The rest is just noise

Once the news of Vlade Divac's first rotation with Christian Laettner was announced, the public reaction was fierce.

Everyone wants to know, what is the Rockets doing this for?

If they think Laettner is not good, should they replace him with a better player?

Divac is indeed an All-Star center, but he was only selected once by chance. Laettner's just-concluded junior season has shown All-Star potential.

What is the purpose of sending such a good young man away in exchange for a player who was declared by leader Lu to be "not for sale"?

This is a simple fan perspective.

They can only look at it from the perspective of whether the player is good or not, and whether the deal is worth it.

After completing the signing, the Rockets quickly announced that they would hire Rick Adelman as the team's new head coach.

All that's left is to comment on a series of Louis' operations.

"This summer, we lost Scottie Pippen, Vlade Divac, A.C. Green, Cedric Ceballos... but we got Kevin Garnett, Christian Laettner, and if Lou can fit in

In Los Angeles, we can expect him to become a solid force on the bench. In any case, the Lakers in the leader Lu era are coming towards us. Whether we are willing or not, the Lakers that belonged to the tragedy master are dead.

." Sam Layton published in the Los Angeles Daily News on July 4, 1995.

Excluding David Robinson, who is out for the new season, the current players on the Lakers roster include Wilson, Ellis, Garnett, Liu Yuqing, Laettner, Finley, Slater, Benoit, and Osman.

Turtag.

Excluding rookies such as Garnett and Finley who need time to grow, only Laettner is the newly introduced player who can be considered a top-notch immediate player.

With such a lineup, the Lakers' goal for the new season should be the semifinals. If they are lucky, they may be able to reach the Western Conference Finals.

They are on a different level from championship teams like the Heat, Trail Blazers, and Knicks.

The only reinforcement that can be expected in the future is the return of the tragedy master.

But Louis still can't make up his mind about his comeback because he doesn't know his current status and whether he can smoothly integrate into the team.

Laettner began to show his loyalty as soon as he arrived in Los Angeles. His agent announced that he would negotiate a contract extension with the Lakers.

The result was smooth, Laettner was not as aggressive as he was with the Rockets.

West quoted a number, and the agent lowered the price. Both parties had similar positions on each other.

On July 6, the Lakers announced that they would renew Laettner's contract for five years and $30 million.

"I'm excited to join Los Angeles. Historically, they are a winning team and I hope I can get back that college feel here."

Everyone is gone, but Laettner still hates his former employer.

After the two transactions are completed, it will be difficult for the Lakers to make other transactions.

Because the people on the roster have changed a lot.

The salary space is also full, and in the future, we can only rely on the mid-level exception and the basic salary exception to sign people.

This is West's job, and Louis doesn't bother to do it.

The Lakers stopped, but other teams didn't.

After acquiring Scottie Pippen, the Knicks are still looking for reinforcements.

They signed veteran James Worthy with a minimum salary contract who wanted to make a last-ditch effort for the championship.

Barkley rejected the Clippers' early contract extension.

It's not because he hates the Clippers, it's because he was given too little money.

Barkley's current annual salary is US$7 million, and his next contract is almost the last big contract of his career. If he wanted to make a big profit, he offered him US$60 million over four years.

How could Donald Sterling, the eternal iron rooster, accept such an asking price? He rejected it on the spot.

At the same time, Brad Lowhouse, the human-human Victory Cigar known as the Vanilla Gorilla, announced his return to New York on a minimum-salary contract.

The Trail Blazers sent Jerome Cosey and a 1999 first-round pick to the Hornets in exchange for Rex Chapman and this year's first-round pick, Jason Caffey PF.

The Golden State Warriors have undergone a seismic personnel change.

Head coach and president Don Nelson resigned voluntarily due to difficulties in reconciling conflicts with senior management.

Nelson's achievements with the Warriors are remarkable. Although he did not win the championship, he built a top team in the league.

There is also a young Uranus like Penny Hardaway.

"The bitzkrieg" system is tailor-made for pennies.

However, the former owner of the Warriors chose to sell the team when its market value was high.

The new boss liked Pence very much. He believed that the tactical position Nelson gave Pence was not big enough and wanted to establish Pence's core position in holding the ball.

