The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 384 Hiring Brandon Roy
Bird would sign Howard, which Li Xun never expected.

He recalled Bird blasting Howard's work ethic earlier.

However, considering that Howard is so cheap and only needs an annual salary of five million or so to win, this signing is indeed quite a bargain.

After all, even the younger brother got 400 million, Howard is worth more than the younger brother.

Before I knew it, it had been a month since I came to the Indiana Pacers.

During this month, Junior Brother Stephenson has been taking Li Xun to familiarize himself with Indianapolis, the home city of the Pacers.

In the eyes of Li Xun, who is used to seeing huge cities, this city is a bit of a backcountry level.

With a total population of about 90, the area has reached 8000 square kilometers, which is truly vast and sparsely populated.

After all, the younger brother has played for the Pacers for many years, so he is quite familiar with this city.

I took Li Xun to many tourist attractions, and then went to some well-known local restaurants for dinner.

For the sake of the younger brother's dedication, and the younger brother's inability to get along now, it is very dark about Li Xun's draft level, so Li Xun decided to use this year's template generator on the younger brother.

The Chinese players really don't have a good choice now, and there are no big competitions this year, so they are not in a hurry to use the template.

"Dude, I'm going to give you a chance in the new season."

"Getting you into the starting lineup."

"But whether you can hit the head, it depends on your own luck."

"Don't worry, I will try my best to get the data for you on the field."

Li Xun patted his junior brother on the shoulder and said earnestly.

The younger brother looked ecstatic. He had been looking forward to this day ever since he was sold to the Suns by Li Xun.

Now finally his wish has been fulfilled, Li Xun finally wants to help himself.

Of course, this can be regarded as helping Li Xun himself. After all, this stain on him has been hanging on Li Xun, so it must not look good.

"Boss, don't worry, I will work hard."

"I will never lose your face."

There was a bang bang on the chest of the younger brother.

Li Xun nodded, and then used the template generator on his younger brother.

Right now, the younger brother is 28 years old, which is not too old. After using the template generator, if he is lucky and randomly finds a suitable template, he can still play at his peak for several years.

Even if you are lucky, you can get a good contract to retire.

After waiting for a long time, Li Xun got three alternatives from the system.

The first candidate is Rocky Richmond.

Jordan called him the second shooting guard of his generation.

In fact, seeing the first alternative, Li Xun knew that Richmond must be chosen.

Both of them are shooting guards with a height of 196 cm. In terms of strength, being able to get Jordan's evaluation is enough to prove Richmond's strength.

Many fans saw that Richmond had the nickname of Rock, and thought this guy's defense was very good.

In fact, Richmond's defense can only be said to be passable, not very eye-catching among shooting guards, and it is not even as good as his junior brother.

But his offense is very stable, and he already had a good three-point ability in that era.

Among the stars of that era, except for Reggie Miller, among all the backcourt players, the best three-pointer should be Richmond.

Now the younger brother's ability in all aspects is actually not too bad, but the three-pointer is a bit unsightly.

Getting Richmond's template is definitely a huge improvement.

The next second option is Mark Aguirre, the Mavericks star who was active in the league in the early 80s.

The third is Walter Davis, a Suns star who is almost the same age as Aguirre.

Li Xun was speechless, this junior brother is really a fool, and the template of these three people is actually quite good.

Even the worst Walter Davis is almost a Bradley Beal-level star.

However, although these three templates are not bad, they must still be the best in Richmond.

Because the other two are too old, the backcourt stars at that time hardly had any three-point ability.

If the template of these two people is used, the strength of the younger brother may not be greatly improved.

After binding the template of Rock Richmond to his younger brother, Li Xun breathed a sigh of relief. After the start of the new season, his own stains should be washed away.

By the beginning of September, some newcomers in the team had already started training.

There is no need for veterans like Wade, Howard, Rondo and Carter to come to the training camp so early.

Before he knew it, Li Xun was actually a veteran.

You must know that this season is already his No. 11 season in the league.

In the NBA, there are not many careers that can last more than 10 years.

More than 15 years, even rarer.

If it reaches 20 years, it is rare.

"Li, the coach of the new season, do you have any ideas?"

"Should we continue to use McMillan? Or should we invite old Hornacek?"

"Or do you have other ideas?"

Bird and Li Xun stood beside the training field, watching the rookies on the field playing the training game.

The current coach of the Pacers is Nate McMillan, who can be regarded as a veteran coach.

He retired from the Supersonics in 98. Only two years later, he successfully took the position of the Supersonics coach. He has been active in the coaching position until this year.

McMillan played a substitute for Gary Payton in the Sonics during his player period. He is the only player in NBA history to win the steals title as a substitute.

In terms of statistics, it is mediocre. It has been averaging four or five points per game for more than ten seasons.

But the captain of the Sonics was not Glove Payton, but McMillan.

Later, the Sonics also retired McMillan's jersey.

It can be said that he is the ceiling among small role players.

However, Li Xun is not very interested in his coaching ability. After more than ten years of coaching career, McMillan really has nothing to show for it.

Now that there are so many rookies in the Pacers team, it is impossible for Li Xun to personally train every rookie.

So you still need a strong coach.

Obviously, McMillan is very difficult to do this job.

As for the old Hornacek, his ability is actually no better than McMillan, and the two belong to the same level.

Bird probably took it into consideration because of the special relationship between Li Xun and the old Hornacek.

But now the old Hornacek's contract with the Knicks has not yet ended. With an annual salary of 2000 million in the Knicks, it is impossible to be stupid and come to the Pacers.

The Pacers are not a rich and powerful team, and the best thing is to give the old Hornacek a contract of tens of millions.

Not even likely.

If it really depends on the ability to pay, the old Hornacek can only get a contract of 300 million at best.

