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Chapter 774 This one is even more heavyweight

The Knicks own the Spurs' first-round pick this year.

This pick, also comes from a legacy many years ago.

For the 1986-87 season, Louie sent Manute Ball and Bernard King to San Antonio for Artis Gilmore and a draft pick.

Not only did the trade allow Louie to cash out at the height of the Ball deal's value, it also disposes of King's contract and gets a solid backup at center, plus a sizable draft pick return.

After Louis came to New York, he had four great achievements in team operation.

In 1985, Cartwright was traded for Oakley + first-round picks in the next two years were exchanged, and the victim was the Cavaliers.

In 1986, the second pick of the year was traded to Kevin McHale and the draft pick, and the victim was the Bulls.

In 1987, Ball, who had seen his potential fully developed, and Bernard King, who was seriously injured, were exchanged for Gilmore and draft picks. The victim was the Spurs.

Then there was the trade of Wayman Tisdale in 1989 for the next two picks that were likely to be top-ten picks, and the victim was the Kings.

Without those deals, the Knicks wouldn't be on a meteoric rise in four years.

The deal with the Spurs has far-reaching implications.

This led to a streak of stupid things for the Spurs.

For example, they won the No. 1987 pick in [-]. Because they failed to sign David Robinson, they chose to trade with the Lakers because they were worried that the other party would have an accident during their two-year military service.

They sent Robinson's signing rights to Los Angeles in exchange for Dominique Wilkins, a disgruntled Laker.

Now, Wilkins has undergone a serious injury, which is not the same as back then. If they hadn't signed Bernard King last summer, and the latter hadn't played amazingly in this season, maybe the Spurs would have given the Knicks a top-five pick for nothing.

Now that they are one step closer to making the playoffs, they only sent the Knicks the [-]th pick in the first round, which is already lucky.

Then, they could only look at Wilkins, who didn't know if he could return to the top, and then at the Lakers' core center David Robinson.

Think carefully about the mistakes you made.

It wasn't until this year that the Knicks had to receive the last legacy left by the deal with the Spurs that year.

This year, the Spurs rank ninth in the West, No.18 in the league, and hold the No.13 pick in the first round.

Now, this pick belongs to the Knicks.

Louie hopes to use this magical draft pick to select a useful player.

In addition, there is "good news" from Minnesota.

Billy McKinney, the first general manager in the history of the Timberwolves, who conspired with Jerry Krause to assassinate the Knicks in the expansion draft, was fired.

Apart from acting as an accomplice to Klaus in the expansion draft to plot against Louis, this incompetent general manager has made no achievements in the first two years of his career, and it is normal to be fired.

For Louis, this kind of little guy is not worth mentioning, and he doesn't even have the mood to take revenge on McKinney.

The real good news is that McKinney's successor is Jerry Krause, who lost his general manager job in Chicago last year.

According to sources, Krause said a lot of bad things about McKinney during the interview.

It doesn't matter whether the source is accurate or not. The important thing is that McKinney dismissed get out of class and Klaus took his place.

Later, in an interview, McKinney scolded Klaus for his treachery. He was incompetent and lost his job, but came to Minnesota to grab his job. Then he accused the Timberwolves boss of interfering too much in team affairs and affecting his performance.

All in all, the Timberwolves can't develop, not because he is incompetent, but because the boss has problems and there are too many external constraints.

As a failed professional basketball operator, Krause can make a comeback in Minnesota for only one reason-no one of his other high-level peers wants to go to this hopeless team.

Why Krause's return to pro basketball is a good thing for Louie
Because Louis believes that Klaus will continue to fight against him.

He needs such a toy.

By the way, he invited McKinney to work for the Knicks after he passed away.

Now Klaus is his biggest enemy. As Klaus' biggest enemy, Louie is of course a friend of McKinney. He accepted Louie's invitation to work as the deputy manager of the marketing department in New York.

Before fighting the newly appointed Klaus, Louis had to do two things first.

After completing the contract extension with Brad Rohaus, Louis will also participate in this year's NBA annual meeting in New York.

Rohaus is a lucky general.

In the four seasons he joined the team, the Knicks won four consecutive championships.

As an insider, he has the same range as a shooting guard, has a higher three-point tendency than Reggie Miller, and has a worse defense. No, no one in the Knicks has a worse defense than him.

