Phil also nodded, he has already seen the others almost the same, this trial, in addition to Li Du, the Famar who is partnered with Li Du is okay, and the others can't even adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, let alone confrontation. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

So he turned to his assistant Brian? Shaw commanded, "Brian, you can take care of the rest." Replace Lee, I think we should have a good talk with him. ”

Brian? Shaw immediately called a timeout for the players on the field. When Li Du walked over, Pelinka beckoned to him and let him pass. Li Du and Pelinka followed Phil out of the training ground.

Looking at the direction they were leaving, Kwame Brown whispered to Fisher: "Derek, that kid just now is really good, will he be our teammate?" ”

Fisher didn't look back, but whispered: "Let's hope he will be our teammate, I don't want such a desperate opponent!" ”

In the past few rounds, Fisher felt that he was almost overwhelmed by Li Du! And no matter what you think of, no matter how hard you try, this kid can always find a way to deal with you quickly, and what is going on with his strange movements always makes people think that he is a fan all over his body.

Li Du followed Pelinka to Phil? Jackson's office. When Phil saw Li Du, he took the initiative to shake hands with him and praised: "You are such an incredible player, Lee, our team needs a genius like you very much!" ”

Li Du thanked him, and wanted to ask if he could stay in the team, but he endured it again, and left these things to Pelinka to talk about.

After the three of them sat down, Pelinka first said: "Phil, you see, a player like Lee is a genius no matter which team he is in, and he can even become a core player!" ”

Phil nodded, "Although I know this is a prelude to your lion's big mouth, it is undeniable that Lee is a genius I have never met, he can just make up for the Lakers' current shortcomings on the outside, and we need a player like Lee very much." ”

Then, Phil said to Pelinka: "I will ask Mr. Kupchak to select Lee in the first round of the draft, but it is difficult to say what the specific pick is, after all, we are not high in the pick this year, if we want to operate now, I am afraid we have to hurry!" ”

Pelinka knew that this was Phil showing his attitude towards himself, and he was also reminding himself that if he wanted to fight for a high pick for Li Du, it was June and it was almost too late! The draft picks of each family have been decided, and if you want to make some dark trades, you have to do it now!

Nodding at Phil, Pelinka said, "Phil, thank you very much!" I think I know what to do! ”

When Phil saw Pelinka say this, he didn't ask any more, and instead asked Li Du: "Li, through the training and confrontation just now, I already have a rough idea of your characteristics, but I heard Kobe Bryant say that your strongest is actually your defense." I've seen your defense, it's astounding, and I can see that you're much more comfortable on the defensive end than on the offensive end, can you tell why? ”

Li Du smiled and explained: "Coach, did Kobe Bryant tell you that I grew up learning a special kind of kung fu in China?" For normal basketball players, they are free to show off their physical talents and skills on the offensive end, and basketball itself is a sport that is more advantageous for the offensive side. But for me, on the offensive end, it's people who can give me physical contact, and I need to be on guard so that I don't get disturbed by others. ”

Taking a deep breath, Li Du said: "For me, offense needs to be guarded, but when I defend, it becomes my offense!" ”

"I see!" Phil was thoughtful.

At this time, the office door rang, and the current general manager of the Lakers, Mitch? Kupchak walked in. This is a white man with gray hair, tall and tall, but his voice is very gentle: "Phil, is there anything important to call me here in such a hurry?" ”

The Zen master nodded and introduced to him: "Mickey, this is Li Du, I believe you have seen him before, this kid is an absolute genius, I want to sign him now, you can talk to Robert about the specific situation." ”

Kupchak didn't say much, and left the Zen master's office directly with Pelinka. After they all left, the Zen master continued to chat with Li Du: "I heard Kobe Bryant say that when he met you, you were shooting and dunking like crazy, and I want to know, if someone interferes strongly, how much can you hit the shot?" When you start playing, what will be your hit percentage? ”

Li Du scratched his head and said: "Coach, it's really hard to say, whether there is interference or not, of course the hit rate will be much worse, but I can assure you that unless there is serious interference or fouling, my shooting rate will definitely not be lower than 70%." ”

The Zen master nodded silently, and without saying much, the two began to talk about other issues. After this chat, the Zen master found that Li Du had a very accurate grasp of basketball and the mentality on the court, and what to do in some details, and he understood it like an old player who has been playing for more than ten years!

