In the Changdao villa

Exactly 8 o'clock in the morning.

"Ring ring ring..."

Bruce was woken up early in the morning by the annoying ringing of the phone while he was still in bed.

Who is so annoying, disturbing the sleep of employees!

Yesterday, I had a night of fun with the old gangster in New York City. I dragged my tired little body back to the villa to rest in the early morning.

In other words, Bruce hasn't slept very long since early morning.

For this reason, Bruce, who was quite angry when he woke up, would be upset for a while.

I'm afraid that anyone who shows up at this meeting will be scolded by him.

Isn't it a good idea to sleep until you wake up naturally and count money until your hands cramp?

Why do people always have to bother me?

Even if you want to take a good nap, you can’t!

"Hello, who are you?"

Depressedly, he picked up his personal mobile phone and answered the call impatiently.

"Bruce is me, I'm Mark, Mark Cuban."

Mark, Mark Cuban, who?

Bruce, who was still confused for a while, heard the excited voice from the other side. Not long after, Bruce also remembered who disturbed his sleep.

But what does this guy want to do with me?

Didn’t he already successfully buy the Dallas Mavericks?

Could it be that the money you have contributed is not enough and you want to continue to rip me off?

"Oh, Mark, did you call me this morning to see what happened?"

It's better to ask clearly first to avoid being tricked by him.

"Bruce, it's like this. See if there are any well-known head coaches and general managers you can recommend to me."

Wow, Cuban actually asked me to introduce him to the head coach and general manager?

Is there any mistake?

Isn’t Cuban an investment wizard? He doesn’t even have this bit of vision.

You asked me, a primary school student, to introduce you to you. Who can I introduce?

Besides, there are a lot of general manager and head coach candidates in the league, you can ask other people yourself!

In fact, this really can't be blamed on Cuban himself. He came to Bruce because he had no other choice.

Speaking of which, Cuban was really unlucky. When Donald Carter, the previous owner of the Dallas Mavericks, left, the Mavericks were already in ruins.

To put it bluntly, there are some clowns in the management who are making trouble. As a direct descendant of the former boss Donald Carter, they don't really like Cuban himself, so they treat Cuban in a submissive manner.

This led to Cuban, who was angered by the current situation of the team, to act as a warning to others and fired many direct descendants of former owner Donald Carter, leaving only a few old employees who had stayed with the Mavericks the longest.

The entire management team has been fired by him. What to do, of course, is to find someone to replace them.

As an emperor and a courtier, Kuban certainly wants to train his own direct troops while the east wind is still blowing.

With Cuban's genius mind, he can definitely find someone.

After most of the management team has been replenished, only the two most important positions of general manager and head coach remain without suitable candidates.

Everyone will definitely want to say, isn't this easy? The league has grabbed a lot of them, and there are also many in the opposition. As long as you can afford Cuban's money.

Needless to say, Cuban was looking for someone with this mentality from the beginning. Anyway, he is not short of money now (most of the money is provided by Bruce), so he just needs to find someone to make the transition first.

What he didn't expect was that the general manager and head coach hadn't been found yet. The team's star player, Grant Hill, who was also a native of Dallas, approached him and said he wanted to leave the team and pursue a championship.

This gives a very good reason, and it also allows Cuban to find no fault.

As the team's star player, Grant Hill, who has always been a good guy, has been with the Mavericks for two seasons. The team has only been a mess, and he can't see any future at all.

After all, he is considered an All-Star, and he is also a superstar that the league strives to build. If he stays in the Mavericks and wastes time, that would be the biggest crime against him.

Although he himself does not want to leave, after all, he is also a local player in Dallas, but for his own ideals and for the championship, he must be ruthless and force the management.

If you are willing to increase your investment, I will continue to stay in the team. If you continue to mess up like this next season, then I'm sorry, I won't serve you anymore.

Grant Hill's pressure forced Cuban to come out.

Just kidding, if Grant Hill is traded away, will he still be able to survive in Dallas? I'm afraid he will be worried every day when he goes out for fear that someone will take advantage of him.

Besides, Cuban himself still prefers Grant Hill. After all, Grant Hill is a kind of obedient player who is usually not noisy. This time Grant Hill came to force the team's management. Look at it.

He came out for the good of the Mavericks.

