“Some of the players on my list, some were superstars, some were all-stars, and some were potential players whose talent hasn’t materialized, whether because of injury, or because of age, or for some other reason, and ultimately had a hard time standing in the NBA...”

“What I want to do is gather these former stars together and get them to the Clippers, and I’m going to get them back to where they were once, to get them back to the top, and that’s when our Clippers will also be an All-Star team, and we can not only go back to the playoffs, but we can even go further in the playoffs...”

"I named this project 'Nirvana Project', like Phoenix Nirvana, reborn, and these stars who have been eliminated by the NBA will also be reborn here!"

In the conference room, Li Dai introduced his "Nirvana Plan".

"Coach Li, I admire your idea, but I don't think it's feasible at all.The players on your list, they have a glorious past, but now they can't adapt to the NBA game, even if you get them back, they can't play again, they can't afford to play at the NBA level."Team manager Johnson was the first to object.

"That requires my training."Li Dai went on to say: "Rehabilitation is what I do best, and I am confident that they will regain their form."In fact, I did something similar, I did at the Olympics."

Johnson shook his head: "Every athlete's injury situation is different, you can let the athlete recover from the injury, but you can't guarantee that the basketball player will recover."And the injured star players have seen a lot of well-known doctors before, but still left the NBA, which shows that their injuries are no longer insurmountable."

"I can guarantee that they will recover."Li Dai said firmly that his answer fully demonstrated his self-confidence, but also let Johnson a little speechless, Johnson felt that even if he was justified again, he could not speak a bragging person.

Li Dai then said: "My Nirvana plan, if successful, will give the team a great return, in fact, we do not need to let every player back to the peak, this list, as long as two or three of them can recover, get back to the previous state, we can return to the playoffs."Don’t forget that they are all star players!”

"If my plan fails, we will not lose anything, at most the team's record will be worse, we can take this opportunity to rot, maybe we can draw a signature next year."What’s more, the players on the list are all former stars, and as long as they come to the Clippers, they can bring benefits.Los Angeles needs a star!

“Los Angeles needs a star,” the phrase apparently struck the Clippers’ management.

The same star player, in the big city and in the small city, the effect is completely different, the benefits to the team are also completely different.For the big city team, the arrival of star players can make the team's ticket sales more expensive, can attract more people to see the ball, can let the team get more broadcast income, even the jersey can sell a little more, the team can rely on a superstar to earn a lot of pot full.

Li Dai "nirvana plan" want to recruit players, although can not be mixed in the NBA, but it is undeniable that their fame is very large, and even there have been superstars, such players in those small cities, may be just a "balloon star", but in a big city such as Los Angeles, but can play their commercial value, gathered popularity.

After all, this is Los Angeles, the most important thing in Los Angeles is the star, but the most important thing in Los Angeles is the star.

...

The team's management eventually endorsed Li Dai's "Nirvana Plan".

As Li Dai said, next season's Clippers have no requirements for results, and attracting famous star players is a matter of making sure.If the "nirvana plan" is successful, the Clippers can naturally achieve great benefits, and if the "nirvana plan" fails, the Clippers are mostly rotten, and next year can get a high-ranking draft pick.The deal is very good, and the management of the team is happy to implement it.

Next, Li Dai had to personally recruit the players on the list, and it was the team manager Johnson who followed Li Dai.

Johnson's heart is naturally a hundred reluctance, he did not agree with Li Dai's plan, but the signing of this kind of thing, the team manager is responsible, so Johnson had to pack his bags and set out with Li Dai.

“Coach Lee, where are we going first?”Johnson asked, his tone full of helplessness.

"Going to Seattle, that guy was a Seattle guy, and I heard he's just accepted the job of a high school basketball head in Seattle."Lee said.

