NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 88: Promotion of all staff, personnel appointment rights

"I agree!"

The result of the meeting was that everyone raised their hands in agreement, regardless of how Jiang Ming performed.

Just say that this is a proposal put forward by the big boss, who would dare to disagree?

Don't you agree to wait to be fired or eaten?
This is a rare occasion for Paul Allen to intervene in the affairs of the Trail Blazers. As the second-in-command of Microsoft, he knows that professionals should do professional things.

He just takes a look at basketball. He never interferes with the management in player transactions, draft picks, scout selections, etc.

The only time he made a proposal before was when he promoted his good friend Bert to be the president's assistant two years ago, thus placing a spokesperson for him in the team.

And this time he made Jiang Ming the director of the medical department because he was really angry. The name of the pioneer veterinarian must be rectified!

"Okay, that's it. If Jiang Ming's team doesn't do a good job, President Larry can demote him at any time."

Paul Allen's last words also left a "backup plan" for the management, and also reminded them that Jiang Ming did not promote those who were under his protection. Everything still depends on ability. If the ability is not good enough, you, the management, can move against him at any time.

"Okay." Larry Miller nodded quickly.

"I'll leave the details to you. I'm very satisfied with the players' recovery. That's all for the team medical department."

What Larry Miller didn't expect was that Paul Allen's meeting this time was not entirely about Jensen's matter.

"Next, let's talk about the next goals for this season."

Then came the matters that truly concerned the interests of the shareholders, and everyone became active.

Paul Allen and several small shareholders made it clear to management that regardless of the injury situation, the team was already in the top 10 in the Western Conference this season, so they had to make a push for the playoffs.

Some investors with bad tempers even took this as a death order. The Trail Blazers have not made them money in several years, and their investment in the Trail Blazers has been losing money every year. As long as they can make it to the playoffs this year, they will definitely get dividends.

In fact, it is to encourage Larry Miller to make a trade before the free market closes, even if it means overdrawing the options for the next few years.

Larry Miller nodded:

"Well, our team now has the prototype of the Big Three, and everything on the team in the next five years will be built around them.

If Roy + Aldridge + Oden can make the playoffs once this year, the experience they gain will be very valuable, so our management has been working hard to strengthen the lineup. Rest assured, we will speed up the pace during the All-Star Weekend and strive to complete the playoff sprint at the end of the season. "

He never mentioned his difficulties in front of the shareholders, because it was useless to do so, as it would ultimately be up to him as the president to solve the problem.

Larry Miller has already done what the shareholders want to do. A president who waits until they propose to do it is definitely not a competent president.

It's just that the owners only know from the news that the Trail Blazers got an injury exception.
(Note: The injury exception is a special case that allows a team to sign a free agent when it is over the salary cap.)
But mid-season trades are really difficult. Not to mention that there are only a few random players left on the free market, the players they want who are ready to play are basically on playoff teams.

Most of the good players in tank teams are veterans. These veterans with expiring contracts are the easiest to get and the easiest to trade. Most tank teams have a few veterans just to fill the gap and train new players. It is impossible to regard them as core members of the team.

With the Trail Blazers willing to pay with draft picks, weaker teams would love to trade away all the veterans.

But the reason why veterans are veterans is that they are either plagued by injuries or they cannot outrun the young people and are about to be eliminated from the league.

According to the ideas of Larry Miller and Bert, they want the Trail Blazers to completely rely on the youth storm. It would be best if the starting five in the future were young people of similar age. That would be the real championship team.

After all, they themselves have their own concerns. Wouldn't the torn city be further torn apart if the old men come?
It's not like we haven't experienced this before. The Glider gang looked so good on paper, but in the end they faced fate and fell apart.

Paul Allen nodded:

"Well, just plan it. By then everyone's injuries will have healed, and maybe we can do something in the playoffs. Come on."

"Okay, the meeting is over."

The owners went back to their respective homes, while Larry Miller and deputy general manager Chris McGowan rushed to the team.

The game has just entered the second half!
If the boss hadn't come over, they would have definitely been there to watch the entire battle for the focus position.

Roy was not there tonight, but James Jones made 9 of 6 three-pointers, helping the injury-ridden Trail Blazers beat the Warriors 86:82.

This is the Trail Blazers' direct opponent in the competition for the Western Conference playoffs. After winning this game, they will directly surpass the Warriors and become ninth in the Western Conference.

After the game, the three people from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department who had given Oden physical therapy were about to leave work with the other staff members when they were stopped by the president's assistant. Not only their Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, but all 11 members of the team's medical team were called to the conference room for a meeting.

"Having a meeting this late makes me feel like I'm back in China."

Jiang Ming had to put on his suit and work clothes again. This feeling was too familiar. It was like this in big hospitals in China. They would call for meetings at any time. However, the pioneers were obviously a little unfamiliar with this and asked someone to come in person to call the meeting. Wouldn't it be better to just make a phone call?

