The announcement came as a surprise to Atkinson. Originally, he didn't want to pay attention to Mikhail's offer, and recently the Magic team also intended to talk to him about contract extension and salary.

What makes Kenny feel that it is basically impossible to negotiate is that Mikhail has only offered a management position, but I heard him say that the salary may not be low. Maybe? Coming to the Magic didn't pay a lot either, so Kenny decided to give it a try.

After the game between the Magic and the Nets that day, it was still lively outside at night. After an hour of training at the Barclays Centre, the players were out of Atkinson's control.

"Well, what time are you?" Kenny was walking outside at this point as he spoke to the man on the other end of the phone.

Now the coach in Brooklyn is still not so good. Atkinson just used some substitution skills and some timing during the game to easily defeat the opponent!

Another factor that made it so easy to win is that the current Nets players are not in much of the mood to play. Borg was fired, and the new coaches and players had already clocked in to work, and when it was time to play, it was good to move their arms and legs.

It's not that they've been like this before, but after losing so many games, teams like the Suns, Pistons, Magic, and Mavericks have basically been in a relatively low position after losing one by one.

Jeremy Lin is now averaging 7.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game! The time has dropped from 28.6 minutes last season to 19.2 minutes now. Egypt's Deyus in the team feels like he's on the verge of scrapping, and his playing time is getting closer to zero in the week or so that Borg has been in charge of the team this season.

From being valued by the Nets to now being able to sit on the bench for a large amount of time every game, it has been a big blow to him! At this time, his figure began to be out of shape, although he was no longer so thin, but it seemed that this trend was developing towards obesity. When it came to the court, his ability to defend and rebound also declined badly.

"What? Operation? I don't think the salary is very much. I've done this before. Atkinson said to Mikhail when he heard him say what he was going to do.

"The players in the team are probably the ones to keep in check. The Nets don't seem to have improved much over the years, so I want to give it a try. Mikhail said to him with a smile. Kenny no longer works for the Nets, but he still respects the billionaire around him.

"I've read your profile. You're a great guy in some places. But as you can see, the Nets have said something about their operations over the years, and the reality is here. And there's a certain amount of complexity in it. I'm going to be an operations clerk, or I'm given a position as an operations director, but I'm still going to be affected......"

Atkinson spoke directly to the man next to him who seemed to be many years younger than him. He probably won't be able to talk about it tonight. Now he is faced with the problem of whether to go or stay in magic. If you can, you can be an assistant coach with the Magic or two other teams. It's just that the salary is a little less. If it's the other two, it's only a matter of time before they return to the manager's position.

"I also talked to this young man Chen Yinan. The Nets are a team that I want to sell. ”

"Oh?" Atkinson looked up and saw the man across from him, nodding to him when he heard it.

"But I saw some hope last season. So I want to try again. At first, I was looking for someone else to see if I could find someone who was better at operations. However, it was not found for a while. And if it's the same season this season, I'm going to sell the team. ”

"It doesn't seem like it's going to be easy to find in the short term," Kenny said to him as he ate.

"That's right, but I've heard in my industry that you've done this before. And the reputation is not bad, you will find excellent people, and you will also cultivate new people. So I want to just look for you, Chen Yinan was also your subordinate before. Now that kind of coach looks at the results he played in New York, I feel that you still have a lot of ability. I don't think Budenholzer just said those things politely, right? ”

"Coach Budenholzer is a really good coach. When I was his assistant coach, I watched a lot of the decisions he made during the game. ”

"Well, I think I've told you some of the things I've been thinking about the Nets lately. So, do you agree to return to the Nets after the Magic's contract ends to look for some great players? ”

Kenny looked at the man in front of him and didn't speak for a moment. He sensed a charm in this man. Still, he paused carefully for a few seconds before taking a sip of water.

"So what kind of position are you giving me? Your idea is very impressive, but if the salary is similar to what I have now, I still want to develop in the direction of coaching."

"What do you think of the Brooklyn Nets management team president of operations? Well, the initial salary is $10 million a year, which means that the minimum is $10 million, and I'll look at it later. Mikhail looked at Kenny's expression at this time and felt that there was a play~

"Did you mean it? ~" Atkinson could clearly hear his voice trembling a little~

"Haha! What do you think it is? Mikhail asked with a relaxed smile at this time.

"I thought it was just a director or something under 1 million or less. Oh no...... Mikhail, I ask you if you are serious? Kenny immediately withdrew a smile and waited for his answer, ready to make a joke about him.

