The best teammates in the NBA

Chapter 274 All Tool People (8000 word chapter)
In the 2012 offseason, after the Clippers traded to Li Ze, each team also started Plan B.

Perhaps stimulated by Steve Ballmer's very personal press conference, the Lakers directly made two heavy signings at the end of August.

After the Thunder closed the trading window and chose to keep the core players, the Lakers used the same chips to successfully trade to Steve Nash at the end of his career.

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Although Steve Nash averaged 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 10.7 assists last season, he shot 53.2% from the field, 39% from three-pointers, and 89.4% from free throws, and he played data close to the 180 club level.

But this deal is not favored by the outside world. Steve Nash, born in 1974, is 38 years old this year, and he is destined not to make too many contributions on the defensive end.

While everyone was still discussing whether Steve Nash could bring the Lakers a championship, general manager Kupchak made another blockbuster deal.

On August 8, the sports reporters of Amerika were all having a carnival. After Li Ze, another hot topic finally appeared!

In the 4-team trade, the Nuggets sent Efflalo, Al Harrington, the 2013 second-round pick and the 2014 first-round pick to the Magic.

The Lakers sent two role players and a 2017 second-round pick to the Magic and Andrew Bynum to the 76ers.

The Magic sent Earl Clark, Chris Duhon, and Dwight Howard to the Lakers and Richardson to the 76ers.

The 76ers sent Andre Iguodala to the Nuggets and Harkless, Vucevic and a 2018 first-round pick to the Magic.

The Magic team has gained a lot, but the focus of media reporters is Warcraft Howard!

Kobe Bryant teamed up with a super center again, and the Lakers dynasty started?
On August 8, the Lakers also held a press conference, and also played the title of the second-generation F23!
Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard!
Lakers President Jim Buss is very eager for the team to win another championship, so that the team's total number of championships can be tied with the Celtics' 17 championships. After all, the old old Buss has reached the late stage, tying the record, Maybe there will be no more regrets.

Unlike the Clippers' press conference, the Lakers focused on promoting the second-generation F4.

Kobe is in a good mood, the team has strengthened the inside, and the 38-year-old Nash was still efficient last season. He believes that the team can hit the championship in the new season. Kobe is very satisfied with such a teammate at the end of his career.

Also in the press conference hall of the Staples Arena, sports reporters from all walks of life immediately actively asked questions when they saw that Kobe was in a good mood. ESPN was the most active, but they asked a question that was a bit troublesome:
"Kobe, what are your expectations for the new season? The Clippers have successfully traded to Kayce. You will play against each other frequently next season. What do you think of this opponent?"

Hearing such a question, Kobe immediately restrained his smile. In the past two years, he was almost blown away by Li Ze. He was directly swept away in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, and the matchup situation was completely inferior. Thinking of this, Kobe felt a little bit Seriously said:
"We will win the championship in the new season, we have the best big man in the league, we have the best point guard in the league, the team lineup has been upgraded, and no one can stop us in the new season."

"As for the Clippers, maybe the first thing they need to consider is the rotation. I didn't pay much attention to the opponent's offseason actions. Basketball is played by 5 people. It is impossible to win the championship by relying on the personal ability of the star!"

Dwight Howard, wearing the Lakers' yellow jersey No. 12, was also very excited when he heard Kobe's words. The big man who likes to be funny immediately shouted at the sports reporters on the scene:
"Hey!"

"Not one, two, but three, four, five, we can rule the league, and the Lakers dynasty will start again!"

"Clap clap..."

As soon as these words were uttered, the live sports media immediately applauded, but many people laughed together. The person who said this sentence last time still failed to win the championship, and was defeated in the two finals. Gentleman sweeps…

Steve Nash and Pau Gasol are also in a good mood. The current lineup of the Lakers has both inside and outside. Although Artest's defense has declined, there is no problem at all at the 3rd position. The combination of two towers can basically completely dominate the inside line.

Seeing that the Lakers next door regained the hot spot, Steve Ballmer was a little unhappy, and his work was also a little bit unsatisfactory, so he immediately sent an email to the team's executive Gary Sachs:
"Continue to improve our squad, the pre-season starts in the new season, I need to see some results."

