Because of Stevens' ability, Demps also considered his opinion when choosing an assistant coach.

After listening to his opinion, Demps also looked for Tang Tian before the final choice.

As a result, Stevens and Tang Tian's ideas coincided with each other. They both thought that the most suitable person among the four was Alvin Gentry.

However, there are slight differences in their ideas.

Stevens values ​​Kentry's ability, who is known for his offense.

Last season, the Pelicans' defensive system has not yet been formed, and the team needs defensive coaching assistance.

But now the team has a defensive system, and Stevens himself is a defensive master, so he needs an offensive assistant.

Gentry was the second running master after D'Antoni during the Suns. He averaged 109 points per game in the season when he reached the Western Conference Finals.

This average score was terrifying in that era.

This is also the reason why Tang Tian chose Gentry, of course this is not all.

Another important reason why he made this choice is that Gentry has been an assistant coach for the Warriors in the past two seasons.

He and Ron Adams attacked and defended, and were Cole's right-hand man.

Now he has dug up Gentry as the first assistant coach, which has weakened the strength of the Warriors coaching staff in a different direction.

And for the Pelicans, there is an assistant coach who is familiar with the Warriors' tactical system, which will help them a lot in the playoffs.

Just like Brown last season, with him in it, the Pelicans restricted James from getting twice the result with half the effort.

The two sides reached a contract, and the Pelicans held a press conference for Gentry as soon as possible to welcome his joining.

After the Pelicans' press conference, the Warriors responded quickly.

They poached the Pelicans' player development assistant coach Reus and became the team's second assistant coach.

The season has not yet begun, and this kind of personnel flow between the coaching teams of the two teams can be called the NBA version of the game of throne.

The intrigue scenes made the fans very excited.

But this is NBA, there are not many feelings in the business world, especially for coaches who don’t have many job opportunities.

Tang Tian saw all these, but he didn't care much about Reus' departure.

When people go to a high place, Reus's choice is not wrong, and Reus's departure has little impact on the Pelicans coaching staff.

Stevens + Gentry + Nash, these three talents are the core of the Pelicans' coaching staff in the new season.

At this time, what interested Tang Tian was the two signings between the Nets and the Mavericks.

The Nets signed Guo Ailun with a training camp contract, and the Mavericks signed Ding Yanyuhang with an unsecured contract.

After the Chinese team won the gold medal in Rio, some people said that Guo Ailun and Ding Yanyuhang tried to attack the NBA.

It seems that the two of them listened to it now, and they both succeeded!

Although the contracts signed by both of them are not much guaranteed, at least the two will appear on the NBA preseason stage.

This is a breakthrough for themselves, or for Chinese basketball itself.

You should know that the only non-inside players who were able to enter the NBA before were Sun Yue and Tang Tian.

Even if they get the training camp contract, Liu Wei is the only one.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in a blink of an eye.

On October 2, the door to the 2016-2017 season officially opened, and the NBA preseason was the first to start.

The Pelicans' personnel have changed a lot in the summer, and half a month has not been enough for Stevens to adapt. This preseason is mainly about running in lineups and training new players.

The Pelicans' first pre-season opponent was the Mavericks.

Carlisle's idea is similar to Stevens. Both sides played the main players in the first half, and they were practicing tactics and did not give their full strength.

It can be clearly felt that Conley's joining has improved the strength of the Mavericks.

Conley can attack, organize and defend, which is very similar to Billups of the Pistons at the time. It can be said that he is the most suitable point guard for Carlisle and the Mavericks.

The Pelicans' preseason first game was also a surprise, and their offense speed was obviously faster than last season.

The tactics of positional warfare have become simpler, and the speed of defensive counterattack has also been significantly accelerated.

It can be foreseen that the Pelicans' average score per game in the new season will definitely rise.

After halftime, the two teams tied at 55.

In the second half, both sides changed into substitutes.

The two teams' substitute lineups changed a lot in the summer. The main players in the first half were almost the same, and they inspected the substitutes at the beginning of the second half.

Just after more than 7 minutes in the third quarter, both teams replaced the bench players one after another.

Brogden and Siakam both got the chance to play on the Pelicans, while Chinese player Ding Yanyuhang also got the chance to play on the Mavericks.

When Ding Yanyuhang was replaced, there were whistles and cheers on the scene.

Because Tang Tian, ​​the Chinese market in New Orleans is the best in the United States, and there are quite a few Chinese people coming to watch the football live.

Tang Tian kept talking to Davis about new tactics in the second half. When he saw Ding Yanyuhang coming on the court, he also turned his attention to the court.

The Mavericks are a championship team, and it is too difficult for Ding Yanyuhang to leave.

But if you have a dream, go after it. Putting aside your strength, Ding Yanyuhang's choice is very manly.

Brogg broke through Ding Yanyuhang when he came up, and then scored easily after the confrontation.

The Mavericks' offense failed. After turning around, Brogden signaled to pull it away, he then broke Ding Yanyuhang and hit the basket and committed his foul.

These two balls allowed Ding Yanyuhang to experience the cruelty of the NBA.

In the national team, he doesn't need to undertake defensive tasks. He just needs to catch Tang Tian's pass on the offensive end and score the ball as much as possible.

But when it comes to NBA, he is the defensive breakthrough in the eyes of opponents.

Moreover, he has a confident physical confrontation and is at a complete disadvantage against pitchers like Brogdon.

In the end, the Pelicans performed better in the substitute, defeating the Mavericks 106-93, winning their first preseason victory.

Brogden's performance was very eye-catching. He made 7 of 13 shots in the game, made 3 of 6 three-pointers, contributing 20 points and 6 assists.

He can sort out the offense, discover the opponent's defensive weaknesses and strong psychological qualities on the field. His performance satisfied Stevens.

Ding Yanyuhang performed poorly in his NBA debut. After playing for 7 minutes, he made 0 of 2 shots, no scores, and only had 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 mistakes.

After the game, Tang Tian took the initiative to pull Ding Yanyuhang and said some words of encouragement.

Ding Yanyuhang's mentality surprised him a little.

Although he was a little disappointed, Ding Yanyuhang's fighting spirit remained unabated.

"Brother Tang, I'm here to improve myself. If it really doesn't work, I will choose to play in the Development League for a year. I'm here for the NBA."

Ding Yanyuhang's words were loud and Tang Tian couldn't help but give him a thumbs up after hearing this.

With this determination, no matter whether you succeed in the end or not, it is worthy of admiration.
Chapter completed!