Chapter 1050

"I'm grateful to the teams that have shown interest in me, but I still choose to stay and do more with my team-mates. Apex Fastest update Our dynasty has just begun, and I want to experience the whole process of this dynasty firsthand, and I am very happy here. ”

"The Knicks fans, the coaches, the teammates, we all have a really good relationship. I can't think of any reason to get me out of here, so all I can say is sorry to the teams that are interested in me, my heart is in New York!"

After Billups, Nee Hilario, who was also seduced by teams such as the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat, also stood up and announced that he would stick to the Knicks' decision.

"Nothing in the media was true. I enjoyed every day at the New York Knicks, everything was very good here. Now, we have the opportunity to achieve even more. ”

"I love the city and I've bought a house here, now that our whole family is here, I've had enough of the wandering life and now I just want to settle down. What I can get at other teams, I can get with the Knicks, and that's enough for me, and now I want to win a few more championships in my career!"

There are those who stay, and naturally there are those who want to leave, Arenas has just made a start, although he and the Timberwolves are still keeping this matter a secret, but in fact, people have already dug it up.

However, Arenas has been in trouble off the field in recent seasons, and he has not attracted much attention. It is also unknown what kind of chemistry will happen to his combination with Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Ben Wallace.

So when reporting this trade rumor, the only thing that the media and fans were interested in was that Jackson finally got out of the anger that he was swept in the Finals.

Now that there is a pioneer, the second player who left has also stepped forward. After his contract expired, Shaw Bobby Simmons opted for a free transfer, owing him a five-year, $47 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.

This Erwuzai, who once betrayed the Knicks once, now chooses to flee again.

As for Simmons' choice, fans in New York are really scratching their heads. He left the Knicks to join the Lakers, but only one season later, the Lakers kicked him back to New York in order to trade Scola for him. Eventually, the fans in New York chose to re-embrace Lamar, but now he's hurting the adorable fans in the same way.

Lamar didn't say anything about Bobby Simmons' choice, let alone try to keep it. Because he knows that Simmons is hell-bent on a big contract, his heart is not in New York at all.

Simmons' ambitions are too great to be met at all with the Knicks. In this case, even if it is forced to keep him, what is the use.

Bobby Simmons wasn't the first to go, and he wasn't the last. It's just that the next person who chose to leave still shocked the Knicks, but in addition to the shock, it seems that this person's departure is also logical.

Antonio Davis is another player who mistakenly appeared in the Knicks' camp because of Lamar's appearance, and is also a star player who has fought with Lamar for three seasons with the Knicks.

Although his playing time has been compressed in recent seasons due to the presence of Darmshoe, Hilario and others, his help to the Knicks is definitely not proved by paper data.

Although Antonio Davis has only been a substitute for the team for the past three seasons, although Antonio Davis is 33 years old this year, his performance in key moments in the playoffs, stable mid-range shooting, rich game experience and super rebounding ability still make many teams favor him.

After winning the championship, Antonio Davis couldn't find an excuse to stay with the Knicks again.

"I'm grateful for the honor that the New York Knicks have given me, I've learned a lot and I've had a lot of precious memories. But now I think I should go out for a walk, and I've been here for three years. ”

"I'm 33 years old, my career is not long, I still have a big family to support! So, guys, I'm leaving. ”

Antonio Davis is the only player who has decided to leave the Knicks so far to put things on the bright side. Previously, his agent had submitted a trade request to the Knicks.

Lamar wasn't surprised by Antonio Davis' trade request. When Antonio Davis called to tell Lamar that he wanted to return to play for the Toronto Raptors, both Lamar and Van Gundy offered their blessings. Even Morey, who has always valued interests more than life, was humane, with two second-round picks and a 5.8 million trade exception, which sent this inside titan to Toronto.

Now the Knicks look as if they are about to fall apart, and a dynasty that has just risen seems to be about to fall like a candle in the wind.

The departure of Arenas, Simmons, and Davis has caused the Knicks to lose three important players at the beginning of the preparation period for the new season.

But that's not all.

