Chapter 11 General Manager Willis Reed
Early the next morning, Davidson went to Daly's house for breakfast as usual.
Daddy Chuck told Davidson to pack up these days, and they were ready to return to New Jersey in three days.
Davidson nodded neatly and neatly, making Daddy Chuck laugh.
He was also worried that Davidson would resist going to New Jersey with him, after all, he didn't ask Davidson when he went to New Jersey last season.
As a result, Davidson at that time said that he would not go......
A year later, Daddy Chuck didn't know why Davidson had changed his mind, but he was only happy that he didn't have to worry about how the kid was doing in Detroit.
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Three days later, Davidson followed the Daleys on a plane to New Jersey with a simple bag.
During these three days, Davidson also entered the club every day.
But the sledgehammer was never seen again.
This guy is with his Italian supermodel girlfriend, and he probably doesn't have to sleep......
Without the company of Sledgehammer, Davidson can only hang out in the club, without evolution coins on him, Davidson can only look around and watch the excitement.
Some of the details that Sledgehammer Anderson ignored before, Davidson also learned some of them by listening to other buyers' exchanges.
For example, natal players have some other benefits besides being able to evolve.
Natal players are 100% loyal to the buyer and can accept up to a 10% salary cut to stay with the team, and if the buyer leaves, the natal player will also leave the team if the contract also expires, or if he has a player option, he will also leave the team at the buyer's "suggestion".
The three days allowed Davidson to get to know the club a lot.
During these three days, Davidson also opened the player manual he had obtained at the previous trade fair.
Fifteen player profiles, to Davidson's point of speechlessness, only one of them was valuable to him.
The remaining fourteen documents are all brief introductions to marginal players.
The reason why Davidson knows that these players are fringe players is because the introduction of these people is too simple.
For example, there is a profile called Michael McDonald.
"Michael McDonald: Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets with the 55th pick in '95, he played one game for the Charlotte Hornets in '97-98, scoring 0 points, 1 rebound, 2 turnovers and 1 foul."
And then there was no more, and the player named Michael had just a little bit of information.
Davidson is sure that the player is expected to play only one game in the NBA before being eliminated completely.
What is this not a fringe player?
What's more, there are several documents that are even more rudimentary.
"Thomas Hill: Drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the 39th pick in 1993."
And then it's gone......
This player probably hasn't played a game in the NBA, otherwise, the introduction wouldn't be so tricky.
Fifteen profiles, fourteen of all of them on such fringe players, made Davidson sigh.
In terms of proportion, how can I say that I can open two or three information on strong players, but now I only have one information on Derrick Coleman, the top player in 90.
"Derrick Coleman: Drafted by the New Jersey Nets with the first pick in '90, his career ruined by injuries, alcohol and laziness, his move to the Philadelphia 76ers in '95, his weight skyrocketed, and his athletic form plummeted."
Coleman's profile was just as simple, but the information was quite surprising to Davidson.
Now Chuck Daly coaches the Nets, and the ace player on the team is Coleman.
A '90 draft pick at the same level as Karl Malone and Ross Barkley, Coleman is an absolute prospect right now, and he was named to the All-Three team this season.
The average data of 20+10 per game, the data of the standard top power forward.
Will the Nets sell Coleman's sign two years later? What the hell has happened in these two years?!
In the chat with Daddy Chuck, Davidson knew some of Coleman's situation, and he was still deeply loved by Daddy Chuck, but he was a little lazy and often lazy in training, which made Daddy Chuck dislike.
Although Coleman's information is extremely simple, some of the information in it is still valuable to Davidson.
It is a pity that there is no information about Muresan in this player manual.
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After arriving in New Jersey, Davidson lived directly in a suburban villa rented by the old couple.
The old couple also did not buy a property in New Jersey, and now they are renting.
Although the Nets are called the New Jersey Nets, their home stadium is not in downtown New Jersey, but in a small town called East Rutherford......
How small is this town? With a permanent population of only a few tens of thousands, the home court of the New Jersey Nets may be the most shabby home in the NBA.
That's why the Nets later had to relocate to Brooklyn.
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The day after arriving in New Jersey, Chuck Daley drove to the arena early in the morning after having breakfast with Davidson.
Although it is an offseason for the Nets right now, Chuck Daley, the head coach, still has some matters to deal with.
Two days later, there will be an official NBA joint tryout, and the Nets will definitely have to send someone over to inspect the rookies.
Of course, this kind of work is definitely not possible for Chuck Daley to do in person, either the team's assistant coach or the team's scout, and he came to the arena today mainly to bring Davidson to the onboarding process.
"Willis, old fellow." Daddy Chuck walked to an office door, pushed it open, and shouted with a smile in his characteristic loud voice.
Davidson knows it's Willis Reed's office, currently in the Nets' position as general manager.
Willis Reed is definitely a thunderous name for fans of Davidson's age.
Playing for the New York Knicks in his career, he is the first player in NBA history to win the All-Star, regular season and Finals MVP in the same season, and this alone is enough to show his terrifying strength.
As early as 1981, Reed was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
As the greatest basketball player in the world's largest city, Reed remains a hero of Madison Garden.
Then, like many players, he entered the coaching industry.
Reed only played four seasons as head coach, coaching the Knicks in the first two seasons and the Nets in the second two seasons......
The two seasons at the helm of the Nets coincided with the heyday of the Pistons.
That's why Reed went to great lengths to poach Chuck Daley after taking the position of general manager of the team.
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When Daddy Chuck entered the office, he got straight to the point and said that he wanted the team to hire Davidson as his personal special assistant.
Willis Reid was naturally surprised, the head coach asked the team to hire an assistant, which is not unusual, but it is extremely rare to hire a hairy boy who looks so young.
If it weren't for the fact that Davidson was an Asian face, Reid would even wonder if Davidson was Chuck Daley's illegitimate son.