The rest is just noise

In Louie's previous life, Billy Owens' actions were simply following the story of Dominic Wilkins 10 years ago.

In this life, Wilkins went to the Lakers smoothly without causing the "I hate polygamy the most" incident⑴. Therefore, Owens can only become a pioneer in this field and do the same thing for Kobe and Francis in the future.

Pave the road from time to time.

Future fans will have a hard time understanding what value Owens had to the NBA in 1991.

He is a combination of tragedy maker and Bird. Fans in the future will be confused by this and think that he is the O.J. Mayo of the 1990s, a C** who is known as a combination of Zenko.

But the problem is that Mayo no longer had absolute dominance before entering college. After entering the NCAA, he was surpassed by Beasley and Rose.

As for Owens, his potential has never been exhausted, and his hype has never stopped. Until he played his first NBA game, fans across the United States regarded him as a combination of The Tragedyman and Bird.

Considering the current status of The Tragedian and Bird, how strong is the combination of these two people?

Therefore, as long as Owens firmly refuses to play for the Kings, there will be countless teams willing to take over.

What shocked Louis the most was that Lewis Shafir actually called and asked: "Is there any way to exchange Hank Gathers for Billy Owens? Coach Lu?"

Louis originally had strong objections to his blind trade with the Celtics, but he didn't expect that his condition would worsen after the draft...

He doesn't really think that if the Miami media calls him the Godfather of the Heat, he is really the godfather, right?

"If you want to do this deal, don't call me again." Louis said solemnly.

"No, Coach Lu, aren't I here to ask for your opinion?"

"My opinion is that you should wash your hair with cold water now, sober up, and then seriously inquire about information and keep in touch with me, if you want to take advantage of this mess."

"Okay, I will definitely do as you say."

"Why are you still standing there?"

"Do I really need to wash my hair with cold water?"

Louis smiled and asked, "Do you think I'm joking with you? Just tell me whether you wash it or not?"

"Wash, wash, I'll go wash it right away."

Shafir hung up the phone.

Louis found Baylor and asked him to help find out the inside story of Owens' mess.

At present, the Kings have no plans to give up on Owens.

They wanted to sit down and talk with Owens, but Owens was adamant.

On the other hand, a very unusual news came out of Portland.

Rick Pitino, who has been in charge of the Trail Blazers for four years, decided not to renew his contract with the Trail Blazers after friendly negotiations with the team.

On the other hand, cover letters from the head coach are everywhere in the Blazers' general manager's office.

The most high-profile among this group of applicants is former Lakers coach Pat Riley.

In addition, Phil Jackson resigned from the Bulls and intended to return to the Knicks, but Louis introduced him to Orlando.

The general manager of the Magic is John Nash, who has known Louie for many years. Their head coach has just been dismissed and they are in need of someone.

There are two reasons why Louis won't let Jackson come back. One reason is that the Knicks' coaching team has too many people. In the decision-making circle alone, there are Tomjanovich, Zhao Yuanzheng, Billy Donovan, and Doug Mo.

and Jeff Van Gundy, who had just been promoted from assistant to full-time assistant coach. Another reason was that he was afraid of attracting a wolf into the house. He originally asked Jackson to be an assistant coach because of his reputation and his status as an old Nick and he had just arrived in New York.

Now, Louis has transformed the Knicks into his own shape, and Jackson has also been the head coach of the Bulls for two years. Will he be willing to remain an assistant coach? Thinking of his various evil actions in the Bulls and Lakers, Louis

I don't want the same thing to happen to me.

Maintaining the status quo, he and Jackson would still be friends who talked and laughed. If something really happened, they might not even be friends anymore.

July 4th

Louie met Jake Sikma and Chris Jackson at the Blue Palace.

Hikma is a humorous white man, and Louis was impressed by his insider skills.

Although he has expressed his desire to retire with the Knicks, Louis has no plans to extend his contract.

After all, he is over 35 years old. In this era, only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar can still maintain competitive status over the age of 35.

Last season, Sikma still averaged 10 points per game with the SuperSonics, but when he came to the Knicks, his role was different.

Louis hopes that he can support the team's second team like Sam Bowie in the 1989-90 season.

"No problem, Coach Lu, I will do my best." Hikma said with certainty.

Compared to Sikma, Louis' most important signing this summer, Chris Jackson, did not show the legendary quirks.

The rumored Jackson is an eccentric, selfish and arbitrary guard who cannot see his teammates and is inefficient.

But the first thing he said when he saw Louis was: "Hello, sir."

Not the coach, not the guy, not starting the conversation with a black man's "what'sup," but "hello" and "sir."

