Chapter 41: Transfer doubts

The Trail Blazers' last opponent before Christmas is the Los Angeles Lakers. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

At this time, the entire California media is trying to present a gesture...... Welcome home tiger cubs!

The Orange County Chronicle even wrote on its front page, 'LA is your forever home, and no one here will ever ignore you.'" ’。

Kobe Bryant also promised personally: "He's very different to me, and if he wants to join, I can promise him anything." Including making him the godfather of my youngest daughter, although I'm going to have a heated argument with Vanessa for this, but... Whatever he is, I just want to play with this kid. ”

The relationship between the Black Mamba and the Little Tiger is well known, and even Lakers fans who are pessimistic about Kobe Bryant do not think that Bryant will dominate the backcourt.

"They're a match made in heaven. Phil Jackson both stood up for Kobe Bryant's endorsement: "The most suitable outside player for Kobe in the league is Tiger." ”

In fact, except for Phil Jackson.

Hollywood is also trying to woo tigers, and there's nothing better for the entertainment media than leaving the gossip maker at Beverly Hills, where tabloid reporters are tired of the journey back and forth to Portland.

In addition, Silicon Valley also expressed the view that the famous unjust investor should stay in Los Angeles for a long time, and those Internet companies that are in the process of starting a business are eager for Little Tiger to go to Silicon Valley every day to inspect, maybe one day he will stuff the check, and many companies have already received such venture capital for no reason...... Everyone wants to be next.

And when the people of Los Angeles are strongly calling for the little tigers to go home, the trade window is about to open, and the news about Zhou Zheng's transfer is flying all over the sky. Since the return from the ban, everyone can see that the Trail Blazers have constantly shifted their tactical focus to rookie Roy, and before that, General Manager Pritchard also personally announced that Roy is the next Jordan and the tactical core.

From the general manager to the head coach, they all favored another guard, and everyone knew that this sophomore point guard, who averaged 20+10 per game, was unhappy.

While every general manager gets a summary of Zhou Zheng's off-the-counter news on their desk, and everyone knows he's a troublemaker, but... Everyone was willing to drink this cup of poisoned wine.

Even the San Antonio Spurs, who are known for their old habits, have expressed rumors of interest in Zhou Zheng, of course... This rumor was quickly broken by Popovich himself: "You know we already have the husband of a Hollywood actress in our locker room. We don't want to add too much exposure, in fact, it's enough to make us uncomfortable. ”

Indeed, it seems unnecessary to recruit Zhou Zheng to his banner under the condition of having Tony Parker.

However, it didn't take long for inside information to come out that Popovich offered the Trail Blazers uniform team a condition of trading Tony Parker for Zhou Zheng.

This news spread in the form of a revelation, and everyone felt that the credibility was not very high...... Because the style of Little Tiger and the Spurs is too mismatched. It's hard to imagine Tim Duncan being in the same frame as him at the same time.

In addition, the Bulls are also active suitors for Zhou Zheng.

The big fat man Klaus has been in the media for three days in a row, and the Bulls players are picked, and as long as the price matches, the Bulls are willing to eat any garbage contract.

His love for Zhou Zheng can no longer be described in words. It's hard to imagine that the general manager, who has torn his face with Michael Jordan, would say such unreserved things in the media.

And when the outside world speculated, Zhou Zheng, who was in the center of the storm, never said a word.

It didn't bother him, and even though his teammates had come over to discuss it with him over and over again, he continued to train as usual.

"I should have a showdown with McMillan. ”

Before leaving for Los Angeles, Zhou Zheng told Zach Randolph.

Randolph believes that there is no need for a showdown, and a small manager just needs to force him away. He persuaded Zhou Zheng to speak publicly in front of the media and ask to be traded. He sees it as a form of pressure.

Zhou Zheng was noncommittal.

The game between the Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers kicked off on the night of December 21.

Once again, Staples was packed with spectators, all tickets were sold out, and countless socialites sat in VIP seats on the sidelines.

Even though the Lakers are in a slump now, they are still giants, and their heritage is still incomparable to other teams.

Before the game, Kobe Bryant took Zhou Zheng to visit the Lakers locker room, and Kupchak talked to him a lot about the history of the Lakers, and their solicitation was already overflowing. In addition, he also told Zhou Zheng that the Trail Blazers uniform team did not refuse to submit his past trade request.

When Zhou Zheng heard the news, his chest was a little stuffy. He never really thought that he would leave Portland one day, and although he went to Portland with reluctance, he now had a strong feeling, and to be honest, he was reluctant to leave.

Zhou Zheng didn't know how he ended the conversation. When he returned to the away dressing room, his face was extremely ugly.

When the assistant coach handed over the new playbook, he couldn't help but go berserk.

"Am I still not gone?"

Zhou Zheng yelled angrily: "Wait for the day the deal is announced to put this damn thing in my locker." ”

Zhou Zheng threw the new tactical manual directly into the trash.

As soon as Zhou Zheng's action came out, Zach Randolph didn't look at it, and immediately tore the tactical manual to pieces, and Outlaw silently picked up the shredded paper and threw it into the trash along with his own share. And then there's... Darius Miles, Margloyle and Dixon, although Pulzbilla did not throw the playbook, he moved his body to Zhou Zheng's side, and Aldridge did the same.

More than half of the players in the locker room stood there with Zhou Zheng.

When McMillan saw this battle, he subconsciously panicked.

He thought that Zhou Zheng was going to force the palace and oust himself from the position of head coach...... This is not uncommon in the NBA.

However, Zhou Zheng walked straight out of the locker room. Then the voice came in: "Mr. Coach, we should talk." ”

McMillan glanced at the situation in the locker room and walked out.

"Actually, I don't have to talk to you. Zhou Zheng was in the corner of the aisle and said frankly to McMillan: "I have other ways to deal with it. ”

"I know, you're the master of the locker room. ”

"Stop your plans. Zhou Zheng told McMillan: "It's not the time yet, there is no strong interior line, there is no defensive system, and if the half-court position is only launched from the outside, it will be worthless." ”

"I want to lead the Trail Blazers to the playoffs. ”

The exchange was brief, and Zhou Zheng patted McMillan on the shoulder and walked back to the locker room.

Zhou Zheng gave him a step, and it was impossible for him to continue to implement his tactical concept.

After a while, the assistant coach walked into the locker room and apologized, claiming that he had taken the wrong playbook and handed out the original playbook to the players.

After a storm, it calmed down. It's just that... No one knows if the bomb that was not detonated was a complete squib, or if it was waiting for the next time it was ignited.

"Brandon Roy didn't show up in the starting lineup?"

Charles Barkley, who broadcast the game, said in amazement: "This is incredible for the current Trail Blazers. ”

"What's even more incredible is... Before that, Old Blake, who was sitting on the sidelines, shook hands with the little tiger and hugged him, and they all looked happy. ”

Kenny Smith laughs, "You know, after Thanksgiving, the Tiger and Black family news disappeared from the media. ”

"Little Tiger is clearly better suited to the atmosphere of Los Angeles. ”

Earl Johnson also joked: "The Lakers need him, Hollywood can't do without him, and those Internet companies in Silicon Valley regard him as a savior." ”

………… (To be continued.) )