NBA: Trading Westbrook at the beginning shocked Lao Zhan

Howard finally breathed a sigh of relief after completing the task of engaging Cousins' mentality. In the subsequent heads-up, Howard's movements became much smaller, and he stopped playing rogues with Cousins.

The heads-up went on like this. Lin Fei looked at the sweaty Cousins ​​on the court and nodded secretly.

Lin Fei was very satisfied with Cousins' performance just now. Facing Howard's successive provocations, Cousins ​​finally restrained his temper and did not have any conflicts!

A Cousins ​​who can control his temper is what the Lakers need!

Just when Lin Fei was thinking wildly, James suddenly ran to Lin Fei's side and touched Lin Fei with his elbow.

"Hey, Mr. Lin Fei, it's really you!"

Lin Fei was puzzled when he heard what James said, and asked suspiciously, "What?"

James grinned, and pointed at Howard and Cousins ​​who were playing heads-up on the field: "Hey, Howard just did that, you ordered it!"

"Haha, I'm just testing Cousins!"

Seeing that James was talking about this, Lin Fei quickly replied with a smile.

James touched his head and smiled: "Don't be modest, haha, Mr. Lin Fei, to be honest, I really think you are a genius, and the deals you made this season are too perfect!"

"Do you know that among the Lakers fans, your prestige is very high, and I am a little envious of you!"

Lin Fei laughed loudly: "Hahaha, I'm just doing my best, and it's hard to say whether the traded Reddish and Boucher will be able to integrate into our team after sending Horton Tucker away this time! "

James smiled and patted Lin Fei on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I have played against Reddish and Boucher, both of them are very functional players, and their roles are definitely very suitable for our team! "

"And we only paid the price of two second-round picks and players such as Horton Tucker, we will not lose money! Your deal is perfect!"

Facing James' compliment, Lin Fei smiled modestly and waved his hands.

James also smiled at Lin Fei, and after a pause, James changed the subject: "However, Lin, I have something to say about this second-round pick."

Hearing what James said, Lin Fei raised his eyebrows, and asked softly, "Oh? Just say what you want!"

James grinned and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a while.

Lin Fei looked at James' faltering expression, and smiled: "What's the matter? James, don't play tricks on me, just say it!"

Seeing James' awkward smile, Lin Fei slapped his head and suddenly remembered something.

James said in the press conference after the All-Star game last season that competing with his son is one of his career goals!

Moreover, although Lao Zhan's strength is at the historical level, Lao Zhan's son is not so competitive. Under Lao Zhan's star effect, if his son enters the league, there is a high probability that he will be selected in the second round!

Therefore, the second round pick is very important!

Thinking of this, Lin Fei knew James' intentions, laughed loudly, and quickly stepped forward to pat James on the shoulder: "Haha, I understand, buddy, don't worry, I know it well!"

"It's just a second-round pick. If you want to manipulate it, it won't be very difficult, so don't worry!"

Seeing Lin Fei's smile, James also nodded and smiled. In fact, the two draft picks that Lin Fei traded away this time are not particularly important. After all, if James' son wants to enter the league, he may have to wait for a while!
And the reason why James chose to talk to Lin Fei about this matter today is just to communicate with Lin Fei earlier, so that Lin Fei has a little idea!

Seeing Lin Fei's expression that I understand now, James has a certainty in his mind, and hastily diverted the topic to other places.

After a while, on the heads-up field, with Howard's dunk, the game ended, and Howard won the game by 4 points.

After the game, Howard quickly reached out his right hand to shake Cousins's hand, and whispered in his ear, "I'm sorry bro, what happened just now was not my intention!"

Cousins ​​also shook hands with Howard in a friendly manner, but when he heard Howard's words, Cousins ​​didn't understand what Howard meant, and scratched his head with some doubts.

"Dude, what do you mean?"

Just as Howard was about to explain, Lin Fei from the sidelines came over.

After Lin Fei gave Howard a thumbs up, he turned around and took the initiative to hold Cousins' hand: "Haha, buddy, you performed very well, but I still want to say sorry to you!"

"Feel sorry?"

Cousins ​​frowned even more when he heard Lin Fei's words. Now he was completely out of the situation and didn't understand what Lin Fei and Howard meant.

Lin Fei smiled and explained softly: "Dude, you know that the coach of a championship team must be able to control the emotions of all the players on the field, so..."

When Lin Fei spoke halfway, Cousins ​​understood what he meant, smiled in relief, and waved his hands again and again: "I understand, Mr. General Manager, I know what you mean!"

"Haha, how can I say that Howard has a grudge against me? It turns out there is a reason!"

"Don't worry guys, I'm not who I used to be!"

Hearing what Cousins ​​said, Lin Fei smiled reassuringly. After a pause, Lin Fei reached out his hand again and shook Cousins's hand: "Dude, you have matured a lot. In some respects, I feel like you are stronger now than before!"

"Haha, believe me, you will win your first championship ring with the Lakers!"

After Lin Fei finished speaking, James, who was standing beside him, touched Lin Fei's arm with a smile, and said with a smile: "The first one is a bit imprecise, haha, Cousins ​​also got one when we won the championship the year before last. Where's the championship ring!"

Hearing James' joke, Lin Fei slapped his head, and quickly said with a smile, "Haha, I'm not serious, that's the second championship ring!"

At this time, Cousins ​​shook his head with a serious face, and said in a deep voice: "Forget it, guys, the previous one doesn't count. This year is my first championship ring!"

Seeing Cousins' stern face, Lin Fei nodded emphatically, patted Cousins ​​on the shoulder, and said nothing.

At the same time, on the other side of the basketball court, Bembry and Johnson, who were forgotten by the Lakers, had just finished their heads-up.

Relying on his more experienced experience, Bembry won the game with a narrow point difference!
Seeing this, Lin Fei quickly ran over with the Lakers generals to communicate with Bembry.

With Lin Fei taking the lead, Bembry and Cousins ​​quickly integrated into the Lakers team.

Looking at the happy crowd, Lin Fei smiled slightly. After Reddish and Boucher came to the Lakers, the Lakers' lineup for this season will roughly take shape!

At the beginning of the season, most of the veterans and defenders have now turned into a group of young strikers. Lin Fei is now very confident, relying on this lineup to make a name for himself in the playoffs!
However, there are too many available will be troublesome!
Now the number of players in the Lakers lineup is the theoretical maximum, and the two-way contracts are full!
However, the NBA clearly stipulates that players signed by two-way contracts cannot play on the stage of the NBA playoffs!

That is to say, if Lin Fei wants Cousins ​​and Bembry to play, he must lay off two players who have signed official contracts in the team.

But the palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh, and Lin Fei didn't know what to do, so he could only take one step at a time and wait for things to turn around.