NBA: I am a master dealer

Everything has settled, and people's discussions and arguments have nothing to do with Xue Liancheng.

Because Xue Liancheng has been admitted to the most famous local hospital and is preparing for major surgery.

This time, the soft tissue and tailbone were injured, and the injury was quite serious.

The recovery period lasts 4-6 months.

In other words, if everything goes well, he can return before the start of the new season.

And if things don’t go well, it will take until December or even January.

This news was also a bombshell. No one expected that Xue Liancheng was injured so seriously.

In fact, even Xue Liancheng himself didn't expect it.

The diagnosis given by the doctor was that his soft tissue contusion was caused by continuous strains after being forced to play.

In addition, in last season's game with the Eagles, he was pushed by Sefolosha in mid-air, which also caused a soft tissue contusion in the buttocks.

Injuring him twice in a row complicated his injury.

It may also have negative effects in the future, that is, sequelae.

of course.

The sequelae of this is that you should not injure yourself here in the future, otherwise it will be easy for the old injury to recur.

In this regard.

Xue Liancheng has no regrets.

No matter how you look at it, it is a great deal for a championship player to recuperate for half a year.

Although there may be side effects, everything is fine.

After all, he doesn't rely on speed or explosive power to survive. Soft tissue tears and contusions are indeed difficult to deal with, but they are not fatal.

It can be regarded as a loss and a gain.

But the market reaction is not like this.

"Such a serious injury, don't destroy this genius!"

"It's already slow, but if you don't move like a snail, you'll be in trouble."

"Xue Liancheng worked really hard for the championship. I don't know if it's worth it if the injury is so serious this time."

"The championship is in hand, why isn't it worth it?"

"Too many stars have lost their lives due to injuries. Xue Liancheng's injury has the risk of sequelae. I don't know how far he can go in the future."

"It will take half a year to recover. It was indeed a serious fall."

"I don't know if the Knicks will offer him a maximum salary."

"This is necessary, but Xue Liancheng's free market value is not that great. After all, he will be off until January next year. Who knows what will happen by then."

"Green is really not a human being..."

Amidst the sounds of regret, some people directly scolded Chaidan Green.

Then there was an uproar in China.

"Draymond Green is trash. He is simply despicable and despicable. This kind of person should be permanently banned from the game."

"Oh my God! Is the injury so serious? What should I do if I make an appointment with the Olympics?"

"I thought there was hope for the national team this year, but this happened."

"Be sure to take good care of your injuries and don't be in a hurry to come back."

"I hope Brother Shui gets better soon."

In addition to condemning Chasing Green and feeling sorry for the Olympics, he also sent blessings to Xue Liancheng.

The media giants are also very sensible and put their front pages on the front page to send their blessings to Xue Liancheng.

The scale is really jaw-dropping.

After Xue Liancheng completed the operation, he went home to recuperate directly and did not participate in the championship parade.

Time flew by.

The draft day is quickly approaching.

The lottery ceremony has long ended. The digital player got the No. 1 pick as he wished. The Los Angeles Lakers were one move short and only got the No. 2 pick. The Nets were lucky enough to get the No. 3 pick.

But unfortunately, this pick was already given to the Celtics when they traded for Garnett and Pierce.

In other words, the Nets made a wedding dress for the Celtics.

What's even more unfortunate is that the Nets' pick next year still belongs to the Celtics.

It can be described as a big operation to vomit blood.

And it's not just the Nets management that makes bad moves, the Knicks' former management also has similar experience.

The Nuggets have a priority swap of the Knicks' draft picks this year. If they don't swap, then the pick belongs to the Raptors.

Anyway, it has nothing to do with the Knicks.

But Dolan still called Xue Liancheng to ask for advice and asked who he liked in this year's draft.

Naturally, Xue Liancheng would not give any advice, but replied in an arrogant way: He had never studied the new draft picks, so he had no right to speak.

of course.

Dolan called not only to talk about this, but also to discuss contract renewal.

