Adrian's single-family villa in the suburbs of Los Angeles was brightly lit at the moment. There was an empty bottle of wine between the two people sitting opposite each other in silence.
Phil Jackson sat slumped on the sofa, as if his body had no bones to support him. His face was very rosy from drinking. Adrian gently shook the goblet in his hand, talking to a man
It was really the first time for Adrian to drink in such a private environment.
If he wasn't worried about Phil Jackson saying something he shouldn't have said in excitement and causing huge trouble to himself if others found out, Adrian really didn't want to invite Phil Jackson to come at this time.
in your own home.
"Maybe after that old Bass guy knows that he invited Phil Jackson to his home, he will be more convinced that I belong to Phil Jackson's group." Adrian thought quietly, so Bass
He should be more determined to trade him. No matter how much benefit Adrian can bring to him, as long as it threatens the Buss family empire's low dominance of the Lakers, he will ruthlessly clear it out.
There is no trace of the high-spiritedness of the past in Phil Jackson now.
"I went to ask Mitch and that guy." Phil Jackson suddenly said.
Adrian did not reply, but stared at the red wine in the glass seriously.
"Although they didn't say anything, although they repeatedly emphasized that these were only for the team's consideration, I can already see what they were hiding in their hesitation." Phil Jackson paused.
He paused, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I can understand why Mitch did this. I want to be the general manager of the Lakers. And he is the general manager of the Lakers. Of course he doesn't want me to take away his position. But
Jim Bass...I really don’t understand why Mr. Bass would choose this guy.”
Phil Jackson takes it all for granted. After he has made so many contributions to the Lakers, brought so many honors to the Lakers, and won so many benefits for the Buss family, he should naturally ask for more.
More benefits, more rights. Just like the big boss of a company often promotes his capable executives to be his partners and gives them certain shares so that they can help the company more and more.
Phil Jackson feels that he should have such qualifications, at least, let him become the general manager of the Lakers. Jerry Buss should have no reason to object.
It is precisely because of this that Phil Jackson is constantly pursuing the position of general manager of the Lakers. Therefore, Phil Jackson did not notice the fear of Buss, because in Phil Jackson's view, all this is
It is natural that he has put in his own efforts. Now that he has succeeded and achieved glory, he should get his own reward, and this reward is definitely not just a fat contract with an annual salary of tens of millions. In this way
The contract simply cannot meet Phil Jackson's requirements, at least not in terms of rights and status.
Adrian didn't know where Phil Jackson's blind spots were. But he could see that what troubled Phil Jackson was that he couldn't accept that Jerry Buss, a shrewd businessman, had made such a stupid decision.
"Phil, you have to know..." Adrian slowly placed the goblet on the coffee table: "Old Bass, Jerry Bass, is very old, and his body is also very poor.
Okay, it will be... like that at any time."
Adrian pointed to the sky: "He may have had many ambitions. Some of these ambitions were achieved, some were not achieved, and some may have been exceeded. But no matter what, Phil, you
You have to understand that he no longer wants to create a bigger situation."
Phil Jackson suddenly raised his head.
Yes, an enterprising, young and passionate boss will promote partners and welcome partners very much, because he is more concerned with how to make his business bigger and stronger, and how to create a bigger and more beautiful business.
The situation. Jerry Buss was such a person in the past. Even just three years ago, he might have had a little ambition.
But now, Jerry Buss is about to die, and he no longer thinks about a better situation. He just wants to keep his property and his empire. During this period, any violation of his rights and interests will
It's all intolerable, even if you may bring him more benefits in the future... because he can no longer see it and can't enjoy it.
That night, Adrian let Phil Jackson sleep in his guest room because he was already drunk. Adrian tidied up a little and prepared to go to bed. Phil Jackson drank too much tonight.
He seemed to be deliberately trying to get himself drunk, and Adrian also drank a lot. Soon after, Phil Jackson's cell phone that was left on the sofa suddenly rang, and Adrian picked it up and took a look.
, what was displayed on the phone was a photo of Jenny Buss with a bright smile.
Adrian answered the phone and told Jenny Busfield that Jackson had drunk a lot and would sleep at his place tonight. Then he put the phone on the coffee table in the living room, returned to the bedroom and fell asleep.
When he woke up the next day, Adrian originally thought he would see a depressed Phil Jackson suffering from a hangover and a headache. He was even prepared that Phil Jackson would choose to take leave. But...
"Ed, it seems you need to send me to Staples." Phil Jackson, who had gotten up early, was tidy and energetic. He seemed to have lost all his depression from last night.
Not even under the influence of drunkenness.
"No matter what, I want to leave here successfully and gloriously, instead of being driven away in despair!" Phil Jackson opened his eyes wide, as if he wanted to see everything around him thoroughly: "I want to at least
Leave here as a successful person and let those guys be despised in the future just to get rid of me!"
"I will go all out to play, Phil." Adrian shrugged: "As long as I don't get traded."
"You won't be traded, at least not this season!" Phil Jackson seemed confident: "If Buss first... That old guy thinks it doesn't matter if he loses important players and the head coach at the same time, thinking that the Lakers are back in turmoil.
It doesn't matter, otherwise he will never trade you this season!"
"This season, I want the championship!" (To be continued...)
