Miami is the southernmost coastal city in the United States, across the Florida Strait from Cuba. Miami Beach, a place where you can't help but be loved, is like a mansion museum, gathering the wealthy class of the United States, and the mansions on the island are like a beautiful scenery of the city. White sand beaches stretch out to the horizon, tall palm trees rustle tropically, and adjacent to the cobblestone Pavement is Miami's famous Corniche. Very beautiful. Pat Riley's private mansion of over 1,778 square metres is nestled in this warm and casual place. Beautifully landscaped and meticulously designed, the mansion consists of three volumes: a residence for public and private events, a guest lounge and a service structure with a servants' lounge, a garage, a secure storage space, and a mechanical room. The master bedroom suite and family room feature high-ceilinged cantilevered glass that can be hung freely facing the garden. The 110-foot pool includes a swimming pool and spa and looks like a private beach area. The breakfast room looks like a glass box that extends beyond the main space, from which you can capture the beautiful view of the Indus River. The scenery of Miami can be fully displayed.

"Not bad, right?" Riley said with a smile as he sipped his coffee.

"Hmm." Luke nodded.

"Don't look at it yet, I have some Blue Mountain coffee here, you can try it." Riley said with a smile.

Blue Mountain coffee refers to coffee brewed from coffee beans grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. It is the best coffee in the world, and the production is small, and the price is scarce. Their coffee trees all grow on rugged hillsides, and the harvesting process is so difficult that non-skilled local women are not up to the task. It is very important to choose just the right amount of ripe coffee beans when picking, as underripe or overripe coffee can affect the quality of the coffee. After harvesting, the beans are hulled on the same day and allowed to ferment for 12-18 hours. The beans are then washed and screened. The next process is drying, which must be carried out on a concrete floor or a thick blanket until the humidity of the coffee beans drops to 12%-14%. It is then stored in a special warehouse. Take it out and roast it when needed, then grind it into a powder. These procedures must be strictly mastered, otherwise, the quality of the coffee will suffer. So it's not easy to drink a cup of authentic Blue Mountain coffee.

Blue Mountain coffee has a perfect combination of sweet, sour and bitter flavors, so it has no bitterness at all, only a moderate and perfect sourness. It is completely different from ordinary coffee, and the quality is excellent.

"This is the No.1 Peaberry (also known as pearl bean, the best kind of Blue Mountain coffee) given by a friend of mine, and you are here today to ask you to taste it." Riley laughed.

David Falck was a little surprised, he knew that Riley admired Luke very much, but he didn't expect him to be so good to Luke, even willing to take out the quality of Blue Mountain coffee like No.1Peaberry, this is the best Blue Mountain coffee beans, the best of the best.

Although Luke didn't understand this, he could tell from David's expression that this coffee must be expensive.

"Thank you, Mr. Riley." Luke thanked him politely, and then moved on to the topic, "What are you inviting us to do today?" It won't just give us a taste of your coffee. ”

"Good coffee isn't just an honor for those who understand it to be tasted by those who can appreciate it, isn't it? I'm sure Mr. Luke understands this. Riley said as he stirred the coffee with a spoon.

"I know that," Luke said, "but to be honest I don't know much about coffee, like this Blue Mountain coffee, I don't know how it's different from other coffees." Luke took his coffee and drank it down.

"Refreshing!" Riley didn't have any bad impression of Luke because of his cow drink, but felt honest. Riley said: "I came today to check you out, but I think we can skip this stage directly, and I sincerely invite you to join us with the Miami Heat." ”

"Ahh David was so shocked that he almost squirted, he said he wouldn't talk about it, especially at this moment.

"Mr. Riley, I think you should know that such a meeting is not permitted. Isn't it ...... to talk about such a sensitive topic?" said Luke with a smile.

"Hehehehe, Mr. Wharton, allow me to call you Luke, because I'm your elder, and your dad was our nemesis." Riley said with a smile.

"Yes, I know. Back then, my dad caused a lot of trouble for you Los Angeles Lakers. Luke said with a smile.

"yes, it's been twenty or thirty years." Riley looked nostalgic.

After a while, Riley came back to his senses, "I'm sorry, I was a little distracted. ”

"It's okay." Luke said with a smile.

