the rest, only noise

Chapter 777

Neither of those men are close enough to match Thomas, but the year is 1991, not 1981.

Thomas is also 30 years old. Louie thinks that the smiling assassin is the kind of person who can't maintain a high level and retire.

Regarding the Pistons in the previous life, Louis remembers that they ushered in Grant Hill in the first half of the 90s.

And Hill has never been teammates with Thomas.

Although he didn't know Hill that well, in this life, he realized that Hill would choose to study for four years in college before running for the election, that is, he would not enter the league until 1994.In other words, Thomas' retirement time was before 1994, and the Pistons with Thomas cannot be bad, so the opponent's retirement time may be between 1992 and 1993.

Louie isn't sure what happened to Thomas, but he hasn't been able to play for a few years.

"If you get Isiah, the Heat will become the Knicks' biggest opponent in the East. But that's all, it won't change anything, and Isiah is very old, you have to think about it."

Louis did not tell Shafier whether to make a deal, explained the pros and cons, and let him make his own decision.

Choosing Thomas can make the Heat go further in the short term, but in the long run, it is not a good choice.

"I see, Coach Lu, keep in touch."

Judging from his tone, Louis thought Thomas was going to Miami.

As a result, the Celtics gave him a super super, huge, huge surprise.

April 6

The Boston Celtics traded Isiah Thomas to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for third overall pick Chris Jackson in 1990 and the fifth overall pick in 1991.

"It's been the most important decade of my life, I've won a lot here and I swear I gave it my all."

Thomas was traded, representing the end of an era.

In that era, starting from 1981, five head coaches, Bill Fitch, Louis, KC Jones, Jimmy Rogers, and Chris Ford, allowed the Celtics to win four championships in 10 years.

Without Thomas, there would be no Celtics four-peat.

Louie was absolutely sure of that.

Thomas' teammates also sent blessings for his departure.

Bird, Sampson, Lambiel, John Long, they all want Thomas to be happy in Charlotte.

Celtics fans, after sending off what they saw as selfishness, were delighted to discover that Chris Jackson might have a chance to surprise even more than Thomas.

He was not acclimatized in Charlotte, averaging only 12 points per game in his rookie season and shooting 39% from the field.

But he may be the best shooting point guard in Celtics history, but realizing his potential requires not only the right team, but also a forward-looking head coach.

If not, Jackson wouldn't shine anywhere.

So the most important thing about this deal for the Celtics is actually the fifth pick in the first round.

It was their first lottery pick since 1981.In the post-Big Three era, whether they can seize Sampson's peak period and hit the championship before Bird retires depends on who is selected for this draft pick.

After many days of trial training, the Knicks first locked the No.13 pick in the first round from the Spurs to Clemson University's Dale Davis.

He was supposed to go to Indiana with Antonio Davis.

Unfortunately, the butterfly effect brought by the traversers affected them.

Louis also wants to find a Sam Bowie-style backup center, but this kind of high-ball intelligence insider is a scarce product.Since you can't get it, choose a qualified blue-collar center.

As a blue collar, Davis should be better than Elton Campbell.

Louie set his sights on the Bucks.

The Bucks have the No.11 pick in this year's first round.

As a no-nonsense team, they desperately need strong rookies.

Louie offered to trade Lionel Simmons and Elton Campbell for the No. 1991 pick in the 11 first round and veteran Jake Sikma.

As a legendary player who has developed inside skills, Sikma has not received many hard honors as a player.

And he fits the Knicks' needs.

Has enough golf intelligence and skill to handle most situations.

Although he is 35 years old this year, Louis wants him not to find a starter, he just wants to enrich the depth and diversity of the bench.

With the No.11 pick in the first round and a 35-year-old veteran in exchange for two players who are favored by Louis, but they are not easy to use, the Bucks have no reason to refuse.

Especially Lionel Simmons proved himself last season.

He likes to play video games, in the eyes of the Bucks, it is not a big deal.

The day before the draft, the deal was done.

The Knicks sent the two rookies to the Bucks in exchange for the NO.11 pick and Jack Sikma.

There is still one year left in Sikma's contract. When the Bucks decided to rebuild, he couldn't find the motivation to play. He was ready to retire, but unexpectedly, he was sent to the defending champion.

He thanked the Bucks ecstatically, showing his loyalty before anyone even got to New York.

