Leon and D'Antoni drove to Richmond and then arrived in New York on a regional plane. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info D'Antoni talked a lot with Leon along the way, and he found that Fox Leon was not quite what many people imagined.

First of all, Leon is a loner who likes to be alone, and in D'Antoni's impression, those big bowl coaches will have a lot of followers and assistants, especially championship-level coaches. Even if he was D'Antoni, he used to bring at least one administrative assistant when he came out to run errands, but Leon was all alone.

Secondly, Leon's energy and brain power are extremely amazing, and when he played with Leon in the past few seasons, D'Antoni knew that the coach in Boston was a terrible brain, but when he really got into close contact with him, he realized that he was simply a humanoid computer. If nothing else, he doesn't have a single number in his phone's address book, because he has everyone's numbers in his head.

As for the reason, Leon said that if he accidentally loses his mobile phone one day, he can not worry about the leakage of his mobile phone number and the problem of re-entering the address book.

Last but not least, and most curious, was the discovery that Leon didn't seem to be a basketball maniac as rumored to be. In the past, D'Antoni and Leon did not have much contact, but learned from media magazines and insiders that Fox Leon seemed to be an out-and-out tactical freak with all the tactics that basketball had invented for more than a hundred years in his head.

But the two chatted all the way, and Leon didn't mention any tactical issues, such as the Sun's tactical training methods, the Sun's tactical planning, and the Sun's main key ball tactics, he didn't seem to be interested at all.

On the contrary, Leon seems to be more concerned about the gossip of those teams, such as who has a better relationship with each player, what hobbies each player has, what Stoudamire likes to eat, where Barbossa likes to go after training, whether Nash is a serious or amiable boss in the team, and who is the real boss in the locker room. and so on, Leon is like a paparazzi reporter who likes to probe lace, staring at D'Antoni and asking endless questions.

Later, D'Antoni felt annoyed, and couldn't help but ask on the plane: "I said Fox, are you going to Phoenix to be a screenwriter?" Want to make up a sitcom about the basketball team? “

Leon smiled and replied: "I just want to get to know my players before the start of the new season, there is an old Chinese saying, it is called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles." Sometimes knowing your own team is more important than knowing your opponents, especially a team like the Suns who are just one step away from a championship. ”

After Leon said this, he couldn't help but make D'Antoni fall into deep thought.

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In the afternoon, Leon and D'Antoni arrived in New York, where they did not reveal anything before arriving, so they were not surrounded by any reporters at the airport. Only in the parking lot of the airport, Woj was sitting in his car waiting for the two to arrive.

After getting in the car, Woj took Leon to a Chinese restaurant in Manhattan that he frequented, the restaurant was not large and the location was not conspicuous, it was the place where Leon often stayed in New York, and it was also the place where Leon and Woj had talks, chats, and exchanged information.

Along the way, Woj complained to Leon non-stop, or in order not to tell him about being the head coach of the Phoenix Suns some time ago, obviously such a big news, Woj didn't drink any soup, and he was still his good friend, of course he was a little angry.

"Okay, okay, when I gave you important information, I didn't see you thank me, you invite you for dinner tonight, I want to eat the most expensive Buddha jumping over the wall in the store." Leon didn't care about Woj's blame, and knocked on the stick.

Woj said as he drove, "If you can provide me with good news, I can treat you to a week's worth of Buddha jumping over the wall." ”

D'Antoni was obviously a little uncomfortable sitting on the sidelines, because he had been the head coach of the team in the past, and he never thought that the head coach of a team would hook up with these NBA reporters and provide so-called intelligence. Do you want to reveal the Suns' trade and signing plans?

Seeing that D'Antoni had some hesitation on his face, Leon patted him and whispered: "Trust me, Woj is my good friend, he will never do anything to hurt me." Journalists are sometimes annoying, but most of the time, they are useful. ”

After arriving at the restaurant, Leon really ordered the most expensive Buddha jumping over the wall in the store, and while waiting for the food, the three of them chatted, of course, mainly about the movements of the teams in the offseason league.

