Chapter 884

"It's unbelievable! It's unbelievable! It's unbelievable! I'm sorry! I've had to say that three times to get it!"

"Lamar is the greatest player in NBA history, he is the greatest, he is the greatest, he is the greatest, there is no one! Lamar's New Year's friend, former NBA star Dennis Rodman.

'Lamar is the best young player I've ever seen, and even though people compare him to me, there's nothing like us because we're in different positions!'

"But one thing that even I feel sorry for is that when I was in the same grade as Lamar, I was still racking my brains about how to crush the Detroit Pistons out of the East, and Lamar has reached an unattainable height. It's a shame he's not a player from my generation, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to challenge him on the training ground!"

"It's really unpleasant to say that, but that guy is really good at home. If Lamar had bet me before the game that he could score more than 50 points in this game, I would have believed it, if it had more than 60 points, I would have felt hopeful, if it had more than 70 points, I would have thought he was definitely on drugs tonight, and if it had more than 80 points, I would not hesitate to call 911 because I thought he was crazy!"

"But now it doesn't seem like he's crazy, I'm stupid! I admire Lamar Odom, you heard him right, I really appreciate him. If he wants, no matter how much money Dolan pays for him, I'm willing to add an extra 20 million to get him on my team!"

"He's really amazing, and that's not something that the average person can achieve. But I'm still on the basketball court, and it's too early to tell who that record will ultimately belong to!" Lamar's good friend and the never-give-up, Philadelphia 76ers' team soul Allen Iverson.

Lamar's 83 points can be seen at this moment, although Lamar was also known as an NBA superstar and one of the leading talents, but there are still many people who are not convinced. There are also many people who always take the trouble to attack Lamar, but when Lamar broke the record that had been sealed for more than forty years, all the voices that had been black before disappeared, and all that was left was endless admiration.

Even the very fierce big-mouthed Cuban who attacked Lamar before had to say a word of obedience, and also expressed his envy, jealousy, and hatred to the Knicks boss Mr. Dolan sourly!

With 83 points in a single game, this feat propelled Lamar to an unparalleled height.

It's like in Lamar's previous life, when Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in a single game, he was just a superstar, and he was still some distance from the first person in the NBA, and even his fame was slightly inferior to AI and Carter, but when Kobe Bryant scored 81 points, he became a god that people worshipped overnight.

Now because of Lamar's appearance, history has changed, Kobe's 81-point miracle has not yet happened, and even if he gets it, he can only be ranked behind Lamar and eat ashes! Kobe is destined to be trampled under Lamar's feet, and even left far behind by Lamar.

Just like Rodman said, Lamar is the greatest star of NBA history, and he is unique without one! The previous one who occupied this position was Wilt Chamberlain, and even he himself may not know that his record will be broken one day, and if he does, I am afraid that Chamberlain will not be very relieved to die.

What does greatness look like? Just look at Lamar's performance against the Lakers.

Now this sentence has become a mantra among people, which shows the deep impact of Lamar's 83 points, and I am afraid that even Lamar himself did not expect that after regaining his composure, Lamar seemed very calm in the face of the bombardment of reporters.

'I just did what I was supposed to do, I was in good shape, and I was supposed to be in charge of scoring, and that's it. As for breaking the record, it was just an accident, and it's not really a record, after all, it's still Chamberlain in first place, isn't it?"

How powerful Lamar really is now understood. If there were still many people who were not convinced that Lamar was called the No. 1 player in the NBA before, no one is willing to stand up and say anything at this time, especially when Lamar's popularity is booming and unparalleled.

Just imagine, even Kobe, who has never been very convinced of Lamar before, said with a gloomy look that he is not as good as Lamar, who else will risk the world's condemnation to launch a personal attack on Lamar?

Kenny Anderson would love to shoot two shots, but looking at the current situation in the entire NBA, it is obvious that the trend is on Lamar. If he is uncomfortable at this time, he may really be able to attract temporary attention, but the direct consequence of doing so is likely to be to smash his job. So despite a million reluctances, Kenny Anderson, the stupid donkey, honestly put a zipper on his mouth.

