After the first game of the finals, the next day, Wang Shuo received a call from Mike Brown.

Although Brown just said on the phone that he wanted to invite himself to dinner, Wang Shuo heard it at once, and this piece of "black bread" was depressed.

In Yao's restaurant in New York, looking at Brown, Wang Shuo smiled and said: "This year's Knicks loss is more of a 'natural disaster' and a 'man-made disaster', Mike, you really don't need to be so depressed." ”

After the Eastern Conference Finals, why didn't even the New York media, which has always been vitriol, complain about its players and coaches?

Instead, together with Knicks fans, Stern was expelled from the "New York" first?

Because after six games in the Eastern Conference finals, the Knicks and Pacers made a 121-224 free throw line.

And if only the Pacers only had a slight statistical advantage in the free throw shot......

The most terrible thing is that in this round of Eastern Conference finals, Xiao Yao and Duncan averaged 5.3 and 5.0 fouls per game respectively.

In six games, the number of games in which Xiao Yao and Duncan were both sent off has reached 3.

Therefore, in Wang Shuo's opinion, Brown has nothing to be depressed about at all.

Wang Shuo knows very well that three consecutive championships are Stern's bottom line.

In his memory, the Lakers who had a chance to hit the four-game championship were also severely sanctioned by Stern.

Historically, the first game of the Western Conference semifinals Lakers vs Spurs in the 02/03 season, when the Spurs made a total of 35 free throws, but what about the Lakers?

Sorry, only 12 times.

Although in that series, Duncan's play was really good.

And judging from the comparison of free throws made by the latter two teams, the Spurs only made 10 more free throws than the Lakers in 6 games.

But O'Neill in 02/03 is not O'Neill in 08/09.

Kobe Bryant in the 02/03 season is not Kobe Bryant in the 15/16 season.

In fact, the reason why the Lakers only trailed the Spurs by 10 free throws in that series was because in the G3 game, after the Lakers successfully established their lead, the referees found a lot of whistles for the Lakers to come back in order to balance the total number of free throws in that series.

And in the G4 game, the Spurs used the shark slashing tactic, so that the Lakers did not lose so ugly in the total number of free throws after the fact.

However, compared to that round of the Western Conference semifinals that year......

To prevent this Knicks from reaching four consecutive championships, Stern is destined to pay more price.

Even if the Knicks, without Rondo, can only use Duhon, who is not good at dealing with "bearded" Davis, and Will Solomon, who they signed with an injury exception, to fight the Pacers' muscular supercar.

Even after David West's injury in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Knicks' interior rotation was no longer seamless.

Even young players such as Jr. Smith and Ariza have entered sage mode since they reached three consecutive championships last year.

Stern can only prevent the Knicks from winning the championship by not hesitating to bear the infamy of the world.

One might ask, isn't Stern afraid that the NBA is a "joke" because of this?

It is no exaggeration to say that if the Knicks achieve four consecutive championships this year, it will be a devastating blow to the NBA, which is about to usher in the next labor negotiations.

Why?

Because the Knicks have made a lot of money in the Chinese market, it doesn't mean that other teams in the NBA have made money because of it.

In the past few years, the Knicks have made the most money and won the most honors, so how much luxury tax do other teams have to pay to bet on the Knicks in order to fight the Knicks?

For example, the Mavericks, such as the Pacers, who are incomparable to the Knicks in terms of revenue capacity, how much money do they have to lose a year to be worthy of being the background board for the Knicks to create the New York dynasty?

As a commercial league, before the sky-high broadcast agreement in Wang Shuo's memory was reached, most of the teams in the NBA were losing money, and it was not entirely these capitalists who were selling miserably.

"If you lead the team this year, do you think the Knicks have a chance to win four consecutive championships?" Brown asked, curious.

Hearing this, Wang Shuo thought seriously and said, "Mike, there is no if in reality.

You know, I took a break last year because I had lost my passion for basketball. ”

Wang Shuo knows very well that there will definitely be fans to make such assumptions in the future, but unfortunately, such assumptions are destined to exist only in fantasy.

