Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 326 Olympic flag bearer, Wang Zhizhi's request 【Subscription】

"Are you going to open Claus?"

Lu Yu was also thinking about this for a while.

Did Claus do something wrong?

In fact, no, he is only the general manager of a team and a part-time worker. He has to figure out the boss's mind and execute orders according to the boss's intention.

But he was wrong again, because he was not a qualified general manager.

A good general manager should know that the boss is not all right. The general manager should have his own ideas, not an obedient dog.

"Open it."

Thinking of this, Lu Yu felt that he had nothing to think about.

If he was still in the Bulls, it wouldn't matter who the general manager was, but Lu Yu had already decided to leave. He was a bit bored playing in the east and was going to play in the west.

Just like in his previous life, James won several championships in the East. In addition to being scolded by fans, the other worst part of being scolded is that he only dared to hide in the East.

Lu Yu didn't want to be scolded, and he didn't want to stay in the east all the time. It was meaningless.

But if he wants to go, he still needs the current Bulls owner Jessica to give the new general manager an instruction.

"Help me ask Jessica, the new general manager, does she have any suitable candidates?"

"Look, sure enough, the two of you have a heart-to-heart."

Snoopy took out a document from his bag: "Here are a few candidates for general manager she recently selected. Do you think it's all right?"

Lu Yu flipped through it from beginning to end, and his eyes suddenly stopped on one of the pages.

Danny Ainge?

In 981, when Cardinal Auerbach selected Danny Ainge, who was still a young man who was not familiar with the world, Auerbach's first question to Aingie was:

"Do you know why I came to you, Angie?"

"Isn't it because I'm a good player?"

"No, I chose you because you're a natural adventurer."

Yes, he is an adventurer.

Maybe no one knows this guy yet, but Lu Yu is too familiar with him.

An impersonal guy who treats all players as commodities.

Little Thomas lost a tooth for the team, strained his butt, and didn't go to his sister's funeral. As a result, Angie directly threw it to Xiao Poqi.

In Anji's eyes, the ability of the player is not important, what matters is the value of the player.

Ainge has played for the Celtics, Kings, Trail Blazers and Suns. He reached the Finals six times with the team, won two NBA championships, and was named to the NBA All-Star team in 1988.

In his 14-year basketball career, Angie is not the strongest guy, but he is always favored by strong teams. In the NBA where the weak eats the weak, this often means success with courage and will. As a player, Angie is an adventurer, while as a team The manager is more of an actuary in nature.

In 2003, Danny Ainge returned to Boston. He once won 2 championship rings for this team as a player, and this year's return, Ainge is determined to re-emerge for this team with a glorious history. To build a strong team image, it is best to hang some championship flags over the team.

Angie's "angel" name and Sven's looks often deceive a lot of people, just look at what he did when he was young and frivolous, you will know that he is a cold blooded thug, full of adventurers, fortunately, he always can win.

Auerbach once again recommended Angie's name to the Celtics owner, and over the past 20 years, Angie has learned too much from this man.

"It's not just about how many points and how many rebounds you get," Ainge said. "The Cardinal can see the little things that make a player great in the game, the little things that are overlooked in the game -- screens, saves, Go around. And that's what I need to find players."

When Ainge took office, he set about rebuilding the team, and the first thing he did was send away Antoine Walker.

This makes the team boss Pierce very dissatisfied now.

Pierce even wanted to leave the team.

Angie has never been the kind of person who will tell you his plan directly. He likes to sit in the office by himself, then look at the resource report at hand, and then contact the data engineer to analyze everything.

But he just took the position of general manager, and still underestimated the relationship of the NBA.

At this time, he is not as strong as Lu Yu's previous life. You must know that his strength is because he helped Celtic win the championship in 2007, and now he is far less tough.

So when the Bulls changed owners, the butterfly effect began to unfold, and Angie became the general manager the Bulls were looking for.

"It's just him, no matter how much money, invite him here."

"Ok."

Snoopy didn't ask why, he obeyed Lu Yu's words unconditionally.

"By the way, tell him that his first job in office is to trade me, and it can only be a Western team."

Lu Yu knew that with Anji there, he would never lose money in this transaction.

The Bulls at least have a foothold in the East, but Ainge may be scolded for a long time.

Maybe this is retribution.

