Zhiba NBA

Chapter 119 (110) The actions of the Lakers
After winning the Knicks, the Rockets seemed to have regained their winning status, and their ranking climbed to sixth in the West.

After the game, Dell Curry secretly found Yuan Fei, "Little boss, the last time you asked me to investigate in private, the matter has been done. I used a lot of connections to dig out some internal information about the Lakers."

Yuan Fei was overjoyed when he heard the words. Jason Bass was a big problem in his heart, even more troubled him than the bad start of the team.He returned home and carefully read every word in the information.

Jason Bass, 22 years old, graduated from Caltech.Grandson of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, son of Lakers vice president Jim Buss.The current position is a scout, responsible for the selection of newcomers.

Seeing this, Yuan Fei couldn't help but smile contemptuously.scout?What about fooling around?How can a scout dare to intervene when the head coach is talking about tactics?Regardless of the relationship with the owner's family, this Jason's identity is far more than a simple scout.He read on.

Jason Buss has been very interested in the Lakers since he was a child. He often recommended himself to his grandfather to join the team management. However, under the strict requirements of the old Buss, he still finished college before participating in team affairs.This offseason, he resisted all opinions and insisted on signing the young guard Mo Williams with a three-year contract. As a result, Williams has performed well in recent games, completely exceeding his worth.This also increased Jason's voice in the team.

Sure enough, it was this guy who insisted on signing Xiao Mo!This further confirmed Yuan Fei's conjecture.

In terms of interpersonal relationships, Jason Bass has an arrogant personality, and has a cold relationship with some of the staff around him.But he has great respect for players, and the two formed a deep friendship when Kobe Bryant was not yet famous.At the same time, he and Jeff Van Gundy also get along well, which is also regarded by the media as a signal that Van Gundy's work has been recognized by the Bass family.Jason's working method is quite different, but it has gradually been recognized by senior executives such as Buss.The local media in Los Angeles even speculated that the old Bass intends to pass the position to Jim, whether it is also because he loves the grandson who loves basketball too much.

(Small story: Old Buss has many industries. For the Lakers, the second son Jim Buss is his preferred successor. Jim has been appointed as the vice president of the team since 97. In 2000, the Lakers even retired the former superstar West, who was then the manager of the operations department and made great achievements. Instead, he appointed the low-key and humble Mitch Kupchak, paving the way for Jim’s succession. In the next few years, the old Buss gradually transferred the team to Jim to operate, until he died of illness in 2013. In 2015, Jim officially resigned as the team owner, and Jenny Buss took over as the team's vice president. In addition, the old Buss had a rough private life and had two illegitimate children, Joey in 85 and Jesse in 88. According to the age of the characters in the novel, these two uncles are younger than his nephew Jason.
Soon a deal surfaced, confirming Yuanfei's conjecture again.

On November 11, the Lakers Wizards and Jazz team completed a three-way deal involving six players: the Lakers sent Caron Butler, Chuck Atkins two starters and the 18 first-round pick, and got the 6 parallel import champion Kwame Brown and the Jazz’s 08 first-round pick (the first two pick protection); the Jazz sent the next year’s first-round pick, starting center Jaron Collins and point guard Carlos Arroyo , got Atkins, Laron Profit and the Lakers' draft picks; the Wizards sent center Kwame Brown and shooting guard Profit, and got Caron Butler, Carlos Arroyo and Geron Collins.

The media gave high praise to the trades of the Wizards and Jazz teams. Brown was carefully trained by the Wizards for 3 years, but he averaged 10+7 per game last season.And his contract has less than one year left. Considering that he is only 22 years old and still has room for improvement, the amount of the next contract will not be too small.If you wait until the end of the season, or bet on the unknown possibility of Brown, or see him go in vain, it is better to sell it early.The guard Profit himself has little playing time and is a marginal man who is dispensable.It is always a good thing to be able to switch to two rotation players in their prime, 24-year-old Barrett and 25-year-old Arroyo.

For the Jazz, they invested a lot in signing in the summer and signed a lot of players. They hope to achieve some results this season.But the point guard has become their shortcoming. Arroyo, who made a big hit in the Olympics, returned to the United States and suddenly couldn't play.And the substitute Eisley is not very talented, so Liao Hua, the Wuzhong player in Shuzhong, can only be used as a vanguard to deal with it.Atkins, an experienced veteran, is invaluable to the Jazz, not to mention a future draft pick.It doesn't matter at all to send Collins as a false starter. The center that the Jazz value more is the heavy introduction of new aid Okur.And Arroyo's newly signed four-year contract is likely to become a garbage contract based on his recent performance. It is worth celebrating for the Jazz to be able to throw their hands.

Only for the Lakers, the media gave a harsh evaluation.Due to the big cleaning in the summer, the Lakers lineup has undergone great changes, and most media are pessimistic about their future.As a result, the Lakers got off to a good start with a 5-4 record higher than the fans' expectations. For a while, even Kobe's voice for MVP rose.But the Lakers immediately destroyed the Great Wall and sent two starters, only getting the famous parallel import champion and a draft pick.Are the Lakers confident that Brown will be the next O'Neal?As for the Jazz's draft pick, the media doesn't care at all. The Jazz are currently ranked in the top with 6 wins and 2 losses!

But Yuanfei knows very well that in his previous life, due to the injury of the head star Kirilenko, the Jazz lost consecutive games and finally ranked second to last in the Western Conference.The Jazz's next year's draft pick is like a piece of fat, and he is also staring at it.Unexpectedly, this fat old Dawson failed to handle it, but let the Lakers handle it.For the Lakers, Atkins is dispensable at all, and sending away just righted Mo Williams.

This deal, which the Lakers seem to be losing but actually taking advantage of, is exactly the same as the previous Rockets and Eagles deal.This made Yuan Fei completely confirm that this Jason Bass is probably a time traveler like himself.

If the Lakers signed Van Gundy because the Rockets and Lao Tang fulfilled their long-term contract, the signing of Xiao Mo can also be explained as marginal players who have little influence.Then this three-party transaction involves a large scope and has a wide impact, and it will definitely not be the butterfly effect caused by the far-flying travel.Apart from Jason Wang, there is at least one other person who is changing the history of the league.But right now, only Jason Bass is a person who never existed in Yuanfei's impression.

"It's really interesting. I didn't expect that just after winning the first championship, there would be others of the same kind to grab the business." Yuan Fei couldn't help laughing after thinking clearly. "Let's compare who has better management ability, who has better basketball knowledge, and who can really dominate this league!"

The next day, the Jazz really lost to the Eastern powerhouse Heat, which was just the beginning of their decline.Jason Bass, who is far away in Los Angeles, must have laughed out loud, right?
(End of this chapter)