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The Lakers completed a signing. Instead of looking for a veteran, they signed swingman Matt Barnes with a one-year base salary of US$550,000.

Yang Rui didn't make any suggestions this time. It was Kupchak who found Barnes, who was cheap and had worked with Yang Rui in the Wizards.

When he was with the Wizards, Barnes was just a fringe player who was lucky enough to get a championship ring. After that, he played for the Clippers and Kings. He changed three teams in three years of his career and wandered around.

Last season, he averaged 16.6 minutes per game, scoring 3.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists. As an outside player, he shot poorly and relied entirely on missed shots. He shot 41.1% from the field, 22.7% from the three-point range, and 22.7% from the free throw line. 60.3%.

As a substitute, he averaged 3.5 shots per game and his missed field goal percentage was so low. Barnes is really weird. However, Yang Rui is very satisfied with Kupchak's operation.

If you choose a veteran, you can only play as a substitute. His physical fitness is definitely not very good. Barnes can play at least 3 positions. He has a good defensive attitude and can play a certain role as a marginal player.

The Lakers' lineup has 14 players, none of whom are redundant, and no flaws can be found on the inside or outside. There are three-point shooters, meat shield centers, point forwards, defensive elites, and breakthrough strongmen.

Center: Yao Ming, Diop, Odom.

Power forward: Rasheed Wallace, Diaw.

Small forward: Luke Walton, Iguodala, Barnes.

Shooting guards: Kobe, Ellis, Ariza.

Point guard: Mo Williams, Lou Williams, Damon Jones.

After looking at the player list, Yang Rui felt that there was no need to sign a 15th player unless many people were injured during the season. The probability of injuries to Lakers players is definitely lower than that of other teams, because there are too many people rotating, which can ensure everyone's physical strength.

They won't do many dangerous moves in the regular season. They are strong as a whole and can suppress their opponents without any pressure. If anyone is like Hanamichi Sakuragi, who always dives to save the ball, he will be too crazy.

Yang Rui also caused a butterfly effect in the international arena.

At the beginning of the month, he accepted an exclusive interview with China CCTV5 and made his attitude clear. "I heard that the Basketball Association is looking for Yao Ming to play in the Asian Championships again. Is there any center in Asia worthy of Yao Ming to deal with? How come I don't know?"

The reporter said: "Hasheng Town in South Korea is still very powerful."

Yang Rui said disdainfully: "Ba Xinghao, Wang Zhizhi led the team to play South Korea without any pressure. The other teams don't even have NBA players, and they should have won by more than 20 points without Yao Ming. As long as the Chinese team learns from the Lakers and pulls out to provide inside support." , leaving the inside space for defenders to break through. The biggest advantage of Chinese players is shooting, they can do these things."

Yang Rui has prepared all the tactics for the men's basketball team. If the Basketball Association insists on letting Yao Ming play in the Asian Championships, he will burst into flames.

Yang Rui is not afraid of criticizing the Basketball Association, and it is not the fans who are offended. For a star of his level, the Basketball Association cannot block him at all.

He often appeared in entertainment news, and was the focus of discussions among fans online. The leaders of the Basketball Association led the media to say that he was a "banana man". This kind of thing has never happened before, and it has no impact on him.

Yang Rui is the pride of the Chinese people. He also has dark eyes and yellow skin. The leaders of the Basketball Association have Chinese hukou. Who in the world knows them?

To push Yang Rui away from China, not to mention the fans and national leaders did not agree. Many people hope that Yang Rui will often visit China. It would be better if he is willing to spend money to invest in China.

Yang Rui's words worked, and Yao Ming's own choice was equally crucial. He refused to return and said in an interview: "I am really tired and hope to have a good rest in the summer. Jerry is right, the Asian Championships should give more performance to young people Opportunities to give them more experience in international competitions. I am optimistic that the Chinese team will win the championship. Without me, the Chinese team will be the strongest in Asia."

Both of them said this, and the leaders of the Basketball Association were at their wits end. The leaders who wanted Yao Ming to participate in the National Games had no chance to make demands, and would be regarded as crazy.

Yao Ming stayed in the United States as he wished, and China's inside line will be led by Ba Singhao, Wang Zhizhi, and Yi Jianlian.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Ba Sing Hao won the NBA championship with the Spurs in 2003. During the 2004 Olympics, he became very arrogant and inflated.

When the selection of national team members began, Ba Sing Hao was very active in training. After the roster was determined, Da Xing fell into his old habit of using various excuses to miss training.

He once went to training and showed off wearing a Spurs jersey, as if to say: "I am the boss of the men's basketball team, and I will teach you how to win the championship in minutes."

Yao Ming, who wanted to create the best record in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, saw this and was furious after losing. He lost his temper with the national team for the first time. In an interview, he angrily scolded a teammate without naming him, not to transfer the lazy style of the local team to the national team. The team is coming.

At that time, there were even media reports that Yao Ming claimed to quit the national team. Of course, he was speaking angrily. But Ba Sing Hao hit back and said: "You, Yao Ming, are not very good at playing. In group events, we all play together, not just you."

The leaders of the national team talked to Yao Ming and held a team meeting. Yao Ming made a statement and other players also spoke, and the atmosphere became harmonious. After that, the national team never called Ba Sing Hao again. Later, there were calls for the national team to recruit Ba Sing, but all ended in vain.

Now, everything has changed, because Ba Sing Hao's experience in the NBA was very unsuccessful. He was just a substitute. He played a total of 46 games for three teams, averaging 10.7 minutes per game, 3.4 points and 2.5 rebounds, and shooting 49.1% from the field. .

He also failed to win a championship ring and returned to China without a team. He couldn't get crazy at all, and he was embarrassed to show off wearing a Spurs jersey during national team training.

Similarly, Yao Ming was only a substitute in the Knicks in the first two seasons. Many people said that he was a "parallel import" and lacked confidence.

When the team loses, Yao Ming won't speak so aggressively. If he puts on a "I'm a superstar" attitude, the media may not say anything good about him, and it may also leave a mark on the Lakers coaching staff who is about to join him. Bad impression, that's bad.

Therefore, now Ba Sing Hao can continue to be the inside support of the national team, and the relationship between the two has not become tense.

This year, Yao Ming won the championship with the Lakers and produced star statistics. He had the reason and confidence to give up the Asian competition and received the support of the fans.

The Lakers season is almost over in July. Yao Ming returns to the national team to train, play warm-up games, and compete in low-level competitions. Who is responsible if he gets injured? Not to mention he is a yellow race, even O'Neal can't stand such an intensive schedule.

The disastrous defeat of the Chinese team in the 2004 Athens Olympics, the incompetence of Moko at the power forward position, and the youthfulness of Yi Jianlian caused the Chinese people to once again set off a wave of nostalgia for the former trend-chasing teenagers. It is a coincidence that this time coincides with the leadership change, and the new head Li Yuanwei takes office. According to insiders, Li Yuanwei is not like an official, but like a brother. He is very down-to-earth and courageous.

Li Yuanwei took this as an opportunity and successfully persuaded Wang Zhizhi to return to China to serve.

Yang Rui was relieved that Yao Ming did not have to go back, because Yao Ming was more tired than when he was with the Rockets. He had played more than a dozen games. If he participated, he would definitely be injured next season.

Yang Rui called Yao Ming and told him to have a good rest and not to do any more high-intensity training. Not even upper body strength training. Just practice three-pointers in the middle. Don't worry about other positions.

After Yao Ming won the championship, he wanted to have some fun and agreed.

Yao Ming didn't know that this was one of the most important decisions in his life. From this moment on, he truly embarked on the road to success and his career completely changed.