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Chapter 567 Garnett: I will not allow old K to be presumptuous on my head

"Arrogant guy, does he think this is his era? He is already in the past tense. I will blow him up next season. The Suns will never pass the Lakers because I don't allow it."

After seeing all kinds of related news, O'Neill was very angry and authentic in the face of media interviews.

Duncan, who just won the championship and FMVP, was also interviewed by the media, but he said calmly: "Old K is the overlord of a generation. I hope he has a decent comeback. I have nothing to say about his comeback attitude. With his historical status, he is qualified to say so."

As one of the best power forwards in the league, Kevin Garnett was also interviewed by the media. His attitude was a little angrier than Duncan's, and he said: "Old K shouldn't say that. He is a veteran, and he is a veteran who has returned from a serious injury. His achievements are history. This is no longer his era. For this era, he is just a spoiler. I will not allow him to be presumptuous on my head."

"boom!"

In Los Angeles, in Kobe's mansion, he saw Garnett's interview on the TV news, and he angrily smashed the TV remote control in his hand on the TV.

He wasn't angry at what Garnett said. These days, he was still angry with Old K because Old K didn't want to come back to the Lakers.

"Kobe, you have broken at least ten remote controls and five mobile phones in the past few days." Vanessa said helplessly, and quickly got up to clean up.

In April last year, on the second day after the end of the regular season, the two suddenly announced their marriage, because their marriage was not favored by their families, and even Kobe's parents and sisters did not plan to participate.

Kobe's parents looked down on Vanessa, thinking that this poor girl wanted Kobe's money. Kobe was a rich man, with salary plus business income, and he still had a [-]% share in Old K's trading company, with an annual income of tens of millions of dollars. They didn't want to make Vanessa cheaper.

Lao Wang disagreed with Kobe's parents. He was born in a rural area. When he was most difficult, he lived in the sewers in New York and lived with mice, wild cats and dogs. In his opinion, Kobe and Vanessa had a good relationship. Why can't they be together?
In the end, he came forward to do ideological work for Kobe and his family members separately, so that the relationship between Kobe and his family members did not become the worst. Kobe's family members still attended the wedding ceremony.

Of course, the most important reason is that he asked Kobe to give his parents and two sisters a lot of money.

Lao Wang invited a large group of guests to Kobe, such as Barkley, Big Dream, Lightning, and a group of Hollywood stars from Beverly Hills, and the wedding was a lively affair.

Because of this, Kobe is more grateful to Lao Wang, so he is very angry now, because in his opinion, Lao K is old and has come back from a serious injury. Now is the time for him to take Lao K to win the championship, but Lao K rejected him.

"O'Neal wants to stop the Suns, I will join forces with him, I want old K to understand that now only I can lead him to win the championship."

Kobe said to Vanessa paranoidly.

"Okay, I get it, old K will be back. But my parents and sisters are coming soon, so you should pack up and shave off your beard. You haven't shaved for three days." Vanessa said quickly.

"Ah."

Gaining support from Vanessa, Bryant, in a slightly better mood, got up and went to the bathroom.

But then, Kobe's family arrived.

Now Kobe's parents and sisters still live in Los Angeles. The big villa Kobe bought for them is not as good as before. It's a little awkward, but overall it's not bad.

"Kobe, you don't really want old K to return to the Lakers, do you?" Joe Bryant asked as soon as he came in and saw Kobe.

"What?" Kobe didn't understand.

Pam Bryant immediately persuaded: "Kobe, although you have four championships now, but you led the team to win none of them, so you need to prove that you can lead the team to win the championship without the old K. You can't let him come back."

"Mom, old K is old and seriously injured. When he returns to the Lakers, are you worried that he can still grab my core position? As for the position of leader in the locker room, I don't care." Kobe said.

Having said that, he said dejectedly again: "But you don't have to worry, he won't come back, hasn't the Suns already announced?"

Joe Bryant said: "I'm worried that if you say something inappropriate in front of the media, it will cause a misunderstanding between you and O'Neal.

The current strength of the big shark must be stronger than that of old K. Only by joining forces with him can you hope to defeat the Blazers. "

Pam said: "Although you lost this year, as long as you strengthen the lineup during the offseason, there is still great hope of defeating the Blazers next year."

"I see." Kobe said dejectedly.

He doesn't like O'Neal very much, not because that silly fish has no strength, but because he doesn't like O'Neal's attitude towards basketball.

……

On June 6, the capital, CCTV, and the Ministry of Sports held a meeting.