Gary Sachs was immediately paralyzed when he saw this email. He is a cute new manager. For this, he can only find the team's head coach Vinnie De Nagro first.

In mid-September, the team will start training camp, and head coach De Nagro is also worried.

"What kind of tactics are we going to play in the new season? Well, what kind of basketball do I mean? Many free agents have been signed away, and we don't have much time left."

"I only signed Jamal Crawford in July. I think he will play a role in the bench lineup. As for other role players, I need to consider your opinion."

Coach Dragero couldn't help rubbing his brows when he heard this, and thought about it carefully. There is a lack of strikers in the starting lineup, and the substitute lineup doesn't seem to need too much.

Anyway, in the playoffs, there are usually seven or eight people in rotation. Thinking about it this way, he feels that the players' opinions should be considered:
"Consult Kayce and Paul for their opinions. Regarding free agents, we can also refer to their ideas."

On August 8, Li Ze went to the Clippers' commercial office area in the center of Los Angeles again. Every time he came here, he wanted to complain about the treatment of the Clippers.

The team's training is in Playa Vista on the west coast of Los Angeles, the management's office area is a commercial center rented in the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the game is at the Staples Arena...

This kind of treatment is properly raised by the stepmother, and it’s no wonder that Steve Ballmer hates sharing the court. Li Ze also thinks it’s really painful for two teams to share the same arena, especially the training of the Clippers. Not being at the Staples Center also raises questions about the players' sense of belonging.

Li Ze was driving a white R8 that had just been transported from Oklahoma City. The CDs in the car were all the songs of the blond sister. When moving two days ago, Shakira checked the interior of the car, and finally rewarded him happily. one...

"Chris, I'll be there soon, Shet, why do you need to find a parking space when you come to your team's office area?"

"... "

When he came to the operations department of the Clippers, he briefly bumped fists with the team's staff. Seeing Gary Sachs welcoming him at the door of the office, Li Ze couldn't help but lamented that the manager was really shameless.

"Gary, you don't need to greet me every time. We get along more casually. Anyone who knows me knows that I am actually a very talkative person."

Gary Sachs knows very well how he got his position. In the workplace, there is nothing shameful about hugging his thigh.

"I'm worried that you are not familiar with the office area here. How are you doing in Los Angeles? You are welcome if you need my help."

Li Ze also understands the other party's careful thinking, and both of them are from UCLA, so they can be regarded as natural allies:

"Don't forget that I have lived here for nearly ten years. I am very familiar with Los Angeles. Maybe the only advantage of coming to the Clippers is that I can go to school more often. Maybe next year I will be able to take enough credits and graduate completely. !"

"Haha, it's good to adapt. You can speak freely about the reinforcement of the team. De Nagro and I will definitely listen to your opinions!"

Seeing Gary Sachs' direct statement, Li Ze still felt a little weird. When he was in the Thunder, Presti basically didn't listen to the opinions of the players, and the entire team spoke freely.

Even the transaction issue, the head coach of Brooks can't say anything, except for the boss Bennett, Presti has the most power.

When it came to the Clippers, Li Ze felt that even if he signed two related households, this one would still have to applaud, and the salary would skyrocket!
In the office, De Nagro's head coach, Chris Paul, had been chatting for a while. Seeing Li Ze and the two come in, Paul immediately showed off his PY ability:

"Kayce, I invited Ray Allen. If there is no accident, he will definitely choose to join us. He has also accepted the invitation of the Heat. If we call later, maybe we will miss him. Fortunately, God is on our side."

Although I want to complain about why the weather is so hot, Chris Paul still wears a hat, but when he heard that Ray Allen really joined, Li Ze could only hold back the strange feeling in his heart and said:
"Cool! I like this decision. What positions does the team lack? The starting 3 position? Actually, I can play the 2 and 3 positions without any problem."

Head coach De Nagro's eyes lit up when he heard Li Ze's words. Thinking about it this way, the team's starting lineup is almost complete.

