There is a saying that goes like this: "It is better to be eloquent to attract people than to be quiet and pleasant; to make friends widely is to extend your reputation, rather than to live in seclusion to be self-sufficient; to use generous expenses to build more camps, it is better to be frugal than to be frugal; to be eloquent is to attract jealousy.
, It’s better to show your clumsiness by hoarding your essence.”
But Edison still doesn't understand this truth. He doesn't know that what he has said is too much. David Falk has analyzed his thoughts from his words. But he is also very confident that he has convinced Falk.
Well, although he said he wanted to seek Brand's opinion, in Edison's eyes it was just a ploy to buy time. Who doesn't know that Brand is his puppet?
So at this time, Edison was still watching TV, listening to songs, and occasionally joking with Rachel. Life would be as corrupt as it needs to be.
Sure enough, the next day, David Falk wrote him back, "Paul, Elton is very willing to go to Orlando, so your problem now is how to convince the Clippers management."
"This is the best news I have heard in the past week. I also know that I will be negotiating with the Clippers' front office, but I have not had contact with them before. How do you think this matter is better handled and the deal can be easily concluded?
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"Hahaha, Paul, that's not my business, and I'm not getting paid. That should be your business. But as a future partner, I would like to remind you that there are three current leaders of the Clippers.
, head coach Dunleavy, manager Elgin Baylor, and owner Sterling. Sterling is the one who makes the final decision, and all the Clippers' decisions must be in line with his ideas. Dunleavy is Sterling's advisor.
He can give Sterling some reference. As for the team manager Elgin Baylor, he is just a decoration. He usually manages cats and dogs. He can't get in the middle of a serious conversation."
Edison knew what Falk said. This was not the answer he wanted. However, he saw that Falk was in a good mood today, so he took another step. "Then Mr. Falk, if we are negotiating with the Clippers,
No, over there..."
"Paul, Elton only signed a contract with the Clippers in 2003, and it will take four years until the contract expires, so we have no way to do anything about this situation now, and we are completely unable to do anything. I can't say,
'If you don't let Brand go to Orlando, he won't play well.' So the rest depends on your performance. Okay, I have a guest, Paul, goodbye." With that, Falk hung up.
phone, and then thought to myself, "Boy, if you want me to stand out and be a bad guy again, it's not that simple, and it's not the time yet."
And Edison listened to the blind message coming from the phone and subconsciously patted the table, "Shit, it seems that this old fox wants to take advantage of the ready-made bargain now, and you can't count on him."
Although he failed to achieve his most perfect plan, he gained something after all. Brand personally agreed to go to Orlando, so his work was not in vain.
So Edison turned his attention back to the Clippers' front office, wondering how to get them to agree to let him go.
In fact, as Falk said on the phone just now, the core of the Clippers is composed of three people. The core is the owner Sterling, the head coach Dunleavy has a certain say, and the team manager Elgin Baylor is a senior promoter.
, running errands.
Edison took a piece of white paper, wrote the names of three people on it, and then began to think about what to do with the follow-up work of this transaction.
Although the Clippers have a long history, this team has changed since it was in the hands of Sterling. It has no ambition at all. If you want to choose the team with the most messed up life in the league, the most skilled team.
It's such a messy team, I believe many people will vote for the Clippers.
This situation has something to do with team owner Sterling's purpose of building the team. Sterling's requirements for this team are very strange, not the record, but his focus is only three things. First: save money;
Second: save money; third: save money...
There is no word luxury tax in Sterling's dictionary, and he does not allow the Clippers to have a luxury tax.
Let’s take a look at the players who gave up contract renewals in order to control the team’s salary. Let’s not go too far, let’s start from 2000:
Odom, yes, he was the Los Angeles wandering king that everyone became familiar with.
Andre Miller is the current backcourt engine of the Nuggets, the league's number one defender in post-up play, and the assist leader in 2001.
Quentin Richardson, the familiar Big Q, later became the Suns' All-Star Game three-point champion.
Bobby Simmons, as we mentioned before, was the most improved player in the 2004-05 season.
Maggette, the most muscular man in the NBA after Malone, has muscles that can compete in professional bodybuilding competitions. If you only look at the size of his muscles, it is no exaggeration to say that he can beat LeBron James.
Brand is the person to be exchanged in this book, a former Clippers captain.
This is just because the contract expires and is not renewed or the renewal amount is too small and cannot be negotiated. In reality, there are also cases where they are given away through transactions.
