Looking at the way Bob Sweet looked, he probably just slapped his forehead and then did it.

Maurice Cheeks joked: "Do you regret it now? I didn't expect this guy to be so popular, but the Grizzlies have already selected him. If you break the contract, it will have a bad impact on your future work.

Bar?"

"No, I have a valid reason for refusing. The actual situation is that they want to reduce the chips they give us. The logo man lowered the price after selecting the rookie."

"If he lowers the price, isn't he afraid that we will lose him if we don't trade him? They picked another point guard later, and they probably have no intention of keeping it for themselves."

"They have other buyers they can trade with."

"who?"

"Lakers."

Maurice Cheeks was really surprised this time: "The Lakers really want to get that rookie? Bob, do you think it's possible that the logo man is just using the Lakers to lower the price?"

"Maybe, but it doesn't matter. First, meet the needs of the boss and you. If you lose a little, you will lose a little. Anyway, I am about to resign. If you hadn't said that you wanted to choose that rookie, I would have resigned long ago."

Maurice Cheeks felt so casual, and Bunchy Wells, a top-notch forward swingman in the league, was handled so casually.

But this is the current situation of their Trail Blazers... he shook his head and said: "It seems that I need to reconsider how to arrange this lottery pick."

Bob Sweet was surprised: "I thought you had the same vision as the logo guy. Didn't you suggest that I select him because you liked the rookie?"

Maurice Cheeks responded honestly: "I don't have much confidence in his talent or immediate combat ability."

"Then why did you choose him?"

Maurice Cheeks said: "The strength of the newcomers to our team is not the most important. It is more important whether they can withstand the pressure and show their strength under such pressure. He has the talent in this area.

"

"This can be considered a talent..." Bob Sweet had to admit, "I understand, so if the Knicks want to draft him, they should have the same idea as you."

The Trail Blazers and the Knicks have one thing in common - new players will be bullied when they arrive.

But Liu Xiu, a rookie...

Bob Sweet recalled how high-spirited he was when he and Maurice Cheeks came to the Trail Blazers two years ago. Who knew they would end up with such a team.

They don't want to bring order to the chaos? Of course they do, but they just can't do it, but they are working hard, just like the general manager of the Knicks also wants to bring order to the chaos and is working hard.

But this kind of thing cannot be done well just by thinking about it and doing it.

The Trail Blazers and the Knicks are two big pits!

Fortunately, he will jump out of this pit soon.

Maurice Cheeks knew that Bob Sweet was determined to leave the team. Considering the team's gains and losses, it was just out of professionalism, and also because Bob Sweet was still with Paul after leaving.

-Worked under Allen to go to Paul Allen's other professional team, the Seattle Seahawks.

I really envy Maurice Cheeks when I think about this, but he has no ability to coach other sports. His old friend will leave soon, and he still has to struggle in this quagmire.

'The Lakers want our rookie. It was probably suggested by the logo man. Even if we don't agree to lower the price for him, he might stay on his own or actually be traded to the Lakers...'

Maurice Cheeks originally wanted to select a substitute who could gain a foothold in the team, but now, he attaches great importance to the newly selected rookie.

…

At the same time, in the suite of Grizzlies general manager Jerry West at the Four Seasons Coast Hotel in New York, in addition to Jerry West, there was also Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak.

"Mitch, we have sent No. 13 to Portland. It's too late for you to regret it now."

Jerry West wants Bunch Wells, but the Lakers also have the people Jerry West wants. Role players such as Devin George and Medvedenko would be very difficult to put on the Grizzlies.

If it can help the Lakers create a future, Jerry West would of course be more willing to trade with the Lakers.

His relationship with the Lakers now is not as weak as it was ten years ago or twenty years later.

"We don't have time, Jerry. Kobe doesn't want to wait, and Shaq doesn't want to wait. We don't have time to wait. If we can't win the championship right away, the OK combination you created will be gone."

Jerry West was really speechless when he heard this. He left a full-level account and left, but he was actually able to play well?

He has been gone for a year!

But it’s not easy to think about Kupchak. The actual voice of this successor is not high.

If he personally manages it, after three consecutive championships, he will send away some of the heroes who won the championship for various reasons after the start of the new season and re-build a lineup of role players to prepare for the future. If the boss does not agree, then he will be the one to hype it up.

The general manager insists on his own way and does not let the boss who cherishes feathers take responsibility.

