On November 1, after returning to New York from Charlotte, Lin Yi and Javier Stanford made an appointment to meet at the "Silvestri" Italian restaurant in New York.

The Knicks will have back-to-back games against the Philadelphia 76ers this evening, so Lin Yi has set the meeting time for noon, and he will go to the training gym in the afternoon to do some recovery work.

Today's main course at Silvestri is "Lissodo" and "Salama", "Lisodo" is actually Italian rice, stir-fried with diced onions, butter and rice, and sautéed with wine to soak it up and taste soft.

"Salami" is Italian sausage, shaped like a thick and round rolling pin, with a layer of powdery white mold on the outside, which is red and fragrant when cut.

These two dishes were recommended by D'Antoni, and Lin Yi, as a foodie, wanted to try them.

"Lin, are you sure you want to make such a deal? Chris Dujon is our starting guard, and Belinelli is just a backup point guard for the Raptors. ”

After all, Javier Stanford has worked as a scout and reporter, and he knows more about basketball than general manager Donnie Walsh, but even so, he still feels that Lin Yi's advice to him is a bit unscientific.

For example, Lin Yi suggested trading their backup point guard Belinelli from the Raptors, and New York's more suitable chip was starting guard Chris Dujon.

The corners of Lin Yi's mouth raised slightly, Javier Stanford was not crossed after all, he would definitely have such an objection.

"First of all, does it make a difference if our starting guard is Chris Dujon or Tony Douglas?" Lin Yi looked at Javier Stanford and asked.

Javier Stanford shook his head, it seemed that there was really no difference, after the two regular season games, Chris Dujon was a soy sauce player.

"Secondly, I'm afraid the Raptors won't change this deal, Belinelli is a very good shooter who can play the second and third positions."

"At the end of the day, if we want to go further in the new season, we need an outside shooter rather than a stake who can only dribble past half the court." Lin Yi gave Javier Stanford an analysis that Belinelli is definitely a potential stock.

Lin Yi knows very well that Belinelli is not well received in the Raptors at present, because the Raptors want to cultivate DeMar DeRozan, the rookie they selected this year.

As a result, Belinelli's position with the Raptors is awkward, as he looks like he moves at average speed, only shoots from the outside, and can only contribute 0.9 three-pointers per game.

But Lin Yi knew that it was all because the Raptors would not use Belinelli, and Lin Yi remembered that Chris Dujon was not as good as a day after leaving D'Antoni's system, and it didn't take long for him to disappear from the NBA.

To put it bluntly, future point guards need the ability to take the initiative to attack, and guards like Chris Dujon don't need it at all in the NBA, and the three-point shot is not accurate, he can't open up space, and his ability to block and break through is average, what else can he contribute to the team except for a steady pass?

But Belinelli is different, Lin Yi remembers that after joining the Philadelphia 76ers in the 17/18 season, Belinelli was like a fish in water, and the 76ers team was Simmons leading a bunch of shooters and 3D to play after Embiid was injured, and the result was unexpectedly good.

People call that Philadelphia 76ers the Royal Salute, which means that the Philadelphia 76ers' three-point shot is always like a salute.

D'Antoni is a head coach who is very good at using pitchers, if you give him a few more pitchers, he can give you back a piece of the sky, Lin Yi doesn't even need to give D'Antoni any advice, D'Antoni can arrange this bunch of people himself.

In the 13/14 season, Belinelli had a very high moment with the Spurs, he was accurate from three-point range, he could shoot from the field, and he played a lot like Klay Thompson, but he moved slowly and his defense was a hole.

But Belinelli's physicality is much better than the likes of Capono and Novak, Wilson Chandler can't make a three-pointer, and D'Antoni is ready to make him a cameo in the No. 4 position to play the fast-break lineup.

Now that he knows D'Antoni's thoughts, Lin Yi must cooperate with D'Antoni's team building ideas.

And if Lin Yi didn't know that the Raptors lacked guards during this period, I'm afraid the Raptors wouldn't necessarily be able to change with you. Lin Yi is completely using his advantages to help the Knicks, this is blatant hanging!

