NBA: I'm really just an ordinary coach

"Would you like a drink?" Soon, Pritchard prepared the meal. Tang Feng looked at Yang Yi and the other two and asked with a smile.

Yang Yi was stunned for a moment, glanced at Su Qun and Yan Xiaoxian, and said with a smile:"Anyway, we are not going to leave today. If you want to drink, let's drink."

The players usually don't drink, but the team's restaurant is not only a place for the players to eat, but also a place for the management and staff to eat, so wine is indispensable.

"Kevin, I'm going to trouble you again."Tang Feng looked at Pritchard, spread his hands and said with a smile.

Pritchard smiled and shook his head, looking helpless, and turned and walked out.

Looking at Pritchard's leaving back, Yang Yi and the other two had more or less surprise on their faces.

The general manager of the team is a member of the management, who can participate in or even decide the appointment and dismissal of the head coach.

Only those famous coaches can barely be on par with the general manager in the team. But if it is said that, like the Trail Blazers, the general manager is like a waiter, arranging meals and serving wine, this is the first time they have seen it.

Looking at the current situation, neither Tang Feng nor Pritchard felt that there was anything wrong, as if it should be like this.

Soon, Pritchard came back with two bottles of wine in his hands.

Putting them on the table, Pritchard said:"Tang, gentlemen, this beautiful lady, I have something else on my hands, so I won't accompany you. I wish you a pleasant afternoon."

"Thanks"

"..."

After Pritchard left, Tang Feng smiled and said,"Here, don't be too reserved, and don't always say"you, you, you". Being too polite will only make you look distant."

"I didn't expect that Mr. Tang is also a man of temperament."Su Qun said with a smile.

As he spoke, Su Qun stood up, picked up the wine bottle on the table, filled Tang Feng's glass first, and then filled Yang Yi and Yan Xiaoxian's glass.

"It is not easy to drink authentic liquor in this foreign country."Su Qun picked up his glass, sniffed it, and couldn't help showing a hint of intoxication on his face. He smiled and said,"Mr. Tang, we toast you a glass to thank you for your hospitality. With your wine, we wish you to become the youngest head coach in NBA history. Of course, we are also the first person in China to be elected as the head coach in the NBA."

"It was just luck."Tang Feng also stood up, picked up his own wine glass, responded, and then drank it all.

After three rounds of drinking,

Yang Yi, with a flushed face, leaned forward, put his arms on the edge of the table, and asked solemnly:"Coach Tang, do you know Dazhi?"

Wine can quickly bring people closer together.

The change of address from Mr. Tang at the beginning to Coach Tang now is an example.

Tang Feng did not answer immediately, but lit a cigarette, leaned back slightly, leaned back on the chair, took a puff, and then said:"Let's talk about him. It's not easy for China to produce a player who can enter the NBA. If possible, I also want to help him get through this disaster." A slight pause.

Tang Feng added:"If you really want to do good for him, tell me the truth, don't be afraid of breaking taboos. Here, you can speak freely. You can tell me what you know, even what you guess."

Hearing Tang Feng's words, the three of them were stunned.

They could naturally hear the hidden meaning of Tang Feng's words, and that was why they were stunned.

It turned out that the coach Tang who suddenly appeared in front of them was also paying attention to Dazhi's affairs, and it seemed that he knew some inside information.

Su Qun was the first to come back to his senses. He took a few deep breaths and said in a deep voice:"Coach Tang, it's not that I don't trust you, but I understand too well the truth that 'misfortune comes from the mouth', especially for reporters like us who are often on the road.

Let me tell you what I know and can tell about Dazhi."

Hearing this, Tang Feng nodded slightly and said:"Okay."

No one can succeed casually.

Su Qun was able to go from an ordinary reporter to the height he was at later times. Opportunities and luck may have contributed to it, but more of it was his own ability.

It is rare that he could still remain calm and act cautiously after drinking so much.

"The story begins in 1999..."

This talk lasted for 20 minutes.

After listening, Tang Feng also fell into a long silence.

This was also the first time he knew that there were so many things behind the"No Return" incident in 2002. It was also the first time he knew that as early as 1999, the Mavericks had traveled to China and expressed their willingness to offer Dazhi a contract to let Dazhi play in the NBA, even without a tryout.

Yang Yi did not say why Dazhi failed to enter the NBA that year, but Tang Feng could guess with his toes that the international situation that year was destined to make it difficult for Dazhi to embark on this path.

The Mavericks did not give up on Dazhi and have been working hard for Dazhi to enter the NBA. Similarly, in China, there are also a group of people working hard for this.

Dazhi, who was selected in the 1999 draft, finally got his wish to enter the NBA in April 2001.

He only played ten games and the season ended.

Then, he rushed back to China without stopping to play in the Asian Championships, the World University Games, and then represented Bayi in the 9th National Games.

When Dazhi returned to the NBA, the regular season had already started for more than a month.

There was no pre-season training, no adjustment, and great physical consumption.

If the Mavericks were a weak team, perhaps Dazhi would still get some opportunities.

However, Nowitzki had grown up at this time, and with Nash, Finley and other tough guys, the Mavericks' goal was to go further in the playoffs.

In such a team, even if Nelson and his son favored Dazhi, it was impossible to sacrifice some game wins in order to train Dazhi.

Therefore, after the end of the season, Dazhi had the idea of staying in the United States to train during the offseason. However, when Dazhi entered the NBA, he signed an agreement that he must play for the country unconditionally.

And this summer, there are the World Championships and the Asian Games.

Dazhi also thought of a way, that is, to train in the United States, and wait until the national team comes to the United States to participate in the Indianapolis World Championships, and then go to join.

As for the Busan Asian Games, with Dayao and Daba leading, it is enough to sweep Asia and win the championship.

Yang Yi was not clear about the specific process, but he only knew that Dazhi stayed in the United States.

This calm did not last long. After a training session of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team in early June, a Chinese reporter from AFP interviewed the head coach of the men's basketball team and asked about Dazhi. The head coach's sharp answer pushed Dazhi to the forefront.

One wave has not settled, another wave rises.

Immediately afterwards, a reporter from the Dallas Morning News published an even more sharp article against Dazhi.

Words such as betrayal and defection appeared in this article.

The speed of information dissemination in this era was far less than later. In addition, Dazhi turned off his mobile phone in order to train with peace of mind, and did not come forward to clarify in time, and the situation became out of control.

Later, although the Dallas Morning News also made a clarification, the impact and damage it caused could no longer be resolved by a simple clarification.

Dazhi also lost contact during this process. When interviewed, the Mavericks also said that they could not find Dazhi. Nelson and his son even ran to Huaxia for this.

Su Qun and Yang Yi found the missing Dazhi in Los Angeles, and Dazhi was preparing for the summer league.

However, no matter how the two men persuaded him, it was of no avail.

Dazhi asked his personal assistant to take full responsibility for this matter and discuss solutions to the problem with the country.

Although this personal assistant is of Chinese descent, he doesn't know anything about that land. At this time, he chose a head-on approach and said in a very tough attitude that Dazhi was waiting for the national team to come to the United States, and would only play in the World Championships, not the Asian Games.

Now, this matter is on the verge of getting out of control.

It only takes a fuse, and then the door of no return incident that happened before will happen again.

And Tang Feng knows this fuse, that is, in the men's basketball final of the Busan Asian Games, the men's basketball team experienced a black 30 seconds and was reversed by the Korean country.