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Chapter 31: Become famous in one battle and be known all over the world!
"This Chinese kid scored 40+ points on Sam Bowie? A triple-double?"

"Ok!"

"Freshman?"

"Ok!"

"Isn't this Sam Bowie too soft?"

"Not only is he soft, he is also very brittle. He was injured for two years and has just come back in the new season. Huh? No, is it now about whether Sam Bowie is soft or not? I want you to take a look at this Chinese boy. His name is Su Wen is from China."

New York, Knicks headquarters, general manager's office.

Dick Maguire plays a game tape for the TV in this office, and sitting with him is Knicks general manager Dave DeBusschere and some of Maguire's newer staff.

He was promoted, and according to the promotion order, he is currently serving as the team's senior scout, responsible for selecting talents for the team, while also observing opponents and delivering opponent player reports to the team.

After Maguire was promoted, the management arranged for several scouts in the system to serve as his subordinates. He was promoted to the management.

Since he retired as head coach, he didn't want to be a manager. He just wanted to find some good prospects for the team and work full-time as a scout.

But as he grew older, he felt that he lacked energy for the long hours of flying around and traveling almost everywhere, so he had to return to the headquarters and accept the job of scout director.

In his job, he is nominally the scouting director, in charge of the entire scouting system, responsible for detecting opponents, including tactical characteristics, game habits, team weaknesses, etc., and helping the coach with tactical arrangements.

Their inspection results are an important reference for the team to formulate tactics.

In fact, it's more about serving the management and coaching staff.

In an NBA club, the boss is the biggest, followed by the management and coaching staff. A so-called meritorious old man like him actually does not have a high say. At most, he can only make suggestions.

In the past two days, he flew back in a hurry. In addition to debriefing and handing over the work, he also brought back several game tapes for the team, especially Su Wen's, to keep the management people in the eye.

Unexpectedly, when the team's general manager David DeBusschere looked at Su Wen in the video, the first thing he paid attention to was the beaten Sam Bowie.

I asked you to see if Su Wen was awesome, but you told me that Bowie was too soft?
Whether Bowie is soft or not has nothing to do with what I want to say?

In response to his words, DeBusschere frowned and did not respond.

Seeing the general manager frowning but secretly not knowing what he was thinking, Maguire suddenly realized that the other party might not like Su Wen.

The other person has always been thinking about Patrick Ewing.

So he tactfully expressed his disapproval on the grounds that Bowie played too softly and wasn't tough enough?

Ugh?
Is Sam Bowie among the top five in the draft prediction rankings of major media?
Maguire felt a little uncomfortable with the general manager's attitude.

A tall center who was considered to have a high probability of entering the top five picks in the draft was blown away. Can't even Su Wen impress you?
Sure enough, after watching the entire first half, even though Su Wen was playing extremely active and full of energy on TV, he hit the basket again and again and succeeded in attacking the frame. He was greeted by bursts of cheers and DeBusschere's expression. , still the same.

At most, it was a nod of appreciation, and there was no other way to say it.

Hey!
Maguire knew that his recommendation failed again!

"Dick, you know, what we need right now is not such a mediocre player, we want a big man like Patrick."

After the game in the video entered the intermission, DeBusschere said: "This Chinese kid is good. His talent is very good. His impact and power are very eye-catching and impressive."

"But he's short!"

"No matter how talented a two-meter post player is, it will be difficult for him to make a difference in the future."

But he is short!

Maguire only heard this sentence and couldn't hear any more after that, leaving a bitter smile on his face.

At the end, he reminded: "Don't forget Wes Unseld."

Unseld, nicknamed the 'Bone Crusher', is a small-sized insider like Su Wen and Barkley. He is only 201cm tall and weighs 110kg.

他整个职业生涯常年场均10.8分14.0篮板3.9助攻，曾带领华府子弹队于77/78赛季夺得NBA总冠军，新秀赛季首年就豪取13.8分18.2篮板2.6助攻，带队豪取57胜25负的战绩，荣膺常规赛MVP奖项。

He is a representative figure at the peak of rookies and won the MVP in the first year of his career.

Not only that, he was selected to the All-Star five times throughout his career, one FMVP, and one rebounding champion.

This rebounding leader was snatched from the hands of Chamberlain and the King of the Rings, which shows how awesome he is.

From Maguire's point of view, the Bone Crusher is completely Su Wen's template.

The same height, the same size, and the same style of play: fierce style of play, obsession with rebounding, precise passing ability, and unstable shooting ability.

The only difference is that although Bonecrusher is short, he is very burly. He does not run very fast, but his movements are very agile. He looks like Tarzan.

He also has extremely strong continuous jumping ability.

