Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 365 Who Leaves First
Despite experiencing the championship parade yesterday, Tang Sen's powerful biological clock still kept him awake on time.

"How did you wake up?"

Harmon's voice rang out as she frantically packed her backpack.

Not long ago, she moved in with Tang Sen.

The Knicks' glorious season has come to an end, while for Hammon, the season as a free agent has begun.

The WNBA season has been underway for over half a month, and the team has scheduled a training session today, so she needs to get to the training center early.

"See you later."

Harmon gave Tangsen a quick goodbye kiss and left.

Tang Sen lay on the bed and stared blankly for a while.

Yesterday's victory parade was incredibly enthusiastic, starting along Seventh Avenue next to Madison and continuing all the way to Times Square.

Countless fans flocked to the scene, creating an atmosphere akin to a New Year's celebration.

Tang Sen got up and washed up.

The chef we hired had already prepared breakfast, and newspapers were laid out on the table.

Tang Sen bought a large villa in Greenwich, but he had been living there alone before.

Tang Sen enjoys living alone and doesn't have high demands for his quality of life. After all, just a few years ago, he was crammed into a cramped rental apartment in Daytona Beach and ate discounted pizzas every day.

But after Harmon moved in, Tang Sen hired a chef and a housekeeper for convenience.

I instinctively reach for the newspaper, but then pick it up and put it down again.

It'll probably be the same old thing.

In the past few days, the New York media have racked their brains and exhausted every possible way to praise the Knicks.

Tang Sen originally planned to take his mother on a vacation during the opportunity.

My own training camp doesn't start until July 1st, so there are still two weeks left, which is enough time.

But my mother didn't want to go.

She couldn't stay idle because the media had already uncovered her laundromat, so many New Yorkers, in order to support Townsend, indirectly went to the laundromat to patronize their mother's business.

During a casual chat, my mother jokingly boasted that she wanted to expand and strengthen the company and eventually go public.

She's not even sixty yet, and she's still very enthusiastic about her work.

She didn't want to go. Tang Ling had to prepare for the training camp, and Hamon had to compete. It wouldn't be interesting for Tang Sen to go alone, so she simply gave up on the plan.

Howard's training would have been interrupted if I left.

After breakfast, Tang Sen took the opportunity to confirm the system's commemorative badge.

You'll get a commemorative badge if you win the championship.

Since Tang Sen already has all the badges, there's no need to draw any more now; he can choose one badge to upgrade.

Tang Sen initially wanted to upgrade the tags because the tags come with their own tag library, which is practically like having a separate little system.

But after taking some time to think about it these past couple of days, I've decided to change the badge.

Replace it with "practical application".

Because the "Practical Application" badge is the only badge that increases the ability to translate technical training into practical application.

Real-world experience is the key.

Confirm selection. The [Combat] badge will be upgraded to a commemorative badge, with a 40% bonus.

During the day, Tang Sen took some time to visit Lockwell's training facility.

The facilities are all in place, and we're just waiting for the camp to open.

Howard also moved over here.

The free agent season has begun, and there have been conflicts with training sessions.

Tang Sen himself is also planning to move back to Manhattan, as it's too far from Greenwich to Long Island, and Manhattan is much more convenient.

The training camp is all set and just waiting to open.

Before that, with the season over, the most important thing facing all teams is the draft.

Townsend's contract with the Knicks has not yet been terminated, but he has already officially left the team.

Therefore, Townsend was not involved in the Knicks' management's operations.

The players are already on holiday.

The Knicks players have worked hard for two seasons and deserve a good break.

Yao Ming is also preparing to return to China to prepare for the Olympics.

The work of the uniform team was not over yet.

That day, Carlisle and Ryden met.

Discuss the protection list.

This year's draft will be held on June 24th.

Two days earlier, on the 22nd, an expansion draft will be held for the Bobcats.

The Bobcats can select one player from each team, for a total of 14 players.

Each team can submit a protection list to protect eight players from being selected.

But the Knicks have too many excellent players; an eight-man roster is simply not enough.

"The five starters are a no-brainer and must stay. Then there's Tyson, and I think he must stay too. We need to prepare a good backup for Yao. Dan is good, but he's too short."

Leiden looked troubled.

He had been thinking about this for a long time these past two days. Carlisle nodded in agreement; they had to keep Chandler to find a suitable backup for Yao Ming.

"We also need to protect one more person in the back line."

Carlisle said a name: Fred Jones.

