NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 92 Timberwolves General Manager, New Plan

In Jinzhou, somewhere in an apartment.

Su Chen was lying on the sofa, checking the latest news on her mobile phone.

As for his recent news, he also got a lot of news, and the city was full of turmoil.

This apartment was configured by the previous team.

Although the conversation with Lacob broke down, after all, they won the championship for the Warriors, and they didn't take back the apartment and let Su Chen live in a hotel.

Lacob is relatively generous in terms of money, except that he cannot touch the inverse scale of managing the team.

What's more, Lacob also planned to let Su Chen come back as an assistant after Su Chen had a bad nose outside, and let Su Chen and Cole compete for the post.

bell bell bell.
There is no music set on Su Chen's cell phone ringtone, but the default incoming call sound.

His number is the contact information left by the league official, obviously this is a business to find him.

The people who can check this number are basically league officials or team management.

"Who is it please?"

Su Chen asked after answering the phone.

"Hi Coach Su Chen, we are the Brooklyn Nets. Are you interested in coming to our team as the head coach?"

The staff on the other end of the phone said to Su Chen.

Nets?
The call from the Nets surprised Su Chen.

In Su Chen's prediction, some teams with poor records would come to him. The Nets' record is not bad.

In the just-concluded season, the Nets entered the playoffs in the upper half.

It can't be said that it is a bad team.

But soon, Su Chen came to his senses and knew why the Nets were looking for him.

"Got it, I'll think about it."

Su Chen replied directly.

While there was no explicit rejection, it was clear that there was little interest.

"Okay, after you think about it, you can call this number to let us know."

And the staff on the other end of the phone didn't think it was too strange.

Su Chen smiled helplessly. He didn't even mention the management's request, because the Nets were too chaotic at this time.

Just this season alone, there are three people on the Nets' replacement coaching list.

Avery Johnson, PJ Carlesimo, and Lionel Hollins have all appeared on the Nets' coaching roster.

Even if you don't count Lionel Hollins, who only coached one game temporarily, he has changed two coaches.

The Nets' salaries have already exploded, and there is little room for manipulation.

Su Chen took out the small notebook and looked at the information of the Nets.

Joe Johnson's salary next season will reach 2174 million, Deron Williams will reach 1847 million next season, and Lopez will reach 1469 million next season.

Moreover, the management also tried to stud Pierce and Garnett, and the chaotic Nets would become even more chaotic. Su Chen didn't want to go into this muddy water at all.

"It's better to let Kidd be the coach to refresh the Nets' lineup."

Su Chen shook her head and smiled, and closed the small notebook.

Today is destined to be a busy day for Su Chen.

Then another team called Su Chen, wanting to make Su Chen the head coach of the team.

This team is the Trail Blazers.

In the just-concluded season, the Blazers were No. 11 in the Western Conference, 12 games short of the playoffs.

They wanted to go further, so they found Su Chen.

The Blazers wanted Su Chen to reproduce the Blazers as the second Warriors.

The Blazers have Lillard, who has begun to show his shooting ability this year, who can replicate Curry's position, and Matthews is Thompson's position.

In addition, they also have players like Batum, Aldridge, and JJ Hickson.

To be honest, Su Chen didn't want to agree. This lineup reproduces Warrior Chunchun as a low-profile version of Warrior.

Matthews can speak in place of Thompson.

He does not coach the high-end Warriors, so he coaches your low-end Warriors?

However, based on the possibility that the team has a lot of room to maneuver, Su Chen put forward his own request, that is, to be in the management team and serve as the general manager.

After the Blazers heard this request, they fell silent.

After only telling Su Chen that they needed to think about the time, they hung up the phone.

The Blazers now have Aldridge, Lillard, and Batum, who have gradually grown up in the lineup and don't want to move too much.

Su Chen also made it clear that he will make big changes to the team and let the Blazers think carefully.

Next, the Charlotte Hornets called.

Michael Jordan made the phone call himself.

Jordan originally thought that Su Chen would be convinced by his reputation if he went out in person. Wouldn't it be easy to win Su Chen?

But Su Chen still firmly stated that he will also serve as the team's general manager, and he will definitely make a big change to the team.