All of this seems to be a poor man's version of Su Wen.An enhanced version of the bone crusher, even the general manager doesn't like it. What else can Maguire say?
Does the other party only have Ewing in his eyes?

"Do you think he can compete with Uncer Derby?" DeBusschere smiled faintly, with a smile that looked a little disdainful. "Dick, don't forget, this is no longer the 70s and [-]s."

"It's the 80s now!"

Maguire understood. Not only did the general manager despise Su Wen, he also despised the bone crusher.

Go to Nima's!
No wonder the team's performance has gotten worse and worse since you took office.

Maguire felt insulted, blushed, stood up, turned around and left.

Although he was very angry, he did not dare to offend the other party.

In terms of seniority and influence on the team, DeBusschere is greater than him.

The opponent is also a player, and is the team's two-time champion. He has also been selected to the All-Star 8 times, a future top 50 star, and the league's Hall of Fame.

He also served as the president of the ABA League and was the biggest promoter of the merger of the NBA and ABA.

It's a pity that after taking office as general manager, what this man brought to the Knicks was only a series of foolish operations and confusing transactions.

No matter how dissatisfied Maguire is, he can't lose his temper with this famous guy.

The same story is playing out here with the Los Angeles Lakers.

However, Jerry West was better than Debschere and expressed his appreciation for Suvin.

He replied to Bill Burtka: "This Su's talent is excellent in my opinion. He is an extremely rare talented player in my career."

"Unfortunately, we are currently a championship team and we only need immediate combat ability. There are too many things he needs to improve, and we already have Kareem, Bob (McAdoo), and James (Worthy) in the interior. "

"Even if I wanted to get him, it would be very difficult just for our first-round pick."

"If we want to trade up, the price we need to pay is too expensive, which will break the original tacit understanding of our lineup and destroy our chemical reaction."

"So, Bill, I just have to say I'm sorry."

"It's not that I don't think highly of him, it's just that I really can't do anything!"

Although Jerry West also declined politely, his words made Burtka feel much better.

When the latter left the general manager's office, he fully understood West's difficulties.

Just as the other side thinks, a guy who can score 40+ triple-doubles on Sam Bowie cannot be picked at the end of the first round.

If you want to ask for a higher pick, you must break up the current championship lineup, and then you can satisfy the appetite of the high-ranking team.

The price is too high!
Hey!
After closing the door, Burtka looked at the dark passage, feeling a little frustrated and uncomfortable.

The only thing to blame is that they are not a weak team at present, nor are they a bad team competing for the top pick.

The current Lakers have too many talents.

Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob McAdoo, Jamal Wilkes
They are a championship contending team and do not have, or do not have, enough space and time to train a new player.

Nor can we destroy the tacit understanding and chemical reaction that the team has finally established by trading for a higher pick.

F@#￥!
Bill Burtka is a little envious of a team like the Knicks that is neither good nor bad.

They are also a team in a metropolitan city, but the Knicks management can make various operations. They can even trade the draft picks for Ewing in exchange for some defective products to be discarded.

When thinking of the Knicks, Burtka couldn't help but think of Dick Maguire, the senior scout who was also very anxious last night.

I couldn't help but sigh: Presumably, they are already gearing up to target Su Wen, right?
Compared with the polite rejection of these two giant teams, other teams, such as the Kansas Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers, who are bound to hold high draft picks.
These teams, after the game between Auburn University and the University of Kentucky, all expressed great interest in Suvin.

A guy who can score 40+ triple-doubles on such a powerful University of Kentucky caused quite a shock and a huge response.

Newspapers from major mainstream media were placed on the management desks of these teams and read by every senior executive.

"41 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists! The Southeastern Conference supernova led the Auburn University Tigers to defeat the University of Kentucky Wildcats, scoring 40+ triple-doubles and shining throughout the game!"

"40+ triple-doubles! Led the team to a big victory over the University of Kentucky led by Sam Bowie. The Southeastern Conference has another talent - Su Wen!"

"Incredible! Su, the talented new star from China, scored a super triple-double with 41 points and contributed another masterpiece. This time the victim was the powerful Kentucky Wildcats!"

"Amazing game, brave Chinese boy! Southeastern Conference."

Just looking at the headlines in these reports and the strength of his opponents, Su Wen's performance directly shocked the senior executives.

The first time these people saw it, they all gasped, then looked in disbelief, then carefully read all the contents of the report, and finally...
They held meetings with their own scouts almost overnight, and the topics discussed were almost all: continue tracking, pay full attention, and Su Wen's draft prediction.
After this match, Su Wen can finally be said to have become famous in one battle!

(End of this chapter)