"Dongfang Kid, you did a good job, nice blocks and assists." After the game, Steve. Nash walked over and said to Tang Qian.

"Mr. Nash, you've won the prize, I just have a little more data, it's not worth mentioning." Tang Qian replied politely.

"Not worth mentioning? Haha, young people don't have to be too modest~" Nash said with a smile.

"But whether I can stay in the NBA now, that's all a question, where can I dare to be proud." Tang Qian's words were heartfelt.

"It doesn't matter, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared, and I believe that you are a prepared person." Steve. Nash had a good impression of the Oriental, so he encouraged him.

"Well, thank you Mr. Nash, I'll try." Tang Qian said, and added again, "Maybe in the future, we can still be teammates, sir." ”

"Teammates?" Nash laughed when he heard this: "Perhaps, who can say for sure what will happen in the future except God?" ”

The next day, E.S.P.N. Basketball made headlines.

Kobe Bryant 36 points, Paul. Gasol slammed the Suns!

T.N.T Basketball Section.

Spaniards deadly dunk, Lakers shoot down Phoenix!

F.o.x Basketball Section.

Paul. Gasol finishes Phoenix!

Los Angeles Times.

"The Awakening of the Spanish Matador, the final dunk, the lore of the sun!" 》

Bleachers.

"The man standing behind the Spaniard, the hero behind the Lakers' reversal!" 》

……

"Congratulations, congratulations. Some people are in the newspapers. "Taylor on the other end of the line. Swift Road.

"It's just a line and a half. Just over a dozen words. What is in the newspaper? Don't bury me. Tang Qian replied.

"That's a good start, isn't it? As long as you perform well in the next game, I think you will definitely be able to stay in the team! "Taylor. Swift Road.

"You have faith in me." Tang Qian smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, if you watch the game carefully, you will know that my performance last night was very average. If I hadn't made some contributions at the end, I might have had to zero in the whole line. ”

"Hey, Don, don't be too demanding. The road has to be taken one step at a time, right? Anyway, I think you're absolutely fine. Taylor said to himself, you are my Knight of Death, if this problem cannot be solved, then Master Eugene must have made a mistake!!

"Okay, I'll try." Although I don't know why the other party is so confident in himself, this kind of encouragement still warms Tang's heart.

"Oh, yes, Don. Remember to pick me up at the airport tomorrow, I should be in Los Angeles by noon. Taylor seemed to think of something. Said into the phone.

"Okay, I'll go, don't worry." Taylor was his first friend in the United States, and he was usually very good to himself, so he had no reason not to pick her up.

"It's just...... No reporter will see it, right? It's not good for you. Tang Qian thought of the identity of the other party and hurriedly asked.

"No problem, those idiots still think I'm in New York and won't come here until night, Lucy specially booked two plane tickets for me, one at noon and one at night, just to avoid these nasty guys, so you don't have to worry about it at all."

Hearing Taylor say this, Tang Qian also dispelled his worries, nodded and said, "Okay, then it's decided, see you tomorrow." ”

"See you tomorrow."

……

"Bryant, how do you feel hot?" Matt. Barnes finds Kobe Bryant and Paul. Gasol asked.

“ah？ Matt? What do you mean? Kobe Bryant looked at Matt with some confusion. Barnes Road.

"Nothing, just ask, Paul, what do you think?"

The Spaniard thought for a moment and said, "It feels good, it's a good person." ”

“what？ Paul, I'm not asking that, I'm asking what it's like to play with him? "It's going to be wrong to see the other person, Matt. Barnes immediately opened his mouth to explain.

"Oh, that's it." Gasol paused for a few seconds, then said, "It feels okay, cooperate, nothing uncomfortable." ”

"What about Andrew and Troy?" Matt. Barnes then asked.

“eh？” This time the Spaniards hesitated, because the answer was a little sensitive.

"Matt, are you here to help China speak?" Kobe Bryant is the "old Jianghu" in the end, and he is a breakthrough.