However, Xue Liancheng used the excuse of returning to China to recuperate due to injury and informed the other party that he wanted to have an interview about contract renewal.

Dolan didn't say anything.

In fact, there is nothing to say. After all, this attitude is already obvious. What Xue Liancheng conveyed is to try the free market.

Dolan is also very confident about this. He feels that with the Knicks' current lineup and the big check he has thrown out, Xue Liancheng will definitely not refuse.

After all, New York can be regarded as the place where Xue Liancheng successfully became a god. The market is huge and the team is competitive. There is no reason for Xue Liancheng to change to a new environment.

I don't know.

Over there, Kobe had secretly called Xue Liancheng.

Kobe: "Hi! How do you feel after the surgery?"

Xue Liancheng: "Fortunately, everything went well."

Kobe didn't talk about the bet at first, but used his own experience as a guide: "Don't be afraid of it, face it bravely, you will overcome the psychological barriers, I have experience in this area, as long as you don't think too much, Then there is no so-called fear of injury.”

Xue Liancheng smiled: "I'm not that serious yet."

Many players have injury phobia, which means that after a serious injury, there will be a psychological barrier.

Just like Prince George, who broke his leg, said: When I first came back, when I took off and landed, I would subconsciously look at the floor.

This is one of the psychological barriers.

Not daring to exert force or resist is also a kind of psychological barrier.

Kobe calmed him down as soon as he came up, which still made him feel warm in his heart.

Kobe laughed loudly: "Haha... now I finally know why you are so successful."

Xue Liancheng suddenly became interested: "Why?"

Kobe: "Because you have a strong heart. The soft tissue contusion can be big or small, and the muscles and bones are injured. You have to rest for half a year, but you can calm down. This is not easy. Most people may not be able to do it. arrive."

Although it was a compliment, Xue Liancheng didn't take it seriously: "Thank you for your compliment."

Kobe added at this time, "Anyway, I couldn't do it when I was young, and I was often anxious about it."

Xue Liancheng was immediately surprised, but didn't know what to say: "..."

Kobe changed the subject, "By the way, why did you come to Los Angeles? Man, it's time to fulfill your promise."

Xue Liancheng: "I will definitely do what I promise you, but I have a condition."

Promises must be kept.

This is his bargaining chip to save Kobe in the future, and he cannot go back on his word.

The next time he proposes a bet, Kobe will definitely agree. If Kobe loses, he will definitely implement it.

After all, Kobe was too embarrassed to act rogue.

Kobe was overjoyed and said, "Don't mention one, ten thousand will be no problem."

Xue Liancheng: "I hope that I can participate in the entire process of the draft and trade."

Kobe suddenly lost his voice: "..."

This kind of treatment was not available even when he was in the Alliance.

How could he agree to Xue Liancheng?

Xue Liancheng: "Is it difficult?"

Kobe said honestly, "This is not something I can control. Don't say I retired. I didn't retire, and Mickey can't listen to me."

This Mitch is Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak.

A very obsessed leader.

Xue Liancheng: "In this way, if he wants to make transactions and sign people, I have the right to know in advance. Isn't this difficult?"

no way……

The Lakers' offseason operations were really bad. If he didn't get involved, this would be a bad team.

He prides himself on being awesome.

But it’s not so awesome as to lead a bunch of losers into the playoffs!

Look at the Lakers' operations this offseason, it's really dazzling. It can stun people directly.

Ingram was selected with the second pick, and Zubac was selected with the second pick in the second round. These two operations are relatively good.

The operation of the trading market is the most suffocating.

Luol Deng was signed for 4 million in 7500 years, and a super garbage contract was born.

After Luol Deng came to the Lakers, he was only 31 years old, but his status was like that of a veteran on the verge of retirement. He averaged only 7.6 points per game and shot only 38.7% from the field. Many statistics set new career low records.

The most egregious thing is that he played a total of 56 games and 13 minutes for the Lakers.

That's right.

These games were played during the contract period.

