NBA: I'm really just an ordinary coach

The team's training plan has been preliminarily determined.

The specific training will be handled by the three assistant coaches, and Tang Feng will not intervene. He just put forward a requirement in the process of formulating the training plan.

Outside players need to make at least 100 three-pointers every day.

Inside players need to make 50 three-pointers, and Nene, Boozer and Stoudemire are no exception.

Many people's impression of Stoudemire is that his physical fitness is off the charts and he often performs explosive dunks. In fact, Stoudemire also has good shooting ability, and Boozer's mid-range shots are needless to say.

Tang Feng does not need their three-pointers to be accurate, as long as they can make the opponent dare not leave them open and can open up space for the team.

Players of their age are very malleable. As long as they are willing to make changes and practice, they can be trained.

Then.

Tang Feng called D'Antoni aside and mentioned the matter of Ginobili. Although D'Antoni modestly said that he would give it a try, Tang Feng still heard confidence from D'Antoni's words.

Three days later.

Ginobili took the initiative to contact the team and said that he would report to the team after the World Championships.

Ginobili's problem was solved, and Tang Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

The World Championships will start at the end of August. When Ginobili and Kirilenko report to the team, there will be only one month left in the training camp.

Although Tang Feng also wants them to come to the team for training as soon as possible, he knows that this is unrealistic.

The situation of these two people is different from that of Dazhi.

Dazhi stayed to train because he wanted to work hard to improve himself and gain a foothold in the NBA. This is Dazhi's personal wish.

Kirilenko's rookie season has proved that he can adapt to the rhythm of this league and can go further.

Although Ginobili has never entered the NBA, his success in the European arena has also made Ginobili full of confidence in himself.

The offseason is a holiday for the players, and it is not mandatory for the team to organize a training camp.

These two decided to come after the World Championships, and Tang Feng couldn't force anything.

Everything for the team is on track.

The training camp was in full swing, and Pritchard also flew to Phoenix, negotiating a deal with the Suns management while contacting the Suns' team doctor and head trainer.

Offseason.

It's not only a holiday for the players, but also a holiday for the team staff.

In order to keep the staff and escort the training, the Trail Blazers also paid three times the salary.

The Suns' team doctor and trainer are temporarily on vacation, which makes it convenient for Pritchard to move.

However, the process was not smooth.

After the initial contact, the two were unwilling to leave Phoenix. They were already familiar with the environment here and had no plans to move.

Pritchard could only settle for the second best and target the team doctor Thomas Carter.

Tang Feng became the most"leisurely" person here.

He went to the training ground every day, chatted with the players during meals, and spent the rest of the time in the office to make up for his professional knowledge in basketball.

As for the three domestic reporters, they wanted to do an exclusive interview with Tang Feng. However, Tang Feng did not want to be in the limelight at this time, so he decisively rejected them. After a simple interview, Yang Yi and Yan Xiaoxian left Portland.

After Su Qun learned that the Trail Blazers were looking for a personal assistant for Dazhi, he took the initiative to propose that he would be Dazhi's translator and accompany Dazhi to train at the Rose Garden Arena.

Tang Feng did not refuse. With Su Qun as an eye, the domestic side would be assured of Dazhi. At the same time, it would also facilitate his communication with the domestic side, killing two birds with one stone.

Time passed quietly.

Just as the previous Trail Blazers were stormy waves, the current Trail Blazers are a stagnant pool of water, with no valuable news and information.

In addition, the summer league is about to start, and there are more transactions in the free market, so the outside world is no longer so concerned about the Trail Blazers.

Only when other teams trade, they occasionally mention the Trail Blazers.

July 15.

Rose Garden Arena.

Head coach's office

"Tang, the Suns have successfully persuaded Aaron Nelson to join the Trail Blazers."

Hearing the voice from the other end of the phone, Tang Feng said excitedly:"Kevin, well done."

It has been 11 days since Pritchard left Portland.

It took seven days for Pritchard to successfully persuade Thomas Carter to leave the Suns and join the Trail Blazers.

Of course, this is also directly related to the conditions offered by the Trail Blazers.

First of all, Thomas Carter has absolute authority in the Trail Blazers medical team, and he has the final say in everything.

Secondly, it is a million-dollar annual salary and helps Thomas Carter solve his worries, such as his children's education.

Finally, in the next two years, the Trail Blazers will invest 20 million to build a private hospital next to the Rose Garden Arena and connected to the arena. Thomas Carter will own 30% of the shares and serve as the dean.

Especially the last condition.

