Chapter 224: The Choice of the Half-Man, Half-God

Jean Bas sat in a luxury business car, sitting next to her was Magic Johnson, and behind were two assistants.

After Jean Bas took over the Lakers, it couldn't be said that she wasn't working hard; she had been running around for the team's lineup at night. Stephen Nash gave her a sudden attack last night, and she never dreamed that Nash would eventually join the Clippers: this was more uncomfortable than killing her.

Because Nash actually preferred to choose Fan Xi rather than her.

Jean Bas's current biggest trust crisis came from Fan Xi, and trading Fan Xi left her with huge sequelae. Although she kept comforting herself in her heart: "Chris Paul is definitely better than Jack Fan; Jack Fan has no use when he gets to the Clippers, he will sink to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean with that broken ship, and after a year, no one will remember him."

But the current situation gave her a headache; Grant Hill and Stephen Nash, two experienced and knowledgeable veterans, abandoned them and chose to join the Clippers.

This was a major failure for her.

She was furious in the office and scolded her assistant bloody.

But appearing in front of Magic, she suppressed her anger again.

"An aging regular season MVP can't change anything, and Grant Hill is even at the age of retirement. They can only bring psychological comfort to Clippers fans, and can't solve practical problems."

Jean said to Magic Johnson in the car: "How is it going in Orlando? Did they agree to the three-way trade we proposed?"

Magic Johnson shrugged his shoulders and said: "Currently, Dwight Howard and the Magic haven't reached the point of a complete break; both sides still have room, and the possibility of a trade is not very high."

"Well, you keep an eye on the Orlando people. Don't let them contact the Clippers, absolutely don't let Howard go to the Clippers. We can't fall into the same pit twice," Jean Bas instructed cautiously.

"Don't worry, it won't happen."

Magic Johnson said very firmly.

His confidence made a relaxed expression appear on Jean Bas's face.

But Magic's subsequent words made Jean Bas's relaxation become depressed again: "As far as I know, the Clippers have no interest in Howard; they feel that DeAndre Jordan can do 70% of what Howard can do, not to mention they still have Blake Griffin."

So what does this mean? Howard is something the Clippers don't like, and we treat him like a treasure?

Jean rolled her eyes.

At this time, the assistant behind her said: "Kwame Brown has been looking for Jack Fan recently, and people around him say he wants to stay in Los Angeles. Should we offer him a contract? He seems to be seeking a contract with an annual salary of $7 million; if he stays in Los Angeles, I feel that if we give him $6 million, he will also be willing."

After hearing this, Jean curled her lips dismissively: "We don't have extra salary space to support idlers. Kwame Brown is only worth $2 million, and, I won't give it to him. If the Clippers want to sign him, we should raise both hands in approval."

Magic Johnson sat on the side, not saying a word.

He turned a circle in his mind, outlining the Clippers' inside lineup for next season; according to the current trend, if it's DeAndre Jordan, Griffin, Wallace, Kwame Brown. Then, they are equivalent to gathering four players with four completely different styles from four directions.

DeAndre Jordan represents mobile defense, Griffin represents face-up offense, Wallace has defense and long-range shooting, Kwame Brown can protect the rim, screen, and box out... then, the Clippers have a chance to execute any tactic next.

"Has the Clippers' head coach candidate not been determined yet?" Magic Johnson asked.

"I heard they are contacting Larry Brown and Mike Brown," the assistant behind said: "They seem to want to recreate a Detroit Pistons; according to reliable sources, once the New York Knicks waive Billups, they will quickly claim him."

Haha.

Jean Bas laughed and said: "The Clippers are simply crazy; they actually want to copy the next Pistons? Psychopaths, do they really treat us as the F4 combination of the past? Kobe won't make the same mistake."

It would be better if Jean Bas didn't mention this sentence; she brought it up, and Magic immediately frowned: if you follow this analogy, this year's Lakers are indeed like the F4 of the past. At that time, the Lakers gathered Kobe, O'Neal, plus Karl Malone and Gary Payton, forming a star-studded All-Star lineup. But in the end, they lost to the commoner Pistons in the Finals.

Now, the Lakers have Kobe, Paul, Gasol, and Bynum, also four heavenly kings, four All-Stars.

Is history going to repeat itself?

Magic Johnson's brows were tightly knitted.

Jean Bas had already started discussing the next things: "Johnny, when you see Vince Carter later, you must show our sincerity; we are willing to provide him with everything we can provide within our salary range. Make him feel respected, let him know that when he comes to the Lakers, he is still an important figure."

Jean Bas instructed the details of the meeting.

The Four Great Shooting Guards of the past, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady. Nowadays, Iverson and McGrady's competitive state is at the lower end of the NBA level, and their court value is not high.

Kobe Bryant is still in a very high position, although many people will no longer treat him as the league's number one person, he must be in the top five.

But Vince Carter has taken a completely different path; this super dunker who could fly in the sky when he was young, would never lay up if he could dunk, would never do a small windmill if he could do a big windmill, the King of the North, UFO, Half-Man Half-God, the first dunk king in history has now washed away his lead.

