Zhuang Fei to the Los Angeles Lakers? This is not an April Fool's joke, almost the same as the rush in which he chose to leave the Boston Celtics, this time the quick choice of the Los Angeles Lakers is also extremely shocking, after all, this is only less than 24 hours before his resignation, and the same Lakers head coach Phil Jackson also has not much time to leave, such a speed is almost unbelievably fast, at least many NBA team owners and many media reporters are preparing to go to Boston, They had to change their itinerary again.

Of course, Zhuang Fei's signing with the Lakers made the United States and even the world a little surprised and overwhelmed, and everyone's reaction felt like a beat slower, but unlike these people, Lakers fans were crazy at this time, in fact, when the Lakers announced that Zhuang Fei was on their official website, it almost made the whole city boil.

"We miss Mr. Zhuang very much for everything he did to the Boston Celtics, he has been the pride of the past three years, but for the Boston Celtics, Zhuang Fei is now history, and we believe that under the leadership of Mr. Adelson, we will achieve even greater achievements" This is the first time that the Boston Celtics official website said about Zhuang Fei's entry into the Lakers.

"It's a signing that has been in the works for many years, so I'm not at all surprised at how fast it is, in a day? If we could, we would be more rapid, we all know that he is one of the greatest head coaches in the NBA, and he is also one of the strongest head coaches in the NBA, and he will lead this team back to glory, and he is here for this" This is what the owner of the Lakers, Jerry Buss, said in front of the overwhelming number of reporters after accompanying Zhuang Fei out of Los Angeles for a few games, it is obvious that at this time, the Lakers owner's expectations for Zhuang Fei have reached an incredible height, and in fact, In the morning, the Lakers announced the signing of Zhuang Fei, and then Zhuang Fei came to Los Angeles at noon, in just a few hours, thousands of Lakers fans have actually gathered outside the airport. From this point, it can also be seen that the whole Lakers and even all Los Angeles are looking forward to Zhuang Fei.

Of course, Zhuang Fei's unexpected arrival is an absolute boon for most people in Los Angeles, at least, in terms of Zhuang Fei's current influence, he can completely compare to the NBA's most aristocratic team. Just like Magic Johnson, the greatest player in former Lakers history, said after getting the news that Zhuang Fei had joined the Lakers.

"He's the most charismatic head coach in the whole NBA, and the Los Angeles Lakers are the most charismatic team in the whole NBA, it's a great combination, it's going to make history, it's going to change the whole NBA, and I think the Lakers are going to be the most popular team in NBA history. I can't wait for the new season to begin."

In fact, for these Los Angeles fans and these Lakers celebrities, many times it may not necessarily represent the complex situation of this team, after all, for many people, Zhuang Fei's fall into the quagmire of the Lakers is actually not a thing to be thankful for, after all, the current team's infighting will not be able to solve it for a while, and in fact, this Lakers trip is likely to be Zhuang Fei's first failed trip.

"We congratulate Coach Z on being able to find his new team one day after class, but it's not just a great start, it's probably a losing one. Everyone knows how difficult it is to coach the Lakers now, and when we saw Jerry Buss accompanying Zhuang Fei out of the airport, we could guess that the two Buss Jr. would leave the Lakers, and their battle would be over. But everyone knows that the real problem of this team is not just that of the two Buss, and their departure has not changed the nature of this team that is still in the midst of infighting, of course. Maybe Coach Z did a better job than Phil, but that doesn't give people more expectations, five years ago. When Zhuang Fei led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals, Lakers head coach Silver Fox Harris resigned, and Coach Z could have joined the Lakers, but he finally refused, at that time, everyone in the Lakers welcomed him, including O'Neal, but now, I think the last thing Shaq wants his head coach to be this person is "

Of course, for most of the media, they are still in the shock stage, but for many media who have woken up in advance, they have begun to sing about Zhuang Fei's journey on a large scale, of course, most of the media still have some hope for Zhuang Fei, but they already think that he will suffer failure, which can be regarded as a kind of ambiguity to ride the wall, after all, Zhuang Fei has hit them too hard over the years, but this is not the case for another media New York Times.

"Coach Z will fail, he will definitely fail, I think he must have read the names of O'Neal and Kobe Bryant when he chose to sign with the Lakers, thinking that he could solve these things, but obviously, I don't think he has the ability, and as far as we understand, O'Neal has signaled his agent to let him find another team for himself after learning that Zhuang Fei has become the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, and soon, I think Coach Z will receive his first gift to the Lakers, Shaq O'Neal's trade application. A Laker without O'Neal, even if he is that Chinese, he has no way" This is the Internet comment of Zhuang Fei's old friend New York Times, although the view of Zhuang Fei into the Lakers is somewhat extreme, and it is also a little hostile, but it has also received a lot of support, in fact, many people hold such ideas. After all, the current Lakers mess has never appeared in the history of the NBA.

