the rest, only noise

Chapter 1508 I, Louis, are guilty
Darko Milicic was originally ineligible for the 2003 NBA Draft.

He was born on June 1985, 6, that is to say, he is under 20 years old now.

According to NBA regulations, international players must be at least 18 years old if they want to participate in the draft.

Louis guessed that the NBA's draft registration deadline was postponed a few days later this year, which just allowed Milicic, who was born on June 6, to meet the conditions for participating in the draft.

If it is said that Petrovic allowed the NBA to get rid of discrimination against European players, then the European stars Bodi Loga, Nowitzki and Gasol started the NBA's preference for European players.

European players are more mature and more reliable than college players trained by the NCAA. This is the idea of ​​quite a few general managers.

Why did the name catch Louie's attention?Because he found a way to effectively lower his son's draft pick.

Milicic can enchant the Pistons, and he can enchant this year's No. [-] pick holder.

Louie didn't know much about Milicic as a person.

In his previous life, the reason why he watched NBA was because of the Rockets during Yao Mai's era. Moreover, the domestic NBA news at that time was not as comprehensive as it was after 2010. 90% of NBA content is related to Yao Mai and the Rockets, so Louis is naturally not very familiar with Milicic, a well-known parallel importer.

However, after he started working in the CBA, he studied much more about the NBA.

Around 2014, Louis’s team tried to invite Milicic, who had retired from the NBA for two years, to the CBA as a foreign aid. After careful research by Louis, he changed the team’s plan with meticulous and reliable conclusions. .

What Louis was concerned about at the time was Milicic's professional attitude, and all signs proved that he was neither professional nor enterprising.In the NBA, he left behind a record of alcoholism and rumors of being a VIP in major away nightclubs.

Louie at the time also learned what had brought Milicic to that point. Larry Brown's poisoning was undeniable, but his own lack of drive was also decisive.Milicic never liked playing basketball, the reason he played it was because he was too tall to be chosen.When he profited from basketball, he found that it was a place that could help him change his environment away from the war-torn Serbia at the time.

Louis' memories of Milicic end here.

He is now fully focused on this year's draft.

The current situation of the Celtics is not good. Thomas' various actions have disappointed the fans. The media is discussing when Louis will expel him every day.

In mid-February, Yao Yueban and Gasol were selected as All-Stars.

During the All-Star break, Louie gave Thomas an ultimatum.

If the Celtics fail to reach the semifinals this year, Thomas will be fired.

Thomas reacted vehemently, arguing that the arrangement was unfair because the team did not have the strength to reach the semifinals.

Louis did not let go, this is his bottom line.

The only reason Thomas missed the semifinals was because he couldn't lead the Celtics to a top-four record in the Eastern Conference.

Because they couldn't get the top four records, the Celtics had to meet the invincible Heat, Knicks and 76ers in the first round.

This isn't the Celtics' failure, this is Thomas' failure.

Because of his incompetence, the Celtics were unable to play a stable performance against the downstream teams in the East, so the Celtics had to face those three teams ahead of schedule in the playoffs.

It is unreasonable for Thomas to insist that the team is not strong enough.

The Celtics have a deep lineup with two All-Stars inside. If they don't meet the top three in the division, they will have an advantage against anyone.

Except for the top five contenders, no other team in the league can have two All-Star players at the same time.

With this configuration, if you can't play in the top four in the Eastern Conference and can't make it to the semifinals, there is really nothing to say about firing Thomas.

What Louie wants to think about now is who to find to take Thomas's place.

It is also a way to come back to coach by yourself, but this can only be used as the last option.

Louie suspects that he has coached impotence.

In the past, seeing the team being tossed like this by Thomas, he probably couldn't help but come out. Unlike now, finding a new coach for the team does not consider himself at all.

The NCAA's March Madness is about to start, but Louis chooses to fly to Europe to inspect players.

After the news was exposed, it attracted a lot of speculation.

Some media speculated that Louis's trip was to investigate Michael Pietrus, who is known as the French Jordan.

As a result, when Louie chose to go to unstable Serbia, everyone knew his true goal.