"That's right." Matt. Barnes was not embarrassed at all and said, "I'm here to help him speak." ”

"What good did he give you?" Bryant asked, because he understood Matt. What kind of background is Barnes.

"The benefits? Nothing good. Barnes replied happily.

"Then you ......" Kobe Bryant was also confused at this time, and couldn't help asking.

"He saved my life." Matt. Barnes was a straight man and didn't talk much to hide.

"Saved your life?" This answer surprised Kobe Bryant, but he didn't ask for more details, just showed a clear expression and said: "No wonder you have been so interested in him recently, it turns out that this is the case." ”

"Hey~ Although I'm not a good person, I won't forget the life-saving kindness, and besides......" Matt. Barnes seemed to think of something, and said, "I have already worshipped him as a teacher, so his business is my business." ”

“w，what？ Do you worship him as a teacher? "Today's news is too much, even Kobe Bryant, who has always been "numb". Bryant was slightly moved.

He knew Matt very well. Barnes's "criminal record", the core of the gang of the Southsiders in Los Angeles, ordinary people dare not mess with him at all. And such a person would actually be convinced and worship another person as a teacher? No matter how you think about it, Kobe Bryant thinks it's a little incredible.

To be honest, even he spent a lot of energy in order to suppress the other party, he is an Oriental. How? Kobe Bryant was also a little curious.

“sorry。 Bryant. I can't reveal the details of this matter to you, but I admire it from the bottom of my heart. I'm not even afraid that you will laugh at me, and even this title of named disciple has taken me a lot of effort to get it. SO, I have to help him with this! "Matt. Barnes said seriously.

Kobe Bryant is also not the kind of person who likes to "get to the bottom of things". Hearing that Barnes was reluctant to speak, he was not reluctant, but just opened his mouth and said: "If what you say is true, then you should help him, it is right, I have no opinion." ”

"Really? It's true? Barnes knew what kind of character the man in front of him was, and he would not easily regret what he said, so he couldn't help but be happy: "Kobe, you agreed?" ”

"I don't care." Bryant replied to Matt. Barnes said, "Matt." You know me, I just want to win. I just want the championship, and as long as anyone can help me, I'm willing to accept it. ”

Don't look at Kobe Bryant's words so easy and simple, but in fact, it is not ordinary difficulty to gain his approval.

In the entire Lakers team, plus some inactive players who can't officially play, there are about 15~16 people, so many people, who can be recognized by Kobe Bryant, no more than one palm, and those who can be trusted by Kobe are even rarer. Because in this league, most players play for dollars, not for victory, so it's not surprising that Kobe Bryant doesn't match. Besides, Kobe Bryant himself is a paranoid, he wants all the Lakers players to be like him, training day and night, but this situation is not realistic at all, most people just regard playing in the NBA as a high-paying job, and almost no one wants to train with Kobe Bryant in a "self-harming" style. Think about the Lakers O.K combination back then, do you dare to say that as a professional athlete and the number one boss in the league, "Big Shark" O'Neal didn't train hard? For most people, O'Neal definitely trains hard, but for Kobe, he doesn't think so. In his consciousness, it is obvious that the boundary of hard work is set very high, and the "big shark" once called him "instrument dog", which is a clue.

It seems to be praised.

So for a long time, he felt that Kobe Bryant was an unreasonable madman, and he couldn't catch up with him at all.

"Paul? What about your opinion? "Matt. Although Barnes is a straight man, he is not a fool, and bringing in Kobe and Gasol at the same time today is a reflection of his emotional intelligence. He knows very well who is Kobe's "trust" in this team, so as long as these two people are dealt with, the team's side will be a certainty. As for Mike. Brown, not in Barnes's consideration at all, in his own words, this guy is a fool, and the "Zen Master" Jackson is a fifth avenue, don't look at the former is the head coach of the Lakers now, wait until next season, maybe who and whom?

