Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 196 Wise Boss
This morning, coach Scott received a call from owner Jim Buss for the first time in the 2015-2016 season.

The boss of Bass, who has not shown up until now, finally has news. However, Scott had a premonition one second before pressing the answer button: there must be nothing good.

"Why don't you listen to Kupchak?" Bass's cold voice came immediately, and this was the first sentence he said to Scott in half a year.

No pleasantries, no politeness, only straightforward questioning.

Scott hesitated for a moment, and didn't think about how to answer for a moment. He knew that what Bass was referring to must be something he didn't want to mess with.

He suddenly found it funny that the owner of the team came to question the head coach why he wanted his team to perform well. It was strange, strange. Some people really thought that their team was not bad enough, and some people really thought that the tickets were sold too much!

Yes, the big owner of the Lakers Jim Buss is such a weirdo, and something completely illogical just happened.

Just as Scott kept talking in his heart, Bass on the other end of the phone spoke again: "Do you think I will renew your contract if you don't show off?"

If this had been a videophone, Buzz Jr. would have seen Scott's shocked and angry face.

Scott never expected that Bass Jr. would speak so directly, let alone that his situation with the Lakers was already so bad.

Scott shook his head silently, what else can he say?
Although Buss Jr. was too much, but out of the most basic respect and personal self-cultivation, Scott cleared his throat and explained: "Boss Buss, the players are very motivated this season. Kobe is in very good condition, and I think he can hit the playoffs."

Buss Jr. interrupted immediately: "What do you think? When did the Lakers need you to think?"

The blazing sunshine of Los Angeles came in through the window, suddenly shaking Scott's head dizzily, and he almost fell down on his sofa with the phone in his hand.

Scott didn't know how to answer this question again. He really wanted to spray a few dirty words into the microphone, and then told Buss Jr. to quit, but he couldn't do that. If he left the Lakers at this time, Yuan Qingshan and Whiteside would definitely be traded.

The atmosphere fell into awkwardness, and both sides could hear the faint sound of electric current in the microphone.

"Well, it will be December soon, and I have asked Kupchak to take Hibbert out to inquire, but if we want to get back something good, we may have to find a few young players. Who do you think is suitable to take out?" Buss Jr. changed from questioning to questioning, and the atmosphere eased a little.

The Lakers' wealth has already been emptied in the No. [-] pick deal with the Timberwolves. At present, the team's most valuable trader is Towns, followed by Whiteside, and Yuan Qingshan again.

"I don't recommend paying young people, they all have potential." Scott said firmly.

"They? Who are you referring to?" Little Buss asked.

Scott calmed down. If he said Whiteside and Yuan Qingshan, Bass Jr. would not hesitate to use them as trading chips, especially Yuan Qingshan. He knew that the boss would not care about a rookie at the end of the first round.

Scott can only say: "Every young man in the Lakers now has potential, and they are using their own efforts to build a winning culture."

Bass was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Let me just say it, what do you think of our team's center and the No. 16 point guard?"

Scott: "It is difficult to exchange them for equivalent chips in the middle of the season. They are definitely high-quality players. They will only continue to appreciate if they stay in the team. If you trade them away, you will definitely regret it in the future."

Bass Jr. thought about it and said: "Okay, then give Huertas and Ryan Kelly as much playing time as possible before mid-December, so that they can make their statistics look better. I will take them out as a supplement."

Scott wanted to slam the phone against the wall, and silently waved his fist into the air at home.

After finishing the order, Buss Jr.'s mood eased a little, and he pulled back the conversation: "Coach, you have to understand that the time for us to exert our strength should be next season, after Kobe's retirement created a huge salary space for us. I hope we can reach a consensus on this point, and at the same time, I also hope to see you at the Staples Center next season."

To hell with you, Scott thought, if you win the bet with Jenny next year and keep running the Lakers, I'd rather never show up at Staples Center.

"Okay, that's it, wait for the surprise that Kupchak and I will bring to you, haha!"

Beep beep... Little Buzz hung up the phone happily.

Coach Scott's head is buzzing. Hibbert is not a good asset that is in short supply. Besides, with the IQs of Jim Buss and Kupchak, there is a [-]% chance of being fooled by others. It is uncertain what kind of person they will replace. It seems that the difficulty factor of this season has increased again!

In distress, he suddenly remembered a person, picked up his mobile phone and quickly dialed a series of numbers.

"Hi, great head coach, congratulations on your good results since the start of the game." A charming female voice came from the receiver.

Scott shook his head helplessly: "Stop mocking me, Miss Laughlin."

Laughlin asked with a smile: "Okay, let's get straight to the point, what can I do for you?"

Scott told Laughlin the conversation he had just had with Bath Jr.

"Damn it, damn it!" Laughlin suddenly swears after a brief silence.

"You also think it's unreasonable, don't you?" Scott finally found his soulmate in an extremely depressed mood, sat on the sofa, and relaxed his body.

"Thank you for the news, coach, I will tell Jenny about this, I hope you will not be affected by that bad guy Jim, we want to have good results this season, not some shit!"

Laughlin has the kind of temper that touches the fire, and she was about to explode when she heard the news.

She thought that her best friend Jenny was too talkative, and allowed Kupchak and these two guys to ruin the legacy left by old Uncle Bass. If it was her, she would have kicked those two guys out.

It's embarrassing enough for the Lakers to win the No. [-] pick. Isn't it funny to win the No. [-] pick for two years in a row?
At that time, I am afraid that I will be laughed to death by those little green men in Boston.

After listening to Laughlin's words, Scott felt a little relief, but it was followed by a burst of disappointment. I'm afraid he will be fired by Buss Jr. and Kupchak before Jenny Buss returns to power.

No matter what the final outcome of the Bass family's infighting is, I won't be able to stay for long. Leaving Staples as sadly as Kobe may be the most realistic ending for me.

However, this does not mean that Buss Jr. and Kupchak can be allowed to run amok. The rookies Towns and Yuan Qingshan must protect themselves, and they must do their best to make them famous in one season, so that no matter who will take over the Lakers at that time, they will leave them a good position.

It was the last thing he could do for the two little ones.

……

At this time, Los Angeles is sunny and sunny, with no clouds in the sky.

What the players don't know is that the seemingly calm Lakers are actually undercurrents.

The game is going on every minute and every second. Except for Kobe, everyone may be involved in the turbulent waves and cannot help themselves.

(End of this chapter)