Almighty Coach

"According to the news from the Clippers team reporter, the Clippers have signed a one-year veteran's basic salary contract with the free agent Osef. The contract value is about 2.32 million US dollars. Tapes Arena, and put on the Clippers jersey. Is it true? That guy Osef has been ruined by drugs and women's belly, can he still play?"

"The Clippers team reporter broke the news, and it was really detailed, even the specific amount. I think it is true in all likelihood. And it was reported a few days ago that Osef has already started preparing for his comeback. , And started to resume training, the place where he trains is the training center opened by the head coach of the Clippers! Now it is said that Osef joined the Clippers, I am not surprised at all."

Before the start of the new season's training camp, the news of Osef's signing with the Clippers was finally revealed. Although the one-year veteran's basic salary is not high, it is a chance for Ossef to regain his dignity. .

Just after the end of last season, there were rumors in the league that Ossef joined the Clippers. The current news is just to confirm this rumor, so those who heard the news were not surprised.

It's just that Ossef's "black history" is too much, and drugs are hard to get rid of once they are infected. No one will believe an addict, so naturally no one is optimistic about Ossef's The second comeback, and the signing of the Clippers was also considered a very bad decision.

In the American sports media, those sports commentators gave this signing a very low evaluation. Among the ratings of more than a dozen sports commentators, the best rating for this signing is only C, and even a C+ rating. nothing.

However, only two days later, the Clippers announced another signing. They signed a free agent "Yellow Mamba" Hall at a price of $8.5 million for two years.

8.5 million for two years, an average of more than 4 million a year. This price is less than the regular middle-class contract and more than the mini middle-class contract. And the second year of the contract is a team option. If Hall does not perform well, the Clippers will not implement his second year contract.

Of course, in Dai Li's plan, it is impossible to only use Hall for one year. An athlete can use three athlete patches, which means that Hall will not be troubled by the absence of a meniscus in the next three seasons, so Hall can play at his peak level for three seasons.

Dai Li intends to give Hall a year first, so that he can prove his strength, and then give him a big two-year contract. After all, Hall is a star player, and he should get a salary that matches his strength.

It's just that after the signing was disclosed by the media, there was another criticism.

"Now Hall is no longer the 'yellow mamba' of the past. He has no meniscus in his knees. He can't run if he can't run, he can't jump if he wants to jump. Get him down."

"It's 8.5 million for two years. It's better to try out a few undrafted rookies. Maybe you can pick up one or two players that can be used."

"If Hall could still play, he wouldn't have retired back then. First he signed a useless Osef, and now he signs Hall. I really don't understand the Clippers' operations this year!"

Hall's comeback is not optimistic, not only because he lost the meniscus of both knees, but also because he has returned to the game after losing the meniscus of both knees, but the final result is that he really Can no longer adapt to the intensity of NBA games.

Hall was unable to continue the game when he was in his prime. Now, after a few years, Hall is a few years older, and it is even less likely that he will make a successful comeback.

The news of the Clippers' signings did not end there. The next day, the sports section of the national media in the United States was occupied by such a headline:

The legendary superstar Raymond announced his comeback!

A two-time scoring champion and seven-time All-Star, he was a well-deserved superstar in the NBA as a player. Raymond can indeed be described as a "legend".

Seeing this news, countless Raymond fans immediately became excited. Many people don't care whether Raymond can play that kind of superstar data again, they only care that Raymond can return to the court.

People began to speculate which team Raymond would eventually join, or which team would give Raymond an olive branch. Some people were even more worried that no team in the NBA would accept Raymond. After all, after playing for so many years, Raymond is already covered in injuries, and he has retired for a while. Now Raymond may not be able to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game.

This kind of worry is obviously unnecessary. Just a few hours after Raymond announced his comeback, the Clippers released the news and reached a three-year $25.8 million contract with Raymond, of which the third year is a team option.

For Raymond, salary is not the most important thing for him. He is not short of money, and he has earned hundreds of millions of dollars in his career. What he valued more was Dai Li's promise, the team's starting position. After all, Raymond was a superstar back then, and the face of a superstar is still important. If the team is willing to ensure his starting position, he doesn't mind getting less salary.

