Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

Strengthening the team was not originally Zhuang Yu's business, and players logically had no right to ask about it. But with Zhuang Yu's status and position, his say already exceeded that of ordinary players.

After discussing this matter with Rose, Zhuang Yu called Pelinka.

Pelinka on the other end of the phone agreed readily and also asked Zhuang Yu for his opinion on what kind of contract to offer to Rose.

Zhuang Yu did not give any suggestions on this issue. He just wanted to sign Rose. As for what kind of contract to sign Rose with, that would be a matter for the team management and Rose's agent team to negotiate.

He won't interfere too much.

Of course, since it was Zhuang Yu who asked to sign Rose, the Lakers will definitely give Rose a reasonable offer contract.

Ross also called his management team to inform them.

After learning the news, Ross's agency team was very happy.

Firstly, since it was Zhuang Yu who took the initiative to recruit Rose, the Lakers will definitely give him a more sincere contract.

Secondly, the Lakers are the defending champions and a team with the ability to compete for the championship. If Rose goes to the Lakers, he will have a great chance of winning the championship.

Moreover, Los Angeles is a big city. Going to the Los Angeles Lakers will give Rose more exposure than a team in a small city, and it can also enhance Rose's commercial value.

This is a good thing for both Ross himself and the economic team.

Soon the two sides began to contact each other.

Neither Rose nor Zhuang Yu participated in the specific negotiation process, but Rose's agency team and the Lakers management were in the talks.

Things went smoothly. Just two days later, both Zhuang Yu and Ross received calls informing them that the matter had been finalized.

The Lakers will offer Rose a two-year, $1300 million contract, and Rose will become a Lakers player in the new season.

1300 million in two years, with an average annual salary of 650 million.

Although it is far from comparable to Rose's peak period, and it is not even a middle-class contract, it is already much higher than the offers made by other teams.

The most important thing is that the Lakers are a team with the potential to compete for the championship.

In fact, Rose's agency team was already prepared to reduce their salary. Many players who join such championship-contending teams, especially veterans, often take a pay cut. However, they did not expect the Lakers to offer them $1300 million for two years, which exceeded their psychological expectations, so the talks went smoothly.

Soon, Rose officially signed with the Lakers, and the Lakers also immediately released an announcement on their official website, welcoming Rose to join the Lakers.

For a time, it aroused heated discussion among fans.

"I was still wondering which team Rose would go to? Or maybe he would choose to stay with the Cavaliers in the end, but I didn't expect him to join the Lakers."

"I heard that Rose has been training with Zhuang Yu in New York during this period. He and Zhuang Yu have a very good relationship. Maybe that's why he joined the Lakers."

"That's great. This is a good thing for the Lakers and for Rose."

"That's right. This summer, other teams have been strengthening their roster, but the Lakers haven't made any big moves. I'm a little worried. Now with Derrick Rose, the Lakers will become even stronger. Even if the Warriors have a luxurious lineup of 'five All-Stars', what can they do?"

"Tsk, tsk, the West is really lively now."

"Yes, the Lakers, Warriors, Rockets, Clippers, Thunder, Trail Blazers, Spurs... so many strong teams and so many stars gathered in the West. I wonder what the West will look like in the new season."

"It will definitely be exciting..."

Fans can't help but start looking forward to the arrival of the new season.

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At the same time, the reactions of Western Conference teams are also different.

The Warriors are full of confidence and are determined to regain their glory in the new season. They want to avenge their loss to the Lakers in last season's playoffs. They want to become the Western Conference champions again and launch another charge towards the championship.

And they are quite confident that as long as they can become the Western Conference champions, winning the championship will not be a difficult task.

The Rockets were a little worried.

The reason why they lost to the Lakers last season was because the Lakers' lineup depth was too strong.

The Rockets are not as good as the Lakers in this regard. In the playoffs, they mainly rotate seven or eight players. The lineup lacks depth. Harden and Paul alone are not enough to compete with the Lakers.

Although the Rockets have also strengthened their team with Carmelo Anthony, the Lakers have now signed Derrick Rose, making their lineup even deeper, which puts the Rockets under great pressure.

As for teams like the Spurs, Trail Blazers, and Thunder, they are relatively calm about this. Rose's agency team has contacted them, but they don't need it. It doesn't matter to them that Rose signed with the Lakers at this time.

They are not optimistic about Derrick Rose, nor do they think that having Derrick Rose will bring much change to the Lakers, because the Lakers are already very strong.

Even without Rose, they don't stand much chance against the Lakers.

If that's the case, then what's there to worry about?

The team with the biggest reaction in the entire Western Conference actually came from the Clippers.

With the addition of James and many new players, the Clippers are almost a different team. Originally, they were quite competitive, but now the Warriors, Lakers and Rockets have all strengthened their teams, which makes the Clippers management feel a little uncertain, and they feel that their current lineup is still a little insufficient.

There are reports that the Clippers are looking for a trade, wanting to use some young players and future draft picks as bargaining chips to trade for an All-Star player to assist James and further upgrade the team's lineup to compete with teams such as the Lakers, Warriors, and Rockets.

But this didn't go very smoothly.

There are only so many All-Star level players. Some of them are unwilling to team up with James because anyone who teams up with James can only be his subordinate; some of them are not let go by the team. Why should I give it to you just because you want it? Besides, what can the Clippers afford to give?

The Clippers have just undergone a major overhaul and even though they have a lot of players, you can't trade the players you just signed right away, right?

What about the original one?

No, that won’t work. You want to exchange for an All-Star player. How can you exchange him for an ordinary fringe player?

In short, the Clippers are quite depressed. The Lakers in the same city are getting stronger and stronger, and it is inevitable that they will meet them someday. How embarrassing would it be if they were pinned to the ground by the Lakers?

James was also a little depressed that his team only had the "Big Three". The Clippers had promised to build a championship team for him. How could they compete for the championship without the Big Three?

Compared to Western teams, the atmosphere in the East is much more relaxed.

Because James, who dominated the Eastern Conference for eight years, is finally gone.