Chapter Thirty-Four: He's Different from the Glamorous Goods Outside
Jerry West is optimistic about Zhang, but the Lakers godfather is still struggling with his heart because the price paid for this deal is too great. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Eddie Jones averaged 14+4+2 per game in his first season, ranking third in the ranking of the best rookie (Kidd and Hill are tied), which can be said to be a proper All-Star embryo.
"Jenny, you can tell your father that I made a crazy decision tonight!" Jerry West gave a rare self-deprecation when he handed the envelope to Jenny Buss, the daughter of the Lakers owner
"No, if it was really a bad decision, it was made together, and I'm sure Father wouldn't care, because we all know that you have a good eye, but no one never makes a mistake." Although Jeanie Buss has a not-so-good reputation for her private life, she is popular with Lakers management because she has some of her father's charm, and at least when it comes to handling the team's internal affairs, he is much more mature than her two brothers who only go to nightclubs and date young models.
The Clippers' top brass also returned to the draft, and they also saw Zhang's potential, but neither head coach Bill Feige nor general manager Elgin Baylor thought Eddie Jones was necessarily inferior to Zhang.
If they swapped identities, even if they traded Eddie Jones for Zhang, both of them would have to hesitate for a long time, and if they added an All-Star center Divac, then they would definitely not make this deal.
So, these two guys took it for themselves, and when the Lakers agreed to the deal that was lost to their grandmother's family in their eyes, they agreed without saying a word. But there is also a requirement here, and that is that the deal will not take effect until they confirm that Eddie Jones and Divac are not in physical condition.
Both of them felt that something was not quite right in their hearts, the Lakers agreed to the trade so easily, maybe there was some physical hidden danger for Divac and Eddie Jones, right?
That's right, this must be checked carefully, but don't steal chickens and rice, they are now afraid of letting the Lakers get a pit!
It wasn't until the end of the first-round draft that Elgin Baylor re-engaged with Zhang.
Elgin Baylor didn't talk nonsense, invited the three to the private room, and happily informed them that the Clippers had made a trade with the Lakers. That means Zhang can now go to Los Angeles, but not with the Clippers, who were traded to the Lakers on draft night.
Trim had long known that Zhang Qi must have been traded by the Clippers, and based on the news he received, he also guessed that it was likely to be the Lakers, but after getting the exact news at this moment, he was still relieved.
The Lakers are not a little better than the Clippers, as the second largest team in the NBA, the Lakers at this moment have just turned from their heyday to a period of decline. But this kind of big team will not continue to decline, it is just a period of dynastic change. Besides, the Lakers' downhill road is obviously coming to an end, and Zhang Fu is likely to be used as the key to the Lakers' resurgence.
Trim thinks that his employer is very lucky, even if there is an agent with energy, it is very difficult to take the initiative to operate a rookie to the Lakers, but Zhang Fu was actively traded by the Lakers, which is completely Zhang Zhu's own luck at work.
Now Zhang Fu's potential is valued by the Lakers and West, which also makes him more optimistic about Zhang Fu's prospects, the Lakers' legendary vision is very famous in the industry, even if he looks away, Zhang Fu's lower limit will not be too low.
"So fast?" Zhang Wei was a little dazed, it was only an hour before he was traded by his own team, and he still had a Clippers hat on his head.
"It's the equivalent of going from left hand to right hand, it's all Los Angeles team anyway, wouldn't it be better to go to the Lakers?" Zhang Mo can see it, he doesn't think there is any difference between these two teams.
"yes, I would have preferred the Lakers as well, and that's like a good thing for me." Zhang Yu also reacted, but the Lakers don't seem to be short of outside lines now, and the Magic is likely to play the No. 3 position after his return, so won't he become the team's third or fourth bench, can he have a chance to play?
He doesn't know that the Lakers have traded Eddie Jones to the Clippers, and they don't know that West is willing to trade Divac to trade him, so they will definitely not let him sit on the cold bench, unless West really looks away, he is a parallel import!
