Li Hao stayed in Los Angeles for two days. On the first day, he first met with general manager Kupchak and president Jim Buss, and then met with Howard, who was recovering and losing weight.
Compared to two months ago, Howard is much leaner and has recovered quite well from a back injury that he did not choose conservative treatment and surgery again.
Although Howard did not go to Las Vegas with the team, his training did not fall behind. It has to be said that Howard's attitude during this period was much better than before and he worked a lot harder.
It's a pity that the hard-working Howard met the fun-loving Harden. It was like reincarnation. In the end, Howard did nothing in the Rockets.
This also explains why Howard is willing to make a change and join the Lakers, because he knows very well that if he does not seize his last tail, he will only be able to win championships as a veteran in the future.
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After handling various matters in Los Angeles, Li Hao flew to Las Vegas to meet with the team. Then Li Hao saw the brand-new Lakers.
Compared with last season, the Lakers have many new faces this season, but the most important thing for Li Hao is that Kobe is no longer here.
Needless to say, Wade gave him a big hug when they met. They kept in touch during this holiday. The second person to go to Li Hao was Yi Jianlian.
After the Olympics, Yi Jianlian came directly to Los Angeles. Of course, before coming to Los Angeles, Yi Jianlian also asked Li Hao.
The Lakers still invited Yi Jianlian according to their original history. Yi Jianlian, who was still in Rio at the time, approached Li Hao. You know, Li Hao will be the boss of the Lakers from the beginning of the new season.
To be honest, Li Hao is not optimistic about the big brother of the country, because Yi Jianlian is already over 30 years old and has no advantage at all against Randall and Nance Jr.
Of course, this does not mean that Yi Jianlian is really useless to the team. Yi Jianlian, who can play the 45th position, actually has a certain shooting ability. If the team has any injuries, he can step in. Furthermore, with Li Hao Zai, Yi Jianlian's living space and adaptation in Los Angeles will definitely be much better.
Let's put it this way, when Yi Jianlian comes to the Lakers, he will be positioned as a substitute for the bench. Whether it is the fourth or fifth position, he can only be ranked third.
However, before Howard comes back, Yi Jianlian will have more opportunities. After all, Zubac has just entered the league. One of the reasons why the Lakers chose Yi Jianlian is just in case.
In addition, another reason is because of Li Hao. The Chinese team performed very poorly in the just-concluded Olympic Games. The only good thing besides Li Hao is Yi Jianlian. The two have played well together many times.
Facing Yi Jianlian, Li Hao directly talked about his situation after coming to the Lakers, that is, the team's substitutes, from the core to the substitutes, the gap in the middle is not so easy to overcome.
But after careful consideration, Yi Jianlian finally decided to give it another try. In the original history, Yi Jianlian's return journey could be said to have ended as soon as it started.
The gap between ba and ba is too big, and Yi Jianlian is no longer the young man in his twenties before, but that was the original, and it may be different now that Li Hao is there.
Randall, Russell, Nance Jr., and Ingram have already reported to the training camp and have been training with the team for some time now.
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In addition to these familiar faces, there are also many unfamiliar people, such as Alex Caruso, who participated in this year's draft and was not selected. This was recommended to Pukucek by Li Hao.
Caruso, who was originally undrafted, would enter the Thunder training camp, but because of Li Hao's recommendation, Kupchak intercepted the Thunder. Caruso went directly to Los Angeles and performed in the summer league. In the end, the Lakers provided him with a job. Two-year two-way contract.
In fact, during this year's draft, Li Hao considered whether to recommend Brogdon to Kupchak, but in the end, after considering the team's staffing issues, Li Hao gave up on Brogdon.
Although Li Hao doesn't know many people, and some people will even be laid off after the season starts, this does not prevent Li Hao from saying hello to everyone.
"I'm treating you tonight." The generous Li Hao said directly that he would take everyone out to have fun.
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Li Hao's only summer league game was in Las Vegas. At that time, the Lakers and Hornets game also attracted Kobe and Jordan. It was also in that game that Li Hao met the old gangster, and the two have been in contact for the past two years.
The old hooligan admired Li Hao very much. In the old hooligan's opinion, Li Hao was both talented and hard-working, very similar to him. Don't forget, Li Hao's back is almost exactly the same as Jordan's.
However, unlike the restraint he felt when he first arrived, after two seasons of experience, Li Hao has already changed. On the first night after arriving in Las Vegas, Li Hao took the whole team to a famous nightclub.
As usual, Li Hao was only responsible for paying the bill and not playing. This time there was no exception. After ordering and paying for tonight's consumption for his teammates, he left.
Regarding Li Hao's departure, the sexy casino girls were speechless. After all, they were so sexy and proactive, but Li Hao was unmoved and left directly after refusing.
"Li just left like this?" the newcomer couldn't help but ask the old man.
"He's always been like this." Russell, Nick Young and others who have experienced Li Hao's situation have become accustomed to it.
"Li, wait for me." When Li Hao was about to walk out of the nightclub, a voice stopped Li Hao.
"Are you going to get it?" The person coming was none other than Wade.
"Go back to the hotel," Li Hao replied.
"That's good, I'll go back with you." Wade said that he was going to leave with Li Hao.
"You don't want to play?" Li Hao asked.
"You need moderation as you get older," Wade said half-jokingly.
Although Wade doesn't have many tricks, he is definitely not a nice guy. He had a lot of fun when he was young, but Wade is a person who knows how to be moderate.
"But I'm curious, are you always like this?" Wade asked Li Hao.
"Everyone has their own way of life, and I don't like it anyway," Li Hao replied.
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Li is still the same Li.
The next day, the Los Angeles media reported in detail that Li Hao invited everyone to go out and hang out. The level of detail made people wonder if these guys were buying an insider in the team.
It's actually normal for players to go out for fun. As long as it doesn't affect their performance on the field, it's no problem for them to wander off the field, not to mention that Li Hao himself doesn't wander.
To be honest, before this, fans were still a little worried. They were worried that without Kobe, Li Hao would completely let himself go, just like Bynum before.
When he was with the Lakers, with Kobe watching, Bynum could still focus on basketball. But after leaving the Lakers, Bynum completely let himself go, and then quickly fell and left the league.
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