Jordan fell silent after hearing this.

He just wanted Su Chen to build the Hornets into the second team of Warriors in the way the Warriors did.

This Su Chen's pure and outrageous performance, the Blazers can say that Lillard is a little bit reliable, what's the shooting rate of Kemba Walker?

The whole team is covering to see Kemba Walker strike the iron, right?

"How about you tell me, how do you plan to change the team?"

Jordan hesitated and asked.

Seeing that Jordan is the god of basketball, Su Chen gave Jordan a face and briefly stated his thoughts.

"Trade, I don't want any of these players, and I can change the draft pick to me."

Su Chen didn't like any of the Hornets' players. He would rather bring a bunch of rookies and veterans with him.

beep. beep. beep.
Jordan was so angry that he almost fainted after hearing this, and hung up the phone directly.

Jordan's family background, which was not rich in the first place, could not withstand such a toss.

Su Chen didn't feel much about Jordan hanging up the phone.

He was dissatisfied with the Hornets at first, and it would be a very strenuous task for him to coach the Hornets even if he wanted to change.

Then a few more teams called.

Eagles, Timberwolves, Magic, Suns, Kings.

But when they heard that Su Chen was going to be in charge of the management, they all said that they needed to think about it, and then hung up the phone.

Both the sun and the eagle have similar thoughts.

Because of the success of the Warriors, I want Su Chen to reproduce the successful lineup in the Warriors on his own lineup.

But the lineup of the Suns and the Hornets are not the same. The head star Dragic and Kemba Walker are purely fifty steps away.

The Eagles feel that they have no star players like the Warriors, but they are all capable players, and they are very suitable for civilian champion coaches like Su Chen.

But when they heard that Su Chen was going to move the core players, the Eagles said that they still needed to consider, but they had already gone to Mike Budenholzer.

They originally wanted Mike Budenholzer to be the head coach, but they couldn't bear Su Chen's name as the civilian champion coach, so they wavered a bit.

Hearing that Su Chen is going to enter the management team and make changes to the team lineup, the Eagles still feel that Mike Budenholzer is more fragrant.

The other Timberwolves, Magic, and Kings are all bad teams.

Changing the coach is like buying a lottery ticket. It is still the name of the civilian champion coach, and the scratch-off prize is worth it.

But when they knew that Su Chen was going to enter the management team to make major changes, they all hesitated.

It's like, originally they thought that buying this lottery ticket would cost a little more money, but now that Su Chen wanted to move the team, it was tantamount to asking them to put the real estate certificate on it.

This is not buying a lottery ticket, it is a more expensive gamble!
The most critical issue is that Su Chen is a layman!
This layman is not a coach, but a layman. If he can lead ordinary warriors to win the championship, they must recognize Su Chen's ability to come to him.

But in terms of management, Su Chen is really a big layman.

Let alone resume, there is not even any material to prove Su Chen's professionalism.

Many management relationships in the league are pretty good, and some teams that haven't called Su Chen already know about Su Chen's request.

After the news spread, no team called Su Chen anymore.

Putting an outsider in charge of management is a huge risk.

As for the price of risking success, if you invite Su Chen to be the head coach, will you really be able to win the championship again?
Some management are well-informed and know that the top leaders of the league are now discussing the banning of elevator door tactics.

No one can guarantee how much it will affect Su Chen's tactical system.

The next day.

When they woke up, the fans found that the hot topic of discussion had changed from [Where is Su Chen going next season] to [Who dares to take over Su Chen? ] the topic.

It turned out that Su Chen's request had already been exposed.

"He, a rookie coach, dared to directly ask for the position of general manager. No wonder the Warriors gave up Su Chen. I was always wondering about it before."

"Su Chen just can't see the reality clearly. He continues to polish his qualifications in the league. Maybe the Warriors will let him participate in the management."

"Warriors decentralize? Then you don't know what kind of person Lacob is."

"There are many people in the league who are interested in Su Chen, but Su Chen's requirements are too high. I don't think any team will be willing."

"Yeah, other people have accumulated so much wealth for so long, why should it be squandered on you and you will treat it as a 2K manager mode?"

