The Basketball Court Swordsman

"We can sit down and analyze this matter. Chris Paul has reached the point of contract extension next season. There is no doubt that the Pacers must give Paul a maximum salary contract. The number of contracts is definitely not small. At that time, Pacers’ bosses will have a lot of “blood”. On this basis, the Pacers must also renew George with a high salary. I think that such economic pressure may not be affordable for all owners."

"James Harden’s lessons learned are in front of us. If the Pacers do not want to lose too much, now is the best time to trade Paul George. If we wait for the next season to trade, many teams may not take it. With so many chips, because they can wait until the moment of the naked sign."

"Coach Henson has always been smart. He will not let Paul George go for nothing. Any team that wants George will be stripped."

In the past few days, news about the Pacers' record 13-game winning streak start was rather tepid, because the entire basketball circle was blown up by Paul George’s trading rumors.

Although George is not a first-tier star in the league, his potential is obvious to all. Just like James Harden at the beginning of this season, reporters are very willing to see the "sequel" of this story.

But while the reporters were hot, the Pacers and Henson never made a statement. They did not acknowledge the authenticity of the rumors, but they did not take the initiative to avoid suspicion. There is no doubt that this has increased the "credibility" of this rumor.

At the same time, in the training ground of the Banker’s Life Arena, Henson urged the players to prepare for the game seriously. Tomorrow the Pacers will play against the "old friend" Spurs at home. Although the Pacers defeated the Spurs by 11 points in the ATT Center last game, this does not mean that the Spurs are easy to deal with.

Therefore, Henson is too lazy to deal with the media now. In front of an important game, any other miscellaneous things have to stand aside.

Of course, Henson did not ignore the whole thing either. Before the training started today, Henson had a chat with George alone. He found that George himself was not affected in any way. The sentence "I trust you very much, boss" made Henson very heartwarming.

In this business alliance, trust is sometimes harder than money.

George stabilized here, and Henson declared in the locker room again, "The rumors outside are all **** farts, I promise, no one will be taken away. Do you believe me or the reporters, you choose ."

In a simple sentence, the players' emotions first stabilized. Letter Hengsen or reporter? This is not an option at all.

Since the old center Jeff Foster retired, all players in the Pacers team now can be said to be brought in by Henson. From Jimmy Butler to Chris Paul, they all succeeded because they believed in Henson. So now in the Pacers team, everyone is full of trust in Henson.

Therefore, Henson will not appear more and more dark. With just a single sentence, the team got rid of trade rumors.

But unfortunately, at this time, the Pacers' best start record in team history stopped at 13 consecutive victories.

On November 23, Indianapolis Bankers Life Arena. The Pacers lost to the Spurs 97-104 at home, ushering in their first defeat of the season. Their best start record in team history was also ended by the San Antonio.

Today's game Frenchman Tony Parker's explosion is an important reason for the Spurs to win. The "Little Sports Car" shot 15 of 23 and scored 33 points with a 65.2% shooting rate. Coupled with the 22 points of the "big basic skills" and Manu's 19 points, gDP made every effort to successfully avenge the ATT center.

If it were in normal season, and lost to the Spurs in the regular season, Henson would not be too sad. After all, the Spurs themselves are not underdogs. The best start record is buried in the Spurs' hands, and it is better to be buried in a cat or dog. And the Pacers' current record of 13 wins and 1 loss is still outstanding.

But losing to the Spurs at this juncture will put the Pacers in big trouble. At the end of the game, even Popovich joked with Henson, "I'm afraid the loss I gave you came at an untimely time."

It is indeed not the time. Now trade rumors are everywhere, and the Pacers are still losing. Doesn't this create a hotbed for the media to search for topics?

"The Pacers are panicked and lost at home!"

"Trading rumors make the Pacers young people feel insecure. It's time for Coach Henson or the management to stand up and do something!"

"The Pacers did not perform well as expected. After all, the players don't even know where they will play the next day."

Sure enough, the day after the game ended, major news websites were publishing news about the Pacers. The most discussed by fans was where George would go next stop. This scene is really like the bull in 2007.

Although there are some rational fans who have analyzed the fact that the Pacers have no need to trade now, these voices are often quickly obliterated. After all, when watching the excitement, who cares about the real truth?

People who don't know the truth of the matter are more willing to believe what is between the Pacers and George.

The bookmakers even took the time to offer the odds for George to leave the team. They really wanted to make a profit at any opportunity.

Seeing this atmosphere even more lively than the New Year, Henson didn't feel overwhelmed, but smiled slightly. Now that it is so messy, the guy behind the scenes should almost appear...

After the battle with the Spurs, the Pacers got three full days of rest. Using these three days, Henson wanted to see who it was that actually moved the crooked mind to the Pacers.

