Lakers owner Jerry Buss accidentally saw a news report in the Los Angeles Business Journal about the Suns owner's disposal of a group of assets. This immediately reminded him of a possibility: Did Mrs. John have a business problem?
If it is true, is it possible that she will not continue to invest heavily in the Suns to compete for the championship?
Thinking of this, he immediately called Wang Tiejun. Unfortunately, Wang's phone was turned off, so he immediately contacted Jerry West:
"Jerry, the new owner of the Suns, Mrs. John, suddenly sold a large number of assets. What kind of changes do you think will happen to the Suns? Will old K leave Phoenix? Now his mobile phone can't get through. I contacted K Martial Arts Gym and they said they can't find it.
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Listen, Jerry, I don’t care what you are doing now, come with me to see him right away. He appeared in San Francisco a few days ago, and he probably hasn’t returned to China yet. Let’s go to the K Martial Arts Hall there to find him.”
But he felt it was inappropriate. West and Old K had no friendship, so he urgently contacted Magic Johnson: "Ervin, are you in Los Angeles?"
"I'm here, Jerry, what's the matter?"
Fortunately, Magic Johnson did not leave Los Angeles.
"I just saw the news that the new owner of the Suns suddenly wants to sell a group of assets. Although the Suns are not included, I think this is an opportunity. You and I will go see Old K right away." He explained quickly.
"The Suns are changing owners again? Okay, Jerry, I'll be there soon." Magic Johnson said quickly.
He hung up the phone and called Kareem Abdul-Jabbar again, but unfortunately Sky Hook was not in Los Angeles.
Jerry West is hosting Tim Duncan and his agent, Charles Banks, to negotiate his rookie contract before the freeze ends.
He offered a three-year, $11.2 million contract. Banks was a bit too small, but Duncan accepted it.
But at this time, he received a call from Old Bass and faced a series of questions that made him dizzy and unable to react.
After waiting for the reaction, he also became excited.
Duncan's contract cannot be signed now. It can only be signed after the freeze period. There is still half a month left, so he hurriedly arranged for the staff to take Duncan and the two to visit the Lakers headquarters and the Great Western Forum Arena, and then went back to meet the boss.
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"Tim, just send a staff member to accompany you. The Lakers have no sincerity." After leaving, Banks was not satisfied with the contract just now, and he is even more unhappy now.
"It's okay, Mr. West must have something important to do." Tim Duncan said calmly.
"Is there anything more important than hosting the No. 1 pick?" Banks muttered dissatisfiedly.
After making some hurried arrangements, West went to see Old Bass.
By this time, Bass had arranged a private plane, and Magic Johnson also arrived. After joining West, the three immediately rushed to a nearby private airport and then flew to San Francisco.
"Mr. Colangelo, I'm sorry."
At the K Martial Arts Hall in San Francisco, Lao Wang was on the phone with Lao Colangelo, and he had informed each other of his decision to leave the Suns.
"Old K, accidents are always unpredictable. If this is the case, then I also support your leaving." Old Colangelo said.
The two chatted for a while before ending the call. At this time, the eldest nephew Wang Zhenwu knocked on the door and came in, saying: "Uncle Tiejun, you turned off your phone, someone came to the door."
"Who?" Lao Wang asked.
"The boss of the Lakers, and two other people." Wang Zhenwu said.
"So fast?"
Lao Wang was very surprised, so I decided to leave, and now I came to the door?
"Mr. Bass, Mr. West, Erwin, nice to meet you." Two minutes later, Lao Wang met Jerry Buss and the other three.
"Old K, it's great to see you now."
When they saw him, the three of them were very excited.
After leading the three people to the reception room and sitting down, Wang Zhenwu poured three cups of coffee himself and then left.
"Old K, has something happened to the Suns?"
As soon as Wang Zhenwu left and before the door was completely closed, West asked impatiently.
Lao Wang looked at the three people and did not hide it. He said directly: "Mrs. John's business has problems and funds are very tight. I just talked with Mr. Colangelo and decided to leave the Suns. He agreed, and Mrs. John also
no comment."
"marvelous!"
The three people from Bath said excitedly.
Magic Johnson shouted excitedly: "Old K, this is the most correct decision."
Old Buss said excitedly: "Old K, come to the Lakers. What you have in the Suns, you will definitely have in the Lakers, and what you don't have in the Suns, the Lakers will give you.
