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Chapter 258 What kind of person is he? (11113)

"Are you finished?"

Auerbach asked impatiently.

"almost."

Louis put down the contract documents, he was very happy, Auerbach did not add some clauses in the contract that might restrict him, this is a real contract.

"If there is no problem, just sign it." Auerbach deliberately picked this time to renew the contract with Louis, just to ensure that everything is under control.

He believes that Louis can lead the team to win the championship, and he also believes that as long as he wins the championship, Louis will jump out of the contract as soon as possible.

At that time, what kind of offer Louis, who has joined the free market, will get is out of his control.

He has given enough sincerity in this contract. The problem is that if Louis goes to the free market, some teams will give more sincerity.

Now is the best time, Louis has not yet won the championship, the future is uncertain, the Celtics are at their best, is there any coach who does not want to coach this team for a long time?
Auerbach did not believe in such a person.

To put it bluntly, even if the most mediocre coach comes to lead this team, the record will not be bad.

The rare thing about Louis is that he tapped the team's potential so much that it completely exceeded the management's expectations and imagination.

Some coaches, even if they serve a good dish, they don't know how to eat it.

Although Louis has not led a mediocre team to fully demonstrate his coaching ability, it is enough to prove his ability to make a strong team play its full power.

However, Louis' decision was beyond Auerbach's imagination.

"No, the season is not over yet, I don't want to decide my future so quickly." Louis pushed the contract documents in front of Auerbach.

Auerbach asked unexpectedly: "Are you not satisfied with the salary?"

"How come? Your generosity surprised me this time."

"why?"

"Didn't I say that, I don't want to decide my future so quickly."

"Don't fart with me!" Auerbach exclaimed. "If you're happy with the salary, I don't think you have a reason to say no to me!"

Louis smiled and said, "Yes."

"What reason?"

"Didn't I say it? A controllable future." Louis was about to spit out the sacred word, "Freedom. Isn't this what the United States and many Western countries advocate? I want to freely choose my future. If I decide now, it is a bit too fast, and I am not prepared."

Auerbach didn't believe Louis cared about shitty freedom, he just didn't want to sign.

"Do you want to test the free market?" Auerbach is not an idiot. Louis only needs to win two more games to activate his exit clause. At that time, he can test the free market as a historical rookie coach.

Auerbach believes that teams will compete as hard as young superstars who bid to become free agents.

At this point, there was no need for Louis to hide his intentions.

"Reid, I always wondered, what would my future look like if I put down roots in Boston?"

Auerbach looked at Louis seriously, "Then have you thought about it?"

"Probably, I'm just a second Tom (Heinsohn) at most." Louie took another sip of Coke, "I can't operate the draft freely, I can't make trades as I like, and I can't control the future of the team, because there is Jane above me, and you are above Jane, and you have your own considerations. It is difficult for me to pass this hurdle."

"You're still fucking young! These things are not as simple as you think!"

Auerbach immediately thought of the trade he had rejected during the season.

It was a deal that Louis negotiated, and Auerbach didn't want to do it because he couldn't see the benefits.

Auerbach suddenly discovered that maybe it was that deal that made Louis uncertain about his future.

He began to want "freedom".

His freedom is by no means the death-defying freedom pursued by people who still go to the beach to bask in the sun, participate in social activities, or even insist on going out with mild symptoms of the new crown during the pandemic more than [-] years later.

Louis wants more than Auerbach thinks.

"If being young can be an excuse, I shouldn't be coaching the Celtics." Louie joked.

Auerbach already knew that it was impossible for him to let Louis sign the contract extension smoothly today.

If all goes well, the Celtics will win the Finals and Louie will jump out of his current contract and become a free agent.

Based on what he just said, Auerbach can conclude that he will not stay in Boston.

"Since you know how difficult it is for you to sit in this position at a young age, why do you want more? What do you want? Take my place?" Auerbach's eyes became a little dangerous, like a landowner lion sizing up a stray lion.

"No one can take your place. Before you fail, or suffer from dementia, all those who try to take your place will be drowned by the spittle of the fans."

That's why Louie won't be staying in Boston for long.

He didn't want to live in Auerbach's shadow for long.

