Zhou Xuan laughed at the mention of New York, but he didn't want to really have anything to do with the Knicks.

The Knicks have no intention of firing coach D'Antoni, but they have no hope of making the playoffs this season, and how to bring in big names and rebuild in the summer is what they care about.

D'Antoni had a say and attended a management meeting on the team's mid-term trade.

D'Antoni's position has looked precarious lately, and despite winning the 76ers on the field, he has been unanimously criticized by the media. Because of the teenager Tony? As soon as Douglas was reused, he exploded with amazing energy, and in the eyes of the New York media, it was because of D'Antoni's employment strategy that the potential of many young players was buried, and Mirisic, who did not have a chance to play this season, was also a model of this.

Because Douglas scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to help the Knicks complete the comeback in the last moment.

After the game, D'Antoni admitted that he was blown away by the stunning performance of rookie point guard Douglas, saying, "They played a perfect fourth quarter and I'm proud of their performance because I never knew they could play like that. ”

D'Antoni's remarks are undoubtedly the biggest irony of the Knicks in the New York media, because his employment strategy has been criticized, as a rookie point guard, Douglas has not been reused, and the "little potato" Robinson and Duhon, who have little development potential, have gained a lot of playing time. Dujon was injured recently and Douglas was only given a chance to play.

In addition, D'Antoni also asked Curry to defend the player at the No. 2 position. Although Curry has the shooting ability of a shooting guard, his physique can't guard a shooting guard. This is also something that can't be helped, if you play double guards, Curry's 190CM height still has an advantage over Robinson and Duhon.

The New York media is also dissatisfied that Milicic, who originally made a difference in the 2003 list for the Knicks, has been sitting on the bench and has only played 8 games this season, averaging 8 per game. 9 minutes, 2 points 2. 3 rebounds. Frustrated, he had said earlier in the season that he had decided to return to Europe at the end of the season.

The media believes that the Knicks are not nobody, but that D'Antoni will not use people. In fact, in the second position, the Knicks are really nobody. Larry? Hughes is more of an undercover agent.

In order to strengthen the number two position, manager Donnie? Walsh wants to bring in Maddie. After the news broke, "Dime Magazine" columnist and Knicks fan Patrick? Cassidy wrote the commentary titled "The Knicks Wanted to Trade Maddie Breaks My Heart."

The Rockets believe they will play better without Maddy, and Coach Adelman has built his young players into a never-give-up team. The Rockets' locker room has been unusually united this season because they don't have Artest, who is causing trouble, and Maddy is out so far, and the Rockets want to maintain that balance.

Judging by the past years, Maddy, like Iverson, has always made a little discord in the locker room from time to time. If Maddie comes to the Knicks, this personality of his will not change. Talking about the Knicks, they don't want to deal with the locker room mess that Iverson might bring, so why would they welcome Maddie? Maddy could pose no fewer problems than Iverson, and the Knicks could have to pay 20 games in exchange for him fitting in.

The media said the Knicks have been chasing Maddy since this summer, but the Rockets did not agree to their quid pro quo. Rockets General Manager Darrell? Morey is not an easy person to deal with, and the Knicks want to use Eddie? Curry, Nate? Robinson's chips are nearly impossible to achieve in exchange for Maddie. If the Knicks are really going to trade Maddie, they'll have to come up with convincing chips.

It's heartbreaking for the Knicks to go after Maddy, maybe they're going to have to give up some of the talented future stars like Wilson? Chandler, and the switch may still be a player who will create problems and crises in the dressing room. Given Maddy's surgery and age, it's no longer possible for him to play at a high level, and he'll also take away from the playing time of the Knicks' young players.

With such comments, Walsh still insisted on going his own way and asked for a change for Maddie.

The Rockets are planning to pull the Kings into a three-way trade, involving a total of nine players.

Did the Rockets get Kevin from this deal? Martin, Jared? Jeffries, Hilton? Armstrong, Wilson? Chandler, as well as the Knicks' 2012 first-round pick, top-5 pick protected. In addition, the Rockets also traded the 2011 first-round draft pick with the Knicks.

The king got Karl? Landry, Dorsey and Larry? Hughes. The Knicks got Maddy and Sergio? Rodriguez.

The Knicks were clearly losing money on this trade. They carried forward the spirit of Lei Feng, and the chips of the Rockets were all given by the Knicks. Trading Maddy only gave the Knicks 23 million in salary space, but the chips the Knicks sent were Larry Hughes' 14 million expiring contract, Jeffries' 6 million contract with a one-year expiring contract, Chandler's 3 million contract, 11-year first-round pick swap, and 12-year first-round pick. So what the Knicks emptied was only Jeffries' 6 million garbage contract with one year missing, but the Knicks took a promising forward player, plus two draft picks, and threw out so much value for 6 million?

