The rest is just noise

"I heard from Boss Zhou that you stayed at his place all day."

After Louis returned home, Lorraine asked him about the negotiations.

"Do negotiations usually take this long? How was your negotiation? Did it go smoothly?"

Louis smiled bitterly, if it didn't go well, he wouldn't have spent so much time.

But was it smooth?

Louis felt that Jerry West was a trustworthy person and a reliable colleague.

But he certainly won't be dominated by his own will like Baylor. He will have his own ideas, and no two people's ideas are completely consistent.

If he really wants to go to the Lakers, this is an issue he must consider.

Louis believes that for him to achieve such success in New York, in addition to the people around him completely trusting him and giving him sufficient support, the delegation of authority from those above him is also crucial.

If Jack Krueger wasn't a hands-off boss who only cares about the results and not the process, Louis wouldn't be able to build the team according to his ideas.

This kind of monopoly position is difficult to obtain for the Lakers.

Not only because they have an outstanding executive like Jerry West, but also because Jerry Buss himself regards the Lakers as the most important industry in his name.

Why is West just the Lakers' vice president of basketball operations?

Because the president is Jerry Buss himself.

This is also one of the differences between the management structure of the Lakers and other teams.

The owners of other teams usually do not serve as the president of the team. The person who sits in this position is either a quasi-godfather manager like Nelson, or someone who pulls the dog leash for the owner. They will strictly control the team.

Finance, ensuring that annual income is greater than expenditure.

Louis doesn't like to be controlled by others, nor does he want to listen to other people's advice. He wants real power.

If the Lakers can't give him the initiative, then they're out of business.

He didn't give up the chance to become New York's Auerbach and go to another team just to experience what it was like to work with constraints.

He has experienced this kind of thing enough in his previous life.

Therefore, when Lorraine asked Louis whether the negotiations were going well, he could not answer.

"We will see the outcome tomorrow." Louis touched his wife's face, "Go to bed early."

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When Louis woke up the next day, he learned another shocking news.

The Miami Heat sent Malik Sealy to Boston in exchange for a 2000 second-round pick, thereby freeing up $3 million in salary space, and then signed Dennis Rodman.

A three-year, $25 million contract with numerous incentives.

According to disclosures from Miami reporters.

There are four main incentive clauses in Rodman's contract.

1. Rodman played less than 30 games in the season and could only receive 15% of his salary.

2. Rodman must play at least 50 games in a season to receive 60% of his salary.

3. Rodman must play at least 65 games in a season to receive 95% of his salary.

4. Rodman must play at least 75 games before he can receive 100% of the salary agreed in the contract.

Moreover, the third year of this contract also comes with a team option.

As soon as the news of Rodman signing with Miami came out, Lewis Shafir was highly praised by sports reporters.

"Si" magazine believes that Shafir has already locked in the best general manager of the year next year.

The sour grapes mentality of the New York Times came into play: "Dennis can't even play with peace of mind under leader Lu. Can Billy Donovan control him? Can this contract restrain him?"

And Miami critics began treating Shafir as God.

They no longer have to worry about Danny Manning, because Sampson is a big Manning, and Rodman is the most famous Manning finisher.

"Danny Manning's reign of professional basketball in Miami is over."

Rodman's original plan was to go to Los Angeles with Wilson.

But the Lakers don't have enough salary space to sign both of them at the same time.

Anyone with a discerning eye will know that this is an excuse at a glance. After all, the Heat didn't have any room in the first place, but after discovering that they had a chance to acquire Rodman, they decisively cleared the room.

To put it bluntly, the Lakers don't want Rodman.

Because West thought Rodman would have a terrible negative effect on the team, think about what he did in New York.

Wilson was leaving, and the whole of New York City was devastated.

And what if Rodman is leaving?

Elgin Baylor didn't even try to keep him.

The reason is very simple. As the Times said, how can Tomjanovich control people who Louis can't control? What's more, the relationship between Rodman and Ewing is extremely bad. After Wilson left the team, the Knicks have completely become

Ewing's team.

