When the news of Yao Ming joining Mavericks came out, Zhou Xuan was watching the children at his home in Houston.

Yao Ming was happy, and had a big feast at Yao Restaurant, and when he talked about the transfer, he smiled and said: "I will admit it even if I take a little less money in Maverick." The Knicks are not bad, you can partner with Stadameyer. ”

Zhou Xuan sighed and said with a wry smile: "I don't know what the Knicks think, there are not many people who have settled down now, and they can't even make up 12 people." If there's another star, I'll try to meet you in the finals next season. ”

"You're optimistic about us?"

"yes. Marion, I know, he has to be a substitute for all of his strength, not to mention Nowitzki and you. Your lineup configuration is very reasonable, and it will definitely be very good to run in next season, and it is not impossible to handle the Lakers. I'm going to have to figure out how to get past the Heat to make it to the finals. ”

Yao Ming smiled: "Work hard." ”

Zhou Xuan sighed again. "Bosh, James, and Wade are really tasteless, not to mention the group at their peak, and they also took a salary cut, and they are not veterans who also play this set."

ESPN analyzed the current mentality of free agents, believing that with the Celtics and Lakers winning the championship, the league has entered the era of team spending money and superstars, and there will be more and more Big Three lineups in the future.

The article says: When Kobe, Gasol, Bynum, Artest, and Odom lift that tempting trophy together, what will the rest of the league's stars think? The alliance has inevitably entered the era of "finding giants and combining". Over the next 10 years, we'll see more and more stars choosing to play for the same team in order to win titles. Otherwise, how can a 60 million lineup win the opponent's 100 million?

The Thunder are perhaps the only outliers, their core is all obtained through the draft, and they have grown step by step from rookie to star, which is completely different from the "giant model".

After signing James and Bosh, the Heat became the strongest "Big Three" team at the moment, and their business model has attracted criticism from the league, but it is also a shortcut to success that all general managers are eager to replicate. Want to keep your team's superstars in the days ahead? It's very simple, find a few superstars to form a group together.

In the NBA's traditional values, relying on a dominant player and a group of role players with their own strengths to challenge for a championship is the most correct approach. For example, the Bulls led by Jordan, the Rockets led by Olajuwon, and the Spurs led by Duncan. While these teams also have stars like Pippen, Drexler and Parker, and Ginobili, they are not on the same level as the team boss.

Zhou Xuan didn't want the Knicks to poach another Sstaudemire-level player, but hoped that they would find two role players with average reputations who could defend the practical type, and he also discussed this issue with D'Antoni. The Warriors didn't have big names back then, and their attack power was very good. The Mavericks have now taken this path, and the team building is obviously what the Mavericks learned from the Warriors after they were eliminated in 2009.

Zhou Xuan returned to Los Angeles from Houston, and the Knicks were often in the news, but not because of the introduction of players. People are so dismissive of them that ESPN even uses one word to describe them – disaster!

LeBron? James won't come. Considering Xiao Si's age, in the long run, the best players in the team are Zhou Xuan and Gallinari. Even little Randolph will not help much.

ESPN's expert panel believes that the current Knicks team will have a difficult time in the next five years. They're getting the same treatment as the Clippers, and here's what Knicks fans can expect for years to come.

One is that fans will endure a regularly updated knee injury from Stoudemire, while he occupies the team's salary space for more years than Stephen? Marbury is even longer.

The second is rookie Lance? Stephenson is a problem player, maybe the next Nate to create conflict? Robinson.

The third is Marbury's public ridicule and banter of his old club.

Fourth, who will get out of class first? Mike? D'Antoni, or Donnie? Walsh?

Maybe Charles? Barkley was right, saying that the Knicks were forever cursed for trading Yuki ten years ago.

Can the Knicks still be able to get involved with Al? Harrington, Addy? House and others have signed and traded for some new players, but the value of those people has diminished dramatically.

The Knicks did run into a predicament, other teams knew they were going to rebuild, there was no one on the team, and the Knicks wanted to use Harrington to find the Clippers to trade Jordan Jr., but the result was not to change. Ask Magic for Gortat, and Magic refuses.

The Knicks didn't want to keep Harrington anymore, so they had to let it go for nothing. And the power forward opted to sign with the Nuggets on a free transfer, and the two sides agreed to a five-year contract worth $34 million. Last season, Harrington played in 72 games for the Knicks, averaging 17 per game. 7 points 5. 6 rebounds.

If you can't recruit a young center, you can only choose someone in the free market. "Big Shark" O'Neal joined the Celtics, not the Knicks. Jermaine? O'Neal signed with the Celtics and didn't like the Knicks. Vaughn? Weaver also signed with the Celtics and did not accept Zhou Xuan's call. At the same salary, Weaver feels that the Celtics have championship hopes, and the Knicks are too weak.

