Legend of Tomorrow

Why do people have to work hard in life?

Because the most painful thing is not failure, but what I could have done.

The pain of Little Fish Derek Fisher comes from the fact that he could have been the starter for the Lakers and could have been the third scoring point, but now, he doubts that he will be traded in the summer. This is heaven and hell. gap.

The Lakers management does have this consideration in mind. Kupchak's biggest headache is how to renew Guo Xu's contract. He must find a way to clear the team's salary space next season. Otherwise, under the restriction of exceeding the salary cap, the Lakers can only offer Guo Xu a mid-level job at most. It will be too easy for other teams to poach people away.

This summer, Horace Grant will have 6.5 million in salary space after his contract expires. The Lakers will not renew Grant unless he is willing to sign a veteran's minimum salary. Even so, their total salary exceeds the salary cap by a lot. As a result, Kupchak has to consider trading Horry, who has an annual salary of 5.3 million next season, and Fisher, who has an annual salary of 3 million.

It is difficult for Horry to exchange for a valuable expiring contract, and he is playing well, so the Lakers management is a bit reluctant to part with him.

As a point guard, Fisher is the first to be traded. The advantage of him staying with the team is that his data last season was garbage. He has been off for too long this season and has potential injuries. Other teams are not interested in him. The Lakers want to trade him. stay home.

As long as he can send Fisher away, Kupchak is willing to sell at a loss, without draft picks, any players from the opponent, or even cash, and he will accept any trade exception.

If the Lakers had been so generous last summer, the Mavericks would have definitely not wanted Tyronn Lue. Fisher would have been one step away from leaving his name in history just by replacing Jason Guo.

On the 22nd, Fisher came to the training hall and wanted to participate in the team's training, hoping that the coaching staff would allow him to come back early.

The NBA is a place of dreams and a place where miracles happen. Fisher firmly believes that he can return to the top.

Although he has averaged only 5.8 points and 4.1 assists per game in his peak season since entering the league and shot 43.4% from the field, that is not the point. He will let fans see the strength of his willpower and be stunned by his strong recovery speed and ability to adjust his condition.

Fisher was fully prepared at home, put on his most handsome sportswear, put on lucky sneakers, put on a lucky headband, grew a lucky beard, and appeared in front of Phil Jackson in the best spirit.

Then, he showed off his athletic ability in front of the Zen Master and worked hard to promote himself.

Coach, I'm fine now,

I can trot, I can also jump, oh, big jump, if you give me some support, I can still fly. Believe it or not, I can still fly.

The English is profound and difficult to translate. This is not Fisher's original words, but that's the general meaning.

... Phil Jackson covered his face with one hand, feeling that Fisher was really suffering and was about to become a psychopath from being stimulated.

Whether a player can return or not is not just the decision of the coaching staff. Jackson hired white-bearded bald team doctor Gary Vitti to evaluate Fisher's situation.

The result was so devastating to Fisher that Vitti refused without a second thought. He has a certain say in the Lakers and is the oldest employee on the team.

In 1984, 30-year-old Vitti went to Los Angeles to meet Lakers coach Pat Riley. The two talked about player nutrition, strength training, team medical and other professional content. Vitti's answers made Riley very satisfied and then hired him.

When Vitti first arrived in Los Angeles, the NBA was far smaller than it is now. However, after so many years of development, the pattern of NBA success has not changed. The key lies in 12 players, 2 coaches, and 1 team doctor. As for other people, whether they are team executives or players' family and friends, they are all secondary factors.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Vitti had always been the 1 protecting the Lakers for 32 years. O'Neal had to listen to what he said, otherwise he would become impatient.

In January, O'Neal didn't want to train and asked Vitti to take a few days' sick leave but was rejected.

You are so big and round, you can occupy so much space on the court. Vitti gestured and said angrily: You have really subverted the game of basketball. So you have to go to training, because no one else has. Your ability.

This is a mockery of O'Neal being too fat. O'Neal knows he is in the wrong. He can't lose weight even with exercise, let alone being lazy and resting all the time? So I went to train willingly.

Vitti said to Fisher: You are too heavy. If you come back early, you are making a joke of your career. I suggest you wait until the playoffs before coming back. This is safer and can also help the team.

Before Fisher could say anything, Jackson made his decision. That's it. Since Jason is here, we won't need him for the time being.

Vitti smiled and said, I think so too.

Fisher's mouth formed an O shape. Have you considered the feelings of the person involved when you spoke? What does Jason is here anyway, so we won't need him for the time being?

If Jason Guo is always here and healthy, when will the team need me? Does this mean I will be kicked off the team sooner or later? I don’t want to go to a small place to play ball!

The more Fisher thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. His legs and feet were a little weak. He wanted to kneel down to Jackson and said with tears in his eyes: Coach, I want to play basketball...

As a result, before he could kneel down, Jackson turned to the side to talk to O'Neal about tactics. Come on, Shacklebolt, let's talk about the problem of pulling out to cover for Jason when encountering the opponent's heavy inside line.

Vitti added: Derek, please go home and rest first. If possible, eat less and lose weight as much as possible. You can lose as much as 90 kilograms. How can you be so fast with your body type? How can you play pick-and-roll? Look how fast Jason is.”

Fisher really wanted to explain that he was strong, not fat, and his speed was not slow either. His explosive power made him pass among defenders, but compared with the current Guo Xu, it was really not good enough.

Fisher sighed, still not giving up, and wanted to talk to Kobe, who was also a rookie in the 1996 class. If Kobe could say a few nice things to him, he might be able to play more when he comes back in the playoffs.

He looked around and soon discovered that Kobe and Guo Xu were occupying one half of the court for a one-on-one duel. Both of them have beautiful moves, and they have endless offensive methods. Their throws and fadeaways are both fast and accurate.

After playing for a few rounds, the two of them chatted and laughed. Although Fisher stood far away and couldn't hear what they said, he could figure it out by looking at his expressions. He had never seen Kobe smiling so happily, and he couldn't help but get excited.

Probably... Jason was praising Kobe's strength, right?

I will compare Kobe here, so that I can compare.

Jason Guo, duh.

Brother Co, huh?

Who do you compare me to, Luo Haha.

I think you are no worse than Jordan.

Then I can't compare to Luo Hao.

You are much better than him.

Let's go... OK.

Let's go... OK.

Come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, hey, hey, hey, hey.

The English language is profound and difficult to translate. These are not Fisher's original words, but these are generally what he was thinking.

The more Fisher thought about it, the more he felt that he had no hope and could not see the future. He ran out of the arena, ran into the hall, found the thickest marble pillar, and banged his head against it.

I'm not alive anymore, someone comes and shoots me to death!