In the hallway leading to the media center, the walls are lined with a variety of photographs.

Many of them are related to Shay.

In the '99 Finals, Shay helped Goldstein and Spike on the sidelines. Lee closed his chin.

In '97, Shay poured champagne on his ankle.

The roar of raising his arms in front of Jordan after reaching the top in '96

These photos all tell the story of Shay's former glory.

And Shay, who created miracles in the 90s, is now about to embark on a new battlefield.

Immediately after entering the media center, Shay's ears immediately rang with the sound of a shutter "click".

The Staples Media Center is several times larger than the Great Western Forum, but it's still packed with reporters today.

At this time, the media center in Staples may be livelier than the Golden State in 2023.

Don't send people out here anymore!

At that moment, a young reporter burst up, broke through the security guards, laughed and hugged Shay. He was a fan of Shay when he was a child, but Shay had already retired when he entered the industry, so he never had the opportunity to see Shay at the scene. This time he had the opportunity to come to the scene, and he left his work behind for a while. When he was taken out by the security guards, he didn't forget to laugh and shout: "Lakers championship!" ”

At the press conference, there can be reporters who can't help but chase stars.

That's probably the influence of world-class sports superstars.

Shay smiled and shook his head, then sat down calmly.

This kind of big scene has long been accustomed to him.

From being drafted by the Lakers in 1991 until now, Shay has been in the spotlight.

As soon as Shay sat down, the reporters below immediately became agitated and raised their hands to ask questions.

It's just that other reporters may not be as friendly as the little fan brother just now.

"Shay, who is the core of the team's recruitment? Do you feel like you're interfering a little too much with the team's recruitment? The deal is said to come to Zach. Randolph, was it your idea? ”

The first question is very unfriendly, after all, it is not only the Los Angeles media that is here today, but also many other media to muddy the waters.

This offseason, because the Lakers' series of operations are too bizarre.

Therefore, there was a remark on the Internet: "It's all controlled by Shay!" ”

People say it was Shay's interference that caused the team to miss Elton. Brand's kind of All-Star insider.

It was because of Shay's intervention that the team made the decision to take David. Lee for Randolph's ridiculous deal.

The major media outlets rated the deal C-, and they simply don't know why the Lakers did it.

It's all about taking a good student with a lot of potential and exchanging it for a useless data brush.

The key is that the salary of this data brush is quite high, but the way to play in the field is the price of the game.

It's just unreasonable.

Faced with this not-so-friendly question, Shay just shrugged calmly:

"That's not interference, that's deep involvement in the team.

What happened to Zach? He's the best big man I've ever seen.

He takes 20+10 as if he were eating and drinking.

I'm sure he's going to be successful in Los Angeles, and sometimes, it's not necessarily the players who have a problem, it's just that he's in the wrong place. ”

The reporter smiled disdainfully:

"Yes, he takes 20+10 as if he were eating and drinking, but he also goes to the drag club from time to time to attend his aunt's funeral."

As soon as the reporter said this, the people at the scene laughed.

The most ridiculous thing Randolph had ever done in Portland was to tell the coach that his aunt had died and that he was going to take two days off work to attend the funeral.

As a result, he was photographed by reporters at night haunting a drag club.

Since then, "going to a funeral at a drag club" has become Randolph's most popular meme.

Shay didn't smile, his expression was serious:

"People make mistakes, but they don't make mistakes all the time. He's my teammate now and I'm going to get better with him. ”

After that, another reporter stood up: "Gerard. What happened to Wallace's injuries? ”

"He's recovering really well."

"But the injury of atrophy of the lungs must have affected his career, right?"

"You have no idea how strong Gerald's heart is, you don't know anything about him."

"Well, even if Gerald. Wallace can really get back to normal, but the Lakers' roster this season is not competitive, that's a fact.

The team did not solve the problem of the interior and introduced the time bomb of Randolph, even

Even you, you can't guarantee that you're 38 years old and still in better shape than last season.

In ESPN's latest Power Rankings, the Lakers are ranked ninth in the West.

Shay, don't you really think that with this lineup, you can really return to the throne, right?

It doesn't matter to lie to buddy, don't lie to yourself! ”

On both sides of Shay, both Old Bass and Kupchak felt embarrassed.

The current reporter asks too explicit questions to give Shay no room for detours!

But Shay's tone was still confident, and the reporter was dumbfounded with only one sentence:

"Why do I have to 'rely on' a squad to win the championship? If a lineup can win the championship on its own, then what do you need me to do?

The next season is a hunt for me, and I'm the King of the Hunt, the best player in the world! ”

Shay's answer was very beautiful and perfectly resolved the embarrassment.

