the rest, only noise

Chapter 824 You deserve it
"It must feel good to completely beat the Celtics on the court, and off the court to send Boston's professional basketball into the abyss through a trade?"

Reed Auerbach said suddenly, with the intention of asking the teacher for a crime.

When Louis heard the words, he suddenly wanted to sing "I have waited for a long time and finally waited for today".His attitude towards Auerbach is very strange. If this matter is to be investigated carefully, isn't it the fault of the Celtics?

"Reed, I don't understand what you're talking about," Louie said.

"Don't understand? I'll let you understand!"

"Isn't there anything you want to explain about what you did after the draft last year, from when Billy Owens announced his refusal to play for Sacramento?"

Louis pretended to be stupid and said in a daze: "Last year's draft, it feels like a long time ago, because we didn't select any players in the draft last year, so I really don't remember."

"Don't remember?" Auerbach sneered. "Let's start with the draft! You traded three picks you never needed for a good guard, and then you deliberately showed interest in Billy Owens to lure us into the bait."

To lure them into the bait?

Louie feels he has been wronged.

Can that be called seduction?He didn't communicate with anyone related to Boston during the whole process, how could he seduce him?
The most he can do is to use the reputation he has created in previous draft conferences to make people believe that Billy Owens has a promising future.

This is a simple, hopeful emotion of the successors of the alliance, why should it be so distorted?

"I don't agree that I lured you, because we haven't made any substantial progress in the whole process of the Billy Owens deal." Louis's confusion made Auerbach unbearable. "If you want me to say, Miami is too gambled. I'm really surprised that they gave away so many good things for Owens' signing rights."

Auerbach sneered, "Does this matter have nothing to do with you?"

"How can this have anything to do with me? How can I, the president of the New York Knicks, reach out to Miami? Reid, you can't just find someone to pay for your mistakes just because Owens' performance is not as expected?"

Until now, Louie is still unable to determine what role Auerbach played in the Chris Jackson deal, whether he was just a top decision-maker who nodded and agreed to the deal, or the mastermind behind the elaborate planning of the whole deal.

If Auerbach just nodded and agreed to the deal, then there is nothing wrong with his current performance. In his opinion, Louis made a profit and kicked the Celtics into the pit with a backhand.

Of course, he would be angry at this kind of treachery.

What if he was behind that deal?Then Louis really wants to express his admiration for his acting skills.

It's a pity that Hannibal didn't invite him to play. Anthony Hopkins is a rotten fish and a rotten shrimp-if it is really Auerbach, this is what Louie wants to say most.

"You're still quibbling!" Auerbach yelled angrily. "Since the Chris Jackson trade, you've been doing this! You first pretended to be interested in the Billy Owens trade, then praised his talent, muddied the water, and lured other teams into the game. Then, you didn't carry out further negotiations with Sacramento at all. You just wanted people to know that you liked Owens, but you refused to trade for him. This matter was your conspiracy from the beginning."

"Are you going to tell me this has nothing to do with you?"

"How could it have nothing to do with me." Passing by's answer was almost indifferent, as if a schizophrenic suddenly changed, "Reed, what else did you find?"

Auerbach snorted coldly: "When you found out that we decided to enter the game, you saw an opportunity. I don't know what consensus you reached with Miami, but you made an unnecessary deal, sending Doug West to Miami, only in exchange for Vernon Maxwell, you already have Danny (Angie), why do you want this lunatic? This deal is meaningless to both of you, you just want to give Miami a bargaining chip in exchange for Billy Owens!"

"That's right, that's right again."

Louis' voice was no longer cold, and the smile on his face grew stronger.

"Reed, what else did you find?"

"In the end Miami got what it wanted and traded Billy Owens' rights. Everyone thought they were going to sign Owens, but that bastard Lewis Shafier called Jane almost as soon as he got Owens' rights. Asked for a trade. The chips we tried to get in exchange for Owens were rejected. Because you know since we are willing to send Reggie Lewis and Steve Smith to Sacramento for the rights to Billy Owens , and of course willing to send them to Miami just to get Owens!"

