After the draft, everyone's eyes shifted to Los Angeles and the Lakers. Kobe Bryant and O'Neal have not been breaking up for a day or two. In a few days, on the first of July, the doors of the free market will open.

All the news of the alliance is waiting for the news, and if you pick up one in the middle of the OK combination, no matter who you are, you will make a lot of money. Of course, Hu Qingniu already knew that the one who ran away must be a fat man. Teammates and coaches support Fat Man, but Boss Bass does not support Fat Man. The fat man is too lazy, the asking price is too high, and he is too old, Buss does not want to tie the Lakers to the fat man's chariot, but Kobe Bryant is young and has great potential, and it is unknown whether he may become a second Jordan.

At this time, Hu Qingniu happened to be training the Argentine players in Los Angeles, and he called the Magic to ask him to come to Los Angeles and contact the Lakers executives. The principle of starting first is not outdated.

But the magician replied hesitantly.

"We're in violation, and even though I'm leaving the Lakers, I have a deep affection for the Lakers, and I can't do anything like that."

Hu Qingniu argued.

"Please, Erwin, you're now the general manager of the Bobcats, you have to be professional, on! Take out the spirit of a professional manager, as long as you go, the big fish will definitely be ours. ”

To put it mildly, the magician reluctantly agreed. Packed his bags and came to Los Angeles to secretly contact Kupchak, the general manager of the Lakers and a good friend of the Magic.

The whole league was waiting for the results, but they couldn't imagine a team ahead of everyone.

Before July 1, the news of O'Neal's collapse with Lakers management came, and there were even rumors that O'Neal had been put on the shelf.

At this time, the Magic came to the Lakers' offer for the Bobcats, and just by looking at the beginning, Hu Qingniu knew that the trade path would not work.

The main body of the Lakers' trade appeal is Wade and today's champion Howard, Howard is okay to say, if he can exchange for the Sharks, he will definitely come out. But Wade is impossible, even if Kobe Bryant comes in exchange.

Wade is the foundation of the team and an established leader, and that is not going to change. From Jordan to Hu Qingniu, to the players, they only have unlimited trust in Wade, and they will not think about trading him, even if he is the first person in the league in everyone's eyes.

Historically, the Lakers chose to make a trade with the Heat, but in fact, they didn't get anything good back. Now it's the same, everyone has doubts about the fat man's foot injury and condition. After all, he didn't win the championship for two consecutive years, and he formed a luxury lineup and lost to the civilian Pistons.

Draft picks, potential players can be out, but no team is willing to come out of the star, in this era, a city and a person, the star will not easily change the court, let alone be abandoned.

The Lakers' first-round asking price was too fierce, the Bobcats were asked to be asked for Wade, the 76ers were asked for Iverson, the Heat was asked for Maddy, and the most terrible thing was that the Rockets were asked for Yao Ming, that is, they didn't want Francis + Mobley's chips.

However, if Hu Qingniu sat in Kupchak's position, he would also want Yao Ming. Gone shark, Yao Ming came, this is not a loss-making business. In addition to the direct withdrawal of the Rockets, who were asked for Yao Ming, the Timberwolves and Spurs, who were asked for Garnett and Duncan, respectively, also withdrew.

So there are still 26 teams left in the league waiting for the Lakers to change their offers, and they didn't come, it's 26. In addition to the Rockets, Spurs, Timberwolves, and the Lakers themselves, the other 26 teams are all looking to eat a big fat meat in one bite.

In fact, the Lakers don't have much time, and if the big sharks directly enter the free agent market, the Lakers won't be able to catch a single hair. The free agent market opens on July 1. It's just two days.

By the time the Lakers heard a round of offers, a day had passed.

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On the other hand, the big shark O'Neal learned that the Lakers decided to sign and trade him, and his lungs were about to explode. won three championships for the Lakers in a row and established the Lakers dynasty, but in the end they were still swept away. Plus this year, the shark also lost a while, lost the championship, and was really angry and vomited blood.

Now O'Neal wants nothing more than two things, one is a long-term big contract, and the other is a chance to win the championship next season. The Lakers have promised to sign him to a five-year, $100 million contract, and have not traded him out again. But doing so is likely to join a team with mediocre talent, as this team will have to trade a lot of chips for O'Neal. In history, the Heat handed over all the chips except Wade, so even if the big sharks came, they didn't make it to the finals in the first year.

It suddenly occurred to the big shark that I didn't take the initiative to take charge of my own destiny. It's a bold idea, even Jordan can't control his fate in the league. But O'Neal thought that as long as he could find a team with space and quality to join, wouldn't it be better to wait until July to go straight into free agency.

Who are the teams that have space? O'Neal turned through the data himself, and the bold idea in his head allowed him to find a new way without leaving anything for the Lakers who abandoned him.

The Eagles have a salary space of 30 million, but the strength of the team is not good, and the strongest team is Al Harrington.

Jazz, no, this place is too high, and fat people don't like sunbathing on the plateau.

The Clippers, the revenge of the Lakers in the same city, sounds like a good drama, but why don't I know any of their players. , forget it.

The fat man looked at them one by one helplessly, none of them worked, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost, and he found that the team was not so easy to find.

The Bobcats, with a salary of 40 million, is really big enough, but this is a new team, of course......

Wait, Lynx team, the fat man jumped up from the couch excitedly and said in an excited tone.

"The Bobcats made it to the Eastern Conference Finals last year! And their instructor is a doctor! And the team also has Wade! ”

"Oh! Oh! Oh! Isn't that the team I want! ”

O'Neill struggled to control himself, and Soso was figuring out his phone on the couch. After all, the current mobile phone is a little too small for O'Neal's giant palm, and he finally got out of the crack in the sofa and immediately called his agent, Perry Rogers.

The big shark affectionately called out his agent's nickname.

"Roger, I thought of a better option, why don't we go into the free agent market and find a better home...... Yes, yes, yes, it's the Bobcats...... I feel like we should reach out to the Bobcats...... What, Doctor Coach is right in Los Angeles, it's amazing! ”