Kobe Bryant smiled bitterly and said with some self-deprecation: "Training? For what training? Compete for the overall runner-up?! In fact, Peter Pan has never been a man who is willing to fail, and it is much more difficult to make him admit defeat than to defeat him, and now saying these words is just an expression of his despair.

"If the media sees us together, then your life will not be easy." Hua Ben changed the topic and jokingly said, "Will they say that you are in touch with foreign enemies?" ”

Kobe Bryant slapped the ball and said lazily: "You are their business, American citizens have the right to freedom of speech." Ben, I'm looking for you because I'm a little down to business, you know, now that the relationship between me and Shaq is over, this summer, the two of us will definitely have to go one, of course, now it seems that I'm probably going to have a bigger surname, right? ”

At this time, Kobe Bryant was indeed under more pressure, and his competition with O'Neal was not advantageous at all, except for age.

First, O'Neal is a city hero in Los Angeles, he is a three-time FMVP, during the three-in-a-row championship, he is the well-deserved boss, and Kobe Bryant is the little brother; Second, Kobe's reputation is too bad at this time, the Eagle County incident has almost ruined everything, and now the case has not yet been finalized, and if the federal court convicts him, then he will even have to withdraw from the league; Third, O'Neal has a very good surname and has a very high support rating among fans, what about Kobe? Paranoid, rebellious, and indifferent, it is really difficult for naïve children to like it; Fourth, the league has entered the twilight of the center, a good interior line is too rare, but excellent outside lines are not uncommon, heartthrob Iverson, demigod Carter, two-time scoring champion Maddy, Marbury, Francis, which of these people is now worse than Kobe?

"I'm probably going to be done this summer, you should have heard the news, Orlando wants to make a deal with Los Angeles, they want to sign and trade with me, swap owners with Tracy." Kobe Bryant said lightly, raised his hand for a three-point shot, and hit.

In his previous life, Warlord didn't hear much about it, but at this time, there was indeed a popular saying in the American sports world, that is, the Magic team was going to make a big deal with the Lakers, and Maddy and Kobe Bryant swapped owners. Maddy's reputation isn't much better than Kobe's, and although he won the scoring title this year, his 28 points per game is the lowest among the NBA's scoring champions in nearly a decade. Orlando disliked Maddy's lack of responsibility, lack of defense, lack of active training, and led the team to the worst record in the league, which had to be traded.

"Maddie came to the Lakers and won the championship he most desired; Kobe Bryant went to the Magic and became the most desired boss. That's what the media is talking about.

However, Hua Ben didn't think so, he said firmly: "No, Orlando really doesn't welcome Maddie, but Los Angeles definitely doesn't want to give up on you!" Trust me, Shaq will eventually get out of here, and you'll stay. ”

Kobe Bryant himself had no confidence, shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "Just because I'm 24 years old? As he spoke, he thought for a moment, "It's not a good choice to go to Orlando, but it's not bad, they have a top pick, and this year's high school student and that big guy are good." ”

It's not far from the draft, and the talented high school student Dwight . Howard and Okafor, who is known as the next O'Neal Jr., have made a name for themselves, and in this era of the lack of centers, these two pure interior lines have made the uniform groups of all 30 teams in the league red-eyed, and now that these two people have booked the top pick and the list of eye signs, let's see what the Magic's uniform team thinks.

Huaben has no intention of revealing too many things, which have nothing to do with him, and all he has to do is help the Pistons pick a potential star, but to his dismay, the Pistons' first-round pick has been used to trade Rashid. Wallace has only one pick in the 24th place in the second round, and no one can pick him.

"But whoever it is, they're not the helpers I want." Kobe Bryant said to himself, and began to mention the purpose of inviting Hua Ben today, "You haven't renewed your contract with Detroit, have you?" ”

Hua Ben is not a fool, Kobe Bryant said this, he knew what the other party wanted to do, and now that they have a good relationship, he didn't have to hide it, and said directly: "Kobe, I won't be a little brother to anyone!" ”

Kobe Bryant put away the ball and stared at Hua Ben, and said slowly: "Ben, share this team, okay?" ”

In the three finals, Warben's dominance completely moved Kobe, and he could provide too much energy on both offensive and defensive ends.

Can you let me share the team with you? Huaben scoffed at Kobe's guarantee in his heart, and he would rather believe that Kobe could share Vanessa with him than that this kid would share the team with him.

"I'm comfortable in Detroit, we're like a family, and I still have property there, and I'm not going to leave this great team. Actually, I want to build a dynasty. "Huaben said what was in his heart, and he made up his mind to stay with the Pistons.

Kobe Bryant sneered and said, "What is the Pistons' salary cap now?" If I'm not mistaken, Rashid is also in contract year, right? You say, how much is Detroit willing to keep you? ”

This sentence is a big truth, and it is also the reason why the Pistons' uniform team has not negotiated a contract extension with Hua Ben for a long time, and I really don't know how much money to use to keep him.

