Auerbach naturally knew what Walker was doing, but he wasn't going to care. The bird that sticks out gets shot. If Antoine Walker wanted to be the boss, then he would let him be the boss for the time being. It would be a perfect target for Linlong to attract firepower.
What if the results at the start of the season were not good…
Hehe.
A sly smile appeared on Auerbach's face.
When the time came, the first person to be dealt with would be the "team boss"!
The training camp progressed quickly and smoothly.
On this Celtics team, other than the three first-year and second-year rookies, the rest of the players were either wandering veterans or draft picks with nowhere to settle down.
These wandering players were very self-aware of their identities.
In addition, Lin Long had no intention of competing with Walker for the so-called boss. Billups saw that his big brother did not stand up for him, so he was also well-behaved. Therefore, the atmosphere within the entire Celtics team was extremely harmonious.
Although Walker was eccentric, he was generous and generous to his teammates. During the training camp, he organized several gatherings and parties to bring the team's cohesiveness to a higher level.
A few days before the end of training camp, Byrd suddenly pulled Lin Long and Billups.
In a few days, it would be the Alliance's media day. Not only would they have to take a lot of photos and videos for future publicity, but it would also be a small press conference for the team's new reinforcements.
Up until now, Lin Long and Billups 'jersey numbers had yet to be decided.
"I like number one," Billups said."I always wear number one.”
Byrd looked at Billups as if he was retarded and said,""Chauncey, you've always been the smartest, but can you look up before you speak? Number 1 belongs to our first boss, Walter Brown.”
"What about number 3?" Billups continued," Number 3 is also my favorite number.”
"You did it on purpose, didn't you?"
Bord rolled his eyes. Number 3 belonged to Dennis Johnson.”
Billups sighed and said,"
"I thought you would forget, Larry, or you could make an exception for me. Number 4, I choose number 4.”
"If you can bring the team a championship or MVP, I can go to Dennis Johnson and discuss taking down the number 3 jersey for you. As for Number 1, if you want it, go down and talk to him yourself.”
Byrd made a cold joke, but he also recorded Billups 'number 4 in his notebook.
"What about you? What size is Lin going to wear?"
Lin Long looked up at the ceiling. The Alliance only allowed the use of numbers from 0 to 55. All numbers above 55 had to pay a fine first. Lin Long was not that generous.
However, out of the 50-plus numbers 0-55, the Celtics had retired 21 of them! A whole half! Coupled with the number behind the dozen or so active players, Lin Long did not have much room to choose.
"The 5th."
Lin Long thought for a while. He was wearing number 8 in UCLA, but it had already been taken by Walker. His second favorite number 7 was also worn by Dee Brown. They could only hurt each other. Ten years in advance, the other all-rounded striker who might come would not have a number to wear.
Bord continued," Other than the number, there's your contract. It's a pity that you entered the Alliance two years late. You can't just ask for a ridiculous price to sign it.”
"But don't worry, the team has decided to follow the rules of the league and give you the highest-grade rookie contract! Two years of guarantee and two years of team options. It was the best in terms of both money and age. You just need to sign it."
The sky-high price Byrd was talking about was naturally referring to the 1994 top draft pick, Glenn Robson! After entering the league, Big Dog had been asking for a crazy price. He had proposed a crazy amount of 100 million to the team. Although the Bucks did not agree in the end, after some bargaining, they signed a 10-year, 68 million contract with Robson!
This was 1994. An annual salary of 6.8 million was enough to look down on 99% of the players in the league. It was more than what many superstars earned!
It was also for this reason that the Alliance introduced strict rookie contract rules in 1995.
The rookies were forbidden from asking for exorbitant prices, causing the superstars to be dissatisfied and jealous.
In 1997, Billups signed a three-year,$8.22 million rookie contract.
Lin Long of the sixth show was slightly worse and got a three-year contract of 6.1 million.
They were all fully guaranteed for the first two years, with the team option for the third year. The Celtics 'management was quite generous, offering the highest contract they could get with their current lineup.
After Bord finished speaking, he turned around and returned to his office.
The season was about to begin. As the chief assistant, he had a lot of work to do. He was already so busy that his parents wished they had two more hands.
The last time he had such an impulse was when he was besieged by four girls at the Golden Club in Atlanta.
It was still easier to be a player.
Byrd sighed and began to plan the various matters for the new season.
The so-called media day was the day when the NBA teams officially appeared to the media and fans in the new season.
All the media reporters would come to interview him.
All the members of the team, coaches, managers, owners, and cheerleaders would be present.
In particular, many new players, whether rookies or veterans, stars or regular rotation players, would officially meet with fans and local media on this day to establish some preliminary relationships and win their love and support.
The players would take a lot of photos. Some of the rotation players and fringe teams were still fine, as they could go home early. However, if they were star players, potential rookies, or players and teams at the center of the conversation, they were likely to be pestered by the media for the whole day. They would have to grind their mouths to a thin layer before they could get away.
The Bulls, who were chasing three consecutive championships, the Knight, Sonic, Rockets, and other teams that continued to attack the championship, and the most eye-catching teams, the Los Angeles Clippers and the New York Knicks. These teams and their star players were the hottest of the hottest.
The Celtics were also such a team.
It was just that their players were very free and only had some routine questions to answer.
However, their head coach Auerbach and chief assistant manager Larry Bird were surrounded by layers of reporters. All kinds of questions came one after another, without any time to catch their breath.
(Brothers, the tickets are free. It's too little.)
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