Nielsen sternly opposed it, even threatening to resign.

For most owners, coaches can be changed, but good players are hard to find.

So he would rather let Nelson go than build the team according to his own wishes.

It's not that Nelson doesn't want Pence to be the core ball-handler, but the foundation of the Warriors is the offensive firepower of the guards headed by Pence and Payton.

If a single core is established, it will have a significant impact on the team system.

The boss doesn't think about this.

After firing Nelson, the Warriors owner, who loved Penny deeply, decided to show his love through actions.

July 11

The Warriors announce a seven-year, $100 million contract extension for Penny Hardaway.

This news shocked the world just like the fat man and the little boy who were thrown into the island country 40 years ago.

Pence became the first billionaire in professional basketball history.

Upon hearing this news, Louis dared to declare that "the bitzkrieg" was over.

Nielsen is dismissed, and as long as his successor does not do anything redundant, "the bitzkrieg" can still continue to operate.

However, this contract extension will destroy the chemical reaction within the Warriors.

A star like Payton is still holding a 6 million-year contract, but Penny, who has only been in the league for two years, has become Mr. Billionaire?

This is really like the $25 million that Jerry Buss gave the Magician, who was still called Magic at the time, over 20 years.

The difference is that although the tragedy master at that time was jealous of his teammates and disliked by the media, he had actual results.

In his rookie season, he led the team to win the championship as the second in command. In the sixth game of the finals, he was like a god descending from the earth and won the FMVP.

A championship is the most convincing thing.

That's what Penny is missing right now.

Moreover, even if he wins the championship, a tragic player who is elected to FMVP will still be ostracized by his teammates.

Just imagine how Pence would face Payton?

How does he survive in front of Payton's broken mouth?

The Warriors had long expected this situation, and their approach was "We sincerely wish Coach Nelson all the best in the future. Pence will become the cornerstone of the team's future. He is our only irreplaceable substitute."

“Does this mean that, except for pennies, everyone else is fungible?”

Will they step on such an obvious problem trap?

"Yes."

They really stepped on it!

This Q&A has the flavor of Louis’ original “not for sale” statement.

But whether they can deal with people who are dissatisfied as quickly as Louis did depends on the skill of the new management.

No matter how it develops, the Warriors' "the bitzkrieg" will be unsustainable.

The foundation that Nelson had worked so hard for several years was demolished in an instant.

The instigator of all this is the Warriors' new boss, remember his name, Chris Cohan.

He represents the greatest disaster in Warriors history.

In Louie's previous life, it was his chaotic front office that led to the ridiculous trade of Chris Webber, which ruined the future of both parties. A few years later, a similar story happened with Joe Smith. Then, Sprewell

With P.J. Carlesimo in the chokehold, the Warriors began to fall at light speed and have only made the playoffs once in 15 years.

The Warriors in Cohan's era continued to fail and betrayed the trust of the fans. In the end, he achieved the highest achievement of a boss and was booed by his own fans in front of his entire family during his home speech.

In 2010, Cohan sold the team and the Warriors escaped the biggest disaster in franchise history. You all know what happened in the following years.

The Warriors opened Nelson and let Louis go.

What Louis is most worried about right now is that he doesn't have an effective chief assistant.

Originally, the most suitable candidate was Zhao Yuanzheng, but he has decided to move into the management direction and only holds the title of assistant coach.

The other assistant coaches on the team, such as Mike Boozer Holden and Rick Carlisle, have many strengths and very shortcomings, and lack experience and prestige.

Nelson, who suddenly became a free man, was the best candidate in Louis' mind.

Nelson, who was heartbroken by Golden State, has no intention of coaching in the short term, and he doesn't want to be idle at home. Louis' invitation is just right for him.

When Louis said he wanted to build an offensive team, Nelson agreed without hesitation.

It was the Knicks under Louis who made Nelson feel that there was nothing left to explore on defense.

The Knicks are the top.

Nelson originally thought that Louis would continue to study defensive methods, but he did not expect that the opponent's ambitions were so great. After leading the trend of the league, he decisively gave up the system he created and went against the trend.

The two hit it off instantly.

On July 15, the Lakers announced that they had signed a three-year contract with Don Nelson, and he will become the Lakers' chief assistant coach.

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