In the 2012 offseason, after the Clippers traded for Li Ze, teams also began to plan B.

Perhaps stimulated by Steve Ballmer's highly personal press conference, the Lakers made two major signings directly in the late August.

After the Thunder closed the trade window and opted to keep the core players, the Lakers used the same chips to successfully trade Steve Nash to the end of his career.

2013 and 2018 first-round picks, 2013, 2014 second-round picks, standard 4-for-1, general manager Mitch Kupchak still plays by the rules,

Although Steve Nash averaged 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game last season, shooting 53.2% from the field, 39% from three-point range and 89.4% from the free throw line, playing close to 180 club level figures.

But the deal wasn't favored by the outside world, and Steve Nash, who was born in 1974, is 38 years old this year and isn't destined to contribute much on the defensive end.

While everyone was still debating whether Steve Nash could bring a championship to the Lakers, general manager Kupchak made another blockbuster trade.

On August 22nd, Amerika's sports reporters were partying, and after Li Ze, another hot spot finally appeared!

In the four-team trade, the Nuggets sent Afflalo, Al Harrington, a 2013 second-round pick and a 2014 first-round pick to the Magic.

The Lakers sent two role players and a 2017 second-round pick to the Magic and Andrew By-Namm to the 76ers.

The Magic sent Earl Clark, Chris Duhon, Dwight Howard to the Lakers and Richardson to the 76ers.

The 76ers sent Andre Yoongodala to the Nuggets and Hackles, Vucevic and the 2018 first-round pick to the Magic.

The Magic team has gained a lot, but the focus of media reporters is on Howard the Monster!

Kobe Bryant Ryan teamed up with super center again, and the Lakers dynasty began?

On August 23rd, the Lakers also held a press conference and also played the title of second-generation F4!

Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard!

Lakers President Jim Buss is very desperate for the team to win another championship, so that the team's total championship count equals the Celtics' 17 championships, after all, the old Buss is in the late stage, and there may be no regrets about tying the record.

Unlike the Clippers' press conference, the Lakers focused on promoting the second-generation F4.

Bryant is in a good mood, the team has strengthened the interior line, and the 38-year-old Nash was still effective last season, and he believes that the team can challenge for the championship in the new season, and he is very happy to welcome such teammates at the end of his career.

In the press conference room of the same Staples Arena, sports reporters from all walks of life saw that Kobe Bryant was in a good mood and immediately asked questions, ESPN was the most active, but he asked a question that was a bit troublesome:

Kobe, what are your expectations for the new season? The Clippers traded Kayce, and you'll be playing against each other more frequently next season, what are your thoughts on this opponent? ”

Hearing such a question, Kobe Bryant suddenly restrained his smile, he was almost blown up by Li Ze in the past two years, and he was directly swept in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, and the situation was all down, as soon as he thought of this, Kobe Bryant said with some seriousness:

"We're going to win a championship this season, we've got the best big man in the league, we've got the best point guard in the league, we've got an upgraded roster, and no one can stop us this season."

"As for the Clippers, maybe the first thing they have to consider is to rotate the lineup, I didn't pay much attention to the opponent's offseason actions, basketball is 5 people, and the individual ability of the star alone can't win the championship!"

Dwight Howard, who was wearing the No. 12 yellow jersey of the Lakers, also looked very excited when he heard Kobe's words, and the big man who likes to be funny immediately shouted at the sports reporters at the scene:

"Hey!"

"Not one, two, but three, four, five, we can rule the league and the Lakers dynasty will start again!"

"Bang Bang..."

As soon as these words came out, the sports media immediately gave applause, but there were also many people who laughed, the person who said this last time still failed to win the championship, and the two finals were swept by the gentleman...

Steve Nash and Pau Gasol are also in a good mood, the current Lakers lineup has inside and outside, Artest's defense has declined a little, but there is no problem at all to the top 3 position, and the super twin tower combination can basically completely dominate the interior.

Seeing that the Lakers next door grabbed the hot spot, Steve Ballmer was a little unhappy, and he was also a little unhappy at work, so he immediately sent an email to the team's executive Gary Sachs:

'Continuing to improve our squad and starting the season with some results I need to see.'

