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Chapter 377 Don't You Look At The Situation When You Speak

In the 1986 NBA Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics played against the Pistons. Louis watched the entire game.

His guess was right, the beasts in Boston would hand over the Knicks' early exit to the Pistons.

The team they most want to play in the semifinals is not the Pistons, but the Knicks.The Pistons eliminated the Knicks, and they had no way to ask the Knicks to recover the regular season account.

So, the anger is all on the people of Detroit.

This is the most brutal round of the series this year.

The Celtics averaged 32 points per game and beat Detroit to the brink.

Especially in Game4, Chuck Daly took the initiative to press the Celtics, awakening some bad memories of Bostonians.

The irritated Bostonians, a little out of breath, attacked their opponents frantically, and finally won by 44 points.

In a round of the series, both Bird and Thomas averaged 30+ per game, which shows how angry they are.

Their game became the spice of Louie's evening.

While watching this series, during the day, Louis tried out various players in the Blue Palace.

The Cavaliers helped the Knicks get the No. [-] pick. How could they not choose to exchange this year's first-round pick with the Cavaliers?

As a result, the Knicks won the No. [-] pick for two consecutive years.

The Knicks also became the first team in NBA history to win the No. [-] pick for two consecutive years.

Thank you Cleveland, God Bless New York.

With the No. [-] pick, the Knicks can naturally try out rookies blatantly, and when asked by the media "Do you want this person", they can express their opinions at will.

There are three seeds this year.

North Carolina's Brad Doherty, University of Maryland's Len Bias, and UCLA's super freshman Benjamin Wilson.

It is worth mentioning that Wilson created a monumental season at UCLA.

He and Reggie Miller led UCLA to the national finals against the 36-1 Duke Blue Devils.

Wilson and Miller scored 30+ in the same game. Wilson hit a quasi lore with the ball at the critical moment, allowing the Bruins to beat Duke by 2 points.

After many years, UCLA won the national championship again.

The entire UCLA is trying to keep Wilson, hoping that he will play for another year.

Initially, Wilson was vacillating. When the Knicks got the No. 1986 pick, he immediately decided to participate in the [-] NBA draft.

As early as during his freshman season, he told reporters countless times that the team he most wanted to play for was the New York Knicks because Little Lu was there.

The Knicks also invited three seed players to the Blue Palace for trial training.

When Dougherty, Bias and Wilson arrived, Louis specially found Stevens and Ewing, who had just returned from injury, as training partners for them.

As far as workouts go, all three have impressed Louie.

Doherty is like a combination of Brad Miller and Yao Huang, with 6 points for the latter's offense and 10 points for the former's support.

But he's not as tall as 226 cm, and he doesn't play as well as Miller.

One of the best players in North Carolina history, Louie sees some great qualities in him.

Selfless, enthusiastic, willing to pass the ball, has the potential to be a playmaker, and can play the Twin Towers with Ewing.

If there is no one else in this draft, Louis will not hesitate to take him with the No. [-] pick.

The problem is that there are others in this draft.

And it's two.

Len Byers, Louie had been thinking from the first day he saw the name.

Is he the one I thought of?
Is that the guy who overdosed himself and left multiple what-ifs in NBA history?
He's not sure, he's on par with Benj for this workout.

Since he is a junior, he is much more mature than Benj.

Louie couldn't believe he could see such a player.

Nearly 2 meters tall, strong, or should I say very strong.He already has a pro-level frame but moves fast, like a stronger James Worthy.He blasted Stevens out in workouts, a two-way forward who could handle the ball, was quick, and was as strong as a bull, the bug of any professional game.

Plus, he has MJ and Wilkins-level enthusiasm for getting to the rim.

Can shoot in the middle, and the shooting hand shape is very good.

Blue-collar temperament, very competitive, very aggressive rebounder, and athletic monster who can catch top [-] lobs every game.

If this person can play in today's Celtics, Louis can't imagine where the upper limit of the Celtics will be.

His potential, his fighting spirit, and his talent are enough to compare with Benj.

But Louis would not choose him.

He couldn't take the risk, he wasn't sure Bias was who he thought he was.

Even if he wasn't, Louis wouldn't choose, not even with a 1% chance.Because he is so outstanding, but Louis has such a vague impression of him.

This shows that he has not become a talent. What is the reason for his failure?Whatever it was, Louis didn't care.

During the physical examination, Nix found a needle hole in Bias's arm. He argued that he had often had to go to the hospital for injections due to illness during the past period.

