The Rest, Only Noise

Chapter 653: I will ask the question before I know it, and then I will try to catch it, and the last trick will lure the enemy into the deep, see what he has to say

June 24

Just when Louie was struggling to choose whether to choose Sean Kemp with the 14th overall pick in the first round, league officials announced that the Timberwolves and the Bulls had reached a deal.

This is the first trade in Timberwolves history.

The Timberwolves traded Dan Marley from the Bulls in exchange for veteran Dennis Johnson and a 1994 first-round pick.

Take a veteran who is still above the average starting level + a future first-round bench player who can only play a few minutes in the Knicks?

People today don't know Marley's potential, not even Klaus.

He made this transaction mainly to get rid of Johnson, and by the way, get some young combat power back. Although Billy McKinney is his old subordinate, but now they are their own masters. If he doesn't give the other party some sweetness, the other party can't join forces with him to disgust Louis.

So Louis doesn't plan to hold grudges against McKinney, anyway, this 250 will suffer the consequences sooner or later.

It is actually a good choice to trade Marley for Johnson + the first round in the future, but his ability does not support him to wait until that first round.

When I was a child, if someone wanted to bring his brothers to beat Louis, Louis would not be caught off guard, he would find the guy who gathered people to beat him with all his strength. Of course, it was inevitable that he would be beaten up in the end, but the culprit would not be better off.

He is this character, let alone an accomplice, and he will have the opportunity to retaliate in the future, but since Klaus, the initiator, has been caught by him, he will never let it go.

Just when Louie was worrying about how to trouble Klaus, Baelor brought his information.

"Philadelphia's decision is rotten." When Baylor's words first came out, Louis didn't care.

What he really cared about was Baylor's next sentence.

"Chicago is interested," Baylor said. "They want Maurice Cheeks because the Bulls don't have a decent starting guard after DJ was sent to Minnesota."

Louis smiled lightly: "If you want Mochis, the price is probably not small, right?"

"That's right," Baylor said. "Jerry's going to send Jay Vincent SG and Craig Hodges."

"No draft picks?"

This is not the kind of "not cheap" that Louis imagined.

Young Vincent is a quality starting small forward, but he's at the end of his career and can only contribute a little energy off the bench. Forget Hodges, when Louis suggested New York choose him, they also chose him, and played under him for a year, but because the Knicks were bad that year, Hodges was not able to fight, so Louis did not continue. His contract directly released people. For now, he's a decent shooter, but that's about it.

After leaving New York, Hodges has been displaced for many years, and actually went to the Bulls.

"It's too insulting to want to replace Mochis with only these two people, right?" Louis couldn't bear it anymore, "I must uphold justice!"

"Lu, wait a minute!"

Baylor didn't expect him to be so eager to take revenge on Klaus: "I haven't finished yet!"

"what else?"

Baylor took the news he got into a small notebook and gave it to Louis.

"See for yourself, there should be something you can use," Baylor said.

Louis brought Baylor's notebook back to the office and studied it carefully, and found that there was a lot of news on it. Mainly a source for the Bulls.

The Bulls' first round in 1990 was in the hands of the Knicks. Although there was a top-five pick protection, Krause did not intend to bring a team with a peak Barkley into the lottery, nor did he want to cheap Louis. .

Therefore, his signatures in recent years have been very regular.

He likes immediate combat power. After signing people, there is no guarantee of their future. These people can be traded at any time.

Like right now, he's willing to do anything to enhance the team's roster.

This year, Krause's biggest goal is to become a free agent Ralph Sampson.

Sampson is also the biggest fish in the free market. Although he is likely to stay in Boston, if the Bulls are willing to pay a high salary in the league, there is also a chance.

If you can grab Sampson, it will be done once and for all, but Klaus will not foolishly pin all his hopes on Sampson.

Aside from Sampson, his main target is the 76ers going into clearance mode.

After Dr. J retired, the 76ers used the players they traded from the Knicks to form a lineup that could stably keep the playoff spot, but could not go further.

Gerald Wilkins and Tony Campbell are both solid offensive output points averaging 20 points per game, A.C. Green has become a quality starting inside.

Then there's Mario Elie and Spot Webber, both of whom have become good role players, but they don't really make a difference for the Sixers.

Therefore, the 76ers are determined to change.

The 76ers at this time have no items not for sale.

For Krause, he is too jealous of the 76ers' lineup. If the two sides can exchange lineups while retaining Barkley, the Bulls can immediately become a top-four Eastern Conference team.

Knowing this, Louie knows how to mess things up.

The most tempting items in the 76ers are Cheeks, Wilkins and A.C. Green.