Gary Sachs was immediately numb when he saw this email, he is a new manager, and he can only find the team's head coach Vinnie De Nagro first.

Training camp will begin in mid-September, and Coach De Nagro is equally worried.

"What kind of tactics are we going to play in the new season, uh, what kind of style of basketball do I mean, a lot of free agents have been signed at the moment, and we don't have much time left."

"I only signed Jamal Crawford back in July and I think he's going to play on the bench and as for the other role players, I need to take your opinion into account."

Coach Dragaro couldn't help but rub his eyebrows when he heard this, and thought about it carefully, the lack of strikers in the starting lineup, and the bench lineup, it didn't seem to need much.

Anyway, when it comes to the playoffs, it's usually seven or eight people in rotation, so when he thinks about it, he feels that he should take into account the opinions of the players:

"Let's ask Kayce and Paul for their opinions, and we can also look at their thoughts on free agents."

On August 25, Li Ze went to the Clippers' commercial office area in the center of Los Angeles again, and every time he came here, he wanted to complain about the treatment of the Clippers.

The team trains in Preavista, on the west coast of Los Angeles, the management's office is rented in a commercial center in the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the games are played at Staples Arena...

This treatment is properly raised by the stepmother, and it is not to blame Steve Ballmer that he hates sharing the court, and Li Ze also feels that it is indeed a bit painful for the two teams to share the same arena, especially since the Clippers' training is not at the Staples Center, which also makes the players' sense of belonging problematic.

Li Ze drove a white R8 that had just been transported from Russia, and the CDs in the car were all songs of the blonde sister, and when she moved two days ago, Shakira also deliberately checked the internal environment of the car, and finally rewarded a Mo Mo Da happily...

"Chris, I'll be there soon, Shet, why did you come to your team office and still need to find a parking space?"

“…”

When he came to the Clippers' operations department, he briefly bumped fists with the team's staff, and saw Gary Sachs greeting him at the door of the office, Li Ze couldn't help but sigh that this manager was really faceless.

"Gary, you don't have to greet me every time, we get along casually, everyone who knows me knows that I'm actually a good talker."

Gary Sachs knows very well how his position came about, and in the workplace, hugging his thighs is not a shame.

"I'm worried that you're not familiar with the office area here, how are you staying in Los Angeles? You're welcome if you need my help. ”

Li Ze also understands the other party's careful thinking, plus both of them are from UCLA, so they can be regarded as natural allies:

"Don't forget that I've lived here for almost a decade, I'm very familiar with Los Angeles, maybe the only good thing about coming to the Clippers is that I can go to school a lot, maybe next year I'll be able to take enough credits and graduate!"

"Haha, just adapt, you can speak freely about the reinforcement of the team, De Nagro and I will definitely listen to you!"

Seeing Gary Sachs directly stated, Li Ze was still a little strange in his heart, when he was on the Thunder team, Presti basically didn't listen to the opinions of the players, and the whole team was in one word.

Even on the issue of trades, the head coach of Brooks can't say anything, and apart from owner Bennett, Presti has the most power.

And when he arrived at the Clippers, Li Ze felt that even if he signed in two related households, he would have to applaud, and his treatment would skyrocket!

In the office, De Nagro head coach, Chris Paul, has been chatting for a while, and when he saw Li Ze and the two come in, Paul immediately showed his py ability:

"Kayce, I invited Ray Allen, if nothing else, he will definitely choose to join us, he also accepted the invitation of the Heat, if we call later, maybe we will miss him, fortunately, God is on our side."

Although he wanted to complain about why the weather was so hot, Chris Paul still wore a hat, but when he heard that Ray Allen really joined, Li Ze could only hold back the strange feeling in his heart and said:

"Cool! I like the decision, what are the missing positions in the squad? The starting No. 3 position? Actually, I have no problem playing the No. 2 or No. 3 position. ”

Coach De Nagro's eyes lit up when he heard Li Ze's words, and when he thought about it, the team's starters were almost the same.

