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That night, Michael Reid returned to the hotel and was so excited that he fell asleep.

It has just been reported that he has already fallen in love with the Raptors and is ready to fight in this city for a long time. He will die for his confidants.

Other coaches would never value a rookie so highly, especially one who was not drafted high. It's already very high for Reid to join the Raptors at the end of the first round. In Yang Rui's previous life, he fell to the 14th pick in the second round and was selected by the Bucks with the 43rd overall pick.

However, there is no doubt about his strength and he is a super shooting machine.

In college, Reed was the team's leading scorer and was responsible for attacking with the ball. This resulted in him not taking many shots from outside the three-point line, and his shot selection was poor. He often threw into people's faces and his shooting rate was not high.

In the draft manual, the scout's evaluation of Reid was very funny. According to the data, his advantages are ball control and physical fitness. His strength and speed are not bad. He has a strong ability to attack the basket, but his long-range shooting ability is not good. It is precisely because of his "poor long-range shooting ability" that scouts from all teams are not optimistic about him.

In fact, Reid was very accurate in three-pointers during training, but it was not reflected in the game.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Reed was also very unlucky after entering the NBA. He was considered the strongest rookie in the 2000 class, but he actually failed to reach the heights he should have.

Reid was Ray Allen's substitute in his rookie season with the Bucks. The coach did not give him enough opportunities to perform and only allowed him to play in garbage time. He wanted to perform very bravely, but in the end he suffered a serious injury to his left knee tendon after only 6 games and was retired for the season, averaging 2.2 points per game.

After returning from injury, Reed began to be reused. George Karl arranged suitable cover tactics for him. Although he was a substitute, he played an obvious role in the team.

In the second season, Reid averaged 21 minutes per game, scoring 11.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists, shooting 48.3% from the field, and 44.4% from the three-point range; in the third season, in 28.2 minutes, his data rose to 15.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. The shooting percentage was 46.9%, the three-point shooting percentage was 43.8%, and he averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game.

Reed averaged only 1.7 and 2.3 free throws per game in the past two years.

He mainly played without the ball and had the highest shooting percentage in his career in the two seasons.

If he continues to play in this style, Reid is very efficient and does not occupy the ball. He is likely to become an off-ball star like Klay Thompson, which will be of great help to the team.

It's a pity that George Karl left, and the next coaches asked Reid to attack with the ball. Although his statistics improved, his shooting percentage dropped, and he became a core with unreasonable shot timing. Moreover, his passing ability is average, averaging 3.4 assists per game at his peak. Even if his breakthrough attracts double-teams, he cannot lead the team.

Yang Rui feels that Reid is not suitable for holding the ball and attacking. He is obviously very accurate in three-pointers, so why does he have to rush in and score two points? The breakthrough also required a lot of changes in direction, which caused him to injure his knees and retire early. Grant Hill suffered knee injuries again and again, and was finally forced to transition. However, he was able to stay healthy later in his career.

Another example is Derrick Rose. He is a player who knows no other way of playing except breakthrough. Therefore, he was injured again and again. After his comeback, he focused on breakthrough and refused to transform. In the end, he succeeded in committing suicide and was completely useless. .

Reed's consecutive serious injuries were caused by the lack of a good coach, which was actually avoidable.

Yang Rui will point out a path for Reid that is not prone to injury. It only requires strong physical strength, focusing on running shots and supplementing by singles. This will prolong his career and is more suitable for the Raptors.

The next day, another big deal happened in the league.

The Heat acquired Eddie Jones, Anthony Mason and Brian Grant from the Hornets, preparing to launch the strongest impact on the championship.

The Hornets acquired Mashburn and P.J. Brown. Experts believe that this transaction is to send away Eddie Jones and support last season's "second place" Steve Francis.

Eddie Jones is really an unfortunate player. When he was an All-Star with the Lakers, he was squeezed out by his younger brother Kobe Bryant. By the time the Hornets were about to become the boss, he was squeezed out by newcomers again.

The Heat were immediately regarded as the favorites to win the championship next season. They retained the original core lineup of Hardaway and Mourning, and their offensive power was significantly strengthened.

Two days later, veteran Cedric Ceballos announced that he had joined the Heat and went to Miami to embrace Mourning's thigh. The depth of the lineup continued to improve. The Heat are trading like crazy, of course, to fight the Raptors.

After center Rick Schmitz announced his retirement, the Pacers made a trade with the Trail Blazers and sent Dale Davis in exchange for Marcus Camby and Joe Claney.

Although Camby has injury risks, he is younger and the Pacers are willing to bet on his potential.

After losing Brian Grant, the Trail Blazers only replaced a veteran blue-collar player. Their strength weakened and they withdrew from the championship competition.

The Raptors' victory also triggered some new butterfly effects.

Jermaine O'Neal, who was not expected to break out until the 2001-2002 season, was selected for the Dream Team four over Supersonics power forward Vin Baker, and together with Vince Carter, represented the United States team in the Sydney Olympics, which opened on September 15.

Both wanted to win the gold medal and happily participated in the training camp.

This team is once again composed of NBA players. Carter is the biggest star. Garnett, O'Neal, Mourning, Peyton Kidd and others are also all-stars. There are also Steve Smith, Alan Houston, Ray Allen and other pitchers.

Yang Rui hopes that the core of the team can take a good rest. After all, they only finished the finals in mid-June, but he cannot influence the players' thoughts.

In addition, in Yang Rui's previous life, forward Austin Crohill, who was supposed to shine in the Finals, failed to sign a lousy seven-year, $51 million contract with the Pacers.

Crohill only averaged double figures in two seasons in his career, 10.3 points and 10.1 points. Later, the Pacers couldn't give him away even if they wanted to trade him. The only thing he can do well is three-pointers. He lacks strength when playing power forward and lacks speed when playing small forward. Although he has comprehensive skills, he has no unique skills. It is equivalent to renewing an enhanced version of Matt Bonner with a high salary.

Crohill entered the free market and waited for a month. No team was willing to offer a big contract. In the end, he had no choice but to accept the Pacers' mid-level contract extension.

Coaches were also affected by the butterfly effect. Jeff Van Gundy resigned and left the Knicks a year and a half early.

In fact, he was kicked out by the Knicks. After winning the championship in 1998, the Knicks' strength declined year by year. They didn't even get past the first round last season.

The Knicks signed veteran coach Don Cheney as their new head coach. Cheney won the NBA Coach of the Year award with the Rockets in the 1990-91 season. Interestingly, he was fired the next year and replaced by Rudy Tomjanovich. The Rockets failed to reach the playoffs that year.

After leaving the Pistons in 1995, Cheney has not coached an NBA team again. The Knicks' choice was too risky and he would not make the team better.

Van Gundy's life has changed, and so has the Pistons.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Van Gundy took a two-year break after leaving the Knicks before going to the Rockets as head coach. Now that he has been invited, he immediately takes up the post with the Pistons, and the team is ready to start rebuilding.

The Magic did not have Ben Wallace, and Van Gundy looked down on Chucky Atkins, so the two teams did not trade. After missing out on McGrady and Duncan, Grant Hill did not join the Magic.

Hill was seriously injured last season. The Pistons management is worried about his injury risk and is preparing to find other teams to trade. This Pistons is definitely different from the ones in history.

Although there is no Ben Wallace, there are former Knicks players Oakley and Mickey Moore. No matter who Hill eventually replaces, the Pistons will not be weak.

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