Who let him in Lu Yu's previous life so that Lu Yu, a fan, hated him so much.

As for which team to go to in the West, Lu Yu also had some guesses in his heart.

If the Bulls propose to put Lu Yu on the shelf, it is estimated that all teams in the entire Western Conference will be thrilled.

But if Ainge becomes the general manager of the Bulls, he will definitely choose the most valuable team to trade.

First of all, the Lakers can be ruled out. The Lakers just exchanged O'Neal for a bunch of change. The only thing with transaction value is Kobe, but they traded O'Neal to keep Kobe.

Lu Yu felt that Anji might feel that it would be a bit of a loss for Anji to trade himself for Kobe.

Add at least two picks and a few leftovers.

But in this way, the Lakers are not necessarily willing to do it. When everyone knows that Lu Yu is going to be put on the shelves, it means that Lu Yu and the Bulls have broken up, and Lu Yu's transaction value will be reduced. Will take a look around first.

There is a high probability that the transaction has been completed before they wait and see.

The rest are like the Timberwolves and Spurs, and their star players are not for sale, but if they can change to a decent star, Ainge will definitely feel a loss.

Other teams like Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks, Gasol of the Grizzlies, Arenas and Yao Ming of the Warriors, and McGrady of the Rockets can all do it, it just depends on who wants to stud.

Of course, it's not necessarily an exchange between stars, maybe like O'Neal, the whole money is exchanged for change.

There is another possibility, a very extreme possibility.

Just like Lu Yu's detonator in his previous life, An Ji exchanged Lu Yu for a lot of future draft picks.

If this is the case, then Lu Yu will look at An Ji with admiration.

To put it bluntly, even Lu Yu himself knows that it is very difficult to trade himself, but he just doesn't want to play in the East.

It doesn't matter where Lu Yu goes, as long as he can go to the West, he has the confidence to bring the team into the playoffs, and the playoffs in the West are interesting.

Unlike the east, it's all rolling all the way, a bit boring.

After the NBA matter was settled, Lu Yu began to focus on the Olympics.

The problem of the Chinese team eating in Athens has been solved, but eating is not the worst thing.

The Olympic Village is located in the northwest of Athens, far away from the city center. Although it is quiet, it is far away from the training venues, and the travel time is doubled.

"The Olympic Village is too far from some competition venues, and we feel a little inconvenient." Yuan Weimin, the leader of the delegation, told reporters, "It is almost 20 minutes away from the main venue, and there are not many shuttle buses. Some sports teams , such as shooting, rowing, sailing and windsurfing competitions are all far away, it may take more than 50 minutes to return to the station after training and competitions, and when the air conditioner in the car is turned on, sweaty athletes are prone to catch a cold.”

Athletes who go abroad to compete in food and housing can almost overcome it. They are afraid of catching a cold, and they dare not take medicine after a cold. They are afraid of taking illegal drugs by mistake.

Problems have arisen, but in the eyes of the well-informed members of the Chinese Olympic team, they are not really difficult.

"We have reported this problem, but the fait accompli can't be changed, we have to find a way to overcome it!" Yuan Weimin frowned, "I told the team members that you can bring more clothes during training, and you can wear them after getting in the car. Put it on first. After all, the weather in Athens was not as hot as we expected,”

He pointed to the suit on his body, "Wearing a coat will not cause heat stroke."

Lu Yu thought to himself, where did the Athens Olympics come to compete? They were all here to save the robbery, right?

Harris is obviously used to such a life now, and Lu Yu gave him an idea to hang a curtain on the door of his bathroom.

Anyway, Harris felt a little bit more secure.

After the day's training, just after returning to the station, Lu Yu and Yao Ming were notified that Yuan Weimin, head of the Chinese Olympic delegation, was looking for them.

Lu Yu and Yao Ming went directly to Yuan Weimin's room. Yuan Weimin was waiting for them in the room. Seeing them coming, he quickly motioned them to sit down.

"Captain Yuan, I heard that you are looking for us." Yao Ming said cautiously.

Yuan Weimin in front of him is not only the head of the Olympic delegation, but also the director of the State Sports General Administration.

Yuan Weimin smiled and said, "Look at your sweaty appearance, have you gone to training again? Remember what I said, you should wear an extra coat."

Lu Yu and Yao Ming nodded.

