Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 11

Back at the hotel, before leaving, Lu Yong chatted with the three he had chosen, telling them to train hard in the summer and not to waste time.

Barea, Reggie Evans, and Trevor Ariza all played for the Grizzlies in the summer league. Although the possibility of being poached by other teams cannot be ruled out, the chances of staying in the Grizzlies are still the greatest.

In addition to Paul Gasol, Mike Miller and "Little Flying Squirrel" Stoudemire, the Grizzlies have already locked the starting lineup in advance in the new season, and everyone can fight for the other two positions.

As a playoff team with a healthy salary space, the Grizzlies have the ability to eat three contracts and strengthen the lineup.

Flying back to Memphis that night, Lu Yong and Tony Brown were invited to the manager's office early the next morning.

"Congratulations, you did a great job leading the team this time." Wallace made coffee for the two in a good mood.

Tony Brown sat on the sofa with an excited face, his mind was full of bonuses now, but he was too embarrassed to remind him, so he could only rub his hands and wait anxiously.

Several people sat on the sofa and chatted for a while before Wallace picked up the phone to call the accountant. "The staff members who went to the Summer League this time will each receive a bonus of [-] yuan, and it will be transferred to their accounts now."

Tony Brown became more excited to hear what was on the phone, and even Lu Yong was very happy.

Although the $[-] bonus is only a fraction compared to the incentive clause in the player's contract, considering the assistant coach's annual salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars, this amount of money is already quite a lot, and it can solve many problems in life.

After the bonus was paid, Wallace sat on the boss's chair and asked about the job.

"Do you have any suggestions for signing players in this summer league? I don't know which players you are optimistic about?"

Tony Brown turned his head and glanced at Lu Yong, sat quietly on the sofa without speaking, waiting for Lu Yong to answer.

This time Lu Yong is the head coach of Xialian. His words are more valuable in front of Wallace, and he has more say than his assistant coach.

Lu Yong didn't even think about it, and suggested: "The three players I invited are all recommended. They all have their own characteristics and are more capable of playing in the NBA. They can help the team after signing."

After a pause, Lu Yong added: "The most important thing is that they are not famous yet. The price paid for signing them is very small, and it will not have an impact on the team's existing salary framework."

The position of general manager seems to be a good position, but it is actually not easy to sit.

Chris Wallace is not only responsible for signing players to strengthen the lineup and help the team hit the playoffs, but also consider the team's overall salary to save money for the boss.

A simple summary is to save money for the top and pay for the bottom. How to satisfy both the boss and the head coach when sitting in the middle is a difficult problem.

"Okay, I know what's in my mind. Congratulations, you can enjoy the holidays. The team will hold a celebration banquet tomorrow, and the boss will pay for it. This time, you don't have to think about saving money for me." Wallace laughed.

It is a tradition in the NBA to hold a celebration banquet after the Summer League wins the championship. The scale is small and the purpose is to unite the team.

The meeting place was at the Forest Hotel near the arena. Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley bought a 20% stake in the hotel, which was regarded as his own property.

The owner of the Grizzlies, Michael Heisley, is also a legend. He is courageous, resourceful, and ruthless. His road to fortune can be called "the most powerful brain" operation, but any wrong step will be an abyss that cannot be recovered.

He made his fortune by buying and selling several companies that were on the verge of bankruptcy or had gone bankrupt. He was a computer salesman and paid the down payment of a luxury villa with the money from selling the house. A company that manufactures drainage equipment.

Then raise funds through cash flow to buy a company, sell it, buy it, and so on.

Now Heisley has been the CEO of about 40 subsidiaries, and one of the key subsidiaries, "Heike Company", specializes in buying and selling companies that are not doing well.The company expanded and acquired the Rust Belt in the industrially degraded Midwest and Northeast, as well as several struggling manufacturing companies.

As of this summer, Heisley's Heike owned interests in 40 manufacturing companies, including those in steel, construction and aerospace equipment.

Heisley's fortune is not only inseparable from his boldness except he has the start-up capital to sell the real estate.Even if Lu Yong's two generations have to admire his ability and courage, if the first step he takes fails to complete the return of funds, resulting in the gap of usury being unable to be closed, this guy is now impossible to become the Grizzlies Boss, there is a high probability that someone will be chopped up and fed to the dog in a gloomy alley on the way to start a business.

In short, this old man is a capable person. Later generations sold the team to Robert Pera, who ranked 215th on the Forbes Global Billionaires list when the Grizzlies played the "Black Eight Miracle" and reached its peak value. Earn a fortune, and in this life, you can understand the old business of making a fortune.

Coming out of the office, Lu Yong decided to rent an apartment with a better environment for a while.

The place where he lived before was too poor, not to mention the old facilities, and the surrounding environment was not safe.

Now that he has become a member of the Grizzlies coaching staff, he is also a public figure. If one day he is targeted by a vicious person who ambushes him on his way home and waits for an opportunity to rob him, then he will have no place to cry.

Free America, shoot every day.The law and order in Memphis is no better than that in Los Angeles. Even the former Grizzlies player Lorenzen Wright was shot and killed. Lu Yong, who just received a bonus, must improve his life, put his personal safety first, and rent a safe environment. A bit of an upscale neighborhood.

In the afternoon of the next day, Lu Yong walked to the Forest Hotel next door to attend the celebration banquet.

Eating and drinking for nothing is secondary, and the key is to get colleagues together to cultivate relationships.

He was wearing a dark blue suit that he had just bought, with a white T-shirt inside, which was simple yet decent.

At the entrance of the venue, he met assistant coach Tony Brown, who was wiping his sweat with a tissue and walking repeatedly on the steps.

"Hey, Tony, are you practicing goose step?" Lu Yong greeted suspiciously.

"My Lu! You're finally here!" Tony Brown hurried up to meet him. "I've been waiting for you at the door for a long time, who would have thought that you would press the time to come."

"Wait for me?" Lu Yong was taken aback.

"The owner of the celebration banquet, Michael Heisley, actually came in person. He is sitting inside now. I can feel at ease when I go in with you." Tony Brown quickly explained, wiping the sweat off his cheeks. .

"The whole team is his property, and it's normal for Heisley to come. He's not a monster who eats people and doesn't spit out bones. Why do you look scared?" Lu Yong rubbed his forehead speechlessly. "Let's go, we're really going to be late if we don't go in."

Reaching out to pat Tony Brown on the back, Lu Yong straightened his tie, opened the door and entered the hotel.

　There is no exposure channel for Mengxin's works, so I don't know if there are big guys watching it. In the stand-alone code words, big guys give a lot of support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)