From the perspective of the Clippers, it is of course a very cost-effective deal to exchange 25.8 million for a superstar like Raymond in three years.

It's just that, except for the Clippers, no one thinks that Raymond is worth 25.8 million for three years.

Sure enough, after the Clippers announced the signing of Raymond at this price, almost everyone felt that the Clippers were stupid and had a lot of money. Such a waste of money.

...

In the Clippers training facility, Raymond was sitting on the sidelines, holding some of the latest newspapers in his hand, his face was even more livid.

Raymond is in a very upset mood now. The media even said that he is not worth a salary of 25.8 million for three years, and some even say that he is only worth a veteran's basic salary. In Raymond's view, this is an insult!

On the other side, there was Gray who also looked depressed.

The Clippers also announced that they signed Gray with a veteran's basic salary, but this news did not attract much attention, and people's attention was focused on Raymond.

Gray felt very lost, and he hated the feeling of being ignored. As the once proud son of heaven, the "Emperor" who was placed with high hopes, now he is like an inconspicuous grain of sand, even if he is thrown into the water, he will not stir up too many waves.

In the distance, Noel walked over excitedly.

"Noel, what's going on with you? Has the league approved you to return to the court?" Raymond asked.

"The league still has concerns. He asked me to provide at least half a year's physical examination report to prove that no new blood clots occurred in my body, so that I was allowed to play, and now I only have a one-month physical examination report." Noel said helplessly. Shrugged.

"That means you will have to wait at least five months before you can play, and that will be in January next year!" Raymond pinched his fingers and counted.

Noel nodded: "So in the first half of the season, the team's performance depends entirely on you. I can only sit on the sidelines in a suit and cheer for you."

...

New York, NBA headquarters, the league's regular press conference.

The press officer of the league sat on the rostrum and answered the reporter's question with a smile on his face: "It is true that we have received Noel's application to participate in the game, but for the safety of the players, we require him to provide a six-month medical report. To prove that the blood clot in his body has been completely eliminated and will not prevent him from playing normally."

"If Noel returns to the court, can he only return to the Miami Heat, or can he join another team?" The reporter then asked.

"Noll has been waived by the Heat, so he is now a free agent. Any NBA team can choose him to sign, but without the approval of the league, he cannot play." The press officer said. replied.

At this moment, the mobile phone of a reporter at the scene vibrated. He immediately took out his mobile phone and looked at it, showing a surprised expression.

"The Los Angeles Clippers announced that they have completed the signing of free agent Noel!"

"The Clippers again? Hall, Raymond, and Gray a few days ago, and now even Noel has signed with the Clippers!"

"What is the Clippers doing? Why did they sign so many retired players? Can they still play?"

Everyone immediately started talking in low voices.

...

On a certain sports commentary program, the commentator is talking to the camera.

“I can only give him a D for the operation of the Los Angeles Clippers this summer! They originally had enough salary space to re-sign Ronnie and sign a few role players from the free market as supplements, but they Didn't do that, look who they all chose!"

"Osseff who is addicted to drugs and cheated by his wife, Hall, a crippled player who has lost his meniscus, Raymond, a retired superstar with injuries, Gray, a glass man with long and short legs, and Noel with a blood clot in his body. , That’s what the Clippers are signing this season.”

"In my opinion, this is really a bad operation, and it can even be said to be the worst operation in the NBA this summer. Instead of quoting potential new stars, they did not recruit existing stars, and they did not renew their core players. Sign players who have already been eliminated by the NBA."

"For example, if you have some money now, you can buy a brand new Ford, or you can buy a second-hand BMW, but you go to the scrap yard and find a Porsche that can't go on the road at all! Well, then Although it is a Porsche, a Porsche that has been scrapped is just a pile of scrap iron. This is really stupid."

"I'm just making an analogy, and I don't intend to offend the players, but I still have to say that the current Los Angeles Clippers are not like an NBA team, but more like an NBA shelter for the sick and elderly!"