Because Wang Shuo has always been a person who can afford to take it and let it go.

After all, if you really want to make assumptions, then wouldn't it be possible for the wizards and the sun to establish a dynasty back then?

This Knicks has been in the hands of Mike Brown since the moment Wang Shuo stepped down.

Therefore, if Wang Shuo answers Brown at this moment, he is confident that he can lead this Knicks team to four consecutive championships, or criticize this Knicks during Brown's previous coaching, in Wang Shuo's opinion, it is disrespectful to this Knicks and Brown.

Moreover, in the NBA, a business league that does not have a relegation or relegation mechanism, off-court weighting is destined to be unavoidable.

Just like the team led by Wang Shuo, he has also received a lot of care from the referee.

For example, Iverson had to fall every third quarter of the "penny of rain" that year.

For example, in the season when Xiao Yao won the scoring title, as long as he dared to chisel, the referee dared to give him a whistle.

What is Life?

That's life.

As Patrick said, where is absolute fairness in this world?

This season, the Pacers are addicted to beating the Knicks, but next season, Wang Shuo knows better than anyone that as long as the Knicks can be ashamed and brave......

At that time, after "eliminating" the impact of this wave of three consecutive championships like Happy Match, the rest of the league will suffer.

Because with the dominance of this Knicks team, Stern only needs to make the referees not so biased in their opponents, and they are the absolute favorites to win the championship next season.

In Yao's restaurant, Brown, who was comforted by Wang Shuo, was in a much better mood.

After eating and drinking, Brown asked Wang Shuo another question, "Who do you think has a better chance this year, the Pacers or the Mavericks?" ”

Wang Shuo replied without thinking, "Maverick." ”

Brown asked, "How many games do you think the Mavericks will win this round of the Finals?" ”

Wang Shuo thought for a while and said: "In 6 games, although the Mavericks can limit Amare in the game, Danny Granger will also get a lot of shooting opportunities because of this. ”

Brown laughed, "That's what heroes see, right?" I also think the Mavericks will win this round of the Finals in about 6 games. ”

As Wang Shuo and Brown expected.

After six games against the Pacers, the Dallas Mavericks, who have reached the Finals four times in the past five years, finally broke zero this season and led them to the first championship in team history led by Nowitzki.

At the moment of winning the championship, in Indianapolis, Nowitzki shed "hero sweat" on the spot.

In this Mavericks team, he and Ray Allen were both Sanya Kings before today.

But after that night, both he and Ray Allen will be noble championship players.

At the Conseco Arena, the emotional tears shed by the Mavericks players because of winning the championship were instantly transmitted to every corner of the world through the TV broadcast camera.

As the number one background board of the New York Dynasty, at this moment, people can be said to have fully felt how many grievances have been backlogged and how many unwillingness have been buried by the main players of this Mavericks team in the past few years.

In front of the TV, seeing this scene, Wang Shuoxuan even understood why both Zhan Hei and Zhan Mi agreed that James was a gentle person.

Because in order not to upset his contemporaries, he not only took the initiative to win the runner-up six times, but also the "nomadic dynasty" he established was not as brutal as the two Bulls dynasty and the Lakers dynasty.

Ha?

You say Jordan just won six championships, what's so brutal?

No, isn't that brutal enough? If it weren't for Jordan, how many superstars would have emerged in the '90s NBA who could have gone one step further?

The fake GOAT has beaten all the historical stars of his time as the younger brother.

The real GOAT, eager to lift the stars of the same era into the top ten in history.

After the finals, Wang Shuo, who had already known that the Lakers had won the lottery during the East-West Finals, also made a special call to Kupchak and said, "Mitch, use our picks this year to bring Stephen Curry back!" ”

Although Kupchak guessed early on that the young player Wang Shuo named was Curry, Kupchak also knew very well what Wang Shuo's special call to him with a great sense of ceremony meant:

- The legendary "God of Coaches" has returned to his loyal NBA at this moment.

