The NBA is, after all, a business league!

Compared with the simple stone Buddha, the majority of fans tend to prefer the gorgeous Black Mamba.

Therefore, Kobe's legend and greatness are beyond doubt.

When a legend of this generation revealed his plan to retire, it instantly detonated the entire basketball circle and quickly radiated throughout the entire sports circle.

For a time, basketball fans and sports fans all over the world were discussing crazily. Everyone was speculating: Is Kobe's statement about retiring true, or was it just a moment of anger?

As a result, the NBA playoffs, which were originally in full swing, were overshadowed by the news that Kobe Bryant was suspected of retiring.

It can only be said that Kobe’s 21 years of accumulated power is really terrifying!

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Los Angeles.

Staples Center.

In the general manager's office.

Kupchak looked at Chris Paul in front of him and wanted to make a final appeal: "Chris, if you think there are any shortcomings in the Lakers' current lineup, we can make up for it during the vacation. You still have

In the last year of the contract, there is really no need to choose to leave the team so soon."

Perhaps due to the recruitment of Chris Paul in previous seasons, the Lakers formed the Big Three of Kobe, Paul, and his wife, so Kupchak was not fired by the Lakers in February 2017 like in his previous life.

, he is still the general manager of the Lakers.

However, the Big Three of the Lakers, who were once highly optimistic, once again proved that they were unable to help the Lakers compete in the Western Conference where there are many strong teams. With this year's loss in the first round, the Jenny family can no longer tolerate the current situation of the Lakers.

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As one of the two most powerful teams in the NBA, they have formed the Big Three. Not to mention the finals, they have not even been able to reach the conference finals for several years in a row. It is really a huge irony.

Therefore, the Lakers are in urgent need of a scapegoat to stem the anger of countless Lakers fans.

Obviously, the Lakers executives, led by Jeanie Buss, finally selected Kupchak as the scapegoat.

On the one hand, this is because Kupchak has sufficient qualifications, and on the other hand, it is because Kupchak did not side with Jeanie Buss in the battle for the Lakers. He chose Buss Jr.

Now that there is an emperor and a minister, and the Lakers' recent first-round exit, Kupchak's resignation has become almost a certainty.

But even so, Kupchak still wants to make a final struggle. He hopes to prove his skill by retaining Chris Paul.

Unfortunately, Paul was indifferent to his words. After a moment of silence, he shook his head gently: "Mr. Kupchak, you don't need to persuade me anymore, I have decided to go."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, from the moment the Lakers were eliminated by the Spurs, Paul, who was sitting on the bench in a suit and leather collar, had already determined his intention to leave the Lakers during the offseason.

To be more precise, his purpose is to escape from this cruel purgatory in the west!

The reason why he initially chose to trade within the same city and join the Lakers was partly because of Kobe's lobbying, and partly because the Lakers' traffic far exceeded that of the Clippers.

Of course, in essence, he still hopes to hit the unreachable division floor by joining the Lakers!

After entering the league in 2005, Paul quickly established himself and became the league's number one open shot player. After 2008, Paul has basically secured his position as the league's number one point guard.

However, as a perennial double first-team player, Paul has never touched the partition floor, and this incident has slowly become a permanent pain deep in his heart.

I originally thought that joining the Lakers would break this curse, but unexpectedly, with the rise of the Trail Blazers, Warriors, and Mosaic, and the Spurs also completed core replacement in recent seasons, in the West, where powerful enemies gather, the Big Three of the Lakers

He couldn't even get past the semifinals.

At the end of the regular season, the Lakers management vowed to pick Mark as their first-round opponent, but they were easily challenged in 6 games.

This year's first tour was the last straw that broke the camel's back for Paul.

Labor and management don’t want to stay in this shitty West for a moment!

After the Lakers went out last night, Paul took the initiative to find Kobe and told him that he did not intend to execute the last year of his contract and planned to leave the Lakers.

Paul's current contract is a five-year, 107 million yuan contract signed with the Clippers on July 10, 2013. In the fifth year of the contract, which is 2018, Paul has member options.

After learning that Paul wanted to leave the team, Kobe ignored the grief after the Lakers were eliminated and repeatedly tried to persuade Paul to stay, but Paul remained indifferent.

The sorrow piles up, and this leads to some angry words made by Kobe Bryant at the post-game press conference last night.

"Okay, I choose to respect your decision."

After his last effort was in vain, Kupchak pretended to smile, sent Paul away, then sat on the general manager's chair and slowly closed his eyes.

When he opened it again, he was already prepared to be fired.

In the afternoon of that day, the Lakers officially put Chris Paul on the shelf. This news quickly became a hot search topic across the country, and the entire basketball circle once again experienced a big earthquake.
Chapter completed!