“Are we going to see Nathan Hall?”Once upon a time, the “Yellow Mamba”!Unfortunately, the meniscus of his two knees has been removed, and I heard that in order to return to the court, he also had knee arthroscopic repair surgery, implanted artificial meniscus, but still useless, he still can not adapt to the NBA confrontation, so he can only retire sadly."Johnson said with some sympathy.

Li Dai nodded, “Yes, we will go to him.”There have been cases in the NBA where the meniscus can continue to play, so I think I can get Nathan Hall back."

"I don't know where you come from."Johnson shook his head disdainfully.Li Dai's ten-tenth stable appearance made John Jay feel that Li Dai was bragging again.

In fact, the removal of the meniscus of this situation, but Li Dai is the most ten and nine stable, athlete patch can easily solve this problem.With the help of the athlete patch, Philip's disabled person without two feet can run faster than normal people, so there is no mens moisturizer, and it is easier and ordinary to restore the previous state.

...

Nathan Hall is a shooting guard who is actually relatively young, playing only seven seasons in the NBA, including a season of missing a season of injury and a season that only played five games after his recovery.So, at full end, he only played five full seasons.

But in these five seasons, he won the NBA Rookie of the Year, three consecutive times into the NBA All-Star team, and once into the NBA All-Star team.People also gave him a "yellow mamba" nickname, but also alluded to him that he would become the successor of the "black mamba" who was the first in the league at that time.

However, the knee injury has destroyed him, showing that the arthritis is limited to the time, and then the knee is frequently swelling, from time to time to extract water, and need to take non-stop to treat arthritis drugs, and finally had to accept the joints surgery, but the operation did not cure his arthritis, the meniscus is constantly worn, so that the left part is less and less, and the last part of the small part has not been buffered, but became a foreign body of the joint, he had to remove the double joints of the menisboard.After each surgery, he returns from a very short family.

Losing the meniscus, it also destroyed his career, allowing him to play every time he played, every step of the run, every jump, every physical confrontation, the knee will come with unbearable pain.Even if he later installed a artificial meniscus, he still could not withstand the NBA's physical confrontation and game rhythm.

So he can only choose to retire, when he retired he was only 25 years old.

At 25 years old, it is not even the peak age of the defender.A player who made three All-Stars before the age of 25 was destined to be a superstar, but ended up on a knee injury.

...

Lee and Johnson arrived in Seattle.

“Are we going to the high school where Nathan Hall works?”Now that the school is still on summer vacation, we may not be able to find him in school."Johnson said.

"Of course we can't go to school to find him."Li Dai then said, “Think about it, what are we here to do?”Hall is now the coach of that high school, and we are here to poach him, how can we go to the place where he served, and dig people openly!I had already made an appointment with Hall to meet in the hotel’s meeting room.So let's go to the hotel and take a break, and then we'll have afternoon tea with Hall."

When he was a child, he met Nathan Hall in the hotel's meeting room.

"Coach Lee, I didn't expect you to come to Seattle in person, and I didn't think you'd come to me."Hall obviously knows Li Dai, although he has left the NBA, but still care about the NBA situation, for the NBA teams are also very familiar.Li Dai, the candidate of the best coach of the year, Hall certainly recognized.

Hall continued, “What player are you interested in in our high school?But to be honest, I just became the coach of the team this summer, so I'm not familiar with the players, I'm afraid I can't tell you the details of the players."

Li Dai shook his head: "If it was a few years ago, the NBA would have allowed high school students to participate in the draft directly, I might really go to the high school basketball league to find potential players."But now that the NBA has banned high school players from directly participating in the NBA draft, I should go to college if I want to find players with potential."

“So, please come to me, what is it for?”Hall asked.

"I want to invite you to join my team."Lee said.

“Do you want me to join your coach?”Hall showed a flattering expression.Getting into the NBA is obviously much better than being a head coach in a high school.

Li Dai shook his head again: " Nathan, you misunderstand me, I want you to come to my team to play, we are missing a shooting guard."

