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Chapter 1321 The Rebellion in New York
That night, Louie had dinner with Rudy Tomjanovich, Elgin Baylor, and RC Buford.

During the period, it was inevitable to talk about the fragmented New York Knicks.

The Knicks suffered a three-game losing streak at the start of the Eastern Conference Finals and almost had no hope of advancing to the finals. In Game [-], the Knicks took advantage of the Celtics' negligence and negligence due to their large lead and pulled back a game.

But for the overall situation, it is almost useless, because the Knicks' internal problems have not been resolved, and the Celtics will not show this state for several consecutive games.

By chatting with old friends in New York, Louis was able to learn about the problems within the Knicks.

I won't talk about the old question, the new question comes from Sean Kemp.

Next season will be Kemp's contract year. With his strength and his achievements over the years, as the face of the Knicks after Ewing, it is natural to ask for a super maximum salary.

Of course, Kemp still left a thin face for his big brother Ewing, and he asked for the second highest salary in the team.

Ewing signed a super-maximum salary that increased every year. This season's salary is 2200 million U.S. dollars and next season will be 2400 million U.S. dollars. Kemp is not greedy. He only needs a 5-year 1 million U.S. dollar contract.

Kemp's request was reasonable, but the Knicks management rejected his request.

The Knicks' main goal for the next few years is tax avoidance.

One payment of 2000 million in luxury tax is enough, and Kemp's annual salary of [-] million is far beyond what the team can afford.

Therefore, the management clearly rejected Kemp's asking price, which changed the latter's mentality.

Ewing is the totem of the team. No one has any objection to him getting the highest salary in the league, but if other people make the same request but are rejected, the team will be difficult to lead.

This is an irresolvable contradiction.

Kemp, who failed to sign a super-big contract as he wished, naturally began to become a cancer of the team like those who were disturbed by Dolan Jr.

For a team that already had many problems, what happened to Kemp further destroyed the team's lack of chemistry.

The helplessness on Tomjanovich's face was completely different from his calmness when dealing with reporters.

"Lu, I often wonder if things would be different if you were here?"

If Louis is still in New York, his focus will no longer be on the team's internal affairs, but on preventing the Dolan family from interfering in the team's operations and preventing the introduction of the luxury tax.

These two things are the cause and effect that brought the Knicks to where they are today.

However, as long as there is a choice, Louis will not put his future under the control of Dolan and his son.

"Even if it's me, it won't change anything." Louis comforted Rudy, "You've done well enough, the Knicks have come to this point, it has nothing to do with you."

Tomjanovich smiled bitterly: "It has nothing to do with it? Really? Lu, the team collapsed in this way, as the head coach, can I say that these things have nothing to do with me?"

This time, before Louis could speak, Baylor scolded Little Dolan: "It has absolutely nothing to do with you, these things are all done by that idiot!"

Louis also followed Baylor's words and teased Rudy: "It can't be said that it has nothing to do with you."

Tomjanovich thought Louie was going to say something heartfelt.

As a result, Louis changed the subject, "If you hadn't won the championship last season, it wouldn't have given the Dolan family the illusion that it was easy to win the championship. It is precisely because you won the championship last season that they will self-righteously dictate the work of the management."

Hearing this, Tomjanovich didn't know whether Louis was blaming him or comforting him.

Tomjanovich really does not need to be responsible for the ending of the Knicks dynasty. Soon, Dolan and his son will send him a Louis-level contract in order to keep him firmly in New York before starting a long torture.

The lottery draw is at [-] p.m. at Madison Gardens.

After having dinner with Rudy and Baylor, Louis found time to meet Ewing again.

Ewing looked at Louis with a complicated expression, "I don't know if it's a coincidence, but since you left, New York has become strange."

Louis asked with a smile: "Do you think that if I stay, you will not encounter these things?"

"Aren't you as stupid as James Dolan?" Ewing didn't believe that Louis could pull off little Dolan's unique skills.

Louis smiled: "I really won't be as stupid as him, but it won't be much better. Don't forget the things we have experienced together. In addition to the championship, there are also some unbearable shit. Can you guarantee that the same thing will happen again, and we will get good results?"

Ewing thought back to 1993 silently.

After a while, he said softly: "That period of time was like a nightmare. I just want to remember that sweet result, but every time I think about it, those terrible things always flood into my mind. I have many thoughts about a better life, but no matter what, I will not exchange this experience for anything."

"That was my best year in New York," Ewing said.

Best year yet?

That year, Ewing was not the image that is sought after by thousands of people today. He was a media killer, an unfriendly star who treated fans like parasites, a promiscuous sex maniac, a double-digit illegitimate child, betrayed his head coach in a best-selling book, and slapped his second-in-command.

Ewing stepped on the shit and told Louie it was his best year yet.

Louis frowned, memories of the past came to mind, and disgusting memories began to echo in his mind.

In the end, Louis agreed, it was the best year they had ever had.

Some things, only certain people can feel the beauty of them.

All the members of the 93 Knicks treated that year like this. If you ask why, they don't have an answer, they will just repeat that it was the best year.

After that, Louis was in a hurry to participate in the lottery and did not talk to Ewing about the Knicks' internal affairs.

Anyway, the basic situation is almost understood, and Ewing is the one who is in the most embarrassing situation.

Kemp didn't get the contract he wanted, so he wanted to use it to make a big fuss. Ewing wanted to stabilize Kemp and fight for the playoffs.

However, Kemp has no intention of playing in the playoffs, and Ewing's approach was still misunderstood by him.

He felt that Ewing had been bought by the money ability of the Dolan family, and he was no longer the big brother who rushed forward when encountering problems.

Since Ewing disregarded his interests, he didn't need to heed Ewing's appeal.

Louis didn't know these inside stories, and he didn't need to know them.

That night, Madison Square Garden.

Representatives of the twelve teams participating in the lottery draw were all present.

Among them, the poor champion is the Toronto Raptors, who only won 17 wins in a single season, and are the team that most wants Duncan in the league.

Followed by the Minnesota Timberwolves, 21 wins in the regular season, after the All-Star weekend, in order to avoid winning, they even put the fully healthy Ray Allen and Juwan Howard on the injured list.

The third place is the Washington Bullets, they only won 1 game more than the Timberwolves.

The top runner-up is the Philadelphia 76ers. They are a typical example of wanting to be bad but not thorough. After one season, they "dare" to win 29 games, so they have the nerve to say that they want Duncan?

Look at your number of wins, won't it hurt your conscience to set such a goal?
"Wow, coach, the odds are so different, we must be dead, right?" After listening to the rules, Buss Jr. felt that Duncan had no chance to wear the purple and gold jersey.

Bird immediately reprimanded: "Our record ranks first in the league. It is not bad to have a lottery lottery. You are too greedy if you want the No. [-] pick."

Surprisingly, Buss Jr. didn't agree with the current NBA's positive characteristics, but said: "Larry, I'm not greedy, I just think that if Coach Lu wants to make 'beautiful basketball' play its true power, he must have a player like TD."

A few words left the hard-spoken Zhenggoute speechless.

Byrd stared at little Bath in surprise, he really couldn't believe that this sentence was said by this dude.

"Well said, Jim, you are getting better and better. This kind of vision is beyond the reach of country bumpkins. Since we are here to draw lots, of course we must think about the biggest prize. Every team has a chance to draw the No. [-] lottery. Why can't it be us? The country bumpkin will never understand this kind of truth. He will only use nonsense words like don't be greedy to convince himself all day long. If we all think this way, even if Goddess of Luck is interested in us, she will probably help others when she sees that we are so lacking in ambition."

"QNMD!!!"

(End of this chapter)