The rest is just noise

On December 19, 1984, all major television stations in the United States were broadcasting another international news.

This is a Sino-British Joint Statement on international news that has been included in Chinese history textbooks.

"The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland handed Hong Kong back to the People's Republic of China on 1 July 1997."

Louis watched as the history he had learned became part of his life.

"Are those people still willing to recognize themselves as Chinese after so long?" Li Xuanbing sighed when he saw the news.

It was difficult for Louis to answer. Most of the older generation recognized it, but the new generation obviously had problems with their education, otherwise the things that happened later would not have happened.

As a person from the future, he will not comment on these things. For him, this is a very important thing. They cannot wander around as citizens of the British dependencies all the time. He needs a real

identity.

And this is just a statement. There are still 13 years until Hong Kong's return.

What will his life be like by then?

Louis can't say for sure, he hopes he can get what he wants and achieve Hall of Fame success in the league.

"Wow wow~"

The child's cry made Louis busy again.

He cannot live comfortably at home. This is another battlefield. This world is very different from the one Louis is familiar with. It is not so electronic and Internet-based, so the pressure of being a parent is not as great as that of future parents.

As technology develops, the pressure on parents will increase. Countless tools such as the Internet, mobile phones, and touch screens allow parents to easily excuse past events by saying "I don't understand." This has become an unacceptable excuse. "I don't understand."

, just go online, just ask experts, just go to the pedestrian street to post and ask netizens, if you don’t understand, there will always be others who understand.

If Louis were a native, he could do that, but he's not.

Being a father for the first time in two lives, he hoped that he would be perfect in everything. He even thought about changing his name to Lu Wuque for a while, but his old mother hit him hard on the head and went crazy.

, father and son are of the same generation?

Therefore, when encountering a problem, even if Louis is not good at it and has limited understanding, he will use his personal connections to ask around. At this stage, his father's love is no less than Lorraine's mother's love. He hopes that this boy will grow into an outstanding person.

A better person than him. If as a parent you cannot make your children better than yourself, then what is the point of reproducing offspring?

This is what he thinks, and the deepest reason is much simpler. He loves his children.

No matter whether his love can continue in the future or whether it is always as passionate as at this stage, now, his son is the most important person in the world. His importance is above everything else.

In the afternoon, Louis went to work at the Blue Palace.

Tomjanovich is responsible for leading the team's training, and Phil Jackson provides psychological counseling to Darnell Walker. He has no chance at all in the Knicks.

Sharif and Stockton did one-on-one shooting training, and Zhao Yuanzheng was still on a business trip.

Louis opened a bottle of Coke and was just about to watch a movie and relax.

His office phone rang.

Louis picked up the phone and said hello: "Hello, who are you?"

"Little Lu?"

"I don't have a problem with you calling me Messiah."

Louis told a joke.

"I'm Dick Motta."

Wow, the weasel sent New Year greetings to the chicken.

"Is it Coach Motta? What brought your phone to me?"

The relationship between Louis and Motta is well known. Last season, he led the Celtics to a brutal 81-point massacre of the Mavericks, and the smell can still be smelled in Dallas.

It would be no exaggeration to say that these two people are sworn enemies.

"Coach Lu, I'm calling to discuss a deal with you." Motta's words were very polite, "Although there have been some frictions between us, this should not affect the relationship between the two teams.

Normal interactions based on the premise of making each other better."

I'm afraid no one else has this kind of speaking skills.

Louis is very interested, and the Knicks have nothing for sale except Stockton.

"This" Louis deliberately showed a lack of interest, "What you said makes sense, Coach Motta. Of course I am willing to trade with you, but our current situation is very ordinary. We have finally developed some tacit understanding recently. If

If we break up the lineup, it will seriously affect our plan to hit the playoffs."

The plan to hit the playoffs. If Louis could see the opponent, he would see Motta's hands shaking.

That was disgusting, what an anecdote!

A team that is second to last in the league and has only won 7 games so far actually says it wants to make the playoffs?

"I understand, I understand your concerns very much. I have also thought of this. Therefore, we need a transaction that will not affect the chemical reaction."

"Is there any transaction in the world that does not affect chemical reactions?"

Anyone who has played 2K knows that even if you trade a loser who can't play, the team's morale and chemical reaction will still be affected.

Of course, a game is a game and cannot be compared with reality. If the team's marginal players were really sent away in reality, there would never be any problems in the locker room.

"Yes, we want a player who can't play in the Knicks."

When he said this, Louis had an outline in his heart.

No, no one really wants Darnell Walker, right?

"Coach Motta, it's not Eddie Williams you're interested in, is it?" Louis couldn't wait to hear what the other party was asking for.

"Haha, Coach Lu, although we do have some problems inside, we can still support it in the short term."

When you want to reject a trash you don't need, this is the high-EQ answer you should immediately think of.

"Then what do you want?"

"Darnell Walker." Motta is quite confident in this deal. Walker is the player the Knicks least need.

Louis doesn't use him much at all, but teams other than the Knicks all know that this is a very impactful guard, and given enough time, it is not a problem to average double-digit points and 4 assists per game.

They just need an impactful substitute.

"I have to say that you picked a good player. Darnell really didn't have a chance under me, and I have been worried about his future, but he is still a very valuable player. I don't know, what are you going to get?"

Who will trade?" Louis said, "Wait a moment."

