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Chapter 462 The Best Offer
Louis hung up the phone.

Who made me hate the Celtics so much?He laughed, and the LOGO man said with embarrassment that although this deal is good for the Knicks, from the perspective of the Lakers, if they want to rebuild, isn't it the best choice to exchange a veteran with immediate combat power for potential stocks + draft picks?
To put it bluntly, he has benefited the Lakers enough, and West also made a green tea talk to make it seem like the Knicks took advantage of it.

Louis smiled back, showing no regrets.

As long as this deal is completed, he dare not tell others, and some old friends in Boston may not be able to sleep.

The agreement between Louis and West was reached when the finals were not over.

At this time, the Celtics have already led the Lakers by 3 to 1, and they are only one victory away from the four consecutive championships.

The Lakers do not want to end this year's finals with a big score of 4 to 1.

Game5, the entire Lakers team is serving their lives.

Abdul-Jabbar seems to have known that this may be the last game of his career, so he showed energy beyond imagination.

This night, Abdul-Jabbar seemed to be 10 years younger all of a sudden, scoring 40 points and 39 rebounds on Sampson at the age of 9.

In the end, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Celtics, with a big score of 2 to 3.

Lakers star Wilt Chamberlain said cheerfully: "I have said that Kareem has been lazy, but you don't believe it. This time you have seen that if he wants, he can play such a performance. He has never tried his best. That's why he can play until he is 40 years old, because he is always lazy."

Then a reporter asked him: "Wilt, didn't you say last time that Karim will only appear in your games?"

"That's right, because I'm the commentator for this game, so you can see Kareem at full strength." He said this with the intention of claiming credit for himself.

This made Louis think of James being eliminated by the Suns in 2021, saying that Booker has absorbed all the experience he taught him, and seeing the other party behave like this, he is very happy.

If Booker didn't step on the corpse of the Lakers to enter the semifinals, it seems to make sense to you.However, Booker crushed the defending champion Lakers, entered the semifinals, and said on the night of eliminating the Lakers that he thought of Kobe.

James' words, coupled with Chamberlain's words, made Louis laugh so hard.

In Game [-], the Celtics didn't give the Lakers another chance.

Bird and Sampson had a triple-double in the same game.

After watching the live broadcast of the game, Louis suddenly knew why Isiah Thomas was so abnormal.

Beside the two giants, even if he blasted the Lakers to pieces on the offensive end, no one would notice.

Bird is recognized as the best in history, and Sampson is known as the third center in history besides Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The reason why he is not considered the second center in history is entirely because there is a superstar like Bird by his side.

Next to these two, Thomas seemed too small.

His presence would of course be ignored.

Everyone saw Bird's large triple-double and Sampson's triple-double in blocked shots, but no one noticed Thomas' 27 points and 8 assists.

The game is over.

The Celtics won the championship, and Bird was once again named FMVP with an average of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists per game.

Since 1981, the fifth championship in seven years, the fourth FMVP trophy, the best in history, slightly controversial, but the name is on.

When Bird delivered his acceptance speech, he specially called Thomas to his side: "Without Isiah, there would be no Celtics' four consecutive championships. There is great energy in his body, and he is the FMVP."

Thomas' eyes were flushed with excitement.

When Bird proposed to give Thomas the motorcycle rewarded by FMVP, he refused to accept it. The Celtics, who won four consecutive championships, completely nailed the Lakers to the pillar of shame.

All nine meetings in the history of the finals have failed.

It's comparable to the New York Yankees' dominance of the Boston Red Sox.

Now, Louis also knows why the Celtics' Big Three have been able to work hand in hand for many years.

Bird really listened to his original advice.

He often mentioned Thomas' name in public, and every time he praised him in the most ostentatious way.

He openly claimed that Thomas was the best teammate he ever played with.

The team's second head, Sampson, did not express dissatisfaction. Instead, he said that Bird and Thomas were the first and second in history in his mind.

