Chapter 1016 Nash Serves as Chief Assistant (1/5!)

Chapter 1016 Nash serves as chief assistant (15!)

A week later, Tang Tian returned to New Orleans from his trip to Nigeria.

Within a few days, the Pelicans training camp kicked off at the New Orleans Arena.

On the first day of camp, all 14 people from the team showed up.

The Pelicans are extremely powerful in the new season and are almost heading towards the dynasty. Everyone on the team can't hide the excitement on their faces.

Especially for the newly added role players, it is exciting to think about this kind of bargain.

However, even if they are strong on paper, the Pelicans' coaching staff is still very demanding.

Strong strength also means pressure. If a lineup like theirs loses a game, they will probably be criticized.

With the development of the Internet in modern society, trolls don’t care about so many reasons and will just troll you if they don’t like it.

Anyway, besides wasting the keyboard, they won't lose anything.

Therefore, Stevens' requirements are still the most stringent, even more stringent than last season.

After the class, except for the original Pelicans teammates and Butler, the other newcomers kept complaining.

But this also made them realize one thing.

Nothing is accidental. The Pelicans were able to defeat the four-star Warriors and the Cavaliers with that lineup last season. It was definitely not luck, but hard power.

And after the training, the Pelicans coaching staff received an unexpected surprise.

The surprise wasn't Dedmon.

They already knew about Dedmon's three-point training in advance.

What surprised them was Siakam.

In addition to this sophomore's already good defense, whether it is breaking through with the ball, passing the ball, or even three-pointers, he has made great progress compared to last season!

According to his current competitive state, he has a good chance of entering the team rotation in the new season!

The Pelicans coaching staff was surprised, and Tang Tian was also a little surprised.

You know, he had met Siakam in Bauchi, Nigeria before, and the latter was vacationing in the national park with Embiid!

But this is the human subconscious.

It was as if he appeared there during his leisure time after a summer of hard training.

For Siakam, maybe, so why not?

People's subconscious mind can sometimes lead to misjudgments.

And Siakam has enough motivation to practice hard.

He was a rookie last season, and Brogdon, who joined the Pelicans with him, has become an indispensable player in the Pelicans' backcourt.

But he rarely played last season and spent most of his time in the Development League.

There is no harm without comparison, and this must be irritating to him now.

After Tang Tian realized this, he suddenly felt that he could consider including Siakam in the Hard Training Brothers training camp next year.

In the past, he would choose Siakam just to open his eyes, but now that he realizes that he is a hard-working player, it is necessary to recruit him into the training camp.

This is also the biggest difference between their hard-working brothers and the Four Heroes of Fengchen. They are constantly growing.

After training, Demps and Stevens communicated on the sidelines.

Tang Tian went over to say hello.

Only then did he notice Gentry's absence.

"Kim is going back to the sun."

When Dempsey told Tang Tian the news, Tang Tian was surprised.

Unlike Mike Brown before him, Gentry signed a multi-year contract with the Pelicans, and the contract is not small.

But if you think about it, it’s not too surprising.

Water flows to lower places, and people move to higher places.

Regarding the contract, you can just pay some liquidated damages after resigning.

Moreover, Gentry spent 6 seasons with the Suns before, so if they recruit him there, he will have a stronger intention to return.

Speaking of which, the Pelicans, like the Warriors in the previous two years, are almost becoming a training ground for assistant coaches to become head coaches.

Demps and Stevens were communicating about the search for a new chief assistant coach.

Gentry's incident happened suddenly, and it was not easy to find a qualified chief assistant temporarily.

"What do you think Steve?"

Tang Tian suggested.

The Steve in his mouth was Nash.

Nash has been a consultant for the Pelicans for three years and is familiar with the players. Although he has no coaching experience, his tactical literacy is really high.

Stevens nodded immediately.

He is the kind of person who appreciates capable people, just like he admired Tang Tian before.

"Steve won't accept our invitation, right?"

Tang Tian and Stevens both agreed that Demps had nothing to object to, but he still raised his concerns.

In fact, when Tang Tian first recruited Nash three years ago, the Pelicans had a plan to let Nash join the team's coaching staff. Unfortunately, Nash did not agree.

The final consultant was also the result of Tang Tian's efforts and negotiations between the two parties.

"I'll try."

Tang Tian said.

Dempsey nodded.

It was only Tang Tian who recruited Nash to the team in the first place. It is the best thing that Tang Tian is willing to try again.

The season hasn't started yet, and Nash is currently on vacation with his family in Toronto.

Tang Tian made an appointment with Nash and flew over directly.

"You want me to be the team's assistant coach?"

"Chief Assistant."

After Nash heard Tang Tian's intention, he glanced at his two daughters playing in the distance and his newborn son with his new wife, and felt a little hesitant.

Seeing Nash's reaction, Tang Tian felt happy in his heart.

If Nash refused directly as he did three years ago, it would mean there was no chance, but this hesitation is different.

And Tang Tian probably guessed the reason for Nash's change in attitude.

"I think you might want a chance to be in the spotlight and hold a championship trophy."

Tang Tian continued.

When the Pelicans won the championship trophy for the first time two years ago, Nash was not eligible to appear at the award ceremony because he was only a consultant.

In the end, he just secretly kissed the trophy in the corner.

That scene was seen by Tang Tian.

It is a pity for the stars of the previous generation, especially the superstars, to be without a championship in their lifetime.

Nash looked at Tang Tian blankly for a while.

Tang Tian's words went straight to his heart and spoke to his heart.

"The climate in Canada is not very friendly to children. Going to a port city to change the environment is also good for children."

Tang Tian struck while the iron was hot.

After hearing this, Nash looked at Tang Tian and laughed.

He found that Tang Tian was really suitable to be a lobbyist.

Three years ago he was convinced by Tang Tian, ​​and three years later he found that he was still convinced.

"I'm going to New Orleans."

He nodded.

After coming out of Nash's house, Tang Tian immediately called Stevens and Demps.

Dempsey also moved very quickly over there.

Although it took some time for Nash to move, the Pelicans officially announced the news the next day.

The Pelicans will sign an assistant coaching contract with Nash, and Nash will serve as the Pelicans' chief assistant coach!

When this news was released, Pelicans fans couldn't help but feel excited again.

The four-star lineup, Stevens, and now Nash is added, this is definitely even more powerful!