Chapter 5 Signing a contract with New York

(To explain briefly, because Xiaojiao is usually very busy with work, and strives to change 2500+ every day, please don't worry.) 'Urgently summoning the philosopher Jackson to be his coach!' All netizens posted on the Knicks' official website forum and pushed it up.

"Phil won't be here, he's not interested in taking care of this mess, he should be concerned about how to put the 11 rings on his hand." A Los Angeles commentator ridiculed netizens' hopes in an interview.

Former Jazz decorated coach Jerry Sloan is interested in a Knicks head coach position, sources said. Sloan stepped down as head coach of the Jazz in February 2011 and received many offers during the offseason. In one of our interviews with him in January, Sloan revealed that he was considering a return to coaching. "Sports Illustrated's speculation is obviously more reliable.

The controversy has also attracted the attention of domestic fans in China, and everyone has been talking about it.

"Sloan isn't bad either! A well-known NBA commentator analyzed, "For example, if Phil Jackson uses a triangle strategy, Sloan can use a playmaker and a power forward to block and dismantle...... D'Antoni uses run-and-gun tactics, and Sloan can use a playmaker and a power forward to play pick-and-roll...... Adelman can use the Princeton system, and Sloan can use a playmaking guard and a power forward to play the pick-and-roll......"

This remark really aroused the approval of the Chinese people, because the old captain of the Knicks who is recovering from an injury, Byron Davis, is an excellent guard with both offense and passing, Mike Bibby, who is known as the White Devil, also has a hand to pass, and Jeremy Lin, oh, he is efficient, passing? Hehe, who doesn't eat dumplings or something during the New Year.

Suddenly, James Dolan's mansion in New York attracted the attention of many paparazzi, and a large number of vehicles disguised or undisguised frequently and arrogantly stayed here, so much so that the New York police said that they were considering strengthening the patrol Liliang in southeast New York.

A change of coach is like a change of knife.

The vast majority of fans and commentators believe that with only one assistant coach and assistant offensive coach and assistant defensive coach and strength and conditioning coach left in the current team, it will definitely not last three days. New York definitely needs a new team of coaches worthy of their status.

On the evening of January 30, Wang Xiaomu and his entourage ushered in their first meeting with the Knicks team executives.

On the Knicks' side were James Dolan and team operations director Donnie Walsh. At the same time, there was also a thick stack of contracts placed in front of Wang Xiaomu on the table. Don't look at Dolan's average decision-making ability, the execution is indeed leveraged.

Team manager Donnie Walsh is a big fan of James Dolan, signing free agent Amar Stoudemire from the free market on July 8, 2010, for a five-year, $100 million total contract. And in the 2010-2011 season, star players Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups were brought to the Knicks through multi-player trades, forming the current super-luxury roster. Of course, this ultra-luxury is limited to salary.

"Mr. Wang, please sign here." Donnie Walsh smiled and handed Wang Xiaomu a golden parka pen with an eagle carved on the cap, a symbol of great ambition.

"Mr. Wang, I am deeply impressed by your youth." James Dolan said with his hands on the boss's desk and with a smile. This guy is also an old fox, who seems to praise but expresses his worries.

Gao Yuanyuan translated this sentence to Wang Xiaomu.

"Xiexie, what you need is to win!" Wang Xiaomu picked up the red wine glass with a long neck and big belly, and gently shook the reddish-brown liquid in the glass. Not to mention, this thing really has a concentrated natural flavor.

"Your language seems to need to improve as well." Donnie Walsh's smile froze, a little skinny and not smiling, he didn't expect Wang Xiaomu to be unable to speak English.

"Xiexie, what you need is to win!" Wang Xiaomu still replied officially, this guy picked up the golden pen, didn't look at the contract, and signed his name. Because, the contract has already made Gao Yuanyuan ruined.

With $18 million for two years, no one can give such a contract except for a loser. Gao Yuanyuan almost went crazy when he got the first draft of the contract yesterday, and wondered if he was playing Dota, which was too child's play. This may include the salaries of the two assistant coaches, right? Gao Yuanyuan comforted himself.

In fact, behind such a high salary, there is the unremitting efforts of the Gao family, Wang Xiaomu's worth is too low, and they can't hold it on their faces.

And Wang Xiaomu himself has no concept of money. He didn't even need to eat, long past the valley period. And luxury houses and luxury cars don't seem to be very attractive to him.

"You know, the team has been a bit financially strapped lately, and there shouldn't be much change in the squad." Donnie Walsh rubbed his hands together and explained to Wang Xiaomu. There is no way, the team's money is basically thrown into a few bigwigs. There are only four players with an annual salary of 10 million, Carmelo Anthony, 17.14 million; Amar Studemier, 16.48 million; Tyson Chandler, 12.6 million; There is also Byron Davis, who has been injured, 13 million.

"What about the 2012 pick?" Gao Yuanyuan tried to carry out Zuihou's efforts. With two months to go until the end of the transfer period, the Knicks are currently a bit injured and have a bit of a problem.

"Oh, our 2012 first-round pick was in the hands of the Rockets, and the second-round pick was sent to the Suns when we were signed and traded for Smalls, and we got another second-round pick from the Warriors but sent it away in a trade with the Nuggets. By the way, you don't need to translate these complicated things to Mr. Wang. Because we don't have picks. After Donnie Walsh finished explaining, he hinted that the beautiful woman in front of him could do his job as a translator.

"Oh, there's $7 million left on the team." James Dolan seemed to suddenly remember something, slapped his head, and added with a smile. Obviously, the sweetness at all did not limit the coach's play too much.

"We still lack two assistant coaches." Gao Yuanyuan suddenly remembered the resignation of the two head coaches, and added unwillingly. In fact, a random portion of $8 million in the first year is enough to find two mid-level coaches. Gao Yuanyuan thought to herself, looking at the affection of her father and grandfather for this kid, she didn't think that Wang Xiaomu still needed to rely on his salary to eat.

"Then make up a whole number, 10 million!" James Dolan raised a finger, he was not too optimistic about how long Wang Xiaomu could coach, anyway, the majority of the salary was from the Gao family, and it was nothing for him to throw out 10 million. New York, an international metropolis, is a global leader. You have to have a few tall players and a tall management team, and that's how he defines himself.

"The press conference will be tomorrow morning, right at Madison Square Garden, and I'll introduce you to all the media in the U.S. when that happens." Donnie Walsh shook Wang Xiaomu's hand and sent him out of the headquarters gate with a smile.

"Haode, Mr. Walsh, see you tomorrow." Wang Xiaomu smiled and got into the silver Bentley under the guidance of Gao Yuanyuan.

While much of the media's attention was focused on James Dolan's home, there were still plenty of seasoned media outlets who sent redundant employees to the headquarters of American Cable Systems. John Smith, a trainee photojournalist who recently graduated from New York University's School of Journalism and Communication, is one of those tragic characters. As a new sports reporter for Yahoo, he was so excited by his first on-site mission that he lost sleep for several days. Sitting on a bench on the road, he stared at the entrance of the cable TV headquarters with a hamburger in one hand and a camera in the other.

Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.

So when Donnie Walsh appeared at the door of a rococo building with a smile on his face, holding the hand of a Chinese man, John Smith almost hallucinated. However, four years of professionalism made him raise the camera in his hand for the first time. He doesn't care what the copy editors write, just having this photo means click-through rate!

Wang Xiaomu was almost blinded by the sudden flashing lights, but fortunately he resisted the urge to throw the fire talisman in his hand and replaced it with a confident smile.