Chapter 220: Another battlefield

Andy Miller was sitting in his New York office, looking at the mountain-like folders in front of his desk, he frowned, thinking about which file to start with. These are the materials of the super newcomers in the 2003 draft. Although computers are now very developed and all the materials can be stored in the computer, Miller still likes paper materials. The feeling of selecting and going through piles of documents reminded him of a big man whose signature can determine the fate of thousands of people.
But now his fate is determined by the young people behind these documents. Since two months ago, he has been planning to win a cup among the talented players in 2003. He contacted LeBron James, but he was famous. High school students across the United States have no interest in Miller, he has his own plan. He also tried to get in touch with the core of the NCAA championship Syracuse University, the best college player in the United States in the 2002-2003 season, MOP Carmelo Anthony, but it was the same as that. Anthony was already booked by the big-name agent Calvin Andrews.
Miller has also considered many other outstanding young people, but unfortunately these people did not consider him-after all, his company has just been established, and there are only some people who are not too talented and eager to enter the NBA and get a contract. Le once got a super big contract for Garnett and is willing to come to Miller for help. But this was not what Miller wanted. He felt a deep sense of loss and frustration. It seemed that he still had a long way to go in the brokerage industry.
Miller is also watching the playoffs recently. He is not an accountant who only looks at contracts and negotiates. He knows that the root of a player's contract is basketball. What makes him disappointed is that the Timberwolves once again fell in the postseason. The first round of the game. They rushed to fifth place in the Western Conference in the regular season, but had to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round. Even if the Lakers performed poorly in the regular season, they are still the Tigers in the playoffs.
The Timberwolves stole a key away victory in the second game of the series, and then returned home in the third game. They slashed the Lakers in the target center. Garnett had 33 points, 14 rebounds and 4 times. The assist performance controls the audience. The Timberwolves have seen the hope of pulling the defending champion off the horse, but then the old and hot Lakers slowed down. After a 5-point win in the fourth game, they returned to Tianwangshan at home and beat the Timberwolves by 30 points. Finally, at the target center, the Timberwolves only persisted in one section of resistance, and then completely defeated, ending the playoffs with a 20-point defeat.
Kevin Garnett, in his eighth year in the league, experienced a seven-year itch in the playoffs, and all seven years stopped in the first round. In comparison, Tim Duncan, who entered the NBA two years later than Garnett, led the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals to repel the Lakers, entered the Western Conference Finals, and made strides towards his second championship trophy. .
Thinking of this, Andy Miller felt headaches. He knew that the Timberwolves had already begun to prepare to leave Garnett. Next year, Garnett’s salary would reach an appalling $28 million. With the new labor terms, Implementation, Garnett's next contract will not be so terrible. Even so, this will definitely be a big cake. Andy Miller can give up those newcomers in the 2003 draft, but he can't give up Garnett. The commission from his contract will be an important part of the company's revenue.
What worries Miller the most now is not that the Timberwolves are eliminated again. After seven years, Garnett may have been used to it, and the Timberwolves management has once again promised to be Garnett in the offseason. Looking for a good helper, as long as the Timberwolves do move, plus Garnett’s feelings for Minnesota, and Miller’s three-inch tongue, Miller’s understanding of Garnett is 90% sure. Garnett stayed with the Timberwolves and signed with the Timberwolves in advance.
What troubles Miller the most is in the East, in Boston, in the Celtics, in Fox-Leon, because he has led the Greens to pass the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference semifinals once again and reach In the Eastern Conference Finals, there are only four games left before the Finals.
Miller recalled his horror when he watched the news recently. How much he hopes that after the Pistons defeat in the third game, he can turn his grief into strength in the fourth game, win an away game, and regain the initiative in the series. Unfortunately, the fourth game became the show for Paul Pierce. He scored 40 points in a single game. With the Pistons fully defensive, he broke the blue-collar defense with his own strength. This is also the first time Pierce scored 40 points in the playoffs.
With a huge advantage of 3:1, Miller still hopes in his heart that the Pistons can win a game after returning to the home court, then fight the next game in the sixth game, and return to Detroit in the last game. The advantage is on the Pistons side again. Up. He thinks like many Pistons fans, but the Celtics will no longer give the Pistons a chance. At 99:91, the Celtics used a full-court suppression at the Palace of Auburn Hills to let the Detroitans work hard this season. Tongtong turned into a bubble.
The Celtics reached the conference finals for two consecutive years, and their opponent in the finals was the New Jersey Nets. So far, the Celtics' path to the playoffs is exactly the same as last year. Whether they can be different depends on their results against the Nets.
At this point, Miller has undoubtedly become a fan of the Nets. He only hopes that the Celtics will lose and lose the series, so that Leon’s promise of "reaching the finals" at the beginning of the season will be It will be empty, and Leon’s idea of ​​"using the championship to fight for you" under the franchise of Gane will also become an empty talk. Why can't even make the finals to talk about the championship?
Miller even thought about how he would use his media resources to demean and discredit Fox-Leon after the Celtics lost the finals. Anyway, he is now a "demanded black", Leon told himself. He used the media to discredit him, Miller had never heard such a strange request. It’s just that Miller feels even more strange that no matter how discredited, it seems that the Celtics’ record has become more stable. Although Fox-Lyon’s reputation is getting worse and worse, his recognition in coaching the team has also increased. The better.
"A magical man..." Miller couldn't help thinking, this guy who emerged out of thin air really has a lot of magic.
But when he didn't want to praise this guy, Miller scratched his head. He put all the documents on the table aside and checked his schedule. In the afternoon he was going to the hotel to meet with a venture capitalist. Seeing that he could not get those high-quality young people in 2003, Miller needed some capital sponsorship to consolidate his foundation. If these existing players are no longer in control, then this organization that has been assembled with great effort and cost will face the danger of falling apart.
Thinking of this, Miller hurriedly cleaned up, prepared a development plan for the company in the next few years, and personally went out to meet this investor who is said to have a big hand.
Arriving at the agreed place, in the French restaurant on the second floor, Miller met the investor who had made an appointment with him at the third round table by the window, a beautiful lady. She didn't pretend to ask the secretary or anyone else to come to see herself~EbookFREE.me~, but asked straightforwardly to meet Mr. Andy Miller in person. As an agent, Miller never likes troublesome etiquette and nagging temptations. He likes to go straight ahead and make decisions in the shortest possible time when he is prepared.
The progress of the initial negotiations was unexpectedly smooth. The investor quickly decided to inject capital into Miller’s small economic company, and he was an individual investor. This would save a lot of trouble, and Miller also Don't worry that the injection of big capital will cause him to lose control of the company. This investor was also introduced by a good friend of Miller. His reputation and capital are absolutely guaranteed. Miller is very satisfied.
But just as the two were about to end this friendly meeting, the lady made a condition to Miller. She folded her left leg on her right leg to form a nice scissors shape, and then said: " I have a small condition, I hope... Mr. Andy Miller can support Kevin Garnett to go to Boston."
Miller's heart shook. He shook his head subconsciously, but immediately stopped. He asked softly, "Can I ask the reason?"
The lady smiled, flirted with her red hair, and replied: "Because I am a Bostonian and a Celtic, didn't Rose tell you?" (To be continued.)