Chapter 9 Excavation of the Future

The above three assistant coaches are necessary, in addition, Chen An also wants to hire a physical trainer, although the team has a dedicated physical trainer, but it is conceivable that in the new season, he needs to train a lot of newcomers, for these newcomers he wants to carry out targeted training, then the team's own physical trainer is absolutely not enough.

This is not the end, Chen An's ambition is not only that, he also hopes to find one or two special assistant coaches, just like when the Rockets hired Ewing as his special coach in order to improve Chairman Yao's strength as soon as possible, Chen An also wants to invite some retired players to serve as assistant coaches to help young players improve.

In this way, Chen An needs at least five assistant coaches, but this is not enough in Chen An's plan, because he also wants to hire a future super bull as an assistant coach, this bull is the future head coach of the Golden State Warriors, the founder of the small ball, and the epoch-making changemaker - Steve. Cole!

Kerr became a TV commentator after retiring in 03, and became the general manager of the Suns in 07, but unfortunately he didn't do a good job in this position, and he used the peak Marion in exchange for the twilight O'Neal who completely destroyed the gorgeous Suns team, so he left the Suns in 10.

Right now, Kerr is returning to his old job as a TV announcer and ESPN commentator, but this guy must have plans to become a basketball coach, maybe he is still secretly studying related knowledge, otherwise he would not have been able to make such a remarkable achievement with the Warriors.

Chen An and Kerr have no intersection and don't know each other, but it doesn't matter, Kerr and Popovich have a personal relationship, Kerr has won the championship ring twice with the Spurs at the end of his career, Chen An believes that Popovich will definitely sell face to match himself.

The facts did not surprise Chen An, the old man Bobo, who missed the old love, readily agreed to contact Cole, and only three days later, the news came back that Cole intended to be an assistant coach, but the specific needs to be interviewed with Chen An, as for the time of meeting, it was set three days before the draft.

After getting the news, Chen An couldn't be overjoyed, although he wasn't sure if the current Kerr had given birth to the concept of small ball, but he believed that having Kerr join his coaching team would definitely be worth writing about his coaching career.

After finalizing the meeting time with Kerr, Chen held an interview to openly recruit other assistant coaches.

In the NBA market, not only is the supply of players in excess of demand, but also coaches, in fact, just after the news of Chen An's official appointment as the head coach of the Magic team, he has received many calls from job seekers, or recommendation calls from other coaches, and Mr. Bobo is also among them.

To be honest, in the NBA league, the Spurs are quite powerful, and in the twenty or thirty years that Mr. Popovich served as the head coach and general manager of the Spurs, he not only had a brilliant coaching career, but also cultivated a lot of management and coaching talents for the league.

'Chen An' doesn't count, Rob. Hennigan is one of them, Hawks general manager Danny Ferry, Thunder general manager Presti, etc., the Spurs' tentacles are spread across half the league, this statement is not an exaggeration at all. And the person recommended by Mr. Bobo this time, who is much more senior than 'Chen An', is Mike Budenholzer, who has been his assistant coach since 96.

Chen An also did not expect Popovich to recommend Mike Budenholzer to be his assistant coach, because he had the impression that Mike Budenholzer would be invited by Hawks general manager Danny Ferry to be the head coach of the Hawks at this time next year, and then the Hawks would have a brief period of glory.

"Mike has been an assistant coach for 16 years and he has an idea to take it a step further, so he wants to leave my wing and see what he can do, and use it as a final warm-up for him before he becomes head coach."

This is the original words of Mr. Popovich, Chen An also understood the reason, of course he agreed to this recommendation without hesitation, and the arrival of Mike Budenholzer can be regarded as solving Chen An's big problem, so he immediately decided to give the position of defensive coach to Mike Budenholzer, he hopes that the rebuilt Magic team can inherit some of the essence of the Spurs on the defensive end, but think about Harden, I am afraid that this effect will be greatly reduced, but anyway, The arrival of Mike Budenhozer has made Chen's coaching team very senior, and no one can afford to underestimate it.

After that, Chen An recruited a highly qualified video analyst through an interview, named Mitsui, an American little devil, this guy's name is similar to the Xiangbei marksman in the slam dunk, and I don't know if it is related, he has deep qualifications, he has been a video analyst in the league for 12 years, and has been on four teams.

According to his qualifications, the annual salary is generally not less than 120,000 US dollars, but because he is a yellow race, this guy's income situation is not ideal.

The main reason why Chen An hired this guy is two words - cheap, with an annual salary of 70,000 US dollars, good quality and low price, and the most important thing is that Chen An is ready to pay for this money himself, as for the three assistant coaches given by the team, he naturally has to leave it to Mike Budenholzer, Steve. Cole and, above all, a tactical coach.

Tactical coach is the most important assistant in Chen An's eyes, originally according to Mike Budenholzer's qualifications, the facts have also proved that Mike Budenhozer has such ability, according to the original trajectory, this guy later perfectly copied the Spurs' tactics in the Hawks, and in this way won 60 wins in the regular season, and let the team reach the division finals in the playoffs.

It's a pity that Chen An chose Harden as the cornerstone of his establishment, will this guy be willing to keep running at any cost? The word offensive stagnation often appears on the bearded man, and Chen Anke does not think that the beard is suitable for the Spurs system, and it is precisely because of this that after some selection, he chose the head coach from Gonzaga University, Francis. Kutch.

Kuchi is a well-known coach in the NCAA, and has led two teams to the NCAA quarterfinals, and Chen An chose him for only one reason, this guy is learning from the old Nelson and D'Antoni, run and bomb! Emphasizing quick shots and running speed, the tactical offensive is extremely strong.

This is undoubtedly in line with the trend of the future league, so Chen An chose him, Chen An's idea is very clear, he will start the new season, with the help of Kerr, gradually determine his offensive system, and then try to create a small-ball style that belongs to the Magic team!