When Edison was discussing the Tracy McGrady trade with Suns manager Brian Colangelo, he once said that he was going to Phoenix, and the purpose of Edison's trip was to get Thomas Carter.
Thomas Carter is different from Aaron Nelson. You can't find him on the Suns' staff list because he is not an official employee of the Suns. His relationship with the Suns is a cooperative relationship, so he is relatively free and does not have so many
Constrained, so Edison decided to start with him.
Carter was a well-known expert in Eastern medicine in the United States. Edison easily obtained Carter's address and contact information, and flew directly to Phoenix, the capital of Arizona.
Edison met the miracle doctor Thomas Carter at the Arizona State Hospital. Dr. Carter's first impression was that he was polite, but also relatively introverted. This was very similar to Thibodeau, but he was a gentleman and neatly dressed, unlike Thibodeau.
Dirty and unkempt, he is a doctor after all.
After Edison saw Carter, he introduced himself realistically: "Hello, Mr. Carter, I am Paul Edison, the head coach of the Orlando Magic."
"Hello, Edison, what do you want from me?"
"Well, you are a well-known sports medicine expert in the United States, so I hope you can help us make a diagnosis for Grant Hill."
"That's not good." Carter frowned and refused after hearing Edison's request.
Each NBA team has its own team doctor, some are staffed, and some are cooperative like Carter. These team doctors also communicate with each other, and they will also communicate with each other, but they will never interfere with other people's football.
This is an unspoken rule in the industry. An honest man like Carter rarely comments on other doctors. Because he knows that he is very devoted to medicine. Once the conversation really starts, he will inevitably criticize others.
He puts forward various evaluations of medical treatments. If it is good, it is easy to say, but if it is bad or wrong, he cannot insist on saying that it is good without conscience. If he can't do it, it will offend others, so he simply won't do it anymore.
Evaluate others.
"Hill's knee injury has been recurring for three years. We really need an expert like you to help us completely solve the team's injuries. Hill needs you to treat his knee injury. You will be his
The last hope to return to the game." Edison said in an emotional tone.
"But Paul, you have to know that we team doctors also have some rules that we must abide by. If we talk about sharing the injured person's information and recovery process, and everyone communicating with each other to promote learning, that is nothing, but if I bypass your original team doctor and directly
Interfering with the wounded is crossing the line."
"You don't have to worry about this. As long as you agree, the Orlando Magic will no longer have a team doctor, and you will be our only team doctor."
Regarding the matter of firing the team doctor, Edison did not have to say hello to Old Pat or the like in advance. The entire Orlando has long been full of dissatisfaction with the team's team doctor, whether it is players, management or fans. Look at the Magic in recent years
His injury history is really terrible. It is simply too terrible to behold. Except for Penny Hardaway at the beginning, everyone believed that the responsibility lies with the management and he should not be forced to come back. But what happened later? From
From Hill to Garrity, and then to Tracy McGrady, one after another, in short, there is no one season where everyone can achieve the goal of perfect. Everyone points the finger at the team doctor, but because they have never found a good candidate, and the management needs to pay for the poor
They found a scapegoat for the record and never changed it. Now if Edison hires Carter and fires the current team doctor, no one will say a word, and the players will feel very happy.
"Impossible, I am still cooperating with the sun."
"The cooperation agreement between you and the sun is signed every year. And do you think you can fully utilize your talents by staying at the sun?"….
After hearing these words, Carter looked up at Edison, staring into Edison's eyes, as if he wanted to see through Edison's soul.
"I'm right. From the time you signed an agreement with the Suns in 2000 to now, the Suns have had several serious injuries. Of course, this is a good thing for the team, but it is not necessarily a good thing for you.
Good thing. Look at the current lineup of the Suns. Each one is stronger than the last. Of course, your job will be easier, but I believe this is not what you want." Edison said the last sentence word by word.
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After listening to Edison's words, Carter fell into deep thought. It is true that Edison was right, and Carter has indeed been worried about this. The Suns today are not the injury rehabilitation camp of later generations. Countless injured players have come here to try for treatment.
.The injury situation of the Suns in recent years has been very ideal. There have been no major injuries. They are usually simple sprains and strains. As long as the players pay attention to themselves, some of them don't even need massage and physical therapy, let alone surgery. But.
For Carter, this means that he has no patients. It is said that sharpshooters are fed by bullets, and the same is true for a good doctor. They are all accumulated through repeated surgeries. This is why doctors in India and China
The reason why it is easy to go abroad is that the large population gives them clinical experience that is unmatched by any country, so they are particularly popular no matter where they go.
Let’s look at Carter’s current situation. He has just been invited to participate in a global sports medicine symposium for a month in Lisbon, Portugal. This shows two things. First, Carter is an expert authority on sports medicine in the United States. Otherwise, medicine
He will not be invited to the seminar. Secondly, it means that Carter is very free now and has nothing to do, so he can go to Portugal when he has time.