"You're still young, Louis." Auerbach's hard knife and sugar-coated shells had no effect, and he took out his last weapon, the soft knife. "Many things are not as simple as you think. You are eager to participate in the construction of the team. I understand and I am willing to let you participate. You came to Boston at the age of 18. This is your second home. Everyone thinks that you will succeed me in the future and take this position, but you need a little patience."

There was magic in Auerbach's hoarse voice: "It's yours, it will always be yours."

"Let me reconsider."

Auerbach's hard knife, soft knife and generous contract did not impress Louie.

He said he would consider it, but his determination was unshakable.

I saw him leave the office with another bottle of Coke, and Walker waited outside the door for them to finish talking.

"Is it done?" Volker asked.

Louis joked, "Almost."

Hearing this, Volker's face suddenly darkened, and he hoped that Louis would stay.

Because Louis is a young coach with insight and unlimited potential.Auerbach will retire sooner or later. At that time, he will be the general manager, and he needs a coach he can trust to advance and retreat together.

However, Auerbach's magic doesn't seem to be working today.

This young man rejected Reid Auerbach.

Louis walked away before Volker entered Auerbach's office. He wanted to know some details.

"Jane, I don't know what the problem is." Auerbach lit his cigar.

He really doesn't know that there is no team more suitable for a rookie coach than the current Celtics.

This team has great talent, a strong book lineup, enough to dominate the strength of the league.

The rookie coach can take this lineup to experiment with his own tactics, and even if he fails, he can still rely on the team's strong strength to get the bottom line.

Even if Louis wants to leave, he should stay here for a few more years and make enough achievements before leaving.

But just now, he acted impatiently.

Auerbach couldn't understand why a young man who made his debut in Boston and spent only 6 years on his promotion path from scout, assistant coach, and head coach would become so ambitious that he would not wait for him to delegate power.

"KC said that no one really knew Louie," Walker said bitterly. "We never knew what he was thinking or what he was trying to do."

His pain lies in the foreseeable future. From the coaching staff to the management, no one can share it for him, and no one can deal with Auerbach with him.Even after Auerbach retired, he might not even be able to keep the position of general manager without someone like Louis supporting his work.

Cigar smoke circled Auerbach's mouth, and he exhaled a cloud.

"Perhaps, he is such a guy."

Auerbach said mockingly.

"He's been aiming at my position from the very beginning."

Walker said in horror: "You mean when he was 18 years old... he was thinking about this day?"

"Why?" Auerbach snorted coldly, "Do you think it's impossible?"

Volker can see Louis' ability and potential, and he likes his character even more, but he can't see through Louis' heart.

With a cigar between his fingers, Auerbach said exasperatedly, "We must prepare for the worst!"

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Louie opened another Coke from Auerbach's office, standing on the second floor overlooking the field below.

Byrd had finished his run and was drinking.

Paxson continued to shoot, and the three-pointer seemed to be the only one in his life.

Louis recalled Auerbach's contract extension, and it was impossible to say that he was not moved.

If he had less ambition and more desire to make contributions, maybe he would have signed that contract.Anyway, there are only four years, and the next four years will be the golden period for this Celtics team to hit the results. If it goes well, it is not impossible to win three championships in the next four years, or even win them all.

At that time, he may leave Boston with five rings, or four rings, which is enough honor to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Whenever his thoughts tilted towards the option of staying, he couldn't help but think of how Auerbach ran the Celtics like a dictator.

He doesn't want to work for a long time under a framework that he can't control.

He didn't have a choice before, but now it's different. Even if he's going to a bad team, as long as he has enough authority, he can still build a team to compete with the Celtics.

That would be a team without Auerbach at all, and no one would say "none of this would have happened without Reid."

Starting from nothing, starting from nothing, and defeating the Celtics and Lakers as the ultimate boss, what a difficult road this is. Just thinking about it makes Louis tremble with fear.

The harder it is, the more his adrenaline will soar.

When you start your life again, you will accept all challenges.

Resting on the laurels, or looking for shortcuts, was never an option for him.

As time passed, Louis' determination became more unshakable.

He's made a decision, he just hasn't spoken to anyone.

(End of this chapter)