The Basketball Court Swordsman

"Henson, wake up, we are almost at the destination."

Stephen Silas, the son of an NBA legend, was the youngest assistant coach in the league in 2000. Later, he also served as the head coach for a period of time. However, it turns out that not all famous children can do a good job of basketball.

For example, Jordan's son, although he had a good reputation in high school, he gradually declined after entering college.

For example, John Stockton's son, he has almost been forgotten by the league.

After all, for most famous children, basketball is just a job, just a job. And they don't need to work hard for a trivial job like everyone else.

In addition to basketball, their lives are also colorful. You see, Master Qiao’s son, relying on his father to smoke casually, is not in the business world now, and his life is nourishing.

However, although Steven Silas did not become a professional player, he still made some reputation in the basketball world. In recent years, he has essentially been a member of the Pacers coaching staff. But in fact, it is more like the team's chief scout. Unlike ordinary scouts, he only obeys the Pacers coach.

In this position, Stephen Silas is doing well. Many teams tried to poach him with high salaries, but Silas refused. After all, Silas has a strong sense of belonging to this team in Indianapolis.

The source of this sense of belonging is mainly because of the legendary Pacers coach Henson Joe. His appearance made the Pacers truly become a team.

And just now, after Stephen Silas, the legendary coach, he woke up the dozing legendary coach.

"Huh!?" The disturbed Henson immediately opened his eyes and straightened his waist suddenly.

He had just had a dream, that he had returned to that small hotel in Long Beach. I dreamed that I could not get out of the scout report, and I dreamed that I did not catch the flight back to Indianapolis.

Fortunately, all of this is just a dream. Henson was not in the broken hotel in Long Beach at this time, but was sitting on the plane to Salt Lake City.

He looked out the window, the plane was flying shorter and shorter. As Stephen Silas said, they are almost here.

"Henson, you look very tired. I have said it. Just leave the scout work to me. I will definitely provide you with the most detailed scout report. Just like every year in the past, you You don't have to take a trip yourself." Silas spread his hands.

Salt Lake City is located in the western region, so the distance from Indianapolis to Salt Lake City is not close at all.

The straight-line distance between the two places is more than 2,100 kilometers, and the flight time is 4 hours and 13 minutes. Just a trip to Salt Lake City is already very grueling. What's more, Henson just finished his game with the Celtics last night. And tomorrow night, he has to rush back to Indianapolis to participate in the showdown with the Magic.

This kind of long-distance flight with a tight schedule will not do any good to Henson's heart.

"Of course I know that you can provide me with the most detailed scout report, Silas. In fact, most of the team's successful draft each year are due to you. But I always like to see the rookie myself. , I believe in my own eyes, Stephen." Henson stretched out with a smile. Although the long journey is very tiring, as long as Henson doesn't work on the plane, his heart will not be overburdened.

"Haha, yeah, you always watch these rookies play a game. It's like, just through a game, you can know if they are the person you are looking for. I believe that even Popovich There is no such ability as you."

Henson smiled meaningfully, without speaking. If Popovich had his ability, would it be worth it?

In a short while, the plane landed at Salt Lake City International Airport. During the time the plane was taxiing on the runway, Henson turned on his phone to check the latest sports news.

To Henson's surprise, Jim O'Brien went on fire overnight. His photos and related news appeared on the homepages of major news websites.

But O'Brien would not be happy, because he was almost caught up in the image of a clown.

"O'Brien was embarrassed in the live video recording, every word was beaten in the face, and the game ended completely silent."

"Jim O'Brien: I'm sorry I questioned Henson's level and ability before the game."

"Henson pointed directly at O'Brien: In the NBA world, respect is won by his own hands."

Looking at these reports, Henson couldn't help shaking his head. O'Brien's behavior can be described in a Chinese sentence: you can't live by committing evil.

In a game that had nothing to do with him, he had to force it in. As a result, I didn't catch any good, and I even made a commotion.

The 76ers are truly a "send warm team." Embiid, the team's head star, just gave Henson a "head", and their assistant coach Jim O'Brien also immediately followed up.

Henson was embarrassed to cut the leeks.

Jim O'Brien was a joke, and Henson didn't think it was worth showing off to make him foolish. With or without Jim O'Brien, Henson had to win the game yesterday.

Therefore, the Chinese coach turned off his phone and did not brag to Silas about his achievements last night. He was never satisfied with his past achievements, which may be the reason why Henson always succeeded.