After Wang Zhizhi finished last season, he had already decided not to renew his contract with the Knicks, and chose to return to China and return to his beloved Bayi Shuanglu. Lindello Barbossa was robbed by the new Charlotte Bobcats at the end of the draft.

And, of course, there's Mark Jackson, who did a miracle in last season's Finals. Old Mark, who has finally achieved his ideals, has no regrets. Although Lamar and Van Gundy both wanted the old guy to wear two more roles and lead these little guys with the Knicks, the old guy still chose to retire bravely and became a veritable assistant coach of the Knicks.

"Lamar, the people who stay can really share the weal and snow with you, the team rebuilt on the basis of these people will be stronger, the Knicks dynasty will not be finished, it will only be stronger!"

These are the words that Mark Jackson gave to Lamar at the team's retirement ceremony. As a veteran player, his advice is still very reasonable.

After carefully thinking back to the players who remained, Lamar found that it was really like Mark Sr. said, the people who stayed behind could basically build the skeleton of the Knicks. Now all he and Van Gundy have to do is fill this skeleton with strong muscles and make it look fuller.

"The problem that we urgently need to solve now is to strengthen our outside line. With the departures of Bobby Simmons and Arenas, our extensive perimeter line has become a bit thin. Now the ones who can really be used on the front line are Devon, Shaun, Grant and John, among which Grant's injury is still a bit hidden, and whether he can continue to play for a season is still a question mark!"

Speaking of Grant Hill, Van Gundy paused. Now the Knicks who have decided to leave have been notified to the team, and those who have decided to stay have deliberately expressed their loyalty to the team in front of reporters, leaving Hill's attitude very ambiguous, neither asking the team to trade himself nor expressing his loyalty to the team, no one can guess what he thinks.

There are currently three years left on his contract between Grant Hill and the Knicks, with a player option for the third year. Now his ambiguous attitude makes people a little confused, and I don't know what he really thinks.

Now that the Knicks have just experienced a lot of turmoil, they are in great need of stabilizing their morale, and Grant Hill's vacillating attitude naturally makes Lamar very dissatisfied. And the team management also has some opinions about Hill, after all, this guy's annual salary is still the highest in the Knicks so far.

"Don't think about him now, the outside line really needs to be strengthened. With Gilbert and Bobby gone, we're left with just one John off the bench at small forward and shooting guard. If only I had chosen Andre Iguodala at the time of the draft!"

Lamar has always admired Andre Iguodala, and it's no secret to the Knicks, who have always liked players with team spirit.

"No, Lamar, now is not the time to talk about this, we have already missed Andre, and besides, you can see Al's performance and potential. ”

"You're right, I was negligent, if there were really no good candidates who could have pinned their hopes on John. ”

"No, although John is very fierce when defending, his defensive skills are still too poor. Actually, if only there was another guy like Sean on the team. Although Sean's defense is not as fierce as Artest, he has his own unique intelligence and can defend against many attacking players. If we want to continue last season's dominance next season, we have to look for a good defensive player in this position so that we can complement John!"

Lamar thought about it for a while, and also felt that Van Gundy's analysis made sense: "Jeff, since you said that, do you have any ideas?"

"The Pistons' Taysha Ampulins and the Philadelphia 76ers' Rajabel are all suitable trade players!"

"Deal?" Lamar exclaimed, "What decent trading chips do we have now?"

Originally, Lamar thought that Van Gundy would recommend a free agent, but he didn't expect Van Gundy to be so ambitious that he dared to choose a trade under such circumstances.

"Do we have any other choice but that, or is it better for you?" Van Gundy asked rhetorically.

"As for the position left after the trade, we can fill it in the free market, as long as we can find a decent player. ”

"So who else do you think we can trade players out of now?"

The Knicks have lost enough in the offseason, and Lamar really doesn't want to risk it right now. If it weren't for the fact that those players had big hearts and wanted to leave, Lamar wouldn't even want to move this team, he felt that even if he didn't have to complete the lineup, relying on the original group of players, they could still dominate this league.