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Chapter 669 Los Angeles Rangers

After the day's summit ended, all teams in the league entered the preparation stage.

Of course the same is true for the Lakers... Li Shengli rushed to Los Angeles on February 2st to prepare for the opening game on February 1th. The inside of the Lakers is also blind.

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You know, the management of the Lakers has long wanted to send Campbell away. After all, with the big book, the value of Campbell's 700 million annual salary can't be realized at all, and the reinforcement of the offense at the fourth position...what everyone didn't expect was that Wei Ster found Barkley, and more importantly, he found him with a contract of 300 million.

But it's normal to think about it.

For Pippen, the Rockets only gave Barkley a contract of 100 million and promised to make up for it, but the problem is that Barkley himself is excluded... The Lakers and the Rockets, it is obvious who has the greater hope of reaching the top, let alone the Lakers' contract is still higher 200 million, this multiple-choice question is very simple.

If Barkley is okay, the other one is more difficult to understand.

No one expected that what West found was... Rodman, who wandered out after the Bulls broke up, and signed a contract with a basic salary.

What kind of ghostly operation is this wave?

Lakers fans were amazed by West's operation. You must know that the godfather of the Lakers...first snatched Li Shengli from the Dallas Mavericks, which laid the cornerstone of the Lakers championship; then traded Kobe from the Hornets, and also made a fortune ; After that, there are Daben and Crotty, who can play with less money; with the old Lakers team, they directly completed two consecutive championships.

Now it's even more awesome, with Barkley at 300 million and Rodman at 100 million.

Although both are veterans of the league and the injury effect is prominent, these two contracts are still far below their own value anyway, let alone the two contracts combined do not exceed Campbell's 700 million. Team salaries cause trouble.

This, this...for nothing?

Everyone thought about it carefully, Li Shengli, Kobe, Eddie, Nick, followed by Barkley, Rodman, the Lakers have 6 All-Star players on the first team, it is simply luxurious.

Although the interior staff is a bit 'overloaded', but for the Lakers, the problem is not very big.

To be reasonable, Li Shengli, Barkley, and Da Ben are basically the inside lineup when the Lakers had Campbell before.

When encountering a top four position, if you want to avoid Barkley's injury loss, then go big.

Li Shengli wants to rotate, so he will go to Daben + Rodman, and Rodman's playing priority is the lowest. After all, he is equivalent to being picked up by West with a basic salary. It is definitely best if he is not injured and can play. Injured and unable to play, the 100 million rubbish contract is not unacceptable.

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Early this morning, all the Lakers were in place.

Barkley and Rodman finished the physical examination and jersey number selection for the team, and reported to the team. After all, there are only a few days left before the game. It is very necessary to adjust the lineup earlier. After all, the Lakers have changed a lot inside.

After changing into training clothes.

Li Shengli, Daben, Crotty, Barkley, and Rodman stood on the training field, while Bryant, Eddie, Nick, and Fisher were on the sidelines, watching...the teeth hurt. .

Needless to say, Li Shengli is an old villain recognized by the league, even if he doesn't admit it himself.

Barkley also has a great record. As for Rodman...Compared to the previous two, he is basically the one who was bullied. After all, he once played for the Pistons' Bad Boys. Li Shengli played and Barkley also played. , but it doesn't prevent him from being the leader of the alliance.

And there is...

Ben, who had a bad temper and rushed into the Knicks bench alone in the New York game, plus the lunatic Crotty who said "tonight, you and I must die".

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Is this the Lakers' special operations team for the new season?

You must know that "special operations team" is referred to as "range action team" for short. According to the Lakers, a strong inside team, it is basically understood literally. whose situation.

It's just that it's hard to manage too many hooligans.

The first group meeting of the Lakers Rangers, Li Shengli is really a big head! !

Ben and Oakley have a good relationship, but Barkley fought Oakley in the first game last season, so Ben didn't look so friendly at Barkley.

Rodman is a typical example of who can conquer anyone, even Lee Shengli, who beat him several times, including Barkley, has no objection, and he did not mess with Jordan at the beginning, and later became a partner as well, but now if It was to serve as a substitute for Big Ben, and he was upset, very upset.

And Barkley doesn't care about Big Ben, but Rodman's thorn is not right, because the Pistons used to be rough on him.

As for Crotty, it's much simpler. As the only outsider of the Rangers, his attitude of standing next to Li Shengli is very clear... No matter who sees who is unhappy, it is his only mission to ensure that the kingship of victory will not be shaken.

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Since it was the first day of the training camp, I waited for a while.

Harris, the head coach, came to the training camp happily. It is false to say that he is not happy. After all, this season is likely to be a step for him to become the top coach in the league. He talked endlessly for about 10 minutes. Take a family portrait for the new season.

"How is it? Is there anything wrong?" Harris took Li Shengli aside and chatted after taking the family portrait. "I don't think Barkley and Rodman are very friendly."

"There is no problem for the time being. I just don't know why Rodman is here. Has West become a habit of picking up mistakes? Rodman is also a thorn..."

"That can't be helped!" Harris explained: "You know Barkley's health. After all, he was injured after only playing for 20 seconds in the last playoffs, and this season has shrunk severely. There will be another problem. , we have no one to use, so Rodman is an insurance for the fourth position."

"Although Daben can go to the fourth position, he has to take over your rotation time, so Rodman is very suitable. After all, he only has a contract of 100 million, and he and Daben are combined inside, and Kobe enjoys the most. Our firepower supply, our internal and external connections have not been broken, and our tactics do not need to be changed.”

"Then you don't consider Rodman's character. If there is trouble, it will be difficult to deal with it." Li Shengli rolled his eyes.

"What are you afraid of? In the Spurs, David Robinson couldn't suppress him at the beginning, but in the Bulls and Jordan, we have reason to believe that you can also 100%, even stronger than everyone else." Harris felt Everything is under control, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he continued: "Take a step back...if Barkley and Rodman can't play, then we will go back to the lineup without Campbell last season, but we still won the championship Hot."

"The two of them are actually the insurance for our third championship, and compared with Campbell's annual salary, it is a full 300 million less, not to mention that this season has shrunk, and the team needs to pay even less salary."

"Damn, just trying to get cheap?"

"Well, yes, a very precise understanding!"

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West?

You are really a general manager who knows how to live!

Li Shengli estimated that West might be able to tell where the cat was laughing.

Because in the last two seasons... West's pick-up has always been very successful, and this time he has reached the pinnacle of pick-up. He assembled a luxurious lineup of six players, all of them at the All-Star level, to guarantee the three consecutive championships. Stablize.

Speaking of which, this lineup is really luxurious to the extreme.

If everyone is in their prime, they are basically enough to penetrate the entire league, but the problem is that Barkley and Rodman are infinitely approaching the end of their careers.

Plus the renewal of Eddie and Nick.

This means that the Lakers' luxurious lineup can't last for too long, but on the other hand, the Lakers management feels... everything is worthwhile to guarantee the arrival of the third championship in the short term, and no matter how many changes, as long as Keeping Li Shengli and Kobe, the Lakers are still a nightmare for the other 28 players.

(End of this chapter)