Walsh, the president of the Knicks, thinks it's worth it, and he also treats Maddie as an All-Star, thinking that as long as he is given playing time, a healthy Maddie can get 20+. Then the management unanimously approved the plan. In fact, Chandler himself is much better than Maddie.

D'Antoni felt that coming to Maddie was not enough. "I propose to trade with the Warriors and exchange Zhou Xuan for Zhou Xuan, this is an opportunity for us."

"Opportunity...... Isn't he hurt? "Vice President Glenn? Gruwald wondered.

"If he doesn't get injured and doesn't have knee surgery, there's no way Warriors management can agree to let him go. He's young, he's got a great sense of passing and I'm sure he'll be able to get back into shape. ”

Walsh asked, "What if he doesn't have a good future in the future?" ”

"It's not good that next season is a contract year and we can renew it for a low salary, which is a bit risky, but I need a defender like Nash. Trust me, we're going to make the playoffs next season. ”

"Do you think the Warriors will change? Who do we trade? ”

"Stephen? Curry, they're going to be tempted. Curry is the likely rookie of the year this season, and as long as he is replaced, the Warriors will remain competitive. If they don't agree, we can increase the stacks again. ”

D'Antoni regarded Zhou Xuan as a lifesaver, if he can't play next season, his reputation will be ruined, and he will definitely be out of class. D'Antoni was very clear at this point, and if he had been so clear in his coaching, he wouldn't have kept Milicic on the bench.

The other 28 teams are also interested in Zhou Xuan. But after Zhou Xuan's injury, Ellis would definitely not be so aggressive in seeking a trade. They are also worried that Zhou Xuan is a run-and-bomber tactic to benefit from the luxury data, and they are even more worried about his knees. Because there are too many examples of knee injuries falling.

"If you insist, I can ask," Walsh said. Will they really be interested in Curry? ”

"At this time, when a trade is proposed, the Warriors management will consider what chips can be exchanged for Zhou Xuan, if Zhou Xuan is reimbursed, his state will decline very badly next season, but he will not be able to exchange anything." D'Antoni said: "The only obstacle is that he has a lot of popularity in the local area, and under pressure from the fans, maybe they won't let him go. It mainly depends on whether the Warriors boss believes in Zhou Xuan as much as I do. ”

Run-and-gun tactics require guards with a particularly wide field of vision and high ball intelligence, and unfortunately Curry, although powerful, is like a scorer, with limited organizational skills and not good enough defense.

The trade deadline was approaching, and Walsh called Chris? Mullin.

Mullin likes Zhou Xuan very much, and before retiring, the elder Nelson specially told Mullin and Richmond to cover Zhou Xuan and build a team with him as the core to see how far he can develop. When he received the call, Mullin immediately refused. "Zhou Xuan is not for sale for us."

Hung up, Joey? Lacob asked, "What is the deal?" Why are you so quick to refuse? Aren't you going to make up for it in the middle of the term? ”

Coincidentally, Joey came to the president's office today to talk to Mullin about a medium-term deal. The Warriors are not in a good situation right now, and they hope to make a fight in the playoffs by making a trade.

"The Knicks want to trade Zhou Xuan with us, using their rookie guard Curry as a bargaining chip," Mullin said. That's just a newcomer, Zhou Xuan has already won the finals MVP last season, can the two be equal? ”

Joy paused for a moment and asked, "Do you think Zhou Xuan can still play at last season's level after this injury?" ”

"It may take time to recover, but I'm optimistic about his prospects in the future," Mullin said truthfully. ”

Joey thought for a moment and said, "But there's also a possibility that it won't recover, right?" And next year he will be a contract year, in case he doesn't play well, the data is average, and he wants a big contract, do we give it or not? If not, he can sign with other teams. If it is given, in case the state declines, we will lose a lot. ”

Mullin didn't expect the new boss to think like this, and it can't be denied that there is such a possibility, and what Joey said makes sense.

Joey didn't think about it because he was prejudiced against Zhou Xuan, and Zhou Xuan teased his son at the beginning. Although it has been a long time, he still remembers it.

bought the team, Zhou Xuan is still the core, and Jimmy quarrels with him a lot. According to his son's idea, he traded Zhou Xuan away in the summer, out of sight and out of mind. If it is a little more, let Zhou Xuan sit on the cold bench and make him miserable. Joey couldn't do that, because it would affect the money, and the fans wouldn't agree.

Now that Zhou Xuan is injured, Joey sees an opportunity to send him away and exchange for a useful player.