The Rest, Only Noise

While the Lakers signed Barkley, their longtime nemesis, the Boston Celtics, was also active.

The Celtics management did three things at once.

First, they paid a fortune to sign Chuck Daly, who had been away from coaching for nearly four years.

Daly has been working behind the scenes since he ended his coaching career in Detroit.

Sometimes, he goes to espn as a guest.

Sometimes, he will accept tnt's commentary invitation.

He has many jobs, but none of them are fixed.

The Celtics, who have brought back Sampson, have regained their competitiveness, but if they want to return to the top ranks, they will need a good coach.

Although Reed Auerbach insisted on using his own people, Dave Gavitt felt that Daley was the best candidate for all the out-of-work coaches at the moment.

The Celtics signed Chuck Daly to a franchise-record four-year, $7 million deal.

Then, Garvet did one thing that pleased Auerbach.

He invited Isiah Thomas to join the Celtics front office as deputy general manager.

The Smiling Assassin readily accepts Garvet's invitation.

When Louis heard the news, he somehow felt that the Celtics were over.

No one knows why a player like Thomas, who values ​​his sense of honor, believes that the interior combination of Zach Randolph and Eddie Curry will be successful.

Thomas in a previous life has shown that he will not be a good administrator.

If the Celtics train him as Garvet's successor, Louie can't imagine what will happen next.

Meanwhile, the third thing the Celtics management did was aggressively push for a Karl Malone trade.

Especially after the Lakers signed Barkley at a very low price, the Celtics felt that change was urgent.

The Atlanta Olympics game is in full swing, and Karl Malone, who was not called up by the Dream Team II, came to the answer after a seemingly endless wait.

Boston Celtics will Rasheed, Derek Harper, Dinoradjac, Greg Minor (gregminorsg/sf), 1997 first-round pick, 1998 first-round pick Swap, 2002 first-round pick, sent to the Utah Jazz for Karl Malone, Steve Kerr and this year's second-round pick Shandon Andersonsf/sg

According to "Bottleton Globe" writer Bob Ryan, the Celtics initially wanted to send Hua Cai Tu and Cai Turner away, but the Jazz only wanted Hua Cai Shi and other young players and pick.

The most promising young man in the Celtics team is Hill. He is also a non-sale product of the team. If you want young players, you can only use Wallace to piggyback others, and then use a veteran like Harper to balance the salary, plus 2 First round and 1 first round swap.

Louie feels that the Celtics have made a profit this time.

He didn't expect the Jazz to have only 2 first-round and 1-round swaps.

To exchange for Louis, the Celtics don't want to take Malone away without spending 3 first rounds and 3 first round swaps.

Then, Louie studied the Celtics' draft pick structure and found that it wasn't that the Jazz didn't want it, but the Celtics couldn't.

Not long ago, Louie sent Caitner to the Celtics, in addition to their draft picks, they also spit out the first round in 2000.

The year of this first-round pick is very interesting.

2000, the year of the millennium.

Although the quality of rookies that year was the lowest in history, Louie just wanted more things and didn't think too much.

According to Ted Steppi's rules, NBA teams can't trade their first-round picks for two consecutive years, so when the Jazz asked the Celtics for the first round, because the Greens had already sent the 2000 first-round pick. For the Lakers, the first rounds in 1999 and 2001 could not be moved directly.

The Jazz didn't ask for more first-round swaps that Louie didn't expect.

Maybe he overestimated Malone's stock.

Perhaps the Jazz overestimated Wallace's potential.

Someone always overestimates something anyway, but it doesn't matter now.

For the first time since Bird retired, the Celtics have two powerful superstars.

The interior combination of Sampson and Malone cannot be underestimated.

Although Sampson is older, he can still play at least 30 minutes a game, and Malone is notoriously late bloomer.

The next two seasons will be Malone's true peak.

This means that Sampson will be the second top power forward in the league outside of Manning.

Super centers are generally not fortunate to be partnered with super power forwards. A guard who knows how to pass should be content, but Sampson seems to be affected by the butterfly effect and the son of luck.

