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Time flies by like a white horse, fleeting.

While Kobe Bryant lobbied the Lakers management tirelessly, the time had unknowingly come to June 24.

A luxury estate in Los Angeles.

Bryant looked tired, and he has been busy with such occasions for more than a month. If it's just a meeting like this, it's much easier than if he were to fight in the Circle.

But the problem is that he worked so tirelessly, but he couldn't reap the results. He lobbied Lakers management repeatedly, but he couldn't get a promise that satisfied him.

Since Yi Feng came to the Lakers for a tryout, Kobe Bryant has been like a demon in the eyes of his relatives and friends, frantically lobbying the Lakers' management and lobbying everyone who can speak to the Lakers.

Fortunately, Yi Feng did not disappoint him. As Yifeng ranks higher and higher on the draft website DraftEx-press, Kobe Bryant is under less and less pressure.

Although he has not been able to get a promise that satisfies him so far, he feels that many people are starting to relent.

After all, Yi Feng's draft market is getting better and better, and it has been examined in many aspects. It is impossible to say that he secretly bought off the draft website DraftEx-press to gradually rise in the rankings. If this can be done with money, can the insiders' appreciation of him be bought with money?

Yi Feng's strength and talent have been recognized by more and more teams, and many of the Lakers' top executives have also begun to be interested in him. After all, Yi Feng's identity, coupled with the Lakers' status in the league, the combination of the two will definitely be able to create a big scene!

And they can make a lot of money, so that they can count the money that is soft.

There are more and more high-level executives who are tempted, and Kobe's efforts are not without effect. The quantitative change of more than a month needs an introduction to promote the qualitative change of the event.

And this introduction is the consent of the Lakers' top management.

Jim Buss, who took over the highest authority of the Lakers from his father Jerry Buss, became the Lakers' voice-talker. Although he is only the executive vice president of the Lakers, he has long been a well-known figure in the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant's more than a month of persuasion battle, if he can reap the results, it depends on whether he can convince Jim Buss.

Jim Bass put down the coffee in his hand and said to Kobe, who had been silent for a long time: "Kobe, you've been here for so long, you've already had two cups of coffee, don't you have anything to say?" Did you come here to drink coffee with me? ”

Kobe Bryant took a deep breath, "Jim, then I'll make it clear." As you probably know, I've been running around lately. ”

"Yes," Jim Buss nodded, "I've heard people say you're trying to get that Chinese kid to the Lakers." You're very optimistic about him, don't you want to train him as an heir? ”

"To be honest, I admire him a lot, but I don't think about raising an heir for myself. I'm not young, but I can still play! Jordan can make a second comeback at a great age (Jordan's second comeback with the Wizards is 38 years old), and I won't be worse than him. ”

"Haha! Sure enough, this is like you, Kobe. You're always so competitive! ”

"Just like this time, you won't stop until you reach your goal. The Chinese kid has recently been ranked higher and higher in the mock draft lists of many media. Of course, I know the authority of these media, so I appreciate him as well. ”

Jim Baston paused, continued: "But we got the Eye Pick this year, and the hard work we have done so far this season has been very good! This has allowed us to take a big step forward on the road to reconstruction. ”

"But if you take the wrong step, you may go in the other direction, and you will waste time and great opportunities."

"With the pick, we can pick the one in Karl Anthony Towns and Jashiel Okafor that wasn't picked by the Timberwolves, and if D'Angelo Russell hadn't given up on the draft, we could pick him because he was our number one target."

"Such a precious opportunity, are you sure you want to bet on this Chinese kid? Are you sure you want to bet your last hopes of your career on this Chinese kid? ”

A series of questions silenced Bryant.

People all over the world know that Kobe's dream is to surpass the great basketball god Michael Jordan.

But according to the current situation, he surpassed Jordan in career total points, and there is still a gap between him and Jordan in important awards such as regular season MVP, Finals MVP, and championship.

Although there is only one difference in the championship, and it seems that there is still a chance to close the gap, the gap in the number of MVPs is difficult to surpass, whether it is the regular season MVP or the Finals MVP.

Just surpassing Jordan in total points, Kobe Bryant is far from satisfied. After experiencing the injury of Achilles tendon rupture, coupled with the increase of age and the aging of the body, Kobe's strength is also declining. He knew that his hopes of winning another title were extremely slim.

Especially after the departure of his right-hand man Pau Gasol, he felt that there was no hope of winning the championship in this life. And it's impossible for him to report his thigh and team up with other superstars to win the championship now. Although he is so strong, he has gradually let go of his desire to win the championship in recent years.

But the appearance of Yi Feng gave him hope.

Kobe Bryant feels that Yi Feng is completely a phenomenal rookie. In addition to the strength of his peers, he also has a terrible ability to learn, such a talent can't help but make his mind start to live.

There are some great rookies in NBA history, such as Lakers legend Elvin Johnson, known as "Magic", who helped the team win the championship in his rookie year and was named the Finals MVP;

Like Tim Duncan, the No. 21 "rookie" who is still active on the court at the age of now, showed unparalleled court dominance in his rookie season, and helped the team win the championship in the second year of his career, winning the Finals MVP.

