It's getting closer and closer to the start of the draft!

Richard is still worried about his coaching staff, and Carlisle introduced a few assistant coaches, but after Richard checked the attributes, he was very dissatisfied, so he gave up the matter.

The top priority at the moment is to find an assistant coach, because when the draft is over, the rookie players will definitely start training and participate in the summer league, and there will definitely be no assistant coaches at that time.

"Ding, ding......" Richard's cell phone rang.

"Uncle Li, I'm Dazhi." It was Dazhi who called.

"Dazhi? Don't tell me you secretly signed up for the draft! If that's the case, I'm going to call your dad over and beat you up!" ”

"No, Uncle Li! How dare I mess with this kind of thing......" Dazhi said with a smile.

"That's right, my dad called me yesterday and asked me to ask you, he has a friend in China who wants to get a job in the NBA......

"Don't worry, my dad's friend is definitely a capable person, he used to play in the BJ team with my dad, and his strength is much stronger than my dad!" Dazhi was probably afraid that Richard would misunderstand, so he explained first.

Richard was stunned, at this point in time, someone in China wants to come to the NBA to get an errand? Who could it be?!

"What's the name? I don't know much about domestic basketball......" Richard asked curiously.

"Zhang Weiping, I usually call him Uncle Zhang, I have known him since I was a child, I have been in the United States for more than ten years, and I just ......returned to China two years ago."

Richard was drinking water, and after listening to Dazhi's words, he almost didn't squirt out......

Uncle Zhang?! Zhang Weiping?!

Magician under the basket?!

Asia's strongest striker?!

Wei Ping Bryant?!

Teacher Zhang Lili?!

He wants to get a job in the NBA?!

Richard was stunned, he felt that the world was really too small, and by chance, he met Dazhi's father, and then brought Dazhi to the United States to play.

Then through Dazhi, and with Teacher Zhang Lili?

As for what Dazhi said about Zhang Weiping, who has been in the United States for more than ten years, Richard naturally knows about this.

In later generations, when some fans watched the game, they often saw that Zhang Weiping could fluently communicate with the players in English, and they also wondered that there were really few people of Zhang Weiping's age who could speak fluent English......

Richard also had such doubts, and deliberately checked Zhang Weiping's resume.

After checking the doubts, the doubts were solved, it turned out that Zhang Weiping went directly to the United States to work hard after retiring in 79, and did not return to China until the early nineties, that is, a few years ago......

After more than ten years in the United States, it's no wonder that I don't speak English well......

But Zhang Weiping's more than ten years in the United States have been very unsatisfactory, otherwise, it is unlikely that he will return to China in the first two years.

He started out as a librarian at the University of Chicago, where his wife attended, and later had the opportunity to get into basketball circles and work as a trainer in college......

is nominally a trainer, but according to Zhang Weiping's own words, it is a miscellaneous!

Maybe the work you come into contact with on a daily basis is not as important as that of Little Brownie!

Later, Tsingtao Beer entered the American market, Zhang Weiping became a beer salesman, often door-to-door sales in restaurants or supermarkets, and also worked part-time as an amateur basketball coach in the middle, but the salary was outrageously low, only 20 US dollars per hour......

It can be said that Zhang Weiping has had a very difficult time in the United States over the years......

……

Richard began to ponder, what to do? Do you want?

Dazhi saw that Richard didn't speak on the phone, and was a little panicked.

"Uncle Li, this matter is just asking you, it doesn't mean anything else, if it's inconvenient, forget it."

"No, Dazhi, tell your dad and let Mr. Zhang hurry up and apply for a passport, I hope he can complete the formalities before July, and then come over quickly!" Richard only pondered for a moment before deciding to add Zhang Weiping to his coaching staff.

"Huh? Uncle Li? Can you find an errand? I'm talking about a serious errand, not a stadium cleaner......" Dazhi saw that Richard agreed very simply, and thought that Richard was going to arrange an errand similar to a cleaner.

After all, such an errand, the head coach of a team, wants to arrange it, it is really not a difficult task.

"Don't worry, Dazhi, it's my coaching staff!" Richard did not hide it and told him directly about his arrangement.

Dazhi was taken aback and went directly into Richard's coaching staff?!

It's a good job! An enviable errand!

When the Trail Blazers signed Stevens, it caused quite a stir in the basketball circle, and the news reported a lot of information, and Dazhi also saw Stevens with an annual salary of $500,000!

With such a generous salary, even Dazhi is envious!

And at this point in time in China, not to mention the annual salary of 500,000 US dollars, the annual salary of 100,000 yuan, that is an extremely top handful of people!

"Uncle Li, are you serious? Are you really going to arrange Uncle Zhang into your coaching staff?! ”

"Nature is true! You kid just tell them directly, don't think about these things, practice your ball well, and prepare for next year's draft! ”

……

After hanging up the phone, Richard's heart couldn't be calm for a long time!

Fate is so wonderful, because Richard was born in this world, and Zhang Weiping's fate will definitely be affected in the future!

It is likely that China will have one less basketball commentary nicknamed Weiping Bryant in the future!

But there will be one more coach who is used to seeing big scenes in the NBA!

This is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to the development of Chinese basketball!

For Chinese basketball, Richard has witnessed that the generation after the Yao Ming era is not as good as the generation, and there is nothing he can do about it.

And in this life, if he is within his ability, he wants to change the trajectory of Chinese basketball!

It's hard though!

But it's worth it!

And let Zhang Weiping enter his coaching staff, in addition to strengthening Chinese basketball, Zhang Weiping himself is also a capable person, and even in Richard's opinion, at least in terms of training players, Zhang Weiping's level is higher than many assistant coaches in the NBA!

The coaching staff has trainers to guide the players in their daily training, such as shooting, free throws, defense, fitness, and footwork under the basket......

And these trainers, it's not like everyone is like a tough guy like Abdul-Jabbar!

Many of these trainers may not have played a few professional league games at all!

Will Zhang Weiping be worse than them?! No way!

The nickname of Asia's strongest striker is not given in vain, leading the Chinese team to three consecutive championships in the Asian Games, and averaging 25.3 points per game in the World Championships!

With a height of 194, he plays as a second center in the national team, which is actually the position of power forward, nicknamed the Magic under the basket, relying on the top footsteps under the basket!

Among the next batch of newcomers recruited by the Trailblazers, there are a lot of inside lines, and this Chinese basketball magician can definitely play a big role!