the rest, only noise

Chapter 1119

Once the news of Vlade Divac + first rotation Christian Laettner was announced, the public reaction it generated was intense.

Everyone wants to know, what is the Rockets trying to do?
If they think Laettner is not good, should they change to a better player?

Divac is indeed an All-Star center, but he was selected only once by fluke. Laettner's just-concluded junior season has shown All-Star potential.

Sending away such a great young man, in exchange for a player who Leader Lu declared "not for sale", what is the plan?
This is a simple fan perspective.

They can only look at it from the perspective of whether the player is good or not, and whether the deal is worth it.

After the signing was completed, the Rockets quickly announced that they would hire Rick Adelman as the team's new head coach.

The rest is to comment on Louis's series of operations.

"This summer, we lost Scottie Pippen, Vlade Divac, AC Green, and Cedric Ceballos. But we got Kevin Garnett, Christian Laettner, and if Lou can integrate into Los Angeles, we can expect him to be a solid force on the bench. In any case, the Lakers of Leader Lu's era have come to us. Whether we like it or not, the Lakers team that belonged to the tragic division is dead." - Sam Layton Published in the Los Angeles Daily News, July 1995, 7.

Excluding David Robinson, who was reimbursed for the new season, the Lakers' current roster includes Wilson, Ellis, Garnett, Liu Yuqing, Laettner, Finley, Slater, Big Pig (Benoit), Ostertag.

Except for rookies such as Garnett and Finley who need time to grow, the only newly introduced players are Laettner who can be regarded as a top-notch immediate combat power.

With such a lineup, the Lakers' goal for the new season should be the semifinals, and if they are lucky, they may be able to reach the Western Conference Finals.

There is a difference between them and championship teams such as the Heat, Trail Blazers, and Knicks.

The only follow-up reinforcement that can be expected is the comeback of the tragedy master.

But Louis is still unable to make up his mind about his comeback, because he does not know his current state and whether he can smoothly integrate into the team.

Laettner began to express his loyalty when he arrived in Los Angeles-his agent announced that he would negotiate with the Lakers on a contract extension.

The results went well, and Laettner didn't open his mouth like he did in the Rockets.

West reported the number, and the agent also lowered the price. The two sides have similar positioning for each other.

On July 7, the Lakers announced a five-year, $6 million contract extension for Laettner.

"I'm very excited to be here in Los Angeles. Historically, they're a winning team. I hope I can get back my college feel here."

Everyone is gone, and Leitner still doesn't forget to disgust his former club.

After the two transactions are completed, it is difficult for the Lakers to make other transactions.

Because the people on the big list have changed.

The salary space is also full, and the future can only rely on the middle class exception and the basic salary exception to sign people.

This is West's job, and Louis doesn't bother to care about it.

The Lakers stopped, but other teams did not.

After getting Scottie Pippen, the Knicks are still looking for reinforcements.

They signed veteran James Worthy, who wanted to make a last-ditch effort for the championship, with a minimum salary contract.

Barkley rejected the Clippers' early contract extension.

It's not because he hates the Clippers, but because the money is too little.

Barkley's current annual salary is 700 million US dollars, and the next contract is almost the last big contract of his career. If he wants to make a lot of money, he offered 4 million for 6000 years.

How could Donald Sterling, the iron cock of ten thousand years, accept such an asking price, and rejected it on the spot.

At the same time, Brad Rohaus, known as the vanilla gorilla, announced his return to New York with a basic salary contract.

The Blazers traded Jerome Cursey and a 1999 first-round pick to the Hornets for Rex Chapman and this year's first-round pick Jason Caffey PF.

The Golden State Warriors had an earthquake-level personnel change.

Head coach and president Don Nelson voluntarily resigned due to difficult reconciliation with the top management.

Nelson's achievements in the Warriors are remarkable. Although he did not win the championship, he built a top team in the league.

There is even a young Uranus like Penny Hardaway.

"The Blitzkrieg" system is like tailor-made for pennies.

However, the former owner of the Warriors chose to sell the team when its market value was high.

The new boss likes Penny very much. He thinks that the tactical position Nelson gave to Penny is not big enough, and he wants to establish Penny's core position in holding the ball.

Nelson sternly opposed it, even threatening to resign.

