Chapter 358: Wang Xiao No Longer Coaches Wizards?
When the news was announced, Wang Xiao's phone calls never stopped.
Curry, George, Thompson......
Most of the players on the Wizards team called Wang Xiao to ask about the authenticity of the news, and the most disappointed one was probably Curry.
As the player on the Wizards team who has followed Wang Xiao for the longest time, Curry's feelings for Wang Xiao are not just the relationship between players and coaches.
In the locker room module, Curry's favorability for Wang Xiao has always been the highest, and he has always unswervingly implemented every word of Wang Xiao, without even any doubts.
Wang Xiao left the team, and Curry was naturally the most difficult to accept.
Wang Xiao comforted Curry for a long time, and then dispelled his idea of applying for a trade and continuing to play with him.
Curry's offer is quite tempting, but the three-time regular season MVP and three-time Finals MVP award winner is not cheap, and the Bucks want to get him, and they may have to send an entire team away.
hung up the phone with the Wizards players one after another, and before Wang Xiao could breathe a sigh of relief, he ushered in another wave of calls.
This time, it's Jeremy Lin and others.
Unlike Curry, or even the opposite, when he learned that Wang Xiao would no longer coach the Wizards in the new season, Jeremy Lin was overjoyed and hurriedly called Wang Xiao and sincerely invited Wang Xiao to coach the Nets.
The current head coach of the Nets is none other than former Nets legend and point guard Jason. Kyd.
Jeremy Lin's head coach who used the Kidd Growth Template Card was Jason. Kidd, that's interesting.
As a player with a similar style of play, Kidd can give Jeremy Lin a lot of experience in the game.
However, Kidd's level of coaching is up for debate.
The Nets' record is quite good in the East, but in the playoffs, teams like the Wizards and the Cavaliers still look vulnerable.
Wang Xiao's arrival will inevitably change all this, at least Jeremy Lin has this confidence.
And although he does not have the right to fire the head coach, he is well aware that the big owner of the Nets, the Russian giant crocodile Mikhail. Prokhorov's thoughts.
This big guy is not short of money, nor is he worried about money, he just wants to improve the team's record, and he is willing to spend a lot of money for this.
If the team's record can really be improved, what does it mean to fire a head coach and hire a new one?
With Wang's current resume, Jeremy Lin is confident that he will be able to convince the Nets owner.
The problem, however, is that the Nets are not the bottom team in the league, on the contrary, the Nets had a very good record last season, and even wrestled with the Cavaliers in the division semifinals.
Joining such a team simply does not meet the task requirements of the system.
So Wang Xiao could only decline Jeremy Lin's invitation.
But at the same time, Wang Xiao also put forward another more thoughtful proposal to Jeremy Lin.
Join the Chinese nationality, participate in the national team, and win glory for the country.
Jeremy Lin, who was born in the United States since he was a child, does not have any special feelings for Huaxia, but because of Wang Xiao, he will consider this issue very carefully.
And Wang Xiao's proposal, on the whole, still has more advantages than disadvantages for Jeremy Lin.
Usually people feel that American citizenship is more fragrant.
But when you reach a level, it's different.
Jeremy Lin, for example, is now also a millionaire worth tens of millions of dollars, and when his rookie contract ends, it will be a contract with a maximum salary that meets the requirements of activating Curry's terms.
In this case, some of the conveniences brought by the United States International are dispensable.
At the same time, as a top star, Jeremy Lin will always be more or less hindered in the United States because of Chinese Americans, including sneaker contracts and other sponsor advertisements, which are far less than American stars of his level.
You can't say it's racist, but it's true that fans who like Jeremy Lin in the United States are not as good as other American stars.
His real market is in China.
Since Jeremy Lin was successfully excavated by Wang Xiao, many Chinese manufacturers have approached Jeremy Lin to discuss cooperation.
Now Jeremy Lin has more than half of his commercial contracts, all of which are signed with Chinese manufacturers.
If Jeremy Lin can give up the United States and become a Chinese citizen, it will undoubtedly further fuel this trend, and as long as Jeremy Lin can help the Chinese men's basketball team achieve some results, then he will become a well-known hero in China and become the second big Yao.
Wang Xiao had talked to Jeremy Lin about this matter before, and he also asked Jeremy Lin to discuss it with his family and agent.
Now, with him about to take charge of the national team, the time is gradually ripe.
Wang Xiao does not know what kind of choice Jeremy Lin will make, but according to his understanding of Jeremy Lin, the other party will most likely choose an answer that satisfies Wang Xiao.
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The time when Wang Xiao no longer coaches the Wizards team has brewed in the NBA and caused an uproar, and countless reporters are eager to know which team Wang Xiao's next home is, and there are also many teams who can't wait to find Wang Xiao and want Wang Xiao to coach their team.
In just a few days, Wang Xiao received invitations from many teams, including the Lakers, Celtics, Knicks and other giant teams, and even the Trail Blazers who fired Wang Xiao in the first place.
For these invitations, Wang Xiao declined them one by one, and made it clear that he wanted to take a good rest, and the matter of the new family would not be considered for a while.
And now, everything is ready, just waiting for the draft to begin!
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On June 26, the NBA2014 draft was held in Brooklyn, New York City.
As in previous years, the owners, general managers, and head coaches of the major teams were all present.
But Wang Xiao did not participate.
"Drink something?"
Mallory. Adnams asked as he looked at Wang Xiao, who was sitting in front of the sofa staring at the TV.
"Whatever, thank you."
At this moment, Wang Xiao is sitting in Ma Luoli's home.
In order to make the pit man's plan go smoothly, Wang Xiao can be said to be cautious, for fear of revealing a little bit of horsetails.
And when Wesley invited Wang Xiao to his home as a guest and presided over the draft meeting by the way, Wang Xiao agreed with a move in his heart.
Unexpectedly, this is actually a good idea to kill two birds with one stone!
Wesley's home is very luxurious, and he doesn't live up to the worth of a billionaire at all, but Wang Xiao can be regarded as having seen the world now, not to mention anything else, the Wizards owner Leonsis is not worth less than Wesley, and Leonsey's mansion, Wang Xiao is also a visitor.
Hearing that Wang Xiao was coming to the house, Mallory, who was going to participate in the draft, immediately dismissed her mind and stayed at home.
In her opinion, listening to Wang Xiao's bragging is much more interesting than participating in the draft, and Wang Xiao will also remotely command the draft meeting in a timely manner, which is very interesting.
"Here, take a picture with me and post it on Twitter in a moment."
Ma Luoli brought Wang Xiao a cup of coffee, and then happily picked up her mobile phone and took a selfie with Wang Xiao.