The moment he convinced Ralph Sampson, Louis was full of adrenaline.

He was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

Sampson's phone call shows that he has changed the original direction of history.

In the original history, Sampson rejected Auerbach, so the Celtics adopted Plan B and made a deal with the Warriors in exchange for Robert Parish and Kevin McHale.

This is the most familiar frontcourt Big Three that Celtics fans have.

It has changed completely now.

No Parrish.

There is no McHale either.

There was Bill Ranbill, and the genius Ralph Sampson, who was known as the once-in-a-year encounter.

Louis found a high-end hotel near Jesse Express Restaurant and ordered high-priced delicacies that he would never touch. He had to treat himself well.

He did not call and tell Auerbach the latest situation. Such a thing must be said in person. He was looking forward to Auerbach's reaction.

Flying back to Boston from Charlotteville, Louis headed straight to the Greek Academy.

In the finals, the Lakers and the 76ers were playing fiercely, and the Celtics were already preparing for the draft.

Many players come here to try out and are popular figures in this draft.

After all, the Celtics hold the first pick and the thirteenth pick in the first round.

Looking at their first round, the Detroits could only cry.

If they were told that the Celtics convinced Ralph Sampson to participate in the draft, they might have the heart to kill Dico Vitale.

"The road is pretty good."

"Little kid, why are you so happy?"

"road?"

Louis ignored his colleague's greetings and had only one destination - Auerbach's office.

In the general manager's office, Auerbach ate fried dough sticks and milk, and combined with the Mexican chicken roll.

This Chinese and Western breakfast is his favorite.

Louis knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

"It's you," Auerbach was completely unfavorable about Louis' staying in Harrisonburg and continuing to lobby Sampson.

Therefore, he believed that Louis had failed.

If he has succeeded, why not call him to tell him?

"Reed, I don't think you should eat alone." Louis's eyes aimed at the chicken roll on the table.

Moreover, he took out a bottle of Coke from the refrigerator.

"Damn it, does the team owe you a salary?" Auerbach disliked this man's behavior of greed for small gains.

Louis drank Coke and snatched Auerbach's chicken rolls.

He took a few bites, nodded in enjoyment and said, "You don't understand, other people's things are more delicious."

"What a bad virtue!" Auerbach was used to him.

Louis put Coke down, ate the chicken roll and took out his consumption list for Auerbach yesterday to reimburse him.

"Eight bottles of Coke?"

"Why don't you hold on to death with so many hot dogs?"

"Three-star hotel?" Auerbach slapped the table, "Do you think you are working for the Yankees?!"

Auerbach didn't expect Louis to spend so much, "The money you used yesterday was enough for K.C and the others to spend half a month!"

"Because I have accomplished a big thing, I have to reward myself like this."

"What's the big deal?"

Louis had the last bite of the chicken roll in his hand. He looked at Auerbach and said slowly: "I've got Ralph."

"What do you do...WTF!!!?"

Auerbach knew that something impossible had happened. His reaction was much slower than usual. He watched Louis eat his last bite of chicken roll and drink the remaining coke before he digested Louis's words.

His cheeks twitched a few times, and the light in his eyes went from anger to arousal that was rushing straight to the excitement of his scalp.

"Has he changed his mind?" Auerbach asked loudly.

"Well, if my understanding is correct, he has decided to participate in this year's draft and make a big life that is so bad."

Auerbach's face changed a variety of expressions.

He did not believe in Louis' ability. He just felt that Sampson's family had too much influence on him, and no matter what, he could not speak.

But Louis really did it!

"How did you do it?" Auerbach was eager to know.

"My eloquence is not better than you guys," Louis also modestly, "I just know what Ralph wants more than everyone else in this world."

Auerbach asked: "What did you promise him? Damn it! You didn't promise him an annual salary of one million, did you?"

"I think they may not be able to accept 1 million if they can reject 650,000. This method is too clumsy. Ralph doesn't want this."

"What does he want?"

"He wants to change the sports of basketball, and that's what I promised him." Louis came to Auerbach, not just to inform him of the good news.

Auerbach couldn't understand.

Change the sports of basketball?

What are these!

"Be more specific."