With Hua Ben's current value, an annual salary of 20 million is not too much, he is this season's MVP, Best Defensive Player, selected to the best team, the first defensive team, and is about to win the FMVP, will become the second star in the NBA to win the MVP, FMVP, and the best defensive player after Olajuwon.

The Pistons understand that Warburn is now the soul of this team, Mirisic is the one he holds up, and the Serbian black has never been taboo about his identity as his dog, and has repeatedly expressed his willingness to be his little brother forever in public; Padding was also promoted by him, although the Englishman may leave Detroit next season, but Wabel picked up two rookie stars in a row, which is very prestigious for rookie players; Besides, Rashid was most convinced of Waben, and without him, it is impossible to say what the mess in Detroit's locker room would have been.

The Pistons are now certain to renew Rashburn's contract, no matter what the price, even if they let Rashid go because of salary issues, it won't let Wasburn go.

"I don't care what the salary is." Hua Ben said seriously, "Kobe, really, I really don't care. In fact, half a year ago I didn't believe I could have it all, as long as I could play here, I would be willing to pay a million dollars a season! ”

This is the essential difference between NBA stars and Huaben, the stars are blinded by the luxury of life, everyone wants to get a big contract, for better enjoyment, but also for the sake of face, they have been cultivated as basketball geniuses since childhood, and they know that they will make a lot of money in the future. What about Huaben? Half a year ago, he was a worthless college basketball coach, and the college team didn't even have 12 people! What is his monthly salary? In 2012, the salary was only 3,200 yuan!

If the Pistons had known Huaben's attitude, they would have directly renewed the contract.

In fact, although Big Ben is a ruthless person who is willing to do dirty work and has no big requirements for playing time, he does take American knives more seriously, otherwise there would be no such thing as leaving the Chicago Bulls for a high salary in the future. The main reason is that he is poor, and when he was a child, he had thirteen brothers and sisters in the family, and he did not wear new shoes and new clothes until middle school, which left a psychological shadow on him.

Dumas had vaguely explored the renewal of his contract with Big Ben before this season, when the two broke down, Big Ben's psychological price was between 1300w-1500w US knife, Dumas asked the board of directors for advice, and could provide up to 1000w US knife, on the grounds that he was only a blue-collar worker, although a senior blue-collar worker.

As a result, Dumas regrets it now, Huaben's outburst in the second half of the season made the directors of the Pistons regret it, and they would have given him a contract of 15 million if they knew it, but now it's okay, and it's good to be able to keep people for 20 million.

Of course, there is also a hidden concern within the Pistons, that is, they are worried that Huaben will suddenly break out in the contract year, and this kind of thing has occurred in the history of the NBA. Lewis, who played a terrifying 18+9 in the contract year, and after winning a big contract of 100 million yuan, he sank directly. Johnson, Diop, and many more. Of course, there are more similar examples in previous history, such as Zhu Wan, the first to win a 100 million yuan contract. Howard, Uncle Huo's performance in the contract year was an average of 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists per game, and the Heat at that time was even ready to sign a 6-year, $105 million super contract with him, but unfortunately because it exceeded the luxury tax too much, the league blocked it and avoided the Heat's cup. However, later the Wizards carried the black pot and insisted on signing him for seven years and $108 million, which opened the prelude to the league's high salary and low energy.

Talking to Kobe Bryant to no avail, Warburn stayed behind to practice returning the ball and returned to the hotel.

Huaben's contact with Kobe Bryant still did not hide from reporters in Los Angeles, and it can be said that almost everyone in the City of Angels has a gossip heart, Huaben drove a strange car to fool the reporters waiting outside the hotel, but did not deceive the residents of Bille Buddha Village, and then someone took a photo of him and posted it on the Internet, attracting several fans.

Sure enough, Kobe Bryant was immediately called 'Judas' by radical fans in Los Angeles, and some people swore that Kobe Bryant took the Pistons' black money and deliberately disrupted the Finals. Kobe Bryant's fans retorted, how can Kobe be short of money now? Someone immediately sent a reason: if you can't win the championship this season, F4 will definitely disintegrate immediately, and Kobe Bryant has a reason to encourage the uniform team to squeeze O'Neal away.

Also appearing on the Internet is the news of Stern's coming to Los Angeles, Lakers fans are mourning, they are championship regulars, of course they know the purpose of Stern's coming to Los Angeles, some die-hard fans spontaneously organized and held a demonstration at Staples Arena, the team can lose, but it can't be swept away, and the Pistons will never be allowed to be crowned king on their turf!

To this, both the Zen master and the shark gave a response, yes, they will not give up the game, as the fans say, they will not allow the Pistons to insult the noble Zijin dynasty!

(To be continued)