the rest, only noise

Chapter 751 Louis and Shafir's Conspiracy

"Coach Lu, congratulations on winning three consecutive championships. The New York Knicks are indeed the benchmark for all teams in the league. I want to learn a lot from you."

Lewis Shafier's words were nice, but Louis was not so innocent that he lost his judgment after hearing a few good words from him.

"Lewis, you already said these words when we won the championship." Louis asked lightly, "Do you have business?"

"Of course, Coach Lu!"

"If you want me to recommend someone for you, forget it, there are not many talents in this draft, and I am also troubled by the Knicks' choice."

While Louie has enjoyed building the Heat remotely, it would be naive for Shafier to take his help for granted at no cost to him.

"Coach Lu, you are like a teacher to me."

"Even if you say so."

"No, you are my mentor."

"Ha ha."

"Coach Lu, didn't we agree last time to maintain a long-term relationship. I am your most reliable partner, and likewise, you are also my most trustworthy partner."

Louis was really too lazy to listen to the nasty things this guy said.

"Let me guess, you probably want to ask if there are any good center candidates for this year?"

The Heat now have Hank Geithers inside and Petrovic outside. Both the back line and the wing line have excellent personnel reserves, but the center position is too weak.

Gaithers may have a chance to be an energetic, defensive but less athletic Stoudemire, but his heart problem will always be a knife hanging on the Heat's head.

They didn't dare to overwork Gaiths, so they couldn't transform Gaiths into a flakey swingman like Danny Manning like the Pacers next door.

"Coach Lu, you are indeed the smartest person in the world, no, you are my lighthouse in this world, my guiding light, the one I admire the most."

"Okay. I'm willing to help you, but, Lewis, shouldn't friends help each other?"

"Coach Lu, as long as you can use me, please open your mouth."

"You can definitely help me."

"Let's be honest, Coach Lu, who is you and me?"

His cheerful appearance made Louis very scared, because he also used this tone when cheating others.

But this matter was proposed by him, and Shafier only had the right to agree or refuse, and there was no room for bargaining.

Thinking about it this way, he realized that Shafier was really a mudslide among the many managers in professional sports.

Really, if it wasn't for his dedication to help, this guy would have been fired long ago with regard to his professionalism, right?

"I want your first-round pick for this year."

As soon as Louis finished speaking, he continued, "Don't worry, I won't take your first-round pick for nothing."

"Coach Lu, as long as the rules allow, it's okay to give you a first-round pick for nothing."

"No, you should know that our connection is something that the league doesn't want to see. If you do this, it will be too obvious." Louis paused, "I have thought of a way to get the best of both worlds. Our team's backup center Sam Bowie will test the free market in the summer. At that time, I will negotiate a good price with him and send him to Miami through a signing and exchange."

Shafier said happily: "At that time, we only need to take the first-round pick and select the person you want, right?"

Wow, what a smart guy he is.

"Correct."

"But, is Sam willing to come to Miami?" Shafier asked so that Louis didn't know how to answer.

He made it look like Miami was the place where dogs like Cleveland, Indiana, Boston, Utah don't go.

Miami!

Do you understand Miami?It's the warm, sunny seasons in Miami, where there are so many beauties on the beach!
"I'll convince him." Louis resisted the urge to scold him.

"Great, Coach Lu, I knew I could rely on you."

His behavior of betting his personal future on the presidents of other teams left Louis at a loss as to what to say.

"Lewis, in fact, many problems can be solved through the scouting department, you don't have to go through me."

Louie felt that the man, while not a fool, seemed to be alone in Miami.

That shouldn't be the case either. He is the first general manager in the history of the Heat. Without the remnants of his predecessor, who would isolate him?

"Hey, Coach Lu, our situation is different here. They recommended me to trade for Derek Coleman. Isn't that a joke? We already have Hank Geithers!"

Louie was convinced that there was something wrong with the Heat, and it was none of his business as to why there was a problem.

It has nothing to do with him, and he shouldn't ask more questions.

After hanging up the phone, Louie began to seriously think about the eighth pick this year.

This year's draft is very similar to 2020.

In the 2020 draft, only the top three picks are certain. Whoever wins the No. [-] pick will choose Zion, whoever wins the No. [-] pick will choose Morant, and then RJ Barrett is definitely the third pick.

