The 2009 NBA Draft was held in the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, USA on June 25.

One day before that, Shehou received a call from Larry Bird, asking him to see him at the training center before 6 pm that day.

Xie Hou was surprised by Bird's invitation, but he still went to the general manager's office before the agreed time.

Tomorrow is the draft, the Pacers have finished all trials, and the draft goals have been set.

Xie Hou said hello to everyone he met, and some people hadn't seen each other for many days.

"Arthur, Larry is waiting for you." When Xie Hou arrived at the office, he happened to see BJ McDowell walking out of it.

Xie Hou nodded and smiled, "I understand."

Xie Hou knocked on the door and heard a rough sound of "Please come in". It seemed that Bird was impatient.

He pushed the door open and saw Bird.

"You really know how to pinch time," Bird said softly.

If you think he really didn't arrive until 5:50 because Xie Hou was not angry, it would be wrong.

He doesn't show his anger, just because his current role is different from his past.

In the past, he was a little mean to Xie Hou because he was not the top leader of the management at that time. Now it is his turn to sit in Donnie Walsh. As the general manager, he needs to be more professional and his relationship with Xie Hou is more special than in the past.

Xie Hou is a talent he discovered.

In other words, it was the fire of revival that he had overcome the opposition.

At that time, he was just the head coach of the Pacers, and he was the only one who believed that Xie Hou could lead the Pacers to revive. From this point of view, Xie Hou was his direct line.

But since he became the general manager, heavy things made him unable to get close to the players and had much less contact with Xie Hou.

For example, today's side is their first meeting since the Pacers lost the semifinals.

"You are trying to test whether I will be punctual?" Xie Hou naturally found a seat to sit down.

It seems that in his eyes, it doesn't matter whether Bird is the general manager or not, they are still the kind of friend relationships that can make fun of each other and ridicule each other.

"I'm not as bored as you think." Bird handed over a piece of information in his hand to Xie Hou.

Xie Hou took the information and found that it was the names of several teammates.

"This is?"

"They will be traded tomorrow and are ready to say goodbye to them. I know you have many friends in the team, but this is a business. Except for a few players, the others are just foils, coming and going, flowing endlessly." Bird said more as if he was afraid that Xie Hou would not understand, "We need to change."

The names of Kirilenko, O'Neal Jr., Artest did not appear on the list, and Xie Hou would not be frightened.

He put the information back on the table and couldn't help asking: "If one day the team wants to rebuild, will you remind me?"

"You mean?"

"Will you remind me to be ready to pack my luggage and get out, or wait until the transaction happens before someone calls me to notify me?"

"I will call you personally."

Xie Hou smiled bitterly and said, "It's so cruel. Will the four-cap heroes be traded one day?"

"Since you're an assumption, I'm just an assumption."

Xie Hou was about to leave, but Bird's words made him stop again.

Xie Hou gradually discovered that Bird's tone was much more stable than before, basically without emotion, and he was a professional management person.

Only in this way can he make a series of operations that can affect the team's future without changing his face.

"And, what you assume happens from time to time," Bird said.

Xie Hou turned around and wanted to continue listening.

"My teammate Robert Parish, who made great contributions to the three-time Celtics championship in the 1980s, did not live in Boston; before him, Dave Coins, who helped the Celtics revival in the 1970s, was traded."

He might want Xie Hou to show his lessons from his previous people.

Xie Hou's feelings made Bird's lips tremble, "From you've said, the Celtics are really the most trashy team in history. No wonder kg doesn't even go to theirs when he treats his heroes like this."

"The junk team you mentioned has won the most championships in NBA history."

"Although I read a little, I also know that most of their champions were won before the league merger. If they hadn't been lucky enough to get the greatest small forward in history in the 1980s, they would have been rotten until today."

Bird's face was solemn, and suddenly his tone changed: "Do you think I am the greatest small forward in history?"

"No one is more convincing than you." Xie Hou raised his hand, "Let's go, bye.

Xie Hou left.

Perhaps unintentionally, he clearly demonstrated his ungrateful attitude towards the team.

He called the Celtics a junk team, which is one of the two most successful teams in the NBA league.

