The Whip of the God of Basketball

Andy Miller was sitting in his office in New York, looking at the mountain of folders in front of his desk. He frowned, thinking about which document to start with. These are the information of the super rookies in the 2003 draft. Although computers are now very developed and all information can be stored in computers, Miller still prefers paper materials. The feeling of selecting and flipping through piles of documents reminded him of a big shot who could decide the fate of millions of people with his signature.

But now his fate is decided by the young people behind these documents. Since two months ago, he has been planning to fight for a share of the talented players in 2003. He has contacted LeBron James, but the famous High school students across the country have absolutely no interest in Miller, who has his own plans. He also tried to contact the core of the NCAA championship Syracuse University, the best college player in the United States in the 2002-2003 season, MOP Carmelo Anthony, but nothing happened. Anthony had long been booked by big-name agent Calvin Andrews.

Miller also considered many other outstanding young people, but unfortunately these people did not consider him - after all, his company had just been established, and there were only some people who were not very talented and eager to enter the NBA and get a contract. LeBron James once got a super-large contract for Garnett and was willing to come to Miller for help. But this is not what Miller wants. He feels a deep sense of loss and frustration. It seems that he still has a long way to go in the agent world.

Miller has also been paying attention to the playoffs recently. He is not an accountant who only looks at contracts and negotiates. He knows that the root of determining a player's contract is basketball. To his disappointment, the Timberwolves once again fell in the playoffs. The first round of the competition. They rushed to fifth place in the Western Conference during the regular season, but had to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round. Even if the Lakers performed poorly in the regular season, they were still Tigers in the playoffs.

The Timberwolves did not have no chance. They stole a crucial away victory in the second game of the series, and then returned to home in the third game and beat the Lakers at the Target Center. Garnett had 33 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. The performance of assists controlled the whole game. The Timberwolves had already seen the hope of unseating the defending champion, but then the veteran Lakers recovered. After narrowly defeating the fourth game by 5 points, they returned to their home court of Tianwang Mountain and beat the Timberwolves by 30 points. Finally, at the Target Center, the Timberwolves only persisted for one quarter before being completely defeated, ending their playoff journey with a 20-point defeat.

In his eighth year in the league, Kevin Garnett experienced a seven-year itch in the playoffs, and ended in the first round in all seven years. In comparison, Tim Duncan, who entered the NBA two years after Garnett, led the Spurs to defeat the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals, entered the Western Conference finals, and made great strides towards his second championship trophy. .

Thinking of this, Andy Miller felt a headache. He knew that the Timberwolves had already begun preparations to keep Garnett. Garnett's salary next year will reach an astonishing US$28 million. With the new labor terms, If implemented, Garnett's next contract won't be so terrible. Even so, this will definitely be a big pie. Andy Miller can give up those rookies in the 2003 draft, but he cannot give up Garnett. The commission from his contract will be an important part of the company's revenue.

What worries Miller most now is not that the Timberwolves have been eliminated again. Anyway, after seven years, Garnett may have gotten used to it, and the Timberwolves management has once again promised to provide Garnett with services in the offseason. Looking for good helpers, as long as the Timberwolves do take action, coupled with Garnett's feelings for Minnesota and Miller's sharp tongue, Miller's understanding of Garnett is 90% sure. Garnett stayed with the Timberwolves and signed with the Timberwolves in advance.

What troubles Miller the most is that he is in the Eastern Conference, in Boston, with the Celtics, and with Fox Leon, because he has led the Green Army to once again cross the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference semifinals and enter the playoffs. The Eastern Conference Finals, with only four games left before the Finals.

Miller recalled how he was terrified when watching the news recently. How he hoped that after the Pistons' defeat in Game 3, he could turn his grief and anger into strength in Game 4, win an away game, and regain the initiative in the series. Unfortunately, the fourth game became Paul Pierce's show. He scored 40 points in a single game. With the Pistons fully defending, he single-handedly broke through the blue-collar team's defense. This was also the first time Pierce scored 40 points in the playoffs.

With a huge advantage of 3:1, Miller still hopes in his heart that the Pistons can win one game after returning to their home court, then fight for the next game in Game 6, and return to Detroit for the last game. The advantage will be on the Pistons' side again. . He had the same idea as many Pistons fans, but the Celtics would not give the Pistons another chance. At 99:91, the Celtics used full-court suppression at the Palace Arena in Auburn Hills to make the Detroiters' efforts this season... Everything turned into nothing.

The Celtics reached the conference finals for two consecutive years, and their opponent in the finals was the New Jersey Nets. So far, the Celtics' path to the playoffs is exactly the same as last year. Whether it will be different depends on their results against the Nets.

At this time, Miller has undoubtedly become a fan of the Nets. He only hopes that the Celtics lose and lose the series, so that the promise of "reaching the finals" made by Leon at the beginning of the season will be fulfilled. It will come to nothing, and the idea of ​​​​"using the championship to win you" that Leon promised to Garnet will also become empty talk. What kind of championship can you talk about if you can't even enter the finals?

Miller has even thought about how he will use the media resources at his disposal to belittle and discredit Fox Leone after the Celtics lose the Finals. Anyway, he is now a "black man by order," Leone himself told Miller himself had used the media to smear him, and he had never heard such a strange request. But what Miller finds even more strange is that no matter how he slanders it, it seems that the Celtics' record is becoming more and more stable. Although Fox-Leon's reputation is getting worse and worse, he is getting more and more recognition in coaching the team. The better come.

"A magical man..." Miller couldn't help but think that this guy who appeared out of nowhere really had many magical things.

But it was not the time to praise this guy. Miller scratched his head. He put all the documents on the table aside and looked at his schedule. In the afternoon, he was going to the hotel to meet with a venture capitalist. Seeing that he was unable to obtain those high-quality young people in 2003, Miller needed some capital sponsorship to consolidate his foundation. If these existing players are not managed well, then this organization, which has taken great effort and cost to put together, will be in danger of falling apart.

Thinking of this, Miller quickly packed up, prepared a development plan for the company in the next few years, and personally went to meet this investor who was said to be a big spender.

Arriving at the appointed place, in the French restaurant on the second floor, Miller met the investor he had made an appointment with, a beautiful lady, at the third round table by the window. She did not put on airs to ask her secretary or anyone else to see her, but directly proposed to see Mr. Andy Miller in person. As an agent, Miller never likes those troublesome etiquette and annoying temptations. He likes to go straight to the point and make decisions in the shortest time before being well prepared.

The preliminary negotiations progressed unexpectedly smoothly. The investor soon decided to inject capital into Miller's small economic company as an individual investor. This would save a lot of trouble, and Miller would also There is no need to worry about the injection of large capital causing him to lose control of the company. This investor was also introduced by a friend of Miller. His credibility and capital were absolutely guaranteed, and Miller was very satisfied.

But just when the two were about to end the friendly meeting, the woman made a condition to Miller. She folded her left leg over her right leg to form a nice scissors shape, and then said: " I have one small condition, I hope... Mr. Andy Miller can support Kevin Garnett going to Boston."

Miller's heart was shocked. He shook his head subconsciously, but immediately stopped. He asked softly: "Can I ask the reason?"

The woman smiled, flipped her red hair, and replied, "Because I'm a Bostonian and a Celtic. Didn't Rose tell you that?"