Chapter 369 (1/2)

Lionel Hollins has left the job and Brad Stevens, former Butler University Bulldog coach, has taken over as the new Grizzlies coach.

Hollins tearful press conference, Stevens also shed tears on the day Butler University left.

As soon as the news came out, it made the whole basketball industry laugh.

”When this seemingly simple news headline appeared on my phone screen, it became the most difficult sentence in the world to understand. For half a minute, I didn't understand it at all. Brad Stevens? Which Brad Stevens? I have never heard of such a man in the coaching staff of all NBA teams

”Brad Stevens? The college coach who is three years older than Zac Randolph

”Stevens is too young, and Robert Pera is too young. Together, they will destroy the rising Memphis grizzly bear!”

”This is not the first time that NCAA coaches have entered the NBA, but Rick Pitino and John kalipari have proved that it is very difficult for NCAA managers to succeed in the NBA. These are two different basketball worlds.”

”Grizzlies don't plan to make it to the West for two consecutive years! As a result, as soon as the rookie boss came to power, he brought a rookie coach, which is just incredible

”It's hard for you to imagine how a 35 year old coach with no NBA coaching experience or professional player experience would be able to make those guys who didn't admit defeat listen to him. If a coach has no voice in the dressing room, sooner or later the team will lose control

”The new boss wants to bring his own people to the team, which is not to blame. But Robert Pera's men are not very reliable. ”

As expected by link, the news that Stevens joined the Grizzlies was full of bad singing.

After all, in the original history, when Stevens joined Celtic, the outside world also reacted like this.

It's just that Celtic at that time has basically begun to rebuild, and the Grizzlies are still the Western Conference finals level team. As a result, Stevens has been questioned more than history.

Link has already returned to Memphis from Spain at this time. His and Rachel's golden holiday in Spain did not last long. Because the Olympic Games will be held at the end of July, all national teams have begun to train. Gasol has not much time to play with link.

Looking around a lot of people are going to play the Olympic Games, link also a little itchy. But no way. Want to play for China? It's not as simple as giving up a U.S. nationality. If the Chinese Basketball Association has no naturalization plan to help link all the way, link is willing to give up American nationality, and it is very difficult to join Chinese nationality.

After all, China is not an immigrant country, so it is not easy to become a citizen. And then think of the state of Chinese basketball in recent years... Well, don't go into this muddy water.

Everyone else is busy working for the Olympics, and link will have to work for the Grizzlies.

At the end of June, link appeared at the Grizzlies and rookie signing ceremony. This year, the Grizzlies used their 27th pick in the first round to take center Festus ezelli from Vanderbilt University to fill the vacancy in the bench.

There's nothing to say about this draft. It's not as amazing as last year's deal with Jimmy Butler. But this year's draft at the end of the first round of this position, there is really no good choice. Choose Azeri to add on the bench on the inside of the thickness, this idea is at least correct.

There are a couple of good players in the second round, such as green, who will scare the league in the future, and Chris Middleton, the tall pitcher in the future. But they may not be able to play their own strengths in grizzly bear, so grizzly bear did not extend ”magic claw”.

Appearing at the signing ceremony, link also helped the Grizzlies to promote their popularity. By the way, it also improves the enthusiasm of rookies.

The signing ceremony of a rookie at the end of the first round is attended by the team's core. He will surely feel that he has been valued and is an important reinforcement for the team. Then the next summer, I will try my best to spur myself.