Relying on his past resume, no matter how he is criticized, his position will not be shaken. Since becoming the general manager of the Lakers in 1982, he has won 6 championships for the Lakers.

And when the operation comes to fruition, if the results are good, those who criticized it before will immediately turn their guns and blow the news. Even if it fails, the pressure has been overcome, and it can start all over again.

But Kupchak can't do it. If Kupchak really did what he did, the Lakers have no reason to keep him until it can bear fruit.

Not everyone can carry the blame.

Kupchak stopped thinking about this sad thing and asked something interesting: "Jerry, is that rookie really talented?"

Jerry West thought of the information he got from his old friend Jim Boeheim, shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, but you can take a gamble, so I suggest you select him with the 24th overall pick.

I just didn't expect that the Knicks and Grizzlies would move him to the 13th pick, but the 13th pick is worth a gamble."

"Then why don't you keep him?"

"If I were still the manager of the Lakers, I would choose to keep him. The Lakers can afford the gamble, but the Grizzlies cannot."

"So you didn't even go to the draft in person, but asked your assistant to go there, because you were afraid that you couldn't help but buy lottery tickets again?"

Jerry West laughed at this pun: "Maybe I will become the next Bob Bass?"

"Then I have to observe this rookie carefully to see if our logo man will be embarrassed."

Bob Bass, a very powerful NBA executive, has been working in the NBA for more than 30 years since 1967. His most famous operation was to select Kobe Bryant with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 draft.

-Bryant, and after holding it for more than ten days, traded him to the Lakers in mid-July 1996 in exchange for All-Star center Vlade Divac.

Kupchak was willing to gamble at first, but Jerry West strongly recommended the 24th pick and was not particularly insistent on the 13th pick.

After all, searching for lost beads is gambling.

Obviously Jerry West made a bet based on the fact that the pick in the draft was the 24th pick. If he lost the bet, it wouldn't be a big loss. The 13th pick in the draft...after all, that was Kobe.

!

Liu Xiu's promotion to the 13th overall pick was completely unexpected.

…

…

At 7 o'clock in the morning, Liu Xiu woke up from his sleep, and his biological clock was buzzing.

Anthony, on the other hand, was so excited that he didn't fall asleep until dawn, and now he slept like a pig.

Liu Xiu went to have breakfast alone and came back. He glanced at the system screen that was still undergoing simulation training, yawned, lay down on the bed, turned on the TV, and turned down the sound so as not to disturb Anthony.

In the beginning, Liu Xiu was not actually this lazy.

But as the simulation training lasted longer, he became more and more lazy.

He has spurned himself many times and wanted to step out of his comfort zone.

But it’s really comfortable…

He even regretted that his sleep quality was so good due to his system that he couldn't even sleep in even if he wanted to.

Not long after, the system prompt came.

"2 hours of basic lay-up skills, 1 hour of basic ball-and-ball skills, and 1 hour and 22 minutes of three-point catching and shooting. The simulation training has ended. It will cost 191 healing points to extract the simulation training results. Do you want to withdraw?"

Simulation training can set which items to train, how long, and in order, but simulation training will not continue after the 'remaining physical strength' is consumed.

'4 hours and 22 minutes? It's a little shorter than during the season. Fortunately, there will be a summer league to play in about ten days. Now the most important thing is to improve our strength.'

Liu Xiu lay down, holding the quilt with both hands, biting the quilt with his mouth, and silently reciting the extraction in his heart.

"Consumption of 191 healing points, simulation training results are being extracted..."

As soon as the new reminder came, Liu Xiu felt sore all over her body... and almost screamed.

pain!

But this level of pain is not really painful. To be precise, it is sore.

After doing it a few times, I feel a little better...

After a few seconds, Liu Xiu released his hands and mouth at the same time, suppressing his voice and letting out a breath.

The sourness came and went quickly, and after the sourness passed, he couldn't feel any changes.

The improvement brought about by training cannot be seen overnight.

The most important thing is that after those few seconds of soreness, it's okay. It's not like the 'soreness' the next day after a real training session that consumes your physical strength to the extreme.

Leaning against the bed again, Liu Xiu glanced at Anthony, who was still sleeping soundly, and turned his head to watch the TV, thinking about his uncertain future.

Liu Xiu was very good at such things as being distracted. Two hours passed in a flash. At about ten o'clock, the doorbell rang, interrupting Liu Xiu's divergent thinking.

'Who is it at this time?'
To be continued...