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The Knicks' management did what they said. Not long after the meeting, the general manager headed by Scott and others quickly mobilized the resources around them to try to complete all these transactions in the shortest possible time.

Meanwhile, the Knicks’ regular season journey continues.

What's disappointing is that the Knicks, without their backbone, are completely stuck in the quagmire.

The team has low morale from top to bottom, and Tristan Thompson is a complete mess. Not only did he make all kinds of big news with Khloe Kardashian in private, but he also made various inappropriate appearances on the court. Some mistakes.

The most outrageous thing is that Tristan openly opposed Jeremy Lin's command in the locker room, which made it increasingly difficult for Jeremy Lin, who already lacked prestige, to execute various head coach's orders on the court.

Originally, coach Norman Thomas only temporarily arranged for him to step in, but now that Tristan is making things difficult and other players are also dissatisfied, it is naturally difficult for Jeremy Lin to continue his job.

This time the team was in complete chaos, especially after hearing that the Knicks had started trading mode, many people were even more afraid that they would become victims of the team's trade.

As a result, the Knicks' original losing streak not only failed to stop, but also became worse because of outside public opinion.

After a 6-game losing streak, the Knicks lost 3 consecutive games, directly bringing the team's record to a 9-game losing streak.

At the beginning of the season, they were still in the top four, but now they have fallen directly to ninth place in the Eastern Conference. If the strength of the Eastern Conference teams was not much weaker than that of the Western Conference, it would be entirely possible for the Knicks to rank outside the ninth place based on their record.

While the Knicks lost the game, Zhao Feiyang, who was on the other side of the ocean, was also paying attention to the team's situation. Although he is busy now taking care of his family, he will watch the live broadcast of the game whenever he has time.

However, Zhao Feiyang never thought about it. Even if the team's championship team is missing part of it, it still won the championship last season. How come it has reached such a losing streak now?

This is really confusing!

"Feiyang, why don't you stay for another two days and then return to the United States! There is nothing going on at home! The children are taken care of by their parents!"

At home, Jiang Qiuyue, who was resting on the bed, saw Zhao Feiyang looking worried and couldn't help but start persuading him.

Zhao Feiyang refused directly.

"No! There are team games all the time! They can't do anything without me, right? For me, family is more important than anything else!"

"Now that you have just given birth, if I can't be with you, I will definitely die of regret... So don't persuade me! Let me take good care of you at home during this time. Let’s wait and see when I think it’s time to go!”

Zhao Feiyang was teasing his infant son as he spoke.

Not long after, news came again from the United States. The Knicks' deal has made new progress. They reached a deal with the Detroit Pistons and added Andre Drummond to their camp.

When the news came, Zhao Feiyang was extremely happy.

He immediately opened his personal social media account, and Art Drummond later took the initiative to express his attitude to the other party, "Man, welcome to New York! I look forward to fighting side by side with you!"

Drummond was also very enthusiastic and quickly responded enthusiastically after noticing Zhao Feiyang's Aite.

"Zhao, I'm also looking forward to leaving for New York early!"

Not only Zhao Feiyang is happy, but also other New York fans. Fans were excited as soon as they got the news.

Drummond has been the league's rebounding champion, and it can be said that he is very strong defensively. Of course, he also has weaknesses. For example, in the small ball era, his three-point ability was not very good, his offensive skills were relatively simple, and his footwork was not fast enough.

However, players all have weaknesses and they can all be adjusted.

Under different tactical systems, players perform in different states. Besides, there are really not many true hexagon fighters in the league.

Under limited conditions, Drummond is definitely a good choice, at least he looks much more reliable than Tristan.

After Drummond's trade was completed, the Knicks quickly announced another news, that is, they reached a deal with the Timberwolves, using a second-round pick and a sum of money to poach Derrick Rose. .

The reason why Rose was able to lure Rose from the Timberwolves is not that Rose has no value, but that the Timberwolves management already has plans to train new players despite losing LaVine, the cornerstone of the team.

Obviously, a veteran like Rose who is over 30 years old has no training value! It is true that he can score points in the team, but he will also occupy a certain amount of ball rights, which may not be beneficial to newcomers.

After all considerations, Ross left Minneapolis and came to New York!