In the conference room, Jiang Ming also met Yan Sen, whom he hadn't seen for two days.

Now he has lost his former hostility. His eyes are dull and sunken, and his already sparse Mediterranean hair is messy in the air-conditioning fan, as if he had aged overnight.

Sean waved it in front of him:
"Chief? I see you don't look well. Shall I give you some physical therapy later?"

Yan Sen glanced at him and said in a low voice: "No, thank you, don't call me Chief in the future."

what?
Before Sean could react to what was happening, he was pulled away by Robert.

Sitting at the front conference table were Larry and McGowan.

They both knew that it was not good to hold a meeting overtime, so they directly expressed the theme of the meeting:
"The purpose of this evening's impromptu meeting is to discuss the latest appointments to the medical team."

As soon as the personnel appointment was mentioned, the team doctors understood it all at once. It could also be said that they knew what was going to be said when they saw that the participants were all team doctors. This must be the result of the handling of the Roy knee bleeding incident.

I heard that the boss came to Portland in person to deal with this matter. It seems that there is a conclusion now.

Jiang Muyan's eyes lit up after hearing this, and she quietly nudged Jiang Ming's arm with her elbow. Personnel transfer? Is there any need to think about this?

Judging from the recent achievements of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, if Yan Sen falls, Jiang Ming will definitely be promoted.

Given the boss's high regard for Jiang Ming, maybe he will directly replace the chief position?
Jiang Ming patted the back of her hand and whispered in her ear:

"Let's calm down."

"Okay~"

Sean's legs were shaking.
"We came to a conclusion at the shareholder and management meetings this afternoon."

They didn't need to discuss it with the team medical team, they just announced it directly.

However, before the announcement, Larry Miller looked at Jensen, who was in high spirits before the Roy incident, and now his mouth was trembling.

After being the chief team doctor for 10 years, am I going to leave this position today?

It's time to come.

The first thing Larry Miller announced was that Jensen was stepping down as the chief team doctor and was demoted to deputy director of the medical department, in charge of medical equipment.

This is a definite retreat to the second line. After the announcement, the bald team doctor and Robert and other members of Jensen's team were all sighing, but when Larry Miller asked if there were any objections, no one raised any objection.

Because if you are wrong, you are wrong. If you can make the simplest mistake, then you will definitely not be able to be the chief.

In such a troubled time, Jensen still had such a thing happen. Even he himself felt that he deserved it, so he smiled with relief:
"I accept. OK." Then everyone looked in Jiang Ming's direction. After all, the position of chief team doctor was now vacant. Who would it be given to?

The next second, Larry Miller directly stated that Thomas Reese would now serve as the chief team doctor.

Thomas Reese stood up and when he saw Larry Miller's eyes with surprise, he understood the purpose of the management's doing this, to stabilize the morale of the troops. He and Jensen joined the Trail Blazers at the same time, and his prestige could still play a certain role.

As for sports medicine?

Then doesn't it still depend on the surgeons?

But Jiang Muyan lowered her eyes and thought, is it the same in the United States? Why can't capable people get the treatment they deserve?
Jiang Ming had a blank expression on his face. He was actually fine because he had seen the situation of his parents. Even when he became the head of the department, it was still the same. He would still be troubled by various trivial matters and could not just practice medicine.

So he doesn’t particularly care whether he is the chief or not, as long as he can coach the players.

A capable doctor is not judged by his title. Just like the ancient medicine kings and immortals, no emperors ever conferred titles or official titles on them. Instead, their fame spread through word of mouth among the common people.

"Dr. Thomas is very experienced and received his doctorate in medicine from Stanford University School of Medicine very early on, so everyone should learn more from him in the future!"

Now the team doctors all started whispering:
"It's not Jiang."

"I'm still a little young."

"Yes, it's really an exaggeration to give him the title of Chief after only being here for less than half a year."

"It's okay. I'll leave it to him anyway."

"Yes, and he even said he got his MD from Stanford University School of Medicine. That was so many years ago. Is there nothing to brag about?"

McGowan then stood up and said with a smile:
"The position of director of the medical department is now held by Jiang Ming, director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department. Director Jiang Ming has performed outstandingly since joining our team's medical team. He has successfully treated Oden, Joel, Blake, and Roy, and the players have responded very well to him.

His excellent Chinese medicine treatment has also been recognized by the entire team. Congratulations to Dr. Jiang!"

hiss!
Director of the Medical Department!
This person is considered the first person under the chief!
Moreover, those attending the meeting are all team doctors, and they all know that Thomas Reese is just in charge of administrative matters most of the time. He seldom handles player injuries personally, and he never asks about surgical injuries or the like.

Doesn’t this mean that Jiang Ming now directly becomes the number one person on the Trail Blazers’ team medical team!
Larry Miller led the applause, and the others followed suit and applauded loudly. It was really awesome. For a medical director at this age, he was invincible.