DeShawn Stevenson has never been consistent; when he's on fire, he's like Michael Jordan.

When you're not in a good state, you're more likely to suffer a cerebral hemorrhage.

On the other hand, Jones, despite not having many playing opportunities, is considered by Carlisle to be a useful combo guard. Plus, his rookie contract is still early, so he can definitely stay and play for another two years to see how it goes.

After a moment's thought, Leiden nodded.

There is one spot left, and Leiden hopes to keep Prince.

Prince has defense and shooting ability, especially shooting, which is very accurate. If he were on a weak team, he could easily average over 20 points per game.

But Carlisle had a different idea; he wanted to keep Swift.

Carlisle has no choice but to consider renewing his contract.

McDyess is too old, the Knicks don't want him, and are prepared to let him leave.

If he leaves, and Swift leaves too, then Bender will be the only option left at the power forward position.

Bender has injury concerns and his playing style is not as impactful as Swift's.

Carlisle wants to keep Swift to enrich the team's playing style.

While Prince is also very good, Wallace can replace him and is even better defensively than Prince.

If we only consider offensive firepower, then we have Calderic Brown on the bench, which is enough.

After explaining his analysis, Leiden considered it for a moment and agreed in principle.

Carlisle is the head coach, and his opinion is very important regarding what kind of players are needed next season.

After two more discussions, the Knicks submitted a protected list to the league.

Back in Charlotte, Bernie Bakerstaff, the current general manager and head coach of the Bobcats, had already been sharpening his knives, just waiting for the Knicks to finalize their protected list.

Aside from the five starters, a team only has two or three truly effective players.

In a normal game, the rotation usually involves eight to nine players.

With eight players on the protected list, it's easy to imagine that the Bobcats will only be able to select players who are either not good enough or are old, weak, or disabled.

But the Knicks are different.

According to the media, all 15 Knicks players were developed by Townsend and are considered to be starting-caliber players, or even star players.

Beckstaff sometimes couldn't help but fantasize that if they could snatch a few players from the Knicks, the Bobcats could take off.

The best possible outcome would be to draft Chandler from the Knicks.

With Chandler's height and talent, if it weren't for Yao Ming holding him back, he would have long been an All-Star caliber center and an absolute cornerstone for any team.

Unfortunately, as expected, Chandler was on the protection list after the list was obtained.

Boss Robert Johnson looked regretful and turned to Beckstaff to ask who to choose now.

Beckstaff had clearly made up his mind and pointed to a name without hesitation.

Tyshaun Prince.

"To be honest, I really didn't expect the Knicks to release him." Beckstaff looked surprised.

Prince averaged 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game last season.

The data itself is already a qualified substitute.

If given enough playing time, he is a starting-caliber player.

To be a starter for the Knicks makes you a star.

The Knicks' decision to protect Jones and release him was something Bechstaf hadn't anticipated.

Beckstaff couldn't help but sigh.

The Knicks rejected such a good player.

Conversely, this also proves that the Knicks have far too many excellent players.

Bakerstaff continued, "TyShawn is still on a rookie contract, so we can use him for another two years, and then we'll have to try to pursue Demar Johnson and Kenyon Dooling."

"Even if we only acquire one player, plus our inside players, our starting lineup will already be excellent enough."

With Dooling and Benjamin's contracts expiring, Beckstaff has persuaded Robert Johnson to offer them a multi-year, lucrative contract in pursuit of both players.

He also had a plan for the inside players.

He has already reached an agreement with the Clippers to include the Bobcats' second-round pick this year in a trade to acquire the Clippers' third overall pick.

At the same time, they pledged to select only Pedrag DeRobiak from the Clippers in the expanded draft.

Having secured the third overall pick, Beckstaff felt he had a strong chance of selecting another top prospect among this year's rookies, Emeka Okafor.

The Bulls don't lack interior players, but because of Jay Williams' injury, they actually need outside players. Media reports have already indicated that the Bulls are interested in Okafor's teammate, British guard Ben Gordon.

If we can acquire Okafor, we'll have a cornerstone in the paint.

With Prince on the wing and Dooling or Demar Johnson on the perimeter, the Bobcats could have a solid starting lineup from the inside out.

On June 22, in the expansion draft, the Bobcats were the first to pick Prince from the Knicks without hesitation.

Tayshaun Prince became the first player to leave the Knicks.

And it’s not over yet.

Several teams have already set their sights on these promising rookies from the Knicks.

(End of this chapter)