"Oh? Tell me, are they European players, American players or one of the NBDL players?" Bonnie Laughlin asked subconsciously, because this is also a general free market choice. As for the rest, basically
is not considered.
"No, he's an Asian player." Tang Qian opened his mouth and Bonnie Laughlin was shocked. Although Tang Qian is now the boss of the iron-clad team with the support and acquiescence of the upper management, this is too ridiculous.
Right? There is no problem if you want to cultivate your own direct descendants. The boss of every team will do this, but is it necessary to go directly to Asian players?
Asian players? Can they play in the NBA? If not this is a joke, what are you doing?
"Tang, are you kidding, right? Okay, let's get down to business, I'll listen."
"I'm not joking, I'm just an Asian player." Seeing that Tang Qian didn't sound like he was joking, Bonnie Laughlin was silent for a while before she said, "He's an Asian player, and neither are our Lakers."
For a place that specializes in charity, your proposal is really a bit..." But before she could finish her sentence, she was cut off by the former: "Ms. Laughlin, don't forget, I am an Asian player."
"Uh, well, you, you are different. Your situation is special and cannot be counted as a normal probability." After Bonnie Laughlin finished speaking, Tang Qian added: "Isn't Yao Ming the same?
Asian? Isn’t Lin from our team also an Asian? Are you looking down on our Asian players?” “No, no, no, there is no such thing.” Bonnie Laughlin reacted immediately.
, the Clippers owner Donald Sterling's incident came up some time ago, and even American boss Ou Guanhai issued a statement angrily denounced this incident, so now she is not willing to get involved in this bad luck.
Moreover, she has been dealing with Lakers No. 29 for a long time. He knows very well the personality of this Oriental, which is different from the tolerance and timidity of ordinary yellow people in the United States. This man, he is very scary when he gets angry.
.
Whether it was on or off the court, to put it simply, in him, Bonnie Laughlin saw the long-lost strong visible national self-esteem and racial self-esteem in yellow Asians. In addition, now the Lakers
The general direction of team building has been decided, and he has proved with facts that he is not bad at leading the team. Under this situation, Bonnie Laughlin must consider the former's thoughts and emotions more.
She is not Mitch Kupchak, and the latter’s lessons are still fresh in her mind.
Besides, although Tang Qian needs to have a certain say in the management, it is not too much to never cross the line. It is not the absolute dominance of James, so she does not need to fall out with the former. For her, there is no such thing as
A little benefit.
In other words, she is now able to sit firmly in the position of deputy general manager of the Lakers and has the actual power. The Oriental center on the other end of the phone is indispensable. When she thought of this, she immediately recovered her head.
Calmly, he began to smooth out the conversation and said: "Fang, I absolutely respect you and your race. I also know that there are people like you, Yao, and Lin among the yellow race, but as a
The management of the team, I also need to consider the actual situation, right? The actual situation is that there are too few yellow and Asian people who can play in the NBA. Look, after so many years, aren’t there just these few people?
?So I also have difficulties. I hope you can understand." Seeing that the other party had already found a way out, Tang Qian did not hold on. He knew that what the other party said was not false. Yellow people are in the NBA.
, the base number is too small, so people will subconsciously look down upon it, right?
From the perspective of considering the interests of the team, Bonnie Laughlin does not have a particularly big problem.
"Ms. Laughlin, I understand your concerns, but please believe me, at least the person I recommend has proven that he is at least NBA-level. You don't have to worry about this. And his price is not expensive.
It just suits the current situation of our Lakers team." Tang Qian said: "I mean, we are short of the No. 4 position anyway, why not try to sign him at a low price? A short contract of one season, I believe
It’s harmless, isn’t it?”
Bonnie Laughlin thought about it and decided to give Tang Qian face, because the latter had stood by her side in many matters. Besides, the management was fighting against the core boss whom the team focused on cultivating.
The outcome will not be much better. After all, the NBA is still a league dominated by stars. The stronger the star, the better you maintain a good relationship with him.
After breaking up, the real big boss would not be so stupid and unable to make a trade-off.
And she will also need Tang Qian to help her consolidate her position in the future. At this time, she can still "afford to lose" on a veteran's basic salary contract.
It doesn't matter if Quan is just giving me face, a one-year short contract, or poison.
"Okay, tell me his name. We will send someone to contact him." Seeing that Bonnie Laughlin still chose to nod in agreement, Tang Qian felt much better and said, "Well,
Okay, his name is..."
…
Domestic, Xiangshi, Xiangshi Basketball Center, today's training has just ended here. After saying goodbye to his teammates, a tall man was about to drive home to rest. Unexpectedly, at this time, he received a call from someone.
He looked down at his mobile phone number and was stunned, because he knew this person, but he had not contacted him before. What was going on when he called himself now? With doubts, he slid down the connect button.
.
Before he could speak, a voice came from the phone: "Hi~Brother Yi~do you still remember me?"
"Of course, what's the matter with you?" He was not very good at expression and words, which was one of the reasons why he couldn't get along in the United States. "Of course there is something." The voice on the other end of the phone said in surprise: "I'll come.
How about asking you to return to the NBA? Are you interested?"
He was stunned when he heard this and didn't speak for a long time.
In about ten minutes, Tang Qian explained clearly the purpose of his call, but he still felt a little unresolved.
"So, um, Don, you came to me to join, join the Los Angeles Lakers???"
"Of course, otherwise do you think I lied to you? I don't have that much free time. If you agree, someone from the Lakers will contact you and your agent right away."
"Well, why me? I haven't played in the NBA for a long time."
