If you want to say that the most troublesome person in the league these days, there is no one like Kupchak, the general manager of the Lakers, who finally formed a new championship team and helped the Lakers achieve a revival, but just after winning the championship, they faced a situation of falling apart. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The freeze period for the player's contract extension is coming to an end, and when the team makes offers for Mike Dermott and Cousins, the team is really in big trouble.

His hair, which was already gray, became more and more pale.

Just when he was sad, his mobile phone rang, and when he saw that it was Tang Shuai's agent Duffy, his heart jumped.

Tang Shuai's current strength is undoubtedly the strongest in the league, and the team should have renewed the contract at the first time without hesitation, but now it has dragged on for so long, he is really a little embarrassed, and he doesn't dare to answer Duffy's call.

But what should be answered still has to be answered.

"Hey, Jaime." Kupchak answered his phone and greeted him with a smile.

"Hey, Mitch, I'm sorry to call you so early, but Don wants to meet you, and there are some things he wants to say to you in person."

"Don wants to see me? Okay, no problem. Kupchak immediately spoke.

When Tang Shuai was traded, his identity was higher than Tang Shuai, after all, he was the general manager, but now, Tang Shuai has become the first person in this alliance, and the positions of the two have been reversed.

After agreeing on a time, the three of them met in the lounge area of the team's training gym.

"Mickey, actually, I'm here today to talk about the renewal of the contract......

"Don, don't worry, the team will definitely have no reservations about your contract renewal, don't think about the salary cut, you are worth every penny in the contract." Kupchak didn't wait for Tang Shuai to finish speaking, and said directly, for fear that if he said it slowly, Tang Shuai would not want to renew his contract with the Lakers.

"Mitch, I didn't mean that, I was trying to say that it wasn't a good idea for me to renew my contract with the team this year." Tang Shuai followed.

"......, are you going to test the waters of next year's free agent market?" Kupchak asked nervously.

"No, no, you misunderstood me, I have no intention of leaving the Lakers."

Kupchak breathed a long sigh of relief and then asked, "So what do you mean?" ”

"I think the team still has some room for reinforcement this summer, and the finals with the Cavaliers have also exposed some problems, and if the team can't be strengthened because of my contract extension with DeMarcus and Doug, or even the loss of personnel, I don't think it's a situation that we all want to see."

Kupchak nodded again and again, this question is also the reason why he has been unable to sleep in the past few days, and even said that he has been unable to sleep for the past two months after the finals.

"DeMarcus and Doug are both out of contract and their extensions are imminent, but I'm different, I'm only in my third year as a rookie, and I can wait another year and wait until my fourth year to renew my contract, and then I believe things will be much easier." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

When Tang Shuai finished speaking, Duffy couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, although this is true, but it also means that Tang Shuai will take at least 25 million less money, and he will also take 500,000 less, which is a pain in the flesh to think about.

If Duffy was in pain, then Kupchak's expression at this time was completely shocked, and he looked at Tang Shuai in disbelief.

It is true that a salary cut will not solve the team's current predicament, but it is okay to delay the contract renewal, because it is equivalent to directly releasing more than 30 million salary space, which not only solves the problem of Mike Dermott's contract extension, but can even allow the Lakers to make a difference in the free market, which is definitely a double win.

It's just that Tang Shuai's economic loss is really too great!

"Mitch, don't look at me like that, I don't think it's too hard a decision for me." Tang Shuai said indifferently.

On the way here, Duffy has persuaded him for a long time, 25 million, whether this is a matter of his decision, but he did decide, the main reason for this, of course, is not that the tall is completely for the team, in fact, the reason is very simple.

He, he doesn't care.

I really don't care, human life is limited, and when more money becomes a string of numbers, it makes no sense to add a few more decimal points to it, and a few fewer decimal points.

He is different from other players, other players have such and such worries, and because of the chaos of his private life, he has to spend a lot of money on child support, but he has no worries at all, and his strength will only get stronger and stronger, and the endorsement contract will only increase, there is not much difference between the 25 million more and the 25 million less.

And if the team succeeds in retaining last season's championship-winning lineup, and can still be strengthened, he will play more easily, and he is quite willing to spend 25 million for a stable playing link.

"Don, I don't know what words to use to describe how I'm feeling at the moment, but you've really done the team a great favor." Kupchak said excitedly.

"Mitch, this is what I'm supposed to do." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

Kupchak was so excited that he didn't know what to say, and after nodding again and again, he then got up and shook hands and hugged Tang Shuai, but Tang Shuai was at a loss.

Tang Shuai's decision caused an uproar in the alliance, and many people were shocked by his actions and courage.

Although it is inevitable that some people will be black, but being able to make such a decision is a miracle in itself.

In fact, what is unexpected is that his fame has been boosted even more because of this decision, more large companies have come to him to sign endorsement contracts, and the offer is also higher, which has nothing to do with strength, more about the character of the player, this thing is priceless.

At the same time, after Tang Shuai made this decision, the Lakers' contract renewal and reinforcement were also carried out in an orderly manner.

Kupchak once again showed his excellent managerial ability when he had room to maneuver, he signed Westbrook's former teammate in the market with a three-year, 36 million contract, and chose to jump out of the contract this season after signing a three-year contract extension with the Magic last season.

Ibaka is now 29 years old, and last season in the Magic team, because of the presence of Gordon, Ucevic, Biyombo and others, his playing time as a veteran has been further reduced, and his scoring and rebounding are new lows since his rookie season, and his role is becoming more and more marginal, which was grabbed by Kupchak.

Although Ibaka has degraded a lot, but signing at such a low price, the Lakers have undoubtedly made a lot of money, you must know that under the current salary cap, the 12 million contract is at most just a rotation.

And most importantly, Ibaka's wide range and strong interior defense also perfectly solve the problems exposed by the Lakers in the Finals last season.

ps: It's a power outage today, and it's not coming until now, and the update is late, sorry guys. (To be continued.) )