Tony was happy with the result, and although he was a Philadelphia, he was a die-hard fan of the Lakers since he was a child, and he couldn't even remember who his hometown team was the 76ers, but when it came to the Lakers, he could simply recite it like a fluent. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The greatest scoring guard in the history of the Lakers, the greatest and saddest uncrowned king in NBA history, Jerry West, the Magic Johnson SHOWTIME, Mr. 100 points Zhang Dashuai, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, these great stars have not only become the Lakers' evergreen capital in the NBA, but also brought countless fans to this legendary team.

His wish since childhood was to be able to follow in the footsteps of McCann, Chamberlain, and Abdul-Jabbar and become the Lakers' next legendary center. Now it seems that this wish is getting closer and closer to being realized.

And Kobe Bryant, this time is even more high-spirited, as soon as the draft ended, Adidas found him and signed him a big contract of 5 years and 10 million US dollars, you know, in this era, 10 million is simply an astronomical amount.

On the day he signed the contract, he purchased a suburban Philadelphia home for his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bryant.

Then he pulled Tony and flew to Los Angeles to report to the team.

The Lakers officially signed No. 13 rookie Kobe Bryant for 3 years and 3.5 million. As for Toney, the Lakers made an offer of 700,000 for 1 year, and it is not guaranteed. Because the Lakers' focus is about to open on the upcoming free market, they are not willing to give too much money to a rookie.

However, Tony doesn't care, as long as he can join the Lakers, he is enough to be satisfied, as for the size of the contract, he doesn't care.

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The NBA free agency market started as scheduled, and a battle between the open and the dark officially began.

All the teams are starting to go into a frenzy because, this year's free agency market is arguably the biggest year in NBA history.

Because in addition to the big shark Shaq O'Neal, there are also big stars such as Alonzo Mourning, Kendibe Mutombo, Juwan Howard and more importantly, Michael Jordan, the god of basketball, has also become a free agent.

The New York Knicks' admiration for O'Neal is well known, and as New York's King Patrick Ewing ages, New Yorkers are in a hurry to find his successor.

And O'Neal, as the new big four centers, he has shown his terrifying dominance, coupled with his living character, compared to Ewing's simple style of play, he is more loved by fans in this entertainment capital, in the previous two seasons, in order to get O'Neal, the Knicks owner even had the idea of trading Ewing.

However, the New Yorkers were not satisfied with this this summer, they coveted O'Neal at the same time, and then set their sights on Jordan, which was also quite good, signing Jordan first, and then discussing with the Magic to swap Ewing and O'Neal in a sign-and-trade way, typical of eating in the bowl and looking at the pot.

Unlike the Knicks, the Los Angeles Lakers launched a crazy chase for O'Neal at the beginning, and after a summer of operation, they made a seven-year, $98 million offer for O'Neal, which is already the limit of the Lakers, and West believes that this price is enough to impress O'Neal.

However, the news that came next caught Jerry off guard.

With the Miami Heat successfully renewing Alonzo Mourning with a seven-year, sky-high contract of 105 million, and the Washington Bullets also acquiring Juwan Howard for the same price, the contract offered by the Lakers is not so sincere.

You know, in terms of strength, O'Neill is enough to destroy Mourning and Howard.

Time was running out, Jerry made a quick decision to reshuffle the team, sending away Lynch Hunter and the man of the house, and playing Super Sixth Man Anthony Piller, but this was just the beginning.

The Knicks' swing bought time for the Lakers to rebuild, and Jerry offered the Sharks another seven-year, $121 million contract after completing the shuffle.

At this time, the New Yorkers are still looking forward to the arrival of Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls have also done everything they can to keep Jordan, and O'Neal's old club, the Orlando Magic, does not seem to have the intention of giving O'Neal a big contract.

The Lakers are winning, and Jerry West's grand blueprint for a revival with Kobe and O'Neal as the cornerstone is not far from being realized, and everything is moving in the right direction.

However, heaven is not as good as man.

"The Chicago Bulls offered $30 million in annual salaries to keep Michael Jordan."

When the news broke, the New York Knicks chased Jordan's loss, leaving them with hope for O'Neal.

"Magic's point guard Anfernee Hardaway was in a serious car accident and will be out for next season."

Another piece of explosive news came, which made the Magic finally make up their minds, and O'Neal renewed his contract with the Orlando Magic for 7 years and 121 million.

This also means that Jerry West's plan is bankrupt, and the Lakers' plan to bring in reinforcements this summer has completely failed. And in order to get the Sharks, the Lakers paid almost half the price of the team, which also made the outside world speculate that the Lakers are about to start preparing to rebuild.

The New York Knicks, in desperation, had no choice but to give Alan Houston the money originally left for Jordan, and the star Patrick Ewing was successfully enraged after being repeatedly put on the shelves by the team, and he gathered the rest of the team to start pressing, and the team owner was forced to announce the dismissal of their head coach Nelson Sr. And their series of operations this summer have completely become a joke in the industry.

The Lakers General Manager's Office.

Jerry West frowned, he never expected that the plan that was about to succeed would be ruined with Hardaway's car accident, if he got the shark, he would have given the high school student two more years, he believed that the Lakers could start a new dynasty, and now, maybe the Lakers will have a hard time even making the playoffs next season.

Although the team owner Buss Sr. still chose to give him enough trust, this does not cover up his dereliction of duty, it was he who chose to break up the team to chase the Sharks, otherwise even if O'Neal does not come, the Lakers can still remain a playoff-level powerhouse, is he going to become the Lakers' eternal sinner?

Now he can only choose to strengthen the team as much as possible to save the situation he has created.

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With the end of free agency, teams are preparing for the new season.

Training has begun within the Lakers, and coach Silver Fox Harris has received his squad for the new season.

Starting point guard: Nick Van Exel

Starting spot: Kobe Bryant

Starting small forward: Eddie Jones

Starting big forward: Robert Hawley

Starting centre-forward: Toni Marles

It also shows the weakness of the Lakers' current lineup, since trading Divac to Kobe Bryant and making a big move for O'Neal, the current Lakers team can't even get a starting center. Among the teams that could still reach the division semifinals the previous year, it seems that the Lakers are the only ones who can only use two rookies as starters in the second season.

Countless people are waiting to see the Lakers' jokes in the new season, after all, there are many times that a team of the Lakers' level has fallen.

As for Jerry West, the LOGO man of the league, it should be uncomfortable to personally play a good hand.