Chapter 1057

The first announcement was the news that Wang Zhizhi decided not to renew his contract with the Knicks after his contract expired.

In fact, this news was known as early as the end of last season's Finals, but it was announced at this time, which still made those die-hard Knicks fans feel embarrassed.

In the hearts of fans, they can't wait for all the players who followed Lamar to win the championship last season to stay, even retire with the Knicks. But the NBA itself has a lot of turnover, and parting is inevitable, and everyone feels helpless.

"Thank you very much to Zhizhi Wang for his contribution to the team during his time with the Knicks, he is a great player with noble qualities and personality. I regret his choice of team, but I choose respect. We would like to send our sincere wishes to him and hope that he can also play well and succeed in the Chinese league!"

Wang Zhizhi did not have a big scene today, and the CBA had already rekindled the war before the start of the NBA's preseason game. At this time, Wang Zhizhi probably didn't know which city in China to compete.

Fortunately, Wang Zhizhi and the Knicks were prepared for this, and recorded a video in advance before the press conference, in which Wang Zhizhi expressed his gratitude to the Knicks and fans.

Wang Zhizhi left, although Knicks fans will feel pity, but they will not feel unacceptable. After all, Wang Zhizhi is just a substitute for the bench, and his status in the team is not very important.

However, Chinese fans are quite incomprehensible to Wang Zhizhi's choice.

Now everyone can see that Lamar is in full swing, and the Knicks have few opponents in the NBA. I believe that as long as Wang Zhizhi can stay in the Knicks, it is not impossible to win a few more championships. But Wang Zhizhi returned to the CBA without giving them a chance to oppose it at all, and Chinese fans could only reluctantly accept it while choking their hearts.

The second news to be announced was Mark Jackson's decision to retire.

Knicks fans were even more prepared for this news.

Since being traded to the Knicks by the Los Angeles Lakers midway through last season, Mark Jackson has spent most of his time as an assistant coach. If it weren't for the team's key magical performance during the finals, perhaps fans would not have remembered that there was such a veteran in the team.

While Mark Jackson was all about wanting to hug Lamar's thigh in the final year of his career, his crucial goal in Game 1 of the Finals left him a mark on the burgeoning Knicks dynasty.

Today, Mark Jackson also made a special trip to the scene, but his speech was quite short. It can be seen that in his long career, the Knicks are just a special place to realize his championship dream.

"I just want to say a big thank you to the fans, Coach Van Gundy and my teammates. Thank you to them for making my dream come true for many years!"

"Now I don't have any regrets at all, my body is not as strong as it was when I was younger, and my speed is not as agile as it used to be, and my body is telling me 'Mark, it should be over!'" I had to stop. ”

"Of course, I'm not going to leave basketball, but I think I'm going to spend time with my family. For the Knicks, I hope they keep winning, their era is just beginning. ”

Mark Jackson has retired, and there are only a few players left with him who entered the NBA. The end of one era heralds the beginning of another, and now it's time for young people like Lamar to reign supreme.

If the news of Wang Zhizhi's return to China and Jackson's retirement was not difficult for people to accept, then the next announcement by the Knicks really shocked people.

Gilbert Arenas left for the Minnesota Timberwolves on a free transfer when his contract expired, and joined Zen master Phil Jackson. He will join Ray Allen as the Timberwolves' starting perimeter this season.

Regarding Arenas' transfer to the Timberwolves, Knicks fans didn't show too much heat.

Although he has been with the Knicks for three years and has performed well, the troubles, disputes, and farces that have disturbed Arenas off the court have never stopped. Even during last season's finals, he was arrested for drinking and driving drunk!

So after the troublemaker leaves, the Knicks' strength will be more or less lost, but the fans don't feel sorry for him, and they won't even blame him. Of course, Knicks fans are also unlikely to send their blessings to Arenas, who defected to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Immediately after that, the Knicks announced the news of Bobby Simmons' switch to the Milwaukee Bucks.

This incident is even more expected, and everyone knows that Simmons' heart has never stayed in New York. Although Simmons had started his career in this place, he clearly had no sense of territory. He left the Knicks to defect to Los Angeles and was traded back again, and this time his contract was about to expire, so it was only natural that he chose to leave again.