"Wang, DeMar DeRozan's projected pick is around the top 10 in the first round, and the teams that are willing to trade with us right now are the Magic and the Nets.

The Magic are willing to trade Andrew with their first-round pick this year and Danilo Gallinari.

The Nets are willing to trade us with Richard Jefferson and this year's first-round pick, but they want us to subsidize the difference. After a momentary chat with Wang, Kupchak turned the conversation to the draft.

Jefferson and Gallinari.

The former is a recognized star small forward.

The latter was due to injury, and did not get much opportunity to perform in his rookie season, without the "eye of the sky", an Italian cannon with a high probability of water.

If it was a normal person, he would definitely choose to trade with the Nets.

But Wang Shuo knows very well that Jefferson, the "rebel", has begun to go downhill.

As for the reason?

Because of age and injuries, of course.

Once Jefferson, who will turn 30 next year, loses his athletic talent, then in Wang Shuo's opinion, this guy can only be regarded as a wing player who can shoot three-pointers.

Moreover, the Lakers, who had long thought about trading Bynum, reached an early contract extension with Bynum as early as last summer.

That is to say......

This time Bynum was traded, and the Lakers also wanted to clear the team's salary space for next season.

But Jefferson's salary next season is as high as $14.2 million.

While Jefferson's contract expires next season, Wang Shuo will have to have plenty of salary space this summer to fish in the free agent market.

So compared to Jefferson......

Of course, Wang Shuo prefers in his memory, he can contribute an average of "15+" per game in the second season of his career, with a tenacious style of play, a height of 208 cm, a weight of about 108 kg, and a Gallinari who can not only shoot in the game, but also have a straight break that can cause damage.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, Gallinari's career has been plagued by injuries.

This has to do with his overly aggressive style of play.

But this dude is really a ruthless man.

Because no matter what the injury, Gallinari can quickly find his feel for the game after returning from injury.

In Wang's view, Gallinari's only drawback is his ability to move, which makes him less than ideal when defending against the opponent's number three player.

But in the NBA, how many players at the small forward position can truly "integrate offense and defense"?

In Wang Shuo's previous life, neither Hill nor Ariza were good at defending against Gallinari type of players.

If Wang remembers correctly, Gallinari has the upper hand in both Hill and Ariza's career records.

As for Wilson Chandler?

Since Chandler and Gallinari have been teammates for a long time in history, the duo lacks a career record to draw upon.

But in the 18/19 season when the pair faced each other, Gallinari scored 21 points in front of Chandler, who had just seven points at the time.

In addition, because the shooting structure is very reasonable, although Gallinari's overall career shooting percentage is only about 42%, he has a career true shooting percentage of close to 60%.

A lot of Gallinari's shots on the court are so-called hero balls and catch-and-catch balls.

Therefore, considering that the young Azan needs about a year to level up with Kobe, Gallinari, who can immediately become a combat force, is undoubtedly more suitable for this Lakers.

"Trade with the Magic, I'm more bullish on Danilo's potential." Wang Shuo said to Kupchak on the phone.

After a pause, Wang Shuo then said to Kupchak: "Do Sasha and Luke have a team willing to take over?" ”

Kupchak asked: "What position do you need to trade them for?" ”

Wang Shuo smiled: "Just change an inside substitute to come back." ”

Hearing this, Kupchak immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

As the two "supergiants" of the Lakers during this period.

Historically, Sasha Vujacic has averaged 5.3 points per game in his career, shooting 39 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from three-point range.

In the future, when Vujacic is called Klay Thompson by some people next to Kobe, even Wang Shuo, the "black man in the soup", can't stand it.

Because Vaujasic can have half the ability of Clay, he will not be with the water cooler for a long time in Wang Shuo's memory.

In fact, where Vujacic is really famous is off the field, as his current girlfriend is called Maria Sarapova.

As for Luke Wharton......

In Wang Shuo's opinion, it's okay for you to brag about his father, Bill Wharton.