I will leave you a VIP room and three front rows at home, plus fifty tickets for other positions. Your family members can take the Lakers' special plane. The Lakers will be responsible for the family's food and accommodation expenses in the away game. You are with the Lakers
The headquarters and the Great Western Forum Arena will each have two dedicated parking spaces. In addition, the Lakers will give you a villa worth tens of millions of dollars and equip you with special bodyguards..."
Old Bass was so excited that he offered a lot of conditions, which were so dazzling that Old Wang was a little stunned.
West continued: "Old K, I promise to create a championship-level lineup. Even if you have to pay a price for trading, I am sure to create a championship-level lineup again. Please believe me on this."
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Now that he has decided to leave the Suns, the Lakers are one of the best choices. Lao Wang is not pretentious and does not want to pick and choose. He nodded and said: "The three of you invite me so kindly that I can't refuse!"
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"Ha ha……"
The three of them laughed loudly and excitedly at the same time, and clapped their hands continuously.
"Jerry, immediately apply for a trade to the Suns when you get back." Old Buss said extremely excitedly.
Speaking of this, West calmed down and began to consider what chips he would use to trade for Old K.
With the value of Old K, a 24-year-old active player with no injuries, the Lakers must pay a very high price, or even raise the team, to complete the deal. He knows this well.
So now he has to take advantage of Old K and the boss being here to determine which one or two players cannot be traded, and then everyone else will become a bargaining chip.
He said: "If Old K joins the Lakers, then neither Big Dream nor David Robinson is needed. Big Dream will become our bargaining chip."
Lao Wang scratched his head, Dameng, you can't blame me. Even if I don't come, you will still go to the Spurs. Going to the Suns now is better than going to the Spurs.
Seeing that there was no objection to his words, West continued: "Others, I think only Tim Duncan cannot be traded. Half of the teams in the league chose to mess up for him. We have grabbed it, but we still have to try to keep him.
.Old K, what do you think?"
"certainly."
After nodding, Lao Wang said: "But I think that with Brian's shrewdness, he may not accept the transaction chips with Dream as the main body."
Buss, West and Magic Johnson looked at each other and immediately understood what Lao Wang meant.
Trading a 24-year-old active No. 1 player for a 34-year-old veteran, even if the Lakers will get some bargaining chips, but the subject of the transaction is mismatched, and the Suns will most likely not agree.
So, can we only use Tim Duncan as the main bargaining chip?
The three of them were a little reluctant to part with it, but when they thought of the transaction, they immediately settled down.
With the strength of Old K, without Tim Duncan, as long as they find another decent power forward, I believe the Lakers' interior line will be the strongest in the league.
Thinking of this, they suddenly felt that it was acceptable to use Tim Duncan as the subject of the transaction.
"Old K, shall we return to Los Angeles together?" Old Bass asked eagerly.
Lao Wang nodded, he didn't care, he quickly settled the deal, he still wanted to return to China.
Then he stepped aside, called the Lightning, and told him he was leaving the Suns.
"Old K, in this case, it's okay to leave. In this case, I will advise you to leave even if you don't leave. By the way, where are you going to go?" Kevin Johnson said.
"Lakers." Lao Wang said.
"The Lakers, yes, they are one of the top first-tier ball markets in the league. They don't need the owners to pay to support the investment in the championship. And they have been chasing you. They are full of sincerity. The Lakers will do whatever it takes to win the championship.
Just right for you." Kevin Johnson smiled.
"It's a pity that I can't complete the title defense and dynasty with the Suns, what a pity!" Lao Wang said.
"You want to stay in the Suns, but God doesn't allow it. But it actually has no impact on you personally. Whether it's the Suns or the Lakers, you are the only core. If you win the championship with the Lakers next season, it will not affect you personally.
, it is still considered a title defense. If you defend the championship again with the Lakers, it will be a dynasty for you, the dynasty that belongs to your old K." Kevin Johnson smiled.
"Does this count?"
"Of course, winning two consecutive championships with two teams is more difficult than completing a title defense and dynasty with one team, because you have to face different lineups and teammates, and need to re-adapt to tactics and team atmosphere," Kevin Johnson said.
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"I think it's still not perfect." Lao Wang said with some regret.
In the evening, Wang Tiejun and his group of four were preparing to return to Los Angeles. As soon as they walked out of the gate of the martial arts gym, they met three people.
The three people were headed by a middle-aged man, and the other two seemed to be assistants and bodyguards.
Lao Wang didn't recognize him and thought he was a VIP client of the martial arts gym, but Jerry Buss and the others knew him. This was Paul Allen, the boss of the Trail Blazers.
