Just when old Dunleavy was secretly proud of having finally exposed Edison's little trick, Edison said another sentence. And this sentence almost made old Dunleavy vomit blood, and dampened his initial arrogance.
"Yes, this is indeed my real plan." Edison is a good boy, very honest.
But his frankness made old Dunleavy no longer feel any sense of accomplishment. And Edison added immediately, "Mr. Dunleavy, although I was the one testing him just now, think carefully about what the Clippers will do if Dior arrives."
Reaction."
After listening to Edison's words, old Dunleavy felt like being thrown into a stone again, and suddenly there were waves again.
"Think about it, a player who can organize in the high post is surrounded by scorers such as Marion and Maggette, and there is also a simple and efficient big man like Kaman inside. How will the Clippers' game be like? Not even close.
I dare say that the top eight in the Western Conference will definitely be easy to find, and they can 100% beat the Lakers, what do you think?"
Although Edison's voice was not loud, old Dunleavy really heard it. Although old Dunleavy repeatedly warned himself, "You can't listen to him anymore, you have completely fallen into the other person's rhythm now," but Edison's words were like the temptation of the Garden of Eden.
Like the snake of Adam and Eve, it was quiet but full of temptation. Old Pat couldn't help but think about it, couldn't help but think according to his way, and in the end, the result of his thought was the same as what he said.
This is Edison's carrot. Although there is a transaction, you do not suffer. It can steadily improve your strength and give you a sweet spot. I also get what I need, and everyone wins. This is a conspiracy. You clearly know that the other party has ideas.
There is a plan, but you have no choice, you can't avoid it, you can't escape, you can only take it hard.
Old Dunleavy was silent. Although he didn't want to lose Brand, his reason told him that the deal was feasible.
After Edison waited for a while, he gave old Dunleavy one last blow.
"Mr. Dunleavy, you are also the top coach in the league. I understand that you don't want Brand to leave, because like me, you have fantasies about the championship and know that he will be an important championship-level puzzle piece.
But I want to remind you that the Clippers are not a team that is trying to win the championship. The honors that this platform can accommodate are very limited. You should set your goals more realistically and lower, so that you can lead the team into the playoffs.
It’s already pretty good if you win the championship, at least this way you can win thousands of games earlier. If you still hold on to that illusory championship, you may get nothing in the end.”
It has to be said that Edison's words moved Dunleavy. Although the old Dunleavy has caught up with Sterling, a cheating boss and a pig-like teammate in the public's mouth in recent years, his ambition has not been completely wiped out. So everyone
He will do his best to train players, arrange tactics, train new players every season, and spend every summer carefully to strengthen the team with the minimum amount of money.
The phone fell into silence again, and Edison waited silently. Although he tried his best to plan out every detail before calling again, and it seemed that everything was progressing according to his budget, but "Everything depends on the person."
"In the sky", no one knows what the outcome will be until the end.
Now Edison can only wait for old Dunleavy to make his own decision. His words may have the opposite effect. Although Edison hates looking at other people's faces, there is no way. The only thing he can do now is to pray.
Then wait for the final decision of fate.
Everyone has a sense of time. According to the saying in Saint Seiya, this is the seventh sense of human beings. Happy time is always very fast, painful days are like years, and sleep is like "you close your eyes and open them."
A lifetime has passed by, ugh~”….
Old Dunleavy remained silent, and Edison waited anxiously, feeling that every second passed was as long as a minute. Later, in order to reduce his pain, Edison began to recite the numbers silently in his heart in accordance with the frequency of his breathing.
When Edison counted "793", old Dunleavy on the other end of the phone sighed and finally spoke again.
"Okay, Paul, I will think about your suggestion carefully. You are waiting for my news."
"I'm waiting for your news, goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, Edison couldn't help but shake his fist. Although Old Dunleavy said that he would think about it when he got back, he knew very well that Old Dunleavy had accepted his words and had been convinced by him. If nothing else happened,
Brand will be with the Magic next season.
At this moment, Edison was so smug that he couldn't help but think about the scene of Brand wearing a blue Magic uniform, playing and roaring at Wallace under the basket.
But this time there were no more surprises, and David Falk did not do anything again. Three days later, Dunleavy Sr. called Edison and expressed his agreement to the transaction.
