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Chapter 867 I Am Your Shortcut

At this moment, "Looking at Ten Thousand Years" sounded in Louis's heart, and he almost excluded Sprewell from the waiting list on the spot.

Before time travel, Sprewell had almost a negative impression on Louis, with a bad temper, selfishness, choking the coach's neck, insatiable greed, no ability to manage money, and a bleak evening.Now after the time travel, the other party gave him a bad impression.

Right now, no one knows what the future holds for Sprewell.

But he already has a lot of bad reputation in college, and his college teammate Robert Horry is a more worthy consideration than him.

The Knicks need a backup wing to deal with the Blazers' impact. Sprewell looks like a perfect option, "good" and cheap, but he is a problem player.

When Louie played 2K in the past, he tried to gather those questionable but good players on one team.

As long as they are not in the same position, they can all play well, and if they are lucky, they can even simulate winning the championship.

Because it's just a game, they're just AI programs.

In the game, they have no personality, no ideas, no soul, as long as you don't change their playing time and team status, they will never be a problem.But in reality, all the teams that try to gather a group of problem players have no good results.

The most iconic and well-known of course is the Portland Jail team.

A team can only have at most one problematic player, and even Louis doesn't think he can handle two Rodmans who are ill.

Now, Rodman under him has transformed from the young boy who called McDaniel on the court to the big devil in the world, and the time bomb of Kemp and the struggle between Wilson and Ewing, he doesn't need more time bombs.

Having said that, Sprewell was the best player in the workout today.

Even in the confrontation match, he showed characteristics that made Louis feel fresh and new.

The first is his explosiveness and first step, one of the fastest, if not the league's, followed by his shot distribution.

A magic ball player who barely hits the middle of the floor and takes all his shots from beyond the three-point line and around the rim.

That afternoon, Louis was interviewed by the New York Post, in which a few words touched the nerves of the major clubs.

"Coach Lu, what do you think of Walter Williams?"

"Very good. He is a rare player who can immediately contribute to the team. I will continue to pay attention to him."

"Who else impressed you besides Walter?"

"Yeah, that kid from Notre Dame [Ralfonso Ellis], I think that kid's technique is a bit rough, but his physicality is impressive, pity, pity."

It's rare to openly say a hotshot player is flawed.

Moreover, as a top hunter in the draft field like Louis, wouldn't the player he underestimated be doomed?
Louie's approach is not only unusual, but also unreasonable.

The Knicks don't have the top four picks. Players like Rafonso should be their focus of investigation. He said that this kid is not good in front of the media, which is a bit too deliberate.

That night, and the next day, the New York tabloids reported that Louie had dinner with Raffonso Ellis and that the two had a great conversation.

If Louie really thinks LaFonso is a flawed player, why bother having dinner with him after the workout?

This kind of trick is hard not to remind people of what Auerbach did back then.

Auerbach would often express distaste for his targets, eager to let everyone know how disappointed he was with a player, and draft that player out of the blue.

April 6

The Knicks try out Jim Jackson and Christian Laettner.

Louis knew these two people well.

So during the trial training, I only watched it for a while and then went back to the office.

He was trying to figure out how to hype Raffonso Ellis when the phone rang in his office.

The Knicks' trade calls typically go to Baylor first.

Baylor will filter out those who do not sincerely want to make deals, and then feed back to Louis those plans that are worthy of serious consideration.

Those who can call his office directly without going through Baylor are all acquaintances.

"Hey."

"Coach Lu? If you excuse me, this is Earl Monroe."

Monroe?Isn't that the hapless guy who replaced Baylor in the Clippers?

As a Knicks star, Louis has a good relationship with him, and they often sit together at the annual meeting.

"My black uncle Jesus, what's the matter?" Louis asked with a smile.

"Lu, we are our own people, so we don't need to gossip. I called you to discuss a deal with you." Monroe's trading style is straightforward, just like his famous back-turning, "I want your No. 5 pick in the first round."

No matter how good the relationship is, the 5th pick in the first round will not be worth a little favor.

Louis said realistically, "This one is very expensive."

Monroe said directly, "I'll trade you guys for Rick Schmitz."

Schmitz?If Ewing can have Schmitz as a substitute, the Knicks will have no worries inside.

But first of all, he is not a rookie, he has played in the league for several years, and he is an inside core everywhere, can he accept the substitute willingly?

Moreover, Louis likes Yu Tiancan more than him.

"Our salary space may not be able to eat Schmitz's contract." Louis wanted to find an excuse to push it down.

