The rest is just noise

As long as you work in a professional league, there will always be a few promising teams that self-destruct every season.

The Lakers' recovery was an accident, the 76ers' revitalization was an accident, and the Celtics coaching staff's wrong decision was an accident within an accident.

Fitch missed the championship, but he hasn't finished class yet.

The Celtics originally signed a four-year contract with him, with the last year left. The Celtics are undoubtedly a team full of potential and a team that every coach dreams of. If he wants to get an extension from the team,

If he makes an appointment, he will have to make results next season.

After the finals, Louis' work at all stages of the season is over.

Compared to last season, he is now like a painter collecting styles.

He knows exactly what he wants. Before the time comes, he should reserve as much knowledge as possible.

Before the draft, Louis went to New York because he discovered business opportunities.

A businessman named Thom Edwards is planning to sell the shares he holds in the "Oracle" company. Although it is only 3%, it is worth US$200,000. This is almost all of Louis' current savings.

But he also needed some connections to buy his shares, so he contacted Knicks owner Sonny Weblin.

Weblin was very generous and took the initiative to introduce Louis.

Later, it was because of Weblin's face that Louis reached a deal with Edwards.

Louis himself does not know the company "Oracle", but this company translates to "Oracle Company". It is this company that reached a consensus with a certain Martian company from China in 2020 and became its "trusted technology"

Provider".

Although that Mars company was skewed at the top and bottom, it was undoubtedly the mainland company with the strongest growth momentum in those years. If Oracle can become that company's technology provider, its future development will definitely be good.

After Louis bought Edwards's shares, he discovered that Oracle originally designed a database called Oracle for the CIA.

IT is their main business, and data is the focus.

Looking at it this way, maybe he can obtain some high-level basketball-related data through this company in the future.

Louis accepted Weblin's favor and naturally had to repay it.

Thinking of Oracle's sustainable development in the future, this favor is very important, and Louis can only provide some help in his professional field first.

After he went back, he checked the Knicks' draft picks for this year and spent a few days examining this year's rookies.

On the eve of the draft, Louis contacted Weblin again and offered Craig Hodges, who the Celtics could not use, and the player he focused on this year, Georgetown University's "sleeper" Sleeper.

Sleepy Floyd PG recommended it to Weblin.

"Lu, I know you never make mistakes." Weblin is very clear about Louis' reputation in the scouting circle. "I will seriously consider your suggestion."

Louis said modestly: "All I can do is provide you with some additional options. It would be great if I could help."

Louis doesn't feel that he betrayed the team by doing this, because the Celtics really don't need these two people now. The conflict between Thomas and Archibald has not been resolved yet, and a few more guards will explode.

Moreover, even if these two people join the Knicks, their competitiveness will not change qualitatively.

Louis only thought of it as repaying a favor, and the repayment was not enough.

In mid-June, Auerbach promoted Louis again.

Louie was promoted from senior scout to chief scout, the position left by John Kiriglia.

In addition to the chief scout, Louis also serves as an assistant coach, with two positions and two salaries. His monthly income is already second only to Fitch among the coaching staff.

At the same time, Louis also applied to Auerbach for expansion. He can't do everything himself. As the chief scout, can it be done if he doesn't have a few senior scouts or secondary scouts to greet him?

But Auerbach was very aggressive and only gave him the expansion quota of one senior scout or two junior scouts.

"Captain Video is recruiting assistant coaches again. I don't have any fucking spare money to support you!" Auerbach said angrily.

Louis' wrangling failed and he could only accept the limited expansion of quotas.

He doesn't want to recruit second-tier scouts because the wages and benefits are very low, and even if he recruits people, they'll probably be just dawdling.

Louie placed the recruitment advertisement through his connections in the Boston Post.

More people contacted him than expected. There were many retired players who were idle at home, and college scouts contacted him.

Youth is a label on Louis, but it is no longer a factor that despises him.

In a few years, he successfully linked his "youth" and "promising future".

Among the names he knew or didn't recognize, Louis chose "acquaintance".

Rudy Tomjanovich retired last season and was unhappy in Houston.

Tomjanovich originally wanted to continue playing for the Rockets after retirement.

He did this for a year, and after retiring, he traveled around as a scout. However, the death of owner Maloof made the team's future full of uncertainties. At this time, Moses Malone's contract expired and he became a restricted player.

A sensitive time for free agency.

The Rockets began negotiating with Malone's agent two years ago. They were about to be done, but Maloof died of illness. On the surface, his son George wanted to inherit his father's last wish and keep Malone in Houston, but secretly he kept delaying the contract extension.

progress.

During the season, they suddenly announced that they were transferring ownership of the team.

The new owner is not interested in spending millions to re-sign Malone.

The heartbroken Malone is preparing to join the free market, and a group of veteran Rockets players, including Tomjanovich, are also seriously considering their futures.

Tomjanovich bets his future on Louis.

The 22-year-old Louis is already the chief scout and assistant coach of the Celtics. His ability to recognize people is obvious to all, and his coaching ability was also reflected in the 1981 playoffs. He will surely be an all-round development leader in the future.

, the head coach? The general manager? Controlling a team? It’s all possible.

"Rudy, you have to think carefully. We are not like Houston. Regardless of food, housing or clothing, even the funds have to be argued with the people above before they are approved." Louis was really worried that outsiders would not be able to adapt to the Celtics.

The style of the 1960s.

Tomjanovich said pragmatically: "Don't worry, as long as I can make a living, I'll be satisfied."

With such a high level of consciousness, Louis had no choice but to refuse him.

"On behalf of Boston, I welcome you to join." Louis patted Tomjanovich on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Maybe you will do better than me in the future, and I may have to rely on you to make ends meet."