NBA backer king

Chapter 479 Next stop

July [-]th, Los Angeles.

Lakers owner Jerry Buss inadvertently saw a news report on the owner of the Suns disposing of a batch of assets in the Los Angeles Business Journal. This immediately reminded him of a possibility, that is, is there a problem with Mrs. John's business?
If true, is it possible that she will not continue to invest heavily in the Suns to compete for the championship?
Thinking of this, he immediately called Wang Tiejun, but unfortunately Lao Wang's phone was turned off, so he immediately contacted Jerry West:
"Jerry, Mrs. John, the new owner of the Suns, suddenly sold a large number of assets. What kind of changes do you think will happen to the Suns? Will old K leave Phoenix? His cell phone is not working now, and I contacted K Martial Arts and said that he cannot be found.

Listen, Jerry, I don't care what you're doing now, come and see him with me right away, he appeared in San Francisco a few days ago, and he probably hasn't returned to China yet, we'll go to the K martial arts gym there to find him. "

But he felt that it was inappropriate. West and Old K had no friendship, so he urgently contacted Magic Johnson: "Ervin, are you in Los Angeles?"

"I'm here, Jerry, what's up?"

Coincidentally, Magic Johnson did not leave Los Angeles.

"I just saw the news that the new owner of the Suns suddenly wants to sell a batch of assets. Although the Suns are not included, I think this is an opportunity. You and I will go to see Old K immediately." He quickly explained.

"The Suns are going to change owners again? Okay, Jerry, I'll be right there." Magic Johnson said hastily.

He hung up and called Kareem again, but Skyhook wasn't in Los Angeles.

Jerry West is hosting Tim Duncan and his agent, Charles Banks, to negotiate a rookie deal before the freeze expires.

He offered a three-year $3 million contract. Banks was a little too small, but Duncan accepted it.

But at this time, he received a call from old Bass, facing a series of questions, which made him dizzy and unable to react.

After the reaction, he also became excited.

Duncan's contract can't be signed now, it can only be signed after the freezing period, and there is still half a month to go, so he hastily arranged for the staff to take Duncan and the two to visit the Lakers headquarters and the Great Western Forum, and then go back to see the boss.

"Tim, just send a staff member to accompany you. The Lakers have no sincerity." After leaving, Banks was not very satisfied with the contract just now, and now he is even more unhappy.

"It's okay, Mr. West must have important things to do." Tim Duncan didn't mind.

"Is there anything more important than receiving the No. [-] pick?" Banks muttered dissatisfiedly.

West, after a hasty arrangement, went to see Old Bath.

At this time, Old Buss had already arranged a private jet, and Magic Johnson also arrived. After meeting West, the three immediately rushed to a nearby private airport, and then flew to San Francisco.

"Mr. Colangelo, I'm sorry."

At the San Francisco K Martial Art Museum, Old Wang was on the phone with Old Colangelo, and he had already informed the other party of his decision to leave the Suns.

"Old K, accidents are always unpredictable. If that's the case, then I support you to leave." Old Colangelo said.

The two chatted for a while before ending the phone call. At this time, the elder nephew Wang Zhenwu knocked on the door and came in, saying, "Uncle Tie Jun, you turned off your phone, someone has come to the door."

"Who?" asked the king.

"The owner of the Lakers, and two other people." Wang Zhenwu said.

"So fast?"

Pharaoh was very surprised, so I decided to leave. Is this the door?
"Mr. Bass, Mr. West, Erwin, it's a pleasure to meet you." Two minutes later, Old Wang saw Jerribas and the other three.

"Old K, it's great to see you now."

When seeing him, all three were very excited.

After being led to the reception room and entertaining the three to sit down, Wang Zhenwu personally poured three cups of coffee over and left.

"Old K, is there something wrong with the Suns?"

As soon as Wang Zhenwu left, before the door was completely closed, West asked impatiently.

Old Wang looked at the three of them, and didn't hide it. He said directly, "Mrs. John's business is in trouble, and funds are very tight. I just talked to Mr. Colangelo and decided to leave the Suns. He agreed, and Mrs. John has no objections."

"awesome!"

The three of Bass said excitedly.

Magic Johnson shouted excitedly: "Old K, this is the most correct decision."

Old Buss said excitedly: "Old K, come to the Lakers, what you have in the Suns, the Lakers will definitely have, and what the Suns don't have, the Lakers will give you.