You said he is a shooting guard, but his size does not allow;

You said he is an insider, but his rebounding numbers are not allowed;

If you say he is a shooter, his output is not allowed; if you say he is a rebounder, then you must be insulting the word rebounder.

As the person who built the villa at the DNP position, he really belongs to the kind of water dispenser that doesn't matter if he is missing or if he is added to the Knicks.

But Louie needs such an idiot like him to be at the bottom.

He has the positive attitude and optimism of Matt Bonner who is content with the status quo and loves life.

This kind of person is an excellent activist, the pistachio in the locker room, except for his ineffectiveness on the court, he can't fault him.

Rohaus is also willing to stay in New York, and he successfully reached a four-year $4 million contract extension with the team.

Fans are not surprised by the renewal of Rohaus's contract.

It will only be news if Rohaus is not renewed by the Knicks.

The non-player also has considerable popularity in New York.

In addition to getting Rohaus's contract extension, the Knicks still have a lot of work to do.

Like Stockton and Salley, their contracts will expire in 1992.

For the Knicks, it is best to extend the contract before the contract year arrives, otherwise when the new season starts, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not create discord like Miller in order to get good data.

Contract renewal, draft, and China trip happened one after another.

Louis has to put aside his work in the team and prepare for the annual meeting to be held at the King Hotel in New York on June 6.

Since the annual meeting was held in New York, the Knicks also participated in accordance with the highest standards.

Representatives of the Knicks attending this year's annual meeting include Madison Square Garden CEO Jack Kruger, chief executive Leon Wood (Wood), and Knicks President of Basketball Operations Louis.

When the three of them arrived, they attracted the attention of everyone present.

In theory, all representatives are equal, but the teams they represent are different, and their right to speak at the annual meeting is also different.

Team representatives like the Knicks, who rank first in the league's income every year, often have the greatest say.

Small clubs are well aware of who is cutting and feeding them.

Even when the league is in progress, the two sides will not be merciful when they play against each other, but in a place like the annual meeting, the small clubs will always keep up with the big clubs without compromising their own interests.

Louie said hello to Los Angeles' Jerry West, Boston's Dave Gavitt, Golden State's Don Nelson, and Miami's Lewis Shafier.

In addition, Louie also met Timberwolves general manager Jerry Krause.

"I say hello to you for Billy McKinney, Jerry." Louie greeted like a close friend of Klaus, "You seem to have lost weight, Jerry, haven't you been eating well lately?"

Klaus asked angrily: "What does this have to do with you?"

"Why is it okay? Eat well, drink well, and sleep well, so that you have the energy to trouble me."

If Louis hadn't said the latter sentence, Kruger would have thought that the two were really friends.

"Who's this?" Kruger asked.

Wu De said with a smile: "The Timberwolves' new general manager."

"Oh?" Kruger didn't know Klaus whether he was new or not.

Louis saw that he still had doubts, so he explained in detail: "It is the gentleman who gave us Kevin McHale and future draft picks in 1986."

"It turned out to be him!" Kruger said disgustingly. "That's really heavyweight. I toast to you, Jerry."

Klaus was so angry that his face was twisted, and he almost left the table.

But at the annual meeting, many decisions will be made that affect the future of the league. As the only representative of the Timberwolves, he cannot leave halfway.

"Little Lu, you and I still have a lot of time to settle old scores in the future!" Klaus said through gritted teeth.

"I don't understand what you said." Louis smiled, but what he said made Klaus's mother criticize him. "Everyone here, anyone who has dealt with me knows that I have always treated my friends with sincerity. When did I owe you old debts?"

"That's right!"

The godfather of the Heat, Lewis Shafier, even bluntly poked Krause's lung tube: "Even for our new teams that have just entered the league, Coach Lu is also warm-hearted. He is the most loyal person I have ever met."

"Jerry, if your fat hasn't clogged your eardrums, listen to this cry of justice."

The advantage of having many friends is that even if you fart, someone will say it smells good.

Klaus has no allies, and no one is willing to offend Louis for him. What's more, he said that he had an old account with Louis, which was also a rhetoric used to cover up his failure.

What old score could Louis have with him?

Going forward, that is, he took the second pick in 1986 to select a dead man.

In any case, this matter has nothing to do with Louis. After all, Louis can't force Klaus to choose a dead man.

Klaus, who was humiliated by riding a face, became the loneliest existence in the annual meeting.

For him, every second of staying here is suffering.

(End of this chapter)