After the media interview ended.
Lin Mo left the stadium and prepared to return to the hotel the team had arranged for him to rest.
When they arrived at the hotel lobby,
A few guys in suits and leather collars came up to him with smiles on their faces.
"Hello, Lin. We are scouts from the Los Angeles Laker.”
The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with oily hair and bright eyes.
"My name is Case. This is my business card.”
Lin Mo took the business card and nodded with a smile.
"I'm sorry, but the Xia United competition hasn't ended yet, so I don't intend to think about anything other than winning the championship.”
However, Case quickly explained,
"Ten minutes, I only need ten minutes!”
Lin Mo frowned.
"I heard that the coffee in this hotel is good. Let me treat you to a cup of coffee."”
"Alright, ten minutes."
The Los Angeles Clippers ranked seventh in the Western Conference with 42 wins and 40 losses last season.
Although they made it to the playoffs, they were defeated by the Suns 4-1 in the first round.
Such an outcome was not ideal for the Los Angeles team, Kobe, or the fans.
Ever since O'Neal left, it seemed like the Los Angeles Clippers were no longer a championship team.
Even though Kobe had proven his strength with his crazy individual performances over the past three years,
However, the overall strength of the team was indisputable.
Kobe was now 29 years old. He was at the peak of his career, but at the same time, it was also a watershed in his career.
After leaving O'Neal, Kobe had no chance of winning the championship. He couldn't even advance further in the playoffs!
If the Laker couldn't strengthen themselves, then Kobe, who couldn't get any help, would ask the Laker to trade him!
"However, ever since you appeared out of thin air, our eyes lit up!”
Keith couldn't care less about taking a sip of coffee and continued to talk to Lin Mo.
"Even Phil Jackson commented that if he could get you, you and Kobe would be the Jordan Pippen of the 21st century!”
Jordan Pippen?
Lin Mo put down the coffee cup in his hand and smiled.
Kobe had just completed his transformation from number 8 to number 24. He was at the peak of both his skills and mentality.
It would be coached by Zen Master Jackson and paired with Kobe, who was at his peak.
Lin Mo indeed had the ability to be the current Pippen and start a great journey with Kobe.
Unfortunately,
Lin Mo did not have much interest in being the second-best player on the team.
"How did you prepare for the salary?”
Lin Mo asked.
"3 1, a four-year contract worth 38 million.”
Keith said without hesitation. It was obvious that they had been thinking about it for a long time.
"The first three years are guaranteed contracts, and the last year is a player option.”
"Of course, after the three-year contract, we will also offer a maximum salary contract as soon as possible!”
After playing for the same team for three years, players could sign a maximum salary contract with the team through the Bird clause.
It seemed that the Los Angeles Clippers had made a lot of determination to keep Kobe and strengthen the team.
"En, I understand."
Lin Mo nodded, but his expression was still as calm as ever.
"Are you dissatisfied with the contract?”
Keith wanted to continue explaining, but Lin Mo waved his hand to stop him.
"Actually, none of this is important.”
"The important thing is that I'm not interested in being the so-called Pippen of the 21st century!”
I'm sorry.
For Lin Mo, who had already unlocked his miraculous talent,
In the NBA team, he was playing second place.
He had never considered it at all!
As soon as Lin Mo said this, Case fell silent.
Lin Mo's ambition was a little too big.
The original intention of the Laker team was to use Lin Mo's reinforcement to keep Kobe.
However, if Lin Mo made such a request,
That would be a completely different situation!
"I think I still need to discuss the conditions you mentioned with the team. In any case, I hope we can keep in touch in the future.”
"Yes."
Lin Mo replied simply and stood up after drinking the last mouthful of coffee.
"Ten minutes is up. I'll go back and rest first.”
After saying that.
Lin Mo left under the gazes of the team's scouts.
For this result, Case and the other scouts could not help but sigh.
"This is going to be troublesome."
After returning to his room.
Lin Mo didn't take his conversation with the Los Angeles Clippers to heart.
It was as if he had just enjoyed a free cup of coffee for ten minutes.
Because he knew that this year, the owner of the Laker, Bath, and the general manager, Kupchak, would not let Kobe leave the Laker. The reinforcement of the Laker would also be completed by trading Gasol in the middle of the season.
The next day.
The New York Knicks faced the Grizzlies in the quarterfinals.
The core player of the Grizzlies team was the fourth pick this year, Mike Conley. The overall strength of the lineup was average.
In the end, Lin Mo helped the Knicks beat the Grizzlies by 18 points with 37 7 7 in 16 minutes.
If there was anything worth paying attention to in this game,
That was the three-pointer that Lin Mo had scored at the end of the first quarter on the logo of the midfield!
Other than this goal, the fans did not have much to discuss about the game.
For the first time, Lin Mo wasn't dominating the headlines of Xia Lian's basketball-related news.
Because of their loss to the New York Knicks in the first round, the Sounders had made it all the way back to the semifinals!
Durant, the second-best player, was even more courageous after knowing his shame. He had already won 35 points in three consecutive games.
Even in the quarter-finals that had just ended,
He even managed to complete a fatal jump shot against the Bulls 'Noah's defense!
Durant's performance was like this.
It was indeed worthy of his headlines today!
Lin Mo found it interesting.
At this moment, the Sounders were in full swing.
They would meet again with the Knicks in the next quarterfinals!
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