The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 597 You **** pay the price
Chapter five hundred and ninety seventh you **** pay the price
In the short term, there are three things before Louis.
One is tomorrow's championship parade celebration, he will definitely speak, and a speech must be prepared for this.
The other thing is his contract renewal.
In the summer of 1984, he signed a five-year contract with the Knicks.
In the summer of 1985, the Knicks gave Louie another general manager contract after Dave DeBusschere resigned due to illness. This is a three-year contract, which Louis requested at the time.
This was done so that a new contract could be signed in the summer of 1988.
He led the team to win the championship last season and turned the Knicks in the quagmire into an unlimited super team in the future in four years. The existing contract can no longer match his worth.
At present, the average salary of NBA coaches is 300,000 US dollars, and the maximum salary can be 500,000-600,000.
The average salary of the general manager is 100,000-300,000 US dollars, and there is only one maximum salary, and that is Auerbach.
According to legend, he has an annual salary of 400,000 to 500,000.
How much, no one knows.
Louis proved one thing in New York, that is, his success in Boston may have something to do with Auerbach, but he himself has real materials.
At the age of 28, he has two championships in his hands, bringing out two championship teams with very different styles of play, and spent three years building a team into a champion team (Louis has only been the general manager for three years). Only 28 years old, all parties are eyeing.
During the NBA annual meeting, Jerry West's recruitment of him was not a joke.
As long as Louis becomes a free man, he will cause many looting.
Therefore, some people joked that 1988 was the first year of NBA free agency and the first year of the free market, but the biggest fish in the first year of free agency was not Tom Chambers, but Louis.
Before Louis started asking about the next family, someone threw an olive branch over.
The person who did this was Paul Allen, the new Blazers owner who had Louie's direct contact information.
According to reliable sources, Allen has completed the acquisition of the Blazers.
He spent $110 million to buy the ownership of the Blazers from Larry Weinberg.
In the Michael Jordan-less timeline, Allen paid "only" $70 million for the Blazers.
1 Jordan made the team appreciate by 40 million.
This is only the current value and will continue to appreciate in the future.
Allen likes basketball, but he knows that the most professional people must be found to make the Blazers a championship.
Louis, whose contract has expired, is the best candidate.
"Louie, I don't want to be polite. I will give you a check. Just fill in the number on it for as much salary as you want. I will give you as much as you want. I only want you to come to Portland."
This is Alan's message to Louie on the answering machine.
Giving a check to fill in random numbers shows Alan's financial resources.
But Louie couldn't really fill in an outrageous number.
He can leave a maximum salary that is much higher than the league average, and he believes Allen will agree.
But for several reasons, he didn't want to leave.
Now he is no longer a wage earner whose main starting point is money.
He can find a job in any city if he wants to.
For him, salary is more symbolic than practical.
The contract is a recognition, a contract big enough to prove how successful he is in this business. Therefore, Allen's money offensive could not impress Louis.
Secondly, there is already someone in the general manager position of the Blazers. Of course, Louis can ask for the title of team chairman, so that he is still the head of the operation department. But in doing so, his relationship with Bucky Buckwalter, who currently sits as general manager, may have broken down. A management that is not united is not easy to do things.
The most important point, Michael Jordan, is in the Trail Blazers.
Although Louis is a small KD in New York, he didn't want to choose the handsome version of "the hardest road". He knows how strong Jordan is, how easy it is to coach him, and the difficulty factor of leading him to win the championship is much smaller than leading Ewing to win the championship. Now, he has led Ewing to win the championship, and not surprisingly, he will win more championships in the future.
Instead of coaching Jordan, Louie is more willing to lead his team to beat Jordan time and time again.
It's what he's been doing all along.
If you want to fight, you can fight the strongest one. If you can't beat it, you can choose to join. If you can beat it, you can join. How shameless?
Either way, the Celtics are now over. Then, how to torture Jordan for the remaining ten years is what Louie cares most about.
Signing the Trail Blazers is tantamount to tormenting Jordan, and also holding the winning code No, it's too easy, he doesn't want it.
Therefore, he politely replied to Allen, saying that if he encounters problems in professional basketball, he will provide professional help, and just transfer to Portland.
Louie, like a regional black with prejudice against Oregon, elaborated on why he refused to move to Oregon: "Mr. Allen, thank you for your kind invitation, and I must seriously decline you for the following reasons.