"Kayce, what kind of players do you prefer to partner with? I watched a lot of Thunder game video. What type of players do you think we need to add?"

Hearing the head coach's question, Li Ze thought for a while, and then said with a relaxed expression:
"A defensive player is fine. You don't need to think about scoring. Believe me, no one in the league can restrain me. As long as we play excellent defense, we can easily win the game."

"... "

Coach De Nagro and Gary were both a little speechless. They felt that what Li Ze said was indeed very reasonable, and this X pretended to be irrefutable.

Chris Paul was in a good mood when he heard Li Ze’s words. He just returned from injury last season, averaging 19.8 points per game, shooting 47.8% from the field and 37.1% from the three-point range. Not bad, but the playoffs were blown up by Kobe.

Every small guard actually knows his upper limit very well. After all, he is not tall enough, and it is extremely easy to stretch when facing high-intensity defense. Not every small guard is Isiah Thomas. Yes, there is a high probability that the playoffs will not be played.

Paul’s average number of shots per game is not much, 14.8 times, which is not comparable to Li Ze’s 20 or so shots. It has been his long-cherished wish to partner with a super backcourt. Hearing that Li Ze needs defensive players, he pondered for a while Then he opened his mouth and said:
"Maybe I can recommend my friend. He has been playing in the development league before. In recent years, he has been to Israel, Greece, Italy, and Germany. He just returned to America this year. He played well in the summer league. PJ Tucker, But the Suns seem to have his eye on him, but we still have a chance."

When Li Ze heard this familiar name, a strange feeling emerged in his heart again.

However, the players who come out of the summer league will most likely sign a two-year basic salary contract. Business is business. Maybe the Clippers’ contract will be slightly bigger. A basic salary of $100 million is enough to grab someone...

"No problem, we can give him a chance to prove himself. We all know that the boss doesn't seem to care about the luxury tax, but even if the contract is signed, I will follow the rules. Chris, you should understand my approach."

Gary Sachs immediately expressed his opinion when he saw Li Ze nodding. He had to consult the team's scouts to see how the opponent's personality was. He didn't want the team to provoke Li Ze.

"OK! In fact, what I care more about is the willingness to defend, and I don't need to think too much about the others. Coach, I can adapt to any tactics, and you don't have to accommodate me too much."

Of course, Li Ze knows that the head coach usually accommodates the team's star players. After all, not everyone is as versatile as him.

Many superstars like to hold the ball and never let go, but what Li Ze pursues is the right to shoot. He also saw the interview news of Michael Jordan during the offseason. He is the top 10 scorer. He accepts such a challenge!
Li Ze feels uncomfortable when he thinks of the marinated eggs reporting all kinds of Xs. With the development of the times, the rules of the league will favor outside players. In this case, there is still a great chance for 10 scoring champions.

"When the training camp starts, let's discuss tactics again. We still have a few months to go. I believe the team's performance this year will make a breakthrough."

Head coach Denagro still chooses to accommodate Li Ze. This is the boss's favorite. If he really wants to be used as a tool by him, it is estimated that he will end get out of class in less than half a season...

"I will contact other players in the past few days, but many teams are moving too fast. They should have negotiated in July, so the signing has been completed by this time. Don't worry, Kayce, we will sign suitable players. .”

Chris Paul is full of motivation. He feels that he has to continue PY. Defensive tools are relatively easy to find. He has already begun to look forward to the new season!
Gary Sachs put all the free agents that can be signed in front of Li Ze. Everyone discussed for an afternoon and roughly confirmed the free agents that the team should sign. The rest is the matter of the manager and scouts.

It was the first time for Li Ze to participate in such a small meeting. Seeing the various analysis reports provided by the scouts, he also sighed in his heart for the professionalism of Amerika Sports.

The scouts of each team have been flying around to inspect the players throughout the year. It has to be said that some player reports are indeed very accurate. Compared with the Thunder, Li Ze can have a deeper understanding of the team's work.

