Chapter 486 The offseason is over

  While the Jazz were happy and the Lakers were disappointed, the Blazers management was also studying lineup issues.

  The owner Paul Allen appeared in person, brought in Da Meng and Duncan, and directly pushed the Blazers to the championship level in the first gear of the league, which made the entire management feel like a stimulant.

Bob Whithit, who had just taken over as general manager for two years, was nicknamed the Trader. It was under his advice that Paul Allen initiated a trade with the Suns after failing to trade old K, and finally got a big dream. and Duncan.

   Now what Whithit has to do is to strengthen the lineup, strengthen the rationality of the lineup, and make the lineup more combative.

   In this regard, the first thing to consider is the two strongest teams in the West, the Lakers and the Jazz. They are the biggest obstacle for the Blazers to break out of the West, and the lineup should also be built for them.

At present, the main lineup of the Blazers includes the main center Da Meng, the main power forward Duncan, the main shooting guard Isaiah Ryder, and the main point guard Damon Stoudemire. These four main players are either super centers or super champions. Show, the remaining two are also stars, the main lineup can be called luxurious.

This main lineup may change next season, because Stoudemire’s rookie contract expires and will be renewed next year. Last time we talked about an early renewal, and the agent offered an annual salary of tens of millions, but he couldn’t agree. , because there is simply no space left.

   In the bench lineup, there are Brian Grant, Gary Trent, Walter Williams, etc., all of which are good substitutes, and at least two of them are high-quality role players with an average of 10+ per game.

   “It feels pretty perfect.”

   Looking at the lineup in his hand, Whithead couldn’t think of how to strengthen it.

  The inside line can be opened, and at the same time, he can play a very efficient low-post attack, which he is sure of.

   Not to mention the big dream, he can be called the most versatile center in the history of the league, even more versatile than the old K.

Tim Duncan, the No. 1 draft pick, showed his all-round and stable skills in the NCAA game. His basic skills are extremely solid. He can shoot, dunk and pass. Excellent ability.

As long as Duncan doesn’t pull his hips, as long as the big dream can maintain the performance of 23+9+3+1.8+2.5 last season, even if the state declines a little, these two team up, in the league’s interior combination, can reach the top offensive and defensive standards .

Whether it’s Old K, Postman + Sabonis, O’Neal + Oakley, Ewing + Rick Schmitz, David Robinson + Dino Radia, I believe Big Dream and Duncan can handle it, at least they won’t fall downwind.

   “Championship, here we come!” A confident smile appeared on his face.

  …

   At the end of July, Wang Tiejun and Yu Feihong came to Hong Kong, which was a month after the return.

   After playing here for a few days, we will go to Southeast Asia to play, but now Southeast Asia, it is quite bad, the financial turmoil has begun to sweep across Southeast Asia, and it is getting more and more intense. The two also plan to go to Singapore and skip other places.

At this time, in the NBA just a few days after the freezing period, the most interesting big deals have come to an end, the biggest stars have already settled down, and the general situation of the league’s new season is becoming clearer and clearer. The major media and some The star began to analyze the situation in the new season.

Heat general manager and head coach Pat Riley talked about the situation of the NBA’s new season in a sports speech. He faced hundreds of spectators who participated in the speech and said: “The league should have entered a new model, before. The model of one person, one city that has persisted for decades has become a thing of the past, and the era of star formation has come.”

Just retired former Mosaic main point guard, 95/96 championship member, Jets Kenny Smith joined TNT as an official NBA commentator, and he talked about the new season on a TNT NBA show. situation.

“I think there are currently three first-tier teams in the West, that is, championship-level teams. They are the old K’s Lakers, the big dream Trail Blazers, and the Postman’s Jazz. These three teams, I At present, it is impossible to see the level of their strength, because they are all so powerful.

  The same is true in the East. There are also three teams in the first pot, namely Jordan’s Knicks, David Robinson’s Celtics, Ewing and Reggie Miller’s Pacers.

  These six championship teams will have the most tragic fight in the new season. I don’t think anyone can know who they will win in the end, except God.

   Under them, the league still has a group of second-tier strong teams. The Eagles, Heat, and Hornets in the East are good, and the Supersonics and Mosaic are also in the West.

   In comparison, there are fewer second-tier teams in the West. Both the Suns and Spurs are going through disintegration and reconstruction. Although Mosaic has Barkley and Glider, they are too old and have lost their competitiveness, which is a pity. ”

  Chamberlain spoke again on ABC’s live TV interview about the new season.

   He won a championship with the Lakers, played for five seasons, and retired from the Lakers. He is considered a Lakers legend, so he was the first to talk about the Lakers.

