On July 26, the Supersonics announced a small deal.

The Supersonics sent out rookie swingman Sherell Ford and replaced the Clippers forward Bo Ottoro. The two will have an annual salary of $500,000 next season, just one for one.

This deal was regarded as a win-win by both sides. The Clippers wanted a potential offensive player, but Otero was just a brave and rough guy. Last season, he fought for a long time due to injuries in the team, but he was not the player the coach liked.

Outro is 203cm tall and weighs 100 kilograms. He is not good at playing small forwards and has poor shooting. He is a bit short in playing power forwards, has average rebounding ability, and his style of playing is very awkward.

Sherell is a first-round rookie and performed well in the summer league. Oterlow was a undrafted and won a contract with the Clippers with a fighting spirit. Clippers manager Elgin Baylor, who always misses his eyes, firmly believes that Sherell has more potential.

Supersonics manager Wally Walker appreciates Otero's defensive ability. Last season, Otero averaged 20.4 minutes for the Clippers, scoring 5.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.1 steal and 1.9 blocks.

Outro is more like a power forward, with a 1.9 block, and he is always very strong on the defensive end.

Ultralo's offense is very bad, only in the penalty area can score, and his free throw shooting percentage is only 44.1%. The Supersonics do not require him to attack, and there is no shortage of attackers in the team. Schramf and Sam Perkins are both players with strong offense and weak defense, and Ultralo can be a substitute at the 3 and 4 positions.

In the Supersonics, Ultralo plays for more than ten minutes per game and tries hard on the defensive end to complete the task. If he can limit the opponent's scorer during this period, the transaction will be worth it.

Head coach George Carl is also impressed by Otero. In the Supersonics match against the Clippers in December last year, the two teams played double overtime before deciding the victory. Otero played in 44 minutes and scored only 4 points, but sent 9 blocks.

Otero can defend against the inside and the outside. The three All-Sonics All-Stars all ate his hot pot. Kemp was blocked by him three times and was angry. He played for 46 minutes and scored 42 points and 14 rebounds in a single game.

Otero couldn't defend against Kemp, he had proved himself.

The supersonic coaching staff knew very well that Sherell was seriously overrated and did not want him at all, and was very interested in Otero.

This is another butterfly effect triggered by Yang Jian, which changed history. If it weren't for him, the Supersonics wouldn't have won a complete Summer League victory, and Sherell wouldn't have played beautiful data.

Sherell could not get back to Ultralo if she could not play beautiful data, and the Supersonics could only keep him in the team. Sherell was a marginal man for a season without any improvement, and was cut by the Supersonics and left NBA since then.

Joining the Clippers is a good thing for Sherell, because the Clippers have always been the bottom-ranked team and he can get more playing time. The Clippers never care about players playing blindly, maybe he can play for a few more seasons.

The deal is bad news for blue-collar player Steve Schefler, who has no place for the Supersonics. Schefler and Richkin did not get a contract after the Summer League, and they all intend to contact other teams to play preseason.

In September, Yang Jian saw news about the Chinese men's basketball team in Seattle.

In the 1995 Asian Championships held in Seoul, the men's basketball team won 9 games, and defeated the host South Korea 87-78 in the final to win the championship. Currently, the Chinese men's basketball team is unique in Asia. Seattle media believes that Chinese basketball is quietly rising.

The media believes that Yang Jian is China's number one star. He did not participate in the Asian Championships, and the Chinese men's basketball team still easily won the championship.

Many Chinese fans are curious about why Yang Jian did not join the national team and regretted not being able to see him perform. The Basketball Association explained the reason. When Yang Jian finished the summer league, the national team roster was confirmed and he had no time to go through the procedures.

Even if Yang Jian has time, he is unwilling to participate in the Asian Men's Basketball Championships. He plans to find a suitable reason to never participate in the Asian-level competition of the national team.

Yao Ming retired from a stress fracture in the parallel world, which was a complete problem of fatigue. He played too many games, and the 82 NBA regular season schedule was already very scary. He also had to join the national team, almost all year round.

Yao Ming participated in the World Championships and Olympics every time and also played in the Asian Championships on behalf of the national team. What’s funny is that in 2005, someone wanted to call him to represent the Shanghai team in the National Games.

