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Chapter 1083: Thunder in Miami

"I heard from Boss Zhou that you stayed with him all day."

After Louis came home, Lorraine asked him about the negotiations.

"Do normal negotiations go on for such a long time? How are you talking, is it going well?"

Louis smiled bitterly, if it didn't go well, it wouldn't take so much time.

But did it go well?
Louie felt that Jerry West was a trustworthy person and a reliable colleague.

But he will certainly not be dominated by his own will like Baylor, he will have his own ideas, and no two people have exactly the same ideas.

If he really wants to go to the Lakers, this is a question he must consider.

Louis believes that he can achieve such a success in New York, in addition to the people around him completely trusting him and giving him enough support, the delegation of power from the people above him is also the key.

If Jack Kruger is not a hands-off shopkeeper who only looks at the results and ignores the process, Louis will not be able to build the team according to his ideas.

And this kind of monopoly position is hard to get in the Lakers.

Not only because they have an outstanding executive like Jerry West, but also because Jerry Buss himself regards the Lakers as the most important industry under his name.

Why is West just the vice president of basketball operations for the Lakers?

Because the president is Jerry Buss himself.

This is also one of the differences between the management structure of the Lakers and other teams.

The owners of other teams usually don't serve as the president of the team. The person who sits in this position is either a quasi-godfather-level manager like Nelson, or someone who pulls the dog leash for the owner.They will strictly control the team's finances to ensure that the annual income is greater than the expenditure.

Louis doesn't like being controlled by others, and he doesn't want to listen to other people's tricks for him. He wants real power.

If the Lakers can't give him the initiative, then they're out of the game.

He didn't give up his chance to become New York's Auerbach to go to another team to experience what it's like to work in a restricted environment.

He had experienced enough of this kind of thing in his previous life.

Therefore, when Lorraine asked Louis if the negotiations were going well, he could not answer.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Lu Yi touched his wife's face, "Go to bed early."

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When Louis woke up the next day, he got another shocking news.

The Miami Heat traded Malik Sealy SG to Boston for a 2000 second-round pick, freeing up $300 million in salary cap space, and then signed Dennis Rodman to a three-year, $3 million deal with numerous incentives.

According to the Miami reporter's disclosure.

There are four main incentive clauses in Rodman's contract.

1. Rodman played less than 30 games in the season and could only get 15% of his salary.

2. Rodman has to play at least 50 games in a season to get 60% of his salary.

3. Rodman played at least 65 games in the season to get 95% of his salary.

4. Rodman must play at least 75 games in order to get 100% of the salary agreed in the contract.

Moreover, the third year of this contract also comes with a team option.

Upon the news that Rodman signed with Miami, Lewis Shafier received high praise from sports reporters.

"SI" magazine believes that Shafier has locked the best general manager of the year next year.

The sour grapes of The New York Times came into play: "Dennis can't even play under Leader Lu. Can Billy Donovan keep him? Can this contract bind him?"

And critics in Miami began to treat Shafier like a god.

They don't have to worry about Danny Manning anymore, because Sampson is a big Manning, and Rodman, the most famous Manning finisher.

"Danny Manning's dominance of pro basketball in Miami is over."

Rodman's original plan was to go to Los Angeles with Wilson.

But the Lakers don't have enough salary space to sign both at the same time.

This kind of reason, a discerning person can tell at a glance that it is an excuse. After all, the Heat had no room, but after finding out that they had a chance to get Rodman, they did not decisively clear the space.

To put it bluntly, the Lakers don't want Rodman.

Because West thought Rodman would be a terrible negative for the team, considering what he did in New York.

Wilson was leaving, and New York City was dismayed.

And Rodman is leaving?
Elgin Baylor didn't even try to keep him.

The reason is simple. As the Times said, if Louis can't control people, can Tomjanovich control them?What's more, the relationship between Rodman and Ewing is extremely bad. After Wilson left the team, the Knicks have completely become Ewing's team.

They don't need someone who's going against Ewing all day to add to the uncertainty.

