NBA: Start with 20 billion, buy the Knicks

After all, he came later, so I don't know much about Jiang Chao's naturalization at the beginning of last season.

But in fact, Turk Drew and assistant coach Clifford all know something about the Knicks' recruitment of Howard.

At the beginning of the season, Jiang Chao and Howard chatted, and Sean Marks went to chat with Sparks from time to time when the Magic lost.

Coupled with the fact that Carter must leave the Magic now, and Sparks didn't even break into the Eastern Conference Finals this year, it seems reasonable to leave the Magic.

Even Sparks fans found a good reason for Howard. James left his hometown team so easily. Howard did enough for the Magic.

Compared with the Cavaliers, the Magic is completely incompetent in the management. It is stupid to send away Turk Drew, who is the best match with Howard, at the beginning of last season! !

And the Magic doesn't have many team favorites, because the Magic management has a tradition of sending away big centers, and it was a must not to give O'Neal a maximum salary...

Jiang Chao and Dayao said in Mandarin:

"Really, they won the No. 03 pick in 04, and I have to get the No. [-] pick in [-], haha."

"Haha, okay, with him here, we are invincible inside."

Speaking of the champion, the giant Yao also straightened his chest. Who is not the champion? I haven't said anything about the champion in 02.

He was actually a little unhappy at the beginning, what do you want Howard for? Howard, in his opinion, is a center forward who is not serious about playing the game, and has a rough technique. When he meets Howard, he basically abuses him once.

But after thinking about it, he can get a lot of rest time when he and Howard are the heavy tank centers in the team. After all, he is almost 30 years old, and it is impossible for him to be full-time like he was in the Rockets a few years ago.

So it seems that the combination of the two top center forwards seems to be a good choice?

And although Dayao can defend him, Howard's defensive area is very strong. The best defensive player in 09 and 10 is simply not too strong! !

So what Yao Ming said about being invincible is really not an exaggeration. If the Knicks play against the Twin Towers, the opponent will be unable to play.

Don't even think about the breakthrough team on the opposite side!

"Don't be too sad, Brother Yao, you have to obey your old age and think about your own body. Don't worry, I will let you play comfortably."

Jiang Chao worried that Dayao was thinking too much, patted him on the back and smiled.

"I won't. My dream now is only to be a champion. Everything else is just floating clouds."

"Well, listen carefully to Dr. Carter, we will make a comeback next season!"

When Curry, Harden and other players were discussing passionately, Jiang Chao had already taken Sean Marks and others to the conference room for a meeting.

Everyone on the court is not in the mood to play, just kidding, Stud Howard!

Ibaka and Beverly jumped up and down, okay?

No. 04 pick in 07, All-Star starter in 10-08, champion of the 3 Slam Dunk Contest, best defensive player for two consecutive years, best team for 3 consecutive years, best defensive team for 3 times, rebounding champion for [-] years, two consecutive seasons in the first two seasons Shot block king! ! !

Active first center! !

Who else? ?

And now there is no need to distinguish who is the first and second center in the league, the former first center is also in the team! !

"Do you think the boss can really get it?" Curry ate some popcorn off the court.

Mills: "There is enough space. It depends on whether he comes and whether the Magic will match the offer."

Matthews is a little excited, the sparks are all their inner idols:

"It is estimated that there will be a price to pay, otherwise the price will be very high! It is said that James has considered joining forces with him."

Turk Drew:

"Don't guess you guys, let me just say it directly. With me and him, it will be no problem to play the Eastern Conference next year."

Okur: "Wow, you agent, take credit for yourself, right? We're useless, right?"

Turk Drew immediately gave up in front of his elder brother:

"I was wrong, I was wrong, I still have to rely on you!"

Harden: "Not to mention, Howard is really here. I want to send him 5 lobs per game, no, 10 times!!!"

"I'd rather not score, but also watch Howard dunk!"

"The talent in our team has exploded!! The two champions!"

"It's different for me. I like to play for YAO. In the team training match with the national team before, it felt so cool that YAO could catch the ball and dunk it!"

Yao Ming smiled shyly, and Yi Jianlian kept smiling beside him:

"Wow, we are not bad this year!"

In fact, Yi Jianlian is a bit shy. If you really want to talk about the combination, is my combination of the Great Wall of China not strong? ?

Who is not a lottery.

In terms of picks, Yi Jianlian is in the top 5 of the team.

"Hush! Keep a low profile, let's not spread the word, someone will cut it off!" David Lee said.

"Okay! Keep a low profile! Everyone pretend they don't know!"

"God knows, the earth knows, you know, I know, we'll tell our friends when the boss is done!"

"I'm done writing the welcome tweet."

"Put it in the draft box!"

"I posted it in the group, everyone, look at the emotion I wrote, maybe Howard's training game can be merciful and I will be dunked for fun!"

……

While the players are YYing at the training ground, the management is intensively working on specific matters.

To put it simply, there are still many procedures and troubles to implement, and various negotiation arrangements are required.

It took 32 days for James' decision. The Knicks wanted Howard, and it would not be so simple.

Assistant Coach Clifford looked at the training hall bursting with laughter, frowned and asked Jiang Chao:

"Boss, what should they do if they don't train seriously?"

Jiang Chao smiled and said:

"Just to let them relax, you are really strict, you can't wind them up all the time."

Clifford is really fierce, making Beverly the No. 1 trainer. People in the team call him the devil's military trainer, and he will also be an important part of recruiting Warcraft.

In fact, the players are now talking about the appearance of the prosperity after Howard's arrival is the reason why he told them in advance.

It is to let them stop thinking about the Heat James and be happy, but the life and training will be better in the future.

……

The meeting is open.

Turk Drew, who was training below, was also invited to come up for discussion.