Then Edison sent a fax to Clippers manager Elgin Baylor in the name of the club, officially applying for a trade. And the Clippers' old Dunleavy had already said hello to the Clippers' front office staff.
.As Sterling said before, he felt that he did not pay more and made such a big noise. Dunleavy Sr. assured him that not only would the team's record not get worse after this transaction,
On the contrary, it can reach a higher level. So Sterling quickly nodded. In fact, he was not responsible for the Clippers at all and was just having fun.
After reaching a consensus, the two teams submitted the trade application to the league. Because the salaries were equal and all aspects were in compliance with the rules, the approval was quickly passed and the deal was completed.
Of course, in addition to considering the two teams, a trade must also consider the players' thoughts. Even if Marion and the others do not have the right to veto the transaction, they cannot really ignore them. According to some rumors, they
They treat them as commodities.
Here Brand and Marion have been prepared for a long time. Their agents David Falk and Fagan have already talked to them, and they are more accepting of leaving. Diaw is more embarrassed.
I don't really want to leave the magic. He is a cool assistant in the magic. He doesn't have to do any dirty work and is very nourishing.
But it's hard to say after he leaves. What if the new coach asks him to do hard work? That's not in line with France's romantic temperament.
Although a small character like Dior could be ignored, Edison still went to enlighten him personally.
"Boris, you see, you can only be Nash's younger brother in Orlando. Your organizational talents and your ability to read and control the game cannot be fully utilized. If you stay in the Magic any longer, your talents will only be buried."
After hearing this, Dior thought to himself, "It's good to be Nash's younger brother. You don't have to take on special responsibilities, it's easy to play, and it's very comfortable." The characteristics of the French are vividly reflected in Dior at this moment.
Edison knew from the look in Dior's eyes that he did not accept this reason, so he came up with a more realistic argument.
"Boris, look, you still have 2 years on your contract. If you go to Orlando as a substitute, you won't be able to get a big contract, but it will be different if you go to the Clippers. Look at Bobby who just signed with the Bucks.
Simmons, you think you're worse than him."
When Boris heard what Edison said, his eyes lit up and he suddenly understood. Then he nodded and calmly accepted the fact of leaving the team. The result was that in the end, Dio always felt that Edison liked him very much and cared about him, but he didn't care about him at all.
Thinking of Edison, I already wanted to kick him away...
On July 14, the press lecture hall of the Water House Center was packed with people.
At 10 o'clock, Edison came to the press conference with Brand and the team's top executive, Pat. Brand's meeting with the Magic officially began. The Clippers were also planning a similar press conference.
Yes, but for various reasons, they have to stay a day or two late.
Under normal circumstances, the protagonist of this kind of news briefing would definitely be Brand, but as we said before, Edison would never allow others to be the protagonist of the news.
In fact, the reporters below did not focus on Brand, who was such an unsmiling person who looked at him blankly.
As a result, he was old-fashioned from the beginning, "I am very honored to come to the Orlando Magic. This is a very strong team, and it is very young, full of vitality and potential. I believe this team can carry
My pursuit of a championship." Then he changed the topic, "At the same time, I would also like to thank the previous staff of the Los Angeles Clippers, head coach Mr. Dunleavy, manager Mr. Elgin Baylor, and owner Mr. Sterling. Their encouragement
They help me continue to improve, and I am very grateful to them. I have been very happy during my several years with the Clippers."
It is a very official press release. Basically every player who breaks up amicably will say the above words, but they may also use a little more freedom to tease new teammates, new coaches, etc., to create a little atmosphere. But Bran
Virtue is that Yumu is stubborn and doesn't know how to adapt. He is the kind of person who, if you show him a movie and let him masturbate, he will look for this movie again when he masturbates again.
The reporters below thought that Brand had such a good character, so they put him aside and shifted their focus to Edison.
Originally, Edison was unhappy because not everyone was listening to his speech. Now that he saw so many sponge cylinders facing him, he suddenly became more energetic and began to talk.
So when he first joined the Magic in 1997, he started talking about Brand when he went to the NCAA and saw Brand play. At that time, Edison felt that Brand was a really good player, so he made up his mind to stay with him in Orlando.
Everyone present was stunned and stunned.
In Brand's eyes, the way Edison spoke at this time overlapped with that of his agent David Falk, "These are all talents."
