Chapter 117 With the title of general manager, doing the work of the assistant to the general manager

Old Nelson is a real peach and plum everywhere, and his friendship is all over the league.

His son, Nelson Jr., is now the general manager of the Mavericks, and his position is quite solid.

When Popovich was the general manager of the Spurs, he also kindly invited Nelson to take over as the coach of the Spurs, but he was not interested in the traditional twin towers of the Spurs, and chose to go to the Mavericks to train the German Chariot and Zonda.

If he stays in the Warriors, the team's trade and draft will be greatly facilitated.

Moreover, although Zhang Yu is the owner of the Warriors, he is still too young. There are many players on the team who are older than him, and the Warriors specialize in stabbing, leaving old Nelson behind, who can calm down the locker room.

In addition, the old Nelson has worked for the Warriors for many years, has a good personal relationship with his colleagues, and has many supporters in the team. If he is dismissed rashly, although Zhang Yu can quickly establish prestige, it is not conducive to winning people's hearts.

If he can get the support of the old Nelson, then Zhang Yu will be able to completely control the team.

Are the young people of today thinking so thoroughly... I am really old.

Old Nelson originally had a grudge against Zhang Yu leaving himself aside and directly claiming to be the head coach of the team, so he was ready to break up today.

But facing Zhang Yu's sincere eyes and the generous contract, he finally sighed and nodded:

"Okay, I promise."

No way, Zhang Yu gave too much...

The next day, it was reported that the old Nelson had negotiated with the Warriors to terminate his contract and became the team's basketball development consultant.

After the old Nelson is settled, the matters of the coaching team can be easily resolved, and the members of the coaching staff are willing to stay.

Although many assistant coaches still have doubts about Zhang Yu's coaching level, Zhang Yu did not rush to make substitutions for the stability of the team. Everything will be decided after the summer league and the team's lineup is initially determined.

The assistant coach of the Warriors, Silas, has a relationship with Curry. His father, Paul Silas, once coached Dell, and he himself has a close personal relationship with Dell.

After Zhang Yu entered the Warriors, Silas contacted Zhang Yu through Dell, expressed his loyalty to him, and became Zhang Yu's first supporter in the coaching staff.

Afterwards, Zhang Yu had an in-depth discussion with the old Nelson and Silas, and fully understood the team situation and player characteristics, and his grasp of controlling the locker room improved a lot.

After sending the two away, Zhang Yu sat on a chair and rubbed his forehead tiredly.

It is not difficult to be a head coach. As long as you understand tactics, watch videos frequently, and pour more chicken soup, you are a qualified head coach.

It is not difficult to be a boss, as long as you have money, you can be a shopkeeper.

But it is difficult for the boss to also be the head coach. Zhang Yu needs to consider all aspects, and he needs to worry about everything.

Bang bang bang.

While Zhang Yu was thinking about the Warriors' next plan, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

The door was gently pushed open, and Larry Riley walked in:

"Boss, we still lack a few players in the summer league lineup. These are the players I'm more optimistic about."

He handed a list to Zhang Yu with both hands.

Zhang Yu took it casually and browsed carefully.

Before, he specifically told Larry Riley not to rush to determine the lineup for the summer league, but to show him first when there is a candidate.

He looked it over and found that he didn't recognize anyone.

Looking at the frowning Zhang Yu, Larry Riley felt a little uneasy. This is his carefully select list of players. Why does the boss seem very dissatisfied...

Zhang Yu put down the list, thought for a while, and said slowly:

"Forget about these people, I have a few candidates here, you recruit them all into the team."

Larry Riley nodded quickly and picked up a pen to record.

"In this year's undrafted draft, there is a swingman named Wesley Matthews, who is good at defense and three-pointers...Anthony Toliver, a free agent, a stretch four, has a three-pointer... Ray Gee Williams, free agent, small forward, hard-working ... just three."

Zhang Yu spoke slowly, and Larry Riley wrote it down carefully:

"Okay, boss, I'll invite them right away."

Although he wondered how Zhang Yu still had time to pay attention to these low-level players when he was busy with the draft, Larry Riley would not question Zhang Yu's decision.

Sitting in front of it is not only the head coach of the team, but also the boss who can decide whether he will stay or not.

The domineering old Nelson is gone, and a more domineering Coach Z is here.

At the beginning, Larry Riley thought that Zhang Yu was just applying for the head coach of the Warriors. He was full of joy and thought that he would welcome a new colleague who was easy to get along with, but in the end he ushered in a new boss.

Then Larry Riley was dumbfounded.

Not only does Zhang Yu want to be the boss, but he also serves as the head coach of the team, collecting all the power. In addition to personnel management, the team's draft and trade must go through his approval, and even the summer league lineup must be reported to the He looked over.

Larry Riley found sadly that when he partnered with Old Nelson, at least he still had the right to speak, but there were many things that needed to be discussed with Old Nelson.

Now he has completely turned into an executor, bearing the title of general manager, doing the job of assistant to the general manager, and saying nothing doesn't count.

Oh, you can't say that, the cleaning aunt of the Oracle Center can still be dismissed at will...

The humble general manager of the Warriors looked at the three unknown names on the paper and was very suspicious of their strength.

Where did Zhang Yu get these player information, and it is so accurate?

Larry Riley knows that Zhang Yu has won two championships in the NCAA and is a champion coach.

But the NBA and the NCAA are two completely different worlds.

He doesn't think that Zhang Yu is proficient in everything in the NBA in a short period of time. Not only can he hide the truth in the draft, but he even has such a good understanding of the loss of the draft.

Is the boss too blindly confident to do this?

"Go ahead, do it like this, and let me know when you have the result." Just when Larry Riley was hesitating whether to advise, Zhang Yu issued an order to evict the guest.

"I see." Hearing Zhang Yu's unquestionable voice, Larry Riley swallowed back the words on his lips and responded respectfully.

Looking at the back of Larry Riley leaving, Zhang Yu shook his head and smiled.

He saw the doubts in Larry Riley's heart, but he didn't care.

As the owner and head coach, he has the absolute right to speak in the Warriors.

It's normal for Larry Riley to be skeptical of his instructions.

At his age, not many people think that such a young rookie head coach will succeed in the NBA.

It was only because he was the boss that it was useless to question that Larry Riley was so respectful.

"Basketball doesn't lie. When the time comes, everything will be decided." Zhang Yu smiled slightly and turned on the Warriors game video.