Last season, CCTV's NBA live broadcast was two games a week, and there were even occasional extra games. The main broadcast games were of course the Nets' games, and the Lakers also had a part.

At present, the Nets and the Lakers each have their share of domestic basketball fans. After a few years, there are not many fans of the Suns.

In terms of domestic individual fans, Dayao has a very strong momentum, and his debut is the peak. His performance in his rookie season is much stronger than when Lao Wang made his debut. He won the best rookie, was selected to the best second team that year, and led his team to the finals in the second year of his debut. His record is also good, and he has won the love and pursuit of countless fans.

But Lao Wang’s background is still there, and in terms of personal statistics and honors, no matter how strong Dayao’s performance is, Lao Wang can still be crushed. He can be called No.1 in the domestic sports world, and he has only retired for one year.

Today's CCTV meeting will decide the broadcast schedule for the new season. Because of Wang Tiejun's comeback, there will be variables. Now we have to decide how much to give to the Nets, how much to the Lakers, and how much to the Suns.

Among them, the key factor is the ratings, which is to see who has more influence and whose games are more popular.

Among them, the Lakers must have the least number of broadcasts. There is no need to discuss this one. Today we only discuss the Nets and the Suns, that is, between Dayao and Old K. Who will CCTV choose.

"I don't think old K will be in a good state after his comeback. With such a serious injury, it's good for ordinary people to walk. His comeback now won't help the Suns' record much. Last season, the Suns were last in the Western Conference. If we give the Suns too many broadcasts, what if the ratings are not good?"

"But old K's influence is still there. His fans in China account for the majority. I can even say which basketball fan in China is not his fan and would not watch his games? He brought up such a good basketball atmosphere in China, and Dayao was also cultivated by him. Dayao is the peak when he debuted. Isn't he standing on the shoulders of old K? Now that old K is retiring for a year and coming back, we don't give enough broadcasts, can't we justify it? His fans won't buy it, right?"

"But we use money to buy the copyright. If the Suns record is poor, the fans will not buy it. When the ratings are not good, will you pay for the loss?"

"Old K has so many fans, will anyone watch?"

"There are also a lot of fans of Dayao now. Old K retired. Everyone watched Dayao's games. The record of the Nets is there. Now it is clear that as long as we broadcast the Nets games, we will definitely have high ratings, and broadcast the Suns games. There will be a great risk. If you choose one, of course you must choose the one that is guaranteed."

There was a lot of noise in the conference room, and Lin Shengming, Minister of Sports, had a headache.

The public is right, and the wife is right. After careful consideration, he calmed down the meeting room and said, "How about this, give the Sun the Lakers' games, and the Lakers' broadcast once in a while is enough."

"Minister Lin, we broadcast a total of 48 regular-season games last season. The Lakers had 19 games, basically one game a week. It would be wrong to give them all to the Suns. The risk is high. I don't think the number of games for the Lakers can be reduced too much. The Lakers games last season were very popular."

"Old Liu, are you mistaken? The Lakers' ratings are so good because Old K's influence is still there. Now that Old K is back with the Suns, why is he still broadcasting so many Lakers games?"

"Old Chen, what we are discussing now is not feelings. The copyright has to be bought with money, which is very expensive. I admit that the Lakers' ratings are good because of Old K, but now there are a large number of Lakers fans in China. Should we ignore them?"

"Old Liu, you are ignoring more fans of Old K. I just said, how many basketball fans in China are not fans of Old K? Do you think fans are more willing to watch Lakers games in the new season than Old K's games? You are thinking of putting everything first."

"Old Chen, let's be realistic. Old K is dead, and the Suns are a bad team. They were last in the Western Conference last season. Maybe the fans would watch a few games because of sentimentality at the beginning, but if they keep losing and losing, and Old K is always beaten up, fans will still be willing to watch? I still suggest less broadcasting of Suns games. If the Lakers can't do it, it's better to broadcast Dayao's games more."

There was another quarrel in the conference room, Lin Shengming knocked helplessly, and said loudly: "Be quiet, anyone who wants to quarrel again can go out and quarrel."

Under the coercion of the minister, everyone quieted down, and Lin Shengming said: "Let's decide, the new season is still the original 50-game broadcast plan, the Nets will give 30 games, the Suns 12 games, and the Lakers 8 games. That's the decision.

If, if old K is okay, the ratings of the Suns games are okay, we will discuss with the NBA and adjust it at that time. "

This decision is almost the same, there is a certain degree of flexibility, and both parties have accepted it.

When the matter was decided, it was soon known by Zhang Lili.

