"Gu, I just got the news that you know where you are."

"Where to go?" Gu Fei asked a little eagerly, this can be said to be what Gu Fei is most concerned about at present.

"Clippers!" Bill Duffy spat out these two words.

"Who did you swap with me?"

"Elton Brand"

"How is that possible?" Gu Fei's tone was very surprised, obviously not thinking that his current value was comparable to Elton Brand

"Of course it's impossible for you to change Elton alone, and there are other people going to Los Angeles with you."

Bill Duffy's words made Gu Fei know why, and then curiosity came up again.

"And who's going with me?"

"Noah and James Aung Curry, plus the Bulls' top-three protected first-round picks next year and second-round picks the year after, plus a $5 million trade exception and $2 million in cash for the Clippers."

"Noah was also traded? It's a bit of an unexpected. ”

"It's not unexpected, they traded the inside line, plus Big Ben, so that the defense is good and the offense is there, and there are Thomas and a lot of fringe people on the bench, and there are a lot of people on the inside."

"Then the Bulls shouldn't get one Brand for all they paid, right?"

"Of course, the Bulls will get Brand and Old Cat Mobley, who are going to speed up the boat to be protected draft picks in the lottery area next year."

"Looking at it this way, the Clippers still get a lot of benefits!"

"yes, the bull is bleeding profusely this time."

"In fact, their biggest loss is not on the surface."

Bill Duffy's heart moved and asked, "How do you say that?" ”

"They have lost two newcomers with great potential, and this is their biggest loss!" Gu Fei's tone was very confident, which made Bill Duffy also infected, but this time Gu Fei also brought Noah with him, obviously not just for his good friend.

"Then take care of you in the future, and make them regret losing you in the first place."

"That's exactly what I'm going to do." Gu Fei honestly and unceremoniously agreed.

"By the way, when am I going to report to the Clippers?"

"I don't know, but the Clippers should call you today, so get ready!"

"Okay then!"

Hanging up Bill Duffy's phone, Gu Fei didn't know what it was like, although he had long speculated that he would be traded, and he always felt that he could face it, but when this day really came, he still couldn't face it as calmly as he thought, just when Gu Fei was still thinking about his time in the bull, the phone rang again.

"The Clippers got in touch so quickly, huh? Looks like you're still very important to me! When he picked up his phone, he looked at it, and Gu Fei found that he seemed to be thinking too much.

"Is there anything wrong with Noah calling me so early?" Although Gu Fei had already guessed what Noah's call was for, he still pretended not to know and asked.

"Gu, I was traded to the Clippers with you, you know?"

"I already know."

"Got it, why didn't you react at all?"

"And what do you think I should have done?"

Gu Fei's question was so much that he stopped Noah, obviously he didn't know why he would react when he was traded!

"Although we were traded, it's not that we can't play, and the Clippers are willing to take out their own star to trade us, which we should still attach great importance to, what we need now is not to immerse ourselves in the days of the Bulls, since people look up to us, then we should play well and live up to the expectations of the Clippers."

Gu Fei paused, "Remember that it is normal for us to be traded after we are professional players, if we don't want to be traded, we have to show our strength, instead of being sad about being traded." ”

"Gu I know, I will work harder in the future!"

"That's right, in the future, our brothers will lay down a piece of the world in the Clippers, so that the people who abandoned us today will regret it!"

"Haha, Gu You're right, I'll do it with you in the future, and we'll fight a world together!"

After unraveling Noah, Gu Fei put down the phone again, but it seemed that today was not destined to be Gu Fei's quiet day, and the phone rang again in less than five minutes, which made Gu Fei give up the idea of getting up and washing.

picked up the phone and saw that it was a number that Gu Fei didn't recognize, and thought that it might be a call from the Clippers, but he immediately picked it up.

"Hey, who are you?"

A voice that knew a little old came from the earpiece to Gu Fei's ears, "Hello Gu Fei, I'm Elgin Baylor, the general manager of the Clippers. ”

Gu Fei had already guessed that this call should be from the Clippers, but he didn't expect it to be the current general manager of the Clippers, former NBA legend superstar, Lakers legend Elgin Baylor, Gu Fei was really a little flattered at this moment.

Before Gu Fei could come back to his senses, Lord Belle on the other side of the phone spoke again.

"Gu, I think you already know about our trade with the Bulls, and now congratulations on being a Clippers player."

"Yes, I'm honored to be a part of the Clippers, and I'd love to play for a team like that."

"Hahaha, then I hope we can create honor for the Clippers together in the future."

Lord Belle chatted with Gu Fei for a while, asked how Gu Fei's injury was recovering, and asked what he could report to the team, Gu Fei told him that he could do it at any time, and Lord Baylor generously gave Gu Fei five days to let him deal with things in Chicago, anyway, even if Gu Fei went to Los Angeles immediately, he didn't play, so it was better to be generous and give Gu Fei a little more time!

Putting down the phone again, Gu Fei remembered Elgin Baylor who had just called him, and when it came to Baylor, the first thing fans thought of was not his achievements on the court but his tragic career, if it weren't for Kobe Bryant who scored more than 40 points in a single game for the 24th time of his career in 2006 and broke Elgin Baylor's record, maybe no one would think of this superstar in NBA history, the figure who hung the No. 22 jersey on the dome of the Lakers arena.

Elgin Baylor spent 14 years in the NBA with the Lakers, leading the team to the Finals eight times, but all of them came from behind, seven of which were against Russell's Celtics. In Baylor's eight Finals experiences, three times have come close to winning championships. After 1969, Baylor was semi-retired due to injury, and after the Lakers were eliminated in the Western Conference Finals in 1971, the 37-year-old Baylor finally chose to retire in frustration. Providence, in 1972 the Lakers won their first championship since moving to Los Angeles without Baylor. This is his first regret.

Similarly, Elgin Baylor did not have an advantage in individual confrontations with his contemporaries, he failed to win against Russell, and he also did not win against Chamberlain. Although he was the best scorer, he didn't have a top scorer title. In Elgin Baylor's second season in the NBA, the average score was as high as 34.8 points, but Chamberlain was a step ahead to reach 38.4 points; in the 1961~1962 season, Elgin Baylor broke out in full swing, with an average score of 38.3 points, but unfortunately Chamberlain went crazy and scored 50.4 points per game, setting a record for the highest single-season score in history. Elgin Baylor and Chamberlain's peaks coincided, and this was his second regret.

If you summarize Baylor's annual playoffs, you will know what kind of tragic figure this is, losing 0-4 in the finals in the first year; The next year, the West lost 3-4; In the third year, the West lost 3-4; Lost 3-4 in the finals in the fourth year; Lost 2-4 in the finals in the fifth year; lost 2-3 in the first round in the sixth year; In the seventh year, he was injured and the team lost 1-4 in the finals; Lost 3-4 in the finals in the eighth year; Swept in the first round of the ninth year; Lost 2-4 in the 10th year finals; Lost 3-4 in the 11th year finals; The twelfth year finals lost 3-4.

Gu Fei can only sympathize with the tragic experience of Baylor Night, it is enough to think about it, and at the same time, Gu Fei also helped the players of his generation to pray, hoping that they can be luckier than Baylor!