[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-golden-age-of-basketball":3,"chapter-the-golden-age-of-basketball-the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1869":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Golden Age of Basketball",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1445336,1896,"Chapter 1869 84: Trash Teams (Part 2)","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1869",1869,"\u003Cp>Now that the two teams meet in the knockout stage, it's bound to be another fierce battle, and both sides will definitely give it their all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the quarterfinals ended, Gan Guoyang returned to the hotel to rest, and the idea of forming a team in Las Vegas lingered in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were to be implemented, preparations should be made early. Forming a team is not an easy task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The NBA today is different from the 60s and 70s. Back then, an NBA team consisted of seven or eight people setting up an office, recruiting a batch of players, driving a bus to pick them up for games, selling enough tickets, and doing some promotion, and the team was considered established and could run steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, forming a team in the NBA is undoubtedly a capital game, requiring a huge amount of funding and professionals, involving all aspects of social operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang had personally witnessed how the once simple and humble Portland Trail Blazers were gradually eroded by capital to become a cold, large-scale entertainment and cultural company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Gan Guoyang played a part in fueling this process, as he alone fed the Portland Trail Blazers into America's most successful professional sports team and the most lucrative capital beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, if you want to form and operate a team, you need at least billions of US Dollars, a wealth of network resources, and social connections; otherwise, you can't manage it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money is not a problem for Gan Guoyang; he's wealthy himself, and if he wants to form a consortium, investors willing to join would line up from Portland to Los Angeles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key issue remains people. Forming a team requires professional talent. The composition of an NBA team now is too complex, and the division of labor is very meticulous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guoyang thought of how Pat Riley, when forming the Miami Heat, constantly poached people from Portland, certainly due to the lack of professional talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I set up a team, I'd poach people from the Heat, let Riley taste what it's like to have someone poach his talent,\" Gan Guoyang was already plotting revenge on Riley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other details of building the team, who cares, when the car reaches the mountain, there'll be a road. Just push forward, talk, and there will certainly be solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang has a great trait: he thinks less and does more. After encountering a problem, he first thinks of a solution, then goes to fix it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not trying to think of a solution first, then hesitating and procrastinating, only acting when a perfect, thorough result is in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After deciding to poach from Riley, Gan Guoyang immediately made a long-distance call from Sydney back to America, contacting the former Trail Blazers general manager, now the Miami Heat's HR director, Stu-Inman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Riley poached Inman, he worked until the 1995 season, retiring after Riley led the Heat to a championship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He returned to Portland, back to Lake Oswego, where he worked at a high school as an assistant coach, helping to develop high school basketball players and pass the time in his later years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he left the Heat, many of the current high-level executives in the Heat's management were promoted during Inman's time as HR director, and Inman was their old leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Portland, it was just after 5 AM, and Inman had just woken up and was about to get out of bed when a phone call almost gave him a heart attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought there was an emergency in the community or school, but when he answered, it was Ah Gan?! Why was this guy calling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my God, Sonny, is that you? What's up, do you want to come coach at Lake Oswego High School? You're welcome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way, I'm not suited to coaching high school basketball; I'd go crazy. Stu, how have you been lately? How's your health?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two exchanged greetings, Inman being older, chatted for quite a while with his old friend who called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he \"betrayed\" the Trail Blazers for the Heat back then, Inman always hoped deep down that Gan Guoyang would do well and become the greatest player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, witnessing Gan Guoyang atop history, becoming undoubtedly the number one in history, satisfied and calmed him, so he was happy to engage in basketball education at a high school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reminiscing for a while, Inman asked why Gan Guoyang was calling, and Gan Guoyang got straight to the point, asking if Inman could recommend any talent in team management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they're currently working in the NBA, especially with the Miami Heat, that would be ideal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inman, though 74, had a sharp ear and immediately caught the meaning in Gan Guoyang's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's up, Sonny, you're thinking about forming a new team?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the idea. I wanted to hear your opinion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gan Guoyang initially just wanted to consult Inman regarding the Heat's HR, but now he'd listen to Inman's broader insights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Portland Trail Blazers were founded in 1970, Inman was one of the founders, worked as a scout, coach, and eventually became general manager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With unparalleled experience and understanding on how to build, shape and develop a team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Gan Guoyang's ambitions, Inman immediately perked up, got up, and started discussing with Gan Guoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been 30 years since 1970, and the NBA had transformed significantly, but some fundamentals remained unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inman suggested a few valuable pointers: firstly, find a reliable financial worker to manage and account for all funds.\u003C\u002Fp>",925,"2026-06-06T01:42:08.237Z",1,"novelbin.me","35a414c660124b6df43501abd43154d2717734e3818722f0f38295e68452d46c","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1870","the-golden-age-of-basketball-chapter-1868",2033,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-golden-age-of-basketball-cover.jpg"]