lakers championship

Chapter 179
Seeing the rumors of the transaction, Tianyang ate breakfast in a hurry and hurried to the training base.

After the victory over the Warriors, the team had a one-day holiday, and the entire base seemed a bit empty. The doors of most rooms were closed, except for the president's office on the second floor.

Tianyang went upstairs, walked in and saw that Jim Bass was lying on the sofa and sleeping.

He was snoring loudly, his face was oily, and his hair was a mess.

Looking up again, various data sheets and three unwashed coffee cups were scattered on the two desks in the office. From these signs, it can be easily inferred that Jim Bass stayed up all night.

In other words, nine out of ten of the exchange messages disclosed by WOJ are true.

Considering that Jim was resting, Tianyang closed the door and quietly backed out.

But after a few steps, the door of the office next door opened.

He looked back and found that Jenny Bass was also waving at him with a haggard look.

He turned around and walked into the office. As soon as he sat down, Jenny forced a smile and asked, "Have you seen the transaction rumors?".

"Yes, but don't worry, I'm just here to make suggestions." Tianyang didn't put on a show, "I don't think we need to be too anxious, the young players in the team are growing rapidly, and it won't be too late until next summer, when there will be results and room for them , Enough to attract big-name players from all walks of life to join.”

Jenny nodded and said yes, "I have done research before. In the 2017 NBA free agent market, there are Derrick Rose, Gordon Hayward, Paul Millsap... and even Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry. A lot of big-name players, they either hold player options or are completely free agents. For a rebuilding team like ours, it is indeed a very good opportunity, but..."

Speaking of this, Jenny stopped to observe Tianyang's reaction, and continued after seeing that he had no resistance: "But these people are not very sure for us, and they may not be perfectly compatible with the team."

After hearing this, Tianyang immediately understood what Jenny meant.

The Lakers have Ingram at the small forward position, Randall at the power forward position, and Clarkson at the point guard is barely enough.

If you get a big-name point guard, it doesn't matter whether it's good or not, and it may cause ball distribution problems with him.

If you want to be a center, there is no good candidate.

Moreover, the Lakers have to compete with many other teams, and the chips are not necessarily better than other teams, because they can only send out the first round of 21 years and the second round of other years, and give at most one potential rookie.

If they are completely free to sign, these big-name players may not be willing to be the second child under him. After all, in the first battle against the Warriors, the Lakers have fully recognized Tianyang's succession from Kobe to the fans.

So, the perfect candidate is Cousins.

Getting Cousins ​​can improve the quality of the Lakers' high-post pick-and-rolls, and can also strengthen the level of low-post and basket attack, and can also form a defensive complement to Randle.

The price is low and relatively low. Cousins ​​has already fallen out with the Kings management, and he is not even willing to wait another two years to get the maximum salary. At this time, the transaction can be completed.

The most important thing is that Cousins ​​himself admitted that he is willing to play with Tianyang and is willing to be Tianyang's younger brother.

While Tianyang was thinking, Jenny spoke again:
"Everyone on the team can be traded except you."

Tianyang didn't answer, and Jenny continued: "I discussed with Mickey and Jim before, and you want to stay with everyone all the time. But the NBA is a business league. While the Lakers make money, they must also be responsible for the fans. The love of the fans cannot be taken for granted."

"If the Lakers remain in the second round of the playoffs, it will be a huge loss for everyone. Especially for you, if you are like LeBron and have no big-name helpers for a long time, it is very likely to waste several years."

Having said that, Tianyang knew that his suggestion was completely useless.

"I also thought about taking a break before, but if I miss this opportunity, I'm afraid I'll have to wait for several years, so I ran over overnight to discuss the plan with Jim and Mickey. Well, the conversation we just had, you just pretend it didn't happen, understand ?"

……

After chatting with Jenny, Tianyang went downstairs to start training.

The strange thing is that they practiced until 11 a.m., except for Ingram, none of the other Lakers players came.

Although it is a holiday, the whole team usually comes to practice.

It seemed that the trading rumors had a great influence, but after thinking about it, he instantly understood why.

To switch to Cousins, first balance the $1696 million contract.

As far as the current lineup of the Lakers is concerned, a bunch of rookies plus veteran contracts are either 100 million or 200 million, and the poor line is not filled. At that time, there will inevitably be trades or layoffs of 3 to 4 people to get into big contracts. There is a possibility of balance.

In other words, all role players in the team may be traded.

In addition, Randall, who is at the center of rumors, and Clarkson, who has a contract of 1250 million US dollars, may also be used as trading chips. Only he and Ingram in the team are "fearless".

Others didn't come to practice, which is normal.

……

New Orleans, inside the president's office.

Danny looked gloomy, "WTF! With the Lakers involved, it will be more difficult and costly for us to trade Cousins. I only wish I didn't get the No. [-] lottery in the back then."

Gentry, who was sitting across from him, smiled, "The 76ers are most regretful now. They were selected by Tianyang and handed over to the Lakers. Simmons was reimbursed for the season. Brett-Brown and Joshua are probably confused every night. Headache crying."

Dennis waved his hand, "Don't talk about this yet, we have to find a way to get Cousins ​​quickly, otherwise things will change later."

Gentry put away his smile, "I suggest sending Buddy Hield, Tyreke Evans and a 2017 first-rounder. This offer is very sincere, and the Lakers will definitely not be able to compete with us."

Dennis didn't make any comments, "What if the Lakers get Randall? In the last few games, Randall has performed very well, and he even has the feeling of practicing mid-range shots. In addition, they can also eat rubbish contracts in exchange for draft picks. "

Gentry shook his head, "Don't be afraid, Buddy Hield has great potential. He is known as 'Little Curry'. The Kings are definitely tempted. The 4-year rookie contract is more cost-effective than Randall's 2-year rookie contract."

Dennis breathed a sigh of relief, "I hope so. By the way, are we going to play against the Lakers at home in three days?"

"Yes, November 11th." Gentry nodded. "What do you think?"

"Let Anthony hit the inside of the Lakers hard. We won last time, and we will win this time!"

……

Although the Lakers' trade message made the team panic, the game still had to continue.

On the 28th, the Lakers played against the Eagles at home.

Although the Hawks ended the first quarter with an 8-point lead because of the low shooting at the beginning, Tianyang and Ingram took over the game one after another, so that they outperformed the Hawks by more than 10 points in the second and third quarters.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Tianyang and Ingram consecutively assisted Randall to score points at the basket. The Lakers played a 14-3 shock wave and directly took away the game.

However, this victory did not attract much attention. On the contrary, the Lakers converted Marcelo Huertas' non-guaranteed contract into a fully guaranteed contract after the game, which attracted the attention of the media.

What does this mean?
The Lakers deal is already in operation!
Subsequently, WOJ broke the news that the Kings were unwilling to take over the junk contract, even with Randall. The Lakers' plan to seek to sign Miles Plumlee failed, and instead sought an 800 million-level trade. .

In addition, the Lakers are willing to use cash to buy second-round picks in exchange for first-round picks.

But the most exciting news is that the Rockets and the Lakers are interested in each other, and the two sides may reach a deal for Brewer + first-round picks in exchange for Louis Williams.

The Lakers are willing to eat Brewer's garbage contract.

(End of this chapter)