347 - Trap
347-Trail (please ask for a vote, recommend votes, etc.)
Phil decided to talk to Ace at home. No matter what, he was still his own player and the call with the management last night was still unsuccessful, which made him not sleep well all night and didn't wake up until noon today.
"Hey, Kobe, I have something to do here, I'll go there later." Ace was scratching his head in confusion and called Kobe.
"Okay, don't fool me again. My masseuse has made an appointment for you. Is the contract completed?" Kobe asked.
"Ah, it's done. I guess there will be an announcement on the official website in the evening. Hehe, I'm going to hug you for a year," Ace said with a giggle.
"Come on, you still hold the big UI. Just don't drag me back. In the words of the Orientals, I will burn incense and worship Buddha, right?" Kobe is still very welcome to Ace's continued stay in the Lakers. He is also planning to talk to Phil about strengthening the inside after the series against the Spurs.
", come and find you later." Ace hung up the phone and shrugged at Annie sitting opposite him. "I'm out, Phil doesn't know what to do with me."
"Okay, should I have dinner at home or?" Annie said, holding her glasses.
"Grandfather and the others are back from a trip?" Ace asked.
"No, you should be on vacation in Venice now. Where should you eat? Or go out with Kobe's family?"
"Let's just let's have a good time, let's arrange the place. Call me then and I'll go out first." After Ace said that, he kissed Anne, put on her coat and trotted out.
Ace, who was sitting in the car, was still wondering what was wrong with Phil calling him alone? "Is Sean lifting the suspension period and going to play first? Or is he asking me where I'm going to spend the night?"
‘Phil won’t be so gossipy, right?’
‘Does you want to arrange some tasks for me, the ultimate trick to deal with the Spurs?’
After thinking for a while, I couldn't figure it out, so Soing Ace stopped thinking about it. Anyway, there must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain. I'm looking at it. Anyway, Ace hasn't been bothered with any mistakes recently. Even if Phil wants to say it, he can't find an excuse.
Sitting on the sofa in Phil's living room, Ace was still looking around. This was his first time to come to Phil's house. Looking at the rows of championship trophys and rings on the fireplace, Phil is worthy of being the "Lord of the Rings" in the coaching industry. He was enjoying Phil's championship rings over the years. Phil brought two glasses of red wine.
"I said Phil, why did you ask me to come? You are not saying that you are interested in some kind of thing, right? Or do you want to straighten me and let me be the boss of the team? Don't worry, I will definitely make those boys obedient in Kobe," Ace said carelessly sitting on the sofa.
"Just come on, if you want to be the boss of the team, that's not going to be a big deal. Of course, you can't buy a team yourself and no one can say anything." Phil poured Ace a glass of red wine and said with a laugh and cry.
"By the way, I heard you are going to renew your contract with the team today. When will it go? It won't waste your time?" Phil asked tentatively.
"It was completed early in the morning. I will ask you to let me go next year. I will solve this training problem by myself. You see, today I was going to have a rest and I went to his house to train with Kobe. How to work hard," Ace said with a giggle.
"What's the contract renewal? How long has it been signed?" Phil asked in surprise, staring at Ace in a daze.
"What's wrong? I've been renewing my contract for a year, why are you so surprised? Why do you think I'm transferring next season? Don't worry, don't worry, I'm still good at staying in Los Angeles." Ace thought Phil was ready to talk to him and persuade him to stay.
"Damn it," Phil punched the sofa. Fortunately, his sofa was not from mahogany. Otherwise, Ace was really worried about Phil. His little hand was broken, so why did he pretend to be on the sidelines every day?
"Is there any problem?" Ace seemed to have smelled a little inappropriate. Although Ace was confused on the surface, her heart was like a mirror in her heart.
"Ace...ah..." Phil was very confused, not sure whether to tell Ace. He thought Ace had only signed the contract in the afternoon. Based on his own knowledge, Ace stayed in San Antonio for one night and came back on a plane at noon and then went to sign the contract in the afternoon. Who would have thought that he would come back early in the morning and wanted to explain things to Ace first, but now in this situation, he really didn't know how to speak.