On November 24, the night after the Pacers lost to the Spurs. Bird sat on the sofa tiredly after coming home from get off work, and now a large number of reporters come to ask him about Paul George's transaction every day, and Bird is extremely bored.

Sometimes he almost believed that he really wanted to trade Paul George. I have to say that in the Internet age, the influence of rumors and media on the team is getting bigger and bigger.

At this moment, Bird's cell phone rang suddenly. He took out his cell phone impatiently, only to find that the call was an unfamiliar number.

"Isn't it a **** telephone interview again?" Bird thought for a while, then hung up the phone.

However, just a few seconds after hanging up the phone, the ringing rang again! Byrd took a deep breath before connecting the phone. Otherwise, he would definitely scold the caller horribly.

"Hello Bird. This is Neil Orsh, did I disturb you?" In the receiver, a middle-aged man's voice came.

"Orsh?" Bird smiled and found the "murderer"!

Neil Orsh, current general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers! Of course, this guy's growth history is as weird as Henson, and it can be said that he has nothing to do with basketball at all.

In college, Orsi majored in political science. After graduating from college, the young man born in New York took up his career as an actor. He has also successfully starred in some commercial advertisements and several unknown small series. Until 1993, Olsey finally ushered in a turning point in his career as an actor. He came to Los Angeles and showed his face in national advertisements like Honda and Coca-Cola. It stands to reason that his actor career should increase day by day.

Of course, if the "story" really develops in this way, Orsh will not be the general manager of the Clippers now.

After a little fame, the actor's overloaded work status caused Orshey to give up his career and turn his attention to the sports industry. So Olshey chose to find a volunteer coaching job at Artesia High School, a strong basketball school in Lakewood, as a starting point to enter the sports circle.

A few years later, the up-and-coming Orsi was hired by SFX Sports Group to do some player development work, to provide planning guidance for basketball players at all levels, and successfully planned and organized many training camps, including Adidas titled "ABCD Training Camp". As a result, he built his own NBA network. At this point, this sportsman who has switched from an actor has officially established a foothold in the basketball circle.

Until 2003, after 10 years in the sports industry, Mike Dunleavy, who had just taken up the position of the Los Angeles Clippers coach, brought the well-known Orshey under his command as the team's player development director. Five years later, Orsi officially assumed the position of general manager!

Such a guy who can mix from an actor to the top of an NBA team, he must be rich in methods. Just like Henson, "outsiders" want to mix well in the circle, but they need stronger abilities. So in the circle, Orsi is also famous. Had it not been for Henson's sidestep last summer, Orsi could even make Chris Paul a member of the Los Angeles Clippers!

"Don't bother, Neil, go ahead." Byrd said, curling up his mouth. Orsh, this guy, wouldn't it be the revenge of the Pacers who robbed Paul.

"I heard that you are sending out Paul George on purpose." Orshe was straightforward.

"What about your bargaining chips?" Bird did not refuse, because he and Henson had a plan. And if it's as Henson speculated, Olsh doesn't need to "heard" the news at all, because the news is likely to be released by the guy himself!

"I can come out..."

"Oh, forget it. You'd better talk to my head coach. He also decides on player trades." Before Orchy finished speaking, Bird interrupted him.

"Coach? Henson Joe!?" Olshey was a little surprised, "I said Larry, are you the chairman or he is the chairman." Olshey asked deliberately, with some provocative meaning, I have to say this guy It's really spicy.

"Of course I am the chairman, but you can talk to him first. After all, it is more difficult to convince him than to convince me."

"All right, Larry. Don't worry, Coach Henson Joe, I certainly don't want to see the locker room chaos."

Seeing that Byrd hadn't directly refused, Olshey smiled triumphantly, thinking that his strategy was successful. Intentionally disturbed the Pacers' locker room and deliberately released the news! At that time, even if the Pacers didn't send George's heart, they will slowly give birth.

So Olshey called Henson. He believes that a small coach cannot be smarter than Bird. He might be shocked when he heard that he was the general manager of the Clippers.

The phone rang twice, and there came a hoarse, low voice, it was Henson Joe!

"Coach Henson, I have no intention of interrupting. I'm Neil Orsh, general manager of the Clippers, and Bird hopes..."

"I don't care who you are, even if you are the President of the United States, you can't take up my time after work. If you have anything to talk about, I'll talk about it tomorrow. Hey!" Henson similarly interrupted Olshey roughly and directly hung up. phone.

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Orshe was stunned, followed by anger. What's the situation? Is a coach so dragged? ? Who does he think he is! ? To a senior in the basketball circle, he was so arrogant!

At this moment, Olsey's phone vibrated and he accepted a text message.

"I like to let the media speak so much. Why don't you call your media friends to talk to me, the general manager." The content of the text message was displayed.