Jiang Ming also stood up to express his gratitude to everyone:

"Thank you for your trust, thank you!"

Jiang Muyan was still clapping, and it was her turn next.

"The team has officially appointed Kang Mo Yeon as the Director of Player Performance and Health, responsible for the medical care of the players and the optimization of their health and performance."

Jiang Muyan's eyes suddenly became moist. It happened so quickly.
If this happened in her previous hospital, it would take several years to just endure it without having to drink several rounds of wine, right?

Jiang Ming clapped his hands with her and they both smiled happily.

The director of player performance and health is actually equivalent to the deputy director of the medical department, but he is in charge of the players. Jensen, who is in charge of medical equipment, obviously has much less power than Jiang Muyan.

After all, he is only in charge of management, not purchasing. Only the chief team doctor and the director of the medical department have this power to purchase.

Then the next person will definitely be someone like Jiang Muyan who has contact with NBA players and has more power.

After promoting the Double Jiang duo, Sean would naturally not be left behind: "Dr. Sean is also the senior vice president of Pioneer Medical Operations."

Medical operations!

Larry Miller seemed to know what Sean was good at, and it might be because he had listened to Jiang Ming's advice before, because Jiang Ming said that Sean was very good at reading and analyzing materials, so he was absolutely suitable for this position because he didn't have to communicate with others.

The senior vice president of medical operations is in contact with NBA medical operations and is responsible for proposing and implementing new health and safety protocols, researching medical technologies and improving basketball performance, and conducting medical risk assessments.

With his certification in emergency medicine and multiple certificates, Sean is the perfect fit for the position. This means that all three people in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department will become "officials."

"congratulations."

Jiang Ming and the carefree Sean bumped fists. Sean:

"Thank you, Minister."

Jiang Muyan blinked her beautiful eyebrows:
"You should call me Director now, right, Director Jiang?"

"Well, just call the three of us by our names." Jiang Ming's face turned red when he was looked at by Jiang Muyan's seductive eyes.

"Okay, the meeting is over. Let's re-sign the contract."

Jiang Ming stood up with a smile, and the other eight team doctors came over to congratulate the three people from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, and then left the meeting room one after another. Yansen, who had now become Jiang Ming's subordinate, forced a smile, shook hands with Jiang Ming and asked.

"How is Roy now?"

"It's OK. I should be able to play in the next game."

"That's fine. Becoming a director will bring you a heavier responsibility. Work hard. The future belongs to you young people."

He also knew that if he was in charge of medical equipment, he would have nothing to worry about, and the boss not firing him was already giving him the greatest face.

"Don't be discouraged, we can learn from each other and make progress together."

Jiang Ming patted Jensen on the shoulder and didn't say much. He could only say that times are advancing. Malone and Stockton might like his medical method, but times have changed.

Players' shots are becoming more frequent and more difficult, and the pace is getting faster. This is no longer an era of pure rhythmic melee.

"Okay, leader. I have signed the resignation letter. You guys go ahead and sign it."

Jiang Ming and the other two also stepped forward to re-sign the contract, saying that the contract was actually a document for promotion and salary increase.

Because a position is just a title, essentially it depends on the salary!
All three had their annual salaries doubled.

"Thank you, President, and thank you to the shareholders. By the way, is Mr. Paul still in Portland?"

Jiang Ming remembered what Paul Allen asked him to do, and asked Larry Miller.

"He left a long time ago. He said he had something to do in Silicon Valley. What's the matter? Do you want to thank him in person? It's okay. He knows about your achievements. If you work hard in the future, he will also know about it."

"Oh, nothing. Have the two managers eaten yet? I'll treat everyone to a midnight snack tonight!"

Jiang Ming is a good person. After the three of them signed the contract, he invited the two senior executives to have dinner together to celebrate. It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. It is always a good thing to have good relations with senior executives. Besides, the two middle-aged leaders are both very good.

McGowan laughed:
"We won't be going. The three of you can celebrate in private. You don't have to get drunk. Tomorrow is media day and also the day off for your team's medical team!"

Wow?

Jiang Muyan's eyes suddenly lit up. Tonight, she must find Jiang Ming to celebrate properly. She couldn't hide it anymore!
Larry Miller seemed to suddenly think of something after hearing the three people:
"By the way, JIANG, now that you are the director of the medical department, you have the power to appoint personnel. If you want to transfer other team doctors to your team or recruit people, you can decide at any time. Just don't exceed the staffing of 15 people."

"Oh~"

Tonight our team will have a life-and-death battle to qualify for the next round in the County BA.

The starting point guard sprained his ankle and left the court one minute after playing. It was so painful. It would have been great if there was Jiang Ming at this time~
Hey, it’s emo.
It can only be said that eight out of ten things in life are not satisfactory, and failure is the main theme of life.

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(End of this chapter)