Minneapolis.
In the Timberwolves' high-level meeting room, team owner Taylor was having a meeting with shareholders that was unknown to the outside world. At the end of the conference room closest to Taylor, there were a few unfamiliar faces sitting this time.
"What needs to be said has been said. I am very grateful for the cooperation in the past time... From today on, I will no longer be the owner of the team and I will sell all my shares to Mr. Locke. ......."
Boss Taylor's words made the conference room sigh.
Although the shareholders are rarely involved in specific team affairs, their cooperation with Taylor has been pretty good. Especially after Taylor bought the team, he has invested a lot in the team in the past few years.
But now, he has to leave. Although Mr. Locke, who took over, has a lot of money, the shareholders don't know what the future direction of the team will be.
After Taylor finished speaking, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie quickly took up the conversation.
"Please rest assured that the team will not move out of Minneapolis, not now, nor in the future... There will be no large-scale personnel transfers in various departments... ..You can rest assured..."
"After I take over the team, I will only make the team stronger and try its best to win the championship..."
Mr. Locke's speech was still effective. At least the shareholders said there was no problem with it. However, the team's general manager Sam Mitchell and several department executives involved in team management were somewhat worried.
It is not uncommon for an owner to sell his team. However, once the owner is changed, the relevant teams will often be replaced. Even if they will not be replaced for the time being, once the performance is not good, the management team is most likely to be replaced. Used for surgery.
After all, a new boss is generally not willing to keep someone from the previous boss.
As for other problems of the team, the variables become even greater! No one knows what the boss named Locke is thinking and how he will make adjustments to the team's current situation.
The high-level meeting ended quickly.
After the others left, General Manager Mitchell also walked out the door. However, at this moment, the new boss Locke stopped him.
"Hey, Sam, wait a minute...I want to talk to you."
Everyone looked at Mitchell in surprise when they heard this, especially the senior officials of some departments, who cast regretful looks at Mitchell.
Generally speaking, under such circumstances, there is a high probability that the new boss will fire the general manager, otherwise there will be no private discussions. In short, the probability of encountering bad things is greater.
Mitchell also looked worried. He found a place to sit down closer to his boss Locke, and then asked him calmly, "Mr. Locke, what's the matter?"
Locke smiled slightly and patted Mitchell on the shoulder, "Relax! Man! I'm not planning to fire you... You've done a great job on the team in the past few years, and Taylor also praised me. It’s up to you...so don’t worry, I won’t let a talented person like you leave the team..."
Hearing what his boss said, Mitchell finally let go of the big stone in his heart.
The job of NBA general manager is not easy to find. Although he has experience in helping the team build a championship team, in fact, it has little to do with him. The main thing is that the team has super players like Zhao Feiyang and other things. He didn't get much credit for it.
"But... Sam, actually I think you are more suitable for the team's administrative work, so I hope you will be the team's administrative director, and you will be responsible for the team's publicity in the future. I need you to help the team." team to gain more benefits..."
After Mr. Locke finished speaking, Mitchell was immediately dumbfounded.
There is no clear distinction between the team's administrative director and the team's general manager. The two parties are responsible for different matters. The former is responsible for administration and management of other work. He is not directly involved in basketball operations and has a closer relationship with the boss. The latter It is a technical job, responsible for team transactions and other specific matters.
To a certain extent, the administrative minister has higher authority than the general manager, but the only problem is that in this way, he will undoubtedly leave the core department and will no longer be able to participate in the management of the team. .
This makes Mitchell somewhat helpless.
As he originally loves basketball, of course he still hopes to participate in the specific affairs of the team. After all, he has been doing this all the time. If he goes to the administrative department now, who knows if he will be able to achieve results in the future? If your grades are not good, you may be fired.
Although he was reluctant in his heart, Mitchell still obeyed his boss Locke's arrangement.
"Mr. Locke, don't worry! I will do my best! Our goals are the same, we all hope that the team can become better..."
"Very good, I'm relieved if you think so!"
After the conversation between the two ended, Mitchell left the conference room. In fact, he really wanted to ask his boss Locke who he would choose as the next general manager, but he knew that asking was in vain. The reason why the other party replaced him was simply to arrange for their own people to further control the team.
Replacing one's direct descendant is just a routine operation.
Sure enough, the day after boss Lock took over the team, the Timberwolves announced the appointment of new general manager John Daniel.
Not only that, the team also officially issued an announcement to release Taylor's transfer of shares to new owner Locke to take over the team.
For a time, the entire NBA was shocked by the news.
Although there had been some rumors about the Timberwolves before, most people didn't take it seriously, and even the media didn't pay attention to the news. Who would have thought it had only been so long before the Timberwolves suddenly completed the handover and the team's general manager was directly replaced. Does this herald a big change for the Timberwolves recently?
No one knows.
But this is obviously big news.
While the entire league was shocked, the Timberwolves players who were participating in the preseason on the other side of the ocean were also dumbfounded. They didn't know this information beforehand. Now they are playing a game outside, and the team owner directly replaces them. It sounds a bit magical.
Fortunately, there haven't been many personnel changes within the Timberwolves. Except for general manager Mitchell being transferred, other positions have not changed at all.
However, who is the newly appointed general manager of the team, John Daniel? No one knew this, and it led to speculation among the players on the team.
Especially some fringe players, they are undoubtedly the most worried. After all, once the team's lineup needs to be adjusted, the fringe players are always the first to be eliminated or traded.