Monroe went so far as to say, "You can match Kevin McHale."

McHale just suffered a leg injury in the finals, and it is not yet known whether he will be able to play in the new season.

The Knicks are not at a loss for adding this one more player, and they also vacated a spot.

"I would rather let Kevin retire as a member of the Knicks." Louis said sincerely, "He is a player I like very much."

"It is said that you are a loyal person, it seems that it is true."

Monroe knew that the deal fell through, and Louis didn't ask Schmitz the whole time. It can be seen that the Dutchman is like Keira Knightley for the Huns in nude scenes for him-it is unattractive.

"That's what everyone says casually, don't take it seriously."

"By the way," Monroe asked, "is Rafonso Ellis really that bad?"

Louis smiled. He believed that there was more than one person who wanted to get words out of his mouth.

"very bad."

"Is it really that bad? Then what are you going to eat with him?"

"You can't believe what the tabloids say."

"Louis, you and I shouldn't need to say those lies to fool people, right?"

To be honest, Louis hasn't made a deal with Monroe yet, so I don't know what kind of way this old man is.

"I can answer this question very seriously, but I hope you can keep it a secret." Louis didn't want to trick the Clippers into picking Lafonso, and the other party moved his mind to trade Schmitz, which obviously explained some problems.

Yu Tiancan was indeed taken by the Clippers, but they also knew that their inside talents were already full, and if they wanted to choose Yu Tiancan, they had to trade one away.

It seems to be in Louie's interest to trick them into drafting LaFonso, but Louie doesn't want to be as hostile as the general managers of the Timberwolves and Nets when negotiating trades with him in the future.

Some advantages can be taken, and some pits can be avoided.

"I can keep it a secret."

"Except for me, the probability that other teams will pick Rafonso Ellis and develop him is 0."

Louie's words sounded pompous, but Monroe didn't question him.

"So, you want to choose him?"

"No." Louis smiled sinisterly, "I never said that I would vote for him. I told the truth in front of the media. Why don't you believe it?"

Monroe laughed a few times, who would believe what Louis said to the media?Can what you say to the media be true?

"Uncle Black Jesus, if you are really embarrassed about the No. 4 pick, maybe I can help you solve this problem."

Hearing what Louis said, Monroe became interested and asked, "Tell me?"

"First replace the draft picks between us."

"You mean, trade our No. 4 pick for your No. 5 pick?"

Louis smiled, "That's right."

"Why should I lower my draft pick when I'm not getting any benefit?"

"This is the way to cooperate with me. You give me a little benefit first, and then I will help you." Louis said lightly, "The Clippers have wasted 6 years under your hands. I know you hate Sterling's stinginess, but if you can't make results in Los Angeles, you can't jump ship and leave."

Monroe has his own doubts: "I can't change the 4th pick to the 5th pick for no reason. You have to give me a little sweetness, even if it's just a show."

"I can give you an extra second-round pick for next year." Louie certainly didn't want Monroe to be difficult.

Louie makes an offer that Monroe can't refuse.

The title of "Messiah" resounds not only in the Midwest of the United States, but also among the management of professional basketball circles.

The Celtics declined after Louis left, and the Knicks gradually revived after Louis joined. Miami, which has a good relationship with New York, entered the playoffs in only two years. Now, it has only been a few years since the team was established, and it has become a strong player in the East.

Although there is no evidence to prove that Louie had a direct influence on the establishment of the Heat, it is certain that Louie has a close relationship with the Heat's top executive Lewis Shafier.

"If I agreed to work with you, would you help me like you helped Miami?" was Monroe's probing.

He wondered if Louie had anything to do with the Heat's rise.

"Uncle Black Jesus, I don't know what you are talking about, but in this circle, there are countless general managers who are willing to cooperate with me. If you want to change the decline of the Clippers, I am your shortcut."

Did Monroe have a reason to refuse?No, he couldn't refuse Louie.

He's been in L.A. for six years, getting nowhere, doing the same thing every year -- drawing the lottery, picking a dud talent home, and continuing to suck.

The salary is low, the bad reviews are raging, and the glory of the player era has now become a shackle.

If he leaves the Clippers, he won't be able to get the same power elsewhere.

If you want to take a high position in other teams, you have to let the Clippers achieve results during their tenure.

Maybe Louis is talking nonsense, but he is willing to try, maybe this is a new way to open up, as Louis said-this is a shortcut.

(End of this chapter)