I didn't want to fly away

Chapter 48
Lu Yi had a good chat with Jeff Austin, and the two didn't hesitate, and signed the brokerage contract immediately after the negotiation.

Louie has designs and ideas for Jeff Austin.Why did Jeff Austin have no idea about Lu Yi?
Lu Yi is undoubtedly the favorite to win this year's draft, and Jeff Austin has been in the NBA for so many years, but he has yet to produce a No. [-] pick.

Joining forces with Lu Yi, Jeff Austin is very likely to raise his reputation to a higher level.

Not to mention, Lu Yi was originally the king of Los Angeles.

He was the King of Los Angeles of the NCAA before, but the King of Los Angeles of the NBA is not immortal.

It is true that Kobe is at his peak now, but wait until Lu Yi finishes his rookie contract and see who is the king of Los Angeles!
After all, the Clippers are a team located in Los Angeles. Lu Yi is firmly in charge of the Clippers, and it will be more convenient than other teams to recruit helpers at that time.

In short, Jeff Austin still has great confidence in Lu Yi.

However, what I didn't expect was that the Clippers owner had more confidence in Lu Yi.

The joint trial training is about to begin, and Lu Yi, accompanied by Jeff Austin, first went to the Clippers with the No. [-] pick to participate in a separate trial training.

After that, there are plans to go to the Grizzlies and Thunder for trial training.

No one expected that the Clippers owner Donald Sterling learned that Lu Yi was coming for a trial training, and he was waiting for Lu Yi's arrival at the Staples Center early.

Lu Yi has a bad impression of Sterling, and racial discrimination is actually okay.

Sterling only discriminates against blacks and Mexicans. For the same rent, Sterling will rent his house to Koreans, Japanese and Chinese.

Lu Yi cared about Sterling's points, mainly because of Sterling's stinginess.

Sterling doesn't like basketball, all he likes is money.

Sitting in the Los Angeles market, Sterling never thought about strengthening the Clippers, competing for the championship, or even hitting the playoffs.

Sterling is using the Los Angeles ball market to make money.

In the past 20 years, the Clippers have paid the poor man's tax almost every year, and they have been extravagant to Captain Brand.

However, the country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change. In the past two years, Sterling felt that Brand could not help him make more money, so he was traded by Brand.

Brand had just helped the Clippers recruit an All-Star player-Baron Davis, the hero of the Warriors Black Eight, and he was gone.

In short, if Lu Yi wants to win the championship with the Clippers, if he does not fly Sterling ahead of schedule, and change to a boss who is willing to spend money, the possibility of relying on reinforcements to win the championship is very small.

The only thing that can be operated is the way the draft cultivates itself.

James is very smart. He never cared about the team's draft picks. Being able to use the team's draft picks and potential rookie trades to find suitable helpers and help him win the championship is the most important thing.

Lu Yi needs to help the Clippers select suitable rookies and train them slowly. How much time will this delay?

If a rookie is cultivated and he is traded, how wronged it is!
Therefore, Lu Yi really has no interest in cultivating rookies.

However, Sterling's attitude towards Lu Yi now gave Lu Yi a new idea.

Sterling respects and cares about Lu Yi.

Sterling directly canceled the trial training for Lu Yi on the grounds that "the regular season is over and the Clippers training base is due".

Then politely invited Lu Yi and Austin to the office to discuss matters related to the upcoming draft.

At the beginning, Lu Yi was still a little imaginary, and didn't know what to do next, so he could only be a marionette and wait for the conclusion of Austin's negotiations.

I didn't want Sterling to cut through the mess quickly, and was so excited that he wanted to make a decision on the spot and win Lu Yi with the No. [-] pick.

If it's not a joke, it's for real.

Lu Yi looked curiously at the next reaction of the Clippers management.

The general manager and head coach, Mike Dunleavy, looked a little dark and displeased.

But if there is any objection from Mike Dunleavy, there really isn't one.The boss has said so, he is a part-time worker, so he has nothing to say if he has any opinions.

As for the deputy general manager, Neil Olshey, he was very good, and quickly flattered Sterling: "This is a great decision!"

Team owners intervene in the team's draft, usually by laymen directing experts.

Not to mention, before Lu Yi passed the trial training, Sterling insisted on using the No. [-] pick to select Lu Yi.

This made Lu Yi feel even more unreliable.

However, getting the unconditional trust of the team owner also made Lu Yi feel very happy.

To be needed and valued is a joy of great significance.

Happier, however, is Clippers owner Sterling.

You can earn blood, but I will never lose money!

As a white old man who loves money like his life, Sterling is unwilling to do business at a loss. Only big business that makes money can he have the enthusiasm he has today.

Can Lu Yi lead the Clippers to the playoffs and the championship?
This kind of thing is not worthy of Sterling's concern at all.

What Sterling cares about is, how much money will he make next season?
Earn 3000 to [-] million a year like in previous years?

How can it be!I spent several million to sign Lu Yi, how can I make a fucking [-] million next year!

The price of the Clippers' season tickets has not increased for two consecutive years, but the price of the Lakers' season tickets has risen year after year because of the championship. This makes Sterling see it and feel greedy.

Season tickets are the team's most stable income. The Clippers have no shortage of tickets, but they have season tickets.

In recent seasons, only five or six thousand season tickets have been sold.

But every game day, there are about [-] sales of season tickets plus tickets.

The Clippers have been poor year after year, yet they still have an attendance rate close to [-]%. This is the Los Angeles ball market, and this is the charm of the Staples Center.

As the owner of the Clippers, Sterling is not willing to be a crouching dragon and phoenix with the New York Knicks. Sterling wants to use the Los Angeles ball market to earn more dollars.

The problem is, Sterling doesn't want to invest too much.

Every year, the salted fish is rotten, and the income of tens of millions of real money is stable.This is much better than more than [-]% of the league's teams that lose money every year.

However, is there any good thing in the world that wants to get rich without investing?

Sterling said, let alone, there really is.

In fact, as early as the beginning of March, Lu Yi became famous in the Los Angeles area, and Sterling was already paying attention to Lu Yi.

Lu Yi defeated the USC Trojans in the final of the Pacific Ten Schools League and won the nickname of the King of Los Angeles. Sterling already had the idea of ​​signing Lu Yi.

Last month, Lu Yi led the UCLA Bruins to the championship, but Sterling was worried.

Lu Yi is too fierce, [-] fans in Los Angeles are cheering for Lu Yi!

If the Kings, Wizards, Thunder, Grizzlies, and Timberwolves get the No. [-] pick, his money printing machine will be taken away by other teams.

Fortunately, the Clippers broke out in character and won the No. [-] lottery.

Sterling knew that it was God who blessed him and kept his wealth.

Therefore, Sterling said, I have chosen Lu Yi as the champion!
Of the [-] Los Angeles fans, one tenth goes to the Clippers bowl, which is [-] season tickets.

I can only say, exciting, really exciting.

"Lu Yi, as long as you can play well for our Clippers, I can promise you any conditions."

"Then can I skip the summer league? I'm going to have a round of individual training this summer."

"No problem, if necessary, you don't have to play away games in the preseason. You are the absolute core of our team next season, as long as you can play all the home games."

"What? Can I still play part-time?" Lu Yi was dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)