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In fact, I really wanted to write about Edison's reaction to this song, but you will definitely say that I am stupid, so I will summarize it in one sentence.
The song became an instant hit and reached the top of the charts 2 weeks later. The most shocking thing is that the top song it replaced was the new team song "Kill You" written by Edison for the Magic.
This undoubtedly caused another uproar, and some people have even begun to speculate about Edison's Grammy win.
Of course, no matter what Edison does, NBA head coach will always be his first title, so David Stern is very pleased.
As the song became popular, Tamia, who plays the girl part, also took the opportunity to gain momentum and take a big step towards the forefront of fashion. Her husband Hill was also very pleased with this.
As the song became popular, the music video also began to attract public attention, so "The Devil Wears Prada" can be said to have dominated the early stage and was full of expectations, so Lionsgate was also very pleased.
But at this moment, Edison's attention was attracted by a piece of gossip.
After a disappointing season, the Minnesota Timberwolves decided to rebuild. It was not an ordinary rebuild but a complete rebuild. This means that no one in the current Timberwolves is not for sale. As long as you are willing to pay, you can get anyone. Including "Wolf King" Kevin Garnett.
Needless to say, Garnett's personal strength goes without saying. Regardless of the player ability rankings compiled by any media, Garnett is firmly close to the top 10, and is a regular in the top 5.
Although Edison really likes Garnett as a player and believes that he can improve the team's strength, so if the price is right, he very much wants to facilitate this deal and win Garnett. But like this The trade of the league's top players cannot be decided by him alone. It must be approved by everyone in the club. So Edison held a conference call with the heads of various departments of the Magic.
As soon as Edison raised this issue, Dev, who was in charge of the Magic's business development, immediately agreed.
Originally, the Magic had been following a superstar strategy, which was very similar to Florentino's Real Madrid. First it was Shaquille O'Neal, then Penny Hardaway, then Jordan's successor Grant Hill, and finally the scoring leader Tracy McGrady. This Each of the four people was the leading star in the league during that period, and that was really known to everyone. So many times they were the representatives of the Magic, and Dev's business operations also revolved around them.
But since Tracy McGrady left, there has been a gap in the Magic's superstar status, which made Dev and others who are used to enjoying the shade under the big tree very uncomfortable. Although the team later achieved excellent results, the business opening of the players was relatively poor. It had shrunk by nearly half before. If head coach Edison hadn't suddenly exploded in the entertainment industry and helped the Magic attract a lot of attention, the team would have suffered particularly heavy losses last season.
Originally, Dev's plan for the new season was to consolidate Edison's position and develop the commercial potential of Nash, the new MVP. However, there is no precedent for a point guard with Nash's style in the history of the league, so whether he can succeed is in Dev's mind. Also playing drums.
But Garnett is different. In addition to his super personal strength, Garnett's personal influence and commercial value are also at the top of the league. His bold and fearless character and domineering smile are very popular among teenagers.
It can be said that among all insiders in the NBA, Garnett's commercial value has surpassed that of the declining Shaq and the dull Duncan, ranking second in the league after Yao Ming.
The most intuitive reaction is that last year, the global sales of Garnett jerseys followed McGrady, Iverson, and Kobe, beating James to rank fourth in the world. But this is last year's data. In the latest year, Adidas' statistics are
Affected by the Timberwolves' record, Nate has dropped to 10th place...
Garnett, who has personal appeal, joins forces with the most beautiful Magic on the team. It is undoubtedly a strong alliance and will definitely trigger the Matthew Effect. Dev believes that if the Magic can maintain the results of last season and rank among the top three in the league in the regular season,
With the playoffs included in the Eastern Conference Finals, he can guarantee that Garnett's jersey sales will once again rank among the top five in the league, and the Magic's season revenue will become the best among all small cities.
Of course, not everyone is optimistic about Garnett joining. For example, Pat Lao raised a doubt from another angle.
"When Paul and Garnett come to the team, will they have a positive effect? Will they affect the unity of the locker room? You must know that the reason why the Timberwolves had a bad record last season was because of internal disharmony. Everyone could not
Use our strength together. If he comes, will he become a time bomb in our locker room?"
The question raised by Old Pat is very realistic. Garnett is definitely not a good-tempered person. He has the most fiery personality in the league. Although his personality makes him always full of passion in the game, he is absolutely passionate on the court.
He is a natural leader, but he is sometimes too irritable and talks trash and can easily conflict with others.
But these problems are easy to deal with. The most critical issue is how to deal with the relationship between Edison and Garnett. From the departure of Marbury, it can be seen that Garnett is a guy who is incompatible with others.
