Chapter 547 Shooting Coach Steve Nash (Third!)

The training camp has officially started, and the players of the Pelicans are high-spirited.

After a week of training, the effect is remarkable.

Although the Pelicans have personnel changes in the new season, the core and rotation are basically unchanged, and the tacit understanding is still there.

However, in the content of the team's training, there is very little practice in shooting.

It's not that they don't need to practice anymore because of how good their shots are, but their shooting coach Tate's contract with the team expired.

The two sides have been unable to reach an agreement on the renewal issue.

Tate's shooting drills for Davis last season worked well, and the Knicks poached a corner in the offseason.

People go to high places, Tate also has his own pursuit, and the Pelicans feel that he is not worth the price.

Speaking of which, it is not only the players who need to renew their contracts during the NBA offseason, but also the coaching staff and managerial staff. Every season is a test.

When Tang Tian knew the news, he took the initiative to find Dempsey and gave him a suggestion.

Steve Nash.

Nash announced his retirement during the offseason, and he should be sharing family happiness with his twin daughters at this moment.

But Tang Tian remembered the words in history. Nash was the shooting coach of the Warriors, and it was he who raised the Splash Brothers' shooting to a higher level.

If the Pelicans can invite him, the effect of Davis training must be better than when Tate was there.

Dempsey readily accepted Tang Tian's suggestion.

Nash has an excellent reputation in the league, and his shooting ability is visible to the naked eye. It would be great if he could be invited as an assistant coach.

Demps contacted Nash, and the Pelicans' training camp continued.

Davis's low-post offense is decent, Whiteside has made significant progress in foul control and low-post defense, Holiday's three-pointers are also more stable than last season, and the strength of the Pelicans' core lineup can be seen with the naked eye.

However, the newcomers to the team seem to need some time to adapt.

Ariza came to New Orleans from Washington, his defense has been there, but the shot bag is a bit lost, it will take some time to get it back;

Taylor Tovic is similar, his three-point shooting stability seems to be much worse than Anderson;

The same is true of Dinwiddie, although he works very hard, his finishing ability needs to be strengthened after the breakthrough;

As for Jokic, his weight loss progress is very slow, and the Europeans' fat-prone physique seems to take time to lose weight.

The NBA team is by no means a pile of paper lineups. The Pelicans want to go to the next level. The integration of these newcomers is key.

Demps returned two days later, and this time he did not bring good news.

Nash declined Demps' invitation. He has just finished his career and wants to spend more time with his family.

After Tang Tian heard the news, he asked Dempsey where Nash was now, and asked Karl to buy a plane ticket to Toronto.

The few rookies on the team couldn't find the feeling of shooting. If Nash can try to get in, it will be of great help to the team.

Nash lived on the outskirts of Toronto. When Tang Tian went there, Nash was playing football with his twin daughters.

Nash has dedicated his career to basketball, but his football talent is very good. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the best football player among basketball players.

And he seems genuinely doting on his two daughters.

When Tang Tian saw this, he unconsciously remembered what he told his parents about having a son.

But in fact, the daughter is also good, the father's little padded jacket.

Tang Tian waited for a while, Nash asked the nanny to accompany his daughter, and walked towards Tang Tian with a smile.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Nash is a gentleman, he apologized to Tang Tian when he came over.

"It's okay, your girls are lovely."

Tang Tian replied with a smile.

The two have played against each other before, so they are not completely strangers.

After chatting for a few words, Tang Tian got to the point.

"I want you to help the Pelicans practice shooting."

Nash smiled after listening, and then turned to look at his two daughters.

"I've been playing all the time and I don't have time to take care of my family. Now that I'm retired, I just want to spend more time with Bella and Lola. They need me."

Nash said sweetly in his eyes.

He and his wife divorced in 2010. For him, these two daughters are all he has.

"You can just be our player development consultant."

Tang Tian nodded and continued.

The reason why he specifically asked the same question a second time was not that he felt that he was more attractive than Dempsey, but that he had a solution.

"A player development consultant?"

Nash looked at Tang Tian suspiciously, he had obviously never heard of this position before.

"That is, if you have time, you can come to the team to guide, and you don't have to treat it as a full-time job."

Tang Tian explained.

This position, in the vernacular, is actually equivalent to a part-time job and extra money.

That's what the Warriors offered at the beginning, and Nash accepted the invitation because of this.

Nash hesitated. Obviously, for a player who has played for nearly 20 years, he would still feel reluctant to leave basketball in his life.

But he finally turned his head and looked at his two daughters.

"Don't you desire a championship?"

Tang Tian saw that Nash was hesitating, and then spoke again.

Nash looked back at Tang Tian in a daze.

Not eager for a championship?

How can it be! He joined the Lakers just to fight for the final championship.

It just backfired, and like Karl Malone, he ultimately didn't make it there.

Seeing that Nash's heart was moved, Tang Tian struck while the iron was hot.

"The Pelicans will definitely have the opportunity to win the championship in the next two or three years. You should see this potential, and if you are only a player development consultant, it will not affect your company with your daughter. Oh, by the way, New Orleans is now building Chinatown , your daughters should love it there."

Nash smiled after hearing this. He found that Tang Tian's eloquence was really good, and he said everything in his heart.

"Okay, I promise, I'm going to New Orleans."

Nash looked up at the sky as he spoke.

Toronto is very cold most of the time, and the temperature in September is only in the teens.

According to the habit of previous years, winter will begin next month and will continue until April next year.

Taking their daughter away from this city of ice and snow and going to the southernmost port city in the United States, they should be much warmer this winter.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand when he heard this.

After Nash froze for a moment, he also extended his hand with a smile.

The two clapped their hands in the air.

Before, they could only compete on the field as opponents, but now, they can be teammates.

And Nash, after ending his career as a player, has the opportunity to use another identity to win his first NBA championship.