I'm king in the basket

Chapter 392
Li Xing was more interested in why Colangelo was so humble than what he asked Colangelo to do.

To put it bluntly, this guy is also a general manager.

General Manager Who is that?The person who holds the life and death power of each player.Those general managers who dominate the power can even ignore the feelings of the stars in the team and do whatever they want.

Colangelo was not as successful as he did, but he can be regarded as an excellent general manager.

The only player on the team he couldn't move was Li Xing.

In theory, except for Li Xing, he can move anyone.But those people had a very good relationship with Li Xing, even if he wanted to, he couldn't move.

This is the dilemma before him.

Colangelo believed that Li Xing did not come here because of the "trumpet" thing. He did it very covertly, and ordinary people could not find it.

Even if it is exposed one day, he can directly deny it.

If not for that, what else could it be?
Is he going to recommend rookies again?Colangelo thought for a moment.

In the past, Li Xing took the initiative to come to him, basically to strengthen the team.Now that the team has the strength to be a champion, should we continue to strengthen it?

What's more, the team has no draft picks in the offseason.

Unless you find other teams to ask for draft picks, it will be difficult to do this.

Colangelo stared at Li Xing and asked, "Larch, what do you want from me?"

"There is indeed one thing I want to ask for your help."

It's rare that Li Xing still needs to ask him for help?

Colangelo's eyes lit up: "Let's listen to it." "Tomorrow's game, I want my friend to sing a song at the center of the route before the game starts." Li Xing directly stated his intention.

That's what he and McPhee said.

To promote the album, events alone are not enough.

Holding an event can only attract diehard fans to come to participate, and only by performing before such a large-scale competition can it attract those passers-by who know nothing about her.

"Oh? Who?"

Not a "trumpet," or a recommended player, Colangelo was relieved.

If his trumpet is exposed, the boss will definitely fire him; if Li Xing sees someone again, he has to find a way to get this person during the offseason.

This matter is much simpler, he only needs to talk to the relevant people who arranged the pre-match activities and it's over.

"My girlfriend, Katherine McPhee."

"I know her, her "Hero" is very good."

This is embarrassing, "Hero" was not sung by McPhee.

Li Xing remembered a joke. In his previous life, Kobe finished the final curtain call with a magnificent 60 points, so people all over the world lamented that their youth was gone.

Even those who don't watch basketball at all have to get involved.

then:

"Goodbye, my idol, I wish you happy forever in heaven!"

"My youth, I will play your songs countless times."

Some of them are spoofs, but most of them are just mindless followers.Colangelo was like this at this time. He sang a famous song, but that song was not McPhee's.

If McPhee was present, he would have put this up and shredded it, right?
This kind of person is a complete jerk!

With McPhee not around, Li Xing couldn't do anything to Colangelo. He was his general manager after all. He was lucky.

"So it's settled?" Li Xing asked with a smile.

Colangelo said lightly: "It's settled, this matter is on me, let your girlfriend get ready, I will go to the scene when the time comes, and I look forward to her performance."

"Thank you."

Li Xing was about to leave this nonsense general manager when he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, I have something else to do."

"Talk," Colangelo said briskly.

"You should know that our back line has always been short of men."

Li Xing said.

Colangelo's heart skipped a beat, but he still came.

"What do you think?" Colangelo admired Li Xing's vision very much.

He doesn't know why this 22-year-old young man can find so many talents. Facts have proved that every signing he recommends to the team is a success in the end.

The only one who deviated was Hassan Whiteside.

But Whiteside also proved that he has the ability to protect the rim that the team lacks, but it is only due to personal style, and he has not made great progress.

If Li Xing makes another recommendation, no matter how difficult it is to get this person, Colangelo will give it a try.

If he gets it, he has an explanation to Li Xing, which can be regarded as strengthening the team, and will add a beautiful touch to the resume of the Raptors as the general manager.

To this day, not many people know that Li Xing helped the team sign up. Many people still think that Colangelo is the godfather of the Raptors.

One pass ten, ten pass a hundred.

In the future, these rumors will become the truth passed on by everyone, and those who have the truth will need to work ten times harder to change people's opinions.

By then, Colangelo may have already made money by sitting in the most comfortable position on this resume.

"Goran Dragic."

Li Xing said the name in his heart.

Dragic?

Colangelo didn't do nothing. He also knew that the team's back line was weak, so he had already listed the list of completely free point guards during the offseason.

Dragic is one of the players he focuses on.

