Before we talk about the game, we have to talk about Anthony and Phil Jackson.

After a phone call with James, Anthony approached his agent, Leon Rose, who bluntly expressed his displeasure and desire to leave New York, and gave him his first choice, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Ross of the old rivers and lakes immediately understood Anthony's careful thoughts, indeed, in addition to the call of Emperor Zhan, which team invited this "Gua Buddha"? However, he is not in a hurry to find a showdown with Phil Jackson, anyway, Anthony has the veto power in his hand, which is the biggest initiative. He knew that Jackson would definitely find him, and he only had to release the news of Anthony's very unhappy stay with the Knicks through the channel of "Woshen".

Phil Jackson has been really busy lately, and after doing Tai Chi with Danny Angie, he officially started peddling Anthony around.

His ideal plan would be to trade Anthony for an All-Star of the same caliber or a high-potential rookie plus draft picks. Although this goal is difficult to achieve with Anthony's current notoriety, Jackson still spares no effort to use his connections to ask for quotes.

Of course, the so-called asking around is also selective.

For example, stable championship impactors like the Cavaliers, Warriors, and Spurs will naturally not be found, and a fool will break the status quo of the team and accept the "cancer" Anthony; And the Timberwolves, 76ers, and Lakers don't need to look for teams that are determined to rebuild, their salary space is all used to catch big fish, and signing Anthony will only make the newcomers on his team uncomfortable; Jackson's real goal is a team like the Hawks, Pelicans, and Heat, which is not up or down, but is in dire need of All-Star players to increase their overall strength.

Jackson made a round of phone calls, and the result was indeed as he expected, and there were indeed several teams that still had illusions about Anthony:

For example, the Atlanta Hawks, who let go of Jeff Teague and Al Horford this year, and signed "Warcraft" Howard, who was determined to change their way of life. Now that "Warcraft" has been signed, it seems like a good idea to continue to trade Anthony and Howard to form "Two-Headed Monster". But it's a pity that the Hawks can give too few chips, not only do they not have good players, but they also don't have the top picks, so they have to give up.

Then there's the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are in desperate need of a refill after losing Kevin Durant this year, and they've reached out to powerstars like Paul George and DeMarcus Cousins, but they've all answered no. This time, when they received a call from the "Zen master", they were naturally full of joy. But like the Hawks, the only chips the Thunder can offer are Enes Kanter and Victor Oladipo, two flawed guys who have a hard time making "The Zen Master" determined to complete the deal.

The closest team to a trade is the New Orleans Pelicans, who offer chips including Jru Holiday or Tyrek Evans, plus this year's potential rookie Buddy Hield and a 2017 first-round pick.

And when the "Zen Master" and the Pelicans were talking about the details and were about to discuss the details, Leon Ross came with the news that Anthony was going to use the veto power on the deal.

TF, what's so bad about going to the Pelicans? What's so bad about teaming up with "Brother Thick Eyebrows" to hit the championship? Jackson was puzzled, since Anthony himself said that he wanted to leave, and now he vetoed the deal, what is this doing?

Jackson was confused, but he was still trying. But after that, whether it is a big city team with a bit of background like the Heat and Bulls, or a playoff team with some strength like the Pacers and the Wizards, they can't get into the eyes of "melon".

Where the hell is Anthony going? The "Zen Master" couldn't help but be angry......

After talking about Anthony and Jackson, the old enemies, and then there is the story of Roy.

After a hard-fought win over the Celtics, Roy reaped not only an away win, but also a bumper harvest on the commercial battlefield.

Some media broke that Roy, who had never had a sneaker sponsor before, was about to sign a contract with a world-class sports brand, and the brand would offer a sky-high contract to pocket Roy. Moreover, not only is it a huge endorsement fee, this brand will also tailor an exclusive sneaker brand for Roy, all of which is simply the treatment of a superstar.

As for this brand, some people guess that it is Clover's Adidas, and some people guess that it is Nike of Hook, anyway, these are the only companies that can have such strength.

Roy has to be glad for his excellent performance in these games, because of the mediocre performance in the preseason, Su Dong almost sold Roy to a domestic sneaker brand, but fortunately, at the critical moment, Bill Duffy stabilized Su Dong, he felt that with Roy's commercial value, it is not a luxury to find a big brand of sneakers to endorse, all that is needed is patience.

Bill Duffy has a good eye, he not only sees Roy's commercial value, but also sees Roy's true potential, and it is precisely by using his connections that Roy has the opportunity to come together with the world's top sports brand, and now everything is just waiting for the official announcement.

Finally, back to this Knicks vs. Raptors game.

Before the game, Hornacek held a team meeting with the whole team, at which he asked all the players to pick themselves up and work hard to win the Raptors on the road and win five in a row.

The veteran Hornacek is well aware that the atmosphere in the team must be very tense when rumors are circulating that the team is going to trade the star Anthony. At the end of the day, Anthony's trade is not just his trade, the NBA's trade rules are simple and simple, but complex and complex, it involves the team's salary, the player's salary, the team's registration, and so on. Therefore, usually in big transactions, in addition to the protagonist of the trade, there are also many supporting players who have to be packaged and traded as "additive", which makes those bench players involuntarily feel panicked.

Justin Holiday knows that feeling when he was called to the general manager's office after the Atlanta Hawks played at home against the Miami Heat on February 19, 2016. Then then-Hawks general manager Wes Wilcox told him that "you've been traded by the team to the Chicago Bulls, pack your bags and report to Chicago right away."

Holiday couldn't cry when he heard the news, he had just purchased a property in Atlanta and was ready to put down roots here. But just a few phone calls from the team's general manager changed his life. After that, he only spent a year in Chicago before coming to the current New York Knicks.

The NBA is definitely a cold-blooded and ruthless business, and apart from superstars like James and Curry, and bigwigs like Nowitzki and Anthony who hold trade veto power, few people can control their own destiny. is as strong as a generation of superstar "Big Shark" O'Neal in the later years of his career, not to mention those small stars and substitute players, it is good for them to have a bowl of rice to eat.

Anthony's trade rumors did plague the Knicks, and if Phil Jackson disrupted the Celtics' morale with this move in the last game, it was they who suffered today.

What is Grass and Trees? Veteran Vujacic did not come to Toronto due to injury, and as a result, the media immediately speculated that he would be the "head" of Anthony's trade and left the team. And Hernangomez was also recognized as leaving the team because he wrote a message on Twitter before the game that he missed his hometown.

With this eerie atmosphere, the game between the Knicks and the Raptors began.

Truth be told, the Toronto Raptors have always been a team in the league that lacks a presence. As one of the youngest teams in the NBA, their presence seems to have only stayed during the reign of Vince Carter. After the departure of "Canadian Flyer" Carter, the Raptors seem to have become a team that no one cares about, even if they finished second in the East last year, the reaction of fans is only "The Raptors are rising?" No, they're just lucky, they certainly won't get far".

It's remote, it's average, it's lacking in signature stars, and it's a bland style of play, that's what the Raptors are all about. They can't play flashy offense, they can't create fascinating topics, and the only way they can find their presence is to win.

So when the Toronto Raptors saw the visit of the New York Knicks, a big-city team that attracted much attention, and when the popular faces Lowry and DeRozan saw the arrival of the league celebrity Roy, they unconsciously got excited......