Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

The base camp was quite lively during this period, with a constant stream of people coming and going.

Taking advantage of the large gathering of the entire league, where there are many celebrities, it was not until early October... that the peak was reached during the summit and the base camp was operating at full capacity. And for the new season that is about to kick off at the end of October, there will be more before that. Many team changes and player transactions have to be completed at the last minute.

After entering the summit...

As for the current players' venue, you must know that the rookie meeting is also the focus of the summit.

As the leader of the rookies, Dayao was high-spirited and followed Li Shengli to get to know the bosses of each team. Kwame Brown, whose draft pick was far lower than expected, was unhappy because Li Shengli didn't even look at the Warriors.

Seriously, Kwame Brown really wants to curse.

However, as soon as this thought came up, he was stopped by the Warriors' big brother, who cursed the new guy crazily and wanted to kill them. Then he turned around and saw those big brothers... At this stage, the weak Golden State Warriors can only hide in the corner. She was shivering and had no desire to talk.

After chatting casually for a while, Li Shengli asked Dayao to move around freely. After a while, Jordan next door came back and took him to scan around again to deepen everyone's attention to him. Li Shengli himself talked with Kobe, Crotty, and Artest. Ste, and Ben sat down.

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The 76ers just lost the finals, but being able to reach the finals is a big breakthrough in itself.

Iverson also looked away during this period, and took this opportunity to find Tyronn Lue, who was once his century-changer, and explain it. He even told the media before that he had no ill intentions and handled the problem properly. , As for Da Ben...not to mention, he still prefers to stir the spoon in the same pot with Li Shengli. He usually doesn't have the chance, but now it's just right.

"Boss, what's going on with Horace Grant?" Ben asked, because the Lakers' main power forward has changed again, maintaining the rhythm of changing one every year, which has become the biggest problem for the lineup.

"I'm not sure. West said it seems that the new contract negotiations have collapsed." Li Shengli replied.

The actual situation is similar. You must know that when he was in the Magic, after O'Neal left, the Magic seemed to be deliberately angry with O'Neal... O'Neal's 27+11 data required a contract with a starting salary of only 10 million, but Grant, who had 13.4+9.2 on the back foot, I got nearly 15 million.

This operation is quite confusing and difficult to understand from any angle, but it happened.

It's just that no one mentioned it again after a long time. That is to say, Grant himself still remembers that he was once a 15 million player, and when he was traded to the Lakers, he still had 650 in the last year. The starting salary of 300 in the new contract was too low, so The tough attitude and brazenness have returned to the magic that he feels has a bunch of idiot management.

However, all the fools in the past are almost laid off.

The Lakers didn't ask for the 3 million, but the Magic signed the 2.4 million grant with tears in their eyes. At the same time, the Lakers lost a main power forward position, and now the Lakers don't even have a chance to trade with the Wizards for Laettner, who they had originally negotiated. West has also been on fire lately.

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"Boss, then your main power forward..." Ben hesitated.

"What do you mean, I can't play?" Artest held his head high, thinking about the big book pushing him in the finals.

"Okay, shut up!" Just as Ben was about to get up, Artest was pushed back by Li Shengli. Li Shengli was too worried about the relationship between the two people and could only turn around and talk to Kobe and Crotty next to him. Say a few words.

"Kobe, why didn't Vanessa come with you?"

"No, she doesn't want to come to this kind of occasion, and I don't want to bring her here. How many good people here want to see my wife? Then I won't agree!" Kobe won the championship after his wedding. It felt too Okay, and what he said is right, there are too many shameless people in this league.

"Damn, we're all here, what are you afraid of? I'll see who dares to talk to Vanessa, and I'll kill them all!" Artest cursed fiercely, and Kobe immediately felt that this fool was quite cool. OK

"Damn it, you're like this, who can you kill?" Ben glanced at Artest with disgust.

"I want you to take care of it. I can't kill you. Isn't the boss still here? Isn't he, the boss!" Artest immediately pulled on Li Shengli and fought back by pulling the tiger's skin. Kobe next to him blocked him when he wanted to speak, "Kobe , don’t say anything. If you are not at home from now on, if anyone dares to harass Vanessa, I will go to your door and guard them, and I will do it to each one."

"This... damn, are you sick, Ron!" Kobe scolded in a fit of laughter and tears: "Your cat is in front of my house, acting like a pervert. How can I sleep while I'm riding a horse?"

"Eh... That's cool. That's what it means anyway. As long as you know, let's go together if something happens!" Artest touched his head.

"Damn it, stop talking nonsense and send someone to inquire about what's going on next door!" Li Shengli didn't say anything about this. Instead, he was worried that something would happen next door. After all, the plan didn't change quickly. This time it was different from what he thought before, and Before waiting for a while... West came over from next door first.

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To be honest, the main power forwards in the Lakers' lineup have been changing over the past few years, ranging from Ben, Barkley, Green, and Grant. But in fact, with the cornerstone of the lineup already firmly established, the Lakers' requirements for power forwards are not that great. high.

The majority of the team's expenditures are on player salaries, so West also has to consider saving money and considering the cost-effectiveness of the lineup, and let Grant go... West is talking about Samakhi Walker, who played for the Spurs last season.

As for this Samaki...

They are both 96-level players. The ninth pick is higher than Kobe. He plays as Duncan's substitute in the Spurs. He has certain offensive ability and focuses on grabbing rebounds. West said that Samaki is very suitable for Li Shengli took the dirty work because he was actually doing it cheaply. After all, the annual contract salary he gave Samaki was only 1.4 million.

But it's not a big problem.

If he really averages 36 minutes per game, Samaki will be better than Grant, but he lacks endurance, and the calculating West has also calculated this... After all, Horry can still take over the time at the fourth position, even if it is two people Even if he is injured alternately, Artest, who can play in multiple positions, can still provide support, so there will be no situation where no one is available.

There are other changes.

It's just that apart from the changes in the main lineup, the impact of other changes is even smaller. The combat effectiveness is basically the same as last season, and West's striving for stability is basically no problem. The only problem is... Grant is a variable that prevents the Lakers from competing with the Wizards. In exchange for Laettner, Samaki can only be used to supplement it.