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Chapter 39 New Head Coach

The first thing the 76ers need to solve is their coach position problem.

According to the informal meeting at the dining table that day, the general manager of 76 people now has the following principles to select people:

1. Newcomer.

2. Had been an assistant coach or a player by himself.

3. Finally, I have some experience on the offensive end, such as being a shooting coach.

By applying these conditions, there are not many in the alliance that meet the requirements.

However, there are still a few people who can be shortlisted, at least in Han Miao's mind, there are currently three places.

No. 1 candidate, Steve Cole, born in 1965, is a famous three-pointer, the commander of the Warriors' army in later generations. The only person who won 72 or more in a single season twice in his career (player coach), and the second person to win twice in both teams! (Bulls and Spurs)

At the same time, he is also a disciple of Popovich, and this guy is currently active in the commentary seat.

The No. 2 candidate, Jeff Hornersek, was born in 1963. He was an equally famous pitcher during his time. He enjoyed the honor of retirement from the jersey. He was a player with average physical fitness but very smart. In 2004, the Celtics almost made him the head coach!

Hornersec is currently working as a shooting coach in the Jazz and is trying to help Sloan. Although his performance as a coach in later generations is not good, Hornersec wins because he has a very beautiful daughter and is the national father-in-law of the NBA.

The No. 3 candidate, Brad Stevens, was born in 1976 and is only 34 years old this year. He is a very young newcomer and was once a player. However, he has not been in the NBA yet. However, he is now the head coach of Butler University! In other words, he is the Butler coach who commanded Heywood and the others this year and scored 25 consecutive victories and the last two points to defeat Duke. It is him!

The "Young Marshal" famous in the Celtics in later generations!

The general manager of the 76ers also successfully added these three to the list of considerations, but because these three people have their own advantages and disadvantages, and it is impossible for him to know the future record of these three people as coaches like Han Miao, which made the manager of the 76ers difficult to choose for a while.

Well...When there is no choice, the general manager of 76ers has his own way, which is to give the right to choose to God - to draw lots.

Maybe it's because Han Miao was chosen like this, so the general manager of the 76ers is now very addicted to this method and can't extricate himself.

So, first, 15 pieces of paper were taken out, and after writing the names of these three people on average, the paper was crumpled into a ball and put it in a box, and then reached in to dig it out. Anyway, the general manager of the 76ers had already made up his mind to take out who it was, and who it was!

After a moment, he finally took out a piece of paper from it. After opening it, the name on it made the general manager of the 76ers smile again as if he was in full bloom.

God is indeed very caring for 76 people!

Then, let’s meet this “chosen one” next!

...

A few days later, Butler University, Indiana.

Brad Stevens is a very ambitious young man. He actually brought a primary school with only about 4,000 people to the National College Men's Basketball Finals!

Although there is a pretty good genius Hayward, Stevens' ability cannot be ignored. In addition, he is very young, which has indeed brought different vitality to Butler University.

However, today, this young head coach is facing an important life choice.

"Mr. Stevens, I came here in person, which should represent our highest sincerity. I know you are very unwilling to lose Duke in the finals, but I am bluntly speaking, it is still unknown whether you can reach the finals again next year after losing Hayward (but in history, Stevens really scored again in the second year!), but now, if you have the opportunity to go to a stage with better conditions to prove your talent, what reason do you have to refuse?"

Yes, the general manager of a team was present in person and provided a 6-year, $22 million contract (the real contract given to him by the Celtics in history)! It really made it difficult for Stevens to refuse. It really takes a lot of courage to offer a rookie coach an annual salary of nearly 4 million!

And what they are right is that the NBA is a bigger stage that can better show its strength. At the same time, they also express absolute trust in themselves. If they refuse at this time, wouldn’t it be a bit shameless?

And he is not unfamiliar with the 76ers. The Chinese boy he met in the quarterfinals is Han Miao, the second-place winner of this year. His favorite friend of Hayward should be their new core now. Every coach likes to lead the kind of players. He is capable and polite, respects the coach and does not act like a big shot, and can also drive his teammates to make progress together. If Han Miao at Butler University this year and Shanghai Ward, they will be the champion long ago, and where will they be Duke's turn?

"Mr. Stevens, you should know that we also chose Han Miao. You know this magical boy's ability and character. It can definitely be perfectly matched with you. What are you still hesitating about?"

"Okay, I promise you, but I hope you can help me get this player. I think he is very suitable for the current team, and he is perfectly in line with our new core!"

Stevens is also a determined person. The golden time in his 30s is a good time for a man to work hard. After hesitating for a while, he finally made up his mind!

"Well... this person is a bit difficult, but it should be OK. Well, I'll use this as a gift to you, the new coach."

Successfully won the second "Choose Man" (the first one was Han Miao who drew lots), which made the general manager of the 76ers feel very good. The person Stevens proposed was not a special big-name star, but a rookie who everyone is familiar with. Although the ranking is quite high, with the current 76ers' young talents, there is still no problem with him.

Doing this can give the new coach confidence, secondly, make the lineup more reasonable, and thirdly, make the team's new core happy. This kind of win-win situation, the manager of the 76ers said that if I don't do it, God will punish me.

"Then, I hope we have a happy cooperation, Mr. Stevens! Oh no, it's Coach Stevens!" The general manager of the 76ers was very satisfied with his work today. In his opinion, since everything obeyed God's will, he seemed to be working from time to time. If this continues, it seems that he can also get involved in the selection of the best manager at the end of the year!

“Happy cooperation, general manager.”
Chapter completed!
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