The Boldness of Youth

In the midst of casual conversation, the discussion moved into the conference room.

Tom had already taken his seat with five other assistant coaches, and Scouting Director Brent Johnson joined with his assistant as well.

Dawson announced the impromptu decision to promote Su Yang to the position of Player Development Assistant Coach, with the official appointment to be backdated, and from then on, he would participate in discussions as an assistant coach. Apart from Tom, everyone else was surprised; a promotion on the very first day!

Chief Assistant Coach Larry Smith initially felt agitated, but then felt a bit pleased, thinking there would be a need to recruit another video analyst assistant, and his son might have a chance to be recruited. He immediately clapped his hands, with a smiling face expressing welcome, but after a few claps, he thought of Su Yang's promotion speed and the strong possibility of replacing his position as the chief assistant coach in the team, and his smile immediately froze on his face.

Scouts like Brent Johnson followed with applause, and Su Yang slightly led the way to express gratitude, sat down and prepared for the discussion.

The meeting then began.

First, it summarized the previous trial training situation of Radmanovic, analyzed his potential value, and how to match it with the existing lineup.

Dawson and Tom jointly decided to continue as a backup plan C, followed by a discussion of plan A, that is, Eddie Griffin would definitely be selected before the 13th pick, and which player should be prioritized at that time, whether to negotiate a trade on the spot.

The reason for treating it as plan A was considering the situation where Eddie Griffin could not be obtained through a trade, after all, his talent was so good, besides the Rockets, there must be other teams interested, it was just a matter of how to operate regarding Griffin's personality issues.

Dawson and Tom were also discussing for the first time the possibility of trading up for Griffin, and the other several assistant coaches looked surprised.

Su Yang thought that according to the current predictions of major media, the highest position for Eddie Griffin would be taken by the Clippers at the second pick, and the lowest position would be taken by the Warriors at the fifth pick, while in his previous life, he was taken by the Nets at the seventh pick. He didn't know if there would be a butterfly effect.

"Rebirth also has uncertainty, it's too exciting!"

While thinking, Assistant Coach Larry Smith spoke, but they were all some well-known views, such as Griffin's excellent physical fitness, Griffin's ability to hit three-pointers, Griffin's proficiency in blocking shots and protecting the rim, his speed, and strength...

After Larry Smith's speech, everyone in the conference room was dozing off. Scout Brent was even more embarrassed, thinking why are you repeating my report, at least insert some of your own views, everyone can read the report.

After five minutes, he finally finished speaking, and Dawson looked at Su Yang and said, "Tell us about your idea of trading up for Eddie Griffin."

Su Yang knew that he didn't need to say the content that the scouting department had already determined, he just needed to give the most valuable view, so that Dawson could decide whether to use multiple first-round picks to trade up, especially regarding Griffin's potential hidden dangers.

"The reason for the trade will not be repeated, Larry has made it very clear.

We all know that Griffin's biggest trouble is his peculiar personality and alcoholism, which leads to a lot of uncertainty, and choosing him will take some risks, so I suggest changing the thinking, first try to solve his potential risks, such as delaying the time to sign a contract with him, and setting requirements in the contract at the same time..."

Griffin is the typical 'emptiness', with a rather negative attitude towards people and things, leading to a frequent mindless pursuit of the immediate feedback of pleasure, such as as a millionaire, driving a sports car, watching erotic movies, playing with oneself, purely on a whim, without knowing the risks.

People like Griffin are particularly prone to the slippery slope fallacy, when idle they think 'people always have to die, so my efforts now have no meaning, why should I restrain myself, it's better to drink more and be more refreshed, why participate in training, go to hell with the world!'.

In situations like that, it is necessary to set a lot of goals for Griffin to avoid him suddenly letting go of self-restraint after receiving a million-dollar salary, such as off-season muscle gain requirements, regular season block data requirements, while also letting him serve as a community ambassador for various activities, to let him connect with others, don't let him have too much time to be alone and think.

"In short, I suggest that if you choose to trade for Eddie Griffin, you must set goals and restrictions for him in the contract, as well as rewards, to guide him, to restrain him, to make him connect with society and others..."

After a pause, he continued: "If it's not illegal, I even want to suggest that his girlfriend try to have a child for him, let him become a father, let him not indulge himself so easily, let him understand that there are people in this world who really need him."

After his words fell, everyone in the conference room was stunned.

No one ever thought that Su Yang would say such a thing, actually wanting Griffin to become a father directly, unheard of.

The approach is too wild!

In the past, the whole league faced such players with strange personalities, mainly with the idea of counterattack and enlightenment first, how could Su Yang come up with such specific operations, even a bit of moral kidnapping, if a reporter finds out, it will definitely cause a storm.