the rest, only noise

Chapter 1524 You Look Like Your Dad

On July 2003, 7, the Celtics negotiating team set off from Boston.

There are a total of six people in the entire negotiating team, namely Louis, Lu Wuxia, Riley, Bird, Oakley, and Barkley.

Bird is the head coach, and he represents the team's attitude towards Jordan, so he must be present.

Impeccable is the future star that the Celtics place high hopes on, and can represent the young people of the Green Army to give Old Joe an attitude.

"Since ancient times, how can a winner ask a loser for support?"

On Louis' private plane, President Lu said something that Jordan must never hear, and then took a light sip of the soaked whole grain oatmeal.

Bird snorted, "How dare you say that? If it weren't for your slow reaction, Benj would have already signed with us."

This bastard who has no respect for the president, President Lu will not be used to it, "Yo, you want to coach Benj so much? Did you forget that he is the one who replaced you as a dog? Your fans want him to die, but you only want to coach him?"

Bird sneered: "What's the use of the dog? If it was useful, Boston would not have regarded me as a mascot, and I would not have gone to Los Angeles!"

"Winning is the most important thing!"

Indeed, Byrd was right at all.

Benj's three years in Philly have proven solidly that even the dog himself can't win if he isn't on the right team.

In fact, this is also a reason for the remaining fans of the former dog to attack the current dog.

Bird can still win the championship without Legend Lu, and Wilson can't even make it to the finals without Legend Lu.

In fact, this is completely sophistry, because Wilson not only left Louis, but also changed teams.Although Bird left Louis, the team is still the original team.The Celtics in the Louis era changed in the finals, and they defeated the Lakers by an overwhelming advantage. Can changing the head coach change anything?

But some people don't care about this.

Just like Jordan was often said to be nothing without Pippen in his previous life.Don’t worry about whether it’s right or not, just say whether what it says is true.

There are indeed some people in this world who don't know how to look at problems from a developmental perspective, please understand.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, the Celtics negotiating team arrived in Portland.

Afterwards, they went to the agreed place - a Michelin three-star restaurant under Jordan's name.

When Louis and the others arrived at the scene, they found that a large number of fans and multiple media had gathered outside.

The recruitment was supposed to be a secret matter, but it was made like a martial arts match in ancient novels. Only a good man with both civil and military skills can marry this Portland flower home.

Louie also saw many fanatical fans pulling banners that read "It's ok Michael. You can go" (It's okay, Michael, you can go).

"It's heartless for these fans to say such things to Michael." This was Oakley's speech revealing his IQ.

Everyone looked at him like a monster.

Bird gave Louis a white look, meaning, why did you bring such a number one person?

Louis smiled lightly: "It's good, even the fans support us, the chances of winning are even greater!"

After the Celtics negotiating team entered the restaurant, they found that Jordan and his agent David Falk had arrived.

"Michael, how long have you been waiting?" Buckley asked with a smile.

Jordan said flatly: "Not long, just a few minutes."

"If the fans outside were not so enthusiastic, maybe we would have arrived earlier." Louis laughed, "Your fans are undoubtedly one of the best fans."

Jordan nodded: "Yes, they are one of the motivations for me to stay here and play."

At this time, Falk said, "Coach Lu, Michael and I both want to know what the Celtics are going to use to make Michael leave everything in Portland and go to Boston to play for you."

For Jordan and Falk, the Celtics' open recruiting came as a surprise, completely changing their offseason plans.

Falk believes that at Jordan's current age, staying in Portland can only be for the friendship between him and Paul Allen and the mutual loyalty between the team and the players.

Such a story is certainly fine, but is it fair to Jordan?
Even someone like Barkley won a ring, but Jordan, who guarded Portland for 19 years, didn't have a ring?

Therefore, Farke is very excited about the Celtics' recruitment plan, but he wants an exact commitment.

He hoped that Louie could guarantee Jordan's tactical status and explain their championship plan for Jordan, but he did not consider that Jordan's current age and strength were not enough to negotiate these conditions with the Celtics.

Misjudgment of the situation and unclear self-awareness caused Falk to mistakenly adopt a condescending attitude towards the Celtic negotiating team.

"David, did you make a mistake?" Louie said bluntly. "This is recruitment, not a request. We are here to talk about cooperation. We should talk about how to work together to help each other succeed, not how we can help Michael win the championship unilaterally. What do you say, Michael?"

Jordan's position is clearly in line with Falk.

"I do need you guys to give me a reason to leave Portland."

Hearing this, the little smile left on Louis' face also disappeared.

Louie could still stand it if he was sitting across from a 35-year-old Jordan.

You are 40 years old, why do you have to put on a face of an active super giant?

Just as Louie was about to explode and let the negotiation fall apart, Riley said: "This is for your posthumous reputation."

"Background name?"

"good."

"How do you want to be remembered?" Riley said. "Whether it's foolishly sticking to a city for 20 years and not winning anything, or pulling out when there's no hope and fighting for a championship in the last few years of your career?"

Jordan said: "The championship can't represent everything. I have won the respect of many people."

"Really?" Riley's tone was almost indifferent, "I believe you did get that respect, but what is the respect for you? Does it make you feel good when you lose? Does it make you proud when others laugh at you for never winning a championship? Does it make people respect you in the future after decades? I believe you know the answer. Lost those Finals."

It can be seen that Jordan's pupils were bloodshot, and Riley's words pierced deep in his heart.

Just when Jordan was struggling to speak out by the thoughts in his mind, Falk laughed sarcastically.

He shifted the focus of the negotiations to himself.

"Coach Riley, what you said is very reasonable. If you didn't lose so many finals, I would agree more with what you said." Falk said bitterly, "But, isn't it you who made Michael lose so many finals? What right do you have to sit here and let him think about his reputation?"

Riley was furious instantly, and his seemingly plain face quickly turned rosy. Just before he broke out, Lu Wuxia, as the youngest person on the table, said righteously: "I'm afraid Coach Riley can't be blamed for this incident."

"What did you say?" Falke didn't think the juniors had anything to say about this matter, "Wish, you don't know anything about what happened back then."

"Hey"

He smiled flawlessly.

"Mr. Falk, although I am very young, I have watched many NBA Finals games." Lu Wuxia said bitterly, "MJ was frozen by the 'Jordan Rule' in 1988. In 1992, he couldn't stop Benj, who only had one foot. He even missed a key attack in Game 1993 in [-], and was knocked to the ground by Benj one-on-one. He made a game-killing three-pointer. These failures were not caused by Coach Riley, he was the first person responsible for the loss."

Had there been an unwitting audience, he would have thought the two groups were arguing, not negotiating.

"You don't know anything at all!"

Falk defended his employer loudly, but he couldn't face the classic moments that went down in NBA history as he described them flawlessly.

"I really don't understand." Lu Wuxia didn't even look at Falke, he stared directly at Jordan, "But at least I know that if Portland won the finals in those years, MJ would be their number one hero. Some people even say that MJ is the only reason for their success. If this is the case, why is MJ not the first person responsible when the Blazers fail? Why can his agent pass the blame to others in such a disregard of the facts?"

Lu Wuxia's words made Jordan's face darken, and Falke was furious, unable to roar.

After a while, Jordan said softly, "You are very similar to your father."

"Very few people say that." Lu Wuxia smiled, "But thank you for telling me this."

(End of this chapter)