All-round Athlete

Chapter 905 Then save you, my Lakers!

The name "Zhang Guan" seemed to have magical powers for Xiao Hua, and instantly made his heart beat faster. Of course he knew what Zhang Guan's joining the NBA would mean.

After Dayao retired due to injury, the NBA has been looking for another Chinese player to stabilize the Chinese market, but Chinese players are indeed too limited in ability, and they are not yet capable of playing in the NBA.

And now, Zhang Guan is here. He is not only a Chinese athlete, he is even the most famous athlete in the world. An athlete of this level is willing to join the NBA, which will play a role in the promotion of the entire NBA in the world. Earth-shaking effect.

For Zhang Guan's joining, Xiao Hua didn't even dare to think about it before. Zhang Guan is not an ordinary athlete, he is still a super rich man, his wealth can buy the entire NBA, why can he let him play! This phone call from Little Bass was like a pie studded with diamonds, directly hitting Xiao Hua's head.

Xiao Hua officially took office as NBA president on February 1st, and it has been less than a week since he took office. Although he started to take over the job of NBA president a long time ago, the new official is a new official after all, and he very much hopes to be able to do it. After making some achievements, at least people must feel that David Stern chose himself as his successor, which was not a wrong decision.

So for the introduction of Zhang Guan, Xiao Hua must have given the green light all the way, let alone a special case of 10 million injuries, even a special case of 30 million injuries, Xiao Hua is willing to give it, anyway, the salary of the second-round rookie is not affected. The limit on the amount of a rookie contract. Xiao Hua even felt that if necessary, a separate "Zhang Guan Clause" could be made. The condition is to let Zhang Guan open, as long as he is willing to play in the NBA.

In the end, Xiao Hua couldn't sit still. That afternoon, he booked a flight ticket from New York to Los Angeles.

The biggest rookie in NBA history is here, how could Xiao Hua not greet him in person!

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Miami, the Heat's general manager's office.

Heat general manager Pat Riley looked at a newly received email, frowning.

"Xiao Hua gave the Lakers 10 million injury exceptions? How could there be so many! 10 million injury exceptions, if it is a multi-party transaction, can be exchanged for a superstar! Now there is less than 10 million yuan left before the trade deadline In two weeks, the Lakers are going to make a big move, is Buss planning to form another 'F4'!"

There are no big fish worth tens of millions in the NBA free market. Pat Riley believes that the Lakers will definitely use this 10 million special injury case to cooperate with the trade, and it will be a big move. If it is denied, it will not be worthwhile. Use a special case of 10 million transactions.

The Heat have the Big Three and have won the championship for two consecutive years. The goal of the Heat this year is to win three consecutive championships and establish a Heat dynasty. Judging from the current record of the Heat, this goal is already very close. If we continue to play step by step, the Heat have a high probability of winning three consecutive championships, so Pat Riley is the last person who does not want to see the overall situation in the NBA change.

"This year's Lakers are already rotten. It is impossible for them to enter the playoffs. Even if an All-Star is acquired through a multi-party transaction, it will not affect the overall situation. But for other teams, if they get an All-Star in a multi-party transaction Good, it’s hard to say! I remember Gasol’s contract, this year is the last year, this is a very valuable contract, the New Yorkers definitely need a player like Gasol!”

Pat Riley couldn't help but think of the New York Knicks and the New York Knicks, who are stupid and rich. They have superstars like Anthony, as well as Kidd, Chandler, JR, Felton, Shumpert and other players to assist them. If Stoudemire Jr. and Barliani were not injured, the Heat would The team's rival. What the New Yorkers lack now is a top power forward, and Gasol is just the puzzle piece that the Knicks dream of.

"The Lakers can't get the 10 million injury exception with peace of mind! This amount is too big, and it will give the Lakers too much room to operate. I don't want the situation of the league to change significantly before the trade deadline. You have to put pressure on Xiao Hua! It is best to find a few old friends to unite and put pressure on Xiao Hua together!" Pat Riley pondered carefully.

"For this kind of thing, it's best to call Larry Bird. He is also highly respected and can build momentum. And Foreman of the Bulls, call and ask Rivers if he is willing to participate, and Morey is a guy who is good at calculating, he must be indispensable for good things..."

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"It is very unfair to give the Lakers an injury exception of 10 million. I think it is too much. I admit that Kobe's injury has a great impact on the Lakers' record, but this cannot be called a high-value injury exception. The reason. Among the 30 teams in the league, not only the star players of the Lakers are injured, but only the Lakers can get a huge injury exception of 10 million, which is obviously favoring the Lakers!" Pat Riley said He pursed his lips and told the reporter.

"Pat Riley believes that the league is partial to the Lakers", such a report immediately appeared on the NBA section of Yahoo Sports.

"Kobe is reimbursed for the season, and the Lakers can have a 10 million injury exception? Then our team's core player Derrick Rose is also reimbursed for the season. I think the league should also give our Chicago Bulls an injury exception. 10 million, 8 million should be there, this is only fair! The Lakers can’t get all the benefits!” Bulls general manager Foreman said.

"Deeply stimulated by the Lakers! The Bulls ask for 8 million injury special cases", this report also appeared in the first place.

