Carlisle's bad luck didn't end there......

After being fired by the Pistons, seeing Larry Brown take his place, this powerful guy lost his temper and directly applied for Larry Brown's old club, that is, the Pacers......

Come on, come on, it's the mule or the horse that comes out to slip around, see who gives the power!

The Pacers after he coached were also quite powerful, and in his first season of coaching the Pacers, he directly put the Pacers, who were originally ranked fourth or fifth in the East, to the top of the Eastern record list!

said that he didn't open the hanging, no one believed it!

The Pacers were very strong back then, and if nothing else, they would be one of the strongest contenders for the championship!

But bad luck came as scheduled, and the Auburn Hills Palace incident broke out......

had a big fight with Larry Brown's Pistons, and the team's main Artest was banned for 72 games, causing the Pacers to directly lose the ability to win the championship!

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It is gold that always shines, and the strong will prove themselves sooner or later!

Of course, it may also be that it was too long to leave the unlucky urge of Callesimo, and the mildew dissipated, and finally Carlisle led the Dallas Mavericks to win the championship in 11!

The opponent is the Big Three Heat!

This championship trophy is likely to be the most valuable championship trophy in the 21st century!

Such an open teaching assistant, unless Richard lard is blinded, he will not want it!

didn't say a few words on the phone, Richard directly agreed to the position of Carlisle's chief assistant coach, which made Carlisle a little surprised, he didn't expect Richard to value himself so much......

After finalizing Carlisle's joining, Richard was so excited that he couldn't wait to roar twice!

Stevens is too young at the moment, he must be embarrassed and needs time to hone, but Carlisle is different, this is an extremely mature coach, and he will definitely help Richard a lot in the short term!

And with Carlisle, in fact, the team's daily work can already begin, and there is no need to wait for other assistant coaches to be completely found!

The next morning, Richard took Carlisle to sign the contract as the head assistant!

In the afternoon, the first meeting of the Portland Trail Blazers coaching staff was officially held......

Richard sat behind his desk with Carlisle, 37, and Stevens, 21......

The scene reminded Richard of his first meeting at the boilermakers, and how similar it was then......

"BOSS, I don't think it's the wrong choice to recruit Ranbir into our coaching staff!"

"If I'm not mistaken, we're going to have a lot of new players next season, and Ranbir will definitely be able to give those new players valuable experience!"

When he heard that Ranbier had also applied for an assistant teaching position, what Richard didn't expect was that Carlisle actually thought it was a good thing for Ranbier to join......

"Let's put this matter aside for now, let's talk about the next plan first!" Richard said with a solemn face.

Carlisle and Stevens are both focused, and they know very well that Richard's next words will determine the direction of the Trail Blazers next season and even the next few seasons!

"We had the fourth-to-last record of any team in the playoffs last season, so our first-round pick was the 17th pick!"

Richard's habitual fingertips tapping on the table knew that it was the habitual movement of his thoughts.

Although there are still some days before the lottery, the Trail Blazers have made the playoffs, so their draft pick has long been decided, the seventeenth pick in the first round!

It is worth mentioning that there were 14 lotteries in later generations, and that was because the league expanded in 04 and Charlotte Bobcats joined the league family, and since then the number of teams in the league has increased from 29 to 30......

Remove sixteen playoff teams, and the remaining fourteen are lotto teams!

At the moment, there are only 29 teams in the league, so the lottery draw is naturally only 13......

The sixteen teams that make the playoffs will receive a fixed non-lottery pick based on their regular season record ranking, with the better the record being the lower the draft pick and vice versa......

That's why Richard was able to determine that the Trail Blazers' draft pick is the 17th pick.

As for the second-round picks, they are in the same position as the first-round picks, for example, the first round is the 17th pick, and the second round is also the 17th pick, of course, the second-round picks are traded more frequently, so the situation will be more complicated.

"Carlisle, we're going to have a lot of picks next! And also a high-pick pick! ”

"The 17th pick we originally had in our hands, we can not move if we can, and use the team's chips as much as possible to exchange for high picks!"

Richard pondered for a long time, then looked at Carlisle and said.

The 17th pick, Richard was not ready to move, because in his memory, the Trail Blazers relied on this pick to select O'Neal Jr......

Although O'Neal Jr. was not reused in the Trail Blazers and did not play out, it was not until he joined the Pacers that he ushered in the spring of his career......

It is worth mentioning that it is also Carlisle who taps the potential of O'Neill Jr......

Now is different from the past, Richard knows the strength of O'Neal Jr., and naturally will not let him be buried in the Trail Blazers!

Carlisle nodded, agreeing with Richard's plan, since a team is going to tear down and rebuild, it is natural to hoard more draft picks!

"Bullard, you're going to analyze the current situation of each team and find some teams that are suitable for us to negotiate trades!"

"Give you a week!"

Stevens is too young to participate in the negotiation and other aspects of the trade process, but his smart mind can help Richard to do some pre-trade preparations, such as analyzing the situation of each team and selecting some teams suitable for the trade!

"BOSS, who are you going to put on the shelves first?" Stevens asked.

After all, if you want to trade, you must have a chip that is put on the shelf......

Carlisle also looked at Richard, and he also wanted to know who Richard would take first.

"Rod Strickland!"

Richard didn't even think about it, and said categorically......

The two assistant coaches opened their eyes in disbelief, and they actually directly attacked the number one star in the team?!

What a boldness!

Last season, Rod Strickland was undoubtedly the number one star of the Trail Blazers, averaging 18.7 points, 9.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game!

No matter what era it is, a player who can average close to 19 points and 10 assists per game can definitely be regarded as a top point guard!

Chris Paul, the top point guard in the future, averaged only 18.7 points and 9.8 assists per game in his career......