Darko Milicic is not an unfamiliar name to NBA scouts and front office, but it is rare to travel to Serbia with as much fanfare as Louie.

The first to examine Milicic was not Louie, but Don Nelson's son.

It was Nelson Jr.'s high praise for Milicic that made the latter's name spread in NBA circles.

Louie's trip to Serbia was neither high-key nor low-key.

Everyone knew where he had gone and what he was going to do, but when he arrived at his destination, he refused all interviews and gave no information to the outside world at all.

Luigi watched Milicic's game live.

He doesn't look like a fake like Nikoloz Skitishvili, and at 17 he's already strong enough to take on the grown-ups in Europe while displaying a unicorn presence on the pitch. versatile.

For a [-]-footer, he's quick for his size, has incredible quickness, and has [-]-point range.

He has everything, but he doesn't have the basic inside skills.

He is very unfamiliar with all the skills that insiders must learn.

He didn't show any technologies that insiders need to focus on.

Milicic looks like he has a solid base, but it's not just talent that determines the ceiling.

In just one game, Luigi had a good idea of ​​Milicic's technical characteristics, problems and future development.

Louis has no interest in selecting Milicic, because no matter how he develops, he is not as easy to use as Pau Gasol, let alone he does not have the heart of a star.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Louis left early.

Looks like he's not happy with Milicic.

However, a day later, Serbian media revealed that Louis had appeared in a restaurant Milicic frequented, and the two had dinner and had a good talk.

At this time, Milicic is not yet eligible to participate in the draft, so Louie violated league regulations by doing so.

However, with Louis' current status in the arena, no one is willing to offend him with this trivial incident, so his colleagues in the United States pretend that nothing happened.

Garcia Lynn, the powerful vice president widely regarded as Stern's successor, made a special call to let Louie pay attention to the influence.

"It's not a big deal, but if someone insists that we hold you accountable for violating the rules... it will inevitably make things look bad."

Hearing this, Louis laughed and said, "How ugly is it? Isn't it just a fine? It's not like I haven't been fined before."

Lynn suddenly felt a little weird.

Coach Lu is a decent person. In the past, if he was dissatisfied with the referee that night in a game, he would scold him at the press conference.

If the league fines him for this, he will also show hegemony without paying a penny, and then the team owner will come forward to pay the fine, which not only complies with the regulations, but also makes Louis look good.

What is the situation today?Isn't it a fine?Is that a fine thing?
"Coach Lu, don't worry, no one will make a fuss about this matter."

"Garcia, you are wrong to think so." Louis said righteously, "The alliance is not only the alliance of the alliance office, but also the alliance of all our practitioners. If someone tramples on the rules of the game wantonly because of his status, there will be others in the future." Will you act according to the rules? This rule cannot be broken, and you can do whatever you want!"

Lynn asked suspiciously: "What do you mean?"

"According to the rules, give me a fine. The matter must be made public. It is best to hold a press conference to highlight the matter. I, Louis, openly violated the rules of the league. The crime is unforgivable. Others should learn from it."

"Coach Lu's matter really hasn't reached this point."

"What to do is your business. I just need to let everyone know about it-I met Darko Milicic privately and violated the rules, so I will be fined. You must highlight this fact at the press conference."

Lynn suspects that Louie is playing something very new, but the whole thing seems to be in order.This is strange, Legend Lu, who usually doesn't like to obey the rules, suddenly obeys the rules, insisting on forcing the alliance to put eye drops on him, and embarrassing him in front of all his colleagues. What is this for?
It's not a big deal, Lynn agreed directly for Stern.

Louis hung up the phone and waited for the good news.

The hype surrounding Milicic is already huge, and Louie just needs to add to the fire.

Is there anything better than the story of "Louis was fined for violating the regulations in order to inspect Milicic" to make people believe that Milicic has a promising future?
One day later, Garcia Lynn held a press conference on behalf of the league office, announcing the league's punishment for Louis' violations: "There are no rules, and the league cannot thrive without everyone's joint efforts. Legend Lu As senior professionals who know and make mistakes, we must punish Legend Lu for his illegal contact with Darko Milicic, and the league will impose a fine of $20000 on him."

(End of this chapter)