The rest is just noise

Chapter 458 Who doesn’t know that I, Louis, am a loyal man?

In Louis' office at the Blue Palace in New York, he is receiving Scott Pippen and his agent.

For now, Pippen has a typical Central Arkansas image, looking down-to-earth, a little rustic, and without star quality.

On the contrary, Pippen's agent, Jimmy Sexton, is an old rival of Louis and Baylor.

Several Knicks players are his clients.

When Louis mentioned Pippen's name in training camp, Sexton took the initiative to sign with Pippen.

"Coach Lu, I think Scott's performance must have impressed you." Sexton asked, "I want to know, will you choose him?"

"Well?" Louis didn't say anything, but Baylor spoke first.

"Scotty, do you know anything about the Knicks?" Baylor asked, "Do you think you would be a good fit for us?"

Just as Pippen was about to answer, Sexton answered first: "Mr. Baylor, isn't it my turn to ask you this? If Scottie is suitable for you, you should get him in the draft."

"I think it's very suitable." Louis said suddenly.

Belle looked at him, wondering where the song was coming from this time.

"so"

"Yes, Scottie is undoubtedly the best player in this draft." The background of Louis' words is based on the premise that David Robinson is not as good as Pippen. "So, on behalf of the Knicks, I promise you

, we will select Scottie with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the draft."

Sexton's breathing intensified.

A few months ago, Pippen was just an unknown star player in the second-tier league, and his draft prospect was probably a second-round pick, a third-round pick, or a fourth-round pick.

Louis' endorsement and two New York Times reports made him famous.

Even so, the draft price only improved to the end of the first round.

The Knicks were the first stop for their trial training. Sexton never expected that the always cautious Louis would rush to give Pippen a draft commitment at the end of the first trial? And it was the draft pick they had on hand.

Highest seventh pick?

"Jimmy, you should know that I never speak freely." Louis smiled.

Sexton nodded and said, "Yes, Coach Lu is a rare and honest person in this industry."

"It's good that you know, so you should also know that I am serious." Louis smiled, "I would be very happy if you stopped the trial training from today. If you want to continue the trial training, I don't care, because

Scottie will definitely play for the Knicks, no team can compete with New York."

"I believe Scottie will definitely play in New York in the future, but we still need to continue trial training." Sexton said professionally, "This kind of thing always goes to the highest bidder."

Louis understood.

They parted ways, and Pippen was very excited because the Knicks gave him a draft commitment, and Louis personally said that he was the best player in this draft.

Who is Louis? Can he talk nonsense?

If he is lying, there is no need to give him such a formal draft commitment.

After they left, Belle asked in confusion: "My dear Lu, what are you doing?"

"Although I have been helping Scotty improve the market, it is still too slow. Now that the matter has come to this, I, a loyal person, must help!"

The scariest thing is to believe a terrible lie.

Baylor, a loyal person like this, felt more and more that there was something deceitful about it: "Why?"

"Starting today, Jimmy Sexton can raise his price in front of various clubs with our draft commitments. In other words, teams that want to get Scottie can no longer wait for him with a sense of luck. If you fall from a high position, a team must have at least the top six picks in the first round to be eligible to get him."

This is what Louis wants to see.

Baylor still doesn't understand: "Since you like him so much and say he is the best player in this draft, why do you make such a fuss?'

Louis easily revealed the answer: "Because I never thought about getting him."

"So you were setting it up from the beginning to make people think Scotty had great potential?"

"No, it's true that he has great potential, and it's true that I like him. In fact, I love him to death, a small forward with both offense and defense like him, okay?" Louis shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that we already have Benj. With John."

“Are there too many good players?”

"You can never have too many good players, but if you have 10 star players on your entire account, how do you allocate their playing time?" Louis asked, "That's the problem, we don't have enough time for Scotty. Instead of Let him be unhappy with us instead of letting his dreams fly."

Belle really couldn't understand this time.

"If you don't want him and you think he's great, why would you give him a draft commitment and why do you need to mobilize so much?"

"Because I want a talent like Scottie to enter the league with the draft he deserves, otherwise there will be a lot of fans who think they know more about the game than professionals like you and me."

Baylor has already seen that Louis is talking nonsense, but if he doesn't tell his true intention, Baylor can't do anything.

When Pippen came outside the Blue Palace, he was already thinking about buying a house in New York.

