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Chapter 40 40. Defeat them next time

In fact, before the Spurs successfully avenged the Heat in the 13-14 season, many people's impression of the Spurs was still in the scene of the Grizzlies Black Eight.

After all, the theorem of winning and losing is not only in China, but also in the United States. If the Spurs did not successfully avenge the Heat in the 13-14 season, people mentioned that Leonard made two free throws in the 13 finals, and it would definitely not be as friendly as it is now. It would turn out that Leonard ruined Duncan's chance to match Kobe's number of championships and so on.

It is precisely because the Spurs successfully won the fifth championship in team history in 14 years that Popovich's status was established. Otherwise, if the Spurs did not win the championship, even if the Spurs won the regular season championship for several consecutive years, people's impressions would only stay at 11. On the eighth day of the year, it will be said that the Spurs have changed from a playoff team to a regular season team.

Liu Ren, who came from later generations, understands this and knows that the Spurs have truly reached the peak of the entire Spurs history this year. It is normal to lose to them, and it is called upset if they win!
"Losing to them is not a shameful thing," Liu Ren said in a deep voice, "That's right, we lost, a disastrous defeat. It's not that we didn't play well, it's that the opponents are too strong. They are the favorites for this year's championship. We are still pursuing a place in the playoffs. We have to believe in our ability and at the same time see that we are not strong enough. We can beat playoff teams like the Clippers and Warriors now. Obviously we are also in the playoffs .”

"Now, what we have to do is to work hard towards a team like the Spurs, and we must beat them next time!"

This speech without citations and famous quotes was surprisingly effective.

After all, they are all young people, young people who don't worry about it overnight.

"Beat them next time!"

Whiteside and Green took the lead in yelling to save face.

This group of young people finally regained their vitality. ,

"Hassan, I bought a new Xbox, do you want to come to my house to play?" Nick Young invited Whiteside to his house, but is it really just for playing games?
"Cool, Liu, Giannis, Drummond, Jordan, Josh, Robert... Do you want to be together?" Whiteside asked.

"OK." This is Green.

"gogogo, Nick, is Iggy bringing her friends? Is there a Kardashian?" This is Thackeray, who loves big butts.

"Haha, Robert, that's enough for you, you poor guy, you still want to play with ladies? But I think you are so big, they might take the initiative to post..." Liu Ren said with an unceremonious smirk.

"Of course, I'm the most muscular Thackeray in Los Angeles!" Thackeray wasn't shy at all.

"Sorry, I just turned 19, and my mother didn't let me go out to play. I sent them the money yesterday when I paid my salary. I forgot to save some money for myself..." Antetokounmpo said embarrassingly.

Yesterday was the team’s first salary payment. Liu Ren’s salary has increased several times this year. After tax, he could have received almost 30 per salary. However, he paid in advance for the first year’s salary, so he only got the team salary The subsidy, which is the average salary in California, is 3700 US dollars.

His salary is the same as the salary of the security guard at the Lakers training facility.

Antetokounmpo is an honest person. His four-year average salary as a rookie is 180 million. This time, his salary was less than 8 dollars, and he sent it all to his mother. It seems that there are more than ten members in his family, and he is the only one who has stable income. income.

Hearing Antetokounmpo's words, Liu Ren thought of the news that he saw in the morning and didn't take it seriously and thought it was funny, and suddenly remembered an interesting incident in his previous life.

"Giannis, could it be that the person I saw in the morning who looked like a Lakers player running a marathon on the road was you..." Liu Ren asked in a strange tone.

"It's a bit far to send money to the bank in Athens. I sent all the money, and I don't have money to take a taxi, so I can only run back..." Antetokounmpo said embarrassingly.

"Hahahaha...Marathon Man..." Everyone laughed.

"Okay, let's go together. I'm not yet 20. You're welcome to be a big eater. Nick owns a clothing company. Don't save money for him." Liu Ren patted Antetokounmpo and gave this A little warmth from the team's youngest little brother.

Antetokounmpo is the most pleasing to the eyes of Liu Ren in this team, because Antetokounmpo is younger than him in the entire team, and he can suppress opponents in terms of age...

Feng Yang is not lying about the fact that Nick Young is a big player. This guy started his own brand when he was in college. It was just a creative design at the beginning. After entering the NBA, he got funds and opened a company in Los Angeles. Now he is the major shareholder. Last year, he made a new girlfriend, a popular singer, which made his brand popular in the United States, so he didn't care about his salary when he came to the Lakers, and his popularity would be much higher if he could play in Los Angeles, and he even endorsed Nike.

"okay."

Antetokounmpo... so honest.

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"Paul, Mickey, I told you not to worry about these brats." Kobe was quite satisfied with Liu Ren who woke up his teammates with a lame speech.

"I'm planning to ask you two old guys to hold a player meeting for these kids. It seems unnecessary. Paul, Kobe, do you think Liu will be the future successor of our Zijin Army?" Kupchak pretended to think .

"Haha, Mickey, I don't care about this, this is something you have to consider." Kobe laughed.

"Oh, ****, Kobe, you are also the future star of the team, don't you help the team think about these things?" Kupchak looked like I misunderstood you.

Speaking of which, Kupchak is also considered a Lakers legend. He once played an important role in the performance of the Lakers and helped the Magic win several championships.

"Okay, let the brats take care of their own affairs, I will rest in peace of mind. By the way, Mitch, today your wife tweeted that she bought a superb steak? No, I'm going to call Vanessa to come to your house Cengfan. Remember to open your wine cabinet, the doctor said that after my shoulder and right knee underwent platelet-rich repair, I can drink red wine to promote blood circulation, and the effect will be better." Kobe said on his face that I went to your house for dinner is for you face expression.

"Oh, God, if you don't let me go, you will probably tear down my house. I think you have been thinking about my wine cabinet for a long time?" Kupchak said with contempt.

"How about Paul, come to my house for dinner tonight? Carlisle's skill in frying steak can be compared to that of a chef!" Kupchak invited Gasol.

Carlisle Kupchak is his wife, who was a chef before marrying him and became a full-time wife after having children.

"I'm very honored." Gasol knew that Kupchak wanted to reconnect with him now, but he didn't refuse. Although he was very dissatisfied with the Lakers' practices in recent years, he still didn't want to have trouble with the Lakers. Rigid, can ease a little is a little bit.

Kupchak naturally wants to re-establish the relationship with Gasol. There are not many insiders in the league who can compare with Gasol, but last year's Howard was better and younger.

(End of this chapter)