In mid-September, Wang Jun returned to Sacramento and rested for a few days before the training camp started.

When the team took the final makeup photos, the player's status changed, and the four core players joined the center Vucevic.

He is very optimistic now, and he will play more without Brand. Some experts believe that he will become a "double-double machine".

Some experts are not optimistic about the prospects of the Kings in the new season, believing that the management has laid a significant hidden danger. Three assistant coaches left, Kidd contacted the new assistant coach himself, and his cooperation will definitely not be as tacit as last season.

Adelman retires, and Kidd is not the only one who is staring at the head coach position. Who doesn’t want to be a regular person?

In contrast, Kidd had the least qualifications and the youngest, and the former assistant coach was not convinced. Other teams extended olive branches in a timely manner and agreed easily.

Terry Porter became the new Timberwolves coach, the Kings won consecutive championships, and the assistant coach became a hot commodity.

Jack Sickma went to the Nuggets to assist in the Nuggets group, with the goal of waiting for the new coach Brian Xiao to be fired. He may be able to get a bargain as the head coach. Now not many people are optimistic about Xiao's future in the Nuggets.

TR-Dunn joined the Rockets as an assistant coach.

The only one left is Bill Bayano, who has average abilities.

Half a month ago, Kidd officially invited the former coach of the Nets, Lawrence Frank, hoping that the latter could serve as the team's assistant coach, and Lawrence agreed.

Lawrence coached Kidd for more than five seasons when he was the head coach of the Nets. Last year, he was in charge of the Pistons, but because of his poor record, he was dismissed after the regular season.

Lawrence's assistant Roy Rodgers and former Raptors assistant Eric Hughes joined the Kings one after another and became Kidd's assistants, and the coaching staff gathered before the start of the game.

The Kings played well in the preseason and won all 7 games.

Just when people thought that this would be another season for Kings to kill all sides, the Kings lost the third game of the regular season and lost to the Golden State Warriors.

Lowry and Thompson are in excellent form. The newly joined Iguodala strengthens the team's defense, and substitutes are also led by Harrison Barnes, O'Neal Jr. and Jordan Crawford.

In the fifth game, the Kings lost to the Spurs, who introduced Aldridge and formed a super lineup.

The Spurs pick-and-roll and three-pointers are stronger than last season. They cooperate with positional battles and Leonard, Green, Parker, and Ginobili can also fight quickly.

Then, the King's Chief Assistant Lawrence Frank was dismissed, and the hidden dangers broke out faster than expected.

Vivik Ranadave was very angry and dissatisfied with Kidd's work.

Kidd indeed lacks experience, has rich theoretical knowledge, and has poor response on the spot, which is called a timeout, just like a mascot on the sidelines.

There is a difference between theory and practice. At this time, the experienced Lawrence always likes to stand up and point fingers, just like he did when he was on the Nets.

But Kidd was a player at that time, and now he is the head coach. Which coach can tolerate assistant being the boss and repeatedly overstepping power?

A coalition insider revealed that their partnership has irreversibly broken since Kidd accused Lawrence at a staff meeting.

In the first few weeks, they also had conversations aimed at making the team better, but Kidd's ultimate decision was to let Frank go.

Someone else broke the news: "For Kidd, when he pointed the finger at you, you can't run away. It was like this when he was a player, and now we see it again."

Countless people began to question Kidd's character and talk about his destructive things back then.

The King's trouble was more than that, Curry and Thomas had conflicts in the locker room.

Thomas made more moves than last season, and his ambition to replace Curry as the starting point guard is obvious.

The media often say that Thomas is the most affordable and highly capable person in the league, and he is also seriously dissatisfied with his salary.

The same problem also arises with Vucevic. He takes more moves. He only wants to grab rebounds when defending, but is unwilling to go out to defend against pick-and-rolls.

This is Vucevic's third season. He hopes to get a maximum salary to renew his contract early, and data is particularly important to him. The media said that he may become a "double-double machine", so he is working hard to develop in that direction.

If a meat shield player wants to have a good data, the best way is to not leave the penalty area when the defensive end is so that he can have more rebounds.

The coaching staff had no choice but to use Vucevic, and the other two centers were very tall and had much worse strength.

Especially Gobert is too thin, and he runs and swings his arms around, fighting against bad things, and letting him play the game and gets hit. If he wants to play well in the NBA, he has to strengthen his strength first.

Carter, Ray Allen, and Patterson are not good at defending, and the two veterans are deteriorating. Bathir, who likes defense, retires, and Brand leaves.

No one expected that the result of the departure of the two blue-collar workers was that there was a problem with the Kings' overall defense. It was impossible to drive the entire defensive system by relying solely on James and Wang Jun.

In November, the Kings lost four games. According to the standards of ordinary strong teams, their record was good, but they did not lose so many games last season.

In December, the Kings lost five more games, which is already gratifying data. Many games were achieved by Wang Jun and James' super abilities and were won in the final quarter.

Wang Jun's playing time has increased. He scored 33.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2.1 steals in 38.8 minutes. The team ranked fourth in the Western Conference in the record, behind the Spurs, the Thunder and the Warriors.

Judging from playing time, Wang Jun's offensive efficiency has decreased a little compared to last season.

James played for 36.7 minutes, 25.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.8 blocks. As the second in command, this data is worthy of praise, but it is nothing to James. He is just depressed.

For the first time in his career, James averaged less assists than Wang Jun, which means his ball rights have been reduced one step closer. Vucevic and Thomas can both divide his ball rights.

The Kings scored a league-high 118.6 points per game, but the points were also amazing, and there were big problems with their defense.

In January, something even more unlucky happened.

Curry suffered a severe ankle sprain during the game. After examination, he was diagnosed with ankle surgery to repair the ligament.

Dr. Richard Fickel, who had performed Achilles tendon surgery for hundreds of NBA players, explained to Curry and Curry's family various possible results after the surgery. The worst result is that some healthy Achilles tendon must be removed from the dead patient's body to replace it.

After hearing the doctor's words, Curry told his family with a gloomy look. "I don't know what my future will be."

When Wang Jun went to visit Curry, he cried and felt that he had implicated the team.

He signed with the king for four years, which was the first year of a tens of millions of annual salary. If he couldn't make a good deal, his contract would not expire until 17 years. There has been a lot of news that he thought Curry's long contract might become a bad contract.

Before entering the operating room, Wang Jun comforted him before he calmed down.

Fortunately, the operation was very successful. Curry did not need to change the Achilles tendon on the body, but he would have a difficult recovery period of four months, and this season was basically reimbursed.

Even if he can make a comeback in the playoffs, the coaching staff does not plan to make such a plan. There is a risk of another injury when he makes a hasty comeback.

Thomas became the starter as he wished. Fortunately, Barbosa is also the double-powered defender, so no one will be available to the King's No. 1 position.

Everyone realized that it was very difficult for the Kings to defend their title this season.
Chapter completed!