"If Su Chen is so stubborn, he may lose his job next season."

"I won't lose my job. After all, I am a champion coach, but Su Chen must accept the arrangement of being just a head coach."

"It's so funny, a rookie coach really takes himself seriously!"

Originally, everyone's positive comments on Su Chen outweighed the negative ones.

After all, the Warriors still have the prestige to win the championship.

The dream-like journey to win the championship also elevated Su Chen's status. If it wasn't for Su Chen's work, then the entire basketball circle would give Su Chen a high evaluation.

But to take the initiative to set foot in another circle is to overestimate one's abilities.

Although there is no precedent for the head coach to also serve as the general manager or president, these coaches are usually meritorious coaches with good connections in the league.

There are no contacts, and sometimes the team needs to deal with things like unwinding, and no one is willing to talk to you.

This is also the reason why many team owners don't want to think about it at all.
Now many people are waiting to see Su Chen's joke.

I want to see how Su Chen steps down.

Among them, Lacob was most looking forward to seeing the joke, because Su Chen wanted to join the team, which offended him.

He's now close to a deal with Kerr.

Even if Su Chen wants to come back, he can only serve as Cole's deputy first, and the two of them will compete for the post.

Days like this lasted for several days.

The news about where Su Chen was going disappeared like a stone sinking into the sea. It seemed that no team was willing to agree to Su Chen's conditions.

Just when Su Chen wondered if he was asking too much.

A phone call made Su Chen board the flight out of Jinzhou.

Minnesota.

As a state in the Midwest, it has vast forests and lakes.

Rich forest resources and a large amount of fresh water resources make the agricultural industry here relatively developed.

However, it is close to the Arctic Circle, and the climate is cold all year round. It is an out-and-out bitter cold place.

in a farm.

An old man is squatting in a vegetable field, doing weeding work.

His movements are skillful, the farm tools are used just right in his hands, and the weeds next to every vegetable are cleaned up by him.

But very modest, without hurting the vegetables a bit.

After removing the weeds, the old man did not forget to catch the bugs on some vegetables.

From a distance, it looks like a beautiful pastoral picture scroll.

It seems that in such a peaceful and peaceful environment, all the distracting thoughts in the heart can be removed and become more pure.

Su Chen looked at the address on the phone and found this place.

The cold air made Su Chen tighten his coat and use the heat from his mouth to hold his hands.

He finally met the person he wanted to meet on this journey.

Glenn Taylor.

"You're here, isn't it hard to find here?"

At this time, Glenn Taylor saw Su Chen and put down the farm tools.

"Kindly, but I thought it was some country house."

Su Chenha began to speak.

Glenn Taylor smiled after hearing this, walked over from the vegetable field, and motioned for Su Chen to follow him.

Soon the two arrived at a cabin.

There are heating facilities in the wooden house, which are very complete.

Along the way, Su Chen chatted with Glen Taylor.

Glen Taylor explained that he grew up on a farm in Minnesota, but now that the business is busy it has become a hobby in his spare time.

Su Chen also remembered some information about Glenn Taylor.

The reason why Glen Taylor bought the Timberwolves was in 1994, when the Timberwolves were about to move to New Orleans.

Glenn Taylor didn't want Minnesota, a bitter cold place, without a team, so he took the initiative to buy the team.

And later Xiao Hua asked the Timberwolves to relocate because the Timberwolves could not bring qualified benefits to the league, but they were rejected.

The price of rejecting Xiao Hua is that the Timberwolves have almost been at the bottom of the whistle since then.

Even the stars who originally had a whistle, after arriving in the Timberwolves, the whistle will drop significantly.

But Glenn Taylor is also a rather confused person.

Glenn Taylor and Joe Smith's yin and yang contract caused the Timberwolves to be fined by the league for five years in the first round. Garnett was so angry that he directly refused the Timberwolves to retire his jersey.

At this time, Glen Taylor poured Su Chen a cup of hot water.

"Young man, I saw your performance in the playoffs. You are really a very talented person."

Glen Taylor took the initiative to pass the hot water to Su Chen.

"Thank you."

Su Chen nodded in thanks and took the water.

"Really, I am very envious that you can lead the Warriors to create such a glorious history."