"Kenny, I'm serious. $10 million+ a year, and if the Nets end up being the same, then you can go back to coaching. Have you thought about it? ~”

"I was thinking that if you don't have a lot of power to run the team, then you don't think there's any need for it. Well, if you're not kidding me I'd still be willing to give it a try. ”

Because similar work has been done in this area before. So Atkinson is still more or less confident. And the minimum salary of $10 million a year requires him to earn several years or even more than ten years to earn so much money, so he thinks it's okay~ Although Kenny on the surface is still eating peacefully with Mikhail, he has already blossomed happily in his heart~

......

Chen stood on the edge of the court in a daze, and now there is not much time in the Knicks. But after thinking about it for a while, I feel that it is better not to go back to Brooklyn first. If you have time, I'll tell Mikhail about this.

The first thing to do now is to play today's game well. After a while, the players were already on the field. The Raptors started Jonas, Ibaka, Bruno, Lowry, DeRozan. On the Knicks' side are Kanter, Porzingis, Lance, Hardaway Jr. and Jack.

"The opponent's No. 4 Ibaka took advantage of his height when he was with you Porzingis. Lance can shoot more in the game, and the Raptors' front line is now weaker again. DeRozan and Lowry attacked Lance and had to help defend in time. Also, pay attention to the rhythm of the game and don't be led away by the opponent, they sometimes attack at a fast pace! Remember, it's okay to always play at our pace......"

Jonas immediately got the basketball and passed the ball to Lowry, and Ibaka took Lowry's pass and immediately deducted the ball! The current Raptors are not very strong in the center, but the score of the guard is still good!

Kanter went to the sideline and served to Jack, who slowly passed the half, and Porzingis immediately took the basketball and hit a step-back jumper! Today's Raptors are still a little worried about their interior defense.

If Jacob is played, then the rebounds in the team are probably weaker. But if he is not allowed to play, Ibaka will not have an advantage in height.

DeRozan held the ball across the halfcourt, and immediately broke through the direction under the defense of Lance and Hardaway Jr. to score points on a jumper! 4：2！ Lance was so easily passed by the opponent with just a little bit of defensive effort!

The explosiveness of the Raptors' players on the court is still good. Lance took the basketball, and Kante immediately got his through ball and dunked to score! 4：4！ At the moment, both sides are tentatively playing!

Both teams want to find each other's weaknesses. And the Raptors won't be as relaxed about the current Knicks as they were last season. This season, after ending the winning streak, we just lost to the Celtics who are first in the East as the second place in the East!

After Lowry took over the basketball, his sudden start was seen by Hardaway Jr. and immediately went over to help defend! After receiving Lowry caught between Jack and Hardaway II, he immediately passed the ball to DeRozan. Ibaka took the basketball and immediately jumped up to dunk and fired, and was slapped directly out by a big pot from Porzingis!

Lowry didn't score 2 points from distance after getting the basketball again! Kante immediately picked up the rebound and passed the ball to Jack. Hardaway Jr. immediately went to the front court and caught the ball and hit a jumper! 7：4！ They haven't forgotten the quick counterattack after the switch between attack and defense!

In fact, the current Knicks team is not very good compared to many teams in the league in terms of coordination. But they paid too much attention to some details to cover up the shortcomings in this area. The team is still strong on the surface!

Jonas took over the basketball and singled Kante successfully! 7：6！ Jack quickly got to the frontcourt, and Porzingis got the basketball and immediately stepped back and shot a three-point jumper in front of Ibaka and went into the net!

Casey saw it and immediately asked for a timeout.

"On the front line, Jacob pays attention to defending. Porzingis must keep up with each other at this point. Offensively, you can improve the tempo, and in the defenders, you need to do more ...... in this area."

At the beginning of the game, Ibaka was severely limited by Porzingis!

"The task Noah taught you is to grab rebounds and defend well with the centers and big forwards around you! For this team, we can try to break through more...... "For Porzingis' state, Chen feels that he should still be allowed to take a break.

Serge Ibaka just didn't find his groove for a while. His individual defense was still good. However, Porzingis' performance today can also be a point for the Knicks to break through the Toronto Raptors!

Then Porzingis cannot be consumed prematurely until then. Noah in the team is also a strong general, so Chen put him up in advance. It is estimated that most of the other party has put Ibaka down now.

The Raptors mean to put the mascot on Porzingis down or after a while. When the game came back, Casey frowned slightly as Noah slowly walked onto the field.