For Thomas Carter, who is not yet famous throughout the United States, it has a fatal attraction.

Of course, this is for the Trail Blazers colleagues This has great benefits.

After all, this private hospital also belongs to the team.

Not only has it greatly improved the team's medical conditions, but it has also gained the talent of Thomas Carter, and it can also win some good reputation in the local area, killing three birds with one stone.

In the rest of the time, in addition to continuing to negotiate a deal with the Suns, Pritchard focused all his attention on the Suns' head trainer Aaron Nelson.

It can only be said that this guy is too loyal to the Suns. Not only did he not agree to the Trail Blazers, but he leaked the matter to the Suns' general manager Brian.

Facts have proved that in the commercial league of the NBA, loyalty is very cheap.

Brian immediately sold Aaron Nelson to the Trail Blazers as part of the deal.

The negotiations that were originally deadlocked became simpler after the Suns added Aaron Nelson.

The reason why it has been delayed until now, It was Brian who was trying to convince Aaron Nelson.

And now, with Brian persuading Aaron Nelson, the Trail Blazers' last offseason deal has been finalized.

The Trail Blazers sent Greg and the 2003 first round pick from the Jazz, Steve Smith and the 2006 first round pick from the Spurs, and got Joe Johnson, the 2006 first round pick and Tom Gugliotta from the Suns.

Of course, there is also Aaron Nelson who will not appear in the official announcement.

Tom Gugliotta of the Suns signed a big contract with the Timberwolves with his All-Star performance.

Then, like many All-Star players, he suffered injuries.

After getting Kevin Garnett, the Timberwolves decisively abandoned him.

The Suns, who were in urgent need of an inside player, wanted to take a gamble, but obviously lost the gamble.

In the four seasons with the Suns, his attendance rate was barely over half, and his strength was It is not as good as before, so naturally, that big contract has become a garbage contract.

Now, there are still two years left on this garbage contract.

The deadlock in the previous negotiations was here. The Suns wanted to get rid of this garbage contract with two years left, but the Trail Blazers were determined not to accept it, and they did not want to put the Jazz's 2003 first-round pick in.

Brian, who was eager to make a result, also put a lot of thought into making this deal happen.

Not only did he convince Aaron Nelson to join the Trail Blazers, but he also convinced Tom Gugliotta to sacrifice part of his contract amount and buy out the Trail Blazers after the deal, and then return to the Suns.

In this way.

The Suns had the salary space to accept Greg and Steve, two combat forces, and got two first-round picks, especially the Trail Blazers' 2006 first-round pick, which was almost equivalent to a lottery pick even though it still had four years left.

And all they paid was only one Joe Johnson and a first-round pick.

This is what Brian was thinking.

As for the Trail Blazers.

This deal was made by Pritchard.

Pritchard did talk to Tang Feng on the phone a few times about the trade, but Tang Feng didn't say much. He just told Pritchard that after getting Thomas Carter, he was only interested in Joe Johnson of the Suns and head trainer Aaron Nelson, and he would decide how to trade.

As far as Tang Feng is concerned, he is very satisfied with this deal.

The Trail Blazers made a lot of money just based on Joe Johnson.

The title of Single Joe is not given for nothing.

Not to mention there is also a 2006 first-round pick from the Suns.

As long as nothing unexpected happens, the value of this first-round pick is definitely higher than the value of the Trail Blazers' 2006 first-round pick....

A day later, Pritchard and Aaron Nelson returned to Portland together, and Tang Feng also went to the airport to greet them.

After a welcoming banquet, Aaron Nelson expressed his extreme dissatisfaction with Bryant and gratitude to the Trail Blazers, and said on the spot that he would do his best to help the team.

That afternoon.

The official websites of the Trail Blazers and the Suns simultaneously announced the deal that the two teams had already negotiated.

In the eyes of the outside world, in this deal, the Trail Blazers once again continued their previous style and became a sucker again.

However, some people have different opinions.

In an ESPN program that night, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith had a"fierce" discussion on the Trail Blazers' series of trades.

Kenny Smith represented the mainstream view.

Barkley believed that the Trail Blazers, who had gathered a large number of young players and rookies, might be able to give people a surprise under the leadership of Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, and Chauncey Billups.

As long as two or three players on the Trail Blazers' bench can stand out, they may not be unable to enter the next round.

This was of course a gimmick for the show, but it was also the first time that someone stood up and publicly supported the Trail Blazers. Two days later,

Thomas Carter quietly boarded a plane to Portland with his family and reunited with Aaron Nelson at the Rose Garden to escort the Trail Blazers' training camp.