"Sometimes I'm ashamed that I haven't brought Minnesota any glory in all these years, and it's just a mess that made Kevin (Garnett) mad at me that much."

Having said that, Glen Taylor laughed at himself.

Garnett announced at the time that he would never speak to Glenn Taylor again, refusing the Timberwolves to retire his jersey.

But Glen Taylor has only guilt for Garnett, and also said that if Garnett is willing, Garnett is welcome to come back at any time and he is willing to retire Garnett's jersey.

"It can't be said that if you didn't buy the Timberwolves in the first place, this team would have become the New Orleans Timberwolves in 1995."

"By the way, there is no forest in New Orleans, maybe it will become the New Orleans Wings."

Su Chen made a joke.

Hearing Su Chen's humorous remarks, Glenn Taylor also rarely laughed.

"Young man, you are really interesting, but now the Timberwolves have been played badly by me again, do you still have confidence?"

Glen Taylor smiled and said to Su Chen.

The Timberwolves only won 31 wins in the season that just ended, and the team's tradable assets are not many.

Hearing this, Su Chen knew that Glen Taylor had already made a decision, and she just asked for a guarantee from herself.

"Don't worry, don't be so nervous, I know what happened to the Timberwolves."

"I won't let you make guarantees like the Western Conference Finals. As long as you have the confidence to bring the Timberwolves back to the playoffs, the Timberwolves will be handed over to you."

"You can, with a lineup that fits your system, Minnesota hasn't had a playoff game in a long time."

When Glen Taylor said this, it was like an ordinary old Minnesota fan expressing his thoughts.

"In the playoffs, I can guarantee that I can sign a betting agreement. If I can't make it to the playoffs, I won't get paid."

It's just a guarantee for the playoffs, Su Chen is full of confidence.

With the current lineup and assets of the Timberwolves, it is still difficult to win the championship.

As a hacker and a time traveler, he couldn't even bring the Timberwolves into the playoffs, and he himself was embarrassed to ask for a salary.

Shame!

"Okay, I trust you, I will give you a salary without signing a VAM agreement."

Glen Taylor said after thinking for a while.

"No, this VAM agreement needs to be signed. It is used to silence people like management and shareholders, and it is my own request to myself."

As for Glenn Taylor's kindness, Su Chen refused.

Su Chen couldn't even forgive the fact that the Timberwolves lineup rebuilt by him couldn't make it to the playoffs.

"Since you are so confident, then I won't persuade you anymore. You can decide everything, big or small."

Glen Taylor smiled on his wrinkled face: "Waiting for your good news."

Glenn Taylor also made a promise.

Su Chen had no doubts about Taylor's words.

In other words, Su Chen had no doubts about the determination of the Minnesota people.

After all, what kind of determination is it to be able to do Gobert's one-for-ten operation?
In order to get Gobert, the Timberwolves paid the price of Malik Beasley, Beverly, Vanderbilt, Walker Kessler, Bolmaro + 4 first-round picks + 1 first-round swap.

The Timberwolves made a profit when they met him.

After all, he only needs to get a first-round pick around the [-]th pick in the trading market, and he can choose Gobert, the Timberwolves' favorite.

Since finalizing the deal with the Timberwolves, Su Chen has been stepping up the formalities and signing the contract.

It's no secret that Su Chen and Timberwolves have gotten close recently.

It's just that until now, no one knows what kind of contract the Timberwolves and Su Chen signed.

Although some names brought some news.

But everyone is waiting for an official announcement.

"It's official!The Timberwolves fired D'Antoni, and Su Chen became the Timberwolves' new coach and general manager! "

As soon as the official announcement came out, it immediately caused an uproar.

But the media is not optimistic about the Timberwolves or Su Chen.

"espn: A lose-lose decision, the Timberwolves and Su Chen will both enter the trough! "

ESPN also published an article expressing its views on this incident.

