Li Wei smiled: "How much do you want?" ”

D'Antoni plucked up his courage and said: "My ideal price is 100,000 yuan a year!" ”

"Hahaha!" Li Wei laughed.

In this era, the salary of coaches is not high, don't look at Phil can get six million, Rick Pitino can get five million, but other ordinary head coaches are at the level of one million per year. If it's not particularly famous, there are hundreds of thousands!

There are only a few hundred thousand head coaches, so the assistant coaches are even lower. A newcomer like D'Antoni who is not well-known and doesn't even have the back of American coaching, generally speaking, it is good to have an annual salary of 50,000 yuan, and the price of 100,000 yuan is indeed a bit high.

Seeing Li Wei smiling, D'Antoni hurriedly said: "This is just my ideal price, we can discuss the specific salary, I am very sincere to stay in the Knicks!" ”

Li Weidao: "Okay, you don't need to say it, I am personally very optimistic about you, and the annual salary will be doubled according to what you said, 200,000." 200,000 a year, 1.2 million in six years. Forget it, it's still too little, I'll double it for you again. The starting salary is 200,000 yuan, and the total amount is 2.4 million, increasing year by year, what do you think? ”

"Two million and four million in six years? Wouldn't that mean an average annual salary of $400,000? D'Antoni couldn't believe his ears.

In the current NBA league, there are not many assistant coaches with an annual salary of 400,000 yuan, and generally only famous coaches with good team performance deign to serve as assistant coaches to get such a big sum of money!

For example, Don Cheney, the first assistant coach under Van Gundy who just resigned, and Don Cheney, a generation of famous coaches who once won the best coach award, his salary is at this level!

But D'Antoni, who has only coached in Italy, how can he get such a high salary?

In the NBA, he was just an unknown newcomer who had never commanded a game!

"Mr. Li, this salary is too high, you shouldn't be deliberately teasing me, right?"

Li Wei patted D'Antoni's waist - too short to reach people's shoulders - and said, "I'm serious." Mike, I really appreciate your talent, and I think you're going to be very successful in the NBA. Do a good job in the future, you, me, and Chuck, we must work together to build a Super Knicks team! ”

D'Antoni was impressed.

He never imagined that he would receive such courtesy at the Knicks, and even his salary was four times the ideal price!

The soldier died for his confidant, at this moment, he had only one thought in his heart, that is, to repay Li Wei's kindness to the death!

"Coach, don't worry, the team's offense will be handed over to me in the future, I will never let you down!"

D'Antoni was grateful, and Li Wei was also happy. After saying hello and letting Dennis Johnson lead D'Antoni to sign, he turned around and went to the small bedroom next to him and snickered.

Two million four million, using D'Antoni for six years, it's too cost-effective!

The young president even thinks that he can actually become a generation of famous marshals. Anyway, there is D'Antoni on offense, Brandon Malone on defense, Jeff Nick, and even a growing Tom Hiberdeau, as long as he matches the lineup, he can win as a coach lying down!

Understand tactics and become a famous marshal, nothing is great, but you don't understand anything but become a famous marshal, that's called ability!

"Slow down, don't rejoice too early, we have to choose Nowitzki first!" Li Wei thought secretly.

With the current situation of the Knicks, with Garnett + Nash as the core, a competitive team can also be created. But Li Wei doesn't think that the combination of Garnett + Nash can surpass the combination of Nowitzki + Nash in the previous life, and even compared with the combination of Garnett + Suzebiak in the previous life, there is not much advantage!

What are Garnett + Suzebiak? The first round of the playoffs every year? Not even in the playoffs?

Nowitzki + Nash are better than the previous combination, but don't forget, the number one superstar of the Mavericks that year was not them, but Finley!

In addition, the Mavericks also have a generation of famous coach Nelson Sr. to lead the team!

The Lakers have the OK combination as the cornerstone and can win three consecutive championships, but Garnett is not a superstar like O'Neal who can end the game with the ball, and his offensive ability is relatively poor among the supergiants. Nash is not Kobe Bryant's kind of existence that can dominate the game on both offensive and defensive ends, if he encounters a strong guard, he can only turn into an ATM and let others take what they want!

With only these two people as the core, the impact on the playoffs is acceptable, and it is basically no fun to win the championship, Li Wei does not feel that he has the ability to turn stone into gold.

Of course, Big Z is a good comrade, and with him, the Knicks may not be worse than the Mavericks at the beginning of the 21st century. But Da Z's ankle is too fragile, he was seriously injured five times in his previous life, and he is recuperating almost every year, it is difficult to say whether he can play at a critical moment, Li Wei is not ready to count him in the core combat power.

In addition, although Chuck Daley is a peerless coach, he is too old to coach for long, and D'Antoni will be the leader of the Knicks in the future.