   “The Lakers got the old K. This is Mr. Bass’ biggest wish in recent years. Everyone knows that he has been chasing the old K.”

   Having said this, he changed his words and said: “But I don’t think this transaction is very rational, why?

  Tim Duncan’s talent is visible to the naked eye, and he is a fully mature body, I even think he may play, debut is the peak performance.

   In addition, his character is extremely stable, his psychology is very mature, and his style of play is very team-based. He should belong to the best cornerstone of the team. It is a pity that the Lakers gave up on him.

Old K is very strong, but he has started to show some injury problems, and we all know that once the injury starts to appear, it will accumulate more and more, it will only get worse, so I think the injury Ill should lower old K’s future evaluation.

The Lakers used a big dream that was not old to add Duncan, yes, and Eddie Jones, and traded old K for three. I think this is irrational. If you don’t believe me, the future game between the Blazers and the Lakers, It should be able to prove my words. ”

   “I don’t like him.” Kobe said, staring at the TV.

   Kobe’s mother, who was packing her suitcase, glanced at the TV and said, “I think he’s right, Kobe, three for one, the Lakers suffer, no matter how much old K benefits, it’s not worth so much.”

   “Mom, you didn’t understand what I said at all?” Kobe said angrily.

“what did you say?”

   “He said one for three, which is nonsense. It was obviously three for two, but he completely ignored me.” Kobe said angrily.

   “Oh, God, yes, he was wrong…” Kobe’s mother suddenly realized.

   Kobe hummed twice, didn’t want to talk anymore, got up, picked up the ball and walked out.

   “Kobe, we’re about to leave, where are you going?” Kobe’s mother Pam Bryant shouted from behind.

   “There’s still time, I’ll practice shooting for a while.”

   An hour later, the Kobe family will set off, and they will all move to Los Angeles, where they will settle.

  …

  The time has entered the first ten days of August, and Wang Tiejun and his wife have already arrived in Europe.

He knows the team’s current lineup. Fan Lunzi at No. 1 has not yet shot, but there are still people who can play at No. 1. With Richmond at No. 2, there is no big problem with the back line. of.

Especially when the Bulls disintegrate, the perimeter will no longer have to face the top perimeter defense like the Bulls, the pressure will be much less, and it will be almost no problem. The Lakers will not be able to create an All-Star perimeter lineup. Shooting guards in their prime, and veteran star point guards like Mark Price, to be honest, are already very strong.

   There is still a search for No. 4, and there is no whereabouts at present. He can’t do anything about it. He can’t be in a hurry, so he will look for it slowly.

  At 4 pm on August 9th, the plane of the two arrived in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

   “Old K, Feihong.”

   “Brother Cheng.”

  Cheng Long brought a group of people to pick up the plane.

   He happened to be filming “Who Am I” in Rotterdam. Knowing that Pharaoh was traveling in Europe, he invited the two to watch him filming.

   The total investment of this drama is not very large, about 10 million US dollars, about 80 million yuan, and Feige Film and Television also invested 30 million.

   “Iron Army.”

   “Brother Iron Army.”

   There are also several people who came from the original K martial arts hall, headed by Liu Changfeng, and now belong to the martial arts company jointly established by Feihong and Cheng Long.

  Because the people in K Wuguan are proficient in martial arts, and some people in Fighting Hall have joined the Wuxing Company, Cheng Long’s current movies not only use his family class, but also the people from the Wuxing Company, and the action style has changed more.

   “Brother Changfeng, are you still getting used to it outside?” Pharaoh asked.

   “Okay.” Liu Changfeng nodded and smiled.

   He usually stays in Hollywood to manage the Wuxing Company. This time, Cheng Long invited him to come. Cheng Long values ​​this movie very much.

   “Old K.”

   Lu Huiguang, who came with Cheng Long, greeted with a smile, and several martial artists in the marriage class also greeted him with enthusiasm and respect.

   Including Lu Huiguang, they are warm and respectful to Lao Wang, there is a reason.

  In the past, the family class received very little money, but now because of the lot of work in Hollywood, the pay is many times more. This is the reason of Pharaoh, so they are very grateful to Pharaoh, and they are all very respectful.

  Pharaoh chatted with them, and then got into Cheng Long’s car.

   “Old K, go to the Lakers, the future will be better!” Cheng Long laughed.

   “In desperation, I wish I could play with the Suns.” Pharaoh shook his head.

   “Brother Cheng, your filming is almost done, when will it be released?” Yu Feihong asked.