[The Timberwolves' new king, Kevin Love, played a double-double machine, but he is not good as a blue-collar. In Su Chen's tactical system, the insiders are all blue-collar.The introduction of Su Chen will definitely cause discord within the Timberwolves team, because Kevin Love will not accept a position like David Lee. 】

[The main point guard Rubio is a typical traditional point guard. His three-point shooting percentage is less than 30%, which is useless in Su Chen's system. Su Chen's tactics are all threats of three-pointers. The Timberwolves The three-pointers are extremely poor, and Adelman's tactics can't drive the Timberwolves. It is obvious that Su Chen overestimated his ability. 】

[Su Chen's best development is to renew his contract with the Warriors. If he is even close, he should renew his contract with the Trail Blazers who were interested in Su Chen before. The manager will not bring many high-quality trades to the Timberwolves. This is a failed decision for both parties. 】

In the article, ESPN made no secret of its dislike.

Even demeaning.

Originally, with the performance of the new king Love, the Timberwolves may not have no development in the future.

And Su Chen's system has won the championship, and it is best to renew the Warriors in situ. Even if the Warriors don't renew the contract, they should find a suitable team.

The result now is that, out of greed for the position of general manager, Su Chen chose a team that was not suitable for him.

The next development is probably that Su Chen lost the championship coach bonus, and slowly disappeared from the league.

And the Timberwolves will usher in a long period of reconstruction after Su Chen's random manipulation, and will become the bottom of the league for a long time.

However, it didn't take long for some details of Su Chen's contract to be revealed.

It turned out that what Su Chen signed was actually a gambling agreement.

Because it was a gambling agreement, he only signed with the Timberwolves for one year.

In the betting agreement, if the Timberwolves fail to enter the playoffs, then Su Chen will not get a single salary.

This has aroused heated discussions among fans.

"This Su Chen doesn't know whether he is too confident or too stupid. Relying on the title of the champion coach, he can obviously fool a big contract. If a betting agreement fails, other teams will see the Timberwolves being slapped in the next season. I don’t even dare to sign with him.”

"Young is full of vigor. He is a rookie general manager, so he must not be blackmailed by the managers of other teams."

"However, he is a man enough to dare to sign this gambling agreement. If he squanders the Timberwolves for nothing, I still look down on him."

"The Warriors are close to signing a contract with Cole. I heard that when Lacob and Su Chen collapsed, he let go of some harsh words."

"Then it will be fun for the Warriors to play the Timberwolves next season, and the topic will be full."

"I don't know what kind of mood Su Chen felt when he was defeated by a player he dug out with his own hands."

"It's probably regrettable, but after the failure of Su Chen's betting agreement next season, it is impossible for Lacob to give Su Chen the head coach position."

The fans looked like they didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement.

And because the Warriors and Su Chen parted ways.

The Big Three of the Heat, who were so tense that they were about to disband, suddenly decided not to disband.

It will take a while for coach Kerr to take control of the Warriors.

It is not a good way for the Heat to disband at present, so taking advantage of the Warriors' coaching change, the Heat can take another year to see.

Su Chen took over the Timberwolves and avoided the disbandment of the Heat's Big Three, which makes people feel a little funny.

Minnesota.

It has been a few days since the official announcement.

In the general manager's office.

"Su, the information you want."

Dennis Lindsey walked in and said to Su Chen.

Dennis Lindsey was poached by the Timberwolves from the Spurs before, and he took up an operational position after he came here, which is quite capable.

Since Su Chen had just taken office, Taylor asked Dennis Lindsay to give Su Chen a shot first.

"Okay, thank you."

Su Chen took the documents and read them at the desk.

Dennis Lindsay sat directly across from Su Chen. He came here temporarily to help Su Chen, just to help Su Chen get acquainted as soon as possible.

Moreover, Su Chen didn't know the management of other teams, and he needed to handle many things in detail.

"How about it, Sue, do you have any ideas?"

Dennis Lindsey asked Su Chen.

Although Dennis Lindsey doesn't value this amateur general manager very much in his heart, he still has professionalism.

Anyway, the one-year gambling agreement signed by Su Chen also showed that he was not here to dawdle, and the others had nothing to say.

Dennis Lindsey admired Su Chen a little bit in this regard, and if he was asked to sign a gambling agreement, he would definitely not do it.

"Pekovic doesn't want to renew, unless he finds other teams that are interested in him, then he can sign first and then change the salary."