But Wharton Jr., is there anything to brag about other than his ball quotient?

Because the NBA also has a "poor man's line" in addition to the luxury tax, in recent years, in order to avoid a giant like the Lakers triggering the "poor man's line", Vujacic and Wharton Jr.'s salaries are around $5 million.

Wang Shuo is very clear that thanks to Kobe's "season reimbursement", Vujacic and Wharton Jr. both brushed up barely passable data last season, so they are undoubtedly at a high cash-out point.

In Wang Shuo's view, the Lakers must pack up and send these two brothers away now.

Otherwise, in the future, the Lakers will have to keep them with an annual salary of nearly $10 million to watch the water cooler, or use the "Alan Houston Clause" once a year to pardon them.

As a general manager who understands the ball, Kupchak knows very well what the Lakers were for giving Wharton and Vujacic high salaries.

Therefore, when he learned that Wang Shuo just asked him to use them to exchange for an inside substitute, Kupchak immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

A few hours later, Kupchak called Wang Shuo and said, "The Kings are willing to trade DeAndre Jordan and this year's second-round pick to trade Sasha and Luke for us."

However, they want us to add Shannon Brown to the deal. ”

As the saddest lottery show in NBA history, Jordan Jr., who was not drafted by the Clippers until the second round last year, was later traded by the Clippers to the Kings.

But in Sacramento, Jordan Jr. did not escape the fate of watching the water cooler.

In the 08/09 season, Jordan Jr., who has played in 55 games, averaged only 2.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, and his rookie season performance was worse than Wang Shuo's memory.

The Kings plan to build a run-and-run team around Roy in the new season, and they are not optimistic about Jordan Jr., who is also an "offensive genius", so after Kupchak requested a trade, the Kings agreed to the deal almost without thinking about it.

At this moment, Wang Shuo felt that the NBA really needed an "anti-fraud APP".

Because Jordan Jr. is certainly an "offensive talent", but as long as he doesn't let him be fooled by that damn "vegetarianism", he is definitely a high-quality defensive interior lineman.

"Then trade with the Kings in the draft." Wang Shuo said to Kupchak on the phone.

Kupchak asked, "Who do we need the Kings to pick for us with their second-round picks?" ”

Wang Shuo smiled: "Let them use this pick to help us select Marcus Thorton from Louisiana State University." ”

There are not many high-quality rookies in the second round in '09, except for Danny Green, nicknamed "Zhang Tielin", that is, the most powerful player is undoubtedly Marcus Thorton.

In Wang Shuo's memory, Thorton was able to average "14+" per game in his rookie season.

Thorton's weaknesses lie in his height of 193 cm as a No. 2 player and his poor offensive handling of the ball.

But his ability to play off the ball is a perfect fit for this Lakers.

Patrick "Mad Dog" in the second round in '09 was not unconsidered.

But historically, without the experience of playing in Europe in the next few years, whether Beverley could become the "mad dog" in Wang Shuo's memory has to be marked with a big question mark.

This has nothing to do with Wang Shuo's ability to develop young players.

The point is, this experience of playing in Europe helped Beverley sharpen a strong heart in a sense.

Moreover, the Lakers want to get back to the top quickly......

Compared to Beverley, who has to spend a lot of time on leveling, in terms of role players, the Lakers have to pick rookies who are more capable of fighting.

In fact, including Danny Green, who Wang Shuo plans to use the Lakers' own second-round picks to select in the second round this year, are all players with a certain amount of instant combat power.

Historically, "Zhang Tielin", who played in North Carolina for four years, did not play at the beginning of his career......

Mainly because the team that drafted him in the 09/10 season was the Cleveland Cavaliers.

That season, it was the time when the Cavaliers would do whatever it took to keep James, so even if Green played in North Carolina for four years and became the captain of North Carolina in his senior year, the Cavaliers could only let him watch the water cooler.

In the same way, Wang Shuo remembers that DeRozan averaged 17.2 points per game in the second year of his career after adapting to the NBA game for one year.