But overall, at this press conference, people are still full of doubts about the future of the Lakers.

Reporters are also ready to watch Shay shoot himself in the foot, and it doesn't take the start of the new season to start the first day of preseason training camp, and that diehard Randolph will definitely make the Lakers chickens restless!

All the reporters are waiting to see the Lakers explode on their own, so the whole big news.

In fact, even Kupchak himself is questioning.

He feels like he's finished, and if the Lakers fail next season, then the root cause is the poor signings this summer.

According to the usual practice of NBA teams, a team will find someone to blame for its failure.

This summer, the man who took the blame was former coach Frank. Humblen, then next summer

It's over, I'm a stand-in!

With desperation, Kupchak began the first day of pre-season training camp.

Although he is not in charge of the team's training, he is still keen to see the spirit of the team.

He deliberately arrived at the training ground forty minutes early to see who would come first.

When he pushed open the door of the training gym, Gerrard. Wallace is already practicing his shots.

Moreover, the training vest he was wearing was completely soaked with sweat.

Kupchak is not surprised by this.

Gerrard. Wallace's earliest shooting was not excellent, let alone shooting three-pointers, and even the level of free throws was close to Ben.

But this guy is very hard, and he just relies on day by day practice to practice his shooting to the passing level of the wing.

Kupchak glanced at Wallace, then walked to the sidelines and chatted with Carlisle, who was also there.

Although Carlisle left the Pistons and Pacers for a while, he still worked with Kupchak for a few years with the Lakers, so the two are quite familiar:

"How does it feel to come back?"

"I'm so excited, I can chase honor again."

"Don't talk about that, you give me the bottom line, can we make the playoffs this year."

Kupchak asked, and Carlisle looked at him like a fool: "Would a man be indifferent to a beautiful and active woman?" Your question is just as pointless as this one. ”

Kupchak gave Carlisle a blank look, and at this time, the sound of shoes rubbing against the floor could be heard outside the training hall, indicating that someone else was coming.

Mr. Ku looked at his watch, who would come to the training hall 37 minutes early on the first day:

"Let's make a bet on Rick, guess who is coming, bet 100, I guess it's Roy."

"I think it's him, too."

"You're cheating, you can't choose the person I've already said."

"Okay, then I guess Shay."

As a result, after the door of the training hall was pushed open, it was a burly man who looked like a big black bear who walked in.

Kupchak opened his mouth wide, the second morning to the training gym today

It's actually that problem young Randolph!

With headphones on his head, Randolph didn't say hello to anyone and walked straight to the court to start warming up.

Kupchak looked at Carlisle in dismay: "Hell! What happened to that guy? ”

Kupchak felt that Randolph was thankful that he wasn't late today.

No, as long as he can show up on the training court and stop going to the tow club for his relative's funeral, even if it's a face-saving thing for the Lakers.

Who knows, instead of being late or absent, Randolph appeared on the training ground early!

Carlisle was also a little surprised, he knew that Shay had a hand in thorns, but even Rodman more than ten years ago was caught by Shay from his bed to the training ground on the first day.

But this Randolph, Shay hasn't started to treat him yet, he's already so obedient?

Carlisle could only mumble, "Shay is right, no one makes mistakes all the time." ”

After that, the new Lakers players arrived one after another.

They were all in high spirits and looking forward to dancing with the gods.

Shay was the last to arrive, of course, not late, and counted as stuck for work.

Mutombo laughed and teased: "Why did you come?" Last night, I went to stack buffs for the new season, right? ”

Shay also teased Mutombo: "You haven't retired yet?" O'Neill has been boiled up by you! ”

Finley on the side answered: "He's still young, not yet 60, and it's the year of fighting." ”

After chatting with each other, Carlisle clapped his hands:

"I'm Rick. Carlil, everyone's new coach this season.

Of course, I'm not a new coach to some people.

This year, we are gathered here with only one goal in mind – to win!

I don't care what the media says, but you guys are the best squad I imagined.

It's time for the purple gold glow to shine in the 21st century! ”

Carlisle didn't lie, and this lineup really worked well for him.

Because a few days ago, Shay had already discussed the system with Carlisle for this season.

The previous transfers, Shay was built according to the needs of this system.

What Shay wants to build is a system similar to that of an 11-year-old Maverick!

The 2011 Mavericks were a team-based offensive team that relied on Nowitzki's high back threat and was run around him by others.

Nowitzki gets the ball in the high post and the rest of the world revolves around him, whether it's a run-and-shoot shot, a sudden cut-in, or a one-on-one Nowitzki himself.

That year, 80% of the Mavericks' offensive tactics revolved around Dirk's high blocking, or Dirk's back-to-back ball.