The Knicks didn't dwell on it.

Then, there's Benj.

If worrying about Baias' fall was the reason why Louis didn't pick him, then the reason also applies to Benj.

Benjamin Wilson, he showed about 80% of his strength today.

Because he was relaxed, he regarded Louie as a friend and thought he would definitely be drafted by the Knicks.The Knicks have no reason not to draft him. They are playing in the UCLA system, and he just won the championship on behalf of UCLA.

The Knicks lack aces at the second and third positions, and he can fill in the blanks perfectly.

Louie likes his style of play, the way he can adapt to any era.

The only thing that makes Louie sway is that he is not sure whether Benj's presence has changed his fate.

Perhaps without him, he would have died on the streets of Chicago two years ago?
In retrospect, if Louie hadn't been around, Benj might have actually been killed.

He's an idiot, unarmed and yelling at people with guns pointed at him.

After much deliberation, North Carolina's Dougherty is the safest option.

Baias is the least reassuring option for Louis.

Benj is an unknown option.

From the perspective of technology and talent, he has no reason to doubt that Benj can't become a talent.

This is a player who can play 100%.

At the end of the workout, Louie invited Wilson to dinner as the general manager of the team.

Naturally, Wilson had no reason to refuse him, and the two went to eat steak together.

"Benj, how's your high school girlfriend doing?" Louie casually asked.

"Damn it!" Wilson cursed as if hearing something bad, "You're right, coach."

A smile appeared on Louis's face: "The child really isn't yours?"

"No." Wilson said angrily, "That's why that bitch avoided me. She couldn't explain it to me, and she didn't want me to see the child."

Louie jokingly said, "And you almost got shot because of her."

"That's right, I'm really scared when I think about it now!" Wilson recalled what happened at that time, "It's too dangerous!"

"Young man, you will encounter many similar things in the future. You must control your temper. If in the future some policemen who don't want to see black people driving luxury cars deliberately stop you for interrogation, are you going to fight them hard?"

"Coach, that's what I did when I was 18."

Wilson said seriously.

"I'm 20 now."

"Are you trying to say you're mature?"

"Ah."

"Boy, don't be too arrogant. The doctor said that my mental age is 60 years old, but I dare not say that I am mature. You only grow a few hairs, and you think you are mature?" Louis really dare not say, after all, there are not many brothers with a mental age of 60 years old who can't live without Coke.

In his life, he can live without a woman for a week and play handjob for a month, but he can't stop drinking Coke for more than 2 days.

Wilson bowed his head guiltily.

They were silent at the dinner table for a while, and Wilson asked, "Coach, will you take me with the first pick?"

"Would you mind if we took you with the second pick?"

Wilson shook his head and said, "No, I just want to play for the Knicks."

"Benj, you should be responsible for your own future instead of trying to repay me." Louie laughed.

Wilson said: "Of course I want to repay you, but at the same time, going to New York is also the best choice for me. You are playing UCLA offense, I can seamlessly access, and this city can amplify my business value."

"You really think so?"

"Yes."

"Okay, but I'm going to ask you a few questions, and you answer me honestly."

"Excuse me."

Louis asked directly: "Do you smoke alone?"

Wilson replied instinctively, "Absolutely not!"

"Can you swear in the name of the whole family?"

"I can, I swear!"

"Is there something wrong with you that you don't know about?"

"No."

"Is there any enemy who wants to kill you?"

Thinking back with chills down his spine, Wilson shook his head and said, "No."

"Do you have any quirks? Pay attention, you can't have any reservations about me. If you dare to lie to me, we have nothing to talk about. I won't choose a player who starts to lie to me before he plays for me." Louis was seriously curious, "Tell me about your quirks."

Wilson blushed, "Should I also talk about things that have nothing to do with basketball?"

"Don't you think that's what I want to know the most?"

"I like"

Wilson whispered to Louie about his eccentricity.

"No wonder your ex-girlfriend cheated, you are such a pervert!" Louis said disgustedly, "I'm not saying I don't like it, what I mean is, I will never be like you. The stronger the smell, the better. You really have a problem. I have to think about choosing you."

"No. Coach, it was you who said to be honest with each other and tell the truth."

"You are so honest that I can't even treat you as a normal person!" Louis tortured the steak with a knife and fork, "We are eating, have you considered my appetite when you say this? You should pay attention to the occasion!!!"

(End of this chapter)