Ross has it all figured out! However, it is difficult for the Timberwolves to trade Andrew Wiggins, another core player.

The Timberwolves management doesn't care whether they can keep Wiggins. They want to make a mess. They just want to cultivate new players as soon as possible and pick talented rookies with high picks in the draft. However, because Zhao Feiyang, LaVine and others have previously The collective departure of the Timberwolves made the management of the Timberwolves quite unhappy with the Knicks.

Trading Rose has already made the Timberwolves a little unhappy. Now if the Knicks get Wiggins, their championship team will be assembled again. By then, it will of course be good for the Knicks, but for the Timberwolves What's the point of all this?

To feed your enemies?

Therefore, the Timberwolves management refused to let Wiggins go no matter what, even if the Knicks tried to get a first-round pick, they were unwilling to compromise.

This brought the transaction between the two parties to a deadlock.

Another game day has arrived.

Madison Square Garden Arena.

Tonight the Knicks' opponent is the Chicago Bulls from the East. Before the game officially started, the Knicks locker room was bustling with excitement.

As soon as Rose entered the locker room, he was hugged by LaVine and others. Although LaVine can't play now, he still came to the scene with a cane in order to welcome his old teammate.

Adrian Ennis and Dwight Howard were even more excited. The two hugged Rose and started to fight. Everything seemed to go back to the days when they were with the Timberwolves.

"Derek, we've been waiting for you for too long! You're finally here!"

"Damn it! If the Timberwolves hadn't refused to let him go, that guy Andrew would have been in New York by now... I really hope this deal can be done early, so that our championship team can come back..."

Rose was also touched by the welcome given by these old teammates.

Since LaVine and Adrian left, the Timberwolves have completely fallen into decline. When the team management saw that the record was not good, they simply chose to mess up. The team also signed new players from the draft and traded young people who seemed to have good talents from other teams.

In order to give these young people more opportunities, the Timberwolves chose to sacrifice the playing time of their veterans, and Rose and Wiggins were naturally included.

The performance of the newcomers was not really good, but the team was willing to spend time letting them play. This made the Timberwolves' record worse and worse, and in the end, the championship spirit was completely gone!

Even in the season after Zhao Feiyang left, the Timberwolves could still compete with the Warriors, but now, the Timberwolves have completely returned to the way they were before Zhao Feiyang joined!

Of course Rose doesn't want to stay in a place like this and waste his life!

Even though he has a stable income and playing time here, for him all this is torture and is consuming the few remaining years of his career.

Especially after seeing the Knicks win the championship in their first season, Rose was even more envious of his former teammates.

If he hadn't been afraid that leaving would affect his condition, and that he would be overshadowed by injuries again, I'm afraid Rose would have left with them!

"It's so nice to see you again!"

Rose high-fived and hugged LaVine, Adrian and Howard.

He also said hello to other players at the same time.

The team has two main players, and the atmosphere in the team is naturally different. It's hard to say about the substitutes, but the main players are very happy, except for this guy Tristan.

Perhaps he felt the pressure from Drummond's arrival, but Tristan didn't even say hello to Drummond.

Tristan didn't say anything about Rose's arrival. He just continued to sit in his seat and do his own thing.

beep.

The game is about to begin.

Countless fans have gathered in the stadium. On the Knicks' team bench, head coach Norman Thomas made arrangements for the lineup.

"Derek, you go to the No. 1 position! Dennis Jr., you go to the No. 2 position!"

"Adrian, the third position is still up to you! Dwight, you go to the fifth position, Drummond, you go to the fourth position! Remember, protect the team's rebounds... "

Compared to the Knicks' lineup, the Bulls' lineup looks very average. There are no well-known players in the team, and there is no one capable star.

Although they are currently at the bottom, their record is not much worse than that of the Knicks, but in fact there is still a gap between the lineups of the two sides.

Snapped.

The referee throws the basketball and the game officially begins.

Tristan, who was sitting on the bench, had an indifferent look on his face. He was definitely not convinced by Coach Norman's arrangement. Unfortunately, Coach Norman had no intention of explaining it to him.

Coach Norman had talked to him several times before, but Tristan was simply incompetent. He thought the team needed him, so he always acted arrogantly.

Now that Drummond came, his starting position was instantly taken away. Even if he still wanted to save something in his heart, it was already too late!