"Who???" Mitch Kupchak was in an extremely bad mood now, so he yelled loudly. This was completely different from his usual "gentleman" feeling. "Oh~ Mr. Kupchak~ I'm here to see you.
What you signed is the latest financial report of the Los Angeles Defenders." The visitor is an old acquaintance of Tang Qian, she is Bonnie Laughlin, the deputy general manager of the Los Angeles Defenders and the current assistant general manager.
"Tang, you're here too. Hello, congratulations on winning the Western Conference Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks... Huh? No? You should have just finished the game against the Bulls now. You're not at the Staples Center. Why are you here?
?" Bonnie Laughlin has become a bit more elegant than before. It seems that the saying "the spirit of the person who has moved here nourishes the body" is not unreasonable. And how to say it? Compared with the sexy dress before,
Her current overall appearance has begun to become more solemn and refined, with very few leaks from her body.
"Hello, Ms. Laughlin." Seeing that it was Bonnie Laughlin, Tang Qian suppressed his anger and said with respect. After all, this woman is one of his NBA guides. Without him, now
It is impossible for me to stand in Los Angeles and stand with the Lakers. "The reason why I am not at Staples but here now is entirely because Mr. Mitch Kupchak is dissatisfied with me and colluded with some people to deliberately cause trouble."
Me! That’s why I came here to ask for an explanation from Mr. Kupchak.”
After listening to Tang Qian's words, Bonnie Laughlin quickly thought of several possibilities in her mind, but she didn't show much emotion. She just said with a smile: "Then you have something to say~~ Kupchak
The husband is also a reasonable and civilized person. As long as you talk to him properly, he is still very polite." Bonnie Laughlin seemed to be persuading, but in fact, there were many insinuations and sarcastic words in her words.
Tang Qian was so angry that he didn't pay much attention.
"Wow~ The door was kicked open? It seems that Mr. Kupchak is very 'busy' in the office." Bonnie Laughlin said again. The extended meaning of this sentence is even more profound than the previous one.
"Explicit". This made Mitch Kupchak very angry and said: "You still need to come to me personally for such a trivial matter? As the deputy general manager of the Defenders, can't you handle this?
?”
Bonnie Laughlin knows Mitch Kupchak better than Tang Qian, and her relationship with the latter has always been "delicate."
Not emotional subtlety, but work subtlety.
"Oh, sir, this is a financial report. You told me before that you asked me to bring it over for you to sign in person every time. Could it be that Mr. Kupchak is old and has forgotten it?" Bang
Although Ni Laughlin is much younger than Kupchak, she is still thirty-six or seventy years old. In addition, she has rich experience in low-level work and has been with "Old Bass" for a long time.
, she may not be that much inferior to Kupchak.
As for the gap in professional abilities, Old Bass asked her to be the assistant to the general manager, wasn't it just to help her lay a solid foundation?
Kupchak "trained" with West for nearly 16 years before he left the profession. Bonnie Laughlin was confident that she would not be any worse than him. But she also knew that,
She is just a back-up left by "Old Buss". If Mitch Kupchak has been "wise and powerful", then she will always be just an "assistant to the general manager". But she does not "blame" Jack.
Li Bass, because the latter talked to her openly and honestly about all this, her choices were all voluntary and without any compulsion.
So what if I am a "backhand"? As long as I have this kind of opportunity, I will seize it!
This is not only for Jerry and the Bass family, but also for myself!
A wealthy family is magnificent on the outside, but on the inside, it is always full of conspiracies and calculations. Old Bass did this, and Bonnie Laughlin put herself in his shoes. She can completely understand him. No one wants their family to be alone.
The industry "died after two generations", so leaving a "backup" that can be supplemented is a key.
Moreover, this is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for Bonnie Laughlin, who comes from an ordinary background, to squeeze into the upper echelons of the Bass family.
She also wants to move into the upper class society.
So she really hopes that Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss can make more mistakes, so that she and...her can have a chance.
Otherwise, you will have to do "second-line work" all the time.
Mitch Kupchak knew that Bonnie Lovelin was deliberately trying to flatter him, but he had no way to refute it, because this sentence was indeed told by him personally. The purpose was to make Bonnie Lovelin
Lin Zhanzhi intervened in finance and decision-making, and her thoughts of "fighting monsters and upgrading" below came to nothing. But who knew that today, she shot herself in the foot. But he has also been the general manager of the team for many years.