As for Stephen Curry, who was nicknamed Wang Shuo's "own son" by American fans?

In contrast to many brainless people who say that Curry is not reused in the early part of his career in order to force inspiration, Curry averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game in his rookie season.

In this life, Stephen Curry, who strengthened core strength training and improved the way of breaking through under the guidance of Grover in his junior year, and further corrected and adjusted his shooting posture under the guidance of England and Dell Curry, in Wang Shuo's view, nothing can be said to be weaker than he remembers.

Otherwise, he, the "god of coaching", will not be a fool, and will simply commit suicide by caesarean section.

Including Xiao Ga, who has already practiced first-year with the Lakers.

On the surface, he was just Daga's stupid younger brother.

But if Wang Shuo remembers correctly, in history, Xiao Jia averaged 14.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in the 09/10 season.

This summer, Wang Shuo will not only control Xiaojia's weight more strictly than Dajia, but he will also let Xiaojia step closer to strengthen his three-point shooting training.

Xiao Jia's weight and height determine that he is one of the few players in the NBA who can barely carry Xiao Yao in the next era.

In addition, he is good at high-post dealing, as long as he can practice a stable three-point arc top, then at that time, even if the Knicks can use other players to fill Xiaoyao by rotating defense, the Lakers can also weaken the Knicks' defensive strength on the inside.

……

On June 25, the 2009 draft was held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

When NBA commissioner Falke Stern took the stage, the fans in the stadium unexpectedly rang out that deafening boos for him.

But Stern, who had already been fully prepared for this, did not panic at all.

After a smiling and customary opening remarks, Stern revealed the Cleveland Cavaliers' choice for the first pick in the first round of this year:

– Blake Griffin.

Then, with the second pick in the first round, the Los Angeles Lakers used their pick to select Stephen Curry from Davidson College.

At the draft meeting, the moment he learned that he was selected by the Lakers with a roster pick, Curry immediately hugged his family tightly.

In order to keep it secret, Curry at this moment did not know that after the Lakers selected him, Wang Shuo would become the Lakers coach in the new season.

However, due to the past two years, Curry and Kobe Bryant have already formed a deep friendship with the American men's basketball team, and Los Angeles is the big city that Curry misses......

So at this moment, where can Curry control his excitement?

Then, with the third pick in the first round, the Thunder selected James Harden from the University of Arizona according to their original plan.

As a recognized draft boy in Wang Shuo's memory.

In this life, although 2009 is no longer a "draft year" due to Wang Shuo's relationship, many years later, Wang Shuo believes that when people look back on this year's draft, ......

They will still be shocked by the quality of this year's first-round picks.

Because in the case of two MVPs in Wang Shuo's memory in the champion, Bangyan, and Tanhua, there are still surprises in the next round of the show.

With the fourth pick in the first round, Charlotte Bobcats selected Tyrek Evans from the University of Memphis.

With the fifth pick in the first round, the Warriors excitedly picked off Hashem Thabit, who is 221 cm tall.

With the sixth pick in the first round, the Timberwolves selected Rubio, the "Iron Boy" from Spain.

The seventh pick in the first round, after the Magic selected DeMar DeRozan, immediately completed the trade with the Lakers.

According to the trade agreement between the two parties, the Magic traded DeRozan and Gallinari from the Lakers for Andrew Bynum, the "little shark" who averaged 16.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game last season.

Counting Pekovic, who was drafted by the Magic that year and had to land in the NBA in the 10/11 season......

Wang Shuo always felt that the Magic team had an extraordinary paranoia about the center position.

The 22-year-old Bynum does look very good.

But......

In Wang Shuo's view, in the future, the Magic management is likely to hate Kupchak for the rest of his life.

Because of this deal, it is destined to nail the Magic uniform team to the pillar of shame.

With the ninth pick in the first round, Blanton Jennings was drafted by the Bucks.