Think about the Knicks entering the Finals, and sitting opposite is either Phil Jackson or Popovich, and Li Wei has a big head for a while.

D'Antoni is a good coach, but in the face of an opponent at the level of President Hill, it is difficult to win even if the cards are the same, not to mention that the combination of O'Neal + Kobe Bryant is obviously better than Garnett + Nash!

The Knicks must assemble a Big Three to be expected of a championship. And the best candidate for the third giant must be Dirk Nowitzki!

Once Dirk Nowitzki landed on the Knicks, the situation was completely different. That master was a genius who led the team to win the championship with a single core, an MVP-level figure, and a strong attacking ability. The Knicks may not be able to guard against O'Neal and Kobe, but with Nowitzki, they can rest assured that they will fight against each other!

Coupled with Garnett and Nash, the picture is too beautiful to watch!

What other team in NBA history has had three MVPs in their prime?

Li Wei's mind immediately appeared with the figure of the Thunder Three Shao!

The Thunder, which had three less, failed to win the championship, but also managed to reach the Finals. If Li Wei gets Nowitzki in his hands, it will not be a dream to reach the finals!

Conversely, if that genius is missed next year, the Knicks will never have a chance to assemble a dream roster again!

The team is not afraid of being bad, but it is afraid of not being up or down. In this alliance, only if it is rotten to the end, can it soar to the sky!

"We have to put it bad, we have to put it bad, and we have to build a super lineup!" The young president said.

"David, Mike has completed the signing, this is the contract, you see." Dennis Johnson walked in.

"Oh." Li Wei flipped through the contract and nodded, "You call Gregor, we need to talk to him." ”

The Knicks' original offensive assistant coach, Greg Brydenham, soon came to the president's office and looked at the diminutive president and head coach in front of him with some unease.

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven is a courtier, a new head coach takes office, and it is likely that all the assistant coaches will be replaced. Greg Brydenham is an average coach and it wasn't easy to get this assistant job, and he didn't want to be fired at all.

It's a pity that it's not him who has the final say in this kind of thing, but the little man in front of him who has the final say!

Li Wei said: "Greg, I'm sorry, I hired a new offensive assistant coach. You now have two options, first, to leave and second, the team to adjust your job, you can be a scout, or something else. ”

Greg Brydenham immediately said, "President, I want to stay on the team and I am willing to accept a change. ”

Li Wei said: "That's good, you go down, I will tell you about your new position after thinking about it." ”

Shortly after Greg Brydenham left, Chuck Daley came in. Li Wei hurriedly invited him to sit down and personally made him a cup of coffee.

Chuck Daley said: "David, I think it's better for Greg to stay on the coaching staff, I've talked to him, he's very solid in tactics, he's very meticulous and patient, and he's very good for bringing new guys. And our new offensive coach hasn't worked in the NBA before, and with Greg on the side, it's easy to get started. ”

Li Weidao: "Is he willing to give Mike a hand?" Since he used to be an offensive coach, I was afraid that if he stayed on the coaching staff, it would affect Mike's work. ”

Chuck Daley said: "Greg has a very humble personality and I'm sure he's not going to be an obstacle for Mike. We can ask Mike for his opinion and then let them talk. ”

Li Wei said: "Okay, then let's go and ask Mike's opinion, I also hope that Greg can stay on the coaching staff." ”

When the two arrived at Mike D'Antoni's office, Greg Brydenham was there, and he was packing up — it was his office, and now that the new offensive assistant coach had arrived, he had to make room for someone.

Chuck Daley said: "Mike, Greg is our former offensive assistant coach, has a lot of tactical literacy, and is familiar with Knicks affairs. If you don't object, I want him to stay on the coaching staff. ”

Mike D'Antoni immediately had a chat with Greg Brydenham. Brydenham was indeed a very humble man, and although D'Antoni had taken his place, he did not show the slightest displeasure, and the two had a good conversation.

It didn't take long for D'Antoni to say that he personally wanted Bryden Ham to stay on the coaching staff.

Li Wei said: "That's great, Greg, you don't have to pack your things, just continue in this office." Mike, later you use our first TA office. ”

Mike D'Antoni said in surprise: "Isn't our first assistant teacher, isn't it Mr. Chuck Daley?" ”

Li Wei smiled: "Haha, Chuck doesn't need that one, he needs to sit in the head coach's office!" ”

Back in the president's office, Li Wei found that his assistant team was extraordinarily strong, both offensive and defensive were the elite of the elite, in addition to Chuck Daley, a respected and world-famous veteran coach, who was simply the first assistant coach group in the NBA, and the luxury was comparable to that of the American team!

Of course, the most powerful is the manager. The twenty-two-year-old head coach, the youngest in history, can also work as a part-time team doctor, just ask if you are afraid!