the rest, only noise

Chapter 128

According to the general situation, Louis had to find an agent and then talk to the Celtics about his new contract.

Auerbach was a man who wanted to take the initiative, so he started negotiations before Louie signed an agent.

"We are so familiar, is there any need to talk?" Louis said politely, "I believe you will offer me a fair price, and I can sign it after I have a look."

Auerbach couldn't even believe the pause between his words, "Sure, come on."

Auerbach handed over the proposed contract to Louis.

This is a four-year contract.

The amount made Louis frown.

4 million in 36 years.

Moreover, it said that after signing this contract, the previous contracts he signed with the Celtics immediately expired.

"How about it, do you think it's okay to sign?"

Louis put down the contract and said sternly, "I don't think so."

"Where can't it be?"

"4 in 36 years, Reid, is there a problem with this number?" Louis pointed at the amount and smiled, "Now the average salary of coaches in the league has reached 20 US dollars. Is there a problem with the team's economic situation?"

"There is indeed a problem."

"Mr. Mandrian decided to sell the team," Auerbach said.

"why?"

"He's having issues with the operators of the gardens."

"The conflict between them must involve tens of millions, but what does this have to do with my contract?" Louis pushed the contract back to Auerbach, "It is difficult for me to accept this contract. It is far below the market price and does not match my worth."

"What is your worth?"

"OK."

One minute ago, Louie, who kept saying "you can sign after just looking at it", took out the faxes sent to him by other teams.

And he deliberately marked the number of contract amounts provided by each team.

The Knicks' $70 made Auerbach's eyes wide open.

Then there are the Lakers' 50 and Philadelphia's 45. Looking all the way, there is no contract bid lower than the Celtics' 36.

"How much do you want?" Auerbach asked, putting down the fax.

"Just according to this New York contract?"

"Impossible!" Auerbach said, "I can't give such a big contract to you who have never coached!"

His stingy look made Louis helpless.

What is such a big contract?Even according to the Knicks' contract, it only reached the minimum standard of the average market price.

"If you are concerned about my lack of experience and are unwilling to offer me a big contract, then I have an immature idea."

"tell me the story."

"2 in 50 years, don't worry, listen to me."

Auerbach was just about to roar out, because in terms of annual salary of 2 in two years, it is bigger than the Knicks' contract to Louis.

"2 for 50 years, but the guaranteed amount is only 30. For the remaining 20, you can set some conditions. I must meet those conditions to get the number I want. In this way, it is fair to you and me. Of course, you cannot set conditions that are impossible to complete."

Auerbach thought about it seriously. Although he wanted to beat Louis's price, he knew that this kid couldn't back down on the money issue.

Put morality aside, for a little money.

The conditions proposed by Louis are feasible in Auerbach's view, so he set two conditions for Louis.

If the Celtics have the best record in the league, he can get an extra $5. If the Celtics win the championship, he can get the full annual salary of 25.

Louis had no objection, but he made another request that made Auerbach curse again.

"I hope this is a 1+1 contract that gives me the right to opt out of this contract next summer."

"You don't want to be so fucking aggressive!" Auerbach roared. "I can give you more money, but you can't be foolish. If someone offers you a bigger contract tomorrow summer, are you going to come out and bargain with me?"

Louis can imagine Auerbach's reaction.

He is calm.

"Reed, if I really lead the team to win the championship with the first record in the league, is this contract suitable for me now?" Louis asked gently.

Louie obviously didn't have an agent, but he caused more trouble for Auerbach than some agents.

He wants money, but also a controllable future.

"If you want to jump out of the clause because of this, then you should bind this clause with the other two clauses! Only when the other two clauses are fulfilled can you activate this clause."

Auerbach never regarded Louis as a toy to be manipulated casually. He knew that without an exit clause, they could not sign Louis.

However, as soon as he said it, he regretted it.

"That's it." Louis was confident that next year's champion had already fallen into his palm, "Hurry up and get the new contract out, I can't wait to sign it."

Auerbach quickly got Jane Walker to get a new contract out.

Louis picked up the contract and read it over and over again for half an hour, carefully deliberating every paragraph.

"What are you looking at, hurry up and sign!" Auerbach felt more and more disgusting about this kid.

It's like he thought every day before 1979 that Bird could join the team as soon as possible, but when his agent offered an offer of 100 million annual salary, he just wanted to kill him and feed the dog with his agent.

Maybe only 0.0000001% of people can maintain their face in front of money.

Looking at it this way, it is a remarkable and unrealistic thing for Wang Duoyu to give up 100 billion in order to know a one-month-old and mediocre four-eyed Taiwanese girl.

"Spencer Haywood's lessons are there. I can't suffer the same."

Louis was very satisfied after reading it.

"It's so comforting not to see a clause like splitting my salary in half and paying the other half until I'm 100."

"You really treat me sincerely, Reed."

Auerbach was so angry that he almost choked on the cigar smoke in his mouth.

"Stop talking nonsense, sign your name and get fucked!"

After checking the contract and finding no problems, Louis happily signed his name on it.

Next, Volker asked Louie and Auerbach to laugh.Because you sign a contract with a smile.

Louie smiles, and you can tell he's viscerally amused, and Auerbach's smile has another meaning—"I'd love to fuck the bastard"—that you can read if you know him well enough.

"Today, the old championship team ushered in a new era - they signed the 23-year-old 'Little Lu' to lead the team as the new head coach of the Celtics.

Little Lu was born in Hong Kong, originally named Louis, and came to the United States with his family when he was three years old. Although he is young, he has a very high reputation in the professional basketball circle, known for his ability to always find high-quality rookies. Began to serve as Bill Fitch's assistant coach in 1980, and in the legendary 1981 Eastern Conference Finals, he contributed the key strategy that Reed Auerbach talked about, helping the Celtics win the lost championship for three years.

He's a top scout, a great assistant coach and, considering he's only 23 years old, he has as good a future as a top-three pick.He temporarily served as the Celtics' acting coach in this year's Eastern Conference finals, leading the team to two wins and one loss, enabling the Celtics to leave the playoffs with dignity.

Now, the Celtics have signed him, and Auerbach expects him to reshape the ancient dynasty.

Boston stands ready.

And Little Lu just said, 'I want this team to be what it should be. '"

—Bruce Newman, Sports Illustrated, May 1983, 5.

(End of this chapter)