What Su Chen was looking at was an operation plan originally made by the Timberwolves management.

Nikola Pekovic averaged 16.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game in the just-concluded season, which is considered a very high-quality insider.

Nikola Pekovic's speed is very slow. Although he has enough strength, he is not suitable for the small ball era.

In fact, after Nikola Pekovic ended his contract with the Timberwolves, he faded out of the league directly in the league.

And such a player will actually reach a starting salary of 1210 million next season.

Dennis Lindsey frowned, an insider close to 16+9, if you don't want it, don't you?

But he was only drawn as a deputy, and Dennis Lindsey didn't care.

Because of the gambling agreement, no matter how bad the Timberwolves are, Su Chen will be responsible.

"OK, I'll go see if any teams are interested."

Dennis Lindsay nodded.

Out of professionalism, Dennis Lindsay will still give priority to options that can bring assets to the team.

Dennis Lindsay took out his notebook and wrote down Su Chen's request.

"You can pull a three-party deal, and help me ask Josh Smith for an offer."

Su Chen looked at the file and said.

Dennis Lindsay, who was writing notes, was stunned when he heard Su Chen's request.

"Josh Smith, his three-point shooting rate is so bad, is it really okay?"

Dennis Lindsey said with a look of embarrassment.

Dennis Lindsey knew that Su Chen's system had high requirements for three-pointers, and Josh Smith had nothing to do with three-pointers.

Josh Smith has a very strong athletic talent and is also very strong defensively. He can defend from small forwards to center forwards without suffering from physical size.

However, due to Josh Smith's poor shot selection and love to stick the ball, the Eagles have reached the limit of their patience with Josh Smith and are already preparing to put it up for sale.

"In comparison, Martin is more suitable."

Dennis Lindsey continued.

Kevin Martin is the object of the Timberwolves' original plan to trade.

Su Chen smiled.

He left the Warriors knowing how strong the Warriors will be in the future.

But he also has weapons against the Warriors.

Sufficient striker size plus striker fetters can cope with the Warriors' pick-and-roll system, and can use various defensive schemes such as unlimited defenses.

Moreover, with the advent of the small ball era, striker resources are very precious, and defense in the small ball era is very dependent on the size of the striker.

Because he allowed the Warriors to win the championship early, Xiao Hua also took care of the Warriors in the finals, and the small ball era will come early.

A super defender like Josh Smith is really delicious, especially after adding the fetters of a striker, it will be improved to a higher level.

Even Josh Smith, who has degenerated later, has made a difference as a headband brother in the Rockets, let alone the peak Smith.

As for Kevin Martin, his defense is poor, and his offense degrades quickly.

Don't think about it at all. Wouldn't it be nice to exchange Martin's chips for Josh Smith?

Dennis Lindsay opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

He originally wanted to say, shouldn't Martin be more suitable for your system?

However, as the head coach of the system, Su Chen is up to him to say whether it is suitable, so he simply wrote this down in his notes.

"Okay, Su, do you have any other trading goals?"

Dennis Lindsey asked Su Chen.

Anyway, it was Su Chen who was responsible, so why should he worry about that.

"The Nuggets are going to release Iguodala recently, and the asking price should not be very high. If it doesn't work, we will throw out our first round next year."

Su Chen said to Dennis Lindsay.

Everyone in Dennis Lindsay is numb. Is Iguodala so charming?

Iguodala was in the Nuggets last season and could only average 13 points per game.

In fact, the Timberwolves originally took a fancy to Brewer of the Nuggets. Brewer's asking price is a little cheaper, and Iguodala is a little more expensive.

But not too expensive.

But Dennis Lindsey was already numb, he didn't want to ask any more questions, and just took notes quietly.

He tried his best not to trade Iguodala in the first round.

As for Brewer, it seems that he can only give up.

The first rounds of this era are still very valuable, unlike the three or five first rounds that were depreciated for every single player later on.

Su Chen didn't care about throwing the first round.

He may not be in the Timberwolves next year, what should he do in the first round of the next year?

Besides, my majestic Timberwolves got all five first rounds for Gobert, but Iguodala couldn't get one first round?

(End of this chapter)