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

Chapter 478 The Best Basketball Manager in History (Part [-])
Jeremy Lin received a call from the team after dinner on February 2 at around 7:7 pm.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, he had just finished an NBDL game. He played for the Bakersfield Jam against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

When Min Congda served as the head coach before, Jeremy Lin occasionally had the opportunity to enter the 12-point squad and get a little playing time.

After Tyronn Lu replaced Min Congda in charge of the Clippers, although he pursued the strategy of "everyone has the ball to play", after all, there was no way to be like Min Congda. Each of the 15 people could take one round.

He was transferred to the Development League and became a member of the Jam Team. He played in the NBDL with other players transferred by the NBA team.

As a very rare Asian face in the league, Jeremy Lin has been subjected to various prejudices from both on and off the court since he was a child.

"Luckily", he met Min Congda after entering the NBA, and Min Congda actually gave him a guarantee contract after he was selected, which allowed him to play and train with the team with peace of mind.

I have my own apartment to live in, I clock in and go to work every day to train, and I have the opportunity to go to the Staples Center to compete or watch.

Therefore, Jeremy Lin is very grateful to Min Congda, even if he is just wandering on the edge of the alliance.

He was born in a Christian family and believed in God, but in the NBA he believed in Min Congda even more. He knew that this man would definitely be a legend.

Looking at what he has done and the team he has formed, Jeremy Lin can foresee that this will be a great team. He can be a member of a great team, and he feels proud and satisfied in his heart.

Of course, he is also waiting for an opportunity. In this "everyone has a ball to play" team, he firmly believes that he will have a time to shine.

In the game between Jam and the Valley Vipers, Jeremy Lin played well, scored 21 points, made 4 of 3 three-pointers, and won the best player in the game.

During his time in the league, Jeremy Lin has never relaxed his training.

Especially with the guarantee contract given by Min Congda, he cherishes this opportunity even more and trains hard.

Last summer, when the NBA was suspended, he was also invited to China to participate in some business activities.

However, although Jeremy Lin bears the title of "NBA Chinese guard", he is actually not well-known, and there is no domestic fan group. He just came to participate in some activities and see if he has a chance to play.

After arriving in China, Jeremy Lin's only request to the event organizer was to have a standard basketball court and gym for him to train.

The organizer is relatively poor and has no professional and standard venues, so they can only find a local school gymnasium to rent a time slot for Jeremy Lin to train.

Therefore, Jeremy Lin meticulously completed his training programs in the school gymnasium between participating in activities, and did not relax his requirements at all because of going abroad for business activities.

He has been waiting for the chance to change his destiny and repay that man.

The call from the Clippers was made by assistant coach Kim Hughes. He told Jeremy Lin that the team had bought him a plane ticket to Cleveland and asked him to fly over immediately to participate in tomorrow night's game.

Jeremy Lin had just finished eating, and was about to do some exercise to promote digestion, and then called his father and mother.

After receiving the notice, he immediately changed his clothes, took some changes of clothes, and drove to the airport.

When the team started their away trip, Jeremy Lin felt lost.

His teammates went on an away trip, but he could only stay in California to participate in the NBDL game, and then enjoy the performance of his teammates on TV.

The Clippers' back line is still very strong.

Needless to say, Curry and Harden who started the game, Dragic is full of the spirituality of European players, and Derek Fisher is a legendary role player full of honors and rings on one hand.

Compared with them, Jeremy Lin feels that he has no bright future at all.

Fortunately, the Clippers pursue a very stable player policy and a "everyone has the ball" strategy.

Most other NBA teams like to fill the roster with ten-day short contracts, keep trying out, and use those marginal players to deal with injuries and emergencies that may arise during the season.

To put it bluntly, I just like to use temporary workers.

One of the benefits of using temporary workers is, of course, saving money. It does not take up salary space, and it is cheaper to employ people.

Another thing is to be able to establish a good cooperative relationship with those brokers, and there are also some benefits and human relations.

Some players with good strength have been working part-time all their lives, with short contracts one after another.

Some players who can't get a chance to play at all can get a pretty good guarantee contract and watch the drinking fountains happily, which inevitably has some tricks.

The Clippers are not like this. Compared with other teams, the Clippers are simply state-owned enterprises in the NBA.

There are no temporary workers, and each contract is guaranteed. Like Curry, who is injured and has to renew his contract verbally in advance, it is almost impossible to find an establishment for him.

Because for Min Congda, a short-term contract with high quality and low price is not what he wants at all.

Every guarantee contract may become the last steamed bun to fill up the salary space in the future.

As for the transfer of benefits and exchanges of favors, they don't even exist. These things have nothing to do with Min Congda.

In the Clippers team, he can only earn money from losses, bankruptcy, and fines, and other money has nothing to do with him.

Therefore, as the general manager, he is quite fair and honest, and all brokers who want to have a relationship with him stand aside.

In this way, Jeremy Lin was able to gain a firm foothold in the Clippers, and then because of the "everyone has the ball to play" strategy, after Dragic was missing, Jeremy Lin was immediately recalled.

In fact, without Dragic, relying on Fisher, the Clippers' backcourt rotation is no problem.

Besides, Harden and Ricky Davis are both good ball-handlers in the backcourt. How can Jeremy Lin have a chance to appear?
"Hey~ It would be great if the head coach was still Mr. Smart. If he was there, I would definitely get playing time."

Jeremy Lin remembered that at the beginning of the season, he also gained the trust of Min Congda and played more than 10 minutes in two games.

It's a pity that Jeremy Lin is still a little tender, his performance is average, and he hasn't played too brightly.

Later, Tyronn Lue took the lead, and Jeremy Lin has played no more than 5 minutes so far.

And they basically play in garbage time, so what chance can they have to perform?

With some excitement and most doubts in mind, Jeremy Lin boarded the flight to Cleveland.

The plane landed in the early morning of the 8th, came out from the airport, turned on the phone, and Jeremy Lin received a call.

It was Sloan, the team's head of security, who called and said there was a car waiting for him in the No. 3 parking lot at the airport.

"Oh~ Is there a special car to pick me up? It's such a trouble to you, it's so late."

Jeremy Lin was a little surprised. He thought he would take a taxi to the hotel by himself, but he didn't expect a driver to pick him up.

"This is my job. Mr. Smart ordered that every player's itinerary should be arranged properly so that your performance on the field cannot be affected."

Sloan has taken a lot of money from Min Congda in the past two years.

The previous payment has been settled, and now the fee is enough for any small work.

Sloan was grateful that he had casually doubled the cost of going to the Great Western Forum to make trouble last time.

Faced with such a big client, how could Sloan not do a good job in player service?

Even a water dispenser administrator must make his schedule clear so as not to affect his state.

Even if this player may not appear in the game at night.

Jeremy Lin knew that this was Min Congda's arrangement, and his respect for him became even stronger.

"Smart is absolutely, the best basketball manager ever."

(End of this chapter)