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Chapter 1064 I am exhausted here
Louie finally decided to leave New York.

But making this decision is not so easy.

After the end of last year's finals, Louis thought about it for a whole year.

Until tonight, he watched the Knicks defeat the Blazers in the most correct way. Ewing behaved like a perfect leader, and the atmosphere in the team was not at all uncomfortable.

Louie knew that his mission was over.

The Knicks' lineup is almost perfect, and the main players he valued have also thrived.

All he was left with was a multiple-choice question.

Whether to lie on his laurels and become New York's Auerbach, or leave here to seek new challenges.

He is not Auerbach, nor does he want to be Auerbach, he has the right to make this choice.

Few people can say no to such a big temptation, but he can.

Because that's who he is.

After getting what he wanted, the satisfaction faded faster than he imagined. He knew that he would never get such satisfaction in New York again. To keep this feeling, he had to start over.

Rudy Tomjanovich, who helped the Knicks achieve seven consecutive championships, said in an interview with the media: "This honor should have been done by Louis. I am not excited at all now, because the victory is taken for granted. If I can lead them to eight or even nine consecutive championships, maybe I will celebrate."

Tomjanovich's tone was loud, but the goal didn't look impossible.

Because their number one competitor, the Trail Blazers, has reached the top.

The ACL of Sabonis and Thomas is doomed that their competitiveness will only decline, not increase.

One of the most difficult things of the night was the FMVP selection.

There are three main candidates, namely Ewing, Kemp and Wilson.

Wilson has the most points, Ewing has the most rebounds and blocked shots, and Kemp has no advantage in either, but each of them is at an intermediate level.

Prior to this, Wilson had been elected FMVP for four consecutive years.

Later basketball historians believe that if Wilson hadn't brazenly destroyed his public favor this year, maybe he would have achieved five consecutive FMVP achievements.

After voting, Ewing was elected FMVP with a very narrow margin.

Ewing, who is both MVP and FMVP, enjoyed the joy of being supported for the first time.

This is something he has personally earned for himself.

The last time he got the MVP was six years ago, and the last time he got the FMVP was five years ago, and then he went astray, competitive but lacking in temperature.

This year, Ewing's changes have changed many people's views on him.

But in fact, his overall personality has not changed much.

In Zhao Yuanzheng's words, Ewing in the past was like dumplings filled with meat, but now, he added leeks and other things to it.

New Yorkers celebrated with excitement.

This year is a bumper year for professional sports in New York. Not only is the Knicks still dominant, but the New York Rangers affiliated to the NFL also won the Stanley Cup final, ending a nearly 60-year championship drought.

The city is brimming with joy.

On the night of the finals, Louis replied to the fax (contract of intent) sent to him by the head office.

Louis didn't accept the contract, but he didn't say anything.

It's just that he doesn't want to seal off future possibilities now, and he's open to all options.

Although such a statement is very euphemistic, anyone with experience knows what he means.

If you want to stay, you will make your attitude clear.

Instead of being vague like it is now.

Louis has no other requirements for his contract, no additional conditions, but he just doesn't want to be bound by the Knicks, which is enough to explain the problem.

For this matter, Jack Kruger, who had been promoted to the head office, called Louis' home overnight, trying to find out what he really thought.

"Louis, what do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything, Jack," Louie said. "I just think I'm done for in New York."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You have only been in New York for ten years, and Reed Auerbach has been in Boston for more than forty years!"

Louis said arrogantly: "I don't want to spend most of my life defending a team like that old man. Do you know that I am a man like wind."

"Stop talking nonsense, Louis, tell me what conditions you have!" Kruger said seriously, "No matter what, I will fight for you. The people on the board of directors know your value. Without you, the Knicks are nothing!"

"Take that back, Jack." Louie paused for a few seconds, "They just won the championship with me watching the whole time, you can't judge them that way."

"That's your team!"

"Once it was mine, now it's Rudy and Elkin's, and in the future it might be Charles Dolan's."

"Is that why you're leaving?"

Louis didn't want to tell Kruger the truth. Although the other party was his good friend, he couldn't understand it.

For business elites like Kruger, doing the best performance can lead to promotion.So in his eyes, Louis just wanted more power.That's fine, as long as he can stay.

Kruger couldn't understand what it meant for a man like Louie to stand on the top of a mountain and dare to walk down from the top and climb another peak.

So Louis needs an excuse.

Charles Dolan is a great excuse.

Kruger brought him up, and Louie used the topic he brought up to say, "Yes, I really don't want to work for someone I don't know at all."

"Mr. Dolan is a good man, besides, he only owns 50% of MSG's shares."

"He might be a good guy, but certainly not a nice guy like you, because he's interested in the Knicks, and Mr. Davis would never be interested in the Knicks."

The Davis mentioned by Louis is Martin S. Davis (Martin S. Davis), the CEO of the parent company MSG belongs to, that is, the head office (Gulf Western Industries) mentioned by Kruger.

Dolan cared about Knicks. If he wanted to participate in the operation, the people below, including Louis, would not be able to resist his will.

Kruger was silent for a while.

"I really can't assure you that everything will be as usual after the equity transaction. As you said, Mr. Charles Dolan has a strong interest in MSG's business. More importantly, he wants to use this thriving company to train his precious son."

"I suppose his precious son's name is James Dolan?"

"You know him?"

"He tried to start his music career in the 70s, but he didn't write a good song. Instead, he learned to smoke alone like the band members of that era. He encouraged the wise Mr. Charles Dolan to open a chain store in the 80s, which eventually cost his father 2 million dollars. Last year, he spent a month in a rehab home in Minnesota."

Louis deliberately stopped for more than ten seconds.

"I'm done."

Kruger was dumbfounded.

He believes that Louis will not leave the team for no reason. After all, this is the team he has painstakingly managed for ten years.

But Louie is also a person who is very eager for autonomy and is extremely strong. He doesn't like to be restrained by others.

And the Dolans would obviously put him in an extremely uncomfortable position.

"I understand your difficulty, Lu, I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do."

"I know you tried your best, Jack, and I will always miss this time."

"Me too, good luck."

Louis hung up the phone. In fact, Dolan and his son were not so bad.

Even James Dolan wasn't too bad a guy to get along with.

What's more, with the old Dolan's commercial success, he should not be so stupid as to let his precious son parachute as soon as he takes over MSG.

Everything has to be done step by step, and Dolan Jr. should end up in an important department of MSG to learn how to manage, and then gradually rise to power.

But now, Louis, who has decided to leave, does not need to consider the influence of Dolan and his son.

He has already explained to most people.

Only the players don't know about it yet.

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