In a victory, the Boston Celtics sent away 2002 and are about to usher in 2003. The Grizzlies players completely lost their fighting spirit in the fourth quarter, and the Celtics' late third quarter goal combined to frustrate the Grizzlies players. However, they fought until the last minute, and Hubby Brown never changed the water cooler players to put the game into garbage time, but kept moving his troops and calling timeouts to re-boost the team's morale.

When the game ended with a score of 101:89, Leon walked near the halfway line and hugged Hubby Brown, who lost the ball, did not say a word, and after a simple hug, he turned away, leaving Leon with a tough and stubborn back. Looking at the figure of this 70-year-old man, Leon thought to himself that the Grizzlies will definitely rise next season, but you should continue to sink this season, for the sake of the Celtics.

Leon unconsciously turned his gaze to the receding audience, Chris Wallace had already left his place, and he should be waiting for him in the North End beer hall not far from the arena, the two had agreed three days before the game to have a drink in Boston after tonight's game.

At the end of a game, like a movie, a feast is gone, leaving behind the aftertaste of passion and the exhaustion of slackness after tension. Thankfully, it was a victory, as Leon comfortably completed the post-match interview in the dressing room, and then in the press conference interview, Leon summarized the team's progress and shortcomings in 2002, looked ahead to the team's goals for the new year, and welcomed new recruits. This was the end of a race day from the beginning of training in the morning to the complete end of the evening game, and Leon drove to the agreed location.

Wallace had already booked a small private room on the second floor of the tavern, and in addition to Wallace and Darryl Morey arrived one step ahead of Leon, the three good friends reunited, and when Leon entered the room and saw the two, he thought that the three of them had often worked together and traveled together just last season. Rushing to pick players, one of them has now switched to another team, while the other is not doing well with the Celtics, and it is only a matter of time before he leaves.

Without much to say, the three of them drank down a large glass of beer in front of them, Boston's dark beer was as fragrant and mellow as the wildflowers in the Appalachian Mountains. Chris Wallace felt unfinished after a drink, and he thought that he was also nostalgic for the days of struggle in Boston.

The reunion of friends is nothing more than reminiscing about the old days and talking about the recent situation. Wallace did a good job with the Grizzlies, and he was very appreciated by Jerry West, especially Wallace's strategic idea of attaching importance to overseas player development was recognized by West, and West did not care about his Celtic background, and discussed with Wallace on many important matters. It is foreseeable that in the near future, Wallace will replace the dying West. Take the position of Grizzly General Manager.

In comparison, Morey looked a little confused, Chris Wallace took him into the NBA and entered the Celtics, but at that time, the entire Celtics internal environment was complicated, and Wallace was only looking for self-preservation, and finally left here, leaving only the isolated and helpless Morey. Luckily, Leon agrees with Morey on some ideas. The two also got along well because of Wallace, and Morey also did a lot of things for Leon. But now the executive power of the Celts is in the hands of Angie. Leon firmly controlled the team, while Morey did not rely on both ends and silently contributed to his post.

But Leon knew that this hard-working, smart, and extremely passionate fat man with a passion for basketball would one day be like Chris Wallace. Shine in a new place and reflect your own value.

Compared to the two friends, Leon has become the guy they envy the most, a rookie with no basketball experience in his first season with the Celtics. led the team to such a good record, and managed the army well, and the plan was clear, so that the Celtics showed a thriving appearance. Leon is now one of the favourites for this season's coach of the season, appearing in the basketball public's eyes as a stunning dark horse, having already appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated once in mid-December. This American sports Times magazine is the bellwether of the sports world, and now Fox Leon is no longer the obscure little scout or the humble assistant coach, he is on the road to becoming a great coach.

However, the higher the road, the more difficult it becomes. The three of them talked until the early hours of the morning, drank a lot of beer, and were slightly drunk, when a question broke into Leon's head, a question that had been bothering him for the past few days, and it happened that Chris Wallace might be able to answer, so he asked, "Chris, I want to ask you a question." ”

Wallace drank a lot, and he was a little sluggish, but he nodded and motioned for Leon to ask, and Leon continued, "What the hell is Popper?" ”

Popper, also known as Celtics' player director Leon Popper, one of the Celtics' three Leons, Fox Leon met him on his first day at Celtics' headquarters, a guy with a meaty face. However, he is also a veteran of the Celtics, with the exception of Chief Physician Ed Reisert, who worked earlier, and the other major positions he has stayed in for a long time. During Leon's time as a scout, I thought that this guy would cause some trouble, but I didn't expect him to be as good as a stream, only responsible for sorting out and transmitting information, and rarely making final decisions, but gave Leon a lot of room to play.

"What? Popper? He used to play amateur basketball in Boston, coached the amateur basketball team for more than 20 years, and also formed the Boston Amateur Basketball Club...... This guy ...... Very good organizational skills, good relationship with the guys in management, but as a scout...... To be honest, so-so. Oh, and he also has a good relationship with a lot of player agents, anyway, he's a delicate guy, not what he seems. Chris Wallace came to the Celtics earlier than Leon, had more contact, knew more, and had a little drink, so Leon gave him a rough idea as soon as he asked.

"What's wrong, what's wrong with this guy Popper?" Wallace didn't know why Leon asked Popper, at least Leon and Popper have coexisted peacefully in the past few years, and now Popper is also appreciated by Angie and will soon be promoted to vice president of the team.

Leon looked at the drunken Wallace and Morey, who had fallen asleep on the table, but still shook his head, did not speak, but continued to take a sip of wine. Wallace didn't ask any more, and took a sip of it, and got even more drunk.

Leon was still in his mind, and the reason why he wanted to ask Wallace about Popper was because that day at the Golden God Casino, he asked Joe Johnson who told him to be traded, and the answer he got was Leon Popper!

No wonder Joe Johnson went from playing peacefully in the face of rumors to suddenly being uneasy, the reason is that it was Popper who told him the news, the team's player director, one of the three people who decided to keep a player, Joe Johnson was of course convinced of this, and in fact he didn't lie to Johnson, Johnson was really traded away in the end.

Leon has never been able to understand this, Popper is neither Anji's person, but Ange is sure that he has not disclosed any transaction information to Johnson, so for what purpose did Popper tell Johnson about this information? Barring all the coincidences, Popper had just accidentally leaked information to Johnson, but Leon was hard to believe in such an explanation.

However, it was impossible for Leon to ask Popper directly about this matter, and he didn't want to discuss it with Anji, so he kept it in his heart, looking for an opportunity to slowly unravel the mystery. And just now Wallace's answer reminded Leon that he mentioned the agent, Wallace said that Popper has a good relationship with many agents, and it is true that scouts and agents are inextricably linked, including Leon himself.

With this breakthrough point, and thinking of some major events that have happened in the basketball agent industry in the past six months, Leon gradually has some eyebrows in his heart. (To be continued.) )

PS: Yesterday I fell asleep when I went to work and got home, and today I also worked overtime until nine o'clock, so I'm really sorry. In the future, whenever I have time, I will do more.