The God of Basketball

"Hey, kid. I'll be waiting for you in the NBA. Remember to buy insurance before the next match."

When Li Zhen left the arena, Smash Parker suddenly raised his voice and uttered harsh words to him.

Smush Parker was very unhappy with today's game. He thought he hadn't fully taught this cunning kid a lesson, and he always made him opportunistic and make assists.

At this time, Smush didn't realize that Li Zhen was threatening his position, because he was pushed away by Kwame Brown before, and he didn't hear Phil Jackson's almost naked draft promise. He even felt that Phil Jackson called the stoppage because he was completely disappointed with Bruce, who didn't score a point and fell down twice. It's hardly a great tryout by any means.

And that's why Smush Parker will never be a top point guard.

In his thinking, only a single-handedly attacking a city with the ball can be considered a meritorious deed. Assists are on the back burner. Moreover, Bruce Lee avoided playing by himself throughout the trial, how could this kind of confrontation be favored by the Lakers?

Li Zhen glanced at Smash Parker indifferently, and then went to the locker room to shower and change under the leadership of the staff.

Phil Jackson left the court with Old Winter and went to the office to discuss with Bill Duffy.

Bill Duffy very much hopes that Li Zhen will play in a big city, because the business influence of a big city is higher and he can get more sponsorship.

The contract he signed with Li Zhen is a basic salary plus a share, and the NBA contract basically has no income. The most important source is commercial sponsorship, but Bruce is now building his own sneaker brand, which is equivalent to a big loss. If 35xs goes to any small ball market, then basically he will have no income. Small cities don't have sponsors.

The most important thing is that I am only an American broker, and I don't have an exclusive brokerage contract yet.

In order to maximize his own interests, it is best for Bruce to stay in several big city teams.

Therefore, he brought Li Zhen to the Lakers for trial training at the first stop.

After all, the Lakers have a rich background, although they are now down. But the focus of public opinion is still here. Bruce plays next to Kobe Bryant, the number one player in the league today.

When the Lakers denied him access to the practice facility, the seasoned agent was more anxious than ever. After all, this is also the only trial training among the players he has brought to directly participate in the team's intra-team match. He didn't know what was going to happen, and he was even more worried that Bruce would not be able to withstand the confrontation at the nba level.

However, his uneasiness was quickly dispelled when Phil Jackson opened the door and walked in with a smile on his face.

The worst outcome he could have imagined was Bruce pushing the door open and walking in dejectedly, telling himself it was over.

The normal result was that a staff member came back with Bruce, and then said in a programmed way to keep in touch.

The best result is that Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw came to tell him that Bruce played well and we have great interest in him.

But now, Phil Jackson, who never had hope for rookies, came over in person.

His one sentence is "If possible, we hope that you will not go to any team for trial training."

"I promise to work aggressively to get to the lottery, and then let Bruce wear a Lakers baseball cap in the draft."

Phil Jackson was pretty straightforward.

In fact, he had already called Sir Bass directly before entering this office. He told Buss Sr. "We have to act in this year's draft. Bruce Lee from Stanford is very suitable for our offensive system. He showed a strong chemical reaction in a short trial.

He drives the offense of the entire team, and he has nothing to do with Bryant, it fits very well. He'll be Bryant's Robin. "

This comment stunned Old Bass on the other end of the phone.

He hesitated for ten seconds, and then, the super owner who single-handedly brought the Lakers to the top asked, "What do I need to do, sir, are we going to trade a No. 1 pick?"

This is the courage of the top boss, and it is also the reason why the Lakers can prosper for a long time.

If Phil Jackson called Kupchak or Jim Buss, the answer would be, are you sure you want to do this? Are you sure that kid is a good fit for the Lakers? Does he have any other hidden dangers?

Not so at Old Bath. He directly issued a transaction check signed by the champion.

"No, I think we only need a top ten pick." Phil Jackson replied with a smile. He doesn't think any team will be crazy enough to pick NCAA's O with the No. 1 pick. The success rate is not high. As strong as Carmelo Anthony, as an o, he was only selected with the third overall pick.

"After the lottery, let Kupchak trade a top-eight lottery pick."

Old Bass nodded in agreement.

Then, Phil Jackson walked into the office to make a draft promise to Li Zhen's agent, Bill Duffy.

Bill Duffy's eyes showed an instant overjoyed emotion. But soon, as a professional broker. He's still in control.

And raise the price "I think if it's just a lottery promise, it's not enough for Bruce to wear a Lakers cap in the draft. Also, we have agreed to tryouts with several teams, and we don't want to backtrack at this time. One, can they make more specific commitments?"

Phil Jackson laughed.

He knew what Bill Duffy meant.

"Our specific commitment is the top eight picks, and we are willing to give the full due amount on the rookie contract. The Lakers have never been entangled in these things."

Phil Jackson took a step back and said, "It's okay for you to go to other teams for trial training. But, I hope you don't have this kind of trial training like this afternoon."

Bill Duffy reckoned.

Currently, Bruce's draft predictions have even fallen out of the top fourteen, and now the Lakers are willing to commit to the top eight. And here is Los Angeles, the largest city on the West Coast, and there are top outside superstars like Kobe Bryant.

In any case, it is a matter of maximizing profits.

Since a highly respected head coach like Phil Jackson is willing to make a promise.

So.

"Okay. I agree to your conditions. We will not conduct individual trial training with any team in the future. We will conduct trial training like today." Bill Duffy promised.

In fact, this promise is also redundant. How could other teams conduct this kind of trial training? That is, Kobe Bryant insisted on breaking the rules today, otherwise he would basically test static and dynamic data. Then there are some shooting or dribbling tests, at most it is a half-court game where the same batch of rookies are assembled together.

And what Phil Jackson wanted was just in case.

He knew that the advantages of Bruce Lee could only be seen in this kind of high-level actual combat. Test his static and dynamic data, and you will find that he is not worthy of entering the NBA at all. And let him compete with a group of trial trainers who only have how to perform in their minds, he may not even be able to touch the ball, and he will be knocked over in minutes.

"Also, let him do more physical training during this period. It is best to hire a professional trainer in Los Angeles for long-term exercise, which will be of great help to his future career in the NBA."

Finally, Phil Jackson did not forget to remind Bill Duffy.

He even said intentionally or unintentionally, "Actually, you can also come to the Lakers for trial training. But pay attention to the impact."

This is tantamount to treating Li Zhen as his own player, which means that he can come to the Lakers training hall for free training.

God.

Bill Duffy was a little dizzy suddenly, he couldn't wait to know what happened just now Phil Jackson valued Bruce so much

Did he save Phil Jackson's life at gunpoint?

He couldn't help making such slander.

After all, Phil Jackson has always been known for not loving rookies.