"Simply put, I promised him that he would not develop like a traditional center. I would have higher freedom on the basketball court. I would become his coach, develop his potential, improve his shortcomings, and make him Karim after Karim." This is Louis' purpose, "Reed, do you remember the scout report I wrote to him? I said that his future is limitless and unpredictable, because he is too special and he should not be confined to those rules and regulations."

What traditions are not what Auerbach values. What he values ​​is Sampson to participate in the draft, which means that the Celtics will soon receive the most talented player in team history. It may also be the top three levels of talent in league history.

"His coach is Bill Fitch," Albach reminded, "I don't think he can do what he wants in Boston."

Louis smiled and said, "He is not as big as a center in the NBA. If we want him to fall, of course it is best to let him play center. If we want him to grow smoothly, then the most suitable position for him at this stage is the number four, and he must stay on the bench for a year or two."

“He has to have a special training program and a coach who develops his potential – that is, me.”

Auerbach rolled his eyes and said, "I have never heard of an assistant coach having such a duty."

"When you were coaching, you didn't even have an assistant coach. Professional basketball is constantly changing." Speaking of this, Louis's voice changed, "If Ralph cannot get the right training, we might as well trade the first pick."

Auerbach has not yet digested the joy of Sampson being about to join the draft. What did this bastard Louis say? Trade the first pick?

"Are you crazy?"

"If we can't fully control Ralph's future, we should trade it before he's worthless." Louis at the moment seemed to have forgotten how he promised Sampson. "You're right, Reed, I'm not sure how Ralph will develop under Coach Fitch, but I'm sure he'll let Ralph play like a traditional center, and that's something he and I want to avoid."

"The traditional center's path is a dead end for Ralph. He will definitely destroy it on this path. His body cannot bear it and his playing style is difficult to adapt."

"So, instead of letting him ruin it in their hands, it's better to realize his value now." Louis laughed. "Once other teams learn that Ralph is going to run, as long as we propose a deal, the general managers of the other 21 teams will call here."

Louis, when Auerbach was in front of him, proposed an unimaginable plan C: "We can ask for a starter with great strength and ask for three to four first-round picks in the next three to four. I believe there will be a team that agrees!"

What Louis didn't say is that Sampson's current strength can never change the overall competitiveness of a team.

Therefore, if there is really a team that emptys the future for him.

In the next three or four years, the Celtics will have a first-round top five draft pick every year.

1981, 1982, 1983 will not be mentioned yet. Who can be selected for the top five draft picks in 1984?

That is, the best player in history, the top five centers in history, the top six forwards in history, and one of the first organizational defenders in history...

"I will discuss the use of Ralph with Bill. Don't think about the transaction!" Auerbach was refreshed. "I originally planned to let him play as a substitute for several years. As for how to position his position on the field and his playing style, it requires communication with Bill. He is a very traditional coach. I'm not sure if I can convince him that you must prepare Ralph for difficulties."

"After all, no one can say who will be in that position in the future."

For Louis, the people were gone and he changed Sampson's future.

It also changed the future of the Celtics.

If Sampson became a meteor that once bloomed but quickly fell like he did in his previous life, it would seriously affect the situation in the 1980s. Because the draft pick Sampson was selected on another timeline, it was replaced by Kevin McHale and Robert Parish. Both of them were played until the 1990s. Sampson disappeared in the late 1980s.

If Sampson still falls, can the Celtics compete with the Lakers? Therefore, Sampson's future will not only affect the fate of the Celtics, but also the situation in the entire league.

But he believed that he had done his best.

Next, it depends on how he transforms Sampson, how he deals with Fitch, and how he sets up a bright future for Sampson.

Louis was about to leave when he suddenly asked, "By the way, is my funding?"

"Okay, okay!" Even without Sampson, Auerbach had to swallow it, let alone Louis made great contributions. As he said, this cost was a little reward he gave himself.

Compared to getting Sampson, that's a big deal!

One day afterward, Ralph Sampson unexpectedly announced that he would hire an agent, leave college, and enter the NBA early.

This decision shocked the NCAA.

Journalists from all walks of life flocked to the small Harrisonburg, for the first time, attracted the attention of the basketball world.

The reporters wanted to know what benefits Auerbach promised Sampson to make him choose this way.

"No, not Coach Auerbach, it's another person."

Sampson answered.

"He painted me a beautiful blueprint, which was my lifelong wish. I believe in him and myself, and I will work hard for it."
Chapter completed!