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Chapter 1096 I’m leaving, Patrick

"Are you crazy? That's my dad's job!"

Louis looked at Jim Bass. How does this prodigal son compare to James Dolan? Not much better. Compared with Dolan's self-digging Great Wall-style operation, Bass is eager for quick success and quick profit, and his excessive self-awareness leads to delays.

Typical of the team.

He is operational.

The key to Kobe Bryant leading the Lakers to win two consecutive championships was to exchange a bunch of players who seemed to be just scraps at the time in exchange for Pau Gasol. This transaction was directly related to Buss Jr., and the results of the two consecutive championships also made him

He took the position of heir.

After Buss Jr. took over, the Lakers formed F4 in the summer of 2012, but it ended dismally, with Kobe Bryant rupturing his Achilles tendon, and the Lakers' decline was unstoppable.

Seeing him excited about this, Louis just said with a smile: "What does it matter? Your father is still the owner of the team, this will not change, but he has lost the power to directly interfere with the team's plans."

Jim couldn't help but feel sorry for his father: "My dad has never interfered with management. He just wanted to be a member of the team, but you are taking away his power to participate."

Louis had an unshakable case.

"Every employee wants their boss to be professional enough, but what they don't want is to be interfered with by an unprofessional boss who likes to point fingers." Louis said harshly, "This is my bottom line, if you think it's unacceptable

Accept it, then unfortunately, our negotiations can only go so far, please ask someone else."

Then, both sides fell silent.

The restaurant was very quiet because Bass had reserved the place.

He didn't want the negotiations to be disrupted.

It was as if Lorraine did not exist. She had not spoken since the negotiation began.

Because Louis just wanted her to listen and, if possible, help judge whether Bass was telling the truth or a lie.

But if she can really judge this, then being an actress would be a bit of a humiliation.

This is the first time Louis has shown himself working in front of her.

This is so different from the Louis she usually remembers, they are almost two different people.

Was her husband so domineering when he was outside?

Asking the boss to give up his position in the company to him - Lorraine: Did I understand correctly? - This kind of thing actually happened?

When the atmosphere becomes difficult to breathe, every second becomes difficult.

Giving up the position of president to Louis? How is this possible?

Buss thinks so, but considering the Lakers' current situation, there aren't many options left for him.

Now that Pippen and Robinson's ceilings have been confirmed, the addition of Benjamin Wilson will determine whether the Lakers can still be competitive in the 1990s.

Only if the Lakers sign Louis will Wilson officially sign with the Lakers.

Louis and Wilson are one and the same.

Is Louis worth it? Bass couldn't help but recall the summer of 1984 - Louis, who led the Celtics back to the top, unexpectedly refused to renew his contract with the Celtics and accepted the Knicks' invitation to go to New York to take over the team.

He is the head coach and has the final say and influence over all operations of the team.

What happened in the next few years?

Louis turned a ridiculed team into a championship team that stumbled the Celtics dynasty, and won consecutive championships in the next seven years, causing the Knicks' commercial value to soar, which in turn affected the entire league.

He's already New York's Reed Auerbach.

As long as he wants, he can stay in that comfort zone until he's exhausted.

Now he wants a new challenge and takes the initiative to leave New York and join a new team. Can the power he wants be lower than what New York or other teams give him?

Thinking of this, Bass knew that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

If you want the Messiah to come to Angel City, you can only give him absolute power, and that is the president of the operations department - the leader of the entire forum and its industry, the Lakers. He has the power to appoint and remove everyone, and can dominate the forum and the Lakers.

everything of.

Is he worth it?

On this issue, Buss must go beyond "the prerequisite for getting Wilson is to sign Louis". He must consider it from all aspects and judge it through Louis' abilities, achievements, and his development prospects with the Lakers.

If there was no Wilson, if the Lakers had nothing, if he needed the architect of a dynasty franchise, would he choose Louis?

Buzz didn't even think about it for more than a second.

A fucking 100 million percent chance!

Buss realized that even if he gave up his decision-making power, he would let Louis come to the Lakers.

This is their only chance to break the curse and their only chance to get Louis and Wilson.

"Coach Lu, I will give you whatever you want." Bass, who had made up his mind, returned to his smile, "From today on, you are our president."

"No, not today." Louis smiled, "We will sign the contract next month. You can discuss the details of the contract with my agent."

This is the end.

Louis's year-long suffering and nearly 20 days of waiting after the end of the season finally came to fruition.

Los Angeles is his next stop.

Compared to when he first chose to come to New York, Louis was less excited. This was a natural choice.

On the way home, Lorraine seemed to have endless questions.

"Are you always like this outside?"

"I feel like Mr. Bass is a little afraid of you."

"Why do you act like a sheep at home?"

Regarding the last question, Louis' answer was simple: "Because I love you, Marlena."

"But it's finally over, isn't it?"

Yes, it's finally over.

It is difficult to make a decision, but once you make a decision, things will be done quickly.

He believes he will not regret making this decision.

When going to Los Angeles, his main consideration was not whether it was suitable for him, but his family.

Lorraine's acting career will not be affected.

Children can go to schools in Los Angeles similar to those in New York.

Mom doesn't want to move, but Louis has convinced her.

The reason is simple. The Knicks are about to change their owners. Every emperor has his own courtiers.

As a result, the old woman was really convinced and no longer thought that her son was crazy and did not want to live a comfortable life in New York. Since it was a job change, she had no choice but to reluctantly give up the 95% consumption exemption privilege in New York.

Louis will sign with the Lakers in August, and the specific time will be decided by him.

During this window period, the Lakers can discuss the details of the contract with his agent.

Louis decided to celebrate his birthday this year before leaving.

After so many years, he rarely celebrated his birthday.

