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Chapter 1500 This damn vanity

In early August, Louie, Lorraine, and the magician attended Lu Wuxia's high school graduation ceremony.

For Beverly High School, this is not a big deal, because people who can come to this high school are either rich or expensive.

Lu Wuxia gave a 15-minute speech, and his eloquence was like a father's.

The Magic joked, "Michael and the coach are pretty much the same guy, except for basketball skills."

"Maggie, that kid doesn't like being called Michael." Louis reminded with a smile.

Lu Wuxia's four-year high school career is a bit like the various failed top high school students in the United States that fans are familiar with.

Lu Wuxia, who is in the ninth and tenth grades, is the No. [-] high school student in the United States. Since the tenth grade, his technical improvement has affected his performance on the field. Coupled with the rise of his peers, he is no longer the unique one.

However, the 17-year-old Lu Wuxia is still the top high school student in the country and has NBA prospects.

It's just that compared with talents such as LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Bosh, professional scouts believe that his follow-up potential is insufficient.

It's no wonder that Lu Wuxia's performance was not amazing enough in the third and senior seasons of high school due to the impact of the technical reform, but with the completion of the technical reform, Louis believes that he will shine in the NCAA.

Lin Ziye and Xiao Yi also graduated with Lu Wuxia.

In order to graduate smoothly, in the last few months of their senior year, they reduced competitions and training, improved their credits through supplementary supplements, and met the requirements for skipping grades.

The three of them will go to the University of Memphis together.

When Lin Ziye took the stage to give a speech, Louis almost froze.

When this kid came to the stage, he had a bright red lip mark on his face, which was left by some unseemly girl.

Compared with Lu Wuxia, Lin Ziye was more like the person who grew up in the United States.

In 5 minutes, he made the audience laugh three times. Whether it was about the local culture or various humorous jokes, he became the most popular speaker at the graduation ceremony.

The graduation speech is just a trivial matter for Lu Wuxia and Lin Ziye, but it is very difficult for Xiao Yi who is a bit socially afraid.

A few days ago, Xiao Yi was very anxious, so Wuxia told him a story: "Do you know why Benj can escape the criticism of the media after losing the semi-finals for two consecutive years?"

Xiao Yi shook his head.

"Because Benj was injured." Wuxia said, "Although injuries are part of the game, we shouldn't be too harsh on those who play with injuries."

Xiao Yi was a little puzzled: "But... I'm not hurt."

"Who can tell? Maybe you will suddenly feel dizzy and have diarrhea?"

Xiao Yi is enlightened.

Today, Xiao Yi missed the graduation ceremony because of intellectual dizziness.

After attending the graduation ceremony, Louis gave his son a big gift.

It was a car, but it wasn't cheap. It was a Lamborghini Murcielago for $30.

Louis gave his son this car in order to let him, like himself, have a hungry vanity towards the future.

Vanity is not a bad thing in Louie's view.

Wuxia didn't have any special feelings about this big gift, because his father even owned a private jet, so what's the point of giving a $30 luxury car?
It made him think of something else.

"LeBron accepted the Hummer H2 from the sponsor last month." Wuxia thought to himself, "But I can only receive gifts from my father. Isn't the gap a bit big?"

Louis laughed: "If you also decide not to play college basketball, I believe there will be many sponsors who will give you gifts."

Wuxia didn't continue talking, he is not very interested in these material things now, he only wants the freshman season to come sooner, and he can't wait any longer.

Louis remembered that two years ago, when Wuxia mentioned James for the first time, he could still evaluate him as a leader.

Now, James is the most watched high school athlete in the United States. Due to various sponsorships, he has already exempted himself from the NCAA qualification and will definitely participate in the 2003 draft.

And, he will be elected No. [-] without any suspense.

Louie really saw the power of the hype in James.

When James accepted more than $100 million in sponsorships, he was sued for violating high school basketball rules.As a result, the high school athletic committee disqualified James.Naturally, James refused to quit, fought a lawsuit and won, and then led the school team to tour the United States.

No high school player has ever been in Louie's sights in various forms as frequently as James.

You know, Louis is no longer a front-line player, but news and rumors about James are still endless.

This is just James in the third year of high school.

In his senior year, maybe Louie will really see a high school student player with super influence in the NBA.

This is why Wuxia cares about James. He wants to prove that he is better, but he can't do it in high school, and he can't even do it in college.

Even if he proves himself again in college, it can't be believed that he is better than James, because the latter will not go to college.

In other words, even if Flawless played a top freshman performance, or even led the team to win the championship like Anthony, he would not be able to threaten James' position as the No. [-] pick.

Because of the same thing, Anthony had already done it in his previous life.

James is still the only option for the No. [-] pick.

The venue for the future confrontation between the two sides will still be in the NBA.

After attending a flawless graduation ceremony, Louie returns to Boston to prepare for the new season.

This year's offseason, the Celtics' coaching staff underwent minor changes.

Jeff Van Gundy, who contributed a lot to Thomas last season, got an offer from the Indiana Pacers, and they wanted Van Gundy to be the head coach of the team.

Influenced by the Lakers during the Generation of Miracles, the NBA's game style is quietly changing. From the emphasis on defense and light offense in the 90s, to the current pursuit of offensive and defensive balance, some teams have overcorrected and played games that emphasize offense and light defense against the times.

The Pacers are the only team sticking to tradition.

Defense is their foundation, and their competitiveness is completely launched from this.

When Van Gundy was in the Clippers in the early years, he played a beautiful defense with Mutombo as the core. After that, whether he served as a defensive coach for the Chinese team or as an assistant coach for the Celtics specializing in defensive training, he also did very well.

That's why the Pacers drafted him.

With the opportunity to coach, Van Gundy will naturally not stay.

Louie accepted Van Gundy's resignation and wished him the best for the future.

He personally hopes that the coaches of the road department can fly solo.

The more road coaches he coaches in the front line, the greater his influence will be. Moreover, for the godfather to do this, who doesn't want to be full of peaches and plums?

At the same time, the Charlotte Hornets announced their move to New Orleans.

The incident indirectly fueled another agenda.

That is military expansion.

The 29-team structure has been going on for a long time, and it's a bit awkward from a scheduling standpoint.

Moreover, Charlotte has a strong basketball atmosphere, and losing the market there is a big loss for the league.

The expansion to the Charlotte area has been agreed within the league, but it has not yet been formally approved at the GM summit.

The restless Ewing was thinking about expanding the team.

He wants to own an NBA team of his own, but with his financial resources, it is impossible to fully own an NBA team. He must form a consortium.

With Ewing's popularity and his rejection of business as a player, he was unable to pull up a substantial consortium.

At this time, he thought of Louis.

Louis was speechless about Ewing's brain circuit, which was one hammer here and one club there.

According to Ewing, he can provide up to 6000 million US dollars in funds. This amount of money can only make him a minority shareholder of the worst team in the league. It is only a dream to use this capital to pull a consortium and even own an NBA team.

Therefore, Louis' suggestion is to let him wait and see for a while. Anyway, the expansion of the team is only a consensus, and the official decision has not yet been made, so there is no need to worry.

Moreover, Ewing has no idea what it means to own a team. He just wants to be the first pioneer ever to go from player to owner.

This damn vanity, President Lu hates these vanity people the most.
(End of this chapter)