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Chapter 750 Eventful Summer
On June 6, a piece of news from Boston made Louis focus on his old club.

The Celtics announced the appointment of Dave Gavitt (Dave Gavitt) as the vice president of basketball operations to assist Jane Walker in handling internal affairs.

Since Reed Auerbach jumped from the Washington Capitol to the Boston Celtics in 1950, no matter how the owner of the franchise changes, no matter what the boss thinks of the team, and what the relationship with Auerbach is, the appointment of Celtics management personnel has always been dominated by Auerbach.

Auerbach is the pioneer of the patriarchal management model in professional basketball. In the Bill Russell era, he only traded one player.He hopes that all Celtics players can stay and work for the team after retiring, so that the glorious tradition of the team will be passed on.

Therefore, when he gave up the position of general manager to Jane Volker in 1984, everyone believed that this middle-aged white man would be Auerbach's successor.

Today, the Celtics have set up a vice president under Auerbach's power center, which gives him the power to surpass Volker. At the same time, this is a professional sports operator who has nothing to do with Auerbach, unlike the previous generations of Celtics managers.

Because of Auerbach's stellar résumé, the Celtics probably had only three mediocre seasons between 1950 and 1988, many of which the league seemed to be steeped in the smoke of Auerbach's cigars, setting a standard unapproachable for his successors.

Gavitt's hiring by the Celtics after the season seemed to strongly suggest that the Celtics' top brass were tired of Auerbach's reign.The Boston media worried that such an approach would weaken Auerbach's authority in the Celtics and cause internal turmoil.But Auerbach strongly disagrees. He is 72 years old and at this stage in his life, he desperately needs someone like Gavitt to carry on his career.

Auerbach originally envisioned Louie as the character.As it turned out, he was right about Louis, but things didn't go the way he had envisioned.

Louis felt sorry for Jane Walker.

The arrival of Gavett indicates the failure of his work, otherwise, relying on the two-threaded mode of him and Auerbach alone, there is no need to add Gavett to make the internal operation into a complicated three-threaded.

So who is this Gavitt?Louis concluded that he is not a marionette like Walker. Judging from his professional resume, he may be the most important "signing" in the history of the Celtics.

Before joining the Celtics, Gavitt was widely regarded as one of the most influential sports executives in the country -- he was president of the NCAA Big East, one of the most competitive and money-making leagues in college sports.During his tenure, the Big East signed television contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars; at the same time, he was also a member of the United States Olympic Committee, dedicated to promoting the participation of professional players in the United States.

Such a person has now become an executive under the Celtics and above everyone. It can be seen that the sky in Boston has indeed changed.

Louie called Volker to say hello.

It seems that his mood is quite stable.

Volker is sober, even if Gavitt comes, the team's president, the chairman, is still Auerbach.Gavitt is his subordinate, and Auerbach must nod for all decisions he makes.

But the problem is that Gavitt is not Volker. If his philosophy conflicts with Auerbach, it will inevitably affect the internal stability of the team.

Then, just thinking about the recent movement of Isiah Thomas, it is difficult for Louis to have any expectations for the future of the Celtics.

This offseason, which is bound to be a mess, was fired by the Lakers.

A week before the draft, the Lakers sent Kevin Johnson to the Phoenix Suns along with an underwhelming Mark Aguirre for Fat Leaver, Ed Pinckney and first-round picks for the next two years.

Judging from the transaction itself, the Lakers seem to have rushed too much.

KJ is recognized as a core guard seedling. He averaged 20+4+5 per game as the sixth man in the Lakers last season. Given enough playing time for him, he will definitely bring surprises.But West wasn't up for grabs, selling as quickly as he would negative equity.

This shows the attitude of the Lakers, the status of the tragedian is supreme, and all those who try to challenge him can only be sent away.

The two players they got were slightly average in strength.

Fat Leaf was a good defender in the 80s, but now it's the 90s. Replacing KJ with him is a relegation like replacing Zhou Jie with Deng Chao in "Young Boys".

As for Ed Pinckney, his peak years were in the NCAA. In 1985, he led Villanova University to counterattack the thriving Georgetown University, leaving Mr. You with a regretful ending, but after entering the NBA, his development was not as expected.