Mainly because I don't want to think about it.

He's not the kind of person who likes parties, and things like birthdays have no purpose other than symbolic meaning.

But this year is different. He is leaving New York and needs a farewell ceremony. This is just right.

Louis’ birthday is... (I’ll look at the character card later)...August 5th.

During this period, the hottest gossip in the league was about the Danny Manning trade.

There are a lot of teams that want Manning.

The Trail Blazers offered Sabonis + draft picks in exchange.

This proposal was rejected by the Pacers, who did not need the Lithuanian who was past his prime and the draft pick that was destined to be worthless.

The Heat became the front-runner for Manning.

Because Lewis Shafir was willing to spend a lot of money to get Manning.

He directly took out Hank Gathers, a player who made great contributions to the rise of the Heat, but now he cannot escape the fate of being put on the shelf.

He has All-Star ability, but Shafir wants a superstar.

The Heat have been raising prices, just waiting for the Pacers to nod.

It seems that this trade will be completed sooner or later, and Shafir is about to become the general manager who has done the most in the offseason in history.

Some people joked that if his recruiting operations were divided into two halves, it would be enough to create two General Managers of the Year.

Time came to August, the day of Louis' birthday.

These days, in addition to preparing birthday parties and inviting guests, he also called everyone one by one to inform them of his decision.

However, Louis asked them to keep the players secret.

Therefore, the players who came to attend the birthday party did not know that Louis was leaving.

Louis invited Ewing, Kemp, Miller, Stockton, McHale, (Reggie) Williams, and Stevens.

Wilson didn't come because Louis didn't notify him.

The essence of this party is not a birthday, but a farewell.

He and Benj would see each other every day in Los Angeles in the future. There was nothing to say goodbye to, right? So we simply didn’t ask him to come.

Ewing was still very angry: "Why didn't that bastard Benjamin come? Did he not recognize us when he went to Los Angeles?"

"It's okay Benj, it's okay Benjamin, you are such a bastard!" McHale laughed and scolded, "But seriously, even if you are not in the Knicks, you should still attend the coach's birthday party, right?"

Tomjanovich, who knew the inside story, helped explain: "Benj is temporarily busy and can't come."

"This guy is always like this!"

Lu Wuxia knew that Wilson would not come, but he did not expect that Rodman would not come either.

"Isn't Dennis coming too?"

In the entire Knicks, Lu Wuxia's favorite player is Wilson, followed by Rodman. Neither of them is here, which makes him a little disappointed.

"Mike, that guy can't find anyone when he's on vacation." Kemp said with a smile, "If you need it, I can play with you."

Hearing this, Lu Wuxia looked at the room full of Knicks players, took out a basketball from his room and asked loudly: "Does anyone want to play ball?"

No NBA player would be interested in playing with a ten-year-old child, but Lu Wuxia is a special child. He has a way to inspire fighting spirit in this group of people who are numb after winning on the court: "My dad always says that I am the best player he has ever seen.

The most accurate shooter in the world, does this mean that your shots are not as accurate as mine?"

"What a arrogant brat, come and compete with me!" Miller bit the bait and took the bait on the spot.

They started a unique shooting competition in Louis' gym.

Later, even Louis came on the court. As a result, the winner in the end was Lu Wuxia. His mid-range shot beat Kemp and his three-point shot beat Miller. He won the best of the game and the birthday party MVP award.

Louis was laughing so happily the whole time that he completely forgot what he had called these people to say.

Ewing came to talk to him whenever he had something to do, and inquired about the progress of his contract renewal.

No player thinks Louie will leave New York.

Will the Messiah leave his Jerusalem behind?

It was precisely because the players felt that they were bound to stay that Louis found it difficult to talk about it.

In the evening, the birthday cake was served, and everyone's face was smeared with cream. Among them, Kemp and Lu Wuxia were the most severely persecuted.

When the party ended, Louis was still standing by the window of the living room, looking at the Manhattan neighborhood not far away, with the cream still on his face.

Ewing is here.

"Those guys don't dare to hit you with cream. In the end, it's me!" Ewing said proudly.

Louis snorted and didn't reply.

"Although Benj is gone, our goal will not change. We will still attack the championship." Ewing began to say irrelevant words.

This was him. He obviously wanted to ask Louis about renewing his contract, but he didn't know how to ask, so he had to find other topics.

"Grant Hill is really good. I think if you give him some time, he will be even better than Benj."

"The young people on the team are also very good. I think the biggest pity for them is that they entered the league too late and were not able to play under your hands."

"I'm not saying Rudy is bad, I'm saying..."

"Patrick."

"Reggie, this bastard, he keeps mumbling about something all day long..."

"Patrick."

Louis raised his voice.

Ewing laughed dryly and said, "You tell me."

Getting rid of Ewing was an easy decision, Louis once thought.

But when he recalled everything over the years, the thoughts he had spent on Ewing, Ewing's growth, Ewing's rebellion, Ewing's low emotional intelligence, Ewing's cold jokes, and the competition between Ewing and Benj,

Ewing's maturity, Ewing's changes...

He found it really difficult to let go of these completely. Ewing was more than just a player in his eyes.

Under his guidance, has Ewing become better than he was in his previous life?

Louis would not make this conclusion on his own, history will give a fair evaluation.

At this point, he just needs to say goodbye to Ewing.

For the hard work he has put in these ten years, for the joys and sorrows of both sides over the past ten years, and for the sweat and tears they shed while fighting side by side, he needs to say goodbye to Ewing.

"I'm leaving, Patrick."

ps: I'll take a day off tomorrow.

As usual, nothing happened tonight. I am grateful for every day in my life and cried happily. I hope you can sleep peacefully like me.

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