With the World Cup coming to an end, another summer had gradually passed, and the new season was soon to arrive.
Time gradually reached mid-September...
Teams began, step-by-step, to announce their new training camp rosters one after another, then started preparing a series of training sessions for the new season.
September 24th, the first day of the New York Knicks' training camp.
After the players and staff had all assembled.
Head Coach Thibodeau walked onto the court with a clipboard in hand, then swept his satisfied gaze across the millionaires who had reported to the team on time.
It was worth mentioning that two noteworthy members of the assistant coaching staff were standing beside Thibodeau at this moment.
One was Suns legend Stephen Nash.
That summer, the Son of the Wind had likewise bid farewell to New Orleans, a team that had basically confirmed it was going to tank, and once again chose to join the New York Knicks as an assistant coach.
This MVP-caliber guard, who had performed brilliantly on the court, still had much to learn in the coaching field.
Starting as an assistant coach, learning and growing step by step, might perhaps make his coaching career a little longer~~
Like Nash, the other assistant coach who also deserved some attention was no unknown figure either.
Jeff Van Gundy, formerly the Head Coach of the New York Knicks, had also gone on to the Rockets, where he became the head coach of the Yao-Mai duo.
During his time as a Head Coach, his coaching style had earned the label of iron-blooded, renowned for its hard-nosed defense.
Later, however, due to a series of reasons, he was ultimately pushed out of the Head Coach profession.
But clearly, Van Gundy had not given up on coaching. That was why, after