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Chapter 1233 The Explosive Head Promoted Again
After about half a month of discussions, the Clippers finally traded Hill + Hollins + the 2012 second-round pick from the Knicks for championship-level guard Billups.

Perhaps today's Billups does not have the ability to overturn the Lakers "F4" to win the championship with the Pistons and win the Finals Most Valuable Player, but after all, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, Billups' postseason Game experience is there.

And as a point guard who is good at shooting, he won't slip too obviously~
Therefore, the deal for the Clippers is still worth it.

At least by getting Billups, the Clippers finally have an experienced starter.

And Billups' current annual salary of 1340 million is also the highest salary on the Clippers side.

As for the Knicks, because last season they mainly just wanted to get Anthony through a trade, and Billups was forced by the Nuggets to the Knicks.

After all, the Knicks still have a lot of potential point guards, and because the maximum salary contracts of Anthony and Stoudemire have allowed them to exceed the luxury tax, so by trading Billups, they can also successfully avoid taxes .

Besides, in last season's playoffs, Billups only played one game due to injury. The Knicks were already worried about Billups' potential injury, which is why they wanted to send the former champion guard away. The reason is gone.

With Hill, the Knicks' backcourt is younger and their defense is stronger, and the Knicks can also enjoy a year of Hill's rookie contract bonus.

So in summary, this is a win-win deal for both parties.

"There will definitely be better opportunities in New York, come on~!!, I have always been very optimistic about you, I believe you can become an excellent defender, an All-Star player~"

Here, Lan Shengli found Hill and said his farewell words.

"I had already made all the preparations for the new season. I had a lot of exchanges with Harden and the others. We wanted to have a big fight~. All this really came too suddenly~"

Hill said with a very disappointed expression.

Although Los Angeles and New York are both big cities and big ball markets, Hill has obviously fallen in love with everything about the Clippers during his three years in the Clippers. It must be very disappointing to be traded when the new season is about to start.

"Silly boy~, this is a business league, anything can happen~!!, as long as you can make a name for yourself, in the future, you will choose the team, not the team will choose you~!!, you know~!!, For this goal, work hard~!"

Lan Shengli rubbed Hill's shoulder and said.

"Don't look at what I'm telling you now, I won't be able to tell you where it is next season~, so ah~, work hard~, only if you have good results, can you control your own destiny~!! Besides, next season will be your contract year, you have to work harder, stick to your playing style, you will achieve greater success than you imagined~, I believe in you and will always support you, if If you have any trouble, just give me a call~!"

Lan Shengli continued to comfort him.

After all, Hill is the player with the longest time on the Clippers.

Therefore, the relationship with Lan Shengli is naturally the deepest.

"Thank you, Coach Blue~!!!, Thank you for your guidance, cultivation and trust over the past few years~!!, Thank you~!"

Hill hugged Lan Shengli and said with an expression on his face.

After the hug, it's time to say goodbye.

"Go~ New York is the place where you can play a bigger role~!!"

Lan Shengli looked at Hill's leaving figure and sighed.

"This kind of parting moment is really uncomfortable~"

Looking at the iron tag that had been removed from Hill's locker in the locker room of the training hall, Lan Shengli sighed.

"Don't go with the young ones, don't come with the old ones, I hope Billups can give the Clippers a real qualitative leap~"

Lan Shengli comforted himself.

"Taylor, come to my office~ I have something to tell you~"

After Lan Shengli returned to the office, he quickly called Taylor and said.

"What~?! Could it be that I was also traded to New York~?! I can't even afford a house in Los Angeles, let alone New York~, so I don't want to go~"

After arriving at Lan Shengli's office, Taylor said half-jokingly.

"You have indeed been traded ~, no longer a player development coach ~!!"

Lan Shengli replied.

"Ah~?!, really~?! Oh my god~, this~, this can still trade a little coach~?!"

Taylor frowned and asked immediately.

"Haha~!!, you were traded inside our Clippers~!!"

Lan Shengli responded with a smile.

"Could it be ~, could it be that I ~~,"

Taylor seemed to have heard some clues, but he didn't dare to ask.

"Remember what I told you before~!!, as long as you perform well, you will definitely have the position of assistant coach~, now this opportunity has come~!!"

Lan Shengli replied.

"The third assistant coach of the former team just accepted the invitation of the head coach of a university in Wisconsin two days ago and went to the university to coach, so the position of assistant coach was just vacant. When Mo successively asked me to recommend candidates for the assistant coach, I chose you without hesitation~!!, I recommended you to the two of them~, and I was recognized~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"So~, so I~~"

Taylor was still trying to ask, not daring to speak out directly.

"So you, Taylor, have been promoted to the assistant coach of the Clippers, and you will coach with me on the sidelines next season~!! Congratulations~!"

Lan Shengli said.

"My God~!!, Blue~!!, I,, I really don't know how to thank you~, you are already very grateful for letting me be this player development coach, and now you have promoted me to be an assistant coach~ , I,, I'm so excited~, I,,,"

Taylor grabbed the corner of the sofa with both hands, and said nervously and excitedly.

"It's useless for me to recommend it. Your work performance and business ability are still recognized by Cole and Ball, so this is all earned by yourself~"

Lan Shengli replied.

"It's just that your promotion speed in the past two years is too fast, much faster than mine in the past, and it's so smooth~ I already have a sense of crisis, haha~!!"

Lan Shengli said half-jokingly.

"If I have the opportunity to replace you as the head coach of the Clippers, I would also like to try and experience the feeling of coaching on the spot, haha~!!"

Ballmer also responded half-jokingly.

(End of this chapter)