Tang Shuai looked at the direction of Kupchek's disappearance and breathed a sigh of relief. Putting aside the problems of his teammates, but for the team's senior management, this is the team he can play for for a long time.

"Dang, you should be able to really make your home in Los Angeles now." Duffy said.

Tang Shuai nodded with a smile. At this moment, he noticed a familiar figure walking outside the door.

Procopio, too, came to Staples Center.

"Hey, Mike." Tang Shuai took the initiative to move forward quickly.

After meeting, the two of them did not say any unnecessary nonsense, and then went straight to the gym.

Procopio's training method is very intense, but it is particularly targeted. The reason why he chose half a month is because what he wants to do is to implement a training model that he can stick to in his subsequent career.

After the training began, Tang Shuai felt that his entire body was burning. Because of the packaging system, his fat content was much higher than that of other players. This was also the reason why his physical fitness was a little unsatisfied. At this moment, Procopio saw through it at a glance and gave him no room to be lazy.

In addition to body fat content, his endurance has also become another important aspect of Procopio's training.

Everyone has their own endurance limit, but there is a lot of room for improvement in endurance. Not to mention the big one, it is just that you can run on your own fitness and run for a year or two, which will definitely be a leap forward for the entire person's physical fitness.

In addition to these two most basic ones, Procopio also conducted some other training. Of course, his training mode is very different from that in China. He often stopped when Tang Shuai felt sore but not strained.

If you have to use professional terms to describe it, it is professionalism and scientificity. Procopio's ability to become the most famous physical trainer in the NBA is indeed not just a false reputation.

After a day of training, Tang Shuai felt so tired that he almost exhausted, but he didn't feel the excessive pain, so he was completely convinced.

After taking a shower in the locker room, changing out his clothes, and telling Su Mei that he would not go to eat in the evening, he followed him into the car assigned to him by Kupchek and went to one of the most famous cafes in Los Angeles, Castle Cafe.

This is a European castle-style cafe. Under the guidance of the driver, they quickly arrived at the VIP box on the top floor.

Pushing the door in, Kupchek, Walton, Barnes and Noel have arrived, and he is the last one to arrive.

"Sorry, I'm late." Tang Shuai said apologetically.

"We haven't been late, we have just arrived for a while, so we came here to sit down." Kupchek stood up and said.

Tang Shuai quickly waved his hand and walked quickly to the seat to sit down. Finally, Kupchek didn't let him move the stool for himself.

After he also sat down, a group of people gathered at the round table and began a discussion about the future of the Lakers.

The Lakers joined the NBA in 1948 and were the first to join the NBA and one of the most well-known giant teams in the NBA.

From George McCann, to Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, to "Tian Gou" Jabbar and "Magic" Johnson, and finally to Kobe and O'Neal, the Lakers' giant team always has no shortage of stars, and these stars have inherited the brilliant history of the Lakers.

But now, after Kobe, the Lakers' last sign, retired, the Lakers have encountered an unprecedented severe situation.

"When you play for the Lakers, do you feel the pressure on those championship flags on your head, or the purple and gold robe on your body?"

This is a question that many reporters will ask new players to join the Lakers. In the past, the answer to this question was "yes", but now, with two consecutive years of ranking last, this giant is undoubtedly declining, or even a joke.

Kupchek's desperate bet is a true portrayal of this situation.

"This is a list of the initial main lineups discussed by Luke and I about next season. Your names are all in it." After simply letting Tang Shuai and others know each other, Kupchek then took out a document from his briefcase and assigned it to each person.

Tang Shuai took the documents and started reading them.

The Lakers are expected to be as follows next season.

Point guards: Tang Shuai (main), Jordan Clarkson (main substitute), Marcelo Hultas (third substitute).

Clarkson's contract expires this summer. Thanks to his outstanding performance last season, the Lakers left the Filipino point guard with a four-year, 24 million contract.

Scoring guard: Cory Brewer, vacant (main substitute), vacant (third substitute).

Small forwards: Nicholas Batum (main), Nick Young (main substitute), Charity World Peace (third substitute).

Power forwards: Harrison Barnes (main), Carl Landry (main substitute), Larry Nance Jr. (third substitute).

The free market in 2016 was very chaotic. Due to the relationship reached by the new labor-capital agreement, there were expected that there were too many porridges and few monks, and there were only so many players, but each team was like a hungry child and urgently needed reinforcement. The final result was that premium contracts were flying all over the sky.

As a rising team, the Lakers will naturally not be considered by superstars like Durant, and players like Howard and Wade who have many entanglements with the team will not be considered.

Signed Barnes in four years and 90 million in maximum salary, and signed Batum in four years and 80 million in 4 years and 80 million in four years and 2 years and 2 months and 2 days and 2 days and 2 days, these two contracts are definitely premium contracts. Moreover, Barnes signs the Lakers with some factors that Walton is involved, but being able to sign two players with immediate combat effectiveness in such a fierce competition is already the limit that Kupchek can achieve.

Center: Norance Noel (main), vacant (main substitute), Robert Thackeray (third substitute).

This is the book lineup of the Lakers. Compared with the previous lineup, it looks a bit shabby. Moreover, Barnes was proven to be embarrassed and reused in the finals, and Batum was also proven to be a third-in-chief at most, and there are many positions in the lineup that are still "vacancies".

This explains why Kupchek's attitude towards Tang Shuai is so good that it is incredible. It is no exaggeration to say that he has suppressed his reputation and the future of the Lakers on Tang Shuai.

"I can't play for 48 minutes every night." Brewer said jokingly at this time.

"And we lack a forward guard who can score and a substitute who can take on the heavy responsibility." Barnes took over.
Chapter completed!