Chapter 210: The Lakers' New Leader

As a traditional giant, the last time the Los Angeles Lakers won the championship was seven years ago, that is, in the 09-10 season.

At that time, Kobe Bryant was still in his prime, having just won two consecutive championships, and it was thought that Kobe Bryant would win the sixth championship of his career next season and create two dynasties like Jordan.

However, since then, the Lakers have gradually sunk.

In the second round of the West in 11, he was swept 0:4 by the Mavericks, and in 12 years, he was beaten to death by the Thunder team. In 13 years, the F4 team was formed, but the record was even more unsatisfactory, Kobe Bryant tried everything to drag the Lakers into the playoffs, but he suffered an injury because of this, and the Lakers were swept away by the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.

Since then, the Lakers have not made the playoffs, and they have finished at the bottom of the league every year, and it has been a full four seasons now.

Last season, the 16-17 season, was the first season after Kobe Bryant's retirement, and the Lakers, led by a group of young players, had a 26-56 record, the third-to-last in the league, and won the list of stars.

This is the Lakers' second pick, and last year they used the picks to draft Brandon Durant. Ingram.

This season's pick, they chose a point guard, Lonzo. Bauer.

The Lakers, whose team is basically young, can get Wang Feng, which is something that most teams in the league did not expect.

Most people think that Wang Feng, who has won three championships, should choose a competitive team and continue to pursue the championship, what can he do now when he joins the Lakers? Being a babysitter? The problem is that Wang Feng is only a player who has been in the league for three years, and apart from his playoff experience, he is not much different from a group of young players on the Lakers.

"It seems that Wang Feng is tempted by the drunken life of the metropolis, the Lakers are now one of the worst teams in the league, the roster is young, the management is chaotic, it is simply a plate of loose sand, the only temptation is Los Angeles, the city of angels."

"Originally, I also expected Wang Feng to join strong teams like the Celtics, Spurs, and Trail Blazers to continue to compete with the Warriors.

"Really? On the contrary, I see ambition in Wang's choice, and I think he chose the Lakers not only because the Lakers are sitting in a big city like Los Angeles, but also because the Lakers are a young team and have not yet had a leader after Kobe Bryant's retirement. ”

"Wang Feng was only the second or third person in the team before whether he was in the Warriors or the Cavaliers, the Warriors have Curry, the Cavaliers have James, I think he should be tired of playing the second role, he wants to be the leader of a team, as the first core for the team to play, if you think about it from this perspective, the Lakers are indeed very suitable for Wang Feng."

The choice of Wang Feng in the alliance was mixed, but it did spark heated discussions.

Some people did guess Wang Feng's idea correctly...... Part of the idea.

The reason why Wang Feng chose the Lakers is indeed because the Lakers team is full of rookie young players, and he can easily control the court.

In the 15-16 season, Wang Feng, who was still playing with the Warriors, once received an offer from Kobe Bryant, hoping that he could join the Lakers after his contract with the Warriors expired.

Wang Feng chose to decline after careful consideration.

There were many reasons at that time, on the one hand, the Lakers themselves were difficult to protect, the team management was in chaos, the players were not interested in playing, and the record was terrible.

On the other hand, Wang Feng only wants to sign a one-year short-term contract first, so that his value can be further enhanced before choosing to renew the long-term contract.

A year later, the time has finally come.

was selected for the best team for two consecutive years, allowing Wang Feng to get the Ross clause and sign a super cap salary of 118 million for 4 years.

And the Lakers finally have some eyebrows after a year of turmoil.

Jenny. Bass won the battle for power for the time being, firing general manager Kupchak, who was Jim Bass's staff, and propping Magic Johnson to the top of the position, completely controlling the team's affairs.

If it weren't for Wang, Magic Johnson would have signed James for the Lakers next season, the 18-19 season, and successfully acquired Anthony by trading Stud in the 19-20 season. Davis formed a two-core lineup and won the championship that season.

It can be said that the general direction and management of the Lakers in the past few years have been very reasonable.

Of course, the Lakers' chicken feathers in the next two seasons after winning the championship proved that the infighting of the Buss family is far from over.

The team's management competes for power and profit, and it has nothing to do with Wang Feng, and he is too lazy to care.

He only knows that with the financial resources and ability of the Lakers, they are fully capable of winning the championship in recent years, and now is the moment when a star needs to step up.

Wang Feng is going to be this hero born now!

This was supposed to be something James was going to do a year later, but it was snatched away by Wang Feng first.

This can also be regarded as going someone else's way, so that others have no way out!

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A few days later, Wang Feng flew to Los Angeles to officially complete the signing ceremony with the Lakers and attend a press conference.

For Wang Feng's joining, the Lakers showed enough respect, the team's general manager Magic Johnson, and the team's famous Kobe Bryant. Bryant was all present and praised Wang Feng.

"As everyone knows, in the summer of '16, I tried to recruit Wang Feng, but he refused." Kobe Bryant smiled and said to reporters: "I didn't expect him to be back here a year later, which makes me happy, Los Angeles has a new legend, Wang Feng is a very good player, impeccable offense and defense, I see the shadow of his youth in him, and I also believe that he will become the new banner of the Lakers!" ”

Magic Johnson said confidently. "Signing Wang Feng is just the first step in the Lakers' re-emergence, we will continue to strengthen the team through trades and signings, and at the same time vigorously develop rookies on the team, and in the next five years, our goal is to win the championship!"

In the face of the reporter's interview, Wang Feng had a smile on his face.

"For me, it's a new stage and a new beginning, without players like Stephen and LeBron, it's going to be very difficult on my own, it's going to be a challenge for me, but I'm going to take it and beat it!"

Wang Feng's speech did not shy away from it in the slightest, and the reporter with a keen sense of smell immediately caught some meaning from it, and couldn't help but smack his tongue secretly.

Wang Feng is preparing to be the boss of the Lakers, but yes, the Lakers are currently a group of young players, and Wang Feng's personal honors are enough to calm them.

Not to mention personal honors, just looking at the salary, the difference can also be distinguished.

Wang Feng, who signed a contract with the Lakers for 118 million in 4 years, has an annual salary of 27 million in the first year! That's more than the annual salary of all the young players on the Lakers combined!

I've made so much money, why can't I be the boss?

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