The Lakers go to the away game, but Kupchek is destined to be idle. As the general manager, he has to take a look at everything in detail. A basketball club is a company and there are really a lot of things to deal with, especially when the business volume is large.

The Lakers are now in a time when business is very large. The defending champion team has a lot of valuable assets - players are all the team's assets.

Especially Zhou Mubai's emergence has attracted the covetousness of many teams.

Kupchek looked at the stack of trading plans in his hand. Some were a small page of paper, and some even compiled them into brochures. He was afraid that he would not understand why the transaction was made, so he listed many reasons for the transaction, and wanted to convince Kupchek.

"What the hell is it!" Kupchek said disdainfully while looking.

"Huh... it's interesting." Kupchek suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

He quickly opened the first page, and this one was handed over by the New York Knicks.

The Knicks were generous, which made Kupchek feel a little moved. He thought carefully for a while and decided to discuss with Old Bass.

Old Bass is not in good health and rarely goes out, especially now that winter is already in the United States. Old Bass has a sun room in his villa, so he stays in the sun room to bask in the sun, which is good for the elderly.

When Kupchek saw Old Bass, Old Bass was covered with a thick blanket and was drowsy on the sofa. Kupchek couldn't help but sigh in secret. The hero of the past is now old, and time is really unforgivable.

Old Bass heard the footsteps, opened his eyes slightly, and smiled and said, "Mickey, are you here?"

Kupchek quickly stepped forward, helped Old Bass tuck the blanket, sat beside him, and smiled, "Come and see you, and rub your Cuban cigar."

Old Bass laughed quietly and pointed to the cigar cabinet: "It's all there, take it yourself."

Kupchek was really not polite, so he went over and took one, tilted his head and looked at Old Bass. Old Bass shook his head and nodded again.

Kupchek laughed, and Old Bass said helplessly: "My daughter won't let me slap, but it doesn't matter today. She's not in Los Angeles."

The two old men quickly started to suck.

In the smoke, Kupchek said: "There are many teams who are very interested in Zhou Mubai recently."

Old Bass coughed a few times and said, "I have refused them all."

"Hmm?" Kupchek was a little surprised. "Don't you listen to their conditions?"

Old Bass smiled and said, "Do we want the future or the present?"

Kupchek considered it: "This year is the best time to win the championship, of course we cannot miss it. In the future, we may encounter a few years of troughs. This is a normal reconstruction process."

Old Bass nodded: "Then what are we missing?"

Kupchek shook his head: "Now there is nothing."

"What about the future?"

Kupchek thought for a while and said, "If Bynum and Zhou Mubai are the core of reconstruction, there should be no shortage. But are you really optimistic about Zhou Mubai? New York can be just a choice, and there are still draft picks in the next few years..."

Old Bass shook his head and said, "What's the point in New York? What kind of young people with low potential? What kind of pick can choose a player of Zhou Mubai? He is both the combat power and the future. Only fools will exchange him for an illusory future. He is the future!"

"But he can get many draft picks. If we don't want players, we can get at least five or six draft picks. These five or six draft picks are enough for us to use when we rebuild."

Old Bass sneered: "There is a saying in China that it is easy to get a general but hard to find a player. The number of players in roles is that they lack generals. With Zhou Mubai, can't they find someone to assist him?"

Kupchek nodded understandingly, and the two old guys looked at each other and laughed at each other. They had a tacit understanding for many years. Kupchek was not that he couldn't make a decision, but that he was good at dealing with his relationship with the boss.

Logically speaking, the general manager has great power, so the team's affairs naturally do not need to be reported, but when it comes to major matters, the attitude of soliciting opinions from the boss is actually to tell the boss that you still have to decide on major matters.

In this way, the boss thinks that the manager is reliable, and if there is any accident in the future, he will not blame the manager for it.

A shrewd person like Kupchik certainly knows that Zhou Mubai is both the present and the future of the Lakers, but he still has the attitude.

The two talked about the Lakers' game in Boston, and Old Buss was so angry that he laughed. Over the years, the Lakers and the Celtics have had a lot of fun. Now the Lakers have obviously gained the upper hand, which has compensated for Old Buss' long-cherished wish.

This made Zhou Mubai more and more important in Old Bass's heart.

Kupchek heard the words Zhou Mubai more and more in Old Bass' mouth, which made Kupchek feel energetic. He naturally needs to pay more attention to the boss's concerns.

The Lakers defeated the Celtics, then arrived at the next away game, and came to Cleveland. This was the last game of the Eastern Conference trip. After this game, the Lakers can return to their territory for a rest.

For the others of the Lakers, they were already a little tired by this time. Even though most of them were old footballers, the high-intensity game and running around made them physically and mentally exhausted.

For Zhou Mubai, he completely recovered after taking a shower. As for traveling, this is the norm for him and it is not worth mentioning at all.

However, the enthusiasm of Cleveland fans surprised the Lakers. When they got off the airport, many young people came to pick them up. When they said below the hotel, there were fans running a party outside the hotel. Phil Jackson asked someone to go and ask for a question, but they were a little amused and crying. It turned out that they were coming for Zhou Mubai.

Those people are actually not fans, but more should be called kung fu fans. Many of them are fans of Bruce Lee. After seeing the video of Zhou Mubai fighting outside the bar, they thought Zhou Mubai was a peerless master and each wanted to worship Zhou Mubai as his master.

Zhou Mubai couldn't help but wonder if he chose the wrong industry and wouldn't he have more benefits for the expansion of his name if he went to the martial arts circle?

Zhou Mubai thought about it and could try this thing, and maybe he could go to the martial arts circle during the offseason.

Although the Lakers' visit to Boston has attracted attention, they are not inferior to Cleveland.

The yellow and green battle is a championship rehearsal, but 23vs24 is also a long-standing gimmick for the NBA. From the beginning to Kobe's retirement, Stern failed to let Kobe and James meet on the finals stage.

Therefore, every regular season encounter is used to promote it with such a gimmick, but fans really take this trick.

Before the competition began, it became popular throughout the United States.
Chapter completed!