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Chapter 1476 The future is bright

When it comes to business, it is naturally the reconstruction of the Celtics.

Paul Gaston means, let Isiah Thomas go, Louie takes it on his shoulders.

Louis smiled and said nothing, the young master thought he was still the boy he used to be, even if a man is still a boy until his death, but now 16 years have passed, no matter how young he is, there will be a slight change.

At least now he doesn't have the plan to shoulder it all, and he doesn't have the energy to take the coaching work and management work on himself like in the past.

During the Knicks and Lakers period, he had a bunch of helpers around him, but in Boston, there was only one Thomas who had a bad relationship with him.

And he couldn't just drive Thomas off right away.

There is only one reason for fans to accept Thomas' dismissal, and that is that Louis is the successor.

If Louis is the successor, then no matter how popular Thomas is, he has to get out.

Louie's plan was to stay behind the scenes.

Because his goal this time is not to start a dynasty—or, rather, not necessarily to start a dynasty.

The ultimate goal is to form a no-black championship team.

To accomplish this goal in the first decade of the new century, at least most of the non-black elite players must be gathered together to be sure.

Therefore, this matter has to be done slowly. It is destined to be a long-term project, and there will be some setbacks. Let Thomas suffer from these things. He will not grow up without some hardships. This is for his own good.

Since Luigi is not yet coaching, two contracts have become one contract.

Gaston very sensibly increased the remuneration of the president's contract, and finally placed in front of Louis was a contract worth 6 years and 1 million US dollars.

This contract has not been exposed, because once it is known that Louis has such a large contract, the entire sports world will be shocked.

In the end, Louis and the Gastons came to a special deal.

During the period of Louis' contract, if the Gaston family is going to sell the team, they must sell Louis a lot of 35% of the team's shares.

This is the last insurance.

After the two sides reached an agreement, Louis had no other problems.

Isiah Thomas was the first insider to get word.

The day he got the news, Thomas wanted to resign.

But when he thinks that there are still three years left in the contract between the team and him, the annual salary is 700 million US dollars, and there are 200 million conditional bonuses, he really can't give up so much money.

Thomas finally made the most favorable choice - selling the news to the media.

Just as the East-West divisional battle was in full swing, a shocking news came out: Legend Lu returned to Boston!
For a while, countless friends and media contacted Louis one after another, wanting to confirm the news.

Louis knew that the news would leak out sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Now that it has been leaked, there is no point in concealing it any longer, Louis admitted frankly.

Wilson was a little puzzled: "Coach, is there anything I can't do that you can do in Boston?"

"Benj, I can't tell you why. This matter is top secret, and you will know about it later." Louie emphasized, "As long as you know, I chose to return to Boston for excitement."

Thrill seeking?This is interesting.

Wilson didn't ask any more questions.

He had an idea and asked Philadelphia to trade himself to Boston.

As long as Philadelphia does this, they have a high probability of getting the No. [-] pick this year.

But he didn't do that.

Because that would make things difficult for Louis, and what he was going to do must not let him intervene. The two had worked together for so many years and knew each other very well.

Wilson doesn't believe that there are things he can't handle on the basketball court, but if Louis really thinks so, then maybe, this thing really exists, but he doesn't know it yet.

Either way, Wilson would keep his eyes on Boston, wondering what the one thing he couldn't do was.

On May 2001, 5, which was also the day of Game 29 of the conference finals, Louis, accompanied by Reed Auerbach, greeted with a smile and a hug from Isiah Thomas, and witnessed by the Gastons and all the Celtics management staff, large and small, appeared at the press conference.

Paul Gaston announced at the beginning: "We have reached a multi-year contract with Legend Lu, and he will serve as the Celtics' president of basketball operations."

The first person who stood up to ask Louie a question was a reporter from the Boston Globe, "Coach Lu, you are the president, and Reed is the team chairman. If you disagree, whose opinion will the team take as the main one?"

The reporter who asked the question was very young, and many old reporters couldn't help shaking their heads seeing him like this.

I asked this kind of question at the beginning, do you still want to interview Louis in the future?

This master's temper is notoriously stinky!

The Boston media’s impression of Louis remained 16 years ago. At that time, Louis gave the impression that he was young and frivolous but had great talent. However, because of his bad temper, many reporters who asked bad questions were humiliated by him on the spot.

Unexpectedly, Louis smiled slightly and said: "Reid is the senior I respect the most. At the same time, he is also my leader. His opinions will play a key role at any time. However, it is not 1984. Reed is the flag of the Celtics, and I will carry his flag forward."

The Globe writer Bob Ryan, who has become a hall-level reporter, asked keenly: "Coach Lu, Mr. Gaston said that you will become the president of the Celtics. Does this mean that you will not coach the Celtics?"

Louis replied jokingly: "The head coach of the team is Isiah Thomas, and I am here to assist him."

Everyone laughed, and so did Ryan.

The difference is that the others are amused by Louis, while Ryan is smiling with distress.

Everyone has seen what Thomas is capable of in the past few years. He doesn't look like a champion coach at all. Even with the help of Louis behind him, if the team is handed over to him, it will be difficult for the Celtics to win the championship.

I thought it would be dawn if I invited Lu Yi, but I didn't expect it to be incomplete.

After that, the reporter's questions were neither as sharp as they were at the beginning, nor were they as sensitive as Ryan's.

When asked how Louie plans for the team's future, Louie's answer was to strive for the team to return to the playoffs within two years.

As for what happens after two years, it depends on how you did in the first two years.

Another reporter asked jokingly, "Who are we going to pick for this year's No. [-] pick?"

Louis answered him with a serious face: "I won't tell you that we will choose Yao Yueban."

The atmosphere is active and the future is bright. The media in Boston hasn't had this kind of optimism about the future for a long time.

Louis once became the city's public enemy in Boston because he took the Knicks to bury the Celtic dynasty, but as time went by, everyone gradually accepted the fact.

Louis just did what he was supposed to do.

They should be happy that such talent has appeared in the Celtics' management.

Now, he is back with 12 championships on his resume.

Own Louis, own the future.

They have no doubts about it.

At the end of the meeting, a reporter interviewed Auerbach and asked him to tell the story of Louis' return to Boston.

Auerbach smiled lightly and said, "How can there be so many stories to tell? He went out from Boston, and now he just returned home."

Subsequently, the reporter asked him whether he would help Louie rebuild the Celtics.

Auerbach laughed loudly: "You are the only ones who still think of me as a treasure. Forget about me. The only influence I have in professional basketball today is my name. My era is over. You have to look forward. That guy is the most outstanding sports administrator I have ever seen. With him, the Celtics have a bright future."

(End of this chapter)