Gary Sachs doesn't mind sharing rights with Li Ze. Of course, superstars have privileges. After contacting him, he found that Li Ze's followers only have three trainers, which is completely different from black players playing with a family. His affection for Li Ze increased greatly.

After this meeting, the Clippers had a clear direction, and then various signing news continued to flash on the screen.

On August 8, the Clippers signed PJ Tucker as a free agent. After receiving the call of his old friend Chris Paul, Tucker still chose to hug his thigh. The attraction of the second consecutive MVP is too strong.

PJ-Tucker readily accepted the two-year basic salary contract of $186 million.

On the same day, the Clippers signed free agent Ray Allen. After breaking up with the Celtics, Ray Allen planned to join the Heat, but received an invitation from Chris Paul. Thinking of Li Ze's strength, the veteran finally chose thicker thighs.

With $637 million in two years, Ray Allen finally joined the Clippers.

On August 8, the Clippers renewed their contract with Matt Barnes. The veteran walked around the free market and found that Los Angeles's thighs were thicker. Finally, he agreed to renew his contract with the Clippers.

Two years of 366 million dollars, it can barely be regarded as a high-quality and cheap rotation player.

...

As time entered September, Li Ze became more and more busy. In order to graduate earlier, he returned to campus again.

Sales of Big Machine Records' "Save rock and roll" album, released last year, have exploded.

This studio album did not have much publicity at the time, and everyone focused on the transformation of the money printing machine girl this year. Coupled with the loss of the Grammy Awards, Li Ze almost forgot about this album. .

After receiving a call from Chapman, I realized that I had indeed "created" last year.

"Kayce, I took an ad for you, but I think you'll like it."

"McLaren will give you a customized sports car MP4-12C, the F1 on the road, the favorite of young people. The other party just asks you to drive this car to the arena every day. The person in charge will contact you."

Li Ze was in the UCLA library at this time, and hurried out when he received the call, but when he heard the news, he immediately laughed and joked:
"Such a simple request? Could it be that the other party is my fan?"

"It's just a sports car with more than 20 yuan. Driving to the arena every day is considered an advertisement for them. If you can attract your teammates to buy a car, this business is really profitable!"

Chapman on the other end of the phone looked at the document in his hand, and then said again:
"I have received many endorsement invitations, but I still need to screen them out. It is expected that the total endorsement fees for these advertisements will exceed US$1000 million."

"Also, Mike and Lance want you to promote their BodyArmor in Los Angeles. This sports drink is selling well at the moment. Don't you forget that we still have 35% of the shares?"

Li Ze was a little bit embarrassed. Last year, he was still everywhere in Amway, but this offseason is really too busy to forget. However, this investment has already made a lot of money. If the other party can be acquired by a big company like Coca-Cola in the future, this sum Investment may also bring him a lot of money.

"No problem, I will try to help them attract a few more investors. It seems that the sales of the previous album were not bad. Maybe when we acquire SkinMedica, our funds will not be too tight."

As soon as Li Ze's voice fell, Chapman on the other end of the phone suddenly crazily complained about Internet acquisitions:

"Facebook is quoting $10 billion, and the stock accounts for more than half. If it goes public and the stock price falls, our money will shrink, Shet! Systrom always tells me that the stock price will not fall, but I don't believe him. Nonsense, I prefer real beautiful knives!"

For this situation, Li Ze is also very helpless. The other party can come up with 3 million U.S. dollars in cash, which is already very good. As for the stock price, there is nothing he can do. Immediately drew a pie:

"At the end of the year, we will collectively increase our salary. We will definitely not lose to the Instagram side. We will hold a celebration banquet after Taylor's album is released."

"I think the quality of the album is good. Maybe we have a chance to win awards again. In the past two years, independent record companies have gained more opportunities. We must seize this time and strive to win several Grammys again. This year our The profit has a chance to exceed [-] million."

Hearing this kind of income, Li Ze was also overjoyed. Physical records are in a downturn, but the income in the streaming media era is also very high. "Creation" needs to work harder...

"I'm waiting for your good news!"

