The rest is just noise

Text Volume Chapter 1,298 Renewed At the award ceremony for the top 50 NBA superstars, 63-year-old Bill Russell walked past 50-year-old Kareem Jabbar and said hello

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The strange thing is that no one, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar himself, thinks it is wrong for Russell to call a 50-year-old man.

After that, the celebration officially began.

The real attraction of this celebration has long since ended.

Now it's just about giving awards to these superstars. For them, this step is the most important, but the audience is mainly concerned about who gets in and who doesn't.

In a joyous atmosphere, the celebration of NBA's 50 superstars came to an end.

After returning to Los Angeles, the players and assistant coaches can have another day of rest, but Louis needs to return to work as soon as possible.

There are still 12 hours left before the trade deadline. This is the Lakers' last chance to strengthen before the playoffs begin.

If the Lakers' goal this year is to win the championship, then there are basically only four imaginary enemies.

Trail Blazers, Knicks, Celtics, Heat.

These four teams all have a superstar inside.

Among them, the Trail Blazers and Heat are single-core insiders, while the Knicks and Celtics are dual-core insiders.

The Lakers also have two inside cores, but Garnett is too young. How much role can he play when the heavy pressure falls on his shoulders?

In other words, the Lakers should put half of the burden of the inside on the 21-year-old.

If they want to keep their inside numbers safe, the Lakers still need to recruit.

At present, every team has high-quality insiders, and the only one the Lakers can offer is veteran James Worthy.

Under normal circumstances, the Lakers have no room to operate.

But outside the United States, in Vancouver, Canada, NBA top 50 superstar Dennis Rodman was very dissatisfied with his situation.

Old teammate Anji can no longer suppress him.

Rodman's attitude is very clear, either trade him or condone him.

Anji didn't expect that this birdman would start acting stupid as soon as he reached his fiftieth birthday, but there was nothing he could do about it.

A normal Rodman would bring huge benefits to the team, but the problem is that this guy is not normal.

Not only was Rodman going to be traded, but he also designated his next target - he wanted to play for Louis.

Ainge has no illusions about Rodman.

If the transaction partner is Louis, then there is actually still room for discussion.

Therefore, as soon as the All-Star Weekend ended, Ainge contacted Louis and made it clear that Rodman wanted to transfer to the Lakers.

With Rodman's salary, the Lakers would not have been able to replace him.

But Rodman's contract has many conditions, and only when those conditions are met can he receive his full salary.

Due to Rodman's personal reasons, his contract with an annual salary of US$6 million can only receive less than US$3 million. If the Lakers can send James Worthy and one of the rookies, they can equalize the contract.

Another rookie Louis prepared for the deal was Malik Rose.

If Rodman comes, the Lakers' fourth position will become more crowded, and there will be basically no room for Rose.

But the question is, do we really want Rodman to come over?

Louis' concerns puzzled Jim Bass.

In Buss' view, Rodman is a winner with eight championships. Is there any need to hesitate in trading Worthy and Ross for one of the top 50 superstars in NBA history?

Little Bas asked.

Louis said pessimistically,

Bass Jr. said:

It's easy for this kid to say it, but it's hard for Louis to do it

It's not that easy, because the relationship between him and Rodman is too deep, and there are a lot of personal emotions involved.

Louis believes that as long as he reaches the playoffs, Rodman will correct his attitude.

But he was worried that Rodman's unprofessionalism would ruin the atmosphere within the team.

Louis did not make up his mind on this matter alone.

He called Wilson and asked for his opinion on the matter.

Wilson said,

Wilson made his stance clear.

Then Louis called Barkley.

Barkley didn't have a good impression of Rodman. When the Trail Blazers and the Knicks were fighting, Rodman had the worst mouth.

But Barkley also feels that Rodman can help the team.

Moreover, when it comes to leading newcomers into bad situations, he himself is a negative example.

Buckley said,

The strangest part of the whole thing is that Louis, who had the closest relationship with Rodman, was the one who least believed in Rodman.

It seemed that he needed to use these phone calls to increase his determination to make transactions.

Finally, Louis called Rodman.

Rodman answered the call as soon as it rang. It seemed that he was also waiting for the call.

Louis said hello casually, but Rodman didn't even bother to say hello and went straight to the point.

Louis asked,

Louis said seriously:

Rodman agreed to every one of Louis' conditions and said he would have no complaints if it really came to that point.

This matter was settled.

Later, Louis called Angie back.

When Ainge learned that Louis agreed to take over Rodman, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief in his heart.

Then he asked:

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