There are many players in the NBA who will enter the team's coaching staff or management after retiring. For example, Cole, the sharpshooter who was once around Jordan, has now become the champion coach of the Warriors for 4 years and 3 championships; for example, the greatest point guard in the history of the NBA, Magic Johnson, entered the management of the Lakers after retiring, became the team's operation president, and held the power of the team's life and death.
There are actually many people like Cole who can win the NBA championship as a player and coach, in addition to Kerr, there are legendary coach "Zen Master" Phil Jackson and the unknown Tyrone Lu. But there is such a legend in the history of the NBA, he has won the NBA championship as a player, coach and management at the same time, he is the current Heat general manager of the "god operator" Pat Riley.
In addition to his great basketball career, Riley is also a big name in the American fashion industry and the speech industry, and the famous American Hollywood superstar Douglas has imitated Riley's fashion wear and hairstyle. George Armani, the founder of the famous American luxury brand Armani, and Riley are very good friends. Let's tell you about the "four-faced life" of NBA legend Pat Riley, a great and paranoid dictator.
Riley was one of the earliest players in the NBA, when the NBA had not yet merged with the ABA, and Riley was only a role player for the Rockets, averaging only 7.4 points per game in his career. But after being traded to the Lakers, Riley witnessed the brilliant careers of the two legendary NBA superstars, Chamberlain and West, and won the only championship ring of his player career with the Lakers.
It can be seen that Riley in the player era is actually not very successful, and what he is really remembered is from his coaching career. After retiring, Riley entered the coaching staff, and in the 1981-82 season, he took over the Coaching Whip of the Lakers, thus creating the most glorious history of the Lakers.
The NBA of the 80s undoubtedly belonged to the era of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, and the Lakers known for their "showtime" at that time were built by Riley himself. He first sat on a number of excellent stars such as Magic, Worthy and Abdul-Jabbar, and under his tactical guidance, the Lakers won the NBA championship four times, and Tiangou Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson have since become one of the greatest players in NBA history.
It can be said that Riley's excellent coaching level has brought a qualitative change to the gorgeous Lakers, he established a tactical system with magicians as the core, and designed a player index model that many NBA teams still follow to motivate players. At that time, the Lakers, under riley's coaching, were known for their gorgeous offense and iron-blooded defense, opening up a new era for the NBA.
Later, after leaving the Lakers, Riley went to coach the Heat, and although he did not achieve too good results, he retired to the background as the general manager of the team and created a brilliant period for the Heat. He selected Wade with a unique eye in 2003, and then recruited O'Neal to help the Heat win the first championship in team history, and Riley applied his paranoid coaching philosophy to team management with good results.
Later, Riley persuaded James and Bosh to join the Heat in the same way, forming the world-famous Heat Big Three, and won 2 consecutive championships, Riley as the general manager, its "god operator" skills are undoubtedly highlighted.
As the only person in the NBA who can win the championship as a player, coach and general manager, Riley's basketball life is great. But Riley is often criticized by players for his paranoid and authoritarian personality, whether in the coaching career or the general manager career, Riley is because of the ruthless way of doing things and bear the name, but no one can deny the great life of this godfather of basketball. It is precisely because of Riley's personality that created the two glorious dynasties of the Lakers and the Heat, Riley is a great and paranoid dictator. No matter how much infamy he carries, there is no doubt that he is the endorsement of success in the NBA.