I will leave you a VIP room and three front rows at home, plus [-] tickets for other locations. Your family members can take the Lakers’ special plane, and the Lakers will be responsible for the board and lodging expenses of your family members away from home. You will have two dedicated parking spaces at the Lakers headquarters and the Great Western Forum. In addition, the Lakers will give you a ten-million-dollar villa, and will equip you with special bodyguards..."

Excited, Old Bass offered a lot of conditions, which made Lao Wang a little dumbfounded.

West went on to say: "Old K, I promise to create a championship-level lineup. Even if you have to pay a price for the trade, I am sure to rebuild a championship-level lineup. Please believe me on this point."

Now that he has decided to leave the Suns, the Lakers are one of the best choices. Lao Wang is not pretentious, nor does he want to pick and choose. He nodded and said, "The invitation from the three is so kind that I can't refuse it!"

"Ha ha……"

The three of Buzz laughed loudly at the same time excitedly, and kept clapping their hands.

"Jerry, immediately initiate a trade application to the Suns after returning home." Old Buss said extremely excitedly.

Speaking of this, West forced himself to calm down and began to consider which bargaining chips to use to trade Old K.

With the value of old K, a 24-year-old active No. 1 with no injuries, the Lakers must pay a very high price, and even raise their team, to complete the transaction, which he knows very well.

So now he's going to take the old K and the owner here, determine which one or two players cannot be traded, and then everyone else will become chips.

He said: "Old K joins the Lakers, so neither Dameng nor David Robinson is needed. Dameng will become our bargaining chip."

Lao Wang scratched his head, Dameng, you can’t blame me for this, even if I don’t come, you still have to go to the Spurs, going to the Suns now is better than going to the Spurs.

Seeing that there was no objection to him, West continued: "Others, I think only Tim Duncan can't be traded. Half of the league's teams choose to play poorly for him. We grabbed the hand. We still have to try to keep him. Old K, what do you think?"

"of course."

Nodding his head, Old Wang said, "But I think, with Brian's shrewdness, he might not accept the bargaining chip with Dameng as the main body."

Bass, West, and Magic Johnson looked at each other, and immediately understood what Lao Wang meant.

Using a 24-year-old active No.1 to trade a 34-year-old veteran, even if the Lakers will take some chips, but the subject of the transaction does not match, the Suns may indeed not agree.

So, can only Tim Duncan be used as the main bargaining chip?
The three of them were a little bit reluctant, but when they thought of the deal, they immediately settled down again.

With the strength of the old K, without Tim Duncan, as long as he finds another decent power forward, I believe the Lakers' inside line is also the strongest in the league.

Thinking about it this way, they suddenly felt that it was acceptable to use Tim Duncan as the main body of the transaction.

"Old K, shall we return to Los Angeles together?" Old Buss asked eagerly.

Old Wang nodded, he didn't care, he quickly settled the deal, and he had to return home.

Then he stepped aside, called the Chargers, and told him he was leaving the Suns.

"Old K, since that's the case, it's fine to leave. In this case, if you don't go, I will persuade you to go. By the way, where are you going?" Kevin Johnson said.

"The Lakers." Pharaoh said.

"The Lakers, that's right. The first tier of the league is one of the best in the league. They don't need the boss to pay to support the investment in the championship. And they have been chasing you. They are full of sincerity. The Lakers will do anything for the championship, which is right for you." Kevin Johnson laughed.

"It's a pity that we can't complete the defense and dynasty in the Suns, what a pity!" Lao Wang said.

"You want to stay in the Suns, but God doesn't allow it. But it doesn't affect you personally. Whether it's the Suns or the Lakers, you are the only core. If you win the championship with the Lakers next season, it is still considered defending for you personally. If you defend the championship again with the Lakers, it will be a dynasty for you, belonging to your old K's dynasty." Kevin Johnson laughed.

"That counts?"

"Of course, winning the championship with two teams in a row is more difficult than defending the title and dynasty with one team, because you have to face different lineups and teammates, and you need to re-adapt to tactics and team atmosphere." Kevin Johnson said .

"I don't think it's perfect yet." Old Wang said with some regret.

In the evening, Wang Tiejun and his entourage were about to return to Los Angeles. As soon as they walked out of the gate of the martial arts hall, they met three people.

The three were headed by a middle-aged man, and the other two appeared to be assistants and bodyguards.

Lao Wang didn't know him, he thought he was a VIP customer of the martial arts gym, but Jerry Bass and the others knew him. This was Paul Allen, the owner of the Blazers.

