Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 456 NBA, welcome back!
After the finals, an excited Michael Jordan immediately found Du Kang and planned which team to come back to.

According to previous NBA rules, Jordan, the owner, had to sell the team.

Therefore, Jordan has not considered returning with the Bobcats at all.

Besides, Jordan never felt that a team like the Bobcats was worthy of Coach D.

Even if Coach D doesn't care about these things, he can't act like nothing happened. What does it mean to bring Coach D to the Bobcats?
Let Coach D work for him?
Therefore, from the beginning, Jordan had no intention of meeting Du Kang in the Bobcats. This was definitely unfair to Du Kang.

He couldn't go to the Lakers. Coach D chose to let him go. He was very touched, but he definitely couldn't trick Coach D into coming to the Bobcats without any bottom line.

Therefore, Jordan's idea is that the two of them come up with a neutral place that is neither the Lakers nor the Bobcats.

In the entire NBA, except for the Lakers and Bobcats, a total of 28 teams seems to be a lot, but in fact there are not that many teams left for the two of them.

First of all, the West is definitely not going to work.

Since he wants to prove that he is no worse than the younger generation of Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming and others, he cannot go to the West.

However, the final conflict arises here. Coach D owns shares in the Lakers and is the largest shareholder. The Lakers have complete trust in Coach D and Buss Jr. who has complete trust in Coach D. Do other teams have this?
Without Buss Jr., a team with multiple Suns will definitely have problems in the end.

In addition, the Wizards will definitely not be able to do it for well-known reasons.

It seems like a lot, but in fact, even these 8 still need to be subtracted.

The Knicks and Lakers are rivals. Coach D goes to the Knicks. What does it mean?

Celtic's amazing Monty has his own system and is simply not suitable for it.

Let them operate and build a team that can beat the Celtics and Cavaliers, and it must beat the Celtics and Cavaliers and go to the Finals next season. Do you think the management of the Hawks and 76ers can do it?
Even if they have this ambition, they don't have the ability.

For example, it is definitely impossible for Jordan Joe to go to the Pacers or Reggie Miller's team.

Well, what I’m talking about here is the relative most appropriate.

At the same time, Joe cannot go to the Pistons, to a team with Isaiah Thomas and the Detroit Five.

Even these five teams are not entirely suitable.

Moreover, these 12 teams sometimes have to make subtractions based on certain circumstances.

76ers, Heat and Hawks.

Together with Michael Jordan and Coach D, their team will definitely become the most popular IP in the NBA in the future. Not any team is worthy of operating this big IP.

For example, the Celtics and Cavaliers, these two teams are too strong.

Which of these three teams is more suitable is actually obvious.

With this in mind, the management of the 76ers and Hawks are almost unworthy. Simply put, they are simply not worthy of running a team with Coach D and Michael Jordan.

In the end, they can only leave everything to Coach D like the Wizards did back then, just like the Wizards left everything to themselves.

In the end, there are actually only three places where he and Coach D can come back.

The Western Conference finals are definitely not worthy of him, Kobe and others.

Therefore, instead of 28 teams being selected by them, the condition directly becomes 28-14, leaving only 14 teams.

Take the Chicago Bulls for example. Jordan is definitely not willing to go back. If there are other options, the Bulls will never be Jordan's first choice for his comeback.

At the same time, the Cavaliers' Tyronn Lue, Kyrie Irving and Oden's running-in and system have also been established, and it is not appropriate for them to cross over.

Either they don't have a big war. If there is a big war, then the battlefield for the big war is in the finals, which is the most suitable place for them.

Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks.

Also, if he makes a comeback in the NBA, he will definitely not move the stage abroad. In this way, there will be no comeback atmosphere at all, so the Toronto Raptors will not do it either.

Either you have a strong enough team operations team, or the team listens to Jordan and Coach D enough and trusts its own people enough, otherwise it will accidentally turn into the same chicken feathers as the Wizards.

As for the reason, it is still a well-known reason.

Jordan doesn't want to go through what happened with the Wizards again.

At the same time, considering Coach D’s Lakers factor, the Magic will definitely not be able to go. Although the Magic are not worthy of being the Lakers’ mortal enemy, the relationship between the Magic and the Lakers is very special because of the two centers. Coach D went to the Magic, and Magic fans were not allowed to jump up and taunt Lakers fans. What do Lakers fans think?
In addition, considering Coach D’s personal preferences, the Bucks can’t do it either. The Bucks had been harassing Coach D about Antetokounmpo and wanted to trade Antetokounmpo, but Coach D exploded angrily. Killed.