   “Come on, plus post-production, I plan to release it in time for the Spring Festival.” Cheng Long laughed.

   “You said there was a scene of jumping off a building, it was very exciting?” Lao Wang asked.

   “It’s okay, I’ll shoot tomorrow.” Cheng Long laughed.

   “Tell me about it specifically?” Pharaoh asked.

   “That’s it, we shot it on a 27-story building, and that building has a big slope, that’s what I liked. I’m going to slide down from the top floor, the **** is so steep…”

  Cheng Long gestured while talking, it was about a forty-five degree angle.

   “You slipped off that?”

   “Yeah, jump down, then slide down.”

  Pharaoh felt a little pain in his head, and his courage was quite big, but when he thought of jumping down from the 27th floor, even if it was a forty-five-degree slope, his legs were weak.

   “Is there any drama today?” He asked after looking at the sky.

   “No, I just finished filming the fight scene on the top floor, and I will jump off the building tomorrow.” Cheng Long said.

   On the second day, on the top floor of the Williams Wolf Building, a large group of people were doing the final preparations before jumping off the building.

  Cheng Long also has a stand-in, both of them have to jump, and finally the best clips are edited from the action shots of the two people.

  Pharaoh walked over to Cheng Long and looked at the big glass **** one meter away in front of him, feeling his legs were a little weak.

  Cheng Long grabbed his arm from the side and said, “Old K, stand back, don’t be surprised.”

   He looked at Cheng Long’s body, there was steel wire, and there was a certain guarantee of safety.

   “Are you afraid?” he asked curiously.

   “I’m afraid to jump, that’s how I came to film. If you don’t jump, someone will jump. There are many people who are not afraid of death. If you don’t jump, you can’t get out!” Cheng Long laughed.

“Be careful.”

  Pharaoh patted Cheng Long on the shoulder.

   “It’s okay, in fact, the one I jumped from in Hongfan District is really dangerous. There is no safety rope, and most of it will be gone if you fall.” Cheng Long laughed.

  When you are ready, jump from the stand-in first.

  This stand-in is from the married class. When he was standing there preparing to jump, Lao Wang saw his throat move. It was obvious that this martial artist was also very scared.

   But the next moment, the stand-in roared and jumped down.

   When I saw the stand-in jumping down, to be honest, the always daring Old Wang felt that the blood in his body instantly solidified.

   Soon after, it was Cheng Long’s turn, he also roared and jumped down.

   One dance per person, director Chen Musheng felt that it was not enough, so he asked Cheng Long to dance again.

   After jumping twice in a row, Cheng Long also had soft legs and feet. After returning to the top floor, he didn’t care about resting, so he ran over and asked the director, “Brother Sheng, do you still want to jump?”

“okay.”

  Chen Musheng shook his head.

   “Hoo!”

  Cheng Long let out a long breath, and then sat down on the floor.

   “Brother Cheng, it seems that you are more dangerous than us playing basketball when you shoot an action movie.” Pharaoh said, squatting beside him.

   “I hope this drama will become popular.” Cheng Long said with a smile.

   “Just rush to your lifeless jumping off the building scene, it will definitely become popular.” Lao Wang gave a thumbs up.

  Although there is a steel wire, that thing is not 100% safe. If it breaks, it may rush down and fall into meat sauce, so Cheng Long’s play is indeed a life-threatening fight.

  …

   After staying in Rotterdam for two days, the two of them left and flew to South America, where they stayed until late August before returning to China and landing at the Capital International Airport on August 28.

   During this time, Horry called him and joined the Celtics.

   The two have been playing all over the world for forty days. During this time, Erya, with the help of Daya, has put up the construction company’s shelf.

  525 young people who came back, all voluntarily invested in shares, each with 800,000 yuan, and raised 420 million yuan.

   “Old man, there is a total of one billion registered capital. You pay for the rest, which is close to 80 million US dollars. You are the major shareholder with a shareholding ratio of 58%.” Erya said.

   “I didn’t plan to buy shares?” Old Wang said in surprise.

   “If you don’t buy shares, how can they feel at ease?”

   Erya gave Pharaoh a white look and asked, “Are you not believing in this project of mine and afraid of losing money?”

   “That’s fine, let’s get in, sigh, I finally saved a little money in the past two years, and I’m going to go in again.” Old Wang muttered.

Erya introduced: “I have hired some management personnel here, and the company’s framework has been set up. Now I am going to directly acquire a private construction company with good qualifications, and then poach people from other construction companies to recruit a few engineering teams, so I can get started. Faster. More than 500 people in the village will also undergo various trainings…”

   “Okay, don’t tell me this, how can I listen? After more than a month of delay, I went to training.” Lao Wang quickly got up and left.

