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Chapter 132 Wharton's Press Conference and Jiang Dashan's Opportunity

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Shaw asked Wharton on the way to the press conference.

Wharton adjusted his suit and tie, "Yes, why, you don't want to?"

"Are you a little too anxious?" Xiao was a little worried.

"Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. This is a situation that many rebuilding teams need to face. At least for now, the situation of the Lakers is better. Russell is sent away, otherwise it will be more chaotic; if we are in the Timberwolves now, I guess the locker room will have to be demolished." Walton paused behind the press conference platform to sort out his emotions.

"Then where is the magician and Jim? And where is Jenny, what should I do?" Xiao still tried to persuade Wharton.

"I went back and said, don't worry. Do you think this is appropriate? Get rid of the pressure brought by the management." Wharton turned his head and asked Xiao.

"That's reasonable." Xiao nodded.

"Then don't doubt it, just let it go! I am the head coach! Before the magician fired me, I had the final say! Rather than being fired for not getting 20 wins in the new season, I would rather take a gamble!"

"J, come here, we are waiting for you, the pelicans have finished their speech!" Wharton waved to Jiang Dashan who came over.

After finishing speaking, Wharton turned his head and changed into a confident look, and entered the arena with a smile.

As soon as Wharton walked onto the stage, the camera crackled and the camera began to shoot at him.

Wharton walked to the third stool in the middle, raised his hand to signal the reporters to stop, and then sat in the middle, Xiao then sat on the right of Wharton, and Jiang Dashan sat on the left.

Walton first delivered his speech, "Today's game, our players performed very poorly. They didn't perform as we expected. If we said that in the first two games, we lost because of bad luck, this game can only be said that the players did not play hard at all. So the Lakers will undergo a relatively large change in the past few days! Our shot selection is always not good enough, too many defensive shots; and in terms of ball conduction, I did not see the spirituality of the team at all. Yes, Lonzo is completely in today's game. He did not show his talent; Ingram's performance is not worthy of the title of the core of the team. But fortunately, the season has just begun, and we still have time to adjust and run in. Finally, congratulations to the Pelicans, they have achieved a great victory! Because they defeated the great Lakers! However, the three-game losing streak, I think, this will be the longest losing streak for the Lakers this season!"

After Wharton finished speaking, there was no applause. Instead, many reporters booed disdainfully.

"Mr. Wharton, are you bringing Jiang Dashan here instead of Lonzo or Ingram, are you trying to tell us that Jiang Dashan is the core of the Lakers now?" A reporter from the Los Angeles Times took the lead to ask.

"What do you think of J's performance in the first three games?" Xiao asked rhetorically.

"Very good. His playing time and number of shots are very few, but his scoring average is now ranked second in the team, and the first is Lopez. I don't think anyone will doubt this great player again. He beat the Warriors last Christmas and made a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game in the first game. Although I didn't like him at the beginning, he conquered me in the first game. But please answer my question." He still struggles with his own problems.

"J's performance is currently one of the most stable and best on the team. That's why I brought him here! There is nothing else. As for the current core of the Lakers, is it Ingram, Lonzo, or Kuzma? Investigation." Wharton replied.

"But the Lakers have lost three games in a row!" A reporter asked back.

"Yes, I know. But if some problems are not resolved, then a 30-game losing streak may happen! The Lakers are a team, but now, there are differences in the team. If we can't reunite, then we can't go far."

"Is it the conflict between Ingram and Lonzo?" a reporter asked, "But I don't think it's the players' problem. With all due respect, Mr. Coach, I think you are the root. In today's game, the first half played very well, but the Lakers played terrible in the second half! But you didn't make any adjustments at all. And in the fourth quarter, when J led the team to start a counterattack on the field, you replaced him at a critical moment and put him on the bench, just like the previous two games! You did it on purpose! Let us lose?"

"Yes. If something needs to be intensified through the game, then it is now. I need an opportunity, and the team also needs an opportunity to trigger changes. Today's game is that, and the three-game losing streak we encountered is! Gentlemen! I can tell you clearly that the next game, the Lakers, will be brand new! I have confidence in myself! I also have confidence in these young players!"

The press conference will end soon.Wharton and Xiao went home early, and Jiang Dashan joined Lina, Wang Sicong and Xie Fengfeng in the background.

However, waiting for Jiang Dashan together is an old friend, Zhao Jin.

"Old Zhao, why are you still here?" Jiang Dashan had already tidied up and put on clean clothes.

"I still have to visit you. There is no way. The station needs me to ask some questions." Zhao Jin said that he was also helpless.

"En" Jiang Dashan nodded.

"First of all, I need to confirm why Wharton brought you to the press conference instead of Ingram, Lonzo." Zhao Jin asked the first question.

"Because I performed well." Jiang Dashan replied simply.

"What if I ask in private?" Zhao Jin smiled strangely.

"The right to speak, the leader of the locker room. I can only say so much." Jiang Dashan had no choice but to reveal a little.

"OK, good! Come on!" Zhao Jin made an exaggerated gesture of encouragement towards Jiang Dashan.

After Zhao Jin left, Jiang Dashan returned to his home in Los Angeles with Lina and others, and held a simple meeting, the content of which was in China, to build momentum for Jiang Dashan.Now it is very clear, first become the No.1 of Chinese basketball.Although Jiang Dashan doesn't have any honor yet, as long as he becomes the leader of the Lakers' locker room and has the right to speak, then, no surprise, he is currently the best player in the NBA in China.

From the second day onwards, major domestic media began to scramble to report and track Jiang Dashan in an all-round way. This is a later story, and we will not mark it for the time being; while the Los Angeles media’s reports on the Lakers all praised how wise the magician who signed Jiang Dashan was; hoped that the young Lakers players would work harder and focus more on the game; and questioned whether Walton’s coaching ability could lead the Lakers to a higher level.

In short, all topics about Jiang Dashan are positive!Except some small media or individuals who like to use black people to increase their attention.

And at the night of the press conference, at the bar of a certain club, "Son, your idol seems to want to take away your core position, otherwise, how could Wharton bring him to the press conference instead of you!"

Lon Zuo took a sip of the drink in his hand and smiled wryly at his father, "No, this is all the warning from the head coach!"

Daddy Ball patted Lonzo on the shoulder, "Anyway, son, I think you are the best! But, I won't deny that J's performance is even better than yours."

Lonzo nodded, "I know what to do! First of all, I want the team to know who is the core!"

On the other side of the city, in a cabin, "Brandon, why J instead of you? Have you ever thought about it?" Randall asked Ingram.

Ingram smiled bitterly, "It must be the head coach who wants to teach us a lesson."

"But, you are the core of the magician's light point. Are you willing to give up?" Randall shrugged at Ingram.

"J is not an enemy, my enemy is only Lonzo Ball." Ingram's eyes became indifferent.

(End of this chapter)