Li Hao followed Moser into the training hall, there were several players on the training field undergoing trial training. In addition, Li Hao also saw an unexpected person.
Lakers star, Kobe Bryant.
The all-powerful appearance of the league in the past is being destroyed by injuries. After suffering a torn Achilles tendon in the 12-13 season, Kobe is no longer the Kobe who can play 70 or 80 games in a season.
In the season that just ended, Kobe played only 6 games. At the end of the season, the Lakers were second to last in the Western Conference and sixth to last in the league, with only 27 wins.
In addition to injuries, Kobe is no longer young. Kobe in 1978 will soon be 36 years old. As Kobe gets older, the Lakers must recognize the reality that they are entering a period of reconstruction.
However, a team like the Lakers, even if they rebuild, will only sign the league's superstars. This was later confirmed, thick eyebrows, this is how James arrived.
So for rookies, the Lakers don't seem to be a good choice, but that will be in the future. For now, the Lakers are a good place for a rookie because Kobe is still there and Kobe is old.
