The former Rockets Young Coach returns to the league and joins the Trail Blazers coaching team. Should the Youth Army be a roadblock?

In fact, friends who are familiar with the NBA know that the league's personnel changes are frequent, which is not only in terms of players, but also in terms of coaching staff or management. After the Rockets hired Amy Udoka as the team's new head coach, the coaching team he led was also luxurious, but no one was willing to be the deputy.

For example, Thiago Split has left the Rockets this season and served as the head coach of the French Ligue 1 giants Paris, and has achieved very good results. Now the former Rockets young coach has chosen to return to the NBA. However, he did not reconnect with the Rockets, but joined the Trail Blazers coaching staff to assist Changxi Billups.

As a player, Thiago Split reached the finals with the Spurs and had a championship ring, but there were not many highlights. However, after retiring as a coach, Thiago Split showed his talent. He is good at tapping center potential in both the Nets and the Rockets. For example, Jarrett Allen and Nicholas Clarkston have both become top inside blue-collar workers. Not to mention that Thiago Split came to the Rockets and made Alperen Shinkyung an All-Star center, which must be inseparable from his usual help. Now Thiago Split is heading to the Trail Blazers, with high-ranking center players like Ayton and Donovan Klingen on the team, so he can better play his talents.

In addition to Thiago Split, the Trail Blazers also invited Patrick St. Andrews to serve as a member of the assistant coaching team. The latter also has rich experience. As early as the 20-21 season, Patrick St. Andrews won the championship with the Bucks. Later, he switched to the Grizzlies as the team's chief assistant coach, and was particularly good at formulating position offensive tactics. After the Grizzlies fired Jenkins at the end of the season, the situation seemed a bit complicated. They were swept by the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. Main players such as Ja Morant and Zach Eddie were also injured, and the future was full of uncertainty, so it was natural for Patrick St. Andrews to choose to change the environment.

As a typical youth army team in the league, the Trail Blazers may be blocking the road in the new season, and making the coaching team stronger should be their first step. The Trail Blazers ranked 12th in the Western Conference this season, but they were in a hot state in the final stage and won strong opponents many times. In fact, they were only 3 wins away from the playoffs. The Trail Blazers have accumulated enough talent and have also got lottery tickets this year. If the players in the team grow a little, they can definitely make it to the playoffs.