Sending Garnett's agent away, another thing came to the door.

The former No. 1 assistant coach under Van Gundy, Comrade Don Cheney, handed over a letter of resignation.

Don Cheney is actually from the Celtic lineage and is the only player to have been teammates at the same time as Bill Russell and Larry Bird. Seeing KC Jones and Dennis Johnson coming to the team, he thought that he would definitely be promoted to head coach, but he didn't expect that the appointment of head coach would not come, and the first assistant coach position would not be guaranteed!

As a generation of famous coaches, he can't tolerate that he can't even be the first assistant coach, and KC Jones and Dennis Johnson actually have a very average relationship with him. When he came to the Celtics, KC Jones just retired and left, and when he retired and left, Dennis Johnson hadn't been to the Celtics, and they hadn't worked together!

Unable to speak at the top, the coach decided to leave with dignity rather than wait to be fired from the team.

Li Wei was not very optimistic about the assistant coach, discussed it with Chuck Daley, and let him go.

"Chuck, who do you think the coaching staff needs to hire? Personally, I think that defensive coach Brandon Malone can stay, he's your old buddy. Also, Jeff Nick has been with the team for three decades, and if we can stay on the coaching staff, we'd better not change him. Tom Hiberdouer is a nice young man, and Mr. Nick wants to keep him to help, and I've agreed. ”

Chuck Daley chuckled: "You are the head coach, you are responsible for how the coaching staff arranges!" ”

Li Wei said: "Chuck, what are you talking about, I just put it in my name, and I was discussing with you just now." ”

Chuck Daly said: "I'm not polite to you, your goal is just to mess up, so I don't need to seriously organize a coaching team, as long as the existing assistant coaches are used well, it is enough to develop new people." I believe that every coach who has established himself in the NBA has his own unique skills. Of course, if you feel that the coaching staff needs to be adjusted, you can do so at any time, and I will not interfere. ”

Li Wei frowned and thought for a moment.

Jeff Van Gundy and Don Cheney are gone, but the other assistant coaches are still there. Including offensive coach Greg Brydenham, defensive coach Brandon Malone, as well as Jeff Nick and Tom Hiberdeau.

The strength of this coaching staff in defense can be described as "terrifying". Brandon Malone is a celebrity who built a super-defensive system, Jeff Nick is the actual architect of iron-blooded New York, and growing Tom Hibodeau is also a defensive maniac of the future. In addition, Chuck Daley is also known throughout the NBA for his defense, and he created the bad boy army in the first place!

Keep this lineup, and the future Knicks will definitely be trained by them to become an iron-blooded division!

But in terms of offense, thinking about the Knicks' constipated offensive ability, Li Wei felt that it would not work like this. Especially the offensive coach Greg Brydenham, Li Wei had never heard of his name in his previous life, and his ability was relatively mediocre.

Knicks, need a new offensive coach!

Regarding the new offensive coach candidate, Li Wei actually has a draft. Nash has come to report to the team, how can he lack his old partner, the coach of the team that ran the Suns back then, Mike D'Antoni who changed the entire league!

As early as when choosing the head coach, Li Wei carefully considered D'Antoni. But now D'Antoni is the coach of the Italian team, and he has no NBA experience at all, if he is directly appointed as the coach of the Knicks, I am afraid that the New York media and fans will be sprayed again.

Of course, the young president is not worried about many debts, and he is not afraid of everyone spraying, but he is also worried about whether Mike D'Antoni can lead an NBA team.

You must know that in his previous life, D'Antoni was grinding and grinding in the assistant coach position of teams such as the Nuggets, Spurs, Trail Blazers, and Suns, accumulating rich experience, and then took the Sun to the sky. Now he seems to be a little tender, and New York can't be his leveling ground!

However, D'Antoni is good enough to be an assistant coach, if not a head coach of an NBA team. After all, in the Italian league, he is a surprise figure, and all he lacks is experience in coaching the NBA.

"Chuck, have you watched the Italian league?" Li Wei asked.

"Italian league?" Chuck Daley raised an eyebrow, "You mean football?" ”

"No, basketball league. This year's champion of the Italian league, Treviso Benaton, is a good team and I am very optimistic about their head coach and would like to hire him as the team's attacking coach! ”

Chuck Daley was amazed and said, "God, are you serious?" Do you also watch the Italian league? Do we need a coach at this level? ”

Li Wei said with a smile: "Chuck, in fact, with the promotion of basketball, the basketball strength of the international community is also approaching the United States step by step, we can't rest on our laurels, and we can also learn from a lot of international experience." And the Italian coach is American and familiar with the NBA. ”

Chuck Daly lamented: "Although I have coached the U.S. team and participated in the Olympics, I really don't know much about the field of international basketball. If you want to hire an Italian coach, I'm not against it, anyway, our goal is just to mess up. ”

"It's good if you don't object, I believe this coach is a talent! Dennis, you take the list of coaches who have contacted the team in the past few months and see if there is a guy named D'Antoni on it! Li Wei shouted.

D'Antoni did call the Knicks. In fact, he has called all 29 teams in the NBA.

He was originally an American, and after graduating from college, he couldn't get along in the NBA, so he went overseas to pan for gold. During his time in Italy, he helped Olimpia Milan to 5 Italian league titles, 2 European titles, 2 Coppa Italia titles, 1 Coraci Cup and 1 Intercontinental Cup.

Later, he retired from the age and became a coach, first coaching Milan Olympia, and then coaching Treviso Benetton, and he is also a famous coach in European basketball.

But in this era, European coaches are not enough to see in the NBA!

D'Antoni wanted to go back to the United States to work and go to the NBA, but unfortunately no one looked down on him. After a round of phone calls, only the Nuggets said they could give him an interview.

At this moment, D'Antoni has already finished the interview with the Nuggets.

The Nuggets' management team is very unimpressed by his coaching philosophy, but recognizes his serious and dedicated approach to job hunting. The team said they could discuss it and see if they could give D'Antoni a job in other areas, such as personnel or administration, and not make him an assistant coach.

That wasn't what D'Antoni wanted, of course, but he had no choice right now.

The future coach can only hope that the Nuggets can give him a job in other areas after they discuss. Only when the Nuggets give him a job can he step into the NBA and become a staff member of the world's highest basketball palace!

"Be sure to give me a contract, give me a contract!" D'Antoni walked around nervously.

"Mike, your phone!" Someone shouted.

"Oh, I'll be right there!"

D'Antoni rushed to the phone in a frenzy, praying in his heart: "God forbid, don't be a polite call from the Nuggets!" ”

"Hey, is that Mr. Mike D'Antoni? I'm Dennis Johnson, the general manager of the Knicks, and I solemnly invite you to the Knicks for an interview. ”

"What, Knicks?" D'Antoni was surprised at first, then ecstatic!

The Nuggets are the league's biggest bad team, with a record of only 21 wins and 61 losses this year, ranking fourth from the bottom behind the Grizzlies, Celtics, and Spurs!

In addition, Denver is also a small city, and there is no comparison to the bustling New York!

If he could work in New York, he would definitely not choose the Nuggets!

A month ago, he called New York, and the Knicks president on the other side rejected him without even thinking about it. I didn't think of such a desperate moment, and the general manager personally called again!

"There is no such thing as an endless road! I must work hard to pass this interview and stay in New York! ”

Thinking of this, D'Antoni immediately said respectfully: "Mr. Johnson, I have time at any time!" What, today? Then I'm going to buy a ticket and try to get there today, if I can't make it, can I do it tomorrow? ”