Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 214 214. Luke's True Offseason! (4.2K words for subscription)

On June 6, local time in the United States, when the Timberwolves fans were still in the festive atmosphere of winning the championship and couldn't extricate themselves, the team's general manager McHale suddenly held a press conference to announce.

Head coach Luke will no longer serve as the head coach of the Timberwolves next season, and the two sides broke up peacefully over the contract.

As word spread that Luke would no longer be the head coach of the Timberwolves, the league immediately fell into an uproar.

The reactions of the top management of each team are quite normal, after all, this kind of result has already appeared after the end of the regular season.

The first thing each team is doing now is nothing more than vigorously wooing Luke, and strive to win Luke, the champion coach, in this off-season.

Especially for the rebuilt team that has missed the playoffs for many years, Luke's attraction can be described as huge, even more enticing than these popular stars in the league.

It is said that within 10 minutes after the Timberwolves held a press conference to announce the news, the owner of the Bobcats took a plane to Minnesota in person, showing his importance with practical actions.

In addition, many teams in the league contacted Luke immediately, wanting to bring Luke to their camp.

But unfortunately, Luke's phone has been turned off from beginning to end, which makes the teams feel both anxious and excited.

Anxious because he was afraid that other teams would get ahead of him in this robbing battle, and excited because Luke's cell phone was turned off, which most likely means that Luke has not yet determined his next home.

Otherwise, Luke should attend the press conference at the same time and announce his favorite next family choice.

It is worth mentioning that although the top executives of the various teams in the league reacted strongly to Luke's departure from the Timberwolves, they immediately exploded among the fan groups.

Especially when Timberwolves fans heard the news, everyone yelled at the Timberwolves management online.

Said that the Timberwolves management let go of Luke will be the worst decision in the history of the team.

Some fans begged the management to keep Luke, and were even willing to pay for Luke's salary next season.

McHale didn't say too much at the press conference, but only indicated that the team and Luke had no ideological conflicts, and this breakup was just a common opinion reached by both parties.

And at the end, McHale sincerely thanked Luke for his various contributions to the Timberwolves in the past three years, and also congratulated Luke for his next coaching career to be smooth sailing.

Although McHale stated at the press conference that the two parties broke up peacefully and there was no ideological conflict, but in the eyes of the fans, there must be something hidden in it.

The key factor that Luke will no longer be the head coach of the Timberwolves in the new season is that the salary cannot be negotiated.

Luke entered the league to coach for three years. During this period, he not only led the Timberwolves to win the championship for three consecutive years, but also led the team to a record of 05 wins and 06 losses in the 74-8 season.

No matter from which point of view, Luke has already ranked among the top coaches in the NBA.

With Luke's current worth, the four-year 1500 million contract he signed with the Timberwolves was really pitiful.

Today, the salaries of the head coaches of various teams in the league are probably between 400 million and 500 million US dollars, and there are also a few young coaches whose salaries are below 400 million US dollars.

The coaches with an annual salary of more than 500 million are all senior coaches like Don Nelson.

The coach with the highest salary in the league right now is "Zen Master" Jackson, with an annual salary of about 800 million US dollars.

However, considering the different times and money ratios of coaches in different periods, this historical record does not actually contain much gold, but it can also prove the status and worth of "Zen Master" Jackson in the coaching world.

Luke's imminent resignation made Timberwolves fans restless. After the Timberwolves won three consecutive championships, some fans fantasized that Luke could lead the team to break the record of eight consecutive championships in NBA history.

As a result, before the exciting championship parade started, the management team suddenly dropped this depth bomb, which disturbed the entire Minnesota.

Needless to say, Luke's contribution to the Timberwolves in recent years, all fans know very well that without Luke's coaching, the Timberwolves would not be able to complete their counterattack in a short period of time.

It is even less likely to become the fourth dynasty team in NBA history.

It is no exaggeration to say that Luke is the "God's Whip" in the history of the Timberwolves, the basketball god who saved the Timberwolves.

