"Chu, why did you reject Mr. Mickey?"

As soon as he walked out of the Staples Center, Whiteside's eyes widened like cowbells, obviously extremely puzzled by Chu Xuan's approach. How excited he was to agree to Kupchak's decision so he could get a contract and return to the NBA. But who would have thought that Chu Xuan would open his mouth to refuse before him, which made Whiteside a little angry. But because of his friend's face and gratitude to Chu Xuan, he was just embarrassed.

Chu Xuan stopped and looked at Whiteside with a smile, "Hassan, are you angry?" The look in your eyes tells me that you are very angry at what I just did. ”

Whiteside took a few heavy breaths, and his voice was a little low: "Yes, I'm angry. You know, I was almost on the verge of stepping into the Lakers. ”

Chu Xuan smiled slightly, playing with taste: "You can't wait to sign the contract?" Am I supposed to understand that you are not confident in your own abilities? ”

A hint of anger appeared on Whiteside's face and he exclaimed, "No, you can't think that. I'm confident that I'll be able to achieve in basketball. I just wanted to get into the NBA first. ”

"Oh? All right. Since you are confident, can't you even wait two or three months? Are you afraid that someone better will show up and knock out your name? ”

Whiteside shook his head heavily, his eyes bloodshot with anger, "No way, I'm not afraid." Do you know the opponent just now? That way, if I run into him in the ring, I can easily blow him up. ”

Chu Xuan couldn't help but shake his head: "Hassan, do you know who he is?" He could probably finish at No. 400 in the NBA. Is this your self-confidence? I hope that one day you can beat Dwight Howard, and at that time, the Lakers will be very grateful to you. ”

Whiteside clenched his hammer-like fists and yelled solemnly, "I will, one day I will." ”

Looking at Whiteside's reaction, Chu Xuan was extremely satisfied in his heart. This man's blood and integrity are destined to allow him to achieve certain achievements. Although he had a period of laziness and impetuousness, that was in the past after all.

Sighing, Chu Xuan patted Whiteside: "Hassan, I'm sorry. I really shouldn't have made that decision for you. Just have you thought about it? ”

Whiteside looked up: "What?" ”

"What kind of contract do you think Mitch will give you just for beating Robert Thackeray in a bullfight?"

After hearing this, Whiteside's heart calmed down slightly. After some thought, he suddenly woke up. If Kupchak was really willing to offer him a contract just now, then it would most likely be a short-term 10-day contract, which would also be equivalent to nothing.

Looking at Whiteside's expression, Chu Xuan smiled, the big black man in front of him didn't understand anything: "Mickey's so-called contract is likely to be only a 10-day contract, and if you are more optimistic, he may give you a basic salary." That's just too little, and it might be hard to get you to live in style for a year in a place like Los Angeles. Do you think you're really okay with that? ”

Whiteside was silent, and only raised his head for a long time, and looked at Chu Xuan apologetically: "Chu, I misunderstood you." I'm really sorry. I now understand that you are thinking about me, I will not doubt you anymore, thank you, my brother. ”

In the eyes of Whiteside today, although Chu Xuan is very young, his intelligence is far from being comparable to him. Such a person is very resourceful, and everything seems to be within his consideration.

"Hassan, since you understand, I won't say more. In the coming days, I think we can go to Hollywood happily, maybe we can really meet Anne Hathaway? Chu Xuan smiled.

Whiteside's depressed mood was swept away, and he instantly became happy again.

"Haha, yes, you're right. Chu, I want to meet Anne Hathaway, she's my idol. ”

Chu Xuan nodded and walked towards the street with Whiteside.

Gradually moving away from the Staples Center Arena, Chu Xuan and Whiteside's voices could still be faintly heard.

"Chu, I suddenly want one thing, something very important."

"What?"

"The house, the house. Could it be that we still have to sleep on the street? ”

"Haha, Hassan, can you say it less scary? As long as you have money, you can go to a hotel. ”

"But, Chu, I don't have much money. You know, I haven't made any money at all over the years. ”

"Hassan, don't be too stressed, you're only 24 years old, and you still have the potential to make a lot of money."

"Yes, Chu, you're right. I want to make a lot of money, and as long as I become a star, I can make a lot of money. However, that is too far away, and now we still need to think about the problem of housing. ”

"Well, Hassan, you seem to have forgotten something?"

"What's the matter? Did I forget? ”

"Haha, you really don't have a good memory. I'm a graduate of UCLA, I've been in Los Angeles for many years, and you don't have to worry about living there, I can take care of it for you. ”

"Oh God, I'm so excited and so happy. Now I think we can go to Hollywood......"

"Uh, okay. Hassan, are you sure you can meet Anne? ”

"Why not? As long as I follow you, I don't think there's anything I can't do. ”

"Uh, is it that amazing?"

"Yes, Chu, I found out that you are my lucky stone. And I think I'm the luckiest thing to have happened to meet you, you're so amazing that I've decided to follow you. ”

"Oh, no, no, no, Hassan, you're going to say so emotionally and exaggeratedly. And I'm going to make it clear to you, I'm really not good at being a man. ”

******

Whiteside stayed in Los Angeles and was a frequent haunt near Hollywood, but unfortunately he didn't continue his luck with seeing Anne Hathaway.

When he was teased by Chu Xuan, Whiteside always used Chu Xuan's failure to accompany him to Hollywood as an excuse.

This made Chu Xuan feel exaggerated, but he needed to find some players to recommend to the Lakers, and he couldn't stay in Los Angeles forever.

It's just a pity that the world is too small, there are too many scouts, and there is too much competition. This allowed him to catch only one treasure in Hassan Whiteside all summer.

In fact, it's not that you can't find players with the strength to play in the NBA, it's just that Chu Xuan's principle is to only discover the pearls with the most potential, and if he goes on like that, he will have a reputation that is difficult for others to match.

A lot has really happened in the NBA during this time. However, Chu Xuan didn't pay too much attention, what he cared about was the final result of Whiteside and the Lakers.

After training camp began, Hassan Whiteside appeared on the Lakers' 20-man squad, and after a week-long training, he finally got D'Antoni's approval.

Kupchak offered a contract offer of a one-year salary or a million-year-year contract, but Chu Xuan's advice to Whiteside was to sign a one-year contract.

However, this is not something that Chu Xuan can decide, Whiteside has his own agent, and finally Whiteside signed a formal contract with the Lakers, 4 years and 4.7 million. At the end of the third year, in the summer of 2016, Whiteside had a player option.