At this moment, the plane stopped. But Henson's work has just begun.

"He can play the fourth position, even the fifth position in the small lineup. I know, this guy looks very skinny, but his technical characteristics fully meet the requirements of modern basketball for the fourth position. Kuzma this season At the University of Utah, he averaged 16 points and 9 rebounds per game, which is not a high limit, but it is an older rookie with outstanding combat capabilities."

Sitting in the basketball arena at the University of Utah, Stephen Silas introduced the basic situation of Kuzma to Henson wearing a cap and sunglasses.

Today, in order to avoid being spotted by scouts from the Lakers or other teams, Henson did not wear a suit, but instead wore an ordinary casual outfit.

Henson knows very well that his own influence on the NBA draft has been enormous. Whenever a team finds out which rookie Henson is watching, that rookie's rank will definitely increase! After all, there are too many successful cases in Henson's draft.

Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Leonard, Wesley Matthews, Danny Green, Jules Holiday... the most recent Antetokounmpo, this season also Already approaching the ranks of superstars. And Brogdon, selected by Henson this summer, also performed well.

Therefore, Henson must hide his whereabouts. He doesn't want the people he found to be picked up by others with a high rank.

"Did you see? Those guys over there, they are all sent by the Lakers. I have noticed them since I was watching here last year. And in the entire Utah college team, I think only Kyle Kurz The horse still has so much potential that the Lakers should care about."

"Hmm..." Henson nodded silently, then smiled and looked at Silas, who also wears sunglasses, "How do I think we are like spies."

In a pleasant atmosphere, the game officially began. In fact, Henson found that he liked the feeling of Taobao. After all, what other people can't see, he can see with just a glance. This kind of huge information mismatch always makes Henson feel very refreshed.

After the game started, Henson also noticed the number 33 from the University of Utah, which is Kyle Kuzma himself.

Kuzma's first feeling for Henson was not that he was good, but that he was handsome.

Subsequently, Henson found that Kuzma played very flexible in the fourth position. He rarely asks for the ball in the low post, but prefers to attack with the ball.

Of course, due to poor shooting stability, Kuzma will often choose to break through the basket to attack. And his style of play can easily be targeted by the opponent.

It is estimated that this is also the reason why Kuzma can not play dominant performance and beautiful data.

Later Henson also discovered that Kuzma's defensive ability was not outstanding due to mediocre physical fitness and many bad habits on the defensive end. In the NBA, just thinking about Kuzma playing against a fourth player like Aldridge or Griffin, Henson felt very painful.

"So, if you need a spatial fourth, you can try to pick him. But really, with his shooting stability, he may not be as easy to use as Channing Frye. This is Kuzma's approximation. In fact, you have seen his performance on the court. This guy may not really be worth a trip by yourself."

As the game progressed, Silas' explanation to Henson gradually deepened.

"But what if we let him play the third position?" Henson did not show a disappointed look, but suggested a new possibility.

"Huh?" Silas was caught, because Kuzma had been playing inside at the university. What will happen if you let him play the 3rd position? Who does not know.

"Look, if we let him start offense with the ball from beyond the three-point line, then he will have more room to break through. Look at how fast he moves! Just letting him move in the low post is really a violent thing. I think this guy might prefer the position of the three."

"Don't tell me you really like him." Silas shook his head. Is Henson already thinking about where to play Kuzma?

"Why not? He is a very good young man. It's just that other people won't use it. Obviously it is a large three, but he has to play the four. You said, can he play well? "Henson smiled confidently, Kuzma's potential value is as high as A grade, can it be outstanding?

And now, Kuzma's various technical ratings are basically hovering on the verge of qualified. With a little training, Kuzma can become a "poor man" all-around forward! Henson believes that the role of such young people on walkers must be immense.

Of course, in addition to these, Kuzma is also very attractive to Henson.

That is the eyes that are always full of longing for victory!

Where can a young player who is eager to win and willing to work hard for it go?

"Add him to the list of key observations, Silas! Before the summer, I hope you can get all his detailed information and statistics! Of course, thousands of other Lakers find that we are also playing Kuzma attention."

"Yes, yes, boss." Silas replied with a smile. Is there anyone else Henson wants?

The lovely Los Angeles Lakers, their "treasures" are about to be taken away by Robin Hood before they can put them in their pockets.

Another successful low-ranking Taobao case is in the making.