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Chapter 385 Coach Lu is a Honest Man (12152)

"In the summer of 1977, a freshman from Ohio had his mind caught by the door and wanted to become a professional scout. He made meticulous preparations and went to the Cavaliers headquarters for an interview despite his family's objections."

Louie's story is short, too short to be a story.

"He believes that he can definitely help his hometown team out of trouble and make the Cavaliers a respected team like the Celtics, Lakers, and Knicks."

"However, because he is Asian, he was kicked out without even meeting the interviewer."

Louis lay comfortably on the desk, "You should know that person is me."

"It seems that Cleveland has really missed a lot." Williams couldn't think of Louie and the Cavaliers having this past.

"That's right, I was deeply ashamed and vowed to make a name for myself in this circle." Louie said with a smile on the phone, "So I traded Bill Cartwright with them, and they thought they had won, but let the tragedy repeat itself. But it's not enough, I'm still angry, Mr. Williams, do you understand me?"

Pat Williams did not expect that the sudden entry of the Knicks was the reason.

"But Coach Lu, if you can't increase the current offer, we won't reach an agreement. Cleveland will complete the deal with us and win the bidding war."

Louie knew Williams wanted to get back on topic.

But he was in no rush, not at all.

"I actually don't understand why you would rather have $80 and a player with potential injuries than $50 and three young people with a promising future."

"Is there a risk of injury?"

Williams forgot to even rebut Louie's $80.

"Coach Lu, can you speak more clearly?"

"Of course, if you want, I can tell you." Louis turned sideways, "I'm from Cleveland, where I have some sources, I can't guarantee the accuracy, but when it comes to injuries, I always believe it. I know that Cleveland added Roy Sinson in this transaction, and that is their only good player. If it is healthy Sinson, it is indeed worthy of attention, but the problem is that he is not as healthy as he looks. If you don't believe what I say, you can first ask Cleveland to do it for Sinson. A physical, especially the knee, to see if they can give a healthy medical report⑴."

In the 80s and earlier, unless the players were plagued by injuries, players were generally traded without medical examinations.

The Knicks, where Louis belongs, are the only team that requires a transaction to submit medical reports for both players.

"Coach Lu, I want to know if your source is reliable."

"Mr. Williams, no matter whether my information is reliable or not, you should check it out carefully. If you trade the second pick for a risky player, it will be extremely detrimental to your future."

Louis sat up. The texture of the desk was a bit hard after all, making it uncomfortable to lie down for a long time.

"If Cleveland can provide a healthy medical report, we are willing to increase the price to win this bid. Of course, if you think it is okay to get a player with a potential injury and prefer the $80, I can only wish you luck."

"Coach Road, Cleveland's cash offer is a million dollars."

"Ha ha."

Louis hung up the phone.

"How's it going?" Baylor asked.

"Now, Cleveland is downstairs, we are upstairs, and the Philadelphians are coming up in the elevator." Louie compared, "If we want to satisfy them, we have to go to the elevator door and wait, but when will their elevator arrive?"

Timing, the timing of your next bid is critical.

"When will they arrive?" Tomjanovich asked.

"If you do a physical examination in the hospital, how long will it take to get the results?" Louis first asked the people around him.

They didn't understand either, so they called the team doctor.

The answer they got from this was that if it didn't matter, it would take at least two hours.

If it is a direct hospital that cooperates with the club, the results can be obtained within an hour.

"If Roy Hinson is not in Cleveland now, can they use this to shirk? Skip the physical examination? After all, he played full-time last season, which is a very convincing attendance rate." Baylor made a hypothesis.

"Whether Cleveland can provide Sinson's medical report, or whether Sinson is healthy or not is not the key to the problem. What I want to do is to plant seeds of doubt in the hearts of Philadelphians." Louis looked at the time, and it was already 3:47 pm.

At this time, Philadelphia and Cleveland were in chaos.

Pat Williams sent for Hinson's injury history and contacted Harry Weltman for Hinson's medical report.

"Did Little Lu say something to you?" Weltman almost immediately thought someone was up to something.

Moreover, Louis' smiling face immediately appeared in front of his eyes.

Wiltman argues that Hinson has only missed 8 games in three seasons and played full time last season. It is unreasonable to say that he has an injury, and it is disrespectful to the Cavaliers to ask for his medical report.

Since there is no relevant regulation that players must pass the medical examination in trading, the 76ers are actually at a loss.

However, according to Sinson's past injury records submitted by Williams' assistant, every truce he suffered was a knee injury.

The report exacerbated Williams' suspicions. If Hinson really has no injury history, what's wrong with an extra medical report given the Cavaliers' aspirations for the No. [-] pick?
Now that the 76ers are not following the rules and insulting the professional ethics of the Cavaliers management, they want to occupy the moral high ground and make Philadelphia ashamed.