When Zhuang Fei and Jerry Buss got off the plane, they did not go directly to the team, but went directly to the Hilton Hotel at Los Angeles Airport, because here, Old Bass had already prepared a press conference for him, in fact, many reporters who were originally going to Boston had also rushed here after temporarily getting the news that Zhuang Fei had joined the Lakers, of course, except for some international reporters who were far away, most of the American reporters or media reporters who had resident reporters in the United States had basically all come. In fact, at this time, several Hilton hotels in Los Angeles are not just gathering places for reporters, in fact, because the hotels are very close to several games, most of the fans who came to pick up Zhuang Fei were also all surrounded here.

Of course, although it looks a little chaotic here, it is still orderly, so it did not affect Zhuang Fei's itinerary, and when Zhuang Fei and Lao Bass came to the hotel lobby, the hotel had already prepared for them, and Zhuang Fei almost stood on the podium temporarily set up for him by the hotel with a smile on his face under the eyes of hundreds of reporters, which was also the second time he held a press conference on this occasion. The last time was when he joined the Boston Celtics, so Zhuang Fei only recalled a little when he stood on the stage and regained his smile.

"Mr. Zhuang, why did you choose to come to Los Angeles? You know, the whole world knows what's going on here? Is it because of the rumored relationship with your girlfriend?"

"As far as we know, Mr. Jeribas has prepared a contract for you with an annual salary of more than $50 million, is this true? Are you here for the money? ”

Almost as soon as the hotel staff prepared a topic for Zhuang Fei, the group of reporters in the audience were already noisy together. All kinds of questions also rushed to Zhuang Fei, and in fact, the press conference did not officially start at this time, but obviously, this hotel has never done such a thing, so the scene is also a little chaotic, perhaps because there are too many reporters coming, and they are also too excited, or the preparation time is too short. In short, Zhuang Fei felt that this press conference was much more chaotic than the one in Boston three years ago.

"Everyone, please be quiet, I don't think you need to be in a hurry, I can guarantee that you will get enough time to ask questions today. It's not after the NBA game is over, and Mr. Bass doesn't give me the right to leave at any time, so please keep things in order now, if you're like after the NBA game. Then I can't guarantee that I won't recognize the wrong place" Zhuang Fei looked at the group of reporters in the audience with a smile on his face at this time and said, and after Zhuang Fei finished speaking, these reporters were stunned at first. Then they all burst out laughing, as did the Lakers owner Buss Sr., who was also sitting in the audience. It's just that in the face of these people who laughed at this time, Zhuang Fei just made a quiet gesture and began to speak.

"Why did I come to the Los Angeles Lakers, this is a very interesting, just like a reporter friend just said, my girlfriend is in college in this city, this is a reason, and a reporter friend said that I came here for an annual salary of 50 million, in fact, Mr. Jeribas did offer a contract with an annual salary of 50 million US dollars, but I refused" When Zhuang Fei said this, there was an uproar again, Apparently these people would not think that anyone would refuse such a thing.

"This is the real thing, I don't have any intention of hiding it, now my annual salary here is 3,000 US dollars, the same as Jordan back then, in fact, I can get such an annual salary at the Boston Celtics, or even higher, so money is not the main reason" Finally, Zhuang Fei spread his hands and said: "That's the thing"

"Why do you think your annual salary shouldn't be higher than Jordan's, do you think you're inferior to Jordan?" It's just that just after Zhuang Fei finished speaking, soon a somewhat sarcastic voice pounced on Zhuang Fei again, Zhuang Fei looked down the stage, and almost a reporter on the far left of the last row near the hotel gate stood up stunned, obviously he said it with irony, everyone could hear it, and the only media that could do such a thing at Coach Z's press conference was the New York Times. Therefore, many local reporters in the United States are not surprised, these two companies have been used to fighting for five or six years, and if Zhuang Fei's press conference does not appear to be caused by reporters from New York, then there will be problems.

So at this time, Zhuang Fei was also calm, and he was also maintaining his smile, but at this time, everyone was waiting for his counterattack.

"Well, you're right, I'm not as good as Michael right now, because he has 6 championships and I only have 4, so he's better than me, but if you can add the New York Knicks, then I think I'll be on par with Michael with the New York Knicks."

