The Rest, Only Noise

Chapter 1536 The Secret History of the Lakers 3.0

Louie selected almost all the players he was interested in in the 2003 draft.

Other teams have also gained a lot. The following are the performances of the 2003 talented players

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Kirk Hinrich, who was originally locked by Louis, fell to the tenth pick and was won by the Sacramento Kings.

French fat Michael Sweetney (Mike Seetney PF) went to the Raptors as the 12th pick.

French jumper Michael Pietrus went to the Pacers.

David West, a legacy in the middle and late stages of the first round, was selected by the Warriors.

Also fat from France—of course he's not fat yet—Boris Diaw was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks.

Another high school player in this class, Travis Outlaw, a talented small forward with a physical condition similar to Kevin Durant, was picked by the 76ers.

Bryan Cook, who scored 81 points with Kobe, went to the Magic.

Future media superstar Kendrick Perkins was acquired by the center-hungry New York Knicks.

According to the agreement, Louis will continue to provide professional advice to the Lakers this year. So the Lakers used the first round to select the Brazilian Lightning Leandro Barbosa. This year's ugliest rookie award winner Josh Howard went to the Utah Jazz.

Luke Walton, the only one of Bill Walton's sons who inherited his golf intelligence from his old man, was picked by the Mavericks with a second-round pick.

Zaza Pachulia, who has the god-level BUFF in NBA history "he's just clumsy" and who rewrote the luck of the Spurs with this BUFF, went to the Pacers-seeing this, Louis was very worried about his flawless ankle.

After all, the Pacers are also a traditional strong team in the East. If the Celtics want to make a difference, they must confront them.

However, this is not the most need to worry about right now.

Spurs soul Matt Bonner still went to his loyal Spurs country.

The best form is probably only Kyrie Irving 60% - 70 & a; level Maurice Williams headlong into the Bucks.

It wasn't until this time that Louie realized that the sharpshooter who best suited his needs was Kyle Korver, still waiting for the call of the NBA team.

A large white shooter like Korver is not short of market, that is to say, he will not lose the election.

You have to choose it as early as possible, otherwise when someone else chooses it, he will go to ask for it, and it will definitely not be the current price.

Louis immediately called Chris Wallace and asked him which teams held the 17th-29th picks in the second round.

When Wallace talked about the 20th pick in the second round. ． ．

Louie interrupted him: "The Lakers have the 20th pick in the second round?"

"Yes."

Coincidentally, isn't it?

Louis called Zhao Yuanzheng again, ready to ask for alms.

"Old Lu, I really can't trade with you this time. I gave you Hedo Turkoglu at the beginning, but in the end I only got back two at the end of the first round. Now you changed hands and exchanged him for this year's eight sign..."

Hearing this, Louis said nonchalantly: "Old Zhao, don't think that you are at a disadvantage. On the surface, you only got two first-rounders. In fact, you even selected Tyshawn Prince through me. If you are willing to give If he puts it on the shelf, can't he be exchanged for the No. 8 pick? What's more, the Brazilian I recommended to you this year is also a good player, and you won't lose money on the deal back then."

The premise is that Hedo Turkoglu is the only gain for Louis in that deal, and Zhao Yuanzheng is the one who is sure to make a profit.

But in fact, what Louie wanted was Ginobili, and Turkoglu was just incidental.

Ginobili has just finished his rookie season, and his performance is not lacking in highlights, but only Celtics fans know his pros and cons, because his current statistics are not conspicuous.

Zhao Yuanzheng hesitated for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, it seems that it would not be bad to get the second round of lottery and then sell Louis' favor.

"Well, if you help me next year, I'll give you this second-round pick."

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Although Zhao Yuanzheng wanted to send it, Louis decided to send a player to the Lakers in order to clear the quota for Korver.

Louis selected Greg Buckner from the roster to the Lakers in exchange for the 20th pick in the second round and used it to select Kyle Korver, thus ending all operations in the 2003 draft.

The day after the draft, Lu Wuxia decided to follow Benjamin Wilson and sign a five-year, $60 million endorsement contract with Adidas.

In this era when the timeline was completely changed by Louis, although Nike has soared to the sky with the amazing popularity of Jordan in the early days and became the number one shoe manufacturer in the basketball world, Adidas and Wilson are a lifelong cooperative relationship. A year later, he gained the same popularity and influence as Jordan, and became the undisputed superstar of the era during the Lakers period.

Therefore, the endorsement contract that Adidas gave to Lu Wuxia is no less important and valuable than the contract that Nike gave to James.

Originally, Adidas planned to stud Lu Wuxia for the sake of Benj's face, but because the "big" contract is fixed, and this $60 million contract has an opt-out clause, in order to play in the future It is convenient to renegotiate when the value is high, so Wuxia chose 60 million.

