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For Jim, Zhang Guan is like Cheng Biting Jin who is killed halfway, but Jim has no doubts about Zhang Guan's ability and sincerity in the acquisition.

With Zhang Guan's wealth, 50 million US dollars can definitely be taken out, and compared with others, Zhang Guan's acquisition can also make the Bass family feel more at ease.

For the Buss family, Zhang Guan is a foreigner, he has no roots in the United States, no roots in Los Angeles, no roots in the NBA, and no foundation in the Lakers.

Without roots, this is where Jim Bass is most assured, and Jim Bass believes that his father, Bass Sr., will also be very reassured. Compared with other people who are interested in buying, Zhang Guan is more of a pure investor, he does not have the slightest threat to the Bass family's control of the Lakers, and is even more secure than the guys on Wall Street who have never been involved in the sports industry.

What's more, Zhang Guan proposed a condition, an add-on that made Jim Bass excited.

"I'm willing to sign with the Lakers when necessary. I don't mind bringing enough commercial value to the Lakers at some point in the future. ”

These are Zhang Guan's exact words.

Business value, which is what Jim Bass values most.

After all, the NBA is a business, and for team owners, winning is secondary, making money is the most important thing, and of course, winning and making money is the best result.

The current Lakers are a team that can win and make money, but Kobe Bryant is 32 years old, and Phil Jackson is also clamoring for retirement all day long, and the Lakers can't maintain this strong posture all the time. Even Jim himself thinks that maybe at the beginning of next season, the Lakers are going downhill.

The Lakers have Kobe, so no one can appreciate better than Jim how much a superstar brings to the team, not to mention that this is still Los Angeles! And how can a team with no record and no stars make money!

"Kobe Bryant will always be old and retired, maybe he should really find someone who can replace him, the Lakers can do without Kobe, but they definitely can't do without stars!" Thinking of this, Jim picked up his phone and dialed Old Bass.

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As a legend of the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson is also a minority shareholder of the Lakers and owns a portion of the Lakers' equity. But now Johnson has officially sold his stake to the famous athlete Zhang Guan. At this point, Johnson no longer has any equity relationship with the Lakers. The Lakers officially announced the news on Monday, US time. ”

"As a player who has been with the Lakers for 13 years and an owner who has owned Lakers equity for more than 10 years, I've always been really well treated." In his statement, Johnson said, "I am grateful to the team owner Bass for giving me the opportunity to express my feelings from the deepest part of my heart. I will continue to work with Buss and my daughters, working with General Manager Mitchell Kupchak to build and sustain the best teams in the NBA. It's a bittersweet decision for me and my family, but I assure those lovely and loyal Lakers fans that my decision doesn't affect my continued support and contribution to the Lakers, who I am and will always be for the rest of my life. ”

Johnson, 51, was drafted by the Lakers with the first pick in the first round in 1979 and led the team to five championships in his 13-year career. In 1991, Johnson tested positive for HIV and soon after, he announced his retirement. However, Johnson appeared in the 1992 All-Star Game and won the All-Star Game MVP, and in 1996 he returned to the game, playing 32 games before announcing his retirement with the Lakers. Johnson averaged 19.5 points and 11.2 assists per game in his career, and he was officially inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as an NBA player in 2002. ”

Looking at the ESPN report, Phil Jackson shook his head helplessly, he also learned the news not long ago. Before that, Magic Johnson was more on the side of Jeanie Buss, and now that Zhang Guan is a minority shareholder of the Lakers, Phil Jackson is also a big help. He knew his requirements to enter management, and nine times out of ten, he was going to fail.

"Maybe you really should leave!" Phil Jackson muttered to himself.

Leaving the Lakers? Phil Jackson will certainly feel reluctant, he became the coach of the Lakers in 1999, and although he left for a while, he won enough glory during his time with the Lakers. But he wasn't satisfied with a coaching position.

"Maybe it's also a good choice to take a break for a while and find a place to spend a vacation." Phil Jackson comforted himself.

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Zhang Guan also received something nice, and that was a package ticket for VIP seats at the Lakers' home court next season.

As a minority shareholder of the team, Zhang Guan certainly has some privileges that others don't have, such as the fact that he can sit in the front row of the Lakers' home court, can enter the team's locker room, and so on.

But Zhang Guan doesn't care about this, and his focus is not in the NBA. The current Lakers team is still Kobe Bryant's boss, and it will be like this in the next few years, Kobe Bryant will definitely not be subservient, and Zhang Guan will not either, which is destined that Zhang Guan will not join the Lakers team in the short term.

At the same time, Zhang Guan also knows that next season, the Lakers will enter a decline, the Zen master retired and left, Jim Buss worked hard to sign Howard and Nash, and the "new F4" formed became a joke in the NBA league, and then Kobe Bryant was injured and reimbursed, Gasol went to the Bulls, asked the coach to change coaches, and the Lakers were reduced to a team in the lottery area and entered a long process of rebuilding.

"If I go to the Lakers now, I can only be regarded as Kobe's cats and dogs, but in a few years, when the Lakers are the weakest, I will become the savior of the Lakers!" Zhang Guan's eyes revealed a sense of confidence.

At this moment, Zhang Guan's mobile phone rang.

"It's Team Leader Gong of the men's basketball team!" Zhang Guan immediately picked up his mobile phone and asked, "Team Leader Gong, hello!" ”

"Zhang Guan, I am looking for you mainly to make an appointment with you, from February 5th to February 10th next year, you have to give me time to free up!"

"February 5th to February 10th? It's almost the time of the Chinese New Year, right? Zhang Guan asked.

"That's right, from the third to the eighth day of the Lunar New Year." Team Leader Gong spoke.

"There shouldn't be any competitions for the New Year, right? Is it an event? The Basketball Association's? Zhang Guan asked several questions in a row.

"It's an event, it's a big event, but it's not the Basketball Association." Team Leader Gong continued: "You must be familiar with the Laureus Awards Ceremony! ”

"Familiar, I still have a couple of Lawrence's little gold figures at home. However, in previous years, the Lawrence Awards were held in March and April, but this year it was brought forward to February? Zhang Guan asked.

"That's right, this year's Laureus Awards are on February 7. The location is in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Director Gong replied.

"Do I have another nomination? No, I shouldn't be there! I've won the Lifetime Achievement Award! I shouldn't have anything to do with the Laureus Awards in the future! Zhang Guan said.

At the Laureus Awards in the first half of this year, Zhang Guan received a Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is usually only available to retired athletes, but the Laureus Chair Committee awarded this award to Zhang Guan.

Zhang Guan has achieved amazing achievements every year, so he has won the best male athlete award every year, and he has won the award in a different event. In the end, the Lawrence organizers couldn't stand it anymore and specially discussed with Zhang Guan, hoping that he could give other athletes a chance. Zhang Guan's current achievements and status do not need to use awards to prove himself, so he readily agreed, so in the award ceremony in the first half of the year, the organizer gave Zhang Guan a lifetime achievement award, which is a kind of compensation.

On the phone, Team Leader Gong said: "You really didn't have a nomination this year, but we do!" Our men's basketball team has been nominated for the best team award, and the General Administration has already gone to work, and there is a chance that it can win the award! So in February, let's go to Abu Dhabi to receive the award! (To be continued.) )