They don't need someone who is always going against Ewing to add uncertainty to the team.

After Louis woke up, he called Shafir to congratulate them on signing Rodman and no longer having to worry about Manning.

Shafir is like a person who is never satisfied: "Is this enough to win the championship, Coach Lu?"

"Well?"

Let's take a look at who's on the Heat roster.

Sampson, Drexler, Gathers, Rodman, Dumars, Petrovich, (Reggie) Lewis, both Davis, Drexler, Jalen Rose,

Randy Brown, P-J Brown, John Salley, Wang Mukong.

This lineup is so strong that Wang Mukong can buy a villa in the DNP position.

Louis really feels that the Knicks, who have lost Benj, will be at a complete disadvantage against the Heat.

Sampson, the designated biological father of Ewing, the only superstar in the Knicks, lives in Miami.

After benj left, the Knicks actually no longer have players who can't be solved on the offensive end.

They rely on three points, team defense, Kemp's continued evolution, and Hill's immediate combat ability beyond imagination.

As for the Heat, they get whatever they want.

Offense, defense, wing depth, frontcourt depth.

In the words of Sports Illustrated columnist Jack McCallum, this Heat is "a more powerful New York Knicks."

Their only problem is that Petrovic is not a good point guard.

Other than that, it's impeccable.

Then what did Shafir say to him?

Is the sauce purple enough?

Otherwise, what do you want to do? Upgrade Dumas to a tragedy master?

Upgrade lewis to benj?

Upgrade Gathers to Manning?

This is what Louis told Shafir, to know how to be content.

Then he learned a shocking news from Shafir.

"Danny Manning wanted to come to Miami," Shafir said. "He wanted to play with Ralph."

Louis was as overwhelmed as Shafir.

"But you already have Hank Gathers at No. 4."

"But Hank and Manning have never been on the same level. If we want to be sure, this is an opportunity not to be missed and replace Hank with Manning."

Shafir has never liked Gathers. When he has the opportunity to replace Gathers with Manning, will he hesitate?

This is really a decision that affects the history of the Heat.

Get it right, and the Heat could become the next team to dominate the league.

If you get it wrong, the Heat will still be so strong that it makes people's scalp numb, but they won't be at the dynasty level.

"Lewis, you need to make your own decision." Lewis could only express his opinion, "If it were me, I would not replace Hank, because Hank is a person who can play with peace of mind next to Ralph, and Manning

No. Over the years, he has lived in the praise of the media. He is the number one power forward in active service, the Ralph after Ralph. Even if he really wants to join Miami, it is only temporary and will last for a long time.

You will have new problems, and when the time comes, the only thing you can pray for is that Ralph, who is getting older, can condone Manning's willfulness."

"But this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, isn't it? Ralph is getting older, how many more years can he keep at this level? Manning can take over smoothly after that, so that we can still be competitive in the future.

, instead of expecting Hank to suddenly turn into the player we want him to be."

Louis would not say that Shafir's choice was wrong.

Because no matter how you choose this matter, it will never be wrong.

What the management can do is to bring the best lineup to the team, and the rest depends on the coaching staff.

For Louis, the difficulty in the selection of Manning and Gathers is that he cannot provide correct advice from the perspective of a time traveler. Because both of them are players who have risen in this life due to the influence of the butterfly effect.

In this matter, Louis has no clairvoyance, so he can only judge based on what he knows about them and his intuition that has never failed him when faced with major choices over the years.

His choice was the safer and safer Gaithers.

And Shafir wanted to achieve greatness, so he would pounce on Manning.

Regardless, Lewis Shafir is having an epic offseason and will be remembered for what he did.

There will never be another team executive who can make such a big addition to his team in the offseason.

Louis hung up the phone and walked to the kitchen, wanting something to eat.

Mom is the one making breakfast today.

The breakfast she prepared for Louis was porridge and fried eggs.

At this time, there were still a few hours before the final negotiations between Louis and Bass. He could use this window period to rest, and he could also learn more about Bass's character through various channels.

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