last super center

Chapter 82 Discordant voices in the team, brief farce.

After a long wrangling with the Lakers' top management, they finally finalized a plan to strengthen the guard before the game deadline.

"Our rookie has great potential, what we lack is an excellent backcourt configuration!"

"Don't try to save money, don't we have enough junk contracts?"

"The results of the first year are related to the future development of the team. Next year's draft picks are not that important, because we have three draft spots!"

"Is the first few draft picks really so eager? Look at the performance of Su Mu and Aaron Gordon. How can we have so many opportunities for so many young people to experience? Use the remaining To win high-quality jigsaw players or use them to make trades, we must determine our own thinking. Su Mu will definitely become the cornerstone of our team. This is something everyone knows. We must Around him, starting from this year, build a team that belongs to him!"

"I've talked with Su Mu. There are several players that Su Mu is looking for next year. They have great potential and are absolutely willing to come to the Lakers to fight alongside him!"

"I have such confidence, because we are the Los Angeles Lakers, not a cat or a dog. When Kobe returns and his injury is fully recovered, this guy can still contribute his last energy on the court, even if he can only play 25 minutes per game. It can still bring them a huge effect on the court!"

"We can't wait any longer. Now is a good opportunity to attack. We must seize the moment. The combination of Su Mu and Aaron Gordon will definitely surprise everyone!"

In the end, under Kupchak's three-inch tongue, the Lakers boss agreed to his suggestion and let him let go and do it boldly!
Jim Bass also has an ambition, he wants to make some achievements as soon as possible, at least in the family, with Jenny Bass staring at him, he must firmly hold the right to control the team in his own hands.

And the most convenient and quickest way to do this is to let the team achieve results in the shortest possible time and show off, so that everyone can see how different the transformation of this Lakers team is from the past under his leadership. !

To be honest, the old boy didn't have the patience to make Jim Bass really wait for two or three years, or under uncertain circumstances, otherwise he wouldn't have used so many stupid tricks in his previous life to make So many anachronistic deals.

And under the instigation of Kupchak, Jim Bass was also ready to move. After all, in the previous games, Su Mu did perform surprisingly well. Needless to say, the rebounding ability, the terrifying rebounding ability, and There is an exaggerated coverage area of ​​the restricted area. Except for the slightly inferior shooting, the other aspects are simply pulled to the level that makes him most satisfied!
Except for Su Mu, Aaron Gordon and Kobe, everyone in the Los Angeles Lakers has the possibility of becoming a bargaining chip.

Su Mu learned of the news after returning to Los Angeles. Kupchak met with Kobe and Su Mu immediately and expressed his thoughts.

As for Aaron Gordon, this guy was not listed, so Su Mu doubted the accuracy of the news.

Not for sale also includes Aaron Gordon?

When Su Mu heard these words, he was taken aback for a moment. Although Gordon's performance was quite good, he was not yet in the realm of not for sale.

Just because Kupchak found himself and Kobe, but not Aaron Gordon, Su Mu discovered that these old guys in the NBA league have dirty hearts!
Aaron Gordon has also heard about the team's actions, what is not for sale, what future Lakers star, Aaron Gordon will not believe the nonsense of the Lakers management.

Although he first entered the league and has great respect for the team, it is beyond the scope of his responsibility to discuss this kind of thing. There are three items that are not for sale, but when the time comes, I am afraid that even Aaron Gordon will become Chips being traded.

To be honest, such a thing was not what Su Mu wanted. Aaron Gordon played a very prominent role in the small ball era. This guy may not be able to see how important this guy is in an ordinary team, but in a strong team that won the championship For the team, Aaron Gordon's restrictions on opponents are still very important. He has weight, height, and bounce. He is the best choice for defending the opponent's arrow!
So, Aaron Gordon still has to stay in the team. Su Mu has put a lot of effort into him, and he will polish it on the offensive end later. Wen Xing's shooting percentage is still quite good, and he is still a quasi-All-Star. level striker.

