Although Bryant has given the Los Angeles Lakers management an ultimatum, it seems that there is no room for negotiation, either convince Shaq O'Neal to give way to himself, or let him go and let him go to a new environment to prove himself again. Ranwen ?ena'com

Kobe Bryant completely revealed his ambitions, which made the management of the Los Angeles Lakers, who had been trying to get along with the mud, really feel the imminent pressure. It's not that they don't want Kobe Bryant to become the core of the Lakers, it's just that the team's current owner, Shaq O'Neal, is obviously unwilling to hand over the power of his hands before he is old!

The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and the Lakers management is now divided into three factions for this reason.

Support Shak, because the big guy is the most dominant center in NBA history, although the big guy has declined in strength in recent years due to age, but as long as Shaq is paired with some powerful players, the Los Angeles Lakers are still a strong contender for the championship;

"Damn, can't these two guys shake hands and make peace? Do we have to make the whole team jump? Are we really just going to let the relationship between these two guys continue to deteriorate, and we really can't do anything?" Lakers owner Dr. Buss shouted angrily, in fact, he also knew very well that with the current mess of the team, there was really no good solution!

"Fei'er, aren't you communicating with them and easing the relationship between the two of them?"

Lakers head coach Phil Jackson is also distressed! To be honest, he really regrets it now, when he traded Lamar, he should have stood firmly on the side of Shaq and Lamar!

It's a pity that at that time, Faire chose to stand on Kobe's side considering the problem of overlapping positions. At least in Phil's view, although Kobe Bryant is also unruly, he is more or less obedient and likable than Lamar, and can maintain his authority as a head coach.

The team's performance in the playoffs last season was indeed very bad, but this is not entirely his responsibility!

But Kobe, who has always been obedient to him, now has his own careful thoughts, if it weren't for the F4 plan that Dr. Bass is implementing, Phil would have patted his ass and left!

Working hard, always doing thankless things, what's the point of him staying with the Lakers if he doesn't win the championship in the end? It's so hard that it's for Miss Buss's wonderful body? Although Jackson is lustful, he won't ruin his reputation for a woman.

"The question now is not about the lineup, it's about whether we're capable of making the relationship between Kobe Bryant and Shaq ease. Now that the original F4 plan has been basically achieved, the joining of Karl Malone and Gary Payton is basically confirmed. As long as the contradiction between Kobe Bryant and Shaq is resolved, I believe that the Lakers will definitely be the strongest contenders for the championship this year!"

As soon as he heard Jackson mention the irreconcilable contradiction between Kobe and Shaq again, Dr. Bass suddenly felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

It's not that Dr. Bass hasn't thought about this matter, but he wants to completely solve the contradiction between the two, which means that the Lakers are bound to tear up the invincible OK combination. Do the Los Angeles Lakers still have the strength to win the championship without the OK combination? Dr. Buss believes that once the OK combination is dispersed, the Lakers will really start to rebuild!

Seeing Bass's face change, Jackson naturally knew what his boss was thinking, and hurriedly persuaded: "Mr. Bass, now it's time for us to act." If we continue to turn a blind eye to the current internal strife, not only will the OK combination we are proud of fall apart, but the Los Angeles Lakers will be at risk of falling! What's worse is that the old rival in Los Angeles is eyeing us, and they're just waiting for us to rebuild!"

Dr. Bass jumped up as soon as he heard this, and the Los Angeles Clippers have always been the sworn enemies of the Los Angeles Lakers. Especially in the past two years, the Clippers, who have always been able to follow the Lakers and eat fart, have actually had a rising trend, if the phenomenon of their own team's fans defecting really occurs, it will be worse than death!

"No! I can't allow that to happen, Phil, do you have any good advice? I don't want to see that old ghost of Sterling smug in front of me. ”

Seeing that the boss agreed, Jackson hurriedly said, "I think it's time to give those two self-righteous guys on our team some warning!"

Jackson said and told Dr. Bass about his plan.

