Chapter 6: Socialist Basketball

Jerry West did not linger in Portland. He could not permanently stay in Gan Guoyang's townhouse without leaving the house, as there were many things in Los Angeles that he had to take care of, such as persuading his family to go to Portland with him, which was no easy task.

After finalizing all the details of the draft and helping Buckwalter draft the trade plans, West secretly returned to Los Angeles three days before the draft.

So far, other than the core management of the Trail Blazers, only his good friend Willie knew that he was going to sign with the Trail Blazers.

Willie was not part of the NBA circle. After graduation, he stayed in Logan City, West Virginia, to coach high school basketball, where he achieved impressive results and earned great respect locally.