So don’t say that the Clippers’ poor record was because they didn’t have good players. That was completely self-inflicted. If half of the first three mentioned above can be retained, I think it’s not completely impossible to win a championship. One more thing
, Clippers fans don’t be too excited now. It’s really not certain whether Paul can stay next season. Even if Paul stays, someone from the current strongest bench in the league will definitely be abandoned. Then the Clippers will have to leave next season.
Can this kind of performance still be possible? Let's think about it.
But there is another characteristic of the Clippers, which is what we said before. Although he always refuses to renew his contract as a player, in order not to be tightly suppressed by the Lakers and to find some sense of presence in Los Angeles, he still returns every summer.
He would deliberately make some noise, sign some well-known free agents every now and then, and basically use the mid-level contract every time.
So Edison felt that it was easy to deal with Stirling. If he replaced Brand, he would definitely have to have equal salary, and Stirling would not be asked to pay more, so he would definitely not be particularly opposed. And Brand was all
Star, Marion, too. Although neither of them is particularly attractive in the league, the exchange of clubs between two All-Star level players will definitely cause a tsunami of public opinion. This satisfies everyone in Sterling.
It was the custom to make noise in the summer, so from Edison's perspective, Stirling would not resolutely deny the deal, so the question was how to convince him to agree, or how to obtain Brand at the minimum cost.
Arriving at this point first, Edison fixed his gaze on Dunleavy on the white paper.
Dunleavy is definitely a good coach. He has rich NBA coaching experience and was once elected as the best coach of the year in his resume. In the 1990-91 season, he also led the Lakers to the finals, but it is a pity who will
The Bulls led by Jordan. But with such a coach, he cannot lead the current Clippers into the playoffs.
And later on, the Clippers have been wandering in the lottery area all year round, constantly attacking for the No. 1 pick. If other teams had more reasons, they would have fired the coach long ago. But Sterling did not, and the Clippers' record got worse.
Dunleavy's coaching position became more and more stable, and he was like Ferguson in the basketball world, which was extremely weird. It was not until 2010 that Sterling finally realized that he could make money by pursuing superstars to gain popularity, so he began to pursue James. In order to please James, he
Only then did he fire Dunleavy, and then said, "As long as LeBron comes to the Clippers, he can choose his own coach." It was only then that the honeymoon between Sterling and Dunleavy finally came to an end.
There is a reason why Sterling trusts Dunleavy so much. Dunleavy is so good at wiping his butt.
As we said before, Sterling always habitually refuses to renew contracts with players. If you do this occasionally, the fans will not care. After all, life will be unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, no matter how rich the team is
You can't renew players' contracts without restraint. But fans are not fools. If you keep doing this, there must be resentment below. If you push it too hard, people will stop watching your Clippers games, and then Sterling will be finished.
.….
But Dunleavy solved this problem very well. In the summer, Sterling let go of one player. In the new season, no matter what the final record is, Dunleavy can always train one or two good newcomers, and the data can perfectly fill the gap of the players who left.
.In this way, Sterling has something to say, "I let him go not because I am stingy, but because I discovered that there are better potential players in the team. I want to give these players room to grow. In time, they will definitely be better than leaving."
Those players." In this way, Dunleavy found a perfect excuse for Sterling. The two people can be said to be a perfect match. You said that if you were Sterling, would you fire the old Dunleavy? But by the next summer, the above
The story will be repeated again.
So in a sense, we should be grateful to the Clippers, Sterling and Dunleavy Sr. They have trained many powerful players for the league, and they bring fresh and high-quality blood to the NBA every year. They work for the league's youth training.
Those who work quietly, without seeking fame or profit, are the most respectable people.
"As long as Dunleavy can be persuaded, I think this deal will be completely fine." Edison locked the target.
Next, Edison began to think about how to persuade Dunleavy, but as far as he knew, Dunleavy and Brand had a close relationship between master and apprentice, so the method of sowing discord was completely unworkable. He could only persuade him with hard words and real deal benefits.
he.
After some planning, Edison picked up the phone again and dialed old Dunleavy's number. After a "beep" sound, the call was connected.
"Hello Mr. Dunleavy, I'm Paul Edison from the Orlando Magic."
"Hello." The voice on the phone was slightly hoarse, and it sounded like the person speaking had experienced many vicissitudes of life. Of course, he might also be a fan of Qin Opera.
"I'm on the phone with you today to see if we can make a deal between our two teams."
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Well said. Today is a double update. This is the first update. I have to put some pressure on myself.
