Phil Jackson and Roy's conversation ended in nothing, but that's understandable.

It is true that a man with strong psychological quality such as "Zen Master" will always have some troubles that are difficult to choose, and before the relationship with Jenny Bass is straightened out, he may not dare to quote Paul George.

However, probably because he couldn't respond to Roy's weakness, probably to stabilize Roy's heart, Phil Jackson revealed to Roy that the team's goal of pursuing the championship will not change, and he will make appropriate additions to the team's No. 1 (point guard) and No. 5 (center) positions in the half season, and now he also has a rough list of candidates, they are:

Jahir Okafor, 21 years old for the Philadelphia 76ers, plays as a center, is 6 inches 11 inches (211 cm) tall and weighs 275 pounds (125 kg).

Brandon Knight, 25, for the Phoenix Suns, is a point guard who is 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) tall and weighs 185 pounds (84 kg).

Yusuf Nurkic, 22 years old for the Denver Nuggets, plays as a center, is 6 inches 11 inches (211 cm) tall and weighs 280 pounds (127 kg).

Elfred Payton, 22, for the Orlando Magic, is a point guard who is 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) tall and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg).

In order to make Roy more at ease, and in order to show the results of his work during this time, Phil Jackson also personally explained why these four people were chosen.

Jahir Okafor, the 2015 Tanhua Show, was the thigh of the 76ers last year and the future king. However, this year, with the strong comeback of "The Great" Embiid, and there is still a champion Simmons lying in the hospital, he has temporarily lost his main position, the data has dropped significantly, and the future is not good, in addition, considering that he is also prone to injury, it is a matter of time before the 76 team sells him.

("Zen Master" comment: This is last year's flower show, in exchange for picking up a lottery draw from last year.) ）

Brandon Knight, the most famous background emperor in the NBA, was the starting point guard for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks before coming to the Suns, but as soon as the Suns signed a new contract, he was squeezed to the bench by newcomer Devin Booker and lost his starting position, and is now grumbling waiting for the team to trade him.

("Zen Master" comment: This Xiao Hei is good, in addition to being a little funny, he still has strength, the key is that he was also a 17+5 player back then.) ）

Yusuf Nurkic, who entered the league the year before last and immediately played a good performance, has no major shortcomings except for being stupid, but unfortunately "people are more popular than people", last year suddenly came a Jokic of the same type as Nurkic, and the result is more comprehensive than him, although it is still on the rise, but the Nuggets who are picking the door are already peddling him everywhere.

("Zen Master" comment: It's addictive to trade with the Nuggets, and I feel that the Nuggets players are so cheap and easy to use.) ）

Elfred Payton, whose strengths and weaknesses are equally obvious, has been dragged down by the Magic's chaotic management and team infighting, and has its own fatal shortcomings of inaccurate shooting and free throws.

("Zen Master" comment: Take advantage of your illness to kill you, and it's too sorry not to take advantage of the chaos of the magic team to touch a few big fish.) ）

Phil Jackson babbled, Roy thought to himself, none of these four guys seems to be a star, Okafor is a sick jar, Knight is a well-known league-wide decrepit, Nurkic is a bit of a chicken, Payton has never heard of it.

These four people are the targets that the "Zen master" wants to "rob"? Isn't the robbery of the Lakers and Celtics supposed to rob some famous stars, why is Phil Jackson looking for these old, weak, sick and disabled? Do you want to play mahjong with a lot of people?

Not to mention Jahir Okafor, Brandon Knight, and Yusuf Nurkic, who is this Elfried Payton? Compared to the other three guys who have played against or read the data, who is this guy named Peyton?

Who is Elfred Payton? Don't be fooled, he has nothing to do with the NBA's Gary Payton. Peyton Jr.'s father, also known as Elfried Payton, is a legend in Canadian football, and the elder Peyton Sr. completed 154 "sacks" throughout his career, and was inducted into the "Canadian Football Hall of Fame" after retiring.

may have inherited his father's strong defensive genes, although Payton Jr. did not inherit his father's business and entered the NFL, but he brought the defensive ability inherited from his father to the basketball court.

Payton Jr.'s defensive style on the basketball court can be said to be in the same vein as his father, although Payton Jr.'s physical fitness is not outstanding, his defensive awareness is surprisingly good. Since high school, Payton Jr. has been known for his excellent defense and cool head, he can not only see the overall situation, organize the offense, but also fight for rebounds, lock up the opponent's ace player, it can be said that in addition to poor shooting, Payton Jr.'s ball skills are quite comprehensive.

"If you keep fighting him (Payton Jr.), as long as you don't knock him down, he'll definitely continue to stalk you." This is Payton Sr.'s evaluation of Payton Jr., and it is also a true portrayal of Payton Jr. on the court.

The New York Knicks' next opponent happens to be Payton Jr.'s Orlando Magic.

Needless to say, Phil Jackson and Roy immediately had the opportunity to investigate Payton Jr., and Payton Jr. was already impatient to fight Roy.