Louie woke up and called Shafier to congratulate them on signing Rodman and never worrying about Manning again.

Shafier is like an insatiable person: "Is this enough to win the championship, Coach Lu?"

"Uh?"

Let's take a look at who's on the Heat's roster.

Sampson, Drexler, Gaithers, Rodman, Dumars, Petrovic, (Reggie) Lewis, both Davis, Drexler, Jalen Rose, Randy Brown, PJ Brown, John Sely, Wang Mukong.

This lineup is so strong that Wang Mukong can buy a villa in the DNP position.

Louie really felt that without Benj the Knicks would be at a complete disadvantage against the Heat.

Sampson, the designated father of the only superstar Ewing in the Knicks, is in Miami.

After Benj left, the Knicks actually had no offensive players who couldn't solve it.

They rely on three points, team defense, Kemp's continuous evolution, and Hill's immediate combat power beyond imagination.

As for the Heat, they have whatever they want.

Offense, defense, wing depth, frontcourt depth.

In the words of "Sports Illustrated" columnist Jack McCallum, this Heat is "a stronger New York Knicks."

Their only problem is that Petrovic is not a good point guard.

Other than this, impeccable.

Then what did Shafier tell him?
Is the sauce enough?
Otherwise pinch?What do you want?Then upgrade Dumas to a tragedy teacher?

Upgrade Lewis to Benj?

Upgrade Gaithers to Manning?
This is what Louis told Shafier, to know how to be content.

Then he learned a shocking news from Shafier.

"Danny Manning wants to come to Miami," Shafir said. "He wants to play with Ralph."

Louie was just as overwhelmed as Shafir.

"But, you already have Hank Gaithers at number four."

"But Hank and Manning have never been on the same level. If we want to be sure, this is an unmissable opportunity to replace Hank with Manning."

Shafir never liked Gaithers, would he hesitate when he had the opportunity to swap Gaithers for Manning?
This is really a decision that affects the history of the Heat.

Get it right, and the Heat have the potential to be the next team to dominate the league.

Do it wrong, and the Heat will still be so strong that it makes people's scalp tingle, but it will not be at the dynasty level.

"Lewis, you need to make your own decision." Louis can only talk about his opinion, "If it were me, I would not replace Hank, because Hank is a person who can play with Ralph at ease, but Manning is not. Over the years, he has been touted by the media. He is the number one power forward in active service, and he is Ralph after Ralph. Even if he really wants to join Miami, it is only temporary. After a long time, you will have new problems. At that time, the only thing you can pray for It's the growing old Ralph who can indulge Manning's waywardness."

"But it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, isn't it? Ralph is getting old, and he can still be at this level for a few more years? Manning can take over after that, so that we can be competitive in the future, and we don't have to expect Hank to suddenly become the player we want him to be."

Louis would not say that Shafier's choice was wrong.

Because no matter how you choose this matter, it will not be wrong.

What the management can do is to bring the best lineup to the team, and the rest depends on the coaching staff.

For Louis, the difficulty in choosing between Manning and Gaithers is that he cannot provide correct advice from the perspective of a time traveler.Because these two are players who have risen in this life due to the influence of the butterfly effect.

In this matter, Louis has no eye, he can only judge according to what he knows about them, and rely on his intuition that has never failed him when facing major choices over the years.

His choice was the safer and safer Gaithers.

And Shafir wanted to be great, so he would jump on Manning.

Regardless, Lewis Shafier is having an epic offseason and will be remembered for what he did.

There will never be another team executive who can bring so much reinforcement to his team in the offseason.

Louie hung up the phone and went to the kitchen, looking for something to eat.

It is my mother who makes breakfast today.

The breakfast she prepared for Louis was porridge and fried eggs.

At this time, there are still a few hours before the final negotiation between Louis and Bass. He can take advantage of this window to rest, and he can also use various channels to learn about Bass in detail.

　Thank you for the [-] rewards for tasting joys and sorrows and wine. My brother has accumulated two rewards like Gaga, who is the first on the list. Thank you very much.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)