Chapter 663 The new contract is finalized and the 4D outbreak is completed~ha~
"What? Bryant? You want us to offer you a multi-million contract?" Mitch Kupchak said on the phone.
"No! It's not tens of millions!" Kobe said: "It starts at 12 million! It must be this price! Listen Mitch, I am doing this for the future of Los Angeles!" "You are kidding!" Kupchak is working on signing a contract
How could Bynum go along with Kobe's wishes and refuse by saying: "Do you think he is worth the price? He is probably 28 years old now!!! How can such a person with no integrity open the door?"
Such a high price! Absolutely not!"
"Kupchak! Stop chattering with me!" Kobe exploded directly on the phone, seemingly no longer caring about the face of Kupchak, the team's general manager: "Do you think he will be short of money?
? His current sneaker contract is top-notch, and he won’t lose these millions! But if he can keep him with a few million, we will make a lot of money in the future! Don’t blame me for not reminding you, if you dare to take him away, I
I’m not done with you!”
Why did Kobe's attitude suddenly become so tough? Did he take the wrong medicine?
"Bryant! You have to figure it out. Depending on what D'Antoni means, it is very likely that he will be corrected in the future. Can you bear it?" Kupchak thought he had caught Kobe's "weakness", but where did he find it?
Knowing that the latter opened his mouth, he said: "What's the problem with straightening him in the future? I think Mr. D'Antoni's approach is right, and it's worth increasing our investment!"
"w? what?" Hearing this, Mitch Kupchak was a little stunned, because this kind of words should not come from Kobe's mouth. Otherwise, why would Howard leave? Why can't we coexist with him? Until now
, Kupchak also felt that the departure of "Warcraft" from the team was all due to Kobe's "high pressure" and he did not reflect on himself too much.
"Bryant, are you serious? Do you agree with D'Antoni's nonsense?" Mitch Kupchak said.
"As long as it's good for the Lakers to win the championship, I don't care. I agree with it." After Kobe finished speaking, Kupchak said: "You are not giving up on yourself because your condition has plummeted and you can't return to your peak.
Bar?"
"Oh? You think so?" Kobe sneered and said: "I'm telling you now, I want to attend the opening game of the new season because I have recovered." "Bryant! Are you asking me to go back on my word?
?” Kupchak announced not long ago that Kobe Bryant would not participate in the opening game and would continue to recuperate from his injury. Now he immediately breaks his promise. How do Los Angeles fans think of him?
Kupchak was unwilling to agree to such a thing that undermined his authority.
But Kobe's status in the Lakers team is such that he can suppress him at will. If Kobe wants to play, no one can stop him.
He is the king in Los Angeles.
"Do I care about you?" Kobe may also feel that this is his last season, and the recovery of his physical condition has allowed him to regain his former domineering attitude: "I'm just here to inform you, not to discuss with you. Remember,
Two things, the first thing is a 12 million-year contract, the longer the term, the better! The second thing is that I want to play in the opening game! Well, I wish you a happy life, goodbye."
After saying that, Kobe hung up the phone, which made Mitch Kupchak have a vein on his forehead and said: "Bullshit! Dogshit! Do you still think you are the peak Black Mamba? Your legs are all broken."
Broken! You are in such a mess and you still dare to talk to me like this? Damn it! Damn it! I will make you lose face and swollen your own face!" After saying these words, Kupchak grabbed the hand beside him
The cell phone dialed and said: "Hey, how is Andrew over there? Yes, bring him over right away, just for a trial training and meet his teammates! Yes, today is the day! Let's do it right away!!!"
After putting down the phone, Kupchak said with a fierce mouth: "Let you fool me! Let you threaten me! I, Mitch Kupchak, am not a soft persimmon! If you want to knead me, you must have that ability.
OK!"
I will definitely turn defeat into victory! I will definitely!!!
In the pre-season training camp, the Lakers team was training seriously. In the afternoon, the door of Toyota Sports Center was opened. Mitch Kupchak led two people into the training hall and said: "Andrew, welcome to return to the Lakers."
, everyone misses you."
"Hey, Mr. Kupchak, although my client is loyal to the Lakers, in terms of price, you also understand that business is business, and my client cannot lose a penny of what he deserves." Bye.
