The Lakers happily paraded, made championship rings, and enjoyed praise from all over the world.
Bulls players went home to fish.
The early morning sunlight fell from the window into Lu Yu's bedroom, and Charlize Theron lay lazily on Lu Yu's body, like an octopus.
"Lu, can't you take a break during the offseason?"
"No, I will rest for a few days at most. The Chinese men's basketball team will come to the United States for training in a while. Wang Zhizhi and I are both going to participate in the men's basketball training. Wang Zhizhi is the power forward of the Mavericks."
"Then you...don't wait until Annie comes back?"
Lu Yu: "..."
Annie will come back at the end of June. Her scenes have been completed and she will take a break for a few months.
Lu Yu originally wanted to wait for her to come back, but firstly, the competition he was preparing for during this training camp was the World Championships, and he had to participate. Secondly, Annie came back, and Charlize was also here. Although Charlize was very sensible and knew how to avoid it, Wan
One night she couldn't hold it back, and she might fall over.
"I've also wanted to travel for a while recently. I feel a little bored after staying in Chicago for so long. My mother said she was going back to France, and I just happened to go back with her."
Charlize's understanding way.
"You've never lived in France. It's so tiring to go back so far. It's unnecessary."
Lu Yu said: "You can just take care of Anne when she comes back. She has just finished filming. She would be very lonely at home alone. I feel relieved to have you with her."
"Aren't you worried about me?" Charlize gave him a resentful look.
"Worry, why not worry, you are so beautiful, I know there are many people who want to chase you."
"But I only like you, what about you?"
"I like you too."
Charlize knew that Lu Yu would not say that he only liked herself.
"Then you play well and I'll help you take care of your house. But if I help you take care of your house, do you want to give me a small reward?"
"What reward?"
"I want... a child."
Charlize smiled, then got on his horse and continued galloping on the battlefield.
Lu Yu only felt that if he walked the same road too many times, sooner or later he would get stuck and be unable to pull out.
On June 23, Cartwright and Krause went to visit Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf.
Jerry Reinsdorf's external image has always been that of an elite lawyer. It's hard not to imagine that he is also related to the basketball team. In fact, he started his career by filing lawsuits for others regarding real estate tax avoidance.
Lawyers are much smarter than people think.
In fact, he was not the owner of the Bulls at the beginning. It was just that the Bulls encountered some difficulties back then and the owner was eager to sell the Bulls, which allowed Jerry Reinsdorf to pick up the slack.
Sometimes money really can't stop people from getting lucky.
Jerry Reinsdorf not only transferred the Bulls into his own hands at an extremely low price, but shortly after he acquired the Bulls, fate favored him again and sent the God of Basketball to the NBA.
Among the Bulls, the position of the Bulls has become more stable, and the influence of the Bulls teammates has become greater and greater.
In the end, compared with the price at which he originally bought the Bulls, the market value of the Bulls was completely changed. As expected, lawyers are smarter than others.
What is even more speechless is that just a few years after Jordan retired, the Bulls once again acquired the rookie Lu Yu through a trade.
The success transformed the Bulls from a weak team in the league to this year's Eastern Conference champion.
Although they did not win the championship, everyone knows that this is largely due to the management's lack of preparation. The management's goal is even to enter the playoffs. As for the finals, they have never thought about it.
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Just because you didn’t want it last season doesn’t mean you won’t want it next season.
They already reached the finals last season, and they must make full preparations for next season. If the Bulls' performance next season is not as good as this season, it will be a dereliction of duty by the management.
Cartwright proposed trading Artest and Marcus Fizer, and even selected the trading target. It would be best to recruit Ben Wallace of the Pistons or Pau Gasol of the Grizzlies.
In a three-party trade, the Bulls would most likely add Brad Miller.
As long as the negotiation is successful, the Bulls will get an inside man who can both attack and defend. The team's biggest problem last season was their inability to guard O'Neal. Perhaps the only center in the league who can beat O'Neal is Ben Wallace.
Originally Karl Malone was also good, but Malone is a bit old now.
The most important thing is, I heard that Malone is currently flirting with the Lakers. How can other teams play with this?
Mourning is one of them, but his kidney disease the year before last made all teams shy away from him.
Cartwright felt that although Wallace could withstand O'Neal, the inside offense became weak. He had observed that the Grizzlies' Pau Gasol was good, he was still a rookie, and the price was cheap. As long as he was willing to pay, the Grizzlies could
The bear will not ignore it either.
The reason why he chose to trade Artest was because he felt that the team's perimeter defense was adequate, and Artest was one of the few players on the team with trade value.
If you use a group of parallel imports to trade, other teams will just let the Bulls go.
