The people in Bruce's box were still gloating about his misfortune, but in the box a little further away, the Lakers management was completely panicked.

West also looked angry. He was actually cut off twice today.

Kobe Bryant and Kerry Kittles got neither.

"General Manager Jerry, what should we do now?"

The top management of the Lakers team is now completely confused.

What to do, what to do, I wish I knew what to do.

After looking at his subordinates who were all busy, West suddenly felt very angry.

"Let's talk to the Hornets first and the deal is cancelled."

Nonsense, people have been picked up by other teams, and I am still trading with you. How can I like the crooks of the Hornets?

"Call Mitch again and I'll talk to him."

He has no choice but to deal with the New York Hans. Now he has no choice but to go to Mitch Kupchak to talk about trading Kobe.

If he really had to choose a team to trade, West would also choose the New York Hans. Compared to Kerry Kittles, West still prefers Kobe. After all, Kobe is only a high school student and is still very young.

Being young, there is still a lot of room for development in the future.

…

At this time, the Han team's box opened, and general manager Mitch Kupchak took Kobe into the box.

"Sit down, Kobe."

Bruce put away his unbridled laughter, and now he was sitting seriously on the comfortable sofa to meet Kobe.

"Okay, boss..."

Kobe was still a little nervous. After all, he now had to face the top management of the Han Chinese team alone. Kobe was also afraid that he would offend these two bosses.

"Kobe, you should call me Bruce or Prince."

"That's alright, Prince."

It seems a bit impolite to ask Kobe to call his boss by his first name, but it is more reliable to call him a prince and less likely to offend the boss.

"You definitely didn't expect that the Han team would choose you..."

"Ring ring ring..."

There was a rapid ringing of the phone.

Before Bruce could finish his speech, the phone of Mitch Kupchak, who was silent at the side, rang.

Mitch Kupchak glanced at the caller ID and saw it was West...

He glanced at Bruce, who looked at Mitch Kupchak in confusion.

talk?

Why are you looking at me?

"Your Majesty, this is the call from General Manager Jerry of the Lakers."

Mitch Kupchak really didn't know whether he should say this name. After all, he knew that the Lakers also wanted Kobe, so the call he was making was definitely to discuss trading Kobe with him.

What is more embarrassing is that Kobe is in the box at this time. Is this okay to say in front of the person involved...

Prince, are you too big-hearted?

Jerry West?

Hehe, it’s interesting, it’s really interesting. I was cut off twice in a row, and I finally couldn’t sit still.

I already know your purpose of coming, but unfortunately, Kobe will not give it to the Lakers.

That's what Bruce was thinking when he heard about Jerry West.

And Kobe is not calm at this time. Is he finally going to be traded?

Mr. West did not lie or deceive me, the Lakers are still willing to have me!

"Take it."

Bruce motioned for Mitch Kupchak to take the call.

"Hello, I'm Mitch Kupchak."

"Hello, this is Jerry, Mitch, I want Kobe, let's talk about how we can trade for Kobe."

There is no way, the other party's form is better than his, and the active trading party will really suffer.

West also looked helpless, hoping that the other party's asking price would not be too high.

As for the New Yorkers really wanting Kobe, West didn't even think about it himself. In his opinion, Bruce's selection of Kobe was just to rob the Lakers.

This can be seen from how Bruce played against the Golden State Warriors in the past few years.

This is definitely a master who will not let go of the eagle when he sees the rabbit.

West is also prepared to be "ripped off"!

"this……"

Mitch Kupchak looked helpless. He knew that the prince would definitely not trade Kobe, and he couldn't openly tell West now that although he came out of the Lakers, he also

He has not forgotten who gave him his job now.

You can't risk your job just for the friendship you had in the past.

Hey, there is something unspeakable...

West heard it over the phone.

"Give me the phone."

Bruce looked at Mitch Kupchak with an embarrassed look on his face, and finally couldn't help but think of him as the "evil person".

"Hello, Mr. Jerry, I haven't heard your voice for a long time. How are you doing recently? Are you happy living in Los Angeles?"

"..."

As soon as Bruce and West started eating, drinking and chatting about non-nutritious topics.

Kobe was already stunned on the sidelines. He didn't expect Bruce to be so bored under such conditions, yes, boring!

Mitch Kupchak, who was standing next to him, had long been accustomed to seeing this scene.

After hearing Bruce's voice, West felt bad.

"Stop, stop..."

"Bruce, I'm talking very seriously now. I want that little guy Kobe. Tell me who you want the Lakers to trade for."

West was too lazy to stay in the ink with Bruce, so it was better to go straight in.

"Kobe..."

When the name Kobe was mentioned again, Bruce also looked at Kobe.

It's like it was intentional.

Sure enough, Kobe immediately lost his composure. It seems that the Lakers have not given up on him.

"Sorry, Mr. Jerry, I don't plan to trade Kobe!"

Bruce looked at Kobe with a sinister look and said with a smile.

"What, you don't want to, do you really want Kobe?"

West didn't expect that Bruce really wanted Kobe. That's not right. That's wrong. It seems like there's no such script...

When Kobe heard that Bruce was unwilling to trade him, Kobe immediately became upset. He still can't figure out why Bruce would choose him.

"Yeah, I won't trade Kobe, even if you take Vlade Divac, Elden Campbell, Cedric Ceballos, Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel

I won’t change the starting five.”

For such a powerful enemy as the Los Angeles Lakers, how could Bruce not know himself and the enemy? So as soon as Bruce came up, he named all the Lakers' starting five. The meaning is very clear, even if West takes the entire Lakers team and takes the Magic

Even if Kobe was replaced by Johnson, he wouldn't want to.

To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter who other teams use to replace Kobe, including those who have been famous for a long time.

"you you……"

West was obviously angry with Bruce. He didn't expect Bruce to be so obsessed with Kobe. From Bruce's tone just now, it could be heard that Bruce was definitely not joking.

And Kobe didn't expect Bruce to value him so much.

"Do you really think so highly of Kobe?"

After a while, West finally made a tired sound.

He wanted to determine one thing, and that was whether Bruce had the same "eye for talent selection" as he did.

"Of course, I will make Kobe famous in New York and become the greatest international star after Mike!"
To be continued...