Is this what is called "eccentricity"? Not like black people who are full of slang and show off their personality, but more like young white people who have received a good education. Isn't it weird?

Louis didn't think it was weird, but he didn't think Jackson's character was that good either.

He was a reserved, well-spoken man who reminded Louis of Dale Ellis.

"CJ (Jackson's nickname), I won't give you a position right away, because you have just arrived and I don't know you very well. Before the training camp starts, you must first have a comprehensive physical examination, and then pass the training camp and pre-season.

You can win your position with your performance in the game." Louis said calmly, "Apart from Brad Rohaus, the Knicks have no extra positions for useless players."

"I understand, sir."

The Knicks also encountered a little problem with the contract extensions with Stockton and Salley.

Baylor wants to lower the price, but Stockton and Selley are both contributors to the team and have finally ushered in their contract year. Of course, they also want to take advantage of the skyrocketing salary cap to sign a big contract.

Stockton wants a multi-year contract with an annual salary of $3 million.

Baylor wants to push it to 2.5 million.

Selly also wants a big contract, even though his statistics are mediocre.

He averages about 5-6 points and 5 rebounds per game all year round, but he is a key player in killing the press. If he were not in the Knicks, his data would be better than now, even if it is to compensate him, give him a big contract

It should be.

However, Baylor believed that after Selly became a vegetarian, he would definitely not be able to maintain his condition for a few years, and the big contract would definitely be a loss in his hands.

After Louis heard the news, he came to Belle in person.

"You're here, what do you think about the contracts of those two guys?" Baylor wanted to find out with Louis.

"The general's (Stockton) contract can be more generous and give as much as possible, but it must be a long-term contract." Louis paused, "As for Selly, the price must be kept as low as possible, and the contract extension period should be limited to four years.

"

Louis remembers that in his previous life, Selly was crowned bull in the last three consecutive games.

Considering how little the Bulls lack inside players and how valuable a mobile long man like him is, if he can only play as a substitute for the Bulls in the last three consecutive games, it means that his competitive status has declined significantly at that time, so

, not only can't give Selly a long-term contract, but he also has to find a way to find a spare tire.

Louis gave him the direction, and Baylor knew what to do.

On July 8, the Knicks reached a six-year, $21 million contract extension with John Stockton.

If the change in average player income cannot be felt in Wilson, then Stockton is definitely a good case.

In 1988, Stockton and the Knicks reached a four-year, $4 million contract extension. At the time, this salary was considered the second-largest contract after the maximum salary.

But now, an annual salary of one million is just a cloud.

In just four years, Stockton's annual salary tripled.

Since white players like Stockton, who rely on their brains to play, have a relatively long peak period, signing a long-term contract with him is guaranteed. He himself is also willing to sign a long-term contract to protect his life. Only superstars like Wilson and Ewing can

Will consider signing a short-term contract to maximize personal interests.

I think back then, Ewing was so impressive with an annual salary of 3 million, but now there are so many top players with an annual salary of 3 million. Even John Salley signed a three-year, 8 million contract extension a few days later.

The third year of Selly's contract has a team option.

By completing the contract extensions for Stockton and Selley, theoretically, the Knicks' operations this summer have been completed.

Louis can safely divert his attention to other places, enjoy the chaos caused by Owens' illness, and maybe take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit. Even if he can't make a profit, it is still good to dig holes for others.

July 10

Negotiations between the Kings and Owens' camp have officially broken down.

According to an informant, the Kings threatened Owens that if he failed to sign with the team and report to training camp on time, they would hold on to the other party's signing rights until he retired.

Owens was even more stubborn and told the Kings general manager face to face: "If the only way for me to play in the NBA is in Sacramento, then I would rather not play. I can go to Europe, Asia, and even Africa, but I will never go to California."

Watching the excitement is not too big a deal. Professionals have been on fire for a hundred years. The New York Times sneered at Owens: "Billy Owens has brought the moral standards of professional players to a lower level, far lower than Irvine."

·Hayes and Rick Barry. You keep saying you won't go to California, that's because the California team that selected you is not called the Lakers. If it were the Lakers, you would have crawled to Los Angeles even if you had to crawl."

Owens dared to say this without fear of ridicule.

The Kings considered Owens their chosen one.

As it turns out, Owens is the chosen one. For the Kings, who are in desperate need of reinforcements, selling his signing rights at the beginning of the offseason, when Owens' value is at its highest, is the only way to stop losses.

There's a solution.

⑴In real life, Wilkins refused to report to the Jazz after being drafted by the Jazz, and was picked up by the Eagles.