The Lakers in the 2012-2013 season, on paper, have a very strong lineup, they got Howard through a four-way trade before the start of the season, and then brought in Nash, plus the original Kobe Bryant and Gasol, to form a new "F4" combination. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn addition to the experienced veterans such as Ci Shiping, Blake, and Jamison, as well as energetic newcomers like Jordan Hill, it can be said that at the beginning of the season, they are aiming for the championship.

Such a lineup is obviously prepared for the "Zen master" Phil Jackson, with big center Howard, top passer Nash, big man Gasol who can be inside and out, and Kobe, the most comprehensive player in the NBA, which is completely a good template for playing a "triangle offense", and what is missing is Phil Jackson.

But the conditions put forward by the "Zen master" were unacceptable to the Lakers, Phil Jackson wanted to enter the management of the Lakers, but the Buss family did not allow Phil Jackson to enter the management of the Lakers. So this set of lineups prepared for Phil Jackson, without Phil Jackson to preside, "F4" did not produce corresponding chemical changes.

Without recruiting a "Zen master" vocational coach, the Lakers could only continue to retain Mike Brown vocational coach, and then there was a 0-8 record in the preseason and a 1-4 record in the regular season.

The goal of the Lakers team "F4" is a championship ring, how can this kind of scum record work! So on November 9, the Lakers' management fired coach Mike Brown and replaced him with D'Antoni, a master of running and shooting.

Although D'Antoni's coaching level is not weak, it will definitely not be able to save the current Lakers. Under D'Antoni's leadership, the Lakers are at best back in the playoffs and far from the championship.

In fact, in the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers' "F4" combination was swept 4-0 by the Spurs, and then Howard left the Lakers to join the Rockets, and the Lakers' "F4" also fell apart.

And the Lakers are not just facing the departure of Howard, injuries became the Lakers' biggest enemy in the following 2013-2014 season.

First of all, the Lakers' star Kobe Bryant, ruptured his Achilles tendon last season and did not participate in the playoffs, on December 9, 2013, Kobe Bryant finally returned to the court, but on December 18 against the Grizzlies, he was pushed by Tony Allen, and then announced an eight-week break. In fact, this is just to sell tickets, Kobe's injury, let alone eight weeks, may not be able to recover even in three months.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and in addition to Kobe, another star, Nash, has also been troubled by his back and has almost always been in a state of rest.

Gasol's situation is also not much better, although there are no major injuries, but small injuries continue to occur, and he has never been able to play at the level of previous years.

The bench does not give the Lakers peace of mind, Meeks, Jordan Hill, Nick Young, and Famar are also constantly injured, and the Los Angeles Lakers have become a camp of injured soldiers!

……

In the early morning of February 5, 2014.

Lakers planes are flying from Neapolis to Cleveland.

In the evening, they had just played an away game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 99-109.

But that's just the beginning of the Lakers' road trip, as they play back-to-back games on the road, and their next game is against the Cavaliers. This back-to-back situation of playing East and West teams separately is very physically demanding, but fortunately, Minnesota to Ohio, where the Cavaliers are located, is actually not that far. But the Lakers still had to fly to Cleveland overnight.

At this time, the players had already fallen asleep, after all, after a night of fierce battle, they had consumed a lot of physical strength, but D'Antoni, as the head coach, couldn't sleep at all.

"16-32!" D'Antoni looked at this poor result with bitterness on his face. This result is not to mention entering the playoffs, and it is not the bottom of the West, even if it is very good.

"That's fine, next year, I'm sure I'll be able to get a pick. It's just that the head coach of the Lakers next year won't be me! D'Antoni smiled self-deprecatingly.

For D'Antoni, the question of results is not the most important thing, and the immediate need is that D'Antoni has no one to use.

Due to injuries, D'Antoni has only eight men available, and they are still old and young. Thackeray, who sat at the end of the bench last season, has been promoted to the starting center position, and first-year rookie Kane Kelly will play the starting power forward position. Thackeray and Kelly, one is the 60th pick and the other is the 48th pick, which in other NBA teams, they are all marginal people who will be cut at any time, but in the current Lakers, they have to be the starters!

"This game can't be played!" D'Antoni let out a long sigh.

The ringtone of the "Jingle Bell ......" phone, which was a satellite phone on the plane, suddenly rang.

D'Antoni was a little surprised, it was already early in the morning, and there were still people who did not hesitate to make satellite phone calls, what a matter of importance it must have to be to do this.

The flight attendant picked up the phone, then came to D'Antoni and said, "It's Mr. Bass calling." ”

Buss Sr. has passed away, and the only person who can be called "Mr. Buss" on the Lakers is the current Lakers president, Jim Buss.

"Why did Buzz call at this time? Are you not satisfied with the result of the match you just had? He should have known a few hours ago! You can't fire me, right? No way, if you really fire me, I won't be away from home, and I'll definitely go back to Los Angeles. D'Antoni walked up to pick up the phone with a confused expression.

"Hey, my dear coach, I'm so sorry to disturb your rest." Little Bas looked excited, and he continued: "I have great news for you, our Savior is coming!" ”

"Savior? What savior? D'Antoni asked, a little confused.

"Zhang Guan! It's Zhang Guan! I have already negotiated with Zhang Guan, and he is willing to sign with the Lakers! Now he should be on his way to Los Angeles, probably in the daytime, and then as long as he completes the procedure, he will be part of our team! Little Bas yelled excitedly.

