Li Wei's worries didn't last long, and after a round of phone calls from many celebrities, the good news came - Chuck Daly agreed to meet with Li Wei.

Li Wei knows that there is a difference of 108,000 miles between the old coach agreeing to meet and agreeing to return to coach the Knicks. But it's better to see each other than to be rejected outright.

"Dennis, Mr. Jones, I'm going to visit Mr. Daley, and when I leave, the team will be in your hands." Li Weidao.

KC Jones said, "Go ahead, Dennis and I will take care of everything, and Dick is here." ”

Dennis Johnson said, "David, I wish you a triumphant return!" ”

"I do my best." Li Weidao.

Inviting this kind of retired super-famous coach out of the mountain, of course, you have to visit the door and look at the thatched house, and it is impossible to sit in your office and wait like interviewing Larry Bird or Larry Brown. It was Chuck Daley's home in Pennsylvania that Li Wei was going to visit.

China has 34 provincial-level administrative units, while the United States has no provinces but 50 states. Chuck Daley, a native of Pennsylvania, was born there, went to school there, and after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in '52, he served two years in the military before starting his coaching career in Pennsylvania. Before going to the NBA, Chuck Daley was the head coach of the University of Pennsylvania.

Fortunately, New York, where New York is located, borders Pennsylvania, and Li Wei drove to Daly's home, which only took two hours. If the boss lives in Alaska or Hawaii or something, it will be troublesome, and I am afraid that the president will not be able to complete this visit in a day or two.

Before visiting Daley, Li Wei also specially prepared a gift - two gold cards for the golf club.

In his previous life, Li Wei read some tabloid reports, saying that the old man was very fond of golf, and the Magic team was able to invite this famous coach back, not because of how high their salary was, but because they gave them two gold cards.

Regardless of whether this gossip is true or not, with these two gold cards anyway, you can always be prepared.

Chuck Daley has been a coach for a lifetime, retired as a commentator in the past two years, the days are leisurely, but also a little lonely, he prefers to lead the team to kill, this may be the quiet thinking.

However, he is also aware of his physical condition. When people are old, even if they don't accept old age, they will have nothing to do with themselves, and it is really a big challenge to want to coach again.

The old handsome was struggling, but a bunch of old friends called him. These old guys have all been hired by the president of the Knicks, and they are all inviting him to come back to the mountain and be the head coach of the Knicks!

Chuck Daley was amazed. He has read a lot of news about the Knicks, but it is all negative. Such a team actually wants to ask him to be the head coach?

However, veterans who have worked in the NBA for a long time also understand that the media are bitches, and they can distort various facts in order to attract attention. He believed the words of these old friends more than those reports in the newspapers!

Since everyone says that Li Wei is a good person, Chuck Daley also thinks that this guy can't be bad!

The old people are the most nostalgic and believe in their friends the most!

When Li Wei arrived at Daley's house, he found that Dali was very enthusiastic about him, and even made him feel a little flustered. Afterwards, he presented two gold cards, and the old man smiled from ear to ear.

"It's too precious, I don't dare to accept such a gift. If you don't go to the Knicks to coach after you accept it, you still have to scold me behind my back? ”

Li Wei said: "Mr. Daley, this is a little respect for me, whether you go to coach or not, you have to accept it." Mr. Holzman also accepted my gift, do you think I will force him to make a comeback? ”

"Hahaha!" Daley laughed heartily, "He wants to make a comeback, I'm afraid his doctor won't agree." ”

Li Weidao: "That's right, although Mr. Holzman can't coach anymore, he still cares about the Knicks, he is an admirable old man, I respect him very much, and I also respect you." ”

Daley said: "The first time I heard your name was from the newspaper. New York Post, New York Daily News...... Almost all the newspapers are scolding you. I'm very curious about how a team owner can do to win so much criticism in such a short period of time. Then I glanced at those reports and I wanted to scold you too, haha! ”

Li Wei said: "Haha, if you think those transactions are unreasonable, even if you scold me, I think these transactions still have merit, and not every one of them is stupid." ”

"Looks like you have a lot of ideas!" Daley smiled and nodded, "When I led the Pistons to sweep the league with a tenacious defensive style, the media also scolded like this. I think successful people are more or less paranoid, and the path they recognize will not waver, and it seems that the two of us already have some things in common. “

Li Weidao: "Do you think I am a successful person? ”

"It's not a loser to be able to buy an NBA team, and you're not a rich second generation, you started from scratch in your twenties and became a big boss, you're simply more successful than 99.9% of Americans."