Louis rushed out of the office and shouted to Tomjanovich downstairs: "Bring me a copy of the Mavericks roster, with data!"

"Long wait." Louis returned to the phone.

"Coach Lu, I think both sides should get what they need. We want Darnell, and you can tell us which player you want in our lineup." Motta also added, "The first seven of the regular lineup

It’s not tradable.”

"Understood, but I do know very little about you. Why don't you please give me some recommendations?"

Motta discovered that Louis was really a rookie. Maybe he was a very good coach, but he knew very little about trading. How could he be recommended by the other party?

"I heard that you are very short of players at the forward position. I have a candidate, Charlie Heaton, who is a very energetic young man."

Tomjanovich ran, gasping for air, and put the Mavericks' list in front of Louis.

Very energetic? Louis looked at the data and almost laughed.

Averaging 2.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 41% shooting percentage per game, he is a standard useless piece of shit. Motta's evaluation is that he is very energetic.

Isn’t this guy’s emotional intelligence too high?

"Coach Motta, it's like this. I believe Charlie is a good player, but I'm not sure about white small forwards."

"Larry is white too"

"Would you trade Larry for Darnell Walker?"

Motta failed to cheat for the first time and decided to try harder: "In this case, I can only bear the pain and give up. We have a seven-foot center named Wallace Bryan (Wallae Bryan C) who is not recognized for his talent. He plays 36 minutes in every game.

He can grab 10 rebounds and is definitely a rare good player."

“Is he related to Joe ‘Sweetpea’ Bryant?”

"As far as I know, they have nothing to do with each other."

"Uh, that's it." Louis hesitated, "Coach Motta, is there any better choice? We already have a lot of insiders. It would be a pity if such a good player is buried in our team. We have to make a decision.

The players are responsible for their future, what do you think?"

Motta looked over and over, and it seemed that the rubbish could not deceive Louis. He did not want the inside line, and it seemed that only the ninth pick Dale Ellis (Dale Ellis SG/SF) who was frustrated under him was left.

However, he is the ninth pick after all, the one with the highest potential among all the fringe players in the Mavericks. When negotiating a deal with a rookie like Louis, he wants to take advantage of it.

"Coach Motta, are you still there?"

"Uh, here you are!"

"Well, you also know my hobby. I like players who are more accepting of new things." Louis smiled and asked, "Are there any guards who can shoot three-pointers? If so, let's make a deal."

Wouldn't it be better to just pronounce Dale Ellis' name, asshole!

"If that's the case, I do have a candidate." Motta knew that Louis was not that easy to fool. If he wanted Walker, he would definitely have to throw out a good bargaining chip worth not much more. "Dale Ellis, he is very good at shooting threes."

It definitely meets your requirements.”

"Okay, let me think about it, you wait for my call."

After saying that, Louis hung up the phone.

"Damn it, was I wrong again?" Mota said angrily, "What does he want?"

When Louis doesn't want an insider, he has already mentioned everyone in the Mavericks team who can be traded, so why doesn't he agree?

Assistant coach Bob Weis asked: "Maybe Little Lou wants a draft pick?"

"Explain it." Mota said.

"He definitely wants Dell, but Dell didn't show enough immediate ability in Dallas. The Knicks are currently struggling in the bottom half and are likely to give up this season directly. Therefore, although Dell meets his needs, he would rather

What we want is a draft pick." Weis said cautiously, "If we can give them a second-round pick on the basis of this deal, maybe"

"No! Handing over Dell is already a reciprocal deal. If we give him draft picks, wouldn't we be taken advantage of?" Motta loudly refused.

Weiss did not give up his point of view: "Dick, how much value do you think a second-round pick can have? Our goal is the playoffs. If other playoff teams in the Western Conference get Darnell, then we"

Mota thought carefully and found that Weiss's idea was correct.

They exchanged Dell Ellis and a low-value second-round pick that they couldn't use for one that they could use immediately to strengthen the depth of the lineup. On the surface, they lost a little, but their goal is the playoffs.

The Knicks' goal is the lottery, and everyone has something they want.

"Oh!" Mota picked up the phone and sighed, "This kid is really hard to fool!"

Motta called again.

On the other end, Louis answered the phone and asked as if he had just woken up, "Coach Motta, is there anything else?"

Just based on his tone, Motta concluded that if they didn't increase the price, the Knicks would not consider their offer at all. Weiss was right, they wanted the draft pick!

Come to think of it, who the hell needs Dale Ellis? A two-meter guard with a 42% shooting rate!

"Little Lu, we really want to complete this transaction." Mota felt extremely uncomfortable. He was here to trick others, but why did he suffer a loss instead? "So, if you still have doubts, we are willing to use the original chips to

Go ahead and give you an extra second-round pick."

"Those who know my heart tell me that I am worried, and those who don't know me tell me what I want." Louis said poetically, "Coach Motta, I see your sincerity, and I am very satisfied. This will be a game that will make both you and me happy."

A profitable transaction.”

The moment Mota hung up the phone, he felt a little regretful.

Did I screw up? he thought in horror.

But where did he mess up? He sent away players that he didn't use well, and added a second-round pick that had a high probability of not having a big return. It was indeed a bit of a loss, but as long as he could get Walker, it was worth it.

Yes, yes, it’s worth it!

Motta said to Weiss: "Inform Norman (Norm Sonju/Mavericks General Manager) about the contents of my negotiation with Little Lu, and let him speed up the transaction process so that the kid will not regret it!"