This is also a kind of confidence in one's own strength.

With several rookies signing contracts one after another, Louie's focus shifted from the draft to coaching.

Originally, Louis planned to let Lambiel take over Thomas, because Pat Riley was by his side to assist, and the coach could choose anyone.

But Lambiel was put off by the kind of pressure and public opinion Thomas encountered.

He doesn't think he can bring out good results, and even if he does, some people will say that it is Riley's credit.

Even if he wins the championship, everyone praises Louis the most.

Louie became the new ghost of Boston, like Reid Auerbach behind Tom Heinsohn in the '70s.

Just when Louis was troubled by this, the Los Angeles Lakers officially announced that Larry Bird had left the team.

The news thundered like a thunderbolt.

Louis thought it was Bass Jr. who was stupid, but after thinking about it carefully, it is impossible for Zhao Yuanzheng not to know how important it is to keep Bird in the team.

Only Bird can hold Garnett and Kobe at the same time.

The Lakers announced that head coach Rick Carlisle will take over as head coach. As for Bird, his whereabouts are unknown.

In a press conference for the media, Bird described the reasons for his departure: "I am very happy to work in Los Angeles. This decision has nothing to do with anyone, but my own choice."

"I don't think a good coach can control a successful team for a long time.

That's why I chose to leave, my time is up, this team needs freshness and someone with more enthusiasm than me should take over. "

"I'll try to find my next job, and if I can't find it, I'll happily enjoy my vacation."

Despite Bird's apparent calm, Louie didn't believe that nothing was really going on inside the Lakers.

Louis asked Bass Jr. to find out.

Bass Jr. was a man who kept his mouth shut, and out of trust in Louis, he gave a brief account of his internal situation.

As a result, the inside story was far more exciting than Louis had imagined.

Self-proclaimed No. 1 in the world, Kevin Garnett, as the boss of the Lakers, did not lead by example and acted like a competent boss.

After winning the championship in 2002, Artest swelled, became disrespectful to Malone and unruly, and because of the competitive pressure brought by Prince, he was particularly irritable and sensitive.

Bird asked Garnett to hold the team down, but he couldn't because Artest wouldn't listen to him.

Ironically, Artest was willing to listen to Bryant.

However, Kobe thinks it is normal for Prince to put competitive pressure on Artest. Didn't he and Liu Yuqing get involved together? Juanjuan is healthier. If Artest's attitude is not correct, you Garnett should make him correct his attitude. Otherwise, what kind of boss are you?

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Although Nate couldn't restrain Artest, he was also conscientious on the court. He had no complaints or regrets as a center and performed well. The Lakers returned to normal for a while until he was injured.

The boss was gone, Kobe became the interim boss, under his leadership, the Lakers' record did not fluctuate, and Artest was very honest and obedient.

After entering the playoffs, Garnett continued to truce, and then the Lakers were cornered by the Mavericks. At the critical moment of the playoffs, the media, fans and even the team hoped that Garnett would come back.

Garnett also planned to bet on the dignity of the boss and forcibly returned from injury, but was forcibly stopped by Bird.

In the end, the Lakers were out and missed consecutive championships. Garnett, as the boss, failed to stand with the team at the critical moment~www.wuxiaspot.com~ gave Artest a reason to rebel.

Bird, who witnessed Louie's crackdown on Isiah Thomas in 1984, knew that the Lakers needed to do the same to let everyone know their positions.

But he was not Louis, he couldn't do that, so he chose to blew himself up, took the blame for the loss in front of everyone in the team, and announced his departure outside the team.

After hearing this secret and tortuous behind-the-scenes story, Louis unconsciously got goosebumps. He had seen the play in New York.

Although Garnett is not as heavyweight as Ewing, Kobe's indisputable style is too **** Benj.

Louis feels that Kobe and Garnett should not be able to reach the level of Benj and Ewing, but who can say clearly about the future? His feelings are not always accurate, just like Benj and Ewing, if his initial feelings were correct, the Knicks would not have those things.

In the end, Buzz Jr. asked Louis for advice on how to calm down the internal friction. Louis was confused.

First of all, he doesn't know how the relationship between Garnett and Kobe is now, and secondly, whether Kobe has no intention of fighting for power, or is he following the Benj route.

If it's the former, it's very simple, trade Artest and help Prince. If it's the latter, what's the matter? Wait until they beat you to death.

Therefore, Louie's suggestion is to ask Bass Jr. to talk to Kobe, properly reveal that the team is going to trade Artest, and see how he reacts.

Bass Jr. did so, and Louis opened the memo and called Bird happily.