In Wang Shuo's memory, the more famous Zhu Holiday , Ty Lawson and Jeff Teague in the first round this year were selected by the 76ers, Houston XX and Jazz respectively.

Truth be told, if you include Darren Collisson, who was drafted by the Celtics, and Jonny Flynn, who was drafted by the Hornets with the eighth pick in the first round, 2009 was a real year for point guards.

The Knicks selected Tony Douglass of Auburn University with the 29th pick in the first round.

Douglas, who is destined for the Knicks, is in Wang Shuo's memory, and will also be traded to the Knicks after being selected by the Lakers this year.

It's not a good and not too bad choice.

Douglas has some offensive ability and a good defensive attitude in the game.

The Knicks suffered a loss from Rondo last season, so they plan to pick a point guard this year in case they need it.

At the end of the first round of the draft, with the second pick in the second round, Kupchak selected Danny Green, the captain of North Carolina who won the NCAA championship with North Carolina this year, according to Wang Shuo's suggestion.

Then, with the twelfth pick in the second round, the Kings immediately traded with the Lakers after selecting Marcus Thornton.

The Kings traded Thornton and Jordan Jr. for the Lakers' two "supergiants" Vujacic and Walton Jr., as well as Shannon Brown, who was added to the deal as an add-on.

This deal, although the salary cannot be matched, can be successfully completed because the King's salary space can eat into Vujacic's contract with Wharton Jr.

After the Lakers and Kings made a deal, Wang Shuo turned off the TV and arrived in Los Angeles with Ao Mei on the 26th.

On the day Wang Shuo arrived in Los Angeles, the elder Bass personally made the east, and asked Bass Jr., Kupchak, and Kobe Bryant to accompany him, and hosted a banquet for Wang Shuo and Olsen in a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles.

During the meal, Kupchak looked at Wang Shuo and asked, "Do you still need to make a few trades?" ”

Wang Shuo shook his head and said, "No, the framework of our championship squad has been basically completed, and then we can discuss my contract issue."

Because it was only after I became the head coach of the Lakers that the old guys in the free agent market knew which team to pick this summer to chase their dreams. ”

Hearing this, Kobe Bryant and Bass Jr. were shocked!

Because although they are, they also believe in Wang Shuo's coaching ability......

But after the draft, the current Lakers lineup, except for Kobe and Odom, is either a rookie or a sophomore who has not yet played.

If you don't understand, just ask, such a lineup......

Can you also compete for the championship?

After taking a sharp breath of cool air, Little Bas plucked up the courage to ask, "Wang...... Do you really need to trade anymore?

It's true that we're not as rich as James Dolan, but we're not going to be reluctant to pay the luxury tax during your tenure. ”

Wang Shuo lit a cigar and said, "I really don't need it, believe me, the strongest person is already in the array." ”

Wang Shuo is well aware that although there are no more valuable players on the Lakers team that can be used as trade chips, given the Lakers' excellent performance in the past two years, the Lakers' future draft picks will definitely be valuable.

Can......

The NBA's roster is only 15 people who can sign up.

Moreover, the competition list can only be registered for 12 people.

In the current Lakers team, with a large number of young players who need playing time to practice, even if Wang Shuo makes two more trades, the Lakers need to have playing time to provide these players.

In Wang Shuo's view, the Lakers' weakest position at present is only power forward.

But with Odom and Gallinari both making cameo appearances in the No. 4 spot, Wang Shuo still wants to wait for Garnett's contract to expire next summer to solve the Lakers' No. 4 spot.

No. 3 position, next season, Gallinari, DeRozan, and Green can all play.

Not to mention the No. 2 position, after losing weight, Kobe Bryant Wang Shuo has to leave him at least about 36 minutes of playing time per game, plus Marcus Thornton and Curry, who can make a cameo in this position......

Speaking of which, Bass Jr. may not believe it, if all the players in the Lakers' current roster are at their peak, then in Wang Shuo's view, other teams will not have to play.

Kobe Bryant and Curry are both in the top ten stars in NBA history in Wang Shuo's memory.