The relationship between friends is not as good as the champion ****, and Zhou Xuan can't do anything. A couple of inside linemen went to the Celtics, and they put the veteran Rashid? Wallace cut it. So the Knicks asked Wallace about his intentions, and Wallace replied, "I want to join a team that can make the playoffs, not a bad team at the bottom." ”

After D'Antoni and Zhou Xuan called to tell him about the recent situation, Zhou Xuan was depressed. Walsh doesn't know how to negotiate with people, why does everyone look down on the Knicks? He forgot that he wouldn't have fancied the Knicks if he hadn't been forced to trade. The team's brain-dead tradition is prohibitive. Stoudmayer also came from the money.

And in the eyes of others, both Zhou Xuan and Stodameyer have injury risks, and there is no future with them as the core.

Seeing Brad? Miller joined the Rockets, Milicic joined the Timberwolves, and one after another inside players fell to his family, Knicks owner James? Dolan was in a hurry.

On the 15th, the Knicks officially announced the resignation of President Walsh. Gruward is temporarily in charge. Dolan felt that trading for Maddie last season seriously hurt the team's interests, and Maddy was useless with Ben. And Zhou Xuan didn't play a game when he arrived at the Knicks. These two things combined, and they didn't attract LeBron, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

At this time, it was very unwise to change the management, and the recruitment work stalled for a while. Dolan is such an impulsive person, he is rich, comes from a famous big family, and often makes the news. He had been an alcoholic and drug addict and was considered to have an unstable temper, and in 1993 he was admitted to a drug rehabilitation center for treatment. In short, this guy is very emotional.

After his sudden dismissal, Walsh conducted a telephone interview with reporters. He acknowledges that his age and health and the demands of the job were the reasons for his departure. He's not fit to be the president of the Knicks, and Walsh has undergone three major surgeries in the past two years and is 70 years old.

The Knicks' summer recruitment work was terrible. Now the whole league is waiting to see the Knicks' jokes, and "Xuan Hei" is also excitedly waiting to see Zhou Xuan's jokes, and some people have even predicted that he will have no ball to play after the end of his rookie contract.

Mitchell? Butler was helpless too. "What is this going to rise? It's clear that they are going to be signed for next year's top pick, oh, by the way, next year's first-round pick they traded to the Rockets. ”

Zhou Xuan and D'Antoni talked on the phone and asked, "Coach, no one wants to come to the Knicks yet?" How's it going? ”

"It sucks. Glenn offers to sign Raymond? Felton, where do we need defenders now? Dolan was very angry and scolded him, and I thought he was about to be fired. ”

"Mike, it's not time to despair, I have a way to help the Knicks through this, and I can find the right players. But you have to help, you have to follow my advice, can you? ”

"Okay, let's do something first." D'Antoni loved New York and bought a house in Manhattan, and he didn't want to get out of class. With only these few people on hand, he is not confident to make the playoffs in the new season.

"I'll call you later, and ask about the situation first."

Hung up the phone, Zhou Xuan dialed Chris? Mullin's phone.

Mu Lin smiled: "Zhou, why did you remember to contact me?" Is the leg healed? ”

"Okay, but I've been having a headache lately, have you been following the latest news from the Knicks?" Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

"Look, the situation is not good, Dolan fired Walsh at this time, and no good free agent will choose to join the Knicks." Mullin said truthfully.

"yes, so the Knicks are in dire need of a good manager right now, you've had two months off, have you had enough?" Zhou Xuan asked with a smile.

"Hey, do you kid want me to be a manager on the Knicks? But that's something that needs to be screened, and Dolan may not use me. Mullin suddenly shook his spirits. It's rare for a player to think about the manager after leaving the team, even if he can't succeed in the worst of the time, he is very touched by this friendship.

Zhou Xuan smiled: "As long as you and Mitch (Richmond) want to come, Coach D'Antoni will help talk, do you contact him or do I contact him?" ”

"What is D'Antoni going to do for us?"

"He's my eldest brother now, and we're in a prosperous relationship." Zhou Xuan said proudly.

"Before a game is played, the coach will become your big brother?" Mullin sweats wildly, why is this kid always so popular? The fact that D'Antoni and Zhou Xuan lived together was not reported, and Mullin guessed that D'Antoni appreciated his style of play. He thought about it for a moment, and said, "I'll contact Mitch, and the Knicks are relying on you." As long as we get into management, whoever you want to be a teammate will be straight up, and I promise to get it for you. ”

This guarantee is not ordinary, even Kupchak would not guarantee Kobe Bryant like this.

Zhou Xuan's heart beat wildly a few times, and he said in a deep voice: "Wait for my good news." ”