"... "

2K13在10月初的时候即将发售，因此在9月份的时候，2K Sports开始大肆宣传这款换皮游戏。

Unlike the cover that Li Ze remembered in his mind, the cover of 2K this year was replaced by Thunder as a trio. This is also a way for the game company to pay tribute to the championship.

However, Oklahoma City fans saw such a cover and immediately broke their defenses, and then they went directly to Reddit to complain about the management. The thought of the disintegration of the trio is still difficult for Oklahoma City fans to accept.

On the evening of the 14th, Li Ze came to the house of his superficial brother Griffin to have fun together.

"Kayce, I'm having a drink, it's a rare meeting, don't leave early tonight!"

Seeing that Li Ze seemed to want to leave early, Willa Holland immediately threw her head into Li Ze's arms with her wine glass in hand.

Griffin, the superficial brother, smirked and gave Li Ze a look. Li Ze was also a little overwhelmed by the chick who wanted to touch porcelain.

This just starred in the CW TV series "Green Arrow", where she played Thea Quinn. The two met at a party last month, but they didn't expect this chick to be their die-hard fan.

The single "Radioactive" became the BGM of the trailer for "Assassin's Creed 3" in the UK region, which made this single, which has been on sale for more than a year, a small hit.

It is also the theme song and the ending song of the upcoming movie "Host".

The cumulative copyright royalties for this single made Li Ze earn nearly 800 million dollars, but for this enthusiastic fan, Li Ze couldn't stand it anymore, it seems that he has to practice ball control again tonight...

Seeing the other party hugging him and not letting go, Li Ze had no choice but to take the wine glass and hug Vera Holland by the way:
"OK! Drink with you until dawn today!"

Vera pulled Li Ze down in a daze, and took the initiative to send a sweet kiss. Li Ze felt that if he continued playing like this, it would probably become a live broadcast. Seeing that Griffin was still smirking, he immediately said angrily:

"Don't be late for the report tomorrow, Chris is not as easy to talk to as I am!"

Griffin, who was already drunk, couldn't help curling his lips when Li Ze mentioned Paul, and said:

"It doesn't matter, anyway, with you here, that guy treats himself as a coach every training session, and Denagro is not as demanding as him!"

Li Ze shook his head when he heard what the superficial brother said. Chris Paul does have a stronger desire to win, but sometimes it is too much. After all, we are all young people, and no one likes to be restrained and preached.

"Remember to set the alarm clock, I'm leaving first, and I'll send this one home first!"

On the morning of the 15th, Willa Holland gradually woke up near noon. When she saw the scattered clothes in the room, she couldn't help but blushed. Thinking of how she drank too much last night, she suddenly felt her cheeks burn.

"Just wake up! You don't have many ingredients in the refrigerator, you can just make pasta, take a shower and eat, and I have to report to the team in the afternoon!"

Seeing Li Ze's naked upper body showing beautiful muscles, and holding two plates of pasta in his hand, Willa Holland immediately said with some surprise:

"I didn't expect you to cook, Kayce, don't avoid me from now on, okay?"

Although this young man owns an airport, his personal singles skills are really good. For such a small sapling, as long as he has time, Li Ze thinks it is no problem to take care of it simply:
"Of course, it's just that your drinking capacity is too bad, remember not to drink so much next time!"

When Willa Holland heard about the drinking capacity, her face turned red again, but when she thought of unlocking so many poses, the two of them had no secrets, so they immediately said softly:
"Hold me up, I'm going to take a shower!"

"."

On the afternoon of September 9th, the Clippers' training camp officially opened, which was different from the Thunder's training camp. The Clippers not only had players and coaches, but also set up many cameras on the scene.

Fox Sports, as the local broadcast partner of the Clippers, is not only responsible for broadcasting the game, but also responsible for filming some of the team's tidbits.

In Los Angeles, sometimes gossip inside the team is more popular than official games. For example, Lakers fans have always liked to watch Kobe teaching rookies, Kobe angering his teammates, Kobe mocking the bench, etc., are all popular among Los Angeles audiences.

After Li Ze came to the training hall, he changed into his training clothes. At this time, he was doing simple warm-up activities with the help of his trainer Tony.