Nahm's agent is called David Lee and NBA player David Lee has the same name, so they are not the same person. Mitch Kupchak cursed in his heart when he heard this, but on the surface he still said it politely.
: "Don't worry, we will make the most reasonable valuation for Andrew and we won't let you suffer."
"Haha~ Okay, when will the contract be signed?" David Lee seemed a little anxious.
"Don't worry, we'll go to the general manager's office to talk after Andrew gets used to it." But before Kupchak could finish speaking, some "disharmonious" voices appeared in the training ground: "Why are you here? Why are you here?"
Do you really want to go back to the Lakers?"
"Of course, I'm a genuine Laker player."
Tang Qian sneered and said, "Then what position are you going to play when you come back?"
"Of course he's the starter." Bynum said without thinking, "Does Andrew Bynum, my Western Conference All-Star starter, still have to come off the bench?"
"Aren't you going to be a substitute?" Tang Qian asked.
"Am I on the bench? Who deserves to start? Now Howard is gone." After Bynum said that, the Lakers stopped shooting training on the 29th, grabbed the ball with one hand and walked to the former, and said with a smile: "I'll tell you something.
Well, Andrew, things are different these days."
"You are the starting center of the Western Conference All-Stars. That happened last season. Please understand." Tang Qian said: "Last season, I was the starting center of the Western Conference All-Stars. You want to come to the Lakers to play, okay, give it to me.
Just be a substitute, I don't mind." "What? You want me to be a substitute for you? Who do you think it is? Howard??? Ridiculous!!! Everyone knows how you got that All-Star starting center.
!" Bynum still looked at Tang Qian with his old eyes and said: "Now that I have returned to the Lakers and Los Angeles, the position of the starting center of the Western Conference All-Stars will be nothing to you. From now on, it will be my monopoly!"
Kobe did not step forward because he believed that Tang Qian could handle it by himself. This was also a good opportunity to establish the authority of the team.
"Hahahaha~" Tang Qian laughed, then looked at Bynum and said: "You didn't play a single game last year, and you still dare to talk to me like this? I just want to ask you, who are you?
, are you worthy?" Tang Qian then said something seemingly shocking, saying: "I tell you, Bynum, let alone you, even Howard can only play as a substitute with me this season!
Understand?"
"You...you are so crazy! So arrogant!" Bynum did not expect that a year later, this Oriental center is still so unlikable, no, it is even more annoying.
"You're just a blue-collar guy! What qualifications do you have to say that about me and Howard? Do you really take your bullshit All-Star seriously?"
"It's okay for me to be a blue-collar worker." Tang Qian said: "But blue-collar workers can also be divided into ordinary and super. Obviously, I am the latter. My defensive ability is enough to suppress you. No, I suppress all the No. 5 positions in the league now!
"You, I think there is something wrong with your brain and you are suffering from delusional disorder!" Bynum said: "You are the only one who still wants to suppress all the No. 5 positions in the league? Do you think you are a blue-collar superstar?"
"Yes, you are right this time." Tang Qian said, "I am a blue-collar superstar."
Tang Qian has experienced so many things, and he is already different from the first year. Especially after coming out of the tower, his vision has become many times higher than before. Bynum? Is this the best in the playoffs?
A player who averages 16+11 per game can make the All-Stars in this era, but in the 1990s, first, he cannot produce such data, and second, even if he does, he cannot make the All-Stars. As for the best
Don't even think about the lineup and the best defensive formation.
How can Tang Qian be polite?
You want me to come on the bench for you? You, the guy with the highest 16+11 in the playoffs and an average shooting percentage of 47%?
Your ***, I'm sorry, why are you so big-minded?
"Crazy! I think you are crazy! Kobe, you just look at this lunatic and don't care about this lunatic?" Bynum said to Lakers No. 24 who was practicing behind him. "He is better than you, that's no problem.
What's there to care about?" Kobe said casually while shooting: "Whenever you are better than him, it won't be too late to seek justice from me."