"How is Roy?"

Li Xun looked at Michael Porter Jr. and asked in a low voice.

These words directly confused Bird, Roy?
who is roy

Bird really can't remember any coach or assistant named Roy in this league.

"Brandon Roy."

"Isn't he working as a coach now? I think he has trained good players."

"We have a lot of newcomers in the team now, maybe we really need a head coach like Roy."

Li Xun said slowly.

Only then did Bird realize that the Roy Li Xun was talking about was Huang Mamba Roy.

In the past two years, Roy has been in the news from time to time. He is a coach in a high school, and he cultivated the young Michael Porter on the field.

In 17 years, Roy was named the best high school coach in the United States, leading the team to a record of victory.

Bird was a little speechless, what are you kidding, the Pacers really want to hire a high school coach to be the head coach?
Is this a little too childish?

But after seeing Li Xun's firm eyes, he couldn't continue to say anything.

No way, what Li Xun says is whatever, anyway, in Bird's view, for a team with Li Xun, the coach is almost dispensable.

There are a lot of rookies in the Pacers team now, especially a lot of outside rookies. It seems reasonable for Roy to train them.

Roy was a top outside line in his peak period, and his style of play is definitely not outdated even in the current era.

In addition, his personality is very good, he is a sunny homeboy and a model husband, this personality is very suitable for mixing with newcomers.

If it is Jordan and Kobe's temperament, they must not use it to train newcomers, and any newcomers will be abolished under the blow of the two of them.

Looking at it this way, Roy seems to be really suitable for the current Pacers.

Li Xun waved to the field, and called Little Porter to his side.

"Son, do you have Coach Roy's phone number?"

Little Porter nodded again and again, "Yes, boss, we won't be hiring Coach Roy to be our coach for the new season, right?"

"Yes, of course, the premise is that Roy has this idea."

"He has! I know he's been thinking about going back to the NBA all this time."

"He will definitely be the most successful head coach ever!"

Little Potter seemed quite convinced of Roy, after all Roy could be said to be his Bole.

If it weren't for Roy's excavation, Porter wouldn't be as famous as he is now.

After getting the phone number from Porter, Li Xun called Roy directly.

"Huh? Li Xun?!"

After receiving the call, Roy was taken aback.

He even wondered if he encountered a scam call, and Li Xun would take the initiative to contact himself, a person who had already left the alliance.

"Yes, Brandon, are you interested in coaching our Pacers?"

"Coach the Pacers? Become an NBA head coach?"

Roy was dumbfounded.

It really was like a dream to him.

"I'm interested, of course I'm interested."

"Okay, it happens that we are going to have a training camp soon, why don't you come over in these two days."

Hearing that Roy was willing to come, Li Xun heaved a sigh of relief.

He was worried that Roy didn't want to come to the NBA to get involved in the muddy waters, and he just wanted to guard his three-acre high school land.

It seems that Roy still has feelings for the NBA.

In fact, it was normal, after all, there was the biggest regret in his life here.

Now that he has the opportunity to make up for that regret, he certainly doesn't want to miss this opportunity.

The key is to be able to coach Li Xun, which is an irresistible temptation for any head coach.

Any coach wants to coach strong players.

And Li Xun is the most powerful player on the planet.

The head coach has been selected, the free agents who should be signed have also been signed, and the Pacers' lineup for the new season has been completely determined.

In mid-September, the Pacers officially started training camp, and Wade and other veterans also came.

"It's like a dream, I actually became your teammate again."

The old Carter sighed unceasingly. He and Li Xun won a championship with the Mavericks.

After winning a championship, he left and did not build a dynasty with the team.

As a result, several years have passed, and now he went around and returned to Li Xun's side.

This time Carter is not going to leave. He is already very old. If he dies, he will play for another three years. It seems not bad to stay in the Pacers and win three championships in these three years.

"Old man, you can't escape this time."

"Stay with me for the rest of your career."

Li Xun smiled at Carter.

"Li, sometimes I feel like I'm dreaming."

"Ten years ago, the kid who stood behind Allen has now become the superman who has ruled the league for nine years."

Wade sighed even more.

Ten years ago, Li Xun participated in the All-Star for the first time, and successfully won the All-Star MVP under the protection of Iverson.

It's just that Wade never thought at the time that the All-Star MVP was just the starting point of Li Xun's career.

"Superman?"

"Well, if it's Li Xun, I'm willing to give him the nickname Superman."

Howard said with a smirk.

Now Howard has also been smoothed by reality.

When he found out that no one wanted him in the free market, he knew very well that his prime was over.

Now I am better than those young insiders, the only thing I am better at is that I am more famous.

"It's really emotional, but when our Celtics were defeated by Li Xun, I actually knew that he would start his own dominance mode."

"It's just that I didn't expect to be able to rule so thoroughly, and directly won nine consecutive championships."

Even Rondo began to feel emotional.

These players have witnessed Li Xun's growth step by step.

Even in the first year of Li Xun's career, Carter had conflicts with Daluo. If Iverson hadn't protected him, he might have fought Li Xun.

Of course, if there was a big fight, it would be Carter who was beaten.

"Okay, old guys, don't feel any more emotion."

"Now it's young people's world, look at these dynamic young people in our team."

"The future belongs to them."

Li Xun interrupted everyone's memories with a smile.

Everyone laughed bitterly, the world of young people?If you, Li Xun, don't retire for a day, I'm afraid these young people are doomed to only be supporting roles.

Next, the Pacers played a team training game, and Wade and these veterans began to give one-on-one guidance to the young people in the team.

In fact, they are also very clear that the main purpose of the Pacers signing them is to use their experience to promote faster growth of newcomers.

(End of this chapter)