But he was reluctant to let Cartwright trade for other players. Richardson had excellent three-point shooting and pretty good defense, but Lu Yu had to give him a thumbs up every time.
Chandler is a good complement to the inside, and Chandler is also a rookie and does not have much trade value.
The only player the team can offer is Artest.
Klaus thought this was quite reliable and would be a good improvement to the team's strength, so he also helped.
If the Bulls trade goes through, they might really be able to compete with the Lakers next year.
This weight may not be enough, and Oakley may have to be added, but Oakley is also older, and replacing him with a younger Gasol is definitely a good deal.
Gasol averaged 17.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 blocks per game last season. He is the perfect inside core. He has the flexibility and shooting range of a small forward, as well as the height and wingspan of a power forward, and can defend.
Pick-and-roll, he can also grab rebounds.
Unfortunately, although Reinsdorf was tempted, he ultimately refused.
"The first is the feasibility of the transaction. This transaction is very difficult. The second is that if we do this, our existing lineup will be dismantled. Can we strengthen it without leaving the main lineup?
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Not moving the main lineup to reinforce?
Are you kidding me, are you treating other teams as idiots?
Unless the general manager of another team has lost his mind, he would only agree to exchange a bunch of change for someone else's whole currency.
Businessmen and coaches look at the problem from different perspectives. Reinsdorf feels that the team's record is already very satisfactory. If after some adjustments next season, the current results are not even achieved, it will be a bit outweighed by the gain, not to mention this team.
The players are getting along well and the fans like it very much. With the same lineup next season, tickets will not be sold less.
Klaus thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Boss, if we don't use the main force, the players we can exchange for, that is, the combat power may be very limited."
Reinsdorf smiled and said: "I'm just asking, but trading away two players from the main lineup is absolutely not possible. We have finally built such a lineup and style of play. If we dismantle them next year, it will be very risky. Besides, in exchange for
Ben Wallace is completely targeting O'Neal, what if we can't reach the Finals next year? What if the opponent in next year's Finals is not the Lakers?"
If Lu Yu were present, he would definitely think that Reinsdorf was also a time traveler.
Because the Lakers did not make it to the Finals next year, and they lost to the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.
Of course, Reinsdorf is not a time traveler. He just thinks from the perspective of a businessman, because the Bulls are not the only teams that target the Lakers. There will be more teams in the West that will target the Lakers, and the teams in the West will
The team is stronger and has a better chance of attacking the Lakers.
The Bulls just need to grasp their opponents in the Eastern Conference.
As for the finals, if the opponent is not the Lakers, the Bulls' inside line will not be under so much pressure, so is it still necessary to adjust the lineup?
Of course, there are definitely benefits to adjusting the lineup, but there are also risks.
Between the two, businessmen will definitely choose the one with less risk, even if the profit is less.
Cartwright felt that there was no chance. The boss had already made a decision, so there was no need to fight for it: "Maybe we can consider Richard Hamilton from the Wizards. I heard Michael said a few days ago that they intend to trade Hamilton. If
If it were him, we might not have to pay a high price."
Klaus looked ugly.
The team he least wants to trade is the Wizards. Fortunately, the general manager of the Wizards is no longer Michael Jordan, which makes him feel a lot less grudge.
"If I remember correctly, Hamilton plays shooting guard. How can he be traded to serve as a substitute for Lu Yu?" Krause still raised his own question.
Lu Yu already has Crawford as his substitute, and Crawford has been playing very well.
"We can also let Lu Yu play small forward." Reinsdorf said with a smile: "That's it. I don't agree with the trade this summer. We must first maintain the leading lineup in the Eastern Conference and can only make up for the corners.
Strong, trading for Hamilton is a good choice."
The boss makes the decision, no matter what others say, it is useless.
Cartwright wanted to slap himself for mentioning Hamilton. Although Hamilton was good, there was no reason to let the team's ace give up his position.
If Hamilton were to play small forward, he would be a bit too thin.
It is suitable for Lu Yu to play small forward. Lu Yu's height has grown a lot this year. He is more than enough to play small forward. But is Lu Yu willing to play small forward?
Krause's job has become easier, and Hamilton's trade is much less difficult than trading for Wallace and Gasol.
Lu Yu was lying on the bed, having just finished exercising with Charlize Theron.
Just as he was about to check how much physical energy he had just consumed had improved his Wind Breathing Technique, the phone rang.
It's Cartwright.
"Lu, I have two things to tell you."
"First, for the draft in a few days, you need to go to Madison Square Garden in New York to participate and help the Bulls select rookies."
"Secondly... next season, your position may need to be adjusted..."