Jr. and Jordan Jr. are both All-Star centers.

Azan is also a star swingman.

Odom, Gallinari, and Green are the best tool men with their own unique skills.

If Wang Shuo could not lead this Lakers team to win the championship before the death of old Buss, then Wang Shuo could only say......

He was willing to accompany old Bas to heaven to see what God looked like.

However, even though Wang Shuo's self-confidence shocked everyone at the dinner, Kobe Bryant was still a little aggrieved.

In the past two and a half years, Kobe Bryant has indeed made a lot of sacrifices in order to catch Wang Shuo.

But this summer, he will be 31 years old.

In Kobe's opinion, if Wang Shuo's idea next season is to let him take a group of young people to practice, then he can't accept it anyway.

Because Kobe's age determines ......

At this moment, he can't afford to wait any longer.

Wang Shuo saw the grievances in Kobe's heart, so after taking a sip of a cigar, he turned his head to Kobe and said: "Next season, I will not limit your shots on the court, and I will design a lot of offensive tactics for you."

I want you to average 40 points per game and lead the Lakers to shoot the league's No. 1 and NBA regular-season MVPs. ”

Bryant: "......"

Wait a minute......

40 points per game!?

First in the league?

Regular season MVP?

Looking at Kobe Bryant, who was still in extreme shock, Wang Shuo smiled: "But I only allow you to play like this for one season, and in the playoffs, you should pass the ball or have to pass the ball."

The talent of this Lakers team is definitely far beyond your imagination, and you will have a group of teammates you can trust in the new season. ”

After a pause, Wang Shuo added: "I think you all know that I am a person who will never break my promises, and at the Knicks, I used my coaching career to make a promise to Knicks fans.

In Los Angeles, I can also use my coaching career to give you a ticket. ”

At this moment, looking at Wang Shuo's sincere eyes, although he still feels that with the current lineup of the Lakers, it is too early for Wang Shuo to lead the Lakers to win the championship......

But it doesn't matter if others believe it or not, Bass Sr., Kupchak, Kobe, and Bass Jr. believe it.

After a while, Old Bass said to Wang Shuo: "The Lakers' financial resources can't be compared with the Knicks, and I know that you are not bad for money, but we still prepare a contract for you with an annual salary of $20 million and a term of 5 years, I hope you don't dislike it." ”

In the NBA, the head coach's salary is also a status symbol.

Therefore, even if $20 million at the moment is nothing to Wang Shuo, he will not save money for the Bass family.

However, Wang Shuo hopes that the length and structure of this contract can be changed.

It's not that he thinks the five-year contract is too long, but he prefers a "2+2" contract.

On the side, Xiao Baas was puzzled by Wang Shuo's thoughts.

After all, in the NBA, the vast majority of head coaches are eager to sign a lifetime contract with the team.

Because the length of a manager's contract will also affect a team's support for him, and whether he will choose to support him or be the star of the team when he has a conflict with the team's star player.

"I hope you understand what I'm thinking, and I mean very simply, two years, if I can't bring back at least one championship trophy to this Lakers team in two years, then I'm going to fire myself." Wang Shuo said after taking a sip of red wine.

If Wang Shuo's previous commitment has made the "Lakers F4" who participated in this dinner believe that he will definitely lead this Lakers team to regain glory.

At that moment......

Even Old Bass, looking at Wang Shuo, was full of appreciation and admiration.

At this moment, how could Kobe Bryant feel that the two-and-a-half-year wait was too aggrieved?

In Kobe's opinion, for the sake of this man, even if he waits for another two and a half years, why not?

After the dinner, Kupchak found Wang Shuo alone and said, "Wang, Lamar is in a contract year this summer, can I use your name to negotiate with him about renewing his contract?" ”

Wang Shuo said, "Why not? What, is Lamar not wanting to renew his contract with the Lakers? ”

Kupchak smiled wryly: "You also know that the Lakers have had a very bad record in the last two seasons. So as much as Lamar wants to play for the Lakers, he wants a max contract. ”

Historically, if Wang Shuo remembers correctly, after the Lakers won the championship in the 08/09 season, Odom would sign a four-year, $33 million contract with the Lakers.