Like his former teammate Jason Kidd, he practiced a good three-pointer in the silence of his career. Vince Carter averaged 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.6 assists last season; he is now increasingly willing to become a role player, working hard on defense, running actively, appearing on the wing, and hitting three-pointers.

It can be said that he is the one among the Four Great Shooting Guards who best adapts to the trend of the times.

If his career is divided into three steps. The Raptors period was the flying Half-Man Half-God, the traffic leader of the league; he used his dunks to ignite the fans' passion for the sky in the post-Jordan era, and he became the All-Star voting leader for four consecutive years. At that time, no one dared to say he was the bottom of the Four Great Shooting Guards; to some extent, he could even be mentioned in the same breath as Iverson, surpassing Kobe and McGrady.

In the 04-05 season, after he transferred to New Jersey, he quickly developed his ball-handling ability and polished his technique. He became a technically comprehensive scorer and also the leader of New Jersey. During the period from 04-09, he was indeed the bottom of the Four Great Shooting Guards.

After 2009, he was willing to hide all his starlight, gradually transitioning from a core player to an ordinary starter; he tried his best to assist Dwight Howard, and after arriving in Phoenix, he was also conscientious.

Now, his career has reached another turning point.

Vince Carter had already received guarantees from the Dallas Mavericks before; Dallas was thirsty for talent, and there was a big group of old guys there who were planning to do a big thing; they wanted to make their final career stand. If they hadn't lost to the Lakers last season, lost to Fan Xi's buzzer-beater, they would have had a chance to take down the Heat and achieve the championship.

This season, Mark Cuban made up his mind, not only to keep the entire foundation, but also to continue to rush forward.

Vince Carter is the general they must take down by gritting their teeth.

However, Vince Carter hesitated.

He came to Los Angeles, wanting to talk to both the Lakers and the Clippers.

Being a substitute for Kobe Bryant is not something Vince Carter cannot accept, although they were once on an equal footing, and Kobe had also called him to recruit him before, and the two sides talked happily.

And the person Vince Carter most wanted to see was Jack Fan.

If Fan Xi was still with the Lakers, there would be no suspense about Vince Carter joining the Purple and Gold Legion.

Fan Xi's performance in the Finals last year conquered too many stars of the Pan-96 Golden Generation; they saw the true basketball backbone in Fan Xi, and many people were willing to fight vigorously with such a young and bloody star in the later stages of their careers.

Not to mention, the whole world knows... old players working with commercial giants like Fan Xi can truly get benefits.

Who knows, when Yao Ming was at the Rockets, even role players could get endorsements from Zhongguo brands.

These old players used to have great fame, and now with the blessing of being Fan Xi's teammate, can the opportunities for monetization be less?

Such a teammate who can satisfy both spiritual needs and material needs, who doesn't want to follow?

The only problem now is that the Clippers' history is too pale, and there are too many uncertainties about the Clippers' future. If you want to win the championship, it is definitely more reliable to go to teams like the Lakers, Heat, or even the Mavericks.

However... the style of Jack Fan's sniper-killing in adversity is really too fascinating.

Everyone wants to do some miracles with the Miracle Child.

"Old man chats about youthful madness."

Even someone as steady as Stephen Nash has gone crazy.

It's impossible for Vince Carter not to be moved.

He was a teammate with Stephen Nash and Grant Hill for half a season last season.

If he met Nash and Hill in the Clippers locker room, it would definitely be a long-lost reunion.

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When Fan Xi walked into the lobby of the Marriott Hotel, Jean Bas was also rushing over; they were a large group of people, while Fan Xi was alone.

They met soon.

When Jean Bas and Fan Xi looked at each other, an emotion of "enemies meeting, eyes turning red" appeared in Jean Bas's eyes.

Fan Xi was very calm, carrying a condescending disdain.

He looked down on Jean Bas.

He didn't take Jean Bas seriously.

This made the arrogant Jean very uncomfortable.

"Hey, Magic. If I'm not mistaken, you're also here for Vince Carter, right? You guys have sent out a lot of people." Fan Xi bypassed Jean Bas and chatted with Magic Johnson.

Magic Johnson smiled and said: "Are you also here to recruit Vince Carter?"

"It's hard to say for now, I just want to talk to him about dunks."

Fan Xi said with a smile.

At this time, Vince Carter's agent walked over.

He realized his negligence in work; he didn't stagger the time to the afternoon and evening.

He hurriedly called Vince Carter upstairs.

After careful consideration, Vince Carter let the agent take Jack to have coffee first, and let Jean Bas, Magic Johnson, and the others go to the conference room upstairs to meet.

When Vince Carter's meaning was conveyed, Jean Bas immediately raised her eyebrows; she was as proud as a peacock, walking past Fan Xi with her head held high.

Fan Xi didn't get angry because of this, let alone flick his sleeves and leave; he went to the coffee shop with Vince Carter's agent.

…… ===== CHAPTER 225 =====