Chapter 935 Two Transactions
After coming out of the mission, Li Liang kept thinking about what Bill Russell said.
What does it mean to coach yourself well?
Didn't I take care of myself?
Or as a coach, I haven't played my strengths well?
This player and coach is really hard to do.
It’s not okay to do too much, nor can it be done too little.
But I still feel happy when I think about getting a few million dollars in one season because of being a coach.
Isn’t it appropriate to work more jobs and earn more money?
I have to prepare for marriage next year. If I don’t make more money, how can I afford the bride price?
Li Liang is just like that, playing basketball, training, learning, and groping.
Under the leadership of Li Liang, the Kings have generally achieved the best record in the past decade.
Before Christmas, the team scored 22 wins and 8 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference behind the Warriors, Thunder and Spurs.
Of course, this should be the worst result in Li Liang's career.
In the first four years, his team had not been the second in the division.
This time, they all fell to the fourth place in the partition.
The Lakers, Clippers, Grizzlies, and Rockets are also ranked behind.
In the entire West, the winning gap between the top six is very small.
The Kings are only one win-win situation behind the third Spurs.
The Golden State Warriors are the ones who are truly ahead.
After losing the opening game, the Warriors who had James were unstoppable, and other teams could not resist their power.
After the first 30 games, they have achieved a record of 27 wins and 3 losses.
The position of the West is no longer shaken.
On December 24, during the Christmas battle, the Thunder and the Warriors staged another fierce battle between Mars and Earth.
The Kings were not arranged in this Christmas battle, which is the first time in Li Liang's career.
Maybe the league doesn't want to highlight Li Liang anymore.
So, in five years, Li Liang enjoyed a full Christmas holiday for the first time.
He chose to go to Los Angeles to celebrate Christmas with Zhu Shu and Wei Dazhi, which has been maintained for several years.
On Christmas Eve, everyone spent the apartment that Li Liang bought for Zhu Shu. This hotel-style apartment was really bought by Li Liang and rented it to Bai Xiaoting.
Zhu Shu became the landlady, and Bai Xiaoting became the tenant inexplicably.
Four young men, four years ago, decided to stay in New York and started their respective careers under the advocacy of Li Liang.
Li Liang's thigh was really thick, and he brought the other three people up.
Bai Xiaoting has established herself in the fashion circle and has become a famous Chinese designer on the West Coast.
Needless to say, Wei Dazhi, a well-known epsn reporter and producer, relying on Li Liang's exclusive revelations and a hot program manufacturing machine.
Zhu Shu is the winner in life, working and love at the same time, one million before going to bed and one hundred million after going to bed.
Like Wei Dazhi and Bai Xiaoting have extensive friendships in their respective fields and have successfully entered the top of the circle.
But for them, Li Liang is still the most important friend in his life.
The four of them drank and chatted, recalling the past years in Kentucky, and looking back at the past, feeling a lot of emotion.
Halfway through the drink, the five people talked about their future life and thoughts.
Bai Xiaoting said that she wanted to create an international fashion brand like Chanel and Versace.
Wei Dazhi was thinking about becoming the best journalist and media producer in NBA history.
"When you retire, I will shoot a legendary documentary for you. Let me tell you that I have been collecting materials. When the time comes, I will shoot a series and be sure to make a big deal!"
Wei Dazhi has already begun to think about bringing Li Liang’s story to the big screen.
Zhu Shu doesn't have that many ideas. Her agent's work is stable. At present, she already has young talents like Ingram, Booker, and Towns, who are already a rising star in the NBA economic human world.
As for Li Liang, he pondered for a long time but still couldn't express his thoughts deep in his heart.
Winning the championship is no longer a dream for him, it is just a daily life.
Even if you win the best coach this season, it's just icing on the cake.
He once thought about becoming the strongest player in NBA history.
According to the current trend, as long as he does not commit suicide, he will complete tasks stably every year and improve his strength, and it will be sooner or later to become the strongest.