"Mr. Allen?"

When Buss saw Paul Allen, he was very glad that he had come one step earlier.

In 1988, Paul Allen used Microsoft's shares as collateral, obtained a bank loan, and spent US$7000 million to acquire 100% of the Blazers' shares, and then spent US$1.5 million to build the Rose Garden Arena for the Blazers a few years ago.

Now with the development of Microsoft, he has also become the richest owner in the NBA. He just bought the NFL Seattle Seahawks this year. For the sake of the championship, he has been very generous with these two professional teams. It can be said that he is desperately chasing the championship.

Now he came here with only one purpose, to attract Old K.

Not only did Bass notice the news about Mrs. John's disposal of a large number of assets, but he also noticed that the so-called hero sees the same thing, and he had almost the same association as Bass, so he ran over, but he was a step slower.

That's why Old Bus was lucky. If he hadn't come earlier, maybe Old K would have been taken away by Paul Allen. After all, his financial resources were far inferior to the opponent's.

"Mr. Bass?"

When Paul Allen saw Old Bath, he knew that he might be a step late.

"Old K, this is Mr. Paul Allen, the boss of the Blazers."

After greeting Paul Allen, Old Bass immediately introduced him.

"Hello, old K."

"Hello, Mr. Allen."

"Just call me Paul."

"OK."

The two greeted each other, they were guests from afar, Lao Wang invited Paul Allen into the martial arts gym, and of course the three of Old Bath couldn't leave.

Half an hour later, Paul Allen regretfully left K Martial Arts Hall.

After seeing off the boss of the Blazers, Wang Tiejun and the others left San Francisco. It was already evening when they arrived in Los Angeles. Old Buss directly invited Lao Wang to his mansion to meet his family.

For the old K to join the Lakers, everyone in the Bass family is ecstatic. There is no doubt that the Lakers will have the opportunity to reproduce the glory of the previous Show time era.

The Lakers are the most important assets of the Bass family. In the city of Los Angeles, there is absolutely no problem with the ball market. The Lakers only lack records now. Only records and championships can allow the Lakers to increase their value.

Lao Wang himself has a very clear understanding of joining the Lakers. This is not his home team. He came here only to pursue the professional honor he hopes to obtain and realize his higher personal value.And the Lakers should be the same.

So between him and the Lakers, it is a strong alliance, don't talk about other things.

Because of this, he has also made sufficient mental preparations. In the future, if he is old or injured, the Lakers may choose to trade him or give him up. This is the result he must accept.

In fact, he really doesn't want to leave the Suns, but in order to chase more honors, he has to make a choice.

……

"Kobe, I'm leaving the Suns." Lying on the bed in the Los Angeles hotel, Lao Wang called Kobe.

Kobe over there was stunned for a moment, and immediately yelled after reacting: "Is something wrong?"

Lao Wang talked about the matter, and Kobe shouted: "Then I have to leave too. The Suns have no money to compete for the championship. What am I doing here?"

"As you wish." Old Wang said.

"Then where are you going?" Kobe asked quickly.

"Maybe go to the Warriors, but don't tell others, so as not to affect my deal." Lao Wang made a joke.

"Warriors? Then I'm going to the Lakers, they have been contacting me. By the way, old K, let me come to you. You have to teach me the club step, or there will be no chance." Kobe shouted.

"No time, I'm going back to China, we'll talk about it later." Old Wang said quickly.

"Stingy, do you want to hide your secrets again?" Kobe said angrily.

"Snapped!"

Lao Wang hung up the phone directly.

Over there, Kobe had no choice but to hang up the phone, told his family the news, and expressed his intention to leave the Suns, which made his family very happy.

Joe Bryant immediately notified Arndlem and asked him to contact the Lakers.

Jerry West was also very happy when he received a call from Tellem at night. He had always hoped to get Kobe, but he didn't expect that not only Old K was willing to come to the Lakers, but Kobe was also willing. Could it be that Old K did the job?

The deal with the Suns is bigger, the Lakers have to pay a higher price, maybe Duncan really can't keep it.

But compared to Duncan, he is more willing to get Kobe.

This is because with the old K, Duncan is not so important to the Lakers, and Kobe, who has the potential to grow into the core of the perimeter, is undoubtedly more important.

Not long after, Phoenix, Colangelo Jr. also received a call from Tellem and learned that Kobe had applied for a trade.

Although disappointed, but old K is leaving, and it's okay to leave another Kobe, he agreed.

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(End of this chapter)