Javier Stanford nodded, "Donnie should agree to this deal, this deal is not difficult to operate." But Lin, your second suggestion, will the Philadelphia 76ers really send Louis Williams? Our best chip is probably Larry Hughes. ”

Lin Yi took a bite of "Lisodo" and looked at Javier Stanford and said: "This deal is not in a hurry, you can slowly negotiate with the Philadelphia 76ers, I believe that your sincerity will definitely impress them!" ”

Javier Stanford shook his head with a wry smile, Lin Yi This is a problem for him and general manager Donny Walsh, how do you look at Louis Williams is a potential newcomer, but Larry Hughes is just an expiring contract, and the Philadelphia 76ers will make this deal with the Knicks after the brain is pumped.

Lin Yi can't reveal too much to Javier Stanford, this deal is different from Belinelli's, this deal is only known to Lin Yi, and the Philadelphia 76ers are brain-pumping!

The reason is simple, the Philadelphia 76ers want to swing and Louis Williams can't get up to their bills.

After getting used to having a superstar like Iverson, the Philadelphia 76ers have always been eager to get another superstar to pull the ball market, but because Philadelphia's own attraction is not enough, the only way for them to get a superstar is to keep rotting, the current 76ers are okay, and they will continue to swing to new heights in the future.

Not to mention Louis Williams, even singles specialist Holiday and future FMVP Iguodala can be sent away with their eyes closed.

Knowing this relationship, Lin Yi believes that as long as the Knicks are willing to pay a draft pick, plus Larry Hughes' expiring contract, the 76ers will definitely make this trade with the Knicks.

Because Lin Yi remembered that after Allen Iverson was cut by the Grizzlies, he would return to Philadelphia to play for a while, and later because Iverson played too seriously, the 76ers uniform team saw that it would not be able to go on like this, so they decisively persuaded Iverson to quit.

As for taking care of his daughter to the outside world, Lin Yi didn't believe that Iverson would choose to give up his basketball career in order to take care of his daughter when he was sprayed by Kobe Bryant and desperately wanted to prove himself.

The Philadelphia 76ers' determination to win the championship is very resolute, even comparable to LeBron James's determination to win the championship.

The Philadelphia 76ers themselves understand that no matter how good Louis Williams plays, it will be difficult to become an All-Star, and this year's selected Holiday has good potential, and they are more willing to give Holiday some time to grow.

In Lin Yi's memory, the next Philadelphia 76ers kept swinging and scratching lottery tickets in the process of constantly looking for the "new Iverson", and it was not until they scratched Embiid and Simmons that they began to seriously consider building a team.

Javier Stanford and Donnie Washh certainly couldn't have known that the 76ers were so determined, so most people would definitely think that Louis Williams, who had just made a little indication, was not for sale for the Philadelphia 76ers, and only Lin Yi knew that for the 76ers, what they wanted most was draft picks and expiring contracts.

Lin Yi wants the management to trade Louis Williams for a very simple reason, this is the main force, and the defense is a hole, but playing as a substitute, he is fast, can block and dismantle with Lin Yi, and the three-point draw is half of Curry, and what the Knicks are most lacking now is such a player who can make up for the lack of firepower.

As for Lin Yi's third request for a management transaction, Javier Stanford will not be a stranger, Danny Green, and the future person will be nicknamed Zhang Tielin.

Javier Stanford thinks that maybe Green and Lin Yi have a good relationship, and Lin Yi will consider taking care of the former North Carolina four, because now Danny Green can't even play the ball in the Cavaliers, as long as there are the right chips, the Cavaliers will definitely trade.

Only Lin Yi himself knows that Danny Green is the teammate he wants the most.

This kind of pure ballless 3D is what this New York team urgently needs right now.

In addition, Javier, Stanford and Donnie Wash have been actively dealing with Eddie Curry's bad contract in recent times, and Lin Yi has also offered them a trade partner.

People give the nickname Husky to the Timberwolves.

Lin Yi knew very well that it was the Timberwolves who ate this rotten contract in his memory.

Because the Timberwolves have also decided to start a long-term swing.

Lin Yi put forward his own suggestions to the management, he can't give the management too many spoilers, but he believes that these transactions can be done, it is only a matter of time, because he knows too much about the thinking of the future NBA teams, which is particularly blatant!