"I'm a complete player."

"I can play in any system."

"Starting? No, I want to be an example as a veteran. If I can get Patrick Ewing a 5-minute break, that would be great!"

How should I put it, his high EQ performance made Louis appreciate it more.

The arrival of Sikma also brought additional troubles for the Knicks.

Now that there is already Sikma, is it necessary to choose Dale Davis?Obviously there is no need for this. If they don't choose, what will they do with the two draft picks in their hands?
When Louis was thinking about how to deal with these two draft picks, a call from another place hit his office.

The call was from Boston, but he was negotiating with neither Jane Walker nor Reid Auerbach.

"Coach Lu, I hope you can recognize my voice."

The other party's tone was soft.

Louis seemed to recognize who it was.

"Dave?"

"Glad you remember me."

"Your speech at the annual meeting impressed me so much that it's hard to forget." In fact, Louie couldn't remember what Gavitt said at the annual meeting.

Wait, did this guy speak at the annual meeting?

Louis has a good memory, and the annual meeting has just passed a few days ago. He guessed it based on the voice of Gavitt who greeted him that day.

"No, it was your speech that impressed me," Gavitt said politely. "I think you are the only person to coach the Dream Team."

At this moment, Elgin Baylor entered Louie's office without knocking to say something new.

Louis quickly pointed to the desk.

The meaning is very clear, let Baylor help him clean up the extra things on the desk.

"Forget about being lazy!" Baylor said, his hands not idle.

Only the phone remained on the desk, and Louie's classic reclining negotiation reappeared.

According to Baylor's understanding of him, Louie would only be so presumptuous when he was excited.

Which unlucky guy is calling this?

Baylor thought for a while, every time Louis lay down on the desk to negotiate a deal, some teams would suffer.

"Dave, let's talk about the Dream Team later. You also know that the draft is about to start. I have a lot of work to do. I don't know if you have anything else to do when you call me?"

"Coach Lu, you really speak quickly."

"you guessed right."

Is this a guess?Am I stupid enough to think you called me the night before the draft just to kiss my ass?

Louis smiled derisively.

"Coach Lu, if I'm not mistaken, you should plan to keep Jack Sikma?"

"Yes, Jack is a very experienced veteran. However, if you want, you can also talk about it." Louis Youyou said, "If you are willing to exchange Bill Lambiel"

WTF!It's Boston!Boston's takeover?Has Boston been taken advantage of?
Baylor was stunned.

Dave Gavitt was even more shocked and opened the door to shock-shocked home!

What's the matter with this man?He was just being polite, why did he want Shikma?Why did Louis still play Lambir's idea?

No matter how stupid he is, he can't trade Lambir for a Shikma!

"No, no, Coach Lu, you misunderstood. We don't want Jack Sikma. Actually, I'm calling to help you solve a problem."

Always remember that when a stranger tries to help you out of a problem for no reason, he is actually trying to create a bigger problem for you.

Unless, he/she has a crush on you.

"Why am I embarrassed?" Louis smiled shyly, "Dave, I don't even know what trouble we need your help with, can you tell me in detail?"

Gavitt immediately said: "With Jack Sikma, your roster has reached 14 people, but you have three draft picks in your hands. Isn't this troublesome, Coach Lu? I am very willing to help you solve this trouble."

It's really "trouble", Louis dared to swear in the name of Gavitt's parents, all the general managers in the league hope to have such trouble.

"Tell me how to do it, Dave."

Louis didn't bother to test it.

Gavitt deserves to be in Boston for half a year, but Auerbach can't even remember his name, and Louis doesn't know how to reply.

"We can send Chris Jackson to New York in exchange for your No. 11 first-round pick, No. 13 first-round pick and No. 27 pick in the second round."

"Hold on."

Louis covered the phone and said incredulously, "My God, how dare he say that?"

"What's the matter?"

Baylor's rolled eyes had seen through everything.

This bastard Louis must have thought of a way to make money for nothing, but he must act like "I lost money, I really lost money, if I wasn't honest and honest, this dog wouldn't even do it".

Whether others are used to it or not, he has long been used to it.

"Dave Gavitt, do you know him? He's the guy who did a great job in the Big East but doesn't know how to run professional basketball!" Louie's surprised expression didn't seem fake, "He actually planned to exchange all our first-round picks for this year with a parallel import!"

(End of this chapter)