"Mr. Rambis, are you saying that Kobe Bryant averaged 31 points, 3.5 rebounds, 7.25 assists and 2 steals per game in four games?" After the summer league, Jerry West received a call from Rambis, and from the data, Kobe Bryant's performance was quite impressive.

"That's right, Mr. West, I'm going to tell you that the stats don't show his impact on the court, he can shoot in a double package, he can go through six people in a row, he can organize the team's offense, he can defend from point guard to small forward, you can say that he leads the whole team alone."

Kobe's performance made Kirtlambys even feel like he wasn't Kobe's coach, but became a fan of him. This is Kobe Bryant's strong ability to attract fans, he can always make people fall in love with him with wonderful performances and gorgeous play.

"Very good, it seems that our future star is doing very well. What about the rest of the team? West smiled, he was adding to the roster and was very interested in what Kirtlamis said were a couple of Kobe Bryant's followers.

"Bruce Bowen has shown a very sophisticated one-man defense, his days in the European League have not been wasted, he has developed excellent defense, and he has a good outside shooting percentage in the open position, but the shortcomings are that he lacks the independent offensive ability required by a small forward, and his physical fitness is slightly mediocre. That's why he can't play in the NBA. Lambis knew West would ask and had already listed the strengths and weaknesses of several players.

"Ben Wallace has great speed and power, he's very good at helping defense, and he's got a keen nose for rebounds. The downside is his height, with his height, he can only play as a power forward with no offensive ability at the moment, and his extremely low shooting percentage and basketball IQ are what he urgently needs to improve. ”

"Derrick Fisher, our No. 24 rookie, played as he deserved to be. Strong tactical understanding, good single defense, good three-point. He can act as a 3-and-D point guard, and he is a little lacking in motivation for individual offense, which may be due to being next to Kobe. ”

"Tyrese Knight, the No. 29 pick that the Bulls cut. The basic skills are solid, the height and arm span are excellent, and the blocking and dismantling are very thick. The flaw is that the confrontation ability is very weak, it is easy to be eaten by excellent centers under the basket, and the physical fitness is very weak, if it can be improved, it can be used as a good substitute inside. ”

"My advice is to sign them on a non-guaranteed contract, they're still young and it's worth betting on their potential. We can see how resilient they are to the NBA during the season, after all, the summer league confrontation is completely different from the regular season. 'Rambis wants to help them out and he appreciates the potential of these players.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Lambis." West doesn't plan to sign them on a non-guaranteed contract, and the Lakers' tradition is never to be petty.

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After the summer league, Kobe Bryant did not forget and has coordinated Rob Pelinka to sign Ben Wallace and Bruce Bowen. And Derek Fisher and Tyrese Knight already have their own agents.

“BOSS！ Ben and Bruce have both signed with the Lakers! I got them a fully guaranteed contract for $250,000! "Pelinka and West immediately contacted Kobe Bryant after negotiating a contract.

Pelinka signed a four-year contract with Ben Wallace and Bruce Bowen with 5% full income. In this business, Pelinka could earn 25,000 US dollars from it, which was not a small amount in the United States at that time, and all of this was brought by his boss Kobe Bryant.

"Good, Rob, well done!" Kobe Bryant knows that it will be difficult to achieve S+'s life success, and he needs the support of capital and connections on and off the court.

Kobe Bryant and Pelinka both lack enough start-up capital in their hands, otherwise there are many projects to invest in, Kobe Bryant has great ambitions, and he has not signed a single endorsement contract at present.

Bryant is looking forward to the game, and on the gorgeous stage in Los Angeles, as long as you can play well, you will attract a lot of attention.

"Tyrese Knight also signed up, and Mr. West told me privately that his agent only got him a $22W contract." Don't underestimate the difference between $3W, $3W is enough for a family of three to live in the United States for a year.

It's good that this team will have four Kobe Bryant's teammates. Although they are all rookies, they don't have any right to speak. The right to speak on the basketball court depends on strength to fight for it on the court.

Bryant hung up the phone after a few words of greeting Pelinka, and sent a group text message to Bruce Bowen, Ben Wallace, and Tyrese Knight.

"Hi, congratulations to my brother. Welcome to the Los Angeles Lakers, I can't wait to play alongside you, see you at the training gym! ”

The summer in Los Angeles came to an end in the sweat of Kobe Bryant's group.

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Jerry West and Del Harris finalized the team's roster just around the corner of the preseason.

Point guards: Nick Van Exel, Derrick Fisher, Rumile Robinson, Byron Scott

Shooting guards: Eddie Jones, Kobe Bryant

Small forwards: Cedric Ceballos, Jeromy Colsi, Bruce Bowen

Power forwards: Eldon Campbell, Corey Blunt, Ben Wallace

Centres: Shaquille O'Neal, Sean Lukes, Tyrese Knight

West's team building idea is clear, centering on Shaquille O'Neal's dominance under the basket, with a large group of shooters on the outside. The forward line is stocked with a large number of young, projected, impactful players.

Maybe 2 years, maybe 3 years, when these young players grow up under O'Neal's wings, Jordan and the three centers are no longer young, the next era will belong to the Lakers.

"Mr. West, O'Neill applied to the team not to participate in the team's joint training, he said that he was tired from the Olympics and needed to recuperate." Harris laughed and cried as he told West the news.

'There's really no need for a center forward like O'Neill to play in pre-season, he should focus on what matters.' West doesn't care, he always thinks that ace players have to have privileges, let alone not training, as long as you can dominate in the playoffs, it's okay to refuse games in the regular season.

There is only one championship, and the stage for superstars will only be the playoffs, and West doesn't really care about the results in the preseason and regular season. In his view, the regular season is just a means to train newcomers and coordinate the team's tactics.

"Okay." Harris smiled wryly, a little headache, around the tactics prepared by O'Neal, how to train after losing this core?