I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 323 "Basketball Reasons"

While preparing for the training camp, Li Ran, who was busy farting and kicking his heels, suddenly received a call from Taylor Swift.

At this time, Taylor Swift was also very busy in Los Angeles, Li Ran didn't know what she was doing calling him now.

"Honey, the team told me that I received an offer from the Lakers, what do you say?"

Li Ran became energetic when he heard it.

Come, come, the deal that was blocked by Stern because of "basketball reasons" is still here.

"What did they say, and what price did they charge?"

"I'll show you later." Taylor Swift, who only knew the Grizzlies, Hornets players, and the league's top superstars for basketball, took out her memo and read it to Li Ran word by word.

"In a three-way deal with Mosaic, the Lakers paid Gasol and Odom, Mosaic took out the No. 12 pick in the first round, Scola, Kevin Martin and Dragic, and the Hornets paid Chris Paul."

"The Lakers got Paul, Mosaic got Gasol, and the Hornets got Odom, the 12th pick in the first round, Dragic, Scola and Kevin Martin."

This quotation is exactly the same as in history, but Li Ran fell into deep thought.

A crazy idea slowly formed in his mind.

The main task of the system now is to let him have a team of his own. If he can't buy the Clippers by then, the Hornets are his alternatives.

Paul will leave sooner or later this season. After being rejected by the league in time and space, Paul packed his bags and went next door to the Lakers, forming a lob city with Griffin Jordan.

Simply play with the big ones and rebuild the Hornets directly!

Moreover, this time, the Hornets have their own team and are not managed by the league. Stern cannot veto the deal this time.

"It's still early, you hang them out for a few days, I'll think about it."

Not long after hanging up the phone, Cole opened the door and came in.

"Li, several players have reached their contract years this season. Mark has signed a new contract, which is 4000 million for four years, but the contract for Tim has not yet been decided. He is now a free agent in theory. This It's been a good season, but next season..."

Cole looked sad.

Li Ran was taken aback for a moment before he realized it.

Duncan's contract expires, UAE will renew his contract next season, Kirilenko will renew his contract next season, Xiaojia's contract has been signed, and now there are a lot of things in the Grizzlies.

"Tim must be the top salary, how big a contract can he sign now?"

"Up to 4 million in four years."

Duncan signed a two-year 2 million contract in the original time and space because he had the bird rights in the Spurs, but now, the Grizzlies can't use the bird rights to sign the old man Deng, so they can only think of a way in terms of the number of years.

"I have to ask Pella about this. I can't decide." Li Ran poured Cole a cup of coffee and said after sitting down.

"The boss said that everything is up to you, and he is not afraid of paying the luxury tax. He only wants the dynasty."

"That's easy." Li Ran heaved a sigh of relief after getting Shang Fang's sword.

"Tim must stay with a maximum salary. He is the team's pinnacle of the sea. Don't worry about the UAE. Andre can talk about it in the middle of the season. He doesn't have bird rights, and the capped salary won't be much higher. Go, our team's salary space is not bad, not too much for a dynasty team."

Cole nodded, hesitated to speak, and finally went out.

The cup of coffee was steaming hot on the table.

Li Ran stared at the cup of coffee, stunned for a long time.

Both of them tacitly didn't mention one thing just now.

Li Ran's rookie contract only has one year left.

One year later, where will Li Ran go?

Li Ran is not too worried about his own problems now. His mind is full of the Hornets' reconstruction this summer.

The Hornets are now a team hovering on the edge of the playoffs. They have the ability to enter the playoffs, but they must not go far. This year they were cleanly shaved by the Grizzlies. Must have courage.

Simply overthrow them all.

Li Ran began to think about how to extract the most benefits from Paul's transaction. This is a proper seller's market, and the Lakers will definitely use all their bargaining chips in order to compete for the championship.

He took out a piece of paper and began to write and draw on it.

Phil Jackson looks at Lakers manager and girlfriend Jeanie Buss.

"The boss of the Hornets is Taylor Swift, and Taylor Swift is Li Ran's woman. Will he agree to such a deal?"

After learning about the crazy trade of the Lakers, he found Jenny Buss in disbelief and asked straight to the point.

The relationship between Taylor Swift and Li Ran is basically transparent to people like them.

Jenny smiled.

"Phil, my dear, as long as there are more chips, nothing is impossible."

On the other hand, Li Ran, who became more and more overwhelmed, simply handed over all the matters related to the training camp to Cole, and flew directly to New Orleans after obtaining Taylor Swift's permission.

He came to the Hornet's office building, directly occupied the magpie's nest, ran to the chairman's office of Taylor Swift, and gave orders to the Hornet's uniform team.

Who doesn't know the Hornets, the newly promoted superstar of the league is the actual controller of the team, and everyone is obedient and obedient.

"Fax the Lakers, forget it, don't fax the Lakers."

After staying in the office for two days, Li Ran came out with red eyes, looked at the members of the uniform team guarding him outside, and stopped talking halfway.

Then he booked a plane ticket to a city no one expected.

Two days later, Li Ran returned to New Orleans in an even more sluggish state, but his expression was very excited.

The distance to success is getting closer and closer, Li Ran is very excited.

Next season, a Hornets that no one knows is about to be born.

"Book a plane ticket to Los Angeles, I want to meet Jenny Buss and Phil Jackson in person!" Li Ran said in a deep voice with red eyes.

No one knew exactly what Li Ran talked about on this secret trip, only that Jane Buss and Phil Jackson were not in Los Angeles for the next two days.

However, when the rain is about to come, there will always be some turmoil, and Stern smells something that is not right.

When he learned that the Lakers, Hornets, and several other teams had changed, and that Li Ran was the manipulator behind it, Stern sat on a chair in pain.

I can't work in the position of president for a few years, can't Li Ran let him save some time?
Can't you be more honest, he makes some big moves every year, his heart really can't stand it.

Li Ran didn't know what Stern was thinking, he was just doing the final communication with great ambition.

If this deal can be made, it looks like the league will have a few more superteams.

Three days before the draft, at the behest of Li Ran, the Lakers formally submitted a trade offer to the league.

Stern held meetings overnight to discuss the deal.

(End of this chapter)