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

Chapter 134 Public Execution (Part [-])
In the blink of an eye, time came to 2010, and Min Congda has been the general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers for half a year.

On January 1st, Clippers executives held a year-end summary meeting to summarize the team's achievements in 1.

Owner Donald Sterling was at team headquarters for the first time since the start of the new season.

The outside world has been rumoring that Sterling is dead, or was bewitched by Min Congda, an oriental man, and became a puppet.

His appearance at the Clippers' internal meeting broke all the rumors. He is still alive and the owner of the Clippers.

The only thing that makes everyone feel strange is that Sterling, who has always had a strong desire for control in the past, and has always done everything by himself, is unusually low-key and silent this time.

At the meeting, Sterling deliberately asked Min Congda to sit very close to him to show intimacy, and the meeting was also chaired by Min Congda.

Executives from various departments have reported the results of the season so far. For the Clippers, the situation is quite gratifying.

Rosser: "So far in the new season, our box office revenue has reached 1200 million US dollars, an increase of 20.00% over the same period last year. This is inseparable from Mr. Smart's correct box office sales strategy."

"The team's ratings are rising all the way. It is foreseeable that next season our national live broadcasts will increase. Peripheral jerseys are also selling well. Stephen Curry's jersey sales have climbed to No. [-] among rookies."

Olshey: "The team's record has improved a lot this season. As of today, we have achieved 19 wins and 13 losses, ranking seventh in the West. This season we have great hopes to enter the playoffs .”

"Mr. Smart's drafting, signing and selection strategies are admirable. We are ashamed of his operations. Many of his decisions now seem to be correct."

"Although the recent trade of Kaman has been criticized by many people, we firmly believe that Mr. Smart's choice is reasonable and correct!"

Rickley: "This season, the attention of our team has soared. I think it is directly related to Mr. Smart's series of actions. No matter how many voices criticize or approve, in short, our team is the core of our team. One of the favorites of the season."

"The filming of the documentary "Basketball and Base" is a very successful project, and the short film has received a lot of clicks and responses on the Internet. Fox TV intends to purchase the copyright of the documentary, but Mr. Smart refused because of longer-term considerations. "

"But we believe it was a farsighted decision..."

At the meeting, the main persons in charge spoke together. This is not the Clippers work summary meeting, this is the Min Congda commendation meeting.

But for Min Congda, this was basically the execution meeting.

Half a year, half a year, all kinds of bad operations.

How do you feel that none of them worked?
Everyone also felt that the team was on the right track.

Is your track a serious track?

Listening to the praise of Min Congda from several major managers, Sterling just nodded silently.

He seemed less interested in team affairs, and ended the meeting with a few simple instructions.

"I'm going to go on vacation in Australia for a while, and I'll leave the team's affairs to you. Work hard, Smart."

When parting, Sterling asked Min Congda to do a good job and leave the team affairs to him.

Min Congda knew that this stingy old man had been bewitched by the system, and he began to give up the team management business, and devoted himself to traveling in the mountains and rivers to experience the summer sunshine in the warm southern hemisphere.

In fact, this is also very good, running a team is really hard.

At the beginning of the season, Min Congda felt very relaxed.

Playing 2K in the office every day, doing nothing, waiting for the team to rot.

Unexpectedly, the team's management is getting better and better, the record is getting better and better, and the revenue expectation is also good.

This is related to the current economic environment in the United States. By 2010, the impact of the financial turmoil was gradually slowing down.

Many industries are slowly recovering, the employment rate is picking up, and consumption is gradually recovering.

In December last year, there was a wave of holiday promotion for Christmas, and the NBA Christmas game ushered in the peak of ratings.

So alive, the Clippers reversed the Phoenix Suns in an away game, and Curry started a crazy three-pointer mode.

And assisted Randolph at the last moment to kill the opponent at the American Airlines Center.

Dedicated a wonderful Christmas battle to audiences across the United States.

The ratings of the NBA climbed, the Clippers won, the attendance of Staples increased, and the fans enjoyed the exciting game.

In a game where multiple goals were achieved, the only one who was hurt was Min Congda.

The six-game losing streak in the away game that he was thinking about, and the salary of 12000 US dollars, only got 2000 yuan in the end.

Min Congda finally couldn't take it anymore, and took Chris Kaman, who had the most stable performance on the team and the highest vote in the All-Star Game.

Pack him and Jordan together and send them to Memphis for Marc Gasol, Jaric and a 10-year first-round pick.

The deal took shape quickly, and Wallace on the Grizzlies side hit it off.

Get an All-Star center and send away a useless garbage contract.

Wallace felt he had taken advantage of it.

As for Marc Gasol?
Although the Grizzlies have thought about training this Spanish center, he is still much inferior to his great brother in terms of talent.

And got Griffin, Griffin is the object they want to focus on training.

The Grizzlies' record this year is too bad. They need a star player to lead the team. Next season will happen to be partnered with Griffin.

As for Jordan, he is Wallace's backup. After all, Kaman is 27 years old.

Jordan is still very young. In the future, Kaman will decline, and Jordan can still be a spare tire.

Grizzlies fans feel that what was lost on the Lakers has been found back on the Clippers!

And the Clippers fans are naturally full of criticism, why send away an All-Star center who averaged 20+ per game for nothing?
Originally, the Clippers' situation in the playoffs was very good, and sending Kaman away was simply nonsense.

And it was a waste of a little Jordan, who has great potential.

Faced with these criticisms, Min Congda naturally remained unmoved, and he even hoped that there would be more criticisms.

He wants to re-establish the image of the Clippers management indiscriminately trading.

Who knows, after only one day of trading, public opinion has not yet started a large-scale discussion.

The even more serious incident of Arenas holding a gun broke out in the Washington Wizards.

As soon as the incident broke out, it immediately attracted all the attention of public opinion.

As for the Clippers trading a center?Then trade it, anyway, in exchange for a pretty good young man.

There have been too many showy operations and transactions in the history of the Clippers. Is this one missing?

Therefore, this transaction did not cause too much splash, and was submerged under the wave of public opinion caused by the gunmen.

On the last game day of 2009, the Clippers lost at home to the visiting Philadelphia 76ers.

The Clippers lacked the pillar Kaman on the inside, and they limped a leg on the offensive end.

Facing Holiday, Curry once again handed over mediocre data, only 22 of 7 shots.

22 shots are his most this season.

Facing Holiday's desperate defense, Curry still didn't find a good way to deal with it.

One Holiday, one Paul, the two major tough hands Curry faced this season.

2009 is over, and the No. 30 No. [-] pick still has a long way to go.

(End of this chapter)