champion heart

Chapter 26 26. Kupchak is annoying
The Lakers in the 13-14 season were really miserable. The team had no one available at all. Even Thackeray had so many opportunities to play. One can imagine how short the Lakers are!
Basically since this season, the Lakers have been completely reduced to a poor team in the league, and the team's record is terrible.

For a long time in the future, the Lakers have not completed the reconstruction. Even if James joined later, the team still did not make the playoffs.

Lao Zhan has reached the finals for so many years in a row, but he didn't even make the playoffs in the first year of the Lakers. For Lao Zhan, it is quite sad.

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After consecutive signings of Downe, Nick Young, and Whiteside, Kupchak is still very busy.

He is trying every means to strengthen the team every day, but there is no way that there will be no stars whose contracts expire this offseason.

So he can only try to "pick up treasures"!
For a giant team like the Lakers, the management cannot bear the team's record at the bottom of the league for too long.

But the Lakers' management has always been a mystery. Sometimes they are very smart, and sometimes they become extremely stupid!
For the Lakers in the new season, they also need a point guard who can organize the team's offense!
Because even if Nash recovers from injuries in the new season, he will not be able to play a few games.

Tang De knew this very well, especially Whiteside, who needed a defender who could pass the ball very well.

Tang De didn't have any good candidates in his mind, so Kupchak had to figure out a solution for this matter.

Kupchak is also very annoying. There are so many players who come to tryouts, and none of them can catch their eyes.

In his words, it's right that you guys don't have the ball to play in the NBA, and you don't see anything worthy of praise at all.

The irritated Kupchak quickly called an emergency meeting. His head was busy this offseason.

As soon as I open my eyes every day, there are all kinds of work and reports. There is no way to do it. Working with the Lakers cannot be easy.

Glory and pressure often coexist!

Los Angeles has unparalleled attention, so it is destined to bear more pressure.

But these pressures are all from the management, and Tang De is completely free of pressure now.

Don't mention how comfortable Tang De was after signing the new contract. Every day was training, and when he was tired, he would go out and enjoy the night view of Los Angeles.

No matter what the team's lineup looks like in the new season, Tang De is already very satisfied with the current lineup anyway.

It would be better if the management can continue to strengthen, but it doesn't matter if it can't.

If "Da Baibian" needs to pass the ball, at worst, pass it to him himself.

But the premise is that he has to exchange for passing skills first. After all, passing is not something that can be learned overnight.

In this regard, Tang De admitted that without the help of the system, Tang De would not be able to learn to pass the ball in a short period of time.

After all, things like passing more often depend on talent, and some people are born to be a good organizer.

But unfortunately, Tang De is not!

When "Double Virtues" was sweating profusely in the arena, the meeting represented by Kupchak on the other side began.

In the room, the various managers of the Lakers, including the team's uniform team, are sitting around a long conference table at the moment.

"Everyone, this time everyone is gathered together, I think you all know what it is for!"

Seeing that everyone was seated, Kupchak spoke first.

"If we want to go further in the new season, we must do more reinforcements. Everyone can speak freely and talk about what we should do in the next step!"

"Obviously, we still need more talents. So far, we don't even have the team's roster!" A manager said.

"Who says it's not, we don't even have enough manpower to organize an intra-team match!"

"The most important thing is that what our team needs most now is confrontation training. We may have a lot of changes from last season's lineup, so we need to hurry up and run the lineup!"

"..."

"..."

Everyone said what they said, but they didn't say how to trade.

Obviously, this is indeed a problem for the Lakers!
"Mike, you are the head coach of the team, what do you think the current lineup needs to add!"

Kupchak suddenly set his sights on D'Antoni.

"Mr. General Manager, to be frank, I don't have a clue at the moment, but one thing is very important, that is, the team needs a qualified starting point guard!"

"None of our centers are the kind of players who have the ability to attack independently, so obviously, they need a leader, like Steve, but Steve is injured!"

"So we have to have a good point guard, so that our inside players will be activated!"

D'Antoni talked eloquently, expressing his thoughts in one brain!
"Yes, Mike, I have to admit that you are right, so in your opinion, who do you think is suitable?"

"If you want me to say, Jeremy Lin is more suitable. I used to be his coach. Although his defense is not very good, as long as the guy has the ball, he is a very good passer. It's just that he is in Houston now, and There is a contract!"

Speaking of this, D'Antoni spread his hands helplessly.

"The Jeremy Lin you mentioned is now in Houston. We can't get him at all. Because of Tang's problem, that fat man and I are in a very stalemate right now, so even if Lin agrees to come, that fat man will not agree!"

You always have to pay it back when you come out to hang out. A few days ago, Morey was still begging Kupchak, hoping to get Tang De.

It's only been a few days, and Kupchak seems to have something to ask Morey for.

"Go to hell, I have nothing to say to that fat man, Mike, maybe you should recommend someone to me again!"

As soon as Kupchak thought of Morey's face, he lost interest in an instant...

People like Morey, who have already become elites, can't do business at a loss.

Jeremy Lin was full-time with the Rockets last season, played 82 games for a whole season, started every game, and averaged 14+6 per game.

Obviously, it is impossible for Morey to be willing to trade Jeremy Lin away at this time.

The reason why the future Jeremy Lin was traded by the team was because of Beverly. Beverly gained the trust of D'Antoni with his extremely strong defense, and slowly took Jeremy Lin's starting position.

In this case, Jeremy Lin will eventually be traded because both Jeremy Lin and Harden are players who need the ball in their hands to be effective.

If Tang De was at the meeting now, he would definitely laugh.

Because the team doesn't need to get Jeremy Lin at all now, because according to the original historical development track, Jeremy Lin will join the Lakers next season!

It's just a pity that Tang De was not there!
"Mr. General Manager, I don't think I have any suitable candidates. Maybe we can only continue to inspect those guys who come to try out!"

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