July 8th, Los Angeles.

   Lakers owner Jerry Buss inadvertently saw a news report on the Suns owner disposing of a batch of assets in the Los Angeles Business Journal, which immediately reminded him of a possibility, that is, is there a business problem with Mrs. John?

   If true, is it possible that she won't continue to make big investments for the Suns in the championship?

  Thinking of this, he immediately called Wang Tiejun, but unfortunately Lao Wang’s phone was turned off, and he immediately contacted Jerry West:

"Jerry, the new owner of the Suns, Mrs. John, suddenly sold a large number of assets. What kind of changes do you think the Suns will have? Will old K leave Phoenix? Now his mobile phone can't get through. I contacted K's martial arts hall and said that I couldn't find it. he.

  Listen, Jerry, I don't care what you're doing now, go see him with me right away, he showed up in San Francisco a few days ago, and probably hasn't returned to China yet, let's go to the K martial arts hall there to find him. "

   But he felt it was inappropriate. West had no friendship with Old K, so he urgently contacted Magic Johnson: "Irwin, are you in Los Angeles?"

   "I'm here, Jerry, okay?"

   Well, Magic Johnson didn't leave Los Angeles.

   "I just saw the news that the new owner of the Suns is suddenly going to sell a batch of assets. Although the Suns are not included, I think this is an opportunity. You and I will go to see old K right away." He quickly explained.

   "The Suns are going to change owners again? Okay, Jerry, I'll be there right away." Magic Johnson said quickly.

   He hung up the phone and called Kareem again, but unfortunately Sky Hook was not in Los Angeles.

  Jerry West is hosting Tim Duncan and his agent, Charles Banks, to negotiate a rookie contract before the freeze period ends.

   He offered a three-year, $11.2 million contract. Banks was a little too small, but Duncan accepted it.

   But at this time, he received a call from old Bass, and faced a series of questions, which made him dizzy and unable to respond.

   After waiting for the reaction, he also became excited.

Duncan’s contract can’t be signed right now. It can’t be signed until the freeze period expires. There’s still half a month left, so he hastily arranged for the staff to take Duncan and the duo to visit the Lakers headquarters and the Great Western Forum Arena, and then go back to see the boss. .

   "Tim, just send a staff member to accompany you, the Lakers have no sincerity." After leaving, Banks was not satisfied with the contract just now, and now he is even more unhappy.

   "It's okay, Mr. West must have something important to do." Tim Duncan said without mind.

   "What's more important than hosting the No. 1 pick?" Banks muttered dissatisfiedly.

  West's side, after making a hasty arrangement, he went to see old Bath.

   At this time, Old Bass had arranged a private jet, and Magic Johnson also arrived. After meeting West again, the three immediately rushed to a nearby private airport, and then flew to San Francisco.

   "Mr. Colangelo, I'm sorry."

  San Francisco K Martial Arts Hall, Lao Wang is on the phone with old Colangelo, and the decision to leave the Suns has been told to each other.

   "Old K, accidents are always unpredictable. Since that's the case, I also support you in leaving." Old Colangelo said.

  The two chatted for a while before ending the call. At this time, the eldest nephew Wang Zhenwu knocked on the door and came in, saying, "Uncle Tie Jun, you turned off your phone, and someone came to the door."

   "Who?" Pharaoh asked.

   "The owner of the Lakers, and two other people." Wang Zhenwu said.

"So fast?"

  Pharaoh was very surprised, so I decided to leave, and this is the door?

   "Mr. Bass, Mr. West, Erwin, it's nice to meet you." Two minutes later, Pharaoh saw Jerry Bass and the other three.

   "Old K, it's great to see you now."

   When they saw him, the three of them were very excited.

   led them to the reception room, and after the three of them sat down, Wang Zhenwu poured three cups of coffee and left.

   "Old K, did something happen to the Suns?"

   As soon as Wang Zhenwu left and the door was not fully closed, West asked impatiently.

Pharaoh looked at the three and did not hide, and said directly: "Mrs. John's business has problems, and funds are very tight. I just talked with Mr. Colangelo and decided to leave the Suns. He agreed, and Mrs. John also no comment."

"awesome!"

  The three of Bass said excitedly.

   Magic Johnson exclaimed excitedly: "Old K, this is the most correct decision."

  Old Bass said excitedly: "Old K, come to the Lakers, if you have it in the Suns, you will have it in the Lakers, and if you don't have it in the Suns, the Lakers will give it to you.

