Chapter 383: Pickled Pepper wants to come to the Lakers
"Da Hei, I haven't seen you for a few days...... LeBron James also came to the ceremony, saw Sun Dahei's figure, and also said hello. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
I have to say that Zhan Huang is still commendable in dealing with people, there are not many black spots in this regard, although he did not leave any face after being abused by Sun Dahei in the finals, but on this important occasion today, he still greeted Sun Dahei politely.
In fact, on the NBA court, the first two people played with blood, not necessarily how much grudge the two have, such as Kobe and Artest, the two of them broke their heads in the Lakers vs Rockets playoff series, and it didn't take long for Artest to join the Lakers, and the two are as good as brothers......
For another example, there are a lot of cases of scolding and fighting each other on the field because of playing, but there are few who really hold grudges, and now they can still play a game together.
After all, the things on the court are just things on the court, Sun Dahei and Zhan Huang have no grudges in the past, no hatred today, and they can't fight as soon as they meet.
"Hey, Emperor Zhan, it's been a few days......" Sun Dahei couldn't do these old fritters with ease, but at least he still understood the etiquette, and he politely greeted Emperor Zhan.
"Are you sure you're going to the Lakers?" Zhan Huang asked with a smile.
Sun Dahei nodded, "Well, I'm sure I'm going to the Lakers next season!" ”
"Haha, I wish you a successful season next season! Bless you, Big Black Brother! Zhan Huang grinned, Sun Dahei's visit to the Lakers was great news for him, if Sun Dahei still stayed in the Warriors, then Zhan Huang would probably smile very reluctantly at this moment......
"Thank you very much, and I wish you a successful season next season!" Sun Dahei also smiled and blessed Emperor Zhan.
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"Eh, Da Hei, how do I feel that you athletes are more hypocritical than people in the entertainment industry......" Scarlett Johansson looked at Sun Dahei and Zhan Huang politely speechlessly.
The two wish each other a successful season, what makes a successful season for players of their calibre? That must be to win the championship, only if you win the championship, can it be considered a success, otherwise even if you win all the honors in the regular season, it is just the icing on the cake.
Both of them want the O'Brien Cup, but they both "wish" each other to get the O'Brien Cup, which is so hypocritical in the eyes of Scarlett Johansson......
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Before the official start of the award ceremony, familiar players got together to chat, although Sun Dahei now knows a lot of players in the NBA, but the most familiar must be the Warriors players.
"What about the Durants? I obviously saw him come to the awards ceremony, why didn't he show up all the time......" Curry said with a cheap smile to the Warriors player next to him.
"Haha, if I were Durant, I would definitely be embarrassed to show up...... What if Sun Dahei really promised him to drink the bath water, would he drink it or not......" The generals laughed.
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"Big Black Brother, congratulations on getting the FMVP!" While Da Hei and the Warriors were chatting, some players came over to congratulate Sun Dahei.
The person who came, Sun Dahei, is also very familiar, and Sun Dahei also admires this player very much, it is Paul George, the big boss of the Indiana Pacers.
This season, Paul George has been extremely unhappy with the Pacers, and his tactical status in the team has been much lower than in previous seasons, which has also led to a decline in his stats.
In the entire NBA league, everyone knows that Paul George is a die-hard fan of the Lakers and Kobe, and before the regular season ended, Paul George let out a message that he wanted to seek an opportunity to join the Lakers.
But to Paul George's surprise, the Lakers did not express their stance on Paul George, and it was not until the news that Sun Dahei joined the Lakers that Paul George really understood the Lakers' intentions.
Between Sun Dahei and Paul George, as long as the Lakers management is not in the water, they will definitely choose Sun Dahei, and Sun Dahei is not a person who joins the Lakers, he is joining with Chris Paul, who is still at his peak.
Comparing the two, the Lakers will of course look at what Sun Dahei means first, and if they can get Sun Dahei, they will definitely not be interested in Paul George......