He quickly responded and said: "Really? Then just give the things to Laurie. I will deal with it later when I have time. Now I have something to discuss with Fang, so you can go out first."
With a few simple words, Mitch Kupchak told the other party who was the "big shot" of the Lakers. As a subordinate, it was better to go aside and cool off. But Bonnie Laughlin
Unwilling to miss this opportunity, she did not quit immediately. Instead, she turned to look at the Oriental center and said with a smile: "Hot, Mr. Mitch Kupchak is the general manager of the Lakers, so he is very busy.
, how about we not disturb him for now?"
"I'm sorry, madam, I respect you very much, but I can't obey your order today." Tang Qian looked directly at Kupchak and said in a low voice: "Because Mr. Kupchak did something that I can't understand, so
Whether it's public or private, I want him to tell me clearly and give me an explanation."
"Chinese Perm! Don't mess around! I've told you, this is the decision of the entire management, not my own arbitrary decision! If you leave now, I guarantee that I can pretend that nothing has happened."
After hearing what Kupchak said, Tang Qian smiled and said, "You can pretend that nothing happened, but I can't."
"I just said one thing today: Are you preparing for the next game and continue to work with Howard to plot against me? Don't let me play?"
"Who cheated on you? Let me tell you, if you talk to me with this attitude again, I will ban you from the team. Do you believe it?" Because the door was kicked in, the quarrel in the office has ended.
A lot of people were attracted, and people were watching outside, whispering, and speculating on the meaning of the words between the two people.
And obviously, there are some things that Kupchak has not discussed with everyone.
Seeing that Tang Qian was unwilling to leave, Bonnie Laughlin's eyes lit up, because she had just said so, but she was thinking exactly the opposite. She just wanted the conflict between the two to be more acute, and then she
can……
"Hot, Mr. Mitch Kupchak is the general manager after all... Why don't you admit your mistake first and bow your head." Bonnie Laughlin said deliberately. "No way!" Tang Qian was now furious.
He just blurted out: "If you want to be suspended, then suspend him. Let's see how long he can last! If the Lakers can't make the playoffs, his general manager will be done!" This sentence is the truth. According to his memory of his previous life,
If the Lakers really didn't make it to the playoffs that year, Mitch Kupchak might really step down and take the blame. But if it falls to the latter's ears, it won't be like that. You are casting a curse.
Should I step down and get out? Bastard!!! In this case, I will let you get out first!!!
"You said it yourself! China is hot! Then just sit on the injured list for the rest of the season!" After Mitch Kupchak finished speaking, he shouted out the door: "What are you looking at?
!Are you busy because you have no work? Call the security immediately and ask this rude Chinese to get out!"
"You...I don't need you to invite me, I will leave by myself!" Tang Qian was completely disappointed with Mitch Kupchak after today's trouble, so he turned around and left angrily
into the Lakers general manager's office.
At this moment, Bonnie Laughlin rolled her eyes and immediately followed Tang Qian out of the Lakers' management door.
"You bastard!!! If he comes again in the future, just stop him outside!!! Don't even let him in at the gate!!! Did you hear that???" Mitch Kupchak yelled, and then
Just tell Laurie Blank to call someone to repair the door. Otherwise, it would be outrageous and "inconvenient" for the door to the general manager's office to be left open all the time.
Laurie Blank was also very smart and went straight out to make a phone call without saying a word.
She knows that Mitch Kupchak needs to be alone now.
As for why this situation suddenly happened, and why Mitch Kupchak suddenly suppressed Don's potential and supported Howard, the reason was Howard's personal "visit" a few days ago. The coercion and inducement of "Warcraft" made Mitch
Kupchak finally made up his mind to keep "Warcraft" Howard at all costs.
To review, the general situation on that day is as follows:
"What...what is this? Why do you have this video on your hand? Why did you record this video?" Mitch Kupchak looked at Howard's face and said with surprise. Lakers changing clothes
How could he, as the general manager of the team, not hear about the "infighting incident" in the room? He just thought that the matter was over, but he didn't expect that the "Warcraft" Howard in front of him actually mentioned it again, and...
...He also has clear video footage of the "infighting" on that day.
