The rest is just noise

After the tragic signing, the Lakers only have three spots left.

Louis doesn't want to wait until the end of the preseason to decide on the final 15-man roster. There's no need.

There are not many players on the Lakers' current roster that Louis can use with confidence.

They don't need to waste another half month trying to find three fringe players who have little chance of playing.

Therefore, Louis selected the final three based on their performance in the past half month.

They are Rick Brunson (rickbrunsonpg), Anthony Goldwire (anthonygoldwirepg), and Zeljko Rebracac (zeljkorebracac).

Two of these three are from last year's draft. They are Goldwire and Ray Bracha, both second-round picks, and their contracts were released after the end of their rookie seasons.

Bronson is this year's undrafted pick.

27 years later, Bronson will be proud of his child Jaylen. His son Jaylen Bronson was selected by the Mavericks along with European star Luka Doncic in the 2018 draft. Unlike Doncic,

Qiqi shocked the United States when he debuted, while Bronson accumulated a lot of experience, and it was not until 2022 that people discovered his talent.

At the same time, Bronson was also a major participant in the Mavericks' 58,000-point tiebreaker over the Suns in the Western Conference semifinals.

The main reason why Louis determined the fifteen-man roster early was to start the "Temple Project" that the coaching staff was eagerly awaiting as soon as possible.

After the roster was finalized, the Lakers temporarily left the resort and headed to the Great Western Forum Arena in Inglewood, Los Angeles, for media day.

This is Louis' first media day appearance in two years.

The media are very curious about what kind of team Louis will turn the Lakers into.

The results seem to be the same as before.

Even Louis doesn't know what the media wants to see.

Do you expect him to turn the Lakers into a bloodthirsty legion that howls like wolves within half a month?

If they really expected something like this to happen, they would be disappointed.

"Coach Lu, did someone disobey your leadership this time and challenge you?"

This is a question with profound meaning, and it is also a question that makes people recall the past.

When Louis first arrived in New York and held a media day at the training camp, a man named Bernard King issued a challenge to him.

Louis couldn't remember the reason, but he remembered that King, who was still the King of New York at the time, lost that challenge and lost his entire year's salary to him.

All the money that King lost to Louis was invested in domestic roadyard projects.

It can be said that for Luyuan to develop as vigorously as it does today, Jin’s name must be written down in a big way.

Louis promised that he would solemnly thank the other party in his future Hall of Fame speech.

Chinese basketball will never forget Bernard King - this is what Louis will definitely say when the time comes.

"No, the mountains, the water, and the people here are nice. Everyone is very friendly to me and speaks nicely. I like it here so much."

With Louis' status in the world, no one dares to challenge his status.

The reporter asked about Garnett again.

"Coach Lu, what do you think is the upper limit of kg?"

Common people would say: the sky is his limit.

Coach Lu was different. He said directly: "Kevin has no upper limit. He is not an ordinary human being like us. He has a pair of invisible wings that can allow him to fly wherever he wants to go."

The premise is that he wants to go.

“Is Larry Bird’s arrival as significant as Bill Sharman’s was?”

Louis could maintain his grace and give pleasant answers before, but the other party wanted to ask Bird.

He had been very angry with Bird for the past half month. How could he not mock the country bumpkin severely when he got the chance?

"Are you really from Los Angeles? Are you too friendly to Larry? Don't forget how much harm he caused you when he was playing. As for whether his joining is as important as Bill Laman's back then.

"I don't think there's any need to say that. Larry is Larry. He hasn't done anything yet, so don't rush to compare him with Bill." Louis finally made a little joke, "If I were Bill, I would

Not happy, just like another super center named Bill was not happy that the world called Larry the best of all time."

Although the media is not sure about Garnett's strength, they are all attracted by the charm of the other person's natural superstar.

In the words of Los Angeles sports writer Jesse Rogers: "KG can easily make people notice his existence. He has not played an NBA game yet, but he can already talk like a star. In time, he will become

A big star who is admired by millions."

The Lakers player who least fits the Los Angeles temperament is Liu Yuqing.

The reporter wanted to know what he thought of Atlanta and Vancouver.

Liu Yuqing replied: "I have no opinion."

The reporter heard that Liu Yuqing was shining in the training camp and confirmed in person whether the source of the news was true.

Liu Yuqing replied: "This is just normal performance."

But obviously, no one except Liu Yuqing herself thought that was a normal performance.

The reporter asked again: "How much help Coach Lu has brought to you."

"great help."

"Jiang Duo, can you please be more specific?"

Liu Yuqing snorted calmly. These people could find out his nickname, but they didn't know that he hated it?

"Jiang Duo, is this difficult to answer?"

"It's not difficult."

"So, what's the biggest help Coach Lu has given you?"

"He traded me from Vancouver to Los Angeles."

If the reporter pressed further, Liu Yuqing could only tell that Louis sponsored him and other roadhouse children to travel to the United States.

Fortunately, his "concrete" answer was like a male gun's ultimate move.

This was the ultimate bomb. The reporter never wanted to interview Liu Yuqing again.

Liu Yuqing's dislike of being interviewed has started since she was in college.

At UCL, he was nicknamed "the eloquent Chinese".

It's just that the media in Los Angeles are not used to having such a number one player on the team.

In comparison, Finley looks much cuter.

Finley also doesn't know how to deal with reporters, but he always answers questions, unlike Liu Yuqing who always looks like he's dealing with errands.

When Wilson heard that Liu Yuqing was in trouble, he took the initiative to ask about the situation.

"Is there any difficulty?" Wilson asked.

Liu Yuqing had no idea why Wilson asked this question.

"What's the difficulty?"

"I heard that reporters don't like you."

Liu Yuqing pursed her lips, as if thinking about how to word her words.

"I don't need them to like it."

"You remind me of someone."

Wilson smiled.

Liu Yuqing looked suspicious.

This expression is already asking: Who do I look like?

"My former teammate, Patrick Ewing," Wilson said, "he wasn't comfortable in front of the media either."

"That's not cool, Benj!"

Louis didn't know where he came from, "We Jiang Duo are just too lazy to deal with those reporters. Patrick is treating reporters as a source of infection for bad diseases!"

Wilson smiled and said: "That's true, but when playing in Los Angeles, sooner or later you have to get used to the spotlight."

Spotlight, is that for me?

Liu Yuqing glanced at Garnett, who was mumbling in front of reporters, and then saw the tragedy master who was born for such scenes.

Why can they always laugh as if they won five million?

And there were Wilson and Louis in front of him.

Wilson is also a celebrity in the eyes of the media, and Louis is a rare star coach.

Other coaches can only be regarded as famous coaches at best, but Louis has star power.

With these people here, can the spotlight shine on me?

Liu Yuqing didn't want to appear too rebellious, so she immediately said: "I will get used to it."

"That's good. In fact, you are a very capable player. I really don't know how much Atlanta and Vancouver will regret doing this deal with us in the future."

Wilson's kindness came from within, but he said the wrong thing.

"It's my turn to take pictures soon." Liu Yuqing found an excuse unnaturally, "See you later."

After Liu Yuqing walked away, Louis said: "Benj, don't mention Atlanta and Vancouver in front of Jiang Duo from now on."

"Why?"

Louis asked, "Do you want people to mention that thing you did with Patrick in New York?"

"forgive me…"

"Yes, Jiang Duo feels like you." Louis said happily, "It's just that he is very qualified. He just scolded you in his heart without showing any signs of being unhappy."

In the afternoon, various activities of the media day came to an end.

Lakers players, coaching staff and key members of the management team took a group photo of the 1995-96 season in the center of the forum.