In the 1986 NBA Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics played the Pistons, and Louis watched the entire game.

His guess was correct, those bastards in Boston would blame the Pistons for the Knicks' early elimination.

The team they most wanted to play in the semifinals was not the Pistons, but the Knicks. The Pistons eliminated the Knicks, and they had no way of asking the Knicks to repay their regular season debt.

So, all the anger is directed at Detroiters.

This is the most brutal series of the year.

The Celtics won by an average of 32 points per game and made the Detroiters miserable.

Especially in Game 4, Chuck Daly actually took the initiative to press the Celtics full court, which awakened some bad memories for Boston people.

The irritated Bostonians, rather frustrated, attacked their opponents frantically, and finally won by 44 points.

In one series, Bird and Thomas both averaged 30+ per game, which shows how angry they were.

Their games became Louis' evening spice-up.

While observing this series of games, Louis was training various players in the Blue Palace during the day.

The Cavaliers helped the Knicks get the No. 1 pick. How could they not choose to exchange this year's first-round pick with the Cavaliers?

As a result, the Knicks won the No. 1 pick for two consecutive years.

The Knicks also became the first team in NBA history to receive the No. 1 pick for two consecutive years.

Thank you Cleveland and God bless New York.

With the No. 1 pick, the Knicks can naturally try out all the rookies blatantly, and when asked by the media, "Do you want this guy?" they can express their opinions at will.

There are three seeded players this year.

North Carolina's Brad Dougherty, Maryland's Len Bias, and ula's super freshman Benjamin Wilson.

It is worth mentioning that Wilson created an immortal season in ula.

He and Reggie Miller led ula to the national finals and faced off against the Duke Blue Devils, who had 36 wins and 1 loss.

Wilson and Miller scored 30+ points in the same game. Wilson hit the buzzer beater with the ball in a single at the critical moment, allowing the Bruins to beat Duke by 2 points.

After many years, ULA once again won the National Championship Cup.

The entire ula is trying to keep Wilson, hoping he can play for one more year.

Initially, Wilson was undecided. When the Knicks received the No. 1 pick, he immediately decided to participate in the 1986 NBA draft.

As early as his freshman season, he told reporters countless times that the team he most wanted to play for was the New York Knicks because there was little exposure there.

The Knicks also invited three seed players to try out at the Blue Palace.

When Doherty, Bias and Wilson arrived, Louis specially found Stevens and Ewing, who had just returned from injury, as their training partners.

As far as the trial training goes, these three people all left a deep impression on Louis.

Doherty is like a combination of Brad Miller and Yao Wei, with 6 points of the latter's offense and 10 points of the former's support.

But he's not 226 centimeters tall, and he doesn't play as well as Miller.

As one of the best players in North Carolina history, Louis saw some great qualities in him.

Selfless, enthusiastic, willing to pass the ball, has the potential to be a playmaker, and can play in the twin towers with Ewing.

If there is no one else in this draft, Louis will not hesitate to select him with the No. 1 pick.

The problem is that there is someone else in this draft.

And there are two.

Len Bias, Louie had been thinking about it since the first day he saw the name.

Is he the person I think of?

Is that the guy who drank too much and killed himself and left many ifs in NBA history?

He was not sure. As far as this trial training was concerned, his performance was on par with Benj's.

Since he is a junior, he is much more mature than Benj.

Louis couldn't believe he could see such a player.

Nearly 2.08 meters tall, strong, or should be said to be very strong. He already has a professional-level physique but moves quickly, like a stronger James Worthy. He blasted Stevens during the trial

Burnt on the outside but tender on the inside, a two-way forward who can hold the ball, is fast, and is as strong as an ox, is a bug in any professional arena.

Moreover, he has the enthusiasm of MJ and Wilkins for attacking the basket.

Able to hit mid-range shots, and has a very good shooting hand shape.

He has a blue-collar temperament, is very competitive, is a very aggressive rebounder, and is an athletic monster who can score top-10 goals with alley-oops in every game.

If this person can play in today's Celtics, Louis can't imagine where the Green Army's upper limit will be.

His potential, his fighting spirit, and his talent are enough to compare with Benj.

But Louis wouldn't choose him.

He couldn't take risks, he wasn't sure whether Bias was the person he thought he was.

Even if he is not, Louis will not choose him, even if there is a 1% possibility. Because he is so outstanding, Louis has such a vague impression of him.

This means that he has not become talented. What is the reason for not becoming talented? No matter what it is, Louis does not care.

During the physical examination, Knicks discovered a pinhole in Bias's arm. He argued that he had often had to go to the hospital for injections due to illness during the past period.

The Knicks didn't dwell on it.

Then, there is benj.

If fear of Baias's demise is the reason why Louis did not choose him, then this reason also applies to Benj.

Benjamin Wilson, he played about 80% of his strength today.

Because he is very relaxed, he regards Louis as a friend and thinks that he will definitely be selected by the Knicks. The Knicks have no reason not to select him. They are playing in the ula system, and he just won the championship with ula.

The Knicks lack an ace at the second and third positions, and he can fill the gap perfectly.

Louis likes his style of play and his style of play that can adapt to any era.

The only thing that made Louis waver was that he was not sure whether Benj's appearance changed his destiny.

Maybe without him, he would have died on the streets of Chicago two years ago?

Looking back now, if Louis hadn't been nearby at the time, Benj might have been beaten to death.

He's an idiot, he's unarmed and he's yelling at someone who's pointing a gun at him.

After much thought, North Carolina's Daugherty was the safest option.

Bias is the option that least worries Louis.

benj is an unknown option.

From a technical and talent perspective, he had no reason to doubt that benj could not become a talent.

This is a player who can perform 100%.

At the end of the trial, Louis, as the team's general manager, invited Wilson to dinner.

Naturally, Wilson had no reason to refuse him, and the two went to eat steak together.

"Benj, how's your high school girlfriend doing?" Louis asked casually as if he were chatting.

"Damn it!" Wilson cursed as if he had heard something unlucky. "You were right, coach."

A smile appeared on Louis' face: "The child is really not yours?"

"No." Wilson said angrily, "That's why that bitch is avoiding me. She can't explain to me, and she doesn't want me to see the child."

Louis said jokingly: "And you almost got shot because of her."

"Yes, it's really scary to think about it now!" Wilson recalled what happened at that time, "It was too dangerous!"

"Young man, you will encounter many similar things in the future. You must control your temper. If some police officers who do not want to see black people driving luxury cars deliberately stop you for questioning in the future, do you want to fight with them?

?"

"Coach, that's what I did when I was 18."

Wilson said seriously.

"I'm 20 years old now."

"You want to say you are mature?"

"Um."

"Boy, don't be too arrogant. The doctor said my mental age is 60 years old, but I dare not say that I am mature. You have only grown a few hairs, and you think you are mature?" Louis really did not dare to say, after all, he did not

A few guys with a mental age of 60 cannot live without Coke.

He can live without a woman for a week in a row and without using a handkerchief for a month in a row, but he cannot go without drinking Coke for more than 2 days.

Wilson lowered his head guiltily.
To be continued...