Don't think that Gasol is a moderate man, he just "let others push. In fact, if the Spaniards don't have super high EQ and IQ, how can they get along with a paranoid like Kobe? After seeing the team's boss show his attitude, he opened his mouth and said: "I personally think that I may be more comfortable with Tang Qian, although his offensive firepower is slightly worse, but his defensive attitude far exceeds Andrew and Troy, which is especially important when dealing with strong teams." After a pause, the Spaniard said again: "Last night's game against the Suns was an example, I think with Andrew and Troy, maybe the Lakers won't win." ”

"By the way, Kobe, speaking of which, how is Andrew's injury? Did the team doctor get the results? Gasol asked Kobe.

"Listen to Gary. Witti said there were no ligament injuries, just a normal ankle sprain, and a week of rest would be enough for a full recovery. "Kobe Bryant is the boss of the Lakers, a source, a natural spirit channel.

"It's a week, and you can't play right away, right?" Gasol asked.

"That's right, Gary said so, although he didn't hurt the ligaments and bones, but the soft tissues around the ankle were still damaged to a certain extent, so rest was a must, and he couldn't play with the injury." Kobe Bryant said, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and said: "Of course, with his character, even if he can go into battle with an injury, he will choose to rest at home." ”

Kobe Bryant has lost confidence in the owner, but it was okay a few years ago, since he signed a four-year contract of 57.2 million US dollars in 2008, the latter has been lazy in an instant. The whole person seems to have changed. used to be "humble and studious". It has completely become "arrogance". Thinking that Kobe Bryant is the master who even dares to look down on the "shark", just a Bynum, don't despise it too much, in Kobe's later words, compared with Bynum, O'Neal is definitely diligent. It can be seen from this that the owner of the nunnery left a "good image" in Kobe's heart.

"That's Kobe. Can you talk to Coach Brown and let me ......" said the Spaniard, suddenly a little embarrassed.

"No problem." Kobe Bryant didn't wait for Gasol to finish speaking, he nodded directly and said: "You are my brother, I know what to do, don't worry." And Bynum, I've long seen him unpleasant, it's not for the pressure on it, I'll definitely let him get out! ”

"Thanks, Kobe." The Spaniard said happily because of this season. He was suppressed a little too hard, don't look at Gasol's shooting statistics this season. But that's not what he wants. The increase in the number of shots is not attractive at all for Gasol himself. Why? Because he understands very well that this is Mike. Brown's power tactics do not seem to have weakened his team's status, but in fact, it has weakened more than 30%. This can be seen from the Spaniards' offensive WS, which last season had a 10.0 offensive WS, and so far this season, there is only 5.2 left. What is WS? win.share, commonly known as the Victory Contribution Value. With an offensive win contribution that has dropped by nearly half in a season, what could be more telling than that? I'm not yet 32 years old, so how can I attack WS and decline so quickly? This is clearly the head coach Mike. Brown is trickster!

Sacrifice me in order to cultivate your cronies on the Lakers? Really, I'm a fool and can't see it?

For the silent sacrifice of the Spaniards, Kobe Bryant saw it in his eyes, just a few days ago, he took the time to look at the player data analysis table, Paul. Gasol surprised him with one statistic. The Spaniard's average shot distance has gone from 7.9 feet last season to 9.7 feet this season, a difference of nearly 2 feet, which is really surprising. Everyone knows that as an interior player, of course, the closer to the basket is to shoot, the better, according to the NBA's shooting distance, more than 10 feet belongs to the middle range shot, let Gasol a 213CM big man to play the middle distance, the efficiency can be imagined.

So before the Spaniard finished speaking, Kobe Bryant directly agreed, because for him, the owner of the nunnery is not a fart, but Gasol is bro in the real sense. It is clear which is more important at a glance.

"Well, since you all agree, the hot thing ......"

"Barnes, I see what you mean, but we're just players, can we control the management? I've heard of Kupchak, he doesn't like players to meddle in team management the most. "Paul. Gasol was sober-minded and asked a big question.