He thought Li Xing was going to recommend some rookie, but he didn't expect to give him a name.

The easiest way to pursue free agents is to bring the price and rhetoric, as well as the team's record.

The football market and exposure of the city where the team is located are also key factors affecting the player's decision.

If it was the Raptors before the 10th season, Dragic might not even watch them, but now it is different.

The Raptors are wide.

Can you imagine that a player like Reggie Evans, who has no aesthetic sense of playing and has a wretched personal image, can get many advertising contracts?

This is the effect brought by Li Xing.

Even those players who usually don't pay attention to have endorsements and advertisements, let alone starting.

The Raptors' current attention, team strength, and weak guard line, it can be said that Dragic's arrival can perfectly make up for this.

It's just that there is a problem with their salary space.

When the finals are over, both Li Xing and DeRozan will face contract extensions.

Li Xing will undoubtedly get a maximum salary, and even if DeRozan is not a maximum salary, he will get a contract close to the maximum salary.

The tight space is the biggest problem facing the Raptors.

If Dragic values ​​money more, it will be difficult for the Raptors to get him.

And this is why Li Xing strongly recommends him to the team.

This person pays more attention to the competitiveness of the team is the team atmosphere.

On these two points alone, the Raptors are extremely suitable for him.

"Your proposal is very good, and we also have plans to pursue him in the summer." Colangelo said.

Li Xing smiled lightly: "The other targets can be discarded, as long as he is one."

"Abandon other goals?"

Colangelo frowned: "Are you not prepared?"

"No, we just need to get him." Li Xing said, "I will come forward to recruit at that time, and you all have to show sincerity."

Colangelo twitched, what does this mean?
Show sincerity?That is to say, don't be too stingy, give as much as you want, and then the luxury tax explodes.

Li Xing doesn't want to help the boss save money. In recent years, the team has been under the child labor contract of him and DeRozan, and they have remained on the poor line every year. They only get in and out, and they have netted hundreds of millions. Out.

Moreover, even if the luxury tax is paid, the team does not necessarily lose money, it just earns a little less.

For the boss and shareholders, the Raptors are a big advertisement, and popularity is what they are most passionate about.

It's best if the team can make money, and it doesn't matter if they can't.

Li Xing will never give in to this group of profit-seeking and hurting people. He wants to make money, he wants to be popular, and he doesn't want to bleed?How can there be such a good thing?
"We will draw up a plan for this matter. When the time comes, you come forward to lobby, we will provide an offer, and we must win him!"

Colangelo had already made the calculations in his mind.

If Dragic is necessary, it is not impossible.

For the Raptors, in addition to strengthening, the most important thing in the offseason is to renew the contracts of Li Xing and DeRozan.

These two will enter the last year of their contracts next year, so they can take the initiative by renewing their contracts in advance, which is better than when other teams come to raise their prices and their own side passively matches their offers.

Colangelo pondered for a while, and a plan came to mind.

"Lacci, don't worry, as long as the Slovenian is willing to come to Toronto, we will be able to sign him." Colangelo assured Li Xing.

"Excuse me."

Li Xing got up and said, "Then I'll go to training first."

"Don't get too tired. Tomorrow's game is up to you." Colangelo was now playing the role of a good manager who cares about the players, completely forgetting how he attacked Li Xing on the Internet by using a trumpet.

As the general manager, Colangelo doesn't dislike Li Xing, even though he always causes trouble.

But he did make a difference to the team.

At the same time, it can also help the management to solve problems.

This is definitely a player that any team would want if they put up with his off-court shit.

Opening a trumpet to scold Li Xing on the Internet is just to relieve the pressure.

Colangelo just hasn't grasped the truth that no matter how small the evil he has done, once exposed, he will fall into the abyss, and it will be difficult to get up again.

The next day, the second round of the finals was held at the route center as scheduled.

Katherine McPhee performed the title track from her new album in front of tens of thousands of people ahead of the competition.

The powerful singing skills combined with the elegant typhoon and the beautiful songs made the audience jubilant, which was a beautiful start for this extraordinary night.

As soon as the game started, the situation fell into anxiety.

The Thunder didn't want to repeat the same mistakes, so they looked for Bargnani in a singles battle of attrition in the opening game.

Bargnani wasted energy in attacking and wasting energy in defense, and the opponent found him.

This time he was really off guard.

It's just that the Thunder miscalculated a bit.

Guarding Bargnani doesn't mean they can win the game.

Preventing Bargnani is just the beginning of the game.

(End of this chapter)