The rest is just noise

The next day, Louis went to the forum as usual.

Today he also brought his son with him, who has already gone on summer vacation.

As the most high-profile young basketball talent in the United States, he announced a few days ago that he will skip a grade and will go directly to high school next year. This move is to compete with higher-level players, because it is already difficult for him to find opponents at the same level.

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Although Wu Xia is still a child, she no longer has summer vacation.

This summer, in addition to participating in the training camp organized by Benj, he also invited top trainers in the United States to help him train through his father's relationship, and signed up for the AAU competition in Las Vegas in August and New York City in September.

league.

Training was supposed to start today, but when I heard that the Lakers were going to try out Duncan, he pestered Louis to go to the forum to be a spectator.

Duncan is the least popular among all the super rookies who locked in the No. 1 pick a year before entering the draft since the 1980s. The reason why Wu Xia knows about him is because he was in the competition between the college student training team and the second dream team last year.

O'Neal made several goals.

"Where is your sad uncle? He won't stop coaching you after he retires, right?" Louis asked in Chinese.

Wu Xia asked strangely: "Dad, didn't you say it's time to call him Uncle Demon now?"

"Ah, yes, I called it Shunkou. That's what it means."

"He's not free recently, and he doesn't tell me what he's busy with."

"Where is your brother Benj?"

"On vacation in Miami."

"So you came here to watch Duncan's workout out of boredom?"

"I think he's pretty good." Wu Xia said truthfully, "Who are you going to arrange to face Duncan today?"

Louis replied casually: "Ostertag."

"Isn't he going to be traded?"

Louis was startled, how did this kid know?

"Who told you that?"

"I guessed it myself." Wu Xia said, "He has no use for the Lakers anymore. According to your usual style, dad, you should trade him while he is still valuable."

"What do you know, you little brat? Your father and I are a man like the wind, how can we see through it so easily? Ostertag is my heart and soul, and I wouldn't trade him even if I trade Kobe!"

If Wuxia hadn't seen his father's transaction records, he would have believed it.

Louis drove slowly while chatting with his son. When he arrived at the forum, it was half an hour later than expected.

Louis was mentally prepared for the traffic conditions in Los Angeles. Although he was half an hour late, it didn't matter because he left the house an hour early.

Louis and Wuxia walked into the forum.

They quickly arrived at the stadium, which was already very lively.

Although Duncan hasn't arrived yet, the people in charge of this trial training are all here.

Ostertag is warming up.

Louis originally wanted to ask Garnett to come, but this bastard had no dedication at all. He refused to sacrifice a few hours to try out for Duncan, and gave a bunch of weird reasons. What Louis couldn't bear the most was,

He actually said that he was the core of the NBA championship team, how could he condescend to be a sparring partner for a college student? Just let Ostertag do this.

Louis accepted Garnett's suggestion, and Ostertag heard that the team had needs and was very active.

He was so considerate of the team that it made Louis hesitate to trade him.

Why not trade Kobe?

As usual, Louis will not participate in the trial, he will only watch from a distance.

This is both to maintain a sense of mystery and to make it easy for players to play.

Afterwards, Louis asked Jabbar to look after his son for him and went upstairs to work.

Walking to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with a flawless smile, "Hey, Kareem, what do you think of Tim Duncan?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said sullenly: "I don't know, don't ask me, keep quiet."

"Have you ever really said 'fuck off' to a fan who asked you for an autograph before?"

"Why do you have so many questions?"

"Just answer me this one."

"That person got Ervin's signature." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said with a cold face, "I think that's enough."

Wu Xia said with a playful smile: "It seems to be true. Master said that the fan whose signature you refused later became the boss of a company, and because of that signature, he helped my master a lot in a business cooperation."

"It seems that although being kind to others may not necessarily lead to good results, it is definitely better than saying 'fuck off' to others. What do you think?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's fist hardened.

Reason told him that he shouldn't compete with a 13-year-old kid, but Lu Wuxia really reminded him of Louis back then.

That was when Louis first debuted. He was still the head coach of the Celtics and led the team to play against the Lakers in the regular season. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar almost became an undercover agent of Green Kai in that game, so much so that Louis took the initiative to step forward.