"It's a pity that maybe we will have the opportunity to work together in the future." Elgin Baylor said something that he didn't even believe, he is now full of Clippers who have been strengthened by Divac and Eddie Jones, this year's list is simply too profitable, this deal will become the masterpiece of his general manager career!
Lord Baylor, who was in a state of excitement at the moment, was too lazy to be perfunctory, and casually explained to the three of them, and let them go to Los Angeles to wait for the official deal on July 1.
After less than five minutes of talking, the three were left in an empty private room by the Clippers.
"Angry?" Trim saw that Zhang Qian was a little unhappy, and encouraged his small employer: "The list of eyes seems to be beautiful, but if you don't prove yourself on the court, you still won't get the respect of the team, including the Lakers who traded you, their fans will definitely question the deal in a few days, and even viciously mock you." If you're going to prove that the Lakers didn't misread you and that the Clippers were blind, then use this summer to work hard to improve yourself. ”
Zhang Yu felt that Trim treated himself as a child, and smiled when he heard this: "Don't worry, I won't let the Lakers regret this deal, and I will definitely let the Clippers know that they are blind, the general manager of the Clippers with a smile on his face just now, he must feel that he has made a super good deal now, but I will soon let him know that he was very wrong." ”
Trim nodded, and was about to leave the private room with the two of them, when he received a call from Jerry West on his phone.
"Our Lord is coming!" Trim smiled lightly and simply stayed in the private room with the three of them, knowing that West would definitely come to meet them.
He guessed correctly, not only general manager Jerry West, but also the current head coach of the Lakers and the sexy daughter of the Lakers owner, Jeanie Buss, also came to the private room.
It's not the first time Arne Trim has dealt with Jerry West, and the two of them often talk on the phone, as he is also O'Neal's agent.
"Why don't you call me first?" Trim stepped forward to shake hands with several Lakers executives, and he was in a position of relative superiority in front of them. As long as he was O'Neal's agent, these people asked him.
"We just found out that you became Lyon's agent, otherwise things wouldn't have been so troublesome." Jerry West does have a request for Trim, and he hasn't pursued O'Neill for a day or two.
Jerry West first said hello to Trim, and then looked at today's protagonist Zhang Mao, the corners of his mouth rose slightly by 5 degrees, which can be regarded as his smile, although it looks a little bit of a smile.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Jerry West!" The way this cold "LOGO man" greets people is a little different.
"Hello, I saw you on the NBA LOGO, you are more handsome than photogenic." Zhang Mao's answer is equally unique.
Jeanne Bass smirked in the back: "You little guy is more handsome than photogenic." ”
Hearing this, Zhang Wei turned his gaze behind West, and Jenny Buss stepped forward to introduce himself: "Hello, I'm Jenny Buss, the marketing manager of the Lakers. ”
"I've seen you on Playboy too, and your nude photos are more beautiful than your real life." Zhang Yu complained in his heart, but he showed a shy expression on his face, and he didn't dare to look at Jenny Buss who was wearing a low-cut dress and revealing his hemisphere, but he just glanced at it hurriedly and quickly moved his gaze to the side, which was obviously a shy little child who saw a beautiful woman, which can be described in two words - "first brother".
Jenny Bass was not a pure daughter, and since the age of sixteen or seventeen, the rich girl had been driving around Los Angeles in luxury sports cars, having all sorts of sexual relations with sports stars and Hollywood men.
At this moment, seeing Zhang Zhu's shy big boy expression, Jenny Bass, who has been in battle for a long time, has a lot of good feelings or interests for the immature Zhang Zhu.
All along, she has been surrounded by equally wealthy boys, Hollywood stars and athletic athletes, but she has never been in a relationship with such a big boy.
This is a bit like the old driver who has been in the Fengyue place for more than ten years, and he has seen all the glamorous goods, at this time, he will have a soft spot for those innocent students, and his essence is that those who are used to eating big fish and meat pretend to say that they like to eat wowotou is a truth, and he really threw him into the poor mountainous area to know what kind of virtue it is.
Jenny Bass thought to herself at this moment: "This boy doesn't seem to be the same as those glamorous goods outside?" ”