, and Timberwolves head coach Saunders is also a person with a relatively soft personality, and he rarely directly conflicts with Garnett.
But Edison is different. After a season of contact, everyone already knows what kind of paranoid heart the guy in front of him who looks very elegant and humble has. He will never allow a second voice in the team. Many times in order to achieve the goal
To achieve his own goals and realize his ideas, he would even exceed his authority. It can be said that he is arbitrary to a certain extent. That is to say, old Pat has always supported him, otherwise he would have been left in less than half a season.
So whether Edison and Garnett are compatible is the key to this deal, but this cannot be said clearly, so everyone is silent. Edison is very smart, and soon he understands everyone's thoughts, so he talked on the phone
He said to everyone, "You don't need to worry about me. Maybe Kevin and I have conflicts in personality or other ideas, but one thing we have in common is our desire to win and our pursuit of a championship."
Under this premise, there is nothing that the two of us cannot talk about, and we can talk about everything."
After the Magic's internal discussion and approval, Edison didn't waste a minute and quickly called Timberwolves manager McHale.
Kevin McHale is the legendary star of the Celtics and now the head coach of the Rockets. Although he has achieved great success with the Celtics, he is a Minnesotan. In the 1993-94 season, he served as a television commentator and special
He joined the Minnesota Timberwolves as an assistant. In the summer of 1994, he was promoted to assistant general manager by new team owner Glen Taylor. He continued to serve as the Wolves' television host and executive director during the 1994-95 season.
He played a dual role until he was promoted to vice president of the basketball club on May 11, 1995. After the regular season, he succeeded the retired Loskey as president.
After two years of careful operation, the Timberwolves introduced young stars Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury in the 1996-1997 season, and reached the NBA playoffs for the first time in the team's history.
Already very successful as a player, McHale is proving that he can be just as good at running a team.
Because of the poor performance of the Timberwolves last season, the team's head coach Sanders was kicked out as the main responsible person. Although anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is not his responsibility, he has done his best. But there is no way, the team's management
The government needs a scapegoat, and the fans also need someone to shoulder the responsibility. They don’t care whether the person they finally push out is the right person. So some people say, “The fans are the most difficult group to deal with in the world, but the easiest to deal with.”
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The difference here is that Sanders was dismissed in the middle of the 2004-05 season, so McHale served as the acting head coach for half a season, but now he has to wait until the end of the season. Because Edison was last
Due to the success of the season, McHale plans to follow the example of the Orlando Magic and serve as the team's new coach while serving as the manager, so that the team's building goals will be clearer.
When Edison called McHale, he was already far behind. Many teams contacted the Timberwolves immediately.
After some polite remarks, Edison pointed out his goal, "Kevin, we want Garnett."
McHale thought to himself, after going around in a circle, the fox's tail finally appeared. I had already thought of it, "Okay, it depends on the trade candidates you proposed."
Edison thought for a moment, "I hope to use Marion and Boris Diaw as the transaction subjects, and then add one other person." Edison thought clearly. Garnett's salary next season will reach 20 million, which means that
That means the Magic have to match one of the biggest contracts in the franchise right now.
After Hardaway's contract was amnesty, the Magic now only have three big contracts worth more than 10 million, including Nash, Hill and Marion.
Nash is definitely impossible. Not to mention Nash's tactical role for the team, the fact that his contract amount is decreasing year by year prevents Edison from giving up on him. Nash's contract plays a big role in the balance of the Magic's total salary in the next few years.
important role.
Let’s talk about Hill. Hill’s contract is very big. It will be more than 14 million next season. Edison is also very interested in releasing this contract. After all, Hill’s current ability is a bit too big. But the problem is that McHale is not a fool.
He also didn't want to take over a sick contract like Hill's.
So Marion became the only choice. But Marion's contract is only 14 million, which is still far behind Garnett's salary of 20 million. In order to meet the easy match, the Magic must add someone.
Because Marion left, the Magic's small forwards started to be a little tight. Therefore, Gerald Wallace could not leave. If he left, there would be no small forward. Therefore, they could only give up Diaw, who had a relatively large contract, and this
Edison has always disliked players because they were too lazy and affected the internal atmosphere.
When the Timberwolves rebuild, they must have a promising player for the future, so Edison is already prepared. One of Josh Smith, Martin and Iguodala will be selected by the Timberwolves.
The conditions proposed by Edison were very generous and basically took into account the interests of the Timberwolves to the maximum extent. However, as the old saying goes, such a player transaction at the level of a team leader cannot be decided by one person, so McHale replied,
"Your terms are very generous, Paul. Let's discuss it and give you an answer in two days."
