The rest is just noise

The Knicks own the Spurs' first-round pick this year.

This pick is also a legacy from many years ago.

In the 1986-87 season, Louis sent Manute Bol and Bernard King to San Antonio in exchange for Artis Gilmore and draft picks.

Not only did the deal allow Louis to cash out Bol's trade value at a time when it was at its most valuable, it also took care of King's contract and got a reliable backup center, plus a sizable return on draft picks.

After Louis came to New York, he made four outstanding achievements in team operation.

In 1985, Cartwright was traded for Oakley + first-round draft picks were exchanged in the next two years, and the victim was the Cavaliers.

In 1986, they traded the second overall pick of that year for Kevin McHale and draft rights, and the victim was the Bulls.

In 1987, Bol, who was looking to fully develop his potential, and Bernard King, who had suffered a serious injury, exchanged Gilmore and draft picks, and the victim was the Spurs.

Then came the 1989 trade of Wayman Tisdale for two future top-10 draft picks, and the victim was the Kings.

Without these trades, the Knicks would not have risen so quickly in four years.

The deal with the Spurs has further implications.

This leads to the Spurs doing stupid things in a row.

For example, when they received the No. 1 pick in 1987, they chose to trade with the Lakers because they failed to sign David Robinson and were worried that he would have an accident during his two-year military service.

They sent Robinson's signing rights to Los Angeles in exchange for Dominique Wilkins, who was dissatisfied with the Lakers.

Now, after a serious injury, Wilkins is no better than he was back then. If they had not signed Bernard King last summer, and the latter had not returned to his youth and performed amazingly this season, perhaps the Spurs would have given the Knicks a former player in vain.

The fifth overall pick.

Now we are one step away from reaching the playoffs, and we only gave the Knicks the 13th pick in the first round, which is already a blessing.

Then, they could only look at Wilkins, who didn't know whether he could return to his peak, and then look at the Lakers' core center David Robinson.

Think carefully about the mistakes you made.

It wasn't until this year that the Knicks received the last legacy of the trade with the Spurs.

This year, the Spurs rank ninth in the Western Conference, 18th in the league, and hold the 13th pick in the first round.

Now, this pick belongs to the Knicks.

Louis hopes to use this magical draft pick to select a useful player.

In addition, "good news" came out of Minnesota.

Billy McKinney, the Timberwolves' first general manager, was fired when he conspired with Jerry Krause to plot against the Knicks in the expansion draft.

In addition to acting as an accomplice of Krause in the expansion draft and plotting against Louis, this incompetent general manager had no achievements in the first two years of his career, so it was normal for him to be fired.

To Louis, this kind of little guy is not worth mentioning, and he is not even in the mood to take revenge on McKinney.

The real good news is that the person who will succeed McKinney is Jerry Krause, who lost his general manager job in Chicago last year.

Sources say Krause said a lot of bad things about McKinney during the interview.

Whether the source is accurate or not is not important. What is important is that McKinney was dismissed and Krause took his place.

Later, in an interview, McKinney scolded Krause for his betrayal. He had lost his job because of his incompetence, but came to Minnesota to take his job. Then he accused the Timberwolves boss of interfering too much in team affairs and affecting his performance.

All in all, the reason why the Timberwolves cannot develop is not because he is incompetent, but because the boss has problems and there are too many external constraints.

As a failed professional basketball operator, Krause was able to make a comeback in Minnesota for only one reason - no other high-level peers were willing to go to this hopeless team.

Why would Krause returning to professional basketball be a good thing for Louie?

Because Louis believes that Klaus will continue to fight against him.

He needs such a plaything.

By the way, he invited McKinney to work in the Knicks after his anger subsided.

Now Klaus is his biggest enemy. As Klaus's biggest enemy, Louis is of course McKinney's friend. He accepted Louis' invitation to work as the deputy manager of the marketing department in New York.

Before confronting the newly appointed Klaus, Louis needs to do two things first.

After completing the contract extension with Brad Rohaus, Louis will also participate in this year's NBA Annual Meeting in New York.

Luo Haosi is a blessed general.

In the four seasons he joined the team, the Knicks won four consecutive championships.

As an inside man, his shooting range is the same as that of a shooting guard, his three-point tendency is higher than that of Reggie Miller, and his defense is worse than... No, no one on the Knicks is worse defensively than him.