And Minnesota Mayor Melvin Carter also erected a statue for Luke in the city center to thank Luke for his basketball contributions to the Timberwolves.

As for the appearance of the statue, it is the appearance of Luke standing on the sidelines in a black suit and coaching, and the name of the base of the statue is "Minnesota Black Godfather".

Because Luke led the Timberwolves to continuous success, Minnesota's GDP has also begun to soar in recent years. For the mayor, these are real achievements.

It is even a very important bargaining chip for the next round of elections.

Luke's current contribution to Minnesota is not to mention a statue, even one in the southeast, northwest, and north is more than enough.

But at this juncture, McHale suddenly announced that Luke will no longer be the head coach of the Timberwolves next season. This is definitely a huge loss for Minnesota.

For fans, this is even more frightening.

Luke's arrival brings spring to the cold Timberwolves, and no one knows whether Luke's departure will make the Timberwolves sluggish.

Standing at the top of the league for many years has long made Timberwolves fans aloof. If the team suddenly plummets next season, I am afraid that Timberwolves fans will never accept this cruel fact.

Everyone wanted to hear Luke say why he left the Timberwolves, but after McHale held a press conference, there was no movement on Luke's side.

When the fans found the address where Luke lived before based on clues, they found that Luke's house was empty, and a slogan was left at the gate of the courtyard, "Enjoy my rare holiday!" (Enjoy my rare holiday!).

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As two days passed, the enthusiasm for Luke's upcoming resignation as the Timberwolves head coach has not declined, but has intensified in Minnesota.

The only thing that remains the same is that Luke's cell phone has not been turned on during this period, and he has not responded to this incident, as if Luke suddenly disappeared in the city of Minnesota overnight.

The uncertainty of Luke's whereabouts has made Minnesota fans uneasy. If it weren't for Luke's personal Twitter, which regularly updates photos of playing around every day, fans must think that Luke was ruthlessly killed by some desperate gangster secretly.

That's right, Luke would share photos of himself after playing on his personal Twitter every day during the disappearance period.

In these photos, besides Luke, there is also a little girl who looks about eight or nine years old, and a young woman with a curvaceous figure.

The little girl wore two shofar braids, and her white and tender face looked as cute as a porcelain doll.

If I really want to say that the little girl in the photo is different from ordinary children, it is probably that the little girl's height looks a bit outstanding.

This also made many people feel that the little girl's appearance did not match her height, and it seemed somewhat inconsistent, but this still couldn't stop the cuteness exuding from the little girl.

As for who is the woman with a graceful figure, but she has never seen a frontal photo, there are also discussions on the Internet, and there is no guess until the end.

What is certain is that this woman is definitely not a public figure in the American entertainment industry, otherwise sharp-eyed fans would have recognized who she was.

Many fans who know the news are very clear that the little girl is Luke's goddaughter, named Katie Lu Samuelsson.

Luke also took the little girl to play a few times during the All-Star Weekend in previous years.

It is said that Katie was a fan of "Big Bird" Bird at a young age. For this reason, Luke personally took Katie to visit Larry Bird, allowing Katie to meet Larry Bird face to face for the first time.

The specific process is not detailed on the Internet, only a few gossips came out. Larry Bird once commented on Katie Lu Samuelson in this sentence, "This girl is simply a future star."

Katie Lu Samuelson's basketball talent is naturally not clear to outsiders, but what is clear to the outside world is that, as the daughter of the most influential basketball coach in the NBA, Katie will definitely enter the profession in the future.

Even the road to the professional arena will be smooth sailing. After all, even the famous WNBA coach Lambir is Luke's assistant. As long as Katie wants to play professionally, these things don't need to come forward for Luke at all.

Seeing that Luke posted photos of his play on the Internet every day, some fans also went all the way to see if they could meet Luke in person.

But Luke posted photos every day at about ten o'clock in the evening. When the fans saw the tweets, Luke had already left there and got up and went to the next attraction.

At first, Luke's personal Twitter comments were all praying that Luke would not leave the Timberwolves in the new season. Later, as more and more people gossip on the Internet, the fans' attention was instead attracted by the graceful woman beside Luke.