Seeing the Suns deal, Louis felt that the world was unpredictable, and KJ went to Phoenix after going around.

The funniest thing is that in the draft that year, KJ was originally selected by the Lakers.Then, for the fourth pick that year, the Lakers gave KJ's signing rights bundled with other chips to the Suns in exchange for Scotty Pippen's signing rights.

But not long after, the Suns suffered a serious illness and exchanged KJ from the Lakers for Dell Curry.

Unexpectedly, KJ came in and out, and returned to the sun.

What Louie couldn't understand the most was that the Suns didn't need KJ at all.

They've got Rod Strickland, what do they need KJ for?I'm afraid that Strickland's life will be too stable, and he will charge an extra fight for the right to the ball, right?
In the Lakers, KJ even dared to fight for the ball with the tragic master. Strickland is a rotten fish and rotten shrimp, can he take it seriously?

Just as Louis was getting more and more excited about watching the movie, the owner and manager of the Suns called the Blue Palace.

The person in the play turned out to be me?

"Hey, Jerry, what brought your phone to me?" Louie asked with a smile.

The person who called was Jerry Colangelo, one of the owners of the Suns and the man in charge of the operations of the Suns.

Colangelo began his professional basketball career with the Chicago Bulls in 1966.He has served as marketing director, scout and assistant to the team president. In 1968, he left the Bulls and was hired by the then-expansion Phoenix Suns as the team's first general manager.He was once the youngest general manager in professional sports.

It can be said that he is a legend in this industry. From the general manager to the team owner, and still in control of the team, he really made the Suns complete a gorgeous turn. It has to be said that he is capable.

"Coach Lu, of course I called to discuss a deal with you."

Colangelo spoke slowly.

"I think this transaction is beneficial to both of you and me."

"My favorite is a deal that benefits both parties." Louis didn't believe there were so many win-win deals. "Please tell me carefully."

Colangelo immediately said: "Coach Lu, I want to exchange Rod Strickland for your first-round pick-of course, after you exchange the first-round pick with the Bulls."

"Oh?"

Louie wanted to hang up, but that would be rude.

Strickland is a good guard in a weak team, but the Knicks are a strong team, not only a strong team, but also a king of the king for the purpose of competing for the championship.

They don't need a second-yard guard who can only hold the ball and make random moves to raise the head coach's blood pressure.

"Jerry, thanks for calling, but I'm not interested."

"Coach Lu, I don't think you have any reason to refuse." Colangelo said bluntly, "Rhode's value is much higher than the pick you have in hand, and this year's draft picks are no better than before. Even you have to admit that this year's freshman class is seriously lacking in potential. Do you really think you can use the eighth pick in the first round to select a better player than Rhodes?"

Since he insisted on talking, Louie might as well talk about it.

"Jerry, let me put it this way - I have John Stockton, Benj, Reggie Williams, why would I want a Rod Strickland who doesn't fit the Knicks' philosophy of the game? Just because he's from New York? Maybe you think it's good for us, but unfortunately, I don't."

"To answer your question again, can I use this year's eighth pick in the first round to select a good player?" Louie laughed, "Jerry, you should seriously review my resume."

Colangelo's reasons for proposing a deal to Louie were crystal clear.

However, Louie does not feel that this year's draft is not as attractive as he thinks.

"Even if you can pick a useful player, do you have enough soil to help him grow?"

"That's none of your business. Good luck, Jerry."

Louie didn't speak too harshly. It's understandable that Colangelo wanted to make a deal with him.Because, although Louie just mentioned a few famous names, Stockton is the only point guard among those names.

Both Wilson and Williams are wings good enough to play point guard, but that doesn't mean they're really point guards.

Hornacek is destined to leave the team, whether Ainge will return is unknown, and the Knicks' reinforcement plan for this year has also become clear.

They need a backup point guard and a center to fill Bowie's role.

Just when Louis repeatedly checked the scouting report submitted by Zhao Yuanzheng and carefully studied the game videos of these people, his good friend Lewis Shafier, nicknamed the Godfather of Miami, called.

(End of this chapter)