Chapter Fourteen: The Magic is on the Left and the Wolf King is on the Right
A trade involving a player of Garnett's caliber will definitely trigger a tsunami of public opinion.
Edison has been mentally prepared for this. They can say whatever they want and scold them whatever they want. Anyway, since McHale has taken the blame, normal people will put the main target of attack on him.
But "Nine out of ten things in life are unsatisfactory." What you think and what actually happens are often thousands of miles apart.
For example, at this time many readers must think that I am going to write about the media pointing the finger at Edison and scolding Edison, but I will not write like that.
"I don't know what the team's arrangements are, and I don't know what Kevin is thinking. After the end of this season, he has not had any communication with me or my agent, so regarding this deal
I've never heard of it at all."
"Objectively speaking, Orlando is a good city, and the Magic are also a very good team. They have many players with amazing talents, and they have one of the most special head coaches in the league. They did win the award last season.
A result that stunned everyone. But having excellent results last season does not mean that we can maintain that momentum in the new season. We are a typical example."
"Of course what I want to say now is not about the Orlando Magic, but about this deal. I feel very accustomed to Minnesotapolis, and my family is here, so I don't plan to leave." - Kay
Excerpts from Vine Garnett's interview with Sports Illustrated.
After Garnett expressed his opinion, his agent Andy Miller also held a small press conference to explain in more detail.
"Although there is a lot of discussion about where Kevin will go next season, it doesn't make any sense. Kevin is not going anywhere. He will still appear at the Target Center next season."
"Kevin is one of the best players in the league. He is not yet 30 years old and is still in his prime. So although he is very eager for the championship, he does not intend to win the championship. He still hopes to lead the team with his own ability.
Impact. So although the Timberwolves have rebuilt, he still believes that he is a member of the reconstruction, and the most important one. As for Orlando's appreciation of Kevin, he expressed his gratitude..."
What the two people said was very complicated, but it can be summed up in one sentence - "Garnett will still be with the Timberwolves next season and will not go back to Orlando."
After Edison read the report, he almost overturned the table, but after he cursed a few words, he slowly calmed down.
Seeing that Edison had calmed down, Rachel came up from behind him, held Edison in her arms, and asked softly, "What happened to make you so angry?"
Edison felt the fullness coming from behind him, and gently patted Rachel's arm on his shoulder, "Something happened to the team, look."
After hearing what Edison said, Rachel also looked at the computer. Although she was not particularly proficient in basketball, Garnett's name was still well known. Now Edison was very, very anxious and he was not in a good mood, but Rachel did not comfort him.
, did not talk nonsense. Because she knew that Edison was also thinking of a solution now. She was not Mao Lilan, so she could not inadvertently give Edison inspiration. On the contrary, a layman talking nonsense might interrupt his normal thoughts.
At this time, Edison clasped his hands to his mouth and muttered to himself, "I thought things were too simple before. I wanted to be a gentleman and didn't communicate with the players in advance. Now it seems that I should still communicate with the players."
Garnett, let’s talk about it.”
Although he thought so, Edison did not start doing it immediately. Instead, he decided on another thing first.
"Hello, Mr. McHale, I just saw something about Garnett. I think you need to give me an explanation. How did you communicate with Kevin and what is he thinking now?"...
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Edison called Timberwolves manager McHale because he first wanted to know what Garnett meant by his statement. There are only a few possibilities for Garnett to publicly state that he does not intend to leave the Timberwolves.
First: As he and his agent said, he plans to stay in the Timberwolves, participate in the team's reconstruction, and then lead the team to the championship.
Second: He is not opposed to changing teams and can leave Minnesota, but he is not satisfied with the Magic and does not want to go to Orlando. There may be many reasons for being dissatisfied with the Magic. For example, like Payton, he wants to go to a place where he can win a championship.
team, he decided that the Magic did not meet this condition. Or he hoped to ensure his status as the big brother of the team, and was worried that when he came to Orlando to help Nash, he would not be able to meet his request. Or he simply did not like Orlando and was not like coming to Orlando.
This small city is just like when Francis didn't want to go to Memphis.
Third: What Garnett is saying now is mainly to help the team put pressure on the Magic, hoping that the Magic can increase their bargaining chips.
Among these three situations, the third one is the least likely. Because when a player goes to a new team, he naturally hopes that the new team will be stronger. If the new club pays too much to get him, he will end up
Everyone wants to join a bad team. There is a limit to how loyal you can be to your old club, and you can't risk your entire future.
However, this situation cannot be said to be completely impossible, but it is usually in a sign-and-trade deal. In order to get a bigger contract for themselves, the players pretend not to leave, forcing the new club to give more, and finally in order to match their own
He can sign a fatter contract. It can be said that it is too common for players to ignore the future of the team for their own salary. It happens almost every year. Of course, there is no right or wrong here, it is purely the rules of the market.
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But this situation does not exist for Garnett now. His contract was newly signed last year, and now it is purely an exchange of equal value.
If it is the second situation, then Edison hopes to get a more accurate reason from McHale before communicating with Garnett, so that he can be prepared in advance and be more targeted when communicating with the player himself.
