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Chapter 101 Paul Puts Pressure
As the head star of the team, of course he has the obligation to find suitable players for the team.Moreover, this is also the right given to Paul by the team owner and management.

In the NBA, if a team wants to attract big-name stars to play for them, apart from an attractive salary, it is the mutual attraction of stars, especially those big stars who have already achieved fame.

Many NBA superstars no longer lack money or fame, what they lack is championship rings.Therefore, in recent years, more and more people have joined together to fight for the championship.

The establishment of a giant is often the most direct and effective way to win a championship ring.

Like the Clippers, Paul's strength is unquestionable. Although he is not considered the number one point guard in the league, his strength is still there, and he is still at the top level. He is very attractive to the team and to the stars. .

If the Clippers really want to sign good players and compete for the championship, in addition to the high annual salary, Paul's attractiveness is also a great tool to attract stars.Before Jordan's contract renewal, it was because Paul and Griffin personally acted that the contract was finally successful.

Paul was furious, on the verge of exploding.Rivers promised well, but in the end it was only a verbal promise to deal with him.As long as Ning Caichen is a person who understands basketball, he will not underestimate the value of Ning Caichen, and he has repeatedly emphasized that he kept telling Rivers that he must sign Ning Caichen, but the answer he got in the end was only that Rivers gave him perfunctory.

He couldn't bear it.

Paul has no shortage of fame or money. Like many superstars, he lacks a championship ring.He didn't want to leave regrets in his career, but the appearance of Ning Caichen made him see great hope.An opportunity to elevate the team to a higher level was just missed by Rivers.

Paul is not only for himself, but also for the sake of the team.And what about Rivers?It is impossible for him not to see the value of Ning Caichen, but Rivers only considers his own interests and his own honor, and has never thought about the development of the team.

Paul left Rivers' office without hesitation.After getting along with Rivers for so many years, I know Rivers too well.Rivers is a very talkative person and an orator.As the decision maker of the team's operations, Paul has no way to persuade him.

Rivers was relatively slow to react, and after reacting, Paul had already arrived at the garage.Rivers quickened his pace and finally arrived when Paul got into the car.

Paul is too important to Rivers, whether it is before or in the future, without Paul's support, he will be very sad in the Clippers.

Paul will jump out of the contract after the end of this season. If Paul is missing, the team will become a bad team. Even with Griffin and Jordan, with his coaching level, he can no longer bring surprises to the Clippers.

At this critical moment, if the team did not show enough sincerity, how could it be possible to keep Paul?Paul has wasted so many years with the Clippers, and the golden stage has passed. If the championship ring is nowhere in sight under the current lineup, and there is no hope at all, will he be willing to stay?

Rivers is one of the luckiest coaches in the NBA. Whether it was the Celtics' Big Three period or the current Clippers, they are superstars who have contributed to his coaching career.During the Clippers period, Paul was undoubtedly the one who contributed the most.Without Paul, Rivers would not be able to carry such a good reputation. After all, his authority has received countless doubts in the past few years, especially after being reversed by the Rockets in the playoffs 1:3, he has become a leader in referee circles. His reputation plummeted.

"Paul, wait." Rivers shouted out of breath.

Paul already knew that Rivers was chasing him, and the call from Rivers kept ringing on his phone, but Paul was in no mood to talk to him anymore.

Seeing Rivers chasing after him, Paul closed the car door just opened again, turned around and leaned against the car door, folded his hands on his chest, and looked at Rivers expressionlessly.

"This, it's like this. Regarding Ning Caichen, I think we should discuss it again." Rivers looked at Paul, and didn't say anything about Ning Caichen's unsuitability.

It’s okay if Rivers didn’t mention it. This statement completely ignited Paul’s anger. He looked at Rivers and said angrily: “Discussion!! I don’t believe you can’t see the value of Ning Caichen to the team, let me tell you I have said countless times, I must sign Ning Caichen, I must sign Ning Caichen, what about you? It's just to deal with us."

Rivers hesitated to speak, unable to refute Paul's words.

"Yes, that's right, you are the head coach of the team, you are the CEO of the team, and you have the final say on everything. However, please think more about the team. With our current lineup, we will never score. finals."

Paul was really angry this time, and vomited to Rivers about the confused decisions Rivers had made on the team this year.

Rivers saw that Paul was angry. Although he was very uncomfortable with Paul's denial of work, he still endured it. He couldn't do without Paul.

On the issue of Ning Caichen, Paul beat Rivers for a full 5 minutes, and in the end Paul really felt that he had nothing to say.After shaking his head and sighing, he turned and opened the car door, fastened his seat belt, rolled down the car window, and said to Rivers with a bitter face: "I think, I should consider whether it is necessary to stay in the Clippers next season." gone."

