"You may be seated!"

Still in his general manager's office, Chen An finally ushered in Steve. Cole, after the two of them sat down, the secretary brought coffee, Chen An took a sip of coffee, and did not rush to speak, sitting on the chair as steady as Mount Tai, with a relaxed smile on his face.

For the first time in recent days, such a smile has been revealed, partly because of Kerr's arrival, and partly because the draft pick trade has finally been done.

After a few back and forth, Rob. Hennigan first confirmed a trade with the Pistons, using the Magic's first-round pick No. 19 and second-round pick No. 19 this year, plus a 14-year first-round swap right and a 15-year second-round pick to get the Pistons' No. 9 pick and No. 3 pick in the second round this year.

He then made a deal with the Cavaliers, trading the Pistons' first-round pick No. 9 plus next year's first-round pick for the Cavaliers' first-round pick this year, the second-round pick No. 4 and next year's second-round pick for the Cavaliers.

For Chen An, the trading situation is very ideal. Hennegan once again proved his execution, this guy is worthy of being born in the Spurs department, anyway, Chen An feels that it is very easy to use, which saves him a lot of things.

And in this way, he now has the No. 4 pick in the first round, the No. 3 pick in the second round, and the No. 4 pick in the second round of this year's draft, which is enough for him to do a big job. Not surprisingly, Lillard must have won it, and then thinking of the demons and potential stocks that were underestimated in this year's draft and reduced to the second round, how could Chen An not be happy?

At the moment, the two draft picks have not been made public, and Chen An has instructed Rob to make a deal. Hennegan must delay until the day before the draft to let the media out, and he doesn't want to cause any unnecessary changes due to his butterfly effect.

Back to the topic, Cole saw Chen An's posture, smiled, then picked up the coffee and took a sip, and said, "Jason, can you tell me why you thought of hiring me as an assistant coach?" To be honest, I was surprised when I received a call from Bobo. ”

Obviously, Kerr needs a good reason, because he has never been a coach before, and Chen An has already thought about this, and replied: "Cole, I think I should introduce you to the other members of the coaching staff first.

First of all, Bobo like I recommended Mike. Budenholzer, I've decided to have him as my defensive coach. ”

"Defensive coach?"

Kerr seemed surprised, he knew Budenhozer, when he got the championship ring with the Spurs twice, Budenhozer was Popovich's assistant, and according to Budenhozer's qualifications, he was fully qualified to be Chen An's first assistant coach, responsible for overall tactical planning.

"I thought you'd build a spurs system that belongs to magic, so I think I'm wrong, right?"

Cole was blunt, and Chen An said with a smile: "The tactical coach I chose was Francis the head coach from Gonzaga University. Kutch, have you heard of him? ”

"Of course! This guy is famous for playing bombardment in the NCAA, and it looks like you're ready to follow the path of D'Antoni and Nelson Sr.? I now kind of understand why you're looking for me. ”

Under the guidance of Chen An, Cole came up with a natural answer, Chen An wanted to bombard the rebuilding magic, so he found him, just because he was the general manager of the Suns at the beginning, and he knew the gorgeous running and bombing of the Suns very well.

However, relying on these alone, Chen An felt that he might not be able to make Cole make up his mind, so he said: "It's not just about running and bombing!" Kerr, you should know that the style of play in the league is gradually changing, the offense is speeding up, and the offensive and defensive rounds are becoming more numerous, just like the Thunder and Spurs this year, it can be said that the Thunder are almost the old Spurs who are dead. ”

Kerr nodded, he was obviously concerned about this aspect, and added: "Indeed, I think the era of center is passing, people used to say that the inside player is the best, but now as the league gradually changes the offensive and defensive rules, the sport of basketball is getting faster!" Faster! Faster! ”

"That's right! It's fast! So I want to create a new style, the offense is based on moderate transmission, fast shots, and the defense is not a clue at the moment, so I can only steal from the Spurs and take a look at it, and strive to build the rebuilt Magic into a team that has always had a new style of play in two or three years, which is an important reason why I chose you to be an assistant coach, and I think you can give me some golden ideas in this regard.

What do you think? Interested in coming and changing the league with me? ”

Americans like to tell stories, and to put it bluntly, they like to blow, which is the embodiment of the so-called cultural 'self-confidence', so Chen An doesn't talk too much, to see if he can scratch Cole's itch.

Sure enough, Kerr was moved, and only listened to him: "I understand, so you traded Howard for Harden and Evan Turner, I heard that you have been playing on draft picks recently, and it seems that you want to make a few potential guards, and then build a new style of play around your ideas?"

Wow, what a bold decision, well, you convinced me that I would join your team! ”

Cole's personal promise made Chen Anxin settle down.

"Interested in participating in the draft with me? I thought I might be able to surprise you. ”

"Of course!"

Chen An and Cole are both resolute and resolute, and after each other's intentions were determined, Chen An immediately called Rob. Hennegan signed Kerr's coaching contract.

Two days later, An, Cole and Rob. Hennegan boarded the plane to New York New Jersey, and Budenholzer was already waiting there, this guy was not going on a tour, he was very upset with Chen An, after all, his qualifications were only arranged to be a defensive coach, he wanted to ask Chen An what kind of reputation he was doing.

After a few hours of flight, the plane landed safely, and the three of them walked out of the security channel, and saw Budenholzer from a distance, this old guy was in high spirits, and as soon as he saw him, he rushed up, looked at Chen An and asked, "Jason, give me a reason." ”

Budenhozer is not at all out of sight, which is not surprising, after all, the predecessor 'Chen An' and this guy have worked together at the Spurs for more than ten years, and the friendship between the two is comparable to that of Rob. Hennegan is much deeper.

Seeing Budenholzer's posture, Chen An did not spare the circle, and said directly: "Run, boom!" I'm going to rebuild the magic to create a run-and-gun style of small ball. ”

Budenhozer didn't expect that he was waiting for this answer, and soon, with a look of disappointment in his eyes, he said, "Really? Then it looks like I'm in the wrong place, the Magic team is not for me. ”

Obviously, Budenhozer retreated, but how could Chen An let him go, hugged the old guy's shoulder and said: "Hey, old man, don't jump to conclusions so easily, I said, it's just a small ball style similar to running and shooting, and my system also emphasizes defense, so you need to arrange and adjust this aspect. Teach.

Believe me, if you stay with the Magic for a season or two, you'll get something completely different, after all, the Spurs system is not a one-size-fits-all system, otherwise the Thunder wouldn't have been killed this year, right? ”

"But..."

Budenhozer is not easy to fool, but Chen An said again: "Don't do me, just do me a favor, if you feel that the team can't satisfy you at that time, you can leave at any time, I will definitely not force you again." ”

"Okay."

Friendship is good talking, Budenholzer was done like this, in this way, everything can be said to be ready, just wait for the draft to begin, Chen An will take the next step of calling for wind and rain.