king of los angeles

Chapter 46 46. Jenny's Bet

Perkins was a little dazed.

Lin Feng's grand blueprint frightened him. In the description just now, Perkins seemed to see the revival of the Lakers dynasty.

Lin Feng is 19 years old this year, Ball is 21 years old, Ingram is 21 years old, and Hart is 23 years old. This group of young talents are all under 25 years old.

If two of these guys develop into All-Stars and the others develop into good role players, plus LeBron James who is still in his prime!

"Wow, Schett! This is terrible, what kind of Los Angeles Lakers team we will see! Gary, your vision is very bold. I don't know why I started to believe your bullshit."

Perkins understands that the composition of this beautiful picture requires Lin Feng to grow rapidly into a star player, and let him drive others.

But why did Perkins begin to believe that Lin Feng had this ability?

Because he said he was the second Rich Paul?Because he played at a high level in Sacramento?Because this guy dunked a black mic on a street court?Or is this guy dating modeling star Sarah Murphy at the speed of light and then breaking up at the speed of light?
Wait, this guy also hit the jackpot in a scratch-off!
It all came together, and Perkins didn't understand that he had started to believe his nonsense!
"You must have given me sleeping pills to make me so obedient, right?"

After a few minutes of silence, Perkins started his chattering mode again.

Lin Feng has finished what he wanted to say, and he still needs to browse Twitter to find some new interesting things.

Lin Feng hopes to sign a one-year short-term contract with the Lakers, even a basic salary is acceptable.

But this is difficult. The team will not easily give up the three-year or four-year rookie bonus, and let Lin Feng work hard for one year to achieve results, and then ask for a big contract.

Lin Feng is confident that he will win a contract with a maximum salary of about 2300 million U.S. dollars a year next year.

Next, we need to see Paz. He is going to discuss the feasibility of a one-year contract with the Lakers.This is probably the first time in NBA history that a rookie with the 60th pick has such a big appetite.

Because the team takes the initiative in the rookie contract, they can offer any contract within the rules.

It is equivalent to a rookie season without proving himself. The rookie has to thank the team for signing him with a cheap contract. Even if the rookie loses money, he can be traded as a bargaining chip.

Most of the contracts of the second-round picks will have various clauses. For example, Mikhailiuk's 3 years and 460 million miles are only guaranteed in the first year.In the second year, the team can decide whether to activate the contract based on demand.

Of course, these are issues that brokers should consider.As a player, Lin Feng only needs to tell his agent his appeal, and then Perkins will negotiate with the team.

Brokers are also happy to do this kind of thing, after all, they will get a percentage of a few points from the contract amount.

"Okay, Gary, I'll find a time to make another phone call with Pelinka. If they don't want to change the content, I can't help it. You have to understand that the team has the initiative and not us." Perkins said seriously.

Lin Feng nodded. In fact, he has already prepared for the final decision of the Lakers for 4 years and 830 million US dollars.

For the Lakers general manager Pelinka, he has never been so concerned about a second-round pick. In the past, these things took up to two or three hours of his time to make a decision.

But the 60th pick named Gary Smith has already used up two days.

Just yesterday afternoon, team scout Bonnie Laughlin handed Pelinka a brand new player report about Lin Feng.

Starting from the California Classic, the Lakers' scouting system re-evaluated Lin Feng, and finally concluded that he is a high-potential all-around point guard, and the upper limit of the template is Russell Westbrook.

Bonnie happened to be in Pelinka's office, and the two were discussing some things about Lin Feng.

Speaking of Bonnie, she is also a legend, the first female scout in NBA history.And she went from cheerleader to scout for the Lakers in just five years.

The speed of light can be used to describe the development trajectory of this beauty. The pretty Bonnie was originally the favorite of Old Buss. Apart from working hard, it seems very possible that something unusual happened to Old Buss. .

"It's hard to imagine that he is just a rookie with the 60th pick. I fully believe this report from our scouting system. In the next five years or even less, he will be the second Westbrook."

Bonnie continued: "Gary Smith's athletic ability is extraordinary, and his prediction is very accurate, both offensive and defensive. We have found a treasure."

Pelinka has been exposed to basketball for a long time and has seen most of the games, but it seems too early to draw conclusions on a rookie based on his summer league performance.

Westbrook?It's hard to imagine that this is a template for a late-round pick.

Aside from Tre Young's template being Curry, the Cavaliers No. 8 pick Sexton, who plays the same position as Lin Feng, is only Bledsoe's template.

Pelinka pinched the A4 paper filled with Lin Feng's data report, and seemed to be vaguely aware that Lin Feng relied on his agent to bargain on the contract. After all, he had the capital.

"Laughlin, you did a great job, we almost missed a good point guard." Pelinka smiled, he still had no idea.

As a team manager, it is not a bad thing to think more about everything.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Pelinka's cell phone rang, and he was thinking about the team's participation in the summer split.

The call was from Kiki Perkins, Lin Feng's manager.

This is the call Pelinka has been waiting for.

"Hi Mr. Perkins, I have been waiting for your call." Picking up the phone, Pelinka said politely.

Perkins over there is just as polite, and he's good at doing something phony.

"Sir, I explained everything to Smith, the team is very sincere and desperately needs his ability, and he appreciates it."

When Pelinka knew that Lin Feng wanted a one-year short contract, he immediately understood his intention.

Pelinka can't decide these things by himself. It needs a meeting of the team's top management to discuss, especially what the proprietress Jenny means. After all, this is her team.

It was Perkins' turn to wait for the call with Lin Feng. This decision would affect the development plan of the Lakers and Lin Feng's personal development plan.

Pelinka knew very well in his heart that the player who knows the player best is the player himself. He told the proprietress Jenny, "Gary Smith knows his true ability. I guess he intends to play out his worth through a one-year short contract, and then seek a job at this time next year. Contracts greater than 800 million or even larger."

Jenny, who knows the ball best in the Bass family, nodded in agreement after listening to Pelinka's analysis.

A last-round pick with such a high spirit might not be a good thing to put on an ordinary player, but Lin Feng is not an ordinary person after all.

Jenny has the right to reject Lin Feng's request and sign a four-year contract with him.But she is a "human" person, and if Gary Smith really has the ability to help the Lakers improve, then she is willing to make concessions.

After all, James was recruited to win the championship. If there is a "Westbrook" in the team, it is undoubtedly a good thing.

A group of executives such as Jenny knew very well that the purpose of Gary Smith's request for a one-year contract was very simple. He wanted to use this one-year time to type out and then sign a big contract.

Jenny, who has experienced family infighting, knows this very well. The reason why she finally agreed to Gary's request is because she very much hopes that Gary can play, so that even if he asks for a big contract next year, the team will have enough space.

Has not made the playoffs for five consecutive years, and missed Paul George half a month ago because he was unwilling to let Ingram go.

All of this is caused by the team not being generous enough, always thinking about getting the biggest return at the smallest cost.

Jenny decided to take a gamble on the rookie with the 60th pick, because Lin Feng's performance in the summer split conquered her.

This is crazy, the 60th pick?

Later, Perkins got a reply from the team that the team was willing to change to a one-year fully guaranteed contract of 180 million US dollars.

This is much lower than the annual salary of 4 million in the previous four years, but Lin Feng doesn't care too much, and the shortfall can be made up from American betting shops.

Lin Feng is grateful for the concessions made by Jenny, Pelinka, Johnson and others. He is determined to release his energy in Los Angeles and let this team reproduce the glory of the Kobe era.

(End of this chapter)