The rest is just noise

The day before the 1996 NBA GM Summit, Louis set off from Los Angeles early.

Before Louis left, Jerry Buss found him and asked him to take Bass with him.

Old Bass knew that if it were not an important summit, a person of Louis' status would not attend it in person. Now that Louis has gone, it means that this year's summit is as important as this year's draft.

Old Bass wanted to use this opportunity to introduce his precious son to the world. It would be better if he could accumulate some connections.

"It's okay to let Jim go with me, but he must listen to my arrangements during this period." Louis said.

Old Bass nodded without any doubt: "Of course, if he dares to act stupid, you can deal with him as you please."

"Well, if he dares to act stupid, I will change my assistant."

"Ah... uh... Coach Lu, it doesn't have to be so serious, right?"

Louis' silence for a few seconds made Old Bass nervous: "Jerry, I was kidding you."

"Hahahaha, I heard it."

His fake smile was really heard by Louis.

Learning to make such stomach-churning jokes can be regarded as one of the few advantages Louis learned from Ewing.

Wait, is this really an advantage?

Louis and Bass set out together to go to Washington.

The journey is beautiful, and having little Bas as a companion is not a bad thing.

He is very good at telling his sister's dark history to liven up the atmosphere.

But what he was talking about today was the reason for not dealing with Jenny.

"You know, Sri, when she was little, she wanted to enter the rooms of our brothers, so she entered our room. She dug up a lot of secrets in our room and spread them everywhere, and then one day, I also entered her room.

I want to find an excuse for her."

Louis was shocked by Bass's smart operation: "I guess you didn't let her find out on the spot, right?"

Little Bas said with a little shame: "Hey, although my plan was very thorough, it failed at the first step. Who would have thought that she would want to go back to that disgusting boudoir because her hair style was a little flawed?

How about spending two hours braiding your hair?”

"Then you guys had a falling out?"

"Yes, she was very angry and asked me to apologize. Isn't this hegemony? She just came into my room and I didn't say anything."

Louis wanted to tell him that this is not how hegemony works.

"Is it possible that... women value privacy more? Not only does she not want you in her boudoir, she doesn't want your dad in either."

"This is sexism. Why can she just enter my room?"

Louis found himself playing the harp to the cow, and after persuading the pig to make progress, he could only nod vigorously: "You are right."

Louis finally discovered that this Dandy had similar characteristics to his father - objectification and lack of respect for women.

Of course, this does not mean that it is right for Jenny to sneak into her brother's room to find dirty information and then publicize it widely, but it is impossible to tell the truth from the truth by just listening to Bass's side of the story.

With little Bas's virtue, Louis wouldn't believe that Jenny could bully him at home. The best they could do was fight.

Afterwards, Louis told Bass to shut up on the pretext of closing his eyes and concentrating, and the two had no further communication before arriving in Washington.

When they arrived in Washington, Louis asked Bass to stay at the Four Seasons Hotel first, while he himself went to a Michelin-starred restaurant called Seasons.

Despite its unremarkable name, this may actually be the most prestigious restaurant in Washington, D.C. It has won awards for breakfast and lunch, and it has a special location where you can see people coming and going outside.

Government senators, foreign officials, ambassadors and business executives from various countries all like to dine here.

David Stern is a big fan of Seasons Restaurant.

Louis arrived on time, and Stern arrived ten minutes early.

"Please take a seat, Coach Lu, this is the only restaurant I can find in the Special Administrative Region that can satisfy both of our tastes.

Louis smiled: "I'm determined, Mr. President."

The advantage of eating in a high-end restaurant is that Louis will not be disturbed.

People who come here to eat are all well-known people, and they basically come here to talk about business, and they don't have the energy or mood to chase stars at all.

Stern chose a seat near the window. Louis sat down, took a look at the menu, and found that not only did it have Chinese food, but the names were quite Chinese.

Cattle and horse dishes like General Tso's Chicken are not available at all.