One, I hate dope, and dope guys are everywhere in Oregon;
Second, I hate cloudy days, I am an optimistic person;
Third, I am afraid of earthquakes. Geologists have said that sooner or later Oregon will be destroyed by a terrible earthquake;
Fourth, Oregon discriminates against foreigners far more than Boston;
Fifth, there is often hail;
Sixth, the Oregon state government is actively promoting the legalization of professional basketball betting, which will bring a taint to the entire region, and I don't think I will be happy in this kind of place⑴;
Seventh, there are **** hippies everywhere. The 60s never went away in Oregon, and one day I bought a $2 milkshake for lunch in Portland. It turned out green like slime and looked like it was made of dirt and shit, luckily I didn't have diarrhea after eating it;
Eighth, Oregonians also enjoy rock climbing and wild camping without the use of tents, who in their right mind would want to sleep on dirt and uneven ground? Oregonians have lost their minds, they all like to do some "fun" outdoor activities, they may not die from the earthquake, but they will definitely be killed by the mountain lion that suddenly rushed out of the jungle;
Ninth, and this is the most important point, there may be many beautiful women in Oregon, but it doesn't matter at all, because they have unique skills. There was a news that Oregon women killed a bear with their bare hands. What they like is not a creamy kid like me, but a rough guy with a sloppy appearance and a wild look.
All that said, Portland is by no means my promised land, thank you again for your kind invitation. "
It is said that after receiving Louie's reply, Paul Allen directly identified him as a regional black, but fortunately, he was born in Seattle.
Regarding Louie's remarks that might offend Oregon, Allen was very angry: "I will never ask him to be our coach again. This person is too dangerous. He is a jerk."
On the last day of June, Louie boarded the team's tour bus.
When it was his turn to speak, the cheers continued for several minutes.
Even though he kept thanking him, the New Yorkers at the scene did not shut up.
He could only wait for them to stop by themselves.
It was several minutes before Louie had a chance to speak.
He took his speech, avoided the fans' concerns about contract renewal, and said firmly: "I don't want to talk nonsense, and I don't want to spend more than ten minutes thanking everyone. De also retired his jersey at MSG, I will definitely thank you very much. Now, I just want to say, cheers louder, we will win again next year!"
Very short, but inspiring speech.
Louis used such a speech to indirectly imply to the fans that he would stay.
It's July, and Louie has a lot to attend to.
Hu Weidong and Yu Tiancan’s school selection, returning to China to determine the third phase of the road school’s trip to the United States, the establishment of the NBA Chinese Basketball Academy, and the national basketball team’s warm-up training in the United States for the 1988 Los Angeles Olympics. His personal involvement is required.
Therefore, the contract renewal should be completed as soon as possible.
Just when he was preparing to start contract renewal negotiations with Madison Square Garden President Jack Kruger with his agent, Jerry West and Jerry Buss came to New York at the same time.
According to Louis' preferences, they found a Chinese restaurant that was rarely awarded two stars by Michelin.
Bass took over the restaurant, and before the negotiation started, he gave Louis a blank check: "Lu, as long as you are willing to come to LA, you can leave any number on it that I can do."
The accompanying West stated: "I can be your deputy like Elkin."
Now Louis feels like Zhuge Liang in Gao Wolong, rich and powerful bosses will end one by one.
The meeting was a blank check, which annoyed him very much.
He wanted to refuse, but the other party gave him too much face. He didn't say anything about coming in person, and he didn't say anything about the dinner. .
If Louis is a soft-hearted person, he may be subdued by the combination skills of the golden pair of Bass and LOGO Man.
He held his own strength, insisted on his heart, and did not agree on the spot.
Los Angeles is regarded by him as a backup tire. If New York cannot reach an agreement, going to Los Angeles can be considered.
Therefore, Louie promised Bass that if he couldn't stay in New York, he would definitely choose Los Angeles. Hearing Louis' reply, Bass knew that they failed to convince Louis~www.mtlnovel.com~ Although it was a pity, he still behaved politely, and both parties got along very well throughout the process.
In New York, where there are no secrets, the private meeting between Louis and Bass was quickly exposed by the paparazzi.
There was an uproar all at once, so that when Louis and his agent Marcel Thielen formally negotiated with Jack Kruger, the president of Madison Square Garden Company, the other party actually came up with a blank check in a little haste: "Lu, I don't want to haggle with you, just write how much you want, and we'll get it right, okay?"
Louis was speechless at the time.
Damn, another blank check, what are these people thinking about negotiating? Why are you negotiating? Strive for the best interests! He hadn't opened his mouth yet, and he hadn't enjoyed the fun of the negotiation, but this group of people threw out a blank check and asked him to fill in the numbers. Did Nima negotiate like this?
Louis feels the same now as Lewis Shafier did back then.
You **** pay the price!
⑴Sports betting is legal in Oregon.