I will leave you a VIP room and three front rows at the home court, plus fifty tickets for other positions. Your family members can take the Lakers’ special plane. The headquarters and the Great Western Forum Arena will each have two dedicated parking spaces, and the Lakers will give you a million-dollar villa and provide you with special bodyguards…”

   Old Bass was excited, and offered a lot of conditions, which were so dazzling that Old Wang was a little stunned.

West went on to say: "Old K, I promise to create a championship-level lineup. Even if you have to pay for the transaction, I am sure to rebuild a championship-level lineup. Please believe me on this point. ."

   Now that he has decided to leave the Suns, then the Lakers are one of the best choices. Pharaoh is not hypocritical, nor does he want to pick and choose. He nodded and said, "The three are cordially invited, so I can't refuse!"

"Ha ha…"

  The three of Bass laughed excitedly at the same time, and kept clapping their palms.

   "Jerry, apply for a trade to the Suns as soon as you go back." Old Buss said with great excitement.

   Having said that, Westerjian calmed down and began to consider which chips to use to trade the old king.

   With the value of Old K, a 24-year-old active player who has no injuries, the Lakers must pay a very high price, and even raise the team to complete the transaction. He knows this.

   So now he's going to take the old king and the boss here, determine which one or two players can't be traded, and then everyone else will be a chip.

   He said: "Old K joins the Lakers, then neither Big Dream nor David Robinson need it. Big Dream will become our bargaining chip."

  Old Wang scratched his head, big dream, you can't blame me, even if I don't come, you have to go to the Spurs. Now it's better to go to the Suns than to go to the Spurs.

Seeing that there was no objection to him, West continued: "Other people, I think only Tim Duncan can't be traded. Half of the teams in the league chose to spoil him for him. We grabbed the hand, and we still have to try to keep him. . Old K, what do you think?"

"certainly."

   nodded, but Pharaoh said, "But I think with Brian's shrewdness, he may not accept a trading chip with a big dream as the main body."

   Bass, West and Magic Johnson looked at each other and immediately understood what Pharaoh meant.

   Use a 24-year-old active first man to trade a 34-year-old veteran, even if the Lakers will take some chips, but the main body of the transaction is mismatched, and the Suns are indeed likely not to agree.

  So, can only use Tim Duncan as the main chip?

   The three of them were a little reluctant, but when they thought of the transaction, their minds immediately settled down.

  With the strength of the old K, without Tim Duncan, as long as we find another decent power forward, I believe that the Lakers are also the strongest in the league.

   Thinking of this, they suddenly felt that it was acceptable to use Tim Duncan as the main body of the transaction.

   "Old K, shall we go back to Los Angeles together?" Old Bass asked eagerly.

   Old Wang nodded, he didn't care, he quickly settled the deal, and he had to go back to China.

   Then he stepped aside, called the Lightning, and told him he was leaving the Suns.

   "Old K, in that case, it's better to leave. In this case, I will advise you to leave if you don't leave. By the way, where are you going?" Kevin Johnson said.

   "Lakers." Pharaoh said.

"Lakers, yes, the league's best first-tier market, you don't need the owner to pay, you can support the investment in the championship. And they have been chasing you, full of sincerity, the Lakers will do anything for the championship, Just right for you." Kevin Johnson laughed.

   "It's a pity that we can't complete the title defense and dynasty in the Suns, what a pity!" said Pharaoh.

"You want to stay in the Suns, but God doesn't allow it. But it has no effect on you personally. Whether it is the Suns or the Lakers, you are the only core. You win the championship with the Lakers next season. For you personally If you defend the championship again in the Lakers, it will be a dynasty for you, and it belongs to your old K dynasty." Kevin Johnson laughed.

   "Does that count?"

"Of course, winning two championships in a row is more difficult than defending titles and dynasties with one team, because you have to face different lineups and teammates, and you need to re-adapt to tactics and team atmosphere," Kevin Johnson said. .

   "I don't think it's perfect." Old Wang said with some regret.

   In the evening, Wang Tiejun and his party of four were about to return to Los Angeles. As soon as they walked out of the gate of the martial arts hall, they met three people.

   The three were headed by a middle-aged man, and the other two appeared to be assistants and bodyguards.

  Pharaoh didn’t know him and thought he was a VIP client of the martial arts hall, but Jerry Bass and the others knew him. This was Paul Allen, the boss of the Blazers.

   "Mr. Allen?"