"And I vaguely heard that the team's intention is to continue with Troy. Murphy renewed his contract, so I am afraid that the team's center forward position will be a little crowded. ”

"Really, really? Did Kupchak break his head? Troy. Murphy has played an egg this season. Eggs, can't he see? "Matt. When Barnes heard this, he immediately became angry.

"Well, I've heard about this too." Kobe nodded with a cold face and said, "Kupchak is unwilling to fail, so let's continue to gamble." ”

"Unwilling to fail? Take a gamble? Kobe, what do you mean? Barnes asked, stunned.

"Do you know what Troy's salary was last season?" Bryant asked rhetorically without answering.

"How much? How do I know this? Barnes said.

"$11.97 million." Bryant spat slowly.

"What? How much? Barnes didn't pay much attention to Murphy's salary, so at first glance, he was stunned and said, "11.97 million? Kobe, you're not joking, are you? ”

"Do you think I'm joking?" Bryant glanced at Barnes and continued: "Kupchak ended up signing him for only a tenth of the price, which is definitely a career highlight for Kupchak. To tell you the truth, I was very relieved to receive this news at the time. I thought that someone would finally fill Lamar's vacancy. But the facts, you all see. ”

So Kupchak didn't want to admit his defeat and stubbornly thought that Troy. Can Murphy still pick up? Kobe, do you mean that? "The Spaniards are a little bit of a pass.

"Yes." Bryant said: "For this alone, he is far from Jerry." ”

"Is it true that Phil left because he was tired, so he wanted to change his life?" Paul. Gasol couldn't help but say that he had always had a special affection for the "Zen master". After all, there is no "Zen master", and he can't experience the taste of the championship, and he has always been in the NBA before, and these problems are all paid attention to by the "Zen master" for him and helped him solve them one by one. So for Phil. Jackson, the Spaniards have always been grateful.

Moreover, now that the new coach is "lukewarm" to him, Gasol's heart will inevitably be unhappy and produce feelings of "nostalgia".

"Of course...... No. Kobe Bryant was silent for a while before he spoke: "I know why when I was choosing a new coach, I would highly recommend Brian. Shaw? ”

Gasol shook his head.

"Because that's the only way Phil can return to the team." Bryant said something that shocked Gasol.

"What, what? Return, return? Is it for Phil's smooth return to the team? Why? The Spaniard was a little confused.

"You may not know that Phil chose to leave temporarily in the first place to have surgery."

"Surgery? What surgery? ”

Kobe Bryant's voice sank and said, "Cancer surgery, prostate cancer." ”

"Cancer? Cancer? Another "bombshell", the Spaniard relented and asked, "This, when did this happen?" ”

"Probably at the end of the regular season last season." Bryant replied, "But this prostate cancer can be cured, and Phil had already scheduled surgery before leaving." ”

How clever the Spaniard was, after piecing together these pieces of information, immediately said, "No wonder you try so hard to recommend Brian. Shaw, I was still wondering at the time, this is all to prepare for Phil's smooth return, right? ”

Bryant didn't say anything, but nodded anyway.

"But in the end, Kupchak still rejected you and chose the young coach Mike. Brown, I see, I see......"

Paul. Gasol suddenly sighed and said: "It seems that before, I still thought too simply, the Lakers' pool of water, I'm afraid there has been an undercurrent surging a long time ago, right?" ”

Kobe Bryant fell into a long silence again, and after a long time, he said slowly: "The above things are their business, as Lakers players, our only goal is to win, that is, to win the championship again, and other superfluous things, it is useless to think about it, but it is easy to distract yourself, you know, Paul." ”

"Well, you're right." Gasol whispered.

"Matt, I will help you with this matter, after all, that Chinese has a role to play more than the 'Trojan horse' of Troy, isn't it?" Kobe Bryant looked at the words on the training hall and said in a deep voice.

And that place, impressively written, Lakers.champion.

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