It is conceivable that no matter how famous the Magic's team doctor is, he cannot go to Lisbon in the summer. Why, because his summer schedule must be full. Carter's ability to go naturally means that he has no scheduled surgeries this summer.
Plan. Everything in this world is "sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat." Carter has no clinical opportunity. If others have the opportunity, Carter will slowly be surpassed by others. Of course, this is not the most critical thing for Carter. What's more
The important thing is that many of his own research explorations cannot be carried out. Medicine is not like physics or mathematics. You can achieve something by relying solely on theoretical derivation. The key to medicine is practice. Only continuous practice can prove your previous research.
, can you draw conclusions, and even give you new inspiration and open a new door for you.
At this time, Edison, like Satan, threw out temptation again, "You originally lived in Pennsylvania, but now you come to dry Arizona. Your family must not be very accustomed to it. The climate in Orlando is more pleasant than Pennsylvania. And Dr. Carter, please believe that if
When you come to the Magic, we will provide you with more sufficient research funds. And compared to Phoenix, there are more rich people in Orlando. If you can have a good relationship with them... We all know that although money is vulgar, but
He often makes it easier for people to fulfill their wishes."
So Carter was persuaded and reported to Orlando after finishing the matters at hand. Edison reciprocated by arranging for people to help Carter's family contact housing, contact schools for their children, and try their best to solve Carter's life problems. In response, Carter
I was very satisfied and couldn't help but feel that I had made the right decision.
After getting rid of Carter, there is also Aaron Nelson. Carter is for treatment, and Nelson is for prevention. One is responsible for solving problems after they occur, and the other is for avoiding problems. In comparison, Nelson is more important to the team.
, but Nelson is a member of the Suns and cannot just leave. Moreover, Nelson can be said to be a native. He studied sports medicine at Arizona State University in 1993. Phoenix is completely his hometown where he grew up, so compared to Carter,
He has deeper feelings for Phoenix...
What Edison did to Carter was completely useless to him. For a trainer, there is no difference between healthy players and players recovering from injuries. The purpose of training is to adjust their bodies to the best condition and
Avoid injury.
There is no use in taking the back door and starting from yourself, so you can only find another way, and Edison also had countermeasures early on.
After meeting Dr. Carter, Edison went straight to the West Coast Arena, the home arena of the Suns. Suns manager Colangelo Jr. was waiting for him there.
"Hello, Paul, come sit down and let's talk slowly." Little Colangelo saw Edison's enthusiasm and was about to make tea and water.
"Hello, why are you so happy, Mr. Colangelo? I guess you guys have contacted McGrady, and the result should be pretty good." Edison sat down and looked at Colangelo with a smile.
"Haha, I can't hide anything from you. Indeed, we have contacted t-mac. As for the result, as you said, I am very satisfied."
"Then I should say congratulations. But now McGrady still belongs to the Magic, and it's not certain whether he can come to Phoenix." Edison smiled, but answered coldly.
"That's natural, so I said from the beginning, let's talk slowly." Colangelo did not show weakness.
"Then let's talk, as I said that day, we're going to give Tracy McGrady + Ganis + Mario Carson for your Marion + Joe Johnson + Barbosa + first-round picks for the next three years including this year and this year's
How about a second-round pick?"
Colangelo lit a cigar and took a puff. "Paul, you know, this is impossible."
"Then tell me, these are the three people we came up with anyway, so don't plan on splitting them up and replacing them with others. Tell us your plan."
"Of course, as you said on the phone, we all have use for these three people. But your plan is too big. How about Marion + Barbosa + this year's two draft picks + next year's first round pick?
Like?" After Colangelo finished speaking, he stared at Edison, who smiled faintly.
"Mr. Colangelo, you should know that this is even more impossible. The four draft picks and Joe Johnson are all my favorites and are indispensable."
"Then as you said, Marion + 4 draft picks, but Joe Johnson is impossible. He is our focus on training."
"But without Johnson, I can't do the job."
The two sides immediately fell into a stalemate. One was smoking a cigar and the other was flexing his neck. No one said anything. Although Magic now theoretically has the initiative in the transaction, Colangelo sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, unmoved and put on a show.
The deputy was in a state of falling apart.
Indeed, for both parties, the only problem is Joe Johnson. The Magic's side is very simple. If there is no Joe Johnson, just Marion and 4 draft picks, they will definitely be scolded as stupid, and they will pay for the league's scoring champion.
In exchange for a good player and a bunch of picks that are not very good, it is a big loss no matter how you look at it. And the same is true for the Suns. The picks don't matter. Everyone believes that Tracy McGrady + Stoudemire are in the West.