Under the shocked expression of Rivers, Paul stepped on the gas pedal to the bottom, and the car disappeared into the spacious garage in a blink of an eye.

Rivers' worst worries are finally coming true. Paul really doesn't intend to stay on the team.

Rivers was very excited, he kept rubbing his palms back and forth on his face, and went back and forth in the garage thinking about how to solve Paul's problem.

Rivers struggled in the garage for 10 minutes before finally making a decision, then took out his mobile phone, called assistant coach Woodson, and made an appointment to meet in the office, and there was an urgent matter to discuss.

Paul was in a very bad mood and was driving aimlessly on the street.The original promise to Ning Caichen was not fulfilled first, so Paul felt very guilty and felt unable to face Ning Caichen.

Paul struggled for a long time, and finally called Ning Caichen.He wanted to ask Ning Caichen out to talk, but he didn't expect that as soon as he finished talking, Ning Caichen had already guessed that he would not be able to join the Clippers without Rivers' consent.

Half an hour later, Paul and Ning Caichen met in a small box in the gym.

"Ning, first of all I want to apologize to you, I'm really, really sorry, I don't know why Rivers rejects you so much, I've told him many times, but he still didn't listen to my opinion in the end... really terribly sorry……"

Ning Caichen had thought of this result a long time ago, looked at Paul and said with a faint smile: "No, I am already very grateful to you, if not for your recommendation, I would not have gone to the Clippers for trial training, nor would I have been accepted by everyone. I know, so even though I didn't get the team's contract, I have gained a lot." Ning Caichen sincerely thanked Paul.

Seeing that Ning Caichen simplifies things so lightly, Paul feels more guilty, and he wants to find a good team for Ning Caichen.

"Actually, I already guessed that leaving Rivers would not allow me to join the team. I was already prepared." Ning Caichen shook his head indifferently.

"Okay! Thank you very much for your understanding, my friend. I will definitely find you the most suitable team for you, don't worry." Paul assured Ning Caichen again.

"Well, I think the Lakers are pretty good! It's also close." Ning Caichen knew that since the Clippers were hopeless, it would be a good choice to join the Lakers if Paul didn't have any connections with the Lakers.

"Well, actually, I really don't think the Lakers are suitable for you, really." Paul persuaded with a serious face.

"No, it doesn't matter. My current goal is to join a team as soon as possible. The trade deadline is coming soon!"

"The Lakers suck!!" Paul wanted Ning Caichen to change his mind.

"What does it matter? At least, the coaches of the Lakers will not discriminate against people of Asian yellow race like Rivers did. As long as they are capable, the Lakers will give them a chance, just like Yi Jianlian."

Paul was speechless.

Although the Lakers did not say that they prefer Chinese people, or people of yellow race, they are also very willing to deal with Chinese people.From the signing of Sun Yue a few years ago, Jeremy Lin after that, and Yi Jianlian who was about to sign at the beginning of this season.These all show that the Lakers are very interested in the Chinese.

"And the current Lakers are a very young team. Although the current record is not good, as long as they are given time, those young people will eventually grow up. If they join the Lakers, they will definitely be in the starting position. His strength can at least help the Lakers to more than double their record." Ning Caichen is very confident in himself, and has no doubts about his role in the Lakers. What he needs now is a ticket for the Lakers' trial training.

Seeing that Ning Caichen was so persistent, Paul could only respect Ning Caichen's decision. He patted the table with both hands and laughed, "In this case, let's go to the Lakers! Haha, do you know? When I joined the Clippers Before the team, I was planning to join the Lakers and form a giant with Kobe, but I was stopped by Stern, and finally came to the Clippers."

When Ning Caichen heard it, he thought about it, as if he had seen such news, and thought it was fake news at first.If Paul went to the Lakers to team up with Kobe, he might have already won several championship rings!
"So, if you're going to the Lakers, I can introduce someone to you. I believe he will like you very much." Paul proudly took out his mobile phone and started to make a call.

Ning Caichen didn't expect Paul to do what he said, and he didn't take to heart that Ning Caichen said that he went to the Lakers for a trial training before.

For Paul, Ning Caichen's strategic lies are all too common in the NBA.False and true, which NBA player did not do these similar things to confuse the team before entering the NBA?That is, Paul himself has done it several times with the connivance of his agent

Just one minute after Paul went out to make a call, Ning Caichen received a call from the assistant coach of the Clippers.The content of the call was to ask Ning Caichen to go to the Clippers and what he was going to do, but the other end of the phone didn't say clearly.

(End of this chapter)