Daley said as he poured Li Wei a cup of coffee: "You know, before you came, I was frightened. ”

Li Wei asked, "Is there anything big going on?" ”

Daley laughed: "Reed Holzman called me, KC Jones called me, Dick McGuire called me, Big D called me, this group of old immortals all called me, can it not be a big deal?" ”

Li Wei said: "Haha, I respect those old people very much, and I'm afraid that I won't move you, so I asked them to help." ”

Daley nodded: "I am also an old man, and I like it very much to be able to respect the old man's little guy." I heard that you also gave Holzman a good salary in the hospital bed, which is rare, rare! ”

Li Weidao: "Mr. Holzman has dedicated his life to the team, and he deserves it. ”

Daley said: "Holzman praised you on the phone, can we talk about why you made those trades?" Personally, I think the Knicks have suffered a lot on several of your trades! ”

Li Wei said: "On the bright side, I will definitely suffer." You also know that I just came to the league, I don't have connections, everyone wants to be new, and if I don't suffer a loss, no team is willing to trade with me.

However, the Knicks, although a strong team, are already going downhill. Ewing is getting older, and with Jordan here, we're not going to win a championship. I think the team has to look to the future, Kevin Garnett is a newcomer with a lot of potential, and I'm looking forward to him being the core of New York in the future, and Big Z, Nash, is also a very promising player. ”

Daley frowned: "I also think Kevin Garnett is a kid with a lot of potential, but it's still difficult for him to grow into a player of Ewing's level. As for Nash, maybe he's a good player, but he's so physically poor that it's not easy to get a foothold in this league, and you're thinking a little too wildly. ”

Li Wei smiled: "I still have a more whimsical idea, I don't dare to tell you, because I'm afraid that if I say it, you won't go to the Knicks." ”

Daley blinked and said, "What else do you have in mind?" If you want me to coach, you can't help but tell me! ”

Li Wei said: "Okay, I'll tell you. Do you know why I would give away all the shares of the team to my girlfriend Lovi and keep nothing for myself? Because I wish I could put on the Knicks jersey and play for this team! ”

"What, you're going to play for the Knicks?" Daley was surprised, "Oh my God, you can't make such a joke, with a body like you, any player on the court can easily knock you away!" ”

Li Wei nodded: "That's right, I know everything you said, but my dream is to stand on the NBA court." If people don't have dreams, what is the difference between them and salted fish? ”

Daley was stunned for a moment, then suddenly knocked on the table and said loudly: "You're right, if people don't have dreams, what's the difference between them and salted fish?" I'm sticking with you! ”

Li Wei said in surprise: "Mr. Daley, do you support me?" Did I hear me right? I told people what I thought and everyone thought I was crazy! ”

Daley laughed: "You're not crazy, you just dream bigger than others." When I became the head coach of the Pistons, no one looked at me, let alone my team. Even the players on our team don't think highly of themselves, they worship the Lakers, they worship the Celtics, and they never thought that they would win a championship one day. But what about the result? ”

Li Weidao: "As a result, you led them to the finals three times and won the championship twice!" ”

Daley said: "That's right, people live to have dreams, a good manager, you must be able to inspire all players to strive for their dream goals, if you are such a short person can stand on the field, I believe for all players, it is an encouragement!" ”

Li Wei was immediately moved.

For a long time, he was ridiculed for telling people that he wanted to play in the NBA, and Chuck Daley was the first to support him head-on!

The old coach really deserves to be a famous coach who can create miracles, and only with such a heart and mind can he create a bad boy army and lead a civilian team to win the championship!

"Mr. Daley, you are the wisest person I have ever met, and I personally think that you are the head coach of the Knicks!"

"Hahaha, you've won the prize." Daley took a sip of his coffee, "If you're going to play, I can let you play, but have you ever thought that once you play, all the fans will scold you if you don't perform well?" In the face of their abuse, are you still willing to stay on the field and still stick to your dreams? Also, what do you do if the team loses because you didn't play well? ”

Li Weidao: "First of all, in this world, who will not be scolded if there are capable people? I think the most scolded person in the country is probably our president, right? ”

"Hahaha, that's true." Daley smiled and nodded.

Li Wei said: "No matter how others scold, I have to go my own way." A person who is cowardly because of the abuse of others will never succeed.

As for the team losing, of course I know that my physical condition is very different from that of a professional player, and you just need to play in those unimportant games, such as when the score difference is more than 20 points, and there are only two or three minutes of garbage time left, so that I can show up and fulfill my NBA dream. The team won't be dragged down by me. ”

Daley said: "Playing in garbage time, it really doesn't make any difference to the team, you think realistically. With lofty ideals, realistic ideas, and not afraid of abuse, I dare to challenge the professional league with such a short and thin body, I find that I like you more and more. ”

Li Wei knew that Chuck Daley might not really like him, but there was a group of old people in front of him who called to blow the wind, and then there were two gold cards for the golf club.

Since the other party was so enthusiastic, he hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "Mr. Daley, if you don't mind, I want to talk to you about the contract." ”