Chapter 100 The Deadlocked Transaction

On November 3, the Lakers headquarters office in the Staples Arena in Los Angeles. The team's owner, Old Bass, general manager Kupchak, and head coach Zen Master Jackson, three top figures of the Lakers' rights were crowded in this office. It's been a long time since the shark swam east in 2004.

The room was filled with smoke, and the three of them frowned, as if they were thinking about something important. The room was very quiet, and no one spoke, and the sound of the cigar burning was particularly evident in this silent room.

In the past few seasons, the Lakers have fallen to the bottom of the rock. They have righted Kobe Bryant and chose to trade the biggest hero of their team's previous dynasty, the core of the team, and the league's first insider Shaq Shaq to the East. Jackson also voluntarily resigned, and the team entered a period of reconstruction.

After that, the team's lineup changed a lot, but it turned out that except Kobe, the rest of the people were rotten fish. 62 points in three quarters, 81 points in the whole game, and 50+ in three consecutive games, which proves that Kobe is a crazy scoring machine, but the Lakers still missed the playoffs for two years.

Boss Bus also understands that he has to find help for Kobe! Can't count on the existing lineup to win the championship, can't rely on Smash Parker, is he really the god of death by nickname?

If it goes on like this, Kobe will be gone, and the Lakers will have to wait for many years if they want to turn over.

And the old Bass felt that with his current physical condition, he might not have to wait, so he began to let Kupchak start the team reinforcement plan!

So last season, the Lakers first re-invited Zen Master Jackson as the team's coach, and then added Kobe + Odom's excellent performance. The team finally returned to the playoffs with the seventh in the regular season in the Western Conference, and relied on Kobe's superb performance. , the playoffs once led the Phoenix Suns 3-1!

But the team's over-reliance on Kobe also caused the Suns to win 3 consecutive games, overturning the Lakers, and the Lakers fell in the first round of the playoffs.

This made Kobe very annoyed. He gradually lost patience with the team. He even wanted to transfer and seek a deal for a while.

So this season, in order to keep the super giant, the Lakers have been looking for a helper suitable for Kobe! But there are so many giants in the league, and there are not many who are suitable for the Lakers and Kobe!

They originally set their sights on Garnett, the wolf king of the Timberwolves. If this super power forward can join, the Lakers will definitely rise. In terms of comprehensiveness, Garnett is definitely one of the best in the power forward, and some abilities are better than Duncan. But he, especially his interior defense and coping ability, is absolutely a perfect fit with Kobe.

Who knew Garnett chose to go with Ray Allen to the nemesis Celtics. This made the Lakers very painful. After a long time, they were preempted by the Celtics. This is the most annoying.

So the Lakers' reinforcement plan has been shelved, and they have done nothing throughout the summer, until now! The Memphis Grizzlies' civil unrest shows them an opportunity!

After the Grizzlies' fiasco and Gasol's remarks, the Lakers quickly reached a consensus that they would fight for Gasol with all their might!

They had a premonition that Gasol would be an opportunity for the rise of the Lakers, so they quickly prepared an offer and contacted the Grizzlies. They were sure that the Grizzlies were eager to shoot Gasol, and the first-point offer was very low. , almost just swap it with Kwame Brown.

But all this changed after Zen Master and Kobe saw Ji Feng's performance.

For Ji Feng, an 18-year-old high school student in Asia, to join the NBA, Master Zen of course has heard of it. Of course he didn't care about it at first. The most important thing in this league is talent. Basketball players from other countries in the world can only join in. , This is not unusual, China is so big, it is normal to have a basketball genius, but I don't know how good this so-called genius is.

It wasn't until later that Zen Master watched a few Grizzlies preseason videos that he felt that this might really be a genius!

He originally wanted to take a closer look at Gasol's state. After all, buying him back was to immediately form an immediate combat force to play the game. If he buys back a big man ruined by an injury, it would be worth the loss.

Unexpectedly, the Zen master fell in love with Ji Feng!

"This is a rookie with extraordinary potential." Zen master said while watching the video of Ji Feng and Maddie fighting.

Then he carefully observed Ji Feng several times. Although Ji Feng's movements were a little jerky, his performance on the field was unambiguous, his defense was tough, and his steals and mid-range shots were excellent! The Zen master felt that he had never seen someone so accurate in stealing! And his offensive ability, passing, and vision are all online! Until he spiritually ran back to catch the ball and hit the lore, he even patted his thigh and stood up!

"This person belongs to Los Angeles!" The Zen master's eyes twinkled, saying that his coaching ability was average, but in terms of people's ability, he still considered himself extraordinary. Not every coach can get 9 rings!

Then Master Zen immediately found Kupchak, and after watching all of Ji Feng's preseason performances, the two reached a consensus that they would bring this 18-year-old potential boy back to Los Angeles! This might buy team insurance for the next ten years.

Even if Ji Feng didn't play for various reasons, it wouldn't pay much. After all, in their thinking, if Ji Feng joined as a freelancer, how expensive would it be, at most a Farmar or Sun Yue had the right to sign a contract. chant.

However, the Grizzlies even started with a lion! Ask Odom to exchange Season Peak!

"I'm afraid these people are out of their minds." Kupchak said after seeing the offer, they actually wanted to trade Ji Feng for the triple-double small front Odom, really dare to speak!

Although Odom is injured, his strength is there!

Kupchak subconsciously wanted to refuse. They only needed Gasol. He felt that Gasol plus Kobe, Odom, and Bynum would definitely have a chance to compete for the championship!

But at this moment, he felt a shudder in his heart, and the secret was wrong. The Grizzlies clearly already had the intention of wanting to trade. Explain what!

"The Grizzlies are not going to let Ji Feng leave the team, they are also optimistic about the potential of this Asian kid!" Kupchak felt that he had caught the crux of the matter, so he changed his chips again, but the Grizzlies still insisted, They just want Odom!

The negotiation was deadlocked, and Kupchak felt that he could not call the shots. This was a big deal that would affect the future of the Lakers, so he reported it to the old Buss.

So there is this scene in the office just now.

"Hey, man, what's the matter with calling me so late?"

At this time, the man's voice came from outside the door.

Pushing the door and entering, who is not Kobe can be.

The protagonists are here, and the four of them are about to decide the direction of the deal.

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