Mullin was reluctant to give up Zhou Xuan, and Joey? Lacob argued. Popularity, age factors, and so on are all analyzed.

Mullin said: "Behind Zhou Xuan is the Chinese market, the support of a large number of Chinese fans, and if he leaves the Warriors, our attendance will definitely drop. ”

Joy said: "Ellis has averaged 25 points per game lately, isn't the attendance just as consistent? ”

"Zhou is just injured, being on the injury list and leaving are two different things. I haven't seen a genius like Donald [Nelson Sr.] in all these years, and he's definitely going to get over his injuries. In short, I don't agree to trade him. ”

Mullin is well-intentioned, both for Zhou Xuan and for the benefit of the team. Joey listened, but felt that Mullin was challenging the authority of the board and his boss. Although the president is responsible for trading and team operations, he ultimately works for the boss, and the boss still has the decision-making power in most aspects.

Joey said coldly: "Ellis is playing very well, Curry is a rookie, signed a four-year contract, is not very old, can shoot and organize, looking at the data, it is only three assists less than Zhou Xuan, why can't you change?" You can get in touch with them, pick a quality player from the Knicks, and clean up our junk contracts. As long as they say yes, we can change and challenge for the championship this year. ”

Mullin frowned, "Are you sure you want to do this?" ”

"Sure. Zhou Xuan was also a rookie last year, how do you know that the combination of Curry and Ellis can't lead the Warriors to the finals and win the championship? Maybe he'll win the MVP too. Zhou Xuan himself said that the strength of the Warriors lies in the team, and his assists mostly rely on teammates with strong attacking power. ”

"Who do you want?"

"David Lee."

Mullin couldn't help it, so he called the Knicks again and conveyed Joey's request. Joey can be described as a lion's big mouth, and David Lee is the core of the Knicks' interior offense.

Before the Knicks could finish the meeting, a group of people began to discuss again.

David Lee is the double-double king this season, almost every game with a solid double-double, 20. 2 points 11. 7 rebounds 3. 6 assists, 1 steal, 0. 5 caps. If it weren't for the Knicks' poor record, he would definitely be an All-Star.

D'Antoni is also very fond of David Lee, he is suitable for running and bombing tactics, moving fast, can shoot, and has good feet in the low post, so it can be said that he is a fast Zach? Randolph. To give up such a person is to cut meat.

However, David Lee signed a one-year contract with the Knicks. He will be a free agent in the summer. And in the summer, almost half of the teams in the league had plenty of salary space.

Signing David Lee to a one-year contract is also a good thing for the Knicks, after all, the Knicks themselves need a lot of salary space next summer. David Lee wants a big salary, and the Knicks have been hesitant to sign him to a long-term contract.

Walsh said: "If David Lee is involved, I don't know who Lu Dao can replace the Warriors, they can't send Margety, Ellis, is it interesting to change a few role players?" ”

D'Antoni was silent for a moment and said, "If they're willing to send Anthony?" Randolph and Azubuuk, we can consider adding money or future draft picks for salary parity. ”

Also draft picks? Glenn? Gruward felt like he had suffered a big loss. "So we don't have to win in the second half of the season? Send the jazz champion sign directly? Do you believe in Zhou Xuan so much? ”

D'Antoni nodded, "Yes, I believe him." I'm sure he'll do better than Nash in the future, and I think this is an opportunity for the Knicks to rise. Sending David Lee out of the woods, freeing up salary space in the summer, we can also chase other stars, James, Bosh, no matter who comes in, we can form a lineup of two star players, inside and outside the core. Gallinari is also very promising and we are not weak next season. ”

Walsh said: "I'm not in a hurry to answer, anyway, there's still time, let's finalize Maddie's deal first." ”

With some time to go before the trade deadline, the Warriors will definitely be more anxious if they want to defend their title this season. Sending Zhou Xuan is the least nerve-wracking for the current lineup, and what is exchanged for instant combat power is all combat. When Randolph stars come back after the game and David Lee form a twin tower, and the outside line is also a person who can shoot suddenly, the Warriors are still very strong.

Although the details of the transaction were not confirmed, Mullin still called Zhou Xuan, who was on vacation.

Zhou Xuan didn't watch the rookie challenge. He relaxes in Los Angeles and watches movies and American dramas. Mitchell also rarely pays attention to celebrity weekends, thinking that they are all performances, which are not interesting, and Zhou Xuan will only watch them when he beats him. They're just focusing on the dunk contest, Nate? Robinson won the dunk king again, and the action was nothing new, but winning the championship three times also set a record for the dunk contest.

Picking up the phone, Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Hey, Chris, is there good news about the transaction?" ”

Zhou Xuan's first thought was that Mullin called him to inform him that he had found some good helper, but he had already been reimbursed for the season, and it didn't make much sense for anyone to tell him, he could only support his teammates mentally.

As a result, Mullin's voice was serious, and he sighed: "It's bad news, you may be disappointed." ”

"Say it."