As for whether he can be promoted to the All-Star level, there is hope, but how big the hope is depends on Aaron Gordon's own efforts.

and!
For Kupchak and the temporary decision of the Lakers management, Su Mu still felt a little inconceivable.

The season has just started, and looking at the rankings of the Lakers, no one would have thought that after six rounds, the "weak" Lakers' abilities overwhelmed many western powerhouses, ranking fifth.

In front of the Lakers, there are four higher-ranked teams.

Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers and San Antonio Spurs.

If you put the current Lakers and these teams together, anyone who knows a little about basketball will think you are crazy.

The Golden State Warriors, ranked first in the Western Conference, are also the best team in the league. The small ball era has officially begun. This year will be a year for the Splash Brothers to set off a violent frenzy. Fu did not go to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead, he was replaced by Pau Gasol, who is more defeated at this stage. The wings of the butterfly are already shaking waves, but Gasol's performance in the playoffs is much more stable than Love up!

The Houston Rockets, ranked second, are a modern combination that is in its sweet period. James Harden has killed the Quartet in the regular season, Eagle King Josh Smith, Jets Terry, Trevor Ariza, Captain Brewer, etc. A group of titans joined with family affection, this rocket, but reached the Western Conference Finals in the previous life and lost to the Golden State Warriors!

And the third-ranked Los Angeles Clippers, the name of the city of lobs resounds throughout the league. The former queen bee Chris Paul, maybe you will criticize him for his small moves when playing basketball, but you can't deny that he played for the Clippers. Ah, the core role, combined with the White Warcraft, coincided with the explosive Griffin of the year, and the emperor's uncle Jordan, this team is equally impressive and has distinctive technical characteristics.

As for the fourth-ranked San Antonio Spurs, the GDP combination is still old and new, Kawhi Leonard is gradually growing, and the emperor Armadanny Green is starting to play the leading role on the outside. This Spurs will still have it in the next two or three years Very strong punching power.

Four very strong teams, it is understandable that they are ranked in the top four in the Western Conference, but No.5, when the fans see the teams there, their hearts can't help beating.

The Los Angeles Lakers, the great Purple and Gold Corps, are they back? !
I clicked in and glanced at the player list, all of them had black question mark faces.

What kind of hanging J8 thing, these are some degree of rotten fish and rotten shrimp.

No two in the starting lineup know each other. The biggest players in the team, Kobe and Nash, are lying on the bench to recharge their batteries. How can a team like this reach fifth place in the Western Conference?
Really start like a tiger?
In fact, the Lakers have achieved excellent results in the opening game, with a new lineup and a new system. They even temporarily changed the team's head coach before the start of the game.

Everything seems good, but Kupchak should not make a decision to strengthen the team at this moment.

This is completely inconsistent with the team's plan at the beginning. Their goal is next year's draft, and this year's results are not within their scope.

"We will add players to the backcourt. Except for you, anyone on the team will become a bargaining chip to be traded."

"The management has a clear goal. With the two of you as the core, we will initially build a team. After one year of training, we will prepare for next year."

"I know it's too early to say this, but we see hope in both of you."

Kupchak's meaning is obvious, even if the team is reinforced, the goal will still be achieved next year.

It's just running in one year in advance to build a more reliable team.

Instead of continuing to move forward in an unbalanced state as it is now.

The ultimate goal of the top management is to want the Lakers to achieve better results.

Some ideas, but not many.

Because the Lakers don't have a good bargaining chip to trade those excellent point guards, a bunch of stinky fish and rotten shrimps, everyone is not a philanthropist, and every team needs to plan carefully to survive in this league.

You can only do Taobao, or sign veterans who still have some stock left in the tank.

The transaction is a bit difficult, and the room for manipulation is limited. Kupchak's impromptu decision made Su Mu feel a little embarrassed.

I thought that a large-scale reinforcement would be carried out next year. The season has just started, and Kupchak's restless heart is hard to hold back.

