The Rest, Only Noise

"Artis Gilmour?"

"Are you serious?"

Louis asked:

"Don't I look serious?"

If it was Gilmour from a few years ago, Bol could never be replaced, but now, he has come to the twilight of his career.

In the previous life, Louis knew almost nothing about him. In this life, in order to make a name for himself in the professional basketball circle, he has made up for the history of the NBA, and he knows everything he needs to know.

In his opinion, Gilmour during the NBA period was a lost person.

He's one of the best rebounders and shot-blockers in NBA history, like a 216-centimeter Dwight Howard who dominated the ABA.

If you compare Howard with him, you will know. Give him a suitable team, and he can lead the team to play a very strong battle.

But he can't do much with a group of teammates who are so mediocre that they can't even shoot.

When the NBA dominates history, ABA stars always suffer.

Gilmour's peak was in the ABA, and he entered the NBA and wasted the last few elite seasons on a super bad team like the Chicago Bulls.

This season, Gilmour can still start in the Spurs, averaging 11 points, 7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, which is not bad, but this is not a statistic that a player with an annual salary of $800,000 should produce.

The Spurs would love to sell him, but have nowhere to go.

Bob Bass's breath heightened with excitement when he heard Louie ask for Gilmour.

Soon, a cold reality hit him.

"No, Artis can't join the trade, his salary is too high, you can't match... Unless, you want to add a few more young players in." Bass doesn't believe that Louis is so stupid, and will send it for Gilmour in his old age Ball and other players.

Louie smiled, "Of course I won't give any more young players, Bob, you should know that if this deal is done, your financial pressure will be relieved a lot."

After all, Gilmour's contract didn't end until the summer of 1988.

"But how is the deal going to be done?" Bass asked.

Louie turned over his cards.

"In addition to Manute, I will also send Bernard King, so that the salary will match. Although the combined salary of Bol and King exceeds that of Artis, your current salary space is completely affordable." Louis asked, "How is it, are you interested?"

The name of Bernard King has disappeared from professional basketball circles for a long time.

Like a retired player.

It's normal, any player disappears from professional sports for two years and everyone thinks he's not playing anymore.

"Bernard King...has he recovered?" Bass asked.

"He's recovered, but we don't have a place for him, and his agent asked me to trade him, so I put him in the deal."

"If you need his medical report, we can provide it too, he is perfectly healthy."

Bob Buss thinks hard, the Knicks have a team option for the first year, even though they just signed a three-year extension with King. If he doesn't do well when he comes back, they can also get rid of him this summer.

And, with Gilmour's contract out of the way, what's the reason for rejecting it?

"Coach Lu, I think we can make a deal."

"Deal?" Louie opened a bottle of Coke without ice. "Bob, are you in a hurry? We haven't reached the stage of closing yet."

Bass is confused: "Is there any problem?"

"Of course, of course we have a problem." Louis drank a coke, not sure if being so treacherous in front of Lorraine would hurt her image in her heart. "Do you think Artis Gilmour, plus a future first-rounder, can get Manute Bol and Bernard King? Are you serious? King was averaging 32 per game before his injury. points."

Bass didn't think Louie didn't plan to make a happy deal.

"Coach Lu, what else do you want?"

"More draft picks, of course." Louie Lion said, "In addition to the first-round pick in 1990, I also need the first-round pick in 1988 and the first-round pick in 1992."

"That's impossible!" Bass yelled.

Bass thought that Louie would make outrageous offers, but he didn't expect it to be so outrageous.

This is a quote from the big spectrum of the world!

"Why not? Don't you know the value of Manute? He averaged 3.6 blocks in 18 minutes per game, was the best defensive center in the league, and Bernard was a dominant scorer."

"That was before he got hurt!"

"Yeah, before he got hurt, but he's recovering well, and even if he doesn't dominate the offense as much as he did before the injury, if he's required to average around 20 points a game, I don't think it's a problem." Louie Say affirmatively, "If you don't agree with me, there's no need for us to talk anymore, and my offer is based on an estimate of Bernard."

While King suffers from an ACL that affects motor longevity, Bass agrees with Louie.

After his comeback, Kim is still an offensive player averaging 20 points per game.

"I agree."

