Danny Ainge's retention was not officially announced, and there wasn't even a rumor.
Amanda Gray told Lin Yu that this time the Celtics' senior management used a lot of media resources to suppress the matter directly.
There is nothing we can do about it. If it is announced now that Danny Ainge will remain in office, it is foreseeable that the protests in Boston will intensify.
Therefore, the Celtics can only deal with it temporarily, exhaust the patience of Boston fans, and wait until the results of the finals are announced. If the Cavaliers fail to win the championship, once the news is over, Ainge can appear in the public eye again.
Or if the Cavaliers successfully win the championship, they can also wait until the free market opens in the summer, make one or two visibly outstanding signings or transactions, and then announce Danny Ainge's retention and ambition to win the championship in the new season.
This time the trust crisis of the general manager has been resolved.
Stopping at the Boston airport, Lin Yu thought for a while and decided to try to expose this matter.
"Amanda, if I reveal this matter now, will it have any adverse impact on me?"
"Poke it out? You mean telling everyone in front of the national broadcast that Danny Ainge is staying in Boston?" Amanda Gray thought of several possibilities, such as Lin Yu pretending to be an unknown person.
Players broke the news to the outside world.
But the problem now is that all the media in North America already know that the Celtics will not fire Danny Ainge, just because the Celtics' top management spent a lot of resources to suppress this matter, even if it is
Lin Yu broke the news, and no media would be willing to take on this job.
Or you can log into the reddit forum and open a post to tell everyone that Danny Ainge will stay. However, there is a problem with this, that is, reddit has been taken over by the Celtics, and Lin Yu's post may be blocked as soon as it is posted.
Posts will be deleted and banned.
Therefore, the only possibility is to tell everyone in front of national live broadcast cameras during the finals that the Celtics have met and decided to keep Danny Ainge.
"Do you think there will be a problem?"
"If you can pretend to say this unintentionally, there will be no problem, but it is not that simple to achieve your goal. A necessary prerequisite is that you must be selected as the best player in a certain game of the finals.
players.”
"I understand, I already know how I'm going to do this."
Lin Yu hung up the phone confidently.
This time, he broke the news not only for himself, but also for Paul Pierce, and even for Kevin Garnett.
The Cavaliers are back in Cleveland, where they need to wait for the results of the Western Conference Finals.
Originally, everyone thought that the Western Conference Finals would end before the Eastern Conference Finals, because the Spurs' strength crushed the Jazz. There was no suspense in the Western Conference Finals series. The Cavaliers and Celtics were both the Big Three, so there should be no difference. The series would be
Very anxious.
The result was that the Cavaliers swept the Celtics in four games, while the Spurs tied with the Jazz 3:1 in the first four games of the series and needed one more victory to successfully advance to the finals.
While waiting, the publicity about the finals also flooded the pages of major North American media.
"With a three-round sweep, the Cavaliers may have a chance to break the Lakers' 15-1 playoff losing record!"
This is ESPN's report on the upcoming finals. They have set their sights on the losing record in the playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers set a record in 2001 of only losing one game in the entire playoffs.
The so-called Cavaliers have a chance to break this record means that they have a chance to sweep the Spurs in the finals and win the championship.
This is undoubtedly a kind of mindless flattery. Even the Cavaliers themselves do not believe that they can sweep the Spurs in four straight games in the finals.
In fact, after the Cavaliers swept the Eastern Conference in three rounds, reporters and expert commentators were already discussing this record.
It can be said that the topic that the Cavaliers are expected to break the playoff losing record is the hottest topic in North America after the Eastern Conference Finals.
Two days after the end of the Eastern Conference Finals, Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals went to San Antonio for a home game. The Spurs performed well and quickly took the lead and easily won the game.
In this way, the Spurs defeated the Jazz with a total score of 4:1 and successfully advanced to the 2007 NBA Finals!
"The last time we won the championship was two years ago. The Spurs, who have always had the ability to win the championship, should not be underestimated!"
After the Spurs officially advanced, Yahoo Sports stood on the opposite side of ESPN, and the target of their touted was the San Antonio Spurs.
In the 2005 season, the Spurs defeated the then-defending champion Detroit Pistons and successfully won the cup. It was only two seasons ago. To be precise, it was one season plus one regular season.
They just failed to win the championship last season and returned to the finals this season, which means that the Spurs have been in contention for the championship in the past three seasons.
After the Spurs announced their advancement to the Finals, the league quickly announced the schedule for the Finals. The first game will be held on June 6, US time, at the Quicken Loans Center Arena in Cleveland.
The Cavaliers have the home advantage of the first two games, and then they will go to San Antonio to start two consecutive away trips.
If there is a fifth game, Game 5 will return to Cleveland. If there is a sixth game, Game 6 will go to San Antonio again. And if there is a seventh game, the Cavaliers' regular season record advantage will come into play, and they will
Have home field advantage.
The first Finals matchup was at home, so the Cavaliers were able to stay in Cleveland and wait.
While preparing for the finals, the Cavaliers' management has also begun to be busy with the new season, drafting, contract extensions, and even early contact with free agents.
Although it is illegal to contact free agents early, in the NBA, this is already a common practice.
Just like Lin Yu, while he was still preparing for the finals, he received an offer from Orlando.
One morning, Lin Yu grabbed a sandwich filled with chicken breast and bit into it while preparing to go out to the training hall for training. He bumped into Jeff Schwartz and Amanda Gray.
"Good morning, Jeff, Amanda, are you still handing over work?" Lin Yu took two steps back and patted his forehead: "By the way, have you had breakfast? Do you want some too?"
"Don't bother, Lin. We've already eaten on the way." The two of them followed Lin Yu through the door, and then revealed their purpose.
"The handover work has come to an end. I came here because I received an offer from Orlando."
Jeff Schwartz sat on the sofa. Perhaps because the outside world didn't know much about Lin Yu's change of agent, the Orlando Magic first contacted Jeff Schwartz.
"Quote? Isn't the free market not yet open?"
Lin Yu was a little surprised. Apparently, he didn't know much about some of the hidden rules in the NBA.
"It hasn't started yet, but many teams will contact some of their favorite targets in early June to determine the direction of the draft."
The schedule of the NBA is really outrageous. The free market starts after the draft, which makes it difficult for many teams to determine the positions they need to strengthen in the draft.
Therefore, the management can only secretly break the rules and contact certain free agents in advance.
"An absolute maximum salary, now it depends on your decision."
Lin Yu shook his head: "There's nothing I can't decide. Tell Orlando that I won't make any decisions before the free market starts."
"What's more, the Cavaliers have the right to match the contract. Even if I make a promise now, it will be of no use."
Jeff Schwartz nodded: "Okay, Lin, I will reply to the magic like this first, and I will leave the rest of the work to Amanda."
Lin Yu made an OK gesture, apologized, and left first.
