Min Congda gave his advice sincerely, hoping that the Rockets can stand up strong through this No. 1 pick and become a new force in the Western Conference.
As for Morey, although he had previously asked Min Congda for advice and help, his real purpose was to exchange the draft pick for the Clippers' finished product.
Harden was Morey's first choice, and then George, Leonard, and Butler were also noticed by Morey, making him drool.
Especially Butler. Butler's current statistics with the Clippers are average, but he has shown great potential in his limited playing time.
The key is that Butler is a Houston native. Unlike Harden, he can definitely return to his hometown to play.
After all, for NBA players, it is very attractive to be able to play in front of their parents and fellow villagers and achieve success and fame.
Therefore, Morey took a few glances at Min Congda's proposed No. 1 pick, and then he lost much interest.
He is waiting for the finals to be completed and trade with the Clippers. As for using the No. 1 pick to directly select someone, it is just the Rockets' Plan B.
After Min Congda had an affair with Morey, he always felt a little uncomfortable.
He always felt that this fat guy was not thinking about the draft at all, but wanted to get a piece of the Clippers.
It's okay if you want to make a fortune, but you damn can't hand over the No. 1 pick to me!
He felt more and more that Morey was unreliable. When he asked for help before, his words sounded better than his singing.
Now I am giving you advice sincerely, but you don’t want to listen, you just want to take advantage of me.
If I could, I would trade Curry to you directly, but can I? The system won’t let you!
The same goes for the No. 1 pick. If I could pick blindly, I would just pick myself in the draft, but that won't work.
As the finals began, Min Congda returned his attention to the game between the Clippers and the Heat.
This round of the finals can be said to be the pinnacle showdown between the old and new galactic battleships.
Everyone has been looking forward to the stars shining all season, and finally got their wish in the finals.
Before the game, there was a flood of predictions and comments about this series, supporting the Clippers' belief that the Clippers will defend their title and create a new era.
Those who support the Heat believe that this will be the afterglow of the old era. After the Mavericks, the last group of former idols will realize their dreams in the finals.
Judging from the support rate before the finals, the Heat are higher than the Clippers, which shows that many old fans still hope that the Heat will win the championship.
I hope Nash can realize his dream, I hope Bosh and Howard can win their own championships, and I hope the Supersonic twins Ray Allen and Lewis can work together to win two championship rings.
In short, the sentimental party still accounts for the majority.
Since the Clippers won the championship last season, many people know that the NBA has begun to enter a new era.
Especially for Chinese fans, the group of 2000 stars who grew up with them in their youth are gradually fading out of the championship competition.
Kobe and Duncan have been eliminated one after another, and Nowitzki has not made it to the playoffs. The Clippers' dominance in the Western Conference will become stronger and stronger.
When youth passes away, people always hope to have something to comfort them. Although they cannot prevent everything from passing away, they can still comfort them throughout their lives.
The morale of the Heat team is even stronger. Although the first game is in Los Angeles, the Heat team is full of confidence in the first game.
First of all, the Heat defeated the Cavaliers in the semifinals and defeated James, which was an excellent encouragement to the entire team.
Secondly, although the Heat are dominated by veterans, the team's physical condition is very good, and Nash, Howard, Wade and other main players remain healthy.
In the end, the two sides met twice in the regular season. The Heat won both games and maintained suppression over the Clippers, which can be regarded as a slight advantage.
Of course, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the regular season record does not count, and everything in the playoffs starts from scratch.
Before the game, ESPN specifically approached the Clippers' media department, hoping to interview Min Congda.
Min Congda has always been quite resistant to this type of interview. What do you think he should say during the interview?
So I always let Ada or Racheli refuse and didn't want to say anything more.
But this time ESPN was well prepared, knowing that the Clippers would refuse, and it would not work to pay Clippers employees to reveal the whereabouts of Min Congda. Clippers employees are very loyal and never want to reveal the whereabouts of their general manager.
Since neither the right path nor the crooked path would work, ESPN simply bought a high-priced ticket for the seat next to Min Congda's usual seat and went straight to the door, hoping to interview Min Congda.
