Chapter 1034
Jackson's next words made the scene of the press conference that had just been shaken up immediately quiet, and everyone looked up at Jackson, wanting to know what else could be compared to his departure from the Lakers.
Jackson looked at the people in the audience, and he was very satisfied with the reaction of the people, and after a deep groan, he continued: "I have reached a preliminary agreement with a team, if I leave the Lakers, I will be the head coach of that team!"
The scene of these press conferences was completely boiled, and people were completely confused about Jackson's thoughts. People all looked up at Jackson, and no one could figure out what Jackson was going to do. has just announced his departure from the Lakers, and now it has been revealed that he will sign with another team.
This alliance looks like it's really going to be messed up, completely messed up!
Jackson was secretly proud that it was a shame for him to be kicked out of the Lakers. Since someone else has done the first year of junior high school, why can't he do the fifteenth?
Anyway, the Lakers have already figured out all the wording, and they want to shift the responsibility for the Finals loss on themselves, so that they can explain it to the Lakers fans. He's not a guy who sits still, or he wouldn't have found a new job with the Lakers immediately after leaving the Chicago Bulls.
After saying that, Jackson didn't give the reporters a chance to continue to ask questions, got up and left the scene. As for who that team is, let people guess.
The reporter who couldn't get an answer suddenly had a bizarre idea in his head, could it be the Knicks?
Thinking about it, people focused their attention on Van Gundy, so that Van Gundy, who had just won the championship, couldn't help but shiver.
"Coach Van Gundy, are you going to bring Phil Jackson back?"
Hearing this, Van Gundy was almost half angry. He is the champion coach who just won the championship, is he really so unpopular, so many people are looking forward to getting out?
Van Gundy had a dark face: "No! I've never heard of anything like this, okay! That's it for today!"
Unable to get an answer from Van Gundy's mouth, the reporter who still did not give up immediately found the Knicks owner James Dolan. When Dolan heard this, he was also a little taken aback.
"No, we don't have that intention, Jeff has been with the Knicks for so long and I've always been happy with his performance! He's done a great job, he's brought us championships, and I'm sure he's the best guy for the Knicks. ”
"If I were to change the head coach at this time, I don't think I'd be crazy! Phil is also a great head coach and has a very important place in the history of the Knicks. But unfortunately, his heart is not here, and I wish him success on his new team, but obviously that team is not going to be the Knicks!"
The door to Jackson's return to the Knicks was blocked, and then the teams that did not perform well this season all became Jackson's next home for a while. The alliance was also messed up by Jackson's deliberate revelation.
For a while, many head coaches were in danger and kept in touch with their teams, for fear that when they woke up the next day, they would be notified by the team that they were unemployed.
The Lakers were also very annoyed by Jackson's rhetoric, and they were trying to minimize the harm of being swept in the Finals among the fans, who knew that Jackson suddenly came to such a hand. It is easy for fans with brains to think that the team's poor performance in the finals must be due to the power struggle within the team.
For a while, the Lakers fans were also divided into two factions, one supported Jackson and the other supported Kobe.
After a brief shock, the teams that had no intention of Jackson also stood up to refute the rumors, announcing that they had no special thoughts about Jackson, and expressed enough goodwill to Jackson, hoping that Jackson could travel to their city when he was unemployed.
But the big waves swept the sand, and in the end, they couldn't get the team out of Jackson's mouth. Just when people were struggling to sleep about this incident, the big drama directed by Jackson was pulled down by himself.
"Jackson Hand in the Minnesota Timberwolves"
The news was no less shocking than Jackson's previous announcement of leaving the Los Angeles Lakers.
Regarding Jackson's next stop, people thought of the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, the Toronto Raptors, and even the New York Knicks. But no one expected that it would be the Minnesota Timberwolves in the end.
Although the Timberwolves' record this season has improved greatly, and even reached the Western Conference Finals once, this is also due to many reasons. In the experts' experience, the Timberwolves will never be able to maintain their form this season next season.