For most owners, coaches can be changed, but good players are hard to find.

So he would rather let Nelson leave than build the team according to his own wishes.

It's not that Nelson doesn't want Penny to be the core of the ball, but the foundation of the Warriors is the offensive firepower of the guards headed by Penny and Payton.

If a single core is established, it will have a major impact on the team system.

The boss doesn't care about this.

After firing Nelson, the Warriors owner who loved Pence decided to show his love with actions.

April 7

The Warriors announced a seven-year, $7 million contract extension for Penny Hardaway.

The news shocked the world in one fell swoop, just like the fat man and the little boy who were thrown into the island country 40 years ago.

Pence became the first billionaire player in professional basketball history.

Hearing this news, Louis dared to assert that "The Blitzkrieg" was over.

With Nelson fired, "The Blitzkrieg" can still run as long as his successor doesn't overdo it.

However, this contract extension will destroy the chemical reaction in the Warriors.

A star like Payton is still holding a 600 million one-year contract, and Penny, who has just entered the league for two years, has become Mr. Billionaire?

This is too much like the $20 million for 2500 years that Jerry Buss gave to the (then called) Magic.

The difference is that although the tragedian at the time was jealous of his teammates and despised by the media, he had actual achievements.

In his rookie season, he led the team to win the championship as the second leader. In the sixth game of the finals, he was like a god, and won the FMVP.

Champions are the most convincing things.

This is what Pence is currently missing.

Moreover, even if they win the championship, the tragedy division who was elected as the FMVP will still be excluded by his teammates.

Just imagine how Penny will face Payton?

How did he survive Payton's broken mouth?
The Warriors have anticipated this situation, and their approach is-"We sincerely wish Coach Nelson a smooth future, and Penny will become the cornerstone of the team's future, and he is our only irreplaceable."

"Does that mean that, apart from pennies, everyone else is a fungible?"

Will they step on such an obvious problem trap?
"Yes."

They really stepped on it!

This question and answer has the demeanor of Louis' original "not for sale" remarks.

But whether they can deal with dissatisfied people as quickly as Louis did, depends on the skills of the new management.

No matter how the follow-up develops, the Warriors' "The Blitzkrieg" is difficult to sustain.

The foundation that Nelson had painstakingly managed for several years was demolished in an instant.

The instigator of all this is the new boss of the Warriors, remember his name-Chris Cohan (Chris Cohan).

He represents the greatest disaster in Warriors history.

In Louie's previous life, it was his chaotic management that led to Chris Webber's absurd deal, which in turn ruined the future of both parties.A similar story happened to Joe Smith a few years later.Then, Sprewell choked PJ Carlesimo, and the Warriors began to fall at the speed of light. They have only entered the playoffs once in 15 years.

The Warriors in the Cohan era continued to fail and failed the trust of the fans. In the end, he achieved the highest reverse achievement of the boss, and was booed by his own fans in front of the whole family when he gave a speech at home.

In 2010, Cohan sold the team and the Warriors got rid of the biggest catastrophe in team history. You all know what happened in the next few years.

The Warriors fired Nelson, and Louie was happy.

What Louis is most worried about now is that he doesn't have a useful chief assistant under his command.

Originally the most suitable candidate was Zhao Yuanzheng, but he has decided to develop in the direction of management, and only has the title of teaching assistant.

The other assistant coaches on the team, like Mike Boozerholden and Rick Carlisle, were long boards and short boards, lacking experience and prestige.

Nelson, who suddenly became a free man, was the best candidate in Louis' mind.

Nelson, who was heartbroken by Golden State, has no intention of coaching in the short term, and he doesn't want to stay at home. Louie's invitation is just right for him.

When Louie said he wanted to build an offensive team, Nelson agreed without hesitation.

It was the Knicks under Louie who made Nelson feel that there was nothing left to explore on defense.

The Knicks are the apex.

Nelson originally thought that Louis would continue to study the way of defense, but he didn't expect the opponent's ambition to be so great. After leading the trend of the league, he decisively gave up the system he created and went against the trend.

The two hit it off.

On July 7, the Lakers announced that they had signed a three-year contract with Don Nelson, who will become the chief assistant coach of the Lakers.

(End of this chapter)