On the evening of June 30, a United Airlines Boeing plane flew over Los Angeles, destined for Sacramento in central California.

The players will choose to kill the one and a half hour flight time by playing cards.

Typically, how much a player can lose depends on how long the flight is.

Most of the time, players play for small sums, but once the flight begins to slowly descend, they double their sums until they finally hit the ground.

Sometimes one hand throws out a hundred dollars, and if it's that kind of flight across the United States, it's not uncommon for a player to lose $10,000 or $15,000.

The salaries of the Lakers rookies are not high, and even if they sign a one-million-dollar contract, they will not live too extravagantly.

Most players will choose a small gambling game of one dollar, and booray is the most common way to play.

Lin Feng didn't understand this kind of gambling, and Gary Smith didn't have it in his memory, so he spent most of his time as a spectator or handing out water to his teammates.

Josh Hart is in control and he loves playing poker.

Before getting on the plane, Hart told Lin Feng that if Marco Jones was still on the team, he would definitely beat him up.

Near twelve o'clock, the plane landed at Saskatchewan International Airport, and the double-decker bus was already waiting outside.

They will check into the hotel directly and wait for the physical examination tomorrow morning after a night's rest.

Sacramento does not look as prosperous as Los Angeles, but it is the capital of California. It was originally a castle built by Swiss immigrants. In 1848, high-purity gold was accidentally discovered in the river, which soon set off the famous gold rush.

Sacramento also quickly transformed from a small town into an important economic and transportation hub. The first transcontinental railway terminal was built here. The city of Sacramento was also established and became the earliest autonomous city in California. In 1854, it became California.

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Lying on the soft bed of the Howden Hotel, it's almost twelve o'clock, and the countdown to the start of the free market has begun.

As a melon-eater, Lin Feng naturally kept scrolling on Twitter, waiting for the final result of his $200,000.

There is no shortage of big-name players like James, George, and Cousins ​​in the free market, as well as immediate combat capabilities like Ariza and Rondo.

A strange thought flashed through Lin Feng's mind. This is a business alliance full of money. Will he be used as a bargaining chip tonight?

The Lakers of the previous generation did not have a character like Gary Smith, and they had another fight in the training game in the morning. Would Aunt Jenny think that she was an unruly thorn and was sent to Oklahoma or Houston as a trading chip?

If it really happened, then Raymond Lam would really be dumbfounded and would have no choice but to take his talent away from Los Angeles.

He shared this strange idea with Perkins, who was in Los Angeles, and the latter was shocked after hearing it.

As a broker, he did not receive any information about trading Gary. Of course, if Aunt Jenny or Magic wanted to send him away, they only needed to send a text message to Perkins after the trading market opened.

Lin Feng has regarded Los Angeles as his home, and has begun to look for apartments for sale, planning to take his adoptive father and Evelin over.

It seems that he must take it easy, anything can happen before the contract is officially signed.

Hart also seems to be worried about his position in the Lakers, which is the bright lights of Los Angeles.

In the trade that sent Clarkson and Nance to Cleveland at the beginning of the year, he once thought he was going to partner with James to compete for the championship.

What happened next was that Hart continued to stay in Los Angeles, while his two good brothers went to Ohio to serve as the right-hand assistants of the Sons of Akron. Although they were swept by the Warriors in the finals, they at least got a taste of the ultimate arena.

"Kuzma and I continue to work hard for the playoffs," Hart said.

In fact, not only Lin Feng, but the entire Lakers rookie team is waiting for the team's performance in the free market.

Although bringing in new players will intensify competition, at least the team's record will be better.

"There were rumors a few days ago that Randall would be sent away by the team, just like Russell before."

Hart continued to say that he believed in Woj's information speed. The mobile phone page always stayed on Woj's homepage, admiring his brain full of wisdom.

Lin Feng's heart was racing. He was only minutes or hours away from becoming a millionaire.

According to previous reports, James was notified of the decision through his agent Rich Paul at 5 pm on July 1, US time.

Hart invited several teammates with whom he was close to have a small party in his room, including Baccaruso, who joined the Lakers in the same year as Hart and now has a two-way contract with an annual salary of about $80,000.

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The relationship is very subtle. Hart, Lin Feng and Caruso have all played point guard. It can be said that there is competition for positions in the team. Each person's performance affects the other two.

Hart didn't seem to care, he simply liked making friends.

Caruso doesn't like to talk much and basically plays the role of a listener.

Time passes by, and the time is getting closer and closer to 0 o'clock. The alliance will soon produce a large contract worth tens of millions.

For Lakers fans, the two people they care about most are James and Paul George.

As a native of Los Angeles, George has expressed his desire to play for his hometown team several times, and even mentioned it explicitly or implicitly in three promotional videos he shot.

Lin Feng clearly remembers that not long after the free market opened, George announced that he would stay with the Thunder and signed a four-year maximum salary contract of 13.7 billion.

Lakers fans cried out their disappointment, and George nicknamed him "Qiao Shouxin."

As a fan, Lin Feng was once one of the scolding fans. Now that he has become a professional player, especially the Lakers' last-round pick, you can imagine how much pressure he is under.

A week's experience made him understand that this is a business league through and through, and of course there are many young guys who are really pursuing their basketball dreams to show off their skills in it.

But the relationship is more about money and interests. No one has trouble with money. If he didn't have the bug-level special ability of "predicting three seconds", Lin Feng would definitely be willing to go to a team that offered him a higher price.

As for the choice of Paul George, Lin Feng can only say that he should follow his heart!

"Gary, would you like some pizza?"

Hart walked in with a box of Jamaican chicken pizza. This guy likes some weird food, which is said to stimulate his fighting ability on the court.

"! Randall is going to the Pelicans, and that strong guy still owes me a meal!"

It seems that Hart and Randall have a good relationship.

"How do you know?" Lin Feng ate with his mouth full.

"Woj just tweeted, but it's just a guess. I need to call him to check on him."

After speaking, Hart took out his cell phone and called Randall.

As early as 2014, Julius Randle was selected by the Lakers with the seventh overall pick in the first round. He is currently the last teammate of Kobe Bryant in the Lakers.

If Randle is sent away, the Lakers will completely usher in the post-Kobe era.

Lin Feng listened to Hart's phone call with Big Brother with great interest. The content was not very optimistic. He was afraid that Randall was really going to be sent away.

Because Randall wanted a multi-year contract, the Lakers only wanted one year in order to maintain flexible salary space.

"It seems that our team is going to undergo big changes." Lin Feng said casually.
Chapter completed!