Chapter 258: Sending the Gods (Part 3)

It's not often that you see the good old guy Hornacek on the NBA court, but that's what he did today.

Smith is definitely a demon king! Hornacek, who suddenly felt his blood pressure height, can now finally experience what George Carr felt.

Smith and George Carr had a deep rivalry, and Smith even regarded George Carr as a "natural enemy" that influenced him to become a superstar.

The confrontation between the two of them is everywhere, Smith used the worst time in the game to shoot a three-pointer just to prove George Karl wrong, Smith and George Karl argued over 1 minute of playing time, Smith used the most "cancerous" style of play to cause George Karl to stomp his feet and even convulsively say "basketball is a humiliating sport".

Smith is such a "cancer", except for the Cleveland Cavaliers, he can be a good player next to LeBron James, and face anyone else at any other time and place, he is a complete big devil.

The red-faced, bruised Hornacek didn't hesitate, if it weren't for the TV cameras on him, he would have cursed a few swear words and swung a few fists, but now he had to endure as a public figure.

Smith entered the cold palace, and Smith had expected the result, and he sat at the very end of the bench with his legs crossed, watching the game with cold eyes.

Probably affected by this accident, the New York Knicks' previous smooth offensive and defensive play disappeared all of a sudden, and Smith's departure not only brought the team's morale to the bottom, but also brought the team's touch away.

From the second quarter onwards, the Knicks' scoring deteriorated, while the Wizards grew stronger and stronger on the cheers of the home fans.

Wall and Beal were the only two two-way guard pairings in the league who made a complete comeback in the second half and turned the Knicks' defense upside down.

After Roy's two dying three-pointers in the final 1 minute, the Knicks swallowed a loss on the road.

At 112:119, the Knicks' proud seven-game winning streak came to an abrupt end in Washington.

Roy played 30 minutes and scored just 14 points, three rebounds and six assists, and he lost the touch he had managed to regain.

At the end of the game, the whole team returned to the locker room with a dirty face, and at this time, Smith turned on his tweeter again.

"Yeezy yeezy yeezy just jumped over jumpman ......" (Kayne est's satirical lyrics to Nike's song "Facts")

“Yeezy yeezy yeezy just jumped over jumpman yo……”

Harsh music, terrible lyrics, Smith's unsightly actions.

Smith was actually singing and wiggling his ass, didn't he know that the team had just experienced a defeat?

Smith's mentally retarded behavior completely angered everyone, Noah was the first to go crazy, Smith had a verbal altercation, and then his good brother Rose joined the battle.

When the tension was blowing, Smith's face and the locker room suddenly became chaotic......

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The Knicks are in the headlines again, but this time the exposure is negative news, there is no doubt that "the reversal of the road", "the end of the seven-game winning streak", and "locker room brawl" are all topics of interest to unscrupulous media, especially the "locker room brawl", which has now been circulated in more than N versions.

Smith took the initiative to fight Derrick Rose for the team boss, Smith deliberately played a bitter trick to escape New York, and Smith was framed for his old feud with Phil Jackson.

In short, the Knicks, who have been running benignly for only two weeks, have another scandal.

Team owner James Dolan summoned Phil Jackson and Steve Mills as soon as he heard the news. He didn't talk much nonsense, he was angry, and he scolded the two first, as he said before, it doesn't matter what the Knicks' record is, the important thing is that the team can't break any negative news again.

And this "locker room brawl" incident is much more serious than the previous "negative game" incident.

Smith? Why did he come back again? Why bring him back? James Dolan, who hadn't watched the news for a few days, never imagined that the team's number one villain would return to New York after going around in circles. You must know that when Smith was still on the Knicks, Dolan was not less disturbed by his negative news.

Now that the "Zen master" has actually brought him back, isn't this deliberately making me uncomfortable? Dolan's angry gaze suddenly focused on the "Zen Master".

Phil Jackson knew he couldn't make sense of the irritable boss in terms of trading principles, and he couldn't explain that the so-called "locker room brawl" was just someone throwing a sneaker and causing multiple people to push and shove.

Phil Jackson had to admit himself unlucky, and Smith promised that he would never be seen in New York again.

Smith is definitely an SSS difficult task, with Phil Jackson's years of management experience, Smith's four-year, $57 million "poison contract", not to mention that he is a "cancer player".

If you don't want to pay too much to get rid of this "poison contract", then the only way is to find another player who has signed a "poison contract" to swap, that is, to exchange poison for poison. Speaking of which, although Smith has a bad temper, his strength is still there, and as long as his contract is handled well, it is not difficult to find a job in the NBA.

