公牛隊將會談K.Atkinson與季後賽球隊助教 - NBA

Former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson, assistants still in postseason among
candidates for Bulls' vacancy, sources say

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原文作者:Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA Insider/ESPN

The Chicago Bulls were granted permission to speak with several assistants
for the franchise's head coaching job and interviews with candidates are well
underway, sources told ESPN.

有不少ESPN的線人表示︰芝加哥公牛隊已經獲得聯盟官方的允許，對一些還在準備
季後賽工作的助教進行談話，其內容甚至涵蓋總教練職務的面試。

No permission was necessary for former Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson to
interview, but new executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas
Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley are talking to several assistant
coaches still involved in the playoffs, including Milwaukee's Darvin Ham,
Denver's Wes Unseld Jr. and Miami's Dan Craig, sources said.

公牛新上任管理階層雙人組Arturas Karnisovas＋Marc Eversley已經談話過的季後賽
球隊助教包括︰公鹿的Darvin Ham、金塊的Wes Unseld Jr.與熱火的Dan Craig。

另一個值得注意，且球迷更耳熟能詳的名字，則是標題已經提及的前籃網總教練Kenny
Atkinson，不過由於他並非現役教練，因此會談他其實並不需要聯盟特許。

Among the assistant coaches granted permission to talk to Chicago from
eliminated teams, sources said: Dallas Mavericks assistants Jamahl Mosley and
Stephen Silas, Philadelphia's Ime Udoka and one candidate -- Minnesota
associate head coach David Vanterpool -- whose team didn't qualify for the
restart, sources said.

公牛隊也獲得了從季後賽淘汰球隊會談助教的權利，符合上述條件的人包括︰
獨行俠的Jamahl Mosley與Stephen Silas、七六人隊的Ime Udoka。
比較特別的是，這份會談名單中，還包括一個東家根本沒晉級這次復賽的助教，
這個助教就是灰狼隊的首席助教David Vanterpool。

The Bulls are also interviewing current assistant Chris Fleming and could
also meet with assistant Roy Rogers -- both remaining from former coach Jim
Boylen's staff, sources said.

公牛也不排除從內部提拔原任主帥Jim Boylen旗下助教的可能，他們看上的是Chris
Fleming與Roy Rogers—其中前者已經談過，後者則是尚未但未來可能抽空談。

The Bulls were 39-84 in a season and half under Boylen, who was recently
fired. The Bulls' coaching job is attractive for a solid core of young
talent, including Zach LaVine, Lauri Markkanen, guard Coby White and center
Wendell Carter. The Bulls have the fourth overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft.

Boylen在公牛這一年半的任期累積的成績是39勝84負，這也成為他沒有球團續聘的
關鍵原因。不過，公牛的總教練仍被公認是一個有吸引力的職缺，因為光看球員
名單，就已經有不少年輕球員可以當作穩固實力的核心了，其中包括LaVine、
Markkanen，乃至於後衛Coby White與Wendell Carter。此外，公牛在今年的選秀
還獲得了第四順位。

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心得︰這次的面談名單除了Atkinson外，都是還沒有當過總教練的，
看起來公牛高層算是吸取了Boylen太嚴格的前車之鑑，
以紀律中不失彈性與可溝通，作為這次選帥的條件

雖然MJ離開後就沒那麼喜歡公牛了，但還是祝福新教練與公牛主教會有好的搭配

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