   Erya said helplessly: “The construction company will take a lot of time. We also need to set up a trading company. There is also a martial arts hall in the United States. There are a lot of things!”

   Daya comforted: “Don’t be afraid, you can find a good general manager of a construction company to preside over, just poach people from a large state-run construction company with high salaries, and you will definitely be able to dig.

  The trading company should set up a shelf first. This is mainly a matter of purchase and sales channels, and it is easy to have connections. At the martial arts hall, come back to the United States and take it slow. ”

On the morning of the 30th, Jerry West called.

   “Old K, just completed a trade that sent Nick Van Exel to the Nuggets, plus our second-round pick next year, in exchange for their first-round No. 10 pick Danny Fortson this year.”

   “Danny Fortson?”

  Pharaoh recalled that he was a very wild, very strong guy with dreadlocks. When he watched the draft last time, he had a bit of an impression, a beast.

   West introduced: “He has a hand in rebounding. Last season in the NCAA University of Cincinnati, he averaged less than 30 minutes per game, scored 20 points and 9.8 rebounds, and shot 62%.

   Of course, the NCAA data is not very useful in the NBA, it depends on his performance. He can play the 4 or he can come off the bench for you. ”

  Pharaoh knows that the team’s reinforcements are almost there. Because of the trade of Fan Lunzi, the Lakers have no bargaining chips.

On September 5th, Wang Tiejun went to the airport to pick him up. The Lakers’ president of operations came with a few managers and staff. He wanted to open several peripheral sales departments in several major cities in China. The capital was here on Fengshen Street. , is also the headquarters of the Lakers in China.

   “Erwin, welcome to China.”

   “Old K, take me to your Fengshen Street, I want to take a look.” Magic Johnson said impatiently.

   He is now working two jobs, one as an ABC commentator and one as the Lakers’ president of operations, and the latter job just took office.

   Came to Fengshen Street, Magic Johnson looked at the lively street and said dumbfounded: “Old K, is this street all yours?”

  Pharaoh pointed to the basketball hall and hotel under construction in the north and said, “That is my K-era sports center. The investment has reached 100 million US dollars, and it will be fully completed by the end of next year.”

   “Old K, you are too rich.” Magic Johnson said with envy and hatred.

   “Over there, we will also build several five-star hotels and business buildings in the future.” Old Wang said again with a smile on Guide Street.

   “How much money do you have?” Magic Johnson asked enviously.

  Pharaoh scolded and said sternly: “I have a lot of money. I just spent 80 million dollars to start a construction company. Now I can’t even pay a million.”

   Magic Johnson twitched his cheeks and asked in a low voice, “Old K, take me with you, I want to do some investment with you.”

“Okay, my second sister and my wife discussed that we want to set up an import and export trading company. You can also open one in the United States, so that what we want here, you can buy it for us, and you can eat it if you earn the difference. full.”

   “Are you serious?” Magic Johnson asked quickly.

   “Can that be fake?” Lao Wang said.

   “Okay, I’ll do it when I go back.” Magic Johnson nodded.

   Old Wang said: “Don’t do it alone, I’ll pull in Lightning, Lei Gong, Fliggy, and Da Meng, and if you have money, everyone will make it together.”

   “OK, just don’t forget me.” Magic Johnson nodded again and again.

   After a week, a Lakers peripheral sales store opened on Fengshen Street, focusing on the surroundings of Wang Tiejun.

   On the first day of opening, his jerseys were sold out, and the 3,000 jerseys prepared were sold out.

  33 is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s retired number, 32 is Magic Johnson’s retired number, and Wang Tiejun finally chose 31 as his jersey number for the Lakers.

   On September 14th, Magic Johnson left the capital with satisfaction and went to Shanghai with his men.

  For him, this visit has been very rewarding. Lao K’s peripheral sales are very popular, and he has also discussed with Lao Wang and his brother about the trading company, which can kill two birds with one stone.

   At the end of September, the construction company was officially established.

   Erya used high salaries to poach several highly capable executives from state-owned enterprises, and they were in charge of the company’s operations. She and Daya will go to the United States at the end of the month.

  The time has entered October, the new season is approaching, and Wang Tiejun is also preparing to go to the United States.

   This time, the whole family went, and Wang Aiguo and Liu Damei, who were reluctant to bear their grandson, also went.

  October 1st, National Day, Dabao caught Zhou and invited more than a dozen tables at home. Then the next day, the family and Gao Bin boarded the plane and flew to the United States.