You say he is a shooting guard, but his body does not agree;

You say he is an insider, but his rebounding numbers don't agree;

If you say he is a shooter, his output does not agree; if you say he is a rebounder, then you are definitely insulting the term rebounder.

As a person who built a villa in the DNP position, he really belongs to the kind of water cooler for the Knicks. It doesn't matter whether they have him or not.

But Louis needs a loser like him to be at the bottom.

He has Matt Bonner's positive attitude and optimistic spirit of being content with the status quo and loving life.

This kind of person is an excellent activist and a happy man in the locker room. Apart from having no big role on the court, he can't find any other faults.

Luo Haos was also willing to stay in New York, and he successfully reached a four-year, $1.6 million contract extension with the team.

Fans are not surprised by Luo Haos's contract extension.

It will only become news if Lohaus is not re-signed by the Knicks.

This player who doesn't play is also quite popular in New York.

In addition to securing Rohaus' contract extension, the Knicks still have a lot of work to do.

Like Stockton and Selley, their contracts will expire in 1992.

For the Knicks, it is best to extend the contract before the contract year comes. Otherwise, when the new season starts, there is no guarantee that they will not create disharmony like Miller in order to rack up good data.

Contract renewal, draft, trip to China... one thing after another.

Louis first has to put down his team affairs and prepare for the annual meeting to be held on June 19 at the King Hotel in New York.

Since the annual meeting is held in New York, the Knicks also participate in the event to the highest standards.

Knicks representatives attending this year's annual meeting include Madison Square Garden CEO Jack Krueger, general manager Leon Wood (also known as Wu De), and Knicks President of Basketball Operations Louis.

When the three of them arrived, they attracted the attention of everyone present.

Theoretically, all representatives are equal, but depending on the team they represent, their right to speak at the annual meeting will also be different.

Representatives of teams like the Knicks, which top the league in revenue year after year, often have the greatest say.

Small clubs know very well who is cutting their flesh to feed them.

Even though the two sides will show no mercy when the league is going on, in places like the annual meeting, small clubs will always keep up with the big clubs as long as their own interests are not harmed.

Louis said hello to Jerry West of Los Angeles, Dave Gavitt of Boston, Don Nelson of Golden State, and Lewis Shafir of Miami.

In addition, Louis also met Jerry Krause, the general manager of the Timberwolves.

"I'd like to say hello to you on behalf of Billy McKinney, Jerry." Louis greeted like Klaus's close friend, "You seem to have lost a little weight, Jerry, have you been eating poorly lately?"

Klaus asked angrily: "What does this have to do with you?"

"Why doesn't it matter? Only when you eat well and sleep well can you have the energy to cause trouble for me."

If Louis hadn't said the following words, Kruger would have thought that the two were really friends.

"Who is this?" Kruger asked.

Wu De smiled and said: "The new general manager of the Timberwolves."

"Oh?" Kruger didn't recognize Klaus regardless of whether he was new or not.

Seeing that he was still confused, Louis explained in detail: "It's the gentleman who gave us Kevin McHale and future draft picks in 1986."

"So it's him!" Kruger said disgustingly, "That's really a heavyweight. I'll give you a toast, Jerry."

Klaus' face was so angry that he almost wanted to leave the table.

But many decisions will be made at the annual meeting that will affect the future of the league. As the only representative of the Timberwolves, he cannot leave midway.

"Little Lu, you and I still have a lot of time to settle old scores in the future!" Klaus said through gritted teeth.

"I don't understand what you're saying." Louis said with a smile on his face, but what he said made Klaus feel bad, "Everyone here and those who have dealt with me know that I always speak sincerely.

How long have I ever owed you an old debt when it comes to treating friends?"

"That's right!"

Heat godfather Lewis Shafir even bluntly poked Krause's lungs: "Even when it comes to new teams like us who have just entered the league, Coach Lu is warm-hearted. He is the most loyal person I have ever met.

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"Jerry, if your fat isn't blocking your eardrums yet, listen to this cry for justice."

The advantage of having many friends is that if you fart, someone will say it smells good.

Klaus has no allies, and no one is willing to offend Louis for him. What's more, he says that he has an old grudge with Louis, which is also a rhetoric technique used to cover up his failure.

What old score could Louis have with him?

Going back further, it is about him selecting a dead guy with the second pick in 1986.

No matter what, this matter has nothing to do with Louis. After all, Louis can't force Klaus to choose a dead man.

Klaus, who was face-ridden and humiliated, became the loneliest person at the annual meeting.

For him, every second he stays here is torture.