"Jimmy, the rent in Manhattan must be very expensive, right?" Pippen asked.

"Scotty, we will never come to New York again." Sexton laughed.

Pippen was stunned for a moment: "Why?"

"Because this is not a team for you, if you come to New York, do you know how much competition you're going to face? They already have Benjamin Wilson, and there's no room for you at the three. Two. Dale Ellis is the best shooter in the league, which is your shortcoming. Here, you will never be able to beat him." Sexton looked back at the Blue Palace, "Little Lu likes you. , this is our opportunity, do you know what his nickname is?"

Pippen rarely said humorously: "Little Lu?"

"No, he also has another nickname, 'Light Chaser'. Legend has it that he can find players who exude light. Obviously, he thinks you are a future star player, otherwise he would not make such a big splash." Stan already has a plan, "We are going to use Little Lu's attention to build momentum for you throughout the league. Scotty, your draft pick this year must be in the top five. I will fight for you to get a hundred A big contract with a salary of 10,000 years!”

Pippen, who is from central Arkansas, never thought he would have a million dollars.

This tantalizing prospect made his mouth water.

Manhattan, Louis' appreciation, and the New York Knicks were all forgotten by him.

He asked excitedly: "What should I do?"

"Listen to me, let's do this"

With the help of his agent, Pippen began extensive trial training.

His second stop was Chicago.

Jerry Krause was so satisfied with Pippen's workout performance that he had dinner with Pippen and promised to select him with the sixth overall pick in the draft.

Klaus hopes that Pippen will stop here and stop training here and there.

This makes Pippen's agent Sexton more confident.

He took Pippen to visit the teams that owned the top seven draft picks in a few days.

Among these teams, only the San Antonio Spurs and New Jersey Nets have no interest in Pippen.

Louis' reputation is very good, but David Robinson is a center destined to play. Even in 2018, there are teams that will give up the 18-year-old center for a center who may not be able to play but has great potential.

Champions League MVP Luka Doncic⑴, let alone 1987?

Nets general manager Harry Weltman answered the call.

The Bulls' Jerry Krause called out of the blue and wanted to use the two first-round picks he had for the Nets' fifth overall pick.

What he couldn't understand was that Scottie Pippen's agent, who had a trial a few days ago, told him that both the Knicks and the Bulls had given Pippen draft commitments.

The Bulls are one pick higher than the Knicks, so they should have no worries. Why do they suddenly want to trade?

"I want to think about this again."

After that, Weltman hung up the phone.

To be honest, he didn't believe that Pippen had any talent. Louis' behavior was too abnormal.

He is a person who has fought against Louis. He knows how cunning and cautious this person is. If he really wants Pippin, is it necessary to cause trouble in the city?

The more you want a certain player, the more you should keep a low profile, right?

What does he mean?

Tell the world "I have to have Pippin"?

Louis is not such a reckless person.

Weltman had suffered a lot under Louis. He hated Louis very much, but now, he really couldn't understand what that guy wanted to do.

It’s even more strange that Krause wants to trade the fifth pick. Did Louis get a higher pick? However, if Louis got a higher pick, what’s the point of trading for the fifth pick?

Or is it that he proposed this deal just to ensure that he could get Pippen?

So Pippen deserves so much attention?

Jerry Krause? Huh, that short-sighted fat guy is not surprised at all. Last year, the Bulls even had a second overall pick.

At this time, Weltman's phone rang again.

He answered the phone.

"Hey Harry, long time no see, how are you doing?"

This voice, this tone, the tone that made people see his smile, that hateful face had already appeared in Weltman's mind.

Weltman didn't even respond and hung up the phone.

⑴The Suns' selection of Ayton is understandable. There is a story behind the Kings' selection of Bagley. The owner of the Kings is a 250-year-old. He interfered in the team's draft in 2014. The management wanted Payton. He wanted to

Stauskas had a tough attitude and could not be resisted. The Kings management chose him. Although Payton was not a good choice, he was still much better than Stauskas. The explosive program effect was in

In 2018, this time, general manager Divac wanted to choose Bagley, and the boss wanted to choose Doncic. As a result, the boss didn't stick to it this time. After all, he made a mistake last time, so the Kings chose Bagley. Well,

Fortunately, I'm not a Kings fan, and my brain starts to bleed after I put it into context for a moment.