However, from the fourth pick to the entire lottery area, it is full of variables.

Without a clear No. [-] pick, none of the remaining talent is significantly better than the others.

There is no "since he's the only one left, I'll pick him" option.

This year is also the case, Coleman is the favorite of the No. [-] pick, and Fraser II, Gary Payton and "Moonlight Pistol" Chris Jackson (Chris Jackson PG) have basically locked the top three seats.

Not to mention Payton, Jackson's style of play has reminded Louis of Stephen Curry countless times.

Free three-point shots, three-pointers with the ball beyond the era, terrifying pick-and-roll threats, and sharp and smooth single-action shooting posture.

The existence of this person provides a basis for the supporters of the argument that "Curry could not play in the 80s and 90s".

But after watching many of his game videos, Louis felt that he was like Curry, but not so like Curry.

The Curry he resembles is the uncrowned king who ignited the basketball world in 2008-then Stephen Curry, a second-year shooting guard at Davidson College.

The focus is on the shooting guard.

Curry's style of play has changed a lot in college. In 2008, Curry played one of the best individual performances in the history of March Madness, and his draft price has also been rising steadily. Although he did not finally interpret the story of Cinderella to the end, his name has been known by the basketball world.However, Curry, who is famous all over the world, was not affected by fame and fortune. He chose to stay in college for the third season and transformed into a point guard in his junior season, which created the foundation for his legend and small ball revolution created in the NBA.

Jackson also had a memorable college performance, leading the NCAA with 30 points per game and 27 points per game in two seasons.

He's a Curry who hasn't been channeled properly.

The biggest difference with Curry is that Curry changed from the second position to the first position, while he played the second position from the first position. These two different choices and styles of play are also destined to have completely different endings.

I heard that he was also a fanatical religious man.

Louie has no reason to be optimistic about his future.

If he had the third overall pick this year on a team that had nothing, he'd surely draft him with the ambition to transform Jackson into a modern-day Curry.

However, the Knicks have matured.

Louie can say with confidence like Min Lulei (former BJ team coach): "Our team does not need a player like Curry."

Therefore, Jackson's appearance certainly stirred his heartstrings and made him have some impulses.

But after all, he has to separate his good wishes from reality.

He didn't have the opportunity to remake Jackson, nor did he need to remake Jackson, that's the reality.

Skipping the top three favorites this year, Louis seems to have come to a virgin jungle.

Dennis Scott SF?
Kendall Gill SG?
Felton Spencer C?
Bo Kimble SG?
Willie Burton SF/SG?
Zhao Yuanzheng also added a footnote, suggesting that these people may be selected in the top nine picks, and they need to be paid attention to.

After working for a long time, what he saw just now are still leftovers?

Louis was impatient to look over one by one, so he simply called Zhao Yuanzheng's office and asked him to come to his side to provide advice on the spot.

In any case, it couldn't be more boring than him alone facing these outrageous scouting reports.

Zhao Yuanzheng came soon, and he was still joking: "Coach Lu, have you heard that Charles Barkley is making a big fuss in Chicago."

"Don't be distracted by such insignificant little things."

What needs special attention is that it was Louis who provoked this innocuous incident.

Now, when Barkley meets reporters in Chicago, he yells, "It's me, it's Klaus SB."

He also plans to go on the show to expose a series of unfulfilled promises Klaus made to him.

Everyone has seen a lot of stars who want to be traded, but like Barkley, there are very few who can't stay for a second.

But Louis is different, he comes from a brand new era.

It is gentle for a player to discuss forming a team, manipulating management transactions, defecting to his biggest competitor, making a decision whether to stay in the team or not, filming a documentary and walking fans, dragging down the giants by himself, dismantling other teams, forming a super team, and even applying for a trade during the contract period and appointing the next team.

At the very least, appointing the next player also gave the old club a clear negotiating partner.

To be like Ben Simmons and the 76ers, I am afraid that both parties will have to bring the BGM of "What Do You Want To Me" to find someone to talk to each other about the twists and turns.

Of course, considering that Mo Laogou would be so disgusted that he couldn't sleep because of this, it was hard not to give Big Xi a thumbs up.

That's why Louis felt that what Barkley did was a trivial matter.

Compared with what those handsome young people did, how is this so good?small scene.

(End of this chapter)