"Mr. Allen?"
When Bass saw Paul Allen, he was very glad that he had come a step earlier.
In 1988, Paul Allen used his Microsoft shares as collateral to obtain a bank loan. He spent US$70 million to acquire 100% of the shares of the Trail Blazers. In the past few years, he spent another US$150 million to build the Rose Garden Arena for the Trail Blazers.
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Now with the development of Microsoft, he has become the richest owner in the NBA. He just acquired the NFL's Seattle Seahawks this year. In order to win the championship, he has been very generous to these two professional teams and is chasing them at all costs.
Overall championship.
Now that he is here, he has only one purpose, to recruit old K.
Not only did Bas notice the news about Mrs. John's disposal of a large number of assets, he also noticed that the so-called heroes think alike. He also had almost the same association as Bas, so he ran over, but he was still a step too slow.
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That's why Old Bass was lucky. If he hadn't come a step earlier, maybe Old K would have been taken away by Paul Allen. After all, his financial resources were far inferior to that of the other party.
"Mr. Bass?"
When Paul Allen saw old Buss, he knew he might be a step too late.
"Old K, this is Mr. Paul Allen, the owner of the Trail Blazers."
After greeting Paul Allen, Bass immediately introduced him.
"Hello, old K."
"Hello, Mr. Allen."
"Just call me Paul."
"OK."
The two greeted each other. They were guests from afar. Old Wang invited Paul Allen into the martial arts gym. Of course, Old Bass and the other two couldn't leave either.
Half an hour later, Paul Allen sadly left K Martial Arts Hall.
After seeing off the Blazers boss, Wang Tiejun and the other four left San Francisco. It was already evening when they arrived in Los Angeles. Old Buss directly invited Wang to his mansion to meet his family.
Everyone in the Buss family is overjoyed that K has joined the Lakers. There is no doubt that the Lakers will have the opportunity to regain the glory of the previous Show Time era.
The Lakers are the Buss family's most important asset. In the city of Los Angeles, there is absolutely no problem with the ball market. The Lakers now only lack record. Only record and only championships can the Lakers increase their value.
Lao Wang himself has a very clear understanding of joining the Lakers. This is not his home team. He comes here just to chase the professional honors he hopes to get and realize higher personal value. The Lakers should be the same.
Therefore, between him and the Lakers, it is a strong alliance, and let’s not talk about other things.
Because of this, he is also mentally prepared. If he gets old or injured in the future, the Lakers may choose to trade him or give up on him. This is a result he must accept.
In fact, he really doesn't want to leave the Suns, but in order to pursue more honors, he must make a choice.
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"Kobe, I'm leaving the Suns." Lao Wang called Kobe while lying on the bed in a Los Angeles hotel.
Kobe was stunned for a moment, then immediately shouted: "What happened?"
Lao Wang explained the matter, and Kobe shouted: "Then I have to leave too. The Suns have no money to compete for the championship. Why should I stay here?"
"It's up to you." Lao Wang said.
"Then where are you going?" Kobe asked quickly.
"Maybe go to the Warriors, but don't tell anyone else, so as not to affect my deal." Lao Wang made a joke.
"Warriors? Then I'm going to the Lakers. They've been contacting me. By the way, Old K, I'll come to you. You have to teach me that club move, otherwise I won't have a chance." Kobe shouted.
"I don't have time, I'm going back to China, we'll talk about it later." Lao Wang said quickly.
"Stingy guy, do you want to hide something secret again?" Kobe said angrily.
"Crack!"
Lao Wang hung up the phone directly.
Kobe had no choice but to hang up the phone and tell his family the news and his intention to leave the Suns, which made his family very happy.
Jobrient immediately notified Arntelem and asked him to contact the Lakers.
Jerry West received Tellem's call at night and was very happy. He had always wanted to get Kobe's job. Unexpectedly, not only was Old K willing to come to the Lakers, but Kobe was also willing. Could it be that Old K did the job?
The deal with the Suns is going to be bigger, the Lakers will have to pay a bigger price, and maybe Duncan really won't be able to keep it.
But he would rather get Kobe than Duncan.
This is because with Old K, Duncan's importance to the Lakers is not that important, and as a Kobe who has the potential to grow into a core outside line, his importance is undoubtedly greater.
Soon after, Phoenix and Colangelo also received a call from Tellem and learned about Kobe's application for a trade.
Although he was disappointed, old K was leaving, and it would be okay to leave another Kobe, so he agreed.