Later, the Knicks announced that Barbossa had been kidnapped by the Charlotte Bobcats.

For the Brazilian Lightning, although there are also a lot of fans who pay attention, but people's feelings about him are more about his super speed.

Although Barbossa was nominally the first substitute for Billups, it was clear that he did not do well last season. Now that they are gone, people don't feel much pity.

This is not the last, and the next announcement by the Knicks that he is leaving will indeed surprise fans.

Grant Hill, the All-Star small forward he got from the Knicks in the Alan Houston trade, made his next stop at the New Jersey Nets.

Knicks fans never thought that he would leave, because of Hill's injury and big contract, if the team management did not have a little courage, it would be impossible to eat! Hill's trade is much riskier than profitable!

The fans thought about it carefully and understood the reason why Hill had to leave!

In all fairness, Grant Hill's strength is outstanding, and even in the star-studded Knicks, he is definitely a player who can be ranked in the top three. On any team, Hill has the ability to compete for the position of team leader. That is, of course, if Hill is able to stay healthy at all times.

However, Hill obviously didn't have this opportunity with the Knicks, and even the main starting position couldn't be his turn.

If he stays with the Knicks, Hill may get more championship rings, but he will always be able to be Battier's backup, and he will always be the engine of the Knicks' bench.

This is undoubtedly quite a cruel thing for a player who is still in his prime, so Hill chose to leave after thinking about it for a long time.

"I'm very grateful to the Knicks for the accolades and for the trust that Coach Van Gundy has placed in me. And, of course, Lamar, he's a great player and a great friend, and he's been a selfless help to me during my season with the Knicks, and he's been a constant source of encouragement throughout my injury. I felt reluctant to leave the Knicks, but I didn't regret my decision. ”

With the names that burst out of the press officer's mouth, fans really can't be calm now!

Wang Zhizhi, Arenas, Simmons, Barbosa, Grant Hill, these are almost all of the Knicks' bench players last season! If you add the veteran Antonio Davis, who was traded to the Toronto Raptors before, the only bench bandits left in the Knicks last season were Anderson, Hilario and Salmons!

Could it be that the emerging Knicks dynasty is about to fall apart before it is truly established?

Although the Knicks have also added Kassel and Prince through trades, so many players have chosen to flee the Knicks at the same time, and most Knicks fans have doubts about the future of the Knicks before the start of the new season.

So a small number of concerned fans began to post their pessimistic remarks on the Internet, plus some guys who wanted to make trouble for the Knicks behind the scenes, but I didn't expect these pessimistic information to be spread in a short period of time.

For this reason, the majority of Knicks fans began to associate with each other, coupled with various conspiracy theories created by the masterminds behind the scenes, and for a while, information about the Knicks was constantly spread.

People like Grant Hill can't stand Lamar's almost perverted training methods. There is also speculation that it was because Knicks owner Dolan suffered a property crisis and was unable to support the Knicks' terrifying luxury tax, so he finally had to abandon contract extension negotiations with these players.

Of course, the most criticized is the general manager of the Knicks, Morey, and many people equate this person with brain wreck. After all, when he signed his rookie contracts with these rookies, Morey didn't take this factor into account, so these players today became free agents with a fourth-year player option. This is the original sin that caused such a great crisis.

What the hell happened to the Knicks? What the hell did the Knicks want to do?

After that big deal that did have a sensational effect, the Knicks actually chose to take a break. Seeing that other teams have strengthened their lineups, the Knicks didn't even do anything after the press conference.

What exactly did the Knicks want to do? No one on the Knicks side came forward to answer this question.

Because at this time, the Knicks have entered the final preparations before the start of the new season. Unlike other teams that are busy preparing for the preseason or running around the world to make money, this time the Knicks are extraordinarily low-key, and even low-key makes people a little surprised.

With the exception of Prince, who has just announced his signing and needs to do a final physical examination, and Sam Cassel, the rest of the Knicks' players have returned to the team and worked like crazy at Madison Arena with Lamar, the boss. 2k reading web