The rest is just noise

Louis can choose to leave his job now, or he can wait until early July, before the free market opens, to officially end his contract through an official announcement.

After all, he has worked diligently in New York for ten years, and the network of relationships he has built during this period will not be interrupted when he leaves.

Louis decided to carry out this contract to the end.

This also means that he needs to participate in the Knicks' draft operations this year.

The day after the finals, Louis came to work at the Blue Palace as usual.

He discovered that Zhao Yuanzheng was doing the handover work.

Louis wanted to know why he did this.

Zhao Yuanzheng said: "I will stay only if you stay."

Louis asked angrily: "You have been in New York for ten years, right?"

"Yes."

"And now you're going to give up your job in New York for me? Do you know you're making the highest salary in a front office for your position? How many teams do you think are willing to offer you the same deal?"

Zhao Yuanzheng is not without back-ups.

He said modestly: "Indiana sent me an offer. They want to ask me to be the head coach of the Pacers."

Louis is the best coach in the league, but at the same time, he also has the best coaching staff in the league.

Therefore, his assistant coaches are never short of work.

Louis thinks the Walkers are a good place to be.

"So you're going to Indiana?" Louis asked.

Zhao Yuanzheng shook his head and said: "No, unless I have nowhere to go, I have no interest in going there."

Did he even pick it up? Does he know what the Pacers’ offer represents?

This means that Zhao Yuanzheng will become the second Chinese head coach in NBA history at the age of 32.

"Why?"

Louis thinks the Walkers are a good place to be.

"I've been in New York for a long time, and I'm really not used to places like Indiana. Besides, Danny Manning is in a mood and wants to escape from the cornfield." Zhao Yuanzheng said modestly, "Old road, I don't think I can be like him.

You also build modern buildings among the ruins."

Manning's desire to leave the Pacers was beyond Louis' expectation.

He then thought that the Knicks were internally stable this year and had good chemical reactions, so the management had no thoughts of trading.

Moreover, there is a tacit understanding between Louis and Baylor.

If anything happens in the league, Baylor will first inquire about the situation, and Zhao Yuanzheng will inform Louis of the weekly gossip and rumors. But Louis has basically been in a state of decentralization this year, and he does not remember Zhao Yuanzheng telling him about this matter

.

Therefore, he had no intention of following up, and Baylor naturally did not take any action.

"So what are your plans?"

Louis was too lazy to talk in circles with Zhao Yuanzheng and asked straight to the point.

"Have you decided on your next stop?"

Louis shook his head: "Not yet."

"Wherever you go, I will go." Zhao Yuanzheng said, "Rudy has been with you for 14 years, and I have only been with you for 10 years. I still have plenty to learn."

In fact, Louis thinks Zhao Yuanzheng is more suitable for management work, but he is very interested in coaching, so he has always studied in this direction.

"Even if you say so, I don't have a reserved spot for you. If you want to follow me, you have to be prepared to return to the starting line."

Zhao Yuanzheng was too familiar with Louis.

When Louis is bluffing, his eyebrows will be particularly vivid.

"Coach, my coach, I am willing to be a scout for you." Zhao Yuanzheng said disgustingly.

Louis rolled his eyes on the spot: "Okay, I understand your intention. Send the scouting report of the key players we need this year to my office!"

Zhao Yuanzheng was stunned for a moment: "Do you still want to work?"

"Nonsense! I have the highest management salary in the league, so of course I have to work diligently until the end of this contract!"

Zhao Yuanzheng must have licked something dirty last night, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many dirty words.

I saw him say again: "Coach Lu, your professional ethics is worth learning from."

"Get out!"

Zhao Yuanzheng went to find a scout report, but Louis did not go directly into his office. Instead, he went to Baylor's office to visit.

"You're finally here, I was planning to find you!"

When Belle saw Louis, he said what was most important at the moment.

"Kevin is retiring."

Knicks honorary captain Kevin McHale's contract expires this summer.

He is the second mvp player in the history of the Knicks. He has made great contributions to the Knicks dynasty and is one of the most important players in the Louis era. Now he is 37 years old. As a vegetarian, his body functions have degraded to that of an athlete.

Below average standards.

The intensity of competition within the Knicks made him feel powerless.

After winning his seventh championship with the team, he decided to follow his original decision and retire from basketball.

Louis was not surprised to learn this news.

"Not many players can choose to leave when it's time to leave." Louis said, "We should bless Kevin."

Baylor sighed: "Yeah, it's rare. I think we should retire Kevin's jersey."

"I believe his jersey will be retired."

The Dolan family is about to take over msg. According to league tradition, if a new owner comes, they will always retire a jersey to feel happy.

