Williams wisely chose not to answer, letting Louis continue.

"Our protection list this year is the same as last year." Louis said clearly.

"In other words, Ronny Seikaly and Dan Marley are not on the protected list?"

Sure enough, Williams was staring at those two people.

It’s no wonder that the standard rookie contract proposed by Louis at the annual meeting last year was passed in the new round of labor agreement. Therefore, Marly and Seikali are not only good players, but also very cheap. They have reached the upper limit like Anji.

The old man with a million-dollar contract is different.

"Yes, Pat, who will you choose?"

"Ronnie Seikali."

"What if I can't choose?"

Williams said: "That could only be Dan Marley."

"This is what I want to discuss with you." Louis' tone was almost pleading, "Pat, please don't choose Dan Marley, okay?"

The way Williams responded to Louis was condescending, "Coach Lu, if it wasn't because of helplessness"

"Pat, I won't make things difficult for you." Louis knew that the opponent would never let Marley go without some blood. "If you don't choose Marly, I can give you the 25th pick in this year's first round.

"

Williams is not only a smart general manager, but also an arrogant one.

Rather than trusting Louis' vision, he would rather get Ainge + a first-round pick.

So he simply agreed to Louis' plan.

"make a deal."

After finishing the magic work, Louis still had to test the depths of the Timber Wolf.

Billy McKinney, the first general manager in the history of the Timberwolves, is a former NBA player. After retiring in 1985, he has been working in the Bulls' marketing department and is Krause's favorite.

I didn't expect that I would be the general manager as soon as I changed my job.

Discovering that he is related to Klaus, Louis feels that this exchange will not go smoothly.

Louis called, mainly to show his kindness, but McKinney didn't want to have any contact with him.

"Coach Lu, I won't tell you what I want to do, and you can't even expect to find out anything from me."

"Billy, I want to know if the reason you're acting this way towards a passionate stranger is because of something Jerry Krauss said to you?"

"It has nothing to do with you!"

After that, he hung up the phone.

Louis stared blankly at the phone for half a minute.

"It seems we have to prepare for the worst." Louis gradually realized that the expansion draft might not go as he expected.

Not every general manager knows how to make choices like Pat Williams, and not every general manager fully realizes that "Louis is a loyal guy" like Lewis Shafir. Occasionally, you will meet a fool.

.

But if it's just a silly comparison, forget it, just don't get sick.
Chapter completed!