"Kayce, what kind of players do you prefer to partner with, I've seen a lot of Thunder game footage, what types of players do you think we need to add at the moment?"

Hearing the head coach's inquiry, Li Ze thought for a moment, and then said with a relaxed expression:

"It's good to be a defensive type of player, you don't have to think about scoring, trust me, nobody in the league can limit me at the moment, as long as you play good defense, we can easily win games."

“…”

Coach De Nagro and Gary were both a little speechless, they felt that what Li Ze said was indeed very reasonable, and this X pretended to be irrefutable.

Chris Paul was in a good mood when he heard Li Ze's words, he just returned from injury last season, averaging 19.8 points per game, shooting 47.8% from the field and 37.1% from three-point range.

Every small guard actually knows his ceiling very well, after all, he is not tall enough, and it is extremely easy to pull across in the face of high-intensity defense, not every small man is Yin Saiah Thomas, team basketball is okay in the regular season, and there is a high probability that there will be no play in the playoffs.

Paul's average number of shots per game is not much, 14.8 times, and Li Ze's 20 shots or so are not comparable, partnering with a super backcourt, it is his long-cherished wish, hearing that Li Ze needs defensive players, pondered for a while before speaking:

"Maybe I can recommend my friend, he has been playing in the Development League before, he has been to Israel, Greece, Italy, Germany in recent years, he just returned to Amica this year, he played well in the summer league, PJ Tucker, but the Suns seem to have a crush on him, but we still have a chance."

When Li Ze heard this familiar name, a strange feeling in his heart surged again.

However, the players who came out of the summer league are likely to sign a two-year base salary contract, business is business, maybe the Clippers contract will be a little bigger, and the base salary of 1 million US dollars is enough to grab people...

"No problem, we can give him a chance to prove himself, we all know, the boss doesn't seem to care about the luxury tax, but even if I sign a contract, I will do things according to the rules, Chris, you should understand what I do."

Gary Sachs saw Li Ze nodding and immediately said, he also had to consult the team's scouts to see what the other party's personality was, he didn't want the team to provoke Li Ze with a thorn.

“ok！ Actually, I care more about the willingness to defend, I don't need to think too much about the rest, coach, I can adapt to any tactic, I don't have to accommodate me too much. ”

Of course, Li Ze knows that usually the head coach will accommodate the star players of the team, after all, not everyone is as versatile as him.

Many superstars like to hold the ball and not let go, and Li Ze is only pursuing the right to shoot, Michael Jordan offseason interview news He also saw it, 10 scoring champions, he accepts such a challenge!

As soon as he thought of the boiled eggs reporting a record of various outfits, Li Ze felt uncomfortable, with the development of the times, the rules of the league will be biased towards outside players, in this case, the 10 scoring champions still have a great chance.

"When the training camp starts, let's talk about the tactics again, we still have a few months to go, and I'm sure there will be a breakthrough in the team's results this year."

Coach De Nagro still chooses to accommodate Li Ze, this is the boss's favorite, he really wants to be used as a tool man, it is estimated that he will not be able to leave class directly in half a season...

"I'll be in touch with other players in the next few days, but a lot of teams are moving too fast, they should have been negotiated in July, so by this time they have all signed the contract, don't worry, Kayce, we will sign the right players."

Chris Paul is full of motivation, he feels that he has to continue to be py, the defensive tool is relatively easy to find, and he is already looking forward to the new season!

Gary Sachs put all the free agents he can sign in front of Li Ze, and everyone discussed it all afternoon, roughly confirming the free agents that the team should sign, and the rest is the manager and scout.

It was the first time for Li Ze to participate in such a small meeting, and when he saw the various analysis reports provided by the scouts, he also sighed in his heart about the professionalism of Amika Sports.

The scouts of each team have been flying around to inspect the players throughout the year, and I have to say that some of the player reports are indeed very accurate, and Li Ze can have a deeper understanding of the team's related work than the Thunder team.

Gary Sachs doesn't mind sharing power with Li Ze, superstars are of course privileged, and after contact, he found that Li Ze only has three trainers around him, which is completely different from the black player's family, which also makes him have a good impression of Li Ze.

