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Chapter 1439 Negotiations Can Be Crooked? (Thanks to the lord reward for the baby's grievance and suffering)

"What exactly do I want?"

Old Buzz savored it carefully for a long time, but he still didn't understand what Louis meant.

When he looked at Louis again, he found that there was a vague smile on his face, waiting for him to ask further questions.

"Coach Lu, don't be a fool." Old Bass asked, "What should we do about this matter?"

"It's very simple, to keep people, we definitely don't have the ability to do so."

Louis paused.

"So we have to figure out what we want," Louie said straight to the point. "If we want a team that can dominate in the [-]s, we should keep De Young, Tim and Beane. .”

Louis slowed down, and said: "If you want to expand the commercial value of the team, you should keep De Young, Jasmine and Bean."

These words are both direct and clear, and clearly explain the different choices of different routes.

Old Buss is very excited about the plan to keep Kobe, Garnett and Bodi Loga.

For him, as long as the absolute strength of the team is enough to win the championship, then the commercial value of the players comes first.

Kobe, Garnett, and Bodi Loga are all players with high commercial value, and their own strengths are also excellent. Keeping them, the Lakers are still the league's number one championship favorite, but it is more stable to replace Garnett with Duncan.

However, Garnett's flamboyant personality can be regarded as a very entertaining style of play in the interior, and it can be said that he is the most eye-catching among the interior interior of the new generation.

However, leaving Garnett means sending Duncan away.

This is really a difficult thing to do.

Since Duncan entered the league, he has been a top five player in the league.

He was selected for the first team in his rookie year and won the FMVP, which can show his strength.

He is the most mature, stable, and most suitable player among the young people of the Lakers as the cornerstone of the team.

If you want to give up such a player, don't say that Old Buss is not willing, even if he is willing, the fans will not let him go.

Old Bath hesitated to speak, looking quite embarrassed.

"Jerry, be straightforward."

Old Buss hesitated for a long time before saying, "How do we break up with Tim amicably? I mean...without hurting the fans."

What an old Buzz, who wants to be a scumbag but doesn't want to be scolded, is this human?

"Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for us to break up with Tim amicably, let alone without hurting the fans."

"However, this time the situation is quite special."

Louie said, "Jerry, maybe, I mean maybe, Tim doesn't want to re-sign with us."

This made old Buss, who had just calmed down, stand up directly: "Why? This is unreasonable. Does Tim have conflicts with anyone? Or is there something he is dissatisfied with the team?"

Seeing old Bath so excited, Louis smiled.

"No, Tim is kind and has no conflicts with anyone. He should be satisfied with the team. At least I have never heard him complain about the team." Louie explained why Duncan may not be willing to renew his contract with the Lakers. "Tim doesn't want to stay in Los Angeles. It has nothing to do with the team. It has nothing to do with internal conflicts. It has nothing to do with money. He is just not used to the attention and media attention that Lakers players receive. He doesn't like being followed by a bunch of people wherever he goes. He's tired of being followed by dozens of reporters every time he walks onto the pitch, and it doesn't mean anything to him."

"But in Los Angeles, he has to deal with these things." Louie said, "So I think he may not re-sign with us, and he will test the free agency in the offseason."

Old Bath's heart gradually relaxed.

If it wasn't for the Lakers refusing to renew Duncan's contract, but Duncan took the initiative to test the free market, the responsibility for letting Duncan go would not need to be borne by the Lakers management.

Old Buss asked, "Would Tim really do that?"

According to Louie's understanding of Duncan in the past few years, although it cannot be guaranteed, it is a high probability that it will happen.

What's more, even if Duncan really wants to stay with the team, the old Buss, who pays more attention to commercial value, will choose the latter between him and Garnett.

At that time, the management can only stand upright and be scolded.

At the beginning, the fans will not accept it, but after a long time, the fans who calm down will understand the management.

After all, if you want to keep everyone, the cost is to pay a luxury tax of 2-3 million U.S. dollars every year. Even the world's richest man can't afford it. Running an NBA team doesn't make that much profit at all.

Therefore, Louis said: "This matter will happen with a high probability, but the team must also prepare for the tsunami of public opinion. Once we have to publicly announce that we will not renew the contract with Tim, the accusations against the management will sweep the entire West Coast."

It's still difficult!

Old Bass sighed secretly.

When he thought he had found a solution to the problem, it suddenly occurred to him that Benjamin Wilson was not included in Louis's "whatever he wanted" problem and concept.

