Tang Tian motioned for the team members to sit down and wait at this time.

Williams's wife's name is Ingrid, and she also came to the New Orleans Arena, and Tang Tian's impression of her is that she is a very gentle woman.

The lights in the rescue room were always red, and late at night, the team members went back one after another.

Stevens also went back to rest first under Tang Tian's persuasion, and Tang Tian, Davis, and Holiday finally stayed with Williams.

Whether or not the end result will be the same as in history, Williams needs someone to accompany him now.

The rescue lasted until the next morning, and finally the doctor who rescued him came out of the operating room with a solemn expression.

They got up and walked over, and the doctor shook his head helplessly at them.

The rescue failed, and Ingrid had no vital signs.

Williams was dejected, and Tang Tian and Davis supported him left and right.

The four children began to weep one after another.

When people encounter changes in middle age, this is bad news for the Williams family.

Williams went to the operating room, and when he shot again, his expression had become firm, and after calming his children, he began to deal with the aftermath.

Tang Tian and Davis also left after being appeased.

On this day, the news also spread in the alliance.

Many NBA stars and coaches have expressed their condolences.

Williams joined the NBA as an assistant coach in 2005 and has been in the NBA for 10 years now, and his popularity is well-known in the NBA.

Over the next week, the Pelicans struggled with their players, losing two of their four games and bringing their win to 1.5 by the Warriors.

A week later, Ingrid's memorial service took place at the New Orleans church.

In addition to the Pelicans, coaching staff, and management, there were also many well-known people from the league on this day.

Spurs head coach Popovich, Williams' erstwhile head coach, had a game that night, but also came to New Orleans.

Clippers head coach Doc Doc Rivers, former NBA head coach PJ Callesimo, Jeff Van Gundy, Avery Johnson and Tom Thibodeau were all present at the memorial service.

Pelicans former assistant coach Borrego, former Pelicans assistant coach Norris Kerr, Gordon, Reggie Evans and others were also in attendance.

Nearly 1,000 people attended the church.

After the memorial service, Williams and Benson exchanged for a long time.

After that, he chatted with Stevens, Tang Tian and Davis for a long time.

He would step down as the Pelicans' No. 1 assistant coach and spend time caring for his four children.

This result is different from the historical one, but it is clear that it is the result of Williams' careful consideration.

"Coach, we're always behind you."

Tang Tian knew that Williams had made a decision, and opened his mouth to speak to him.

"Go ahead and go for the championship, you can do it."

Williams was most worried about his family now, but he still sent his blessings to Tang Tian and them.

The day after that, the Pelicans officially announced the resignation of Williams as the Pelicans' No. 1 assistant coach.

But the news also mentioned that although Williams resigned, the Pelicans will still pay all 5 million of his salary for the remaining four years.

This approach was supported by the coalition, which offered to share half of the salary.

The Pelicans' record has become better and better in the past two years, the market value has continued to increase, and although it is a small city, its influence among fans and the league has also increased.

Benson is a good owner and willing to invest in the team, so it wasn't difficult to make such a decision.

As for the alliance, Xiao Hua is very sensitive to business, and this is a good opportunity to promote the alliance and promote its image, and there is no disadvantage to him doing so.

But whatever the reason, such a result is for the best for Williams.

He can get an income and take care of his family.

With Williams' affair over, the Pelicans are back focused on the game.

The team has lost three games in a row in the last stretch, leading the Warriors by just 1.5 wins.

With the Warriors also playing a good record, if they want to stay at the top of the league, they will have to play well in the rest of the game.

The players need to get their emotions right, and for management, they need to recruit a new No. 1 assistant coach.

Demps and Nash have spoken, but the latter's thoughts are the same as before, wanting to focus on his family and continue to serve as a team advisor.

In such a situation, the Pelicans' best option is to go to the free market, or another team to dig another one.

Stevens may have resigned, but his contribution to creating the atmosphere in the team has been outstanding.

This aspect doesn't look big, but if you don't have this kind of person, you will be like the knights, and the locker room will always be unstable and you won't be able to play 100% of your strength.

Therefore, when recruiting the first teaching assistant, interpersonal skills are still a key part of the consideration.

On top of that, the team needs a defensive coach who can take some of the pressure off Stevens.

After all, Williams was only socializing before, and Stevens still had a lot of work on the team.

Pelicans management also has clear targets, with the Warriors' Ron Adams and the Rockets' Bouzdrick.

Both assistant coaches perfectly echoed the Pelicans' request.

However, after Demps communicated, both of them politely declined the invitation.

The Warriors are not much worse than the Pelicans right now, and it's not appropriate to jump halfway as a major rival.

If this is really done, it will be the coaching version of turning friends and enemies.

The situation is similar in Bouzdrick.

Although the current performance of the Rockets is one notch worse than that of the Pelicans and Warriors, he and the Rockets players get along well and have a promising future.

With both targets turned down, the Pelicans had to settle for a defensive coach.

After all, with the foundation laid by Williams before, the Pelicans have built a good team atmosphere now.

Lionel Hollins, Mike Brown, *** Bickerstaff are potential candidates.

Hollins is a former Grizzlies head coach who single-handedly built the Grizzlies' iron-clad defense.

He was just fired from the Nets this summer and is currently unemployed.

Brown's situation is similar to that of Hollins, with the only difference being that he has been unemployed for a longer period of time.

As the head coach of the James 1.0 era, he was jokingly called bread by fans and was frantically complained about.

But his defensive prowess is among the best among managers.

Bickerstaff's situation is different from the previous two, and he has been an assistant coach since he entered the league in 2004.

He previously assisted McHale with the Rockets and also went to Boston with McHale, and is now an assistant coach with the Celtics.

The Celtics' defensive improvement this season is inseparable from him.

The trio have their own differences, but they are all very interested in joining the Pelicans.

It depends on how the Pelicans ultimately choose.