You tell me, if Grant Hill is really traded away, Cuban himself won't be able to forgive himself.

Then again, who will be chosen as the general manager and head coach, and they must be reputable and capable.

At least he must be able to suppress his own team's players, and he must be able to lead the team to achieve good results as quickly as possible.

Rookie coaches and ordinary coaches are definitely not good, and most of the well-known coaches are already married, either as coaches for other teams or as assistant coaches, or the kind whose contract period has not expired.

Why is it so difficult to find the right person?

Just when Cuban was struggling with the future of the team, he suddenly remembered the story of Bruce's "three visits to the thatched cottage" when he founded the team.

Yes, Bruce definitely knows who are suitable as coaches.

…

That's why there was the above scene where Cuban called Bruce and asked him to introduce the coach.

One family does not speak the same language, and Bruce himself is now tied to Cuban. In the mentality of if you don't help me, who will help me, Cuban can handle Bruce very well.

After all, the two of them are in a cooperative relationship. Besides, Bruce, you don’t want allies when you talk to the alliance in the future. If you don’t help now, let’s see if I will give you a stumbling block, huh…

Listening to Cuban talking on the phone about his tragic experience after becoming the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Bruce had to shed tears of sympathy.

It's so miserable. You were cheated by your subordinates and forced by your players. You, Cuban, deserve to be the most miserable boss in history.

Well, let me, the prince, rescue you from this dire quagmire.

"I have a good candidate, it just depends on whether you can hire him or not."

"Who?"

When Cuban heard that Bruce had a trick, he was very happy.

He had known for a long time that Bruce could find the right candidate. No, it was just as he expected. Look, I am still smart.

"Don Nelson, he is a good candidate for coaching, and there is no doubt about his coaching ability. However, he has been idle at home for two years. If you can come and hire him in person, you can definitely do it."

Alas, Nelson is finally coming out. Bruce originally wanted to introduce him to the Seattle SuperSonics, but this old man needs to be in charge of the entire team's operations, including the draft.

This completely goes against the original intention of myself and Paul Allen. There is no problem with coaching, as long as you cannot interfere with the team's transactions and draft.

So Bruce could only miss Old Nelson again and again.

"It's him. I know that. Tang is indeed a good head coach. Don't worry, I will definitely hire him, just like you did when you visited the thatched cottage."

Cuban finally remembered who Old Tang was. Damn it, why didn't he think of it earlier?

Hey, it seems that you, Kuban, are a little jumpy. You dare to make fun of me.

"What about the general manager candidate?"

A good coach needs a supportive general manager to work with him, and Cuban would definitely like to find a veteran who has been around the league for many years as his general manager.

After all, everything about the team's operations (drafts and trades) can't be done without connections.

"Well, I'll give you my team's vice president, Bob Bass."

Bob Buss hasn't been with the New York Hans very long, he doesn't have much loyalty, and he's not too young. Giving him to Cuban can be regarded as indirectly supporting the construction of the Mavericks.

"Bob Bass? Who is it? Is he capable?"

Cuban really doesn’t know who Bob Bass is. It’s no wonder that he is not as famous as Tang.

To be precise, during the entire 1990s, there were only a few famous league general managers, all of whom were general managers of wealthy clubs. I will not go into details here.

Although Bob Buss is not well-known in the eyes of most people, this man is really capable. He was the first head coach in the history of the Denver Nuggets after they entered the NBA. In the 1989-90 season, Buss was also the head coach of the Denver Nuggets.

He won the NBA's Best Executive Award.

The Best Executive Award is the predecessor of the NBA Professional Basketball League's Manager of the Year Award. The Best Executive Award alone can confirm his ability. Not every general manager can win this award.

Bruce introduced Bob Buss' resume in detail. After listening carefully, Cuban thought it was good. This man had also been the general manager of the Spurs. He was indeed suitable for his team. He could make supplementary transactions for the team.

, coupled with Nelson's coaching ability, the Mavericks will be able to fly next season.

…

After hanging up the phone with Cuban, Bruce also fell into deep thought.

After Cuban got "Wolong" and "Fengchu", the Mavericks are very strong. The Western Conference will definitely be more exciting next season.

I didn’t expect that the chaos in the west was caused by myself!
Chapter completed!