The Rest, Only Noise

On June 21, the Charlotte Hornets won the coin toss and, as a result, received first-choice eligibility for the expansion draft.

After learning the news, Louie immediately found out the contact information of the general manager of the Miami Heat.

The current general manager of the Heat, Lewis Schaffel, is not new to professional sports operations.

Louie lets Elgin Baylor get his running records.

He researched it in Baylor's office.

"I see, this person is not interesting, he will only order a small business, and it will not last long." Baylor actually looked down on others.

Louis smiled and asked, "Why did you say that?"

"You can tell by looking at it. This is his operational record, and none of them can be called a big deal."

Louis also felt the same after watching it.

Shafir served as general manager for three teams before taking office in Miami.

They are the Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks and New Jersey Nets.

It may have something to do with the strength of his team, the draft picks he is in charge of, and there are no top five picks. Therefore, it is impossible to see how his vision is.

The transactions he made were basically petty troubles.

Exchange your leftovers for someone else's leftovers.

There are no bright spots in the signing, and the signings are all small roles that do not affect the overall situation.

Remember it was mentioned a long time ago that there are three kinds of managers in this line.

Stupid, mediocre, clever.

Shafir is a typical mediocre manager who can't make mistakes, but he doesn't have the guts to make big orders. It's good that you don't have to worry about his mind blowing the team's future. But the disadvantage is also obvious. If he is in charge of a team that is not good or bad, it is difficult to expect the team to improve under his rule.

So he changed jobs frequently. Although he has repeatedly proved that he can't bring the team back to life, there are still bosses who are willing to give him a chance.

"Elgin, you make the call."

Louis decided not to call Shafir in person.

"I'm fine, but... where is our bottom line?"

Louie laughed: "As long as they don't draft John Salley, the Knicks' 26th pick in the first round is theirs."

"The 26th pick in the first round? A little...a little...that?"

"Which one?"

"That's it, you have to make it clear, don't you? It's too petty, how could they agree?"

Louis looked at him helplessly: "So, you are going to call them directly, send us the best chips, and ask them not to choose Sally?"

"Isn't that good?"

"What a hammer! Fortunately, there are no directors like you in the adult film industry, otherwise we would not have watched the movie fans who like sentiment!"

Baylor said helplessly, "Where are you going?"

For such a brainless pusher who emphasizes "strengthening miracles", Louis always has no temper.

If he was his negotiator, Louie would be happy.

Communicating with such a person is no-brainer, simple and straightforward.

"I'll give an analogy." Louis said vulgarly, "Before you do that, do you want to talk about the romance and grind your guns, so that you can fight a beautiful battle?"

"Is it necessary?"

"Rough, you didn't have foreplay before doing that?"

"That's right!" Baylor said heartily, "How can a pure man use so many routines, take it off and go on, and you are guaranteed to win a big victory... If it wasn't for this, I wouldn't have been deceived in the first place!"

Well, Louis hasn't heard the story of Baylor being cheated into marriage by a fairy when he was young.

Louie really can't stand this guy who doesn't care about foreplay - which is why he's never seen the "39 Seconds, Meet and Start" series.

"Anyway, just follow the price I said, don't be so direct, understand, control yourself!"

"Fine..."

Baylor called, "Hey Lewis, I'm Elgin, we met the other day, do you still have any impressions.. It's like this, I want to talk to you about a business expansion in a few days. Draft. Oh yes yes yes..."

Not to mention, people don't look smart, and chatting on the phone sounds like a liar.

"If you can, could you please tell me who you're going to pick from our team on expansion draft day?"

"Dale Ellis? Dude, you definitely won't be able to pick him, what about your second choice?"

"John Seley...good choice!"

"What a fart!" Louis almost spat out.

Baylor quickly interrupted: "Uh this, Lewis, we are willing to give you some favors to keep John."

"How about the 26th pick in the first round?"

"Uh...uh...that's it, okay, let's talk about it."

Baylor hung up the phone and said to Louis dissatisfied: "You have been influencing me all the time. If it weren't for you, I would definitely be able to play better!"

