The Rest, Only Noise

The men's basketball Olympics are over, and so is Louie's viewing schedule.

It's really unacceptable to end up this way.

Louis sometimes really hopes that the Basketball Association will run for the head coach through competition like the fat man who knows the ball in the future. Even if he doesn't sign up, he will recommend some foreign teachers with strong coaching ability to apply for the job.

It's not that patriotism is overflowing, but that he really can't accept that the Chinese team with such a luxurious lineup should aim at the semi-finals - and accidents often happen.

In all fairness, the US team is indeed unshakable for the time being. Yugoslavia and Lithuania are both above the men's basketball team. It is very reasonable to target the top four.

However, now they can't even beat Croatia, which is close in strength.

If they win against Croatia, they will be able to qualify for the third place in the group, and they will not encounter Yugoslavia in the knockout rounds.

After all, he did it himself.

Why can it be so bad?

This incident irritated Louie for days.

Then, a phone call from Jerry West made Louie turn his attention back to his main business.

Considering the Lakers' current cap space, they basically won't do much in free agency.

Without moving the existing lineup, they want to strengthen only through the veteran minimum salary to sign players who want a last-ditch effort.

However, the powerful veteran really wants to hold the championship of the strong team. The first choice is also the Trail Blazers, Knicks, and Heat. The Lakers seem to have a bright future, but there are too many young people in the team. It looks like winning in two years.

However, some players are not looking at the team's lineup, but the name of the coach.

"Messiah" is a well-known name in professional basketball, and there are many players willing to play under him.

James Worthy was the one who chose the Messiah.

After West informed Louis of the news, Louis quickly rushed to the forum.

Louie knew about Worthy's situation.

Last season, Worthy earned a ring for himself when he joined the Knicks for a minimum salary.

Now Worthy still has the strength to fight, but he doesn't want to stay in the Knicks for the ring, because the training style of that team is not suitable for him, and there are many strong players in the same position, and he can't play a few minutes in a game.

On the Miami side, Manning is really problematic and not worthy of assistance, while Portland's training intensity is notoriously high. Now 34 years old, Worthy decided to go to Louis after careful consideration.

Worthy was a lightning-fast big small forward in his youth.

Now he can still play the 3rd position, but his speed has dropped too much. The defensive end is basically the opponent's cash machine. It's impossible to play @ Essence Book Pavilion as a starting point. As a substitute, it is possible to become a bench bandit.

The Knicks currently have three spots left, so there is no need to hesitate to sign a veteran like Worthy.

Louie asked West to notify Worthy for a medical examination, and if he was healthy, he could sign the contract.

Since then, Louis has devoted himself to his work.

After two months of deliberation, "tragic" Ervin Johnson has also made the decision to return, and he will continue with the Lakers for another year.

Subsequently, Louie captured the heart of veteran Buck Williams (Bkillia PF/C) in his rivalry with the Knicks.

The 15-year veteran of the league, who entered the league in the same year as Isiah Thomas, is a typical forgotten power player.

In terms of rebounders throughout the 1980s, Moses Malone can be called No. 1, Sampson No. 2 and Buck Williams No. 3.

He has been in the industry since 1981 and has averaged 12 rebounds per game for seven consecutive seasons.

In addition to grabbing rebounds, he has excellent levels on both offense and defense. On offense, he can average 17 points per game with a 54% shooting rate. On defense, he has been selected for the defense four times, and has intangible assets that cannot be ignored.

He is an active team player, a medicine for the locker room, an outstanding coaching brother, an elite-level performer, and a built-in "every new team that improves the team's record" buff.

In other words, Buck at his peak was a Rodman who averaged 17 points per game and weakened his defense and rebounding, but he didn't have as many problems as the latter. As a Stevenson-style spiritual leader, he was many Ideal mentor for young players.

Although Buck is old now, Louis recruited him not because of his immediate combat ability, but because of his leading role and his experience beneficial to young people.

The Lakers have too many youngsters, and they need veterans like that.

The signings of Worthy and Buck, combined with the return of Tragic, filled the Lakers' roster. It also means their offseason operation is officially over.

After two months of hard work, the Lakers formed a brand new team.

Benjamin Wilson, Dale Ellis, Kevin Garnett, Charles Barkley, Dana Barrows, Joe Dumars, Ben Wallace, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash , Malik Ross, Greg Ostertag, The Tragic, Buck Williams, James Worthy, Liu Yuqing.

If the goal of the new season is to compete for the championship, this lineup is a little empty.

The main reason is that those young people are too young, that is, they have insufficient combat power.