“You’re going to play on the boat!”Nathan Hoy exclaimed, his face in disbelief, and said, “Coach Lee, you’re not kidding, are you?”

“Do you think I and the general manager of the team flew from Los Angeles to Seattle just to joke with you?”Li Dai said with a smile.

Nathan Hall's expression suddenly raised, he realized that Lee was really invited to join the Clippers, and then he asked: "Why did you choose me?"

“Why not choose you?”Lee asked.

“I mean, I’ve announced my retirement, why are you coming to me?”Hall then asked.

"As a basketball player, you're still young, and you shouldn't be retired."Lee responded.

"But I've had such a big knee injury that I can't adapt to the level of the NBA."Hall shook his head and said, "I remember my last season in the NBA, I only played five games, and I didn't play five games, and I chose to retire every time I sprint, every jump, and in the end, I couldn't hold on to the game."

"What you need is not retirement, but the world's top rehabilitation trainer."Li Dai said, took out the physical fitness training center's brochure, handed it to Hall, and then said: "Look at this, the athletes in this, are suffering from very serious injuries, and then they all returned to the peak, relying on my rehabilitation training."

Hall took the propaganda manual and looked at it page by page, and when he saw the real cases, he was visibly moved.

“Nerson, I know you’ve removed the meniscus on your knees, but historically, there have been cases in which athletes can still play after removing the meniscus.That's why I came to you, and I think after my training you can come back to the court."Lee said.

Hall hesitated for half a day, then sighed, he closed the brochure, handed it back to Li Dai, shook his head and said: "Even if I can return to the court, I can't play like before, without the half-moon plate, my knees are equivalent to scrapping, I can't accelerate the sprint, I can't hold the ball to change direction, can't jump, before I can easily complete the technical action, I can't do it."

“That’s the second thing I’m going to say, and I’ll help you get back to the top, or make you stronger than ever!”Lee stared at Hall and continued, “When was your peak?”22 years old?Or 23 years old?Maybe it’s the time you’ve been in the All-Star for three years.However, for a shooting guard, the age of the early 20s is the beginning of a career, in fact, you have not reached the peak, you have retired.If you didn't get hurt, you could have been stronger."

Hearing Li Dai's words, Nathan Hall lowered his head as if he wanted to cover up the frustration in his eyes.

"Nerson, you are still young, don't waste time, your career should not end, you can work hard again, as a player, go back to the field to fight, instead of teaching high school students to play!" 」Lee tried to persuade.

Nathan Hall took a deep breath: "Coach Lee, give me some time, let me think about it?" 」

“No problem.”Li Dai handed his business card to Hall, then said: "This is my contact information, I look forward to your answer."Yes, I almost forgot to tell you that if you are willing to come to the Cliff, you can get a full guarantee of the contract, which is the minimum guarantee I can give you at this time."

...

Nathan Hall took Lee’s business card and left the hotel.

“Will he promise?”Johnson asked.

“Yes, of course.”Lee responded.

“Why do you give such a positive judgment?”Johnson asked incredulously.

"Because of his love of basketball."Li Dai turned to Johnson and said, “For professional basketball players, some people just think of basketball as a job, and some people have an unparalleled love of basketball.”They will make basketball their second life, and they will never leave basketball."

" Nathan Hall is such a person, he loves basketball, his knee has been in an injury, but he always insists on staying on the basketball court; every time he is injured after surgery, he can't wait to return to the court; even if he eventually loses the meniscus of his knees, he hopes to continue to play; when he has to leave the NBA, he does not leave basketball, but comes to Seattle as a basketball coach, not like other retired stars, to enjoy a rich life."

"Hare has no bad hobbies, he has made tens of millions of dollars in his career, so he is not short of money, he went to a high school to be a basketball coach, but also because he can't afford to play basketball."I can feel that he is a real love of basketball, he can not leave the court in his life, it is because of this love of basketball, I firmly believe that he will promise!"