king of defenders

Chapter 388 Finals, Heat vs Spurs
"I didn't expect Coach Popovich to come. It seems that he attaches great importance to this summer league."

"After all, the Spurs have a chance to win the championship. But to be honest, it is still surprising that Coach Popovich will come. In previous years, I have not seen him come to the summer league in person."

"Yeah, and the head coaches of other teams didn't come. The summer league is not something that the head coach is in charge of. It is enough to have an assistant coach. And the Spurs don't have any players worthy of attention this year. The 26th player in the first round The rookie Nikola Milutinov will not join the Spurs this year and will still stay in Europe. If there is anyone to watch, there is probably only one second-year player, Kyle Anderson. Perhaps, Popovich Qi came here for him."

"Well, there is also this possibility. After all, in the first 5 games, Kyle Anderson scored 20+ in each game, averaging 22 points per game, which is very good."

News of Coach Popovich's arrival in Las Vegas spread like wildfire, sparking discussion among fans.

At this time, Coach Popovich's arrival is obviously for the summer league finals. Many people think that Coach Popovich is here for Kyle Anderson, because Kyle Anderson played very well in the summer league, averaging 20+ per game, Maybe Coach Popovich thought he was a talent, so he came to the scene to cheer for Kyle Anderson.

Amidst the discussion, the fans are looking forward to this game even more. Even Popovich is here. The Spurs players must be encouraged. When the time comes, the three armies will use their lives. I wonder if the Heat can hold it?
Can Meng continue the performance of the previous few games?
Meanwhile, the Caligi Hotel.

Becky Harmon knocked on the door.

"Come in," Popovich said.

When Becky Harmon entered, Popovich poured her a cup of coffee with a smile and motioned for her to sit down.

Becky Harmon thanked him and said, "Coach Popovich, thank you very much for coming. The players are very excited and said that they will go all out to win the championship tomorrow."

"Hehe." Popovich said with a smile: "They did a good job, and you did a good job. I just came to watch the game. Don't feel pressure, just do your best."

"It's enough for you to sit on the sidelines." Becky Harmon laughed: "Are you here for Kyle Anderson? He played really well this summer league. As a second-year player, he outstanding."

Popovich is very satisfied with Becky Harmon. As a female-female-coach, Becky Harmon's road in the NBA is actually not smooth sailing, but full of ups and downs. However, with her tenacity and outstanding personal The ability to overcome these setbacks has also been recognized by Coach Popovich.

So this summer league, coach Popovich will let her lead the team.

Looking at Becky Harmon, Popovich hesitated for a moment, still feeling that he should not hide anything from her, and said: "Becky, I am here to cheer for the team. But there is another reason, which is For my own personal reasons."

"Personal reasons?" Becky Harmon was taken aback.

"Yes." Popovich said: "You should know that I recommended Meng to the team a few months ago. I was very optimistic about him at that time, but he still failed to come to the Spurs. To be honest, this It is a pity in my heart, Meng has proven to be a very good player, we had a chance to recruit him."

Becky Harmon understood, and frowned slightly: "So, you came here for him?"

Popovich nodded, then shook his head again: "Come here for Meng Yun, this is for my personal purpose. As the coach of the Spurs, I will always stand by the team." After a pause, he said: " I'm so sorry about Meng Yun, I haven't been able to sleep for several nights. Becky, I need to let go of this."

Becky Harmon looks at Popovich.

Popovich looked at Becky Harmon and said calmly: "So I came, I told myself, I want to watch this game, just sit on the sidelines, face to face with Meng Yun. Although he failed to become my player , but we are still friends, I appreciate him, but after this game is over, I will forget about the draft."

After listening, Becky Harmon was a little dazed, surprised that coach Popovich would value Meng Yun so much. It seems that Tim Duncan was the only one who was valued so much by coach Popovich in the past few years as the head coach of the Spurs. The relationship between the two is not only the relationship between players and coaches, but also the relationship between friends.

And Meng Yun. He is only 19 years old!

Becky Harmon didn't know that there is a word in China called "Wangnianjiao".

"Becky," Popovich called.

"Well." Becky Harmon came back to his senses and said, "Coach Popovich, I can understand you. Also, thank you for telling me this."

Although he doesn't necessarily agree with it, Becky Harmon can understand it, because Popovich is a serious person who treats work and life equally.

He valued Meng Yun very much, and even regretted not being able to recruit Meng Yun to the Spurs.But things have come to an end, and he doesn't want this regret to interfere with him and affect his work, so he needs to let go-and this time, he intends to watch the championship battle between the Spurs and the Heat live, which is a way to let go.

Of course, this matter cannot be told to the Spurs players.

First, Popovich has already said that coming for Meng Yun is only for personal purposes, and it is not suitable for more people to know; second, telling the Spurs players will only be counterproductive and will not do any good.

The next day, the Las Vegas Summer League finals officially arrived.

The auditorium was crowded with people and it was very lively. It didn't look like a summer league at all, and its popularity was no less than that of the regular season.

Players from both sides have arrived.

McAdoo, Craig, and Rostern all stepped forward and hugged Coach Popovich.

Meng Yun also stepped forward and hugged Coach Popovich: "Coach Popovich, long time no see."

"Hehe." Coach Popovich patted Meng Yun on the back and said with a smile, "Yeah, long time no see, you are stronger than before. Play hard, but don't lose too badly."

"I think you should be more worried about the Spurs." Meng Yun laughed.

The two didn't chat much, and the players began to warm up.

Coach Popovich sat down. He didn't tell Meng Yun that he was here for him today. He didn't want to affect Meng Yun. Although he still had something to say to Meng Yun, he was not in a hurry.

After some warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the sidelines.

McAdoo spread out the tactical board with a serious face: "The Spurs are very difficult to deal with, and this game may not be easy. But I believe that the victory will be ours. Remember, our goal is the championship!"

"For the championship."

"Definitely!"

A group of Heat players roared like a rainbow.

(End of this chapter)