Manager Ernie Grunfeld is not a procrastinator, and immediately after the discussion, he called his assistant, went through the process of drawing up a contract, and was ready to sign with the two. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Knicks can't afford to wait, and the summer league kicks off in early July, and if the team's head coach personally leads the team to scout the marginalized people and find backup talent for the team, it will become a laughing stock.

There is an unwritten rule that the team is always led by the assistant coach of the team, looking at both the players and the assistant coach.

Summer league is a place where "slings" are everywhere, teams can sign contracts with anyone in the free market, can invite foreign players to play, only need to take care of room and board, do not have to bear other obligations, and finally do not sign a contract to play in the NBA, players have no right to question, and they can only admit bad luck if they are injured.

Some players will play in the summer leagues in Las Vegas, Orlando and Long Beach at the same time, just to play more games, show their strength, and pursue a base salary.

Thibodeau has also signed, and his defensive philosophy is a good fit for Van Gundy.

As for Boyd, he can only be ruthlessly passed, and this kind of discussion of tactics and half-beat slow people can't work together at all. Those who dare to share responsibilities for the head coach are good assistants, what else can they do if they don't dare to say anything?

Three days later, Yang Rui and Thibodeau went to the general manager's office together to report and get the contract.

The content is not complicated, they need to participate in the team's daily training, tactical discussions, and go with the team to play away games, and the contract period is one year.

Unless it is a big-name assistant coach, he will get a high-salary long-term contract as soon as he takes the post, and this kind of person is usually actively poached by the team.

No matter how good Yang Rui's performance is during the interview, the treatment has to start from the newcomers in the industry, the annual salary before tax is only 150,000, and Xibodu is less than him, 120,000.

This offer is very fair, Thibodeau can't even mix with the bad team 76ers and is cut, and Yang Rui is even more inexperienced. They prove themselves and the management will only consider renewing the contract, otherwise it is just a transitional coach.

Thibodeau was very depressed Yang Rui became the team's first assistant coach by relying on his performance in the interview, and when he got the contract, he calmly signed, and began to wonder what family he came from.

An annual salary of $100,000 is an absolute high salary in the United States, why does he seem to care nothing?

This is, of course, because Yang Rui comes from the era after the great development of the NBA, and since 2015, many assistant coaches have an annual salary of one million, and the player contract is even more ridiculous. Now he's not for money, just for a platform.

Yang Rui's mood is one word - cool!

In his previous life, his parents were gone, and he had almost no contact with distant relatives, and he was alone. Back in this era, he didn't bother with it, he just wanted to let go of his courage and do it.

After signing the contract, Yang Rui got a check, and the team paid $10,000 in advance, which was the hard work of the summer league. He immediately quit his job at the snack bar and officially got out of poverty.

The Knicks have since finalized an assistant coach, Billy Shalman, plus former strength and conditioning trainer Chris Jogle, to form the new coaching staff.

On July 1, NBA free agency opened, and Knicks management held a uniform team meeting.

Uniform, as the name suggests, means suit, and the uniform group is the coaching staff and management meeting. Manager Ernie first welcomed the new members, and then arranged the work for July.

"Jerry Young, Tom Thibodeau, you're going to the Long Beach Summer League together, five games in total. Jerry, there is good news, we agreed to the request of the Chinese men's basketball team to play against them in the first game. Ernie looked at Yang Rui and smiled.

"Haha, that's so interesting." Yang Rui realized that his joining had a butterfly effect.

Last year, the Chinese men's basketball team came to the United States to practice, and the opponent was the Lakers. In Yang Rui's previous life, the Chinese men's basketball team still played against the Lakers this year, and in 1998, he played against the temporarily formed "Magic Star Team".

The so-called star team is actually the legendary point guard "Magic" Johnson and a group of retired old men, Johnson is 39 years old, he has been diagnosed with AIDS for 7 years, and he thought it was O'Neal who didn't know the size.

Johnson is not the fattest, his teammate has a fat ball, the whole is a black Michelin tire man, the game was broadcast on Chinese TV at the time, Yang Rui was particularly impressed.

In the face of such a group of old, weak, sick, disabled, pregnant and child-holding comrades, the Chinese players have the advantage of athleticism, and there is no suspense...... Lost 88 to 112.

The men's basketball team has been so speechless in the past two years, this time they are warming up for the upcoming Asian Championships, if history does not deviate, they will lose to South Korea in the semifinals, and finally only finished third and missed the World Championships, which is the first time the team has missed the World Championships since 1982, and the strength can be imagined.

Yang Rui is very happy, he has never been a coach in his previous life, and he only has the memory of this life as a reference, and he needs some time buffer. If he plays a strong team in the first battle, he will be under a lot of pressure, and he will simply want to sleep and send a pillow to the Chinese team.

The atmosphere of the meeting was a bit weird, except for Ernie and Van Gundy, everyone was curious about how Yang Rui became an assistant teacher, or the nominal number one assistant coach.

Is it so easy to get a job at an NBA giant?

is so young, he doesn't seem to be under 23 years old, is he the illegitimate son of the boss and the Chinese?

Glenn Walsh, the white fat assistant manager, asked, "Jerry, you look optimistic, but you've never played in a summer league, do you know how?" ”

"You know, it's an invitation to free agents to form a team on an improvised basis, right?" Yang Rui smiled slightly and looked at Ernie. "Manager, can I propose a candidate for the player?"

'Of course, you can talk to the two Mr Maguire and they will contact the player or the player's agent and make an offer, but there is no guarantee that he will come.

Dick Maguire is a famous Knicks scout, 72 years old, who is still digging talent for the Knicks. His assistant is his own son, Scott Maguire, who follows in his father's footsteps.

"Is there a detailed list of free men?" Yang Rui asked.

"There is a list, but it is not specific, only basic information such as the age, height, and weight of the players, and many people's technical characteristics are unknown, because most of them have no experience playing in the NBA." Scott replied.

"That's enough, I'll need a list after the meeting." Yang Rui said lightly.

Glenn didn't have a good first impression of Yang Rui, and always felt that this young man was too conceited, so he said in a cold tone: "Mr. Yang, what do you think the summer league team can achieve?" Are you confident that you can pick potential players for your team? ”

"I don't know." Yang Rui has something to say.

"What?" Glenn frowned.

"Of course I don't know, I haven't even seen a single player, I don't know what their quality is, and I can't tell them tactics. So, I can only give an answer when I have selected the players. ”

Glenn wanted to catch Yang Rui's flaws, lead him to say big things, and be a handle in the future, but the other party was not fooled at all.

"Mr. Walsh, do you have any questions?" Yang Rui paused for five seconds, and when he saw that no one was talking, he smiled slightly. "Leaders, please continue, I obey any arrangement."

Compared with Thibodeau's restraint, Yang Rui's every move seems to be chic and confident. The old people in the management saw it in their eyes and muttered even more in their hearts.

Are young people so good nowadays? He is not stage frightened, nor is he reckless.

This kid can become an assistant coach, maybe he is really capable.

Will there be surprises in this year's Summer League?

Van Gundy looked at Yang Rui more and more pleasing to the eye, he attended the first team meeting that year, and he was a little stammering when he spoke excitedly, and he was still 27 years old.

Yang Rui has the courage and dares to take responsibility, which shows that Van Gundy has the wisdom to know people and has a lot of face.

The Knicks kept the core lineup, and the weakest link was precisely the coaching staff. Van Gundy hopes that Yang Rui will perform well and has signed a contract, even if it is only for one year, he doesn't want to be an assistant wastewood, and everything is on himself.

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