Reborn My Name Is Kobe

In the afternoon, I came to the office of my first manager in the NBA. As soon as I walked in the door of the office, he walked towards me with the excitement of winning the lottery super jackpot, with a smile on his face.

So brilliant.

I looked at him very strangely. In fact, this was the first time I saw him after being reborn in Kobe's body. For this agent who also looked young, my mind was actually full of thoughts now.

There are several question marks.

"Did you know you'll be a multi-millionaire soon?"

He said in a very sure tone, as if a mountain of gold had been deposited into my bank account in Los Angeles, but I was very puzzled. It seemed that my rookie contract was only 3 years and 3.5 million US dollars. He

Why do you say I am going to become a multi-millionaire?

"Don't look at me with such a suspicious expression. Come and sit down and let me slowly explain to you what's going on."

It turns out that there are several good sneaker brands that are very optimistic about my development prospects in the NBA, so they are willing to sign a large sneaker endorsement contract with me. Among them, the two largest contracts are from Adidas and Nike.

Adidas's contract is for 6 years and US$48 million, while Nike's contract is for 10 years and US$60 million.

I was silent, thinking in my mind which of the two sneaker contracts would be better.

"Well, this money is enough for you to buy a big mansion in Los Angeles and even a private jet. No problem. Think about it. These two sneaker brands are currently the most powerful sneaker brands in the United States.

Already."

"Then choose Adidas' six-year, $48 million contract. I don't want to sign a contract that is too long, as that will keep me in a passive position for a long time."

"I can't tell. You are young but you already have such a good financial mind. It seems that the future is really unlimited. I also believe that you can grow into a real superstar in 6 years. At that time, at least

It would take a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars to match your worth."

"You have done a very good job. I will leave the rest to you. As for the agency contracts for other small brands, it is up to you. I must focus all my energy on basketball."

"Wait a minute, here is the latest Motorola flip phone, which uses the most advanced technology in the world. If you have anything, you can use it to contact me."

"Yeah, you have such a good thing here. By the way, if that's the case, then you can help me get a set of the same mobile phone. The expenses will be recorded in my account and I will settle the bill for you when the time comes. It's best if you can

Hurry up, okay, before I get back to Los Angeles next time?"

"Are you in love? Hehe, no problem, just leave this little thing to me. If you have a chance next time, bring your new girlfriend to me so I can take it as a reference."

"Let's talk about it later, you guy."

I was holding this Motorola flip phone that looked relatively small. What I didn’t expect was that such a small phone already existed in this era. By the way, in my previous life, I also learned about the history of the development of mobile phones.

, 1996 happened to be the time when the U.S. government relaxed its excessive control in the communications field. After that, many mobile operators will spring up like mushrooms after a rain, and the entire world will soon enter the information age.

Of course, we are still many, many years away from the era when the entire world is truly dominated by smartphones, but this style of mobile phone is already a huge improvement for people of this era.

The reason why I want my agent to buy me another mobile phone is naturally to give it to Jessica. In fact, I am really worried about her mental state. What happened when I was with her recently was very difficult.

It’s completely explained by science and common sense, but I don’t want to associate all this with supernatural ghosts. As long as I can contact her at any time, it will make me feel a lot more at ease.

Then I got on the bus to the airport, where I would fly to Houston with the Lakers for a fierce battle with the Rockets, and immediately after the game, I would leave for San Antonio to play back-to-back games against the Spurs, especially against the Spurs.

We must work hard to defeat the Houston Rockets, a strong opponent that is likely to encounter in the playoffs, so as to establish a certain psychological advantage.

As for the Spurs, if I remember correctly, they are trying hard to be bad this season in order to prepare for the No. 1 pick next year. Their goal is naturally the eternal No. 21 rookie, known as the great basic skill, Stone Buddha

, idiot, Duncan is the number one power forward in history. Maybe the opponent will not be so eager to win the game when facing us back-to-back.

I was never able to fall asleep smoothly on the plane. Whenever I closed my eyes and wanted to fall asleep, some inexplicable thoughts would come to my mind, which made me very restless. The clouds at night

There is no scenery worth watching, but I have to say that the sky in this era always makes people feel that the stars are bright, and after many years, we seem to be no longer so willing to look up at the stars, and at that time

The starry sky seems not as beautiful as it is now.

