The car stopped steadily in the parking lot of Staples." Well, thank you. You have to work hard too. I hope to see you on the big screen again."”Xiao Yang waved his hand.
"You have to bring the Laker team to the top again. I believe in you.”Charaz waved his fist."Remember to promise me the tickets to the sidelines, haha ~" The girl shook her head and drove away.
Xiao Yang's eyes twitched." Alright."”Looking at the car that had left, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled into a smile. Then, he turned around and walked into the Staples Center. Since they had already exchanged contact information, he would ask her out again in the future.
He took out his phone and flipped through the phone book. There were only a few contacts in it. Other than Charaz, who had just been added, the rest were basically some of the management of the Los Angeles Clippers. After searching a few times, he saw Jerry West's name.
Jerry West, the godfather of the Los Angeles Clippers. The NBA Logo was based on his pose. Although the NBA never acknowledged it, fans affectionately called West LogoMan. In addition to playing well when he was young, he directly entered the management of the Laker after retirement and became the general manager of the Laker. He was also regarded as the godfather of the Laker.
"Hi, Jerry, I'm Xiao. I just arrived at the stadium and wanted to talk to you.”
"Alright, I'll see you in the office.”Xiao Yang hung up the phone and walked to the second floor of the training ground, where the manager's office was located. A large transparent window faced the training ground, and beside the window were the championship trophies that the Laker had won in history. There were 11 trophies in total, arranged in an orderly manner. The players on the training ground could see the trophies as soon as they looked up, and the manager could see the players training on the field.
"Hey, Jerry, you really drank me down last night. My head still hurts when I woke up today.”Xiao Yang opened his arms and gave West a hug as soon as he entered.
"Haha, it's fine even if you youngsters are drunk. You'll be fine after a night's sleep, unlike us old men whose bodies can't compare to yours.”West smiled and patted Xiao Yang's shoulder.
"Why don't you play for a few more days? The finals have just ended, and the players have gone on vacation. Now, only old guys like us have nothing to do and are reading reports in the office.”West smiled as he invited Xiao Yang to sit on the sofa and brought him a cup of coffee.
"I don't know what I'm doing at home. I might as well come to Staples. You know, I'm a die-hard Laker fan. I can look at the Laker Logo for a day.”Xiao Yang said with a smile.
"Haha, with a diehard fan boss like you, it won't take long for the Los Angeles Clippers to return to their peak.”West looked at Xiao Yang with relief." Why don't I tell you about the team's current situation and future plans now?"”
"Alright, I have some ideas too. I'll discuss them with you later.”Xiao Yang gestured for West to start the introduction.
" Well, you know, the Laker was previously run by the Bass family, so some of the management positions were held by Dr. Bass 'children. For example, Jenny Bass was in charge of marketing operations, and Jim Bass was the business manager. There were also some other positions that I won't introduce further.”West paused.
"Now that you're the new owner of the Laker, how are you going to deal with the mark left by the previous owner?”West's words were more straightforward. After all, the emperor had his own courtiers. This was a principle that not only Huaxia understood. Moreover, these people were not only old courtiers, but also the children of the former emperor.
West wasn't just asking for the children of the Bass family, but also for himself and the old people left behind from the Bass era. After all, they were old ministers.
Xiao Yang rubbed his chin and thought about it. Well, Jeanne Buss. If he remembered correctly, she managed to secure a 2 billion USD broadcasting contract with Time Warner for the Los Angeles Clippers. She also promoted the commercial value of the Los Angeles Clippers worldwide. She was considered a very capable business genius.
Forget about Jim Buss. This guy didn't like basketball, but was interested in horse racing. Later, the Los Angeles Clippers were in complete darkness under his hands. As for the other kids of Buss, they were just so-so, neither good nor bad.
"Well, I heard that Jim isn't interested in basketball. Dr. Buss forced him to work for the Laker, right?”Xiao Yang smiled at West.
"Yes, he does like to do other things. If Dr. Bass hadn't wanted him to inherit the family business and forced him to stay in the Laker, I believe he would be more willing to go to horse racing.”West could only shake his head helplessly at the mention of Jim Bath.
