lakers championship

Chapter 113 The Lakers' Ambition

In the NBA, when any team wants to try out a player individually, it will generally only be notified in the form of an email or a phone call, and often only its agent.

Now that the brothers and sisters of Bath are going to have a detailed discussion face to face, it can be said that they have given Tianyang a lot of face.

He had no reason to refuse, and after nodding to Cui Ren, he raised his hand to signal Banner to lead the way, and the three chatted as they walked.

"Did you know? When I went to Stanford, I was originally going to inspect Arizona State University guard Gerry Black, but I didn't expect you to hit 7 consecutive three-pointers and lead the Sequoia to play an unexpected tactic in the final quarter. I At that time, I felt that your potential was limitless, and I suggested that the team choose you as Kobe's successor."

"Aren't you afraid that you may be mistaken?" Tianyang asked curiously.

"Haha," Banner said in a confident tone, "I've worked in sales for many years, and when I meet a person, I can basically identify their personality traits at a glance. You have excellent basketball skills and a competitive heart. Achieve something. The only things that can hold you back are the little bugs."

"Oh? Then tell me what's wrong with me?"

"Too kind, paranoid, sullen."

"I admit the first two, I'm afraid you're wrong, Mensao."

"He's right, you're Mensao." Cui Ren interrupted suddenly, "You obviously like that woman, but you have to pretend you don't like her."

"Who are you talking about?" Tianyang spread his hands, "I really didn't know that Farage kissed me that day. She flew to Palo Alto a few days ago, and I flew to Los Angeles. I didn't mean to avoid it on purpose."

"I'm talking about another one."

"another?"

"Stop talking, we're here"

Banner pushed open the door, and the three of them entered a conference room.After waiting for about 20 minutes, the door was pushed open again.

Jim – Buss, Jenny – Buss, Kupchak, Magician filed in, and Kobe was at the end.

Banner took Cui Ren away, leaving only Tianyang and the five sitting opposite each other.

"Hello, Tianyang. Please allow me to introduce first. I am Jenny Buss, in charge of the Lakers' commercial operations. This is Jim Buss, who is currently the president of the Lakers..."

Although they all knew each other, Tianyang did not interrupt Jenny's introduction.

Because the five people across from him were all sitting upright, it was obvious that this was a very formal negotiation meeting.

Perhaps the individual trial training mentioned by Banner has already started since five people entered the door.

After all, he is in a state of injury, and it is impossible to measure data such as bounce and turn-back running.

Sure enough, after Jenny finished her introduction, she immediately asked questions.

"All five of us have a question now. I want to communicate with you. Would you like to?"

"Please!" Tianyang raised his hand.

"Okay, then I'll go first." Jenny took out a notebook, "I heard that Warriors head coach Steve Kerr once invited you to interview for the position of player development coach?"

"That's true."

"I also noticed that in the past few NCAA games, you led your teammates at least four times to play different tactics than Coach Johnny arranged. Do you agree?"

"Agree."

"So, can it be deduced from these two points that you have your own clear views on what tactics the team should play, and will actively implement them in the game?"

"Yes."

"So if you become a Lakers player and you are not satisfied with the tactics formulated by the coach, but we will not change the coach, what will you do?"

Tianyang thought for a moment, and replied: "I will use actual actions to prove that there is a problem with the coach's tactics. If I do it, but the coach and management still do not change, I will request a trade."

Jenny-Buss didn't comment. The magician took the notebook in her hand and asked, "What do you think about NBA players falling in love with Hollywood stars, which eventually leads to a sharp drop in performance?"

"This is a wrong causal inference. An athlete's performance decline must be due to his lack of desire for victory or serious injuries. It has nothing to do with who he falls in love with."

"If you fall in love with Hollywood, models, and singers, you will receive more interference from the sidelines, don't you agree?"

"Of course I disagree, Beckham's wife is Victoria, Tom Brady's wife is Gisele Bundchen, Tony Parker's wife is Eva Longoria, have the three of them been affected? "

Without further questioning or commenting, the magician handed the notebook to Kupchak.

Kupchak asked directly: "If you and another player are future stars in the team, but the team has not determined the core, will you call yourself the leader of the team when interviewed by the media? "

"Of course, with or without another future star, I will take the initiative to lead the team forward."

"Then what if another future star refuses to accept?"

"I proved myself with performance and encouraged him to beat me in every way."

Kupchak still didn't comment, just handed the notebook to Bryant.

"Would you like to put on a Lakers jersey? Do you want to be the King of the Staples? What is the minimum goal you want to achieve in your basketball career?"

Faced with Kobe's sudden three-time questioning, Tianyang replied without hesitation: "Of course, I really want to, MVP plus FMVP."

Bryant nodded, seemingly satisfied, and got up to leave.

Then Jenny, Magician, and Kupchak also got up, and only Jim - Bass sat where he was.

He smiled at Tianyang, "Please don't talk about the conversation between us, please don't talk to anyone else, okay?"

Tianyang nodded in agreement.

"If there is a team that promises to select you, but does not want to use the top three picks, and will compensate in other ways, you are willing to make a statement that you will only play for that team, and will not participate in any team tryouts, and will not accept any media. Interviewing and cooperating with that team to conduct deceptive news hype?"

The team Jim was talking about was obviously the Lakers. This was a private agreement, and it was a taboo in the NBA. No wonder they looked mysterious.

But Tianyang is not a person who follows the rules, he asked curiously: "Why do you want to do that?"

Jim hesitated for a while before saying: "The team's draft strategy in the summer is to use a high pick to get players that most teams will grab, and then use a lower pick to select a player who is underestimated by the public and has a lot of money. You who have a lot of trouble, the goal is to complete the reconstruction in one fell swoop, and your injury just creates the perfect conditions, understand?"

Tianyang immediately understood that the Lakers executives wanted to select him and Ingram at one time, plus Russell and Randle, to directly form a lineup with 4 future stars.

And his ruptured Achilles tendon just gave the Lakers executives room to operate. Coupled with fake news copying, his draft market fell directly to the bottom.

It sounds like nothing wrong, but he still has a question: "What if someone robs me?".

Jim shook his head, "That team will try their best to get another high draft pick. As long as it's not a top-five team robbing you, you can cooperate with the hype. It's like a video of sitting in a wheelchair and hitting every 3-pointer. Don't do it again. It’s too easy to increase the risk of being spotted by other teams. If he is really intercepted, he will find a way to get it back.”

"It's all based on that team having a top-three pick, right?"

"Yes, if that team doesn't get the top 3 pick, it will only pick you, but you still need to cooperate with the hype."

"Then what compensation can I get?"

"Your girlfriend Farage can get a chance to star in a Hollywood blockbuster, or you can choose an equivalent reward of 300 million US dollars."

"I repeat, Farage is not my girlfriend!"

"You are so hypocritical, why are you so sullen?"

(End of this chapter)