Therefore, after subtracting three more teams, there are now only 8 teams left for them to choose from.

At the same time, these 14 teams still need to make subtractions.

For example, considering Coach D's feelings, the Knicks definitely can't go.

Of course the Heat is the most suitable.

At the same time, neither he nor Coach D is willing to go to the Nets. The Nets’ ownership team is really too unpleasant. No NBA professional will like the Nets’ management, and neither he nor Coach D will. I want to work with a team that sold all my future for Garnett and Pierce.

Subtract three more teams from the eight teams, leaving only five teams.

First of all, a team that is too strong will definitely not work.

Finally, it seems that there is only one team in the entire league suitable for him and Coach D to come back, and this team is the Miami Heat.

This is not because Jordan is unwilling to be the second in command, or because Coach D always likes to lead weak teams, but because Jordan needs a team without a system, so that he can exert his greatest power and allow Coach D to lead a weak team. Just scribble on the white paper to create his strongest Jordan.

For these two teams, maybe their current management level just wants to enter the playoffs, or at most, the Eastern Conference Finals.

Therefore, after these two subtractions are removed, there are actually only 12 teams for them to choose from.

Since the Lakers are in the West, they can only stay in the East.

Therefore, after Pat Riley learned about the agreement between Du Kang and Jordan from a very insider source, he invited Jordan and Du Kang to visit the Heat on the night of the finals.

There is no need for Pat Riley to analyze anything for Du Kang and Jordan. Smart people know which team is the most suitable.

The Heat have the best management in the NBA, the most experienced and ambitious managers in team building, plus the capital and salary space that the Heat had when they sold James and Bosh, leaving these to Pat Riley to operate. Soon, the Heat will be able to form a very strong and very suitable team.

It can be said that the Heat are absolutely perfect, even more perfect than the Bobcats.

The Bobcats' team is their own team and can be completely trusted and obeyed. However, the Bobcats' capital and chips are not as good as the Heat's.

Therefore, neither Du Kang nor Jordan refused Pat Riley's invitation.

I came here just to hear what Pat Riley had to say.

Then, something very embarrassing happened.

Jordan and Du Kang are secretly talking to Pat Riley about how Pat Riley will work after coming to the Heat next season.

Pat Riley was painting a pie for them, and the pie tasted quite delicious, and they were happy to eat it.

At this moment, David Stern got Jordan's secret phone number from nowhere and made the call.

Because these were secret work calls, they were all about discussing the comeback. Jordan was always hands-free, and the callers were all for work. Unexpectedly, this time, the caller was David Stern.

Then, Jordan went hands-free, and then David Stern's voice embarrassed Jordan, and also embarrassed Pat Riley, who was still eloquent just now.

What do you mean you can't listen to a word from me, Pat Riley? Is Pat Riley's reputation in the NBA that bad?

Or is it that I, Pat Riley, have such a bad reputation with David Stern?

However, it is actually understandable. After all, the Big Three of the Heat that David Stern hates the most was created by him, Pat Riley.

If James was led astray by Danny Ainge, then the person who completed the final blow to James was indeed Pat Riley.

After all, Wade himself said back then that he actually only wanted to form the two giants in the Heat and Bosh, and it was James who insisted on joining them.

From David Stern's perspective, how could it be that James himself asked to be added?
He must have been lured here by Pat Riley.

Therefore, after hearing David Stern's impolite words, Pat Riley smiled gracefully after being slightly embarrassed and stopped painting his own pie.

Because as a smart man, he knew very well that there was no way he could go against David Stern.

Now that David Stern is involved, it is impossible for Jordan and Coach D to come to the Heat.

After all, Coach D just said that he would give Jordan and Coach D a new privilege, that is, the boss can come back to play, and Jordan can come back with the Hornets without selling the team.

There is no doubt that this is Jordan's best choice.

As for Coach D…

Leaving the Lakers and coming to Jordan's home court is understandable.

After all, now that he has left the Lakers, where else can he go in the East?
As long as Jordan is sincere, as long as Jordan says, although this team belongs to me, now, he completely obeys Coach D's arrangements.

Just such a sentence can completely resolve Coach D's concerns.

Pat Riley knew Jordan and he would definitely make that commitment.

