"Hey, boy. I'm waiting for you in the NBA, so remember to buy insurance before the next match. ”

When Li Zhen left the arena, Smash Parker suddenly raised his voice and released cruel words to him.

Smash Parker was very unhappy with today's game, and he felt that he didn't fully teach the cunning kid a lesson, and always let him be opportunistic and make assists.

At this point, Smash didn't realize that Lee was really threatening his position, because he had been pushed away by Kwame Brown and hadn't heard Phil Jackson's almost naked 'draft promise'. He even felt that Phil Jackson called the game out because he was completely disappointed in Bruce, who didn't score a point and fell twice. It's not a great tryout.

And this... That's why Smash Parker will never be a top point guard.

In his thinking, only a single knife with the ball to attack the city can be regarded as a meritorious achievement. Assists? Ranked in a secondary position. Moreover, Bruce Lee hid from himself throughout the trial, how could this kind of confrontation win the favor of the Lakers?

Li Zhen glanced at Smash Parker indifferently, and then went to the locker room to take a shower and change clothes under the guidance of the staff.

Phil Jackson left the court with the elder Winter and went to the office to talk to Bill Duffy.

Bill Duffy very much hopes that Li Zhen will play in big cities, because big cities have higher business influence and can get more sponsorships.

The contract he signed with Li Zhen is a basic salary plus share, which... The NBA contract part is basically no income. The most important source is commercial sponsorship, but... Bruce is now building his own sneaker brand, which is a big cut less. If you go to a small ball market, you basically don't have any income. Small cities are not patronized by sponsors.

The most important thing is that he is only an American broker, and he does not enjoy an exclusive brokerage contract.

For the best of his own sake, it's best for Bruce to stay on a few big city teams.

Therefore, his first stop was to bring Li Zhen to the Lakers for a trial.

After all, the Lakers have a wealthy background, and now they are down. But the focus of public opinion is still here, Bruce plays next to Kobe Bryant, the first person in the league today, and it is possible that there will be hot spots every day, and the commercial value is not much worse.

When the Lakers refused him to go to the training court to watch the game, the battle-hardened agent experienced unprecedented anxiety. After all, this is also the only player he has ever brought in a tryout to directly participate in the team's intra-squad match. He didn't know what was going to happen, and was even more worried that Bruce wouldn't be able to withstand an NBA-level confrontation.

However, his apprehension was quickly dispelled when Phil Jackson pushed open the door with a smile on his face and walked in.

In his vision, the worst outcome would be... Dejectedly, Bruce pushed open the door and walked in, telling himself that it was over.

The result of the mediocre is... A staff member came back with Bruce and programmed to say: Keep in touch.

The best thing happened: Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw came running over and told him that Bruce was playing well and that we had a lot of interest in him.

But now, Phil Jackson, who never had hope for a rookie, walked in himself.

His quote was: "If you can, we want you not to try out with any team in the future." ”

"I'm committed to actively working on the next step to trade to the lottery and then have Bruce wear a Lakers baseball cap in the draft!"

Phil Jackson is quite blunt.

In fact, he had already called Sir Bass directly before he entered the office. He told Buss Sr.: "We've got to do something in this year's draft, and Bruce Lee from Stanford fits perfectly into our offensive system. He showed strong chemistry during the brief tryout, he led the whole team on the offensive front, and he was a perfect fit for Bryant. He'll be Bryant's Robin. ”

This evaluation stunned the old Bass on the other end of the phone.

He hesitated for a full ten seconds, and then, the superboss who single-handedly brought the Lakers to the top, asked, "What do you need me to do?" Sir, are we going to trade a champion lot? ”

This is the spirit of the top owner, and it is also the reason why the Lakers have been able to prosper for a long time.

If Phil Jackson had called Kupchak or Jim Bass, the answer would have been rhetorical: Are you sure you want to do this? Are you sure that kid is a good fit for the Lakers? Doesn't he have any other hidden dangers?

But not with old Bass. He writes a transaction check signed by the champion directly.

"No, I guess we just need a top-10 pick." Phil Jackson replied with a smile that he didn't think any team would be crazy enough to pick an NCAA MOP with a top pick, after all, the MOP success rate in the NBA is not high. As strong as Carmelo Anthony, as a MOP, he was only drafted with the third pick.

"After the draw, let Kupchak trade a top-eight lotto."

Old Bass nodded in agreement.

Then, Phil Jackson walked into the office and made a draft promise to Bill Duffy, Lee's agent.

Bill Duffy's eyes instantly showed overjoy. But soon, as a professional broker. He was still in control.

And raised the price: "I guess if it's just a lottery promise, it's not enough for Bruce to wear the Lakers cap in the draft, right?" Also, we've already agreed to tryouts for several teams and we don't want to backtrack at this time. What if they can make a more concrete commitment? ”

Phil Jackson smiled.

He knew what Bill Duffy meant.

"Our specific commitment is a top-eight pick and we're willing to give us enough on our rookie contract. The Lakers never dwell on these things. ”

Phil Jackson took a step back and said, "You can go to a tryout with another team. But I don't want you to go through a tryout like this afternoon. ”

Bill Duffy weighed.

Currently, Bruce's draft projections have even dropped out of the top 14, and now the Lakers are willing to commit to the top eight. And this is Los Angeles, the largest city on the West Coast, and there are No. 1 superstars on the outside like Kobe Bryant.

No matter how you say it, it's a matter of maximizing profits.

Since Phil Jackson is such a respected head coach, he is willing to give a commitment.

So....

"Okay. I promise you that we will not have a separate trial for any team in the future, but a trial like today. Bill Duffy promised.

In fact, this promise is also redundant. How is it possible for other teams to have such a tryout? That is, Kobe Bryant insisted on breaking the routine today, otherwise it was basically a test of static and dynamic data. Then there are some shooting or dribbling tests, and at most the same batch of tryout rookies are gathered together for a half-court competition.

And what Phil Jackson wants is just in case.

He knows... The merits of Bruce Lee can only be seen in such high-level combat battles. Test his static, dynamic stats and you'll see that he doesn't deserve to be in the NBA at all. And let him compete with a group of tryouts who only have how to perform in their heads, and he may not even be able to touch the ball, and he will be knocked over in minutes.

"Also, let him do more physical training during this time. It's best to hire a professional trainer in Los Angeles for a long workout, which will be of great help to him on his future path to the NBA. ”

At the end, Phil Jackson didn't forget to remind Bill Duffy.

even said intentionally or unintentionally: "Actually... You can also come to the Lakers for tryouts. But be aware of the impact. ”

This is tantamount to treating Li Zhen as his own player, which means... You can come to the Lakers training gym to train for free.

Oh, my God.

Bill Duffy suddenly turned a little spinning, he couldn't wait to find out what had just happened? Phil Jackson is so important to Bruce?

Did he save Phil Jackson's life at the killer's gunpoint?

He couldn't help but slander like this.

After all, Phil Jackson has always been known for not liking rookies.

……