He said he didn't have to wait, he didn't have to wait? So you're signing?"

"Of course, what else can I do? And Caruso is doing really well."

"Is he the general manager, or are you the general manager?"

"I'm the general manager, but I agree with him......

"Then there will always be times when you disagree! What then?"

"At that time, it is naturally time for you to make a decision, boss."

In the office of the Lakers management at the Toyota Center.

Bas Jr. and Kupchak are arguing over Caruso.

Something like trying out a player on a short-term contract, of course, Buss Jr. won't be involved.

When he soon heard that it was Wang Shuang who signed Caruso on the spot.

This makes little Bas unhappy with you.

So there was the above conversation.

Listen to Kupchak say that "it's the boss who decides".

Little Bas felt better.

The owners of the Bass family are different from other team owners.

A lot of other team owners have their own huge businesses.

When you have money, buy a team to play with.

The basketball team is more of a game for them.

The Buss family, on the other hand, grew on the Lakers and the sports industry.

So, they are extremely sensitive to the control of the team.

Especially Bass Jr.

His sister Jeanie Bass has always had her eye on dominance.

Phil Jackson and Jenny Bass were in love before.

The two of them just wanted to take control of the team.

In the end, he lost in the power struggle.

Indirectly led to the failure of F4 in 2012.

Now, little Bas relies on Wang Shuang to continue his life.

The whole team is obedient to Wang Shuang.

Little Bas began to worry that Wang Shuangwei was too famous.

When the time comes, we will join forces with Jenny to seize power.

I can't keep my position.

After a knock on Kupchak.

Still, Bass Jr. agreed to sign Caruso.

After all, if Wang Shuang loses his temper, the Lakers will not be able to bear it.

Little Bas could only secretly suppress Wang Shuang.

For example, in the Bonnie incident.

Lakers players have stood up to speak for Wang Shuang.

Lakers management and their own media didn't say a word.

Indulgent rumors and offensive remarks were directed at Wang Shuang.

Until Wang Shuang played an amazing performance.

The heat of all kinds of rumors cools.

Only then did he stand up and say two good words without pain.

Of course, Wang Shuang saw it in his eyes.

He had a lot of money and didn't care about the capitalists of the Bass family.

He knows that as a player, performance and honour on the pitch are fundamental.

After the Lakers signed Caruso, the guard line has been added to a certain extent.

However, this signing is nothing in the eyes of fans.

As soon as the news was released, there were basically no waves.

"After tossing for a long time, I signed a draft pick, and I was still a white guard. In the future, every undrafted pick will be Wang Shuang?"

"I tasted the sweetness from Wang Shuang, I thought I could pick up a bargain, how could I have such good luck."

"What if? Caruso's defensive prowess is exactly what the Lakers need."

"That defensive ability is enough? And it's a white defender who feels like an old fish. Haven't you been blown up by Curry?"

"You're waiting for the big deal, so you're going to show me this?"

Lakers fans at home and abroad are unhappy with the team's operations.

Previously, there were various predictions on the Internet that the Lakers would make a big trade.

It is necessary to take Lowe and Joe Johnson as the core and take a few draft picks out.

Replace an All-Star caliber player to form the Big Three.

The current N environment is too competitive.

The Warriors really had a good run in the regular season.

From '16 to '17, he lost a total of 4 games.

Went to the best record in history again.

The Lakers are strong.

But it feels like only the Big Three can do a little

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A little against the Warriors.

What Lillard, Holiday , Wade, Kemba Walker......

And so on, all on the list of expectations of Lakers fans.

As a result, another undrafted pick came in half a day?

Fan dissatisfaction doesn't change anything.

The Lakers are on a good record at the moment.

The atmosphere in the team is even more united.

As the defending champions, it stands to reason that there will be a sense of arrogance.

A lot of teams that have won championships have this problem.

One night ago, everyone stood at the top of the league.

Gone are the "dog" mentality of the past.

Role players have shown themselves on the highest stage.

A lot of spotlights are aimed at them.

It's hard for anyone to have that hard-working mentality.

Especially under the constraints of the salary cap.

Some of the role players who have a big role are looking for bigger contracts.

Then on the regular cast, each team is going to target you.

All want to prove themselves and express themselves by beating you.

So, it will be difficult for the defending champions to defend their title.

It's even harder to win three in a row.

It's no wonder Phil Jackson said that three consecutive championships are the limit of modern basketball.

But this season's Lakers haven't had many of these problems.

There are two reasons for this: First, Kobe's retirement and salary cap hike have left the team with huge salary space.

Second, the emergence of Cosmic Courage has made the Lakers a dog again, and they have always been overwhelmed, and they have no capital to be arrogant.

The Warriors had a strong regular season.

In terms of the odds of winning the championship, it is even more unbeatable.

The games won were mostly easy.

Halfway through the season.

The Warriors have already started their rotation.

James, Curry, and Thompson can all get a break.

And it doesn't matter if Curry rests or James rests.

Warriors can continue to be strong.

Strong enough to make a top two core in the team still the biggest favorite to win the championship......

The lineup is so luxurious and strong.

So much so that before the offseason deadline.

None of the big deals happened in the league.

