basketball kingdom

Chapter 98
On the second day of the Lakers' away game against the Magic, the Lakers and Pacers reached a deal, and then the Lakers, who lacked rotation, lost to the Mavericks 89-92 in the away game, ending Xu Tian's first five consecutive away games with a bit of regret journey.

The Lakers finished the first nine games of the regular season and achieved a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, temporarily ranking tenth in the Western Conference.

The deal between the Lakers and the Pacers was reached on November 11, announcing that Paul George ended his career with the Pacers and officially joined the Los Angeles Lakers.

Woj first broke the deal on Twitter, and then various media reporters made follow-up reports, disclosing more inside information about the deal.

Mark Stein broke the news of the trade, the Pacers sent Paul George and Joseph Young, and the Lakers got Louis Williams, Metta World Peace, Julius Randle, Brandon Bass and 2018 2016 first-round pick (top-three protection) and [-] second-round pick.

Paul George flew to Los Angeles on the 13th, passed the team physical examination on the 14th, and officially reported to the Lakers.

The magician and Pelinka were extremely excited, and held a press conference on the afternoon of the 14th to show the media and Lakers fans all over the world the effectiveness of their work.

Kobe and Scott attended Paul George's press conference, looking forward to the new season with pride and promising a vision of making the playoffs.

Xu Tian had several phone conversations with Li Lang when he was playing away games, and finally decided to give up the house near Figueroa Street, and bought a luxury house in Palisades for $520 million.

Palisades is located in Palisades, which is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west of Los Angeles. It is located in a unique geographical location. The sea-view areas are connected together to form a sea-view mansion area.

Palisades has gradually formed a high-end residential area since 1922. It is one of the areas where many Hollywood stars and rich people like to buy real estate. This is why Xu Tian bought a house here.

Xu Tian and Alice took Li Lang's car to the moving company, seeking help from the moving company to transfer their personal belongings from the jewelry store in Chinatown to Palisades.

After finishing the transfer procedures of the luxury house and the labor compensation of the moving company in the afternoon, Xu Tian returned to the Toyota Center to continue his regular training.

Paul George heard Kobe tell a lot about Xu Tian, ​​and he became extremely curious about this rookie who was rumored to be difficult to get along with. We will meet each other.

The first thing Xu Tian did was still strength training. When Paul George and Kobe entered the training hall, he had already finished his difficult strength training and was doing regular dribbling training.

Kobe stopped Xu Tian, ​​who was standing on the basketball with both feet practicing dribbling, pointed to Paul George beside him and introduced, "Xu, this is Paul, the starting small forward of the Lakers." After saying this, his I couldn't help but put a smile on my face.

Xu Tian got off the basketball, walked up to Paul George, and reached out his hand to greet him, as they knew each other.

Paul George is called pickled pepper by domestic fans, which comes from the transliteration of the English name Paul George.He is 206 cm tall and weighs 100 kg. He is a striker who swings between the third and fourth positions.

Paul George was selected by the Pacers with the 2010th overall pick in the first round in [-]. He served as a substitute for the then team boss Danny Granger in the initial stage, which is similar to Kobe Bryant when he was a rookie.At the end of his rookie season, he was selected to the second team of the All-Rookie Team. The start was not flat, but it was not amazing either.

In the 12-13 season, the team boss Danny Granger was absent due to injury. Paul George ushered in his opportunity and became the leader of the team.His performance lived up to expectations, and he entered the All-Star bench for the first time in his career. He also won the Most Improved Player award in the regular season by averaging 17.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and was selected to the third team of the best team And the second team of the best defensive team.

In the Eastern Conference finals of the 12-13 season, the Pacers led by Paul George fought seven games with the Heat led by James and Wade, and finally lost to the championship Heat that year.But it was that round of the series that brought Paul George into the attention of domestic fans.

In the 13-14 season, Paul George's performance improved slightly, averaging 21.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and he was selected to the third team of the best team and the first team of the best defensive team.When the Pacers reached the conference finals again in the playoffs, they lost to the Miami Heat in six games and stopped in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Paul George was selected to the All-NBA team for two consecutive years, successfully triggered the Rose clause, and received an additional 700 million US dollars in the contract extension.

On August 2014, 8, Paul George tried to block Harden in the US team's team training game. When he landed, his right leg hit the basket, and the tibia was severely bent at 2 degrees.Paojiao missed all of last season due to a leg injury.

2014年8月12日，保罗·乔治决定更换球衣号码，从原本的24号变为13号，并因此获得了新绰号“PG-13”。

Knowing that the Lakers had retired Chamberlain's No. 13 jersey, Xu Tian asked, "Paul, which number do you want to wear with the Lakers?"

Paul George tried to smile and replied: "I chose the number 5 jersey. Kobe wanted me to choose the number 8, and I didn't agree."

Kobe looked at his watch, and after confirming the time, he said, "Xu, Paul, we still have two hours for training."

Holding the basketball in his arms, Xu Tian asked puzzledly, "Why? There is no game tonight. Don't you want to practice as long as you want?"

Paul George answered Xu Tian's question, "Jenny Buss is very satisfied with the work of Magician and Pelinka, and has already reserved a place in Beverly Hills. She wants to entertain the three of us, as well as Magician and Palin Card."

Xu Tian paused for a moment, and replied with an oh, and continued to return to the court for regular training.

Kobe and George did not leave the field. While the two were watching Xu Tian's training from the sidelines, Kobe gave him a detailed explanation.

Magician, Pelinka and Jesse Buss held an impromptu meeting in the office to summarize the previous work and discuss the feasibility of the trade plan with the Suns.

Boss Jin is an ordinary Lakers fan, but he is the most smug around Xu Tian, ​​but he has enough reasons to be excited, no one can blame him.

Xu Guangcai and Meng Jing don't know much about the NBA after Yao Ming's retirement, but they also know that Paul George is a star and will greatly improve the Lakers.As early as a day ago, I connected the video with Xu Tian, ​​telling him to pay attention to his words and deeds, and not to keep arguing with his teammates.

Xu Tian naturally agreed at the time to reassure his parents.

(End of this chapter)