The Lakers' Old Problem

This road trip wasn't very long, nor was the schedule particularly tight.

They only had this one back-to-back set of games, too.

After wrapping up the Pistons, they could finally relax a little.

The Thunder Team's next game wouldn't take place until the evening of November 9.

That meant they still had nearly three days of rest.

So, on the night after the game, Chen accepted Donovan's invitation. After "arrogantly" informing Donovan of his whereabouts, he left the team.

He went to visit Mitchell at his new rented home in Detroit.

Since he had only just arrived, Mitchell hadn't bought property here outright.

Even though he had signed a five-year, $195 million contract with the Jazz just last summer...

Then, as soon as the new season began, the Jazz exploded~~

Perhaps that situation had made Mitchell feel a little less secure.

Besides, compared with cities where property values had obvious room to appreciate, Detroit real estate wasn't all that appealing.

Still, he hadn't mistreated himself. The small apartment he was temporarily renting here wasn't large, but it was fully equipped.

"So, you don't plan on buying a house in Detroit?"

Chen Xi strode into the room, casually tossed his backpack onto the sofa, then sprawled across another long couch.

Although this was his first visit, Chen clearly didn't consider himself an outsider at all~~

"No. Actually, I've already had someone look for suitable properties. I'm only staying here temporarily. Like you said, we're rich people. Why make things difficult for ourselves?"

Mitchell didn't care in the slightest about Chen's somewhat "rude" behavior, either. He simply walked straight into the kitchen and took two fresh steaks that had arrived that morning from the refrigerator.

The two brothers were both professional athletes, and while managing their weight, they had long since