Li Du is very modest about these, the so-called grasp of mentality, the competition is more important, after all, when the competition, life and death are a matter of a moment, and if you don't grasp your own mentality and the other party's mentality a little bit, you will fail in the competition, and the result of failure is to lose your life nine times out of ten! Like Li Du's senior brother Shang Xiaolong, who can still pick up a life and have a chance to recover, it can be said that there is no one in ten thousand!

Although Li Du doesn't like actual combat, as one of the descendants of Shang's Xingyi, he will not have less actual combat experience since he was a child, but he is generally forced and will not take the initiative to find actual combat opportunities like his senior brother Shang Xiaolong.

In the days that followed, Pelinka only called Li Du to tell him about the current negotiations, or asked him for some opinions, but he didn't see anyone at all. The only thing that is certain is that the Lakers are very interested in Li Du and would love to get him.

Now the main focus of the dispute between the two sides is mainly two aspects, one is that the Lakers' draft pick this year is not high, only the 26th pick in the first round. According to NBA rules, even if the Lakers draft Li Du in the first round, Li Du's rookie contract salary cannot exceed $1.5 million per year.

The Lakers management naturally hopes to bring in Li Du with the least salary, but the reason why Li Du chose to play with the Lakers is that in addition to his lack of fame, Kobe Bryant's recommendation and can come to the trial, and more importantly, he hopes to get a contract of at least $5 million per year to pay for the follow-up treatment of his brother. If you only have such a small salary, it is not enough at all!

Pelinka is now fighting for a higher salary for Lee, and spends her days at war with the old profiteers in Lakers management.

Seeing that things are about to fall into a dead circle like this, they have been dragged down. If this is the case, it will be extremely unfavorable to Li Du, and he will probably not be able to enter the NBA this year!

So Pelinka was anxious and said that if the Lakers management didn't give him and Li Du a satisfactory result, they would let Li Du go to the team with the highest ranking to try out, and I believe that as long as Li Du showed the video of Li Du in the test and trial confrontation to those teams, there would always be teams willing to spend a lot of money to give Li Du a satisfactory answer.

At the same time, Kobe Bryant also said that he said hello to Kupchak that he was willing to reduce his annual salary if the Lakers could keep Li Du. And if the Lakers can't keep Li Du, they must trade a strong player in the middle of the season, otherwise, after the season, Kobe Bryant will jump out of his contract and play for another team.

Kupchak had just hung up Kobe's phone when the office door rang. Jackson came looking for him. The two have been good friends for many years, and seeing Kupchak's sad face, Phil? Jackson knew what was going on, he sat down across from Kupchak and said, "Mitch, is it for the signing of Li Du?" Actually, you don't have to rush. ”

Kupchek smiled bitterly: "Why not be in a hurry! Our rank is not high, even if Li Du is selected with the 26th pick in the first round, he can't give him the salary he wants, Pelinka has already let go of his cruel words, and Kobe Bryant also called just now. ”

Speaking of this, Kupchak sighed, "I, the general manager, are now in a dilemma on both sides. It's impossible to talk to other teams about swapping picks now, unless it's an unimaginable price. But if the picks weren't high, Pelinka wouldn't have talked to us at all. ”

Phil laughed and said, "You're a good person, you do play well within the rules, but haven't you thought about the rules?" ”

Kupchak's eyes lit up when he heard Phil say this, and then he shook his head again: "No." Compensation outside of the contract is private, many teams have done this in the past, but now that the league has banned this kind of private transaction, once the league finds out, that Stern guy will definitely not be able to spare us! ”

Phil smiled and asked, "You said, this Li Du has such a high basketball talent and his strength is terrifying, but why has he been unknown until now?" Why did he suddenly want to become a professional footballer and demand that his salary not be less than $5 million a year? ”

"This ......" Kupchak was speechless for a while, he really didn't know about Li Du's questions, all he knew was that Kobe Bryant accidentally found that this kid's basketball talent was very good, so he recommended it to the Lakers.

Phil's smile did not decrease, "I'll tell you the story about Li Du." ”

Saying that, Phil told Kupchak a series of stories about how Kobe and Li Du met, Li Du's senior brother was seriously injured and needed a lot of treatment to recover.

After listening to Phil's story, Kupchak muttered: "So, Li Du actually didn't want to become a professional player, but he was forced to play because his brother needed a lot of treatment costs? What does that matter to us? And how do you trade with him outside the rules? ”