"You! I think you are all out of your mind!!! Why do you still want to show off in the current situation of the Lakers? Don't think I don't know that you no longer have the ability at your peak, right? Don't pretend to me! Preseason
The average shooting percentage in 5 games was less than 20%, and in the last game, I made 0 of 16 shots. Why do you have the dignity to drag me?" Bynum was out for a year, failed to hit the ball, and his brain deteriorated even more. Kobe heard this,
His expression changed and he said: "What did you say? Are you looking for death?"
"Forget it, Bryant, what are you doing with such a brainless person? I'll send him away and let him get lost." After Tang Qian finished speaking, he said to Andrew Bynum: "Hey, Andrew, it's still the same.
The rules are, I defend and you attack, as long as you score three goals, you will win, how about it?" After Tang Qian came back, he had not really tried his ability after breaking through. Now that one was sent to his door, he would not waste it.
Wouldn't it be a waste?
"What? Don't you dare? Didn't you just say that you will be the starter of the Western Conference All-Stars? Do you want to monopolize this position and quota? You just rely on your mouth to monopolize it? Ah?" Bynum was still brainless and said on the spot
Jumping: "Come on, I'm afraid of you. You are so arrogant. It seems that Howard has not taught you how to be a good person this season!"
"He taught me? Just because of his declining ability?" Tang Qian smiled and said: "Ten balls, hurry up, get out of here early, don't delay our practice." "You damn China.
...Chinese! Just wait for me and see if I don’t torture you to death!” Bynum didn’t know how to spell blush. He would have no glory if he won this unfair bet, not to mention...
There's no way he can win.
According to Tang Qian's own feeling, although he can't defend 30+ super scorers, his offensive firepower averaging less than 30+ per game is basically a low-post kill. Unless the opponent's state breaks out, that's another matter. But what do you expect?
Anzhu, a person who has not played football for a year, is in great condition? That must be a joke.
Tang Qian estimated that the current nunnery leader could still average 10+ points per game at most, but he immediately knew that he was wrong.
The Bynum in front of me has no ability to average 10+ points per game. He no longer has 5+ points! He has gained weight! Although he is not as fat as he was in 2014, he has not conducted systematic training for a whole year.
, his competitive state has long been in shambles.
What the NBA No. 5 position wants is to gain weight, but not gain weight.
Tang Qian hit ten balls, and all of them flew away from his opponent, which made him a little unbelievable.
Bynum was dissatisfied and shouted that he wanted to do it again. Of course Tang Qian was happy to do it again, and he made another 9 blocks. One of them was not blocked because Andrew Bynum shot an outside three-pointer.
"Come again! Come again! I don't believe I can't score a goal!!!" Bynum seemed to be stimulated by this result. He looked at Lakers No. 29 and kept yelling. "Okay, I probably know your strength.
I can't test my own skills against you." Tang Qian lost interest in continuing and said: "Let's go, your current ability is not suitable for playing in the NBA. If you want to play, it will be a drinking fountain. You
Are you willing?"
"Asshole! Asshole! You humiliated me! I'm going to beat you to death!" Bynum seemed to feel that his big contract was gone. He looked at Tang Qian as if he were looking at his father-killing enemy. He threw away the basketball and rushed towards Tang Qian.
latent.
"Idiot." Tang Qian is much stronger now than when he first entered the NBA. Recently, the strength crystal brick has exceeded 6 and a half, and the 400-pound bench press has basically stabilized. In terms of weight,
He also hired a specialized nutritionist and strength trainer during the offseason and has steadily improved. Today, he weighs 268 pounds, which is a lot more weight than before.
Although he is still not among the heavy centers weighing 280 pounds, he is no longer at a disadvantage. In fact, there are still several heavy centers weighing more than 280+ pounds in the league now? Tang Qian's weight is close to 270 pounds, which is already a rapid improvement!
Therefore, a guy like Bynum who has "put on weight" is no longer his opponent in terms of pure strength.
Without using ability cards or rage, Tang Qian advanced instead of retreating, dodged Bynum's fist, and then hit his head with a heavy blow.
Bang~
Bynum didn't know if he had eaten too well recently, but Tang Qian felt a greasy feeling on his fists. Then, our "Emperor" fell to the ground gloriously, unable to sleep, and passed out.