"This transaction was planned by you from the beginning to the end. I have to say that you did a good job. You played with everyone in applause, and even drove another team to cooperate with you. I don't know what benefits you promised them, but you did it really well. Didn't you do all these things?!"

"I admit it all." Louis' voice at the moment was the most disgusting one Auerbach had ever heard.

You could feel him smiling gloatingly, acting like he was getting revenge, but deliberately lowering his voice to restrain his emotions.

He's well-trained and usually doesn't laugh in situations like this unless he can't help it.

Auerbach heard Louie's "puchi" laughter.

"In the trading field, intrigues, either you cheat me or I cheat you. I have seen this kind of thing a lot. This time the Celtics stumbled. We have nothing to say. After internal self-examination, those who should get out, those who should reflect, and those who should correct mistakes, but I just can't figure it out. Why is this person you? Why are you the one who is deliberately trying to destroy the Celtics? Tell me, why?"

"why?"

Louis had had enough of laughing, he still didn't know what identity Auerbach used to talk to him, but the conversation has already reached this point, so it's better to open up.

"Reed, it's been almost 10 years since I left Boston?"

"8."

"Yeah, it's been 8 years. It seems that a lot of things have changed. I thought I would never do anything bad for Boston, but now it seems that this is just my wishful thinking. I wish to be with you forever, but why are you a traitor?"

"what do you want to say in the end?!"

Louis smiled and said: "Reid, you should know. If I want to destroy the Celtics, I can do it as early as 1986. Maybe you have forgotten Len Bias and what you were willing to pay to get Bias. I could destroy you at that time, but I didn't. At that time, the Celtics were at their peak. If I wanted to destroy you, wouldn't it be more fulfilling to do it at that time? After all, no matter how you develop now, it is not a threat from the Knicks. To put it bluntly, I I don’t care about you anymore.”

Auerbach felt even more angry, and had the urge to hang up the phone immediately, but he couldn't do that, because this might be the only chance to speak clearly with Louis.

"Over the years, I have made a lot of enemies. You know that I am a person who refuses to suffer, and I am a person who wants to take advantage of the advantages. However, if I want to make a deal that hurts others and benefits myself, I will never choose Boston."

"Ha ha."

Auerbach thought Louie was hypocritical because his words did not match his actions.

"Since I have this awareness, why did I plan the Billy Owens deal?" Louie finally got to that part, "I said that I like to take advantage, and I don't like to suffer losses, but what I hate the most is being treated like a monkey, especially being treated like a monkey by someone I can trust."

"What do you mean?"

"Reed, if you really don't know what I'm talking about, of course I can start from the beginning. About what you said about Billy Owens, basically yes, I did it! But this is not the kind of conspiracy you imagine to destroy Boston's professional basketball. If you have to say what it is, I prefer to call it revenge. This is my revenge."

"Revenge? Why? How did we feel sorry for you?"

"You really don't know?"

"what are you talking about?"

If Auerbach knew, there should be no need to pretend now, it doesn't make sense.

Louis then assumes he doesn't know.

"Since you don't know, let me start from the beginning. The cause of the matter is the Chris Jackson trade. The premise of this trade is that we have a lot of draft picks that we can't use, and we just need to add a backup point guard. Therefore, Dave Gavitt approached me and negotiated with me to trade CJ for draft picks."

"In my opinion, this is a fair and just transaction, which is beneficial to both of us, but when the transaction was completed, CJ confessed to us that he suffered from Tourette's syndrome. You are aware of this situation, but you did not disclose this situation to me during the transaction process. In this way, the nature of this transaction has changed, because in your opinion, CJ is a parallel imported No.

Auerbach was silent.

"CJ performed well in New York after that. I was a good leader. It has nothing to do with you, but you played me, and the insincerity during the transaction disgusted me, so I want revenge. No matter who planned this transaction, the price must be paid by the Celtics." Louis said coldly, "I will never apologize for this. So, if you want me to admit my mistake and apologize to you, unfortunately, I only have one sentence-you deserve it."

　Give me your ticket, understand?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)