This is the source of the Celtics' cohesion. Under Louis' unexpected circumstances, they became a perfect team that Louis envisioned back then.

Yes, they are a perfect team. Although there are some problems, the real perfect team does not mean that the lineup is perfect.

A perfect lineup means strong book strength.

The strong book strength must be composed of many extraordinary players.

Some of them have to make sacrifices, some of them need to be the main players to lead the second team, some of them have to sacrifice their own data, some of them need to sit on the bench for a long time... If you want to rely on the lineup to build the perfect team, then you have to pray that the players who need to make sacrifices have selfless dedication.

Reality often runs counter to what you imagined.

Seeing a Celtic team without any internal problems made Louis feel that it was more difficult to defeat them, but the stronger the opponent, the more fulfilling it would be when defeating them.

As soon as the finals were over, the undercurrent surrounding the draft became more and more turbulent.

The bidding war between the Knicks and the Bulls for the fifth pick in the first round has attracted a lot of attention.

Fans want to know which rookie caught their attention.

But this incident is no secret in professional basketball circles.

Because every time Scotty Pippen and his agent go to a team for trial training, they will talk about "Coach Lu thinks Scotty is the best rookie of the year, and the Knicks/Bulls have given us a draft promise" to inflate their worth.

The Knicks and the Bulls competed for the Nets' fifth pick in the first round, which confirmed what Pippen's agent said.

That's right, Louis and Klaus had their eye on Pippen at the same time.

If it's just Klaus who has taken a fancy to him, the Nets may not take it seriously.After all, Klaus has a bad reputation in this circle.

He used McHale + two future first-round deals to get the second pick last year, and then chose a poisonous dog who killed himself.

Although the death of Bias had nothing to do with him, with the subsequent disclosure of some news, more and more evidence proved that it was not the first time that Baias had smoked alone, and he had had many times before that day.Whether or not he died that night, he couldn't have been a great player.

Because there is no great player in history who can realize his potential after absorbing independence.

That's why the Knicks are trading the No. [-] pick.

In the professional basketball circle, there is a consensus on whether the Knicks saw Bias's problem.

That's what the Knicks absolutely knew, and that's why they were trying to get the No. [-] pick to catch the big fish, and Krause took the bait.

The sent McHale was just an ordinary star player in the Bulls, but he played an MVP performance when he went to the Knicks.

A deal made the Knicks' management a god.

The only thing they didn't know was that Baylor was the one who completed these operations on the surface, but Louis was behind the scenes.

At least, those general managers who suffered from Lu Yi's hands are very clear about how they "died".

The rivalry between Louis and Klaus reached a fever pitch the day after the finals.

Chicago

in the bulls office
Jerry Krause listened sullenly to the latest developments.

The Knicks are so crazy that they want to send their seventh and eighth picks (from the 76ers) and the second round (from the Celtics) to the Nets for the fifth pick.

"give me some more time."

Klaus hung up the phone.

He must seriously consider whether it is necessary to proceed with this transaction.

Louis is determined to win Pippen, but he is just a player playing in the second league. Is he really that good?
What if he is a parallel importer?

Krause isn't sure he's really going to bet it all on a player like this.

However, in his mind, Louie's face appeared after he found out that he had withdrawn from the deal.

How proud will he be?

Klaus has regarded Louis as his competitor by default. He recognizes Louis' ability, but he also hates the deal last year.The person he should hate most is himself, but he doesn't want to hate himself because it will cost him his job, so he can only hate Louis.

Why is he trading the No. [-] pick?Why?
Also, judging from Louie's operating records in the draft, what does it mean if he wants Pippen so much?
Klaus gritted his teeth hard.

He slapped the table hard... "Can't stop here!"

In order to get Pippen, he needs to pay a lot. Originally, he wanted to trade a higher pick, but none of the teams with the top four picks was willing to trade with him, so the Nets were the only choice for the Bulls.

Krause's phone rings again in the New Jersey Nets general manager's office.

This time, he will make the best offer.

(End of this chapter)