"Hey! Lin, have you really thought about it clearly? A two-year, 16 million contract is already a good middle-class contract! It can make you a multi-millionaire, and the team will also pay a huge luxury tax for it.

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The old man Kupchak personally poured a cup of coffee for Lin Tian and said seriously, "Although you saved the team in the last game, after all, it was just one game where you performed well. You can ensure that you perform well in every game."

Can I get 40 points?"

Last night's Christmas game, Kupchak and Lakers owner Jim Buss were also present.

They witnessed Lin Tian's performance and knew that this young man had a promising future.

And after Lin Tian scored 42 points in anger, other teams were already ready to take action against Lin Tian.

What troubles Kupchak and Jim Buss is that major sports newspapers and magazines on the scene have published news that many teams are interested in signing Lin Tian.

It even includes the Cavaliers, who are aiming to win the championship this season.

The text message Kupchak sent to Lin Tian last night didn't have much effect, so at Jim Buss's instruction, he personally accompanied the team to Charlotte.

The purpose of his coming today was to finalize the contract as soon as possible and to keep an eye on Lin Tian.

After all, even if Lin Tian's performance tonight is poor, there are still many teams in the league that will offer him an olive branch based on his performance in the last game.

"I don't have the time to think about other things right now. Let's talk about it after today's game is over," Lin Tian said with a smile.

"After tonight's game, the 10-day short contract will expire." Kupchak said, "Are you sure?"

Although Lin Tian has been with the Lakers for less than 10 days, he has already played twice before.

According to the rules set by the league, players who have signed a 10-day short contract are only valid for 10 days, or can only play 3 games on behalf of the team. As long as one of these two conditions is triggered, the contract will automatically expire.

By then, Lin Tian will also become a free man.

Tonight's game against the Hornets is Game 3! After it's over, you have to make a decision whether to stay or leave.

Lin Tian himself is not in a hurry. The advantage of the 10-day short contract is that the players who sign this contract are very free.

He took a sip of coffee and stared at Kupchak firmly: "Yes, I'm sure."

Kupchak could only nod. For a moment, he even hoped that Lin Tian's performance would be slightly worse tonight.

In that case, the initiative will be slightly tilted towards the team during negotiations.

Lin Tian didn't know what Kupchak was thinking. After drinking coffee, he said hello to Kupchak and left.

…

7 p.m. sharp, Time Warner Arena.

This is an arena located in the central business district of Charlotte. Perhaps because Christmas has just passed, the attendance rate of the arena tonight is not low.

As the referee blew his whistle, the starting players from both sides took off their training uniforms and walked onto the court.

As early as today's training, Lin Tian was informed by Scott that he would start.

This was also expected by everyone. His performance in the last game made it impossible for him to be excluded from the starting lineup.

Moreover, this season, the starting lineup arranged by Scott has changed frequently, and only Kobe's starting position remains unchanged.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is: Lou Williams, Kobe Bryant, Lin Tian, ​​Larry Nance Jr., Hibbert.

The Hornets' starting lineup is: Kemba Walker, Nicolas Batum, Hairston, Marvin Williams and Cody Zeller.

As of now, the Hornets are ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference.

When the game between the two sides started, ESPN's commentator Big Mouth and Smith also started chatting.

"Lin Tian, ​​the Chinese player of the Lakers, was put into the starting lineup tonight! This is the last game of his 10-day contract!"

"No matter how Lin performs tonight! The lottery ticket the Lakers won has already won."

"We are basically certain that Lin can continue to stay in the NBA! But his next home may not be the Lakers."

"Yes! Dear viewers! Tonight, the owner of the Hornets, Michael Jordan, is personally supervising the battle. I wonder if the team's star Kemba Walker will defeat the Lakers!"

"Oh! The Lakers grabbed the first ball here! Lin used his signature breakthrough to score the first two points!"

…

On the court, two points were easily scored, and Lin Tian quickly returned to defense.

The Hornets' defense is not as good as the Clippers, he must score high points tonight! Work hard to win the next contract!

After Kemba Walker came over with the ball, he dribbled for more than ten seconds and then hit a three-pointer against Lou Williams' defense.

The Lakers served, and Lu Wei dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian raised his hand and cast, and it sounded like a strike.

Sure enough, his luck has not always been good.

Zeller grabbed the rebound.

Here, when Lin Tian returned to defense, Kobe came to him and said loudly: "Lin! You let go of your shooting tonight!"

He also knows that Lin Tian must score more points tonight because this is a game for inspection.

Maybe more than 20 other teams are paying attention to Lin Tian's performance.

Other players on the Lakers also heard what Kobe said and were a little surprised for a moment.

Kobe had never said anything like this to a player before.

Here, Kemba Walker attacked with the ball, and when he rushed to the free throw line, he distributed the ball to Zeller inside.

Zeller hit Hibbert's defensive rebound, giving the Hornets a temporary lead of 5:2.

The Lakers served and came to the frontcourt, but Lu Wei still gave the ball to Lin Tian.

This time Lin Tian didn't throw a three-pointer recklessly. He started his own unique skill: dribbling with a large swing of his body.

When he dribbles the ball at a large speed, he looks a lot like Durant.

After dribbling the ball under his hips for a while, Lin Tian turned around and easily passed the defender Batum, rushed inside and scored the ball!

The Hornets regained possession of the ball. This time Kemba Walker made a mistake when passing the ball and was intercepted by Kobe!

The moment Kobe touched the ball, Lin Tian on the wing quickly rushed forward.

His speed is even faster than Kemba Walker! Others can't catch up with him at all!

Kobe made a long pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

Walker wanted to jump up and intercept the ball, but his height of 1.85 meters could not reach him.

Lin Tian jumped to catch the ball, got to the basket and dunked hard!

"Oh my god! Lin's speed is too fast! Is this really the speed that a 2-meter tall man should have?"

Big-mouthed Klee laughed: "If this wasn't on the court, I would have thought he was a sprinter."

In the next few minutes, Lin Tian drove into the paint again and again! Most of the time, he could score. Even if the ball didn't go in, he could still cause damage.

After the Hornets called a timeout, Marvin Williams was asked to defend Lin Tian.

The two are similar in height, but their speed is very different! His defensive effect on Lin Tian is completely inferior to Batum.

When the first quarter ended, the Lakers led 30:26, and Lin Tian had already scored 16 points!

Espn's commentator exclaimed: "Oh my God! This is simply a 2.05 Iverson!"

"Lin's breakthrough is exactly the same as Allen Iverson's!"
Chapter completed!