After this meeting, the Clippers had a clear direction, and then various signing messages kept flashing.

On August 26, the Clippers signed free agent PJ Tucker and accepted the call of his old friend Chris Paul, but Tucker still chose to hug his thighs, and the attraction of the second consecutive MVP was too strong.

A two-year, $1.86 million base salary contract, PJ Tucker readily accepted.

On the same day, the Clippers signed free agent Ray Allen, and after falling out with the Celtics, Ray Allen originally planned to join the Heat, but after receiving an invitation from Chris Paul, and thinking of Li Ze's strength, the veteran finally chose thicker thighs.

For two years and 6.37 million US dollars, Ray Allen finally joined the Clippers.

On August 31, the Clippers renewed the contract of Matt Barnes, the veteran walked around the free market, found that Los Angeles still had thicker thighs, and finally completed the contract extension with the Clippers.

With 3.66 million US dollars in two years, it can barely be regarded as a cheap rotation player.

…

As the time entered September, Li Ze became more and more busy, and in order to be able to graduate earlier, he returned to campus again.

Big Machine Records' "Save Rod Roll" album, released last year, began to explode in sales.

This studio album didn't have much publicity at the time, and everyone focused on the transformation of the money printing chick this year, coupled with the failure of the Glemy Award, Li Ze almost forgot about this album.

When I received a call from Chapman, I remembered that I had indeed "created" last year.

"Kayce, I've got an ad for you, but I think you'll like it."

"McLaren will give you a customized version of the sports car MP4-12C, F1 on the road, a favorite of young people, and the other party just asks you to drive this car to the stadium every day, and the person in charge will contact you in a few days."

Li Ze was in the library of UCLA at this time, and hurriedly came out after receiving the call, but when he heard the news, he immediately laughed and teased:

"Such a simple request? Could it be that the other party is my fan? ”

"More than 200,000 sports cars, driving to the stadium every day, even if it is advertising for them, if you can attract your teammates to buy a car, this business is simply profitable!"

Chapman, on the other end of the phone, looked at the document in his hand, and then spoke again:

"I have received a lot of advertising endorsement invitations, but I still need to screen the specifics, and it is expected that the total endorsement fee for these advertisements should exceed 10 million US dollars."

"Also, Mike and Lance want you to promote their bodyarmor in Los Angeles, this sports drink is selling well at the moment, you won't forget that we still have a 35% stake, right?"

Li Zeyi is embarrassed, he was still everywhere last year, but this offseason is really busy and forgetful, but this investment has made a lot of money, if the other party can be acquired by a big company like Coca-Cola in the future, this investment may also bring him a lot of income.

"No problem, I'm trying to help them get a few more investors, it seems that the previous album sales are good, maybe when we buy skinmedica, our funds will not be too tight."

As soon as Li Ze's words fell, Chapman on the other end of the phone suddenly frantically complained about the acquisition of the Internet:

"Facebook quoted $1 billion, and the stock accounts for more than half, if it is officially listed and the stock price falls, the money we get will shrink, Shet! Strom always told me that the stock price wouldn't go down, but I didn't believe his, I preferred a real knife! ”

For this situation, Li Ze is also very helpless, the other party can come up with 300 million US dollars in cash is already very good, as for the stock price, he can't do anything, but in order to make this professional manager more motivated, Li Ze immediately drew a cake:

"At the end of the year, we will raise our salaries collectively, and we will definitely not lose to the ins side, and when Taylor's album is released, we will have a celebration banquet at that time."

"I think the quality of the album is good, maybe we have a chance to win the award again, in the past two years, independent record companies have had more opportunities, we also have to seize this point in time, and strive to get a few Glemy again, and this year our profit has a chance to break 100 million."

Hearing such an income, Li Ze was also overjoyed, the physical record is sluggish, but the income in the streaming media era is also very high, and "creation" has to work harder...

"I'm waiting for your good news!"

“…”

2K13 was about to be released in early October, so in September, 2K Sports started hyping up the skinning game.

Unlike the cover that Li Ze remembered in his mind, this year's 2K cover was replaced by Thunder as a trio, which is also a way for the game company to pay tribute to the overall champion.