First of all, Kassel is very old, and attendance is a big problem.
Secondly, Sprewell's contract extension has become a major issue that the Timberwolves urgently need to solve in the new season.
Of course, the most important thing is that Coach Sanders' transformation of the Timberwolves team in the past ten seasons has been very successful overall, and it is very surprising that he is taking the initiative to change the head coach.
What's more, just before the Minnesota Timberwolves and Jackson announced that they were holding hands, the owner of the Timberwolves also swore in front of media reporters that the team management trusted Coach Sanders very much. Who knew that it had only been a few days, and the poop that was pulled out was swallowed back by himself.
"Coach Jackson is the best coach in the league, he's very capable! The Lakers' record in the past two seasons has dropped only because he has not received enough trust and rights. ”
"I think Phil can rest assured that this kind of thing will never happen with the Minnesota Timberwolves! I will give him all the rights that a manager should have, and I believe that my trust will bring me enough rewards. And I believe he's the best head coach for the Timberwolves, and I'm going to give him my full support." ”
At the press conference, the owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves smiled like a chrysanthemum blooming on his face, and he was extremely proud. His personal relationship with Lakers owner Buss is also very strained, and he is also very proud of his old enemies this time.
Jackson is clearly happy with his new job as well. Although the current Timberwolves lineup is slightly deficient compared with the Lakers, I believe that after this summer's addition, the Timberwolves will definitely make the entire league tremble.
Phil has been promised that the team will make big moves this summer.
What are the big fish in the free agent transfer market this summer?
Jackson has been a staunch supporter of O'Neill from the beginning.
And the Knicks also have a bunch of quality players whose contracts are expiring, and Phil decided that Knicks management couldn't keep all of them on the roster next season.
For example, General Arenas, this guy poked such a big basket during the Finals, it is impossible for the Knicks to renew his contract.
There's also Bobby Simmons, a powerful small forward who has been torn between the Lakers and the Knicks and has been hungry for a big contract. The Knicks, who are about to start Lamar's new contract, clearly can't meet his ambitions.
"The Minnesota Timberwolves are a strong team and we have a lot of really good players. I'm sure they'll become even stronger in my hands!"
"As for the tactics of the team, we want the championship, not the audience. Of course, while making sure of the results, I don't mind making the fans happy. I'm going to do everything I can to change the team and make the Timberwolves really a championship-worthy team. ”
The Minnesota Timberwolves owner and Jackson are staging a touching drama of Junming Chenxian, and as the only victim of this hand-holding incident, the situation of former Timberwolves head coach Saunders is a little delicate.
Sanders had just received reassurance from the team's owner, only to be in the mood for a happy holiday when his agent called to tell him he had been fired. Although he is not a famous coach, and there is a big gap between him and famous coaches like Jackson and Zhuge Vic, he is also the No. 1 person in the NBA after all. Being toyed with like this, if he doesn't get angry, he'll be a bun.
"It's a betrayal! I feel like a clown. Even when I was given the notice of my dismissal, I was still thinking about the team for next season. But what did they do to me? betrayal! All I can say is that I was betrayed by them! Damn it! I'll get this shame back one day!"
Sanders does come back, and he was soon given a chance. It's as if comedies like to flip people's nerves at the end, and soon Sanders gets a notice from his agent that there is a team interested in him, and that team happens to be named the Los Angeles Lakers.
The bullshit in the league has nothing to do with Lamar now, and after turning down the team's invitation to celebrate the championship, Lamar approached Wang.
When Wang Zhizhi first arrived, he lived in Lamar's house, but after a long time, especially after Wang Zhizhi's wife arrived in the United States, they rented a house not far from Madison.
Now he doesn't even need that rented house, and after fulfilling his dream, Wang Zhizhi has decided not to renew his contract with the Knicks. As an important participant in the Knicks and got a championship ring, Wang Zhizhi has nothing to regret.
After the finals, Wang Zhizhi told Lamar that he was going back to China, and as a soldier, he still had his own responsibilities.