Last year's finals, before and after, the reporters couldn't get a word out of Min Congda's mouth.
In the current NBA, interviews with Min Congda are often traffic codes.
In addition to buying seats, ESPN also used a beauty trap. They asked Jimmy Sale, a beautiful reporter who had just switched jobs from comtast sports, to sit on the seat with a hidden microphone and wait for Min Congda to come over.
Jimmy Sale is 32 years old, with blond hair and blue eyes, and a sweet smile. However, she is not the kind of American sweetheart-style doll beauty, but has an intellectual and mature beauty.
Needless to say, Min Congda really liked this one, so when he sat down and waited for the game to start, Seer came up and bluntly expressed that he wanted to ask Min Congda a few questions, and Min Congda nodded and agreed.
"Mr. Smart, what do you think of this finals? Do you think the Clippers can successfully defend their title?"
"Well...I think the most important thing in NBA games is...peace~friendship first, competition second, this is what we Chinese often say."
Min Congda's first words made Sai Er stunned.
Although most players, coaches or managers will be tactful or make a joke when asked such a straightforward question.
There are also direct people who will say, we have decided on this championship, and so on.
But this was the first time she had heard of someone like Min Congda who put friendship first and competition second.
This left her unable to ask any further questions.
However, Purcell has been working in the sports circle for more than ten years. He is not just a vase with a sweet smile. He has a strong adaptability.
She immediately followed Min Congda's words and asked: "Smart, why do you always focus on friendship every time you mention issues related to victory or defeat, or say that victory or defeat is not that important? What is the reason? Clippers It’s obviously a team that keeps winning.”
Since Sel was assigned to do the interview, he must have done his homework before and had seen many interviews related to Min Congda.
She also came with a certain task, not only to interview Min Congda in the finals, but the key was to establish a good relationship with Min Congda.
This is the case in the sports and entertainment circles. In many cases, whether you can get first-hand information and front-line interviews from some celebrities depends on whether the reporter has a good relationship with them.
If I have a good relationship with you and treat you as a friend, I will talk to you about anything and be willing to share important news with you.
If the relationship is average, or even not good, you will be rejected from interviews? There is no door, and I don’t even want to see you.
Therefore, big media like ESPN need reporters to maintain good and close relationships with team executives and stars.
Nowadays, in major media, there are mainly two people who can't handle it. Among the players, it's LeBron James, and among the executives, it's Min Congda.
The interviews LeBron James accepts are generally very formal and non-personal, and the content of the discussion is often controlled by his agent.
Some important news, such as his transfer, contract, sneaker endorsement, etc., will never be disclosed to the media. He has his own team.
As for Min Congda, he is even more mysterious. He sometimes talks nonsense and makes the alliance bloody.
Sometimes I don't say a word, I keep my mouth shut, and I don't reveal any information.
After all, James has some reporter friends who are not close to him, and people around him will always reveal some information.
Min Congda is like the Godfather Corleone who lives in Staten Island. Everything is secretive and unknown, but at the same time he affects the league all the time.
At present, no media or reporter has established even a friend-like relationship with Min Congda.
It is even more impossible to bribe the people around him. ESPN, Turner TV and other relevant people in charge said, "I have never seen such a monolithic team. We suspect that the Clippers' media department is a secret service with special confidentiality training." .”
In fact, it is not a secret training, but Min Congda is very good to everyone, everyone is not short of money, and they are also very loyal.
When everyone is relatively loyal, once the news is leaked, it is easy to find out who it is.
No one wants to be found out and lose this good job for a little profit, so naturally no one is willing to cooperate with the media.
Now, Seer is sitting next to Min Congda, trying hard to establish friendship with Min Congda, completely ignoring the angry look in Ada's eyes on the other side of the seat.
Facing Sale's question, Min Congda thought for a while and said: "Well, because, I think, modern basketball and modern sports, the over-emphasis on winning and losing, has caused many distortions in this sport. Especially in the face of a large amount of commercial capital With the injection of basketball, basketball has become a super-large reality show that is dominated by victory and defeat. I must admit that this kind of reality show is exciting and addictive, but it is divorced from basketball and divorced from this reality show. The joy of the sport itself.”
