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Chapter 652 I will ask the question knowingly first, then I will play hard to catch, and the last trick is to lure the enemy into deep, and see what he says

Chapter 653 I will first ask the question knowingly, and then I will play hard to catch. The last trick is to lure the enemy into deep, and see what he says

April 6

Just when Louis was struggling with whether to choose Sean Kemp with the 14th pick in the first round, the league official announced that the Timberwolves and the Bulls had reached a deal.

This is the first trade in Timberwolves history.

The Timberwolves traded Dan Marley in exchange for veteran Dennis Johnson and a 1994 first-round pick from the Bulls.

Take a veteran who is still above the average starting level + a future first-rotation bench player who can only play a few minutes in the Knicks?
People these days don't know Marly's potential, not even Klaus.

He made this deal mainly because he wanted to get rid of Johnson, and bring back some young immediate combat power by the way.Although Billy McKinney is his old subordinate, they are now their own masters. If he doesn't give the other party some sweetness, the other party can't join forces with him to disgust Louis.

So Louis doesn't intend to hold grudges against McKinney, anyway, this 250 will suffer the consequences sooner or later.

It is actually a good choice to trade Marly for Johnson + the first round in the future, but his ability does not support him waiting until the first round to cash out.

When he was a child, if someone wanted to bring his brothers to beat Louis, Louis would not catch him without a fight. He would find the guy who gathered people to beat him and output with all his strength.Of course, it is inevitable that someone will beat him up in the end, but the culprit should not think about it.

He has this character, so it's okay to be an accomplice, and he will retaliate if he has a chance in the future, but since Klaus, the instigator, has been caught by him, he will never let him go.

Just when Louis was worrying about how to trouble Klaus, Baylor brought his information.

"Philadelphia's decision is bad." When Baylor's words first came out, Louis didn't care.

What he really cared about was Baylor's next sentence.

"Chicago was interested," Baylor said. "They wanted Maurice Cheeks because the Bulls didn't have a good starting guard after DJ got sent to Minnesota."

Louis smiled lightly: "If you want Mochis, the price may not be small, right?"

"That's right," Baylor said. "Jerry's going to send Jay Vincent SG and Craig Hodges."

"No picks?"

This is not the kind of "not cheap" that Louis imagined.

The young Vincent is a quality starting small forward, but he has now reached the end of his career and can only contribute a little energy off the bench.Forget about Hodges. At the beginning, Louis suggested that New York choose him, and they chose him, and they played under him for a year. However, because the Knicks were poor that year, Hodges was not good at fighting, so Louis did not renew his contract and let him go.As of right now, he's a decent shooter, but that's about it.

After leaving New York, Hodges has also been displaced all these years, and actually went to the Bulls.

"Isn't it too insulting to exchange Mochis with only these two people?" Louis couldn't bear it anymore, "I must uphold justice!"

"Lu, wait a minute!"

Baylor didn't expect him to be so eager to get revenge on Klaus: "I haven't finished yet!"

"What else?"

Baylor wrote down the news he got into a small notebook and handed it to Louis.

"See for yourself, there should be something you can use," Baylor said.

Louis took Baylor's small notebook back to the office, studied it carefully, and found that there were quite a lot of information on it.Primarily a Bulls source.

The Bulls were in the hands of the Knicks in the first round of 1990. Although they had the protection of the top five picks, Krause did not intend to bring a team with the peak Barkley into the lottery zone, nor did he want to cheap Louis.

So his signings in recent years have been very regular.

He likes immediate combat power. After signing people, they don't guarantee their future. These people will be traded at any time.

Like right now, he's willing to do anything to bolster the roster.

Krause's biggest target this year is free agent Ralph Sampson.

Sampson is also the biggest fish in the free market. Although he has a high probability of staying in Boston, if the Bulls are willing to pay a high salary in the league, there is also a chance.

If Sampson can be snatched, it will be done once and for all, but Klaus will not be stupid to pin his hopes on Sampson.

In addition to Sampson, his main target is the 76ers who have entered the clearance mode.

After Dr. J retired, the 76ers relied on the players traded from the Knicks that year to form a lineup that can stably keep the playoffs, but cannot go further.

Gerald Wilkins and Tony Campbell are both stable offensive output points averaging 20 points per game, and AC Green has become a high-quality starting insider.

In addition, there are Mario Eli and Spot Webb, who have become very good role players, but these people cannot bring qualitative changes to the 76ers.

Therefore, the 76ers are determined to seek change.

The 76ers have no non-sale items at this time.

For Klaus, he is too envious of the 76ers lineup. If the two sides can exchange lineups while retaining Barkley, the Bulls can immediately become a top four team in the East.

After figuring this out, Louis knew how to disrupt the situation.

