Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 30 First meeting with Peyton Malone, Long Beach Summer League

"Hi bro, welcome to Shaq Manor.

Come follow me and let Shaq take you through the life of a millionaire.

After a while, I will introduce some old guys to you! "

O'Neill listened to Du En's persuasion and prepared to have an operation, but before that, he took the initiative to invite Du En to visit his mansion in Beverly Hills.

Du En didn't seem too concerned about this.It wasn't until today's training was finished that he changed into his clothes and brought some people to the banquet.

"Hey man, make my home look pretty."

O'Neill also noticed a photographer with a DV behind Dunn.In a joking tone, he warned the cameraman not to take random pictures, and then said nothing more.

Dunn and his party followed O'Neal into the mansion and soon met many Lakers players and two big shots from afar.

"This is my little brother, his name is Du En, and he is from China."

O'Neal put his arm around Duane's shoulders and took the initiative to introduce Duane to Gary Payton and Karl Malone.

Durant said that Payton and Malone did it too!

If you can't beat it, join!Payton and Malone are also the stars of the Western Conference team, but now they are in the same room with O'Neal, the boss of the Lakers and the boss of the championship team.

Payton and Malone failed to win the championship, although they were defeated by Jordan!But in recent years, among the people who have hindered them from winning the championship are O'Neal and Kobe.

Perhaps it was also the loss of the Lakers F4, which made Durant realize that it is the most difficult road to be brave after knowing shame.

"Welcome to Los Angeles!

I'm a champion, and so is Shaq!
I think that next season, your dreams will come true! "

Seeing that Peyton and Malone didn't give him a good look, Du En also expressed his dissatisfaction.

Before you guys came, I was already a champion!

To be precise, Payton and Malone have not officially joined the Lakers, and Duane has already signed with the Lakers.

Although as early as last month, the news of Payton and Malone joining the Lakers had already spread.

However, before the free market had not officially opened, Payton and Malone could only connect with O'Neal in private.

Now that it is open, Payton and Malone came to Los Angeles immediately to discuss contracts and other related issues with the Lakers.

This shows how eager they are to join the Lakers in order to win the championship.

For Payton and Malone, in order to try their best to win the championship next season, there are only two teams for them to choose from.

One is the giants Lakers, and the other is the defending champion Spurs.

Joining the defending champion, this food is too ugly!Anyway, he is also a prominent figure in the alliance.

Furthermore, the Spurs do not lack point guards, but also do not lack power forwards.

On the contrary, the Lakers happen to be relatively weak at point guards and power forwards.

As the saying goes, the seven-rank official in front of the prime minister.

Joining an NBA giant like the Lakers and winning the championship for the Lakers is always better than an ordinary team like the Spurs.

Duane knows that the Lakers are the only option for Payton and Malone, so he is not worried that at this time, a few words from Payton and Malone will be able to drive them away.

Dunn is backed by Nike, Old Bass, and O'Neill, who are already confident.

"Rookie, don't you know who I am?" Ma Long stood up and showed Du En the muscles on his arms.

Peyton continued to sit on the sofa, pouted proudly.

"Hey Carl, sit down and don't scare my little brother!"

Duane was brought by O'Neill, and O'Neal naturally wanted to stand up for Duane.

Moreover, O'Neill didn't feel that Dunn had said something wrong.

In O'Neill's mind: "Don't you choose to join me because Shaq is omnipotent?"

Of course, on the surface, O'Neal will still give Payton and Malone some respect.

"He is from China, and there are hundreds of millions of fans in their country!
Old Buss thinks he is the future of the Lakers, and I also think he has great potential.

All of you here today are Shaq's brothers, and you all came here by accepting Shaq's invitation.

Shaq hopes everyone can get along well and we will win a championship together! "

Hearing what O'Neill said, Ma Long happily sat back in his original position.

Without the ability to occupy the magpie's nest, the mercenaries must position themselves correctly.

Neither Payton nor Malone are here to compete for the leadership of the Lakers.

They just want to win, they just want to win.

The eldest prince like Kobe and the second prince like Du En should try their best not to provoke them.

After spending so many years in the NBA, how could Payton and Malone not know this truth?

The other Lakers players present also understood why O'Neal supported Duane, a rookie.

As a result, Du En soon became half the owner of Shaq Manor. Many people took the initiative to contact Du En and surrounded him.

Seeing Du En, there is also a cameraman with a DV. After asking a little bit, and knowing that the cameraman is from ESPN, many players have already started to think about it.

The plan failed to keep up with the change. Originally, Duan wanted to compete with O'Neal and gradually control the voice of the Lakers locker room with the help of the old Buss.

Now O'Neal has become his biggest help, helping him initially gain the trust and favor of some Lakers players.

It can only be said that the NBA is not about fighting and killing, but about the ways of the world.

As long as you can bring out enough benefits and manage your network patiently, perhaps the vast majority of people will surround themselves with certain people.

"Carl, Gary, I'm going back first. If you are free next time, you are welcome to come to Long Beach to watch me play."

Although Malone and Payton are not as familiar with Duane as other Lakers players.

But at any rate, they are not as indifferent as they were at the beginning, and they can still talk to each other more or less.

After Dunn invited the two to watch the summer league, he said a few words to O'Neill, and then returned to the hotel first.

Now that Du En doesn't have much money on hand, he is not in a hurry to buy a house.

In Dunn's plan, after signing a big contract with Nike, he can come to Beverly Hills and be neighbors with O'Neal.

Considering that the Southern California Summer League is about to start, Dunn's next top priority is to digest the Maggette template as soon as possible.

The time soon came to July 7th. The Lakers had just announced the summer league roster, but a shocking scandal about Kobe suddenly broke out in Eagle County.

For a time, the entire United States focused on Kobe alone.

The summer league, which is about to start in Long Beach, seems to be neglected.

In other words, not long after the scandal broke out, the Lakers management sent several text messages in a row, warning the players to shut up and not talk about it in front of the media.

However, this cannot prevent the Lakers players from discussing with each other in private with the mentality of eating melons.

Just like O'Neill who has finished the operation and is lying on the hospital bed.

Because he had nothing to do and was really bored, he called Du En several times, gloating at his misfortune.

Dunn really wanted to complain, when Kobe said the phrase "Shaq did it too", can you still laugh?

……

On the afternoon of July 7, University of California, Long Beach, Pyramid Stadium.

The annual Southern California Summer League is about to start here.

As a Chinese player, although Duan has not yet joined the national team, he will play a game with the Canadian men's basketball team in advance.

This also made the Long Beach Summer League, which was originally flat and unremarkable, a little more interesting.

(End of this chapter)