"These are the two greatest signings in NBA history, yes, the greatest two signings, needless to say, we don't need to add a 'one' suffix to that, Kupchak did a fantastic job, that's what you should do as a Lakers general manager, maybe now, we can take back those previous evaluations of him, maybe he's not necessarily inferior to Jerry"

"At least in these two signings, he is not inferior to Jerry West, the Lakers almost got two All-Star level players at 0 cost, and it still seems like a dream, Karl Malone has a salary of 2 million in 2 years, a player who averaged 20 points and 8 rebounds per game last season only needs one million a year, and Payton's contract is only a low 2 years and 9 million, you must know that he averaged 20 points and 7.5 assists per game in the Bucks last season, and he is still one of the best point guards in the league."

"Let's look at our roster right now, we have the best center in the league, Shaq O'Neal, I'm sure he won't be in the same slump as last season, we also have Malone, one of the best power forwards in the league, and we also have Wallis Zebiak, the best shooter in the league, and Kobe Bryant, the best shooting guard in the league, plus one of the best point guards in the league, we have every reason that this Laker can create everything next season, they are perfectly capable of doing whatever they want, If they want to, and in fact, I think their only goal next season is to win the championship."

"There is no reason to have such a group of talented players to fail again, I think at this time Mr. Phil Jackson should no longer complain that he has not received enough support from the team as he did in the playoffs not long ago, with the current Lakers lineup, I think even if my grandmother comes to lead the team, I can easily win the championship, maybe for Phil, this should be the time for him to show everyone that he can create the same miracle as when he was with the Bulls, What he needs to think about now is how to lead this Lakers team to the top, whether it's a record playoff win or a 75-win record in the regular season, and none of that looks like a problem. Great Lakers, now I can't wait to see the start of the new season."

Crazy, all crazy, for all the media in Los Angeles, who is Malone? Who is Peyton? This is the superstar that almost the whole world knows, although the two are not as good as Duncan and Kidd in the same position in the free market this year. But the same. Who could be better than Duncan and Kidd?

A power forward who averaged 20+8 per game last season and a playmaker who averaged 20+7.5 per game last season are also not in the twilight of their careers, when these two join the Lakers, the Lakers will have five players who can average more than 20 points per game in the starting lineup next season, what kind of horror lineup is this? At the very least, in the history of the Lakers, even when the Magic and Abdul-Jabbar led the team, there was no such grand occasion, which is definitely a great news for the Lakers, who have been very hard in the past few years and have also been anxious by the Kobe Bryant Eagle County incident in recent days, and in fact, such a news can dilute everyone's shadow and unhappiness. Under these circumstances, it is impossible for these Los Angeles media to suppress their extreme madness, and now these people are almost all dreaming about next season's championship, when in fact they really have such a quality.

Of course, compared to the crazy Los Angeles media, the current head coach of the Lakers, Phil Jackson, although it is difficult to control his excitement, is obviously much more low-key than these media. After all, such a team is definitely not a glorious thing for him as a head coach, after all, such a team in the eyes of many people, even if a grandmother can lead the team to win the championship, even if he succeeds, he can't show his success, but even so, after such a long period of disappointment when he left the Bulls, all he wants now is the championship. He doesn't want to care about anything else, he only wants to defeat that Chinese now, and in this case, he can't care about whether it is a group or not.

"Gary and Karl are great players. It's been proven before, it's been incredible for everybody to come, and so have me, but all of that is just a bit of a foundation for the team's success, we're not successful yet, we still need to keep working hard, other NBA teams aren't going to sit back and wait for us to beat, they're going to keep trying, and I think we're all going to have to stay calm at this point."

Phil Jackson wants everyone to stay calm, this is impossible, although this Malone and Payton have not yet spoken to the media, but it is obvious that at this time, neither the media nor the fans in Los Angeles can calm down, and in fact, at this time, most Lakers fans are even extremely scornful of Phil Jackson's words, and some people even think that Phil Jackson is making excuses for his failure, and if such a lineup makes Phil Jackson play badly, Then the former Bulls' dynasty coach really doesn't have the face to stay with the Lakers anymore.

Of course, this is not the case in other parts of the NBA, such as the Jazz, who were betrayed by Malone.

"He never told me that he wasn't renewing his contract, he never said it, we have now prepared a 2-year, 20 million contract for him, but we haven't found his man, I haven't seen him since the regular season, I don't know where he is, I always thought maybe he was traveling, or fishing somewhere, but obviously, I never thought he wouldn't renew his contract with the team, and I never thought he would go to the Lakers, he's been here for almost 20 years, He's the greatest banner here, and maybe I should congratulate him or wish him what he's always wanted, but I can't say it right now, I'm sorry."

For Jazz head coach Sloan, it is naturally an extremely painful thing for his most important player to leave in such a form, and this pain is estimated to leave an indelible mark on the old coach's heart, but even so, this mark is not only reflected in the future, in the present, the old coach should at least be hit harder, even if he doesn't have too many complaints at this time. It's just from the words of Stockton, another leading player of the Jazz team.

