Chapter 317: What to do in the new season
The most interviewed person is Kobe, Lamar's words at the press conference, which instantly pushed him to the forefront. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"He and I are no longer brothers, but I still respect Lamar's decision, his decision is obviously wise, and the future of the Lakers is mine. I think the fans should be a little more sensible, Lamar has contributed to the city. Now that he's out of here to find a bigger stage for him, there's nothing to blame and I'll bless her, and of course I'm more eager to take on him on the pitch as soon as possible. "Kobe Bryant has obviously been in a good mood lately, and the guy who is the team's biggest threat to him has finally been driven away by himself, and his position has been further consolidated.
But Kobe Bryant did everything he could, but he didn't calculate that his behavior had touched Shaq's heart, making his relationship with Shaq begin to become less tacit than before!
Lamar's eventual decision to join the New York Knicks was one of the biggest sensations since the NBA trade market began in the summer of 2001.
Countless people were shocked at the same time, but they were also cursing that the Knicks and Lamar would get nothing in the new season. Anyone can see that Lamar's energy, coupled with the strength of Chauncey Billups and Alan Houston, when the three of them get together, what kind of changes will it bring to the league?
Alan Houston, the Knicks' mid-range shooting king, was ecstatic when the guy who was still on vacation in Hawaii learned that the team had brought in Lamar.
"There's nothing more exciting than that. From today we are going to be a team capable of competing for championships! I'm crazy happy for Lamar to come to New York, yes! I'm a fan of him. I think every new NBA player should look up to him now, he's done a lot of things that we can't even think about, and I can't wait to enjoy playing with him, and I think it's going to be amazing." ”
Like Houston, New York fans have been celebrating Lamar's arrival for a long time, as if no one but them is going to be happy about Lamar's move right now.
Fans in Los Angeles scolded him for being Judas, and fans of other teams also held an attitude of not being able to eat grapes and saying that grapes were sour, accusing him of being a guy who only had power in his head.
Lamar simply didn't bother to fight back against such accusations. He now has more important things to do, and that is that he has to make sure that the New York Knicks are a competitive enough team before the new season begins.
Originally, this should have been the matter of the general manager and the team's head coach Jeff Van Gundy, but because of the blatant disagreement with the team owner Dolan on the transfer of Lamar, poor Mr. Cannavaro had no choice but to end his career as general manager in New York early, and the big fat man Morey became the deputy general manager of the Knicks on the recommendation of Lamar, and the position of general manager was concurrently held by Mr. James Dolan.
Of course, Knicks fans will not miss Cannavaro's departure, he has worked here for several years, and he has not left any good memories for New York fans!
As for James Dolan, he has now regarded Lamar as his lifeline, as long as it is Lamar, he will not hesitate to approve, he believes that only in this way can his team reach the peak.
Besides, the transactions that have been completed by him in the past few years have been proven to have no substantive effect at all, except for spending a lot of silver taels in vain. On the contrary, Lamar's reputation in the Los Angeles Lakers, the golden eyes are not nonsense!
Lamar has continuously recommended powerful players such as Grant, Anderson, and Chauncey for the Lakers, and it has been proved that Lamar definitely has more say than James Dolan in terms of looking at people.
Looking through the Knicks' roster after the trade, there was really nothing that caught his eye except for a few names that he had already known.
Although he has been in the Bucks for a while, he has not shown convincing strength at all since joining the Knicks last season, and after only playing a few main games, he was replaced by Withers, who has left New York.
This guard who later served as a backup next to the Pistons Billups does not have the NBA standard in Lamar's eyes, and he still holds a $3.2 million annual contract, which is simply a matter of outrage.
Watching Lamar cross out the names on the list one by one, James Dolan frowned, although those names have proven to be failures, but after all, most of them were nodded by him, and they were abandoned by Lamar like this, James Dolan was still a little uncomfortable.
"Mr. Dolan, if we have a lineup like this this season, I believe it will be difficult to make the playoffs. ”
Lamar doesn't seem to care about James Dolan's so-called face at all, and his words are somewhat mean!