"Hello, Paul. I was planning to tell you about this, but I didn't expect Kevin to reveal it in advance. At the beginning, we discussed with Kevin about reconstruction and his departure. At that time, he said
He was very calm, so we let the news out and had preliminary discussions with you. But he suddenly regretted it recently and he didn’t want to leave..."
Although he couldn't see him in person, Edison could imagine McHale's current situation through the voice on the phone. There was no doubt that the head of the Timberwolves was caught off guard by Garnett and was in a state of distress.
"Are you saying that Garnett himself is unwilling to leave?" Edison still sensitively grasped the topic of concern to him from McHale's words.
Among the three situations just mentioned, the second is the situation that Edison hoped for, because the second one is based on the foundation and is just a matter of implementation. It is like buying something and entering the bargaining stage. As long as there is a suitable price in the end, it will usually be done.
can succeed.
But if it is the first type, then the trouble will be big. Based on Edison's understanding of Garnett, once this paranoid and aloof guy becomes willful, it is impossible to change his mind in a short period of time. But Garnett disagrees,
The transaction will definitely not work. The Wolf King has the right to veto the transaction, so his nod is the basis for the transaction. Without the foundation, any subsequent discussions are meaningless. It is like if you want to buy clothes, but end up entering an electrical appliance store, you talk to the salesperson.
No matter how good it is, it has no meaning.
It would take at least a year or two for Garnett to change his mind, after he clearly knew that his original idea would not work. But Edison couldn't wait. After one season, his plan to strengthen the inside line was completely ruined...
"That's right, I talked to Kevin yesterday and he said that he doesn't want to leave the Timberwolves. He doesn't want to go anywhere now." When McHale said that, he emphasized the word "where".
"Okay, I understand the situation. I plan to talk to him face to face."
"I wish you good luck, Paul. I hope you can convince him. If you can't convince him, it doesn't matter. You can see that our Szczerbiak is also good, with accurate long-range shooting and decisive defense. He was also selected as an All-Star in the past two years. It just so happens that you guys
Hill is out for the season. This is a better substitute. Think about it. His contract is now 11 million. I don’t want to ask for a high price. Just follow what you mentioned originally, Marion Gadio, you guys
Aren't you lacking inside players? I'm adding Mad Dog Madsen to you, see if it works."
"..."
After hanging up the phone with McHale, Edison began to practice Garnett. Fortunately, the Wolf King is now sunbathing on the beach in Los Angeles, and Edison no longer has to fly around the world.
Soon, under the arrangement of Andy Miller, Edison and Garnett met.
The two of us stayed together all afternoon, but the serious content only lasted less than 5 minutes.
After the two people sat down respectively, Edison did not exchange any pleasantries. He knew that with Garnett's IQ, everyone knew why the two met today, so he directly opened the topic.
"Kevin, I'm talking about your deal with Mr. McHale. Now I want to know what you really think. If you come to Orlando, you can ask for anything. As long as I can satisfy it, I can agree to it."
"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't want to leave the Timberwolves."
"Why? Give me a reason."
"When the team was blocked from the playoffs, I did have the idea of leaving the team. But when I saw the Spurs winning the championship again and Tim winning the Finals MVP trophy again, I felt that I couldn't.
Leave. If I leave now, it means that I will never be as good as him. He can lead the team to win the championship independently, but I can't."
"You come to the Magic as if you are the boss. We are talking about a young team. Everyone will say that this is your team. No one will think that you are inferior to Duncan. And if you stay in the Timberwolves, let alone the finals.
If you win the MVP award, you may not even get a chance to participate in the finals."
"Paul, maybe one day, when my desire for a championship overwhelms my personal views on victory and defeat, and overwhelms my idea of competing with Duncan, I may leave, but I can't do it now.
I still want to give it a try, but I don’t want to just admit defeat.”
Edison looked at the thin man in front of him and the perseverance in his eyes. He gave up his original words to introduce magic because he knew that it would be useless. Edison knew that Garnett and Duncan were the two greatest players in history.
The relationship between the power forwards is very subtle, but I didn't expect that defeating Duncan would be so important to Garnett.
The moth can pay the price of his life for his beliefs, and the same goes for Garnett. He can give up everything for the obsession with Duncan in his heart, even if this obsession is inexplicable and unreasonable in the eyes of others.
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Now that the Chinese New Year is over, I won’t say New Year greetings anymore. I just want to remind everyone that I’ve eaten a lot of greasy food these days and need to balance it out in these two days.
In fact, I planned to resume the update yesterday, but I suddenly discovered that yesterday was Valentine's Day. People kiss me on this day, and I am typing hard in front of the computer. I will never allow my life to be so miserable.
So the start of work has been postponed until today.
However, in the past few days, I have also sorted out my thoughts to make this book more reasonable.
Also, I may open a new book, which will be something I really want to write, but don’t worry, it will be a novel, not an online novel, and it may be a weekly, so you don’t have to worry about it affecting this book.
Besides, I have no idea when to open that book, maybe after it is finished.
Finally, although I have started typing, I plan to save some manuscripts, so the last three days of this week will be one update, and double updates will resume next week. Please forgive me. Eunuchs will definitely not do this, so don’t worry about this.
