readytorunbook Chapter 1327 All-Star Weekend
Chapter 1327 All-Star Weekend
Chapter 1327 All-Star Weekend
"I didn't do this, Tim, you have to trust me." Li Ba called Duncan immediately.
"roll!"
Duncan hung up the phone angrily.
The league's trading market has not yet closed. After the Timberwolves rejected the Heat, David Kahn received a call from Lakers general manager Kupchak, who also wanted to trade Love.
He laughed out of anger. He wanted someone, but he didn't have any bargaining chips. A few role players wanted to trade for Love. Are you Lakers so thick-skinned?Do you really think that with the support of Nike, you feel that you have a big face?
"Feel sorry!"
With a bang, he put down the microphone heavily.
This time Nike can't stand out either. Stern has already set his sights on Nike, and he can tolerate moderate participation, but he absolutely cannot tolerate things like the last time he threatened a team to trade the core.
So without the help of Nike, the Lakers wanted to trade Love, but nothing happened.
"Hammer, we can't trade Love, can Gao come forward?" Kobe called Li Ba.
"Are you crazy? You can't get a bargaining chip, how can Rang Gao come forward?" Li Ba couldn't help complaining.
"Hey, aren't you afraid of us? Or, you trade Drummond to us?" Kobe said aggressively.
He still wants to work hard and replace Howard. Although the Lakers have defeated the Suns twice this season, he can see that Li Ba has not given full play and the Lakers are not fully sure in the playoffs.
"Giving it to you for free?" Li Ba continued to complain.
"How about we trade future picks?" Bryant suggested.
"Don't talk to me about this. I'm not the general manager. Who the Lakers want to trade, can you go to Mr. David Griffin?" Li Ba didn't want to pay attention to these nonsense.
"I'll let Mitch talk about it," Kobe said before hanging up.
Soon, the Suns received an offer from the Lakers to trade Drummond with the top three protected first-round picks in 2015 and 2016.
David Griffin took a look at the Lakers lineup. Kobe and Paul alone can bring the Lakers into the playoffs in the next few seasons. How valuable are these two picks?What the hell is the top three protection, isn't it superfluous?
Rejected by the Suns, the Lakers gave up. The All-Stars are approaching, the trade window is about to close, and there is little hope of reinforcement.
On the 9th, Duncan came out to grab the headlines again. His wife revealed to the media that Duncan was bisexual.
"Fuck, is it true or not?"
After Li Ba saw the news, he wanted to call Duncan immediately to check.
Then, the next day, before the New Year, some media posted a photo of Duncan being bisexual. Li Ba burst out laughing when he saw it.
He called Battelle, who was playing in China, and sent the photo published by the media.
"Hammer, what's going on?"
Battelle, who was playing away in Beijing, was taken aback when he saw the picture. He didn't know why, his English is not very good, so he didn't know what it meant.
"Haha, Battelle, is this true? The American media said it was, hahaha, well, they said it was evidence of Duncan's bisexuality, can't it be true?"
Li Ba pressed his belly and laughed.
Looking at the photo of himself and Duncan, Battelle was stunned, I'm not gay.
February 2th, New Year's Eve.
This day is also the last game before the All-Star weekend, the Suns host the Lakers.
The Lakers arrived in Phoenix at noon on the [-]th. Li Ba treated guests at the Xianbei Restaurant. Kobe, Alian, Tony Allen, Howard, and Paul all arrived.
These five people are also the current starters for the Lakers.
Tony Allen was injured at the beginning of the season and has already returned from injury. He was selected for the defensive first team last season. His contribution is very large, and it is the key for the Lakers to guard the opponent's outside arrows.
The Lakers dared to trade Artest because of Tony Allen.
Now the Lakers are still one game away from the Suns. If they win the Suns this time, by virtue of the victory or defeat between the two teams, they can surpass the Suns and get the first record in the league.
"Your current lineup is already super strong. Kobe, you are so dissatisfied that you still want to strengthen yourself. Do you want to go to heaven?"
While waiting for the food to be served, Li Ba complained.
Kobe had something hard to say. The Lakers had to face the Suns in the West, and in this process, the center was the most important, and Howard was obviously not strong enough to resist Li Ba. This was the Lakers' weakness.
Whether he wants to trade Drummond or Love, it's not that they are stronger than Howard now, but that Howard's desire for victory cannot satisfy him, and he can't devote himself [-]% to the game.
In the competition with such a powerful team as the Suns, without a strong desire to win, how can it be possible to win?
Not only him, he also talked with Paul in private, and Paul agreed with him.
On the 11th, in order to match the game time, Li Ba’s family had New Year’s dinner at noon, and then Li Ba rushed to the team to participate in team training.
At [-] o'clock in the evening, the two sides made the first announcement.
Lakers: Howard, UAE, Tony Allen, Kobe, Paul.
Suns: Lee Ba, Garnett, Chandler Parsons, George Hill, Kidd.
Harden has not yet returned, and the team asked him to rest for a few more days to ensure a full recovery.
On the TNT live broadcast, Barkley said about this lineup: "The Suns should have little chance of winning this time, Kidd's condition is no longer good, and the striker is too young, so it's embarrassing.
In fact, although the Suns still have the best record in the league, unless the Hammers perform as super as they did in the first series of the playoffs in the 10-11 season, it will be difficult for the Suns to beat the Lakers. "
"Three five-doubles in a row? That's terrible. That time, the Grizzlies were also stimulated by the hammer, and they were blown away by three five-doubles. It should be impossible to hit another five-double in a row." Kenny Smith said.
This game was indeed as expected by the two. Except that the Suns still had the advantage inside, the outside line was at a disadvantage.
Parsons and Jimmy Butler played in turns, but both were restricted by Tony Allen, and the offensive end did not play well.
On the guard line, the Lakers also blew up the Suns.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to defeat the Suns, the Lakers regained the top spot in the league before the All-Star Weekend.
On the 13th, Li Ba brought Harden to Houston to participate in this year's All-Star Weekend.
This year's All-Star starters in the Western Conference are Li Ba, Kobe, Paul, Griffin, and Durant. The substitutes are Howard, Harden, Westbrook, Tony Parker, Randolph, David Lee, and Duncan.
Li Ba came late as usual.
The All-Stars in the room all stood up and greeted him when they saw him come in.
"Tell me, who wants to take that thing this year?" Li Ba asked casually after sitting down.
(End of this chapter)