Louis ordered his meal and put down the menu.

The waiter served desserts and drinks, and Stern spoke first: "Coach Lu, I've been thinking these past few days, why did the Lakers use the No. 7 pick to select a high school player?"

Louis said with a smile: "Mr. President, please allow me to tell you a little secret. Last year, we used the third pick to select another high school player."

"Moreover, his performance did not disappoint us."

Stern smiled lightly and said: "To many people, Kevin Garnett is like Moses Malone back then, a high-risk, high-reward player. You made the right bet, but Kobe is not at that level."

Louis could see that Stern was not happy about the Lakers selecting Kobe with the seventh pick.

Moreover, he was even more unhappy that this decision was made by Louis.

Who is Louis? A giant in the professional basketball world. Whether as a coach or as a GM, he is a banner figure in the industry.

If he succeeds by selecting high school students, Stern is almost certain that hordes of teams will follow suit. By then, the trend of high school players abandoning college and entering the draft directly will become more and more popular.

This is something he doesn't want to see.

"If we bet wrong on selecting Kobe with the seventh pick, then we are willing to bear the consequences. Anyway, it is only the seventh pick. At least Kevin and Garnett are right." Louis added jokingly,

"But thank you Mr. President for your concern."

Stern frowned, but he really had no intention of pursuing the matter further.

To put it bluntly, it’s none of the Lakers’ business to choose whatever they want.

First understand the affairs within the scope of the alliance president's authority, do you understand?

And don’t forget why you asked Louis today.

"That's right, Coach Lu, I believe there will be no problem with your vision."

Limiting the tendency of high school players to participate in the draft is a task for the future, not the most pressing issue at the moment.

Stern changed the subject: "Coach Lu, have we known each other for more than ten years, right?"

Louis' thoughts changed and he replied: "It's been 16 years. When we first met, I was still an ordinary scout in Boston."

Stern never imagined that the "kid" who was with Reed Auerbach back then would have such a great impact on professional basketball in the following sixteen years.

Since 1983, when it comes to professional basketball, there are several names that cannot be ignored.

Stern, Sadbird, Louis, Ewe, plus the Celtics and Knicks.

And these names, except Stern and the Tragedian, are directly related to Louis.

Even the name "Tragedian" was given by Louis' team...

Louis' team has dominated the league for more than ten years. Now, the style he has developed has attracted others to learn from it. The era of super teams he ushered in is like a magic box, making civilian teams completely lose hope of competing for the championship.

This is completely inconsistent with the original intention when the salary cap was originally designed.

Stern and everyone in the league office can use novelties like the salary cap to eliminate the old guys like Auerbach, but they can't limit Louis, the devil who lives in the new era.

Obviously the cause and effect of all this lies with him, but Stern still needs to rely on Louis' power to help him.

This is too ironic.

Expect Louis to weaken himself?

Of course, Coach Lu is a loyal person. As long as the benefits are enough, what's the point of weakening himself? What's more, the Lakers are not playing defense now, nor are they a super team (not for the time being). No matter how you cut them, you can't hurt them.

But Stern didn't think so. He felt that if he didn't give the No. 1 pick in 1997 to Louis, the other party would never help him.

"Sixteen years have passed. How do you feel about the alliance today compared to sixteen years ago?"

"Mr. President, we don't need to belittle ourselves. The alliance at that time was completely incomparable to what it is now." Louis started the conversation himself, "However, the alliance at that time was at least a little stronger than it is now."

"Which point?"

"Competitiveness." Louis said what Stern wanted to hear most. "It was an era of vitality and competition. Larry and Irvin had just entered the league, Dr. J and Karim were still at their peak.

The competitiveness of the Spurs, Bucks, Rockets and other teams cannot be underestimated. In those years, before the end of each season, we could not determine which team the championship crown would fall on. It is different now.

From the beginning of the season, the outcome was determined, and we all knew the championship would be won between New York, Miami and Portland."

"Honestly, it's boring."

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