They didn't know what Yuan Weimin asked them to do, so they could only sit there cautiously, waiting for the boss to speak.

Yuan Weimin didn't bother, and went straight to the point and said, "Actually, I have nothing to do with you today, except that there is one thing I want to ask for your opinion."

"You say……"

"You also know that each national delegation must have a flag bearer when entering the opening ceremony, and the flag bearers of our Chinese Olympic delegation have always been selected from the men's basketball players, whether it is the previous Wang Libin, Song Tao, Song Ligang and Liu Yudong from the previous two years, the tradition of men's basketball players being the flag-bearers of the Chinese Olympic delegation has not changed, so this time we still hope to choose one person from the men's basketball team to serve as the flag-bearer. The delegation means from you. There are two middle picks, I want to ask you, who is willing to be the flag bearer this time?"

Lu Yu: "..."

It's fine for you to be the leader and decide directly. How can you ask for opinions like this?

In fact, it's not that Yuan Weimin is embarrassed. If there is no Lu Yu, then they will definitely choose Yao Ming, but the problem is that Lu Yu is not a player cultivated by the domestic system. Compared with Lu Yu, they still want to choose Yao Ming, but Yao Ming's popularity is higher than that of Yao Ming. Lu Yu is too bad again, the key is that both of them are basketball players.

Lu Yu and Yao Ming looked at each other.

"Brother Yao, why don't you come..." Lu Yu passed the errand to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming shook his head, "You are handsome, come here, it's a matter of image."

"It's true that I'm handsome, but people are looking at the national flag, not my face. You are tall, and you can see it when you raise the flag, making it more conspicuous."

"No no no, you are more suitable."

"It's still suitable for you."

Yuan Weimin was stunned, it was originally a beautiful job, but when it came to the mouth of the two people, it seemed that neither of them wanted to do it.

"Stop, stop..." Yuan Weimin waved his hand: "Don't give in to the two of you. This year, Lu Yu will be the flag bearer. When the 08 Olympics, Yao Ming will be the flag bearer. That's it..."

Lu Yu and Yao Ming looked at each other and smiled. When Yuan Weimin said it, they guessed that the leader had already made a decision, but in order not to let the team members have a gap in their hearts, they put the matter on the table and discussed with them. Since everything has been arranged Well, the two of them have nothing to say.

Walking out of Yuan Weimin's office, Yao Ming smiled and said, "Congratulations, you are going to be famous now."

Lu Yu smiled wryly. He always felt that he was at a disadvantage. It was very beautiful to be a flag bearer at the door of the 08 Olympics. In this rubbish place where birds don't shit, who would be a flag bearer for...

But he probably guessed what Yuan Weimin meant.

In the Athens Olympics, it doesn't matter if Lu Yu outside the system shows his face. In 08, Yao Ming has also grown up. When Yao Ming becomes the flag bearer, there will be no influence of whether the flag bearer is an athlete in the system or not. It will not be forced to choose Lu Yu because of Yao Ming's lack of fame.

A leader who can reach their level, which one is not a good person.

Lu Yu returned to the dormitory and saw Wang Zhizhi sneaking in his room.

"what happened?"

"Well, Lu Yu, there is something I want to discuss with you."

Wang Zhizhi looked left and right, Yi Jianlian and Zhu Fangyu looked at each other, and immediately understood.

"I made an appointment with Hu Mei to go to the restaurant for dinner at night. Do you want to go with Ah Lian?"

The restaurant he was talking about was the restaurant Snoopy brought the chef.

Yi Jianlian nodded quickly: "Okay, I haven't eaten enough today."

"Let's go, I just asked Hu Mei to introduce you to the beauties of the gymnastics team." Zhu Fangyu dragged Yi Jianlian out.

Lu Yu glanced at them sideways.

Yi Jianlian is more than [-] meters tall, looking for a beauty in the gymnastics team... It's a fairy combination.

After the two of them went out, Wang Zhizhi finally said, "I heard that the Bulls have changed owners. The owner is Jessica. I know Jessica and you... I want to ask you to do me a favor..."

"What are you busy with?"

Lu Yu had some guesses in his heart.

Wang Zhizhi hesitated for a while, and finally said, and what he said also confirmed Lu Yu's guess: "I want you to help me out of the Mavericks."

(End of this chapter)