"There's no reason. I think you can strengthen the current Lakers, so I'm looking for you. The free market is about to close now. You also know the situation of our team. Now the main player and the main substitute at position 4 are kneeling.
I'm running out of money all of a sudden, so I sincerely want to invite you to join our team."
"Isn't it because of the Chinese market?" He asked again. After all, over the years, there are quite a few people and teams who have applied for this purpose.
"Huh?" Tang Qian felt a little funny when he heard this and said: "Brother Yi, are you kidding me? I am also Chinese. The Lakers don't have this need, right?"
"Well, that's right. With you, the Chinese market really doesn't need me anymore. So, is this really because the Lakers signed me to strengthen them? Can I really get playing time and opportunities?" He once said
In the last few years of the NBA, I have experienced the ups and downs of human relations. It is not a joke to sit on the bench.
No basketball player wants to sit on the bench, so this incident greatly killed his NBA dream.
"There is some substitute time, but for the specifics, we still need to look at your trial training and team performance, Brother Yi. But I'm here to say it. The Los Angeles Lakers are my team now. You just need to prove that you are NBA-level."
Strength, then you can get a fair chance to compete, and I will not let anyone suppress you." Tang Qian's words were domineering, but they also silenced the man on the other end of the phone. After a while, he continued:
"I understand your good intentions, but now, do I still have the ability to continue to challenge the NBA?"
"Of course. Isn't this nonsense? Otherwise, why would I call you? I'm not full."
"But now Hongyuan also needs me, I need to think about it."
"Well, that's possible, but now there are only about 48 hours left before the free market closes this season. That means Brother Yi, you need to make a decision within 48 hours, otherwise it will be too late."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your call. I will seriously consider this proposal." He thought for a while and added: "Don't call me Brother Yi. Now everyone has to call you Brother Tang, right?"
?Just call me Alian."
"Brother Yi, you are older than me after all. What I mean is..."
"On the basketball court, strength is respected. For too long in China, people have been ranked based on seniority. In this aspect, what I have done is far different from Yao Yao, so I can't continue at the moment." Regarding domestic basketball, his feelings are that
But it’s very deep. I joined the team in the Olympics in 2004, and now it’s 2015. How can I not have feelings? Besides, in domestic basketball and international competitions, who else can watch it except him?
Now even a junior inside insider dares to openly talk back to him in the game without giving any face. It makes me feel ashamed to behave like this.
But his personality is like this. He is not suitable to be the boss, but he was forced into this position.
As always, he is trying his best to do this well, although this period is a dark period for the domestic men's basketball team.
He still chose to stick to it silently.
But in the NBA, to be honest, he has lost confidence and enthusiasm. It was a dream, and his dream woke up as early as the 11-12 season. Maybe it’s really not suitable for me to go to the NBA, right?
Shuitu, my personality, is really difficult to integrate into.
After hanging up the phone, he was worried. This incident prevented him from sleeping well all night.
He couldn't make up his mind between going or not. After all, his failure last time... made him laugh at countless people.
In this winner-takes-all society, if he cannot reach star level, then he has failed to live up to public expectations, and that means he is not good enough.
Me, alas.
In fact, he knows very well that as long as he opens his mouth, Hongyuan will immediately release him. He and Hongyuan's upper management, including the boss, have been old acquaintances for many years. Over the years, he has also helped this team win countless awards.
Domestic honors.
The next day, the first meeting of the national team regarding this year's Asian Cup was to be held in Hong Kong. As the nominal head of the national team, he could not be absent. But this time, something happened that made him change his mind and become determined.
confidence.
It was about a young man who was promoting everywhere that he was going to play in the NBA and join the Houston Rockets. Maybe there was an element of hype from his team, but obviously with the popularity in the country, the young man was a little carried away.
His opinion is that now that the former joins the NBA, he is looking for abuse. Let alone the first round, he is lucky to be selected in the second round. After all, he himself has been in the NBA for many years.
The voice and talent back then were countless times stronger than the skinny young insider he is now.
But he still only managed to reach a position between the starter and the regular rotation at the peak of the NBA. At his peak, he only had 12+7 data. This young man known as the "Big Devil" probably spent more time in the past.
Let's decentralize the game in the NBDL. He still has this basic professional vision. He is not one of those fake fans on the Internet who are easily fooled by the media. He has actually played in the NBA. He has also joined the NBA with a super high draft pick.
He is not easily fooled by the media.
But he didn't say any more or give any more advice to the young insider, because he had gradually discovered that the latter had become impatient and unhappy with his tips and suggestions. In this case, he didn't bother to say anything more.
.Anyway, it has nothing to do with him.
But at this time, no matter what, a fake fan who organized on-site activities said something, which made him angry all of a sudden.
What do you mean, I couldn't survive in the NBA, so I was kicked back?
What does it mean that I should give up my position as the head of the national team?
I am far worse than him???
Are you kidding? Are you kidding???
I was a high draft pick back then, can I be the same as him???
That’s how they all look at it, right? They all think he is the next domestic player to enter the NBA, right?
Well.
I'll let you see it.
Who is next.
PS: I actually didn’t like Yi Di very much before. I always felt that he was too inferior compared to Yao Ming, but later I discovered that in the national team, after Yao Ming retired, he was always the one who worked the hardest. There is a saying that I think is right.
Yes, he has never let me down when he puts on the national team uniform. He is also the only player in the national team who can compete head-to-head with international stars. Therefore, Yi Di is about to return, which is not only Xiao Zi’s selfishness but also Xiao Zi’s.