"Remember, in the future, I will be the chief center of the Lakers, and it will be the same no matter who comes." Tang Qian said this not only to Bynum who fell to the ground, but also to all the Lakers players: "If
If you don’t want to be my substitute, then get out of here!”
"disappear as far as you can!"
Kobe watched Tang Qian show his strength without interrupting, because the "deal" between him and Tang Qian has been reached. Now he just wants to get familiar with his new body as soon as possible, and then kill all the way to the finals! The rest is irrelevant.
important!
Moreover, he was one of the first to disagree with Kupchak's intention to sign Bynum.
Looking at it today, Bynum has become such a ghost. If he signs it, the Lakers will definitely be saddled with a "poison contract" and they will be breathless in the next few years. Kobe never wants such a person to join the Lakers.
Team.
Especially this season, his last season.
There is no room for any sand!
"You! You thug! You actually beat up my client??? I want to sue you!!! I want to sue you!!!" Bynum's agent David Lee saw this and immediately ran over and said loudly.
But Tang Qian was no longer a fool. He was already familiar with the way the United States dealt with things. He said disdainfully: "First of all, he punched me first, and I only punched him back. He couldn't help but punch himself.
, is it my fault? Doesn’t it mean that the law of the United States only allows you to defend yourself? And if you want to sue me, just go ahead and sue me. This is my lawyer’s phone number. If you have anything to do, just go to him to negotiate.
Don't be nagging me. I still have to practice and don't have time to talk to you."
In the United States, litigation is a very common thing. There is no need to be as entangled and afraid as in China. Who among European and American celebrities has not been involved in several lawsuits? Slightly middle-class families have their own lawyers.
, Tang Qian also followed suit and asked Zhou Zhiru to find one for him so that he could cope with the national conditions of the United States.
"you……"
"What are you doing? Get him out of here! Do you need me to call an ambulance for you? I don't need to charge you for the phone call."
"Shameless! Villain! Just wait for me! Mr. Kupchak, why don't you come out and say something? Do you want to keep such a person on the team? Do the Lakers want to become the bad boy army of the 1980s?
"Kupchak actually understood after watching the two men's one-on-one bullfighting that Bynum is useless and cannot be used for anything. The contract he signed is also a garbage contract. He may be criticized even more fiercely in the future.
.
In this case, his expression changed and he said: "Andrew hasn't signed with us yet. He took it upon himself to provoke the Lakers players. I can't stop him. Okay, David, I'll call an ambulance for you. You take Andrew with you."
Let's leave first." "Leave? What about the signing? Didn't we agree..." Before David Lee could finish speaking, Mitch Kupchak directly issued an "eviction order" and said: "You didn't just
Are you saying that there are many teams rushing to get Andrew? You can also give it a try, okay, okay, let’s talk about the signing later, I have something else to do, so I will go back to the general manager’s office first.”
After saying that, Kupchak slipped out in disgrace. This time he was really in trouble and lost a big face.
After David Li waited for the ambulance to arrive, he turned around and said a harsh word: "Just wait!"
When Tang Qian heard this, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait, so I can leave without seeing you off."
After today's incident, the entire Lakers team has developed a vague fear of No. 29, and Tang Qian's status within the team has quietly increased and stabilized.
…
Little did Kupchak know that the aftermath of this incident was still fermenting.
What do you mean? Tang Qian bypassed him and signed with the Lakers.
He was reminded by Laurie Blank and saw it online.
Photos of the signing scene of Tang Qian, Bonnie Laughlin and other Lakers management.
The smiles of the people above made Mitch Kupchak feel the great irony. He dialed the phone angrily and asked directly: "Gade! What's the matter with you? Why are you involved with Laughlin?
Went together? How could you sign a contract privately without the consent of the team general manager? This has no legal effect! This is not recognized by the league!!!"
The person on the other end of the phone seemed a little confused and said: "Mitch? Calm down, I've read it. This is a legal and valid team contract extension. The league has also approved it and it has been successfully filed. You...
..." "Legal and valid??? Fart!!! Fart!!!" Mitch Kupchak yelled at the mobile phone: "How can it be effective without my signature? How can it be legal? How can the registration be successful??
?Have you been my general manager for so many years in vain???Ah???"