So which one is the one to look for? No, which female bodhisattva to look for?

Phil Jackson immediately gathered the team's scouts and asked them to analyze the contracts of more than 400 players across the league, asking them to make a list of "poison contracts" for themselves.

According to Phil Jackson's request, the scouts sorted out the information, screened and investigated, and it only took half a day to find eight players who met the requirements of Phil Jackson's "poison contract" and Smith completed the transaction, they are:

● Chandler Parsons (Memphis Grizzlies, small forward): Current salary of $22.12 million, remaining salary of $94 million for four years (including this year). Last season's stats: 29.5 minutes played, 13.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.3 blocks.

● Allen Crabbe (Portland Trail Blazers, shooting guard): Current salary of $18.5 million, remaining salary of $74.83 million for four years (including this year). Last season's stats: Played 26.1 minutes, scored 10.3 points, rebounded 2.7, assisted 1.2, steals 0.8, blocked 0.2.

● Bismarck Biyombo (Orlando Magic, center): Current salary of $17 million, remaining salary of $68 million for four years (including this year). Last season's stats: 22.1 minutes played, 5.5 points scored, 8.0 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals, 1.6 blocks.

● Evan Turner (Portland Trail Blazers, small forward): Current salary of $16.39 million, remaining salary of $70 million for four years (including this year). Last season's stats: 28.0 minutes played, 10.5 points scored, 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.3 blocks.

● Timofey Mozgov (Los Angeles Lakers, center): Current salary of $16 million, remaining salary of $64 million for four years (including this year). Last season's stats: 17.5 minutes played, 6.3 points scored, 4.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.8 blocks.

● Ian Masimmi (Washington Wizards, center): Current salary of $15.94 million, remaining salary of $64 million over four years (including this year). Last season's stats: 25.6 minutes played, 9.3 points scored, 7.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 steals, 1.1 blocks.

● Miles Plumlee (Milwaukee Bucks, power forward): Current salary of $12.5 million, remaining salary of $52 million for four years (including this year). Last season's stats: 14.2 minutes played, 5.1 points scored, 3.8 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.8 blocks.

● Solomon Hill (New Orleans Pelicans, small forward): Current salary of $11.24 million, remaining salary of $52 million for four years (including this year). Last season's stats: 14.7 minutes played, 4.2 points scored, 2.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.2 blocks.

After reading the scouting report of these four people, Phil Jackson almost died without poisoning, and these guys with single-digit data can actually get tens of millions of annual salaries?

Aaron Crabbe? Timofey Mozgov? Miles Plumlee? Solomon Hill? What are these things?

Mozgov is about to lose his job, and the Lakers are actually in the snow? If Plumlee doesn't sign this big contract, who cares about this weak chicken with 14 minutes of playing time?

What the hell do the general managers of those teams think? Does anyone think that Solomon Hill, who averages 4+2+1 per game, can triple his playing time and his stats can also triple? No, the three-fold data is still shabby.

In addition, the most exaggerated is Chandler Parsons, could it be that Chris Wallace, the general manager of the Grizzlies, thinks that this mediocre white player can be compared to Anthony Davis ($22.12 million in annual salary), or even better than Jordan Jr. ($21.17 million in annual salary), Love (annual salary 21.17 million US dollars), and Griffin (annual salary 20.14 million US dollars)? Why? Is it just because he is handsome?

Compared to these eight, Smith's contract is definitely a contract of conscience, and Smith can still score 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists.

And the most terrible thing is that the contracts of these eight people were all just signed this year, and they really can't be used, they can't be shaken off, and they basically rot in their hands when they get it.

Looking back, how could the seven general managers who were responsible for signing the contract admit that they gave a "poison contract"? Just like they would never admit that the four-year, $72 million contract signed with Joe Jim Noah was a "poison contract", wouldn't it be a slap in the face to each other if they really wanted to trade, and they might not want to.

So what to do?.Smith's solution is to cut or buy out his contract?

Phil Jackson is still a little hesitant, Smith, not only has no surplus value been gained, but the team owner Dolan will have to pay tens of millions of wages in the next four years for nothing to this "cancer" who has only played one game in the Knicks, who knows what kind of temper Dolan will have at that time.

Of course, if you think about it differently, after Smith, the Knicks' total salary next year will be reduced to $68.8 million, then next year will have at least more than 20 million salary space to attract big-name free agents, next year's big-name free agents include Kyle Lowry, Gordon Hayward, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, maybe you can get one? Isn't this "a blessing if Seong loses his horse"?

To lay or not to cut? Just as Phil Jackson was looking ahead and making a move, an unexpected trader appeared......