However, this is already the strongest fighting force the Lakers can currently have.

It also created an additional challenge for Louie.

For example, winning the championship with a team whose strength is at a disadvantage compared to Heat, Nepal and Kai will add an incomparably bright touch to his resume.

After that, all the Lakers management has to do is prepare for the new season. Specifically, the addition and transfer of the staff of the forum and the coaching staff, the planning and improvement of logistics, the contract of the away hotel, and the location of the pre-season training camp.

During this period, Louis only asked two things.

One thing has to do with Kobe, the Lakers rookies decided to team up.

Kobe Bryant also joined them, and the location they chose was Miami.

Hearing the news, Louis immediately sent Jim Bass out.

He asks Bass to make the most of what he's good at -- taking rookies to eat, drink, and have fun -- but one thing, never let them touch the ball outside.

Kobe was a basketball fanatic and wanted to play anywhere.

Every Kobe fan should have seen the photo of rookie Kobe Bryant practicing his left-handed shot in an empty arena with his right hand taped.

Although Louie didn't know how the rookie Kobe's hand was injured, he tried every means to prevent Kobe from playing outdoors and avoid accidents to the greatest extent possible.

Little Buss was sent on a business trip again, and the purpose of the business trip was to fool the rookies. This kind of mission made him both puzzled and excited.

The summer is coming to an end, and most of the team's signings and contract renewals have been completed.

Shaquille O'Neal ultimately did not choose to leave, and he reached a three-year, $60 million extension with the Orlando Magic.

But it's still not the biggest contract in the league.

The league's highest salary is still Ewing, who signed a four-year, $90 million incremental contract with the Knicks in the summer of 1995, and is also the first 20 million man in North American sports history (1).

(1) I don't know what the highest salary of football stars in the same period is (mainly because I'm too lazy to check...), so I didn't remove "North America".

Due to Rodman's locker room poison properties, Riley couldn't get an equivalent chip, and ultimately chose to send him to the Vancouver Grizzlies and received a junk contract.

Jazz legend Mark Plessy rejected a three-year, $25 million pension contract offered by the team and followed Karl Malone's footsteps to the Boston Celtics.

For the Warriors, they finally got rid of the chattering Gary Payton.

They made a trade with the Charlotte Hornets.

The Hornets sent out Larry Johnson, who had a broken relationship with the owner, and got Payton in the form of a one-off exchange.

Subsequently, the Hornets announced that they had reached a six-year, $80 million extension with Payton.

On the Warriors side, they sent Payton away, brought in Auntie to assist Penny, and paired with giants such as Sekkali and Mitch Richmond, determined to make a big difference in the new season.

At the same time, under the auspices of junior owner James Dolan, the Knicks ignored the league's new "luxury tax" rules and completed several arrogant but mindless contract renewals.

They renewed Cassell to a four-year, $32 million contract.

Allen Houston is re-signed with a five-year, $60 million extension.

Then throw out a five-year 70 million and Reggie Miller contract ahead of schedule.

In the end, Scottie Pippen was re-signed with an astonishing five-year, $90 million.

For the Knicks, the league's new luxury tax doesn't stop them from spending as if it doesn't exist.

After some operations, the total salary of the Knicks has reached 77 million US dollars, and the salary cap of the new season is similar to last season, or about 30 million US dollars.

Under the just-passed incremental luxury tax, the Knicks will pay...(are you ready)...$305 million in luxury tax.

You know, it's 1996, the entire collective bargaining agreement is only over a billion dollars, and the Knicks' luxury tax for a season is as high as 300 million dollars. question.

The initiator of all this was James Dolan. He doesn't think money should be a hindrance for the team.

In fact, he had no idea how horrible the current luxury tax policy was.

But, that's $300 million!

Now the Dolan family only holds 50% of the shares of MSG, which means that the money needs to be shared between the two. How can they stand it? When Louis was in charge, the Knicks made tens of millions of profits every year, although the Knicks made tens of millions of profits every year. Days go by?

Suddenly, the pressure from above set off an earthquake inside the Knicks.

Even Little Dolan's father, Charles Dolan, can't stand paying $300 million in taxes a season. That's not how money is spent. How much is an NBA championship worth the fuck?

The chaos of the Knicks makes the New York media more and more miss the days of Louis~www.novelmt.com~ The good things can only be recognized by people after they are lost, and they miss the 700th day of the Messiah. "-"New York Times".

However, Louie has settled in Los Angeles, and he will only move forward, not looking back.

Dolan's bitter fruit will eventually be swallowed, and Louie and the Lakers now just need to quietly wait for the opening day of preseason training camp.

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