Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 117 Bad News

It turns out this taco meal wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.

"Robo, it's not a funny joke."

"Mr. Bass, I'm talking to you about this very seriously. I can't bench Carlos here. He has the quality to be an All-Star player. If the Lakers don't plan to continue to push for a deal, then Be prepared to lose Carlos when his contract expires, I have studied the cap space of the Lakers, you can't provide a contract extension that meets Carlos' worth." Pelinka did not touch the food in front of him.

"That's right, I'm not joking, Mitch has already made a trade proposal, but unfortunately no team is interested in our offer. I want to do what is right for the team, even if it is my dad's team, Doesn't mean I can mess around. Seriously, don't you want a burrito?" Jim waved a burrito in Pelinka's face.

"Yes, I heard that, and I also know that Coach Jackson doesn't like Ron Artest and Ben Wallace. What he needs is not a wing who can't even run the tactics and a center who is only a small forward. Players. Actually I think there are several trade proposals that are not bad. For example, the Charlotte Hornets intend to pay their star small forward Jamal Mashburn and shooting guard David Wesley. You have Brad Miller, Fully qualified for the starting center position, David Wesley will be a good sixth man, and Jamal is an ideal forward scorer. It can share the pressure of Kobe.” Pelinka said to himself, although As a rookie agent, Arne Tailan's contacts are enough to support him to get a lot of information.

"Correct, I now think you should be a manager, not an agent, but Rob, you have to remember that as a team manager, you have to look farther. As you think Carlos Boozer can become an All-Star, I can't trade three future All-Stars for a half-baked shooting guard and a 30-year-old small forward who hasn't played a full season." Jim sees Pelinka seemed unimpressed by the tacos, and unceremoniously slid all of them onto his plate.

Pelinka was a little dazed by Jim's sophistry, and didn't answer for a while.

"I forgot what you're here to say, let me guess: 'The next trade door opens, trade Carlos Boozer, or I'm not going to guarantee that Kobe Bryant's contract extension talks won't happen. What's going to happen?' No no no Rob, you don't want any accidents, and neither do I. So, we've got 3 months, enough time to do something, trust me, like I Believe in you." Jim winked at Pelinka as he dealt with the taco in front of him.

"Oh, no, Mr. Bass, I don't believe a single punctuation mark of yours, so you don't believe me either. But you're right, we still have time. By the way, what you told me last time That guy Wade, the Marquette guard, he’s a really good guy, I had a hard time getting him off Henry Thomas, but he doesn’t like tacos at all.” Pelinka cracked a rare joke.

"We must not be talking about the same Wade. By the way, you should remind Kobe that his knee needs to rest. I don't want to see him practice squats and other items. Some things are for the agent to talk to the players. , is more suitable than a coach or an owner." Jim said seriously, recently Thomas Carter expressed concern about Kobe's health, and because Kobe refused to accept the rotation, Jim had to be cautious.

"I will."

The phone rang, and it was Thomas Carter.

Generally speaking, the call from the team doctor usually has no good news.

"Sir, Kobe Bryant injured his knee ligaments in practice and after preliminary examination..."

Afraid of what to do, Jim didn't even hear Carter's words clearly, his mind was full of alpacas running around. In Jim's impression, knee ligament injuries are not a good thing. Many players are reimbursed for the season, which affects their careers. Career, devastated.

"Sir, are you still listening?" Thomas Carter asked anxiously, having not heard Jim for a long time.

"Oh, I'm listening. How long did you say Kobe needs to rest?" With a four-month truce, this year's championship will basically say goodbye to the Lakers.

"The medial collateral ligament is sprained. After preliminary inspection, there is no tear. It is estimated that he should be sidelined for 4 to 6 weeks. I think he should be able to return before the playoffs." Thomas Carter hurriedly replied.

This is the luck of misfortune. The Lakers did not suffer from serious injuries this season. The starting five played almost all the previous games.

"Thank goodness, Thomas, I'll be in your lab in an hour, and we'll talk about this again."

On the other side, Pelinka just received a text message from Kobe informing him that he was injured. He is also calling Kobe to ask for the latest situation.

After finishing the phone call, the two looked at each other with complicated eyes.

"Robo, if you drop by, I can give you a ride." Jim smiled wryly.

What makes matters worse is the Lakers' schedule, which is different from the relaxed and happy early March. Next, the Lakers will usher in a wave of brutal baptism of five games a week. There will be no lack of opponents such as the San Antonio Spurs and the Sacramento Kings.

After easily defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in the same city, the Lakers embarked on a journey of connecting customers.

In the first game in Sacramento, facing the king with 7 people in double figures and united as one, Garnett scored 35 points, 18 rebounds and 7 assists. After four quarters, the Lakers lost 112 to 116.

In the second game in San Antonio, the two sides came and went, hitting the basket with sparks flying around. The combination of Ben Wallace and Garnett and Admiral Stone Buddha did not give in to each other in the paint.

Argentine rookie Manu Ginobili performed well. He scored 16 points, 10 rebounds and 26 steals on 6 of 4 shots.Demon Knife, who doesn't know how to write the word nervous by nature, steals the pass from the Lakers at the last moment, and then makes a fast break by himself, ignoring the other 9 players on the field, and hits a three-pointer, locking the score at 88-84.

Fortunately, on the second day of the back-to-back, the Lakers faced the Rockets. Yao Ming was no longer as amazing as last time. He only made 13 of 3 shots, while Artest suddenly broke out and scored 31 points to help the team defeat the Rockets and end the losing streak. .

The next opponent of the Lakers will be the Grizzlies who are hitting the playoffs.

　There are a lot of things going on recently, the update can only be put at night, and I have to prepare to save the manuscript, because it is said that there is no recommendation...

　　


(End of this chapter)