When Steve Patterson said that the candidates for the Blazers for the head coach will be announced today, the reporters were not surprised.

After all, it would be too late to be uncertain about the candidate at this time.

Everyone was just curious about how Patterson convinced Sutton to coach the NBA.

Could it be Paul Allen who used the money power again?

As a result, when everyone found out that the person who walked into the press conference was Rick Carlisle, the reporters were stunned.

In his original history, Carlisle broke up with the Pacers in May 2007. After briefly working as a commentator for a year, he returned to coach in Dallas.

In this life, because young talents such as Roy led the Pacers into the playoffs, Carlisle was still leading the team to play in the playoffs until May 2008.

After the season, Carlisle, who ended his five-year contract with the Pacers, became a "freedom coach" and has been considering his next stop.

Many teams have sent invitations to Carlisle, including mosaics.

This kind of thing mosaic must join in the fun.

Carlisle has feelings for Indianapolis, and in fact the Pacers have always been one of his next homes.

After all, he and Bird are very good old friends.

But Carlisle's attitude towards the team was once very disappointed.

To be honest, in the Pacers' current lineup, they only need a little reinforcement to achieve better results.

But the team boss doesn't care. Anyway, I'll give Bird a goal - you can't make money but don't lose too much.

Well, I don’t dare to burn money, relying solely on the draft, when will this team be maintained?

So, Carlisle decided to leave and also received Bird's consent and support.

In the end, he chose the Dallas Mavericks - Cuban is a boss who is willing to give all of his money for the team.

Carlisle and Cuban have met several times, and both sides are very satisfied with each other.

It is precisely because of this that Steve Patterson has no idea to clock in Lisle.

Little did he know that Carlisle actually came to vote.

The resignation of McMillan for physical reasons made Carlisle change his mind.

Like Cuban, Paul Allen is also a boss who is willing to give all his money to the team. He is very motivated to work under such a boss.

But the Trail Blazers have another guy who is extremely attractive to Carlisle - Wayne.

In Indianapolis, Carlisle intended to train Wayne to become the next leader.

He really wanted to try the feeling of developing a player himself and then exploring the league with him.

To be honest, if it weren't for playing under Carlisle, Wayne would have difficulty getting so many opportunities for the championship team in the rookie season.

Reference to Dako.

But everyone knows what happened later. The Pacers quickly fell after their peak and were dismantled.

Carlisle's wish was also lost.

But now, when he has the opportunity to renew his relationship with Wayne, he has no hesitation!

He always believed that it was not a pity to fail to create glory with Wayne.

At this time, he had the opportunity to make up for his regrets.

In this way, Carlisle ran to Portland, leaving only Cuban in the wind.

“I am very confident that I can do my job well with the Trail Blazers, which has a group of very good players.

We missed the championship last season, and I think it's time to get the championship back this season."

Carlisle was extremely confident at the press conference. He was picked by Larry Brown, and this time he finally experienced the pleasure of picking peaches!

Of course, it is not certain whether this peach is ripe or not.

There are still many difficulties in front of Carlisle.

First, the personnel changes of the Trail Blazers this summer are really big. Six players were gone in one go, including Dako, Yuduka and Percy, which are mainly rotated, which is equivalent to half of the team having blood exchanged.

In other words, it is not that easy to copy my ex-McMilan's homework.

Because the players are different, the system must also be changed. Rotation time, etc. must be rescheduled.

Another second point is that Carlisle will immediately form his own coaching team.

Most coaches usually take their coaching team with them after they leave.

But Carlisle had to part ways with his coaching team this time.

His defensive assistant Frank Vogel was promoted by Bird to be the Pacers head coach.

His offensive assistant Terry Stotts was hired as the Mavericks head coach by Cuban.

So, Carlisle now has no right-hand man.

Speaking of which, this is a good story in the coaching circle.

One person resigned, two assistants became regular, and people called Kim Kelly coach Liu Bi.

Of course, he either couldn't handle it alone, but the workload and efficiency...

Well, Carlisle has been deeply troubled by hair loss in recent years.

Therefore, whether this fruit can be picked next season depends on Carlisle's ability.

That's right, the Trail Blazers have a strong lineup.

But the Trail Blazers also have high requirements.

To the outside world, if Carlisle cannot lead the team to win the championship, then he will be a failure.

Therefore, although Liu Bi was joking at the press conference, there were actually many troubles.

Carlisle has two things to do next. First, find an excellent substitute for Wayne.

Dako's departure made the Trail Blazers short of staff at the No. 4 position.

Although Wayne will occupy most of the playing time, the substitute can't be too bad, right?

The second is to improve your coaching team as soon as possible.

After the press conference, Carlisle sent a recruitment message to the public and recruited assistants!

It is required to be well-trained, able to withstand pressure, be able to get along with the players, have a good image, at least have to wear a tie.

The salary is negotiable, but our boss is Paul Allen, so you know the money.

As soon as the news was sent, many people signed up enthusiastically.

Who doesn't want to move bricks under Paul Allen's hands?

Instead of interviewing for teaching assistants in the office, Carlisle chose the golf course.

He doesn't want the interviewer to perform because the interview atmosphere is too serious.

The interview started on the third day after Carlisle took office. On the first day, there were a lot of people coming.

The next day, there were still many.

On the third day, fewer people were there.

On the fourth day, there was only one person on the interview list, and the person's name scared Carlisle.

In the afternoon, Carlisle was playing golf while waiting for this special interviewer.

Finally, at 3:10 pm, a fat and sturdy body walked in.

Carlisle swallowed, he became nervous...

Well, as the interviewer, he became nervous!

"Yo, hahaha, Rick! I haven't seen you for many years! Oh my god, you have so little hair now!" The visitor greeted Carlisle very familiarly, then opened his arms and hugged him.

"Uh..." Carlisle was speechless. I'm a big or small interviewer!

"How is it? What's the result of the interview these days?" The visitor sat down easily and poured himself a cup of coffee.

"Fortunately, there are a few good candidates." Carlisle shrugged.

"Fuck, that means I don't have a chance?"

"Not necessarily, Charles, it depends on your performance today. But I said, why did you suddenly want to apply for an assistant coach?"

Carlisle also sat down and started chatting with his old acquaintance, the most special interviewer today.

Well, Charles Barkley, Sir Fliggy, appeared in the fourth day of the interview.

Carlisle and Barkley are indeed familiar with each other because they both entered the league in 1984.

And after playing only eight games in the NBA, Barkley and Carlisle played their first meeting.

At that time, Barkley and Carlisle were just small roles on the team.

The protagonists of that game were Dr. J and Bird.
To be continued...