Then, Baylor brought up another important thing: "I don't think Benj will stay."

"How do you feel? How do you feel?"

"You may not believe it, but I can see it from the eyes." Baylor said very mysteriously, "I have been observing him during the game, and his eyes told me that he is just doing his job here.

He has bigger intentions."

Just when Louis wanted to laugh at Baylor for having a problem with his eyes, he heard the other party say: "Also, your eyes are also weird, you have no energy. You always used to look like a dog king patrolling the territory."

You walked into my office, but now you look like you don't care about anything."

Louis didn't know if Baylor was deceived or if he really had a pair of eyes that could see through people's hearts.

"Perhaps we don't need to try out rookies in the future. If you want to choose whoever you want, look into his eyes. You will definitely be able to tell which one of them can become a talent, right?"

"This won't work." Baylor shook his head and said, "Haven't you heard that saying? Eyes are the windows to the soul. Some people can convey their thoughts through their eyes, but I can't tell whether a rookie has talent through his eyes.

We still need trials."

Louis asked again: "Then what do you think our reinforcement direction is this year?"

Baylor answered without hesitation: "We must be prepared for Benj to leave the team. If this really happens, there will be a huge vacancy in our third position. Benj's significance to us cannot be overstated. I don't think so."

Do you think there is anyone on the team who can fill his vacancy?"

"so?"

"We gotta get Grant Hill."

"How to get him? We only have the No. 7 pick (from the Celtics)."

Baylor began to analyze.

His analytical expertise surprised Louis. Even Baylor has grown a lot after working for him for so many years.

"Detroit will definitely use the first pick to select Glenn Robinson. They need a real core to build the team."

"Denver will undoubtedly use the second pick to select Jason Kidd. They don't need Grant Hill because their frontcourt is deep enough and Kidd has everything they need."

"The Suns wouldn't be in the lottery if it weren't for injuries, Brad Doherty's back injury was devastating, and even though they have the option on Grant Hill, I really don't think they're in the lottery.

Want Hill.”

Louis asked happily: "Why?"

"Because they don't need anyone else to take the ball away from Kevin Johnson. What they need is a center who can stand in the paint."

Louis asked inductively: "So you think they will take the third overall pick, such as Juwan Howard from the University of Michigan?"

"It is possible, but if Hill falls to the fourth pick, Minnesota will not let him go. Therefore, we must make a deal with Phoenix."

"But they need insider information."

"Then we'll give him inside information."

Louis asked: "You want to trade Patrick? I agree."

"Don't talk nonsense, how is it possible!" Baylor thought that name was a bit difficult to say, but it was the only candidate that could impress the Suns. "Do you think Harold can be traded?"

The person Baylor wants to send away is Yu Tiancan.

Or it should be said that without Ewing and Kemp, the only insider the Knicks can arouse the interest of the Suns is Yu Tiancan.

"What do you think?" Louis asked with a smile.

Baylor became nervous. He knew how much Louis liked Yu Tiancan, "I think the price is high, but if we can get Hill, it won't be a problem. Although this will put some pressure on Patrick, we have enough insiders."

reserve."

"Are you serious about exchanging an already played tip for a lottery ticket?"

Baylor was literally suffocating.

But reason told him that this was their only chance to get Grant Hill.

"Hill has a 10% chance of filling Benj's vacancy, and Harold has no chance of doing it."

Louis has always wanted to send Yu Tiancan to a team where he can use all his talents.

It would be such a waste to stay in the Knicks and come off the bench for Ewing.

Baylor took the initiative to propose this matter. He was very excited and surprised.

This isn't like a deal that Baylor could come up with. People will improve, but even progress doesn't happen like this.

"Who gave you the advice?" Louis stared at Belle.

"I, myself..."

"Don't try to lie to me!" Louis asked domineeringly, "Who?"

Baylor disarmed: "It's (Buford)."

If the management of the Knicks was left to Baylor alone, Louis would really not be at ease.

But with Buford, he really had nothing to worry about.

Just like this carefully prepared trade plan, Buford concluded that Wilson would leave the team at the end of the season. If the Knicks did not want to see a significant decline in the new season, they had to prepare a stop-loss plan in advance.

Bearing the pain to send Yu Tiancan away in exchange for Hill, this is what they have to do and what they should do.

This deal even reminded Louis of the Spurs sending away George Hill in order to get Leonard. Popovich was in pain, but he had to do it for the future of the team.

Just when Baylor thought Louis was going to get angry, he saw the smile on his face.

"You are a good comrade." Louis patted Baylor on the arm, "Just do as you say."

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