"Hey, it's nothing. It's just Mr. Mitch Kupchak. I want to remind you not to forget your original promise." Why didn't Kupchak understand what Howard said? In order to recruit Howard to come to Los Angeles, he
Not only did he pay a high price, but he also made some important promises. For example, how the Lakers will sign him in the future, how much guarantee they will give him, and how high their team status will be. Of course, the most important point is,
There is also the issue of the transfer of power from the boss of the Lakers. Without this, it is difficult to say whether Howard would have come to Los Angeles so smoothly last year.
The two of them had agreed to wait for Howard's contract to end this season before renewing it. Firstly, it would allow Howard to get a larger contract amount, and secondly, it would also allow Howard to see the sincerity and sincerity of the Lakers management.
At that time, Howard was very impressed and appreciative of the Lakers' attitude. However, times have changed, and now that he has been in Los Angeles for more than half a season, his mentality has already undergone "dramatic changes" as the situation becomes complicated.
For example, for Los Angeles, instead of having "love", he only has hatred left!
"Of course I haven't forgotten, what's the matter? Did you have another conflict with Kobe and the others? I can help mediate, you..." Before Kupchak finished speaking, Howard shook his head and said: "No, no, no, Kupchak
Mr. Chek, don't evade my question, now you must give me an answer, you still want this damn Chinaman if you want me!"
"Dwight, don't be so excited. We can discuss anything you have to say..."
"Discuss? Discuss what? Discuss nothing! Now I want you to give me an answer immediately!!! Must!!! Immediately!!!" Seeing Howard's expression of refusing to give up until he achieves his goal, Kupchak
I cursed Tang Qian in my heart, because according to the images in this video, Howard was indeed humiliated and almost "inhumane". If you put yourself in Howard's shoes, he would probably explode right now.
"Of course I want you, do you need to say that? Dwight." Mitch Kupchak quickly ran through multiple answers in his mind, then chose the one he thought was the most suitable and said. "You can choose me,
But you must get rid of this Chinaman immediately! Because I don’t want to see this yellow-skinned monkey again for one second!!!” Howard’s words were very fierce, as if Kupchak would completely fall out if he answered wrongly. “De
White, your request is very difficult, because you don’t know that the door to the trading market is now closed, and even if I want to trade him, there is nothing I can do. So you’d better be patient and wait until..."
"Wait??? He has treated me like this, and you still make me wait??? How can I wait??? You should tell me!!!" Howard's eyes widened when he heard this, and he yelled. "
Dwight, I understand how you feel now, and I also know that you are sad and aggrieved, but this is the rule of the league and I can't change it." When Howard heard this, he immediately changed his voice and said: "Then let him go first.
The bench, no, let him go to the injured list first! Anyway, just don’t appear on the court with me!”
"It's okay to sit on the bench, and it's okay to reduce his playing time, but to go directly to the injured list, this..." Before Mitch Kupchak could finish speaking, Howard took advantage of him again and said: "This is what I have to do.
Demand! If you can't satisfy me, then I can't guarantee whether I will choose to renew my contract with the Lakers after this season's contract ends! Anyway, with this video here, no one will blame me if I leave!"
This was simply the most difficult negotiation for Mitch Kupchak in his career as general manager, because overall he was unable to seize the initiative and Howard was the one being aggressive, but he was unable to reverse the situation.
After seeing this cell phone video, Kupchak knew that Howard was serious. If he couldn't give him a satisfactory answer today, it was very likely that Howard would leave after this season. Lakers
With Bynum and several role players, if the final exchange is for "the right to use Warcraft for one season", then no need to think too much, he will definitely be criticized to death by fans and experts in Los Angeles.
As a result, the so-called "magic operation" has become a "ghost operation", directly turning from a model into a laughing stock.
Mitch Kupchak doesn't want to bear this huge gap, because in that case, his dream of being the godfather of the Lakers has come to an end. Compared with the famous Howard, sacrificing a "substitute blue-collar", in his
From the trade-off, the answer was easily obtained.
Give up your car to keep your coach! The Lakers have already played extremely poorly this season. If he ends up losing both men and money, his reputation will definitely fall to the bottom in an instant. So Mitch Kupchak quickly analyzed the pros and cons and made a decision
A decision he considered to be the "optimal" one came.
"Okay, Dwight, I can agree to your request." Seeing that Kupchak finally bowed to himself and compromised, Howard felt happy, but he still pretended to be "reluctant" on the surface.