In two or three years, Kobe Bryant can still afford to wait.

If Yi Feng can really fully realize his talent within three years, grow into a superstar, and recruit some right-hand men, Kobe Bryant may win a championship ring again as a veteran!!

There are many veterans in the league, who have been fighting for many years, full of injuries, and have not yet won a championship ring, no matter how low the salary, they always have to report to the thighs of championship favorites, in order to get a ring at the end of their careers and successfully end their basketball careers.

At this moment, Kobe Bryant, like these veterans, is full of desire for a championship!

Although Kobe Bryant has already won five championships, he needs at least a sixth championship ring to be compared to Jordan. Otherwise, regardless of the gap between the two in other aspects, just in terms of the number of championships, he will always be overwhelmed by Jordan.

So, Kobe, who already has 5 championship rings, is even more hungry for a championship than veterans who have never been involved in a championship.

Now, Yi Feng, who was born out of nowhere, touched Kobe's heart. Kobe Bryant decided to spend the last days of his career betting on him!

"That's right, Jim. I thought about it, I think my last chance will fall on Yi. So, as you can see, I've been lobbiing the Lakers management a lot lately. ”

Bryant was silent for a long time before he said this to Jim Buss.

Jim Bass was stunned for a moment before he said, "Kobe, I admire your boldness." Out of admiration for you, I decided to take a gamble with you. ”

"But, you know, as a businessman, I like maximizing profits. I'll just say it bluntly, you want us to take the Chinese kid as the absolute first choice, what price can you pay? ”

At what cost?

Kobe Bryant knows that the Bass family is not short of money and connections, and there are not many chips he can give to make Jim Bass tempted.

Although Yi Feng will definitely bring very big economic benefits to the Lakers after he comes to the Lakers, Jim Buss himself just said that he is a businessman, and everything is based on profits, and he will never be soft if he can knock out an opponent of 10 million as long as 5 million.

Yi Feng came to the Lakers, obviously it was beneficial to everyone, but now it has become Kobe Bryant begging Jim Buss to let him choose Yi Feng. As a result, Kobe Bryant is undoubtedly in a very passive position.

But for the last championship of his career, Kobe Bryant gave up!

Gritting his teeth, Kobe Bryant said: "I promise that after I retire, I will never interfere in any affairs of the Lakers, whether it is equity or management!" ”

After the superstar retired, there are not without examples of meddling in the affairs of the team, such as Jordan once made a second comeback with the Wizards, just to get a kick in the Wizards. It didn't work out, and he ended up being the boss of the Bobcats.

Once "Magic" Johnson also held a stake in the Lakers, but later Johnson sold the stake to a wealthy Chinese-American man. The billionaire is actually a Chinese billionaire whose Chinese name is Chen Songxiong. In the 2009 list of the world's richest people released by Forbes, Chen Songxiong ranked 87th with a personal net worth of 5.5 billion US dollars, making him the richest Chinese in the United States.

Because the Lakers have a super ability to attract money, there are always some consortiums that want to buy the Lakers' equity, but the Buss family does not want to sell the Lakers, and they have expressed their willingness to pass on the equity held by the Bass family for generations.

There are many reasons why a star wants to get involved in the team's affairs after retiring, either because he feels that he can't do without basketball for the rest of his life, or because he wants to dedicate his life to the team, or because he simply wants to make money.

And this is sometimes not a good thing for the big bosses who have absolute control of the team.

Especially when super great stars like Jordan and Kobe Bryant can easily snatch the top controlling stake in the team with their huge popularity and broad connections if they meddle in team affairs.

Jim Buss, as the inheritor of the old Buss, how can he allow the Lakers to be lost from his hands.

So when Kobe Bryant promised not to meddle in the affairs of the Lakers, he was immediately moved. With such a bargaining chip, he really has no reason to refuse.

"Very good, very good! Kobe, you really understand people! You will always be a friend of our Bath family! ”

Jim Bass directly reached out his right hand and gestured for a handshake to close the deal.

For Jim Bass, Kobe's condition is undoubtedly to give him a big advantage, and he can't be pushed too hard at this time, otherwise stealing chickens will not be a loss.

"Then we're done," Kobe Bryant also stretched out his hand and shook Jim Buss tightly, "It's going to be the draft soon, and no matter what the price is, we must bring Yi to the Lakers!" ”

"Haha, no problem at all, our Bass family has always been willing to help with a friend's request."

"Even if he is easily selected by the Timberwolves in the draft and becomes the top pick, we have to find a way to trade him! Just put your mind at ease. ”

"That's the best, as a friend, I have pinned my hopes on you!"

Although Kobe Bryant said this, he knew that in business, in Vanity Fair, there are no permanent friends, only eternal interests.

Now he has spent so much money to become a "friend" of the Bass family, and if he has no use value in the future, the ghost knows if he will be kicked away by the Bass family.

So he didn't take the title of "friend" to heart.

But in any case, after more than a month of hard work, today we finally reaped the fruits of success. The next thing is to wait quietly for the draft, Yi Feng was picked by the Lakers.

Bryant left the Jim Buss house with a smile on his face.

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