If Ace has not signed with the team, even if he said that Ace will only finish this playoffs and find the next one in advance. As Ace, he is rushing to buy everything, but now he wants to use Ace to exchange for the opponent, which is completely a cheating Ace. If Ace knows, will he still play well in the next game? This is a critical game cycle, and without Ace, the Lakers want to win the championship? It is hard to say that the Spurs can't pass this level.
"Oh, I won't say it's inconvenient. By the way, I'll go down to train with Kobe. Why don't you give us some training?" Ace was not difficult for Phil, but he also guessed that things were not good for him. The only thing Ace could think of was to start the issue, between him and Sean.
‘Damn it, why did I ignore such an important point? If I use Ace to replace him, I must sign Ace first. Oh, I’m confused, I’m confused. Phil looked at Ace’s rolling eyes and pinched his fists.
"Ace, as a coach, I want to tell you something. As for whether it is true, I don't know. I will tell you what I have involved in with the management, and as my player, I should also tell you." Phil looked at Ace very seriously and began to talk about the issues he had discussed with the management recently.
When Ace heard Phil's words, she did not respond like anger or sadness. She just closed her eyes and leaned on the sofa and thought quietly. After Phil said that, she didn't know how to comfort Ace, so she could only stare at the red wine glass on the coffee table.
"Thank you Phil, at least I'm still in the contract period, right? You don't mind having an extra championship ring," Ace said to Phil with a smile on his hair.
"Haha, of course not." Phil didn't know how to respond, so he could only follow Ace's words and said. He understood that this was the business league, and everything was for the benefit of the interests, but he believed that the Lakers had done a loss-making business and would regret a lifelong deal. He believed that with Ace's ing style, he would never return to the Lakers in the future. He was not an ordinary player, but a prince in the business world. With his strength, it would be okay to spend money to buy the Lakers.
"Then I won't bother you. I have an appointment with Kobe to train. This guy found me a blonde and big mimi masseur." Ace said and stood up.
"Let's chat for a while, leave so quickly, you can't drink it yet." Phil also stood up and said politely. In fact, he also understood that even if Ace stayed, the two of them didn't know what they were saying. The gap between Ace and the management had already emerged. Even if the team did not sell Ace, with Ace's ability, it would definitely be clear that it would be possible to investigate this matter, so this gap is absolutely irreconcilable.
"We will win the championship by then, and it's not too late to drink it. I have a few bottles of babies." After Ace said that, he made a few polite words with Phil and drove away.
‘Mom, what do you think you are? Do you want to sell me as a product and say it? Let’s see. The more I thought about it, the more angry Ace became, and he punched him directly on the steering wheel.
Lakers chairman Jerry Bass was listening to his son telling him about Ace's affairs. He didn't have to participate in such a small matter, but the young prince Ace had to watch the audience. In the eyes of ordinary people, he was a wealthy chairman, but he was nothing compared to the Walker family. He had control over New York, Washington, and other places. Even Los Angeles, where every inch of land was valuable, had a residential area.
Of course, he dared to transfer like this, and he did a survey. In terms of business, he did not think he had done something wrong, so he was not afraid of the Walker family taking action against him, and this was also the rule in the basketball circle. Since you came in, you must abide by it. He was not afraid of being hated by Ace afterwards. As a player, you must have this awareness when you enter the league. The team is not your family. If you want to bring honor and benefits to the team.
However, Jerry Bass still took the initiative to modify the contract, which was about the penalty for liquidated damages, and it also left a way out for himself. If Ace was not happy, he could just buy out the contract by himself. At most, there was a disagreement and would not be a big deal. Of course, in the best case, Ace went to another team to buy out the contract by himself, at least he would make him profitable enough, so this matter must be kept strictly.t@.
Chapter completed!