Although the several groups of photos sent by Luke do not have a frontal photo of the woman, some people can tell that she must be a beautiful woman just from her figure.

Through the figure, it was pointed out that the woman is likely to be Ruth Williams, the player development coach of the WNBA Seattle Storm.

Ruth Williams was hardly a celebrity, barely a public figure professionally.

But even in the WNBA, where there are not many teams, Williams is still an inconspicuous existence.

After all, the WNBA has thought about disbanding many times since its establishment, because the benefits that women's basketball can bring in the United States are really very few.

Until now, there are still many teams in the WNBA that often play games in empty stadiums.

The so-called empty stadium game is not because there is no fan, but the scattered fans don't look much different from the empty stadium.

So far, the WNBA has not been able to achieve financial success.

Although the WNBA has finally reaped benefits this season, the NBA still needs to provide an annual subsidy of about 200 million U.S. dollars.

This situation was not gradually alleviated until after 2012, and the WNBA established its own women's basketball brand step by step to success.

As for the question of why the WNBA can continue to develop until now when it obviously doesn’t make money, this is because Luke appreciates the existence of the United States.

The United States attaches great importance to the cultivation of competitive sports. Basketball can be one of the future opportunities for a student. Besides, rugby and ice hockey are also popular.

Fans were not surprised when they learned that the woman next to Luke might be Ruth Williams.

As the WNBA's professional development coach, Ruth Williams can help Katie at this time.

As for how Luke got on the line, no one is bored enough to gossip about it.

As the comments on Luke's Twitter became more and more crooked, and finally reached the point where people couldn't bear to look directly at them, Luke had no choice but to turn off the comment function, turning daily sharing and playing around into a check-in task.

It seems that Luke wants to use this method to tell the fans that he just wants to take advantage of this time to take a good rest.

Just like the slogan left in front of Luke's house, "Enjoy my rare vacation."

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Los Angeles, Getty Center.

"Your mentality is really relaxed. I'm afraid the outside world is going crazy just looking for you."

"The Timberwolves are under a lot of pressure from public opinion. Don't you plan to hold a press conference and have a good chat with the fans?"

"And you really don't think about which team to join in the offseason? Are you really going to delay until the last minute?"

Looking at Luke who was teasing Katie while watching the football game boringly, Ruth Williams said helplessly.

When he first came into contact with Luke, Williams always felt that Luke had an evil spirit in him. Generally speaking, he was not a good person.

But as the contact time prolongs, Williams finds that he can't see Luke through. This guy does not know how to do things, but he seems to be ignorant.

If it weren't for the success brought about by his coaching career, Williams even felt that this guy was more like a liar.

"There's nothing to talk about. You know some things, but you can't bring them to the table after all."

"As for Kevin, of course I want him to try the feeling of bearing the pressure. All the pressure of the Timberwolves before the end of the season can be carried by me alone."

"At this time, it's time for Kevin to try the distress of being under pressure." Re-tied Katie's hair that had fallen from playing, and Luke picked up the leather case with a smile on his face, "And it's not a problem for the Timberwolves. Not a bad thing."

"As for choosing a team, I know it well. In the past three years, I have put in a lot of hard work for the Timberwolves. I have put too much energy into this team."

"Now that I finally have a chance to rest, of course I have to come out and take a good look. After all, I really don't have much time left."

Help Katie re-do the braid, Luke said thoughtfully.

"Hmph, sugar daddy, your braids are so ugly!"

Looking through the mirror, seeing the crooked look of the two braids that Luke had made for herself again, one high and the other low, the little girl pouted with disgust.

"Where is it ugly?"

"Obviously you are ugly."

Luke smiled and pinched Katie's face, causing the little girl to play tricks again.

It has been three years since he went to the United States, and Luke found that he had never really visited this place.

Luke just took this opportunity to turn off his mobile phone, planning to take the little girl for a while, but Ruth Williams was really an accident.

The three are currently located at The Getty Center (Getty Center), a famous attraction in Los Angeles.

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