the great gatsby

Chapter 534 The Most Urgent Matter!
The internal strife in the Bass family did not start after the death of Jerry Bass, it started as early as after the departure of Jerry Bass' eldest son, Johnny Bass.

Johnny Buss was originally Jerry Buss' most promising successor, but after Johnny helped the Los Angeles Lasers of the Indoor Football League to complete two consecutive championships in 2001 and 2002, Johnny became tired of professional sports.

He majored in music in college, which has always been his interest, and the fast pace of professional sports exhausted him.Then he explained his ambition to his father and got away from the family's sports industry.

So Jerry Buss changed to train his second son, Jim Buss, but Jenny Buss showed her outstanding sports management skills, and she was a boyfriend and girlfriend with the then Lakers coach Phil Jackson, which made Jerry Buss very upset. alert.

Jerry Buss has been reducing the strength of Jenny Buss since this time. In 2011, he even kicked Zen Master out of the team and announced major layoffs, including the then assistant general manager Ronnie Lister and other 25 Lakers managers. All senior employees were fired, and the Los Angeles media generally used the term "coup d'état" to describe the matter.

The Lakers who fell into Jim Buss completely fell into a dark period. If it is the original history, Jim Buss did not manage well. He was forced by Jenny Buss to hand over his rights and let Jenny Buss take control of the Lakers. To James and thick eyebrows, once again embarked on the road to revival.

As far as Gatsby is concerned, he really thinks that Jim Buss is not the material. The better choice is actually to join hands with Jenny Buss to force Jim Buss to hand over his power, and then fight with the ambitious Jenny Buss. Together, the women revived the Lakers.

But Gatsby couldn't wait for this process. It would have to be at least the 16-17 season for Jim Buss to hand over the team. Will Gatsby waste these three years?

Of course not, how many three years does the player have?

This time Gatsby was exiled by the league, and everyone knew what was going on. Some radical fans suggested that Gatsby simply retire for two or three years before paying. Why go to the troubled waters of the Lakers.

This statement has some truth, but it underestimates Gatsby's ambition and self-confidence.

It's true that the Lakers were in a quagmire, but weren't the Knicks also at the time? Why not let him single-handedly turn them into a super dynasty?
Jim Buss is no good, but with Gatsby's backing?

Ordinary players certainly couldn't convince Jim Buss, but Gatsby was no ordinary player. His net worth was much higher than that of the Buss family.

Unlike other NBA owners, the Lakers are the main business of the Bass family. The most valuable asset of the family is the Lakers, and the valuation of the Lakers is only about 30 billion. If it is sold, the full 40 billion is considered amazing. And now Gatsby's assets have exceeded 200 billion!
Money does not represent everything, but money represents more resources, more voice, and rich people will be more respected. This is not advocating the supremacy of money, but a reality of society.

Gatsby is now a player under the Lakers banner, but Jim Buss can't just treat him as a player.

So when Gatsby knocked on the door of Jim Bass's office, Jim Bass quickly stood up from his seat and hurriedly took two steps forward to shake Gatsby's hand. This was not about giving in to Gatsby's money power. Rather, his success or failure has also been tied to Gatsby.

"Why don't you let President Kupchak come over and talk about it?" Gatsby suggested.

Jim Buss had no choice but to face Gatsby by himself and felt a little guilty. Although this young man in front of him was young...beautiful?But what he has done, even his father Jerry Buss, the greatest owner in the NBA, can only say admiration.

Kupchak arrived in a hurry. Since Kupchak took office in 2000, he has been in the position of general manager for 14 years. He is humble and low-key. He has brought five championships to the team. The most outstanding general manager, but he is now tied to Jim Buss. Once Jim Buss is forced to step down, it is obvious that he will be an important cleaning object for Jenny Buss!

Now that Jim Buss is retreating under the pressure of Jenny Buss, Kupchak feels a great threat, and now, Gatsby is the lifeline for him and Jim Buss!

That's why Kupchak was very enthusiastic when he saw Gatsby: "Gatsby, you have worked so hard. The Lakers can defeat such a powerful opponent as the Grizzlies by a big score. You owe a lot to you!"

Gatsby laughed and said, "Well, it's all thanks to the entire team. The Grizzlies are indeed tough opponents. Even though they lost by 20 points in the first half, they can still maintain a strong fighting capacity in the second half. Such a team fights hard. The spirit is worth learning!"

"That's that! Gatsby, tell me, I will try my best to do what I need to do!" Kupchak said.

Jim Buss didn't care about Kupchak's graciousness, and said, "That's right, Gatsby, whoever you want, we'll try to poach them!"

Gatsby smiled and said, "We don't have much bargaining chips, and trading won't be of any use, besides, other teams in the league are wary of me now, especially the western teams. Find a strong opponent."

Kupchak gritted his teeth and said, "Gatsby, if you want it, I'll do my best to get it for you!"

Gatsby smiled: "Okay, Mitch, I'm really not afraid to trouble you, but the timing is indeed immature. Forced trading will hurt the team too much, and it will affect the championship."

Jim Buss' eyes lit up: "Champion?"

Gatsby was a little surprised and said, "Jim, you don't think the Lakers can't win the championship, do you?"

Jim Buss laughed and said, "Of course not. This is the Lakers, the team with the second most championships in the league. Now with you and Kobe, I certainly believe in you! Also, the Lakers are willing!"

Gatsby smiled and said: "That's right! Don't worry, wait until the end of this season, when there will be a lot of free agents, such as Love, Butler, Luol Deng, David West, These players, as long as we get a few, we will be happy enough, and then select a few rookies who can be used as immediate combat power in the draft, and it should be almost the same.”

"Available?" Kupchak's eyes lit up.

Gatsby smiled: "Of course, with my vision of the draft, the attractiveness of the Lakers, my attractiveness, Kobe's attractiveness, and the attractiveness of Los Angeles, I don't think I can't attract a few powerful free agents!"

Jim Buss and Kupchak nodded again and again.

"However, we have urgent problems to solve now!" Gatsby's smile faded.

Jim Buss and Kupchak turned serious.

(End of this chapter)