"Who are you?" Looking at the old man, Chi Liang looked puzzled, he didn't know the old man, but judging from his words, the old man was likely to be the management of the Nets, and even the owner was not necessarily.

"Ji Liang, he's Joseph Taub, and he's also the owner of the Nets!" Unlike Chi Liang, Olajuwon has played in the league for more than ten years and naturally knows each other.

"Hakim, long time no see! Of course, there is also Mr. Chi Liang, the old man has admired you for a long time! ”

Joseph Taub is on crutches and smiling, giving the impression of a kind old man.

At this time, the general manager of the Nets next to Joseph said: "I'm Ed Stefansky, the general manager of the Nets, it's a pleasure to see you, Mr. Chi Liang!"

"Mr. Joseph, Mr. Ed, I am glad to see you!"

Chi Liang smiled and said hello, his surface was silent, but he felt flattered in his heart.

Although the Nets are in decline, they are an NBA team after all, and now the owner and general manager of the Nets are coming in person, so they are naturally quite optimistic about Chi Liang, and it is also the greatest affirmation of Chi Liang.

"Several, I still have something to do, so I'll leave for a while!" Olajuwon is not stupid, he casually found an excuse to leave, lest Chi Liang and the Nets bigwigs feel uncomfortable.

"Mr. Chi Liang, Mr. Joseph attaches great importance to you, and your performance just now has strengthened our determination. It's just that there is one sentence that I don't vomit and am unhappy, our Nets have been in decline for many years, I don't know if Mr. Chi Liang has any opinion on my Nets? ”

After Olajuwon's departure, the general manager of the Nets was the first to speak, and he was naturally more professional than the team's owner, Joseph.

The meaning of the general manager of the Nets is very simple, mainly to ask Chi Liang if he has any opinion on joining the Nets.

In the NBA, a lot of big-name star trades, most of them will privately ask for the opinions of the stars, and if the stars don't like the team being traded, they can give up, to avoid the possibility of chicken and egg fights to the greatest extent.

This is like many big-name rookies who have not yet joined the league, in order to avoid being drafted by teams they don't like, most of them will express that they don't like the environment of XX City, or bluntly say that they don't want to go to XX team.

For example, Kobe Bryant, who participated in the NBA draft as a high school student, said that playing for the Charlotte Hornets was "impossible" before the draft began, which eventually led to a trade between the Hornets and the Lakers, which was later called one of the worst deals in NBA history.

In fact, the Hornets are also very helpless, Kobe Bryant wants to go to a big city team, and they are not easy to force, plus the Lakers' trade chip is still Divac, which led to this deal.

"Both, I don't have any opinion about the Nets!"

To be honest, Ji Liang's requirements are very simple, as long as he can become a big boss, it doesn't matter which team he goes to.

Although the Nets are relatively low, they are not without their advantages, at least the Nets are located in New Jersey, the most densely populated state, and only 40 miles from New York.

In addition, Chi Liang remembers very well that the Nets will spare no expense in the next few years, and they have invested a lot, and one year even surpassed the Knicks.

The Nets general manager and Joseph Taub looked at each other, and both saw a smile in each other's eyes.

Without the best opinion, they can operate the deal with confidence.

"Mr. Chi Liang, no matter what the cost, our Nets will make a deal with the Nuggets, as long as you can join the Nets, we will definitely rebuild the team around you!"

At this time, Joseph reiterated it again to show the Nets' determination.

Unlike Bird, who needs to convince management, Joseph can represent the Nets with full authority.

"Thank you for your trust, if I can really join the Nets, I will do my best to lead the team to better results!"

After Joseph finished speaking, Chi Liang also expressed his determination, he was full of confidence in his strength.

Of course, all of that is conditional on being traded to the Nets.

In the following time, the two senior executives of the Nets continued to talk with Chi Liang, and the content of the conversation was basically related to the two sides.

As the conversation deepened, the two sides got to know each other a little more, and Joseph even talked about the difficulties encountered by the Nets, especially the selection of the head coach for the new season.

Last season, the Nets had a stellar roster with the league's most fearsome scoring duo of Marbury and Keith Van Horn, one of the league's best rebounders Jason Williams (not white chocolate), and Kendall Gill who competed with Ji Liang for the league's steal title.

Unfortunately, after a massive injury and a slow season of shrinking, the Nets only won 16 games and lost 34 games, so they naturally missed the playoffs.

In the process, head coach John Calipari was fired after a poor 3-17 start to the team, and Don Casey rebounded after taking over the team, but he was still not valued by Nets management, and if not for the lack of good candidates for the time being, he may have been fired.

"Mr. Chi Liang, do you have any good candidates?" Actually, Joseph just asked casually.

"Then I'll make a suggestion, it's just a suggestion, it's your business whether to adopt it or not. I have two candidates, one is Del Harris, but it's very difficult. The second one is Doug Rivers, I think he has the potential to become a famous coach! Of course, I'm just talking about it, not taking it seriously! ”

After finishing speaking, Chi Liang waved his hand, looking very casual, but he didn't want it in his heart.

A good manager is very important to the team and has a great impact on the results, so he naturally hopes that the next team will have a good coach.

The two were selected, Del Harris was originally the head coach of the Lakers, but after Jackson moved into the Lakers, he left the Lakers, and there is no possibility of going out.

Most importantly, Harris has a great deal of regard for Ji Liang.

As for Doug Rivers, he was selfless when he was a player, and his assist record is still the most in Hawks history. Coupled with the fact that he is very strict with himself and loves basketball from the bottom of his heart, there are many coaches who are optimistic that he can become a great coach when he is a player.

Ji Liang remembers that this season will be Rivers' debut, and I don't know if he has become the head coach of the Magic team now.

After listening to Chi Liang's two candidates, Joseph and the general manager of the Nets couldn't help but glance at each other, and they could see surprise in each other's eyes, because the candidates proposed by Chi Liang were very good.

"Harris, we want to coach him as well, but it's very difficult. As for Doug Rivers, this is also a good candidate, and we will consider it carefully! ”

Eventually, Joseph nodded solemnly, he didn't have a perfunctory idea, but did take the suggestion to heart.

After sending the two away, Chi Liang breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the Big Dream Training Camp to continue the unfinished training.