ace marshal

Chapter 871 Strategic Abandonment

There is still a week before the All-Star Game. After welcoming Brand back, the Clippers have won a wave of winning streak and have a good chance to sprint to the top half before the All-Star Game.

But at such a critical stage, bad news came from the team again, and it was Brand again.

During an ordinary team practice game, Brand accidentally twisted his ankle when he landed while blocking a shot from a jump.

After the subsequent examination, it was determined to be a second-degree ankle sprain. The postoperative recovery period is about 15 to 17 weeks, and he will be reimbursed for the season again.

After Brand came back, he only played five games and helped the team win five consecutive victories. When Brand was about to enter the state and the Clippers were getting better, he was suddenly reimbursed for the season. Such a result It was cruel indeed.

Brand once again fell in front of injuries.

Knowing the result, Lan Shengli quickly found Brand.

"People always want to control their destiny in their own hands, but they don't know that everyone's destiny has been arranged by God~!!"

"If you want to be successful, you must go through hardships, the greater the hardships you experience, the more you,,,"

"Wooooow~!!!"

Just as Lan Shengli continued to instill "Chicken Soup for the Soul", Brand suddenly burst into tears, which directly interrupted Lan Shengli's words.

"If you want to be successful, you must go through hardships. The greater and more hardships you experience, the more brilliant your final success may be~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to talk while handing Brand a tissue.

"Sorry, coach, I can only lie on this damn hospital bed again~!!!"

Brand wiped his tears with a tissue, shook his head, and said angrily.

"No one can control the injury, and no player will never be injured. Compared with the previous injury, this time is nothing at all~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to encourage.

"Thinking about the long recovery process, thinking about lying in bed every night watching the game, thinking about wasting another year of my career, I am really going crazy~!"

Brand still spoke angrily.

"Believe me, as long as you go through a down-to-earth recovery process, your career is still very long. As long as you can guarantee that you can return to the field, the starting power forward of the Clippers is still yours~!! I will wait for you Come back, Harden and the others will wait for you to come back~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to comfort him.

"Thank you, Coach Blue, maybe this is really fate~ Maybe God really wants to test me~!"

Brand's expression gradually returned to calm, he shook his head and sighed.

"Come on, I believe you will be able to come back in a [-]% condition again, you will definitely be able to~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to encourage.

After encouraging Brand, Lan Shengli immediately attended an emergency meeting.

An emergency meeting around "Brand is out for another season due to injury."

And the person who presided over the meeting was the team owner, Sterling.

"To be honest, I am really satisfied with the sixth ranking in the Western Conference. I have also seen the changes brought to the team by the new coach and the competitiveness shown by the new players. However, after Brand was reimbursed for the season, the team should have Where to go, I want to hear your thoughts~"

Sterling spoke first.

"Bru, tell me, Sterling probably only wants to listen to your advice~"

Here the general manager reminded Lan Shengli in a low voice.

"Good~"

Lan Shengli nodded and responded.

"First of all, I want to say that although we are now ranked sixth in the West, we are only 2.5 wins away from the Rockets, which is ninth in the West. This gap is nothing at all with nearly 40 games left, so We haven’t made sure we’ll make it to the playoffs~!”

Lan Shengli looked at the materials he had prepared and said.

"Secondly, Brand's reimbursement for the season means that even if we can enter the playoffs, I'm afraid it's basically just a round trip, and it's even hard to win the next game. After all, our players are too young and immature. This includes me too~, after all, the playoffs are very different from the regular season~"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"So even if we managed to make it to the playoffs, at most we sold two extra home tickets and earned 5 million more, nothing more~"

Lan Shengli looked at Sterling and said without any stage fright.

"Instead of selling more tickets, I think it's better to use the money to exchange for a better tomorrow~!"

When Lan Shengli changed the subject, Sterling immediately frowned.

"What do you mean~?!"

Sterling asked quickly.

"Mr. Sterling, when I was competing for the head coach, I repeatedly emphasized that neither breaking nor building is the core of reconstruction. Since we choose to completely overthrow and rebuild, our goal is of course to build a lineup that can win the championship. Obviously, it is not enough to rely on these players now, and we need to continue recruiting~!!"

Lan Shengli explained.

"Maybe we can get big fish in the free market in the summer, but the more secure way is to get a higher draft pick to get better and more talented young players. This is the most practical~ !!"

Lan Shengli continued to explain.

"After Brand was injured, I already predicted that there would be a risk of being reimbursed for the season, so I immediately checked the latest scouting report. After my overnight analysis, I think there are many players who are very suitable for this year's draft. Today's Clippers ~!!, and have the opportunity to become an important puzzle for future championship ~!!"

Lan Shengli explained with a firm expression, which gradually made Sterling no longer frown.

"This is my summary of some rookies, you can take a look~"

Lan Shengli handed over a document and said.

"Oh my god~, I didn't expect Lan Shengli to have done so much homework in just 48 hours since Brand was injured. What kind of work efficiency is this? It's terrifying~!!"

The general manager listened and sighed secretly.

"You have said so much, can I understand that you still want the team to fail again~?!"

Sterling also looked at Lan Shengli with sharp eyes and asked.

"To put it bluntly, it can be called rotten, but I think such an approach should be called strategic abandonment~!!"

Lan Shengli replied.

"Okay, I don't want to look at how powerful these future championship puzzles are, I just want to ask you, what did you say about building a winning culture~?!, will there be good results if you play poorly all year round~?!"

Sterling questioned.

Although Lan Shengli talked about it before, as the boss, Sterling still has his unique vision for examining problems.

(End of this chapter)