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Chapter 644 Clippers, Sincere Invitation~! ! (middle)
Back to Los Angeles, back to UCLA, Lan Shengli started a regular life again.

However, this seemingly repetitive life is often accompanied by some surprises and small accidents.

First of all, the UCLA team leader put forward the "application for early contract renewal".

What the team leader said also shows that the team wants to keep Lan Sheng for a long time.

This was originally a good thing, but maybe I thought that I had the opportunity to go to the NBA Development League to be an assistant coach, and I also promised my parents that I would do my best to become the head coach of the NBA.

Therefore, Lan Shengli's attitude towards the plan of staying at UCLA for a long time is ambiguous.

After returning home, the second surprise came soon.

Lan Shengli received a call before going to bed, a call that became a major turning point in his basketball career.

"I thought you saved my phone number, haha, I'm a little disappointed~~"

"I'm the general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, did you hear it~?!"

The other party sighed and revealed his identity.

"Clippers,,, the general manager of the Clippers~?!"

Lan Shengli stared and said in a very surprised tone.

"Why, haven't contacted for more than a year, forgot my voice~?!"

The other party was surprised by Lan Shengli's attitude, so he spoke.

"No, haha, how can I forget it, haha, I definitely haven't forgotten~!!"

Lan Shengli said with a smile.

"It's just that you called me suddenly, I really didn't expect it~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to speak.

"There are many things you can't think of. How about it, if you have time tomorrow night, let's come out and meet~?! I want to tell you a very important thing~!!!"

As the general manager said, he still likes to play tricks as before.

"Okay, I definitely have time tomorrow night. Although we haven't worked together for a long time, the general manager really took care of me during the time I was in the Clippers. I'll invite you tomorrow night~!!"

Lan Shengli responded proactively.

"Okay, then we will be at seven o'clock tomorrow night~!!, I will send you the address one by one~!"

"Okay, see you there~!!"

In this way, after more than a year, Lan Shengli and the Clippers had a "connection" again.

"There are many things you can't think of. How about it, if you have time tomorrow night, let's come out and meet~?! I want to tell you a very important thing~!!!"

Lan Shengli lay on the bed, thinking about what the general manager had said before.

"Could it be that~~, the Clippers are also recruiting me~?!"

Lan Shengli guessed.

After all, this time point is very sensitive, and it makes sense for Lan Shengli to think so.

"But I made such a mistake before, can I be recruited again~?! No way~~"

Lan Shengli thought, losing his confidence.

"I'm not eating at home tonight~"

Early the next morning, Lan Shengli told Dawei while having breakfast.

"Oh~, yes~!!"

Dawei responded with a look of excitement.

"Are you going on a date with Mia~!! Haha~!!"

Dawei raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Don't guess, it's nothing, have dinner with a work partner~!!"

Lan Shengli responded.

"Cut~, I think nine of the ten sentences you say now are false~!"

Dawei pursed his lips and said.

"Whatever you say~"

Lan Shengli said, and continued to eat, so he didn't respond.

"This is a video clip of the semi-finals of the final four, and this is a video clip of the key players inspected during the offseason~!!"

Lan Shengli is still a productive worker.

"Any plans for the offseason~?!"

the leader asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet. Maybe I should rest at home. I've been busy recently, so I don't have time to rest~"

Lan Shengli said.

"Well, it's time to take a good rest~!"

The leader nodded and said.

After work, Lan Shengli drove to the restaurant that he had made an appointment with the general manager of the Clippers on time.

"I'm not late, am I~!"

Seeing that the general manager had already sat down, Lan Shengli sat down immediately and asked.

"Just right, you are still so punctual~!!"

The general manager looked at his watch and said.

"There is some traffic on the road, otherwise we would have arrived long ago~"

Lan Shengli responded.

"How about it, after an NCAA season, how do you feel~?!"

The general manager asked immediately.

"It is indeed very different from the NBA, not only because the players are college students, and not only because of the different rules, but more importantly, the degree of cherishing the game is different from the feeling of preparing for the game~!! "

Lan Shengli responded.

"Yeah, the NBA is a business league after all. Even if the Clippers can't make the playoffs like ours, they will still play 82 games, but after a season in the NCAA, even if they can reach the final four, that is at most It’s only 35 games, the amount of games must be different~!”

The general manager said.

"And those college students play one game less, especially those senior players. They have no chance to say: "Come again next year", because for them, there is no next year~!!"

Lan Shengli responded accordingly.

"Yeah, there is no next year, if you fail, it will be a lifelong regret, something that can never be made up~!!"

The general manager also sighed.

"By the way, just now you said that the Clippers missed the playoffs. After this season, the team will have a lot of difficulties~!!"

Lan Shengli asked.

"Yeah, the record of 23 wins and 59 losses has created the team's worst record in the past five years. Just like you said when you were in office, the team has already started to rebuild~!"

The general manager responded.

“The rebuilding process will definitely be very long and difficult~”

Lan Shengli also sighed.

"But the Clippers still have players like Brand, Kaman, and Maggette after all, so I think if they want to completely rebuild, they can exchange for some high-quality draft picks, which may make the rebuild faster. Some~!!"

Lan Shengli suggested unconsciously.

"Kaman and Maggette are about to become free agents, and basically have no trading value. It is very likely that they will get some rubbish contracts while getting a first-round pick. If so, I have also communicated with our management, and he expressed his acceptance of participating in the team's reconstruction~!! Therefore, I think Brand should be kept. Mentor of young players~!!"

The general manager explained.

"So that's the case, Brand is really a dedicated and loyal player~!!!"

Lan Shengli listened, nodded and sighed.

"Bru, I asked you to come to dinner, I just want you to continue to advise the team like you did just now~!!"

(End of this chapter)