Chapter 360: Decision
?? Amidst the tumult, surprise, excitement, ecstasy, loss, joy and tears, the 2012-2013 season came to an end.
Li Liang gave the national basketball community a big exclamation point.
This year is undoubtedly a year for Li Liang.
On the first day after the Finals, the entire Lakers team flew back to Los Angeles.
At the airport in Los Angeles, the Lakers fans who came to pick up the airport can be described as crowded.
When Li Liang got off the plane with a cigar in his mouth and the Finals MVP trophy in his hand, screams and cheers filled the entire waiting area.
In the 60-point battle, Li Liang is not only the hero of the Lakers, but also a hot figure in the American sports world, the second Bruce Lee in the Chinese circle, and the "No. 1 in the world" in the hearts of Chinese fans.
On this day, Time Warner TV aired the final episode of the first season of the series "Behind the Lakers", which was called "Bruce Lee".
That night, Time Warner's ratings reached an all-time high, and the advertising cost of the time slot soared to the point where every inch was gold.
At the same time, Li Liang's sneaker sponsor Under Armour, whose stock price soared after Game 6 of the Finals, and their CEO Kevin Planck watched the Finals on the spot, and after Game 6, he rushed directly to the door of the Lakers locker room and knelt down and kowtowed to Li Liang.
You can bring the capitalist several times the return on assets, kowtow to you, and honestly cheapen him.
Li Liang's influence does not stop there, the Lakers' overall asset evaluation has been upgraded to a new level, the total wealth of the Buss family has increased, and the Lakers' global fan base has further expanded.
Bass Jr., who has always had conflicts with Li Liang, also had to issue a statement after the finals, saying that Li Liang is one of the most important members of the Lakers and a "miracle in NBA history", and the Lakers' first priority in the summer is to keep Li Liang.
The boss said so, and correspondingly, the general manager, coaches, players and fans all hoped that Li Liang could stay with the Lakers.
After Li Liang returned to Los Angeles, Zhu Shu's phone did not stop, and the line was busy for a long time.
Not only the Lakers, but also the contacts of other teams almost blew up Li Liang's phone.
There are all kinds of information in the e-mail, including a large number of love letters sent by female fans who want to combine with Li Liang, of course, all of which have been deleted by Zhu Shu.
Li Liang had expected such a situation, and what he did was to enjoy the happiness after winning the championship, open champagne, smoke cigars, participate in talk shows in Los Angeles, and attend parties at Kobe's house.
But for the choice of summer, Li Liang has always kept silent and does not make any decisions.
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On June 22, U.S. time, a week after the Finals, the Lakers held a grand championship parade in Los Angeles.
Bryant completed his Achilles tendon repair surgery, which went very successfully, and he wore a brace on his foot to participate in the championship parade.
The day was sunny in Los Angeles, and the party took place in the heart of Los Angeles, where about 150,000 Lakers fans attended.
They set off from the Stamp Center, home of the Lakers, where the players and coaches and cheerleaders traveled slowly down the streets in purple-gold double-decker convertibles, escorted by police cars.
Lakers players show the fans the championship Gold Cup, are "reviewed" by the fans, and finally arrive at the main venue of the celebration, the Los Angeles Memorial.
At first, the fans were shouting "We are the champions", "Lakers", "Kobe" and so on.
When we arrived at the Los Angeles Memorial, the main venue, the slogan unconsciously changed to "Leave Bruce Lee behind".
Li Liang held the FMVP trophy in his hand, feeling the love from the Lakers fans, but he was sighing in his heart.
"Hey, why do you all love me, if you hate me, how good it would be to give me a little anger."
Li Liang still thinks about his anger value.
In the sixth game of the finals, Li Liang almost exhausted his anger points, although he got another 10,000 points for his achievements, but where is this enough.
The 20 copied feel runes will be invalid after they are used up, and the rage value consumed by the [Rune Assimilation Instrument] each time it is activated is quite amazing, and it is no longer worth using it.
Looking at the more than 100,000 Lakers fans, Li Liang really wanted to tell them on the spot that Lao Tzu was no longer with the Lakers, and I was going back to China to play CBA.
But it's better to think about it, he still wants to leave alive.
For his next stop, Li Liang already has a plan in his heart.
The City of Angels book has already given him the answer, and he will announce his decision once the free market opens.
And after the parade, he will announce that he will jump out of his contract and officially become a restricted free agent.
In fact, since the announcement of jumping out of the contract, the Lakers have basically lost their relationship with Li Liang.
Because they won't have the space to sign Li Liang, even if they don't renew Howard, the Lakers' total salary will still exceed the salary cap.
At the same time, because of the luxury tax problem, they will not have the full middle class.
In other words, as long as a team gives Li Liang a middle-class offer, the Lakers will not be able to match it at all, unless Li Liang himself rejects the offers of other teams and reaches a new contract extension with the Lakers.
And all the Lakers can afford is the mini middle class and the base salary.
What is certain is that once Li Liang becomes a restricted free agent, almost the entire league will make an offer to him, and Li Liang will choose it himself when the time comes.
That's the way it is.
The championship celebrations continued from morning to afternoon, and the fans in Los Angeles were frenzied.
Li Liang was treated like a king, because some fans embroidered a Chinese-style dragon robe for him to put on his body, and a yellow robe was added.
It's just that it's not a dragon embroidered on it, but the logo of the Lakers.
In the face of such enthusiasm, Li Liang himself was shaken.
When he returned home at the end of the march in the evening, Li Liang collapsed on the sofa.
I feel that participating in this kind of activity is more tiring than playing a game.
Turn on the TV, and the TV news just happened to show the picture of the Lakers' championship parade, and the scene can be said to be very spectacular.
Zhu Shu came over and sat next to Li Liang and leaned on him, she was answering the phone all day today.
"Hey, are you really going to announce your exit from the contract tomorrow?" Zhu Shu asked confirmatively.
"Well, just tomorrow, you're probably going to be busy. But we'll go on vacation next week, and we'll wait until July to get to the contract. ”
After Li Liang decided the finals, he took Wei Dazhi, Zhu Shu, and Bai Xiaoting to go on vacation together, leave the hustle and bustle of the sports and media circles, and quiet down.
"There has never been a player who has won the MVP of the Finals and just left."
Zhu Shu has also been under a lot of pressure recently, and all parties hope that she will persuade Li Liang to stay with the Lakers, but how do others know that Zhu Shu has always only listened to Li Liang.
It's just that she thinks about it from Li Liang's point of view, and feels that if she really wants to leave the Lakers, she must bear a lot of accusations and criticism.
Li Liang replied: "There is always a first time for everything, and no rookie has scored 60 points in the finals?" Somebody has to eat crabs. Don't worry, I'll make the best choice. ”
Zhu Shu nodded, she had always believed in Li Liang, but she was afraid that he would be too psychologically tortured.
In fact, she was worried in vain, Li Liang was tortured, he didn't hesitate or hesitate at all, the system showed him the way, and it was over if he followed it!
"Let's think about vacations! Wear a nice swimsuit! Hey, what about the swimsuit designed by Xiaoting, take it out, take it out, try it now! ”