However, the other party was so graceful that Liu Mang couldn't be embarrassed. He went up and hugged him as if the two of them had never had any unpleasantness: "Hi, Kobe, long time no see."

"This is my wife Vanessa, and this is Tres' wife Lelenda, you should know each other." Kobe introduced himself and McGrady's wife.

Liu Mang also introduced: "This is Levia, this is Aida, and this is Dinah."

"Hello..." Kobe came up and shook hands with the three girls Liu Mang brought, and they were acquainted.

As for the surname, Kobe didn't ask. He thought maybe his surname was Liu...

Liu Mang, Vanessa and Lelenda also shook hands lightly, a very polite way, where a boy only holds a girl's finger.

To Liu Mang's surprise, the blacksmith brother liked children. When Dinah reached out to shake hands, Kobe laughed and shook hands with Dinah, making a gentleman's gesture.

Dinah seemed to have been holding it in for a long time, and finally couldn't hold it in any longer. She opened her mouth and said, "Uncle, didn't mom say that you and Kobe would fight when they met? Why haven't you fought yet?"

Everyone at the scene was stunned for a moment, and then everyone except Kobe and Liu Mang couldn't help but start laughing...

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The family gathering was very simple and relaxed, and there was no drinking or anything like that. After all, Maddie’s wife was expecting a baby and couldn’t drink, so it was just a matter of eating and chatting.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After dark, a table was set up in the yard, and a chef was invited to cook a barbecue. The barbecue was accompanied by soda and the blacksmith brother and Maddie said that it was not wine but at best an alcoholic beverage.

The cocktails are not bad.

The chat was mainly between a few women. Two women were already chattering very noisily, and now four women plus a little lolita who liked to interrupt, it was even more noisy than a drama.

Liu Mang, Kobe and Tracy McGrady moved to the edge of the yard away from the hustle and bustle. When no one else around could hear what they were saying, the three of them stared at each other, making the situation awkward.

"Ahem," McGrady couldn't bear it anymore and broke the deadlock: "Ace, you said you have something to discuss with me. What is it?"

Only then did Liu Mang remember that something was wrong, but he was completely forgotten by the little blacksmith's strange behavior.

"Yes, Tracy, your team is short of a power forward, right?" Liu Mang then remembered that besides visiting Los Angeles this time, his most important thing was to help Wang Zhizhi find a job.

Yao Ming was responsible for communicating with Wang Zhizhi. Once Liu Mang confirmed that he could help Wang Zhizhi find an opportunity for trial training, Yao Ming informed Wang Zhizhi.

Liu Mang remembers that McGrady has been miserable since he came to the Magic, which of course refers to his team lineup.

The Lakers did not want the former Bulls power forward Horace Grant. In his peak period, Grant was also a top power forward averaging 15.11 per game. He was obtained when the team had Jordan, Pippen and others. However,

Now he is 37 years old, and his statistical performance is far from his peak. After the Lakers won the championship in the 2000-01 season, he went to the Magic purely to get the three-year, 10 million contract to retire.

However, such a power forward who averages 8.6 per game is the best inside teammate McGrady has. It seems that in the next few years, McGrady's inside teammates will either be injured or have garbage contracts. Although the Magic have made it to the season in recent years.

After the playoffs, he has always been in the first round. In the 2003-04 season, McGrady's personal performance was still outstanding, but the Magic's record was poor and he got the No. 1 pick. McGrady and the Magic management can also negotiate a price increase after the first four years of the seven-year contract are over.

They couldn't agree on the issue of extending the contract for up to three years, and they complained that Hill's injury had not been good, and wanted the Magic to use the No. 1 pick in exchange for the star.

The Magic once again chose to cut off his wrist and send McGrady away.

Liu Mang has always felt that McGrady's peak should be with the Magic. Although in theory, the peak of physical and technical integration is with the Rockets at the age of 27 or 8, McGrady was already suffering from injuries during the Rockets period.

McGrady is the strongest swingman in the Eastern Conference who is healthy and powerful.

Hearing Liu Mang's question, Tracy McGrady felt a little bitter: "Yes, we have been looking for an insider. The Trail Blazers waived Rainman a few days ago and we are ready to sign him. He said that he will work hard to train to lose weight in the summer.

I hope he can regain some of his previous strength. He is only 33 years old and should be able to regain some strength."

"Tracy, I feel silent for you." Kobe said he didn't believe at all that fat people said they wanted to lose weight!

"..." Liu Mang was speechless when he heard this.

Someone actually took the job!

That damn fat beer man!

Liu Mang thought it would be better to go to the nursing home to see Carter tomorrow. Maybe Carter would have some work there.

Just when Liu Mang was feeling a little resentful, Kobe suddenly said to Liu Mang: "Ace, do you have a power forward you want to introduce to Tracy? Tell me who it is."

Liu Mang glanced at Kobe in surprise. Why did he ask? But he still replied: "The core insider of our country's national team played in the Mavericks last season. He is very accurate in three-pointers, can shoot in the mid-range, and can also defend in single defense.

Excellent low-post skills, good passing ability, suitable for positional battles, but it's a pity that it doesn't fit with our team's style, otherwise his skills would be of great help to us."

When doing business, he always exaggerates the "products". Liu Mang took advantage of Wang Zhizhi's advantages and said that he did not mention the shortcomings such as average mobility and inability to assist in defense.

Kobe's eyes lit up after hearing this. He had heard about Yao Ming's amazing performance in the Eagles' trial training, and he had some impression of the Wang Zhizhi Liu Mang mentioned. He was indeed good at three-pointers and shot well.

Kobe just wanted a power forward who could shoot. What were the previous ones? Grant, who was almost losing his teeth because of his old age, and Samaki Walker, who was everywhere as a point guard and couldn't shoot. Come on, a shooter, even if he rebounds.

If not, you may not be good at defense, but you can shoot and have skills! Just catch the ball and throw it in!

"Ace, are you willing to introduce your national team center to our team for trial training? Of course, if you are afraid that your national team center will make us stronger inside, then forget it." Kobe has always been direct, come up

This is the method of stimulating generals.

But what surprised Kobe was that Liu Mang didn't even think about it. He immediately said: "Okay! This is the contact information of his agent. His surname is Wang and his name is Zhizhi... I don't understand.

Chinese name? His nickname... Let me think about it, his name is Bigbai!"

BIG-BY, roughly...

If Wang Zhizhi knew that he had such an English name, I wonder if he would still be grateful to Liu Mang...

Kobe blankly took the card with contact information that Liu Mang had prepared. He was a little confused. How did he feel that he had been cheated?

But when it comes to this, Kobe also plans to let the team sign Wang Zhizhi. After all, he can indeed shoot. The team can even hit Medvedenko. When playing against the Mavericks, Wang Zhizhi performed better than

Medvedenko is much better.

Although Liu Mang is happy for Wang Zhizhi, he may go to a team that will give him stable playing time. The Lakers power forward has always been a comfortable position where even a passerby can follow O'Neal to drink soup, but he is very confused.

Mao felt that the blacksmith treated him well?

Kobe's favorable impression of Liu Mang increased greatly because of... Liu Mang's hard work in training! After the news that Liu Mang started training a week after the end of the Eastern Conference Finals reached Kobe, Kobe's favorable impression of him increased a lot.
Chapter completed!