Bird also has a list.

The full name of this list is: Trading List.

There is only one person in the whole team that is not tradeable.

O'Neal Jr., Kirilenko, Artest, and Papalucas are all tradeable players.

They are the heroes of the team, and most of them will be retired in the future. However, injuries have caused their condition to decline too quickly.

O'Neal Jr. and Kirilianko have an annual salary of tens of millions, and they are still worth it now. If they are dealt with early, they can get some chips back. If they continue to be broken, they will know that they are useless people when they are finished in the new season. The contracts on them are garbage contracts. If they want to deal with them, the Pacers will have to use the draft pick to ask for approval.

Xie Hounn was 29 years old, and his achievements were enough to make him one of the top four players in history.

He is already the emperor superstar on President Hill.

He is too young and there is no possibility of "magic" contracting HIV at the age of 30. There are no hidden dangers of injury on him. His peak period should not be buried like this.

There are 30 teams in the league and 30 management, and there is probably none of them know the pain of being taken away at their peak than Bird.

Bird's peak is actually only 8 years old.

It was the peak since 1979. In 1986, the grand season that countless old fans talked about was the most glorious page in his life. In 1987, the "thief" against the Pistons was just a comeback. After that, Xiaotian, the "magic" of the "magic" ended the grudge between the two in the finals. His back was no longer possible. Not only him, but McHale suffered a leg injury, Paris aging, Byles died of drugs, and Lewis' sudden death in a heart attack... His peak period was taken away by cursed doom.

Xie Hou is healthy now and only needs good teammates to regroup.

The current lineup is the limit in the semi-finals.

Even if O'Neal Jr. and Kirirenko return next season, their situation will provide very limited help.

Taking advantage of the value, sending it away quickly, liberating the space, or changing back to players who can play is what a mature management should do.

Xie Hou's words today made Bird hesitate.

He wanted to know whether Xie Hou valued honor or did he feel like fighting side by side with these teammates?

He has no answer, he has to find the answer himself.

The management is so difficult to sit, Bird doesn't know how he will do it next.

If he made the wrong choice, Xie Hou would be extremely angry.

Bird has heard a lot about the legend of Xie Hou's emotionality.

What will the injured Xie Hou do? Bird can't guess. What is certain is that once Xie Hou is dissatisfied with the management, the summer of 2010, that is, next summer, will not be able to leave the emperor superstar who is over 30.

Bird got off work at 6 o'clock and arrived at 6 o'clock. He was still in the office.

He sat in his seat and asked his assistant to work overtime with him. Europe and the United States do not engage in overtime culture, but Bird is a boss with a Chinese concept. He will never stop until he finishes his work, let alone this matter is so important.

“Is this an observation report for six years?”

"Have Arthur's network of relationships been found out?"

"That's all?"

The assistant nodded cautiously: "Yes."

If it was the summer of 1999, Bird would have done these things. At that time, he was obsessed with Xie Hou's talent and talent, so he needed to know more about the young people here. But at that time, he focused more on Xie Hou's competition.

He was never interested in anything outside the Sherlock Stadium.

Today is the first time in 10 years that Bird knew Xie Hou that volleyball was his favorite sport in childhood, but his precocious individual made him more suitable as a basketball player. When he first came into contact with basketball, he knew that it was a more suitable program. He cleverly made the right cut between "like" and "more suitable".

He respects his parents, cares about his younger siblings, is kind to his friends, and is enthusiastic about others.

Of course, arrogance is an eternal shortcoming.

His most respected person: his parents, Ruby Abersovsky.

Bird asked someone to ask for information about Abersovsky, and he met the Russian basketball godfather who cultivated "King Arthur" for the first time.

"Can you contact him?" Bird asked the assistant.

The assistant did not answer, nor did he answer, and he went to inquire about Abersovsky's contact information like Bird, and told Bird about the time difference between the United States and Russia so that he could know if it was a good time to call.

It was already 21:47 pm.

Russia's time is 8 hours faster than the United States.

In other words, Russia is not yet six o'clock in the morning at this time.

Bird decided to slow down.
To be continued...