   When Bass saw Paul Allen, he was very fortunate that he had come a step earlier.

In 1988, Paul Allen used Microsoft shares as collateral, obtained a bank loan, spent $70 million to acquire 100% of the Blazers, and then spent another $150 million a few years ago to build the Rose Garden Arena for the Blazers. .

Now, with the development of Microsoft, he has also become the richest boss in the NBA. He just acquired the NFL Seattle Seahawks this year. For the championship, he is very generous to these two professional teams. champion.

   Now he came here with only one purpose, to recruit old K.

Not only did Bass notice the news of Mrs. John's disposal of a large number of assets, he also noticed that the so-called heroes see the same thing, and he also had almost the same associations as Bass, so he ran over, but he was a step slower. .

   That's why old Buss was lucky, if he hadn't come a step earlier, maybe Old K would have been taken away by Paul Allen, after all, his financial resources are far less than the other party's.

   "Mr. Bass?"

   When Paul Allen saw the old Buss, he knew that he might be a step late.

   "Old K, this is the Blazers owner, Mr. Paul Allen."

After    greeted Paul Allen, Old Buss immediately introduced it.

   "Hello, old K."

   "Hello, Mr. Allen."

   "Just call me Paul."

   "OK."

   The two greeted each other. They were guests from afar. Old Wang invited Paul Allen into the martial arts hall. Of course, the three old Buss could not leave.

   Half an hour later, Paul Allen left the K martial arts hall with regret.

   Sent off the pioneer boss, Wang Tiejun and the four left San Francisco. When they arrived in Los Angeles, it was already night. Old Bass directly asked Pharaoh to go to his mansion to meet his family.

   Everyone in the Bass family is ecstatic about the old K joining the Lakers. There is no doubt that the Lakers will have the opportunity to reproduce the glory of the previous Showtime era.

  The Lakers are the most important asset of the Bass family. In the city of Los Angeles, there is absolutely no problem with the ball market. The Lakers only lack records now. Only records and championships can make the Lakers enhance their value.

  Pharaoh himself has a very clear understanding of joining the Lakers. This is not his home team. He is here only to pursue the professional honor he hopes to obtain and to achieve higher personal value. And the Lakers should be the same.

   So between him and the Lakers, it belongs to a strong alliance, and don't talk about other things.

  Because of this, he is also mentally prepared. If he is old or injured in the future, the Lakers may choose to trade him or give him up, which is also a result he must accept.

   In fact, he really does not want to leave the Suns, but in order to pursue more honors, he must make a choice.

  …

   "Kobe, I'm leaving the Suns." Lying on the bed in the Los Angeles hotel, Pharaoh called Kobe on the phone.

   Kobe was stunned for a moment, and immediately shouted after reacting: "What happened?"

   Old Wang talked about the matter, and Kobe shouted: "Then I have to leave, the Suns have no money to compete for the championship, what am I doing here?"

   "As you like." Lao Wang said.

   "Where are you going then?" Kobe asked quickly.

   "Maybe go to the Warriors, but don't tell others, so as not to affect my transaction." Pharaoh made a joke.

   "Warriors? Then I'm going to the Lakers, they have been contacting me. By the way, old K, I'll come to you, you have to teach me that plum blossom move, or there will be no chance." Kobe shouted.

   "I'm not free, I'm going back to China, I'll talk about it later." Old Wang said quickly.

   "Stingy, do you want to hide again?" Kobe said angrily.

"Snapped!"

  Pharaoh hung up the phone directly.

   Kobe had no choice but to hang up the phone, told the news to his family, and also expressed his intention to leave the Suns, which made his family very happy.

  Joe Bryant immediately notified Arndrum and asked him to contact the Lakers.

  Jerry West received a call from Tellem at night, and was very happy. He always wanted to get Kobe's. I didn't expect that old K was not only willing to come to the Lakers, but Kobe was also willing. Is it the work that old K did?

   is the deal with the Suns. If it is bigger, the Lakers have to pay a higher price. Maybe Duncan really can’t keep it.

   But he would rather get Kobe than Duncan.

   This is because with the old K, Duncan is less important to the Lakers, and Kobe, who has the potential to grow into the core of the perimeter, is undoubtedly more important.

   Soon after, Phoenix, Colangelo Jr. also received a call from Tellem and learned that Kobe Bryant applied for a trade.

  Although he was disappointed, Old K was going to leave, and it was okay to leave another Kobe. He agreed.

  …