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Chapter 177 The Weak "Lord Baylor"

Back in Oakland, Bruce and Wilkens devoted themselves to the draft and preparing to renew the rest of the work!

"Lanny, this year's rookies don't have any outstanding players. What do you think we need to do now?" Bruce looked thoughtfully at Wilkens who was thinking on the sofa.

"Although the quality of this year's rookies is not at the same level as in previous years, who knows if there are treasures in them who are generally looked down upon?" Wilkens said with a smile, picking up the coffee on the table Take a sip!
Hearing Wilkens' words, Bruce couldn't help but nodded secretly. If this year's draft is like his previous life, then he already has a player to choose!
"Does our shooting guard need players?" Bruce thought for a while, then picked up the team's roster on the desk and asked.

Wilkens put down his coffee cup, thought about it carefully, and said with some hesitation: "If we make some trades in the future, there will be some shortcomings in shooting guards and wing players!"

Bruce understands what Wilkens means very well. They originally discussed this topic during the mid-term transaction, but now they are just waiting for the opportunity!

"Let's put those things aside, I guess there is a manager who is scrambling to get the future pick in our hands!" Bruce smiled playfully, thinking of a manager who had experienced a miserable record in the team for two years, While wanting to laugh, I can't help but feel a little apologetic!

Los Angeles!
"Elgin, is this the great progress you're talking about? Is this what you're calling the future?" Sterling looked at the tangled Baylor with an unfriendly expression, and he was very dissatisfied with Baylor's operation.

"Donald, why don't we take a longer view? Why can't you consider increasing investment?" Baylor's eyes flashed annoyance, and he questioned Sterling seriously!
"I'm fed up with your so-called plan to increase investment. I invest too much money in this team every year!" Sterling didn't realize how much his stingy face looked in Baylor's eyes. that disgusted him.

No matter how many stingy owners there are in the league, Sterling will definitely be the most stingy guy among them!
The stinginess of others is because the football market really forces them to do so, and Sterling is guarding the feng shui treasure land of Los Angeles. Not only does he not try to win over a large number of fans, but he uses very stingy prices to make those star players in the league Keep him at a respectful distance, which also prompted Baylor's series of operations to be completed in a small space!
"Elkin, do you still remember the draft that originally belonged to us?" Sterling stared at Baylor like a hungry wolf, and seeing the other's nodding in astonishment, he said fiercely: "I need you to renew it." Bring back the Clippers, whatever it takes, I want it!!!"

Baylor was completely shocked, not to mention the fact that Bruce had clearly rejected him many times, only that Sterling was a little hysterical now, which shocked Baylor!
Judging from the reconstruction of the two seasons, what the Clippers have accomplished can only be described as standing still or going backwards!

Although there is no shortage of talented players in the team, the onset of injuries and the unenterprising attitude of other players made the Clippers even worse!

With the rise of the Warriors this season, Sterling and Baylor couldn't help but realize the super stupid mistakes they made back then.

The immediate interests made them only see a bright future, but as Mr. Olavokandi, the No. [-] pick, failed to show the ability as the media boasted, this made them urgently want to get rid of the fate of being at the bottom and get more big benefit.

"Sterling, you must calm down!" Baylor resisted the urge to agree, thinking of the hidden meaning in Sterling's words, he couldn't help secretly worrying about this precarious team!

"Calm down? Hmph, I'm already calm. What I need now is money, and what I need is Shaquille O'Neal of the Clippers!!" Sterling stood up abruptly, exuding a hint of a man who has been immersed in shopping malls for many years. He said coldly, word by word: "So, we must get it!!"

Baylor was completely disappointed. He was completely desperate for Sterling. With such a stingy and amateurish boss, he almost wanted to resign on the spot. Under his gaze, he nodded dejectedly!
Oakland.

Bruce looked at the information in his hand, sometimes frowning and sometimes thinking!

"Jingle Bell!!"

A burst of phone ringing brought Bruce back to his pondering thoughts. After looking at the last line of information on the information, Bruce picked up the phone with some doubts: "Hello, this is Bruce Yang!"

Baylor smiled bitterly, thinking of Bruce's expression after hearing his voice, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "Bruce, hello, I'm Elgin Baylor!"

Bruce heard the other party's voice and smiled playfully: "Uh... Hello, Mr. Elgin!"

When Baylor heard Bruce's flat tone, a trace of self-mockery flashed across his face, and he said in a hopeful tone: "The preparations for this year's draft will begin soon, who will you choose?"

"Old fox!" Bruce murmured amusedly, then closed the documents on the table, stood up from the sofa, and walked towards the French windows in the villa!

"Hehe, we don't have any players we want yet, what about you? Who will you choose? You may get the No. [-] pick this year!" Bruce said in a calm voice, not like Baylor thought he was implying The misery and inferiority of his Clippers.