Bas listened carefully, and his face, which was still full of interest, immediately collapsed, and he frowned and said, "Fei'er! Do you really have to do this? I'm afraid that if the scale is not well controlled, it will achieve the opposite effect." ”

"No, no, no!" Jackson said, shaking his head, "Boss! I can guarantee that, at least this season they will be willing to give up their grudges for the sake of the championship. ”

"Are you sure?" Dr. Bass was still unsure, and in his mind he always thought that Phil's plan was a bit risky. But on second thought, Dr. Bass still has a bullshit calm on the team, and it has long been a mess. At this time, as long as the team's increasingly tense battle for ownership can be eased, it has to be a dead horse doctor.

"Okay, Phil! I'll leave this matter to you!"

With that, Dr. Bass slammed the Havana cigar in his hand on the desk, rubbed his temples and leaned back in his chair.

After receiving Bass's approval, Jackson immediately began his own plan. began to lobby Shaq and Kobe Bryant respectively, trying his best to let the two guys who don't make people worry about it let go of the current battle of will!

After getting verbal assurances from both parties, Phil rushed to Milwaukee non-stop to hold the last piece of the puzzle of the Los Angeles Lakers' new season!

Although Gary Payton and Karl Malone agreed to join the Knicks at the personal invitation of Dr. Buss, they have not signed a contract after all. As long as there is no signing, there is this variable, so in order to show respect for these two NBA superstars, general manager Jerry West and head coach Phil Jackson split up and personally came forward to sign these two superstars.

When Jackson found Gary Payton, Old Glove obviously didn't expect that the person the Lakers sent to sign him would be head coach Phil Jackson.

"Phil, I really can't believe that the Lakers would let you sign with me! I'm flattered, but can I wait for my contract with the Lakers to be signed after my vacation?"

Jackson had apparently expected such a thing, and since he was here, he was absolutely 100% sure that he would get Gary Payton's contract.

"Gary, you should know the difference between playing with a bunch of good players and playing with a bunch of mediocre players. I'm not denigrating Milwaukee, but the facts are right in front of me!"

"Milwaukee is really not a professional team compared to the Lakers. If you think about Milwaukee's performance in the past few seasons, the team can't even make the playoffs! You're not young, the Lakers are your best home, there are the best centers in the NBA, there are Hall of Fame-level power forwards, there are feared Black Mamba, and of course we still lack a good point guard who can control the overall situation. If you come to the Lakers, it's different, and the puzzle for our championship is perfect!"

"Of course, Los Angeles has always been my first choice, and I didn't say I would give up on joining the Lakers!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Gary, sign a contract! This season we have a big goal, not just you and Karl Malone, we will continue to tinker with the roster and make the Lakers a real championship team. Come on, Gary, we can work together, and we will have your own championship ring when you retire. ”

Jackson's rhetoric wasn't very clever, but it was just right for Gary Payton, an old guy hell-bent on a championship ring. If Phil Jackson really said it was too flashy, it would be counterproductive, because the old guy also has a high IQ.

After thinking about it for a while, Gary Payton nodded heavily at Jackson, and then signed his name on the contract, 10.48 million US dollars for 2 years!

With Gary Payton and Karl Malone signing successively, the Lakers also held a press conference.

When talking about his goal in the Lakers, Gary Payton said very simply: "We only have one expectation, which is to win the first place and win the championship! We have so many good players, other goals can no longer meet us, we only have one goal, and that is the championship." ”

When asked by reporters why he had so much confidence, Gary Payton's answer sounded quite stylized: "You know, we have the greatest player in the league in our team. We've got a championship-level veteran of Karl Malone, and the management is still making big moves, so we have so many great players that we should be confident about our future. ”

Of course, the reporter will not forget the unpleasantness that happened before Karl Malone and Kobe. Although the two have now become teammates and there is no problem, the host of ESPN still did not let go of this problem.

Regarding Kobe's previous evaluation of himself, Karl Malone, who is accustomed to seeing wind and waves, treated it indifferently: "I think Kobe Bryant is joking, I have lost a lot because of my actions at that time." I've watched some Lakers games and some interviews before, and I don't think Kobe Bryant is actually an indifferent person, on the contrary, he is a person who likes to joke. So what he said was just joking with me!"