Chapter 280: The preseason starts, and Wang Feng starts spraying
(Third update.)
“Is the Lakers front office dead?”
"Erwin, if you are still alive, take a breath and let us take a look."
"The Lakers are refunding my money! RNM has renewed my season tickets for next season! Are you going to show me this?"
In the past two months, Lakers fans have been so angry that they have had heart attacks.
George, Leonard, James, Anthony...how many stars have they missed?
However, what they didn't expect was that Wang Feng was behind Anthony's case.
Magic Johnson wants to sign Anthony to calm down the anger of Lakers fans. Even if Anthony doesn't play a game next season, it doesn't matter. It's just a basic salary of several million, and he will be less scolded.
The deal is worth it too.
But Wang Feng disagreed and argued hard, and actually convinced Magic Johnson.
"After signing Anthony, what position do you plan to let him play? Starting? Then let Ingram play on the bench? Or tell Jimmy Butler who is still in the Timberwolves that after we trade you, you will still have to deal with Anthony.
Competition for jobs?”
Wang Feng's question left Magic Johnson speechless. After a while, he said: "Cameron should be able to accept being a substitute...right?"
Wang Feng handed the phone directly to the other party. "Call him now."
Then, there is no more.
Johnson called Anthony and expressed his interest in him, asking if he was interested in playing for the Lakers and if he could accept a substitute role.
What sounded on the other side of the phone was the sound of "Dudu" after hanging up.
Wang Feng knows better than anyone that Anthony at this stage is still in a stage where he has not completely given up.
Although his competitive state is no longer enough to support the starting lineup, as a once-famous ten-time All-Star superstar, serving as a substitute is simply an insult to him.
In fact, in another time and space, Anthony finally chose to join the Rockets with a minimum salary, and promised in an interview that he was willing to come off the bench in order to win.
But after the start of the new season, Anthony was really arranged to play as a substitute, and he was still positioned as a fixed-point shooter.
This caused strong dissatisfaction from Anthony, coupled with the Rockets' poor start to the new season. After only 10 games, the Rockets started discussions on Carmelo Anthony's role and how the two sides could continue to cooperate for the rest of the season.
, and then one day later, the Rockets parted ways with Anthony and sent him to the Bulls, and the Bulls waived Anthony at light speed after acquiring Anthony.
In Wang Feng's view, although Anthony expressed his willingness to serve as a substitute when he joined the Rockets, that was just rhetoric.
At that time, the seven games of the Western Conference Finals between the Rockets and the Warriors were still vivid in their minds. Many people believed that if Paul had not been injured unexpectedly, the Rockets would have been the team that finally reached the Finals and won the championship.
Anthony also wanted a championship, so he chose to join the Rockets at a low salary and was willing to serve as a substitute.
But in fact, he cannot accept the fact that he is reduced to a substitute, and he still has a certain degree of strength and is not satisfied with this.
In the 2019-20 season, Anthony signed with the Trail Blazers and started 58 games, averaging 15.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. As a minimum salary player, his performance is remarkable.
But that's all. Later, Anthony, who had already resigned himself to his fate, began to gradually accept his status as a substitute, and he could play a greater role on the bench, but that was already a few years later.
In Wang Feng's view, there is no need for the Lakers to wade into this muddy water now. After Anthony comes to the Lakers, he will definitely be dissatisfied with his positioning and cause conflicts. The Lakers will have to worry about sending this uncle away later. This is not
Are you looking for trouble for yourself?
Moreover, the Lakers currently have no shortage of firepower on the bench. Derrick Rose, Kuzma, Seth Curry, Clarkson, and Nance Jr. are all good players on the bench.
At the moment, the Lakers only need to focus on one thing, and that is negotiating the Jimmy Butler trade with the Timberwolves.
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On October 1, 2018, the NBA 2018-19 preseason officially started.
The Lakers' first preseason game is against the Denver Nuggets at home at Staples Center.
In the end, the Lakers lost this preseason game 107:124.
Wang Feng started the game and played about 11 minutes, scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.
The players who played most games in this game were several players signed by the Lakers in the summer free market, including Rondo, Rose, McGee and others.
Among them, Rondo played 23 minutes and scored 2 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, fully demonstrating his ability to pass and assist.
McGee's performance was also eye-catching, scoring 17 points and 7 rebounds in 19 minutes, and was the biggest beneficiary of Rondo's 11 assists.
But this is far from satisfying Lakers fans.
After the game, at the press conference, all the reporters finally seized the opportunity and aimed all their weapons at Wang Feng.
"Mr. Wang Feng, according to rumors, LeBron James was interested in joining the Lakers to join forces with you, but you are unwilling to partner with LeBron. Is this news true?"
A reporter from a local Los Angeles media stood up and asked.
When Wang Feng heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the other party.
"You mean, if he wants to partner with me, I have to agree?"
Huo! Full of gunpowder!
The reporters’ eyes couldn’t help but light up!
"Cough cough cough..."
Next to Wang Feng, head coach Walton coughed twice and reminded the other party not to talk nonsense.
But why does Wang Feng care about you?
During this period of time, Wang Feng's patience has been pushed to the limit by being sprayed all over the place.
He is not a good-tempered player to begin with. When he was with the Warriors, he never cowed when Barnes or Green had conflicts with him.
He originally wanted to deal with this matter coldly. Anyway, in the regular season, the team's record improved, the Jimmy Butler trade came naturally, and the Lakers immediately had the strength to win the championship.
And in the playoffs, when the Lakers go all the way and defeat the Rockets, Warriors, Menglong and other teams to win the championship, these people will shut up.
But the quarreling and quarreling of these guys was so annoying that Wang Feng was a little bit overwhelmed by the noise.
What's wrong? If you don't criticize me, you think I'm easy to bully, right?
"I don't think this is an issue that you agree with alone. The Lakers welcome James and will become a strong championship-level team. This is a good thing for the entire team and should not be decided by you alone!
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"Really?" Wang Feng couldn't help but laugh. "That's good, I would like to ask, before I went to the Cavaliers, did James win a championship with the Cavaliers?"