"Mitch! You need to understand. I am just a notary. As long as something is legal and valid, I have no right to obstruct it!" Hearing Kupchak's tone, the other party became unhappy and said.
"Legal and valid? How can one be legal and valid??? Without my signature, how can one be legal and valid??? Ah??? You should tell me!!!" Kupchak responded to this behavior of bypassing himself.
Very angry, he felt that his "personal belongings" were being turned over and became furious.
This is tantamount to neglecting yourself and despising your authority in the team management!
As a person with a strong desire for control and mastery, how could Kupchak agree? How could he not be furious!!!
"So you don't know yet. The team's shareholder meeting was held this morning. Ms. Bonnie Laughlin has been promoted from the assistant general manager to the position of deputy general manager. As the team's deputy general manager, she also received
If you have any objection to my words, you can call Mr. Bass and ask. Sorry, if there is nothing else, I will hang up first. It is private time now and I am not subject to
Your control." The other end of the phone hung up angrily. He was having a love affair with his beloved wife, and was interrupted by someone, who even yelled at him. Who could be happy?
"Wha, what? Laughlin was promoted to deputy general manager? He also got the right to sign contracts with a salary below the maximum salary???" Kupchak was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses, and then immediately dialed Jim
Bass's mobile phone number and said: "Mr. Bass, what's going on? Why was Laughlin promoted to deputy general manager? Why..."
"Why why why??? Why???" When Jim Bass heard Kupchak's voice, there was no ordinary tone at all. Instead, he directly shouted loudly: "You gave me such a big trick."
, you come to ask me why? Howard, what did you say at the beginning? You can definitely stay. I also patted my chest and promised in front of the team's shareholders, but what happened? Now he has gone to Houston! You said you have remedial measures, recall
All-Star Bynum, the team's strength will not be too seriously damaged. The result is that he is now a useless person and cannot be used at all. Moreover, he was beaten to the ground and had to be taken away by an ambulance. You
What else can I say? Let me tell you, I was constantly questioned at the team’s shareholder meeting today, but you were fine, and you asked me why in turn? I tell you, Kupchak, if you don’t do it again
OK, get out of here, I'll hire someone else. Do you hear me?" After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Kupchak didn't expect that the team's political situation would change so much overnight. He even thought it was just a dream.
The Lakers are not originally fully controlled by the Buss family. They also have many small shareholders. According to the current public situation, the Buss family controls about 66% of the Lakers, and Buss does not own any shares.
Give it to a certain person. After Buss died, the shares of the Lakers were inherited by his six children. It was just Jim Buss who occupied a larger share. But Jenny Buss also had her own
Means, for example, among her 6 children, she has a die-hard supporter, her younger sister Jenny Buss, and compared to Buss, Jenny, who has been running the Lakers for a longer period of time, before she and the various small shareholders of the Lakers,
The relationship is better and the connection is closer.
When Jim Buss's team made a mess of the Lakers, these small shareholders were a little dissatisfied, and Jenny took the opportunity to jointly attack, so this scene happened this morning. Buss was forced by everyone, and he could only let Jenny's faction
Bonnie Laughlin took the next step up, from assistant general manager to deputy general manager. Moreover, she was forced to give Laughlin the right to sign a non-maximum salary.
In fact, what Jenny wanted at first was all the contract rights, but Bass fought hard and still kept part of it.
But how did he know that this was basically a trap set by Jenny Buss for him, and this part was "deliberately given up". Jenny Buss never thought about getting all the signing rights in one go. She
The biggest difference from Bass is that she is more tolerant, able to wait for the opportunity, and not too greedy for speed.
At this point, little Buzz is far behind Jenny.
Furthermore, Jenny Bass still has several back-ups. She just likes to play it slow and nibble away step by step, so she didn’t use them all. Otherwise, the team’s shareholders’ meeting this morning would not have ended so easily.
Jenny Buss was sitting in a private mansion in Los Angeles, sipping red wine and smiling: "My dear brother, do you think this is the end? No, no, no, the fun has just begun."
"My purpose is not just to let Bonnie replace Kupchak."
"In the end, I will replace you. That is my wish."
"It depends on how many days you can continue to serve as the head of the household."
Jenny Bass had a smile on her lips, which showed pride and confidence.
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