As the general manager of the team, who doesn't want to do some earth-shattering feats, with Su Mu and Kobe's endorsement, a series of possible transactions seem to be a matter of course.

"I agree with the transaction, but the list of transactions must be carefully selected."

After a little thought, Su Mu did not object to Kupchak's approach.

Not only Kupchak, but even Su Mu is looking forward to where this new Lakers team will go in the first season after the right backcourt players are traded.

"Since Su Mu agrees, then I have no objection."

"But we shouldn't trade players blindly. Su Mu's potential is visible to the naked eye. Now we have Clarkson and Jeremy Lin with super offensive capabilities in the backcourt. What we need is a traditional point guard who can stabilize the situation. Can command teammates on the court, and must make achievements on the defensive end."

As a member of the old-school players, Bryant is still more inclined to those guards who have defense and organization. Former Lakers Steve Blake is such a player.

With three-point long-range shooting, defensive ability, and the ability to connect teams. Although he has been in a tepid state in the NBA, this guy can survive in the NBA for such a long time. There have always been teams that need this. Players, it can be seen that Blake still has two brushes.

And last year, after being sent to the Golden State Warriors because of a trade, Kobe personally invited Blake to return during the offseason, but obviously, this guy had resentment in his heart and did not choose to return to the Lakers. The team, the embrace of the Portland Trail Blazers.

Failure to sign Blake is certainly not a fatal blow, but there are really not many such easy-to-use point guards in this league.

While Kupchak pays attention to strengthening the guards, the forward players also need to be supplemented one or two, and the inside line does not need to be supplemented, but Aaron Gordon's substitute player still needs one.

Wesley Johnson's offense is really bad, and Su Mu also knows where the upper limit of this guy is, so there is no need to keep hope for him, the defensive leader, who can contribute one or two wonderful defenses in the game, just That's enough.

Su Mu finally shrugged his shoulders, no matter what the team is, he only needs to play basketball well, and leave them to worry about other things.

The news of the transaction spread like wildfire, and the team began to have unstable player emotions.

Some fringe players began to worry about whether their careers could continue, while those players with trade value worried that they would wake up and go to a new team and a new residence.

Everyone is in danger, this is something Su Mu can't control.

I only hope that Kupchak can complete the transaction as soon as possible. If this situation continues, it will have a very adverse impact on the team's next games.

And Kobe is also actively lobbying other players to join. As for the mood of the players in the team, there is no way to take more into account.

Su Mu didn't know whether this situation was good or bad, and he wasn't naive enough to think that they could make it to the playoffs just because of the victory at the beginning of the regular season.

It's hard, really, if Kupchak doesn't make a trade move against the sky in the next few days, with such a Los Angeles Lakers, if they want to occupy the top eight seats in the Wild West, even a sow can climb a tree!

The impact of the trading scandal still caused a certain degree of confusion within the team.

Sure enough, the Lakers will play a little poorly in the next two games, and it will be difficult for them to play their best on the court because they are absent-minded.

Losing to the Pacers at 99:107, except for Su Mu, the rest of the Lakers players played absent-mindedly. Su Mu alone did not have any support in the interior, but even so, Su Mu still chopped off Hibbert's head. A double-double of 23 points and 16 rebounds.

Although Hibbert is taller, but his mobility is completely zero, he was stalked by Su Mu throughout the game, and he gave Su Mu a cap with two goals.

The only regret is that Paul George is absent due to injury. This year's Pacers have no competitive energy. The lack of a head star has a huge impact on the entire team.

Immediately afterwards, in the rematch with the Pelicans, the Pelicans crushed the Lakers with a huge advantage of 109:92. Davis was elated in the post-match interview, changing the depressed mood of the first match.

But even so, Davis still generously expressed his admiration for Su Mu, thinking that this guy will become a new generation of super center.

On November 20014, 11, after a short period of torment, a deal involving multiple players was finally completed under the impetus of Kupchak.

(End of this chapter)