Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 305 305. The first trade plan of the offseason!The old Nelson who intends to join forces!

On the night of winning the championship, the Grizzlies flew back to Memphis overnight and witnessed the excited and crazy cheers of the Grizzlies fans.

Even though this is not the first time the Grizzlies have won the NBA championship, the joy brought by the championship still keeps the city of Memphis awake at night.

If you stand on the heights of the city and look down at this time, people will witness the prosperity and excitement of the city of Memphis.

The fans on both sides of the road who are reluctant to disperse, and the arduous journey of the Grizzlies to win the championship are repeatedly replayed on the big screens in the city. These are the reasons why the Grizzlies fans are unwilling to go to bed early.

Crowded party bars all night, casual snacks that you can eat for free while wearing a Grizzlies jersey, the economic development that the Grizzlies have brought to the city of Memphis is far beyond people's imagination.

Thinking back two years ago, Memphis was still an unremarkable place in the United States. Not to mention the sacred height of the NBA championship, even Grizzlies fans in the second round of the playoffs didn't know what it was like.

However, the arrival of Luke saved the Grizzlies from the dire straits and made the Grizzlies the best NBA team in league history.

The gratitude of Memphis fans to Luke is indescribable, just like the respect and dependence of Minnesota fans to Luke back then, it seems that Luke can become an existence that people look up to wherever he goes.

Even though there is already a rift between Luke and Grizzlies boss Heisley, and this rift will explode sooner or later in the near future, but at this moment, Luke is enjoying the cheers that the city of Memphis brings to him.

That night, Luke was as drunk as in previous years, releasing all the pressure in his heart at this moment.

People only see that Luke is an excellent basketball coach, and he can always build a historically luxurious team wherever he goes, but I am afraid that only Luke himself knows the exhaustion and boredom.

The next day, Luke, who hadn't drunk for a long time, had to pay for the hangover from last night. The severe headache made Luke not want to leave the soft mattress under him.

Even though Luke still had a lot to deal with before the draft, Luke still decided to take another day off for himself.

Picking up the phone, Luke found that there were more than a dozen missed calls on the phone. After a cursory glance, he found that they were all players and Lambiel and those guys.

Ignoring these people's calls, after all, these people would never do anything good for me, so I opened the phone book and dialed the number of general manager Chris Wallace.

"How's things going?" Luke said lying on the bed rubbing his temples with his fingers.

On the other end of the phone, Chris Wallace sounded in a pretty good mood: "It went very smoothly, so smoothly that the other party seriously suspected that we had something else to do."

"Next, we just need to meet and formalize the specific details of the transaction." After a pause, Chris Wallace continued, "By the way, Louis expresses his gratitude to you for your care and training. He hopes Before I leave, I can treat you to a meal alone."

During the offseason last year, Louis Williams rejected the 76ers' contract with an annual salary of nearly 500 million, and chose to join the Grizzlies with a mini-middle class, just to follow the team to win the championship, and then test the free market again this season. This is to increase your worth.

Looking at it now, Louis Williams' choice is undoubtedly very correct.

There are countless teams interested in Louis Williams during the offseason, and even some teams are willing to provide Louis Williams with a contract with an annual salary of nearly [-] million.

However, letting Louis Williams go for nothing is a bit of a disadvantage. Luke had discussed with Lu Wei a long time ago about signing first and then changing, and promised to trade Lu Wei to a team he likes.

In order to repay Luke's training and care for nearly a season, Lu Wei happily accepted this proposal.

The only requirement is to be traded to a team that is not strong but not completely bad, so that Louis Williams can get good playing time and not gradually get lost in a bad team direction.

The current thing that Chris Wallace is actively contacting is the Louis Williams deal.

Regarding this deal, Luke gave a total of three plans. After in-depth discussions with the three teams, the Grizzlies finally chose the most sincere Detroit Pistons.

The two sides will exchange chips before the draft, and the deal will be officially finalized until the trading market opens in July.

Hearing the good news from Wallace, Luke was visibly relieved: "As long as it goes well, you can finalize the specifics with the other party. According to the bottom line of the transaction I gave before, during this period, all operations The space is all yours."

"As for Louis, of course there is no problem. Tell him that I have time anytime, and this meal should be invited by me, thanking him for his contribution to the Grizzlies."

Next, Luke explained some things to Chris Wallace on the phone. When Luke was about to hang up the phone, Wallace said in a hurry: "Wait a minute, don't hang up the phone, I'm still here." There is a matter that needs to be reported to you, and it must be resolved by yourself."

Luke frowned at Chris Wallace's words: "What?"

"It's about Coach Don Nelson. He called me this morning and said that his call to you didn't go through, so he can only ask me to pass it on to you." Chris Wallace said truthfully.

He patted his head that was still throbbing from being drunk. He should have cleared all the call reminders by himself, thinking that it was Lambir and those guys, that's why he didn't see old Nelson's missed call.

"Sorry, I drank too much. I didn't hear anything last night. What did Tang ask you to convey?" Luke sat up from the bed interested.

As early as last year's regular season, Luke had a conversation with the old Nelson. He hoped that the old Nelson could join the Grizzlies coaching staff in the offseason, and be crazy for the last time before retiring, and experience the taste of teaming up with Luke.

The old Nelson at that time did not give a clear answer, but he was obviously very interested in Luke's proposal.

Coach Don Nelson's nickname is Madman and Scientist. Compared with the rigidity and stability of traditional coaches, the old Nelson always likes to study some weird lineups, which has a kind of childlike innocence like the "old urchin" Zhou Botong.

As the most troublesome coach in the current league, Luke is very in line with the old Nelson's appetite in every aspect.

Even old Nelson had said that Luke was too much like him when he was young.

Vaguely, Luke felt that there should be something interesting about teaming up with old Nelson, which made Luke prick up his ears excitedly on the phone.

"Don hopes to make an appointment with you to meet and chat. He is exhausted from the position of head coach. Before retiring, he really wants to experience the taste of teaming up with you."

"I heard that Don has resigned as the head coach of the Warriors, and his assistant Keith Smart should take over his head coach position in the new season."

"If this news is true, Tang should have made a choice in his heart, but he still wants you to find a better way." Chris Wallace analyzed very seriously.

"I'll settle this matter this afternoon. If Tang is really willing to join the Grizzlies coaching staff, I believe that scene will be very interesting." Luke said with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)