Kongbu was very satisfied with Reid's crazy three-point performance.

After tonight's game, Reid's self-confidence has obviously improved a lot, which will be very beneficial to his future development.

There are not many players available to Kongbu at the moment, and he doesn't want to miss any improvement in combat effectiveness. Reed can shoulder the mainstay of the outside offense, which is undoubtedly a good thing for the 76ers.

In the evening of the next day, Kongbu sat in the office and checked the 76ers' financial report for this month.

Now that Kongbu is the general manager, of course he has to pay attention to the team's profitability.

The indicator that any team pays most attention to is actually the sales of season tickets. The better the season ticket sales, the greater the team's profit margin.

When Kongbu first came to the 76ers, the 76ers sold a wave of season tickets, selling a total of 8,600 sets.

In previous years, it would have been great if the 76ers could sell 3,000 units.

Not only have sales skyrocketed, but prices have also increased a lot. The price of a season ticket last season was US$3,500, and this season it was raised to US$5,000. Sales are still booming.

One month after the start of the season, the Philadelphia 76ers had the best record in the league, Yao Ming and others posted shocking statistics, and season tickets were sold out again.

At present, the 76ers have sold more than 10,000 season tickets, making them the third team in NBA history to sell more than 10,000 season tickets.

The first two teams are of course the Knicks and Lakers.

Season ticket revenue alone has reached more than 50 million U.S. dollars. The 76ers are undoubtedly making a lot of money this year.

This is Kongbu's influence. What he can bring to the team is not only record and glory, but also real dollars.

"Dong dong dong."

There was a knock on the door outside the office.

Meschery and Newman, two old men, walked into Combu's office together.

"Kong, Boston called me this morning and asked me if I had any idea of ​​becoming their head coach."

Newman spoke first, his face flushed, not sure if it was because of excitement or shame.

He just jumped out of the fire pit of the Washington Wizards and returned to Combs' hands only a few days ago.

"Oh? It's a good thing, what did you say?" Kongbu didn't mind at all and asked in surprise.

He wished that every one of his assistant coaches could excel.

"When I said think about it, I didn't mean to hear your opinion."

"I'm really afraid of living like that in Washington again. Kong, do you think I should go?"

Of course Newman really wanted to go, mainly because the contract offered by Green Kai this time was very generous, with an annual salary of three million US dollars, which was a real salary for a serious head coach.

However, he felt that he was sorry for Kong Bu for just going there, so he simply asked Kong Bu for his opinion.

If Kongbu says he can go, then he will go. If Kongbu says he can't go, then he will reluctantly give up his annual salary of three million US dollars.

An annual salary of three million is indeed very attractive, but it is hard to say how long you can work for it.

And if you stay with Kongbu, it will be seven to eight million US dollars a year. As long as Kongbu is in this league for one day, he will not be unemployed.

"Then what else is there to consider? Of course I want to go."

"Boston's current foundation is very weak, but fortunately their boss is much better than the Wizards' boss, and he is not the kind of scoundrel who is unscrupulous for profit."

"Even if Pitino leads the team like that, he can still serve as general manager and coach for three years. Their boss is already benevolent enough."

"The next few years are considered to be big years for the draft. Just go ahead with confidence. There will definitely be outstanding newcomers."

Combu is sincerely happy for Newman. It is definitely the dream of most coaches to be able to coach a wealthy team like Green Kai.

"Okay, since you said you can go, then I will go."

"I hope I can work longer this time," Newman said with a sigh of relief.

Combo looked at Meschery, who came in with Newman, and asked curiously: "Old man, are you being poached too?"

Mescheri's face turned red when he asked this question, and he nodded silently.

He felt that the past two years had been like a dream. He was just a high school teacher, writing poetry and engaging in artistic creation from time to time.

I don't know how I ended up becoming an assistant coach, and now I don't know how a team invited me to be the head coach.

It's really like a dream.

"It looks like you really hit the mark. Which team is it?"

Kongbu asked curiously.

"The Nuggets, after Fitch left last season, they invited Iser to coach. The situation was not ideal."

Issel is also Dan Issel. His No. 44 jersey was retired by the Nuggets. He is a super star in the history of the Nuggets.

A good player does not necessarily mean a good coach. Issel truly explains this sentence.

