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Chapter 1514 What they want is the future

The playoffs were very intense, but the Celtics, who ended the season early, did not leave the coaching position vacant for a long time.

A week before the 2003 lottery, the Celtics announced that chief assistant Bill Lambiel would serve as the team's acting coach before a new coach was confirmed.Of course, the possibility of Lambiel directly taking over the coach is not ruled out.

To the outside world, this is a very Celtic decision.

Since the Auerbach era, they have been used to using their own people.

And, as a rule of thumb, hiring outsiders doesn't end well.

But letting Lambiel coach is by no means an exciting thing, because he was Thomas's chief assistant before, and I haven't seen him help Thomas do a good job.

Soon, the Celtics announced another blockbuster news.

"Former NBA coach Pat Riley will join Bill Lambiel's coaching staff as head assistant."

This news naturally caused a stir in Melaleuca Mountain Dew.

First of all, the fans are excited. Although Riley's resume is filled with failures, there is no second coach in the entire sports history who can fail like him.

Moreover, in the years when he was most likely to win the championship, he happened to meet the "Messiah". Isn't it normal to lose?He has pushed the "Messiah" team to a desperate situation at least several times. Who has done it before?
Bob Ryan, the most influential sports reporter in Boston, said: "Pat Riley's joining can at least let us breathe a sigh of relief. We don't have to worry about the coaching staff not being proficient in business and making more mistakes than Isiah, because there is someone smart enough to help him get everything done."

Die-hard Celtics fan Bill Simmons, who was blacklisted by Luigi, continued to make inappropriate jokes: "20 years ago, Pat Riley served as Paul Westhead's assistant coach, helped him win the championship, and then usurped the opponent's coaching position in the next year. I believe Legend Lu definitely said to him in private, 'If Bill doesn't do a good job, you kick him out'. Really, why are we always the good guys named Bill who get hurt?"

It seems that everyone thought that Lambiel was stable, but in fact, Louis did not intend to let Lambiel take over.

In addition to these things, Riley's mental state and mental health have also raised some concerns.

To this end, Louie had a doctor evaluate Riley.

The doctor's diagnosis is that the health problem can be alleviated by taking medicine, but the psychological problem has no solution, which is why Riley cannot become the head coach.

2003 NBA Lottery Night

Celtics vice president Chris Wallace came to the scene as the team's representative in the lottery.

This year's draw is different from previous years.

In previous years, the lottery conference was usually not scheduled to be held in the prime time of the evening, but this year, ABC, which just won the NBA TV broadcast contract from NBC, has a completely different attitude towards this matter.Not only did they put the broadcast time of the lottery meeting in prime time, but they also announced that they had created a half-hour program specially for the lottery.

Judging from the quality of this year's draft, it makes sense for ABC to solemnly organize the lottery. For many weak teams, this year is an opportunity to make a comeback through the draft.

The atmosphere was one that Celtics representative Chris Wallace would never forget. The auditorium was filled with anxious team representatives who came full of hope, but most of them would return disappointed.

Even in this draft, which is widely regarded as the deepest draft since 1996, if you want to change the fate of the team, you have to draw the top five picks.

From the people represented by the lottery, it can be seen how much each team attaches importance to this matter.

The fact that the Celtics sent a vice president, rather than an assistant coach, shows that they take tonight's lottery results seriously.

But the Cavaliers are full of executives, even the almost blind team owner Gordon Gund also came to the scene.

This year is the first year for the Cavaliers to do poorly. As the saying goes, it’s better to come early than to come early. Just now, they encountered such a draft year with many talents. The most important thing is that the top pick is still a native of Cleveland. This is simply God sent them.

Before the lottery began, Gund told the reporter: "I have already promised my parents and fellow villagers that if I don't get the No. [-] lottery, I will sell the team and apologize!"

Like the Cavaliers, the Los Angeles Clippers, which have a 22% chance of winning the No. [-] pick, sent their head coach as the representative of the team.

A few days before the lottery began, someone joked that the direct evidence of the league's manipulation of the draft lottery was that they never sent "a generation of talent" to the Clippers.

For a person like James who pointed his sword at President Hill when he debuted, his debut with the Clippers is indeed a hell start.

However, the team representatives at the scene were nervous, and the favorites who were about to participate in the draft were not much better.

Lu Wuxia, who is regarded as the only one who may threaten James' No. [-] pick this year (Milicic has not yet qualified for the election), is watching the lottery draw with his parents at home.

"Dad, if the Celtics get the No. [-] lottery, will you choose me or Bron?" Lu Wuxia asked with blinking eyes.