By then, return to the Lakers, complete the mission in the Angel City Book, and defeat Jordan, he is no1.
In the past four years as the king, he must win the championship, but he does not have to continue to win consecutive championships. To be honest, Li Liang himself did not set limits for himself.
After four consecutive championships, there will be five consecutive championships. It is really difficult to win the championship this year.
As the winner of four championships, Li Liang has a good idea of whether a team can win the championship.
It’s like a teller who touches real money all year round. He doesn’t need to learn how to identify fake coins, so he knows which money is real and which money is fake.
The king is still a fake currency at present.
Especially in the western region this year, the arms race is becoming more and more serious, and finally reached a peak this season with Li Liang's joining.
James' Journey to the West made the situation in the east and west completely unbalanced. In order to fight against Li Liang, the entire West took revenge on Li Liang, and took advantage of the surge in the salary cap and finally cultivated the super monster Warriors.
In other years, if the Kings' lineup is well trained, they will be like a champion.
However, with the Warriors, the difficulty of winning the championship is naturally increased a lot.
Thinking of Li Liang, Li Liang didn't want to stand up for himself. There must be roads before the car arrives in the mountains, and there will be black technology.
Seeing Li Liang silent, Wei Dazhi asked: "Hey, do you feel that you have already lost your life and have no pursuit? Your pursuit should be to get married, have a son, and continue to contribute to Chinese basketball."
Li Liang gave Wei Dazhi a blank look. If this system can be passed down, it would be considered.
Otherwise, don't think about it.
Li Liang took a sip of wine and said, "I hope the world will be peaceful."
In fact, Li Liang’s real thought deep in his heart was to watch NBA die.
He has already won enough championships. If he watches NBA go bankrupt after winning the championship, wouldn’t he be addicted to “the last emperor”?
It's exciting to think about it.
But this idea cannot be expressed. After all, many people are pointing at NBA for dinner, including Wei Dazhi.
So, it’s better to drink a bar, it’s not time yet.
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During the Christmas battle, the league arranged five games.
The Lakers vs. Clippers’ Los Angeles Derby, the Celtics vs. Knicks’ Eastern Conference Battle, the Spurs vs. Bulls – I don’t know why there is another Bulls’ Bulls’ Bulls’ Battle, and this eye-catching showdown between the Thunder vs. Warriors.
As a result, in the most popular Thunder vs. Warriors, the Thunder defeated the Warriors at home with an advantage of 119:114 and 5 points!
After Li Liang was gone, Thunder's momentum was still fierce.
It seems that with the championship bonus, Westbrook and Durant are more vigorous than in the past.
The two teamed up to score an astonishing 86 points in this game, defeating the arrogant Warriors in one fell swoop.
However, the Warriors' top position in the West is still as stable as Mount Tai.
After Christmas, the competition in the west became increasingly fierce, and the king was still lukewarm.
Win three or four games, lose one game, win two games, lose one game.
Compared with the unstoppable momentum of the regular season in the past four years and swept through thousands of troops, the team where Li Liang is located this year has no such a kingly aura.
Many people began to think that this year's King and Li Liang might have to say goodbye to the champion.
It is 2017, and halfway through the season, each team has begun to trade and repair their problems.
On January 13, the Kings broke out a deal, and Divac sent Casby, two future draft picks and some cash, and obtained forward PJ Tucker from the Suns trade to supplement the Kings' forward line.
This is a small deal, but it is crucial to the Kings. Tucker's defense and vitality on the front line will bring what the Kings need most.
However, this did not cause much trouble in the public opinion market.
What really caused the storm was two days later, a big deal shocked the alliance.
The Celtics sent Ingram, Bradley, Gerald Green, Terry Rochelle and three draft picks, as well as some cash, and got James Harden from the Houston Rockets.
In the east, a superstar finally came.
Chapter completed!