That's right, Jerry Buss sold the Los Angeles to Xiao Yang not only because his record was at a low point, but also because the heir was not interested in basketball.
"How about this? Let Jim do what he likes. Everyone has their own aspirations and can't be forced. Well, if Jenny wants to promote her to the vice president of business, she will be in charge of the business operations of the Laker.”Xiao Yang remembered the young Logo guy from his later life. He had also inherited his father's career. When he was a scout, he was famous for his sharp eyes and had selected many good seedlings for the Los Angeles Clippers.
"Yes, he's an overseas scout for the team.”West didn't avoid it.
"Summon him back. The scouting department will be handed over to him in the future.”
"He's not capable enough to be a scouting director.”West said in shock," It's okay. Who doesn't train? Besides, you're here.”Xiao Yang waved his hand nonchalantly." It's settled then.”
What a joke. As a boss who had more than 20 years of experience, the star players in the NBA were basically all in his head. He didn't need scouts. The future scouts of the Laker were just for show. He might as well sell it to West and buy people's hearts. Who wouldn't know how to do that?
West did not argue any further. After all, Xiao Yang was his son, and he was happy to be promoted. At the thought of this, West looked at Xiao Yang with a hint of gratitude.
"Then, other than the personnel changes, what about the future development of the team?”Xiao Yang continued. After all, his experience was all in the players. He was like a cheat when it came to players.
"There are a lot of big fish in the free agent market this summer. Other than Jordan entering the market, there's even the Orlando Magic's big shark.”West showed a rare look of excitement." If we catch that big shark, I believe the Laker will immediately return to their peak. And I believe that as long as we play it right, the probability of the Laker catching the shark is still very high.”
"I heard that O'Neal and the Magic have basically fallen out?”Xiao Yang asked.
"Yes, it looks like the Magic are more inclined to Hardaway. After all, the perimeter players are easier to please the fans than the inside players. The Magic is just a small market, and Hardaway can make them sell more tickets.”West replied.
"As long as we give enough salary space to Shark, I believe the Magic won't follow. After all, they already have a super high salary. If they swallow another Shark, they won't be able to take it.”He was indeed the godfather of the Laker team. Xiao Yang rubbed his chin and saw the lifeline of the Magic at a glance.
"I have no problem with it. I'll leave it to you. I only have one request.”Xiao Yang opened his mouth but did not interfere with West's thoughts. After all, according to the normal development of history, the Laker would also sign Shaq.
"I just want you to bring Kobe to the Los Angeles Clippers.”Although he knew that Kobe would come to the Lakers in history, Xiao Yang could not help but mention it. After all, he was a senior secret in the future, and he liked the Lakers because of Kobe.
"Oh, you know Kobe too?" West looked at Xiao Yang in confusion. He knew Kobe. It was Eddy Jones on the team who had strongly recommended him. He had immediately fallen in love with Kobe after watching him play a few times. He had even claimed that he was the future hope of the Los Angeles team.
He had long made up his mind to use the team's All-Star center, Divacs, to trade for a lottery draw to ensure that he could pick this child. And the salary space that was vacated after Divens left was just enough to sign O'Neal. It was killing two birds with one stone.
Of course, Xiao Yang knew what West was thinking. After all, this story had been mentioned by countless media outlets in the future. The story of West and Kobe was simply the best annotation for Bo Le and Qianlima.
"Of course, I know that the league is biased against high school players. They think that high school players are not mature enough without going through college, but I believe that Kobe is the one and only player.”
"Even if the Laker had the first pick, I would not hesitate to pick Kobe.”Xiao Yang said without hesitation.
West didn't know what to say anymore. Although he also felt that Kobe would become a great talent in the future, he couldn't get the first pick." Okay, I'll make a good deal. I'll definitely bring Kobe to the Los Angeles Clippers."”
" Then, the championship for the Los Angeles Clippers." Xiao Yang stood up and extended his right hand.
West was stunned for a moment, then he came back to his senses and smiled as he shook Xiao Yang's hand.”
An old man and a young man laughed together in the office.
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