Chapter 9 A Trip to Los Angeles Crazy Media Calm Lama
On the 21st, Amar ran to the Staples Center as usual, and he seemed very calm along the way, completely ignoring the disturbances from the outside world (how can I say that he is also an old bird, but there was no less communication between Lao Tzu and those media in the previous life)!
But by this time, the whole of Los Angeles, and indeed the entire NBA league, had begun to boil! Countless media began to flock to the locations of the four teams in question (Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Chicago Bulls) to try to get the first relevant information. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
At 21:35 on July 20, the NBA officially announced the success of the first major trade of the season, and the details of the transactions related to the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Chicago Bulls were also truthfully announced (involving a total of 15 players, 11 draft picks, etc.):
1. Los Angeles Lakers:
Take: Glenn Rice, Derrick Fisher, Rick Fox, A.C. Green, Devin George, and three first-round picks in 2000, 2002, and 2003 (all unprotected)
Received: Lamar Odom, Chauncey Billups, Ramon Murray, Lewis Brack, and the Bulls' 2001 second-round pick
2. Los Angeles Clippers:
Take: Lamar Odom, Ramon Murray, Rick Hill, Lorenzen Wright, and two second-round picks in 2000 and 2001
Received: Elton Brand, William Avery, Jalen Rose, Rick Fox and the Timberwolves' 2000 first-round pick and two second-round picks in 2001 and 2003
3. Chicago Bulls:
Take: Elton Brand, Jalen Rose, Michael Ruffin, and two second-round picks in 2001 and 2002
Received: Lorenzen Wright, A.C. Green, Lewis Brack, Devin George and the Timberwolves' 2003 first-round pick, the Lakers' 2000 and 2002 first-round picks, and the Clippers' 2000 second-round pick
4, Minnesota Timberwolves:
Take: William Avery, Lewis Braque, Chauncey Billups, and two first-round picks in 2000 and 2003 (none protected), and two second-round picks in 2001 and 2003
Received: Glenn Rice, Derrick Fisher, Rick Hill, Lakers 2003 first-round pick, Clippers 2001 second-round pick, Bulls 2002 second-round pick
As a result, the first large-scale multi-team trade of the NBA 1999-2000 season has been officially completed!
The Los Angeles Lakers' roster for the new season is almost complete:
Centres: Shaquille O'Neal C, Tyrese Knight C, John Sailly C/PF
Power forwards: Lamar Odom SF/PF, Robert Horry SF/PF
Small forwards: Ramon Murray SG/SF, Brian Shaw SG/SF, Lewis Braque SG/SF
Shooting guards: Kobe Bryant SG/SF, Ron Harper SG/PG, John Selesstad SG
Point guards: Chauncey Billups PG, Tyronn Lue PG
There are still 2 people missing, and the Lakers have completed the 15-man roster! The Los Angeles Lakers' luxury battleship has finally begun to formalize!
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"Hey Lamar, when is your training going to end?" As soon as the deal was revealed, the magician called Lamar!
"Master, there's still some time! It's estimated to be over at the end of August, and then I'll take a break to get ready for the new season!
"Oh, I see! Then you keep training! Contact me when you're done, and I'll take you to meet Mr. Jerry West later! Maybe Dr. Bass will talk to you too! Alright, that's it!" came a woman's excited laugh on the magician's phone.
"Damn! !! again" Lamar muttered at this time, and continued to sweat on the training ground of the Staples Center! Although he was also entangled and emotionally in his heart, he was now more sober than ever, and he had to understand the cruelty of the league in the NBA, and he knew more clearly what kind of bird nature these media were! In his opinion, only his own strength is the best response to everything in the outside world, and only strong strength is his capital to base himself on the Lakers and integrate into the Lakers! Otherwise, it is called in Huanshi, and it is also a yellow flower of tomorrow, and it is useless in the silver-like pewter gun head!
So now he'd better keep his mouth shut, so he doesn't have any response to the media interviews! He's training hard, and he's training hard!