James Dolan couldn't help blushing, smiled awkwardly and said: "I think they still have some strength, at least we still have a talent like Houston, and a defensive titan like Shanton Anderson!"
"Shanton Anderson was on the bench in New York last season last season, and there weren't many opportunities to perform, so as for being able to take the starting position?" Lamar said, correcting James Dolan's mistake in time.
"That's right, we had a good forward last season, or we wouldn't have been able to stay third in the East after Ewing left. ”
Lamar smiled and didn't say anything, he already knew why James Dolan had failed.
The reason is simple, as the head of the New York Knicks, he really has too much pressure. Fans' desire for a championship has made Mr. Dolan, who has just become the owner of the Knicks, pay attention to every transformation of the team, and unconsciously the pressure from the outside world has piled up on James Dolan alone. It is this pressure that makes James Dolan too eager to renovate the team.
When the team's interior is short of personnel, he fills the league's dug interior players to plug this hole, and when the team's outside lacks offensive power, he will banish all the interior players he has hoarded before, and then pursue the outside players. In this way, the development of the team has gradually become deformed, and now the garbage contracts in the team are the best proof of this, but fortunately, part of the previous Lamar deal has been processed. (Lamar looked posterly to the point of view that the contracts next to Sprewell and Withers were rubbish.) )
Seeing that Lamar was silent, James Dolan hurriedly asked, "Lamar! ”
Lamar still didn't speak, but started his homework on a blank piece of paper.
"Center: Main? Substitute?
Power forward: Lamar Odom (himself) main force, substitute Antonio McDyce
Small forward: Shaun Battier main, substitute for Shanton Anderson
Shooting guard: Alan Houston mainstay, off the bench?
Point guard: Chauncey Billups mainstay, off the bench?
James Dolan looked at the names written by Lamar, looked at Lamar with a puzzled look and asked, "Do you mean that only these people are in your plan?"
Lamar smiled and said, "Of course not, Mr. Dolan, now you are the general manager of the team. These things should be something you think about, and I'm not very familiar with the Knicks' current players. It would be a bit hasty to make a decision now. Didn't you call me here today so that I could recommend a few players?"
"Of course!" James Dolan nodded, then looked at Morey, and motioned for Morey to come forward and listen to Lamar's advice (after all, Mr. James Dolan could not always be the general manager of the team, and if Morey could take over the responsibility, he could take over as general manager at any time). Looking at the white fat man in front of him and seeing that his eyesight was good, Dolan nodded with satisfaction, it seems that Lamar's recommendation is still good, and he is much smarter than his predecessor!
James Dolan then continued: "Lamar, we're going to start the new season around you and we're going to have a plan for the whole season, and I want to build a team that you can completely control. ”
Lamar thought for a moment and said, "Well, Mr. Dolan, since you want to ask for my opinion, bring him to me!"
As he spoke, Lamar wrote two names on a piece of paper.
Samuel Dampoter, Chris Anderson, Gilbert Arenas, Bobby Simmons.
"Except for Damport, who is the first round pick this year, in fact, it is only the end, everyone else is a second-round pick, and it is estimated that there is no price to pay for the trade!
As soon as he arrived at the New York Knicks, Lamar began to think about digging into the corners of other teams. It's just business, and Lamar can only console himself with this.
James Dolan took a look: "Dampot is indeed a good interior player, and I'm interested in getting him, but are the 76ers willing to let go? There's also the question of Anderson, he's been ejected from the league, and there's no way we can bypass the league to sign him." ”
"Dampoter's problem, you don't have to worry, he will be willing to come, after all, the 76ers also have a Mutambo who occupies the main starting position, and he has a chance to be a starter when he gets to the Knicks, I think as long as the 76 are willing to trade, this guy will be desperate. As for Chris, I just hope the team can give him a chance not to fall behind in two years' time, because they are all important players in my dynasty plan. ”
Thanks to richard517 for the tip!(To be continued.) )