"Money?" Tim was a little confused: "How much can we pay Adams?"
Like other industries, in the NBA, coaches with the same position have similar annual salaries.
The head coach's annual salary is generally several million dollars, the chief assistant's annual salary is several hundred thousand to one or two million dollars, and other positions are between one hundred thousand and several hundred thousand dollars.
Unless there are special circumstances, the annual salary of an assistant coach, no matter how good it is, cannot be compared to that of the head coach.
Since you can get almost the same money from any team, why bother to change jobs?
Unless there are other benefits.
For example, there is the possibility of becoming a head coach.
For example, the head coach is very good and can learn a lot, just like Popovich.
Hunter, the current chief assistant coach of the Warriors, can be considered a coach with certain qualifications. His annual salary is US$400,000, which is not high.
He originally came here because he was interested in Nelson's qualifications and wanted to learn from him.
After all, Nelson is old, and once he retires, Hunter may take over his position.
Even being an acting coach for a period of time would be good.
What if he has a good record as an acting coach and a boss takes a fancy to him?
Then make money!
According to the information Tim knows, Ron Adams' annual salary in the Thunder is about US$800,000, neither high nor low.
How much annual salary can the Warriors offer him?
Based on Tim's understanding of owner Cohan, it is impossible for the Warriors to spend too much money on Ron Adams.
No matter how good a teaching assistant is, he is still a teaching assistant!
Although the Warriors' record under the leadership of Deng Fang far exceeded expectations, the ball market is booming, and he now has a strong voice, it is difficult for Cohan to offer an assistant coach an annual salary of 800,000!
But if you offer Ron Adams an annual salary of 800,000, why should he come?
At his age, it is impossible for him to take over Deng Fang's position as head coach!
What is digging?
How to poach people?
You have to give more than others!
So Tim was a little confused.
Deng Fang smiled slightly and replied: "Tell him, the annual salary is at least 3 million! It can even reach 5 million at most!"
"What?!" Tim shouted with his eyes widened: "Are you crazy? How is that possible! We are hiring assistants, not head coaches!"
Deng Fang shrugged and said nothing.
Tim frowned and asked again: "Are you trying to deceive him? Impossible, we all have to sign a contract, and the cost of breach of contract will be very high!"
"I never lie to people!" Deng Fang replied.
"Then who will pay for it?" Tim asked again: "Did the boss agree?"
"The boss agreed." Deng Fang replied: "As stated in the contract, the annual salary of the chief assistant coach I invited is half of mine."
Tim was stunned for a moment and then reacted.
It seems that there is such a clause in the contract signed by Deng Fang.
After ten games, if Deng Fang is still the head coach of the Warriors, then Deng Fang will have the right to decide whether or not to retain the members of the coaching staff. At the same time, the chief assistant coach will be half of Deng Fang's annual salary.
"But your annual salary is not that much!" Tim thought for a moment and said: "It would be great if you could get a few million. He is half of yours, how can it be that much!"
Deng Fang smiled slightly: "Why is my annual salary only a few million?"
Tim was stunned for a moment: "Isn't this... the same price?"
"I'm different!" Deng Fang replied: "It's stated in the contract that my annual salary is determined based on the number of games I win. I win 100,000 per game and deduct 50,000 per game when I lose. Ron Adams is half of mine, and you
Calculate how much it is!”
Tim rolled his eyes, made some calculations in his mind, and replied: "82 games in a season, even if you can get 50 wins, it's only 3.2 million!"
"How could I lead the team to only win 50 games?" Deng Fang curled his lips disdainfully.
"50 wins is already very high, okay!" Tim replied: "With this victory, we will definitely enter the playoffs. If we are not too unlucky, we can still enter the top half!"
Tim is right, in the fiercely competitive Western Conference, 50 wins is indeed a lot.
If it were in the Eastern Conference, 50 wins would almost guarantee the top four.
In the Western Conference, no coach can guarantee that he will win 50 games.
But Deng Fang didn't think so.
"I can at least get 65 wins!" Deng Fang said confidently.
"65 wins?!" Tim shouted with his eyes widened: "That's number one in the Western Conference! How is that possible!"
"How is it impossible?" Deng Fang replied: "Don't forget, we have won 11 consecutive victories now!"
"But the season has just started, who can say for sure what will happen next?" Tim said.
Indeed, the results now led by Deng Fang are very impressive, with 11 consecutive victories and a blockbuster success.
However, Deng Fang is a novice after all, and most of the Warriors are young people.
There are many teams like the Warriors who started the season with a stellar record and were ranked at the front, but then plummeted behind them.
After all, you are young, and your opponents are not well prepared for you. They tend to care more about the established and strong teams, the strong teams in the playoffs last season.
Once your opponent takes it seriously, your record is likely to drop.
Although it seems that Deng Fang is very different from other head coaches, and his record is not convincing, as long as he is in the NBA and plays basketball, the rules are the same!
Even if none of the team members are injured, they can fully recover if they are injured, but they will always be tired!
Playing back-to-back will always make you tired, your hand will always feel bad, and your opponent will always feel great!
So it is very difficult to get more than 60 wins.
As for 70 wins, it requires the right time, place, and people.
Deng Fang didn't care: "Don't worry, I can at least get 65 wins! What's more, there are playoffs! You know, my salary will double in the playoffs, and every round I go to the next
It will be doubled again!”
"Where can you guarantee the team can go?" Tim asked.
"Keep a low profile and go to the finals," Deng Fang replied.
?
!
Tim kept silent for a long time. After a long time, he said: "Is this low-key? Why don't you just talk about the championship?"
"That's right! As expected, I will be the championship, so I keep a low profile!" Deng Fang replied calmly.
Okay, you're crazy, so I won't say anything.
Tim shrugged and was speechless.
It turns out that what you said at the press conference is true, and you really think so!
As the general manager, Tim certainly hopes that the team will go as far as possible.
However, based on experience and common sense, no matter how good a newbie like Deng Fang or a new team like the Warriors is at the beginning of the season, they will fall off the top as the season progresses!
As for the championship, that is simply overthinking!
Which newly formed team in history, with a rookie head coach and a core of first-year rookies, directly won the championship?
No!
there has never been!
In fact, there are two great men in history who led their teams to win championships in their rookie seasons.
One is Magic Johnson, and the other is Russell, the King of the Rings.