When Louis heard it, isn't this a reprint of "Who will you save if your mother and I fell into the water at the same time?"?
"Silly boy, your father will definitely choose you!" Lorraine peeled a grape for his son.

"Well, your mother was right," Louis agreed unemotionally.

Because the lottery is drawn in reverse order, the spots for the top-ranked teams are settled early.

This process is long and boring for the audience.

It wasn't until the sixth pick that things got interesting.

Louie let out a sigh of relief, the result of the Celtics' magic lottery has not yet been announced, and now it has been determined to be the top five picks.

In other words, Louie can get Wade back again.

So far, only one team has gone further than its projected pick.

They are the Phoenix Suns.

Minutes later, the winner of the fifth pick was revealed—the Chicago Bulls got it.

Subsequently, the Los Angeles Clippers drew the No. [-] pick.

This means that the Celtics, Suns and Cavaliers have become the top three picks in this draft.

Luck did not continue to favor the Celtics, and they were the next one to withdraw from the lottery game.

Chris Wallace drew the No. [-] pick for the team.

"Can Mike be selected for the third pick?" Lorraine is the only one in the family who insists on calling his son "Mike".

Lu Wuxia said arrogantly: "I can't, I'm at least the number two show."

Minutes later, Phoenix Suns representatives disappointed with the No. 2003 pick, which represented a revision of the familiar timeline for Louie—though he changed a myriad of things, this one didn't change, and the Cleveland Cavaliers fatefully drew the No. [-] pick in [-].

For this result, Cavaliers star Austin Carr (Austin Carr SG) burst into tears.

"We got a superstar who can change Cleveland's tragic sports history for half a century!" Karl told reporters, "LeBron can definitely do it!"

Watching the first No. [-] pick in the history of the Cavaliers burst into tears, Louis did have some feelings.

In terms of results, what James achieved in 2016 did exactly what he said, ending the history of God cursed Cleveland.

How about this world?
"Dad, must Bron be the No. [-] pick this year?" Lu Wuxia asked.

Even today, Lu Wuxia is unwilling to accept this fact.

He was the first of his generation to become famous.For a long time, scouts thought he was the best player in his age group.

Lu Wuxia responded to the doubts of the outside world with his strength. It was not until the third year of high school that Louis asked him to carry out technical reforms. James began to become famous all over the United States, and other geniuses of the same age also made significant progress. Therefore, the Son of God who was praised by countless people in the past few years seemed to be a bubble.

Until Lu Wuxia played the best freshman season at the University of Memphis since Benjamin Wilson in the 1985-86 season.

He cleared the doubts and became the focus again, but James was already an unshakable quasi-champion at that time.

To the flawless question, Louie answered him realistically: "Can you get Reebok to give you a check for tens of millions of dollars without hesitation, on the condition that you sign with them and stop contacting people from Nike and Adidas?"

Lu Wuxia shook his head.

"Can you get Nike to design 50 logos for you, and provide 10 signature shoe samples without knowing whether you signed the contract?"

Lu Wuxia shook his head again.

At this time, Louis asked with a smile: "Can you let Adidas directly give you an endorsement contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars?"

Lu Wuxia was silent.

He also has endorsements in his hands, but none of the specifications of an endorsement can compare with James.

That's the reality faced by other players in James' class.

Maybe their immediate combat power is not much worse than James, but these big brands that spend a lot of money value the future of the Chosen One.

What James represents is a whole new concept of visualization.

He plays like a magician, but the magician does not have his physical fitness and athleticism;

He scores like a conqueror, but it's hard for a conqueror to be a court commander like him;
The combination of magician and conqueror, this is James' label.

Countless publicity and hype have made people believe in James' potential, so even if he has not proven himself in a high-level league, there are still people willing to give him a big deal.

"Any thoughts?" Louis looked at his son playfully.

Lu Wuxia was silent for a while before saying, "They don't care about the present?"

Louis nodded in relief, and his son realized.

"That's right, what they're looking at is LeBron's future, even if you blow him out in a game that's broadcast live globally, they'll still pick him. Because the win or loss in front of them is worthless to them."

What Louis didn't expect was that Wuxia recognized him, but Li Xuanbing didn't. He said dissatisfiedly, "What's the matter with you? It's okay for people outside to listen to the wind and rain. You're a basketball expert anyway, so why don't you turn to your son? What's so good about that Thunder Tyrannosaurus? I think Wuxia is much better than him!"

Louis, who was told by the old lady that "listening to the wind is rain", had a hard time, so he could only apologize.

PS: Please take a half-holiday tomorrow.

PPS: How do you think Jordan ended his career with dignity?Of course, I have a bold idea, but I also want to hear your thoughts and brainstorm before I even write.

(End of this chapter)