However, Russian City fans immediately broke their defenses when they saw such a cover, and then everyone went directly to Reddit to spray the management, and when they thought of the disintegration of the trio, Russian City fans still found it difficult to accept.

On the evening of the 14th, Li Ze came to the house of his cousin Griffin to have a good time.

"Kayce, I'm having a drink, it's rare to meet, don't leave early tonight!"

Vera-Holland saw that Li Ze seemed to want to leave early, so she immediately took the wine glass and planted her head in Li Ze's arms.

On the surface, the brother Griffin smiled evilly on the side, and glanced at Li Ze, for the chick who wanted to touch porcelain, Li Ze was also a little big.

The guy who just starred in the CW TV series "Green Arrow" plays Sia Quinn, and the two met at a party last month, but they didn't expect this chick to be a die-hard fan of their own.

The single "RadioActive" became the BGM for the trailer for Assassin's Creed 3 in the UK, making the single, which had been on sale for more than a year, a small hit.

The theme song and ending song of the upcoming movie "Host" are also this song.

The cumulative copyright royalties of this single have earned Li Ze nearly 8 million US dollars, but for this enthusiastic fan, Li Ze is a little unbearable, it seems that he will have to practice ball control again tonight...

Seeing that the other party was hugging him and not letting go, Li Ze had no choice but to take the wine glass helplessly, and hugged Vera-Holland by the way:

“ok！ Drink with you until dawn today! ”

Vera Mi Huhu pulled down Li Ze and took the initiative to send a fragrant kiss, Li Ze felt that if he continued to play like this, it was estimated that it would become a live broadcast, and when he saw that Griffin was still smiling evilly, he suddenly said angrily:

"Don't be late for tomorrow's report, Chris is not as good as me!"

Griffin, who had already drunk too much, heard Li Ze mention Paul, and couldn't help pouting and said:

"It doesn't matter, anyway, with you, that guy treats himself as a coach in every training session, and De Nagro is not as demanding as his!"

Hearing the words of the surface brothers, Li Ze shook his head, Chris Paul does have a stronger desire to win, but sometimes it is too much, after all, everyone is a young person, and no one likes to be restrained and preachy.

"Remember to set the alarm clock, I'll go first, send this one home first!"

On the morning of the 15th, Vera-Holland gradually woke up near noon, and when she saw the clothes scattered in the room, she couldn't help but blush, and then thought of her performance of drinking too much last night, and suddenly felt her cheeks hot.

"It's good to wake up! You don't have too many ingredients in the fridge, so you can simply make pasta, take a shower and eat, and I have to report to the team in the afternoon! ”

Seeing Li Ze's naked upper body showing beautiful muscles and holding two plates of pasta in his hands, Vera-Holland immediately said with some surprise:

"I didn't expect you to cook, Kayce, don't hide from me in the future, okay?"

Although this young man has an airport, his personal singles skills are really good, for such a small sapling, as long as he has time, Li Ze feels that it is okay to take care of it simply:

"Of course, it's just that your alcohol consumption is too bad, remember not to drink so much next time!"

As soon as Vera-Holland heard about the amount of wine, her face immediately turned a little redder, but when she thought of unlocking so many poses, the two of them had no secrets, and immediately said in a coquettish voice:

"Pick me up, I'm going to take a shower!"

“...”

On the afternoon of September 15th, the Clippers training camp officially opened, which was different from the Thunder's training camp, the Clippers not only had players and coaches, but also set up a lot of cameras on the scene.

As the Clippers' local broadcast partner, Fox Sports is not only responsible for broadcasting games, but also filming some of the team's tidbits.

In Los Angeles, sometimes the gossip within the team is more popular than the official game, such as Kobe Bryant's education rookie that Lakers fans have always liked to watch, Kobe Bryant angrily spewing at his teammates, Kobe Bryant taunting the bench, etc., are all popular with Los Angeles audiences.

After Li Ze came to the training hall, he changed into his training clothes, and at this time, he was doing simple warm-up activities with the help of trainer Tony.