"Zhang Guan......" D'Antoni repeated the name, and at the same time, a different picture appeared in his mind.

Six years ago, in the final of the Olympic Games, Zhang Guan's three-pointer killed the U.S. team, and D'Antoni was the assistant coach of the U.S. team at the time, and he witnessed that scene with his own eyes.

Four years ago, in the final of the World Championships in Turkey, Zhang Guan single-handedly dragged the match into extra time, then the second extra time, then the third extra time, and the fourth extra time...... The U.S. team was tired one after another, but Zhang Guan ran on the court like a machine without fatigue, and the old K coach even used a wheel battle to deal with Zhang Guan, but in the end, the U.S. team was still killed by Zhang Guan! At that time, D'Antoni was still the main coach of the American team, and he witnessed that scene again, a scene that shocked him for the rest of his life!

The current Lakers, even if James is in person, there is no way to save it, but D'Antoni believes that if it is Zhang Guan, he will definitely be able to save the Lakers!

At this moment, D'Antoni's heart was suddenly filled with hope.

On the other half of the phone, Buss Jr. continued: "At the level of Zhang Guan, it is not too much to get a league's top salary, but after all, he is also one of the shareholders of the Lakers, and he doesn't want us to pay too much luxury tax, so he only offers a symbolic salary of $10 million." ”

If it is another player, he may not be able to get an annual salary of 10 million in his life, but for Zhang Guan, the annual salary of 10 million is really just symbolic, if it is low, it is not in line with his identity.

In fact, Zhang Guan is not bad for this money, with Zhang Guan's worth, there is no difference between 10 million and 20 million and 30 million. It's just that the salary of NBA players, seven figures and eight figures are completely different perceptions, and getting an eight-figure annual salary is more like a kind of respect for Zhang Guan.

The NBA is a business, but it's also necessary to respect star players. There is only one Pat Riley who is embarrassed, and there is only one Morey who is calculating with a calculator. Cuban offered Nowitzki a $25 million pension contract, which is what more bosses are willing to do.

D'Antoni, however, said, "Mr. President, may I remind you that we are now paying the luxury tax. Beyond the salary cap, Zhang Guan does not apply to the Larry-Bird clause, let alone 10 million, it is a dollar, and we can't sign it! ”

"Don't worry, I've applied to the NBA headquarters for an injury exception, we have so many injured players this year, a 10 million injury exception, can be exchanged for Zhang Guan to join the NBA, this deal is very cost-effective, Xiao Hua, who has just taken office, will give it to us." Buzz spoke.

……

NBA commissioner David Stern has retired, and his successor, Shaw, took office on February 1 as the new NBA president.

However, early in the morning, Xiao Hua received a call from Buss Jr. himself, and the Lakers asked for a $10 million injury exception.

"A $10 million injury exception?" Xiao Hua's brows furrowed slightly, he felt that Little Bass's request was a little too much.

"With an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars, they are all star-level players, and if it works properly, it is possible to exchange several multi-party transactions for a 20 million-level superstar! What are the Lakers going to do? Little Buzz is too greedy! Do you think I'm just taking office, so I'm a bully! Xiao Hua thought to himself.

Historically, the Lakers also applied for an injury exception after Nash was scrapped, and at that time the NBA gave the Lakers an injury exception of 4.85 million, which is equivalent to a mid-level contract. A middle-class player may be able to help improve the team's performance, but it will definitely not have a qualitative effect.

If you want to make a qualitative leap in the team's results, you still have to rely on stars, big stars, and superstars!

"Bass, we have known each other for many years, I won't beat around the bush with you, to tell you the truth, your request, it's really hard for me to agree, 10 million injury exceptions are too much, I'll give you at most a middle-class value injury exception." Xiao Hua continued: "Besides, today is February 5th, and there are only ten days left before the trade deadline, and it is unlikely that teams will trade their stars in order to impact the playoffs, at most they will trade some role players." It's too wasteful to ask for a 10-million-level injury exception, it's better to have a middle-class injury exception, it will be more cost-effective! ”

"The middle class? That's not enough! Buzz said immediately.

"You're right, with the current situation of the Lakers, a middle-level player won't help much. So I suggest you just mess up this season! Aren't the Lakers holding the draft pick for next season? There can be a lotto draw then! The quality of this year's rookies is much stronger than the previous one. Xiao Hua opened his mouth and said, he was obviously mistaken.

"You misunderstood, I want this injury exception, not to trade players, I want to sign new players!" Buzz spoke.

"Sign a new player? Ten million? Xiao Hua thought about it carefully, but he never remembered that in the free agent market, there was a player worth 10 million US dollars. It's already February, the NBA's trade window is about to close, even Odom's scrapped guy has gone to Europe to pan for gold, and in the NBA's free agent market, the rest are some "scum" level players.

"Buzz can't be a scam syndicate!" Xiao Hua muttered in his heart, and at the same time asked, "Who are you going to sign?" ”

"Zhang Guan!" Buzz couldn't wait to say, "Yes, that's the crown you think!" ”

"Zhang Guan! He's willing to come to the NBA! Xiao Hua screamed.

One second, two seconds, three seconds......

It wasn't until more than ten seconds later that Xiao Hua came back to his senses, and then he asked, "Is the injury exception of $10 million enough?" Do you want to add more points? ”

Said the passer

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