"If Roy can't beat me, then we'll have a chance to win the game, so you just have to score as many points as you want, and I'll be tasked with defending Roy."

When Payton Jr. made such bold remarks in his final training session, his teammates reacted with a snicker.

"Good job, Elfried (Peyton), I'm sure you'll be able to handle Roy." The rugged Ibaka came over and patted Peyton Jr. on the shoulder, his words of encouragement sounding more like a teasing and sarcastic.

"Hey, you hear me, Elfried will help us kill Roy, if we can't win the game, then we have a problem with our offense, and it has nothing to do with Elfried." D.J. Augustine's words are even more harsh, this season he and Payton Jr. have been competing for the main position to the point of white-hot, and there are not a few cases like this where you go back and forth and you are scolding.

"Alright, Sergi (Ibaka), D.J. (Augustin), we might as well pray that Elfried will shoot more than 60 percent of his free throws." Biyombo's words drew laughter from the audience.

Payton Jr. certainly understands what these ill-intentioned old guys are saying, and this year, the battle between the Magic rookie and the old, the rookie and the trade-in player has reached a fever pitch, and it is not a matter of a day or two for the players to taunt each other on the training court.

As a player who wants to be the leader of the team, Payton Jr. has been ostracized by the veteran players in the Magic team for more than two years.

Speaking of which, this is also the extremely cruel side of the NBA.

A simple calculation may make the problem clear, the NBA league has 30 teams, and each team can sign a maximum of 15 players with guaranteed contracts, which means that there are only 450 players who can get contracts and keep jobs in the league every year, and if you count any injuries, layoffs, and substitutions, this number will definitely not exceed 500.

There are less than 500 opportunities to be hired, but there are a lot of competing players, not to mention those free agents who wait for the stars and the moon to sign official contracts every year, there are as many as 60 rookies who enter the league every year. In this way, in addition to the main players and main substitutes of those teams, rookies, free agents, international players, and fringe players will have to compete for the few remaining signing opportunities.

Therefore, for those veterans who have a sense of worry, they don't like these newcomers very much, in the end, they are here to steal their jobs, and in some teams with loose discipline and poor management, the contradiction between newcomers and veterans will be more obvious, such as the current Orlando Magic team.

Payton Jr. is actually a third-year player, but his status on the team has not been determined, in addition to the reason why management is not very optimistic about his prospects, and another point is that the Magic team has been changing the roster in recent years.

The constant tossing and turning has made the Magic team unable to determine a clear set of play, and without a clear play, it is impossible to build a team around the core stars.

In terms of seniority, Payton Jr. is definitely not ranked on the team; In terms of statistics, he can't compare to a scorer like Fournier; In terms of popularity, he is also not as good as Aaron Gordon, another newcomer who shone at the slam dunk contest last year.

Therefore, Payton Jr.'s position on the Magic team is indeed a little embarrassing, he wants to be the boss but is unable to gain the approval of others. And this year, the team got two veterans Serge Ibaka and D.J. Augustin through trades, and signed Bismarck Biyombo at a high price, they are both veteran players who are a little famous in the league, and they came to the mediocre Magic team for the boss position. In particular, D.J. Augustine overlapped with Payton Jr.'s position, which really covered Peyton Jr.'s chance to come out with a hard time.

It is precisely for this reason that Payton Jr. is jealous of rookie Roy, why Roy can get the attention of the team as soon as he enters the league, and the Knicks even traded Anthony away in order to correct him; Why did Roy get the attention of the media when he first entered the league, his current exposure rate is definitely not inferior to any big-name star; Why Roy was able to sign a record-breaking sneaker endorsement contract when he first entered the league, but looking at himself, he is still wearing sneakers that he bought from specialty stores.

Like other newcomers and semi-newcomers, Payton Jr. has too many reasons to be jealous of Roy, so his statement is not so much for the team's victory as for himself.

In this way, Roy added a new challenger out of thin air......

"Little Peyton, this is Little Peyton?"

When Roy saw little Payton himself in the warm-up, he almost didn't laugh.

Is this Peyton Jr.? What's going on with his hairstyle? Is this a fried hair?

Before the warm-up was over, Roy teased Peyton Jr. with "base friend" Hernana Gomez.

"I said that the league really has no restrictions on the hairstyles of players? This fried hairstyle makes little Payton look a lot taller. ”

"Roy, you're going to blow up if Kenneth (Farid) and Jay (Claude) hear this."

"Fried hair, hahahahaha......" Speaking of fried hair, Roy and Hernangomez laughed in unison, it seems that at least from the perspective of funny attributes, Payton Jr. is quite in line with the atmosphere of the Knicks.

Probably finding Roy and Hernangomez talking about themselves, Peyton Jr. actually walked straight over.

"Hello, rookie, my name is Elfried Payton, and I'm going to beat you here tonight."

Payton Jr. shook his hair after speaking, and Roy almost laughed on the spot......