After the Olympics, just as Li Ze expected, A-level energy drinks were completely digested, and all attributes were improved again:
Basic attributes:
Weight 103kg
Speed: 93; Strength: 88; Stamina: 98; Bounce ability: 93;

防守敏捷：93；控球：90；近距离投篮：97；空位中投：94；空位三分投篮：94；罚球：97。

Advanced attributes:
Cut layups: 97; cut dunks 98; stop dunks: 80;

Contested mid-range shots: 92; Off-the-dribble mid-range shots: 92;

Contested 90s: 91; [-]s off the dribble: [-];

Post hooks: 52; Post fadeaways: 90;

Dribble Speed: 87; Acceleration: 92.

A+ Grade Functional Drink (Physical Enhancement)

With the bonus of 2.25% of the two championship badges + 1.5% of the combination badge, Li Ze's shooting attributes have basically been upgraded to 90+.

However, Li Ze is not satisfied with his progress. If there is no bonus brought by the badge, he may increase his basic attributes by 1 point a season, and this is still an ideal state.

Seeing more and more people in the training hall, Li Ze also finished the warm-up activities and began to entertain the new teammates who just joined the team.

PJ-Tucker also came very early. The short and chubby boy saw Li Ze finish the warm-up activities, so he took the initiative to say hello:
"It's unbelievable that I'm teammate with MVP this season. When Chris called me, I immediately agreed. I'm so looking forward to the new season!"

"Come on, Bro! Welcome to the Clippers. After two seasons, I will definitely get a good contract!"

The two simply bumped their fists together. Although they haven't played together yet, Li Ze felt that the Clippers still needed some thugs and tough guys. Ray Allen, who had just entered the training hall, saw Li Ze and immediately went up to him with a smile. Say hello before:
"Kayce, do you know why I chose to join the Clippers? Mainly because this way I don't have to play against you. I am very happy to join your team!"

"Haha, I promise this will be the right choice!"

Li Ze immediately went over to greet the veteran with a hug. The two were considered old opponents. In every previous match against the Celtics, the veteran defended him most of the time.

The players entered the training hall one after another, and the head coach De Nagro led the coaching staff to greet everyone to get together:
"It's great to see that everyone is in good shape. This season we have received important reinforcements. After Kayce joined the team, we have only one goal, and that is the championship."

"Forget the strength of last year's playoffs, forget the history of the Clippers, we are a brand new team now, and new history is waiting for us to create."

"I will be strict with everyone in the past half month, and the assistant coach will also guide you to familiarize yourself with the new tactics. We must make good use of this time. After the start of the new season, we will go all out to fight for home court advantage in the playoffs!"

The head coach's speech made the atmosphere more enthusiastic. Chris Paul showed excitement, but his superficial brother Griffin didn't seem to wake up. Today he has to continue his recovery training.

Andrew Jordan also grinned when he saw Li Ze raising his eyebrows at him. He had fantasized about being on the same team with Li Ze during the draft trial, but this year his dream finally came true.

After an offseason of reinforcements, the Clippers' roster has changed a lot compared to last season:

Backline: Li Ze, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford, Ray Allen, Chauncey Billups, Eric Bledsoe

Forwards: Blake Griffin, Matt Barnes, PJ Tucker, Grant Hill, Ronnie Turiaf
Centers: Andrew Jordan, Ryan Hollins

Fillers: DeJuan Summers, Malik Wayans

Mengxin general manager Gary Sachs looked at the 15 players in the training hall and nodded with satisfaction.

He signed a lot of two-year contracts. Next year, Li Ze and Griffin's contract will become a super-maximum salary. At that time, the team may face the problem of a large luxury tax.

However, considering that the owner of the team is Steve Ballmer, Gary Sachs thinks that as long as the team's performance is good and they pay more money, it shouldn't cause too much trouble to the owner.
In front of him was the head coach Denagro, who was still eloquently delivering chicken soup. Li Ze, who was in a good mood, looked around briefly, and couldn't help but smile in his heart:
"The tool people are all here, and next season must be a big brush!"

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