After the Olympic Games, as Li Ze expected, the A-grade functional drink was completely digested, and all the attributes were improved again:

Basic Attributes:

Weight 103kg

Speed: 93; Strength: 88; Stamina: 98; Bounce power: 93;

Defensive Agility: 93; Ball control: 90; Close range shots: 97; Vacant mid-pitch: 94; Open three-point shooting: 94; Free throws: 97.

Advanced Attributes:

Cut to layup: 97; cut dunk 98; Dunk on the spot: 80;

Interfered with the cast: 92; Mid-range shot after dribbling: 92;

Interfered three-point shooting: 90; Three-point shot after dribbling: 91;

Back Hook: 52; Back-to-back jumper: 90;

Dribble speed: 87; Acceleration capability: 92.

Grade A+ Energy Drink (Physique Enhancement)

With the bonus of 2.25% + 1.5% of the two championship badges + the combination badge, Li Ze's shooting attributes have basically been upgraded to 90+.

However, Li Ze is not satisfied with the speed of his progress, without the bonus brought by the badge, he may increase his base stats by 1 point in a season, and this is still ideal.

Seeing that there were more and more people in the training hall, Li Ze also ended his warm-up activities and began to entertain his new teammates who had just joined the team.

PJ-Tucker came very early, and when this short and fat boy saw Li Ze finish his warm-up activities, he took the initiative to come forward to say hello:

"It's unbelievable that I've been teammates with MVP this season, and when Chris called me, I said yes right away, I'm so looking forward to the new season!"

"Come on, Bro! Welcome to the Clippers, who will get through two seasons and get a good contract! ”

The two simply bumped fists to greet each other, although they had not played together yet, Li Ze felt that the Clippers still needed some thugs and tough guys, and Ray Allen, who had just entered the training hall, saw Li Ze and immediately smiled and stepped forward to say hello:

"Kayce, do you know why I chose to join the Clippers? Mainly because I don't have to play against you, so it's nice to join your team! ”

"Haha, I promise it's the right choice!"

Li Ze immediately went over to hug the veteran, the two are also old rivals, every time he played against the Celtics before, most of the time the veteran defended him.

As the players entered the training hall one after another, Coach De Nagro and his coaching staff began to greet everyone together:

"It's great to see that everybody is in good shape, we've got important reinforcements this season, and with Kayce coming in, we have only one goal, and that's the championship."

"Forget the strength of last year's playoffs, forget the history of the Clippers, we're a brand new team now, and a new history is waiting for us to create."

"I will be strict with everyone in this half month, and the assistant coach will also lead you to familiarize yourself with the new tactics, we have to make good use of this time, and after the new season starts, we will go all out to fight for home advantage in the playoffs!"

The head coach's speech made the atmosphere more and more enthusiastic, Chris Paul looked excited, and the surface brother Griffin did not seem to wake up, and he still had to continue recovery training today.

Andrew Jordan also grinned when he saw Li Ze raising eyebrows at him, he had fantasized about being on the same team as Li Ze when he was in the draft tryout, but this year's dream finally came true.

After an offseason of additions, the Clippers' roster has changed significantly from last season:

Back line: Lee, Chris Paul, Jamal Crawford, Ray Allen, Chauncey Billups, Eric Blaso

Forwards: Blake Griffin, Matt Barnes, PJ Tucker, Grant Hill, Ronnie Turiaf

Centers: Andrew Jordan, Rian Hollins

Fillers: DeJuan Summers, Marrick Waynes

Gary Sachs, the new general manager, looked at the 15 players in the training gym and nodded with satisfaction.

He signed a lot of two-year contracts, and next year, Li Ze's contract with Griffin will become a super salary cap, and the team may face a large luxury tax problem at that time.

However, when it comes to the fact that the team owner is Steve Ballmer, Gary Sachs feels that as long as the team's results are okay and pay more money, it shouldn't cause too much trouble to the owner...

Coach De Nagro, who was still pouring chicken soup in front of him, Li Ze, who was in a good mood, simply looked around, and couldn't help but smile in his heart:

"The tools are all here, and we must brush them up next season!"