As night fell, Nash left with his agent.

Kupchak was preoccupied, leaving Chu Xuan, Dan D'Antoni and interim head coach Phil Webber for a short meeting.

The venue of the meeting was in the general manager's office.

Regarding Kupchak suddenly leaving them behind, Chu Xuan felt that he definitely wanted to talk about the Lakers' No. 1 position.

And sure enough, Kupchak really wanted to talk about it.

"Steve is sure he's going to have surgery, and I think you're definitely thinking about the lineup as well. Judging by these two games, his importance is unspeakable. This is not something that the data can show. I hope the team can end the losing streak, I don't know what you guys think? ”

Phil Webber thought for a moment and said slowly: "Steve's ability to control the field is particularly strong. No one in the squad at this stage will be able to fill his void. However, we also have Jordan Farmar and Steve Blake, they all have their own strengths, and I will think about them and arrange them to play as best as I can. ”

In fact, Phil Webb has no choice. Because the shortcoming of the Lakers' lineup is the outside, Nash suddenly retired from injury, and he felt that no one was available for a while.

Kupchak was obviously not very satisfied with Phil Webber's answer, and he looked at Dan Antoni and Chu Xuan, the two assistant coaches.

Dande Antony smiled with confidence on his face: "Steve is too old for him to stay fit all season. The injury is a reminder to the team that we have to find someone who can replace him, and Steve Jr. and Jordan are clearly not up to the job. I think we can look at bringing in a player from somewhere else. ”

When Kupchak heard Dan Antony's words, he immediately became a little interested, and Dan Anthony happened to think the same as he thought: "Dan, I don't know if you have any good candidates there?" Of course, if we can't pay too much, we don't need a star-caliber point guard. ”

Dande Antony had a smile on his face, and he did have a few candidates for the introduction.

"We need a player like Steve, who can break through, shoot and play. On this point, I prefer Grevis-Vasquez. If Pete hadn't opened his mouth, I don't think it would have been too difficult to get Grevis. ”

Greaves Vasquez, a 1.98-meter-tall big point guard, the Venezuelan is the floor-flow point guard who is the first passer, and he is good at breaking through and outside shooting, and his height gives him a big advantage defensively. Now playing for the Kings, he played 16 games for the Kings off the bench this season, averaging 8.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in 19.1 minutes of playing time, shooting a career-high 51.1% from the field, while shooting 46.2% from three-point range, well above his career average. Obviously, his quality makes him play with ease on the bench.

"Greaves is in the final year of his rookie contract, and based on his performance, the Kings have to come up with a big contract to keep him. However, judging from the current situation that he can only play as a substitute, Pitt obviously does not pay enough attention to him, and naturally he will not pay too high a salary. Therefore, if the chips are right, Pete should give him away. Dan Antony spoke eloquently, explaining for Kupchak.

However, Kupchak didn't speak immediately, and after nodding, he looked at Chu Xuan.

Obviously, Kupchak also wanted to hear Chu Xuan's thoughts: "Chu, maybe you have a better choice there." ”

Chu Xuan smiled, and when Dan De Anthony proposed to strengthen the No. 1 position through a trade, he began to think about the feasibility of this method: "I agree with Dan's suggestion, but in terms of selection, I have other considerations on my side. ”

Kupchak was interested and motioned for Chu Xuan to continue.

"Graves can be the first choice, but I don't think it's easy to get him. And I don't think we necessarily have to be an organizer, because it won't be long before Steve is coming back. Paul and Draymond have a good sense of passing and in December I think we can play from the inside. As for the No. 1 reinforcement, I prefer an offensive point guard, and I think Jerry Millin is a good fit. ”

Jeremy Milling, whose Chinese name is Jeremy Lin, is a Chinese-American. In '10, Jeremy Lin entered the NBA as an undrafted player, and at first, he didn't have much of a stellar performance as a third-tier bench with the Warriors. However, after arriving in New York, Jeremy Lin staged the world-famous "Lin Crazy" performance, thus establishing himself in the NBA in one fell swoop. It is worth mentioning that during Lin's madness, Jeremy Lin was able to contribute an average of 24.6 points and 9.2 assists per game, and made the Knicks extremely competitive, which is a completely star-level performance.

Then, in July last year, Jeremy Lin signed a three-year, $25.1 million contract with the Houston Rockets. In the first two years, his annual salary was 5 million and 5.2 million, respectively, while in the third year it was 14.9 million.

Now entering the 13~14 season, that is, Jeremy Lin's second season with the Rockets, his current position with the Rockets is actually a bit embarrassing.

Today's Houston Rockets have top guards like James Harden, plus players such as Brooks, Beverley, and Kanan, it can be said that the competition for the No. 1 position of the Rockets is very large. More often than not, Jeremy Lin was only able to come off the bench and his performance did not live up to expectations.

This season, Jeremy Lin has played 23 games for the Rockets, averaging 9.3 points and 3.8 assists per game, and his performance can only be described as average. And considering his annual salary of up to 14.9 million next season, the Rockets undoubtedly want to trade him out. Therefore, for the Lakers, it is less difficult to get Jeremy Lin than to get Grevis from the Kings.

And the reason why Chu Xuan wants the Lakers to chase Jeremy Lin is mainly because of Jeremy Lin's potential. Although Jeremy Lin has not been consistently playing the performance of Lin's crazy period in the NBA for more than 3 years, Chu Xuan still feels that Jeremy Lin's plasticity is actually very strong, and he has the potential to become a star player.

The annual salary of 14.9 million may be a bit much, but it greatly reduces the difficulty for the Lakers to get Jeremy Lin. That's why Chu Xuan suggested this to Kupchak.

Chu Xuan felt that if the Lakers proposed a trade, as long as the chips were about the same, Morey should not disagree.

And if you can get Jeremy Lin, the No. 1 problem that the Lakers are facing now can be solved.

After listening to Chu Xuan's explanation, Kupchak sat quietly for a long time, and finally said, "It's a good idea to trade to reinforce, but your suggestions are very good. But I'll have to try to talk to those guys on the phone and see which player I can get in the end. ”