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Chapter 1226 Steve Kerr

Three months ago, after Ballmer officially bought the Clippers at a sky-high price of 20 billion U.S. dollars, the Clippers in the Sterling era officially announced the end.

Not only Sterling left the Clippers, but also the former general manager who was considered by Ballmer to be Sterling's puppet.

Ballmer laid off the original general manager almost in the first week after he took office, and he quickly packed up and left without even letting him perform the offseason operations.

Regarding the dismissal of the general manager, Lan Shengli has a lot of opinions, thinking that this is an unreasonable and wrong approach.

But after Ballmer's repeated explanations, coupled with being busy with the Asian Championships, Lan Shengli gradually faded away.

After the original general manager was laid off, the Clippers have not announced the appointment of the new general manager. After Lan Shengli came back, he also asked Ballmer about the new general manager immediately, but Ballmer's answer The ambiguity made Lan Shengli stop thinking so much.

But just as the training camp was about to end, Lan Shengli was called to the office by Ballmer again, and Ballmer took the initiative to talk about the general manager.

"So~, you came to me because you want to tell me that you have a clue about finding a new general manager~?!"

Lan Shengli tried to ask.

"It's not that there is a clue, but that the new general manager is already in place~!!!"

Ballmer was no longer ambiguous this time, and answered directly and firmly.

"Just~, are you in place~?!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Shengli asked with his eyes wide open.

"That's right, it's already in place, maybe this is a surprise to you, but I've been looking for a new general manager for a while, but I don't think too many people need to know about the whole process, so I didn't tell others~ "

Ballmer responded.

"Even me, the head coach, can't tell~?!"

Lan Shengli tried to ask.

"Haha~, let alone the head coach~, Coach Harper, I didn't even say anything~!"

Ballmer continued to respond.

"So, this new general manager has a certain relationship with Harper~?!"

Lan Shengli asked.

"That's right, they are teammates who once fought side by side, and they are important members of the Bulls Dynasty who created the Bulls dynasty together with Jordan~!"

Ballmer revealed.

"Bull dynasty players~?!, Pippen~?!, no way~, he may not be interested in being the general manager, Rodman is even less likely, Jordan has his own team, it is impossible~, then Who will it be~?!"

Lan Shengli thought and analyzed.

"Oh~!!, I see, it won't be the Steve Kerr who once received an assist from the basketball god and hit a key goal~!!!"

Lan Shengli said with an expression of sudden awakening.

"Haha~, in fact, sometimes chatting with smart people is quite boring, he didn't give you a chance to show yourself~!!"

Ballmer listened and replied with a smile.

"Haha~!!, I'm sorry~, Mr. Ballmer, I'm just guessing. After all, you've narrowed it down to such a small area as the Bull Dynasty. I'm actually very good at guessing~!!"

Lan Shengli replied.

"That's right, you guessed it right, our new general manager is Cole~"

Ballmer nodded and replied.

Steve Kerr was selected by the Suns with the No.1988 fifth pick in the second round in 20. He has played for the Suns, Cavaliers, Magic, Bulls, Trail Blazers and Spurs in his career.

Among them, during his time with the Bulls, he followed Jordan to complete the Bulls dynasty for the first three consecutive championships, then went to the Spurs, and followed Duncan to win two championships and five championship rings, which made Kerr's career full of achievements.

Although height and weight do not have an advantage, and his physical fitness can be said to be in the middle and lower reaches of the entire league, Cole relies on his excellent outside shooting ability (Cole's career three-point shooting rate is 45.4%, and he has made at least 250 shots. , ranked first in NBA history), and the ability to handle the ball calmly at critical moments, as well as the strong ability to unite teammates in the locker room, allowed him to play in the NBA for 10 seasons.

In the playoffs that year, after receiving a fake pass from George, he hit a mid-range lore and became the most classic moment of Cole's career.

After retiring, Cole is still active in the league.

Cole first went to TNT TV station and became a basketball commentator, but soon, Cole received a more challenging job, that is, the general manager of the Phoenix Suns.

Kerr readily accepted, but officially resigned from his job as the general manager of the Suns last year and returned to the commentary table again.

But now, Cole has once again come to the familiar position of general manager again and again.

Because the previous three-year general manager career with the Suns was not successful, for Cole, serving as the general manager of the Clippers is still very challenging.

"I'm really curious, why is it Cole~?!"

Lan Shengli thought for a while and asked.

"Because I used to be a Bulls fan~!!, haha~!!!"

Ballmer said half-jokingly.

"Haha~, this reason really couldn't be more sufficient~"

Lan Shengli sighed as he listened with a smile.

"Although I know that Cole's career as the general manager of the Suns was not considered a success, but looking at Cole's entire career, he was successful. Coupled with the chaotic situation of the Suns management before, Cole's ability could not be brought into play. , So, I think Kerr will be successful again in our Clippers, as general manager~!!"

Ballmer said in a very firm tone.

"If I'm not wrong, you should have had a very in-depth discussion with Cole about the construction and development of the team~!!"

Lan Shengli asked a question.

"Haha~, you are a person~, after getting along with you for a long time, I will be afraid of you~!!"

Ballmer laughed, shook his head and sighed.

"Oh~?!, why are you afraid of me~?!"

Lan Shengli asked.

"Because your eyes are really amazing~!! You can always see a lot of things that you didn't participate in at all. It's really hard to hide secrets in front of you. Maybe this is your talent~"

Ballmer sighed.

"Haha~, it's actually very easy to guess~!!, Mr. Ballmer, you are really overrated~!"

Lan Shengli replied.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, I don't know how much you know Cole, just based on your impression of Cole, what do you think of our new general manager~?!"

Ballmer asked.

"Obviously, I really don't know Cole very well, and I don't have any personal contact~ I just learned some of his personality and some anecdotes about him through Harper~"

Lan Shengli replied.

"For Cole, considering his physical condition, it is really not easy to achieve that kind of success~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

(End of this chapter)