And in the Lakers lineup, there are too many high-quality rookies on the front line, not counting Randle and Russell, the Lakers also have Ingram and Josh Jackson, as long as these two can grow smoothly, their future achievements should not be weaker than Paul George, and the introduction of Paul George, although it can increase the team's immediate combat power, but this will also hinder the growth of Ingram and Josh Jackson.
"Hi, Brother George." Between Sun Dahei and Paul George, this should be the first communication, and Dahei can't find any topic for a while.
"Big black, what if...... If I have the chance, can the Lakers leave me a spot? Paul George had the courage to say this.
Sun Dahei was stunned, he never expected that Paul George would express his desire to join the Lakers so bluntly......
Paul George is not a supergiant in the current NBA league, but he is also a first-line star, and it obviously takes a lot of courage to find a newcomer like Sun Dahei and say this.
Paul George is joining the Lakers? Sun Dahei has a headache, becoming the first brother of the team is indeed Sun Dahei's dream, but then comes all kinds of happy troubles.
According to Sun Dahei's vision, next season's Lakers will take himself and Chris Paul as the core framework, and then retain a few high-quality rookie players in the lineup, and then introduce a few main players with strong defense, and this lineup will tend to be perfect.
The addition of Paul George will definitely greatly enhance the Lakers' immediate combat power, but it will also come with various side effects.
The first is the contract issue of Pickled Pepper, he still has a contract with the Pacers next season, if he wants to bring in George, he will definitely need to trade, and who in the Lakers' current roster can come up with a trade with Paul George?
Russell? The Pacers certainly won't want it, they already have Jeff Teague at the moment, and Russell doesn't make sense to them at all......
Randall? There is some hope for this, although Randle is obviously not as valuable as Paul George, but with some additions, it is not impossible for the Pacers to give up on the pickled peppers that have been decided.
However, the key now is that the Lakers plan to use Russell and Randle as trade chips, and package the contracts with Mozgov and Ruhr Deng in order to get rid of the two garbage contracts, and the Pacers will swallow the Lakers' garbage contracts unless they are stupid enough to let Paul George go.
Moreover, judging from the current situation of the Lakers, they are in dire need of defensive masters on the front line, but they are not too anxious on the offensive side, exchanging Randle and Russell for two decent high-quality defensive players, there will definitely be many teams in this league who want to change their heads, even if they swallow the Lakers' garbage contract, they can only pinch their noses and admit it.
On top of that, Ingram and Josh Jackson are both swingmen at the wings, overlapping with Paul George, and if Paul George is brought in, it will definitely compress the playing time of the two potential new stars.
This is extremely detrimental to the future of the Lakers.
Even if these side effects are removed, it will be difficult for the Lakers to sign Paul George, and now the Lakers already have two top salaries of Sun Dahei and Chris Paul, and a team has signed three top salaries in a row in the same season? This is completely impossible, and even if Paul George is willing to take a pay cut, he will certainly not be worth less than $25 million.
Da Hei didn't know how to reply to Paul George, although if Sun Da Hei strongly suggested that the Lakers bring in pickled peppers, the Lakers management would definitely pinch their noses and admit it, but this approach is extremely unfavorable to the team, and Sun Dahei can't do such an irrational thing.
"Haha, it's okay, Da Hei, I still have two years left on my contract, what I'm talking about is two years later, if the Lakers have a place, leave me one, don't give me an answer now......" Paul George also saw Sun Dahei's face was embarrassed, and said with a smile.
"Well, okay, then it's a deal!" Sun Dahei put his mind at ease, no one can say what will happen in two years, maybe Paul George has already dispelled the idea of joining the Lakers by then?
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After chatting with Paul George for a while, the award ceremony officially began, and many players took their seats, waiting for the award ceremony to begin.