Because everyone thinks that this season's Warriors championship is a foregone conclusion.

Instead of wasting resources to make a deal as a stepping stone.

It's better to save up for draft and trade exceptions and plan for the future.

The only Lakers who are considered the favourites to trade.

There was no movement.

The biggest move is the signing of Caruso.

Naturally, it disappointed many people.

On January 26, after playing a game against the Jazz.

The Lakers, who returned to Los Angeles, were given a four-day vacation.

This gave Caruso the opportunity to adapt to the team's tactics.

By January 31, the rested Lakers were hosting the Nuggets at home.

Caruso played for the first time as a Lakers player.

He appeared in the squad.

Caruso was nervous and excited before the game.

He didn't know if he would get a chance to play.

He's been on the Thunder before.

But the performance was mediocre.

At the time of the entrance ceremony.

Caruso looked at Wang Shuang, who was standing in the front row.

His eyes were full of adoration.

Wang Shuang is his idol.

It's the dream of all undrafted players.

He didn't expect that he could become teammates with Wang Shuang.

Unexpectedly, it was Wang Shuang's words that allowed him to stay in the Lakers smoothly.

On the trial that day, when Wang Shuang said that he would let him stay without waiting.

Caruso was so excited that he almost knelt down on one knee and kissed Wang Shuang's feet.

A player who hasn't experienced defeat, wandering, signing and then being cut.

It's impossible to understand this feeling.

And Wang Shuang just understands it.

Caruso also knew that Wang Shuang could understand.

From that moment on, Caruso became the king of double determination

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followers.

On the court, Wang Shuang told him to go east, and he would never go west.

The Lakers have experienced a three-game losing streak.

It took four days to adjust and regain his vitality.

They launched a fierce attack on the Nuggets in the first quarter.

In the first quarter, Wang Shuang and Durant teamed up to score 25 points.

The Lakers led the Nuggets 41-30 in the quarter.

In one fell swoop, the advantage of the game was established.

Then the Lakers' point differential widened and played.

The game was played in the first half.

But the second half didn't quite go into garbage time.

In the third quarter, the Nuggets also set off a wave of counterattacks.

Jamal Murray and Wilson Chandler hit back-to-back three-pointers off the bench.

An 11-0 offensive surge called the Lakers a timeout.

During the timeout, Scott pointed his finger at Caruso.

"Caruso, let's play."

Caruso had his first chance to make his debut.

However, his performance after the timeout was not impressive.

The pace and training of actual combat are completely different.

Everything is running at high speed.

The brain reaction, the muscle response, is a little slower.

Mistakes will be made, and problems will occur.

For a short-term contract player like Caruso.

He doesn't have many opportunities to make mistakes.

"Caruso! Focus on defense, you can just wait for opportunities in attack, don't think too much. If I pass you the ball, you attack resolutely. If I don't pass you the ball, you can open up the space and crouch in the bottom corner, understand?"

Wang Shuang saw that Caruso had no head and ran like a fly for two rounds.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, he pulled him aside and pointed out.

Caruso nodded repeatedly.

He really wanted to ask Wang Shuang how he kept that superhuman calmness when he stepped on the competition field and always made the most correct judgment.

But when the words came to his lips, he took them back.

Because he knows the answer:

"That's talent."

With Wang Shuang's guidance.

Caruso calmed down a lot during the game.

Defensively, he gave it his all.

Stuck to Murray.

He could even go to help defend Chandler.

When Caruso came on and Tony Allen formed the backcourt.

Although it is not much taller in height.

But both were physically strong and tough.

You can switch to the Nuggets' tall forward at any time.

It can also keep up with the Nuggets' backcourt.

The team's defensive efficiency immediately went up a notch.

On the offensive end, Wang Shuang and Durant each had a three-pointer.

Suppressed the wave of the Nuggets' counterattack.

In the end, the Lakers 128:113.

The 15-point advantage crushed the Nuggets at home.

Let the Nuggets "only" score 113 points.

Not scoring 120 points is already a small improvement on the Lakers' defense.

Caruso played 11 minutes in the game.

Two points, two rebounds and a steal.

The data is mediocre.

But he showed a lot of value on the defensive end.

Scott though spends most of his time as a puppet.

But he's been fine-tuning the squad for the team.

At the same time, accumulate tips for the playoffs.

Caruso's performance in this game gave Scott a lot of room for imagination.

He perfectly compensates for the lack of traits in Clarkson and Lowe:

Tall, strong, passionate defensively and energetic.

These are things that are desperately needed and scarce in the Lakers' backcourt at the moment.

Scott already had a desperate lineup in mind for the Lakers in the playoffs.

Wang Shuang, Durant, Jeff Green, Caruso, Tony Allen......

The offense is fed by the king, and the others defend.

"I don't know if this lineup can win against the Warriors?"

What Scott thought in his heart was that he could win against the Warriors.

Instead of taking the Warriors down completely.

It is enough to see that the Warriors lineup is many

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It's terrible.

However, watching the game end, Caruso ran to Wang Shuang and listened to the teachings like a fan brother.

Scott sighed in his heart: "As long as Wang Shuang is here, nothing is impossible."

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