Old Bath remembered it well.

If you want results, stay in Ph.D., Ke, Deng.

If you want commercial value, stay in Ph.D., science, Canada.

What about Benj?He should be the person who can best balance commercial value and performance among all people, right?
Moreover, he is the absolute core of the team. How can we talk about the future of the team without including Benj?
Old Buzz can figure it out as soon as he thinks about it.

The team has no plans to renew Wilson's contract in advance.

Two years ago, Wilson and the team renewed their contract in advance and signed a two-year short contract, which happened to expire in the summer of 2000.

This is also when the contract between Louie and the Lakers expires.

With the relationship between Wilson and Louie, at that time, the latter's choice will determine whether the former will renew his contract.

When Louie described the Lakers' prospects for the first decade of the new century, he didn't include himself and Benj.

Does this prove that, in his mind, he and Benj aren't part of the Lakers' future?

Louie's contract extension is one of the things that Buss Sr. is most concerned about.

Louis is very young, so young that after the old Buss ascended to heaven, he still has the energy to help Buss Jr. manage the Lakers.

Moreover, he also proved that he is the best godfather of all time.

Louis is here, and the Lakers dynasty will last forever.

If Louie leaves, can the Lakers avoid the end of the Celtics and Knicks?
It's just that the team wanted to start contract renewal negotiations several times, but Louis didn't accept it.

Today is a rare opportunity, old Bass wants to feel the bottom of Louis.

"Coach Lu, you are really extraordinary." Old Bass complimented Louis, "If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't be able to see through this situation."

Louie said modestly: "After all, this is my job."

"Coach Lu, how do you feel in Los Angeles compared to New York and Boston?"

Louis didn’t seem to understand the intention of Old Bath’s question, so he replied directly: “I won’t talk about Boston, there is no comparison. New York and Los Angeles have their own advantages and disadvantages. Relatively speaking, I prefer Los Angeles. A city that knows how to enjoy, New Yorkers only know how to make money, and for them, making money is the greatest enjoyment in the world, so they don’t even want to remodel the disgusting subway.”

Old Bath didn't expect Louis' answer to be so formal.

"In terms of life, which city is better?"

"I'd definitely choose New York for that," Louie said bluntly. "At least it won't keep me stuck in traffic for two hours a day."

Old Buss wanted to ask Louis about his intention to renew his contract. Unexpectedly, while chatting, he actually talked about the advantages and disadvantages of New York and Los Angeles.

This building is crooked!Big crooked!

Old Bass wanted to change the subject, so he said, "Traffic jams are troublesome for ordinary people, but it's really nothing to you, coach. If it's a big deal, we'll go to heaven."

"God?"

"You can buy a private jet, coach, I'm sure, once you've flown in a private jet, you'll never want to drive again!"

Louis did think about it, but he never made up his mind. Old Bath's words might make him make up his mind.

"Oh, any recommendations?"

In this way, the old Bass, who wanted to bring the topic back, successfully turned "Which is better in Los Angeles and New York" to "Which private jet is better".

In the end, Old Bath also failed to complete the investigation of Louis.

But through Louie's plans for the future of the Lakers, Old Buss can faintly guess the other party's thoughts.

Maybe it's time for the Lakers and Louie to break up.

From 1994 to 2000, in six years, whether it is short or long, Louis has made achievements here enough to erect a statue in the Staples Center.

Then, the Lakers' contract renewal negotiations with Duncan and Bodi Loga officially started.

According to Louis' opinion, the Lakers must first get Bodi Loga's contract extension.

Unexpectedly, Bodi Loga rejected the Lakers' six-year, $6 million contract extension.

The reason is that Louis has not yet renewed his contract with the team.

At the beginning, Bodi Loga landed in the NBA for the sake of beautiful basketball. If Louis did not renew his contract with the Lakers, it would mean that beautiful basketball would disappear from Los Angeles. At that time, what would be the point of him staying here?
Louis has seen many things like crooked buildings.

He just didn't expect that you could make such a big detour to him even after a fucking negotiation.

What is this?
Once Bodi Loga opened his mouth, even if Duncan didn't want to renew his contract with the Lakers, he would definitely not say it directly, and it was inevitable that he would use his dear Coach Lu as a gunman.

If it turns out that Coach Lu is going to take the blame for the disintegration of the Lakers dynasty in the end, then the fun will be great.

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