Chapter 382 Wind and Waves Again

Being able to win three championships in the player era and three consecutive championships in the position of team manager, such a tough life is not unsuccessful, but now Mickey Kupcek's life is really a little difficult.

From 1981 to Los Angeles, Kupucek has been in this city of angels for 26 years. He has experienced the era of Jabbar and magicians, and also experienced the heyday when the OK combination swept the league.

It can be said that in the past 30 years, the history of the Lakers has something to do with Kupcek. At least, he is a witness who has seen the scenery of the Purple and Gold Legion at its peak and their awkward trough.

Since 2000, he has been the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, Kupcek has been at the helm of the City of Angels. His every move involves the vane of the Lakers.

It can even be said that if the Lakers move, the whole league may react, but such scenery often brings negative effects after the team falls into a low point, especially to the team's manager.

Kupcek has been one of the focus of media interviews since last season. The reason is that the Lakers' situation has reached the edge of the cliff, and as a team manager, he will definitely attract attention.

This kind of attention has become a little hot since the summer transfer. Even when he goes out on vacation with his family, those unscrupulous reporters will follow him just to get some transfer news.

As a result, this kind of harassment did not show any signs of relief after the start of the regular season. Instead, it became a little more and more intense as the game progressed, especially in the last week, which was simply annoying.

"Sorry, I can only say nothing about everything about the team now. As for the words said in the newspaper, I can only say that it represents the meaning of the reporter, not me, nor the consideration of the team."

After sending another reporter's request for an interview, Kupcek finally returned to his office. He could almost remember that this was the dozens of interviewers he refused today.

"Damn reporters will always surround you like sharks smelling blood. As long as you say a wrong word, you will definitely appear on the front page of their newspaper on time the next day."

Kupcek shook his head helplessly and talked to his female secretary with a wry smile. It can be seen that he is not only very tired today, but also a little sad now.

"Mr. Mickey, there are at least a dozen interview requirements from major media here, many of which are partners who have a good relationship with us. I didn't refuse at the first time. Obviously, they won't just forget it."

Looking at a piece of paper that the secretary brought to himself, which was densely filled with the contact information of those media, Kupucek now only has to scratch his head. He can refuse others, but can you refuse the partner?

If you don't refuse, what can you say to them? Do you really want to say, "Hey, guys, the news you've seen is true. Kobe really made a transfer request, and he plans to leave here immediately?"

God, if you really say that, tomorrow morning, oh, no, in two hours, these news will appear on time in the TV program of the day, and so will the cover of the next day's newspaper.

What's more terrible is that most people will not consider these issues from the perspective of the team. They will only speculate the news, and then let more Los Angeles fans target the management and reprimand their incompetence!

Kupcek has been in the Lakers for so many years, and it may be that O'Neill left that he made such a big scene, but now that he looks at it, the Kobe Bryant left behind is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Because several big fish in the summer transfer period were fished away by the Celtics, the Lakers supplemented some second-rate goods. Although the team is not at the bottom in the West now, it is also hovering on the threshold of the playoffs. As long as they lose two or three games in a row, they will be squeezed out by their competitors. The situation is also precarious. .

There is no good deal before the start of the regular season, and the most direct consequence is the instability in the team.

Especially Kobe Bryant, who shouted that he wanted to leave during the summer transfer period, and looked at the old enemy Celtics starting to sprint with a wave of strong winning streak. He didn't want to endure such days of being booed by fans and ignored by the media.

If you don't strengthen the team, let me transfer. This is Kobe's message to the team before the summer transfer period.

Although the big Buddha did not leave after the start of the regular season, it does not mean that he will stay. On the contrary, this temporary calm breeds danger. Now Kupcek is facing the choice question of whether the team should change the core. He has fallen to the Lakers, the ninth in the West. Now he really need to think about it, without Kobe's leadership. If the team is a team, what should we do next? Is it waiting for reconstruction? It's better to work hard to get out this season.

Because there is an eye-catching headline on a Los Angeles local newspaper in front of Kupcek, "Corbe, are you leaving?" That's why so many media want to interview him today.