"You could be traded."

"What?" Zhou Xuan's heart skipped half a beat, and his brain couldn't turn a little. "How is this possible?"

"It's true, it's possible for you to go to the Knicks."

"Why are you trading me?" Zhou Xuan remembered that Mu Lin's daughter was also a fan, she was too ugly, and he didn't talk to her much at the party...... It can't be for this, right?

"It's not that I'm going to trade you, it's that idiot boss, I reasoned with him for a day, and he didn't change his mind, as if he decided that you wouldn't be back in shape after you came back. This guy took the wrong medicine,, Mickey and I don't want to do it anymore, I can't really communicate with this guy. Mullin said depressedly.

Zhou Xuan figured out what was going on, it wasn't that he had taken the wrong medicine, but that the person surnamed Lacob was too careful. This time he was injured and his state was in doubt, and with the little friction before, Joey wanted to send Zhou Xuan out for someone he looked pleasing to. Otherwise, in the future, Zhou Xuan's position in the warrior will become more and more solid, and he, the boss, will have to look at Zhou Xuan's face, which is not a taste in his heart.

As for the Knicks, it's definitely because of D'Antoni. Only the man who insists on running and bombing will think so highly of him, even if he can only play next season during the injury, he is willing to take a risk.

Zhou Xuan asked, "Who am I trading with?" ”

"Rookie Curry, this also involves a lot of people, otherwise we wouldn't release him, the Knicks may send David Lee, the details haven't been finalized yet, I think it's likely that the trade will be successful, you should be mentally prepared." Mullin sighed.

Zhou Xuan sighed, his plan to live in a team for the rest of his life could not be shattered so easily. Is it because he won the MVP last season, he really went too far and lost all his character? It was too easy to win last season, the Magic was too weak, and it was estimated that the Lakers would be swept in the Finals.

Hanging up the phone, Mitchell asked, "You look so ugly, the team wants to trade you?" ”

"Did you hear that?"

"I don't know the specifics, where are they going to trade you?"

Zhou Xuan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "New York Knicks." We just said a few days ago that this team is too wasteful, and now it is going to pass, what is this? Am I going to fight for the playoffs in the future? ”

"I think it's good to go to the Knicks, who are they going to give?"

Zhou Xuan elaborated.

Mitchell laughed, "Aren't you very good at your brain?" The Knicks sent David Lee, and there was no one left this season. But they have a lot of salary space and are ready to poach people in the free market in the summer. They've been willing to spend money, and you're worried about not having teammates next season? It's a star team just by getting together. I think at least one All-Star will come, and maybe there will be a Big Three. As long as you are the core of the Knicks, your popularity will increase if you play well. ”

"Hearing you say that, it seems to have a bit of a future." Zhou Xuan quickly walked out of the blow. Onlookers know that the Knicks used to be a bad team, which does not mean that they will always be rotten, and as long as they bring in the right reinforcements this summer, the lineup may not be weak.

Mitchell added: "New York is a big city, with a lot of stars, and the exposure is not as good as Los Angeles. They are slightly inferior to Los Angeles, mainly because of the team's record, where the fans are enthusiastic and if the two teams have similar records, they will be more profitable than Los Angeles. You live in New York, and the security and economy are better than Oakland, right? Those of us also make a lot of trips to New York. I could live in New York, Los Angeles, but I don't want to live in that place in Oakland. ”

Emma, who has been silent? Watson chimed in: "Me too, how nice it would be to go to New York." ”

"You don't know basketball."

"But I know that New York is much better than Oakland, and if you go to New York, I'm willing to settle in the United States." Emma laughed.

Zhou Xuan suddenly remembered the plot of the last part of "Notting Hill", Hugh Grant pretended to be a reporter to interview Julia? Roberts, who got the answer to permanent settlement, later married the two. Did she think of that?

"Well, I think it's much better, let's go to New York." Zhou Xuan snorted. A manly man, he must make a quick decision when he does things. He said it very heroically, anyway, even if he didn't want to go, he still had to go, and this time he even saved the physical examination.

Mitchell said: "But this has to be kept secret, don't tell anyone else, if it goes out, I don't know what it will say, if people think that you are asking for a trade to leave the Warriors, or say something bad about the team, it will affect your image." You just have to wait for the news. ”

"I understand, let Mullin and them take care of it. Joey? Lacob, I didn't expect him to trade me for a little thing. I'm going to make him regret it in the future. Zhou Xuan sneered.

Mitchell smiled: "I've always wanted you to move to New York, I'm afraid he'll regret it too quickly." The rest of the board may disagree, but everything must go well. It's better to be the core of a team than to be in a big city. When you come back next year, you must play hard and take the position of the boss, do you want to be the number one star in the history of the big city? ”

History first? This is an attractive goal, and Zhou Xuan originally wanted to be the first in the history of the Warriors. He suddenly discovered that basketball is also like love, you want to start from the beginning, the other party may not give you this opportunity.