In the 76ers supermarket, the most attractive products are Cheeks, Wilkins and AC Green.

What Klaus wants most is Cheeks, but based on the bargaining chips he has now, as long as the 76ers are not stupid, they will never trade with him.

Louie immediately called the Miami Heat's general manager's office.

Lewis Shafier answered the phone and asked, "Who is there?"

"It's me, Lewis." Louis believed that the other party could recognize his voice.

"Coach Lu?"

"Yes."

"Great, Coach Lu, I'm about to call you." Shafier had a hard time recently.

Facing the troubles of happiness, the Heat hit the bottom [-] in the league and actually got the No. [-] lottery. The choices before him were Hank Geithers, Danny Ferry, Pervis Ellison (Pervis Ellison C) and even Sean Elliott.

Louis recommended Ferry at the annual meeting last time, but Shafier couldn't be sure if what Louis said was the truth, or if he said it just for Ferry's father.

"Is something wrong with you?"

Lu Yi came first and asked what he knew and saw what he said.

"Coach Lu, are we friends?"

"Yes."

"Miami and New York are not antagonistic for the time being, are they?"

"Temporarily yes."

"Since we are friends, and you and I are not hostile, shouldn't you solve your friends' problems?"

"Do you mean?"

"If you had the No. [-] pick this year, who would you choose?"

Louis sneered: "Lewis, don't you have your own scouting department? Why are you asking me about such a big matter?"

Shafier didn't want to do this either, but last year, the Heat drafted exactly what Louie wanted.

The scouts in the Heat have different opinions on the choices Louie made.

Facts have proved that Louie's choice is correct. If Shafier really listens to the scouts in the team, the first season of the Heat's just-concluded team history will be much more embarrassing than it is now.

It was Louie's astonishing accuracy in the draft that made Shafier believe that if Louis was allowed to make the decision, he would definitely not pick the wrong option.

"I'm just asking for your opinion."

"My opinion is, you decide for yourself." Louis tried to catch him again, to see how Shafier reacted, "If the first pick is such an important pick, if it is messed up, wouldn't it ruin my reputation? And it's your team's affairs, and it's not convenient for me to participate in it."

Shafier said anxiously: "Coach Lu, no matter what your suggestion is, I just refer to it. The final choice will be decided by us internally and has nothing to do with you!"

"It has nothing to do with me? Listen to what you mean, last year's draft also had nothing to do with me?"

"Ah, here." Shafier asked in embarrassment, "Coach Lu, do you really want this matter to be related to you?"

Louis said with a smile: "If you choose the right one, it has something to do with me. If you choose the wrong one, it has nothing to do with me. Do you understand?"

"Understood! I understand! So that's what you mean, I understand!"

Shafier suddenly felt that Coach Lu was not as loyal as the legend said.

"I can help you with this, but before that, you have to do me a favor." Louis called the trick to lure the enemy into the depths. At this point, Lewis Shafier is Xiahou Dun of Xinye, and Liu Bei wants to go crazy.

When Louis said this, Shafier felt more at ease, and only by helping each other can they reflect each other's sincerity.

"As long as I can do it, I will definitely help you, Coach Lu."

"It's not difficult, and if it's done, it will be in your favor." Louis laughed. "Philadelphia is selling Maurice Cheeks everywhere, and I think you should go for it."

"What if we win it?"

"I will be responsible for your draft this year to the end."

"What if I don't get it?"

"It's okay," Shafier just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Louis say, "Just remember not to call me again."

Shafier's expression was shocked: "Wait for my good news, Coach Lu."

"If it's about the transaction, if you have any difficulties or don't understand, you can call me." Louis was really afraid that he would not be able to complete the transaction, or that he would bleed too much. "As long as it is about this matter, I can provide professional advice."

In fact, Shafier's bleeding too much had nothing to do with Louis, after all, he was stupid.

But he really didn't want to owe such a big favor.

Lewis Shafir is not like the general manager of a professional sports team. He is like a real street stall owner, very sincere, without so many twists and turns, but it is difficult for this kind of person to achieve mixed results in professional sports.

If he really wanted to be friends with him, Louis would not refuse.

He will also help Shafir keep his job.

The way to help Shafier keep his job is to remotely control the other side to build a team. As long as the Heat become a strong team in the East—provided that they don’t threaten the Knicks—Shafier will naturally sit back and relax, and Louie also has a hard-core ally. This is a good deal.

Raising the price of Cheeks and disgusting Klaus is Louis' test for Shafier.

Louie wondered if he would go out of his way to fuck Klaus just to show his sincerity.

If this is the case, he really has to hold Shafier.

The Heat now have a good lineup, and the prototype of a strong team is already in place, only one cornerstone player and a good coach are needed to polish it.

(End of this chapter)