With the Heat's recruitment.

The Knicks' offseason wait-and-see is officially over.

It is estimated that the wait and see is over for other teams, and it is now the calm before the storm.

Sean Marks first asked Downey Jr. to leave a message about Howard, that is, to understand who the opponents are.

The first is the knight.

That is to say, the follow-up version of James Man.

The Cavaliers actually knew that James was leaving from the beginning, because if a head star doesn't talk to you about contract renewal, it must mean that his heart is gone.

In order to make the loss smaller, the Cavaliers have long proposed to sign with the Magic first and then change Howard.

It is also the only famous trade plan in the history of the NBA that only trades James.

Downey Jr. said that he received a tip and the result was that the management of both sides agreed, but the players did not agree.

He didn't need to explain the reason. The Cavaliers had a falling out with James, and the Magic were willing to welcome the little emperor to see how he would lead the team.

Downey Jr. also said that the James team actually contacted the Knicks, but the asking price was too high, and Rich Paul was not real.

"Haha, you're right, let him cuddle up and see how he can fuck us."

Jiang Chao really made a mistake this time. James really considered the Knicks seriously. At that time, he thought about coming to the Knicks with New York player Anthony, but it seemed that the Knicks were not interested in them at all.

The Heat are particularly interested in him, one is young and the other is immediate combat power. Wade has the experience of winning championships, so he joined the Heat after consideration.

Sean asked a little bit about the meaning of the James team at the time. They meant to let the Knicks dismantle the team, and everyone except Coeha go away, and then trade for Bosh to form the Big Three...

"Okay, leave this alone, who is the biggest competitor in the market?"

"Capital Wizards."

Sean Marks said that the Wizards have been chasing Howard and No. [-] pick Wall to form an internal and external lineup, and they also have enough salary space.

Except for them, the other teams seem to have few superstars, but they all have rubbish contracts. Even the Bobcats can't directly eat James.

And the Knicks have to thank a wave of old general manager Donnie Walsh. The salary space he planned a few years ago makes the Knicks have enough salary space now, and the mess left behind is not bad.

It's just that the old Downey burrs chose Anthony and Stoudemire...

"Do we have enough salary?" Turk Drew asked the players most concerned questions.

Max:

"It's fine for the first year, and even more so after that."

Why didn't he explain it in detail in front of Turk Drew afterwards.

In fact, next season Dayao's contract expires, and the contracts of several high-paid veterans such as Turk Drew, Okur, and David Lee expire. No matter whether they leave or renew their contracts, it is impossible for these few people to have higher salaries. So it's a bit crowded for the first year.

As D'Antoni added:

"For the rest of our salary in the first year, under the salary cap, we can only sign Howard with a maximum salary, and none of the others can sign."

This is where I have to lament Jiang Chao's strategizing, no wonder there has been no movement, and there is no way to recruit Howard. The space under the cap is here, and no one on the team wants to pay the luxury tax.

So either don't recruit, or can only recruit him this year.

Turk Drew: "That's no problem. I called him after the Eastern Conference semifinals. He doesn't want to stay in the Magic anymore. As long as we extend an olive branch, he will take it."

"Are there any other rumors left?"

Jiang Chao doesn't fight unprepared battles. Besides the Wizards, is there anyone else who wants to trade for Howard?

The "Lakers legend" Tyronn Lue thought about it for a while, then suddenly raised his hand and said:

"There are some trade rumors on the Lakers side. In the rumors, quite a few executives support the Lakers' exchange of Bynum for Dwight Howard.

It seems that by trading Howard, the Lakers can continue to maintain their championship strength.However, in ESPN's view, if this deal really happens, it will benefit the Magic even more.

With the Magic having a rubbish contract like diamonds, the space after letting Howard go is not enough to make up for a super giant.

Stan Van Gundy's tactical system in the Magic is centered on the center, and has received good results in the past few years.

If Howard leaves, wouldn't the Magic have to start over?And the best way for the Magic to maintain the original rhythm is to use Howard to make a deal, and the most ideal trade partner is Bynum, who is also a center! "

Makes sense!

Everyone looked at Tyronn Lue, and it was really possible that it was the view of the Magic management.

ESPN once used 13 basic data as the basis, including height and weight, to select the most similar players in the past three years, with a perfect score of 100.

According to the statistical results, Tim Duncan is the guy most similar to Howard, with a similarity value of 90.0, while Bynum ranks second with a similarity value of 88.1.

Moreover, in the second half of last season, Bynum's similarity value rose to 92.6. After the All-Star Weekend, Bynum's defensive rebound success rate was 29.4%, while Howard's was 30.6%. Bynum's 2-pointer blocks were successful. The rate is 3%, Howard is 2.6%.

That is to say, once Bynum focuses on the defensive end, the difference between him and Howard is actually not that big.

Bynum has been limited by the large number of firepower of the Lakers, and his scoring and even the number of shots are far from being compared with Howard.

For the Magic, this is not a big problem, because Bynum is only 22 years old after all, and his career field goal percentage has remained at 57%.

If Howard has already made some achievements on the offensive end, then Bynum is still a rough jade, which will not worry the Magic too much.

Therefore, if the Magic decides to trade Howard, then the Lakers are the ideal trading partner.

Among many players, only Bynum can best maintain the Magic's existing tactical system.The only hurdle, though, is whether the Magic will mind Bynum's illustrious injury history. "

"This... We definitely have no advantage over the Lakers. We can only say that we will try to trade first."

Jiang Chao didn't have a good solution for this. The attraction of the Lakers must be great. Later, the Happy Beast really joined forces with Kobe and Nash to pursue the championship, but it depends on whether the sincerity of the Knicks can attract Howard.

"Okay, then let's act."