This contract is definitely worth it based on Odom's performance before leaving the Lakers.

But if you have the highest salary......

"You can tell Lamar that a salary cap is never possible, and if he still doesn't want to renew his contract with the Lakers after you move out of me......

Then I'll look for a suitable replacement in the free agent market. Wang Shuo said to Kupchak.

In the summer of '09, the free agent market was not without the No. 4 big fish.

Take Carlos Boozer, for example.

But the reason why Boozer is not Wang Shuo's plan A is mainly because Wang Shuo knows very well that recruiting Boozer will not increase the probability that the Lakers will defeat the Knicks.

It's a very simple logical question.

That is, no matter how luxurious the Lakers' lineup is, there will always be only one ball on the basketball court.

Therefore, in the Lakers tactical system designed by Wang Shuo, players at the No. 4 and No. 5 positions must be sacrificed for the Lakers' outside teammates.

Boozer's defense decided that Wang Shuo couldn't lock up the Lakers' salary space for him.

Admittedly, Odom's scoring efficiency on the court isn't as consistent as Boozer's, but does this new Lakers need a No. 4 player to score?

And the Knicks than the inside hard solution efficiency?

No kidding, Wang Shuo is not so naïve.

He is well aware that the Lakers' future No. 4 position only needs playmaking ability, as well as range and players who are good at helping defense.

Moreover, using a maximum salary to sign a star power forward in his playing year, but only letting him do the work of a tool man on the field, in Wang Shuo's opinion, is too extravagant.

No matter how willing the Lakers are to pay the luxury tax, that's not how the salary space is used.

Therefore, at this moment, Wang Shuo reminded Kupchak that the free agent market this summer is not without alternatives, and the main thing is to let Kupchak put pressure on Odom.

Perhaps in the defensive position of the number four, Odom has his own flaws.

But if the Lakers can keep Odom on a cost-effective contract as they remember, then Odom and Jr. will play a very important role together in their own tactical system.

Tell the truth.

Wang Shuo never thought of waiting until next summer to completely solve the Lakers' No. 4 problem before leading the Lakers to a championship.

Because as long as the new season can give the young players in the Lakers enough playing time to exercise......

In Wang Shuo's view, this Lakers team is not without the possibility of shooting through the Knicks in four games in a one-round series.

It can only be said that in Wang Shuo's eyes, Garnett is indeed the most suitable No. 4 player for this Lakers.

But, if he could, Wang Shuo also wanted to say that to this Kevin:

- We were already champions before you came.

The next day, Kupchak brought back good news to Wang Shuo.

That is, after Kupchak moved out of Wang Shuo, Odom immediately "beaten" his agent and expressed his loyalty to the Lakers to Kupchak on the phone.

"You're saying Lamar is willing to sign a three-year, $24 million contract?" Wang Shuo said to Kupchak.

Kupchak nodded: "As soon as I said that you were going to coach the Lakers, he was immediately willing to renew his contract, and he never mentioned the maximum salary he said before." ”

After a pause, Kupchak said, "King, I know that you are a man who prefers to be in need, but ...... We can't just rotate Lamar and Danilo for the No. 4 spot in the new season, right? ”

Wang Shuo smiled: "I plan to ask Rasheed Wallace if he would like to come to Los Angeles for a year after signing with the Lakers." ”

In this life, "Roaring Tianzun", who has not yet tasted the championship, was plagued by injuries last season and followed the Pacers to win another overall runner-up.

Wang Shuo believes that in this life, he will definitely not dare to ask for a contract above the middle class to support the elderly as he remembers.

Wang Shuo intends to provide Wallace with a veteran base salary.

The historical Wallace still has gas next season, and as long as he is willing to get in the car, Wang Shuo will be more than happy to give him a ride.