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Chapter 312 Difficult Choices
"Pour me a Coke, thank you."

Cavaliers general manager Harry Weltman almost failed when he heard that Louie was still in the mood for a drink.

Originally, he wanted to force Louis to make a quick decision by using the move that it was the knight's turn to choose immediately, but in the end, the other party looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, and would not make a deal if he could not get something sweet.

"Little Lu, what else do you want?"

Wiltman wants to exchange for an immediate combat power. If Bill Cartwright recovers well, his ability should be able to surpass the ninth pick and every insider after that.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Sampson successively played dominant performances in the finals.

The famous saying that the center wins the world has spread again, and teams without insiders want to find a good insider for themselves.

The Knicks have a suspected broken inside line, and now that they have Ewing, they should not think about keeping Cartwright.

It didn't occur to Weltman that Louie didn't like him at all.

"Harry, you should know that what we want most now is the draft pick. If you are on the basis of the No. [-] pick, you can give me a few more draft picks."

"impossible!"

Weltman angrily hung up the phone.

"Hello? Hello?" Louis stared at the phone and said helplessly, "Is it so rude?"

Wu De asked: "Hang up?"

"Ah."

It is understandable that the Cavaliers responded fiercely. If the Blazers have Wharton PTSD and Louis has Zhou Qi PTSD, then the Cavaliers definitely suffer from a PTSD called Ted Steppy.

To this day, they are paying off Steppi's crimes.

The keywords for Steppy PTSD are junk contracts, and draft picks.

He spent a few years ruining the future of the Cavaliers, making the Cavaliers' management have PTSD reactions as long as they hear that the other party wants draft picks in the transaction.

Louis believed that after Wiltman calmed down, he would call again.

About a minute later, Wiltman's call came again.

"Little Lu, anything but draft picks."

"It seems we have nothing to talk about."

Just as Louis was about to hang up the phone, the other party said nervously, "I have a compromise!"

"Oh, let's hear it." Louis reminded, "It's the Cavaliers' turn to make a choice soon, right? You have to hurry up."

"We can't give you the first-round lottery directly, but we can activate the first-round lottery swap option!"

"This... seems to be possible."

"How is it, Little Lu?"

"I like your proposal very much. If this is the case, I hope to be eligible for the first-round pick swap between you and my two teams in the next two years. What do you think?"

"I can't accept your proposal!"

"Don't get excited, this is the only way for you to get Bill Cartwright, if you don't accept it, we'll stop here." Louie couldn't help laughing, "I'll say it again, Bill is 100% healthy now."

Five seconds of silence, Wiltman seemed to be struggling.

In terms of record, the Knicks were on par with the Cavaliers last season, but they have Ewing next season.

However, it's just Ewing, can it really turn the world upside down?

Look at Olajuwon's situation in the Rockets, it's not much better without help.

Besides, Bernard King has been reimbursed.
"Harry, this is not unacceptable!" Cavaliers coach George Karl not only did not perceive the danger, but also spoke enthusiastically, giving decisive advice, "Little Lu traded almost all the combat-capable players in the Knicks for draft picks. He thought he had the future in hand, but the reality is that the Knicks' immediate combat power is very weak. Next season, they will definitely be seventh from the bottom. As long as we strive to get out of the 'lotter', we can compete with them with a relatively late first-round pick. change!"

Weltman was moved by what he said: "Are you sure Ewing can't make them competitive again?"

"At least not in the next two years." Carl said with certainty.

Hearing this, Weltman made a plan and said to Louis: "Little Lu, okay, I accept your proposal, but you need to give us the right to exchange the first-round picks for the next two years."

"Don't you, Harry? Do you really think we won't be competitive for the next two years with Patrick Ewing?"

Louis suspects that Wiltman has Japanese relatives in his family. They are betting on the luck of the team. Whoever is more competitive will work for him.

"Little Lu, whether you agree or not, give me a sweet word!"

From the Cavaliers' point of view, this is equivalent to trading the No. [-] pick for Cartwright and the lottery picks for the next two years.

But for the Knicks, the same is true. The Cavaliers' draft picks for the next two years must be lottery.

Both parties feel that the other party will work for them.

For Louie, the Cavaliers were looking for death.

Although it is still far away from winning the championship, it is very easy to get out of the lottery ranks, and it is difficult to say for the Cavaliers.

