The rest is just noise

Wilson did not say hello to Louis before contacting the Lakers.

The confidentiality work of both parties was very good, and no one got the news in advance before the negotiations were completed.

But after the Lakers officially released the news, the response to the whole incident became intense.

Benjamin Wilson played for the Knicks for eight seasons and led the team to seven consecutive championships. He was the core of the team. His entanglement with Ewing was also a favorite storyline among sports writers.

As the contract expired, Wilson decided to put an end to this long dispute.

Wilson's selection was not only unexpected, but hurtful to his Knicks teammates.

Reggie Miller, who also came from UCLA like Wilson, couldn't accept the fact that he was leaving, and he couldn't forgive the fact that he never said he was leaving from the beginning to the end.

"He's always been my little brother, and even if he came into the league earlier than me, that's not going to change. To me, it really fucking hurts, we've been together for so many years, and for him

As if it was all bullshit, he easily gave up everything we were fighting for in New York and moved to Los Angeles. Los Angeles? Is he serious? Besides making it easier for him to lick the butts of female celebrities, what else can it do to help him?

his?"

Knicks players are unanimous in their attitude toward Wilson heading west to Los Angeles.

Not only Miller, but Kemp said in a cold tone: "He has lost all my respect."

Stockton said: "He didn't notify anyone when he left, and even Coach Lu didn't know he was leaving. To him, we were nothing. This means that when we met on the field, he was nothing to us.

It means nothing."

What's strange is that Ewing, who should be celebrating with lights and colorful lights, had no reaction.

He declined to comment.

Alex Stevens, a veteran of the team, said: "As long as Coach Lu is still there, none of this matters."

The problem is that the Knicks have not yet negotiated a contract extension for Louis.

The New York media will follow up on Louis' contract extension every day to let fans know the latest developments.

But what they didn't know was that the negotiations between Louis and the Knicks had ended.

Negotiators have conveyed Louis' intentions to the head office.

However, the decision to leave could only be made by Louis.

The Knicks can't let people know that Louis is leaving the team through a "Everyone has their own dreams"-style announcement while Louis is still a free agent.

This leaves the players in the dark.

They thought Louis' contract extension was just some terms that had not been agreed upon.

And Louis was the one most affected by Wilson signing with the Lakers.

For family reasons, Los Angeles is ideal.

But the Lakers' internal structure is relatively complete. If they want Louis to join, they have to accept his transformation.

With Wilson, the Lakers' rebuilding will be much faster.

Now, Louis needs to wait for the finale of Jerry Buss and his negotiating team.

Louis has rejected most of the teams. If other teams feel that their offer will not be better than the previous team, they will not take the initiative to contact Louis.

During this period, the only team that came close to Louis was the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cleveland is Louis' first hometown in the strict sense. Although he was born in Hong Kong, few people can remember where he lived when he was three years old.

He spent the first half of his life in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers are willing to honor Louis as their godfather, but they are unwilling to compromise on spending.

Louis believes that if you want to win the championship, you must ensure that you can spend money to fill the salary cap every year, and even spend far more than the salary cap when necessary.

Then, the owner of the Cavaliers started telling him nonsense like he was running a small business and didn't have that much money to spend.

The Cavaliers were out.

An unprofessional boss who is willing to spend money and a professional boss who is unwilling to spend money are two bottles of deadly poison that cannot be touched.

People like Sterling who are unprofessional and don't spend money should stay away.

July 1

On the 0th, the Lakers negotiation team that Louis had been waiting for for a long time arrived in New York.

Owner Jerry Buss brought his son Jim Buss, Jerry West, the tragedy director, deputy general manager Mitch Kupchak, and home announcer Chick Hearn to the hotel they agreed with Louis.

When they arrived, Louis had not yet arrived.

"Guys, what do you need?"

This is a high-end Chinese restaurant, and the owner Zhou Zhihao has an impressive smiling eye.

"Does Coach Lu often eat here?" Bass asked.

Zhou Zhihao laughed: "Knicks games often play until 12 o'clock in the evening, and we are the only Chinese restaurant that can provide high-quality food at that time."

"Give us each one of Coach Lu's favorite dishes."

Jim's eyes glanced around.

"That Coach Lu likes to eat in places like this?" Jim laughed, "Then he will definitely have trouble finding his way to Los Angeles."

The humorous Hearn couldn't help but said: "Don't speak too early, Jim, New York is bigger than you think. This may just be a hobby of Coach Lu."

Jim asked: "Do we really have to have him join us?"

"It must be done." West said gloomily, "This is a prerequisite for Benjamin to join the Lakers."

The tragedy master asked in surprise: "You haven't signed yet?"

Bass shook his head helplessly: "We only reached a verbal agreement. If we can't convince Coach Lu to join, he will join Orlando."

"Benj and Shaquille O'Neal join forces?" The tragedy man's palms began to sweat, "For God's sake, this must not come true!"

West is a pessimist. He said with a smile: "Wish us luck, maybe he will be dissatisfied because we sent out so many people when he comes in, and then we will be out, and then...

We can only carry Scottie Fucking Pippen and David Robinson into the grave together."

West had no obvious mood swings, he was just stating a fact.

In the years after the tragic star retired, although Pippen and Robinson proved themselves to be the top duo in the league, competition in this era was too fierce.

Thinking about the Knicks' fighting power and the Trail Blazers' fighting power, everyone basically accepted this fact.

That is, if the Lakers use Pippen and Robinson as the core, they will not win the championship.

That's why Wilson is so important.

He really can change everything.

A few minutes passed and Louis still hadn't appeared.

Hearn joked: "Evan, I hope you don't ask them to give you a hamburger later because you can't eat Chinese food."

Jim, the dandy, got excited when he heard it.

"Imagine that we missed coach Lu because Juji (the tragedy master) wanted to eat burgers, and then even Benj didn't sign with us. How interesting is this story?"

West quipped: "It's about the same level of fun as George McCann's intermittent dementia at the negotiating table."

Naive Jim didn't know he was being ridiculed and thought the great LOGO man agreed with what he said.

West still feels that the negotiating team has too many people, and some people are completely unnecessary.

For example, Jim Buss, what can he do? Let Louis know that there is a disgusting young man in the Lakers operations department who is an eyesore?

For example, The Tragedian has never been a good negotiator. Even as a narrator, he can be called a master of nonsense literature. He only talks about things that everyone knows well.

Such as West himself.

He didn't really want Louis to join, because he knew that Louis would tear down everything he built and replace everything he had in Los Angeles.

However, if his approach fails to succeed, it is natural for Bass to choose to replace him.

He admired Louis' ability, but he didn't like the result.

West thought to himself, and then he couldn't help but look out the window.

That person is here.

⑴Before Kareem Abdul-Jabbar entered the league, it triggered a competition between the NBA and the ABA. Originally, the ABA was the league Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tended to join, because the Bucks competed with the New York Nets (hometown). The ABA, which was already in extremely financial difficulty at the time, took Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's job.

As a life-saving straw, the Nets owner gave George McCann, the then ABA president, a check for $1 million, and told him to pay the check directly when he saw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Put it on the table to show the ABA's determination to want him. Then, McCann forgot the check in his pocket when negotiating with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Insulting quote. If you can let such a person become president, ABA should be destroyed.