Two years ago, the Lakers management once again formed the F4 lineup in order to seize the tail end of Kobe's career peak. Dwight Howard, then the league's number one center, and Nash, the former two consecutive MVPs, plus Kobe and Gasol.
But this time F4 was not a success, not even as good as ten years ago. Nash was already 38 years old when he joined the Lakers, and he was riddled with injuries. He was no longer what he used to be.
As for the happy beast Howard, if the Lakers are given another chance, they will definitely choose this happy beast over shit. The Lakers' poor record and Kobe's Achilles tendon can be said to have a certain relationship with Howard.
As a center, Howard resolutely refused to play pick-and-rolls, and asked the head coach to focus on his tactics. He even asked the Lakers to kick Kobe out and establish his status as the head of the team.
When the Lakers refused, Howard, whose contract expired, left Los Angeles and went to Houston. The Lakers cried and fainted in the bathroom.
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Height: 195 (barefoot), 198 with shoes
Wingspan: 206
Weight: 90
In the general manager's office, Kupchak got the data just collected by the coaching staff.
"Why do I feel a sense of déjà vu when I see this data?" Kupchak said while looking at Li Hao's side data.
"No~~No~~No, this little guy is completely different from the last one who came to our team. Look at the data below." Jim Iron, the meritorious old coach of the Lakers, has been a player since the Pat Riley period. A member of the team's coaching staff.
"This little guy is very strong, and his physical fitness can definitely be ranked among the top rookies this year. Moreover, the report from the hospital has come out. They said that the little guy does not have any hidden dangers of injury," Ain said.
"The body is really good, and he plays the No. 1 position." Kupchak began to take a serious look at Li Hao's body.
"With this body alone, I won't suffer any disadvantages when playing the second or even the third position." With a strong body and a height of 1.9cm in shoes, Li Hao will indeed not suffer any disadvantages when playing the third position.
"Where are the other data?" Kupchak found that this information only had body side data.
"Collecting" In sports competitions, the body is the foundation of everything, so after seeing Li Hao's side data, Kupchak did become interested in Li Hao.
"By the way, Clay told me about this guy before and sent me a video." Kupchak said as he opened the email on his computer.
Then the two old men started watching the short video, and they looked at it seriously.
"How did he find that the teammates behind him were empty?" Kupchak said in surprise when he saw Li Hao pass the ball to the empty teammates behind him.
Before Li Hao passed the ball, he had no chance to look behind him, but this time Li Hao was like having eyes on the back of his head. He actually flicked the ball back and sent the ball to his teammate who was in the open space. Unfortunately, his teammate was too strong and failed to pass the ball to Li Hao. The pass was converted into an assist.
"Jim, have you noticed that this little guy always seems to find open teammates?" Once is a coincidence, but what about the two or three times?
Okay, just three times. The problem is still the same. Li Hao played too few games. You can see some things in 18 minutes, but it is unknown whether these things are real.
"Let's go to the training ground." After watching the short video, Kupchak became more interested in Li Hao.
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When Kupchak arrived at the training ground, Li Hao was doing a shooting test, and it was already at the end.
Kupchak did not disturb Li Hao's trial training. He deliberately came to Kobe and pretended to chat with Kobe while he was doing recovery training. The Lakers boss soon discovered that his general manager's attention was not on him.
"Is that a compatriot from Yao?" Although Kobe and Sun Yue were teammates for one year, the most profound influence must be on Yao Ming. Kobe recruited Yao Ming, but unfortunately Yao Ming did not go there at the time.
If he really went to the Lakers, it would probably be another story. Let’s not talk about the championship. At least Yao Ming would not have been killed. If Yao Ming had not been killed, would Yao Ming in 1980 still be playing in the NBA? .
Well, although Li Hao's soul has been worn out, there is still no if in this world. Yao Ming has retired for a few years, and Li Hao has no time to care about this if.
"Yes, but he is different from Yao. He is currently an NCAA player," Kupchak said.
"From that team? I've never heard of it." Although Kobe has been recuperating from injuries in the past year, he doesn't have much time to worry about the NCAA.
"It's right here in Los Angeles," Kupchak said.
"UCLA? It's impossible." Even if Kobe doesn't pay much attention to the NCAA, it's impossible for him not to know that Li Hao is from UCLA.
"You don't know it's normal. Before the Sweet Sixteen of March Madness, he had never played in a game," Kupchak explained for Kobe.
If Koppu cuts it open, Kobe is also interested. An NCAA player who has only played two games will definitely not attract Kupchak's attention. The general manager of a team is not so free, let alone this year is ten years. It's a big year for the draft, and the Lakers hold the "lottery pick."
"The shooting posture is standard and the release speed is very fast," Kobe said after watching it for a while.
"The hit rate is pretty good." From just now to now, Li Hao has made a total of 20 shots and hit 18.
"What position does he play?" Kobe asked.
"No. 1" Kupchak returned.
"Look, he's about the same height as me," Kobe said after staring for a while.
"Well, not only is he about the same height, but his wingspan is also the same as yours. Kobe's height is 198cm and his wingspan is 206cm." Although the two have the same wingspan, Li Hao's hands are bigger than Kobe's. Kupchak certainly doesn't agree with this statement. Will speak out.
"Are there going to be a training game later?" Kobe asked.
"Well, five rookies plus five trainers will play a ten-minute training match." Kupchak just came to see Li Hao's abnormal vision.
"Take off one of the trainers and I'll go up and play," Kobe said.
"Isn't this bad? You have just recovered from your injury?" Kupchak looked at Kobe.
"It's okay. I've been recovering for a while. It's just a ten-minute training match. Besides, I won't make fun of my body," Kobe said.
"Uh~~~Okay." In fact, Kupchak didn't believe what Kobe said at all, but now that Kobe had spoken, Kupchak couldn't refuse.
Furthermore, Kupchak really wants to see Li Hao's performance. Kupchak has learned that the Lakers are the first team Li Hao tried out. If Li Hao can really surprise him, then the Lakers will do it. If it's not good, you can pick it up.
"Okay, let's rest for ten minutes, and there will be a 5V5 training match in ten minutes," assistant coach Mark Madsen said.
Just when Li Hao sat down to rest, the door to the training ground was opened, and former head coach D'Antoni, who had resigned, walked in. He came to pick up his belongings left at the training ground.