"Thank you for your frankness." Louie asked back, "Now, you only need to send Artis Gilmour, who has been immobile, to get the best defensive center in the league and an offensive star who averages 20 points per game. Don't they deserve three first-round picks?"

"No, Lu, we don't do this business!" Bass shouted, "We can't give three first rounds for these two!"

"That means there is no talk?" Louie adopted a high-pressure tactic, "Bob, I know your financial problems are very tight, so resolving Artis' contract should be of great significance to your boss, Gold is in the contract year. If you don't use it well, you can use the team option to give him up and start playing lightly next year. Instead, we, after taking Artis' contract, do you know how much our total salary exceeds the salary cap? ?"

"I hope to find a good place for Manute, and I hope Bernard is happy at his next stop, but if you don't have sincerity, we will definitely not be able to reach an agreement."

Even if Louie blows his mind, Bass wouldn't be able to send three first-rounders.

"Two first rounds."

"goodbye."

"Wait!" Bass yelled, "Lu! You should know that there will be an expansion draft in June next year. If you don't complete this deal, then you will give Manute to the expansion team for nothing!"

Bass is eager to use the reality to save himself a little bit of the situation.

"Do you want to give him away for nothing?"

"Hahaha~~~"

Louie burst out laughing.

"Thank you for your concern, Bob, maybe we've never talked face to face, or maybe we haven't done a deal before, so you don't know me well."

Louis put the phone to his mouth and said sternly, "If I can't feed me, I'd rather send Manute away for nothing than cheap you guys."

"you...!!"

Louis took a sip of Coke calmly.

The image of Louis cracked a little in Lorraine's eyes.

Is this still her boyfriend?

Louis in Lorraine's impression has always been a person who is elegant and easy-going, courteous, and knows how to advance and retreat. How could this be?

A traitorous face?

"How about it, Bob, have you thought about it?" Louis asked.

"I can't give you three first-round picks," Bass said feebly.

"Really not?"

"cannot."

"Have you thought about it? This transaction will allow you to get rid of Artis' contract and get two good players." Louis pressed again, "I'm going to sleep, give you another 30 seconds, your last chance."

"The first-round pick in 1990 and the first-round pick in 1992 plus the second-round pick in 1991, this is our bottom line!" Bass was pushed to the end, "Give me a good word!"

Louis deliberately remained silent for ten seconds.

During this period, Bass called him several times.

"Well, I'm not unreasonable, although the results were not good enough, but this is the first time we've talked about business, and I hope for a good result. I can accept two first-round picks and a second-round pick, but I want a first-round pick in 1989 and a first-round pick in 1991, the year of the second-round pick is whatever you want.”

Louis looked like he was looking at the prey in the pit.

"This is also my bottom line, Bob, I won't accept any counteroffer." Louie's eyes frightened Lorraine.

After a few seconds, Bob Bass's tone sounded like a deflated ball.

"I agree."

"It's a pleasure to work with, Bob." Louie laughed. "I'll call Elgin right now, and you and him will do the rest."

Bass said feebly, "No, it's not pleasant at all, I hope it won't happen again."

"Don't be like this, Bob, I like to talk business with you very much. In fact, I am a loyal person. It is absolutely reliable to do business with me."

"Ha ha."

Louis put down the phone with satisfaction, and saw Lorraine tremblingly hiding under the quilt.

"Are you defending against wolves?" Louis asked.

Lorraine said: "You just looked so scary... Is the news that those reporters write true?"

"Of course it's fake. I walk around in front of you every day. Don't you know who I am?"

Louie has a reputation for being a loyal person, but not many people are willing to believe it~www.novelmt.com~ Before tonight, there were 76ers general manager Pat Williams and Lorraine who did.

After tonight, it is estimated that only Pat Williams will be left.

Louis was completely ruined in front of Lorraine, and he didn't know if it was worth it to ruin his image for such a deal.

"You lied, you just looked so scary, as if you were going to eat people."

"That's right."

Louis undressed and said like a **** ready to kill, "I'm about to eat people."

The next day, the official announcement of the trade between the Knicks and the Spurs.

No one expected the Knicks to make a big news before the trade deadline.

The Knicks traded Manute Bol and Bernard King to the Spurs for Artis Gilmour and two future first-round picks and a future second-round pick (1992).