"Back then our Rockets' Yao-Mai combination was injured, and the league didn't give us a special injury exception. If we had two middle-class injury exceptions at that time, we wouldn't even miss the playoffs! Now Kobe Injured, but there can be a special case of 10 million injuries! The league should give our Rockets a compensation!"

"Rockets general manager Morey: The league owes us two injury exceptions"

Messages followed one after another, all venting their dissatisfaction with the alliance. After all, the 10 million injury exception is unprecedented in the league. The highest amount of the previous injury exception is the middle class, and the 1-2 million level is the most common. The 10 million exception is enough to sign an All-Star.

Of course, this is also related to Xiao Hua's just taking office. If the chairman was David Stern before, it is estimated that the team would only dare to complain, but it has been less than a week since Xiao Hua took office. ".

Xiao Hua's ability to become the president of the NBA is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He knew that these teams could not be allowed to continue talking nonsense, so he immediately called 30 teams in the league and held a conference call.

"Mr. President, we didn't mean to embarrass you. I just hope that the league can treat each of our teams equally. Since you approved the Lakers' injury exception, we should also give us the Chicago Bulls an injury exception. , Our situation is similar to that of the Lakers, all the leading stars have been reimbursed for the season!" Bulls general manager Foreman said.

"Are you ashamed to be similar to the Lakers? The Lakers are hopelessly rotten. I'm afraid they will be at the bottom this year, but your Bulls are still in the playoffs!" Xiao Hua couldn't help complaining in his heart.

I only heard Xiao Hua cough dryly, and said: "I have already understood everyone's demands, but I can guarantee that giving the Lakers a special case of 10 million injuries is beneficial to the development of the entire league. Regarding this injury The use of special cases, I would also like to ask Mr. Kupchak, the general manager of the Lakers, to explain to you.”

On the phone, Kupchak's voice sounded: "Everyone, our Lakers applied for this special injury case, not for trading, but for signing free agents."

"Sign free agents? In the free agent market, where are the players worth 10 million? Are you referring to overseas players?" Someone asked immediately.

"There are a few excellent players in Europe, perhaps worth 10 million yuan, but the European basketball league is not over yet!" Another person said.

"It's an overseas player, but not a European player. He is a rookie of our Lakers, but he hasn't signed before." Kupchak said.

"Not a European player, but a rookie of the Lakers!" The bright-minded person has already thought of Zhang Guan.

I only heard Kupchak continue to say: "I think everyone has guessed it. The rookie I am talking about is Zhang Guan. He has agreed to sign with our Lakers. He can arrive in Los Angeles today to attend the signing ceremony as soon as possible. He can do it tomorrow." Complete the required items such as physical examination.”

There were several exclamations on the phone. This news was really shocking to the teams.

"Everyone, if Zhang Guan joins the NBA, it will be beneficial to the development of the entire league. A Chinese player can bring us a vast market, and each of our teams can enjoy the benefits brought by the Chinese market. I think this point, Mr. Morey is the most empathetic! Right, Mr. Morey?" Xiao Hua said.

"Hehe." Morey, the general manager of the Rockets, laughed a couple of times in embarrassment, obviously acting like a good boy after getting a bargain.

"This special injury case of 10 million US dollars will be used exclusively for Zhang Guan. The reason why I approved this special injury case is not to favor the Lakers, but because Zhang Guan's signing rights are in the hands of the Lakers. Pat- Mr. Riley, you should have no doubts about this, right?" Xiao Hua continued.

"Mr. Chairman, I'm very sorry. This matter was a misunderstanding." Pat Riley is indeed an old fox. He was the most troublesome before, and now his apology is not vague at all.

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A few hours later, the media in Los Angeles first announced the news.

"The NBA is about to usher in the biggest rookie in history, Zhang Guan decides to join the NBA"

The entire American media was shocked by it, and some reporters even rushed to Los Angeles Airport to guard at the first time, and finally got their wish to take pictures of Zhang Guan's entry from Los Angeles.

"Zhang Guan arrives in Los Angeles, the Lakers usher in a savior"

The news came out at the same time that the Lakers ended their back-to-back games.

On February 5, local time in the United States, the Los Angeles Lakers challenged the Cleveland Cavaliers away. On this day, the Lakers played the most tragic game ever.

In this game, Farmar's comeback allowed the Lakers to reach 8 players. This is also the minimum number of players required by NBA rules. If a team does not even have 8 players, the game will be canceled and the team will suffer. to a fine.

However, during the game, Nick Young was injured and left the field in the second quarter, Farmer, who came back from the fire line, was injured and left the field in the fourth quarter, Kaman left the field with six fouls in the fourth quarter, and "the cornerstone of the Lakers" Thackeray scored 3 points and 32 points before the end of the game. Sec also picked up six fouls. The Lakers, who originally had only 8 players, only have 4 players left to fight!

According to NBA regulations, if a team has only 5 players who can play in a game, and one of them is sent off for six fouls, the team can let the six-offender player return to the game, but after that Every foul committed by this player is considered a technical foul. So Thackeray can only continue to play against the six fouls.

This is an unpopular rule, and even the referee confirmed the existence of such a rule after checking after a timeout. As a team, it's really too miserable to play to the point where you can't even make up five players!

"So what if Zhang Guan is here? The savior of the Lakers? Hehe, what will save such a Lakers team?" Such a sentence on Twitter received hundreds of thousands of likes in a short period of time.

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