"Waiting is also a good quality in you, young man." Riley laughed.

"Thanks for the compliment!"

"Okay, let's get back to business. I'm not that stupid GM for the Timberwolves, and David isn't that Dan Fagan vampire, and I'm here to invite you to join our Heat. Riley said seriously.

"Invite me? What does that mean? Luke asked.

"Inviting you means that you are willing to join our team, I don't want my player to dislike the team he loves, my dressing room must be harmonious, my players must love the community." Riley said.

"Well, that's great, but Miami doesn't appeal to me." Luke said.

"I believe it's very beautiful, don't believe you look outside...... Hahaha, I know what you're going to say. Luke. Riley put away his hippie smile and became serious. Our President is Mr. Mickey Alison, who owns the world's largest shipping company, Carnival. He's very rich, kind of rich in the NBA, and he loves basketball so much that he once said that he wouldn't skimp on the luxury tax as long as the team had the ability to win championships. ”

"Hehehehe, Mr. Riley, you know, a lot of times, money doesn't mean everything, especially in a sport like basketball." Luke also put away his smile, "More often, what we need is the draft to get players, not to buy them with money, and the players bought by money can only solve temporary needs, not make a dynasty." And how many draft picks do Miami have left right now? You know, once you enter the playoffs, you don't have a place in the lotto, and you should know what it means for a team that has been rebuilding to not have a pick. Luke said.

"Yes, I know. Not having a draft pick in the lottery zone means that this team doesn't have fresh good blood to add to, just the worst. Riley replied.

"And now I see the Heat team still has a little bit of a luxury, hoping to make the playoffs and get a little bit of status. But you have to think clearly, Mr. Riley, you are a team that needs to be rebuilt now, not a team waiting to win the championship, there is no need to give up the skin, the most important thing to give up at this time is the skin, it is useless. A rebuild is a rebuild, it's not a big deal, every team has to go through something like this, like the Celtics, the Lakers, the Bulls all went through this kind of pain before they got up. Mr. Riley wouldn't be incomprehensible. ”

"Hmm......" Riley remembered everything before, and finally his eyes lit up after 10 minutes, "I see!" I finally got it! It turned out that I was in a dead end, the record is not that important, and with a good player, all records will come back. When people are old, they are a little pedantic and conservative, and today they have been taught a lesson by a junior. Hahahahaha. Riley laughed.

"Mr. Riley just figured it out." Luke laughs and says he knows he's helping another person. "Alright, Mr. Riley, we're leaving." Luke and David stood up.

"I'd love to keep you a little longer." Riley also stood up.

Walked to the door, Riley gave Luke a pack of things, "Here you go." ”

"What is this?" Luke asked.

"Some Blue Mountain coffee beans, still good, thank you for waking me up." Riley laughed.

"That's so polite." Luke said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, you deserve it." Riley smiled and said, "If you're my advisor, I'll pay you too!" ”

"Haha, for the sake of the coffee beans, I'll tell you something." Luke said.

"What's the matter?" Riley asked.

"In fact, a lot of the time trading depends on luck and chance, and you have to wait for the state of the players, such as the current Clippers and Bulls, there are a lot of treasures hidden, and you have to be good at keeping the very good players of your team." Luke said with a smile.

"Oh...... Thank you. One more question, if, I mean, if we had the Heat to win a championship, would you come? Riley thought for a moment and said. Of course," Luke said with a laugh, "no player can resist the double temptation of a high salary and a championship." ”

"Goodbye!" "Goodbye!"

After sending Luke away, Riley immediately found the uniform team, "Hurry up and check the Clippers and Bulls for me, see the players inside, and urge the 76ers to ask them how to let go of Luke." ”

"Boss, is it worth it for a player?" Someone asked.

"You know what?" Riley stood up and turned to look in the direction of Luke's departure, "If it's just a super player, it's nothing, many super players are the same, they will ask to pursue some players who have become famous, but this super player's vision is too terrifying, more terrible than a whole team, they are good at discovering new players, finding players who are more suitable for this system, which not only saves the team's financial pressure, but also strengthens the team." It's a blessing to have a player like that, and it's a pain to go against him. I've got to get him! Riley's eyes lit up.

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