This system requires everybody to be able to pass the ball, and it needs guards who can shoot like John Terry. You need a flank that you can cut into, like Marion.

Of course, the most crucial thing is to need a single point that is enough of a threat in the high post.

Corresponding to the Lakers, these characters are Roy, Wallace and Shay!

And when the Lakers have more advantages than that Mavericks, the Lakers also have Randolph, a low-post killer, who can be the secondary core.

Randolph's low-post singles power and mid-range threat give the tactics more possibilities.

In short, the Lakers next season will be a very, very team team.

If you have to talk about type, the Mavericks in 11 years and the Nuggets in 23 years may become a template for the Lakers.

Carlisle called it "a positional offensive version of Showtime".

Shay believes that the strength of a team is not about whether it is a star or not. As long as you put the right people in the right system and don't do things like let Wei Shao play without the ball, then the quality of the team will not be too problematic.

And just like that, the Lakers started a pleasant first day of practice.

On the training ground, Roy pestered Shay to teach him how to attack the rim.

Shay didn't hide it either: "It's very simple, no matter how many people stop you, you jump up." When they start to get down, you just have to go to the basket. What do you think? Is the school wasted? ”

Roy:.

Eyes probably will!

Shay really became the person he hated the most.

In fact, it's not just Roy, but the young players are excited to continue playing with a legend like Shay.

Almost everyone was interacting with Shay.

Even the "troubled boy" Randolph was no exception.

This guy, who had never taken the initiative to greet anyone, took the initiative to walk to Shay's side during the training break:

"Hey, thank you for speaking for me at the press conference."

Shay just smiled and nodded, "Are you still used to living in California?" ”

"Uh, it's all good, it's sunny, it's bustling."

"Hahahaha, when you win in Los Angeles, you know what it means to be bustling, Zach."

At this time, Roy also came to Randolph's side: "Brother Xiong, if you have the opportunity to teach me back-to-back singles, how can you maintain such a soft feel in the confrontation?" ”

Randolph froze for a moment and scratched his head.

Teammates who are so friendly are obviously a little uncomfortable.

After all, the Trailblazers are put aside, and teammates will not greet each other without their mothers.

After being stunned for a moment, Randolph waved his hand shyly:

"Uh, come on. There is no such thing as teaching you, just communicating. ”

Randolph and Roy hold the ball and go under the basket to start practice.

The No. 50, who causes trouble everywhere, is as gentle as a big brother next door at the moment.

It can't be helped, the team atmosphere can really change a person.

At the Trail Blazers, his teammates were all prison boys, and they all had thorns on their bodies, and Randolph couldn't be violent and rough in that atmosphere.

How exaggerated are the Trail Blazers? Players have to carry guns to defend themselves when they go to team gatherings, because everyone has conflicts with each other, and if they don't agree, they can get started.

It's the kind of team that Arenas and Morant are going to be around.

And what about the Lakers? Except for Matt. Barnes, everybody gets along pretty well.

Anyway, Shay really couldn't think of what kind of person could clash with Roy.

What kind of person can be with Gerard who is just immersed in hard work. Wallace did not deal with it.

What kind of person would hate Big Brother Finley and O'Neal Jr.

Randolph just needed a place to accept him, not to criticize him.

Why did he suddenly change when he was a grizzly bear in the original history? In his own words:

"In other places I don't even know what the boss looks like, but in Memphis, the boss comes by plane to pick me up, the general manager picks me up, and the fans and teammates respect me.

From that moment on, I knew it was a team that I was going to give everything for! ”

That's why Shay had asked Old Bas and Kupchak to accompany him to pick up Randolph.

That's why Shay spoke for Randolph at the press conference.

Now, add to that the Lakers' good team atmosphere.

Randolph will surely be reborn like the original history!

Against Rodman, you can fight the violence and pull him out of bed. The harder you are, the more he obeys you.

But with Randolph, you have to be soft and show him that you treat him as your own. If you come hard with him, he will only become more and more rebellious.

Shay has a hard grasp of the psychology of this group of old blacks.

It can only be said that Shay deserves to be Victoria's answer.

Women's psychology can be pinched to death, so why is it difficult to handle a few old blacks?

In the general manager's office, Kupchak was watching Randolph's performance through the window, lost in thought.

Incredible, simply incredible.

Randolph was happily practicing with his teammates instead of wrestling!

In the 90s, when Shay was brilliant, Kupchak was just a small assistant next to Logo, and there was no direct contact with Shay.

So he doesn't actually know much about Shay, only that he is very cheating and created the purple and gold miracle of the 90s.

But now, Kupchak seems to know why he's so dumbfounded.

He finally understood what Bass Sr. had said, "You don't know anything about the greatest leader in basketball history."