Not only did he perform poorly on the court, Luol Deng always looked tired during training, looking like he was dying, and he had no intention of playing at all.

In desperation, the Lakers had no choice but to end the contract. In the summer of 2018, the Lakers reached a buyout agreement with Luol Deng. They divided Luol Deng's last year's salary of US$1500 million into three years, that is, Said that in the next three seasons, Luol Deng was able to get a salary of US$3 million from the Lakers.

It is precisely because of these 500 million that the Lakers are unable to carry out in-depth reinforcements, which seriously affects the future of the team.

There is no doubt that this is a pure fraudulent contract and a dereliction of duty by the Lakers management.

If he takes over the Lakers, he will never allow this to happen.

of course.

The most important thing is that he and Luol Deng don't call each other, and the two sides still have some minor grudges.

Then there is Mozgov's 4-year, 6400 million contract, which is also a super-bad garbage contract that makes people deeply hate it.

Mozgov's performance with the Cavaliers this season is actually not very good, averaging only 6.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Based on this data, it is simply unbelievable that he got a four-year, 4 million contract.

Maybe Mozgov never dreamed that he would be so valuable, let alone that the Lakers, the biggest loser, would go ahead and offer him a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions.

In addition, there is the handsome guy Luke Walton.

As soon as the regular season ended this season, the Lakers couldn't wait to offer 5 million for five years to the Warriors' chief assistant coach, allowing this handsome guy with a mediocre career to coach the Lakers.

That's right.

Luke Walton is the Walton who witnessed Kobe's entire peak.

Except for the strong attention of the Lakers, which makes people remember this name, the rest is not worth mentioning at all.

He announced his retirement in 13 and joined the Warriors assistant coaching staff in the 14-15 season. After Gentry left the following year, he successfully became the Warriors' chief assistant. Cole took a break due to a back injury, and Walton was thrust into the public eye.

However, due to the arrival of Xue Liancheng, the Warriors failed to compete in the finals for two consecutive seasons, and his resume was not considered successful.

The reason why the Lakers couldn't wait to win Walton may be because Walton is a former Lakers player. He has played with the Lakers for six full years and won the 09 and 10 championships with the team. He is considered a meritorious figure.

And now the mainstream of the league is small lineups, and the energy bursting out in the small ball era is simply dazzling.

Xue Liancheng and Curry are both representatives of the small ball era, and by extension to the teams behind them, first of all, Xue Liancheng, the Heat are not successful this season, and the Knicks assistant coaching staff are all newly formed, and there is no reliability at all.

So they chose to do the next best thing and brought in Walton, the Warriors' chief assistant coach.

But the fact is that Walton is a pure copycat, leading the Lakers to the bottom for three consecutive years.

Then went to the king, and continued to the bottom.

This shows the problem. Wharton only knows how to imitate and has no real goods in his stomach.

How to lead the Lakers to achieve results under Walton is the biggest problem.

Anyway, to describe it in one sentence, the Lakers next season in the historical trajectory will be a mess.

In addition to these factors, the Lakers lineup is also a big problem.

Either a rookie, a quasi-rookie, or a loser with no defensive ability...

Let’s break down the Lakers’ main rotations.

Point guard Russell, who was their second overall pick last year, is the team's absolute focus for training, but Walton doesn't know if there is something wrong with his brain. He actually allowed this core backcourt to average only 28 minutes per game.

Is this an attitude of cultivating with all your strength?

Then there's shooting guard Nick Young, who basically doesn't have a particularly big role except for rushing to score points.

Definitely not a championship jigsaw, nor a high-quality role player, because this guy only attacks but does not defend, and he is also very independent.

Small forwards Ingram and Luol Deng, the latter needless to say, let's just talk about Ingram. Logically speaking, the Lakers should focus on cultivating him if they take him second.

result……

He played as a substitute for Luol Deng for half the season. In addition to eating cakes and cutting, he also took charge of the ball and offensive scenes, which was really pitiful.