The most outrageous thing is that in 2011, the Basketball Association wanted Yao Ming, who had just finished the attack, to play in the Asian Championships, and asked him whether he could make a comeback in time. This behavior of killing chickens and getting eggs was bombarded by fans across the country.

Yao Ming had just undergone the second left ankle stress fracture repair surgery in his career. The doctor made it clear that Yao Ming's recovery period would last for half a year to 10 months. The Basketball Association wanted him to rest for half a year and take the shortest. At the 2008 Olympics, Yao Ming returned early after being seriously injured, which laid hidden dangers for his later retirement.

Yang Jian doesn't want to sacrifice all holidays to participate in various national team competitions like Yao Ming. He will make it clear that he will not play low-level games. The Basketball Association must agree if he doesn't agree, otherwise he will not do it.

If he played everything, he would definitely play more games than Yao Ming. Yao Ming only passed the first round in the Rockets' playoffs once, and Yang Jian booked the Finals in the Supersonics season.

Yang Jian spent a month getting used to the new shooting posture, and his shooting percentage increased a little. His "shooting accuracy" attribute has been improved by three points, 5510.

His improvement speed is much slower than when he first came through. Fortunately, he can see his own progress through the system, otherwise it will be difficult to stick to boring practice.

He started to improve quickly because the starting point was too low, and he was a pure blacksmith who could not shoot at all. Now he has changed his shooting posture and practiced jump shots after holding the ball and doing movements, which takes some time to adapt.

Even so, Yang Jian's improvement speed is far better than others because he has system assistance.

He can read Hawkins' posture and key points of force in his mind, and then make a move. If he shoots too much, he will develop a habit. After he jumps and falls back, his shooting curve will be higher and he will be more likely to shoot hollow balls.

If he always shoots a low arc, he will develop bad habits over time. Once his bounce power drops, the shooting point will also decrease, which will affect the hit rate.

This is why Kobe's shooting percentage dropped sharply in the later stages of his career. After his jumping down, he had to be forced to increase his arc to avoid blocking. It was not the rhythm of playing.

Moreover, there is a difference between Yang Jian's shooting and Hawkins' shooting. Hawkins never retreated and took action, while Yang Jian was the main player in the process of retreating. In the 1990s, this might have become his signature move.

Seeing Yang Jian's shooting strap back and his movements were smooth, Snow also learned it. Because his jumping power was very bad, Yang Jian suggested that he practice "slamming" and take action quickly.

The jump shot is to increase the shooting strength, and the jump shot is to increase the shooting height. Snow made a three-point shooting to increase the strength and his shooting percentage was very low. Yang Jian gave him suggestions.

Snow was familiar with this move and was indeed much easier when shooting three-pointers. Although the shooting percentage was still unprotected, as long as you persist in practicing, you will definitely make progress in the future.

Snow hasn't made any progress in playing basketball for a long time and is very happy. He took the initiative to take on more housework at home, making Yang Jian feel comfortable.

Snow felt excellent when practicing this day, and scored eight three-pointers in a row.

He really hopes that the stars in the team can see it and praise him a few words. "What are the stars doing? Why are there only two of us here to practice every day? Don't the others practice during the holidays?"

"I still think that Payton will come to train and guide you to defend? I'll ask him for advice when the season starts. He will definitely not treat us as an outsider when training in the team." Yang Jian had already seen through it.

The stars may not know what they are training here. Even if they know, Payton cannot take the initiative to come and teach his experience. Because he does that, it is like the boss of the team taking the initiative to curry favor with his younger brother. Does the stars want to be faced?

Moreover, many people practice together to improve defense, and the effect of individual guidance is not very good.

"I don't know what Payton's personality is. I heard that he is a football player. What if he hates me?" Snow sighed.

"Why does he hate you? You have nothing to hate. If you really make him dissatisfied, it must be because he didn't play well on the court. No matter how perseverance is, the star cannot play the whole game. Just don't drag him down after he gets off the court."

"It makes sense." Snow smiled.

In fact, Yang Jian is also unsure. The Supersonics lineup is very good, and both of the two leading stars are very unique. He has no experience with these black stars.
Chapter completed!