Seer originally asked casually, but he didn't expect that Min Congda really had something in his stomach and started talking.
"Basketball was first invented by Dr. Naismith. His purpose was to give students a good way to exercise indoors in winter, because it snows in spring fields in winter and is very cold, making it unsuitable for outdoor sports. . Later, basketball became popular all over the world, and Dr. Naismith himself became a basketball coach, but his coaching record was not outstanding. In fact, when he coached the team, he never focused on winning or losing, but more on the personal development of the players. , I hope they will grow up healthily instead of doing whatever it takes to win."
"I think that in competitive sports, it is a human instinct to strive for victory for honor or money. So you see, football, basketball, and various sports and commercial events are doing so well, so many people are crazy about them. But like Dr. Naismith, valuing people's healthy development is a noble character and great sentiment. The earliest purpose of sports was to strengthen the body and find the joy of life. But now, everything has been distorted , how many people have fallen on the road to chasing victory. Injuries, stimulants, drugs, and the pain and suffering that accompany life. Many people who love sports programs actually don’t exercise at all. They just watch Roman beasts. citizen."
"So you ask me, why do I say friendship first and competition second? Because this is the advanced concept born of the Chinese people's past development of socialist sports. It is too advanced and focuses on human beings. Humanism Thinking. This is a great idea that is far ahead of the times, beyond people's instincts and utilitarianism. This is the reason why I have always emphasized it so much, do you understand?"
Min Congda said this, which made Seer confused. What kind of theory is this? It sounds reasonable, but something is wrong.
If it were anyone else, Seer would think he was talking nonsense, making up these things on the fly to tease me?
But Min Congda is different. He is really persistent, saying that he doesn't care about winning or losing, and pays more attention to the personal development of the players.
Not only in interviews, but also in private in front of players, he has always insisted on this statement.
This shows that this is his real thought, that he combines knowledge and action, rather than selling dog meat with a sheep's head.
I say it’s the hardest road, but actually I go to join a group. I say I’m loyal and won’t leave, but in fact I just turn around and leave. I say I don’t care about money but only care about the championship, but in fact I get more than anyone else...
Sale has seen too many people like this in the sports world who say one thing and act another.
Purcell felt from the bottom of his heart that Smart might be a person with truly great ideas.
Sel felt that the questions she had prepared before were useless, and she decided to ask some more personal questions.
She thought for a while and said: "Smart, after your relationship with Daddario ended, didn't you have a new relationship goal? It seems that there has been no emotional news about you."
Min Congda was stunned. He didn't know how the topic turned into a relationship issue, and what on earth did this woman do? She said she was a sports reporter, how could she ask about relationship issues?
At this time, Ada stood up and said to Purcell: "I'm sorry, Mr. Smart doesn't accept interviews on such personal issues, I'm sorry."
With that said, Al asked Min Congda to get up, and then changed seats with him to separate him from Seer.
At this time, there was less than half an hour before the start of the game.
Seer is helpless. Ada, Min Congda's personal secretary, always isolates everything.
ESPN also tried to bribe the secretary, but to no avail.
Min Congda couldn't help but quietly asked Ada: "Ada, this woman said she is a reporter. Who is she? Is she a reporter?"
Sometimes Ada feels speechless about Min Congda's intelligence. Sometimes he is very wise, and sometimes he is as stupid as a bear.
"Yes, ESPN came here specifically to interview you. Because you never accept interviews."
"Oh, that's right. I really don't like to be interviewed. Then...then they didn't try to bribe you, and there are other people on the Clippers."
"Of course, but we will not be bribed. I rejected them all, everyone rejected them, and they are not willing to betray your information even if they are given money."
"Thank you Ada...how much did they pay?"
"Well... last time, a TV station offered $200,000. It is said that there is a higher price."
Min Congda was shocked and thought: "You media are so confused! If you want interviews and information from me, just give me 200,000 yuan directly! You have to go to the middleman, but the middleman refused! You are so confused!" "
(End of chapter)
