I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 13

On June 6, Min Congda became the general manager of the Clippers on his fifth day, Monday.

Min Congda stayed in the apartment for two days on Saturday and Sunday, and spent two days understanding the NBA's complicated trading system in an all-round way, and supplemented NBA common sense.

But I only got a general idea, and the details are too complicated, especially when it comes to salary matching, there are so many rules and terms of design.

When he woke up on Monday morning, Min Congda felt aggrieved.

"Damn it, it's obviously going to be bad, why do I stay at home and work overtime to read materials for two days on weekends?"

"Let's start the game quickly, lose the game, the system will pay me a salary, I want to go out and play, I want to play everywhere in the United States!"

Ada came to the apartment downstairs on time to pick up Min Congda for work. Seeing that Min Congda looked a little listless, she asked with concern: "Mr. Smart, did you not sleep well?"

Min Congda said: "I didn't sleep well, I kept reading materials, and I didn't go out for two days."

Ada marveled in her heart. It turned out that Mr. Smart was a workaholic. He asked the employees to go home from get off work, but he worked at home for two days.

Sure enough, it is not easy to become the top leader of the management.

Arriving at the team headquarters, there will be a meeting on Monday as usual to decide on work matters for the week.

The first item discussed at the meeting was the Randolph trade.

"I think trading with the Kings is a better choice. Gooden can bring a strong defense. He and Kaman form an inside partner, and our inside will be more stable."

Director of player personnel Sachs believes that Gooden is the best replacement for Randolph.

"I think Jamison will be a better choice. He is an All-Star and has a strong scoring ability. If he comes, it will definitely help the team's box office revenue."

Deputy general manager Olshey felt that a deal should be made with the Wizards, and he took into account the box office issue.

Sachs retorted: "Olshey, the box office is not an issue that the basketball affairs department should consider. Only a good team record can have a box office. And Jamison has long passed away. He is 33 years old and can't score 50 points in two consecutive games. gone."

Sachs used to be a little afraid of Olshey. After all, Olshey is the head of the basketball affairs department.

But now that there is Min Congda on top, Sachs dared to confront Olshey.

Olshey glared at Sachs and said, "If we win Griffin, of course we don't have to consider the box office issue, but now we have to consider this, don't we, Mr. Smart?"

Listening to the argument between the two, Min Congda thought to himself that Olshey is really narrow-minded, why can't he get through the draft?
Forget it, let me resolve your conflicts and make a decision.

Min Congda interrupted the debate between the two, saying: "Every player is a valuable asset of the team. If you want to sell the assets, you must think carefully."

"If a person doesn't make good use of his talents in a place, it may be his problem, but it may also be a problem of the environment."

"Now we're going to trade Randolph away, which means everyone thinks it's Randolph's problem."

"However, some teams are willing to accept him, which means that some teams still recognize Randolph's talent."

"That means that Randolph didn't show his talents well, and it may also be a problem with our team. We didn't provide him with a good working environment!"

"I read Randolph's work experience. There is a Chinese saying that the prodigal son will not change his money. He has been in the Clippers for less than a year and sent him away? I think this is not good, or he should be given a chance , let him stay in the team and truly display his ability!"

"So! I decided to cancel this deal and let Randolph stay."

Min Congda said a lot, all of which he had prepared in advance, otherwise his vocabulary would not be enough.

Of course, they are talking nonsense. Some leaders in the industry used to like to say this kind of nonsense, and it is the same as not saying it.

Either way, he is right.

Olshey and the others were stunned. Why do you keep a bad guy like Randolph?Are you still showing your true abilities?
However, due to Min Congda's unyielding authority, no one dared to object, so everyone had to bite the bullet and acquiesce.

Olshey was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, but he was already broken, and he wanted to see what the Clippers could do in the new season!

In the subsequent meeting, some details of daily management were discussed, and Min Congda ignored them hastily, leaving Olshey to worry about them.

Ada reminded Min Congda, "Mr. Smart, you haven't met with the coaching staff and the people in the health center. The team will hold a training camp in the training hall today. Do you want to visit?"

"Well, I'm going to observe the training of the players. By the way, is there food in the training center?"

"That's right, the team's cafeteria is located there..."

"Very good! Then let's set off right away, go to the training center for dinner...not to watch the players' practice."

I am not active in eating, and I have problems with my mind.

Min Congda can save a lot of money by going to the training center to eat.

In the case that the system has not started to pay wages, it is a little bit of money to save.

People from the scouting department followed Min Congda and Ada to the training hall.

This training camp at the end of June is in preparation for the upcoming summer league in July.

So those who participated in the training were the young players of the team and some wandering players looking for job opportunities.

"Before the start of the regular season, we have to make up a 15-man roster. There are still a few vacancies that can be selected from these players. Then, we can also examine the strength of young players."

Scouting director Jason Piomberty handed over the training camp roster to Min Congda for review.

Because of the 20% salary increase for everyone, Min Congda has invisibly increased his prestige.

Everyone is very cooperative in their work and take the initiative to report matters to the leaders.

Once a leader loses the support of his unit or team, his subordinates will all clean up the door even if they don't rebel.

Just do your own thing well, and don't even help the oil bottle when it's down.

Min Congda looked at the list, emmm... I don't know anyone except Curry.

This observation is not only a meal, but also a small acceptance of his draft results.

If Curry can't even beat other young people in the team, it means that he has chosen the right person.

The Clippers' training facility is located in Southwest Los Angeles, near Marina del Rey, a newly built sports training center.

When Min Congda and his team arrived, the coaching staff and the health center hadn't arrived, nor had the players.

Ada and the scouting team showed Min Congda a tour of the training center.

The surrounding environment of the training center is very good, with mountains, trees and water, and the facilities inside the center are also very new.

This is a training hall that broke ground in 2007 and was just put into use last year. There are two basketball courts, gymnasium, physiotherapy room, swimming pool and other facilities in the hall.

Min Congda looked at the newly put into use training hall, and thought to himself that it is a pity that the team plays so poorly with such good equipment, what a pity.

After turning around, I heard the sound of "bang bang bang" on the basketball court in the center. It seemed that some players had come to the training hall to practice first.

Min Congda took a look on the court, and it was none other than the only person he knew on the list, Stephen Curry.

"Hey, this kid plays very hard. It's not good to come so early. It's a bad habit. It's best to change it."

(End of this chapter)