Similarly, when Zhuang Fei finished saying this, the New York reporter in the audience sat down almost with a blue face, while the other reporters whispered or showed some sudden epiphany smiles, naturally, they heard that Zhuang Fei was satirizing the New York Knicks, and Zhuang Fei admitted that he was not as good as Jordan, the same. The New York Knicks are not as good as a fraction of Jordan's.

"Mr. Zhuang, so far, if I'm not mistaken, the only players on the Los Angeles Lakers team who have welcomed your arrival are Kobe Bryant and Szczebiak, how are you feeling now, is there a lot of pressure?" Of course, the New York Times reporter was just an episode. Soon, Zhuang Fei's press conference returned to the topic again, for example, after learning the news of Zhuang Fei's arrival in Los Angeles, there are only two players who really welcome Zhuang Fei in the media or in public, one is Zhuang Fei's disciple Szebiak in the NCAA, and the other is Kobe Bryant, who Zhuang Fei has always admired very much. The same goes for O'Neal, the team's boss. Even after Zhuang Fei became the owner, players such as Malone and O'Neal all said the same tone when they were asked if there was really no way, that is, praising the team's former head coach Phil Jackson.

And what does the message of this kind of thing represent, everyone here is very clear, you know, when Zhuang Fei was in the West, the relationship with the current Lakers was not so harmonious, Payton was the most famous Zhuang Fei killer in the league before he met Zhuang Fei's team, the two had a conflict in the 2000 All-Star Game, and similarly, Marlon Payton had a conflict with Zhuang Fei in the 2000 All-Star, More importantly, Zhuang Fei and his Timberwolves were recognized as ruining Malone's last championship, in 1999, Zhuang Fei's Timberwolves were the direct culprits of the Jazz's downfall, and more importantly, Zhuang Fei also robbed Sloan of the 2000 Olympic Games head coach, and now Zhuang Fei is still a sworn enemy of Salt Lake City and Sloan's sworn enemy, as for O'Neal, not to mention, these things tell everyone, Zhuang Fei wants to get the recognition of these players here It is definitely not so easy, in fact, He was already at odds with O'Neal, so how could he solve the contradiction between Kobe and O'Neal?

I'm afraid that O'Neill and the others have long classified Zhuang Fei as Kobe's accomplice, and the two sides were already destined to be enemies when Zhuang Fei became the master. That's why so many people think that Zhuang Fei's trip will fail, and the problem he is facing now is the most difficult problem for all basketball head coaches in the world, and it is also an unsolvable dead end, no matter how strong Zhuang Fei's ability is. So after Zhuang Fei heard this question, he also lost the smile on his face just now. This is indeed the biggest problem for Zhuang Fei to become the Lakers now, this trapped the league's current second head coach Phil Jackson, then it is very likely that he will also be trapped Zhuang Fei, who is known by many as the league's first head coach.

"Shaq and Karl are the most professional players and they're the greatest bunch of players. They've had absolutely great careers, their only flaw is that they don't have a championship and I think I can bring that to them. If they still want a championship, we will cooperate, this is inevitable, I think they know it themselves, so I don't worry about this problem" Finally, Zhuang Fei pondered for a while, and then continued: "Before I came here, I think a lot of people were looking at which player this team would choose to give up, in fact, when I was the coach of the Celtics, I had the same idea as everyone else, and I was also looking forward to who the Lakers would lose, but now, I hope they can all stay on the team, That's the most important goal I've ever wanted to do when I take office, and I'm going to do everything I can to keep them. ”

Zhuang Fei's press conference at the Los Angeles Lakers was crazy, at least for these reporters and Zhuang Fei himself, the press conference that started at half past 12 noon and ended at half past seven in the evening, such an intensity is probably shocking, in fact, Zhuang Fei himself was shocked, and in fact, everyone probably didn't think it would be like this, but in the end Zhuang Fei still completed his agreement at the beginning of the press conference, and almost every one of the hundreds of reporters present had the opportunity to ask questions. That's a record. Of course, after all, this is the focus of the world today, almost everyone's eyes are here, and even for many people, even today is the day of the Bobcat selection is ignored.

However, the slightly better thing for Zhuang Fei is that after the press conference, he can eat immediately, this is the hotel, he is really hungry

"Zhuang, whose call did you answer just now?"

Lakers general manager Kupchak looked at the Chinese opposite him and asked with some curiosity, because at this time, the new head coach of this team, who was already hungry, actually held his mobile phone and said for a long time without moving the fork, and it seemed that the more he talked, the more he said, he was also a little curious, and in fact, Green and Thibodu on the side were the same.

"Well, an old friend, Michael Jordan, I think you all know each other" (To be continued.) )