The older superstars of the NBA

Staples Center Arena.

In the office of Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak, the team is holding an internal meeting at this time.This meeting is a special meeting, which used to be held once a month.

On weekdays, the team meetings are mainly attended by high-level executives from various departments, and the special meetings will be attended by the boss Jenny Buss.

Although she handed over most of the affairs to general manager Mitch Kupchak, she would still ask about the team's situation from time to time. Unless the team was in trouble, she would generally not meddle in team affairs.

This time, after listening to the reports from the various departments of the team, the owner Jenny Buss' expression was not good. She sat in a chair and remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"The team's record has been poor recently, and some teams we were able to beat last season have lost this season... If this continues, how can we make the playoffs?"

As soon as Jenny Buss said this, the general manager Mitch Kupchak looked a little unhappy.

Although he is not directly blamed for this, he is the executive initiator of various affairs, and the team's poor record must have the most direct relationship with him.

"Boss, I'm sorry!"

"It's just that Kobe's injury is not very optimistic. The doctor advised him to rest for four to five weeks, so he will return to the team for a while..."

"It is precisely because of Kobe's absence that the team failed to find a suitable leader. Now we do have a big problem, but I promise to solve it..."

Mitch. Kupchak's rhetoric is not convincing.

However, Jenny Buss didn't care too much about him. She chose to believe in Mitch Kupchak as usual, but she just said inadvertently, "I heard that a Chinese player in the Development League just scored 44 points. If The team needs a player who can score for the time being, and it would be nice to call him back to his home team..."

"Okay, boss, I will pay attention to this matter."

Mitch Kupchak was still a little surprised. He didn't expect his boss to hear about the Development League, but considering that the Los Angeles media reported a lot, it's not surprising that the other party would know.

According to his understanding of Jenny Buss, the other party should just hear about it, otherwise Zhao Feiyang's name would definitely be called out.

After the meeting, after the others left, Mitch Kupchak also called up Zhao Feiyang's information.

Videos of D-League games will be kept in the team database, and any player's performance there will be stored in the file, and even individual players will get comments from the assistant coaching team.

After looking through it for a while, Mitch Kupchak couldn't help but nodded. He was quite satisfied with Zhao Feiyang's performance in the Development League.

It's just that Zhao Feiyang was sent down because of the head coach Byron Scott. If he is to be recalled, he must also communicate with him.

Otherwise, if the two continue to disagree and cause conflicts, it may be troublesome for the stability of the team.

"Help me inform Coach Byron and let him come to my office!"

Not long after Mitch Kupchak gave the order, Byron Scott rushed to his office.Mitch Kupchak didn't hide anything from the other party, and quickly told him what the owner Jenny Buss said today, and also explained to him the current situation of the team.

He was the one who facilitated the signing of Byron Scott at the beginning, but now the two are grasshoppers on the same rope.If Byron Scott does not do well and cannot achieve a good record this season, Mitch Kupchak is likely to be kicked out at the end of the season.

"No, absolutely not."

Byron Scott was very excited after hearing Mitch Kupchak's description, "Mitch, do you think we can make the playoffs?"

"I don't think we can do it at all. Kobe is old and he can't help the team go further. What if the Huaxia kid returns? Can he save the team?"

"He can't do it. The team's record will still not be good! Once the team's record is bad, you will be fired by the team, and I will be fired. This is not what you and I want to see... .But if we change our strategy, although we can't make the team into the playoffs, but we can help the team develop a super rookie?"

Byron Scott's words made Mitch Kupchak look dignified.

"Super rookie?"

asked Mitch Kupchak.

"Yes. Steven's talent is great, he is fully capable of this job. Even if the team's record is not good, if we let him play with fame and strength, the team will not blame us... Even, it is entirely possible for the team to train Steven as the cornerstone of the team..."

After Byron Scott finished speaking, he stared at Mitch Kupchak very calmly.

The two have long been friends and have a common goal. He believes that his rhetoric will definitely move the other party's heart.As long as they unite, not only can they avoid being fired, but they can also achieve new goals.

After a long time, Mitch Kupchak breathed a sigh of relief.

"All right!"

"You are right! A small Huaxia player is nothing to us, and cultivating a new cornerstone for team building is our real goal..."

Byron Scott nodded with relief, as if he was very happy to see Mitch Kupchak so upbeat.

"More than that, I need you to do one more thing, otherwise that guy will come to bother us......"

A day later, the South Bay Lakers ushered in another game.

This time they played an away game. The players took the bus to Miami early in the morning. Their opponent was the Sioux Falls Tianli Team, a subsidiary of the Heat.

The strength of this team is average. This season is a mid-level team in the Development League. It is the first time this season that they have played against the South Bay Lakers.

The game is still played at noon.

Perhaps the 44 points scored in the previous game were too amazing. This game has not yet started. As soon as Zhao Feiyang arrived outside the arena, he saw many Chinese fans holding signs and cheering for him. There are not too many of them. , but seemed quite excited.

In order to thank these fans, Zhao Feiyang also took the initiative to wave hello to them, and even signed autographs for some fans when the team bus stopped.

Before the game was about to start, the players changed into their uniforms and walked outside one after another.Zhao Feiyang walked at the back, and when he was about to step out of the locker room door, a person suddenly stopped him.

"Zhao, wait a minute, I have something to tell you."

The person who stopped Zhao Feiyang was the team coach Raul Green.

Zhao Feiyang didn't think too much about it. He thought that the head coach was going to tell him what tactics to implement on the court, so he stopped and walked aside with Raul Green.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Feiyang was shocked when the other party opened his mouth.

"Coach Raul, what happened?"

"Zhao, I'm sorry to tell you that the team management has made a decision. When this game is over, they will officially fire you!"