Vol 5 Chapter 426: Another year Lawrence

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Jim Bass ended the conversation with Zhang Guan and lay on the massage chair in the office, sinking into contemplation.
To Jim, Zhang Guan is like Cheng Biaojin, who was killed halfway, but Jim has no doubt about Zhang Guan's ability and sincerity in the acquisition.
With Zhang Guan's wealth, 50 million US dollars can definitely be obtained. Compared with others, Zhang Guan's acquisition can also make the Bass family feel more at ease.
For the Bass family, Zhang Guan is a foreigner. He has no foundation in the United States, no foundation in Los Angeles, no foundation in the NBA, and even no foundation in the Lakers. Zhang Guan was selected with a second-round draft pick, the only relationship between him and the Lakers.
There is no foundation, this is the place where Jim Bass is most at ease, and Jim Bass believes that his father, Bath, will certainly be very at ease. Compared with other people who intend to acquire, Zhang Guan is more like a pure investor. He has no threat to the Bass family's control of the Lakers. It is even safer than those on Wall Street who have never been involved in the sports industry.
More importantly, Zhang Guan proposed an additional condition, an additional condition that would make Jim Bass excited.
"I'm willing to sign the Lakers when necessary. I don't mind bringing enough commercial value to the Lakers for some time in the future."
This is Zhang Guan's original words.
Commercial value, this is also the most important place for Jim Bass.
After all, the NBA is a business. For the team owner, winning is secondary. Making money is the most important thing. Of course, winning and making money is the best result.
The Lakers are now a team that can win and make money, but Kobe is 32 years old and Phil Jackson has been clamoring to retire all day. The Lakers cannot maintain this strong stance all the time. Even Jim himself felt that maybe the Lakers are going downhill next season.
The Lakers own Kobe, so no one knows better than Jim, how much benefit the superstar brings to the team, not to mention Los Angeles! And how can a team with no record and no stars make money!
"Kobe will always be old and retired, maybe I should really find someone who can replace him. The Lakers can have no Kobe, but absolutely no star!" Jim thought of this, picked up his phone, and dialed the bus Phone.
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"As a legendary star of the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson is also a minority shareholder of the Lakers and owns a portion of the equity of the Lakers. But now Johnson has officially sold his shares to the famous athlete Zhang Guan. At this point, Johnson and the Lakers no longer have any equity Relationship. The Lakers officially announced this news on Monday, US time."
"As a player who has played for the Lakers for 13 years and a shareholder who has held the Lakers' equity for more than 10 years, I have really received a lot of courtesy." Johnson said in his statement, "I thank Team boss Bath can give me the opportunity to express my feelings from the deepest of my heart. I will continue to work with Bath's father and daughter, and continue to cooperate with the general manager Mitchell Kupchak to build And maintain the best team in the NBA. For me and my family, such a decision is bittersweet, but I assure those lovely and loyal Lakers fans that my decision will not affect my continuation To support and contribute to the Lakers, I am and will always be a Laker."
"Johnson, 51, was the Lakers' first pick in the first round in 1979. During his 13-year career, he led the team to five championships. Johnson tested HIV in 1991 He was positive in the game and he announced his retirement shortly afterwards. However, Johnson still appeared in the 1992 All-Star Game and obtained the All-Star Game MVP. In 1996, he returned to the field again, only after playing 32 games. The Lakers announced their official retirement. Johnson has averaged 19.5 points and 11.2 assists per game in his career summary. In 2002, he officially entered the Basketball Hall of Fame as an NBA player."
Looking at this report from ESPN, Phil Jackson shook his head helplessly. He didn't get the news until recently. Prior to this, the magician Johnson was more inclined to the Jenny Bass side, and now Zhang Guan became a minority shareholder of the Lakers, and Phil Jackson also lost a lot of help. He knew his requirement to enter the management, and he was going to be in trouble.
"Perhaps it really should be left!" Phil Jackson murmured.
Leaving the Lakers? Phil Jackson will certainly feel uncomfortable. He became the coach of the Lakers in 1999. Although he left for a while in the middle, he won enough honor when he was in the Lakers. But he is not satisfied with the position of a coach.
"Maybe take a break and find a place to take a vacation, it is also a good choice." Phil Jackson comforted himself.
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Zhang Guan also received some good things, that is, the Lakers home VIP seat package next season.
As a minority shareholder of the team, Zhang Guan of course has some privileges that others do not have. For example, he can sit in the front row of the Lakers home, can enter the team's locker room, and so on.
However, Zhang Guan does not care about these, and his focus is not in the NBA. Now the Lakers are still the boss of Kobe, and it will be the same in the next few years. Kobe will definitely not be inferior, neither will Zhang Guan. This is destined that Zhang Guan will not join the Lakers in a short time.
At the same time, Zhang Guan also knows that next season, the Lakers will enter a decline, the Zen Master retires and leaves, Jim Bass has worked hard to sign Howard and Nash, and the "new F4" formed has become a joke in the NBA league. Then Kobe was reimbursed for his injury, Gasol went to the Bulls and asked the coach to change the coach. The Lakers became a lottery team and entered a long process of reconstruction.
"Now going to the Lakers can only be regarded as a cat and a dog under Kobe, but in a few years, when the Lakers are the weakest, I will become the savior of the Lakers!" Zhang Guan's eyes revealed a sense of confidence.
At this moment, Zhang Guan's mobile phone sounded.
"Ms. Gong, the men's basketball team!" Zhang Guan immediately took the phone and asked, "Leader Gong, hello!"
"Zhang Guan, I am looking for you mainly to make an appointment with you. In the next few days from February 5 to February 10 next year, you have to give me time!"
"February 5 to February 10? Is it almost New Year's time?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Yes, from the third day to the eighth day of the Chinese New Year." Leader Gong said.
"New Year's, there should be no competition? Is it an activity? Over the basketball association?" Zhang Guan asked several questions in a row.
"It's an event or a big event, but it's not the Basketball Association." Leader Gong continued: "You must be familiar with the Lawrence Awards!"
"Familiar, there are several Lawrence goldmen in my family. However, the Lawrence awards in previous years were in March and April. Is it early in February this year?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Yes, Lawrence awards this year is February 7. The venue is in Abu Dhabi, UAE." Director Gong replied.
"Am I nominated again? No, I shouldn't be there! I won the Lifetime Award! The future Lawrence Award should be nothing to me!" Zhang Guan said.
In the Lawrence awards ceremony in the first half of this year, Zhang Guan won a lifetime achievement award. This award is generally available to retired athletes, but the Lawrence Main Committee awarded this award to Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan has achieved amazing achievements every year, so he has won the award for the best male athlete every year, and still won awards in different events. In the end, Lawrence's organizers couldn't bear it anymore. He deliberately asked Zhang Guan to discuss, hoping that he could give other athletes a chance. Zhang Guan’s current achievements and status do not need to use awards to prove himself, so he readily agreed, so in the first half of the awards ceremony, the organizer gave Zhang Guan a lifetime achievement award, which is a kind of compensation.
During the call, Team Leader Gong said: "You did not nominate this year, but we have! Our men's basketball team has been nominated for the Best Team Award. The General Administration has already gone into operation. Eight out of nine can be awarded! So wait until February. At that time, let's go to Abu Dhabi to receive the award!" (To be continued.)