The Lakers defeated the Mavericks at home and won the second victory of the season. Zhou Mubai performed well in these two games and even became the team's savior for a while, allowing Phil Jackson to see the future of the Lakers, but also had to worry about the problems they face.

Phil Jackson rubbed his eyebrows and looked at the data on his hands with some distress.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Please come in!" Phil Jackson did not look up. The person who came at this time should be his subordinates.

"Phil, are you still busy?"

Phil Jackson quickly stood up when he heard the sound: "Oh, Mickey, why are you here?"

The person who came was Mickey Kupchek, the general manager of the Lakers. In terms of reputation, Phil Jackson, who holds the Domi ring in his hand, is more respectable, but in terms of position, the head coach is actually still led by the general manager.

When Kupchek saw Phil Jackson stand up, he quickly said, "You can do your business first, I can wait."

Phil Jackson smiled and said, "Nothing is busy, are there anything to ask me for?"

Kupchek was a little hesitant, Phil Jackson saw the clues, asked Kupchek to sit down, cut the cigar and handed it to Kupchek, and said while cutting it: "This year is very important. I want to take advantage of Kobe and Paul's combat power to win this year's championship."

The two of them started to swear and their conversation started.

Kupchek smiled bitterly and said, "I believe you know the intention of me coming here today, too?"

Phil Jackson nodded: "I'm worried about this matter too. If it's not handled properly, it will cause trouble. What's your opinion?"

Kupchek didn't hide it anymore: "Phil, do I think it's time to slow down? Although Zhou Mubai is a good young man, a regular rotation should satisfy him. After all, he is still young. We will slowly cultivate him and have the opportunity to take the lead in the future.

You also said that this year is a critical moment, and the team cannot be in chaos. If it is in chaos, and if this year's defending title is lost, Kobe will fight me to the death."

Phil Jackson's brow frowned again: "Derick was looking for you?"

Kupchek nodded: "He did look for me."

Phil Jackson became angry. As his subordinate, Fisher actually went over to find the general manager. What was he trying to do.

Originally, he wanted to discuss it with Fisher, but Fisher's approach was obviously a force to be forced to do so.

Phil Jackson raised his eyes: "It should be more than him?"

Kupchek looked worried: "That's right, that's why I'm so anxious to come to you, as well as Shannon Brown and Jordan Famal."

Phil Jackson smiled coldly, OK, all three point guards came out to put pressure on them, what are they going to do? If they don't follow their ideas, they still want to strike?

Phil Jackson closed his eyes and felt extremely upset. He was indeed very unhappy with this matter, but the overall situation was the overall situation. Now there are four people in the Lakers' point guards, Zhou Mubai, Fisher, Shannon Brown, Famar, and Fisher, who joined forces to suppress Zhou Mubai. If he disagreed, it would push Fisher and the other three to the opposite side, and he would face a situation where no one was available.

If it were normal times, even if he tried to make the team's vitality seriously injured, he would have to clean up these three people, but this year is indeed a great opportunity for the Lakers. Although he has many rings, he really doesn't mind having another one.

Kupchek saw Phil Jackson's cheek muscles beating slightly, and knew that the meritorious coach was extremely angry, but for the sake of the overall situation, he had to persuade: "Phil, Zhou Mubai is just a rookie, and he did not show any signs of needing power. He put him in the regular rotation lineup. I think he is satisfied. In this way, both for the team and for him, and for you and me, everyone will be happy. What do you think?"

Phil Jackson opened his eyes and shook his head seriously: "Mickey, the plan you mentioned is indeed very good, but that is not the best plan. In the starting lineup of Zhou, the Lakers' starting lineup will be the strongest starting lineup in the league."

Kupchek said: "Then he can also bring the rotation into a bench bandit in the rotation?"

Phil Jackson shook his head and said, "In the playoffs, a starting lineup that can play is much more important than rotation."

"Will you just transfer him to the starter after winning the playoffs?" Kupchek said.

Phil Jackson looked at Kupchek in surprise: "Of course, conflicts are the best solution. If the conflict breaks out in the playoffs, there will be no time to adjust."

Kupchekjud said so many good things himself, Phil Jackson was still stubborn, and he became a little angry, with a little temper in his words: "Phil, just listen to me for this matter and keep it the same. Don't make trouble!"

Phil Jackson was originally unhappy, and Kupchek's words were like a spark, igniting the fire in Phil Jackson's heart.

"Mr. Kuppchek, it is my responsibility to play the team. I know how to arrange it." Phil Jackson said coldly.