Championship, Finals Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, All-Star MVP, Slam Dunk King, Rebounding King, Block King, Western Conference of the Week, Western Conference of the Month (March 2017), All-Star Ticket King, All-Star Rookie Challenge MVP, Best First Team, All-Defensive Team, DPOY!
This is all the honors that Sun Dahei has won this season, among which there are many honors such as rebounding king and block king that have no trophy, and there are also honors such as FMVP and AMVP, which are presented on the spot after the game.
However, there are still many awards that will be officially awarded at this award ceremony, such as DPOY, Yiyi, etc., Sun Dahei's award ceremony also showed the limelight, and he took the stage to receive the award several times, which provoked all kinds of cheers from the players in the audience.
won the award and got a soft hand, with a goddess-level female companion by his side, immediately became the first brother of the Lakers, and signed a contract with a maximum salary, all of which made other players envious!
Money, honor, beauty, power, everything a man dreams of, Sun Dahei has all got it! This is simply the biggest winner in life.
And the biggest honor in the regular season: regular season MVP, was won by James Harden of Jingdezhen Rockets, and Sun Dahei finally ranked fifth in the ranking of regular season MVP, which is the highest ranking of the Warriors and a great achievement!
And James Harden didn't even make it to the best three teams last season, and this season he directly became the MVP of the regular season, which shows that away from Kardashian, Harden and Jordan.
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The main purpose of this award ceremony is to present awards, but in fact, the bigger purpose is to establish an opportunity for the players to connect, after all, many awards have already been determined, and there are no surprises at all.
Taking the opportunity of this award ceremony, Sun Dahei also had a good exchange with some players of the Lakers, this award ceremony was held in Los Angeles, and the Lakers came to many players.
"Brother Black, if it's over in a while, let's treat you to a meal, just take it as a pick-up for you to join the Lakers!" Lakers teenager Ingram is in favor of Sun Dahei's joining.
Artest also looked happy, and he signed a base salary contract with the Lakers before the end of the season.
Although not as old as Carter Sr., Artest is also 38 this year, and he is also a player who belongs to the league's living fossil level.
Originally, he also planned to retire directly after playing this season, but the Lakers' changes next season gave him a glimmer of hope of winning the championship, so without saying anything, he signed an unguaranteed base salary contract with the Lakers......
Moreover, Artest also has a son, almost the same age as O'Neal's son, Lao Tzu is a hero, Artest's son is extremely physical, much stronger than Artest when he was young, and he will definitely be able to enter the NBA to play in the future......
Old Artest also has some ideas to emulate O'Neill, and first establish a good relationship with Sun Dahei, the biggest giant in the alliance in the future, which is always good for his son......
Moreover, the Lakers still have hope of winning the championship...... No matter how you calculate it, Artest's signing is a sure-fire deal for him.
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In the face of the warm invitation of the Lakers, Sun Dahei politely refused, it is now the end of June, and it is time to officially sign a contract with the Lakers in a few days......
Besides, Sun Dahei also has a lot of things to do in Los Angeles these days, the first is to buy real estate, and he can't stay in a hotel all the time, right? It's very inconvenient to live with Scarlett Johansson like that, and it's very easy to be photographed by the paparazzi.
Speaking of buying real estate, Sun Dahei is now a little like a headless fly, at a loss, and there are a lot of things in his hands now, more than 10 million US dollars, but Dahei also knows that this more than 10 million US dollars seems to be a lot, but if you want to buy a top residence, it must be completely insufficient.
Let's just say that Jackie Chan once bought a luxury house in Los Angeles and spent $35 million, and Sun Dahei's more than $10 million is completely not enough.
Top luxury homes can't be bought, and Scarlett Johansson has a good recommendation.
When it comes to Los Angeles' top residential areas, Billy Buddha Village and Malibu Beach are all in mind.
The only difference between these two residential areas is that Billy Buddha Village is populated by more celebrities from the entertainment and sports worlds, while Malibu Beach is a community of Jewish financiers.