Duen originally thought that as the star player, he would lead the team to the playoffs.
The main responsibility is to play well, perform more stably and better on the playing field, stand up at critical moments, and protect the team.
When you arrive at an away game, you should rest better, train well, and adjust your condition to avoid being affected by the away game.
However, it is not.
Playing is only one aspect. As a star player, if you want to lead the team in the playoffs, there are actually many things to do.
As Duen's big brother, O'Neill taught Duen a lesson as a rookie!
When O'Neal took out a box of cash, Du En realized that the team boss was not just talking about it!
It's not just O'Neal's promise that Duane can really become the boss of the Lakers.
On the afternoon of April 22, the Lakers arrived in Salt Lake City.
Not long after he officially settled in the hotel, O'Neal took all the Lakers players out for a big meal.
Kobe seemed to realize what O'Neal was going to do next, so he just said "boring" and turned around to leave alone, seemingly returning to the hotel early.
Seeing this, O'Neal had no intention of stopping him. After Kobe left, he put the box he was carrying on the table.
When the box was opened, the entire box was filled with banknotes!
"It's all change? No wonder there are so many!"
Du En glanced at it and wondered what kind of medicine O'Neill was selling in the gourd.
“Brothers, let’s all share one point, each of us will get five thousand.
Hehe, I want to go out and play as soon as possible!
Just remember to return to your hotel room in time before 8pm. "
O'Neal said with a bad smile as he scattered the money.
"These are tips? What do you need us to do, Shaq?" Walton asked curiously.
As an NBA player, you can only get the money stipulated in the player contract in the NBA!
The salary is limited to the regular season. In the playoffs, there is actually no salary. At most, the players will receive a bonus point.
However, there is actually a big gap between playoff bonuses and regular season wages.
In short, even if you win the championship, there will only be a bonus of tens of thousands of dollars.
Just for this little money, why are you risking your life?
There is no problem for stars to work hard to win for the sake of honor and to prove themselves.
It stands to reason that there is no reason for role players to risk injuries and sacrifice themselves for stars with tens of millions of dollars in salary to fight for the championship through life and death!
It is precisely because of this that in order for role players to win, it is clearly for the team to win and for the brothers to win.
In the playoffs, the stars of most teams will use their own money to take care of veterans and rookies who receive basic salaries in the form of tips.
What is a brother? Real money and silver are brothers!
What is a boss? If you eat meat for your brothers and drink soup for them, you are the boss!
O'Neal often invited Lakers players to dinner. During the playoffs, he understood how hard it was for his brothers to play, so he spent a lot of money out of his own pocket.
Unlike wages, this part of the money does not need to be taxed.
In order to make it easier for everyone to spend it in daily life, O'Neill even thoughtfully changed them into small-denomination banknotes in advance!
This can actually be thought of as this. For this away game, O'Neal privately gave everyone a bonus of more than 10,000 yuan.
After all, bonuses issued by the alliance are subject to normal tax deductions.
"Since you asked the question sincerely, let Shaq tell you, this rookie!
Playing on the road in the playoffs is different from playing at home. The team will lock us in the hotel and we can't go anywhere.
In order to prevent you from holding it in for the next week, Shaq first invites you to release it in Salt Lake City. "
Although O'Neal was explaining the away situation in the playoffs to Walton Jr., he was actually reminding Duane.
Regardless of whether Duane wants to be the boss of the Lakers in the future, things like this will still happen.
Either use money to do things, or spend money to win over other teammates.
It can only be said that the bustle in the world is all for benefit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit.
If Duan wants to be the boss of an NBA team, he still needs to learn a lot of things, rather than just being able to play ball.
"Hey, if you don't want to consume too much energy, then use the money to buy a game console or MP3!
In short, don’t be late and be sure to return to the hotel before 8pm.
Okay, Shaq’s business is done, let’s do whatever you want! "
After the banquet was over, all was said and the money was left on the table.
After O'Neill finished speaking, he stood up and seemed to be leaving here to do some private things.
Seeing O'Neal leave, Payton and Malone also stood up from their seats.
Upon seeing this, Du En immediately said: "Gary, Carl, don't leave yet, this is yours!"
I saw Du En randomly grabbing two handfuls of banknotes from the table, most likely less than five thousand dollars, and then threw them on the table in front of Payton and Malone.
Payton saw this and sneered: "We don't lack this little money."
"Yes, everyone here, who is short of this little money?
However, we can't live up to Shaq's wishes!
If you don’t take it, how can I take it? If I don’t take it, how can anyone take it?
Shaq has left. Do we still have to put the money back into the box and send it back to Shaq's room?
Everyone, hurry up! Don't forget what Shaq just said, return to the hotel before 8pm! "
Kobe and O'Neal left one after another, and Duan automatically stepped into the role of the second-in-command of the Lakers and took charge of business.
Payton and Malone were both big shots who personally spent money to do this kind of thing!
Now, more than ten years later, they once again received a tip from the team boss and relived their experience as a rookie. It was inevitable that the old man's face would be a little uneasy.
But Duane is right! O'Neal is the boss of the Lakers. O'Neal asks everyone to rush back to the hotel before eight o'clock, so everyone must obey his orders!
Now that O'Neal has taken out the money, there is absolutely no reason to take it back!
The boss puts money into your hands and you refuse to accept it. What does that mean?
Do you really want to be Kobe? Are you going to work hard and seize power?
Now that the Lakers are here, we must look at the situation clearly!
By following O'Neal, not only can you get money, but you can also go out and have fun before playing away games.
Even if you are not interested, you can still get an extra income, so why not?
Although Payton and Malone don't care about this, they do care about getting the championship ring they dream of under the leadership of O'Neal.
Even though O'Neal is usually joking and laughing, he has no airs.
But looking at O'Neal's ability on and off the field, Payton and Malone had to admire him: "No wonder Shaq can win three consecutive championships!"
Everyone follows the herd! Following Payton and Malone, they also kept low, followed O'Neal's instructions, took the money and left neatly.
When Du En continued to give everyone money and borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, the others had no idea. They took the money and left without counting it.
As for Du En, give roses to others and leave fragrance in your hands!
I helped O'Neal do some work, and also learned O'Neal's skills...
(End of chapter)