The relationship between Zhang Lili and Dayao is very good. He was the one who brought Dayao into the Iron Army training camp for the first time. He also watched Dayao grow up, but he still felt a little uncomfortable about CCTV's decision.

"Xiao Su, you only gave the Suns 12 games. CCTV is the face of the Iron Army!" Angrily, he called Su Qun.

Su Qun was also dissatisfied and said: "Send the beggars, the Lakers had 19 games last season, isn't that too snobbish?"

Lao Zhang said: "No matter how you say it, you have to be the same as Dayao, right? The current situation is too realistic. However, the sports department has left room. If the ratings are okay, it should make adjustments."

"The Lakers didn't need those 8 games. Last season, Old K didn't come back, and his fans still regarded the Lakers as the home team. Now that he's making a comeback with the Suns, his fans will still watch the Lakers' games? Those people in the sports department are simply messing around." Su Qun said.

……

The time came to the end of June, the news of Lao Wang's comeback gradually sank, and the day of the NBA draft arrived.

The Suns had the worst record in the Western Conference last season, but they only got the ninth pick. Colangelo Jr. used this pick to select high school student Amare Stoudemire.

Stoudemire's talent is good, but because he is a high school student, there is a lot of uncertainty. The predicted draft position is at the end of the lottery. He was selected at the ninth place, which also made him laugh, feeling lucky.

With the end of the draft, the trading window opens, but there is still a freeze period, and the official signing will not be until late July.

When Colangelo Jr. returns to Phoenix, the first thing to do is to get the head coach for next season.

The head coach of the Suns this season is Frank Johnson, but his level is not very good. Now that Old K is coming back, he hopes to find another better head coach.

Now he has two applications in his hand, both former Suns assistant coach and head coach, the first is Mike D'Antoni, and the second is Scott Skiles.

In these three seasons, Skelter served as the head coach of the Suns temporarily.

And D'Antoni, who worked for the Suns in the old K's era, is very capable, but he has different ideas. He returned to Europe as a head coach for a few years, and now he is back. There is a feeling of getting up wherever he falls.

In addition, he has another candidate, the big bird Larry Bird who has just left the position of head coach of the Pacers.

In the past few seasons, Larry Bird led the Pacers and has never been able to win the championship. There were the Knicks led by Jordan and O'Neal before, and the Nets led by Dayao later.

These three people, no, plus Frank Johnson, four people, he is more optimistic about Larry Bird and D'Antoni, and between the two, he is more optimistic about Bird.

He first contacted Bird, and after the phone call, he exchanged pleasantries, and then invited Larry Bird to coach the Suns.

After Larry Bird heard it, he was silent for a long time before he said, "How much strength does old K have?"

"Well, his agent Hawksman said that Old K is at least [-]% to [-]% of his strength before he was injured last year. I contacted him, and he said it was about the same." Colangelo said.

Larry Bird twitched his face, [-]% to [-]%, who did he lie to?
Duncan's torn meniscus has already made him unable to fly. Old K's heel is broken. It's a fracture. His mobility, jumping ability, confrontation ability, etc. will all be seriously affected. The injury is ten times more serious than the torn meniscus. In addition, he has a comminuted fracture of the ankle joint. Can he have [-]% of his strength?[-]% right?He reckoned that it would be good for old K to be able to walk and play.

"Forget it, the Pacers invited me to be the team's basketball director, so I won't come over." After thinking about it, he rejected the Suns' invitation.

Little Colangelo could only continue to contact D'Antoni, and the call was quickly connected.

"Mr. Colangelo, I'm glad to receive your call." D'Antoni's words were very polite.

"Mike, I said it directly. You should know the news that old K is coming back, right? Do you have any ideas? You should understand what I mean." Little Colangelo asked directly.

D'Antoni immediately said: "Understood, my basketball philosophy is not in line with old K, but this time I came prepared and I will make changes."

"Oh, then let's talk again," said Colangelo Jr.

After making an appointment, the two ended the phone call.

At this time, David Stern held another high-level meeting to discuss one thing. Old K is coming back, so is Law K going to be restarted?

"Mr. President, I don't think it is necessary at all. Old K will never go back to the past. His comeback this time is at most a few years contract."

"Agreed, old K can barely come back, and he is also semi-disabled. The injury he suffered was not Duncan's meniscus tear, and he was older than Duncan. We don't need to restart the K rule."

"To be honest, if he wasn't very rich, I would definitely suspect that he came back for money, haha!"

Everyone was talking about it, and they basically disagreed to restart the K-Law. In the end, David Stern made a decision not to restart the K-Law.

(End of this chapter)