With a look like that, he said: "You said this yourself, don't go back on your word then! Otherwise, I won't be easy to bully!!!"
"Don't worry, as long as you renew your contract with the Lakers, then these issues can be resolved according to your requirements." Kupchak said: "After all, you are the heir to the leadership of the team, and we will do our best to build a team around you.
Championship lineup." If in the past, Howard would have been extremely happy and excited when he heard this kind of promise, but now... he has no nostalgia for Los Angeles and hates it, so...
"Then it depends on whether Mr. Kupchak can fulfill your words first." Howard had discussed it with ace agent Dan Fagan before he came, so he was not in a hurry to make a promise. Instead, he wanted to lure Mitch Kupp first.
Checker took the bait. Speaking of Dan Fagan, he is really such an "unscrupulous" big-name agent. You said he has no ability? This person is very capable. In addition to Howard, there are a large number of NBA players.
Even stars have a lot of future potential newcomers in his "Client Bag". In this season's ranking of famous NBA agents, his name is listed high at No. 3. This shows that this person is
He has great business ability. But this guy is also an extremely "fucked up" person. In order to maximize the profits of his agent, he will often even ignore the feelings of his players and just wantonly fight for huge contracts.
Back then, Yi Jianlian was "manipulated" by this guy to the point where no one in the NBA cared about him.
How do you say? From the very beginning when Yi Jianlian landed in the NBA, he has been trumpeting Yi Jianlian's unwillingness to go to Milwaukee. Even if this was Yi Jianlian's original intention, but it was made public and publicized, what was the result? The result was that Yi Jianlian was not willing to go to Milwaukee.
Before Jian Lian even played a game in the NBA, he had already left a very bad impression on American fans. Old fans should still have memories of this guy's most famous statement back then: The Bucks won't let him go.
Yi Jianlian will return to China and not play for any club for a whole year.
Want to know how "fucked" this statement is? First of all, he planted the seeds of mutual hatred between Yi Jianlian and Milwaukee before they cooperated. This later made Yi Jianlian suffer in the Bucks.
, has a very direct connection with the rapid loss of fans' support. Secondly, his decision did not consider the interests of the athlete Yi Jianlian at all. As a professional basketball player, if you don't play professional games for a whole year, what else do you have?
Competitive state? Do you really think everyone is Jordan, Kobe, and James? Besides being "idle" for a year, Yi Jianlian will also lose a lot of money and income, which is also incomprehensible. The last and most critical point is that the core of what he did is,
It is not for the sake of clients, but simply for the sake of my own commission, so that I can get more commissions and one-sidedly and deliberately amplify Yi Jianlian's personal will.
And who took the blame in the end? Of course it wasn't him, Dan Fagan, but Yi Jianlian himself.
The American media quickly labeled Yi Jianlian as a "big name", "unruly" and "selfish", so it would be fine if Yi Jianlian was branded. According to the media's "praising the high and undermining the low"
Urinary sex, everything can disappear. But if it is not dealt with... the consequences will be very serious, and it will only double the slander and double the humiliation.
Everyone knows the subsequent results. Yi Jianlian has a very bad reputation in the league. It originated here, but our Mr. Dan Fagan has nothing to do with it. Without Yi Jianlian, he continues to make a lot of money.
Earn US dollars. However, this person's style and appearance eventually aroused public outrage. A few years later, Howard, DeAndre Jordan, and John Wall all "fired" him. The key point is that Dan Fagan is completely
He doesn't pay attention to his own image as a player. This coincides with the Yi Jianlian incident that year.
Coupled with the "notorious" "Joe Smith contract fraud" in history, the agent's character is actually inversely proportional to his work ability. But Howard doesn't understand this yet. He only thinks that
Dan Fagan is his "good uncle". After seeing that he was humiliated, he spared no effort to help him with suggestions and advice, and also supported him on various occasions. Such a big-name agent with "excellent style", in the current league,
Already extremely rare.
He thought he was lucky and had picked up a treasure.
Little did they know that Dan Fagan did all this for himself and for his beautiful ink knife.
Because privately...
PS: Let’s start with a 6K big chapter. Xiao Zi continues to write the next chapter, but it’s still early in the morning when she finishes. Please forgive me. Who told Xiao Zi that she can only write when she goes home at night... Wuwuwu~~~