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Chapter 1085 I'm leaving, Patrick
Chapter 96 I'm leaving, Patrick
"Are you crazy? That's my dad's job!"

Louis looked at Jim Bass, how does this black sheep compare to James Dolan?It's not much better. Compared with Dolan's self-digging Great Wall-style operation, Bass Jr. is eager for quick success and instant benefits. Excessive self-awareness has delayed the typical team.

He is operational.

The key to Kobe leading the Lakers to win two consecutive championships was to exchange a bunch of players who seemed to be just scraps at the time for Pau Gasol.

After Jr. Buss took over, the Lakers formed F2012 in the summer of 4, but it ended disastrously, and Kobe broke his Achilles tendon. The Lakers' decline has been unstoppable ever since.

Seeing that he was so excited about this, Louis just said with a smile: "What does it matter? Your father is still the owner of the team. This will not change, but he has lost the right to directly interfere with the team's plans."

Jim couldn't help crying for his dad: "My dad never interfered with the management, he just wanted to be a member of the team, but you are taking away his power to participate."

Louie had unshakable reasons.

"Every employee hopes that their boss is professional enough, but what they don't want is to be disturbed by an unprofessional boss who likes to point fingers." Louis said meanly, "This is my bottom line. If you think it is unacceptable, then unfortunately, our negotiation can only end here. Please ask someone else to be wise."

Then, both sides fell silent.

The dining room was very quiet because Bass was booked out.

He didn't want the negotiations to be disrupted.

It was as if Lorraine didn't exist, and she hadn't spoken since the negotiation started.

Because Louie just wanted her to listen in, if he could, to help determine whether Buzz was telling the truth or not.

But if she can really judge this, then being an actor is a bit inferior.

This is the first time Louie has shown his working status in front of her.

This is too different from the Louis she usually remembers, they are almost two people.

So her husband was so domineering when he was outside?

Ask the boss to give up his position in the company to him—Lorraine: Did I understand correctly? ——This kind of thing actually happened?
When the atmosphere becomes unbreathable, every second counts.

Give up the position of president to Louis?How can this be?

Buss thinks so, but considering the current situation of the Lakers, there are not many choices left for him.

With the ceilings of Pippen and Robinson already confirmed, the joining of Benjamin Wilson will determine whether the Lakers can still be competitive in the 90s.

And only when the Lakers sign Louis, Wilson will officially sign with the Lakers.

Louie and Wilson are one.

Is Louie worth it?Bass couldn't help but recall the summer of 1984-Louis, who led the Celtics back to the top, unexpectedly refused to renew his contract with the Celtics, and accepted the Knicks' invitation to go to New York to serve as the team's head coach.

What happened in the years that followed?
Louis turned a team that was ridiculed into a championship team that stumbled the Celtics dynasty, and won consecutive championships for the next seven years, making the Knicks' commercial value soar, which in turn affected the entire league.

He was already New York's Reid Auerbach.

As long as he wants, he can stay in that comfort zone until his whole body rots.

Now he wants a new challenge, voluntarily leaves New York and joins a new team. Can the power he needs be lower than that given by New York or other teams?

Thinking of this, Bass knew that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

If you want the Messiah to come to Angel City, you can only give him absolute power, that is, the president of the operation department-the leader of the entire forum and its industry, the Lakers, has the right to appoint and dismiss everyone, and can dominate everything about the forum and the Lakers.

is he worth it
For this question, Bass must jump out of the matter of "the premise of getting Wilson is to sign Louie". He must consider it from all aspects and judge it based on Louie's ability, achievements, and his development prospects in the Lakers.

If there was no Wilson, if the Lakers had nothing, if he needed a dynasty builder, would he choose Louie?
Bass didn't even think about it for more than a second.

A fucking [-] million will!

Buss realized that even if he gave up his decision-making power, he would let Louis come to the Lakers.

This is their only chance to break the spell, and their only chance to get Louie and Wilson.

"Coach Lu, I will give you whatever you want." Bass, who had made up his mind, restored his smile, "From today onwards, you are our president."

"No, not today." Louis smiled, "We will sign the contract next month. You can talk to my agent about the details of the contract."

This is the end.

Louis's year-long torment and nearly 20 days of waiting after the end of the season finally came to fruition.

Los Angeles is his next stop.

Compared with when he chose to come to New York, Louis was not excited. This was a natural choice.

On the way home, Lorraine seemed to have endless questions.

"Are you always like this outside?"

"I feel Mr. Bass is a little afraid of you."

"Why are you like a sheep at home."

Regarding the last question, Louie's answer was simple: "Because I love you, Marina."

"But it's finally over, isn't it?"

Yeah, it's finally over.

It's hard to make decisions, but once you have a decision, things go fast.

He believes he will not regret making this decision.

When he went to Los Angeles, his main consideration was not whether it was suitable for him, but his family.

Lorraine's acting career will not be affected.

Children can go to schools in Los Angeles similar to those in New York.

Mom didn't want to move, but Louie had convinced her.

The reason is simple, the Knicks are going to change bosses, a generation of emperors and courtiers.

As a result, the old woman was really convinced, and she no longer thought that her son was insane and didn't want to live a comfortable life in New York. Since it was a job change, there was nothing she could do. She could only reluctantly give up the 95% consumption free privilege in New York.

Louie will sign with the Lakers in August, and the specific time is up to him.

During this window period, the Lakers can discuss the details of the contract with his agent.

Louis decided to spend this year's birthday before leaving.

For so many years, he rarely celebrated his own birthday.

Mainly because I don't want to think about it.

