Chapter 510: [Beauty value, butterfly effect]

There are also people who haven't encountered any good things for a whole year, such as the Lakers' edgeman Luke Wharton.
Wharton has been training with the team and rarely has the chance to play, averaging 1.2 minutes, 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 5 minutes per game.
In order to increase the exposure rate, Wharton took the initiative to propose a decentralized development alliance, but Yang Rui refused, on the grounds that to develop the alliance could not practice technology, it is better to stay in the Lakers.
Then Wharton became a tragedy, and could only play the role of the team's face value, and could not play the ball. Although a small number of female fans think he is quite conspicuous in the expression pack, but Wharton feels that his future is dim.
Without data, if the Lakers do not renew the contract in the summer, Wharton guesses that he can only go to the summer league. Good luck, and then play a preseason on behalf of a team, after some competition, to get a base salary.
He doesn't think he can stay with the Lakers next season. He is not as good as Iguodala and Dior, and his defense is not as good as Ariza. Because of his height and speed, he is not suitable for a shooting guard and can only play a forward.
After thinking about it, Wharton decided to invite Yang Rui to dinner, give gifts and bribes, just to get some performance opportunities in the garbage time of the playoffs.
This kind of social phenomenon exists in every country, and it is often the poor who give gifts.
Because the poor come to the rich, they usually seek people, and the rich are in a favorable position. If he does not help, he will weigh the pros and cons. The richer the person, the more he will measure whether it is worth doing something for you. In this case, if the conditions on both sides are not equal, the strong have the right to choose, and the weak can only be chosen.
Many people feel unfair, helpless and angry, but this is the reality. You have to fight for some opportunities.
The Lakers are currently only injured by Odom, unable to play in the first round, but Odom is definitely going to enter the roster, he will play after he recovers from injury.
Wharton's goal is to play better than the first-round rookie Brian Cook, who entered the NBA the same year, second-round rookie Ariza, and center Diop, as the team's 10th rotation.
Yang Rui and his girlfriend Stanna-Catic went to the appointment at night, Wharton also brought his girlfriend, the women's volleyball player Bi Lad of Arizona University.
After ordering, Wharton sent out a small gift that he had carefully purchased and said his request.
Yang Rui smiled. "Luke, this year's playoffs, I will definitely give you a chance to perform. But not because of gifts, but you have the strength to help the team."
Walton breathed a sigh of relief.
Yang Rui continued: "You don’t have to worry about renewing the contract. In the summer, I will propose to the team to renew your contract. Two-year salary contract, second-year team option, you have enough time to prove yourself, but you have to practice three. Shooting, as long as you can guarantee a fixed three-point shooting, I will give you more playing time than Dior, this is your training direction."
This was probably the best result, with a smile on Wharton's face.
He was a little surprised because he was just a marginal man and he never got the attention in the team.
The reason why Yang Rui wanted to renew his contract with Wharton was because he knew that it was difficult for Dior to stay in 2006. As long as he has a ring, Dior is definitely not willing to stay in the Lakers as a substitute. There will also be a talent for the team to wage high wages on him. Although the overall data of Dior this year is average, he has many high-light performances in a single game and played twice. Three pairs.
Wharton asked: "Jerry, in addition to shooting, what else do I have to focus on?"
"Organizing pass and confrontation abilities, I hope you can build your muscles more solidly and change to playing power forward."
"Ah?" Wharton never thought of being a "devil man" one day. He defined himself as a technical player.
"You play small forwards, you don't have any advantage in your body, you don't move fast, you don't jump high, you have average strength, and you don't have the advantage of a forward who is good at breaking through. If you change to play forward, you can keep up with 90% of the power forward. Can prevent breakthroughs, interfere with shots, prevent picks and rolls better than the average power forward, but the power loss, the basket is slightly worse. You have the technical advantage on the offensive end, the ability to evacuate stronger, you can consider, like Jordan played in the 2003 season. "
"Don't think about it, I listen to you." What is Wharton hesitating about Jordan, who won the Wizards at 40?
He is 203cm tall and weighs 106kg, which is taller than Jordan. It is no problem to be a short power forward. Dior and his body are similar, just playing power forward in the team, there are examples.
In the 2003 playoffs, Jordan's cameo power forward was a highlight, and the gap in the restricted area was not a problem. Teammates made up for the defense. The Lakers have Yao Ming, even if one side misses, Yao Ming can block most of the restricted area under the basket.
Many players have a nearly blind sense of trust in Yang Rui, because he has trained too many excellent newcomers, and the rookie can become an All-Star. Wharton's goal is to become a star. He has ambitions.
Wharton's father Bill Wharton is a star. He has been the second generation of stars with a halo since he was a child. Now it is like this. He can't pass the face and he has the motivation to move forward.
In Yang Rui’s previous life, Wharton played on the basketball court in general, fortunately experienced two consecutive Lakers championships; after retiring, he became a Warriors assistant coach with a golf player, won the championship in the Warriors, and became a champion in 2016. Head coach of the Lakers.
Yang Rui knows the future, so he is more optimistic about Wharton. Letting him switch to power forward is an attempt, and he does not know to what extent Wharton can do it. His small cap is not high, he can be sure, the peak is 11.4 points, 5 rebounds and 4.3 assists, and that year the Lakers were out of the first round of the playoffs.
Playing small forward, Wharton's flanking defense is not very good, otherwise the Lakers will not use the premium contract to dig the supersonic "ski man" Radmanovic.
Later, Wharton signed a 30-year long contract of 30 million, but the position of the Lakers was marginalized and became a bad contract~EbookFREE.me~ The position could not compete with Ariza and Artest.
Power forwards are different, and now the Lakers have two strong men, Rashid and Odom. But Rashid can't stay in shape for a few years. Odom wanted to go after this season, because his tactical status in the Lakers is too low, and the data has dropped significantly.
Odom is a rookie with a high pick. He is optimistic as soon as he enters the league, and he is not very old. As long as he has a ring, he definitely hopes to go to a team that can better play his strength, strive to be selected as an All-Star, and sign a big contract in the future.
Stay with the Lakers? Odom couldn't even make three heads, and after two years he would be a pure substitute, not even four heads.
Yang Rui has been triggering the butterfly effect. The main reason why Odom wants to go is Iguodala. After taking the dunk queen, Iguodala's popularity has greatly improved, and many experts are optimistic about his future and think he is worth cultivating.
In short, from all perspectives, the Lakers have to renew their contract with Wharton to buy a cheap insurance for the future, and he also has some potential to tap. As long as Wharton practiced a three-pointer, Yang Rui will also consider allowing management to renew his contract in 2007.
He also wanted to see if he could develop a reliable star based on his own ideas.
On the 22nd, the Lakers confirmed the 13-man roster for the playoffs.
Veteran Divac was excluded. He didn't feel pain for it. He knew that he was laid off in the worst Bobcats. He can't keep up with the pace of the game.
Even if Divac holds the thigh at the end of the year, he won't get high praise from the media, but a ring is better than none, enough for some veterans to envy.
Centers: Yao Ming, Diop, Odom.
Power forwards: Rashid, Dior, Cook.
Small forwards: Iguodala, Ariza, Wharton.
Shooting guards: Kobe, Hoyberg.
Point guards: Damon Jones, Mo Williams.