No one could have imagined that Sampson, who returned to Boston, would have the opportunity to pursue the highest honor.

Strangely, the reaction to Malone's trade to Boston wasn't as great as Louie's.

After reading the trade, Louis felt that the Celtics were going to rise again, not to mention winning the championship, but they would definitely be able to confront the Heat and the Knicks, and the outside world just thought that the addition of Malone would make the Celtics a strong team in the East.

There was no discussion within the Lakers either.

They were so calm that Louie felt like he was overreacting.

The big fish in the market have their homes one by one.

Shaquille O'Neal, who is playing for the Dream Second Team, is still pulling with Orlando.

The Magic would like to lock the Sharks with a 6-year, 120 million contract.

Sharks don't think this contract is worth it, he wants the biggest in the league, and the biggest ever.

As a result, the Sharks' agent offered a monstrous six-year, $150 million contract.

If the Magic choose to sign this contract with the Sharks, then Garnett's much-maligned contract in Louie's past life is nothing.

This is also a problem caused by flawed rules.

The nba now has a salary cap and a rookie contract, but they don't have any rules and restrictions on the max contract.

In other words, the maximum salary is unlimited.

Even if the Sharks wanted a six-year, $600 million contract, that would be within the rules.

Since there is no standard maximum salary, these superstars who grew up in the aau era, their new contracts mainly depend on personal appetite, market expectations and the ability of the agent.

Louie estimates O'Neal won't leave Orlando this year.

There are two main reasons why the sharks in the previous life left the magic. The magic tube and the local media were killed, and they actively created conflicts. Second, a metropolis like Los Angeles, the center of the world's entertainment, was the place that O'Neal had in mind. So even if the Magic later raised the salary of the contract to the point where the Lakers could not follow up, O'Neal still went west without hesitation.

Now, the Lakers are not pursuing O'Neal's needs. In Miami, Manning has just squeezed out Sampson. He has no interest in competing with another super center. New York has a bunch of contracts waiting to be renewed, and the top priority of the Blazers is to renew Mourning... Super teams have it. My own calculations and thoughts, but none of them have anything to do with O'Neal.

O'Neal looked left and right, and sooner or later he would come to a conclusion: Since we can't leave for the time being, let's make do with it.

In addition, there is news from the New York Knicks.

The team's meritorious striker Alex Stevens has decided to retire.

Stevens, who was traded to the Knicks in the middle of the 1985-86 season, played for New York for a total of ten years and was an important rotation player for the Knicks dynasty during its seven-peat. Over the years, Stevens, although a backup, has a pivotal voice in the team and is recognized as the leader of the locker room.

Last season, Stevens was able to play the entire year with the Knicks, averaging 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist per game. It stands to reason that he still has the ability to continue playing.

But Stevens, who is only 34 years old, said that with the growth of young people on the Knicks team, his position has become more and more marginalized, and it is almost impossible to find the joy of being a player.

His career was reshaped by the Knicks, and leaving New York to play for another team was unacceptable.

After thinking about it, Stevens chose to retire at the age of Shang Ke.

The Knicks promised to retire Stevens' No. 43 jersey and strongly invited him to stay on the team and continue to play residual heat.

However, Stevens declined the invitation from the Knicks and went straight to Los Angeles.

Louie and Stevens met, and they talked for a while.

Then ~www.novelmt.com~ Louis asked Stevens about the next step.

"I do want to keep going in basketball, but I don't know what I can do."

Shouldn't he have turned down the Knicks' invitation if he didn't know what he could do?

Louie heard Stevens' voice in an instant and invited him to join the Lakers coaching staff on the spot.

"Coach, am I really up to the job?" Stevens asked modestly.

"It might be a little uncomfortable at first, but I believe in your ability. Louie laughed. "I've got a special position for you on the coaching staff that's going to be fun."

Stevens readily accepted: "Coach, my coach, I'd absolutely love to do it for you!"

The long-lost "coach meme" made Louis roll his eyes: "Okay, I will sign the contract at the forum in a few days, and then I will give you a vacation. The most important thing in moving from New York to Los Angeles is the change in mentality. You can call me anytime if you have any questions.”

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