What Krause wants most is Cheeks, but based on the chips he has now, as long as the 76ers are not stupid, they will never trade with him.

Louie immediately called the Miami Heat's general manager's office.

Lewis Shafir answered the phone and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Lewis." Louis believed that the other party could recognize his voice.

"Coach Lu?"

"Yes."

"Great, Coach Lu, I was about to call you." Shafir has been having a hard time recently.

The Heat faced the troubles of happiness. After playing the tenth bottom of the league, they actually got the No. 1 lottery. The choices in front of him are Hank Gaithers, Danny Ferry, and Pervis Ellison (PervisEllisonC) Even Sean Elliott.

Louie recommended Ferry at the annual meeting last time, but Shafir wasn't sure if Louie was telling the truth, or if he was telling Ferry's dad just what he said.

"Is something wrong with you?"

Louis came first, knowingly asked, to see what he had to say.

"Coach Lu, are we friends?"

"Yes."

"Miami and New York are not antagonistic for the time being, right?"

"Temporarily yes."

"Since we are friends, and our camps are not hostile, shouldn't you solve problems for your friends?"

"Do you mean?"

"If you had the No. 1 pick this year, who would you pick?"

Lou sneered: "Lewis, don't you have your own scouting department? Why do you come to ask me about such a big thing?"

Shafir doesn't want that either, but last year, the Heat's draft did exactly what Louie wanted.

The choices made by Louie, scouts within the Heat have different opinions.

It turns out that Louie's choice was right, and if Shafir really listened to the team's scouts, the Heat's just-concluded first season would be much more embarrassing than it is now.

It was Louie's astonishing correct rate of draft picks that made Shafir believe that if Louie was to make the decision, he would definitely not choose the wrong option.

"I'm just... just asking for your opinion."

"My opinion is, you decide for yourself." Louis played hard-to-play again to see how Shafir reacted, "If I screw up such an important draft pick as the No. 1 pick, wouldn't it ruin my reputation? And this It's your team's affairs, it's not convenient for me to participate."

Shafir said anxiously: "Coach Lu, no matter what your suggestion is, I will only refer to it. The final choice will be decided internally by us, it has nothing to do with you!"

"It has nothing to do with me? Listen to you, your draft last year has nothing to do with me?"

"Ah..." Shafir asked embarrassedly, "Coach Lu, do you really want this to be related to you?"

Louis said with a smile: "If you choose the right one, it has nothing to do with me, if you choose the wrong one, it has nothing to do with me, do you understand?"

"Understood! Understood! That's what you meant, I understand!"

Shafir suddenly felt that Coach Lu was not as loyal as he had been rumored to be.

"I can help you with this, but before that, you have to do me a favor." Louis used his hand to lure the enemy into the depths. At this point, Lewis Shafir was Xiahou Dun of Xinye, and Liu Bei was going crazy.

When Louis said that, Shafir felt more at ease. Only by helping each other can we show each other's sincerity.

"As long as I can do it, I will definitely help you, Coach Lu."

"It's not difficult, and if it's done, it'll be good for you." Louie laughed. "Philadelphia is selling Morris Cheeks all over the place, and I think you should fight for it."

"What if we win it?"

"I will be responsible for your draft this year to the end."

"What if I don't get it?"

"It's okay," Shafir was relieved when Louie said, "Just remember to stop calling me."

Shafir looked shocked: "Wait for my good news, Coach Lu."

"If it is for the transaction, if there is any difficulty or incomprehension, you can call me and ask me." Louis is really afraid that he will not be able to complete the transaction, or that he may bleed too much, "As long as it is this matter, I can provide professional advice."

In fact, Shafir bleeds too much has nothing to do with Louis, after all, he is stupid.

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Lewis Shafir is not like the general manager of a professional sports team. He is like a real stall owner. He is very sincere and doesn't have so many twists and turns, but it is difficult for such a person to get results in professional sports.

If he really wanted to be his friend, Louis would not refuse.

He will also help Shafir keep his job.

The way to help Shafir keep his job is to build a team remotely. As long as the Heat become a strong team in the East—provided it doesn’t threaten the Knicks—Shaaffir naturally can sit back and relax, and Louie also has a **** ally, which is very important. cost-effective.

Raising the price of Cheeks, disgusting Klaus, is Louis' test for Shafir.

Louie wonders if he'll be reckless with Klaus just to show his sincerity.

If this is the case, he really has to hold Shafir.

The Heat have a good lineup now, and the prototype of a strong team is already in place. They only need a cornerstone player and a good coach to polish it.