Kupchek was also angry and stood up: "Mr. Jackson, I suggest you should take the overall situation into consideration. Don't let the big situation be ruined because of your preference!"

Phil Jackson was angry and laughed: "Haha, I don't care about the overall situation, and some players don't care about the overall situation. Although their strength can no longer keep up with the development of the team, they still rely on their past contributions to enjoy their happiness!"

Kupchik's face was as cold as iron. He felt that Phil Jackson was talking about the players on the surface, but in fact he was mocking him. He was really annoyed: "Mr. Jackson, you have the right to arrange team games, but don't forget, I have the right to trade players!"

Phil Jackson turned his head suddenly, and his gray-white hair and beard seemed to be standing up straight, and the so-called angry hair was like this.

"That's the future of the team. Don't be this eternal sinner!" Phil Jackson said angrily.

Kupchek sneered: "Lakeman fans will be grateful to me."

After saying that, Kupchek turned around and left.

Phil Jackson fidgeted, walked around the office a few times, grabbed the phone and dialed it out.

"Yes, it's me, please help me check... Yes, is there any transaction application... I'll wait for your news!"

After putting down the phone, Phil Jackson stared blankly at the sky gradually getting darker outside. This was perhaps the scene he least wanted to see.

Without Zhou Mubai, the Lakers may win the championship, but with Zhou Mubai, he can ensure that the Lakers can maintain sufficient competitiveness in recent years and have the ability to maintain the team as a championship team.

"Didi!" The fax machine beeped out the paper, and Phil Jackson's heart became anxious and couldn't wait to pull out the paper.

After a while, he slowly put down the fax paper and fell into deep thought.

I have to say that the above content is very attractive.

What Kupchek said is not wrong. If he really follows one of the above transactions, Lakers fans will really cheer and encourage him.

Even himself, he cannot say that there is any problem with Kupchek's choice.

New Orleans.

Hornets' boss Sheean and general manager Demps were discussing.

"Do you think the Lakers will agree with our plan?" Sheen asked, rubbing his eyebrows.

Sheen looked tired, the team's condition was getting worse and worse, and the losses were getting more and more. Although the Hornets led by Paul were considered strong teams in the league, they had not achieved breakthrough results in recent years. He could basically predict that Paul would not stay after the contract period.

This is the sorrow of a small team. It can’t be retained by cultivating stars, and it is in vain to train talents for a team like the Lakers.

For the Hornets, the way to maximize their interests is to send Paul away, exchange the team for new players worth training, or directly exchange for stars who are playing for the year.

General Manager Demps is full of confidence: "They will agree, no team will reject Chris, nor will the Lakers."

The four trading plans created by General Manager Demps wakes up, are actually the most critical and most likely to be realized. He believes that the Lakers will not refuse.

In Demps's opinion, this deal was a foregone conclusion, but he felt sad in his heart. He sent a superstar away for a rookie. Only a small team like them could do this, but they had no choice. This is the sadness of the small team.

Staples.

Kobe came to Kupchek's office in a suit and tie. He saw Phil Jackson also, but his face looked bad. Kobe felt a little nervous and knew that today's things were not simple.

"Hey, Kobe, here you go." Kupchek stood up and greeted.

Kobe nodded and looked at Phil Jackson, trying to see something on Phil Jackson's face.

Kupchek's face was a little proud: "Bryant, I've brought you good news."

Kobe said, "Oh, is that?"

Kupchek handed Kobe a piece of paper, and Kobe took it and saw it, and was stunned.

This is a piece of fax paper, which comes from New Orleans, with four transaction plans on it.

The first is that the New Orleans Hornets send Chris Paul out to trade Lakers center Bynum;

The second is that the New Orleans Hornets send Chris Paul to trade Lakers' power forward Paul Gasol;

The third line is that the New Orleans Hornets send Chris Paul and West, trading Lakers' power forwards Paul Gasol and Zhou Mubai;

The fourth is that the New Orleans Hornets sent Chris Paul to trade Zhou Mubai of the Lakers.

Chris Paul?

To be honest, New Orleans' trading plan is considered conscience, and even a gift to the Lakers.

Chris Paul officially entered his peak last season, averaging 22.6 points, 11 assists, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.8 steals per game. He has entered the ranks of top point guards in the league.

Whether it is trading him bynum or Gasol, it is more than enough, let alone trade Zhou Mubai alone.

After all, Paul has proved himself with five seasons of the regular season and two seasons of the playoffs, and Zhou Mubai is just a rookie who has played two regular season games. To be honest, Zhou Mubai's value is simply not comparable to Chris Paul.
Chapter completed!