Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 57 Vampire

Relying on the continuous high-profile performance of Kobe and Arenas, the Lakers defeated the New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets in consecutive away games, and temporarily stabilized their top position in the Western Conference.

The main rival, the Sacramento Kings, encountered Waterloo in the trip to Texas. After the disastrous defeat to the Spurs, they were beaten to the ground by the Mavericks who changed their blood. Nowitzki scored a large double-double with 26 points and 21 rebounds on Webber's head. Nash contributed 32 points and 11 assists.

Arenas, who returned from injury, averaged 19.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in a single month, beating the Grizzlies' Pau Gasol and Sean Battier, and the Warriors' Jason Richardson, First-time rookie of the month.

而西部月最佳球员则落在了场均能够贡献36.3分8.7助攻7.4篮板的科比头上。在奥尼尔缺阵的比赛中，科比率领球队取得了5胜2负的战绩。

"Shocked! He is the real Jordan's successor!"

"Exposed! The Lakers are afraid to trade O'Neal, the strongest man is already in the formation!"

"Exclusively revealed the inside story of Kobe Bryant's contract renewal, the supernova will stay in Angel City forever!"

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"Jim, now these media are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they are posting these messy things to fan the flames at this point in time? If something goes wrong between Kobe and Shaq, how can we win the championship? It must be his agent. The ghost. These Vampires!" Kupchak slammed a stack of newspapers on the table angrily.

"Arn Thelan can sit in the position of the chief broker of SFX company, how can it be a fuel-efficient lamp? Their standard is how much contract they can help their clients get, they don't care whether you can get it The championship. It’s no secret that Shaq wants to get a big contract, so how can Kobe just watch the big cake of Los Angeles being eaten by others?” Jim picked up a newspaper and glanced at the words on it.

"'...The Los Angeles Lakers management should clearly realize that relying on Shaquille O'Neal will not bring them more championship rings, if Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak can realize it early If this is the case, they should start preparing now, and trade O'Neal in exchange for more chips...' Danny Ainge told reporters in an interview."

Jim finished reading this paragraph, put down the newspaper, spread his hands, and made a face.

"As far as Danny Ainge is concerned, these words can be regarded as quite sincere. Should we thank him for being so generous in advising us? A proposal for the Celtics' greater good" can be proposed to management. Seriously injured Larry Bird’s Celtics are so generous to offer advice for the Lakers?” Jim knows Danny Ainge’s style well, and the above interview can basically be regarded as his sincere words, but in this situation It's hard to say how pure his intentions are if the reporters broke out at such a critical moment.

"What should we do now? The team can't have infighting at this time!" Kupchak said anxiously.

"We'll leave it to Phil to deal with issues on the court. He has more experience in this kind of thing. Mitch, you go to Kevin Ding, and the new reporter from the Los Angeles Daily News, Ramona Shelber. Well, try to make more people believe that Shaq is an indispensable member of the Lakers, and he will undoubtedly stay in the team, and I will talk to Arne Tellan. Fortunately, his company is not far from Los Angeles too far."

Arne Thelan, 48, has a tendency to lose control of her hairline.

Tylan, who made his debut in the baseball circle, became famous in the basketball circle when he teamed up with Jerry West to move rookie Kobe Bryant to the Lakers. Basically, Tylan never let Kobe get in touch with the team management , All contract negotiations are in charge of him.

As Kobe got older, Tai Lan found that Kobe didn't like his arbitrary style of acting, and two paranoid people often had many conflicts when they got together.In Kobe's words, Tylan is a good agent, but a bad chat partner.

In order to ensure timely receipt of customer news, Tailan usually carries his mobile phone and PDA with him, but at this time, he turned the phone and PDA into silent mode to ensure that the ongoing conversation will not be disturbed.

"Mr. Jim Bass, can you tell me what you want from me?"

"Mr. Tyran, after so many years of working together, I know you like a straightforward style of doing things, and you should also understand the way the Bass family does things. We need to reach an agreement on Kobe Bryant's contract extension as soon as possible."

Jim's straight-to-the-top talk hit Tailan's arms. It seemed that this young man was still a little tender, and he couldn't help it after he made a little publicity in the media.

"Kobe Bryant is currently one of the most powerful players in the league, and he is not yet 24 years old. I think, you should not doubt how much such a player is worth..." Tyran is like selling goods State Kobe's strengths to Jim.

Jim listened to Tyrann's tirade without saying a word.

"...Of course, you don't expect him to put on a competitor's jersey after the contract expires and beat the Lakers, do you? As far as I know, there are at least 20 teams wanting him." Tyran ended his speech.

"So, I can understand that if we don't come up with a maximum salary contract, Kobe will not sign the extension contract, right?" Jim concluded.

"Don't you think Kobe is not worth a maximum salary contract?" Tai Lan glanced at his watch and asked rhetorically.

"It's worth it, but if it's just a maximum salary contract, I wouldn't rush over here in such a hurry. You can tell me all the other conditions." Jim crossed his hands and stared at Tai Lan.

After staring at each other for a while, Tai Lan averted his gaze.

"We want to ensure that Kobe's role in the team is the first core in the team. In addition, the contract needs to have the right to veto transactions." Tylan said his real purpose.It is impossible for him to give up the big market in Los Angeles. The Lakers are not only a strong contender for the championship, but also one of the teams with the strongest ability to absorb money.You get far more in L.A. than in Memphis and the like.

"I agree with your request. After his current contract expires, he will sign a 7-year contract extension of 1.36 million US dollars. This is the highest salary that the Lakers can offer, and all the above terms." Jim didn't do too much wrangling , Tai Lan was surprised by the joyful attitude. "Of course, your goal has been achieved, and I don't want to see those messy reports in the media, at least until the end of the finals."

"Happy cooperation." Tai Lan stretched out his right hand.

Jim smiled, shook his hand, and whispered something to Tyran before leaving.

"When it's time to officially sign the contract, is it going to be your assistant named Rob Pelinka sitting across from me? He's a nice guy."

Tai Lan's smile froze on his face.

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