"There's a lot of players in the free market, we're trying to get in touch with Pau [Gasol], he's going to have to make a decision after the Olympics, and we're still in contact with Jerry Bayless, Marcus Solton, Gerard Green, we're trying to improve the roster." Kupchak spoke at this point.

Tang Shuai nodded, and the players Kupchak said were the most likely recruits for the Lakers.

"I brought you here today, on the one hand, to let you meet, and on the other hand, I want to recruit some free agents who are still hesitant through you, any player, as long as you think it is possible to recruit, submit it to me, I will consider it." Kupchak then added.

From his words, you can feel that the players he mentioned earlier seem to have received a lot of offers, and if you can't find a suitable player at the beginning of the season, then you may really have to find a rookie to fill the gap.

In fact, the Lakers' current attraction to free agents has reached an all-time low, and last year alone, most of the players Kupchak recruited in the offseason were former Lakers players, and this season can be considered quite good.

"I will try to recruit, and if there is a suitable one, I will communicate with you as soon as possible." Barnes opened his mouth and said that although he has always played for the Warriors, as a North Carolina Flying Hawk and has been on the popular team Warriors before, he should know a lot of free agents.

"I'm afraid I can't help much with that." Noll said with a wry smile, he is only a third-year student, and he has been staying in the 76ers, if you want to talk about popularity, he is probably not much more than Tang Shuai.

Kupchak nodded repeatedly, and finally looked at Tang Shuai.

"I think I can give Niklas a try." Tang Shuai opened his mouth and said, "He should be the longest playing time among the few of us, and his popularity seems to have always been good." ”

When the free market opened, although he was competing in the Olympics with the national team, he still discussed his teammates with Duffy in private.

'I've spoken to him and he's working hard to recruit for the team. Kupchak spoke.

Tang Shuai nodded, Kupchak was obviously not stupid, and it was estimated that he was already asking him to help recruit players when he signed Batum.

But looking at the current situation, the effect should not be much, otherwise there would be no meeting in front of me.

"I'm going to try to recruit, but there's only so much I can do, because I'm still a sophomore." Tang Shuai smiled and said.

Although he has only just completed his rookie season, he does know players who are free agents and have not yet decided on their next home, Stephenson and Ismael Smith, but he has not been as full of words as Barnes, after all, he has not yet reached out to his two former teammates.

"It's okay to have these words from you, and we won't stop recruiting until the season starts, but there's no doubt that you are the future of the Lakers, and I hope you can get along well and try to lead the team to a revival as soon as possible." Kupchak nodded.

A few more people chatted a little more, which deepened their impression of each other a little.

After the exchange, Tang Shuai also had the most basic understanding of his two new teammates and the new coach.

Luke Wharton, although he has seen many times in previous games with the Warriors, but many people are completely different on and off the court, and Wharton feels more like a gentle gentleman, good at talking, and always looking for something to talk about.

Even if such a person is not a head coach and serves in other places, he can get mixed up, and thinking about his journey from player to coach, it seems that this is really the case.

Harrison Barnes, who is a special case, is not so good at talking and smiling as he is on the court, and he is more like a stuffy bottle than a shy big boy.

And speaking of the NBA, the world is always so impermanent, last season the two were-for-tat opponents, but I didn't expect that they would become teammates in less than a few months.

Nolens Knoll, like Akagi from Slam Dunk High School, especially the different hairstyle, people can't help but look at it twice, because most of the games with the 76ers are three-quarter clock-in, he hasn't paid much attention to it before, and after this exchange, I found that he is also a very nagging player, and I don't know if it's like this, or if I've been with Embiid for a long time when I'm with the 76ers.

When the official meeting was over, they exchanged contact information and then dispersed.

Leaving the café, Tang Shuai made a phone call to Stephenson in the car.

After Stephenson was traded to the Grizzlies, he played a pretty good half season because of the absence of key players such as Gasol Jr., averaging 14 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, but because of his contract of up to $920w next season, the Grizzlies refused to exercise his team option for next season, which made him a full free agent.

Originally, according to his performance in the second half of last season, under the opportunity of this kind of salary cap rise, it is still possible to get a contract with a starting salary of eight or nine hundred, but because of his off-court factors, many teams are shy away from him, and some teams that are interested in him are unwilling to give so much salary, which has led to her still being a free agent.

"Don! You've finally called me, and I miss you so much! As soon as the phone was connected, Stephenson's voice was full of comics.

As soon as he heard this familiar voice, Tang Shuai couldn't help but be excited, although he said that he wanted to get together more, but because Los Angeles and Memphis were too far apart, plus his things one after another, their communication inevitably became less, and the two of them had never communicated since the draft **** was traded once.

"Lance, hearing your voice, I feel like I'm back in time when I first came to report to the Clippers." Tang Shuai said from the bottom of his heart.

"Haha, you kid, don't you think you're not used to going to the Lakers?" Stephenson said with a smile.

"Lance, where are you, we should have a good meeting." Tang Shuai paused and said.

"I'm training with my former Pacers teammates in Indiana, or am I going to fly to Los Angeles tomorrow?" Stephenson was refreshed and said directly.

"No, I'll come to you." Tang Shuai said immediately.

Stephenson and the Pacers' teammates are in Indiana, which means he's likely to go to the Pacers, and if he really wants to recruit, he'll have to hurry. (To be continued.) )