Originally, if the other party bargained, he might only want to swap the first-round picks for next year, but he didn't expect the other party to be more greedy than him, not only wanting Cartwright, but also trying to earn the lottery for nothing in the next two years?
Then it's up to each other.

Louis happily accepted the other party's proposal: "We have a deal, Harry."

"Now tell me, who do you want to pick with the ninth pick in the first round!"

"No, Harry, please follow the rules and send a fax to the league to confirm."

After all, Louis hung up the phone.

De Buschel clutched his chest, and both the executive and the president looked at him.

"I got it done," Louie said.

Wu De patted the table excitedly: "Okay! What have we got?"

"A No. [-] pick, and two first-round picks with top-[-] potential."

Kruger asked unexpectedly: "Are the Cavaliers so crazy for a guy recovering from a serious injury?"

"It can't be said to be crazy. We and the Cavaliers are betting on the future, but I know where the future is. The Cavaliers can only pray to God." Louis said confidently.

Debusschere asked: "Ninth pick, who do we choose?"

"You send a fax to the league first."

Among the remaining people on the draft list, those worthy of the ninth pick are: Schramf, Oakley, and Joe Dumars.

In fact, Louis originally wanted to choose, only Oakley and Malone.

This shouldn't even be a multiple choice question.

You know how to choose the top 30 superstars and top blue-collar workers in history, right?

What's more, the Knicks still have Stockton. If Malone is selected and the pick-and-roll system is copied, the Knicks will not have to worry about their competitiveness in the next 20 years.

This is the best option if the Celtics and Jazz don't get in the way.

In terms of style of play, Malone and Ewing do not conflict, they can both stretch out to shoot, and, one at the [-]th position and one at the [-]th position, just right.However, if Ewing is to grow smoothly, Louis needs a rebounding idiot, a super thug, someone who can hide Ewing in a brawl, let his talent shine, and keep him from falling into the shadows.From this point of view, Malone only meets the needs of rebounding.

Now that Ma Long can't get it, he has to pay more attention to Ewing's future.

What kind of sparks will Stockton have with Ewing?

Louie has made his decision.

After a while, the Cavaliers called.

"Little Lu, it's time." Weltman asked, "Who do you want?"

"Charles Oakley." Louie said the name.

On the other end of the phone, Harry Weltman was even happier.

Who did the Knicks choose?He never heard of it.

Oakley wasn't a favorite in this draft because he played in the secondary.With the strength of the second-tier alliance, no matter what they fight, they will be discriminated against and underestimated.

But Louis can't bet on Oakley's pick falling, because the Bulls have the No.11 pick in the first round. If he doesn't pick Oakley at the ninth pick, the Bulls will definitely use the No.11 pick in the first round.

In front of the TV, David Stern reported the Cavaliers' selection.

Oakley, who doesn't know what happened, can only follow the general process, thank God, thank his family, and thank the Cavaliers for choosing him. He will work hard.

Looking at him in a suit and leather shoes, he looks like an honest and good guy. In fact, the number one villain in the 90s, the king of fighters, is a pantheon-level thug in the entire history of basketball.Don't use James Johnson, whose name is so loud, to call the battle. Oakley is the kind of ruthless character who can fight and dare to fight. He has fought countless times in the vertical and horizontal alliance for 20 years, and has never met an opponent.

One of the stories that Louis impressed him the most was in 2001, when Tyrone Hill, who was playing for the Philadelphia 76ers at the time, followed the team to a game away from Toronto.Without any warning, when the two teams practiced, Oakley went straight to the 76ers player Tyrone Hill and slapped him.The cause of the incident was that Hill did not pay back the money he owed, so Oak used a slap to impress him.

"Lu, since the deal has been reached, why don't you look happy at all?" Kruger asked.

How can they understand?Louis sighed softly, "Because you don't know what I missed."

After Cartwright was traded, the Bulls didn't call again.

The first round between Jerry Krause and Louie was a familiar face.

Klaus at least knew that Louis was not the kind of person to be fooled, and Louis saw how cunning Klaus's trading methods were.

He likes to play a series of sets, one link after another.

Trade with A, but he doesn't really want what A has, because he knows that B wants what A wants, so he first trades what A has, and then talks to B about what he really wants.

This is a real deal hitter.

(End of this chapter)