Chapter 121: The transaction is all completed
On June 25, U.S. time, in one day, the Grizzlies were almost all traded.
Qiao Hai called David Falke, and David Falke directly helped Qiao Hai contact Bulls general manager Jerry Claus, and a deal was reached directly, and the Grizzlies will use the second-round No. 51 pick to add Cheroki Parks in exchange for the Bulls' second-round overall No. 32 pick.
In the evening, a reply from the Hornets arrived, and they directly agreed to the trade, two second-round picks in exchange for Brad Miller.
Stu Jackson led Joe to the team's cafeteria for dinner, the food was not bad, beef and chicken, and sandwiches, all for the players, of course, the coach can also eat.
After a hearty meal, Stu Jackson and Joe Hay worked overtime together.
The Timberwolves' reply also arrived after dinner, agreeing to a deal!
As a result, the deal went straight to completion, and both teams reported to the league at the same time, with Philip Lopez trading Rasian Nestrovic and a second-round pick for next year's Timberwolves.
In the end, Qiao Hai waited for a call from Maddie.
Soon, living up to expectations, Maddie also called back Qiao Hai in the evening, saying that he agreed to join the Grizzlies.
So, all the pre-draft operations are over, and Qiao Hai is happy that it will be a successful offseason.
After chatting with Maddie, Joe and Stu Jackson got off work first.
The next day, as soon as he got to work, Stu Jackson was urged by Qiao Hai to call Glenn Grove, and the Grizzlies and Raptors jointly reported to the league and announced that the deal was completed, and the list signed Gbryan Reaves for the No. 5 pick plus next year's second-round pick plus Maddy.
Then, Stud Jackson contacted the Hornets for two second-round picks, one from the Raptors and one from the Timberwolves, in exchange for Brad Miller.
Coupled with the trade of Philip Lopez and the Bulls' second-round pick, the Grizzlies made four trades before the draft, sending away Philip Lopez, Brian Reaves and Cherokie Parks in exchange for Maddy, Brad Miller and Rasione Tropic.
In terms of draft picks, the Grizzlies sent away the No. 5 pick and the No. 5 pick and the No. 32 pick in the second round.
Overall, just looking at the names of the players and the signing of draft picks, Qiao Hai knew that they made a lot of money.
Deals have been made, but they won't be officially completed until the day the draft begins, because the market hasn't opened before the draft begins.
The draft began on June 30, and Qiao Hai had three more days of free time.
In these three days, Qiao Hai began to assemble his coaching staff.
Byron Scott and Stan Lorefour reported a few days ago, plus Lionel Hollins, Qiao Hai divided the work for them first.
Byron Scott will be the Grizzlies' chief assistant coach, Stamford will be in charge of interior player training, Lionel Hollins will be the team's defensive coach, and now Johi will have to find at least an offensive coach, a coach for outside player training, and a player development coach.
Qiao Hai asked Byron Scott and Stan Lorefour for help, and also found David Falck, plus his own memory, Qiao Hai contacted several coaches.
Through David Falck, Johi found Chip Engelland, the founder of Chip Shots training camp, and persuaded Chip Engelland to join the Grizzlies and become a player development coach for the Grizzlies.
Through the Grizzlies, he brought in Lawrence Frank, who was an assistant coach to the Grizzlies last season, but he also left the team because of Brian Hill's fire.
But after Brian Hill was fired, he joined ESPN TV directly and will become a commentator for the new season.
So, Lawrence Frank needed to find a new job, and after getting the Grizzlies' re-offer, Lawrence Frank returned to the Grizzlies as an offensive coach.
In the end, there is really no coach in charge of the training of the appearance players, Qiao Hai can only let Byron Scott temporarily take on the role, anyway, the new season has not started yet, he still has time to find.
In this way, before the start of the draft, Qiao Hai's coaching staff became five.
Chief Assistant Coach and Outside Player Development Coach Byron Scott, Offensive Assistant Coach Lawrence Frank, Defensive Assistant Coach Lionel Hollins, Interior Player Development Coach Stan Lorefour, and Shooting Coach Chip Engelland.
With such a coaching lineup, Qiao Hai is still quite satisfied.
Byron Scott would be the best coach in the future, and without Joe, Lawrence Frank would have set a series of records for the youngest head coach in the Nets, Lionel Hollins also coached the Grizzlies later, and directly built the Grizzlies into an iron-blooded defensive team, Stamrefour did not coach in Joe's previous life, but he taught the son of a rebounding king.
Shooting coach Chip Engeland is the least famous, but in fact, he is the best shooting coach in the NBA, and Kawhi Leonard's shooting was corrected by Chip Engelland, and it can be said that Chip Engelland is the biggest contributor to Kawhi Leonard's success.
Coupled with the Grizzlies' original team doctor trainer, Qiao Hai's coaching staff has enough hands for the time being.
Qiao Hai's side is in full swing to recruit, and on the Lakers' side, Phil Jackson was officially inaugurated, but at the press conference of his official inauguration, Phil Jackson was harassed, and the media in Los Angeles questioned whether Phil Jackson could lead the Lakers to defend the title.
And outside the Lakers training hall, some fans held up signs, asking the Lakers to invite Qiao Hai back.
After a long fuss, Phil Jackson also announced that he had brought his assistant team to the Bulls founding dynasty, and it seemed that Phil Jackson was more famous than Qiao Hai, and his assistants were much stronger, so it was hard to say.
The draft is just around the corner, and Joe Hay and Stu Jackson are ready to fly to New York.
But before that, the Grizzlies also prepared a press conference to officially announce Qiao Hai's joining.
Qiao Hai thought about it, and he felt that his joining ceremony could not be much worse than that of Phil Jackson, so he directly gathered his assistants and appeared together at the press conference.
At the press conference, Qiao Hai said: "I came to Vancouver to be successful, and I believe that I can succeed here. ”
In response to the reporter's question about what goals he had in his first season, Qiao Hai also said: "There are no goals, as long as we can make progress." ”
Some reporters also made it difficult for Qiao Hai: "Don't you think about the playoffs?" ”
Qiao Hai also pulled Stu Jackson as a shield: "I made an agreement with Mr. Stu Jackson that within three seasons, the Grizzlies will definitely make the playoffs." ”
It has to be said that this goal is much weaker than the Lakers, and Phil Jackson also announced his goal at his inaugural press conference, which is undoubtedly the championship.
But the strength of the Grizzlies is too poor, if Qiao Hai directly shouts that he will enter the playoffs in his first season, there will definitely be media ridicule Qiao Hai for not being able to do anything.
In the end, Qiao Hai's coaching staff appeared, and the lineup was much worse than Phil Jackson's, but Qiao Hai believes that after a few seasons, Qiao Hai's assistants will be more famous than Phil Jackson's assistants!