Hold his hand and apologize.

Louis' slender face at that time was exactly the same as Lu Wuxia's now.

Facing Lu Wuxia, who was innocently waiting for his reply, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said with a dark face: "Get out of here!"

"Can you teach me the Sky Hook?"

"Don't teach."

"Isn't that what Tiangou is like?"

Lu Wuxia used the standard sky hook in a decent manner.

"You know how to do it, why do you want me to teach you?"

"I'm afraid my master didn't teach me well."

"Fuck off!" Jabbar was fed up. "Can you just be alone and quiet?"

"No, Kareem, you haven't shared your thoughts on Tim Duncan with me yet."

"I have no interest in a guy with a last name of Dunk!"

"Why, don't you like dunking?"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:

At the Forum office building, Louis had no idea that his son was torturing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

He met Jerry West outside the president's office.

"Jerry, don't tell me you're lost." Louis joked.

West was not joking: "I want to talk to you about TD."

"Come in and talk."

West entered the president's office and said straight to the point: "I think Tim is a can't-miss player."

Louis really wanted to hear West make some outrageous remarks like "Why don't we draft Duncan?"

Is the correct nonsense that Duncan can't miss worth him going out of his way to block himself at the door of the president's office?

Don't be ridiculous, a TV station held an event this morning, randomly surveying Los Angeles residents and asking them who they wanted the Lakers to select with the first pick.

They walked into the lunatic asylum ingeniously, and the lunatic inside also screamed for Duncan.

"Ah, yes, is that why you came to me to talk about this?"

West isn't that boring yet.

"Choosing Tim was an easy decision, but it also means we need to choose two starters among Tim, Chuck and Kevin."

An old superstar who averages 20+10 points per game is as easy as eating, a rising second-year All-Star, and a super rookie who is recognized as having All-Star ability when he enters the industry.

Three insiders and two starting positions, how to distribute them?

"This is easy to handle. We can let them start together." Louis has already thought about it. "Let Jasmine play the third position, Chuck play the fourth position, Tim play the fifth position, and Benj can play as many positions as he likes."

position, and then find an organizer suitable to match them."

West thought Louis was playing tricks on him and was furious on the spot, "Are you serious?"

"This is my plan. Although we start with three inside players, I will not let them partner for a long time. Whenever the situation is not right, I will replace one of them." Louis said lightly, "Don't worry, Jasmine is at her athletic ability.

In his heyday, playing the third position in a short period of time was just a piece of cake for him."

West didn't question Louis.

Because as a coach, Louis is far better than him.

Moreover, this seems to be the only way that will not cause internal conflicts.

Of course, Liu Yuqing may have some objections. After all, he was squeezed out of the starting lineup by an insider. It is not easy to accept this.

After getting the answer, West left. He was looking forward to Duncan's trial training today.

Not long after West left, Zhao Yuanzheng brought another news.

"Dejan Bodiloga is willing to play for us, but only if we help him pay liquidated damages and provide him and his family with all necessary conveniences and assistance for their lives in the United States."

Louis narrowed his eyes, this scene seemed familiar.

"Necessary convenience and help?"

Louis asked playfully: "What about?"

"His family must live in a wealthy, predominantly Serbian neighborhood."

"Yeah, reasonable."

"They need the team to have two translators, one responsible for Bodiloga's training and games, and one responsible for taking care of their family's life."

Louis was silent.

"The team needs to bear the daily expenses of their family."

"There must be various incentive clauses in his contract."

"Snapped!"

Louis slammed the table angrily and shouted: "Didn't you fucking tell that Serbian country bumpkin that there are unified standards for NBA rookie contracts?!!!"

"I said but"

"But what?"

Zhao Yuanzheng didn't know whether saying this would damage Bodiloga's image in Louis' heart.

But it seems like his image has been pretty much ruined.

"He said that there are loopholes in any rules that can be exploited. For example, his reward terms can be cashed in privately and secretly."

Louis covered his face with his hands and signaled Zhao Yuanzheng to go out, he wanted to be quiet.