All-round Athlete

Chapter 802 Another Year Lawrence

Jim Buss finished talking with Zhang Guan, lay down on the massage chair in the office, and fell into deep thought.

For Jim, Zhang Guan is like Cheng Yaojin who came out halfway, but Jim has no doubts about Zhang Guan's ability and sincerity in the acquisition.

With Zhang Guan's wealth, 50 million US dollars can definitely be obtained. Compared with others, Zhang Guan's acquisition can also reassure the Bass family.

For the Bass family, Zhang Guan is a foreigner. He has no roots in the United States, he has no roots in Los Angeles, he has no roots in the NBA, and he has no roots in the Lakers. Zhang Guan was selected with a second-round draft pick, which is his only relationship with the Lakers.

No foundation, this is where Jim Bass is most at ease, and Jim Bass believes that his father, old Bass, will definitely be very relieved. Compared with other people with acquisition intentions, Zhang Guan is more like a pure investor. He has no threat to the Bass family's control of the Lakers, and is even safer than those guys on Wall Street who have never been involved in the sports industry.

More importantly, Zhang Guan proposed an additional condition, an additional condition that made Jim Bass's heart beat.

"I am willing to complete the signing with the Lakers when necessary. I don't mind bringing enough commercial value to the Lakers for a certain period of time in the future."

These are Zhang Guan's original words.

Commercial value, which is also what Jim Bass values ​​most.

After all, the NBA is a business. For team owners, winning is secondary and making money is the most important thing. Of course, winning and making money is the best result.

The current Lakers are a team that can win and make money, but Kobe is 32 years old, and Phil Jackson is also clamoring to retire all day long. It is impossible for the Lakers to maintain this strong posture all the time. Even Jim himself felt that perhaps the Lakers would go downhill next season.

The Lakers own Kobe, so no one can understand better than Jim how much benefits superstars bring to the team, let alone this is Los Angeles! And how can a team with no record and no stars make money!

"Kobe will always be old and will retire. Maybe we should really find someone who can replace him. The Lakers can live without Kobe, but they definitely can't live without stars!" Jim thought of this, picked up his cell phone, and dialed the old bus. Adams' phone.

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"As the legendary star of the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson is also a minority shareholder of the Lakers and owns part of the Lakers' equity. But now Johnson has officially sold his shares to the famous athlete Zhang Guan. So far, Johnson and the Lakers no longer have any equity The relationship on the Internet. The Lakers officially announced the news on Monday, US time."

"As a 13-year Lakers player and a 10-plus-year Lakers owner, I've really been treated very well," Johnson said in a statement. The team owner Bath can give me such an opportunity to express my feelings from the deepest part of my heart. I will continue to work beside the Bath father and daughter, and continue to cooperate with general manager Mitchell Kupchak to build and maintain the best team in the NBA. For me and my family, such a decision can be described as bittersweet, but I can assure those lovely and loyal Lakers fans, after I make such a decision, it will not affect my continued Supporting and contributing to the Lakers, I am and will always be a Laker for life."

"The 51-year-old Johnson was selected by the Lakers with the first overall pick in 1979. During his 13-year career, he led the team to five championships. In 1991, Johnson was tested for HIV. He tested positive in the test, and he announced his retirement shortly thereafter. However, Johnson still appeared in the 1992 All-Star Game and won the All-Star Game MVP. In 1996, he returned to the game again and played 32 games. The Lakers announced their official retirement. Johnson averaged 19.5 points and 11.2 assists per game in his career. In 2002, he officially entered the Basketball Hall of Fame as an NBA player."

Looking at this ESPN report, Phil Jackson shook his head helplessly. He also only learned the news not long ago. Before that, Magic Johnson was more inclined to Jenny Buss. Now Zhang Guan has become a minority shareholder of the Lakers, and Phil Jackson has lost a lot of help. He knew that his request to enter the management team would fail in all likelihood.

"Maybe we should really leave!" Phil Jackson muttered to himself.

Leave the Lakers? Of course Phil Jackson will feel reluctant. He became the coach of the Lakers in 1999. Although he left for a while in the middle, he won enough glory when he was with the Lakers. But he is not content with a coaching position.

"Maybe it's a good choice to take a break and find a place for vacation." Phil Jackson comforted himself.

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Zhang Guan also received some good things, that is, the VIP seat package for the Lakers' home court next season.

As a minority shareholder of the team, Zhang Guan certainly has some privileges that others do not have. For example, he can sit in the front row of the Lakers home court, and can enter the team's locker room and so on.

But Zhang Guan doesn't care about these, and his focus is not in the NBA. The current Lakers team is still Kobe Bryant as the boss, and it will be like this in the next few years. Kobe will never be inferior to others, and neither will Zhang Guan, which means that Zhang Guan will not join the Lakers in a short time.

At the same time, Zhang Guan also knows that next season, the Lakers will enter into decline. Zen Master retires and leaves. Jim Buss has worked so hard to sign Howard and Nash. The "New F4" formed has become a joke in the NBA. , Then Kobe was injured and reimbursed, Gasol went to the Bulls, asked the coach to change the coach, the Lakers became a lottery team and entered a long rebuilding process.

"If you go to the Lakers now, you can only be regarded as a cat and a dog under Kobe, but in a few years, when the Lakers are at their weakest, I will become the savior of the Lakers!" Zhang Guan's eyes revealed a burst of confidence.

At this moment, Zhang Guan's cell phone rang.

"It's Team Leader Gong of the men's basketball team!" Zhang Guan immediately picked up the phone and asked, "Team Leader Gong, hello!"

"Zhang Guan, I came to you mainly to make an appointment with you. From February 5th to February 10th next year, you have to make time for me!"

"February 5 to February 10? It's about the time of Chinese New Year, right?" Zhang Guan asked.

"That's right, from the third day to the eighth day of the Lunar New Year." Leader Gong said.

"For Chinese New Year, there shouldn't be any competitions, right? Is it an event? From the Basketball Association?" Zhang Guan asked several questions in succession.

"It's an event, or a big event, but it's not from the Basketball Association." Leader Gong continued, "You must be familiar with the Lawrence Awards Ceremony!"

"I'm familiar with it. I still have several Lawrence statuettes in my family. However, in previous years, the Lawrence Awards were presented in March and April. Could it be that this year it was brought forward to February?" Zhang Guan asked.

"That's right, this year's Lawrence Awards will be presented on February 7. The venue is Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates." Director Gong replied.

"Am I nominated again? No, I probably won't be there! I've already won the Lifetime Achievement Award! I shouldn't have anything to do with the Lawrence Awards in the future!" Zhang Guan said.

At the Lawrence Awards Ceremony in the first half of this year, Zhang Guan received a Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is generally only available to retired athletes, but the main committee of Lawrence awarded this award to Zhang Guan.

Zhang Guan has made amazing achievements every year, so he won the best male athlete award every year, and he won the award in different sports. In the end, Lawrence's organizers couldn't take it anymore, and they asked Zhang Guan to discuss it, hoping that he could give other athletes a chance. Zhang Guan's current achievements and status don't need to use awards to prove himself, so he readily agreed, so in the awards ceremony in the first half of the year, the organizer gave Zhang Guan a lifetime achievement award, which is a kind of compensation.

During the phone call, Team Leader Gong said, "It's true that you didn't nominate this year, but we have! Our men's basketball team has been nominated for the best team award. Now, let's go to Abu Dhabi to receive the award!"

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