One is the basic salary, one.

This is not buying groceries, nor is it about gathering people.

Although Kupchek and Kobe said before that the Lakers plan to rebuild next season.

But in fact, Kobe won't believe that.

It will definitely not work if you don’t rebuild and just find someone to play power forward.

"Have Carl not officially announced his retirement yet?"

The first thing that Kupchek thought of was Karl Malone.

Malone was trapped in injuries and internal friction last season, and her performance... was actually very good.

You may not believe it if you say it. Last season, Malone was the third leader of the Lakers, and it was the lubricant between the tandem OK combinations.

Moreover, his personal form is also very good, with a shooting percentage of 48.3%, the best in the past three seasons.

If he doesn't get injured in the finals, the Pistons really can't sweep the Lakers.

However, after experiencing the incident on and off the court last season, Malone was already disheartened.

Including him, he had already told Kupchek that he would not execute his contract for next season.

But the good news is that Malone has not officially announced his retirement, and Kupchek still has room to fight for.

But the premise is that he has to make Malone feel that the Lakers have enough strength to win the championship.

This is completely different from Kobe's before. It can't be done with just one sentence with the upper lip to the lower lip.

Just as he was thinking, his assistant came in and reported on the team's summer league.

The NBA free market and the summer league are played simultaneously.

Especially in this era, the freezing period is long, and basically the freezing period has not ended yet, and the summer league has been finished.

The Lakers performed well in the summer league and reached the finals at Long Beach.

Among them, Ariza's performance was even better, averaging 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.

Kupchek was still very happy to hear the news.

During the previous trade, the Lakers sent Devin George out in order to keep Ariza, but now it seems that it is not a loss.

The assistant and Kupchekdo chatted a few times, and the two naturally talked about free agents.

"I think I can try asking Sun's opinion."

At this moment, the assistant suddenly spoke.

Kupchek was stunned when he heard this. It was obviously Sun Hao who could be called "Sun".

But Sun Hao is a player, and he doesn't know why his assistant suddenly said that.

"I heard from others that after Michael got drunk with others outside, he said that he had chosen Yao as Sun. Oh, right, including not having to exchange Hamilton for Starkhouse, and Jamil Nelson this year."

After listening to it, Kupchek looked like he suddenly realized.

He just said! Why did he become the operation president? How could Jordan change so much before and after his comeback?

It turns out that's the reason.

Moreover, Jordan has always liked to brag, and the credibility of saying these words after drinking too much is very high.

Although I don’t know why Sun Hao had such a vision, it seems that there is nothing wrong with asking one thing.

And speaking of it, because Sun Hao returned to China after the transaction was completed, he was busy with other matters in the free market and had not had time to contact Sun Hao.

This is just the opportunity.

...

Sun Hao is training with his teammates in the national team.

Although he was the latest to join the team, this national team has not changed much compared to the lineup of the World Championships two years ago, and he integrated quickly.

And the morale of this team is unprecedentedly high.

All of this has to do with what happened in Athens before.

After September 11, international terrorist activities were rampant, especially for a big stage like the Olympics, which was even more dangerous.

In 2000, Sydney Security's investment was 200 million yuan, and this year Athens invested 1.5 billion yuan.

But even so, Athens still had several explosions in succession.

The direct impact of this is panic, and many athletes have given up on the Olympics due to safety issues.

This includes many stars from the American men's basketball team.

Like McGrady, who previously represented the United States in the Copa America and was the team's number one scorer, did not go.

The Chinese team will not be affected by this kind of thing, and the team members that Sun Hao has analyzed before have become stronger.

One goes up and the other goes down, which also makes the Chinese men's basketball team's desire to win the championship stronger!

After the training, Sun Hao wiping sweat in the locker room while chatting with Wang Zhizhi.

Just earlier today, the Suns just announced a five-year, 70 million contract with Steve Nash.

Joining Nash to Phoenix are the Warriors' former chief assistant Mike D'Anthony, who will become the new head coach of the Suns.

This is a typical example of "If you don't leave me here, you will have a place to leave me."

Although Sun Hao's appearance made Nash traded to the Warriors, the Suns in history still appeared.

Moreover, D'Antoni and Nash have proved themselves with the Warriors, and this has appeared more reasonable than in history.

But if this happens, Wang Zhizhi, who is used to playing basketball next to Nash, will be a little embarrassed.

He has a one-year contract with the Warriors, so what to do after the game is a question.

When Sun Hao talks with him, he naturally talks about joining.

Although he is in the country, he is actually paying attention to the Lakers' signings.

After all, the Lakers are quite a bit like the "Five Los Angeles Warriors" and they really lack people.

A space-type inside player like Wang Zhizhi is very suitable for playing basketball with O'Neal.

It may be a bit difficult to play, but it is definitely enough to play as a substitute.

As they were chatting, Sun Hao's cell phone rang.

It was a message, sent by Nelson Jr., saying that Kupchek asked for his phone number and would contact him later.

Sure enough, a short while, a strange long-distance phone call came over.

Sun Hao picked up his cell phone and went outside the locker room.

"Sun, I'm Mickey. I'm really sorry. I've been busy with free markets recently and forgot to contact you first. On behalf of the Lakers, I warmly welcome you to join. How are you doing your training in China's national team?"

Kupchek is quite good at chatting, and apologizing and caring a wave of concern will bring him closer to Sun Hao.

After chatting for a while, Kupchek also showed his intention to come.

"I want to hear your opinions on the team's strengthening."

After hearing this, Sun Hao was silent for a while. This came...it was a bit sudden.

Fortunately, Kupchek quickly explained the reason.

Jordan...

After hearing this, Sun Hao couldn't help but sigh that drinking wine really made a mistake.

But since Kupchek has asked this, it is also an opportunity.

He was actually worried that he would not have the opportunity to let his time traveler's "Sky Eye" work. This call was an unexpected surprise.

"I think we should give priority to making up for the strong forwards."

Sun Hao said his thoughts.

His ideas are somewhat different from those of Kupchek.

And this is exactly what Ariza, who has excellent arm span and physical fitness, is good at.

As for three points and other things, this thing can be practiced.

Although Ariza is called "Ironza" by fans in history, her three-point level at her peak is also very high in the league.

He has always been among them when he lists top 3D players in the league in the future.

"And, we can sign another Barry."

Sun Hao then added.

The other Barry he refers to Brent Barry's brother Joan Barry.

Joan Barry is worse than his younger brother in terms of strength and fame, but there is only one thing that three-pointers are also extremely accurate.

His two most accurate seasons, the 95-96 season, had a shooting percentage of 47.3%. At that time, he didn't shoot much, and averaged only 1.4 games per game.
To be continued...