So, to hear David Stern say that the NBA will give the green light to Jordan and Coach D's team, you know it's over.

He even had no reason to refuse.

After all, Coach D’s purpose is simply obvious.

Back then, Jordan was asked to form the Bobcats in North Carolina, the core of the ACC, the heartland of the NCAA, just to dig out the foundation of the NCAA.

The core of the NCAA is North Carolina. If North Carolina is more obsessed with the NBA than the NCAA, doesn't it prove that the NBA's influence is greater than the NCAA?

The reason is a very simple one.

However, since Jordan took the Bobcats to North Carolina, he has not achieved such an achievement in any year.

In fact, the top brass of the NCAA even smiled at the arrival of Jordan and the Bobcats, and did not take it seriously at all. In other words, they completely regarded David Stern's little idea as a clown's behavior.

A mere bobcat wants to cut off my NCAA legacy?
Is the NCAA really that fragile and can I still dominate American basketball for so many years?
Even if you move the Celtics and Lakers to North Carolina, you still can't cut off my NCAA roots!
Ten years have passed, and the final facts have proven that David Stern’s decision was indeed a joke.

Using Jordan to build a new team in North Carolina is indeed a clown in the eyes of North Carolina, Duke and other North Carolina teams.

In the end, the Bobcats' position in the NBA became very embarrassing.

There is no news at all, and no status at all.

It's even worse than a small team like the Thunder.

A small team like the Thunder has a fan base and can thrive as long as it has good young people and develops a sense of belonging.

But the Bobcats couldn't develop a sense of belonging.

The sense of belonging requires local fans and players to interact and feel love for each other.

Sorry, the local fans of the Bobcats do not love the Bobcats, and naturally they do not love the young Bobcats players that much.

Young players do not have such a sense of belonging, and it is difficult for them to work hard for the team and give everything they have to play. Without such hard work, they may not be able to exchange their talents. Even if they exchange their talents, they will eventually be lost elsewhere.

Isn't it difficult for yourself to stay in a place like Shanmao?
This path for young people is unavailable because they cannot develop a sense of belonging.

The path for veterans is even more impassable.

Which capable veteran can't think of the Bobcats so much?
In the end, the Bobcats were so embarrassed that they changed the team's name back to the Hornets in order to find a sense of belonging with a small group of local fans.

Well, the Bobcats feel that their fan base in North Carolina for ten years is not as good as the Hornets who have been gone for ten years. The team has a higher sense of belonging to the Hornets than to the Bobcats.

The Bobcats changed their name to the Hornets in order to inherit the Hornets' pitiful fan base and historical heritage in North Carolina.

The Hornets also have a bit of history, a bit of a fan base, and a bit of a sense of belonging.

However, the Bobcats changed their name to the Hornets, which also means that David Stern's strategy of the year completely failed and he completely turned into a clown.

Back then, the NCAA forced the Hornets to leave. The Bobcats you created were to compete with the NCAA, but in the end they failed to live up to expectations and became the Hornets. Is this the backbone? At this level, how could you dream that a team like this could tap into my NCAA dragon vein? David Stern, are you drunk too much, or is the boss broken?
NCAA public opinion has ridiculed David Stern and the NBA's decision regarding the Bobcats.

The formation of the Bobcats in North Carolina also became a dark history for David Stern and the NBA.

Looking at the backs of Jordan and Du Kang leaving, Pat Riley shook his head with a wry smile.

"I'm afraid David Stern himself never thought that he had a chance to fight back."

When the Bobcats changed their name in 2014, it was when David Stern was out of power and was slapped hard.

Changing the Bobcats' name to the Hornets would be a slap in the face to David Stern, no doubt about it.

The Hornets changed to the Pelicans for the sake of a sense of belonging and deepening the connection with local fans.

But are you a bobcat, the same as a wasp?

The Hornets left North Carolina in the first place to survive.

And was the establishment of Shanmao just for survival?

It’s for the NBA to expand its territory!

Now, everything is back, everything David Stern wanted, is back.

"God will help those who help themselves..."

The bitterness disappeared from Pat Riley's face.

The CEO's counterattack in recent years is legendary and worthy of respect.

and……

"I don't hate the NBA going back to what it used to be."

Seriously, he hates Adam Silver's NBA, too.

and so……

"NBA, welcome back."

After whispering, Pat Riley turned around with a smile, walked opposite Du Kang and Jordan, and left.

(End of this chapter)