The rest is just noise

Chapter 1,193 He will definitely become a great player in the future

Jim Buss never knew that with the help of Louis and Yuanzheng Zhao, he would capture the most successful draft of Jerry West's career.

When Bass Jr. came outside West's office, he took a deep breath.

West is not the kind of person Louis is easy to get along with.

In fact, Buss Jr. is a little afraid of this meritorious figure who has worked for the Lakers for decades.

For various reasons, West also looked down upon Bass Jr.

When West heard that Bass wanted to report to work, West felt as ridiculous as seeing someone insisting that Rinko Kinoshita play the role of a student - how?dare?you?

"Jim, your business trip should be under the CEO's control, right?"

The implication of West's words is - you want me to fuck you?

"I have made a major discovery, but Coach Lu is not in the office right now." Bass said excitedly, "I just want to find someone to share my discovery with, and it would be better if the other person is a professional!"

West believed 50% of what Bass said.

Will this dude really travel for a month for team matters?

How much time will he devote to his work during that month?

Seven days? Ten days? Half a month?

Or one day?

West didn't believe that little Bass could really gain anything, so naturally he didn't think that the other party's discovery would be of any value.

But now that he is here, even if West still doesn't believe it, he still has to spend some time with him.

"Show me." West stretched out his hand, "What you found."

West hurriedly took out Zhao Yuanzheng's early observation report on Kobe and a videotape of one of the games.

"High school player?"

West suspected that Bass was taking pleasure in himself.

Indeed, Garnett was also a high school player.

But how talented is Garnett? No other high school player has reached that level.

"Yes, that's why I said it was an unexpected discovery."

"This Kobe. What grade is he in this year?"

"Twelfth grade, graduating soon."

West doesn't believe that other than talented players like Garnett, there are any high school players who would choose to skip college.

Unlike Louis, West skipped Zhao Yuanzheng's long speech and turned directly to the technology-related pages.

After watching it briefly, West picked up the video tape that Bass put on the table.

When the video first started, West wanted to fast forward.

Gradually, he found that he could actually calm down and watch this state-level high school competition.

Kobe wore No. 33 on the court and could play any position.

West was immediately attracted to the teenager.

Even if he can only observe Kobe through video tapes, West can see his comprehensive skills, solid basic skills, and innate desire to compete.

"What's his relationship with Joe Bryant?" West was keenly reminded of a Philadelphia talent who failed to deliver.

Buss Jr. smiled and said: "Kobe is Joe's son."

"No wonder."

"Jerry, what do you think of him?"

West had to agree that Joe's genes had a positive impact on Kobe, but it would be unwise to draw conclusions about high school players just by looking at a high school game tape.

"You've been out for a month, and you should have brought back more than just one videotape, right?" West wanted to see more of Kobe's games.

After hearing this, Bass took out all the dozen or so video tapes he brought back from Philadelphia.

"This is the video of Kobe's game this year. In addition, Coach Zhao is currently in Philadelphia collecting video of Kobe's game in previous years. I believe we can establish a systematic and comprehensive Kobe observation report."

West couldn't believe the day he admired Bass Jr.

It seemed that this kid was too lazy to do anything big, but he didn't expect that he would become a blockbuster without making a fuss.

Compared with him, Jenny is more professional in business and team operations, but an heir like Buss who is willing to go to the front lines to search for talents for the team seems to be more suitable as the future head of the Lakers.

"Coach Lu doesn't know about Kobe yet?" West asked.

Bass Jr. repeated: "Yes, he's not in the office right now."

"You go and report to him, but Kobe's observation report will stay with me for now. After I watch these videos, I will submit these reports of yours and my personal suggestions to him."

"Jerry, it would be great if you were willing to help. You know Coach Lu, he looks down on me at all. If I put this report in front of him, he would definitely not even look at it."

Although Bass's words were impeccable, West still felt strange.

Little Bas's business trip was approved by Louis.

When Jenny made an attack, it was Louis who blocked her.

Moreover, Louis looked confident at that time, as if he knew that little Bas would definitely gain something.

But now little Buzz is acting as if Louis doesn't appreciate him at all?

Is there any problem here?

West didn't know and didn't think much about it, because Louis and Bass were not the same person.

One is a successful godfather in New York, the so-called messiah of professional basketball in Los Angeles, and a big shot who came to break the curse of the Lakers.

One is an imbecile second generation who is vying for the inheritance of the Lakers and can even ignore family ties.

What connection can there be between them?

West stopped thinking about it and spent two days watching the videotape that Bass brought back.

Through these tapes, he can confirm that Kobe is a unique talent.

But if you want to know more in detail, you have to invite him to the Lakers for a trial training.

Now that Kobe Bryant hasn't graduated from high school, it seems too early to talk about tryouts.

Unless Kobe skips high school and directly enters the NBA draft, it will be difficult for the Lakers to have a chance of selecting him.

Because when he goes to college and performs, no scouts will express doubts about his future.

Even if he is not the second Jordan, he is still an enhanced version of Jerry Stackhouse.

Besides, he's not as troubled as Stackhouse.

This is a talent not to be missed.

West compiled the information, plus the notes he took while watching the video, and prepared to hand it to Louis.

But at this moment, Louis has already led the team to the away game.

It will be a week before he comes back.

West didn't want to wait a week in Los Angeles.

He suddenly thought, why can't I go to Philadelphia to watch Kobe Bryant's game in person?

why not?

Thinking of this, West handed over all official duties to Mitch Kupchak and set off to Philadelphia to watch the game in person.

This business trip gave West more gains.

He learned more about Kobe, about how eager to learn and competitive this kid was, about his fighting spirit, about his diligence, about his leadership and professionalism - using the word professionalism for high school students seems a bit strange.

Weird, but perfect for Kobe.

In his spare time, he would swim, run on the track and field, train with weights in the gym, and shoot 2,000 shots a day.

Zhao Yuanzheng, who has been observing Kobe Bryant for a month, said to West: "Competition is something written into his DNA. As long as he can get better, he is even willing to be the anti-Christ."

"This is a bit much." West was stunned for a moment.

"but."

West watched Kobe Bryant play one-on-five on the court, dodging in the air and pulling up the stick to score. If he were to play under Louis, he would have been scolded for his wonderful performance just now.

"He will definitely become a great player in the future."