"First of all, I'd like to make a big announcement, as cruel as it sounds, but Mr. Cheeks, you're leaving the team at the end of the season."

After Stefansky's brief opening remarks, the first news came as a surprise.

Among the 76ers players, except for Chen Mu and Iguodala and others, no one has known the news. At this time, when the new manager said it, everyone was stunned, you look at me, I look at you, and I couldn't say a word for a while.

"Wait...... Wait a minute! ”

Willie Green is one of the most shocking, and he has spent a considerable part of his career under Cheeks, and has a deep affection for the old coach.

Before the meeting began, he thought that this meeting would definitely announce the news that he was traded, after all, tomorrow is the trade deadline, and it is only a matter of time before he is sent away. Now that the new manager has arrived, they all say that the new official has taken office with three fires, and if he wants to make some moves in the team lineup, he should start from himself.

But he never thought that the first news from the new manager would be the coach, his mentor Cheeks, who was about to leave the team.

"What do you mean by 'according to the agreement made when Billikin left?? Sorry Mr. Stefansky, I can't understand ......"

"Just call me Ed, just call me Ed." Stefansky smiled: "Although I don't know the details, when Bilikin left the team, there seemed to be an agreement with the team, Bilikin himself left voluntarily to gain the initiative for the team, and the condition was that Mr. Cheeks would also leave the team after the season." Am I right, Maurice? ”

"That's right." Cheeks' face was heavy, and he nodded, "I did receive this news. ”

"What do you mean?!!"

Willie Green stood up, reached out and patted the table, "Billy King left the team, what does it have to do with Mr. Cheeks??" He had such a big scandal of his own, why did he drag Mr. Cheeks into the water?? ”

On the side, Chen Mu and the others were also silent. Although they have known the news for a long time, after all, it is only a private agreement, and there is no announcement, maybe there will be a turnaround after the end of the season!

But now, when the new manager arrives, the first thing he announces is Cheeks' problem, proves that the vicious Billikin not only gave this unacceptable condition, but also took great pains to make a written agreement. Even if the 76ers have the heart to be a villain, they don't even have a chance to regret it afterwards.

"Hell ......!"

Willy Green's words are also the voices of many players at this time.

That's right. Cheeks is not a famous coach, and after leading the team to the playoffs last season and snatching a win at the hands of the Pistons, Cheeks was once praised by the media as one of the first-line coaches. But after all, the ability is limited, and it can't be compared with the famous marshals.

But for the 76ers, Cheeks is more than just a coach, his prestige in Philadelphia, his hard work in Philadelphia, and his hard-working and uncomplaining style over the years. has already conquered the players, and in addition to being a coach, he is still a father-like elder in the hearts of the players.

Now, my father is leaving.

It's not far away. Just after the end of the season.

Countless eyes were on Cheeks, and the academy coach himself smiled wryly, nodding slightly, confirming the cruel news to the players.

"Mr. Cheeks. Forgive me for being blunt, my style has always been like this, although I didn't have the opportunity to work with you. But I've also heard about what you've done for the team, and I have a lot of respect for that. ”

Stefansky looks like a nice gentleman who is always happy, but he really doesn't get down to business. In his opinion, the players will know this news sooner or later, and it is better to hurt later than to hurt early, and to say it now can give the players more buffer period, maybe it is a good thing.

In his first year with the 76ers, there is only about half a season left for Stefansky to establish his prestige, and this season, the team must make a breakthrough to make the work easier in the coming year.

Speaking of this news at this time, Stefansky also made a decision after careful consideration, to establish himself and show that his style of acting is only one of the purposes, and the reason for doing so, Stefansky has multiple plans.

First of all, throwing this bombshell at the beginning can make the players' nostalgia for Billikin (if any) instantly drop to the freezing point, telling everyone that the old manager who left the company is not only a bad guy who abuses his wife, but also a guy who will do harm to the team, and there is no need to miss him at all.

Secondly, if Cheeks' departure can give the players more motivation to work hard for a better future for Cheeks and perform well in the next games, then it will kill two birds with one stone.

Secondly, now that the season is halfway through and the coach will be gone at the end of the season, it is time to find a new manager.

