super small forward

Chapter 26 26. Everything Continues

After Antetokounmpo came to the Lakers to report, the Lakers' 15-man roster was complete.

At this time, Kupchak was entangled. Why did he sign all 15 guarantee contracts?This puts the lineup in order, how can the training camp be done?

Nash, Bazemore, Farmar, Marshall, Kobe, Henry, Ren Liu, Wesley Johnson, Antetokounmpo, Draymond Green, Gasol, Thackeray, Jordan Hill , Whiteside, Nick Young.

The 10 new players were all signed or traded back in the summer, and they are all good. It is not easy to find more suitable players than them in the free market.

But the lineup is determined so early, what are we going to do in the training camp next month?Kupchak was a little flustered.

Originally, this summer Kupchak had to struggle to get the lineup together, but he didn't expect so many players to take the initiative to join with a basic salary, filling up the substitute lineup at once.

Coupled with the signing of Whiteside, a talented center, there are all the objects to be trained this season.

When renewing the contract with Jordan Hill, because he gave Liu Ren a salary of 600 million a year, Kupchak’s contract was much lower than Liu Ren’s memory, and Jordan Hill was left with 1200 million in two years , He originally planned to give Jordan Hill a salary of tens of millions in order to make money for the poor.

In fact, no other team competed with the Lakers for Jordan Hill. The bargaining chip the Lakers traded for him was Fisher, an old fish who was not far from retirement.

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After Antetokounmpo came to the Lakers to report, Liu Ren, an "old" senior of the team, introduced him to a cheap apartment. The bachelor apartment that Chen Hanni lived in was not very far from the Staples Center. and cheap.

Liu Ren heard that the building where Chen Hanni lived was in better condition than his own, the room was larger, the rent was only 1000 US dollars a month, and it was not in the downtown area without traffic jams. Renting a small apartment in the area costs more than 1 yuan a month for renting utilities.

Another day of training is over.

After September, Liu Ren had finished his weight-gaining training, and he didn't eat those terrible nutritious meals. The past few months were like being in hell, and he could only use training to divert his attention.

215 pounds, which is about 95 kilograms. In 45 days, Liu Ren's weight increased by 7 kilograms, and the muscles he gained after reducing body fat were all obtained from real physical training, not the useless growth of eating protein powder His muscles are the kind with powerful explosive power.

After spending a summer, Liu Ren's shooting touch has finally recovered slowly. He is now full of confidence, and he must play it well in the next season!
In his view, the new season is his first season in the true sense. Before Kobe returns, he needs to establish his own status and ensure that he is still the strongest point of the team after Kobe returns.

Although the face of the team may have been Kobe before Kobe retired, Liu Ren wanted to guarantee his rights. He had to prove his strength and let Kobe recognize his strength so that he could gain a foothold in the Lakers.

His skills, coupled with this terrifyingly athletic and powerful body, everything has been on track.

Liu Ren's view of a real superstar is to have a strong ability from the very beginning, to set a seemingly impossible goal for himself, and to achieve it.

Like James, entering is aimed at surpassing Jordan. Kobe showed extraordinary talent when he entered the league and was still playing as a substitute, and he boasted that he would win five or six championships. Then they have come close to or achieved their goal. .

Therefore, when Liu Ren went to dinner with his new teammates, he drank too much, and loudly stated his goal, which is the sea of ​​stars... No, Liu Ren said so after drinking too much.

"I will play for the Lakers for 21 years, and then win six championships. Anyway, I will have one more than Kobe, and then become the Lakers' history scoring leader..."

"cut……"

This was the collective reaction of the new teammates at the time. Of course, these teammates were all young people, and the five veteran players were not there.

Young people have big mouths, and Liu Ren's bold declaration was actually spread.

Madness!

This is how many players and fans felt when they heard Liu Ren's drunken declaration. After all, compared with drinking nonsense, people believe in telling the truth after drinking.

From people's point of view, Liu Ren can't recognize who he is after signing a big contract.

As a result, the major portals are full of ridicule and ridicule.

There are countless trolls on the Internet. In this era of Alexander, many people can't find a place to vent in reality, so they turn the Internet into a negative energy trash can, and Liu Ren tragically becomes the object of venting.

Liu Ren is different from ordinary NBA players. Although some NBA players may have had a lot of hard times when they were young, after they showed their talents, they no longer lived through hard times. They are all in the hands of major schools and agents. The treasures are all higher and higher existences.

And he has always been unsatisfactory. He has never been called a genius since he was in college. At most, he just said that he played well and looks good. There are many depressions. He also quarrels with others on the Internet, so he understands Internet trolls psychology.

Therefore, Liu Ren will not affect his self-confidence because of the vicious words of trolls on the Internet. Instead, he will set up a trumpet to confront the other party, and directly confront the other party who is more capable of swearing.

When Chen Hanni came to ask Liu Ren to go to Staples to take pictures of the new season lineup of the Lakers, she saw Liu Ren scolding the trolls on the basketball forum. So funny.

Girls are such a strange species. If you like a man, even if he plays marbles, you will find it interesting. If you hate a man, even if he is playing golf, you will feel that he is shoveling shit...

As for Kobe, he was not angry when he heard Liu Ren's statement that he seemed to want to surpass him. Instead, he became interested in this young Chinese player who had been neglected by him. At this age, he suffered such a serious injury, and his mentality changed. He Nudo has already started thinking about training his own successor for the Lakers.

The Lakers were the first to determine the 15-man roster. Most other teams signed 19 to 20 people, seven or eight of whom were training camp contracts, and then competed for the final spot.

But 15 of the Lakers are on guaranteed contracts, and there are almost no free agents who can replace these young people in the free market, so the lineup is settled in this way, and the promotional photos are taken first, and after the start of the training camp, we will fully prepare for the preseason. , to prepare for the new season.

In fact, there are people with fairly good strength who want to join the Lakers. Chris Kaman's agent contacted Kupchak. The goal is not to compete for the championship. Of course, the publicity is to compete for the championship, but what he wants more is to train Whiteside, Liu Ren, and Antetokounmpo.

The player Antetokounmpo, when Kupchak saw him training for the first time, he thought he saw Magic Johnson. He is [-] meters tall, and his ball-handling ability is not lost to any defender on the team. He played in Europe. He is also a point guard, but he is immature in all aspects. If he has the opportunity, he will let D'Antoni train this big point guard well. Kaman needs to occupy a lot of salary space, and he will definitely need a lot of playing time. The team's established goals.

Now everything will continue, and the Lakers will wait for the new season to start.

(End of this chapter)