"Come on you, even if we ask others, you are too humble, we are the defending champions!" Louis said unhappily.

"Isn't it so low-key to give the other party a good impression?"

"Well, you managed to make him feel that our management is easy to bully. I guess he will speak loudly next time he calls!"

Baylor's face changed, and there was a certain brilliance in his eyes that made Louis uneasy.

"What did he say at the end?"

Baylor said, "I didn't say anything. He didn't reject me, but he didn't agree. Instead, he mentioned you."

"Remember me?"

"Yeah, he said that your performance at the annual meeting a few days ago impressed him a lot, and he wanted to talk to you. Anyway, you were also our real general manager. It is indeed suitable for you to discuss this matter. I don't like it the most. This kind of passive negotiation, I always take the initiative to attack, just like XX!" The more Baylor said, the more outrageous, "My favorite is the missionary, I tell you this position..."

"roll roll roll!"

"Coach Lu, this is my office."

Louie grinned as he slid a bottle of Coke from Baylor's refrigerator—the vending machine in his office required a coin-operated one.

"Then I'll get out of here, you're sitting there, and I'll wipe your ass."

"Coke stay, the soul is weak!"

Louis turned a deaf ear and returned to his office with Shafir's contact information.

Zhao Yuanzheng is working in his office.

In fact, he has his own office, but a lot of his work is to report directly to Louis, so he spends much more time in Louis' office than in his own office.

"Coach, this is the first summer ever with full free agency."

Zhao Yuanzheng said a situation.

Twelve years after the Oscar Robertson case, the NBA has entered an era of unrestricted free agency.

From this year onwards, expiring players who have signed with other teams will no longer have to compensate the other team.

"So, what about free agency this year?" Louie asked.

"It's true that there are no heavyweight free agents, but some role players are good, like Danny Ainge of the Celtics."

Because of the contracts of Bird, Sampson, Thomas, and Laimbeer, the Celtics can't keep Ainge.

Of course, if they are willing to use bird rights for Angie, they can be forced to stay.

But with Angie's strength, it's not worth doing so.

Louie smiled: "If we sign Angie, some people in the team will probably be unhappy."

"If Ainge were our opponent, all of us would hate him, but once he becomes our teammate, the situation may be different." Zhao Yuanzheng said, "His style of play is very suitable for us, and his style on the court can also 'Seamlessly connected' with us."

Louie is seriously considering the possibility of signing Ainge.

He rarely signs in free agency because the Knicks have had so many draft picks over the past few years. The advantage of the traverser and the excellent scouting team allow Louie to rarely waste draft picks, so he can only use the person he chooses, regardless of who appears in the free market.

This year's situation is special. They have to be cut from their bodies without the ability to fight back. Two players who have adapted to the team's system. For Louie, who likes to play long rotations, add a former Playing under his own hands, veterans who have inspected the goods in the playoffs, will have a higher cost performance than choosing rookies to practice slowly.

"You're right." Louie nodded. "I'll take this seriously."

Zhao Yuanzheng left after reporting his work. Louie jumped on the table and lay down regardless of his image, and dialed the number of the general manager's office of the Miami Heat~www.readwn.com~ Hello, Lewis, I am Lu from New York. "Louis laughed. "We met at the annual meeting not long ago. "

"It appears Elgin has relayed our conversation to you."

"Yes, he said you didn't expressly reject him, and you didn't expressly agree to him," Louis asked. "Can you give me an answer?"

Shafir was silent for a few seconds, "Coach Lu, if you want us to give up choosing John Salley in the expansion draft, it's not enough to send the 26th pick in the first round."

"Oh, so what do you want?"

"The 26th pick in the first round plus the 11th pick in the first round in your hands. Or, give us the seventh pick in the first round alone."

"I like your directness, Lewis, but your demands are a bit too much." Lewis said with a calm mind, "John Salley is just a backup in our team who averages less than 15 minutes per game, how can I Maybe pay so much for him? If you insist on choosing him, I have no choice but to wish you good luck."