After DeRozan's long-range 2-point no, Jacob took the lead in getting the basketball and his shot was directly interfered with by Noah! When Kante saw it, he jumped up and took the basketball, and then immediately passed it to Lance next to him. After Hardaway Jr. took the ball, Lowry immediately felt bad and accelerated to come back to the past!

Jack took the basketball and saw DeRozan pounce and pass the ball to Lance, who had just passed. The latter immediately jumped up and hit a three-point shot! 13：6！ Today, the Knicks players are in very high shape! They poured all their anger on the Raptors from losing to the Green Shirts last game......

Toronto is somewhat confused now. It feels like another Knicks! There's not much to say when you think about it. Now they are still in second place in the East!

DeRozan took the ball and went to the front court to immediately pass the ball to Jacob. Bruno received Jacob's pass and immediately made a layup to score 2 points! 13：8！

Hardaway Jr. quickly went to the frontcourt, faced DeRozan and directly used his rhythm to easily pass the opponent and then scored 2 points! 15：8！

"Our team is now overpowering the Raptors. See how they cope. Chen spoke to Rogge beside him. Lowry stepped back to the front court and almost came back.

After looking at where the Knicks are currently standing for a while, he dribbled a few times and jumped straight into the net with a three-point hollow! 15：11！ When you can't play on the front line, you can only rely on the defender.

Both Lowry and DeRozan had this in mind at this point. They need to close the margin right away. With Hardaway Jr.'s three-pointer missed, Lowry Ma passed the ball to DeRozan. The latter went to the front court and feigned a three-point shot before passing the ball to Bruno on the other side.

Under the defense of Reims, Bruno hit a 2-point shot that stepped on the line! 15：13！

Kante gets the basketball and dunks in front of Jonas to score! 17：13！

29：27！ In the first quarter of the game, the Raptors still caught up with the score difference through the outside jumper!

"Noah should be careful to grab more rebounds in the second quarter. Porzingis went up and pulled away the jumper! In this section, let's take a look at this tactic, and this one needs to be done more! Score as many points as you can! Hardaway Jr. and Jack are going to use your offense to tear apart each other's defenses! We're going to take the lead in this section! N'Golo Kante's words......"

Chen immediately changed his style of play after seeing the opponent's ability! After the Raptors came up in the second quarter, the Raptors did not make substitutions, the Knicks' Noah went to the center position, Kanter went off, and Porzingis played the No. 4 position.

The Raptors coach muttered in his heart when he saw such a Knick. The new former Nets coach is really versatile in his style of play. After a few seasons, Casey has also heard some rumors about this guy named Chen Yinan in his coaching process.

Jack slowly got up to the front and passed straight to Hardaway Jr. The latter immediately hit the Raptors' interior and let Jonas receive a foul! After making 2 free throws and 2 hits, Hardaway II immediately went over to prepare for defense. 29：29！

Lowry immediately went up front and passed the ball to Bruno. The latter hit a direct three-point shot! 32：29！

Porzingis received Jack's pass and pretended to shoot to shake off Jacob, and immediately went in to let Jonas receive a foul and successfully scored 2+1! 32：32！

The current Knicks' style of play has changed. Noah is in charge of the basket! The other players look for opportunities to score under the basket in a quick shift! The pressure on Jonas has increased a lot!

Not only are the players on his side a little difficult on the defensive end, but his own side has to deal with the players who come in on the one hand, and on the other hand, they have to compete with Noah for the basketball! When Lowry missed a three-pointer, Noah immediately grabbed the basketball and passed the ball to Hardaway Jr.

The Knicks immediately felt that the Raptors were fast. Hardaway II didn't score a three-pointer after arriving in the frontcourt, and by this time the Raptors players had returned. Hardaway Jr. immediately got the basketball and quickly passed the ball to Jack's hand. The latter ignored the Raptors' defense and directly allowed Jonas to receive another foul......

Casey hesitated for about 2 seconds before signaling for a timeout. Now he understood the other party's intentions. If Jonas plays again, the Raptors will have one less main player at the center position.

"Don't let the other person's pass get distracted. Watch out for Noah when you're under the basket, while Jacob and Bruno can guard their players......"

The returning Raptors replaced Jonas with Lucas, and there were no personnel changes on the New York side. Jack made 2 of 2 free throws and Bruno served to DeRozan. Lowry didn't shoot a three-pointer immediately after getting the basketball! Porzingis got the rebound right away!

Lance took the basketball and quickly passed the half-court, saw DeRozan and Bruno coming behind and passed the ball to Jack. The latter jumped right away!