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Adrian quickly understood what Kobe wanted to do!
A few days later, to be precise, after losing to the Hornets in an away game, the Los Angeles Times suddenly published a special report on Kobe. In the report, Kobe's words were sharp, and he even criticized the Lakers management mercilessly.
In particular, general manager Kupchak was "doing nothing and doing nothing." In a special interview, Kobe even revealed that he was "used by the Lakers to expel O'Neal."
As another main person involved in the special report, O'Neal stated that he did not care about this when being interviewed by reporters.
"He made this choice in the first place, but now it's too late to regret it." This sentence was quite ambiguous, which caused all kinds of speculations in the media. Conspiracy theories about the collapse of OK group suddenly became rampant again.
There have been various speculations in the media about the final breakup of the OK group. Although several years have passed, it is still the focus of the media's attention now that it is being speculated about.
Not to mention other things, if you want to say that the people who are most anxious after the publication of this special report on Kobe, it must be the Lakers management and Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak. In fact, it is Kobe who suddenly broke out this time.
There were no signs at all before, so the Lakers were caught off guard.
The reporters who have gathered outside Staples these days and want to interview Lakers players or members of the Lakers management are like a dark group of crows that smell the rancid smell. They can't be driven away no matter how hard they gather outside Staples. Once they see it,
Lakers employees who arrived at work or saw Lakers players coming for training immediately surrounded them, forming a crowd that made it almost impossible to walk.
Adrian is also their key interview subject. To be honest, this incident has seriously interfered with the normal operation of the Lakers, and even the players' training has been disrupted.
After all, something like this happened, and it was impossible for anyone to stay focused during training. In fact, in private, when the Lakers players got together to talk, the most talked about topic was Kobe's sudden attack. Not only was this incident
The outside world was not prepared at all, the Lakers management had no idea, and even the Lakers players had no idea why Kobe suddenly made up his mind to do this.
Adrian may be the only one who knows a little bit about it.
To be honest, after he talked with Kobe that night, he realized that Kobe might be planning to do something. But he didn't expect that Kobe would do it so decisively and simply, putting himself on the opposite side of the Lakers almost instantly.
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But Adrian immediately understood that Kobe did this because he had the capital to do so.
First of all, as the Lakers' number one star, he has unparalleled market appeal in Los Angeles. Such market appeal makes the Lakers dare not give up on Kobe easily, and may even be forced to compromise with Kobe.
As for internal punishment, putting Kobe on the bench?
No kidding, if the Lakers really dare to do this, the fans will tear them to pieces!
Of course, it is not impossible that the Lakers would consider trading Kobe as soon as they became aggressive. This matter is not without precedent, such as O'Neal. But in fact, this matter cannot be replicated in Kobe's case.
Because Kobe has the power to veto trades!
I have to admit that O'Neal was finally purged by the Lakers, which shocked Kobe a lot. In fact, he almost roared at Kupchak: "If it weren't for O'Neal, if it wasn't for me!"
But after O'Neal was really purged by the Lakers, Kobe proudly took control of the Lakers, while being firmly blamed by the Lakers management. Even though he was proud, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
A meritorious player like O'Neal who has achieved the Triple Crown will inevitably suffer the fate of being purged when he gets old, but what about himself...
Kobe is very proud, but that doesn't mean he is a fool.
Therefore, when he signed a new contract with the Lakers as a free player, in addition to making further requirements in terms of contract amount and contract length, he also almost half-forced himself to obtain a special item from the contract.
Terms, also known as 'transaction veto'
At that time, the Lakers could not lose Kobe after sending away O'Neal. At that time, Kobe had already jumped out of the contract and was a completely free player. In other words, if Kobe wanted to leave, the Lakers would not be able to keep him. In order to keep Kobe
, under this circumstance, the Lakers finally signed a seven-year contract with Kobe Bryant worth nearly $140 million, including the right to veto the transaction.
Kobe earned himself a max-salary long-term contract. At the same time, he flexibly used his status as a free player to earn himself the right to veto transactions that no one in the league except him had. This clause stipulated that Kobe had the right to refuse to be
The right to trade, if Kobe does not agree, the Lakers will not be able to trade Kobe, which gives Kobe the greatest freedom, not to mention that the contract also stipulates that Kobe will have player options after 2009, which means that at that time
Kobe can completely opt out of his contract, but he only has two years left.
If the Lakers act ruthlessly, they are likely to face a situation where they will lose nothing. Of course Kobe will also be affected, but the impact on Kobe will definitely not be as great as the loss to the Lakers. Even if it is a lose-lose situation, Kobe will probably change to another team, and the Lakers
Maybe I lost Kobe, gained nothing, and still smell like fish.
This is Kobe's biggest reliance.
"I guess the Lakers will eventually choose to compromise." Adrian secretly guessed that the Lakers could only compromise with Kobe because they couldn't bear the pain of losing Kobe at the moment.
But the Lakers were really affected. In the next two games, the Lakers continued to lose, losing to the Bobcats and Spurs, ushering in their first three-game losing streak this season. The media immediately began to badmouth
The Lakers believe that the collapse of the Lakers is just around the corner, and the good results achieved in the past few months prove nothing.
Kobe is still the same Kobe. He averaged 37 points per game in three consecutive losses, and his offensive firepower has not diminished at all. However, his performance alone cannot cover up the overall sluggishness of the Lakers. Even Adrian has been affected. His personal data is
There has been a certain decline. People within the Lakers are even more panicked. Kobe's sudden outburst has left everyone at a loss.