The playoffs are stable, and the draft position will not be very high, so it doesn't matter if he trades out, not to mention it is to replace McGrady, which is more value for money. But Joe Johnson is different. In the past two seasons,
Significant progress has been made. After the Suns sent Marbury away this season, Johnson averaged 20 points per game. He can be said to be a player with great potential. If this state continues, it will not be a problem to be selected as an All-Star. Then
This trade involves exchanging two All-Star level players for one Tracy McGrady, plus the hope of the next three years, so the price is relatively high. And the Suns have no other bargaining chips, and no other players can be on the table, and the Magic
The Suns like other team members, such as Gooden, but the Magic will not agree. Therefore, according to normal development, it will be difficult for both parties to reach a consensus...
In the end, Edison couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Actually, it's not impossible to not have Joe Johnson."
"Oh, then who do you want to replace? Three-party transaction?"
"It's not that complicated. As long as you meet my two conditions, you only need to offer Marion + 4 draft picks."
"What conditions?" Colangelo looked at Edison. He knew that whether McGrady's deal would work or not depended on this. These two conditions were already the bottom line for the Magic or Edison.
"First, I know you are pursuing Nash. It just so happens that we are also pursuing Nash. Although we don't know who will win now, we don't want to fight for a Nash and occupy too much salary space, so we hope
If you withdraw, we hope this will be written into the terms of the deal."
After Colangelo heard this, he quickly made a calculation in his mind. It is true that Nash is the key target of the Suns in their reconstruction, and he is also the candidate chosen by head coach D'Antoni, but the situation is different now. Nash and McGrady are placed on the same scale.
Comparing on the above, it is clear at a glance which one is more important. With McGrady, who cares about Nash? Besides, with McGrady, no matter what kind of defender you use to organize the offense, McGrady can organize and score by himself.
"Okay, let's quit. What's the second condition?" Colangelo said decisively.
"Secondly, as you know, our Magic has had a lot of injuries in recent years, so I hope your trainer Aaron Nelson can join my coaching staff."
"You can talk to him about this yourself. As long as he agrees, I will let him go." In Colangelo's view, this is not a big problem. He is just a team trainer. Although he is famous in the United States, the entire United States
You can find twenty or thirty such authorities, but there is only one Tracy McGrady. Now in the league, there are only O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, Kobe and Iverson who are at the same level as him. James can only be regarded as
Potential stocks are not of high quality now.
"No, no, you didn't understand. Not only is he released, he has great feelings for the sun. I hope you can help us convince him. Of course, don't worry about the treatment. It will definitely not be worse than now." Edison added, thinking to me
If you can explain it directly, why bother putting it on the table?
"That's it. I'll think about it, okay, I'll convince him."
“It’s a pleasure and a pleasure to work with.”
"Happy cooperation." The two shook hands and smiled.
Colangelo was very efficient in his work. He immediately called Nelson. I don't know what he said. Nelson agreed to go to the Magic.
So Edison went to Phoenix and returned to Orlando with two team doctors.
After returning to Orlando, Edison immediately signed a contract with the two people, and then the staff arranged the moving arrangements for them.
Then Edison explained to Old Pat, Dev, and Otis what he had gained from this trip to Phoenix. Because he had already told them about McGrady's trading plan before, although the three of them were dissatisfied, they could only hold their noses and endure it. They were scolded.
It's better to be stupid than to have McGrady jump out of the contract next year and get nothing. At this time, I can only comfort myself.
The three people welcomed the addition of the two new team doctors. The team doctors before the Magic were so bad that they couldn't stand it long ago. They fired them as soon as they were fired, and no one would speak for them. Now the two new Carters have arrived.
He is a well-known sports medicine authority in the United States and has a great reputation. It is naturally a good thing to be able to cooperate with the Magic now. As for Aaron Nelson, needless to say, look at the Suns where he worked before. In recent seasons, the Suns have basically had no injuries.
This already explains the problem. This is the full expression of Nielsen's ability.
But soon the three old Pats discovered that things were not that simple. After seeing Magic's original medical facilities, the two people quickly made a long list, including various instruments and equipment, including
There were many things that the three of them had never heard of. The Ministry of Commerce staff went out with a list to make a budget, which amounted to nearly one million US dollars. The three of them immediately became uneasy. You must know that magic has always been the way of life for a small family. Save whatever you can.
, these two team doctors are spending too much money now.
So I came to Edison to discuss what to do about this matter, and whether it could be slowed down. The conditions for magic are relatively difficult now, and some difficulties can be overcome.
Edison was also happy and said directly, "When Hill gets a contract of more than 10 million per year and stays in the audience for two years, you will overcome it." He also said that if it doesn't work, he can deduct it from my salary.
As long as the money I receive is enough to live on, it will be fine. When the three of them heard what Edison said, they were speechless. What else could you say?
But afterward, Old Pat still held Edison's hand and had a long conversation, saying that the landlords had no surplus food, and the revolution had not yet succeeded, so they could not be softened by sugar-coated bullets of capitalism, and the arrogant and extravagant style was unacceptable.
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Edison expressed his understanding on the spot, but when he came back, he couldn't help but lamented that "a penny can't help a heroic man." He must make a lot of money when he has the opportunity, and it is best to buy the magic, so as not to look at the faces of these stingy people.