The Nuggets have a very good foundation. Even if Wu Sheng leaves, they still have Camby, Duron and other strong players in the team. Unfortunately, under the leadership of Issel, one month into the new season, the Nuggets only played in the Western Conference.

Ninth result.

The team's record is so embarrassing that even the owner's own father, not to mention a famous player in team history, has to pack up and get out of class.

Mescheri came into the Nuggets' sight at this time.

In terms of qualifications, Meschery's qualifications are actually not much worse than Iser's. The two are stars of the same generation, but Iser is a superstar and Meschery is an ordinary star.

In addition, Meschery's relationship with Combu was also the main reason why they wanted to hire Meschery.

The reason why the Nuggets have risen in the past two years is because of the friendship between Fitch and Kongbu, which made Kongbu lend a helping hand.

Now that Fitch Sr. has retired, this relationship is almost broken.

Of course the Nuggets don't want to give up, so they might as well poach Meschery. Anyway, even if his coaching ability is poor, he won't be worse than Denser.

Green Kai wanted to hire Newman for the same reason.

Teams that have had a relationship with Kongbu over the years have gained more or less benefits, especially since Green Kai's current record is extremely poor. Their next draft pick is very high, and they need Kongbu's help even more.

"The Nuggets are pretty good and we can be considered old friends."

"Their foundation is good. If they make some adjustments, their record will definitely not be much different."

"Old man, go ahead with peace of mind. If you have anything, you can contact me at any time."

Combe knew that Meschery had little confidence, so he spoke to reassure him.

The three of them chatted in the office for a long time, and Kongbu felt a sense of accomplishment. Now the two of them are going to coach the Green Kai and Nuggets. If you calculate it like this, there are already four coaches in the league who belong to their own faction.

Malone of the Warriors, Mahomes of the Grizzlies, Meschery of the Nuggets and Newman of the Celtics.

In the future, Adelman Jr. and Saunders Jr. of the Timberwolves will also step onto the coaching stage sooner or later.

"Two more have left. It looks like we really need to recruit a few assistant coaches." His coaching staff was already small, but now two more have left, making it even worse.

Little Adelman became the only soldier under Combo.

We still don’t know when Adelman Sr. will call his son back.

…

In the next nearly half a month, the 76ers played seven games and lost three of them.

The reason why the winning rate dropped so sharply is because Kongbu rested Yao Ming in these three games.

Ever since Yao Ming entered the league, Kong Bu has actually been paying attention to his health value in his attribute panel.

After the double forty game, Yao Ming's health dropped a bit and he was only in his early eighties, probably because he played too much time that night.

After two more games, Yao Ming's health continued to decline, falling to only 73 points.

The health value of 73 points is still within the safety line, and the risk of injury is not very high. However, Kongbu certainly did not dare to take risks, so he still rested Yao Ming.

When Yao Ming was unable to play, the 76ers' combat effectiveness dropped by more than two levels.

First of all, because Iverson didn't have the support inside, he once again became the lone hero he was in previous seasons.

Secondly, the team's rebounding cannot be guaranteed. After all, Barkley and Oakley are old, and Ratliff himself is not good at rebounding.

Finally, there is a lack of finishing points inside, and the team's overall offensive efficiency has dropped a lot.

From these three lost games, we can clearly feel the importance of Yao Ming to the Philadelphia 76ers. With Yao Ming, the 76ers are a super powerhouse in the league. Without Yao Ming, they can only be regarded as a second-rate team.

In addition to not wanting Yao Ming to get injured, the reason why Kong Bu wanted to take a rest was because he wanted Yao Ming to recharge his batteries and prepare for the next game against the Lakers.

This game may be the most important game of the 76ers' regular season so far.

If the 76ers can reach the finals, then there is at least an 80% chance that their opponent will be the Lakers.

And the Yao Shark showdown also filled Kongbu with high expectations.

"I have been waiting for this game for at least two months. Now that the league has issued rules restricting shark-cutting tactics, there is nothing Kombu can do to me."

"I want to score 50 points on Kongbu, no, 60 points!"

Aopang has suffered a lot from Kong Bu in recent years, at least that's what he thinks.

During the offseason, Stern introduced rules restricting shark-cutting tactics. Like later generations, no fouls were allowed on players without the ball in the last two minutes of each quarter.

This is the confidence that Ao Pang dares to speak nonsense.
To be continued...