"Uh..." Baylor looked at the thick stack of documents on the table, and smiled bitterly: "Hehe, am I a failure? It's all caused by me, and Sterling has already placed the last one on me. Ultimatum issued!"

"Okay, the bitter tricks have been used!" Bruce thought of Baylor's "miserable" appearance at this time, and felt a little funny: "Ha, Elgin, you are just knocked down by injuries, and it's not your fault!"

"Hey, I'm still a failure. I shouldn't have made those stupid decisions!" Baylor said quickly without pausing, he had run out of time.

According to some internal information and some well-connected managers, they will actively participate in some transactions this summer, which puts great pressure on Baylor!

Everyone knows what the Clippers are doing, and most of the managers know about Bruce holding their unprotected first-round pick in 01.

With the shocking rise of the Warriors, all managers are eyeing the high-quality players and picks in the hands of Bruce!

"Bruce, let me tell you the truth. Do you have any plans to trade the pick in your hand next year?" Seeing that he couldn't get what he wanted, Baylor couldn't help but said simply after considering the current undercurrent of the league.

"Hehe, you know I have no intention of trading draft picks!" Bruce looked at the children running by from time to time outside the window, with a bright smile on his face, but his mouth whetted Baylor's appetite!
"Bruce, what kind of players do you need? You must have already made plans. Why can't we talk about it?" Baylor gritted his teeth, a trace of distress flashed across his face, and he closed the information on the table sadly.

"Have you finally taken the bait?" Bruce felt a little proud, then walked to the sofa, sat down, paused for a moment, and said, "What kind of bargaining chip will you offer in exchange?"

Baylor was stunned when he heard Bruce's words. Although he was ready to bleed, hearing Bruce's direct words made Baylor suddenly want to terminate the negotiation!
Bruce was not surprised by the silence on the phone, nor did he think about what to say at this time, all he had to do was wait.

"Except for Lamar (Odom), all the other Clippers players can be traded!" After a long while, when Baylor said his bargaining chips dejectedly, the whole person was like a deflated ball. on the seat!

After hearing this, Bruce's eyes flashed brightly. This condition really excited him!
"Uh... is this true?" Bruce said pretending to be shocked, but his expression was extremely excited!

If Baylor can see Bruce's appearance, I don't know if he can't help but fight a cold war!

"That's right!" Now that he had said that sentence, as a former top star, Baylor replied seriously.

"Elgin, to be honest, I am embarrassed to exchange your players. If you are interested in the first-round pick in 01, let's change the subject!" Bruce thought about the trend in the next few years, and quickly took out An inconspicuous little book was placed in a corner of the drawer. After looking at it, he said seriously without waiting for the other party's answer: "Elkin, you know what I need. My team already has enough talents. We There is no need for some contract that could be a salary pressure for us, so..."

After hearing Bruce's words, the first thought in Baylor's mind was "draft pick"!
Baylor is very sure of what Bruce said. From the rapid growth of Carter and the others, it can be seen that the Warriors have basically established their own core and some players for them and Wilkens tactics. It is true that there is not a shortage of supplementary players at present, but it is still a little bloated in some positions!

Thinking of the situation of the Warriors, Baylor subconsciously wanted to open his mouth to test Bruce's tone in trading players, but thinking that he was working hard to win back his own draft pick, he couldn't help but patted himself on the head in annoyance!
"Sorry, we may not choose to trade our draft picks before 02!" Baylor thought about the situation of the Clippers, gritted his teeth and said with a little apprehension.

"Hehe, Mr. Elgin, I understand your difficulties very well, but please rest assured, I will not ask for your 02 draft pick!" Bruce's eyes flashed, and before Baylor could reply happily, he said suddenly : "However, I must be able to have your first-round top-five protection in 03 and your second-round picks in 04 and 05!"

"What??" This is no longer the lion's mouth. Bruce asked for 03 willingness to sign Baylor in the first round of 1, but the second round of 04 and 05 was not what he wanted to agree to!

In 04 and 05, Baylor couldn't guarantee that the Clippers would be out of the bottom team or not in the playoffs at all. Baylor will regret it to death!
But once the two reached a stalemate in negotiations because of this condition, Baylor believed that a large number of managers would come to Bruce after him, which also made him very anxious!

"Elgin, this is my bottom line!!" Bruce didn't wait for Baylor's reply as he did just now. Before Baylor could think too much, he continued coldly.

"Uh...you can let me..." Baylor suddenly fell into a huge struggle, and what he wanted to say suddenly collapsed in Bruce's next words.

"Sorry, Elgin, long before you, the manager of the Cavaliers has already talked to me about the possible trade plan for this pick!" The old man negotiates, but once it comes to transactions, Bruce will try his best to be a qualified manager!
"Okay...Okay!!" Baylor stared straight ahead in a daze, finally overwhelmed by Bruce's last words.

　The first update and the second update will be updated around 11:[-]. To be honest, I am a bit too tired, sorry!

　　
　
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