Because I couldn't sleep, I simply started counting the stars in the sky through the airplane window.

"One, two, three... a hundred, a hundred and one."

Finally, my eyelids slowly became very heavy, and when I woke up again, the plane had landed on the airport runway.

Houston, the largest city in Texas and the fourth largest city in the United States, has a very developed energy and aviation industry. However, in comparison, the fans here are less enthusiastic about the home team.

This is at least true many years from now, and tomorrow I will know whether it is also true in this day and age.

Of course, there may be another reason that can explain this phenomenon, that is, Houston, a modern and highly industrialized city, does not lack rich people. They often buy season tickets or monthly tickets for the team, but when the game starts, these people

It may not necessarily appear in the competition venue. On the one hand, it may be because

Because their work is relatively busy, it is also because there are many things in the big city of Houston that are more popular than the NBA, such as baseball and football. If there are games at the same time,

Houston Rockets games tend to be the ones that get sacrificed.

The quality of my sleep that night was very good. After several road trips, my body seemed to have finally adapted to the room layouts of different hotels. Sleeping on different beds and quilts no longer felt like the same one.

It was so unbearable at the beginning, and the short sleep I had on the plane was not enough to refresh me.

This time I fell into a sweet dream within less than 10 minutes of lying in bed. However, it was obvious that the dreams this night were relatively shallow, so that when I woke up, there was not even a trace of the dream.

Can't find it.

In the morning, the team held a small temporary training camp. The training intensity was not very high. It was just to give us some reminders about the Rockets' matchups and tactics. There was almost no real training. After all, we were about to go.

There are two games in two consecutive days, which is a huge challenge for our physical fitness. Although the season has just started, any back-to-back away game is a huge challenge for our physical reserves.

Coach Silver Fox Harris focused on the introduction of the three Houston giants we are about to face. They are the famous dream Olajuwon, the flying boar Sir Charles Barkley, and the glider Drexler.

The questionable thing is that these three are all Hall of Fame-level existences, and even Olajuwon is still a superstar who can compete for the top ten players in history.

But in fact, there is really no need for Silver Fox Harris to mobilize against Olajuwon. After all, we have a superstar in the team who was blocked by Olajuwon in the finals. This guy is naturally

It's Shaquille O'Neal. Deep down in his heart, this guy Shaq has always been eager to prove himself again and prove that his team can defeat Olajuwon's team.

Although Shaq's inside dominance is unquestionable, his team has been swept by the opponent in many playoffs. This also shows from another perspective that there are also many problems in this era.

An existence that can stand up to a monster as powerful as Shaq.

Whether it is the four major centers or Jordan, the Glider, the Utah duo or the flying pig Barkley who was still in the Suns, there are so many great players in this era that they have covered up the brilliance of Shaq's youth.

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What we desire most this year is to win a ring from Jordan. If this is really achieved, it will be the most glorious moment in our lives for the entire Lakers team and for us players.

You must know that the dominance displayed by the Bulls last year is absolutely unprecedented and even unprecedented.

If someone wants to say that the Warriors' 73 wins and 9 losses later surpassed the Bulls' 72 wins and 10 losses, then I can only say that you don't know much about football. Why do you say that? Because in fact, the Bulls were better than the Bulls last time.

They obviously relaxed a bit in the second half of the regular season, and gave up more strategically in the last few games. If they also go all out to hit the record, I think this record is likely to be 75.

Winning 7 losing.

In addition, I have to say that the reason why the Warriors were able to achieve such good results was also inseparable from a particularly bad trend in the NBA at that time, which was that the team was messing around to grab the No. 1 pick. Of course, this kind of thing also exists in this era.

It's true, for example, this year's Spurs are like this, but in terms of the atmosphere of the entire league, it is obvious that the opponents the Warriors will face in the future will be much weaker.

Even though Jordan will be 34 years old this year, he is still at his peak. It can even be said that Jordan is more dominant than James at the same age. Imagine what he was like in the 2018 playoffs.

The scene of James descending from heaven to earth would only be worse if it were Michael Jordan of the same age.

In fact, I personally am quite disdainful of the tactics arranged by Silver Fox Harris. There are no practical tactics in his place. Many tactics are suspected of being too complicated, but they are really effective.

The only tactic involved was giving the ball to Shaq for isolation play, and he had a big problem with the deployment of the entire team.

