New York has gradually recovered in February, but Bruce's head coach of the New York Hans has not been decided yet.

It's not that he doesn't want to decide on the candidate early, it's mainly because Bruce has his own considerations. The early head coach candidate may not necessarily be a famous coach, because the team's performance in the first few years will definitely not be very good.

If he really wanted to charge for the championship right from the start, he could rely on Bruce's memories of his previous life and trade players to reach the top as quickly as possible, but the gain would not be worth the loss.

If you reach the top within 2-3 years after just setting up a team, what do you want the team owners to think? They will give us power as soon as they come.

Moreover, the current famous coaches are all head coaches of various teams. There is no other way to poach these famous coaches except to pay liquidated damages. The most important thing is whether these famous coaches can listen to Bruce, the little boss. Bruce thinks that he

At present, we cannot suppress these famous coaches, so we need to find obedient coaches, and they must be coaches who are in the opposition or have just lost their jobs.

There are two pieces of information on the president's desk, one is the list of famous coaches that Bruce has drawn up himself, and the other is the official recruitment information of the New York Hans to apply for the head coach.

Let’s look at the list of famous coaches on the left first.

1. Gregg Popovich: Currently, Popovich is the chief assistant of Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson. He has not yet been invited back to the Spurs by new Spurs owner Pete Holt in 1994.

, so it’s just the right time to dig it out.

To be honest, Bruce could also choose Popovich, but considering that he has been in office for 20-30 years, even before Bruce was reborn, Popovich still dominated the Spurs head coach position. In terms of coaching ability, Popovich

It's definitely top-notch, but in the previous life, the Spurs followed Popovich's lead. It was entirely Popovich's word. People outside and inside the team believed that the Spurs belonged to Popovich. How about Holt's old dunk position?

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It's amazing, Zhugevich is so invincible. No matter how much Bruce likes coach Jerry Sloan, Popovich is definitely the first NBA head coach in his previous life.

But Bruce is definitely pursuing monarchism. Popovich, a marshal-level general, wants to take charge of the entire army. Do you think Bruce will agree? Absolutely impossible!!!

2. Don Nelson: Currently the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, he is an outstanding tactician and innovator. Although he often likes to try out various tactics on the team, he still prefers running and gunning in his heart.

Bruce also thought of him, but he was more hesitant. He knew that Nelson was a famous coach and loved Chinese players. For example, Wang Zhizhi, Zhu Fangyu, and Yi Jianlian were all selected or invited to try out by him. Such a head coach likes to use Chinese players.

He is definitely the best coach candidate for the New York Hans, but can a coach who relies on bombardment tactics be suitable for the future Yao Ming? Yao Ming is not a power forward with strong running ability like Nowitzki, and there is no way to support his tactical system.

3. Larry Brown: Currently the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, I personally like to play the game the right way and use defense-oriented tactics.

But it is undeniable that this guy is also a famous coach, but he is a bit useless. Many players have been disabled by him, such as Darko Milicic, the second pick in the previous life, and he does not like to train rookies. This is why Bruce is particularly disgusted with him.

4. Pat Riley: Currently the head coach of the New York Knicks, he focuses on tough basketball and emphasizes defense, and has good coaching ability.

But this person doesn't want to say more. Everyone in Wade's previous life knew that when he went to Miami to be the general manager, he also asked for shares in the Miami Heat team. Otherwise, do you think he would go to an ordinary city?

5. Phil Jackson: Currently the coach of the Chicago Bulls, the triangle offense is his signature tactic, and his coaching ability is slightly inferior to Popovich.

But this old guy is a pervert. In his previous life, Old Buss sent his daughter Jenny. Buss to seduce him to the Lakers. He can leave at will for women. It’s strange that such a person would be favored by Bruce.

6. Rick Adelman: The current head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers is a center-centered player with an anti-aircraft tactics style, and his coaching ability is pretty good.

Regardless of the fact that Yao Ming was scrapped by this old boy in his previous life, you can still choose him.

Bruce looked at the information about famous coaches on the left and put it aside. None of them were very suitable.

Looking through the information on the right, there are also some famous coaches or coaches who have been in the field for a long time.

Pulling out a few familiar coaches, Bruce thought silently...

The first absolute heavyweight coach to appear: Chuck Daly.

Anyone who is familiar with Chuck Daly knows that he is definitely the father of the "Bad Boys". The players there were so tough and even dirty that they made countless enemies, such as Jordan, Larry Bird and other superstars.

They all suffered from them.

If he were really selected as the head coach and a "bad boy army" was created, I would shudder just thinking about it. It would be strange if Stern didn't eat up Bruce.

So he was directly eliminated by Bruce.

Second picture: Doug Collins has average coaching ability, but most importantly he is good at leading the youth team.

Bruce made a note, interview.

Don’t even guess who the third one is. Del Harris, an old friend of the former Chinese head coach, caught Bruce’s eye.

Currently, the silver fox in the basketball world is still unemployed at home. In fact, because of his previous life, Del Harris, who helped China’s basketball industry, saved the soldier Wang Zhizhi, and let the Bucks forcefully marry A Lian, Bruce can directly make the decision to let him be the head coach.

, but considering that he can have good results in the positions of head coach and general manager, the Chinese CBA League will be hosted in the future, and the Fog City team will definitely participate. This requires an experienced and familiar team management and

If someone can coach the team, Del Harris is the best candidate.

Without thinking, Bruce decided on the spot to bring up Del Harris alone, planning to make him the team's deputy general manager and chief assistant first. After the CBA league was established, he was asked to go to Yuzhou to lead the team.