"Malone? Who is he? You never knew this guy, did the Utah Jazz ever show up like that? I'm sorry, I need to train now, I don't have time to deal with you"

Stockton, who was working out at a fitness center in Salt Lake City, said this as he was surrounded by reporters. And when he said this, he stepped directly on the stairs, and then rolled straight down the stairs, it was obvious that the tough Jazz point guard was not as careless as he said, on the contrary, it is estimated that the guard couldn't understand why Malone was like this when he walked. At the same time, we agreed to retire at the same time. What about the promise of hanging jerseys over the Salt Lake City arena at the same time? After the careless Stockton fell down the gym stairs, he was soon found to have a cervical spine problem, and finally the legendary point guard who played for the Jazz for nearly 20 years announced his retirement.

For a time, the Jazz, who had dominated the world for 20 years, all left Salt Lake City, and for the Jazz, they were the biggest victims of the Lakers' formation of 'F5'. For a while, Jazz fans who were already mortal enemies of the Lakers almost burned Malone's jersey at the Jazz home court every day to express their dissatisfaction, of course, for the Jazz. The Lakers have poured salt in their injuries, and for many other teams, they have not suffered as much as the Jazz, but their dissatisfaction with the Lakers' behavior is unquestionable.

"Malone signed a 2-year 2 million contract with the Lakers? I think I should congratulate the Lakers because we made an offer of 50 million for 3 years to Mr. Malone, but in the end they rejected it. Maybe he thinks that the gap between the Clippers and the Lakers is as huge as 48 million" Almost immediately after the Lakers announced the signing of Malone, the head coach of the Clippers, the former Lakers head coach Dunleavy Sr., expressed his dissatisfaction, and the Trail Blazers on the other side also expressed dissatisfaction with Payton, the Trail Blazers offered Payton a 3-year 30 million contract, while the Lakers only 2 years 9 million, and in fact, as the hottest free agents this year, Malone and Payton are both being pursued by many teams. It's just that in the end, these teams can only grit their teeth and hate when they see the Lakers' two cheap contracts.

"Did Malone go to the Lakers? It was a very good choice, we pursued him, but he refused, and I offered him a contract of 2 years and 20 million. But he didn't give us a chance to negotiate, maybe he was ready to go to the Lakers, maybe in his opinion Shaq is much more attractive than Vince, or he has no confidence in us beating that Chinese in the East, I think, at this time Coach Z is still in the Timberwolves, Malone may consider coming to our Grizzlies, but now Malone is in the past, we now need to go all out to win Tim Duncan, he is now the best power forward in the league" After also being asked about Malone, Even Jerry West, the current general manager of the Grizzlies, said with some sarcasm, but his statement did not make the Lakers nervous, but made Spurs head coach Popovich fidgeting in San Antonio now.

The Grizzlies are frantically pursuing Duncan, the top three player in the league, is the goal of almost all teams in the league, but there are not many teams that can really poach him from the Spurs, and the Grizzlies are precisely the most promising, whether it is Carter's attraction as a former teammate or the attraction of the championship after joining forces with Carter, it is enough for Duncan to think more about the Grizzlies.

And in fact, with the failure of the Finals, the Spurs are now almost the whole team has changed a lot, Pippen will retire as a free agent, Stephen Smith and Stephen Cole's two big three-point shooters have all retired, and the former boss of the team, Admiral, is also retired, and now the entire Spurs are basically impossible to have the strength and combat power that they did last season, this is a rebuilt team, staying with the Spurs can basically be said to be difficult to be competitive in the next year or two, at this point the Grizzlies are much stronger, as long as Duncan goes to the Grizzlies, The Grizzlies will definitely be the champion next season, and the reason why the Grizzlies lost to the Celtics in the playoffs this season is not because they were played to death by Zhuang Fei's five small forward tactics, if the Grizzlies have Duncan, can the Celtics still play like this? Carter and Duncan are not 1+1=2 or greater than 2, but 1+1 may be much greater than 2, and under this prospect, it is impossible for Duncan not be affected.

So in this case, the Spurs and Popovich are almost crazy to poach Kidd in order to let Duncan see the team's future hopes, and this team that has always been very calculating has to slap a swollen face and fill a fat man in the face of the threat of the team's boss leaving. For a while, after the news of Malone and Payton passed, the triangle between Duncan and Kidd and Carter played out again. This year's free market is indeed much more exciting than in previous years. It's like a Hollywood blockbuster

"Coach, was that the call from Tim?" In the study room of Zhuang Fei's home in Boston, Zhuang Fei had just hung up the phone next to him, and at this time, Stephen Green, the assistant coach of the team who was helping Zhuang Fei sort out the materials, also asked with some curiosity.

"Yes, Tim is very confused at this time" Zhuang Fei said with a smile, and when Zhuang Fei finished speaking, Green's eyes also lit up.

"What did you say, Coach? Do you suggest he team up with Vince? Green also looked at Zhuang Fei with wide eyes at this time and asked, although he had been sorting out the information and had been paying attention to Zhuang Fei's phone call, but he really didn't hear what Zhuang Fei said clearly. At this time, the matter between Duncan and Carter had already made a fuss, how could he not be curious, it was obvious that his teacher in front of him was a very key point in this matter.

"Who knows," almost under Green's extremely depressed eyes, Zhuang Fei just smiled and didn't say anything more. At this time, Green just shook his head helplessly.

"By the way, Stephen, are you ready for a ticket to Los Angeles?"

"Well, it's ready," Green nodded to Zhuang Fei and said.

For Zhuang Fei, he needs to go to Los Angeles to sign the Boston Celtics for the last sign of the year.