He's not the type to party, and birthdays don't do much except symbolically.

But this year is different. He is leaving New York and needs a farewell ceremony, which is just right.

Louis' birthday is... (wait for Grandpa to read the character card)... August 8th.

During this period, the hottest gossip in the league was about the Danny Manning trade.

There are a lot of teams that want Manning.

The Blazers proposed to use Sabonis + draft picks in exchange.

The offer was rejected by the Pacers, who didn't need a Lithuanian past his prime and a doomed draft pick.

The Heat became the frontrunner for Manning.

Because Lewis Shafier is willing to spend money to get Manning.

He directly took out Hank Geithers, the player who made great achievements for the rise of the Heat, and now he cannot escape the fate of being put on the shelves.

He has the strength of an all-star, but what Shafier wants is a superstar.

The Heat have been raising prices, only waiting for the Pacers to nod.

It seems that the completion of this transaction is a matter of time, and Shafier is about to become the general manager who has done the most things in the offseason ever.

Someone joked that if his signing operation was divided in half, it would be enough to create two general managers of the year.

Time came to August, Louis' birthday.

These days, in addition to preparing birthday parties and inviting guests, he also called one by one to inform him of his decision.

Louie asked them to keep the players a secret, though.

Therefore, the players who came to the birthday party did not know that Louie was leaving.

Louie invited Ewing, Kemp, Miller, Stockton, McHale, (Reggie) Williams, Stevens.

Wilson didn't come because Louie hadn't informed him.

The essence of this party is not a birthday, but a farewell.

He and Benj will meet every day in Los Angeles in the future, there is nothing to say goodbye to, right?So just don't call him.

Ewing was still very angry: "Why didn't that bastard Benjamin come? Did he stop knowing us after going to Los Angeles?"

"It's okay, Benj, it's okay, Benjamin, you're such an asshole!" McHale laughed and scolded, "But seriously, even if you're not in the Knicks, you should still attend the coach's birthday party, right?"

Tomjanovich, who knew the inside story, helped to explain: "Benj is temporarily busy, so he can't come."

"This guy, always like this!"

Lu Wuxia knew that Wilson would not come, but he did not expect that Rodman would not come either.

"Isn't Dennis coming too?"

In the entire Knicks, Lu Wuxia's favorite player is Wilson, followed by Rodman. Neither of them came, which made him a little disappointed.

"Mike, as long as that guy is on vacation, he won't be able to find anyone." Camp said with a smile, "If you need, I can play with you."

Hearing this, Lu Wuxia looked at the Knicks players in the room, took out a basketball from his room and asked loudly, "Is there anyone who wants to play?"

No NBA player would be interested in playing with a ten-year-old kid, but Lu Wuxia is a special kid. He has a way to inspire fighting spirit in this group of people who have been numb from winning on the court: "My dad always said that I am the most accurate shooter he has ever seen. Does this mean that your shots are not as accurate as mine?"

"What a crazy kid, hurry up and have a competition with me!" Miller bit the bait and took the bait on the spot.

They started a special shooting game in the Louis family's gymnasium.

Later, even Louie played. In the end, the winner was Lu Wuxia. His mid-range shot beat Kemp, and his three-pointer beat Miller. He won the best player in the game and the birthday party MVP award.

Louie laughed so hard the whole time that he completely forgot what he was calling these people for.

Ewing came to talk to him if he had anything to do, and inquired about the progress of the contract renewal by the way.

None of the players thought Louie would leave New York.

Will the Messiah abandon his Jerusalem?
It is precisely because the player feels that he must stay that Louis finds it difficult to talk about it.

In the evening, the birthday cake was served, and everyone was smeared with cream. Among them, Kemp and Lu Wuxia were the most severely persecuted.

When the party was over, Louis was still standing by the window of the living room, looking at the Manhattan neighborhood not far away, his face still not wiped off with cream.

Ewing came over.

"Those guys don't dare to hit you with cream, but it's me in the end!" Ewing said proudly.

Louis snorted, but didn't reply.

"Although Benj is gone, our goal will not change, we will still attack the championship." Ewing began to say those irrelevant words.

This is him. He obviously wanted to ask Louis about the contract renewal, but he didn't know how to ask, so he had to find other topics.

"Grant Hill is really good, I think give him a little time, he will be better than Benj."

"The young people in the team are also very good. I think the most pity for them is that they entered the league too late and were not able to play under your hands."

"I'm not saying Rudy is bad, I'm saying..."

"Patrick."

"Reggie, bastard, muttering about something all day..."

"Patrick."

Louie raised his voice.

Ewing laughed dryly, "Say it."

Getting rid of Ewing was an easy decision, Louis had thought so.

But when he recalled the bits and pieces of these years, the thoughts he had spent on Ewing, Ewing's growth, Ewing's rebellion, Ewing's low EQ, Ewing's cold jokes, the competition between Ewing and Benj, Ewing's maturity, Ewing's changes...

He found that it was really not easy to let go of these things completely. In his eyes, Ewing was not just a player.

Under his guidance, did Ewing become better than in his previous life?

Louie will not make this conclusion himself, and history will give a fair assessment.

At this point, he just needs to say goodbye to Ewing.

For the hard work he has put in in the past ten years, for the joys and sorrows of both parties in the past ten years, and for the sweat and tears they shed fighting side by side, he needs to say goodbye to Ewing.

"I'm leaving, Patrick."

PS: I will ask for leave tomorrow.

As always, nothing happened tonight, I was thankful for each day in my life and cried with joy, hope you all sleep as well as I did.

(End of this chapter)