"Regarding Mr. Cheeks, we can discuss it later, the team will definitely have a big farewell banquet for Mr. Cheeks, the Philadelphia 76ers are a very human team, please don't doubt that."

Hearing Stefansky's words, Chen Mu had a black line on his face.

When you sent Martin and Kittels away, you didn't see how human you were!

Stefansky is a smiling tiger, who seems harmless to humans and animals, and is happy to meet anyone, but he will not be soft at all when it comes to trading. This is his usual style of acting, and Chen Mu has already understood it in the original timeline through information such as sports news.

But Stefansky's intention to throw this bombshell at this time, Chen Mu could probably understand, so he didn't interrupt, but listened quietly.

"As you know, we're halfway through the season, and when the season is over, Mr. Cheeks will be leaving Philadelphia, so it's time for us to think about who we should hire to coach next season."

Stefansky said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Cheeks, although it seems a little bad to discuss this in front of you, but I think everyone is a professional, and this kind of thing should be able to bear it." And if the team's future tactics are too different from today's tactics, it will also lead to some undesirable consequences. So I think it's a good idea to hear your opinion on the question of who your successor will be. ”

"No problem, I like your vigorous style." "And you're right, it's better to have some similarity in tactics to get the most out of the players," Cheeks laughed. ”

"So you've got the list I've prepared, right? There are not many candidates, because we will definitely not consider those who are too bad, and you will not be satisfied, and the teams that are too good will not release them. There are only a few people left to choose from, but I've done a lot of homework here, and their styles, coaching habits, and so on are all on the table, so you can take a look at them and then discuss them. ”

Chen Mu lowered his head when he heard this, looked at the not very thick form in his hand, and opened it to see that there were indeed not many people, and there were only four candidates for the pre-selected coach for next season.

"Eddie Jordan, born in 1955, major accomplishments: Reaching the Finals with the Nets as an assistant coach, and then serving as the head coach of the Wizards, during which time he led the team to consecutive playoff games."

"Lionel Hollins, born in 1953, main achievement: none."

"Lawrence Frank, born in 1970, major achievements: the youngest 100-win coach in the NBA, a 14-game winning streak as head coach, leading the team to the playoff semifinals, and reaching the playoffs for four consecutive years."

"Well, apart from Hollins, the other two have a lot of connections with the Nets."

Chen Mu nodded while watching, Stefansky is really the general manager of the Nets, and the list given is that Eddie Jordan once served as an assistant coach of the Nets, and Lawrence Frank went all the way from video analyst to the position of head coach of the Nets. Hollins, on the other hand, has no direct connection to the Nets, but he spent two seasons with the 76ers as a player and is also a defensive coach.

In the information of the three, the coaching style of each person has been analyzed in more detail, and it can be seen that Stefansky and his team are still working hard.

The trio's biggest traits are also clearly described, with Eddie Jordan being a versatile outside player and his own two brushes on the defensive end, making him an obvious coach who is quite appetizing for Iguodala.

Hollins is a typical defensive coach, although he has only been an over-coach with the Grizzlies so far, but his ability to adjust the team's defense is quite amazing, which makes many people optimistic that they can develop greatly in the future.

Needless to say, Lawrence Frank is one of the best young coaches in the world's sports circles, with a good ability to build on the defensive end and a good ability to hold young players.

And if you think about it carefully, the shortcomings of the three are also obvious. Eddie Jordan's offensive tactics are more liberal, relying quite on the play of all-round players on the outside, if the outside line does not go well, Eddie Jordan's on-the-spot command ability still needs to be tested.

On Hollins' side, not having too long a managerial experience is his fatal flaw.

Frank has always had a bad relationship with the team's star players, and his relationship with Kidd is a well-known mess in the sports world.

"These three candidates are not very good at training offense......!"

Chen Mu knows that the biggest problem of the 76ers now is still on the offensive end, and Cheeks himself is unable to lead the team further because he does not have any groundbreaking tactics on the offensive end. If the next coach is still in this style......

Thinking so, Chen Mu turned the next page of the information, and the next person to appear on the information made his eyes light up, and he instantly became a little excited. (To be continued......)

PS: The new coach has been chosen!