The seeds Louie had planted in Williams' heart germinated.

Williams found himself unable to move an inch, and Hinson's injury woes would be enough to keep him from sleeping if the deal with the Cavaliers was done.

If you go back to the Knicks with this doubt, how can they increase the price when they are not sure about Sinson's health?

Just when Williams was indecisive, the Knicks called.

"Mr. Williams, what's the result?" Louis asked with a smile.

Williams looked ugly, "The Cavaliers refused to give Sinson a physical examination, because Sinson only missed eight games in the past three years, and he played all 82 games last season. I think their reasons are very good, and I am willing to believe that Sinson is healthy."

"Then you should close the deal with them directly, shouldn't you?"

"I understand your difficulties very well. If it were me, I would be in a dilemma. Why is Cleveland refusing to give Hinson a physical examination? Is there any difficulty? They are even willing to pay 100 million dollars, but they are not willing to spend more time on Hinson's physical examination. This is quite puzzling, isn't it?"

Williams smiled bitterly: "Coach Lu, I have the same doubts as you about this matter, but"

"But you value cash more, don't you?"

"Yeah, we want cash more."

"Even if Hinson is a ticking time bomb?"

"The final decision on this matter is not in my hands, Coach Lu, I hope you understand."

Louis did not turn over his hole cards, the 76ers' desire for cash has exceeded his imagination.

His ultimate offer is to put in the Knicks' team scoring leader last season, Tony Campbell. Now, it's better to just choose what he likes instead of adding players.

Originally, 80 transaction funds were approved by the superiors, and Louis wanted to save a little more to do other things.

Looking at it now, the money that shouldn't be saved just can't be saved.

What can you do when you encounter this kind of team that wants money but not the future?
It's no wonder that in Louis' previous life, Barkley ended up falling out with them.A good No. [-] lottery, and it was exchanged for Roy Hinson + cash.

What does this thing amount to?It's like in another parallel world, the Cavaliers got the No. 2004 pick in [-], but they didn't have the chance to get Howard, so they traded it for Corey Maggette + cash.Do you think James is angry?
"Pat, I can increase the cash chips and give you a draft pick, but I want you to promise to stop here." Louis said seriously, "Once we increase the chips, we will immediately reach an agreement and send a fax to the league. And, you will send the fax to the league first, and then we will follow up. If you can't do it, then please go and accept Roy Sinson and 100 million cash."

Pat Williams hurriedly asked: "If you increase your cash chips, we will definitely be able to make a deal!"

"Okay, I can help you with this." Louie smiled. "We are willing to exchange AC Green, Gerald Wilkins, Mario Elie, the 1990 first-round pick and $70 in cash for your second pick in the first round in 1986."

"Let's make a deal!"

Louis smiled and said, "I'm waiting for the alliance's confirmation fax, please start preparing immediately."

"If I don't get a fax from the league within 10 minutes, I promise I'll call Cleveland and I'll let them know that the Knicks are out of contention."

"Don't worry, Coach Lu, I know you are a loyal person. This is the first time we are talking about business. I like your attitude and style very much. We will definitely be able to complete the deal!"

"So best."

Louie hung up the phone.

"How?" Baylor asked nervously.

"Hush" Louis signaled everyone to stop talking.

Everyone didn't speak, just staring at Louis.

Louie sipped his Coke nonchalantly.

Seconds passed by.

It took less than 2 minutes, but it seemed like two days had passed.

Baylor's assistant rushed in from the next room and shouted: "The Philadelphia 76ers sent a trade fax to the league. They want to trade us with the second pick in the first round!"

"!#%￥@...%"

Baylor yelled: "Reply immediately! Confirm immediately! Go!"

"Yes, I'll go right away!"

Zhao Yuanzheng pretended to be a reporter and asked, "Coach Lu, how do you feel now?"

"Urgent urination, want to go to the toilet."

⑴ One point that needs to be explained here is that Louis is not sure whether Sinson is injured, and he does not have so many sources of information in Kecheng. After all, it is illegal to disclose the privacy of patients in the United States.Louis said swearingly that he wanted to cheat money management.According to the author of "A Warm Look Back at the Cavaliers of the Cleveland Arena and Richfield Coliseum Years" (a memoir of the Cavaliers in the 70s and 90s), Hinson suffered knee injuries in order to get ahead and was sent to the 76ers. His knees could no longer withstand the intensive NBA games.So after he went to Philadelphia, he took a sharp turn for the worse and faded out of the league not long after.This is also the source of inspiration for this episode.

(End of this chapter)