In the media session after the first day of training, reporters flocked to the media like old riffraff who smelled the commotion.

In their expectation, Randolph would be sorry for his name if he didn't fight in training today.

They all wanted to capture the clues of discord within the Lakers.

As a result, as soon as the reporters rushed in, they saw Randolph put his arm around Roy's shoulders and had a good conversation:

"Brother, come out to play in the future, just look for brother! These tight and unserious clubs in Los Angeles, I got all the cards on the first day I came! ”

"Brother, you see what you say. Do I need a card to play in Los Angeles? Uncle Timu's name will do. He's a shop blogger and can get discounts! In the future, we will prostitute ourselves together! ”

The reporters were stunned, these two didn't look like acting.

Isn't there anyone in this world who can get along with Randolph?

Journalists rushed to interview several other players and asked them what they thought of Randolph, and the results were shocking.

Shay: "Zach is a good comrade. ”

Elvis Presley: "Zach is a really good big brother, and with him, our team will be more stable." ”

Finley: "He's very easy to get along with, I don't know why you smeared him like that before." ”

Carlisle: "He's a good young man. ”

Finally, the reporter interviewed O'Neill Jr. Randolph will undoubtedly steal O'Neal Jr.'s starting position. If there's anyone on this Lakers team who hates Randolph the most, it's O Jr.

As a result, Xiao Ao was indifferent:

'There's no difference between a substitute and a starter, it's a player's responsibility to help the team. If the coach thinks I can help the team better by playing as a substitute, then I will play as a substitute.

And with Zach's good player to start, I'm sure Shay can get more help. ”

The Lakers have completely wiped out the reporters this time, so what kind of brainwashing surgery did you secretly do to Randolph!?

That night, countless fans who were waiting to see the excitement were disappointed.

Randolph's chocolate bomb didn't blow up.

It's not just that it didn't blow up today, the Lakers have been calm throughout the preseason training camp.

Kupchak also thought that Randolph had just arrived in the team and had not yet let go. When you get acquainted with it, you will be revealed.

As a result, every day after training, Randolph was the first three to train.

He was frantically honing himself, the muscle lines on his fat body became more and more obvious, and an abdominal muscle was quickly split.

He is ready for a complete resurrection in the new season!

And also ready to be resurrected in the new season, there is Shay.

At the end of the pre-season training camp, Shay, who was sweating every day, finally completed a promotion before the start of the season!

In this upgrade, Shay drew a total of 13 skill points, which is considered very lucky.

Of course, 13 skill points can't help but bring Shay back to the top all at once.

After all, Shay's current speed and bounce have dropped to 75 and 78, respectively.

Although strength and fitness did not fall below 80, both fell to 81 and were on the verge of falling below 80.

The traverse speed has dropped from an invincible 99 to 86.

With only 13 skill points, it is definitely not enough to return to the top.

Shay thought about it for a moment and decided to give 4 of them to stamina, increasing it to 85. Then 5 points give the speed, adding it to 80.

Shay's physical fitness as a big core with the ball must not be bad, and the speed of 80 also ensures that Shay still has the ability to break through.

With these two things high, Shay can be more comfortable on the offensive end.

Bounce will not be added for the time being, because according to the system and style of play next season, bounce is not the most important thing for Shay.

With 4 points remaining, Shay gave traverse speed, increasing it to 90.

While not as perverted as the previous 99, he can still be one of the most feared defenders in the league given Shay's exaggerated reach.

In addition to this, this upgrade Shay also drew a gold-level action pack: Tough Guy Dancer.

This name makes me want to do push-ups when I see it.

The effect is: "Greatly increase the fluency of the host's back-to-back footsteps, and greatly improve the shooting stability of the shot after doing back-to-back footwork." ”

Now, Shay's style transformation will undoubtedly be smoother. Paired with the action package of the Golden Rooster's independent leaning and shaking shoulders, Shay will definitely be able to play the role of Nowitzki for 11 years next season!

Shay is fully prepared and the opening day of the new season is getting closer.

This year, Stern's opening game for the Lakers is the defending champion Celtics!

The drama of the yellow-green battle has not been so high-profile in the NBA for many years.

And the Big Three, who just won the championship, also want to play prestige on the head of the former basketball god.

FMVP Pierce laughed even more:

"The best player in the world has been dispatched? Hahahaha. The best players are not in Los Angeles, but in Boston!

Shay is no longer the answer now, I am the truth of modern basketball!

He shouldn't have come back. ”

Garnett certainly hadn't told him the tragic stories that happened in Philadelphia because he didn't keep his mouth shut

Thank you for the tips of Mr. Zhang and other bigwigs, thank you!

(End of chapter)