Power forward Randall was a rookie in the same class as Xue Liancheng, but Randall was much more talented than Xue Liancheng. The seventh pick in the first round was taken by the Lakers.

Randle has proven himself this season, averaging a double-double of 11.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

But next season, Randall has no tendency to become the core inside.

The center is Mozgov, so there is no need to talk about it.

On the bench, they have two strong players, Lou Williams and Clarkson. Although both are strong, their functionality is almost the same.

If you add Nick Young, you have three individual guards, and none of the three guards have much defense.

Isn't this fatal?

I don't understand the Lakers' team building ideas at all.

The remaining important rotation is last year's 27th pick Nance, Blake, Zubac and others. There is not even a serious forward on the bench.

This lineup structure is simply bizarre.

I don’t know if Kupchak is crazy or if Walton asked for it.

Xue Liancheng guessed that it would be both. Walton wanted to experiment with the small ball era, and wanted Luol Deng to play the fourth position, Mozgov to be a rim protector like Bogut, and then a group of guards to push the speed.

And Kupchak drafted Zubac, plus Nance and Black, all of them are centers. They are obviously still immersed in the concept of team building that the closer they are to the basket, the easier it is to win.

It is particularly worth mentioning that among all the Lakers, no player will average more than 30 minutes per game next season, which can be described as the ultimate balance doctrine.

If this is not Wharton’s fault, then whose fault could it be?

so.

From the Lakers to the general manager, then to the coaching staff, and down to the players, they all have problems of one kind or another.

In such an extremely chaotic environment, no matter how confident he was, he would not dare to think about the playoffs.

Unless modified.

That's why he had to make conditions to Kobe.

Originally, I was willing to admit defeat.

But with the current situation of the Lakers, he really has no way to lead them!

Kobe was silent for a moment and replied: "I think I need to communicate with him."

Xue Liancheng: "Tell him that I am only willing to sign a two-year contract. If the operations during the offseason are particularly bad or the results are unsatisfactory, then I will leave next season. This can be regarded as my fulfillment of my promise to you."

These words seemed to be a threat to Kupchak, but in fact, his words were more like informing Kobe in advance.

This was the escape route he had in mind.

If it really doesn't work for the Lakers, then get out in time and leave this super whirlpool.

In fact, the Lakers are not just a problem with the coaching staff and player organization. Their biggest problem is that the management is seizing power.

With the death of old Buss, the Lakers team was divided into two teams: Jim Buss, Kupchak and Jenny Buss, and Magic Johnson. They were basically fighting to the point of incompatibility.

The Lakers in this state of power struggle are in a quagmire, and he doesn't want to get stuck in it.

But he was also unwilling to break his promise.

Then taking a year to test the water is the best choice.

Kobe was stunned for a moment and took a deep breath: "Understood."

Xue Liancheng added: "I hope I can pass on your legend, but I want to play well."

Kobe: "I know."

Xue Liancheng: "It's good to know. Thank you for your understanding. See you in Los Angeles in two months."

In fact, he had another concern that he didn't mention.

That is, he is really worried about having a bad season with the Lakers. If he can't even make the playoffs, the momentum created by his two consecutive championships will be lost immediately.

Just like James came to the Lakers in the historical trajectory, he directly failed to enter the playoffs and was criticized by fans for a lifetime.

——In the east I am domineering, in the west I am invisible.

He doesn't want to bear such a reputation, so he must make a name for himself with the Lakers. No matter how high he is, he must at least advance to the second round.

This is his goal.

It depends on whether the management can stop fighting and be willing to let go of this group of new people with great potential.

of course.

He estimated that the Lakers management did not have such courage.

Then the next best thing is to find some very capable role players in the free market.

In this way, with the depth of the overall lineup, they can also roll over in the playoffs without making a splash.

This is his minimum requirement.

If this requirement cannot be met, then he can really only fulfill his promise to Kobe. What happens next is none of his business.

He doesn't want to deal with the Lakers' bad things.

(End of this chapter)