In the evening, Lamar dragged a tired Lamar back to his nest, took a comfortable shower, then made a cup of coffee, rose up, and turned on the computer: "Finally you can relax and relax!" Looking at the latest NBA trade signing information, Amar quickly opened the news about himself
"The Lakers' rookie attitude is arrogant, and the Lakers don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse!"
Lamar responded to the trade silently, suspected of dying to the Clippers for a long time!
"Champion Show made a high-profile appearance in Los Angeles, claiming that the No. 4 show is not comparable to himself!"
"Who's Lamar?" Glenn Rice says the Lakers will regret it!"
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Looking at these true and false information, Lamar began to calculate the Lakers' lineup,
"Damn, it's very strong!But it seems that he only has the best chance of being in the No. 4 position, Robert Hawley is definitely not his opponent, and there are too many swing people in the No. 2 and No. 3 positions!"
"And Ramon Murray, although the peak will not last long, but he is definitely a top shooter! And Chauncey, Chauncey-Billups! The Pistons Five Tigers in the future, the absolute core of the backcourt, is definitely much stronger than Derrick Fisher, the mining man, but it seems that Chauncy is still in exile now, and he has not yet made a career! The Lakers have really earned it this time! Haha, this three consecutive championships are expected, and as long as the run-in is good, four consecutive championships are not impossible to expect!"
This was originally worried that the Lakers would trade themselves to cause a big loss to the lineup and reduce the hope of winning the championship, but I didn't expect to trade a few bulls, although they paid three first-round picks, but now they are absolutely big!
Starters: Shaquille O'Neal C, Lamar Odom SF/PF, Ramon Murray SG/SF, Kobe Bryant SG/SF, Chauncey Billups PG!
Looks like I'm going to have to work harder! Lamar made up his mind and secretly made up his mind! Then he got up and went back to his bedroom to rest!
The next day, Lamar's training became more serious and active.
Ganon Baker on the side was curious: "Lamar, what's wrong with you today? Are you on drugs? Or are you in the big lotto?"
"No, man, I'm just trying to speed up my improvement! But I'm a little excited today!" Lamar continued his training despite his constant sweat, not even bothering to lift his head!
"Haha! Take it easy, man, the days are still long!But the Lakers are not so easy to treat, you must know that Robert will not give up his position to you easily!"
As the days passed, as the NBA season unfolded, the news about Lamar's trade gradually cooled down. (The parties don't respond much, the big cards are still on vacation, and Lamar is indeed alive at two o'clock and one line, except for sleeping is training, that is, Elton Brand has a big mouth, but unfortunately there is no freshness!) Although Lamar doesn't appear in front of the media much, he is really a little popular! The original Lamar was just a rookie who didn't much attention, but now in Los Angeles, even in the West, it is a little famous, no matter how Los Angeles is also the second largest city in the United States, the location of Hollywood, and the news industry is extremely developed!
On August 30th, Lamar rarely went home immediately after training, and took Ganon Baker and his group of trainers to a nice hotel by car.
"First of all, thank you for your help during this time!" Lamar said as he toasted a glass of juice!
"Okay! Cheers, Lamar!" everyone is also very happy, after all, they have been together for nearly 2 months, and people still have feelings!
"Haha, let's go! Leave me alone, everyone is happy!" Regardless of everyone's contemptuous eyes, this guy's face is already impregnable!
"Beck, what's your next plan?" Lamar looked at Ganon Baker after a moment of confusion.
"Of course, I'm starting to take jobs! I guess I'll go to Europe! Jeff's strength is still good, and he has already contacted several clubs in Europe!"
"Oh! Have a nice trip!"
"Actually, there are also Chinese national team contacts, but unfortunately I am not too familiar with them, so I declined!" Ganon Baker despised Lamar.
"China! a mysterious and beautiful country with a long history and civilization! Although their basketball is not so strong now! But I am very optimistic about their future! 1.2 billion Chinese, what a huge market, think about it?" Recalling all kinds of things in China in the future, thinking of the dragon that has begun to take off, Lamar is emotional! (Is it looking for an opportunity to learn Chinese?)