"Fox didn't you think about making a big move after you entered the Suns? I heard that the new general manager Kerr has plans to overhaul the Suns roster. Woj proclaimed.

Leon shook his head and said, "Cole's main role is to sit in the position of general manager and receive salary, and I guarantee that the Sun will not make a big move in the free market and the trading market." This team is great, it's good, there's no need to make any big moves. ”

Woj shrugged his shoulders and looked at D'Antoni, who spread his hands and said, "I don't even know if Cole is the general manager or if he is." ”

Leon and Woj both smiled, and Leon said, "Kerr is actually more suitable to be a head coach, and it would be a good choice for me to be the general manager." It's not that Cole is bad, it's just that he's better at dealing with players, he doesn't really get into the role of general manager, he's more in that position, trust me. “

Woj wasn't interested in what happened to Kerr, he was only interested in big trades and the draft, and then asked, "Do you guys have any ideas at the draft?" It's going to be a draft in two days, and I know, you're going to have to be a trader every time you come to the draft. ”

Looking at Woj's eyes, Leon showed a sly smile and said, "We have four draft picks in the draft this year, but whether it is the first round or the second round, the positions are relatively low, but ......"

"But what, Fox, I know you must be playing the hell again." Woj was especially looking forward to Leon's ghostly idea, a guy who often does things that hurt others and self-interest, especially in the draft. Once the opponent lets him know his trading intentions, he will try his best to rob the opponent and swear not to give up without deducting two taels of meat.

Leon smiled, dipped his finger in a little water, and drew a U shape on the table, then a vertical at the bottom of the U and an asterisk at the top of the vertical. Woj looks, isn't this a sign of Spurs? Hurriedly asked, "It's San Antonio again?" ”

Leon frowned and said, "What do you call again?" ”

"It's not that you don't know that a few years ago, when the Spurs selected Tony Parker, you put a Steve Kerr on the side, and then Chris Anderson's signing rights were also snatched away by you. These few things, to this day, Popovich will still nag when he is interviewed! Woj brought up the old story, when Leon was still with the Celtics, he calculated that the Spurs wanted to take Parker in the back position, forced the Spurs to trade with the Celtics, and gave a Kerr to the Celtics.

Now he's got the idea of spurs again, and he's really catching a spur!

In the end, the Celtics failed to win the 2003 championship, losing to the Spurs in the Finals, which led to Kerr missing a ring, and then causing Leon to coach the Suns this year to return a championship to Kerr.

Leon himself thought it was funny when he mentioned it, but he still said to Woj: "Now that I've become the coach of the Suns, of course I have to give the Spurs a little hardship." According to my intelligence, Spurs want to take Argentine Split with the 28th pick, hehe, they really have a soft spot for overseas players. But we have 24 picks, and we're going to cut them off. They either trade, add a little chip in exchange, or ...... It's not bad to leave it to ourselves, I've seen this Split tryout material, and it feels pretty good. ”

Woj immediately wrote these contents down in his notebook, and D'Antoni on the side whispered: "Just say it like this, is it okay?" Moreover, overseas players like Split have contracts in place, and even if they are selected, they will not be able to play in the NBA in a short time. ”

Leon just nodded and continued: "I hope the Spurs can trade Robert Hawley for this draft pick, you know, our Suns just don't have players with championship experience." “

As soon as Leon said this, Woj's eyes widened and he felt incredible. Everyone knows what happened in the playoffs this year, Hawley's nose on Nash, which is considered to have ruined the Suns' championship, if Hawley is allowed to come to the Suns? It is estimated that he will not be able to enter the training hall alive or get out of the locker room alive.

"Then, when the deal comes, I'll cut him." Leon added.

"Are you kidding, Leon? What is it for? Revenge? Woj asked.

Leon didn't speak, just spread his hands, and then the dish of Buddha jumping over the wall was ready, and Leon said, "The dish has been cooked and put in the jar, just wait to lift the lid and start eating!" Smell, isn't it fragrant? ”