The fourth picture is Hubie Brown, who is currently working as a sports commentator in New York. Bruce has heard of this coach in his previous life, but is not very familiar with it. He only knows that Brown coached an NBA team when he was 70 years old. He must have some ability. He was a great player in his previous life.

When Jerry West went from the Lakers to the Grizzlies, he asked Brown to be the head coach of the Grizzlies. You must know that Jerry West has a very vicious vision.

It is necessary to interview this person, and Bruce also took note.

The last one is Paul Westphal.

This coach is completely a "firefighter", he will go there when the team needs him. Of course, he is also very good at tactics and training young people or training superstars, which is also in line with the current team's play.

However, in Bruce's opinion, this person is by far the most suitable candidate for the head coach of the New York Hans, and that's it.

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Later, Bruce also selected several candidates for interviews together. After all, there were still offensive coaches and defensive coaches who had not been selected, as well as candidates for the heads of other departments of the team. We took this opportunity to decide together.

Mitch Kupchak had already arrived and officially became the first general manager of the New York Hans. After receiving Bruce's order, he immediately called several selected candidates to come to the Island Garden Arena in Long Island, New York, for interviews.

After passing the interview, Paul Westphal was finally selected as the first head coach of the New York Hans, with a five-year contract.

Del Harris is the deputy general manager and chief assistant coach of the New York Hans.

Doug Collins is the offensive coach of the New York Hans.

Alvin Gentry is the defensive coach of the New York Hans.

Hubie Brown is the first technical advisor of the New York Hans.

The chief trainer is Aaron Nelson. (This is one of the two biggest leaks that Bruce has picked up so far. They are all for the current team players and will not be replaced. They are not for sale)

Friends who are familiar with him all know that this is the famous Suns trainer in his previous life. He is only 23 years old this year. He was directly assigned to the position of chief trainer by Bruce at such a young age, which shows how much Bruce values ​​him.

This was also invited by Bruce himself, without even an interview. After receiving the call, Aaron Nelson said that he would be loyal to the New York Hans and would not take the initiative to jump to other teams. After all, not everyone is so courageous to invite a recent graduate.

He directly became the chief trainer, and Bruce also privately signed a thirty-year, equivalent to lifetime contract with Aaron Nelson, and the liquidated damages were terrifyingly high.

The team doctor is Thomas Carter. (Another big omission is that he is nicknamed "The Imperial Physician". Just with these two words, there is no need to describe how awesome he is)

Like Aaron Nelson, it was Bruce who personally called to invite and sign the lifetime contract.

So far, all members of the management team of the New York Hans have gathered together. When I look at this lineup, holy shit, they are not just weaklings. They are basically all powerful characters. Bruce also admires himself very much. After gathering this management lineup, it has been completed so far.

That's a score of 80.

The next step is to expand the rosters of each team in the draft.

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March is the most important month for American basketball because the National College Men’s Basketball Championship is held that month, commonly known as “March Madness.”

"Prince" Bruce really doesn't have time to watch NCAA games. He is too busy, because this year's NBA draft will be held at the Island Garden Arena in Long Island, New York, the home of the New York Hans. This is the time when the NBA welcomes Bruce, the new Chinese player.

specific to friends.

In the past, the draft was held at Madison Garden, but this time Stern made an exception and let Bruce hold it, which was obviously a show.

Because there will be five Chinese players participating in the draft this time, as the host, the New York Hans deserve to win.

Bruce is also very helpless. This draft must be held well. CCTV has also sent reporters to prepare to broadcast the draft live. Do you think Bruce can't care about it!

Then there is the draft list for this expansion. After getting the list, I called general manager Mitch Kupchak to the office of the president of Tianhan Empire Company.

Since the draft is going to be held, let's organize it well and earn face for Stern. If anything happens, we can ask the old man for help, right?

There are a total of twenty-seven teams on the list, and each team can protect up to eight of its own players (including restricted free agents), and other players will be used for the draft.

In the entire history of the NBA, including this New York Hans expansion draft, there have been a total of ten drafts.

As the NBA continues to progress, the rules of each expansion draft are changing to become more and more perfect.

Take the New York Hans for example this time. The number of players the team can choose is at least 14 and at most 27.

The reason for the maximum of 27 players is simply that each team can only choose one player.

In addition, each team has a list of 8 players to protect. Of course, some teams will also take away players who are emotional, have chaotic private lives, are often injured, and those with high contracts.

Come out and let the New York Hans draft you.

Anyway, the talent pool in this expansion draft is pretty deep, and Bruce doesn’t want to think too much about it. With his memories from his previous life, although he only remembers superstars before 1992, he still has some impressions of good players. As long as they wander out, Bruce will pick them up.

The rest is just to pick a few random pieces of garbage, which will only suck this year anyway. Then you can play them out and trade them to them for draft picks, which will be a pleasure.

"Prince, please do not leak this list. Once caught by the alliance, you will definitely be severely punished by the alliance."

Mitch Kupchak said a little nervously.

There is no way not to be nervous. If you leak this list, you will be fined at least, or it will cause turmoil in the alliance.

If the players see that they are not on the protection list, they will definitely be dissatisfied and will force the owners of each team to endorse it, or they may go on strike.

"Prince" Bruce also nodded and said he was not crazy, just do this.

Now, both within the Tianhan Empire Company and the New York Hanren Team, Bruce is called "Prince". Why do they call him that? It was when Bruce had his first meeting at the Long Island Villa that he used the power of the Han Dynasty to compare the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
To be continued...