"Alas, in this damn transfer market, we haven't found one of them, but it has completed others. Now, we are in a whirlpool again. I really don't know how long this damn news will make the team chaotic."

Kupcek rubbed his temples while thinking about how to resolve such a crisis. If Kobe is released, the Los Angeles Lakers will really have to try what it's like to be at the bottom of the West.

We have been able to enter the playoffs in the past two years, thanks to the support of Peter Pan, and if Kobe can't be retained this time, Phil Jackson's contract is expected to become a piece of waste paper at the end of this season.

There are no big-name stars in the town, and there is no mature triangle attack. Presumably the "Zen Master" will also lose interest in Los Angeles. If you really go to that point, the Purple and Gold Legion created by Kupcek will really be gone.

"After reaching the peak, is it inevitable to go downhill?" Kupsek looked at the sunshine outside the floor-to-ceiling window. He really didn't know how to describe his mood at this moment. Will the Lakers really collapse?

This disturbing question wanders in his mind, but the disturbances from the outside world will not stop. Now that he has come to a bump, in addition to finding a way to deal with the crisis, he has to think about the future of the team. After all, O'Neill is a thing of the past, but Kobe can still maintain at least five or six years now. State.

And this kind of very popular star player doesn't mean that you can get it if you want to get it. If there is an animal that can average 30+ per game, it will not be easy to take action. Even if it is an exchange, can it really be better than him?

If you change with the guy in Cleveland, maybe Kupcek will consider it. Otherwise, even if the Heat says to use the "Flash" to do business with the Lakers, Kupcek will firmly refuse.

After all, Kobe's popularity in Los Angeles is irreplaceable. Even if the little emperor comes, he may be at a disadvantage. This is a deep-rooted problem of belonging. Kobe seems to be the kind of person who can die in Los Angeles. But now, he is the one who should carry the team, but he is thinking about leaving. Open.

This makes Kupcek very helpless. It's not that he hasn't considered adding a few strengths to the team, but the Celtic animals really don't even give them any chance. Okay, they all took it away!

Thinking of this, Kupcek was in pain for a while. It's not that he hasn't seduced Garnett, nor that he hasn't considered digging Ray Allen from Seattle, but his speed is obviously not as fast as Angie!

The guy who quietly handled these transactions may even have begun to deal with these problems since last season. Although no one can grasp his handle, they all believe that this is the truth!

Otherwise, why the first day of the transfer market? This guy can take care of Ray Allen! And it's still so fast! From the beginning of the transfer to the end of the negotiation, it took less than three hours in total!

? Thinking of this, Kupcek wanted to smash the table with his fist. The Celtics, an old enemy, not only made trouble for the Lakers in the game, but now even in the transfer market, they also came to get in!

No, this is no longer a blending, but a blatant digging of the wall. Originally, the Lakers and the Timberwolves have already talked about the same, and they can immediately enter the details, but the Celtics just put a foot in!

And the conditions they offered directly killed the Lakers. The Timberwolves also turned to the arms of the Celtics unethically. Then, Kobe failed to wait for Garnett, which was a tragedy.

Ray Allen is actually a player favored by Kupcek, but he hasn't been able to get in touch with Supersonic. The transfer has been completed. In fact, not only Kupcek is speechless, but many team managers are speechless.

There's nothing we can do. Who let Angie's animal do it so fast? It's simply signing a contract at the speed of light, poaching at the speed of light, and then facing the competitors without scruples. After that, it's their winning streak in the regular season.

A hopeful summer is gone. Isn't Kobe angry? If he is not annoyed, he will not say what he wants to leave in the face of the interview. It's not a threat, but he really wants to leave.

After all, his career peak is still there. No one wants to spend time in a team that can't win the championship. Kobe also wants to get a few more championship rings. As for where to go, the world is so big that he hasn't got it yet?

It can be said that the Celtics' winning streak not only disrupted the order of the East. Its fierce rise has disrupted the whole league. The East, the West, too many competitors are trying to change themselves.

And the atmosphere of Angel City was also messed up by the guys in Boston. Kupchek, sitting in the office, was struggling to find a way to save the team.

This undercurrent, who knows if it will really set off any waves...

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