The most direct effect of Lamar's 83 points in a single game is that his fans around the world have increased dramatically, and even people who didn't watch basketball much before know that in the United States, in the NBA, there is a young man named Lamar Odom, who is the best basketball player in the world.

But just as everyone was cheering for Lamar's new single-game scoring record, Knicks head coach Van Gundy felt deeply uneasy in his heart.

When Lamar threw the record-breaking, history-making ball in, he was as excited as everyone else. But after the excitement, Van Gundy discovered a hidden danger that he almost forgot about, and that was the Knicks' long-range shooting ability from the outside.

Before the start of the season, mid-range king Alan Houston chose to leave the Knicks because of his dissatisfaction with Lamar's performance in the Finals. At this time, the problem of not having a stable shooter on the outside line was already in front of Van Gundy.

Of course, Van Gundy has tried to bring in a great outside shooter, but he can't afford to move the big fish on the free market. It's not that the Knicks don't have money, on the contrary, Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, is the richest of all team owners in the entire NBA league and is willing to spend money on the team!

Although Van Gundy also coveted those big fish, looking at their asking prices, Van Gundy stopped because the asking prices were so outrageous. The current Knicks are not the same as when Isaiah Thomas was in power in the previous life, although James Duran will not be stingy with that little luxury tax, but the money spent will be worth it. After all, the Knicks' current salary has reached the luxury tax trigger.

In the current Knicks lineup, in addition to Lamar with a high salary of tens of millions, Billups, Anthony Davis, and Grant Hill are also receiving huge salaries.

If you can't get a player Van Gundy likes on the free agent market, the last resort is to trade with another team. But the Knicks don't have the corresponding chips, the good player Van Gundy is reluctant to do so, and the bad player is not looked down upon by others.

But after the game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Van Gundy found that the problem could not be put off any longer. The longer this matter drags on, the more serious the consequences will be when the problem erupts.

Although Lamar conquered everyone with his miraculous strength in this game, the team's offensive power on the outside brought hidden worries to the Knicks themselves. Lamar shot 11-of-17 from beyond the three-point line, but what about the rest of the Knicks' perimeter players?

Whether it is Billups, the cold-blooded killer on the outside of the team, or Battier, who is biased towards defense, or Arenas, Salmons, Simmons and Barbossa, who sit on the bench and seek to play extremely strongly, they have not been able to give the team the help they deserve from beyond the three-point line.

After already having Lamar as a super interior player, the Knicks' most basic requirement for the two positions of small forward and shooting guard is to be able to open up space for Lamar's offense and not give the opponent a chance to trap Lamar.

Obviously, no one in the current Knicks staffing can do that.

Van Gundy wouldn't be stupid enough to blame Lamar for such a situation, after all, no one would really be stupid enough to ask Lamar to do everything on the team.

Finding an outside shooter who would be a better fit for the Knicks became an urgent problem for Van Gundy to solve. This wasn't Van Gundy's impromptu idea, as he had thought about it many times before and wanted to make a trade request to other teams with good outside shooters, but in the end he held back.

This time Van Gundy decided not to wait, the problem has reached the point where it must be solved, and it must not be delayed any longer. The Knicks can indeed rely on Lamar's powerful offensive ability and let Lamar lead the team forward with his own energy, but the direct consequence of this is that Lamar will be exhausted at critical moments.

There are never secrets in this league, and Van Gundy has only just revealed this to his coaching staff, and soon the powerful reporters outside will find out.

Of course, these reporters are also some real people, and at least they can be enthusiastic to help Van Gundy list the chips that can be traded on the Knicks.

Arenas, Simmons, Salmons, Davis, Anderson, Wang Zhizhi, Barbossa, and even the team's main small forward Battier, as well as Grant Hill, who is recovering from injury, and Devin Wade, a new science scout, have become the favorites to be traded. Fans take this list and look at it, good guys! It seems that with the exception of Lamar, Billups, Hilario and Damppoter, this is the rhythm that is going to make the Knicks change blood.