For this point, I have to think of the new Lakers F4 that played under D'Antoni many years later. The Lakers in the 2012-2013 season had a super starting lineup of Nash, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, and Howard.

, but in the end, they only achieved a result of just entering the playoffs and getting out of the first round.

The reason why such a tragedy happened is that although injuries are objectively the biggest enemy, it was D'Antoni's tactical system that really caused the Lakers' complete fall. Although the Lakers' starters at that time were both famous and capable,

But they are not too young. Kobe, Artest, and Gasol are all players in their 30s at the end of their career peak, and Nash is even close to 39 years old. The youngest Howard is also a relatively traditional player.

Inside player.

D'Antoni's run-and-gun tactics should still be OK if players who are five years younger are used to play them, but they won't be particularly strong, because except for Nash, several other players here are suitable for the run-and-gun tactics.

Totally unsuitable for run-and-gun tactics, even though Howard

His athletic ability is very strong, but he does have enough shooting range, which greatly limits the changes in tactics. The real core of the team should actually be Gasol. He is a support-type insider.

But this conflicted with Nash's style of play.

So no matter how powerful the players are in your team, or how powerful your coach's tactical system is, the most important point is that there must be sufficient chemical reaction between each other, otherwise some players with conflicting characteristics are destined to be

There is no way to achieve good coordination.

In fact, at this point, I also thought about my relationship with Shaq. In a sense, the two of us are incompatible with each other. There are some personality conflicts between us, but from another aspect, we are present.

are very complementary, because we can have enough dominance in our respective positions. Although I am not able to fully demonstrate my full strength due to playing time, I will soon let the Silver Fox

Harris completely admitted that I was better than the current starters on the team.

Sure enough, Shaq's mental state today is particularly good, even better than when he played against Uncle Mu in the last game. He seems to be the kind of guy who likes to fight against particularly powerful opponents. On the contrary, when facing less powerful opponents, he will

I can't keep myself up. To put it bluntly, this guy's talent is too strong and he needs a strong opponent to stimulate him.

I smiled slightly at this, and was really looking forward to the peak showdown between Shaq and Olajuwon. As for me, I would beat the Rockets' substitutes to pieces after coming off the bench.

After the team training session, I got some time to myself in the afternoon. I originally planned to take a car and take a walk around the city of Houston, but I soon changed my mind and finally decided to come to the Houston Rockets in advance.

Toyota Center, the home stadium, and then practice ball quietly by yourself.

I don’t know if Jessica will come to see me play in these two games, but my intuition tells me that she probably won’t come. To be honest, I am really worried about her now, and I often think about where she will be now.

, who you will be with, what you will do, and what you will think.

But when my hands came into contact with the basketball, the only thing in my eyes was the basket, and all my worries about Jessica were gradually forgotten. Maybe when I was most focused,

It’s time to play basketball. For me, even if basketball can’t be the whole life, it can at least be the most important part.

In my previous life, I was already considered a basketball fanatic, but due to my physical talent I was unable to reach a very high level of basketball. However, when I had Kobe's body and his memory, I gradually understood basketball.

What does it mean to this man?

Kobe's memory is filled with many memories that are not actually that good. Those lonely times, those times when he faced the cold eyes of others alone. This man who followed his father to fight in Italy when he was very young, he was able to play in the field when he was a few years old.

He has scored 50 or 60 points in competitions with his peers. He has enjoyed dueling with his father, a professional player, since he was a child, and defeated his father for the first time when he was 13 years old.

He once set the scoring record for high school players in the United States. This guy only had eyes for the basket. This guy whose only friend was basketball. For him, basketball is his belief. What he didn’t know was that many years later he would become many people.

He may have long been accustomed to the time spent practicing alone in the basketball hall, those lonely and glorious memories.

After I saw all this clearly in my mind, my heart was naturally deeply integrated with this body. I began to understand that the talent of this body is not just a gift from God, but there is something behind it.

So much loneliness, so much effort, so much sweat and blood, I can't let this body be wasted in vain, I must tap out the potential contained in it as much as possible.

This time I came too early, so there was no team shooting trainer present. In fact, the entire venue was empty. I faced the basket alone and took shots again and again, picking the ball back again and again.

Repeating those shooting movements again and again made these movements engraved more deeply in my mind.